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I'm Doc Alvin, medical content creator.
What are the top three topics that
spark the interest of Filipinos?
First and foremost, sexual health. When it comes to
my sexual health content, it gets a lot of
views. When it comes to gout, there's not
much. When
I react to celebrities. And then fitness. Uh,
what happened to our lifestyle? Why are there
more people with diabetes,
high blood pressure, and cancer at a
very young age? At a very young age.
But in fact, we can't have it
. We can prevent this. [Music]
[Music]
I'm just a scholar, by the way. From
college to med school. This is a
delicious child.
There is no cost to the parent. He didn't
pay for his entire
medical school education because he was a scholar. Or
Doc Alvin, huh? This is really like a scholar boy
. That's why I'm also thankful to
my parents for making a
deal with us. I told my mom, "Mom, if
I pass this scholarship test,
I'll continue with med school and then thank God
I was blessed to pass."
Why medicine? Why become a doctor from a
family of teachers?
Science is my favorite.
I like to memorize things,
facts about the human body, and so on.
I'm curious. Oh, you're just a kid?
Mm. Just in high school. Did you like
studying when you were young? I like reading
science-based books. When did you
get married? November 8 last year. When
we got married. It's more like I'm more complete,
huh? How was it completed? In what
way? When we got engaged, it seemed like
the ban was canceled.
I feel that way. Then when they got married,
there was nothing. It's like this is who I am. This is
my wife. You have another half,
like this, like this. But the
good thing about your girlfriend is that she
encouraged you to go for the scholarship.
Mm. That's him because there's a new
scholarship in Lazal. You are a
radiologist. Oh yes. Is it true that it takes
13 years to become one? Mm. Because since
college. Yes. Are you a student?
I will study for 4 years. Then residency.
Resident. Ah, what about med school, which is 5
years, so nine years, then residency, which is four,
then first I started as a doctor
radiologist and then became a content
creator. It started when the pandemic started.
I love watching YouTube
videos and I've seen some
doctor content creators abroad.
Then there was a radiologist who was also a
doctor and I said, "Oh, his
content is great because he teaches
about his field." So I said, "Ah,
I can try this because I love
editing videos. I also love
shooting my own. So the
2020 pandemic started. But after 4
years, 2024, you received the
best informative and educational vlogger
for HealthC Information Award. Yes. And oh,
I was happy about the
award I received. It's not easy either,
because of course as a medical content
creator sometimes there is something, there is bias
. When you're a doctor on the internet. So maybe
others will think that a doctor
should be professional. But because what
I did was I was a doctor but if
you watch my videos it seems like
I'm not a doctor. I'm like a friend
. Yes, it is. The way you speak,
because the doctor stereotype seems very
formal. Yours is very conversational, like the
like the vlogger,
vlogger,
it just so happens that
you are a really professional doctor.
Prof. So sometimes there are people who are not
happy but I still continued because what,
who doesn't enjoy it? What are they
saying? People's comments too. Are
you really a doctor? Ah because
I understand because they don't get
distracted by your appearance because
you really look like a content creator. So
they didn't think this was a vlogger who became a
doctor doing a doctorate or ah so
that was the conflict at the beginning. So to
this day you're still practicing in
your field. Do you have a clinic, do you have an
office? Ah I go to a clinic.
Mhm. In Las Piñas then I'm just on call
when there are people and there are things that are needed.
me. Then since I'm a radiologist,
they just bombard me with
images. But I go to the hospital
when a patient needs an
ultrasound or biopsy
. Well, sometimes
it distracts the patient when you're the one doing the procedures for
them because they know you from So it
should only be once. Yes. What are the usual
illnesses of Filipinos today? Mostly
today versus before. Before, the ones that were
contagious were infections, colds,
etc. Now they've shifted to those that are
not contagious. So why is that?
I wonder what happened to
our lifestyle? Why are there more
diabetes, high blood pressure,
cancer at a very young age. At
a very young age. But in fact
we can't have it. We can
avoid it.
So I think the
readily accessible processed
foods have also been a factor. Although I have nothing against
processed foods because they are really delicious
. I eat them and it's only when it's
really overdone that a
person's BP gets worse. That's why
uric acid is now increasing, that's why
sugar is increasing. And it's not just that usually when
we hear about cancer, diabetes,
heart disease, we think of 50 plus and up. Mm.
