4 easy tips to remember to have an unstoppable year - These health tips can help Filipinos live their best life this 2023

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One in five Filipinos has already booked international trips this 2023. Not only that, but 44% of Filipinos are planning to travel two to four times this year.[1] At the same time, the Department of Tourism (DOT) is targeting to have 4.8 million tourist arrivals in the country this year, twice the number of visitors in 2022.[2]

This means a lot of people will be going in and out of the country. We can expect more crowds and busier streets, especially during summer, which is one of the best times to travel because of the holidays and school vacations. If you are one of those looking to have an unstoppable year full of adventures, consider these four easy health tips:

Drink vitamins

Taking vitamins regularly can supplement a healthy diet and lifestyle.[3] This is especially true for people going on vacation, who need to boost their immunity before and during their trip. Immune-boosting supplements like vitamins C and D, zinc, and probiotics can be taken three to five days before a trip and during[4] to help travelers stay in tip-top shape.

Stay hydrated

Staying hydrated is important all year round. Getting enough water prevents infections, brings nutrients to cells, and ensures that organs are working optimally. Aside from these benefits, drinking the recommended amount of water each day is good for cognition, sleep quality, and mood.[5] The amount of water needed per day varies per individual, but for the healthy ones, the recommended amount of water that men should drink daily is 15.5 cups, and 11.5 cups for women.[6]

Drinking enough water before travel is recommended because flying can be dehydrating.[7] Airplanes are kept at 10 to 20% humidity, a lower rate compared to normal environments that range from 35 to 65%. Lower humidity leads to dehydration.[8]

Sleep well

Good sleep leads to improved health, mood, immune system, and brain performance.[9] Seven to nine hours of continuous sleep is needed to feel refreshed.[10] Maintain good sleep habits days before a flight to have enough energy for the trip.

Flying to countries with the same time zone or with just an hour or two difference is easy. When traveling across the world, it’s important to adjust to the day-night cycle at the destination.[11] Stay up with the locals when the arrival time is during the day and sleep at night.

Get vaccinated

Vacations expose travelers to diseases, so timely immunizations through vaccinations are crucial. The flu is one of the most common infectious diseases and it is contagious. Each infected person can spread the disease to one or two more people.[12]

Preventive healthcare is still the best protection since people can catch the flu at any time of the year. It’s also important to get a shot annually since flu vaccines change each year to match the current viruses.

Most of all, you wouldn’t want to miss all the fun you have planned for your trip if you get sick. Take it from GlaxoSmithKline Philippines' (GSK) latest flu disease awareness jingle, “But I Got the Flu[1] .” It’s a call to everyone to get your flu shots as soon as possible so you can be unstoppable - whether in having your best summer vacation yet, spending quality time with loved ones, or pursuing other passions in life - don’t let the flu stop you. All you need to do is consult your doctor to ensure that you’re in the right condition to do so.

“People are excited to make up for all the things that they missed at the height of the pandemic. Now that travel restrictions are looser and we can enjoy the best holiday destinations, it’s important to not let our guard down. We recommend that travelers take preventive measures so they can be unstoppable and enjoy their trips worry-free,” says Dr. Kevin Bautista, GSK Medical Affairs Manager.

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^[1] Revenge travel is real: 1 in 5 Filipinos have already booked an international holiday in 2023. (2022, Dec 20). Philstar Life, https://philstarlife.com/living/288666-2022-travel-trends-philippines. Accessed 08 Mar 2023.

[2] DOT raises 2023 target to 4.8 million visitors from abroad. Philippine Daily Inquirer. (2022, Dec 20). https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1707629/dot-targets-4-8-million-international-visitors-for-2023. Accessed 23 Jun 2023.

^[3] The Truth About Supplements: 5 Things You Should Know. (2022, Mar 31). Penn Medicine, https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/health-and-wellness/2020/february/the-truth-about-supplements. Accessed 08 Mar 2023.

^[4] 5 Things You Should Do for Your Health Before Every Trip, According to a Doctor. (2022, Oct 13). Travel + Leisure, https://www.travelandleisure.com/health-tips-before-travel-according-to-a-doctor-6750420. Accessed 08 Mar 2023.

^[5] The importance of hydration. (2017, Sep 28). Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH), https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-the-news/the-importance-of-hydration/. Accessed 07 Mar 2023.

