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A GUIDE FOR PARENTS HOW PARENTS CAN STOP THEIR KIDS DRINKING P.12
TOPTEN FOODS FOR HEALTHY HAIR
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AMAZING GRACE Brendan Grace talks about his life, loves and laughter
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EDITOR’S LETTER
Spring 2012 Winners Ms G Stewart, Co Galway who wins two nights
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Features
08 Amazing Grace
Maureen Corbett chats to beloved comedian Brendan Grace
10 Breast Regards The truth about PIP Implants
14 Celtic Cows
The origin of our fillet
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15 Birds Of Prey
Vet Claire Greene on the reintroduction of birds of prey to our skies
16 Running Scared Hugh Tynan is a very reluctant runner
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04 Notebook Bits and Bobs
Competitions 22 Crossword
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4 in 10 people don’t want to know about depression FOUR IN TEN PEOPLE IN IRELAND HAVE ADMITTED THAT THEY WOULD NOT WANT TO KNOW IF A FRIEND OR LOVED ONE WAS SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION, ACCORDING TO RESEARCH UNDERTAKEN FOR A NEW DEPRESSION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ENTITLED ‘LEAN ON ME PHARMACY’. However, the research also showed that 39% of people are comfortable talking to their pharmacist about depression, with 49% of respondents agreeing pharmacists can provide useful information on mental health. Supported by Lundbeck and the Irish Pharmacy
Union (IPU), the Lean on Me Pharmacy campaign aims to encourage the one in ten people in Ireland affected by depression to consider their community pharmacist as a source of advice and support. Actress Mary McEvoy, who lives with depression and manages it on an ongoing basis, is supporting ‘Lean on Me Pharmacy’. She said: “I have lived with depression for over 15 years and it is the community support network that I have around me that helps me now to manage my condition and lead an engaging life. I need different levels of support at different times and my pharmacist and GP play an important support role, in addition to
my friends and family. I am on medication to manage my depression and I have a great relationship with my local pharmacist who is available at all times to answer any questions, queries or concerns I may have about the condition or my treatment.” While people say they are very comfortable talking to pharmacists about physical conditions like colds (73%), headaches (73%) and minor injuries (71%), they do not necessarily immediately associate pharmacists as source of support for depression. For more information on the campaign log on to www.leanonme.net.
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Top 10 foods for healthy hair “LATHER, RINSE, REPEAT” MAY BE STANDARD ADVICE, BUT SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER ALONE WON’T GIVE YOU THE HEALTHY HAIR YOU CRAVE. FOR THE MOST LUXURIOUS LOCKS POSSIBLE, YOU'LL NEED TO STEP OUT OF THE SHOWER AND INTO THE KITCHEN. READ ON FOR THE 10 TOP FOODS THAT SHOULD BE THE FOUNDATION OF YOUR HEALTHY HAIR DIET.
1. SALMON Containing omega-3 fatty acids, this high-quality protein source is also filled with vitamin B-12 and iron. Research shows that essential omega-3 fatty acids are needed to support scalp health; studies suggest a deficiency can
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result in a dry scalp and thus hair, giving it a dull look. Vegetarian? Include one or two tablespoons of ground flaxseed in your daily diet for some plantbased omega-3 fats. 2. DARK GREEN VEGETABLES Spinach, like broccoli, is an excellent source of vitamins A and C, which your body needs to produce sebum. The oily substance, secreted by your hair follicles, is the body’s natural hair conditioner. Dark green vegetables also provide iron and calcium. 3. BEANS Legumes like kidney beans and lentils should be an important part of your hair-care diet. Not only do they provide plentiful protein to promote hair growth, but also ample iron, zinc and biotin.
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4. NUTS Brazil nuts are one of nature’s best sources of selenium, which some studies show is an important mineral for the health of your scalp. Walnuts contain alpha-linolenic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid that may help condition your hair. 5: POULTRY Without adequate protein, one can experience weak brittle hair, while a profound protein deficiency can result in loss of hair colour. Poultry also provides iron with a high degree of bioavailability, meaning your body can easily reap its benefits. 6. EGGS Eggs contain biotin and vitamin B-12. 7. WHOLE GRAINS Sink your teeth into hearty whole grains, including wholegrain
bread and fortified wholegrain breakfast cereals, for a hair-healthy dose of zinc, iron and B vitamins. 8. OYSTERS Oysters contain the powerful antioxidant zinc, which is also in whole grains and nuts, beef, lamb, pumpkin seeds and chickpeas. 9. LOW-FAT DAIRYPRODUCTS Low-fat dairy products like skimmed milk and yoghurt are great sources of calcium, an important mineral for hair growth. They also contain whey and casein, two high-quality protein sources. 10. CARROTS Carrots are an excellent source of vitamin A, which promotes a healthy scalp along with good vision.
