consume their weekly guidelines for alcohol in one sitting1

6,000kcal3

On Christmas day

the average person

consumes an average of

for every standard drink to work through your system2

22%& of women28%of men

Among 18-24 year olds,

While you can start to feel the effects of alcohol within 5 or 10 minutes of drinking, it takes

about 1 HOUR

References: 1. http://alcoholireland.ie/facts/how-much-do-we-drink/ 2. http://www.hse.ie/eng/health/hl/change/Alcohol/

3. http://www.independent.ie/life/food-drink/a-calorific-christmas-how-many-calories-are-in-your-christmas-favourites-30855990.html)

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With all of the treats on offer at

this time of the year, many people can find themselves slipping into bad eating habits. Overeating, eating too quickly and eating difficult to digest foods can all be triggers for those suffering with indigestion.1

HELP YOUR PATIENTS TO EASE OR PREVENT THE SYMPTOMS OF

INDIGESTION WITH THESE

USEFUL TIPS1

The holiday season is upon us and with the many social occasions this brings, there are plenty of causes for celebration. However, as we all know,

celebration can quickly turn into overindulgence! Eating and drinking to excess can lead to a range of health issues such as indigestion, obesity, cancer, liver cirrhosis and alcohol dependence. To help you guide your patients towards a healthier and happier holiday season, we’ve compiled some useful guidelines to help them avoid digestive discomfort and to help promote the safer enjoyment of alcohol. A few lifestyle changes by your patient now can mean huge health improvements in the future.The New Year brings the chance to start afresh and so we’ve also put together some motivational facts for those of your patients who are planning to give up smoking.

It’s that time of year again…

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Cut down on foods and drinks that can cause symptoms to flare up e.g. spicy foods, chocolate, alcohol, coffee

Do not eat late at night and avoid going to bed on a full stomach

Maintain a healthy weight to prevent more pressure from being put on your digestive system

Avoid smoking as this can aggravate indigestion symptoms

Keep a food diary to help understand which foods can cause irritation and need to be avoided R

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Reference: 1. http://www.hse.ie/eng/health/hl/change/Alcohol/

Busy social calendars during the party season can make it difficult to keep count of how much alcohol we are consuming. While a glass of mulled wine can be enjoyed in moderation, there are serious risks to excessive drinking including liver damage, cancer and alcohol dependence. It’s important for your patients to know their limits.

Here’s a quick reminder of the HSE guidelines for MAXIMUM alcohol consumption per week:

Standard drinks should be spaced out over the week and should never be saved up to drink in one sitting.

These weekly limits do not apply to teenagers or to people who are pregnant, ill, run-down or on medication.

One drink may not always equal a standard drink as described above. A full pint, is two standard drinks, while a bottle of wine is about seven standard drinks.

Swap pints for

a half-pint size

Avoid getting into rounds with friends

Avoid alcohol before going

out

Alternate drinks with

water or non-alcoholic

options

17STANDARD

DRINKS(170g pure alcohol) for

adult men

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11STANDARD

DRINKS(110g pure alcohol) for adult women

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DRINK Half Pint Stout/Lager/

Cider

100ml/Small glass of

wine

35.5ml/ Pub measure

of spirits

275ml bottle/Alcopop

KNOW YOUR LIMITS1

Give your patients more reasons to keep their new year’s resolution by sharing these immediate and long-term benefits to quitting1

In Ireland, smoking is the leading cause of avoidable death with one in every two smokers dying of a tobacco-related disease.

Reference: 1. https://quit.ie/I-Want-to-Quit/reasons/ 2. https://quit.ie/I-Want-to-Quit/cost/

Within

20 minutes of quitting, your patient’s circulation will improve and their heart rate and blood

pressure will lower This reduces therisk of heart attack straight away

Within one year their

chance of heart attack drops by half

A smoking habit of

20 cigatettes per day costs over

Within five years the risk of smoking related cancers will be greatly reduced

Within

72 hours their breathing will improve

and energy levels will increase

Within

2-3 months their lung capacity can increase

by up to 30%

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3,800PER YEAR2

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PP-GEP-IRL-0256Date of Preparation: December 2016