^[6] How Much Water Should You Drink? (2023, May 22). Harvard Health Publishing. https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/how-much-water-should-you-drink. Accessed 23 Jun 2023.

^[7] 5 Things You Should Do for Your Health Before Every Trip, According to a Doctor. (2022, Oct 13). Travel + Leisure, https://www.travelandleisure.com/health-tips-before-travel-according-to-a-doctor-6750420. Accessed 07 Mar 2023.

^[8] Why Flying Makes You So Dehydrated. (2018, Dec 14). Center for Family Medicine, https://centerforfamilymedicine.com/general-health/why-flying-makes-you-so-dehydrated. Accessed 08 Mar 2023.

^[9] Good Sleep for Good Health. (2021, Apr). National Institutes of Health, https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2021/04/good-sleep-good-health. Accessed 08 Mar 2023.

^[10] What Is Healthy Sleep? (2022, Apr 29). Sleep Foundation, https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-hygiene/what-is-healthy-sleep. Accessed 08 Mar 2023.

^[11] Jet Lag and Sleep. (2022, Nov 3). Sleep Foundation, https://www.sleepfoundation.org/travel-and-sleep/jet-lag. Accessed 08 Mar 2023.

^[12] Flu (Influenza). (2022, Oct 11). Cleveland Clinic, https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/4335-influenza-flu. Accessed 08 Mar 2023.

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Ice Seguerra to open Alanis Morissette's PH Concerts

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On March 21, 2023, Ovation Productions announced the Philippine concerts of Alanis Morissette on August 1 and 2, 2023, at the Mall of Asia Arena. This highly anticipated event is the celebration of the Anniversary tour of Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill, which was postponed twice or thrice due to COVID. Appearing as the front act is Ice Seguerra.

Seguerra is a well-known singer, songwriter, and actor in the Philippines. With his soulful voice and heartfelt performances. His single "Pagdating ng Panahon" became a major hit in 2001, which enabled him to start a music career. His participation in Alanis Morissette’s concerts promises to create two nights of magical experience and unforgettable music.

Morissette rose to fame in the 1990s with her groundbreaking album "Jagged Little Pill". Her music resonated with millions around the world, and her songs like "Ironic," "You Oughta Know," and Hand in My Pocket" became the anthems of her generation.

Alanis Morissette’s concert in Manila is promoted by Ovation Productions, with TAPGO.TV as the official media partner. Day 2 concert tickets are still available at smtickets.com. Tickets are priced at 14,750 (SVIP), 13,750 (VIP), 11,750 (Patron), 9,750 (Lower Box A), 8,750 (Lower Box B), 5,750 (Upper Box), and 2,750 (Gen Ad).

For more details and inquiries about the concert, please check the official website and Facebook page of Ovation Productions at https://ovationproductionsmanila.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/ovationproductions.

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Living More, For All: Cultivating an Affordable Healthy Lifestyle in the Family

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Here’s how you can guide your family to become health champions of tomorrow while on a budget

The new generation of Filipino families is becoming more practical, especially with the rising cost of living. Nowadays, they find it much better to make everything cost-effective, including their meals. While this is a more sustainable and innovative choice, some families sacrifice their overall nutrition to keep things on a budget.

That is why, in keeping with this year's celebration of Nutrition Month, with the theme "Healthy diet gawing affordable for all!" the National Nutrition Council (NNC) wants to spread the message that every Filipino family should have greater access to healthy, safe, and affordable food. The theme also emphasizes making food commodities more stable and sufficient for every household.

A healthy lifestyle should not drain the family's bank account. That is why Santé, a premier natural health and wellness product and service provider, supports this year's Nutrition Month campaign by sharing a helpful guide on how you and your family can cultivate a healthy lifestyle on a budget.

Prepare home-cooked meals with affordable but nutritious ingredients. While home-cooked meals are typical in Filipino households, you may sacrifice the meal you prepare because of the need for more time and resources. You may cook fried, processed food (e.g., hotdogs, longganisa, tocino, noodles, etc.) and canned goods. But there will always be more accessible, affordable, and healthier meals that you can prepare. You can start by exploring healthy dishes with cheap ingredients like ginisang ampalaya, stir-fried tofu with eggplant, tinolang isda, monggo with malunggay, and more.

Shop smarter and healthier. The local wet and dry market will be your best friend if you want your family to keep things on a budget. You can buy everything in bulk and get enough fresh produce to sustain your family for at least two weeks. Stop buying frozen goods and opt for whole foods such as grains, legumes, fruits, and vegetables, which are usually affordable and nutritious.

