Health News | Herbalife Health Poll: 9 in 10 Filipinos “Highly Concerned” About the Potential Diseases That an Unhealthy Lifestyle Can Cause
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Ever since I started office work after being a home-based writer
for three years, my lifestyle changed. Writing requires my brain to be fully
functional, so I ate many times a day to stay awake. I also ate whenever I am
stressed or not in the mood to write. Apart from that, I also lack exercise
because I sit all day. In short, I went into an unhealthy lifestyle even if I never
intended to.
Soon, I was gaining weight. In addition, I easily get tired whenever
I do a strenuous activity or just climb the stairs. I became alarmed by this,
so my bf and I applied for a gym membership. Exercising helped in making me a
bit healthy, but there was one hindrance: lack of time. My schedule changes
every month, so I did not have a permanent gym schedule. I can exercise more when
I am in the morning shift. As much as possible, whenever I have free time, I
make sure to go to the gym.
To be honest, I really want to have a healthy lifestyle, but
the lack of time is a hindrance. I think many Filipinos also feel the same way,
based on a health poll conducted by Herbalife.
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MANILA, Philippines - 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.
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“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 Vietnam.
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.
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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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