The Importance of Prostate Health

GlaxoSmithKline says It’s Fun To Be Wise on BPH

Hi guys! I said that because this is for you. Have you ever checked yourself for any prostate problems? Chances are, you’ve probably passed off when you had your previous Annual Physical Exam because you’re too shy to do it. The deal is, you have to know. In the Philippines, 24% of men from ages 50-59 suffer from BPH or Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. It’s when their prostate increase in size, so they get issues and discomfort in the flow of urine.

You enjoy your usual outdoor activities but with this, you’re surely going to be limited. You’re also going to be officially TITO zoned when this happens. Dr. Jay Javier of GSK’s Medical Affairs for Urology says “GSK’s mission to provide quality medicine points to doing more, we are pioneering the BPH day as 24% Filipino men have it and changes the quality of their life. This advocacy even falls on women so you can tell the men in your lives and help them get checked.”

GSK’s Emerging Market Expert for Urology Ms. Maria Capitan adds “More men should see a doctor to get relief from symptoms, when men get to age 40, the prostate gland grows and tightens the urethra - and eventually makes it difficult for them to urinate, a big discomfort when it becomes severe. The worse case scenario, they won’t be able to urinate at all. A good percentage of them would need surgery, it’s very important to diagnose early not when it starts to give them problems. There are lots of symptoms, you need to be checked for medical history, urinalysis, ipss, dre, psa and an FVC bladder diary (we score and monitor when it gets better or worse upon treatment. Inserting our finger in the rectum and feeling a bulge in that area will give us an idea, these are the things they have to go through in first consultation, we follow up with other treatment options aside from surgery. Lifestyle changes, medical treatment can also be done can significantly improve your symptoms. It can change the course of the disease so you won’t even need surgery in the long run. They can also be combined, otherwise you would need to have non invasive surgery, I hope it gives you an idea what it’s all about.”

For men ages 50 and up, you should get checked for BPH, it isn’t cancer. Frequency, urgency, nocturia, weak stream, intermittency, straining, incomplete emptying, it isn’t a small thing, so see your doctor if you know one of these symptoms.

Thanks to GlaxoSmithKline for reminding us!

KUMAGCOW

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Oakley Hosts 6th Golf Cup for Junior Golfers League

With a good cause, this should be told.

International brand OAKLEY just held their 6th Golf Cup at Pradera Verde grounds in Lubao, Pampanga. This is for the benefit of The Junior Golfers League which is the developmental league for the Junior Golf Foundation of the Philippines. The event was also hosted by James Deakin but they did it with a twist as the theme they selected this time was about Rock and Roll Music + Golf so all the holes in the course were not as normal as it should. Together with the holes, they also needed to do this with tons of loud rock music, spotlights, sprinklers and obstacles too. 

They also took time after the festivities to give a donation of a whopping Php 100,000 after they announced their winners and promise to support the athletes and hone them as future representatives of the country. Among the players were kids who are not financially capable to play this sport, but were all so extremely talented. The money will go to the sports programs of TJGL as they also join international competitions in the US and elsewhere in the world. Oakley believes in them, this is just a step making these talented kids achieve their dreams 

Raymund Lacdao got the Men's Division Class A championship while James Linao and Eric Dela Rosa took B and C. In the ladies division, Vangie Omlang got the Championship for Class A, Josh Jorge for Boys Division Champion, and Mariel Tee for the Girls Division. 

Oakley is one of the leading brands of golf products and accessories in the world. With it's partnership with sports organizations like this one, they would be able to develop talent from the ground up. It's a bright future for our future golfers, it's a good thing.

#MayWard for TikTok's Talent Ng Pilipino Meet and Greet Party

Well this is it! It's time to award the most talented individuals who shared their moves, acting and singing prowess (some lipsync) in the most downloaded app in the world TikTok. This time, they'll be rewarded handsomely to the tune of Php 20,000. To make this even special, they're going to hold a meet and greet with popular loveteam Maymay Entrata and Edward Barber or simply #MayWard. This is "Talent ng Pilipino."

The results are in and the posts with most likes are:

#tunogngpilipino:

Chierald Tan

Issey Miyake Parto

Norika Koketsu

RC

Velasco

#sayawngpilipino:

Anj

Jan Stephen Quiroz Noval

Jiro Barrera

Seira Briones

Sophia Zionne

#artengpilipino:

Ammabel

Dane ManaLad

John Abelard Custodio

JulyJaneFam

Lwrence

The top 3 TikTok users with the most likes in their entries will get additional cash prizes, this is the tradition they plan to keep as they've been doing this around the world! I wonder if I could join next year?

Now for more fun, make sure you go to Robinsons Place Manila tomorrow at 4PM because everyone will be there, including #MayWard!

I'll be there too! :) 

KUMAGCOW

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Winning the War with PEST OFF

This vacant lot beside our house used to have a 3 door apartment which was left abandoned for years. When it takes that long in this side of the world, it would probably also have other residents aside from people and I’ve often see them even from the street. They run around like crazy and you can’t do anything about it since it’s a private property, you can just imagine how many years they’d be left brooding, then when they decided to demolish the thing one day, all hell breaks loose!

Since we live right next door, sure enough we’ve seen significant increase of activity in our place as soon as that thing was gone. They must have run amuck since their breeding ground got disturbed. We’re talking about mice - and huge city RATS here. Not the ordinary ones, they're like the size of cats and I knew I had to do something. 

They’re not welcome in my home.

Speaking of which, Ms. Aiai Delas Alas just recently endorsed PEST OFF, a regular staple brand of pest control products in leading grocery stores and supermarkets nationwide. As a mom, she knows how important it is to rid of unwanted pests in our homes so I'm probably going to need an arsenal because I'm prolly have to go to war.

An increase in garbage, neighbors included would mean you'll have lots of flies hanging around. Fortunately we have our house screened heavily but sometimes there are a few who let themselves in. This fly paper can be hanged conveniently and by a few minutes into doing that, they'll be sticking to this contrapion in no time. The cute cow I got from Brisbane doesn't come with the product LOL!

For the war with the Rats, I had to carry me a lot of PEST OFF Glue Boards. I used to only use the paper kind of a different brand but with these big rats hanging around and trying to go to my house, I've seen them sticking to it and RUN around with it. Imagine our horror when that thing runs with the trap itself. I heard screaming, including my own and that isn't a nice sight.

The PEST OFF Glue Boards are of another planet because they made it quite sturdy with the plastic base. Aside from that, it's scented. WHAT? Scented?  Yes you might think it's crazy to do that but I think it's ingenious! These boards smell like roasted peanuts which will definitely attract those pests I'm expecting. So for now, all I have to do is wait. I'm expecting to win this war.

Oh and for the piece de resistance, here's to all those FLYING IPIS which I so hate so much that I'd be willing to finish a whole bottle of these just for one to die. Although this one would only need a spritz, nothing to it, they'll die in a few seconds which is GREAT! You may check their PestOffPhilippines Facebook page here https://bit.ly/2twIOqv or their instagram account @pestoffph. This is manufactured by Global Winds Corporation.

I know I'm winning this war and I think I learned a lot about ridding pests in my home. It was worth every penny to get contraptions and glue boards because it works. You wouldn't want your home to be visited by these huge rats, you all have got to win this war and PEST OFF might be your best weapon. Right off your alley.

How would you like to protect your homes? Mine is good now.