Helth 59/2018 The officil e-mg of UK Helth Rdio Hppy On The Outside Hurting On The Inside? The Kefir Solution by Jney Lee Grce The Ptient Advocte Mentl Helth Dibetes Helth Focus Food Lbels UK Helth Rdio Outstnding Contribution Awrds 2018
Editor s Note: This Monthp LIFE AND DEATH Perhps more thn usul, this edition confronts the existentil issue from severl different ngles. More thn one feture writer refers to the recent celebrity suicides in fshion nd in food. The Ptient Advocte piece focuses exclusively on the impct of nyone s decision to end their life on those they leve behind. No mn is n islnd nd depression distorts perception. Speking of fllen soldiers, A E Housmnn put it like this: Here ded lie we becuse we did not choose to live nd shme the lnd from which we sprung. Life to be sure is nothing much to lose but young men think it is nd we were young. Imge: fotoli UK Helth Rdio s e-mgzine www.ukhelthrdio.com CEO UK Helth Rdio Johnn Ilgenfritz Editor Reg Strkey Cretive Director Rphel Reeb-Ilgenfritz Helth Copyright 2012-2018 UK Helth Rdio TM The opinions expressed by the uthors nd contibutors to Helth Tringle Mgzine re not necessrily those of UK Helth Rdio. Nothing my be reproduced in whole or in prt without permission. Advertisers ssume lible for ll content of dvertising nd for ny clims from product sles. The intent of Helth Tringle Mgzine is to give dditionl informtion for your generl knowledge. It is not intended s substitute for professionl medicl dvice or tretment. Plese do not dely or disregrd ny medicl dvice received due to informtion gthered on UK Helth Rdio TM nd Helth Tringle Mgzine. Hppily the tone of this month s Helth Tringle mgzine is significntly better blnced nd ltogether more optimistic, exploring ides on how we cn mke the most of the lives we hve - from understnding food lbels to deling with unrelistic expecttions nd the demons of perfectionism. Here we re in mid-summer. The plce is here. The time is now. And now is good! Reg Strkey Editor p
Cpntents 6 14 34 28 36 24 28 30 40 52 3 Editoril 24 Love knows your nme by Lyn Hlvorsen 43 Book of the month by Reg Strkey 6 Helth Focus Food Lbels 28 Turen, You Rock by Judith Skorupski 44 The Ptient Advocte by Joni Aldrich 12 UK Helth Rdio Awrds 2018 30 Business Helth by Pul Rees 50 Dibetes Corner by Mureen Sullivn 14 Self - Cre by Dnielle Sx 16 Mentl Helth by Duncn Ellison 18 Complementry Therpy Awrds - Why you should Enter by Alison Dunn 33 Medicl Mrvel Moments Weird & Wonderful fcts by Amnd Thoms 34 The Jney Loves Pltinum Awrds 36 Womens Helth by Ctherine Crrign 52 Din the Siberin Shmn by Ttin Light 54 Meet the Tem 56 Film & Thetre Reviews by Reg Strkey 20 The Kefir Solution by Jney Lee Grce 40 Stretch Your Frying Pn by Leh Mttinson 62 Progrmme Schedule 16 4_ Helth
Nutrition lbels cn help you choose between products nd keep check on the mount of foods you re eting tht re high in ft, slt nd dded sugrs. Imges: fotoli p Helth Focus Food Lbels Most pre-pcked foods hve nutrition lbel on the bck or side of the pckging. These lbels include informtion on energy in kilojoules (kj) nd kiloclories (kcl), usully referred to s clories. They lso include informtion on ft, sturtes (sturted ft), crbohydrte, sugrs, protein nd slt. All nutrition informtion is provided per 100 grms nd sometimes per portion of the food. Supermrkets nd food mnufcturers now highlight the energy, ft, sturted ft, sugrs nd slt content on the front of the pckging, longside the reference intke for ech of these. You cn use nutrition lbels to help you choose more blnced diet. For blnced diet: et t lest 5 portions of vriety of fruit nd vegetbles every dy bse mels on pottoes, bred, rice, pst or other strchy crbohydrtes choose wholegrin or higher fibre where possible hve some diry or diry lterntives, such s soy drinks nd yoghurts choose lower-ft nd lower-sugr options et some bens, pulses, fish, eggs, met nd other protein im for 2 portions of fish every week, 1 of which should be oily, such s slmon or mckerel choose unsturted oils nd spreds, nd et them in smll mounts drink plenty of fluids the government recommends 6 to 8 cups or glsses dy If you re hving foods nd drinks tht re high in ft, slt nd sugr, hve these less often nd in smll mounts. Try to choose vriety of different foods from the 4 min food groups. Most people in the UK et nd drink too mny clories, too much ft, sugr nd slt, nd not enough fruit, vegetbles, oily fish or fibre. Nutrition lbels on the bck or side of pckging Nutrition lbels re often displyed s pnel or grid on the bck or side of pckging. This type of lbel includes informtion on energy (kj/kcl), ft, sturtes (sturted ft), crbohydrte, sugrs, protein nd slt. It my lso provide dditionl informtion on certin nutrients, such s fibre. All nutrition informtion is provided per 100 grms nd sometimes per portion. How do I know if food is high in ft, sturted ft, sugr or slt? There re guidelines to tell you if food is high in ft, sturted ft, slt, sugr or not. These re: TOTAL FAT High: more thn 17.5g of ft per 100g Low: 3g of ft or less per 100g SATURATED FAT High: more thn 5g of sturted ft per 100g Low: 1.5g of sturted ft or less per 100g SUGARS High: more thn 22.5g of totl sugrs per 100g Low: 5g of totl sugrs or less per 100g SALT High: more thn 1.5g of slt per 100g (or 0.6g sodium) Low: 0.3g of slt or less per 100g (or 0.1g sodium)...
The Ptient Advocte A Monthly Helthcre Advoccy Editoril by Joni Aldrich Ptient Sfety, Cncer nd Cregiving Advocte WITH SUICIDE, THERE ARE MANY VICTIMS Imges: Author Imge: fotoli Suicide rtes continue to rise drmticlly for dults in the United Sttes, ccording to report by the US Centers for Disese Control nd Prevention (CDC) relesed tody. Between 1999 nd 2016, the time of the ltest estimtes, hlf of the sttes sw t lest 30% increse in suicide rtes. Overll, there were lmost 45,000 totl deths by suicide in 2016 lone. ~ Medscpe, Deborh Bruser, US Suicides Incresing t Alrming Rte, Sys CDC In Mrch 2015, locl story rocked our little community. The musiclly gifted owner of world-renowned jzz club drove his cr to the top of high-rise bridge, prked, nd jumped off. Often I hve herd tht those who hve tried suicide wnt to be discovered before they die. There ws no wy Bob Msteller, 76. ws going to survive 65-foot-high jump to the wter below. Even those of us without close ties to the fmily speculted 44_ Helth why?. Wht demons chsed Bob over the edge to his deth? The word suicide rocks our spiritul foundtion. Wht seems like such senseless loss of life is often the finl ct of person who simply cnnot mentlly (or physiclly I lost one friend to suicide... Subscribe to the current & ll previous issues by clicking HERE