Dr. Lyka Erika Labsan - Telemedicine

29/05/2026

About white rice! 🍚

27/05/2026

So much love for my patients from NowServing by SeriousMD! 🥰🫶🏻

Keeping my promise to use my second life as a compassionate, caring, and cheerful physician who stands with you throughout your health journey. Will keep improving and do my very best for my dear patients! 🙏🏻

23/05/2026

✨Gen Z edition✨

22/05/2026

After 3 to 6 months of lifetyle intervention, initiate medication to lower BP if not at goal. 🎯

🔑 The 2025 AHA/ACC/Multisociety High BP Guideline emphasizes the need for primary prevention, which plays an important role in managing early stages of .

Read the full guideline and explore the Guideline Hub for additional resources 👉 https://bit.ly/4d9ny1i

18/05/2026

𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲—𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸.

Based on the 2023 National Nutrition Survey (NNS), about 1 in 10 Filipino adults had elevated blood pressure. What makes this especially concerning is that many people do not even realize they have it until it is already affecting their health [Philippine Society of Hypertension (PSH)].

Most individuals with hypertension, also known as “high blood pressure,” do not experience noticeable symptoms. However, very high blood pressure can lead to warning signs like headaches, blurred vision, or chest pain. The only reliable way to know your blood pressure is to have it checked by a healthcare professional.

The good news is that small lifestyle changes can make a big difference. Eating a healthy, low-salt diet, staying physically active, quitting smoking, and limiting alcohol intake can all help lower blood pressure and improve overall health.

This is why regular blood pressure monitoring by trained healthcare providers in community and local health facilities is essential. Early detection of hypertension allows for timely treatment and helps prevent serious complications in the future.

This May, the DOST-FNRI joins the International Society of Hypertension and the Department of Health in observing National Hypertension Awareness Month. It is a reminder for all of us to stay informed, take action, and support one another in addressing this growing health concern.

Read the full policy statement here:
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆… 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 (𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰)
https://www.fnri.dost.gov.ph/images/sources/PolicyStatement/2024-9PS.pdf

By working together and increasing access to blood pressure screening, we can take a big step toward reducing the impact of hypertension in our communities.

18/05/2026

🥗 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟮: 𝗡𝗨𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 🍎
𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Food is more than calories — food is information, nourishment, culture, connection, and medicine.

As the first pillar of Lifestyle Medicine, Nutrition Prescription focuses on using evidence-based dietary patterns to prevent, treat, and even reverse chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, and many lifestyle-related conditions.

In Lifestyle Medicine, we move beyond simply telling patients what NOT to eat. We empower individuals and communities to rediscover the healing power of whole, minimally processed, plant-predominant foods that nourish both people and planet.

An important modality in this approach is 🍲 Culinary Medicine — the practical bridge between nutrition science and the kitchen. Culinary Medicine teaches people how to translate healthy recommendations into enjoyable, affordable, culturally meaningful, and sustainable meals. Because knowing what is healthy is important… but knowing how to prepare and enjoy it is transformational.

This Global Lifestyle Medicine Week, let us celebrate food not as restriction, but as restoration.

🌱 Eat more whole foods
🍅 Add more fruits and vegetables
🫘 Rediscover legumes and fiber-rich meals
🍚 Choose balanced, nourishing plates
👨‍🍳 Learn healthy cooking skills
❤️ Share meals and health with family and community

Lifestyle Medicine reminds us that every meal is an opportunity to heal, prevent disease, and live better.

𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹. 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴. 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿.

13/05/2026

Ulam mo: sapat na ang alat
Ikaw: naglagay pa ng toyo at patis

MALIIII! Gawain mo ba yan, Ka-Nutri Fam?

Hindi lahat ng pampasarap ay pampalusog. Hinay-hinay sa mga maaalat. Kapag less sodium, less stress din si puso 😌🫀

13/05/2026

Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) is the new name for the condition previously known as Polycystic O***y Syndrome (PCOS) — a change that accurately reflects the condition, which affects 1 in 8 women, or more than 170 million worldwide.

The changes follows 14 years of research and advocacy and the largest global engagement ever for a medical name change, with more than 22,000 survey responses, workshops with women who have lived experience, health professionals, and the involvement of 56 patient organisations and professional societies around the world, including the Society for Endocrinology.

The term PCOS focused on “cysts” and ovaries, even though women don’t have cysts. PMOS is a long term endocrine/ hormonal and metabolic condition, and the misunderstanding has contributed to delayed diagnosis, poor quality of care and lack of research and funding.

Women living with the condition led the call for change — and their voices matter ❤️ 86% of patients and 76% of health professionals support the name change.

The change to PMOS will improve understanding, awareness, earlier diagnosis, better care and more research.

We recognise that this change will take time and there is a 3 year transition period where both names will co-exist together - the work doesn’t stop here!

Resources in multiple languages available: https://bit.ly/3V85nPJ

Read the paper: https://bit.ly/3R0pIYw

09/05/2026

𝗜𝘄𝗮𝘀-𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀: Huwag hayaang masayang ang pagkain!

Sa gitna ng matinding init, disiplina sa kusina ang pangunahing depensa laban sa panganib ng mga 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴. Siguraduhing ang bawat hain ay hindi lamang masarap, kundi ligtas at masustansya.

30/04/2026

❗️PAALALA❗️

Ang retatrutide peptide ay pinag-aaralan pa lamang pero may ibang nagbebenta na nito, at unfortunately, may mga pasyente na sumubok.

Mag-ingat po tayo sa pagbili online at maging mapanuri sa mga gamot na iniinject o iinom pampabawas ng timbang!

26/04/2026

Maliit man, pero malaki ang epekto sa kalusugan at kalikasan. From what we eat, drink, and breathe, exposed tayo everyday sa microplastics.

Kaya naman, let’s make better choices para maiwasan ito.