Stem cells, juicing, Piloxing, triathlon, workout apps–health and wellness on overdrive

Back to basicsCaveman workout is the choice for functional training.

Swim, bike and runtriathlon became even more popular in 2013.

It was the year stem cell therapy became a household name.

Although the science has been around for half a century in Europe, it was not until the Asian Institute of Longevity Medicine (AILM) opened its doors to Filipinos in 2009 that stem cell therapy took off in the country.

Today, AILMs German-based partner, Tissue and Cell Banking (Ticeba), headed by its founder and managing director Dr. Christoph Ganss, is one of the countrys most sought-after stem cell therapy consultants.

If you think that, because of its exceedingly high price tag, stem cell therapy would catch on only among the well-heeled, think again. Entrepreneurial Pinoys saw the potential moneymaker in the name, and soon peddlers began brandishing everything from stem cell water to stem cell fertility kits.

Another top hit of 2013 is juicing/detox. Now a multibillion-dollar industry in the United States, juicingwhile it has been practiced by many vegans and vegetarians in the Philippines since the early 2000sbecame big this year when the Australian documentary filmmaker and juicing advocate Joe Cross visited the country.

Today, there are three major competing organic juice brands on the market.

Organic produce

Vegan food the five-star way

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