Irish Heart Health Clinics for January

It s all about prevention and  staying healthy or simply seeing where your health is now,  and giving yourself a GOAL to make it better.

Why not come along for a consultation:

Listowel:  Thur  25^th Jan Trants Pharmacy,  Convent St

Bookings on: 068 24550

Kenmare:  Wed 1^st  Feb   Brosnans Pharmacy,  19 Henry St

Bookings on: 064 6641318

Miltown   (by appointment)      Miltown Dental Surgery                  087 2740788

A consultation costs €50, and takes approximately 45min.

New Name, New Clinics for 2012

Following on from a very successful response to the cardiovascular clinics form Kerry to Galway this year, watch out for some new clinic locations in January and a new name too!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people who came for nutritional or cardiovascular consultations this year, and to wish all my clients, colleagues and friend a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year

National Womens Enterprise Day – Fantastic

Just spent 2 days at this fantastic event.  Inspiring speakers,  positive and energetic delegates and some serious networking.

St Brendans College Killarney

A big thank you to the staff and students at St Brendans for the wonderful welcome I got on Monday and Tue this week when I did a series talks on the relationship of Food and Mood.

Coeliac Dinners, Over 50s Show and more……

October is looking very busy and varied. The Low GL and Nutrition night classes began last Tuesday evening in Killarney and I have a lovey group, and I’m looking forward to the next 8 evenings.

For any coeliacs out there the Brehon Hotel in Killarney are running a great 2 night break, but if you just want to come on the evening you can just do this too. You get Head Chef Mike giving cooking demos, menu ideas and dinner and of course nutritional information and an opportunity for questions and answers, all in all a great evening. See you there.

If you are over 50! Don’t miss your SHOW in the RDS on Oct 21 to 23rd, it is such a great few days, with loads of info, talks, demos and of course freebies, Ill be there on the NTOI stand so call by and I will be giving a talk on “Healthy Food for Happy Hearts”

On the cardio side, I will be Ennis and Gort at the end of the month and you can catch me for an afternoon in Galway on Oct 14th at Matt O Flahertys Chemist where there is a limited number of appointments left, just call them on 091 566670.

Rude Health Show

A big thank you to all who spent time with me over Saturday and Sunday at the show. What a fantastic array of  information available and the talks were by all accounts excellent as usual.

There was a  great interest in staying healthy and in particular keeping your heart in good shape. I had some great results and some not so good too, so I hope you are all making a few changes to your diet, getting out for some exercise and taking any supplements that were recommended.

I will be in Galway in Matt O Flaherty’s Chemist on this Thursday, Friday and Saturday (Thur and Fri are fully booked, I think!  but some space still left on Saturday). I will be giving a Free talk too on Thursday at 8pm in the Galway Bay Hotel so please come along or send some friends.

I will in Gort and Ennis at Open Sesame Health Store on the following week Sept 22nd to 24 so just ring 091 632778 to book

Perfect way to lose WEIGHT, gain ENERGY and boost your HEALTH

My blood sugar balancing workshops are back very soon. This workshop is unique, in that it is equally as good at improving, MOOD as it is at reducing weight. It is also excellent at preventing heart disease and diabetes and is a must if any of the above are an issue for you. You learn the skill and then apply it to how you eat, teach it to your kids and they will never have a weight problem.

The workshops will be €79 and this includes your tuition, full notes, a yummy snack and your Lunch/dinner.

I hope to run in Tralee and Listowel and Miltown. Just ring 087 2740788 to book.

Check out what people are saying in the TESTIMONIALS!

Live95 interview went well

Thanks to everyone at live95 fm and to John Prendergast for the opportunity to talk about how to keep your heart healthy. Thanks to all those. Who called in and who came for a consultation today. Remember prevention before intervention!

Live 95FM Limerick – Prevention before Intervention

Cardiovascular Care a Nutritional Approach

Limerick Clinics Saturday July 23rd

 A big Thank You to John Prendergast and Live95FM for choosing to highlight this service, and to Yvonne at JUST HEALTH (061 322569) and Caroline at The Ultimate Healing Centre on the Ennis Rd in Limerick. Further information on clinic dates call 086 8173349

Prevention before Intervention

Did you know that your chance of winning the lottery is 1 in 14 million, of dying in a plane crash is 1 in 6 million, of dying in a car accident 1 in 4 million but your chance of dying of a heart attack or stroke is 1 in 2. Almost 30% will die within 1 year, after having a heart attack.

