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Health & Wellbeing - Summer 2020

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Stay fit and healthy while enjoying all the summertime activities SUMMERTIME means longer days, sunshine, picnics and barbecues. Here’s how to make the most of your summer and stay healthy, too.

Be active, cool and safe in the sun Regular physical activity is an important part of a healthy lifestyle in every season. The warm summer weather can make it easy to exercise outdoors and get the whole family involved.

Just be sure to take some precautions so you don’t get overheated.

Exercise in the morning or evening, when it’s likely to be cooler outdoors. If possible, exercise in shady areas. If it’s too hot to go outside, work out at the gym, walk laps or climb stairs inside an air-conditioned building.

Drink plenty of water.

Don’t wait until you’re thirsty. Help your body sweat and cool down by drinking water frequently.

Take children and older folk to the park, turn on some music and dance, or

get pedometers for everyone in the family and have a friendly competition to see who can log the most steps each day.

Plan an active vacation.

Camping, hiking, canoeing and kayaking are great ways to spend time in nature and get a lot of exercise. If you’re visiting a city, consider renting bicycles or taking a walking tour.

Most skin cancers are caused by too much exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun.

When you are out in the sun, wear clothing and a wide-brimmed hat to protect as much skin as possible. Protect your eyes with sunglasses that block at least 99 per cent of UV light.

Use a broad-spectrum sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 30. Put more on at least every two hours and after swimming or sweating.

Limit your direct exposure to the sun, especially between 10 am and 4 pm, when UV rays are strongest.

FRESH FOOD: Summer is a great time for picnics and barbecues out in the open air.

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need to be extra careful.

Wash hands, utensils, containers and work surfaces before handling food to prevent harmful bacteria from spreading.

Cook food the same day as the picnic, not in advance.

Wash fruit and vegetables before cutting.

Keep mayonnaise-based foods and other cold foods

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in an insulated cooler with plenty of ice or frozen gel packs.

Throw out leftovers that have been sitting out for more than two hours.

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Good communication at Christmas CHRISTMAS is a great time for family and friends to gather together, as it is a time we get to catch up with people we have not seen recently. It is important that everyone be included in these activities, even if they have a hearing loss.

Diana Bienvenu, from Wangaratta Audiology provides some tips for what we can do to improve communication with our loved ones who have a hearing loss.

“Firstly, ensure they are ready to get the message and watching the speaker.

All of us get absorbed in our own thoughts from time to time. If we are not listening, we will not get the message,” Diana said.

“Speak clearly and at a comfortable listening level. Hearing aids which are correctly set will amplify voices to the right level for that person and your face will look more natural than if you are shouting. Also, please keep in mind it is helpful to speak a normal pace, not too fast or slow.

“It can be much harder to have a meaningful conversation during a noisy time when everyone is together.

Reducing the level of back-

ground noise will assist anyone with a hearing loss to hear better. Also, it may be helpful to plan ahead to arrange some one-on-one time to catch up with someone you see infrequently. ̢Hǥ͂ĵŶ͂ ĝźźʼnźƁĝŠīĵ͂ Ɓŧ͂ ųĵŧ̘ ple who wear hearing aids, if they need it, to plan ahead for the holidays. This includes ensuring hearing aids are working well and having an adequate supply of batteries. If a hearing aid happens to “beep” (indicatʼnŠŁ͂ĝ͂DZ͂ĝƁ͂ĪĝƁƁĵŶƠ̇͂ƚņʼnřĵ͂ĵƙĵ̘ ryone is together, go ahead and change the battery so communication is not interrupted.”

If further assistance is needed, contact Wangaratta ƅıʼnŧřŧŁƠ͂ŧŠ͂̆ʍʐ̇͂ʒʔʏʏ͂ʑʑʐʐ˳ From Fred, Diana and the team, we hope your family gatherings will be enjoyĝĪřĵˮ͂ ŀƅŠ̘ǰ͂řřĵı͂ ŧīīĝźʼnŧŠź͂ which are satisfying to all who are present. Merry Christmas.

FAMILY TIME: Christmas is a great time to catch up, but for some, their hearing loss can prevent the message getting through.

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Give yourself the gift of good this Christmas with a healthy diet WITH Christmas Day fast approaching, it can initiate some stress in us.

