Cebu City – This heart month, the National Nutrition Council Region VII features the unselfish love of a daughter to her mother as the region broadcasts its first e-HISGOT episode for 2023.
February 16 will mark the season 3 broadcast of NNC 7’s first online program for nutrition, e-HISGOT, or Educational Health and Nutrition Information-Sharing Geared tOwards DevelopmenT. Specifically, this month’s live broadcast will highlight the Department of Health’s 2023 Philippine Heart Month celebration banner messages “Masustansyang diet, active lifestyle at ehersisyo para sa healthy na puso!”, and “Maging bisyo-free para heart and mind ay healthy!”
Specifically, the episode will tackle a daughter whose mother underwent a heart bypass surgery and is currently experiencing extreme hand tremors and rapid weight loss. The daughter Jai-jai is seeking health and nutrition advice for her stepmother.
As this year’s e-HISGOT features new segments, NNC 7 invites technical expert from the Philippine Heart Association along with its Regional Nutrition Program Coordinator Dr. Parolita A. Mission to further discuss and provide medical and nutrition advice to this month’s featured letter sender.
“This is a chance for our online viewers to get free guidance from both the medical and nutrition specialists aside from the public’s opinion to ultimately address their health and nutrition concerns. We hope that this new update will encourage more netizens not only to share their personal experiences but also to be enlightened of the importance of taking good care of one’s health.”, said Dr. Mission.
Philippine Heart Month is an annual celebration commemorated in the country every February in accordance with Proclamation No. 1096 s. 1973. The celebration aims to address the rising incidence of heart disease among Filipinos and emphasizes the need for "urgent attention."
Catch the full episode of the first e-HISGOT episode for 2023 this coming February 16 at 01:30 pm via NNC 7’s official Facebook Page and win exciting prizes while learning new health and nutrition information // Norre Jean V. delos Santos