Heart Disease is Irelands biggest killer, 30 people per day, 12 of which are women!

But Heart disease is,  according to the WHO 95% preventable. !

After working specifically in the cardiovascular area, as a registered nutritional therapist I know now that there are LOADS of risk factors and warnings and INTERVENTIONS.

My gaol is to raise a persons awareness to their personal risk by looking at an individuals risk factors, indeed in nutritional therapy our ethos is to treat the person that has the disease and not the disease the person has.

Prevention before Intervention. I provide a painless and non invasive service to access your Risk factors for Heart disease, to give a person a broad picture of where they are NOW and not just focus on one aspect such as cholesterol or blood pressure for example. While cholesterol is an important criterion, 50% of the people who suffer heart attacks have “perfect” Cholesterol readings, so looking at the Bigger Picture may be better.

I get a person to look at a whole list of signs and symptoms, elements on the face and tongue and ears can be useful also to me, I review their diet and lifestyle, these are so important, people think they have a good diet but I need to see if it contains important foods and of course how efficient is the digestive system at extracting the nutrients?

But possibly the most important part of what I do is to include a measurement on the Bpro, this can be described as the next generation in blood pressure monitors, its technology is based on pulse wave analysis, and two other important parameters are measured. Central Aortic Systolic Pressure is an independent and strong risk factor for stroke and heart attack, and the elasticity of the arterial tree.  “Healthy arteries are flexible and elastic. Unhealthy arteries can be stiff or hardened.

 It is important that these parameters are within the normal range for a person and preferable at optimum levels.

Measurement of the blood pressure, Central Aortic Systolic Pressure and arterial stiffness is an excellent way of following a person’s progress if they are opting to try and improve their cardiovascular health. I have loads of cases where we can see the lowering of these criteria over a 4 to 6 month period.

For those people who are concerned about any of the risk factors that show up and are open to working nutritionally, I then discuss the options available to enhance their cardiovascular health and it is usual to see results in as little as 3 months, but for some people it may take longer and they may require specific, more detailed nutritional programs. Some may also need to see their GP!

Recommended are lifestyle changes, the introduction of some fantastic foods that have been shown to enhance the health of blood vessels, boost circulation and decrease inflammation etc.

I also use specifically designed nutritional programs, when necessary. These recommendations work along side medications you may be on with your GP, and I routinely work in collaboration with your GP and may for instance request a person gets other blood tests via their GP, a homocysteine test can be very useful especially if there is a history of stroke, mental confusion or Alzheimer’s. I work closely with many clients to bring this risk factor back to an optimum level.

This type of consultation is recommended for people from about 35 yrs upwards but younger if your have a close relative with heart disease or who has had a heart attack or stroke. Other reasons for coming along for a consultation include having raised blood pressure or cholesterol, if you suffer from stress, or are a busy person. Maybe you are a smoker, or have recently given up, are a post menopausal woman, are actively involved in sports, healthy and unhealthy people who just want an indication of how their cardiovascular system is doing for their age.

I work in collaboration with my colleague Yvonne who is also a Nutritional Therapist at Just Health Store in Newtown Shopping centre on Ennis Rd.

And our clinics will be held at The Ultimate Health Clinic across the road from the Just Health.

Less Carbs, Less belly Fat, Better Health, – “Low GL for Life” Workshops !

Even a modest reduction in consumption of carbohydrate-rich foods may promote loss of deep belly fat. This could help reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, stroke and coronary artery disease.

Excess visceral fat (intra-abdominal fat) raises the risk of these diseases.

According to Eurekalert:

“… [S]ubjects who consumed [a] moderately carb-restricted diet had 11 percent less deep abdominal fat than those who ate the standard diet … [S]ubjects on both diets lost weight. However, the moderately carb-restricted diet promoted a 4 percent greater loss of total body fat”.

 Limiting the amount of carbs is a key part of  the “Low GL for Life” program, and the feedback from those who are following the “Low GL for Life”  Workhop program this is exactly what is happening. The fat around the middle, across the chest and back is disappearing!  Well done to all of you who have let me know about the new slimmer you!