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FOCUS ON… together a picture of the pressure and blood tests done Pregnancy always clear when it comes to
medical conditions that tend to more regularly and sometimes mental health, it is always good
Family Health run in your family. it may mean going on There are some problems to have an open discussion
Why it’s essential to know the protective medication. a woman can run into in around mental health. WW
medical history of your family “It can be useful to ask if pregnancy that have a genetic
grandparents, uncles and Cancer component. If your mother had WHAT IF MY
Your medical history is the more about what your risk aunts are in, or had, good morning sickness, big babies or PARENTS ARE
first thing a doctor will ask factors are, so you need to find health. Beaware that it may Unfortunately there are certain developed diabetes during her DECEASED?
you about when they meet you. out more about your parents’ be a sensitive topic. If people types of cancer (like breast, pregnancy, you have a greater
In order to help your doctor health.” have passed away it can be ovarian, bowel and prostate chance of developing the same If your parents have
provide the best possible useful asking at what age they cancer), that run in families. problems in your pregnancy. passed away, your
treatment for you, it’s crucial The types of questions died and what was the cause People who carry the genes If you know you have a greater childhood medical
you’re educated on your own that you ask during this of death.” for these types of cancers do chance of developing these records (if you can access
medical history and, also, the conversation are crucial and not necessarily develop these problems, you can start taking them) will provide you
medical history of your family. knowing the right questions to While our GP will have our cancers, but they are at greater measures to prevent or manage with a host of essential
The best way to learn about ask is key. Dr Roden offers the official medical record on file, risk and need to be screened them earlier. information. Under
your family’s medical history following advice. it is important that you keep more often. Irish law, you have a
is by sitting down and having your own records too as these Men’s Health legal right to view your
a chat with your parents. We “It may be helpful to start may come in handy for your If someone in your family own medical records.
spoke to Dr Karnie Roden, a at the beginning. Ask if they own children, says Dr Roden. had breast or ovarian cancer, As well as heart disease and Get in touch with your
doctor with online GP service ever had any health issues as a they may have been very prostate cancer, it would be childhood GP or with the
videoDoc to find out more. child – anything that required “Medicine and the world unlucky and you are not good for a man to find out if his records departments of
medication or hospital visits. in general are changing. necessarily at greater risk. father had any health problems hospitals where you may
Why is it important to ask Then move on to adulthood, People are way more mobile However, unfortunately, five in general. This could include have been admitted as a
your parents about their past asking about any medical than they used to be. Data to 10 per cent of breast cancers asking about things like child. They will be able to
and current health? tests they may have had done protection can also sometimes and 20 to 25 per cent of ovarian asthma or emphysema, strokes advise you on the next
and why. Ask about any be an issue. It would be a good cancers do have a genetic link. or mini-strokes, headaches, steps of the process.
“There are plenty of medical medications or treatments idea to keep a summary of If someone in your family bowel problems, kidney
conditions that have a genetic they are on at present and your own and your family’s had breast or ovarian cancer, problems, joint problems and
link – that means if one of your how long they have been on medical history, with their you need to discuss with your skin problems or rashes. While
parents had or has a certain them and why. It can be useful permission, for children who doctor what your risks are and the role of genetics is not
medical problem, you may be to find out if there were any may end up living in different what screening test you may
at greater risk of developing medicines or treatments they areas or even countries to you, need to have and how often. Partner Promotion
it too – even if you have no were on in the past that did not and may need access to that
symptoms at the moment. It is work for them or that they had information in time.” Most prostate cancers seem Take your Health to Heart! Love your
great to know what your risks a reaction to,” says Dr Roden. Dr Karnie Roden is a doctor to happen to people who Heart
are, so you can do something with videoDoc. For more have no family history of this There is more scientific evidence reducing inflammation throughout
about them,” says Dr Roden. “Sometimes it can be useful information log on to disease. However, if your father behind the cardiovascular health the body – in the blood vessels, the love
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uplifting topic and it can be working down; ‘Have you had through the main health issues numerous heart disease risk relationship between dietary factors Exam Support - Omega-3 DHA
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medical history, honesty is the problems?’. Asking if they screening tests you should have HDL (“good” cholesterol), thereby of dietary factors was associated and herring) twice a week to quality fish oil on the market,
best place to start. have ever had problems with Heart disease often has no and how often. helping to reduce cholesterol 45% of cardio-metabolic deaths. obtain the minimum requirement providing Omega-3 rich oil of
blood pressure, diabetes or symptoms until it becomes levels, as HDL removes bad The highest proportions of deaths for omega-3. Surprisingly, a legendary purity, freshness &
“Honesty is always best. cholesterol is always useful.” severe. If your father had heart Menopause cholesterol from the body. were estimated to be related to massive 89% of Irish people are stability.