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DR IAIN MORRISON, GP, ON HOW IRISH DRINKING PATTERNS ARE BECOMING EVER MORE DANGEROUS
Day after day, Irish GPs deal with numerous problems arising from alcohol misuse. These affect not only Drinkers, their family, friends and work colleagues, but also total strangers who unwittingly fall victim to alcohol-fuelled accidents and assaults. As a GP, I must applaud the Government’s latest efforts to curb the worst excesses of our drinking because, apart from damaging every physiological system in the body without exception, excess consumption of alcohol (which is, after all, a poison) also has devastating social and psychological consequences. Doctors today recognise a spectrum of problem drinking, from the clearly excessive Binge Drinking that is now so common, to the chronic, persistent alcohol misuse that all too often results in general misery, self-neglect, chronic malnutrition and, with tragic frequency, fatal end-stage liver failure. In between there are many physical and psychosocial problems. When assessing a drinking problem, doctors now assess the risk associated with volume and style of drinking. The old concept of “The alcoholic” is no longer helpful, as many (who do actually drink to dangerous levels) don’t consider themselves “alcoholics” and therefore don’t believe they have a problem. That term was sometimes used to force patients into psychiatric treatment for their “alcoholism”, but psychiatric inpatient detoxification has a very limited role in modern therapy. The safe weekly limits are regarded as 14 units (women) and 21 (men), assuming consumption is spread evenly over the week. When 6 or
more drinks are consumed at one session, that is Binge Drinking, a growing problem, and Irish adolescents are amongst the heaviest binge drinkers in Europe. Binge Drinking is particularly dangerous and harmful to health and, in adolescents, retards development of the centres in the brain responsible for: (1) self-regulation and impulse-control, and (2) learning and memory. AlcoholDependant persons, on the other hand, may not be binge drinkers but will demonstrate high tolerance, withdrawal symptoms when alcohol has cleared the system, alcoholseeking behaviour, and an alcohol ‘primacy’ where drinking has become a very significant priority in life and leisure. Despite increased awareness of the associated dangers, both to the individual and society, alcohol consumption has shown a steady rise – though the recession has caused something of a decline. In real terms, price has declined and availability has increased enormously. The results are frightening: • 400% increase in reports of drunkenness (1996-2002); • 25% A&E visits are now alcohol related; • 25% relationship-breakdown are now alcohol related; • Dramatic rise in assaults (both violent and sexual) with problems with reliability of victims’ evidence because often, victims, too, were intoxicated at the time; • Steady, alcohol-related rise in cancer rates, acute deaths and liver failure; • Increasing rates of psychiatric illness and suicide show an alarming closeness to the increasing level of alcohol consumption; • Alcohol has been identified as
the ‘gateway’ drug for Ireland’s cocaine epidemic. These facts are all cause for the gravest concern and there are many who question the appropriateness of putting the Drinks Industry in charge of the Drink Awareness campaigns. What we do know is that education alone has been shown to be relatively ineffectual at changing drinking patterns. Society needs to look for ways to have a more responsible relationship with what is essentially a toxin. Without societal changes, doctors will be seeing more and more patients who have already done serious damage to themselves. Surely prevention is better than cure and if by legislative initiatives we can reduce consumption, particularly among our young people, there can only be a positive outcome for society.
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1 pint of beer/lager: 2 stan dar d d rin ks 1 pint of strong beer/lager: 3 stan dar d u ni ts 1 small glass of wine: 1 stan dar d d rin k 1 standard measure of spirit: 1 stan dar d d rin k 1 small glass of sherry: 1 stan dar d d rin k 1 bottle of wine: 7-9 units (depending on alc. %) (all approximate)
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FEATURE BRENDAN GRACE
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Brendan Grace speaks frankly to Maureen Corbett about his life, loves and laughter
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HISTORY KILLER SHIP MC. Brendan, it’s opening night here at the Cork Opera House – do you still get nervous before a show? BG. Yes, I’m always nervous before a performance but, after 40 years, all my butterflies have names and they go easier on me now . MC. Did you always want to be a comedian/musician? BG. Never even crossed my mind. Actually, I wanted to be a fireman.
MC. Where did the name ‘Bottler’ come from? BG. We used to get a free sandwich and a bottle of milk at the national school in James Street and I’d take the unused bottles home to me ma, so my nickname became ‘Bottler’. MC. What were your schooldays in The Liberties really like? BG. A lot like the way ‘Bottler’ tells it! I absolutely loved geography and always had a fascination with maps. In fact, when I left school at 15 and went to work first as a messenger boy and then as a van driver with Brown and Nolan, the very first thing I bought was a globe that would spin when the bulb inside was lit up. It cost me 17/6 and before I ever left Dublin it took me on many amazing journeys around the world.
MC. Your travel dreams have since become a reality – anywhere in particular left to see? BG. Not really. I’ve no burning desire to ‘do’ Europe, climb Everest or visit the Great Wall and I’m not comfortable in countries that don’t speak English, so my favourite places are Ireland, Canada and the USA. MC. If you could have a private audience with anyone in the world, who would it be? BG. Bill Clinton. I met him once, very briefly, but he made a lasting impression on me as someone who is charismatic, yet sincere and genuine.
