The Passion of Pursuing a Healthy Life

Mega daughter KC Concepcion would place at the top of the pack if we rundown the sexiest and most beautiful young women of today and that's for sure.

So what makes her a real icon of beauty and wellness? Well, we’re about to find out.

KC loves keeping fit and sexy

For her, pursuing a healthy life is a passion. She believes it’s what inspires confidence and a positive disposition. Though it sure is a lot of work, she commits herself to it. But being in the spotlight, juggling tight schedules day by day makes staying in shape all the more challenging. That is why it’s important to make the right choices. More than anything else, we must be mindful of what we take in to our bodies.

KC keeps it real

She goes for what she enjoys the most. She goes for what feels natural all the time. Like her green tea beverage of choice- Real Leaf! “It’s a pretty stressful, physically demanding world out there. And I’m just like everybody else wanting to look and feel their best all the time that is why I chose a drink that helps me restore balance, recharge and refuel myself to keep up and keep going. Going all-natural, all-real with Real Leaf is the way to go,” says KC.

The real choice

Expertly brewed and made only of the highest standards, Real Leaf packs the wholesome benefits of refreshing real tea deliciously blended with the natural goodness of real honey in one great-tasting bottle. Plus it’s made even more luscious by infusing fruit flavors such as lychee, lemon and apple. It’s a one-of-a-kind combination that helps revive both mind and body– perfect for people who would never settle for less than what they deserve.

Of course it’s never different when it comes to the fitness regimen and routines she follows. To make it a truly reviving experience she enjoys every time, she chose to take dance classes to keep in shape. While in Paris, she also practiced Agni Yoga, a form of yoga that focuses on stretching and developing flexibility to strengthen the muscles. She also used to follow a specially prescribed circuit-training workout. “Every morning, even if my call time for the day is at 8 a.m., I'm at the gym. [My trainer] never lets me start the day without working out,” KC says.

How about you?

How did KC Concepcion lose weight quickly

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One of the reason why KC Concepcion is becoming more sexy is the 55 minute fitness program called Plana Forma. KC was recently launched as the brand ambassador of this new program and she was very glad to announce that she lose weight quickly since she started doing this. “I lost 16 lbs. over the past months” she testified during the press con held last July 21 at The Fort.

The special press event was attended by notable personalities who are also avid followers of the breakthrough fitness activity.

The arrival of her fellowReal Leaf ambassador Piolo Pascual who came to show his support for his beloved sweetheart became highlight of this event. No doubt, he’s the perfect man for KC. Not only is he passionate about wellness activities and getting fit, he is also all for everything natural and healthy. And that is why, like KC, Real Leaf is his real choice.

As an actress and sports enthusiast, KC loves keeping fit and sexy. For her, pursuing a healthy life is a passion. And this makes her inspired, confident and having a positive lifestyle.

Despite of the hard work, she is committed in doing things to take care of her health. But being in the spotlight, juggling tight schedules day by day makes staying in shape all the more challenging. That is why it’s important to make the right choices.

“More than anything else, we must be mindful of what we take in to our bodies”. She notes.

That is why KC keeps it real. She goes for what she enjoys the most. She goes for what she feels natural all the time. Like her green tea beverage of choice- Real Leaf! “It’s a pretty stressful, physically demanding world out there. And I’m just like everybody else wanting to look and feel their best all the time that is why I chose a drink that helps me restore balance, recharge and refuel myself to keep up and keep going. Going all-natural, all-real with Real Leaf is the way to go,” says KC.

There couldn’t be any choice for KC but Real Leaf. Expertly brewed and made only of the highest standards, Real Leaf packs the wholesome benefits of refreshing real tea deliciously blended with the natural goodness of real honey in one great-tasting bottle. Plus it’s made even more luscious by infusing fruit flavors such as lychee, lemon and apple. It’s a one-of-a-kind combination that helps revive both mind and body– perfect for people who would never settle for less than what they deserve.