Reassure your parents that you problems under the age of 55, Omega-3s also play an important excess sodium intake, low intake of not consuming sufficient oily fish
are not trying to be nosey!” Dr Roden says it can also or your mother under the age The menopause is different role in thinning the blood and seafood rich in omega-3 fats and a in their diet, so often there is a Eskimo-3 is committed to
she says. “Tell them that you be useful to ask about other of 65, you have a higher chance for every woman. Genetics, high intake of processed meats. need to take a good quality delivering safe, sustainably
want to take good care of your members of the family and of having heart disease, even if lifestyle and environment all The European Food Safety supplement such as Eskimo-3, sourced, effective omega-3.
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your risks. Sometimes, this long they lasted. By Amy Wall used to forget where I left things all the
just means making changes to time but now my memory is excellent. I’m
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more active, losing weight or an early or late menopause, you pains whatsoever, my skin has a healthy
stopping smoking. Sometimes may be more likely to also have glow and I feel great and love life!”
it means having your blood a similar menopause. However,
this is not always the case. Mary Conway, Castlebar

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HEALTH would have manipulated all other areas of my life. It’s and meaningful life now,
and used people to get what a miracle I’m free from food simply by following AEA’s 12
FREEDOM TODAY: I wanted, and I’d have been obsession and that I’m not steps of recovery. WW
ISABELLE’S STORY very inconsiderate in personal worrying about weightloss
OF RECOVERY FROM relationships, instilling today. I’m so grateful for Addictive Eaters Anonymous (AEA)
ADDICTIVE EATING bad feelings, jealousy and the programme of Addictive is a Twelve Step fellowship based
bitterness. Eaters Anonymous, and for on Alcoholics Anonymous. AEA
I really started to notice my whole thing was starting to the continued support I get members have found recovery from
problem with food when I affect my life. I was isolating With guidance from a from other members and my binge eating, anorexia, bulimia,
was a teenager. I got very from my family and friends, sponsor I’ve had occasions sponsor. other forms of addictive eating and
body-conscious and I began finding excuses not to be in where I’ve needed to admit compulsive exercise. AEA members
to diet. And at first I loved their company whenever it I’ve done wrong and try to Addressing all aspects carry the message of sobriety by
the praise and attention I was possible. This made me make restitution for those of addiction is essential sharing their experience, strength
was getting over my weight feel truly miserable and I wrongs. Part of being healthy in finding freedom from and hope with other addictive eaters.
loss. But when I tried coming began to get very paranoid. I and free from my addiction addictive eating. That’s what Whatever your problem with food,
off the diet, I found I had also began bingeing during today is by living as good a members of Addictive Eaters AEA can help.
developed a massive fear of working hours, so it started to life as I can and striving to Anonymous have found
putting back on the weight I affect my job. And I was really be a better person. We call they’ve have had to do, in For details on Addictive Eaters
had lost. So I started to purge so self-obsessed. I genuinely this making living amends to order to recover. We also Anonymous, log onto www.
after our family meals to try thought that people would family and friends, involving have had to abstain from all addictiveeatersanonymous.org
to control my weight. Quickly only like me if I was thinner. making changes to our actions mood-altering substances.
that progressed into cycles of It was at this very low point I and behaviours. Our fellowship’s sole aim is AEA Regular Monday Meeting:
bingeing and purging, several realised I needed some kind to share our experience of the Everyone is welcome to attend.
times daily. of help and was lucky enough As a result of working the solution to addictive eating, Meeting details below:
to find it. I admitted myself 12 steps I’m not powerless and to show the many positive Mondays, 7.30pm, Teach
For many years I lived a into a treatment centre for my or helpless any more. I have ways in which working this Mhuire, 37 Lower Gardiner
double life. I would make an problems with food and also a support structure behind programme manifests itself in Street, Dublin 1
effort to eat normally around with alcohol. And the best me in my life today that I can our lives. I have peace of mind
family and friends but really I thing about treatment was depend on to keep me sober, today and live a productive
couldn’t wait to be alone, so getting the opportunity to and this in turn helps me in
I could binge and purge on attend 12-step meetings.
large volumes of food. I would restrict food, my over- abstains from alcohol. We all Partner Promotion
plan my binges, obsess about At these meetings I exercising, my compulsion to need food to survive. But I can
what I was going to eat, the learned that it wasn’t my stand on the weighing scales abstain from eating addictively. Take your Health to Heart! Love your
precise order I’d eat the food fault I couldn’t stop my and to look at my body in We use the term ‘sobriety’ in Heart
in, and when I’d get rid of it. self-destructive behaviour. I the mirror. It became clear Addictive Eaters Anonymous. There is more scientific evidence reducing inflammation throughout
learned that I was an addictive that I needed to follow the Sobriety for us is freedom from behind the cardiovascular health the body – in the blood vessels, the love
To be honest, for a while I eater. I also discovered that Addictive Eaters Anonymous addictive eating and all mind- benefits of fish oil than any other joints, skin and elsewhere.