MC. Who was your favourite Hollywood actress when you were a teenager? BG. The lovely Maureen O’Hara. For years I dreamed of meeting her and that dream came true when I presented her with her cake and sang Happy Birthday to her on her 80th birthday.
time apart due to your work commitments – do you believe that absence makes the heart grow fonder? BG. Without a doubt.
MC. Celebrity marriages typically have a high divorce rate – what do you think is the secret to your marriage being a success? BG. It’s simple – I never took up golf! MC. What, if anything, scares you? BG. I have an awful fear of heights; yet I have a pilot’s licence. Don’t ask me how or why that works, but in some strange way it does!
MC. You and the family all moved from Ireland to Florida some twenty years ago – why? BG. In 1989 Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jnr. appeared in a show in Dublin and I was lucky enough to be asked to perform for them. They both loved my comedy and afterwards Frank made me an offer to come and work in America that I literally couldn’t refuse. MC. Do you perform the same shows here and in America? Do American audiences ‘get’ Bottler for example? BG. I have always said that Americans don’t speak English – they speak American, so I only bring Bottler on stage before a largely ex-pat audience. MC. What form of comedy do you prefer? BG. I’ve always been tickled pink by the Vaudeville comedians all of whom are now long gone. I love watching old re-runs, like Jack Benny and Les Dawson.
“The secret of a long and happy mariage? It’s simple, I never took up golf!”
MC. Despite the economic recession your shows around the country are still selling out – why? BG. It’s only natural that when people are feeling low they crave levity and comic relief. In the Wall Street Crash in the 1920’s, the three businesses that boomed were Vaudeville, the movie industry and ladies’ beauty parlours. I’m delighted that, after 40 years, people still laugh at my jokes!
MC. The real love of your life is, of course, your lovely wife Eileen; was it love at first sight? BG. Actually I heard her before I saw her. She was at a gig in Wexford with friends (one of whom happened to also be a family friend of mine) and at the interval I went over and asked ‘who was the hyena laughing during my show?’ and they said ‘Eileen’ and introduced us. After the show we had a drink and made a date for the following night. MC. You and Eileen spend a lot of
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FEATURE BREAST IMPLANTS
The Truth About Those Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP) Breast Implants By Niall McInerney MD, MRCSi, Frank Conroy FRCS (Plast) and Jack Kelly FRCS (Plast). Plastic Surgery SpR, Galway.
A breast implant is basically a bag filled with silicone that allows it to fit its shape to the breast and has a consistency close to that of breast tissue. Often (and mistakenly) thought of by the public in purely cosmetic terms, breast implants are commonly inserted in reconstructions after a mastectomy for breast cancer.
Recently, much media attention has focused on the implants produced by Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP), a French company founded in 1991. As the company quickly became the third largest producer in the world, huge numbers of PIP implants have been used in many countries; however, to our knowledge, no PIP implants have been inserted in public hospitals in the Republic of Ireland.
Trouble started when it began to look as if the rupture rate of PIP implants was higher than for other brands, and that ruptures also occurred earlier. This was worrying enough but, more sinister still, there seemed to be significantly more inflammation associated with the silicon that leaked from PIP implants. However, as these suspicions remained unproven, many private operators continued to use them, in large part due to their cheaper cost. But this all came to an abrupt end in March 2010 when an inspection by the French regulator discovered that industrial grade silicone was being used instead of the 10 times more expensive medical grade. This led to a ban on PIP implants in the UK and France. The Irish Medicines Board merely advised against their use, requesting relevant clinics to make direct contact with patients who had received them. The evidence on rupture rate and early occurrence is still not conclusive and there are inconsistencies in both findings and attitude. In the UK, a House of Commons Health Committee report concluded that there was as yet
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insufficient evidence to recommend routine removal of PIP implants, reported to have just a 1% rupture rate in UK. A reported rupture rate of 5% in France may be explained by the fact that up to 60% of ruptures are only discovered during scanning, a routine preventive procedure in France, or during further surgery, like preventive extraction of the implants. There have been several anecdotal cases of breast cancer and other malignancies in patients with PIP implants, but no clear link to any one cancer. A recent report from the EU’s Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks concluded that further research was needed into what adverse risks, if any, are associated with PIP implants. In addition, the report highlighted the fact that each patient needs to be assessed individually.
Poorly-regulated private cosmetic clinics and medical tourism have complicated the issue. Who, for instance, should be responsible for providing the expensive treatment and care to patients who develop complications from PIP implants that have been inserted in private cosmetic clinics here or abroad? Both the Irish Medicines Board and the Irish Association of Plastic Surgeons (IAPS) advised that patients should, if at all possible, go back to the implanting surgeon. One private cosmetic clinic in Ireland that inserted some 1,000 PIP implants has stated that it will remove the implants free of charge, with patients paying a reduced rate for new implants. In UK, the House of Commons Health Committee recommended that patients who had implants inserted privately and were anxious for removal, should have a single operation using NHS facilities, with the removal funded by the NHS but the new implant funded privately. This was welcomed by the British Association of Plastic Surgeons (BAPRAS) but it raises difficult practical questions as to whether an operation of a cosmetic nature should be offered
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“THE FRENCH REGULATOR DISCOVERED THAT INDUSTRIAL GRADE SILICONE WAS BEING USED INSTEAD OF THE TEN-TIMES MORE EXPENSIVE MEDICAL GRADE.” to such patients on the public system. Of course, patients who had the initial procedure done under the NHS would have their replacement fully funded by the NHS.