Regarding grocery shopping, look for promos and discounts and buy generic brands to stretch your budget further. Consider buying in bulk for non-perishable items like grains, nuts, and seeds.

Invest in and explore health and wellness resources. Nutrition doesn't always come from food; it also comes from the vitamins and nutrients you and your family can take. Always make sure that you set aside a budget to sustain your family's daily vitamins. And don’t forget to go for generics.

You can also substitute other daily drinks with healthier ones. For instance, Santé offers a variety of healthy drinks, such as Santé Fusion Coffee, which can boost your family's energy while providing fiber and protein. There's also Santé Choco Barley for the kids to enjoy because it's a sweet treat packed with vitamins such as A and C. And for dads, Santé Boost Coffee can improve their physical performance and is full of antioxidants because it contains Tongkat Ali.

All of these consist of Santé Barley Grass, certified organic by BioGro. That is why you'll never doubt the nutrients and vitamins these products can give to your family.

Exercise as a family. Exercise doesn't have to come with a hefty price tag. Look for free activities such as walking, biking, hiking, or playing in local parks. Explore workout videos or apps that offer home-based exercises without requiring expensive gym memberships or equipment. And allow your kids to play outside after school or after finishing their homework.

Remember, health and wellness should start within the family. It should be a collective effort to make everyone live healthier lives, but that does not mean it should be expensive and burdensome.

"We believe that the journey towards a healthy lifestyle is continuous. When families start nurturing a culture of wellness, they are investing in the present and laying the foundation for a future filled with vitality and joy," said Joey Marcelo, chief executive officer of Santé.

Santé is one of the leading global manufacturers of products with organic barley grass (certified organic by BioGro) grown and harvested in New Zealand. With its mission to help people live better lives, the company promotes, produces, and distributes premier natural health and wellness products and services. Santé reminds everyone only to buy Santé products from legitimate business owners and resellers and to report counterfeits.

To learn more about Santé Fusion Coffee, Santé Choco Barley, Santé Boost Coffee, and other Santé products, visit its website at mySanté.com.

HONOR Magic V2 announced as the world’s thinnest and lightest flagship foldable to date

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HONOR, the leading global provider of smart devices, has recently unveiled a new generation of premium folding phones, commencing with the thinnest and lightest foldable HONOR Magic V2. HONOR redefined folding screen mobile phones with innovative technology that breaks boundaries and goes beyond the expectations of the developers. HONOR Magic V2 has achieved a closed thickness of 9.9mm.

Lightest, thinnest, and most powerful foldable HONOR Magic V2

In the process of thinning and lightening, the HONOR Magic V2 has kept its requirements high for product sturdiness and durability. The HONOR Magic V2 series is the world's first mobile phone that has passed the Swiss SGS high-reliability folding quality gold standard certification.

It can withstand 400,000 folding durability tests. Even after 200,000 foldings, the screen crease only changes by 36μm, equivalent to a hair, half the wire diameter. In addition, the external screen of the HONOR Magic V2 series is equipped with second-generation nano-ceramic glass, and its drop resistance performance is 30% higher than that of the previous generation of materials.

Multiple “firsts” in the screening industry

In addition to being as thin and light, the recently unveiled foldable phone has also achieved multiple “firsts” in the folding screen industry: it is the world’s first folding screen mobile phone that supports zero-risk dimming and eye protection with both internal and external screens.

The HONOR Magic V2 series attaches equal importance to the specifications and quality of the internal and external dual screens and has also brought a comprehensive evolution to the screen. Both internal and external dual screens support 3840Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, brighter and more eye-friendly. HONOR Magic V2 has also passed the TÜV Rheinland flicker-free certification, reaching Zero risk dimming eye protection level.

Both the internal and external screens of HONOR Magic V2 support the touch operation of the stylus and support quick and intelligent operation functions such as smart lasso, smart literacy, magnifying glass, cross-app color picking, pen shorthand, etc., making the function release of the stylus more convenient. Fully, let the creative inspiration jump at the tip of the pen.

The screen is equipped with the second-generation Snapdragon 8 leading-edge processor, a self-developed radio frequency enhancement chip, and a new generation of HONOR Qinghai Lake dual batteries with longer battery life.