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my pastime. And the food was other illness and that it can in the 12 steps of AEA, under have been found to improve Micha et al (2017) investigated the Benefits: Brain & Eye Function - Omega-3 DHA
always there to comfort me. switch from one substance the guidance of my sponsor. Food addiction can cause numerous heart disease risk relationship between dietary factors Exam Support - Omega-3 DHA
But eventually it turned on me to another, and frequently A sponsor is someone who as much harm to families, factors. They help to reduce blood and mortality rates due to heart Immunity - Vitamin D
and started to only cause me does. I learned that I had has been through these friends and loved ones of pressure, reduce triglycerides and disease, stroke or type 2 diabetes
pain. I found I was continuing to address all aspects of my steps themselves and can the food addict in the same improve blood circulation. Omega-3 (cardio-metabolic deaths). The eat oily fish (sardines, studies, the Eskimo range
to binge even when I didn’t addiction, that this was share their experience with way as any other addiction. has also been shown to increase study found that suboptimal intake anchovies, mackerel, salmon represents probably the finest
want to. I could no longer essential to finding freedom someone else who has less There have been lots of HDL (“good” cholesterol), thereby of dietary factors was associated and herring) twice a week to quality fish oil on the market,
resist the incessant cravings. from addictive eating. experience of the programme. needs for making amends, helping to reduce cholesterol 45% of cardio-metabolic deaths. obtain the minimum requirement providing Omega-3 rich oil of
I was totally powerless from The twelve steps of Addictive in my experience. It is not levels, as HDL removes bad The highest proportions of deaths for omega-3. Surprisingly, a legendary purity, freshness &
staying away from that first So I had to take a long hard Eaters Anonymous are uncommon for addictive cholesterol from the body. were estimated to be related to massive 89% of Irish people are stability.
bite, that first item of food look at all the substances identical to the original eaters to steal money to Omega-3s also play an important excess sodium intake, low intake of not consuming sufficient oily fish
and I was also powerless to I was using, not just food. 12 steps of Alcoholics buy food, or to steal food role in thinning the blood and seafood rich in omega-3 fats and a in their diet, so often there is a Eskimo-3 is committed to
stop eating once I’d started. Alcohol and pills had to be Anonymous except that the from supermarkets, shops, high intake of processed meats. need to take a good quality delivering safe, sustainably
looked at, in addition to my word “food” is used instead of restaurants and sometimes The European Food Safety supplement such as Eskimo-3, sourced, effective omega-3.
I thought I was weak and behaviours around food. My the word “alcohol”. even from friends. There can Authority states that you need naturally rich in omega-3, to Be Smart, Choose Eskimo-3:
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weighed and measured food have stolen my family’s peace By Anne Cunningham I find Eskimo-3 fantastic for my memory. I and with over 120 scientific
plan. So I myself have to make of mind. I would have been used to forget where I left things all the
no decisions around food today very selfish and inconsiderate. time but now my memory is excellent. I’m
and I have total freedom from I could also be very insensitive, 85 years of age and have no aches or
the food obsession. Of course I was more than ready to put pains whatsoever, my skin has a healthy
can’t abstain from food in the people down or to speak glow and I feel great and love life!”
same way as a sober alcoholic unkindly about others. I
Mary Conway, Castlebar

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Ireland live with type 2 “But, it is also important to not a chronic misdiagnosed and the final that we need to be aware of much to blame, along with body, helps to protect joints and
diabetes and must take progressive diagnosis is often delayed by too when it comes to type 2 food manufacturers who helps to maintain joint mobility.
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pancreatic beta cells try between type 1 and type 2 diabetes, Dr Eva offers the
to rectify the situation by diabetes? following advice: “Go to
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insulin. Over time, this over- autoimmune condition while check-up including an
production literally exhausts type 2 is typically caused by HbA1c blood test. As the
the pancreas, leading to excess visceral fat, poor diet symptoms can be caused by
inadequate production of and lifestyle choices. other health problems, it is
“Type 2 is the most unwise to self-diagnose. If
common type of diabetes as your HbA1c level comes back
90 per cent of diabetics are elevated – in my opinion
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