But, whatever the legal niceties, patient safety must come first. So what should patients be looking out for? Basically, if you’ve had an implant, any changes in the breast or associated lymph nodes might signify a rupture; on the other hand, there could be a simple explanation. But you should not delay seeking an appointment with the surgeon who carried out the implant. Failing this, patients should be referred to a member of IAPS. Issues surrounding PIP implants are many and are still evolving. In all cases the health of the women involved remains the key priority and future guidelines must ensure that this is the case.
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FEATURE CELTIC COW
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he editor of this illustrious magazine has again incited me to attack sacred cows. This time I’ll disappoint him: the cow is already dead and I wish to congratulate the Department of Education on putting it out of its misery. I refer to that 300-year-old lie: The Celts. At last the Department has stopped filling our children’s ears with the nonsense that everything we Irish have and are – including the Irish language - was brought here by a bunch of marauders from Mittel Europa in 2500 B.C. give or take. Of course the Department still uses the fantasy title, Celts, but now they say they are ‘not sure when the Celts came to Ireland’. They also they say ‘there is no archaeological evidence to support the idea of an invasion’. Hurrah! I’ve been trying to reverse that 300-year-old lie since my Atlantean films of 1984 and my book on the subject The Atlantean Irish in 2006. I have repeatedly said that we Irish came up the Atlantic coasts from Spain and Morocco. I was ridiculed in academic circles. Irish scholars and London Publishers repeatedly ignored my pleas until quite recent years when I noticed my opinions (without accreditation, mind you) filtering through. I have been finally vindicated, both by (a) the DNA findings of Trinity College’s
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Long a solitary disbeliever in the accepted ‘fact’ of the Celtic origins of his fellowcountryman, Bob Quinn finds his theories have received support from modern studies
microbiology department and (b), by a new book of (admittedly) Oxford scholarship. The former has traced our common Y chromosome to Spain and Portugal and found that ‘any evidence for gene-flow from the North Alpine Zone to Britain or Ireland has been conspicuously absent’. The latter scholars in turn have gone so far as to unwittingly support my idea that anything ‘celtic’ that exists in Europe may have actually originated on the Atlantic coastal fringes of Europe. So there! A reversal of fortunes! To me this is as important an event as when Galileo said the earth moves around the sun and narrowly escaped burning as a heretic. The book from Oxford is a volume of scholarly essays from archaeologists and linguists et alia entitled ‘Celtic from the West’ and is edited by Barry Cunliffe and John T. Koch. In 2006 Cunliffe was the solitary scholar in Britain or Ireland to see something in my ideas; he was even daring enough to write a preface to my book. However, we have a little further to go before the whole ‘celtic’ fiction is finally exposed. There is still no notice of the fact that Spain and Morocco are nearer each other than Britain and Ireland and the intermingling of their cultures and language has been going on, just like ours, for thousands of years. Thus the esteemed scholars now suggest that the ‘Tartessian’ language in South West Portugal was the first ‘proto-celtic’ version of Irish. But I haven’t yet found a mention by them that Tartessos (now in Portugal) was founded by the Phoenicians/Carthiaginians, who were, of course, North Africans.
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When modern North African universities develop their own genetic analysis techniques I think we’ll be finding a lot of distant cousins down there. I, for one, can’t wait. Meanwhile let’s celebrate with a fillet steak from the Celtic Cow’s backside – or wherever those juicy fillets come from.
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When North African universities develop their genetic analysis I think we’ll find a lot of distant cousins down there.
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The Celtic Cow is also dead
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FEATURE VET
When Irish Skies Are Smiling . . .
Vet Claire Greene on the reintroduction of birds of prey to our skies. Get your binoculars out! During the 19th and 20th Centuries many of Ireland’s birds of prey were hunted to extinction. Gamekeepers and farmers poisoned and shot the birds they perceived as a threat to their game birds and lambs. The Victorian’s obsession with collecting eagles’ hides and eggs didn’t help either. In 1931, the last lone Golden Eagle was shot in Co. Mayo and Ireland’s skies have been empty of these majestic creatures ever since. But these are exciting times as, after a 300 year absence, White-tailed Eagles, Golden Eagles and Red Kites are back.
