A relatively new segment in the skincare industry promises to optimize skin balance to leverage the skin-brain pathway that most cosmetic companies don’t really pay attention to. Is there legitimate basis for its claims or could neurocosmetics simply be another beauty buzzword?
Read MoreEverybody sweats. It’s an intrinsic part of our physiology. Published in March 2018 on the Garage Magazine website.
Read MoreAs scary as this “extreme sports” sounds, vertical running is actually kinder on the joints than flat racing. Published in August 2019 on the Garage Magazine website.
Read MoreWhen dealing with the stress of city living, the trick is to keep breathing. Published in the June 2016 issue of Makati Leads.
Read MoreThis is despite the varying legal constraints against cannabidiol throughout the region, as well as the lack of existing infrastructure for its production. Published in South China Morning Post Style Magazine’s March 2021 issue.
Read MoreBallet is as difficult as I had expected it to be—and my progress happens at a glacial pace—but within that difficulty is a lesson on how I should trust my body more and give it more credit than what I used to. An essay published in June 2018 on the GMA Network website’s lifestyle section.
Read MoreWith the seemingly unbreachable gulf between our dissatisfaction with our bodies and our loving them, there needs to be a middle ground where those who can’t quite make that leap can still land somewhere soft and compassionate. An essay originally commissioned for a local lifestyle/commerce magazine, though its publication status was never confirmed.
Read MoreFOMO and the necessity of participating in the gig economy have further made sleeping one of the more disposable necessities in life—and this has dangerous consequences for everyone. Published in Garage Magazine’s November 2016 issue.
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