The youngest patients now who
have diabetes, cancer and high
blood are 24 high blood. Why do they
get high blood pressure at 24 years old? M
so he sits all day. The majority
of his diet is salty, processed
foods. Then of course cigarettes,
he smokes. Oh he drinks a lot
and his sleep is inadequate. It's possible.
By 24 high blood That.
That will be maintained.
He has maintenance. Can
it be reversed? No. He will be slowed down.
The complications, the
stroke, the heart attack, can be prevented. But the
high BP, he might be
on maintenance forever. Besides, there are cases where
13-year-olds, 12-year-olds have diabetes.
I have diabetes. Yes. Although others
inherit other forms of
diabetes. So that's my question.
Are the diseases? Cancer, diabetes, high blood, is
that true? It's in the genes? It's in the
blood. or it's really in the food and
the lifestyle. Interplay halo-halo.
We can't detect what really
caused it. But as
I also say in my videos, if
you have a genetic risk, if
you have a family
history of that, of course you should avoid the
risk factors that will be added, which
is the sedentary lifestyle. That's
what sitting all the time, eating
salty foods, exercise, that helps. Yes.
Exercise helps. Cholesterol and
diabetes and heart health.
Heart health. Mm. It helps because
it strengthens the heart, lowers
cholesterol, things like that. So since you are
an internet doctor now, what are
the top three topics that spark the
interest of Filipinos? First of all,
sexual health. Ah, that's
funny because I had a post that
I told them when
my sexual health content got a lot of views.
When it came to gout, not so much. So
sexual health second is probably
when I had celebrities
react to them getting sick and
then I added information
about their illness. You're breaking it down
because you have an episode here on Tony
Talks. You broke down Salumi's.
There you go. Then the most popular one for you was
Bitoy's, right? Michael V.
's COVID. That's one of the things that
really trended. Mm. When
he got sick with COVID, he made a vlog
and then I added some
information. I was also happy because
Sir Bitoy also reached out and
thanked him. and I said I
hope she's recovered from
her illness. So sexual. Next is celebrity
celebrity diseases.
diseases.
Celebrity diseases.
Additional information about their sickness
. And then fitness. Ah yeah. There's a
lot of what now, fitness. Yes.
During the pandemic. Mm.
They've really become conscious. What are
people's concerns, why are they interested in sexual
topics? Like what? When they're surprised
by the facts I say sometimes.
It's like you can still get pregnant
even if you withdraw. Withdrawal.
I read the comments. A lot of people were
surprised and then they said the same thing that those
who withdrew were surprised, so
a lot of people were nervous. Yes, a lot of people were
nervous. Yes. P said doc, why did you
just say that? Because
she's not 100% safe. Because you can
still get pregnant even if you pull out
because of the wrong timing. Number one. Number
two is what's called pre-ejaculate.
Mm. What comes out. Then number three,
maybe if the woman was really fertile
at that time, her chance would be higher
get pregnant. Ah so even if there is
just a little spill, you can get pregnant. Ah especially
if she is really fertile.
Yes. So those are the topics. What about men?
men?
Those who can't grow taller by themselves.
themselves.
Ah masturbate. Or ah okay so you
debunk myths also. Where did
that myth start? The one about
us adults who say we should
masturbate to grow taller to
grow taller. Ah but what ah I'm not
against that, that's normal but she just can't
grow taller. What about erectile
dysfunction? There are also many who are
concerned about that because it also becomes a problem for
those of course in a relationship,
relationship,
couples or
boyfriends and girlfriends can have emotional problems. Ah many also
ask what the reason is. So of course
smoking is one of those things when
we are a little overweight. Ah
so when you smoke, it
doesn't go fast. Mm when you are a chronic smoker, it
really hardens. Mm. So when you
smoke, it's soft.
Soft. Oh those who are confused.
Oh, they think twice. Because there are two
The blood vessels in the
body shrink. So when the blood
vessels are small, the blood flow is reduced. Ah, that's
why it doesn't harden. If it does harden, it's
quick. Ah okay. So for
smokers. So that's the number one thing for
women. They're concerned about the whitening of
intimate areas. Ah yes. Yes. Because
some people lose confidence
like that. They're embarrassed, especially after giving birth. Yes.
Although after giving birth, it's normal
. It's about hormones. Yes. The
doctor said that diabetics or those with pimples
really darken. So that's what they want to
know. Is there a solution there, Doc?
We have procedures that derma can do
to lighten. And of
course we need to know what
the reason is. Maybe it's hormonal. So
the hormones need to be corrected.