White-tailed sea eagles
If you see a white-tailed sea eagle, you’ll know about it. With an 8-foot wing span, they are huge, the fourth largest eagle in the world and the largest in these islands. And they’re beautiful! If you get a close enough view you’ll see their white tail and, even from afar, you can appreciate their long-fingered wings and wedge tail. In 2007 these mainly fish-eating eagles were reintroduced into Killarney National Park. So far, 77 white tailed Sea Eagles have been released, having been donated from sustainable stocks in Norway. The birds, mere juveniles on release, don’t breed till they are 5 or 6 years old, so we are still looking forward to our first chicks. However, things are looking good with several birds already bonding into pairs and choosing nesting sites.
What can you do to help with these newly re-established species?
Visit release areas and enjoy having these beautiful birds back in our country!
If you spot a bird, report it to damianclarke@goldeneagle.ie or Bird Watch Ireland headquarters. Many birds have wing-tags and so can be identified individually from photos, and, as many birds have satellite tags, they can tell you whether you saw golden eagle, a red kite or a plane! If you are a farmer, make sure you don't leave baited carcasses out on hillsides. There have been many accidental poisonings of these endangered birds when they eat poison that has been left out for foxes. It is now illegal to use poison outdoors so other methods of predator control should be used.
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The eagles have landed
Donations are greatly received at goldeneagle.ie. If eagles can thrive, it’s a really good sign for the rest of the ecosystem.
Golden eagles
These are the same iconic eagles as they’ve got in California. This is another huge bird, slightly smaller than the white-tailed Sea Eagle. It feeds mostly on rodents, rabbits and small birds. Six Golden Eagles from Scotland have now been released in Donegal and one of the most exciting moments of the project so far has been seeing the first wild Irish golden eagle chick fledge in 2007.
Red kites
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FEATURE RUNNING
Running Is Good For You . . . Or Is It? Hugh Tynan, reluctant runner, looks at five things no one will tell you about running
I RECENTLY TOOK UP RUNNING AND LOST SOME WEIGHT, PARTLY FOR HEALTH REASONS AND PARTLY BECAUSE ALL THE COOL MIDDLE-AGED MEN WERE DOING IT.
Inside though, I remain a sedentary slob. I still long to spend the weekend on the sofa with a box of Rising Damp DVDs. I still feel a lunatic urge to buy all the discounted Easter Eggs that crowd retailers' shelves after Holy weekend. And I still resent the beautiful people in Hermes wristbands and Armani ponytail holders whose muscled posteriors seem to scream "I am the yin to your doomed, self-destructive yang!" as they sprint down the prom on Sunday morning, nearly making me spill my flaming Sambuca all over my chip sandwiches. So, as a sort of mealy-mouthed apology, I offer these consolations and caveats. From bitter personal experience, I can now reveal that, although weight loss is cool and all, it also… 1. Makes your nose bigger Places it's hard to lose weight: the hips, the face. Places it's impossible to lose weight: McDonald's, the nose. In other words, your face and head area will contract and tone up long before your schnozz does. This results in a comically outsized nasal anachronism taking up residence where your reasonably proportionate proboscis used to be. For a few bitter months, your friends will call you Pinocchio, but don’t worry: in time, you'll get more streamlined. Like the Concorde. 2. Depresses you Quite apart from the angst you suffer as you recall the fate of the Concorde, running is tedious, solitary work. No matter how creative or positive your attitude, if you're clocking up hours with only your brain for
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company, you can't help but worry about the economy. Or the desolate cultural wasteland your kids are growing up in. Or if your lolloping gait is giving you a knee injury. One way or another, you're headed for the emotional doldrums. And forget about that "running gives you a natural high" rubbish: anyone saying that obviously has no clue what an unnatural high feels like.
3. Turns you into an insatiable, grasping anal retentive Losing your first stone or running five miles is like making a massive amount of money (assuming the character of Scrooge McDuck is accurate in this regard): you always yearn for more just another few pounds, just two more kilometres, another giant mountain of greenbacks beneath a silver diving board. After a few good runs, a bad one makes you furious. Damn, that was thirty seconds slower than usual! My heart rate was 17% slower returning to resting! This new body analyser scale says my BMI is up! Hey, wait a second – I have a new body analyser scale? My God, what's happening to me? 4. Sends you to work in the shower Running, if done right, makes you sweat like a pig in a spotlight but, sadly, society frowns upon people going about all moist and malodorous. So a post-run shower is vital. Maybe I'm just a sluggard, but I can't get washed, dried and dressed in less than 20 minutes. Run four or five times a week, that's about an hour and a half. Rounded up a bit, you're looking at nearly a full workday every month. In the shower. That's no way for a man to live. Not to mention the utility bills: what am I, made of electricity?
5. Completely and utterly consumes your life It would be irresponsible of me to dissuade anyone from exercise. But if you must run,
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be prepared to enter a strange new world. A world where you're afraid to stop, in case all your banished fat comes swarming back while you sleep. A world where every sunny evening brings a non-negotiable obligation to get out and pound the pavement, your wife shouting something after you about cutting the lawn. A world of endless laundry and relentless sock consumption. A world, if you stick with it, of wrist-mounted heart-rate monitors and nipple tape and footwear that costs more than furniture. Oh, and the allimportant, dreary, painful stretching. Again and again and again. There they are, then, the secrets of successful runners. So as you watch the Olympics this summer, just remember how depressed, overexfoliated, and obsessive-compulsive all those big-nosed gold medallists are. You wouldn't trade with them for anything, would you?
