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New dimension in mammogram diagnostics GETTING a mammogram procedure done at Wangaratta X-Ray has become more comprehensive than ever, thanks to the company adopting state of the art diagnostic and reporting technology from international company, Ikonopedia.

Wayne Ashton from Wangaratta X-Ray said the new software helps provide a more thorough snapshot for diagnosis, as it compares imaging results from mammograms, ultrasounds and x-rays with statistics and the patient’s own risk factors, and is a comprehen-

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Mr Ashton said that those using the machine see clinical reports that are clear, consistent, and 100 per cent compliant with the ACR BI-RADS® Atlas 5th Edition, as well as being MQSA compliant.

He added that it improves patient safety and is also a timesaver for radiologists and imaging staff.

“We’re seeing a change in the best practice for breast imaging,” Mr Ashton said, saying that the new software will see Wangaratta X-Ray lead the region in imaging services.

“It’s a much more involved process.”

Mr Ashton said the process would help women (and men) from all walks of life, including being more effective on women with denser breast tissue who can sometimes be harder to diagnose.

“It will give referring doctors a lot more information and guidance,” He added.

Mr Ashton said the software would be rolled out in the near future at the business’ Wangaratta and Albury locations.

For more information, see www.ikonopedia.com or www.xraygroup.com.au.

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Fitness and fun is Ruth's way of life FACING fierce table tennis competition is one of the times Milawa resident Ruth Shalders feels most at home.

The 73 year old is an active member of Keenagers, part of the Wangaratta Table Tennis Association, and at the time of going to press, was preparing to compete alongside fellow Keenagers members at the Murray Bridge Masters Games in South Australia for the fourth time.

Ruth first played table tennis as a teenager, and has always played at least some sport over the years, including tennis.

However, she only took up the sport again a few years ago after happening to notice table tennis association members playing after attending a meeting at the nearby showgrounds office.

She introduced herself to players at the association, which is based near the entrance of

the Wangaratta Showgrounds, and has never looked back.

"It has just built and built from there," Ruth said.

"It's the best thing I've ever done.”

She said that she was more of a social player in the beginning, but seeing a movie about ping pong with a friend a few years ago drove her passion to improve and refine her game, and Ruth said that now she has become extremely competitive.

"I get a degree of self satisfaction, and I really like a challenge," she said of playing table tennis.

"I just love the whole sport of it.

"I get activity, friendship, and lots of laughs.

"You meet a lot of people."

A former secondary teacher, Ruth retired several years ago and has become a widow in the past few years, but she keeps her life full of

ACTIVE AND BUSY: Ruth Shalders is constantly on the go, with table tennis and volunteering for the community chief among her passions. PHOTO: Kylie Wilson activity, including tending to her large garden and community volunteer work.

This includes her work with Wangaratta's Community Bereavement Activity Group (BAG) and Friends of the Hospital.

"I believe everyone needs a purpose," she said.

Ruth added that being active in some form every day is one of the key aspects of her

personal health and wellbeing.

"I don't see myself as elderly," she said.

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New healthy eating advice FOLLOWING a major new review of the health evidence for several of the most common eating patterns, Heart Foundation nutritionist Beth Meertens has urged Australians to turn their back on fad diets and instead take a long-term approach to healthy eating that focuses on healthy foods and how to combine them into healthy, delicious meals.

“People don’t just eat individual nutrients such as fat, sugar or carbs – people eat food, and foods contain many different nutrients,” she said.

To help Australians say goodbye to fad diets, the Heart Foundation commissioned a major review into the international evidence on healthy eating patterns.

It found that the eating patterns with the best outcomes for heart health all shared the same characteristics, which have been used as the basis for the Heart Foundation’s new Healthy Eating Principles.

The new principles say that you can improve your heart health by focusing on a few simple things: 1. Plenty of fruit, vegetables and wholegrains.

2. A variety of healthy protein sources including fish and seafood, lean meat and poultry, legumes, nuts and seeds.

3. Reduced fat dairy such as unflavoured

EAT FRESH: Including plenty of fruits, vegetables and wholegrains in your diet is an essential cornerstone of healthy eating. milk and yoghurt, and cheese.

4. Healthy fat choices with nuts, seeds, avocados, olives and their oils for cooking.

5. Herbs and spices to flavour foods instead of adding salt.

“By eating like this, your diet will be naturally high in the right nutrients such as fibre,

antioxidants and unsaturated fats, and low in nutrients that are harmful to heart health such as saturated and trans-fat, salt and sugar,” Ms Meertens said.

