Anlene Partners for Life Now & Forever!

October 18, 2012

Anlene
Quezon Ballroom B
Makati Shangri-la Hotel
Makati City

My recent bone scan showed that I am at HIGH RISK of having an osteoporosis... ack! But I was not that shocked given the history of my mom, she has degenerative osteoarthritis ; ( It seems to me that I am not getting enough calcium supplement from my non-fat milk... darn!

At age 36, I am currently at HIGH RISK of having Osteoporosis

You see, I have a steady supply of fresh non-fat milk from Milk Man so all the Anlene supply (powdered or concentrate) I get goes straight to my mom's.  Learning about my recent bone scan result, Franco of BridgesPR promised to send me boxes of Anlene... yey!

More about the event after the break....

Anlene fights Osteoporosis... a silent disease that can kill PLUS giveaway!

My event: September 29, 2011

Anlene "Breaking Down Osteoporosis" 

Quezon Room, Makati Shangri- la Hotel

Makati City

I always attend Anlene event. Why? Because my mom suffers from osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. I have a keen desire to learn more about the killer disease and would also want to know how to fight it. 

Thanks to Anlene's intimate round table discussion, the people from Fonterra New Zealand and Fonterra Philippines, were able to shed some light about the topic- breaking down osteoporosis.

Anlene uses GE Achilles Ultrasonometer

I am really scared about bone loss because I found out that osteoporosis manifests no signs or symptoms until a fracture occurs.Knowing that, I now drink milk twice daily. 

Osteoporosis- dubbed as the silent disease almost always leads to irreparable damage or even fatality if not addressed early on.

Anlene Bone Health Check has been instrumental in raising awareness all over the Philippines on osteoporosis. In the past four years (2005-2011), over 1 million Filipinos have been scanned and almost half have fallen into moderate and high risk of having osteoporosis, me included ; (

Anlene giveaway!

What is osteoporosis?

A medical condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue, typically as a result of hormonal changes, or deficiency of calcium or vitamin D.

Many of us don't know that osteoporosis is a silent killer. One or more members of your family maybe at risk. And you might be one of them. Prevention is the key. Drinking 2 glasses of Anlene milk a day means meeting the requirements of daily Calcium need.  Anlene contains 500 mg of calcium in a single glass while a glass of Anlene Gold has 600 mg of calcium. 2 glasses a day gives 1000 mg Calcium, 5 ug Vitamin D, 96 mg Magnesium and 2 mg of Zinc.

When Franco of Bridges contacted me about Anlene, I immediately thought of my mom. You see Anlene has always been a part of her grocery list. She has been drinking the milk for as long as I can remember. She started with Anlene and right now, Anlene Gold. 

mom and my sister

My mom was diagnosed with osteoarthritis- degeneration of joint cartilage and the underlying bone, most common from middle age onward. It causes pain and stiffness, especially in the hip, knee, and thumb joints. The joints of her fingers are causing her so much pain. We had to go to Philippine Orthopedic to have custom braces for all her 10 fingers. She has been putting it on diligently every night. In the morning, when she wakes up, she dips her hands in warm water if ever she feels any pain. 

Yearly, she undergoes a bone density test (DEXA scan) to check on the condition of her osteoporosis. She knows that it's already too late when she started drinking Anlene. But nevertheless, she is religiously drinking milk to hinder the advancement of her osteoporosis. 

Knowing that my mom has osteoporosis, my younger sister, age 25, has started taking Anlene too! She wants to prevent osteoporosis from happening to her. She commented that it tastes like full cream milk even though it's a low fat powdered milk drink. She knows that the only solution is prevention.