“PLACES IT'S HARD TO LOSE WEIGHT: THE HIPS, THE FACE. PLACES IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO LOSE WEIGHT: MCDONALD'S, THE NOSE . . .”
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Sickness in the Days of Brand Awareness
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FEATURES BRAND ILLNESS
by Rory McCormac
The tyranny of brand-awareness knows no bounds. There are ‘sexy’ cars and clothes and shoes and accessories and drinks and restaurants and holiday resorts and sports and clubs and phones and TVs and Hi-Fi systems and postal addresses, you name it . . . and there are distinctly non-sexy ones. The Celtic Tiger may have expired but the tyranny of brand lives on, seemingly as healthy as ever. What has me ruminating lately on this phenomenon is that I’ve recently discovered that it even exists in the field of ill-health! There are sexy illnesses and nonsexy ones. Sports injuries are good, provided they have been acquired on the rugby-field or the squash or tennis court. A little problem with the drinky-poos is also acceptable, again depending on the brand of the drink that has caused it. A bit of gout, a touch of liver, a bout of Yuppie Flu, even a little mild depression, lactose, gluten, nuts and shellfish intolerance – these are all fairly acceptable; and, of course, self-induced ill-health like a blazing hangover is even something to boast about. I pick these because, over the course of the past few weeks, I have heard each one of them being openly discussed by various colleagues and friends, almost as if they were occupational hazards, almost inevitable for many of ‘our class’. I didn’t think them remarkable until another colleague, who is also a close friend, muttered one evening, when we were the last ones in the bar: ‘You know, I bet a few of them also have IBD or IBS,
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but you can be damned sure they’re not going to talk about that!’ And he told me: the cramps, the bloat, the pain, the wind, the trots, the constipation, the sudden race against time to the loo, the discomfort, the misery – a distinctly unsexy disease. Warming to his theme, he went on about the fact that one person in four probably has IBS and twice as many women as men get it. He’d had it since he was 18, though sometimes it leaves him alone for a while. In answer to my solicitous question, he told me, a bit testily, that there’s no point in having a ‘look up there’ as IBS only affects the gut’s function and causes no visible changes, not even inflammation. Not like IBD, mainly Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, both of which have lots of visible signs, like ulcers and inflammatory patches all over the place! We parted outside the bar. He eased his Armani-suited frame into his 7series BMW while I headed for my rusty but trusty Skoda. Lucky me, aye? You betcha!
“There are sexy illnesses and non-sexy ones. Sports injuries are good, provided they have been acquired on the rugby-field”
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Raspberry and Almond Squares
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Tip: The cake will last at least 3 days as long as it is kept in an airtight tin. 120g (4 ½ oz) low fat spread 120g (4 ½ oz) caster sugar 2 large eggs 80g (3 oz) ground almonds 40g (1 ½ oz) self raising flour ½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp almond extract 100g (3 ½ oz) frozen raspberries 10g (1/3 oz) toasted almond flakes For the topping: 2 ½ tsp icing sugar 2 tsp lemon juice 1. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 4/ 180°C/ fan oven 160°C. Grease a 20cm (8 in) square shallow cake tin and line the base and sides with baking parchment. 2. Beat the low fat spread and sugar together until pale and creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the ground almonds, flour, baking powder and almond extract and fold in gently with a metal spoon. Next, add the frozen raspberries and combine. 3. Scrape the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 25 minutes. Scatter the flaked almonds on top and continue to cook for another 10 minutes. Put a skewer into the centre of the cake- if the skewer comes out clean, the cake is cooked. 4. Leave the cake to cool completely in the tin. Mix the icing sugar with the lemon juice and drizzle over the cake. Then slice into 12 pieces to serve. How to transport: Slice the cake but keep it in it’s tin to stop it from getting squashed. Just wrap the tin in foil.
Coronation chicken wraps
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250g (9 oz) cooked, skinless chicken fillets, chopped 5 tbsp light mayonnaise ¾ tsp curry powder 1 ½ tbsp mango chutney 1 ½ tbsp sultanas 1 ½ tsp lemon juice 3 tortilla wraps 6 baby gem lettuce leaves, shredded 1. Put the chicken pieces in a bowl. Add the mayonnaise, curry powder, mango chutney, sultanas and lemon juice and mix. Season well. 2. Warm the tortilla wraps in the microwave for a few seconds. Put them on a board and scatter the baby gem lettuce over them. 3. Spread the chicken mixture on top, then roll up tightly. Wrap in clingfilm and chill for 20 minutes. When you are ready to eat them, slice each wrap into two or four for small, bite-sized pieces.