“Rather than fixating on diets which focus on single nutrients or cutting out specific foods, people should focus on the foods that they can

eat and enjoy, and how to build those foods into a pattern of eating that is sustainable over the long term.”

The Heart Foundation-commissioned review looked at specific eating patterns and their impact on high blood pressure, blood fats and weight. It revealed that: · The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) – which focuses on core foods (vegetables, fruits and low-fat dairy, moderate amounts of whole grains, fish, poultry and nuts) that are low in salt to reduce hypertension – showed the strongest evidence for the prevention of heart disease. It was also found to decrease the risk of death from heart disease, heart failure and stroke in healthy adults, as well as reducing the risk of high blood pressure and high cholesterol. · The cholesterol-lowering Portfolio dietary pattern – a vegetarian eating pattern rich in fruits, vegetables, wholegrains, nuts and plant sterols – had the strongest evidence for reduction in risk factors for heart disease such as high cholesterol in people who already have heart disease.

To learn more about how to eat for heart health, go to the Heart Foundation website at heartfoundation.org.au/healthyeating,

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Fitness enthusiasts in their Pryme MEMBERS of the Pryme Movers classes at Wangaratta Indoor Sports and Aquatic Centre (WISAC) are living proof that you are never too old to keep active, ďŹ t and healthy.

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Vivienne urges others to see their doctor sooner VIVIENNE was diagnosed with Asthma may be a sign of poor asthma control.

Asthma medications work very well when about 10 years ago.

“I think I had a lung problem a long time taken correctly. However, according to Asthma Australia up to 90 per cent of people before I was diagnosed,” she explained.

She goes on to describe how she often got “a on asthma medications don’t use them properly. tight chest and would cough up muck,” particularly There are many different types of medications for managing asthma, each of over the winter months. which are taken differently.

Things changed for “Asthma Australia Common inhalers Vivienne when she had the advises if a reliever is such as Ventolin should flu and for too long ignored be taken using a device her worsening symptoms needed more than known as a spacer, which of breathlessness and two days per week, helps get more of the persistent cough. this may be a sign of medicine into the lungs.

She ended up being In addition to taking admitted to hospital, and poor asthma control.” her asthma medications, was placed on oxygen due Vivienne, manages her lung condition by to a severe lung infection.

Vivienne now manages her asthma with keeping as active as she can and having daily preventer medications which, as the regular medical check-ups.

“If I’d known I had asthma before my name suggests, help to prevent her symptoms hospital admission, I would’ve seen my doctor of asthma.

She also uses a reliever medication when she sooner,” she said.

If you suspect you have a lung problem, needs quick relief of her symptoms, if they arise.

Asthma Australia advises if a reliever is Vivienne’s advice is to “go to your doctor - it needed more than two days per week, this can be managed.”

Vivienne using her Spacer to make the most of her medication.

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Have you checked your lungs lately?

MORE than half of us rarely think about the health of our lungs, yet we use them to breathe around 22,000 times every day.

In fact we probably take better care of our cars, having a mechanic look over them every 5-10,000km for efficient running and to maximise their lifespan.

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How to keep yourself well this winter CHRISTOS Miliankos from North East Naturopathic Group said he has seen many people through the clinic lately with coughs and colds and generally feeling unwell.

"Sometimes some of our clients ask, 'Why do I seem like the only one at work getting sick?'" Christos said.

"Obviously there are a variety of reasons for this, though the biggest reason is your immune system.

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This girl definitely can in Victoria WOMEN all over the North East and beyond are being encouraged to become more active with the recent launch of the This Girl Can - Victoria campaign by health promotion foundation VicHealth.

The campaign is a local version of the worldfamous viral campaign by Sport England which inspired an incredible 3.9 million British women to ditch the couch and get active.

This Girl Can – Victoria aims to build upon this success and empower women across the state to get active and overcome feelings of judgment which new VicHealth research shows is stopping them from getting active.

The campaign's TV spot features everyday Victorian women – no airbrushed Instagram models – overcoming their fears and giving it a go, curves, jiggles, wrinkles and all.

VicHealth CEO Jerril Rechter said the fear of judgment – as well as actual experiences of

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“Over half of Victorian women worry about being judged while exercising and for over 40 percent this feeling of embarrassment or intimidation is so strong it actually stops them from taking part in sport or exercise,” Ms Rechter said.