The HONOR Magic V2 measures 9.9mm when folded, and 4.7mm when unfolded, making it jaw-droppingly thin and light

Superb Wide-screen Experience

Through the evolution of system capabilities, HONOR and its partners have jointly built a folding screen ecology, and carried out comprehensive large-screen adaptation and experience optimization, making the control easier, the adaptation more delicate, and the perception more intelligent. At the same time, HONOR Magic V2 supports a comprehensive split-screen mode, which can meet users' various needs for application screen ratio, primary and secondary allocation, and use sequence in various scenarios.

The newly optimized "one-step drag and drop" operation method can realize the free manipulation of the split-screen window, which significantly reduces the difficulty of getting started and operating the split-screen, making the interaction more comfortable and efficient.

HONOR Magic V2 has also added a multi-angle hovering function, which can be used in various application scenarios, including watching movies, conferences, music, shooting, office, etc., especially the hovering camera function, whether it is folded horizontally or vertically, you can enjoy the exclusive folding screen experience.

HONOR Magic V2

For the actual usage scenarios of folding screen mobile commerce, HONOR Magic V2 has also newly upgraded the HONOR document function, providing functions including smart collection, smart creation, global handwriting, and format conversion; the newly upgraded HONOR Notes can realize more powerful and intelligent Audio and video note recording; HONOR Magic V2 also supports the HONOR Parallel Space function for the first time, which not only allows work and life materials to be stored separately, data can be safely isolated, taking into account the convenience and privacy of work and life, but also enables independent parallel use of dual-space applications, as if putting a second mobile phone into the folding screen.

While pursuing a thin and light body, the HONOR Magic V2 series uses a new generation of Qinghai Lake dual batteries, with an average thickness of only 2.72mm. In the body space of a thin and light folding flagship, it has achieved a large capacity of up to 5000mAh.

More powerful HONOR products

In addition to HONOR Magic V2, the tech brand launched HONOR Tablet MagicPad 13, HONOR Watch 4, HONOR Smart Screen 5, and other innovative full-scene new products at this new product launch conference.

HONOR Magic V2 is now officially released in China. It comes in two versions: 16GB+256GB and 16GB+512GB, priced at 8,999 yuan and 9,999 yuan, respectively. HONOR Magic V2 Ultimate Edition provides 16GB+1TB storage capacity, priced at 11,999 yuan.

For more information, visit the official website of HONOR at www.hihonor.com.

TV5 and Pops Fernandez Presents OPM-inspired Romantic Stories - ‘For The Love’

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Many beautiful quotes and phrases have been created to describe what music really is all about. In truth, no matter how we try to understand what it is exactly about music that touches people in a very mysterious way.

"For The Love" Media Conference with (L-R) Jairus Aquino, Aubrey Caraan , Ms. Pops Fernandez , Bea Binene, Heaven Peralejo and Marco Gallo

Music is a universal love language that touches people’s hearts and makes stories even more relatable across all ages. It is through this powerful medium of music that TV5 aims to captivate audiences with romantic stories told through the heartwarming accompaniment of poignant OPM hits.

This July 29, TV5 premieres its new romance drama anthology to be hosted by the Philippines’ Concert Queen, Ms. Pops Fernandez, featuring tales of love and loss as presented by some of this generation’s most promising artists. 

Titled “For the Love,” the new weekly series gives life to relatable stories and heartwarming moments while taking viewers down memory lane with classic and modern hits from the home of OPM songs, Viva Records.

“For the Love” presents 13 episodes directed by some of the industry’s up and coming directors, including JP Laxamana, Rod Marmol, Joel Ferrer, and Dustin Celestino. Each episode stars a different love team and some of today’s rising artists – Heaven Peralejo and Marco Gallo, Krissha Viaje and Wilbert Ross, Bea Binene and Gab Lagman, to name a few.

Aside from being the show’s host and story narrator, Pops Fernandez will also be serenading viewers with the featured OPM love song per episode, invoking deeper emotions with her enchanting singing voice and talent that earned her the distinction of being the Philippines’ Concert Queen.

Prepare to be captivated and inspired to fall in love all over again as Pops Fernandez takes viewers to a mesmerizing journey infused with music and love. 

Catch the premiere of "For the Love" this July 29, Saturday at 3:20PM on TV5. For updates, behind-the-scenes, and further information about the show, follow TV5 and Viva Entertainment on their social media pages and channels.