Medication needs to be prescribed. But there is a
solution. It needs to be. So that's the
problem of girls because for the confidence
confidence
the dark areas in their intimate parts
intimate parts. What else is the
problem of girls when it comes to
sexual? Pimples. Many people have picos now,
what is that? It's like a lifestyle.
When our lifestyle is bad,
the number of picos cases also increases. So
they have difficulty giving birth. Then it's frustrating
for others because they want to lose
weight. But they have difficulty losing
weight because they have problems with
their ovaries. Mm.
Mm.
And what about those who want to give birth,
they have difficulty having children because they
can't produce eggs properly.
Why do most women in this generation have picos?
have picos?
It's the same. Let's go back to the
lifestyle we had earlier. Picos. So what
lifestyle should we do to avoid
picos? Let's avoid those
super sweet foods in desserts.
We can just have fruits, apples,
ah let's increase the fiber, pineapple,
let's substitute those
sweets. Then of course let's avoid
those processed foods. Let's have
regular physical activity.
Ah sometimes it's easy for the
doctor to mention it because these are the ones that are in
our guidelines. But
I understand that others may be
busy with life. I'm saying I
just want to say that it is really expensive to be
healthy. I say that it is expensive to be
healthy because you will spend time on it
and eat right. But the cost
you spend today will be cheaper if
you spend it in the future when
you get sick.
Invest in your health today. Mm. Rather than
standing on curing the diseases that
we are not taking care of now in the future.
What about the sexually transmitted
disease? Ah do you know Miss Tony,
our cases of HIV today are really
increasing compared to previous
years. So it is exponential now. It is
really fast. So I read that the
youngest case was one, about a one-year-
old. Mm. How is it transmitted
from their mother. One of the
reasons for that I think is the
lack of sexual education here in
our country. Because it is taboo so
it is not talked about. It is avoided as a
topic. Mm. People do not know the
risk factors and how to avoid it. So
when they get engaged to their
husband or their girlfriend, they do not
know that they are exposed because
they do not know that there is a risk
factor. So because sex
education is low, STIs are increasing.
Because HIV, when it gets to you, you may
not have symptoms for 10
years. So for 10 years that
you're active, you don't know you're spreading it.
We actually have available prep. The ones that seem to be preventive, uh medications,
medications,
especially for those who are really active. What is the
preventive medication? What is it so that
you can take it, if
you get engaged, you can
take it and then it lowers your chance of
having it and passing it on. Mm. There's something like that.
Most people just aren't really aware
because they still don't have enough of Is that
medicine expensive? It's free. Ah, where can they
get it? We have centers that are
free. I just don't remember which
centers, but we have private and public
partners for that. Okay. What are
the ways to transfer HIV aside
from sex? What else? Is it true when
kissing? No, not when kissing.
Unless there are really wounds. Ah, it can be
transferred when kissing if there are
like Yes. Open wound in the gums. Then if
the person's viral load is really high
. Because that's viral load. If
your viral load is high,
your chance of catching it is also very high. But if it's
low, maybe not so much. Ah, so it
can also be transmitted by kissing. In a way. How
else can it be transferred? Because
sex ed is not discussed, so
doc will share with us what are the
ways aside from doing it. Ah
when we recap the needle,
needle stick especially with health
workers. We have a patient who is positive
and then we prick ourselves
or accidentally it can be transmitted. Next
is the maternal transmission. So if
mommy is positive, most likely
the baby is positive too. We're in the top five. Mm.
Which is among the most cases of
AIDS. seeds and teenage pregnancy too.
So what about teenage pregnancy? Teenage
pregnancy is also one of the
consequences of low sexual
education in our country because we are highly active
the couples on the internet, especially
the generation today. So the others
seem to have no responsibility as long
as they can just get engaged. So
they get pregnant. When you get pregnant at a
young age, the
baby's quality of life is bad. Especially when it's less than
11. Of course, the baby's quality of
life is bad. Even mommy is
affected. Why do you say the
quality of life is bad? The structure of
mommy's body is not perfect for
child bearing. So it's higher
because they're still
developing 11 12. The chance
of complications in pregnancy is higher. The baby has a
higher chance of getting sick
, pneumonia, things like that. Ah when
mommy is young. Mm. According to your
study, what do you think is the number
one cause of death for Filipinos?
Heart diseases, heart attack. That's the
silent killer that they call it, what is it, they
say it's tridor.