"Concerns about how they look, that they aren’t skilled enough or that they should be prioritising their family or work over exercise are genuine obstacles for women.

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Helping you achieve your potential North East Life offers a variety of services to keep your body and mind healthy, with Physiotherapy, Clinical Pilates and Health Conditioning services, assisting you in optimising your performance, recovery and strength.

Their physiotherapists will identify the cause of your movement or painful condition and provide safe and effecting treatment to address the underlying cause.

North East Life Clinical Pilates programs are physiotherapist designed, personalised exercise programs which are individually tailored to successfully treat your problems with movement or pain.

Programs can also be designed to increase your physical fitness, strength or general well-being.

Health conditioning programs can also be designed for you from North East Life’s recently opened rooms at the Wangaratta Indoor Sports and Aquatic Centre.

This allows them to design health and wellness programs and gym programs using the hydrotherapy pool or gymnasium facilities.

Working closely with the personal trainers at the YMCA also enables them to be involved in the design, modification and progression of your gym program.

North East Life’s physiotherapists look forward to helping you achieve your health and wellbeing goals.

KEEPING HEALTHY: Brendan Liddell from North East Life with Chaye Crimmins.

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MAKE ADVANCED CARE A PRIORITY IF you were unable to speak for yourself, who would speak for you?

And what health care decisions would you want them to make?

During National Advance Care Planning Week – between April 16-22 -– and beyond, Australians are encouraged to consider these questions and discuss their future healthcare preferences with their loved ones.

Around half of Australians will not be able to make their own end-of-life medical decisions, yet few people take the active steps required to enable control of their future health care.

The week challenges all Australians to start conversations with loved ones about what quality of life looks like to them and what they value most.

“Research shows that advance care planning can help alleviate stress for people who find themselves asked to make medical decisions for loved ones in need.

“Yet in Australia advance care planning is not common or widely understood,” says Dr Karen Detering, medical director of Advance Care Planning Australia.

“Typically Australians think about life and death as black and white, yet in reality there’s an extended ‘grey’ period, with more of us living with ongoing health issues.

“We want to empower people to understand that they have a choice about their end-of-life care and the steps they can take today to ensure their preferences are known and respected.”

For more information on Advance Care Planning, see www.advancecareplanning.org.au.

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Helping clients achieve healthy balance in life "The daily text messages keep people motivated and the easy meal plans ďŹ t in with most people's lifestyles.

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Barefoot Lifestyle is the brainchild of Daniel and Carly Thomson, and has a holistic yet a no-nonsense evidence based approach.

"We are all here to improve ourselves, and clients are so glad to hear that they do not have eat perfectly and exercise 100 per cent of the time," Daniel said.

"Rather, we instil in our clients a self-managed moderation approach, which gives you a conďŹ dence to manage a busy life, but live healthily and well."

Daniel is an accredited practising dietitian, so is across all the new and emerging areas of nutrition science and behaviour change.

"WE understand you."

These are the three simple words which Daniel Thomson, director of Barefoot Lifestyle - Nutrition Fitness Lifestyle - believes describes his relationship with clients.

"We understand how busy life can be, and how confusing the world of nutrition isâ&#x20AC;? he said.

"There's lots of confusing information out there" Daniel said Barefoot Lifestyle is at the cutting edge of nutrition and healthy lifestyle management, recently being nominated for a regional Innovation award for its eight week Online Meal Plan and Lifestyle programs.

"The eight week programs have been awesome for so many people,â&#x20AC;? he said.

"We get constant feedback from our clients that they were able to really simplify the way they ate for the eight weeks, and get back to basics.

He is also a human, and understands that sometimes 's*** happens' and things don't always go to plan.

Daniel works with his clients to develop a healthy eating pattern for all seasons, and a resilient mindset to cope with the odd 'slip up'.

Carly, when not chasing after the kids, is a qualiďŹ ed personal trainer and has a penchant for essential oils.

Check out www.barefootlifestyle.com. au, like 'Barefoot Lifestyle' on Facebook, or call (03) 57222251 for an appointment at Green Street Specialists, Wangaratta.

You can take advantage of a special offer and get 10 per cent off the eight week Fit N Strong weight management and healthy lifestyle program using the discount code 'barefoot' (offer ends 30/4/18).

NUTRITIOUS FOOD: Carly Thomson (right) of Barefoot Lifestyle and daughter Edie prepare a healthy meal at home.

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