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Ham and Egg pie 20 MINUTES TO PREPARE, 1 HOUR 40 MINS TO COOK SERVES 10 6 ProPoints values per serving - 63 ProPoints values per recipe
2 eggs at room temperature 1 onion, chopped finely 200g (7 oz) lean sausage meat 140g (5 oz) lean pork mince 120g (4 ½ oz) cooked ham, chopped roughly 1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme leaves 1 tbsp chopped fresh sage leaves 1 tbsp sandwich pickle 300g (10 ½ oz) ready-made shortcrust pastry 1 tsp skimmed milk, to glaze 1. In a large pan of boiling water, cook the eggs for exactly 7 minutes, then cool in cold water, peel and set to one side. 2. In a bowl, mix the onion with the sausage meat, pork, ham, herbs and pickle and season well. 3. Cut a piece of baking parchment to fit the bottom and long sides of a 25cm x 12.5cm (10in x 5 in) loaf tin with some hanging over the edge. Take about two-thirds of the pastry dough and roll it into a rectangle roughly twice the width and length of the loaf tin and then line the tin, using your fingertips to press it into the bottom corners and sides. Allow the pastry to hang over the edges. 4. Take about a third of the meat mixture and pat it into a shape that will fit the tin, then lay it in. Lay the eggs over the meat, then take the rest of the meat mixture, fit it over the eggs, and press the top down. Brush the overhang of the pastry with a little milk, then roll out the rest of the pastry to fit over the pie. 5. Pinch the edges of the pastry together to seal, then brush the surface with the remaining milk. Pierce 3 holes along the top. 6. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 6/ 200⁰C/ fan oven 180⁰C. Place the tin on a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes. Lower the heat to Gas Mark 4/ 180⁰C/ fan oven 160⁰C, then continue to cook for another hour. Leave to cool. 7. Carefully use the sides of the paper to pull the pie out of the tin. If the sides aren’t brown enough, return it to the oven on a baking tray out of the tin at Gas mark 6/ 200⁰C/ fan oven 180⁰C until coloured. Cool, then chill in the fridge until needed. YOUR FREE COPY
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Once she put her mind to losing weight and made some dramatic changes with her eating habits, it only took Danielle a year to lose an incredible five stone two pounds (33kg). She tells us how she has transformed from shy and retiring, into bubbly and full of energy… Danielle says: “It was when I saw a photograph of myself that my sister had taken, that I decided I had to do something about my weight – to me, the picture was disgraceful. After I gave birth to my daughter in 2007, my weight had just gone up and up, I wasn’t out working so being at home all day I just ate continuously, and it got to the stage where what I was putting away was unreal. Before I knew it my weight was out of control. My Auntie Marie knew someone who had joined Weight Watchers so she suggested that we both go together and see how we got on. A few months before that, I had started walking to try and shift a few pounds, but it was only when I stood up on the scales at the class that I realised how bad things had become and that there was still a lot of work to do. I knew I needed to make some dramatic changes; I used to eat take-away and fast food practically every day, so obviously I had to stop that. My leader, Imelda gave me the programme book and I just stuck to it religiously for the first week. The second time I stood on the scales I had lost four pounds and I was hooked. It was so difficult at first, I always used to meet my friends for lunch and a chat in McDonald’s and it was hard watching them eat all that food, but I was just so determined to stick with it, so I used to have something before I went to meet them or I brought a snack with me. I found the Weight Watchers foods, especially the bread, brilliant – they have all the ProPoints® values clearly marked on them, so when I was starting out it made things really easy for me to stay on track. My Auntie Marie was a great help, we rang each other a few times a day; if I was feeling tempted by something fattening, she’d YOUR FREE COPY
talk me around, and I’d do the same for her. Naturally I did have the occasional treat, but I always counted it in and pulled back on something else to make up for it. When I think back on how far I came, from not caring at all to being so disciplined, I don’t know how I stuck with it, but I did and I loved it! I kept reading all the books and all the success stories; anything I could get my hands on to keep me motivated. I soon realised that I could eat a lot of food, I always felt full; it was just a case of making the right choices. I love tuna, brown bread, chicken and turkey, all low fat foods that taste great. Wednesday was my treat day; I’d go to my class, get weighed in, and then treat myself to whatever I wanted. When Thursday came I was back on the straight and narrow. I tracked everything I ate without exception. Imelda, our leader was so brilliant, even after a bad week, she’d just tell us not to worry and to keep on going – having her support made such a difference and I always felt comfortable being in the class surroundings. Nearly every week I stood on the scales my weight was down and after a year I had reached goal. I used to be a size 20 but now I’m a 10! I look back at photos of myself when I was bigger and everything I wore was dark and oversized, now I’m in figure hugging clothes, the tighter the better! I can wear jeans, which is something I never did before. Reaching goal weight has been amazing; it’s changed absolutely everything! I feel so much better in myself in every way; I’m much more confident and not just about how I look, I’m more confident in any challenge that I take on. I feel healthier – I have a lot more energy and I’m nowhere near as sluggish as I was before.