It can show no warning signs. It's all
of a sudden. It's all of a sudden it's all of a sudden
'the chest. Then they take him to the ER
dying. So that's one of the
silent killers. Number two is
cancer. Malignant forms of cancer.
Regardless breast lung cancer, especially
when it's in the end stage when the tumor is quite large when it's
detected. So
it can kill quickly because it's difficult to
treat. So heart, cancer and stroke.
What's the difference between a heart attack?
'The heart attack is in the heart.
The artery in the heart is blocked. So the
heart stops beating. In a
stroke, the artery in the brain can also be blocked
or the artery in the brain bursts.
Ah so that's the difference because when you think
of a heart attack and a stroke, they are
different. Different. They are different. Heart
attack is mainly in the heart and stroke is
in the brain. The word stroke is in the brain .
. M
M
Yes, no. It's a misconception.
New information when it comes to brain
like brain aneurysm like that. Yes,
it's still a stroke. Unur as long as the artery bursts or
the artery is blocked. Ah although that's
probably why he's in critical condition because when
others had They are also having a heart attack and those who will have
a stroke.
They are somewhat simultaneous. Is there a sign that
a person is about to have a stroke or a heart attack? Fast is important.
The pneumonic fast. Fast. Or what does
that mean? So the F is a facial
asymmetry. So if the
patient's face is turning, or someone you know,
take note of that. A is arm weakness. It's
like the hand is weak, it can't be
lifted or can't grip.
S is slurred speech. They slur. Yes. Yes.
They slur. So when you notice
FAS, it's time to go to the
hospital or time to call for an
emergency because FAS might be a stroke
. So let's remember that fast, especially
for those who have high blood pressure and diabetes who
don't take heart maintenance,
usually the chest hurts like something is
going to hit them and then the pain
goes all the way to the hand and it seems to be
transferring to the hand. That's the
heart. That's a heart attack or suddenly
having a palpitation and then the
other patient's explanation is
They can't explain the weight of the
chest, they have that term,
they're the same, my doc can explain
the weight of my chest. Was there ever
a time when you produced content and
there were doctors that were debunking it
or against it? Many. Not really. What?
I'm just starting out, what's up,
he's really cool. What's from the pond?
pond?
The doctor who vlogs in the community.
Yes. In our community, because
he doesn't seem to be the traditional way.
I seem to be going off track like that. So of course,
we have doctors who want to guide me in the
right way. But because
I'm stubborn. So I want to go off track. I want to
explore other ways that I
enjoy doing more. So there are
also some things, I also received some comments
. Like stay in your lane. That's the
usual. Stay in your lane. When you
say stay in your lane, you're
just in your specialization because I'm a radio person
. So we have many specializations.
I don't generalize that all of them are like this.
doctors because I have many friends who are
doctors. Although there is a small
percentage that thinks that way about me.
So I just accept it and
continue to do what I'm doing.
The reason why you're still continuing your
content creation as a doctor is
because many of you have helped me
thank you in the comments and even in
real life thank you. Doc,
I'm doing your tips. It's really
effective. Is it not so good as
a doctor because
your prescriptions, your knowledge
when you consult with you are
paid and you are giving it
for free online. Mm. Part of being a
doctor is spreading
awareness and education because the first
step to being healthy is prevention.
So if you know the risk factors,
you can avoid it. You're the one who gets sick.
Our goal as doctors is to treat the
sick. So why don't we prevent people from
getting sick by spreading
correct information?
Mm. But they always say that
professions like that, doctors,
it's not really a job, it's a calling.
Yes. It's really a calling. Because
I also realized when I became a doctor that it's
different, it's really a different field
and it's not something you do to
have a source of income.
You do it to really
help and you know that's
your purpose in life. So when
they watch Doc Alvin Online, what do
you want your viewers to feel and see
? One of my goals is also to
remove the stigma of doctors who are
rude. who are a bit stiff and not
friendly or don't ask questions, that's why
my persona on the internet is like that. So that's what
I want my audience to know that you
can ask a doctor, you can ask,
know your rights to
know the status of your illness.
Don't be shy about asking and
you also have the right to know the
correct information online. So
I'm just here to guide those who
Seriously, you're only one year old.
Wow! Honeymoon stage. When are you planning to
have children? Do you want to? Mm.
Trying. Are you already trying?
Yesterday. How many? Just tried yesterday.
No problem trying. Maybe I'll
try again later. Maybe later.
Yes, I'll try again. Ah, that's it .
.
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