YWCA Promotes Awareness On Healthy Lifestyle Among Women

On September 20, members of the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA), as well as the public, spent an evening to assess health checkup and also discussed healthy lifestyle and risk factors for heart disease at the YWCA Centre in Petaling Jaya.

This health talk once again marked as a fruitful collaboration with Natural Health magazine supported by Asia Healthcare, Wise Nutrition and Nutriva in raising awareness about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. The hall was packed with audiences from different background and age who were enthusiastic about getting all the valuable information from the panel of speakers featuring professionals and experts in the health industry.

Health Talk insights

Some of the issues on the causes of Atherosclerosis and health-related matters were highlighted during the talk. A representative from Consentis Marketing Sdn Bhd, Siew Choon Meng, a senior nutritionist started the talk with the topic ‘Healthy Aging Starts in the Gut.’ He shared several tips on how to maintain a healthy gut as we age. The event went smoothly and followed the schedule.

The event continued with the second talk by Lim Kean Ping, an experienced pharmacist specializes in heart disease and also a certified nutrigenomic practitioner. His topic on ‘Atherosclerosis: What are the causes?’ charmed the whole audience with his well-details explanation and facts. The whole 40 minutes sharing session was packed with valuable information on the causes of heart disease. Some of the info that he shared surprised the audience as he stated that heart disease is the major cause of death in Malaysia followed by cancer and road traffic accidents. Right before he ended his session, the audiences bombarded him with several questions on the effects of taking several medicines in the long run.

The talk from the member of Asia Healthcare Sdn Bhd, Edgar marked the last talk for the day. He shared on the ‘Healthy Golden Years’ focusing on joint pain. According to him, arthritis is a common condition which causes painful symptoms as we age. There are several types of arthritis such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. He concluded the talk by sharing simple exercises for the joint that can be done on a daily basis to prevent any joint pain.

Health checkups and lucky draw

The event was not merely focusing on the health talk. All the participants had a chance to undergo simple health checkups and purchase some products related to health or get more clarification on the products by the brand representative themselves. The three hours sharing session ended with a lucky draw session. It was such a delightful event as the participants get the access to health checkups and some valuable notes on a healthy lifestyle as well as free gifts.