When it comes to the fitness regimen and routines she follows she enjoys a truly reviving experience every time, aside from her work outs she chose to take dance classes to keep in shape.

When she was still in Paris, she also practiced Agni Yoga, a form of yoga that focuses on stretching and developing flexibility to strengthen the muscles. She also used to follow a specially prescribed circuit-training workout. “Every morning, even if my call time for the day is at 8 a.m., I'm at the gym. [My trainer] never lets me start the day without working out,” KC says.

Being on the Top 20 endorsers for 2011, she assured the public that she only endorses brands and products that she believes in.

“Ginagamit ko talaga nang todo-todo ang Real Leaf and Century Tuna,” and this really helps a lot in her diet.

“Of course, nagpapasalamat naman tayo siyempre sa mga patuloy na naniniwala na makakatulong ako sa brand nila.” she adds.

Real Leaf has leveled up the standards in green tea in the country with its deliciously reviving fusion of real tea and real honey, the sought after actress and TV host is now all set to take her quest for a fit and fab life to another level. KC now dedicates her time to burn calories and stay fit at what people call “the newest and most effective workout to ever hit Manila” – Plana Forma. “It’s a combination of Pilates, yoga and dance. It’s probably the most intense and addictive fitness regimen I’ve ever done. You get all the rewarding benefits in just 55 minutes,” she quips.

It’s easy to assume she hardly have enough time to eat three square meals a day and exercise. But she’s just as real as every single one of us, making real choices and choosing to refresh themselves the best way she know how.

The Real Leaf Ambassadors

Last December 7, 2010, the Real Leaf Ambassadors were launched to the press.

Marian Rivera, Dingdong Dantes, pesco vegetarian KC Concepcion and Piolo Pascual. So what has brought the four together ?

"We’ve all made the switch and made it our green tea!" said the four ambassadors, In this unique team-up what also brings them together is the fact that they all love being real and staying true to themselves and to people around.

"We believe that off cam, we’re just ordinary people who go through routines and make important choices day by day." they added.

Now being ambassadors how are they going to promote healthy drink?

First, unlike other green tea beverages available in the market, Real Leaf packs the valuable rewards of real tea and real honey in one deliciously refreshing drink.

"This unique combination helps revive both mind and body. It’s a pick-me-up we all deserve to enjoy and need especially with all the stress and tiredness we experience everyday."

So what should the fans expect from all of you in the coming 2011?

RL Ambassadors: At this point, we want people to keep guessing because we are all keeping it as a big surprise. You all have to watch out for what Real Leaf and we are going to bring in 2011!

But as we end this wonderful year, we want to challenge everybody out there to make the choice to be real and refreshed the unique Real Leaf way like the four of us. Keep in mind that every decision matters. Ask yourself, are you going to be left out and settle for your usual green tea? Or are you joining us as we choose to be deliciously revived with Real Leaf’s unique fusion of real tea and real honey?

For us four, it’s something very exciting and new but we’re looking forward to getting to know each other more and of course to bringing the biggest surprises Real Leaf will be giving everyone in the year to come!

But before all that happens, for now you may learn more about Real Leaf and other special treats by checking out www.facebook.com/realleaf.

The Real Leaf Ambassadors

Last December 7, 2010, the Real Leaf Ambassadors were launched to the press.

Marian Rivera, Dingdong Dantes, pesco vegetarian KC Concepcion and Piolo Pascual. So what has brought the four together ?

"We’ve all made the switch and made it our green tea!" said the four ambassadors, In this unique team-up what also brings them together is the fact that they all love being real and staying true to themselves and to people around.

"We believe that off cam, we’re just ordinary people who go through routines and make important choices day by day." they added.

Now being ambassadors how are they going to promote healthy drink?

First, unlike other green tea beverages available in the market, Real Leaf packs the valuable rewards of real tea and real honey in one deliciously refreshing drink.

"This unique combination helps revive both mind and body. It’s a pick-me-up we all deserve to enjoy and need especially with all the stress and tiredness we experience everyday."

So what should the fans expect from all of you in the coming 2011?

