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Ancient Filipinos did not believe that their diet and eating habits affect their health. They believed that allergies, food sensitivities and other diseases that may be seen outside of the body are effects of spirits’ actions. Diseases that don't have “outside of the body symptoms” like diabetes, heart disease, or kidney disease were ignored.
A Filipino witch or mangkukulam is a person who casts spells, curses, or black magic on the people they want to take revenge on. This practice involves the use of a voodoo doll and a needle along with their candle-lighting rituals and anything performed on the doll will also be felt by the victim.
Based on reports of Filipino American communities throughout the United States, specifically in higher population areas of Filipinos, there is a history of a higher prevalence of hypertension exhibited among Filipino American men and women than in other ethnic communities within the United States second to African Americans. [5]
The indigenous religious beliefs of the Tagbanwa people includes the religious beliefs, mythology and superstitions that has shaped the Tagbanwa way of life. It shares certain similarities with that of other ethnic groups in the Philippines , such as in the belief in heaven, hell and the human soul.
The nutrients in arugula may reduce the risk of serious diseases, like heart disease, cancer and cognitive decline. ... Health benefits of eating arugula. A one-cup serving of arugula is low in ...
Albularyo or albulario is a Filipino term for a witch doctor, folk healer or medicine man, derived from Spanish herbolario (herbalist). [1] They practice folk medicine and use medicinal plants in their trade. [2]
In a 1996 Gallup poll, just 1% of Americans described themselves as "very" superstitious, while 24% said they were "somewhat" superstitious. Younger people were more likely to be superstitious ...
Pagpag is also a Filipino term for a superstition saying one can never go directly to one's home after attending a funeral unless they have done the pagpag. [20] This practice is observed to avoid the following of the dead's soul to the home of the visitor of the wake. [21] [22]