Whether it’s waiting in the supermarket queues, or ƁŶƠʼnŠŁ͂Ɓŧ͂ǰ͂Šı͂ĝ͂īĝŶ͂ųĝŶŗʼnŠŁ͂ źųĝīĵ͂ Ɓŧ͂ ıŧ͂ ƁņĝƁ͂ ̤ŧŠĵ͂ ĵƟƁŶĝ͂ job on our list’. bĝŗĵ͂ źŧşĵ͂ Ɓʼnşĵ͂ Ɓŧ͂ ŶĵřĝƟˮ͂ Ɓŧ͂ ıŧ͂ źŧşĵ͂ ıĵĵų͂ ĪŶĵĝƁņʼnŠŁˮ͂ maybe some yoga or go for a walk/run - all these things will help you cope if you’re ŀĵĵřʼnŠŁ͂źƁŶĵźźĵı͂ĝƁ͂ĝřř˳͂ HŀƁĵŠ͂ ıƅŶʼnŠŁ͂ Ɓņʼnź͂ Ɓʼnşĵ͂ ŧŀ͂ ƠĵĝŶˮ͂ ƚĵ͂ ƁĵŠı͂ Ɓŧ͂ ĵĝƁ͂ ĝŠı͂ ıŶʼnŠŗ͂ Ɓŧ͂ ĵƟīĵźź˳͂ [ŧ͂ Ɓņĵ͂ĪĵźƁ͂ ĝıƙʼnīĵ͂ ʼnźˮ͂ ʼnŀ͂ Ơŧƅ͂ ıŧ͂ Ɓņʼnź͂ ŧŠ͂ ņŶʼnźƁşĝź͂ ĝƠˮ͂ Ơŧƅ͂ ıŧŠ̥Ɓ͂ Šĵĵı͂Ɓŧ͂ŗĵĵų͂ƅų͂ƁņĝƁ͂ųĝīĵ͂ŧŠ͂ ŧƟʼnŠŁ͂ ĝƠ͂ŧŶ͂ĝřř͂Ɓņĵ͂ƚĝƠ͂Ɓŧ͂ Bĵƚ͂ xĵĝŶ̥ź͂ ƙĵ˳͂ ,Ɓ̥ź͂ ĪĵźƁ͂ Ɓŧ͂ Łŧ͂Īĝīŗ͂Ɓŧ͂Ɓņĵ͂ıʼnĵƁ͂ƁņĝƁ͂ƠŧƅŶ͂ ĪŧıƠ͂ŀĵĵřź͂ĪĵźƁ͂ŧŠ̘͂͂ņĵŶĵ͂ĝŶĵ͂ DELICIOUS: Just because you overeat on Christmas Day, doesn’t mean you need to carry that tradition through to New Year’s Eve. some more tips to make Ɓņʼnź͂ĝ͂ŶĵĝřřƠ͂ŀƅŠ͂ĝŠı͂ņĵĝřƁņƠ͂ źŧŶųƁʼnŧŠ˸ ĝŠı͂Ŷĵşŧƙĵ͂ƁŧƟʼnŠź˸ ĝīƁʼnƙʼnƁƠ͂Ɓŧ͂ņĵřų͂ƚʼnƁņ͂ıʼnŁĵź̘ ŀŧŧı͂ņĝĪʼnƁź͂ŁŧʼnŠŁ͂ƁņŶŧƅŁņ̘ źĵĝźŧŠ͂ ƚʼnƁņŧƅƁ͂ ŧƙĵŶřŧĝıʼnŠŁ͂ ˬ͂​͂fźĵ͂ĝųųřĵ͂īʼnıĵŶ͂ƙʼnŠĵŁĝŶ͂ʼnŠ͂ ˬ͂​͂Wĵıƅīĵ͂źĵŶƙʼnŠŁ͂źʼnƦĵź˳͂bņĵŶĵ͂ ƁʼnŧŠ˸ ŧƅƁ͂ źƅşşĵŶ˳͂ TřĝŠ͂ ĝņĵĝı͂ ƠŧƅŶ͂ıʼnŁĵźƁʼnƙĵ͂źƠźƁĵş˭ źĝřĝı͂ ıŶĵźźʼnŠŁź͂ ŧŶ͂ źʼnşųřƠ͂ ĝŶĵ͂źŧ͂şĝŠƠ͂ƁŶĵĝƁź͂źŧ͂ıŧŠ̥Ɓ͂ ˬ͂​͂)ĵŶĪĝř͂ Ɓĵĝź͂ źƅīņ͂ ĝź͂ ųĵų̘ ĝŠı͂ īņŧŧźĵ͂ ĝ͂ ıĝƠ͂ Ɓŧ͂ ŁĵƁ͂ ˬ͂​͂bĝŗĵ͂Ɓņĵ͂Ŕƅʼnīĵ͂ŧŀ͂ņĝřŀ͂ĝ͂řĵş̘ ĝıı͂ Ɓŧ͂ ĝ͂ řʼnƁƁřĵ͂ ƚĝƁĵŶ͂ ĝŠı͂ ŁĵƁ͂ īĝƅŁņƁ͂ ƅų͂ ʼnŠ͂ ņĝƙʼnŠŁ͂ ųĵŶşʼnŠƁ͂ĝŠı͂řʼnŵƅŧŶʼnīĵ͂Ɓĝŗ̘ back to sensible eating. ŧŠ͂ ʼnŠ͂ ƚĝƁĵŶ͂ ǰ͂ŶźƁ͂ ƁņʼnŠŁ͂ ʼnŠ͂ ıŶʼnŠŗ͂ ̘͂ Ɓņʼnź͂ ƚʼnřř͂ ņĵřų͂ ƠŧƅŶ͂ ŶĵŁƅřĝŶ͂źʼnƦĵı͂źĵŶƙĵź͂ʼnŀ͂Ơŧƅ͂ ĵŠ͂ĝŀƁĵŶ͂ĝ͂şĵĝř͂ƚʼnřř͂ĝřźŧ͂ĝʼnı͂ ŀƁĵŶ͂ ņŶʼnźƁşĝź͂ʼnź͂ĝ͂ŁŶĵĝƁ͂ the morning to stimulate ĪŧıƠ͂ĪŶĵĝŗ͂ıŧƚŠ͂ŀĝƁź˸ ƚĝŠƁ͂Ɓŧ͂ƁŶƠ͂Ɓņĵş͂ĝřř˸ ıʼnŁĵźƁʼnŧŠ˸ Ɓʼnşĵ͂ Ɓŧ͂ ıĵƁŧƟ͂ ƠŧƅŶ͂ ĪŧıƠˮ͂ ƠŧƅŶ͂řʼnƙĵŶ˸ ˬ͂​͂ ŶʼnŠŗ͂ ųřĵŠƁƠ͂ ŧŀ͂ƚĝƁĵŶ͂ ̘͂ ĝƁ͂ ˬ͂​͂​͂Aŧƙĵ͂ĝŀƁĵŶ͂ƠŧƅŶ͂ ņŶʼnźƁşĝź͂ ˬ͂​͂9Šŧƚ͂ ƚņĵŠ͂ ʼnƁ̥ź͂ ŧƙĵŶ˳͂ [ŧ͂ Ɓĝŗĵ͂ īĝŶĵ͂ ŧŀ͂ ƠŧƅŶźĵřŀ͂ ĝŠı͂ ˬ͂​͂ ıı͂ řĵşŧŠ͂ Ŕƅʼnīĵ͂ Ɓŧ͂ ƠŧƅŶ͂ řĵĝźƁ͂ ʎ˳ʒ͂ řʼnƁŶĵź͂ ĝ͂ ıĝƠ͂ ̘Ɓņʼnź͂ meal - go for a walk, play ĵĝźʼnřƠˮ͂ ƚĵ͂ īĝŠ͂ ŁĵƁ͂ īĝŶŶʼnĵı͂ řŧźĵ͂Ɓņĵ͂ĵƟƁŶĝ͂ŗʼnřŧź͂Ơŧƅ͂ņĝƙĵ͂ ƚĝƁĵŶ͂ Ɓŧ͂ ʼnşųŶŧƙĵ͂ ʼnƁź͂ ĝĪ̘ ņĵřųź͂Ɓŧ͂DZ͂ƅźņ͂ƠŧƅŶ͂źƠźƁĵş͂ cricket or some other fun ĝƚĝƠ͂ ĝŠı͂ ŗĵĵų͂ Ɓņĵ͂ ŀĵźƁʼnƙĵ͂ ŁĝʼnŠĵı͂ƁņŶŧƅŁņ͂Ɓņĵ͂ƠĵĝŶ˳͂​͂