RL Ambassadors: At this point, we want people to keep guessing because we are all keeping it as a big surprise. You all have to watch out for what Real Leaf and we are going to bring in 2011!

But as we end this wonderful year, we want to challenge everybody out there to make the choice to be real and refreshed the unique Real Leaf way like the four of us. Keep in mind that every decision matters. Ask yourself, are you going to be left out and settle for your usual green tea? Or are you joining us as we choose to be deliciously revived with Real Leaf’s unique fusion of real tea and real honey?

For us four, it’s something very exciting and new but we’re looking forward to getting to know each other more and of course to bringing the biggest surprises Real Leaf will be giving everyone in the year to come!

But before all that happens, for now you may learn more about Real Leaf and other special treats by checking out www.facebook.com/realleaf.

Look Who’s Switched to Real Leaf, Four Real

Spotted: Four of the country’s biggest stars from rival networks recently caught joining forces and making the big switch! Who are they and what caused this groundbreaking union? The revelations will make jaws drop. For real.

Of course, this breakthrough alliance was only made possible by a “mastermind” that is just as inventive. In fact, it has opened a whole new chapter in the tea beverage industry by letting us experience its deliciously reviving* fusion of real tea and real honey. Yes, the drink that always keeps things fresh and exciting, Real Leaf Green Tea!

Now that we know the mastermind, it’s time to find out who its latest recruits are! Without question, they are Philippine entertainment’s cream of the crop, the most sought after and the most captivating charmers of today. We adore the characters they portray; we love the true persons that they are off cam. Four individuals who are making the choice to be deliciously revived; four powerhouse names who are now proudly keeping it real with Real Leaf— Marian Rivera, Dingdong Dantes, KC Concepcion and Piolo Pascual.

Who knew such history-making coming together could ever happen? Well, Real Leaf did and it’s its biggest surprise to date. As this great year ends, our most loved idols are standing up as one to shake things up and make a big shout out for us to level up our typical green tea. They’re all making the big switch to the one that is expertly brewed, made only of the highest standards and packs the wholesome benefits of refreshing real tea and the natural goodness of real honey lusciously infused with fruit flavors in one great-tasting bottle- Real Leaf. All these make up for the unique fusion that helps revive both mind and body.

Last December 7, 2010 in Whitespace Events Hall in Makati City, Real Leaf held a grand get-together party to formally welcome its four new ambassadors. Renowned personalities and press partners attended the highly anticipated affair hosted by Monster RX 93.1 DJ Gino Quillamor and TV host Phoemela Baranda. The fun-filled bash culminated to a bottle signing with the brand officials and the ambassadors, which officially unveiled them as the new faces of Real Leaf.

No doubt, there’s always something fresh and extraordinary to expect with Real Leaf. In much the same way it has brought unexpected twists in green tea with its delicious blend of real tea and real honey, it has once again made possible a groundbreaking union of the best of the best. Sharon Tanganco, Hydration and Tea Category Director of The Coca-Cola Company shared her excitement over the coming of the four A-lister celebrities to the Coca-Cola family. “We couldn’t have made a more fitting choice for our dream team of brand ambassadors. We believe all four of them have uniquely real, vibrant and dynamic personalities. Plus, they all live uncompromising and healthy lifestyles. In today’s fast-paced, physically taxing and highly stressful world, just like the regular Filipino, they need to restore balance, recharge and refuel themselves to keep up and keep going. Real Leaf is all-natural, all real – it is not only made from natural green tea leaves but is also deliciously blended with the natural goodness of honey. It’s the one-of-a-kind combination that helps revive both mind and body, made even more luscious by infusing fruit flavors – perfect for people who would never settle for less than what they deserve.” she said.

With Real Leaf ending this year with a bang with its stellar league of new ambassadors in the name of Marian, Dingdong, KC and Piolo, we could only expect the coming year to be even bigger and certainly full of real, reviving surprises!

