Ashburton Guardian, YOU Magazine, October 17, 2020

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GIVE the girls

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YOU AND YOUR LIFESTYLE | Saturday, October 17, 2020

Give your breasts some How do I check my own breasts?

It’s as simple as TLC – touch, look, check.

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In the shower or bath

t helps to have your hands slippery when checking your breasts. Shower gel or soap will make it easier to slide your hand over your breasts.

1. Raise one arm behind your head. Hold your fingers together.

2. With the flat of your fingers press into your breast, feeling for any changes in the breast tissue at both superficial and deep levels.

3. Follow a pattern to make sure you cover the entire area of your breast. This might be circular, up and down or in segments like the spokes of a wheel. Remember that breast tissue also extends up to the collarbone and in a tail leading from the side of your breast up towards your armpit.

4. Feel around and underneath your nipple and areola.

5. Continue until you have covered the entire breast and then repeat on the other side.

Lying down This is usually the best method for larger-breasted women.

1. Place a pillow or cushion underneath one shoulder and place your hand under your head. (eg. right shoulder, right hand) This helps to spread the breast tissue against your chest. Position yourself so that your nipple is central and the breast is spread more evenly across your chest.

2. Using your left hand, with fingers together and flat, check your right breast in a pattern which covers the entire breast area, as described above, including the nipple, areola, and armpit. Swap the pillow to the opposite shoulder and repeat.

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tender loving care LOOK

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his is a very important part of selfchecking your breasts as some breast cancers are detected by visual signs such as skin changes, distortion of the breast, new nipple inversion or deviation, dimpling on the skin or crusting on the nipple.

Be aware of any discharge coming from the nipple (without squeezing).

It helps to have your hands slippery when checking your breasts.

Shower gel or soap will make it easier to slide your hand over your breasts.

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f you do find something unusual it’s important to see your GP for a proper assessment even if you’ve had a recent mammogram which was reported as normal.

Most breast changes are not caused by cancer but any new change should be checked out to make sure.

Your GP will do a clinical breast examination and, if any further investigation is needed, she/he will refer you to the appropriate place.

You can be referred to a public hospital for this or you might choose to go to a private clinic.

If you have been reassured that a breast change is normal but it continues to grow or change, it’s important to go back and have it checked again or seek a second opinion.

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YOU AND YOUR LIFESTYLE | Saturday, October 17, 2020

Dear Pink Ribbon heroes

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reast Cancer Foundation NZ is urgently looking for local volunteers to help out with its Pink Ribbon Street Appeal on October 30 and 31.

Around 60 collectors will be at sites across the Canterbury region, but area co-ordinators are still needed in Ashburton to manage a small team of volunteers at local collection sites. Area co-ordinators will be supplied with a detailed briefing, a roster of volunteer collectors, street permits, and all the materials necessary to run a successful appeal. Anyone interested in being either a volunteer co-ordinator or collector is encouraged to email pinkribbon@bcf.org.nz or phone 0508 105 105 for more information.

The Pink Ribbon Street Appeal raises vital funds to support women going through breast cancer, search for ground-breaking scientific discoveries and spread the message about the importance of early detection and going for regular mammograms. Across Aotearoa 10,000 volunteers will raise money at 1400 collection points.

Each year, around 400 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in the Canterbury District Health Board area, and sadly every year we still lose around 77 women there to breast cancer.

“We couldn’t run the Pink Ribbon Street Appeal without the support of our amazing volunteers. By giving a little time, people in Ashburton can make a huge difference,” Evangelia Henderson, chief executive of Breast Cancer Foundation NZ, said.

“The money raised will help us to make zero deaths from breast cancer a reality, funding breast cancer research, education and patient support.

“It’s been a tough year for

Alison Esler (left) and Liz McMillan collecting for the Pink Ribbon Street Appeal last year.

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everyone and we never imagined we’d be launching this year’s appeal in the middle of a global pandemic. But this year has shown how great New Zealanders are at banding together, and we hope Ashburton will show some love for Kiwis affected by breast cancer by supporting our appeal.”

Visit www.breastcancerfoundation.org.nz for more information.

What your donation goes towards:

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ationally your donations help fund: Research • The Breast Cancer Foundation National Register, which tracks breast cancer rates, treatments and outcomes providing insights for medical research.

