Herbalife Health Poll: 9 in 10 Filipinos ”highly concerned" about the potential diseases that an unhealthy lifestyle can cause
They say that the health is compromised when the population is increasing as well as the industry coupled with boosting technology. Well, somehow, there's a truth and clear basis for that attribute, By the rate things are going today, our health is primarily being taken for granted.
In this note, we should be more aware and conscious of the potential diseases that an unhealthy lifestyle can cause. Not only that, we should also be cautious of the factors leading to those diseases thereby giving ourselves absolute time, effort and care. "Prevention is still better than cure."
The following paragraphs explains everything...
Nine in 10 Filipino
consumers surveyed by global nutrition company Herbalife are “highly concerned”
about the potential diseases that an unhealthy lifestyle can cause them, with
the same number believing that simple lifestyle changes can help improve their
overall well-being.
A good number of the respondents expressed
willingness to adopt a healthy lifestyle; 79 percent said that they would cut
down on unhealthy foods, 78 percent expressed their willingness to exercise
more regularly, and 72 percent said they would make better nutrition choices.
“We welcome the results of the survey. It
gives an understanding of Filipinos becoming even more health concious and
self-aware that they need to make some lifestyle changes to improve their
overall well-being. It also gives Herbalife an idea where we are needed,
because as the survey revealed only four out of 10 would spend 10 to 30 minutes
a day to make simple lifestyle changes,” said Rosalio Valenzuela, Herbalife
Philippines General Manager.
The respondents, however, cited the
following as the top obstacles to achieving a healthy lifestyle: lack of time
for exercise (75 percent), lack of time to make proper nutrition choices (64
percent), and high cost of healthy food (62 percent).
The same health poll likewise showed that
the top three aging-related concerns in the country were heart, brain, and eye
health.
Better knowledge and understanding
“The
findings from the Herbalife survey clearly show that the majority of people in
Asia Pacific that we questioned believe in the value of good nutrition and
exercise as contributing to their overall well-being. We aim to play a greater
role in providing practical tips and information to people to help them
understand that the journey to a healthier, more active lifestyle is not
difficult to achieve. With as little as 10 minutes a day, consumers can take
positive steps to improve their nutrition and be more active, which will
improve their overall well-being,” said William M. Rahn, Senior Vice President
and Managing Director, Herbalife Asia Pacific.
Herbalife conducted the survey in September
2015 in the lead-up to its Asia-Pacific Wellness Tour. It surveyed 1,200
respondents across six countries, including the Philippines, on perceptions
towards their health and current lifestyle. Respondents from Australia,
Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, and Thailand were likewise included in the
survey.
Herbalife Asia-Pacific Wellness Tour
Now on its fourth year, the Herbalife
Asia-Pacific Wellness Tour aims to deepen people’s practical understanding of
the various aspects of living a healthy active lifestyle. Its previous tours in
the past three years saw close to 60,000 participants across the region.
This year’s Wellness Tour will feature five
members of the Herbalife Nutrition Advisory Board (NAB) visiting 14 markets and
21 cities across the Asia-Pacific in the month of October. They will share
their expert views on how people can make use of the little time they have to
make simple lifestyle changes that will enhance their well-being.
Herbalife’s NAB experts will likewise share
their views on a wide range of health-related topics, including weight
management, brain health and aging; heart health; immunology; and skin care at
the medical symposia being held in Australia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India,
Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan,
Thailand, and Vietnamn.
The Herbalife NAB experts participating in
this year’s Wellness Tour include Dr. David Heber, who incidentally will be coming
to Manila, is a leading expert in the field of nutrition and named as one of
“The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds” by Thomson Reuters in 2014 and
considered one of “The Best Doctors in America”; Dr. Lou Ignarro, a Nobel
laureate in Physiology or Medicine in 1998 for his discovery of nitric oxide’s
health benefits; Dr. Gary Small, a specialist in brain health and aging who has
authored over 500 scientific works and has received numerous awards and honors,
including the “Senior Investigator Award” from the American Association for
Geriatric Psychiatry; Dr. Marion Fltechner-Mors, a health nutrition specialist
who is currently heading the nutrition and obesity research group at Ulm
University, Germany; and Dr. Wang Jae Lee, a physician and academic
specializing in immunology and a professor at Seoul National University College
of Medicine.
Dr. Heber, who is the founding
Director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition at the University of
California, Los Angeles, will be conducting a symposium for free to Filipino
medical practitioners on October 23, 9am, at the Manila Hotel. The symposium
will gather a group of 100 doctors, nurses, physical therapists and medical
practitioners. The title of the symposium is “Obesity: More Than Just Being
Overweight and Nutrition Forecast for 2020.” Seminars of Dr. Heber are
recognized by US hospitals as part of Continuing Education Studies, which are
often required of applicants. The following day, Oct. 24, Dr. Heber will be
holding seminars for thousands of Herbalife Independent Members in the same
hotel.
This is the first time Dr. Heber, who is
also the Chairman of the NAB and the Herbalife Nutrition Institute, to conduct
a seminar in Manila since the company was founded in the Philippines 22 years
ago.
About Herbalife
Herbalife is a 35-year-old global nutrition company that sells
weight-management, nutrition and personal care products intended to support a
healthy lifestyle. Herbalife products are sold in more than 90 countries to and
through a network of independent members. The company supports the Herbalife
Family Foundation and its Casa Herbalife program to help bring good nutrition
to children. To learn more visit Herbalife.com.
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