Real Leaf Green Tea. Real Tea. Real Honey. Available in 3 delicious flavors: Honey Apple, Honey Lemon and Honey Lychee. Anytime, anywhere - Real Leaf makes its irresistible real tea and real honey goodness very accessible for Pinoys as it is also available in 8 oz. bottle in Honey Apple Flavor for only Php10 in your favorite sari-sari stores! Real Leaf is on Facebook! Go to www.facebook.com/realleaf to know about its latest promos and other exciting treats.

Real Leaf Launches New Ambassadors

My favorite Refreshing Drink Real Leaf Green Tea Launches it's New Ambassadors :

Piolo Pascual

KC Concepcion

Dingdong Dantes

Marian Rivera

The launching party was held at the Whitespace Events Hall in Pasong Tamo Makati City and was attended by so many press and media personality from the mainstream and online community. The veggie blogger was not able to attend because he has no money for pamasahe so just decided to stay home and will just ask Mark Cerbo to allow him grab pictures for blog purposes. But maybe the PR company will be sending some press materials so regardless of the circumstances there's still a chance that Real Leaf's New Ambassadors will be featured here. Will keep you posted soon. Cheers!

To be a vegetarian is getting sweeter these days!

Someone says Coca-cola and what comes to your mind? Sugar, soda, and all those things doctors and nutritionists say are bad for you. So, you can imagine what a pleasant surprise it was to learn that Coca-cola now has a product that is truly healthy!

I was skeptical, at first. After all, anything with sugar in it can’t be good, can it? But this time, the company that creates the greatest carbonated drink in the world, also matched that record with the healthiest tea drink in the world! It’s the Real leaf Green Tea, using natural green tea leaves with real natural honey. Yup, you read it right, honey. Sweet golden honey is where they get that natural sweet taste, and what can be more nutritious than honey?

It does put me in a bind, because now, I’m trying to decide whether I am still being faithful to my being a vegetarian. Is honey an acceptable food for vegetarians? (Dr. Tam Mateo, the Philippines first Naturopathic Doctor would say yes, after all, he’s a vegan and he uses honey too… although other Vegans would disagree, vociferously in fact…). I am still trying to decide whether it is, but what I am certain is that if it provides the nutritional values in a sweet healthy package, I’m all for it. Come to think about it, since I am a lacto-vegetarian (which means I permit dairy and other animal produce (excepting meat) in my diet), I suppose it should not bother me too much… hehehehe…

What is important to me is that this drink helps me keep perky (the theanine in the tea, and the natural sugar in honey conspire to keep the brain entertained and focused), and helps me sustain my energy levels throughout the day. What else can we expect from a concoction that is derived from the finest tea leaves from Zhejiang region of China, the world’s tea capital? It is because of this quality in this particular tea drink that keeps me going in my work, studies, and hobby (and lets me maintain my sexy looks, as proof of which I attach here a sincerely egotistic and narcissistic photo of myself rising like a male Venus from the cool waters, hahahaha… let viewers beware, drooling and envy is a noted side effect… hehehehee).



And it's impossible to get bored with the drink too, because they have three different combinations! Honey-apple has that apple zest taste, while the honey-lemon has that limey tang. Apple-lychee of course has a different taste altogether, something that can't really be described (well, as one of my literature teacher says, as a writer I have no excuse to run out of words to describe something, so I guess, it might be possible to describe that particular taste… perhaps after taking up 689,000 words and 300 pages of comparative descriptions… )

They said that the test of the pudding is in the eating, so I guess, you’ll just have to try it out for yourselves and see. I have tried the three flavors and decided I can’t describe them enough to satisfy my obsessively OC writer’s mind, so I won’t even try. I’ll just say, I liked it, very much in fact, and encourage you to try it yourself.

Who knows, you might find being a vegetarian quite sweet… with Real Leaf !

Try this unique fresh drink through their new campaign: “Deliciously reviving Real Leaf Green Tea. Real Tea. Real Honey. What's your green tea could be.”

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My photo was shot by Carlos Palma, one of the top strobist in the Philippines.