• Research projects aimed at understanding the disease and developing more

effective treatments – right here in NZ. • An Australasian Clinical Trials Database so anyone can view the latest breast cancer drug trials under way. n Canterbury your donations help fund: • The Breast Cancer Foundation National Register, which tracks breast cancer rates, treatments and outcomes providing

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insights for medical research.

• Bio-impedence machine for Christchurch to assist in the early detection of lymphoedema.

• The BCFNZ Pink Caravan and breast nurses to provide free consultations in cities, small towns and some large businesses as part of its South Island tour.

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What is lymphoedema?

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ymphoedema is swelling caused by a build-up of lymph fluid in the body tissues, especially in the layer of fat underneath the skin.

The lymphatic system’s job is to take fluid (lymph) from body tissues back into the bloodstream, all the while helping the immune system destroy pathogens and remove waste product.

Normally lymph flows through lymph vessels, but if the lymphatic system is damaged or inadequate, it cannot handle the usual amount of lymph and a build-up occurs in the tissues.

When this failure occurs it usually affects the limbs although it may also involve the trunk, breast, head and neck, or genital area.

Primary lymphoedema may arise because the lymphatic vessels or nodes have been damaged or were not formed correctly.

Secondary lymphoedema is the most common type, developing after damage to the lymphatic system during treatments such as cancer treatments involving the removal of lymph nodes, radiotherapy to lymph node groups, or with the progression of malignant disease.

The onset of lymphoedema may be at any time, it can occur within months of the damage, or it may appear years later.

While it cannot be cured, it can be reduced and managed with the right intervention. In New Zealand, the current treatment for lymphoedema is based on five “cornerstones” of care: Light touch massage, compression bandages or garments, extra special care of the limb/area, paced

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exercise and, more recently, medical taping.

A trained lymphoedema

specialist will work with you to create the right treatment that fits with your circumstance and

symptoms.

Information in this article sourced from the Australian Lym-

phology Association, Lymphoedema New Zealand and Motus Health Ashburton.

Identifying lymphoedema

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n the early stages you may notice changes in sensation, feelings of tightness, heaviness or swelling on the side the lymph nodes have been removed on.

You may notice a change in skin colour or the feel of the skin. Rings, bracelets, watches, clothing, or shoes may feel tighter.

It is important to confirm this diagnosis with your medical team prior to seeking treatment.

A lymphoedema-trained clinician can help to design a customised management plan which involves education about

lymphoedema, gentle massage while teaching you to do this independently, utilising exercise and assessing whether compression garments can be of use.

Funding is available for those with secondary lymphoedema as a result of breast cancer and its treatment.

For more information visit the Breast Cancer Foundation of New Zealand’s website and click the support tab, you will find lymphoedema treatment listed here.

If you are ineligible for funding, or want to seek treatment quickly it is available privately.

Statistics ***The Australian National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) review of research evidence on secondary lymphoedema states “conservative estimates suggest that 20 per cent of breast, genitourinary, gynaecological, or melanoma survivors will experience secondary lymphoedema”.

More specifically the incidence of secondary lymphoedema associated with vulval cancer is estimated at 36-47 per cent, breast cancer 20 per cent, cervical cancer 24 per cent and melanoma 9-29 per cent.

The incidence of lymphoedema following sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is reported to range from 4-8 per cent.

At birth, about one person in every 6000 will develop primary lymphoedema. ***

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YOU AND YOUR LIFESTYLE | Saturday, October 17, 2020

Ways to combat fatigue

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ost people arrive at this stage of the year struggling with fatigue, tiredness and exhaustion.

For those who haven’t yet managed to have a holiday, life may be a bit of a struggle and coping with tiredness and fatigue can feel a bit overwhelming.

Covid-19 has managed to affect many people in a number of different ways. It could be the isolation, fatigue and exhaustion may have set in due to the repetition of going in and out of lockdowns, and constantly viewing it in the media.

For many, it feels like it has been a really long year.

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Go to bed earlier than you usually would, even if you are just resting not actually sleeping.

Wake up a little later than you normally

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would if possible, as rest is really beneficial.

Rest up as much as you can, take time out and have a few moments to yourself where possible.

Try to add in a little exercise as this can be uplifting to help fight fatigue. At this time of year, most of our healthy regime and activities can get a bit forgotten, or put to the side, to just get through our daily tasks. But it is still important to keep up with a little exercise.

Even getting out in the sunlight, fresh air helps you feel better, when you are not feeling your best, and helps to eliminate those feelings of fatigue.