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Weight-loss surgery a practical option THERE is a solution locally for people struggling with obesity according to Dr Adam Cichowitz from North Eastern Surgery in Wangaratta.

“Bariatric (weight loss) surgery is the only treatment ųŶŧƙĵŠ͂ Ɓŧ͂ ŶĵźƅřƁ͂ ʼnŠ͂ źʼnŁŠʼnǰcant and sustained weight loss in people with obesity,” Dr Cichowitz said.

“The most common procedure is a sleeve gastrectomy which is a keyhole operation to reduce the size of the stomach.

“This leads to a reduced appetite and smaller meal sizes.

It is now one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in Australia.”

Obese people have a reduced life expectancy due to diseases that are caused or worsened by obesity.

Most people do not realise that morbid obesity is associated with the same reduction in life expectancy as that seen in lifelong heavy smokers or about 13 years.

Obesity is also strongly associated with certain types of cancer such as colorectal cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer and oesophageal cancer.

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to dramatic improvements in health and longevity,” Dr Cichowitz said.

“Bariatric surgery improves, or even cures, obesityrelated medical conditions in the majority of patients.”

Obesity related medical conditions include high blood pressure, obstructive

sleep apnoea, asthma and other obesity-related breathing disorders, arthritis, chronic back pain, high cholesterol, fatty liver disease, venous stasis and urinary stress incontinence.

“Most people with obstructive sleep apnoea are able to stop using a CPAP

machine at night following surgery,” he said.

“Surgery also leads to improvement and remission of Type II diabetes mellitus, and reduces the risk of coronary heart disease, stroke and peripheral vascular disease.

“Obesity also impairs fertility and bariatric surgery

improves fertility.

“Surgical weight-loss has also been shown to improve overall quality of life in physical functions such as mobility, self-esteem, work, social interactions, and sexual function.

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duced, as are unemployment and disability and furthermore, depression and anxiĵƁƠ͂ĝŶĵ͂źʼnŁŠʼnǰīĝŠƁřƠ͂Ŷĵıƅīĵı͂ following bariatric surgery.”

For more information ŧŠ͂ Ɓņĵ͂ ĪĵŠĵǰƁź͂ ŧŀ͂ ĪĝŶʼnĝƁŶʼnī͂ (weight-loss) surgery contact North Eastern Surgery on 5721 4366.

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