(picture: That's me on the farthest left side with other invited bloggers, friends from the media, and Herbalife executives)
I'm always looking for ways to get fit and healthy. I've tried many different ways to slim down, but so far nothing has worked for me. There must be easier ways to shed some pounds fast.
I got invited to attend the Press Con of Herbalife at Manila Hotel on October 23. I learned about some trends in nutrition and ways to have a healthier life. Thank you Charmaine Pahate for inviting me to this event. This could be a good start for me to do battle with my bulge.
Here are the video clips I took:
First part: about obesity, exercise, shakes, Herbalife clubs, eating protein, etc.
Second part: Diabetes, excess body fat, celebrities, fat comedians who died of heart disease, valuing different body shapes, ways people sabotage others who lose weight, positive attitude to lose weight
Here is their post-event press release:
Best US Doctor Cites Herbalife Health Poll Results: 9 in 10 Filipinos
“highly concerned” about obesity-related diseases
MANILA, Philippines – Dr.
David Heber, Chairman of the
NAB and the Herbalife Nutrition Institute, had revealed during an event last
Oct. 23 held at the Manila Hotel that nine in 10 Filipino consumers
surveyed by the 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.
Dr. Heber
said the new epicenter of obesity is in the Asia Pacific is China and India.
The Philippines, however, is gradually catching up as Filipinos are too
accustomed to Western diet and lifestyle.
He further
said while the population in Asia seems so thin, but obesity is a looming
problem that needs to be addressed before it becomes a regional pandemic. “Body
weight can be normal and you can still have excess body fat. Body fat in the
abdominal area is associated with many problems even when people are ‘overfat’,
but not obese by weight criteria. There is also an increased popularity of a
Western diet and lifestyle in Asia, which has increased abdominal fat and
worsened biomarkers of metabolic syndrome which is very common in the United
States and growing rapidly in Asia,” he added.
The
endocrinology experts, who was recognized several times as one of the best
doctors in America, strongly suggested a diet that incorporates meal
replacements to improve weight loss and weight maintenance for the following
reasons:
•
Easier to plan meals
•
Reduces barriers to dietary adherence
•
Helps instill regular eating patterns
•
May increase accuracy of calorie estimation
and estimation of portion size
•
Provides a simple guide for healthy nutrition
•
Positively affects self-monitoring
•
Facilitates making less deleterious food
decision
“A
practical guideline is 1 gm/lb lean body mass based on bioimpedance so that a
construction worker gets 150-175 gm while a small women may get 75-100 gm. The
key is to individualize protein in the diet based on Lean Body Mass not Body
Weight,” explained Dr. Heber.
(Mr. Rosalio Valenzuela, General Manager, Herbalife Philippines; Dr. David Heber, Chairman, Herbalife Nutrition Advisory Board; and Mr. Younghee Chung, Vice President and Sub-Region Head, Korea and the Philippines)
Herbalife Health Poll
The Herbalife
Health Poll, meanwhile, was conducted in September 2015 and polled 1,200
respondents across six countries – Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, Philippines,
South Korea and Thailand – on their perceptions of their health and current
lifestyle.
According to the findings for the Philippines, 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.
“The respondents shared 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 survey cited.
The same health poll showed that the top three
aging-related concerns in the country were heart, brain, and eye health.
4th
Wellness Tour
Dr. Heber
was in the country in relation to the Herbalife Asia-Pacific Wellness Tour,
which is now on its fourth leg and aims to deepen people’s practical
understanding of the various aspects of living a healthy active lifestyle. The
three previous tours saw close to 60,000 participants across the region.
This Wellness Tour featured 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 shared 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 also shared 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.
Dr. David Heber, founding Director of the UCLA Center for Human Nutrition at
the University of California, Los Angeles, conducted a symposium to Filipino
medical practitioners on October 23 at the Manila Hotel. The symposium gathered
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 held seminars for thousands
of Herbalife Independent Members in the same hotel.
Other
Herbalife NAB experts participating in the Wellness Tour include:
•
Dr Lou Ignarro, a specialist in heart health. He received a Nobel Laureate in
Physiology or Medicine in 1998 for his discovery of nitric oxide’s range of
benefits to the human body.
•
Dr Gary Small, a specialist in brain health and aging. He has authored over 500
scientific works and received numerous awards and honors, including the
"Senior Investigator Award" from the American Association for
Geriatric Psychiatry.
•
Dr Marion Flechtner-Mors, a specialist in nutrition and obesity research. She
is currently head of the nutrition and obesity research group at Ulm
University, Germany.
•
Dr Wang Jae Lee, a physician and academic specializing in immunology. He
has been a professor at Seoul National University College of Medicine since
2003.
(The Herbalife Staff with Dr. David Heber)
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
Staying fit is not an easy task at all. Especially if your physique is one of those that gains fat easily. I have tried a dozen of diet plans and nothing works.
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