Try to eat healthier again if you have let your eating habits change to quick

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snack foods. Healthy foods help to replenish your body with the correct nutrition to feel energised.

Water can help fight fatigue, so use it as your main source of fluid.

Stop and read if you can – reading can be really relaxing to the brain, which can help it to think better and more efficiently. Even though you think your brain is doing a lot of work reading, it actually has a relaxing effect and forces you to sit down for a while and rest up.

Try to incorporate a few things you enjoy into your everyday life that you may have stopped doing.

Socialise a little more. Social interaction can actually be uplifting when you are feeling tired and rundown, even though it may feel like the last thing you are wanting to do.

Include foods rich in iron – prunes, bananas, beef steak, lamb, mussels,

spinach – to increase energy.

Increase your fruit consumption to increase those antioxidant rich foods that mop up those free radicals which can help you feel more energised and healthier.

It is important to look after yourself as much as you can and do those things that make you feel good and look forward to enjoying those summer days ahead.

Now that the weather is getting warmer and the days are getting longer with the extended daylight hours.

It will be easier to get in a little light exercise and, by pushing yourself to make the effort, you will reap the rewards. It will help with feeling more energised, less fatigued and more relaxed.

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– Boil the kettle and place the dates in a shallow bowl, soak with 2 C of boiling water until soft. Drain the dates, and set aside the date water for making of the bliss balls.

– In a kitchen whizz, place in order, with the kitchen whizz on, through the top of the kitchen whizz, the dates, prunes, apricots, cranberries, making sure the fruit is chopped to a pulp.

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Eat more tasty veges FROM JAPAN with Miya Komatsu

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he weather is getting warmer and the vegetable prices are slowly coming down.

Now is the time to try some new and tasty vegetables.

My mother always said ‘one part meat, three part veges’ on your plate and it’s nice to eat salad, especially in warmer weather.

I have some tasty recipes for you to try.

All of these recipes you can make and then keep in the chiller for up to four days. Enjoy cooking!

Miya Komatsu is a Japanese-trained chef and nutritionist who has made Ashburton her home.

She has been living here for 14 years.

Colourful veges in nanban sauce 2-4 servings

Nanban sauce 1/3 C vinegar, I use apple cider vinegar 1/4 C soy sauce 3T sugar 1/4 C mirin (sweet cooking wine)

Veges 1/8 pumpkin, peeled and sliced 5mm thick 1 courgette, sliced 5mm thick 1 eggplant, cut into big bite size 1 capsicum, sliced half inch wide 200g green beans, trim both ends off

– In a medium heat-proof bowl, combine all nanban sauce ingredients and microwave for one minute. Set aside.

– In a large frypan, heat 2T of oil over a medium heat.

– Pan-fry the veges, starting with the hard veges like pumpkin.

– Don’t overcook. Veges don’t need to be too soft.

– Once all veges are cooked, transfer to a big food container.

– Pour the nanban sauce over while veges are still hot.

– Serve straight away while warm or keep for later to serve cold.

Miya’s hint – Nanban sauce is good for grilled meat or fish as well.

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Shio kinpira (salted saute) potato

1 small carrot, peeled and julienned 3 medium-sized potatoes, peeled and julienned, then soaked in cold water to rinse off starch 1 capsicum, thinly sliced 2T sesame oil

Seasoning 1-2t salt 1T mirin (sweet cooking wine) 1t dried chilli flakes 2t sesame seeds, for garnish

– Drain the potatoes and wipe off excess water with a paper towel.

Set aside.

– In a frypan, heat the sesame oil over medium heat and stir-fry the carrot for a couple of minutes.

– Add the potatoes and cook until they begin to become transparent.

– Add the capsicum and cook for a couple minutes.

– Add all seasoning ingredients and cook until most of the liquid evaporates.

– Serve with sesame seeds sprinkled on top.

Miya’s hint – Originally, kinpira is made with gobo (burdock roots) and seasoned with soy sauce and mirin or sugar.

I can’t get gobo in New Zealand so I use potatoes. I seasoned with salt and mirin because I want to keep a nice green colour for capsicum.

Karashi shouyu ae (mustard, soy sauce marinade)

1 head broccoli, cut into bite-sized pieces, then boil and cool down 1/2 punnet cherry tomatoes, cut in half

Sauce 2T soy sauce 2t mustard paste (use wholegrain mustard if you like)

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In a big bowl, combine soy sauce and mustard well.

Add the broccoli and cherry tomatoes then mix well.