I exercise six days a week and enjoy it so much, it’s vital to my day; I feel out of sorts if I don’t get my work out in. When I meet people that I haven’t seen in a while I get great compliments, which is lovely. I was the kind of person who didn’t really speak much to anyone, but that’s all changed, I’m a different person and it’s brilliant!”
Danielle’s tools for success
Use your tracker – it’s so important, if you don’t write down what you eat, you will forget. I put my tracker in my wallet and bring it everywhere with me. Write down your goals and aim for them constantly. Weight Watchers foods are really good and they make the whole thing so much easier. If you’re starting off and still not sure of what ProPoints® values are in what, then they’re a brilliant option. There is a great variety available, whether it’s cheese, ham, bread or whatever – you can’t go wrong. Keep going no matter what happens. Always stay to class; it’s the best support that you will get. Even after a bad week, don’t slip back into your old ways, just put it behind you and keep going.
See www.weightwatchers.ie or call 1850 234 123 to find your local meeting now. Can't find a meeting that suits? Try Weight Watchers At Home or an 8 week course in your workplace. For more information on 'At Work' courses see www.weightwatchers.ie or call 1850 234 123. For the 'At Home' service call 056 7722276"
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HEALTH WARNING SIGNS
WARNING SIGNS
If they weren’t so serious, they’d be funny
ARE WE GETTING MORE STUPID OR JUST MAD TO SUE? THERE HAS TO BE SOME REASON FOR THE ROCK-BOTTOM BASIC DIRECTIONS ON SOME SIGNS AND PRODUCTS. BRENDAN DOLAN HAS FOUND SOME OF THE MORE CRAZY ONES.
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I seem to remember reading somewhere in the last year about a case in America where a woman successfully sued a department store for injuries sustained when she tripped over a baby on the floor. Fair enough, I thought: department stores really ought not to have babies scattered around their floors. Then I read further to see how the baby had fared in the encounter and found that the baby over which the unfortunate woman had tripped, was actually her own. Now, assuming that the baby hadn’t made its own way there, one has to presume that the mother brought it with her and, while momentarily distracted by some operation that required the use of both her hands, placed it temporarily on the floor beside her. So how could the store have been in any way responsible for her lapse of memory moments later? Or her blindness? It sounds so daft that I now wonder whether I did actually read it at all? Perhaps I’d had a very droll dream. And even if she was daft enough to think the store could be held accountable for her lapse, could she actually have found a lawyer to bring such a case? Or a judge who wouldn’t throw it out? Or a jury that would come down in her favour? Probably yes and it is in an effort to protect themselves from such madness that some services have resorted to ridiculously simple warnings to protect us, the public, from our own collective stupidity. Do Not Feed To Fish (on dog shampoo) Do Not Use Orally (on a toilet brush) Do Not Use In Shower (on a hair dryer) Do Not Iron Clothes On Body
(on an iron) Do Not Attempt To Stop Blade With Hand (on a chain saw) Do Not Attempt To Instal If Drunk, Pregnant Or Both (on digital antenna) Do Not Eat Toner (on a printer) Do Not Spray in Eyes (on deodorant) Open Box Before Eating Pizza (on pizza box) For External Use Only (on a curling iron) May Be Harmful If Swallowed (on a claw-hammer) Shin Pads Will Not Protect The Parts Of The Body They Do Not Cover Remove Baby Before Folding (on a baby’s push-chair) Not Dishwasher Safe (on a TV remote control) Not To Be Used As A Navigational Aid (on a child’s blow-up globe) This Item Is Not To Be Used In Bathrooms (on a bathroom heater) Caution: Hot Beverages Are Hot (on a coffee container) Warning: Has Been Found To Cause Cancer In Laboratory Mice (on a tin of rat poison) Warning: May Contain Small Parts (on a Frisbee) Warning: May Contain Nuts (on packet of peanuts) Warning: May Cause Drowsiness (on packet of sleeping tablets) Warning: Wearing This Cotume Does Not Enable You To Fly (on a child’s Superman suit) Not that the providers of goods and services have covered themselves in glory either when it comes to nonsensical instructions! Do Not Eat If Seal Is Missing (printed on the actual seal!) Can’t Read? Contact 333555666 For Private Lessons (on flyer leaflet)
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Touching wires causes instant death! $200 Fine! Caution: This Sign Has SHARP EDGES. Do Not Touch Edges Of Sign (nothing else on sign) For Use By Trained Professionals Only (on a can of air freshener)
Not Suitable For Children Under 36 Months (on a birthday card for a 1 year old) Strictly No Signs On This Fence (sign on fence) For Indoor And Outdoor Use Only (on Christmas lights) This Door Is For Entrance and Exit Only (on door) Danger : Do Not Walk On Ceiling (on a ceiling) Remember: Objects In Mirror Are Actually Behind You (on a motorcycle mirror) In Case Of Flood, Proceed Uphill. In Case Of Flash Flood, Proceed Uphill Quickly.
God be with the good old days when we were supposed to take some responsibility for our actions!
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