Third Herbalife Asia-Pacific Wellness Tour a Rousing Success

HONG KONG, CHINA--(Marketwired - May 27, 2015) -   Herbalife, a global nutrition company, recently concluded its third Asia-Pacific Wellness Tour to a tremendous reception across 24 Asia-Pacific cities in Australia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Held from 3 to 25 April 2015, the Tour saw over 15,000 people taking part in the activities led by Herbalife's Nutrition Advisory Board (NAB) members.

Aimed at raising public awareness on the importance of balanced nutrition and healthy active lifestyles, imparting valuable health and nutrition knowledge to Herbalife members, and provide first-hand interaction opportunities with medical and nutrition experts, the Asia-Pacific Wellness Tour featured a series of medical symposiums, talks and workshops led by six Herbalife NAB members. They include Dr Wang Chin-Kun, specializing in metabolism and nutrition; Dr Louis Ignarro, a Nobel Prize recipient known for his exceptional contributions to cardiovascular science; Dr Nataniel Viuniski, specializing in pediatrics and nutrition; Dr Gary Small, specializing in brain health and aging; Dr Marion Flechtner-Mors, specializing in nutrition and obesity and Dr Jonathan Yarom, an expert sports physician.

Key highlights of the tour include the Medical Symposium on "Longevity Strategies for Protecting Brain Health" led by Dr Gary Small in Jakarta and Surabaya in Indonesia. Held in collaboration with the Ikatan Dokter Indonesia (IDI), a well-known local medical association, the event saw over 400 medical professionals participating in the session.

"The third Herbalife Asia-Pacific Wellness Tour was a fantastic experience for me. The Medical Symposium helmed by Dr Gary Small was very informative and piqued my curiosity in learning about the correlation between nutrition and our overall brain health. We hope to see more of such events in the coming months and will be sure to invite more of my fellow medical professionals to attend the sessions," said Dr Carolina Pretty, a medical General Practitioner who attended the Symposium in Jakarta.