Ta da! That’s it. So easy isn’t it?

Serve cold.

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Why your ankle is weak PHYSIO LAID BARE with SHAUN CLARK

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s a physiotherapist, I’ve lost count of the amount of times patients have claimed they have a “bad ankle”, that they have sprained the same ankle numerous times before or that they always sprain that ankle ... like it’s a normal thing.

Sprained ankles are one of the most common injuries, and not just on the sporting field, that’s for sure.

They are so common that they almost get written off as a “normal” occurrence and they are brushed off as “oh, it’s just a sprain”.

Almost half of those that sprain their ankle are back to their normal activity or sport within a week, even though we know ligament healing time can take up to 12 weeks.

But do you know what? A sprain, in most cases, is a partial tear to the lateral ankle ligaments and just brushing them off and resting them for a short time can cause real long-term issues.

After a sprained ankle, over 50 per cent of people still don’t have full recovery after a year and 25 per cent of people resprain their ankle within a year.

That isn’t just something to brush off and rest, it’s a serious injury.

To help figure out how to reduce the risk of long-term pain and instability, there is a lot of research looking into the factors that make you more at risk of pain and injury.

What’s one of the main risk factors for an ankle sprain? Past ankle injury.

Now some of you may think that’s because the ankle ligaments were “damaged” and yes, in a small percentage of people there are high-grade tears that

don’t heal well, but in the majority of people, your ligaments do heal, just like the rest of our body – we have a great capacity for healing.

So, what makes you

almost four times more likely to sprain your ankle after you have done it once?

One of the main causes is not your ligaments, it’s the secondary weakness and loss of control that occurred after the injury.

The great thing is that you can improve these things, but only if you challenge them and force change.

Rather than blaming an injured ligament, you can do something about it.

Doing exercise rehab after an ankle sprain can massively reduce your risk of re-injury and will also reduce your risk of ankle sprain even if you haven’t had a sprain before because it simply creates a stronger ankle with improved capacity.

A large systematic review, which included 3500 people, found that the risk

of ankle injury was decreased by 46 per cent when balance and strength training was done!

If you want to go the whole hog though, there is solid research that shows that using a good lace-up ankle brace, particularly in the 12 weeks when your ligament is healing, reduces risk of ankle sprain by 64 per cent (Bellows, Wong 2018).

So remember, ankle sprains often don’t need to be a long-term thing, particularly if you rehab them well and protect the ligaments while healing – you can hugely decrease your risk of injury and ensure your ankle heals stronger, faster, with less pain and long-term instability.

See your physio to get individualised, guided rehab, advice and a brace (if needed), to give your ankle the best shot at recovery.

Shaun Clark is principal physio and director at PhysioSteps Ashburton and Selwyn and has experience at the Commonwealth Games and World Rugby 7s. The team are experts in musculoskeletal pain and injury rehab.

It’s hard to bluff sisters I

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I may have been able to trick most of my city friends that I know everything on the farm, but a sister really does know when the other one is bluffing.

may well have gotten away with my latest farming faux pas had it not been for my big sister.

She was visiting from the big city and I’d been giving her the farm tour explaining what was what, who was who and how things worked around here.

Was she impressed? Oh yes! Never did she think her younger sister (by two years and three months) would ever know anything rural.

It was all going so, so well as we sailed down the shingle in a cloud of blinding spring dust.

This also helped as she couldn’t really see the things I was talking about and therefore couldn’t question any of my vague explanations.

Then we passed the actual farmer loading a big blue thing on the back of his ute and my farming façade was about to unravel as my sister uttered three simple

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words – ‘what is that?’

Oh. I took a good look, it was big, a blue cylinder with a twisty thing, a trailer attachment, and what looked like splashes of white paint on it.

“Oh that is a paint mixer,” I proudly stated.

The farmer had been doing some painting so that seemed to make sense.

She looked confused. I looked confused. “Actually, I think it’s a calf feeder – one of the new model ones,” I corrected myself.

It did actually look more like the little feeding machines the calves used when they were eating their morning muesli mix.

Curiosity got the better of me. What on earth was that thing?

I leaned out the window to ask the farmer. “It’s just a mini spreader,” the farmer said. Ok, so I was WAY off.

I turned to my sister who was already crying with laughter.

I may have been able to trick most of my city friends that I know everything on the farm, but a sister really does know when the other one is bluffing.

I was thankful for small mercies when the conversation quickly turned back to a new Calvin Klein store that had opened in Auckland and I was off the hook, before having to explain what a mini spreader was used for.

So for me it’s back to Google when she is back in the city!

TV reporter, journalist, mum and born and bred Aucklander Donna-Marie Lever talks about life after marrying a farmer and moving to rural Mid Canterbury

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It’s planting season

ossibly the most exciting month in the home garden with plenty to plant both outdoors and indoors!

Houseplants It’s changeover time for cyclamen that have finished flowering, either plant them in the garden or pop them in the compost bin.

Time to purchase and plant up new seasons flowering houseplants like spathiphyllums (peace lily), anthuriums, kalanchoes (flaming katies) and moth orchids.

Check if existing houseplants need repotting.

Use a houseplant potting mix and move them up to a slightly larger pot.

Resist planting them into much larger pots as this can cause problems with watering.

You can now start applying houseplant fertiliser.

The change of season means some areas will become too hot for some houseplants.

North and east-facing rooms provide the best light and filtered is best.

Avoid placing plants up against windows in direct sunlight as their foliage will burn quickly.

Vegetable garden All summer vegetables can now be planted, including courgettes, cucumbers, beans, beetroot, carrots, celery, corn, leeks, lettuce, melons, onions, radish, pumpkin, tomato, and zucchini.

Consider expanding your existing vegetable gardens, remembering the experience of Covid-19 this year.

Prepare the vegetable plot thoroughly before planting with new compost, the better the preparation, invariably a more bountiful harvest!

Stagger planting (every two weeks or so) to ensure continuous harvesting and avoiding vegetables maturing at the same time.

Water young seedlings as required and apply a side dressing of vegetable fertiliser as the plants mature.

Flowering annuals It’s time to plant flower beds and containers with summer flowering annuals.

As with the vegetable garden, prepare sites with new compost and use new container mix when planting into tubs and containers.

Summer flowering annuals to plant this month include alyssum, asters, corn flowers, californian poppy, cosmos, delphiniums, hollyhock, livingston daisy, lobelia, marigolds, nemesia, petunias, portulacas, phlox, salvias, statice, sunflowers, sweet peas, verbena and zinnias.

Fruit trees Start applying fruit tree fertiliser, this is especially important around young specimens as the fertiliser encourages the development of a strong, sturdy root system.

As soils warm towards the end of the month, mulch around trees to prevent weed growth and improve water retention over the hot, dry summer months.

Berry fruit Boysenberries, blackberries, raspberries and loganberries are

all growing rapidly.

Remove any surplus canes where growth is excessive.

Keep training new canes on supports or wire.

Fertilise with berry fertiliser every 5-6 weeks and add a layer of much around plants.

Stop ‘pinching out’ strawberry flowers and allow fruit to form towards the end of October.

Regularly inspect for any sights of botrytis (gray mould) and remove any infected leaves.

Keep maintaining a mulch of pea straw and/or crushed bark around plants.

Herbs It’s warm enough to plant most new season’s herbs in the garden or pots – chives, mint, parsley, rosemary, sage and thyme.

Herbs grow best in welldrained, light soil, in a position that receives full sun all day.

It’s still a little early for planting basil, a herb that thrives in the heat of summer.

Roses In most parts of New Zealand, roses will be flowering freely and will be disease free.

Apply the first side-dressing of rose fertiliser towards the end of the month and repeat every 5-6 weeks until mid-December.

Deadhead finished flowers to promote new continuous flowering. Tie up climbing roses as new growth appears.

Lawns With grass growth under way it’s time to start regularly mowing again.

Apply lawn fertiliser and repeat applications every 4-6 weeks until mid-December.

Fresh grass seed can be sown in problem areas of the lawn, spread new topsoil evenly before

sowing seed. Keep the area moist until the grass seed has germinated. Grass cuttings can be added to the compost bin in a ‘little but often’ manner. Don’t put too much in at once and ensure you mix the clippings well with other organic materials.

Container gardens It’s the perfect time to replant containers with flowering annuals, herbs, or summer salad vegetables. Fill containers with fresh, new container mix that is free draining and includes the necessary nutrients for healthy plant growth.

Containers are especially important in smaller properties and apartments and is probably the best way to grow many herbs.

Keep them well watered.

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I have been having trouble with codling moth on our two small apple trees, golden delicious and granny smith. I have tried codling moth traps and other types of sticky tape and insect control, but with no luck. Please can you help?

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