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Emdoc Health Preventative and lifestyle medicine physician. Health promoter. Speaker. Researcher. If you are unwell, always contact your own GP.

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What are you doing reading this? Why is your device still on?If you missed it, the national annual digital detox has st...
16/10/2026

What are you doing reading this? Why is your device still on?

If you missed it, the national annual digital detox has started! (and this is the only type of "detox" you will ever see me promote!)

For 24 hours, let's powerdown those smart devices: phones, tablets, laptops, and game consoles.

It's okay: did you know there are still other offline devices that function as torches, alarm clocks, cook books, and cameras?

This is good for your health. Go go -- close this app and put away the device.

See you on the other side. .fides

Recently, I took my child to see the dentist. Xrays were needed. Xrays were done. Xrays, apparently, showed something...
15/10/2026

Recently, I took my child to see the dentist. Xrays were needed. Xrays were done. Xrays, apparently, showed something odd. I lean in to look.

"you're a doctor," my learned dental colleague notes.

Me: "I am." (silently trying to remember how to count teeth)

"Of course, the strange things -- its ALWAYS the doctors' children." (She's not wrong!) "So you know what you are looking at?"

Me: "Not really - just those 5 minutes in med school where they pointed to the skeleton's mouth, told us that 'these are teeth and they aren't your job'. Which is woefully inadequate for the hours of middle-of-the-night toothaches and infections you will see on-call when the dentists is in bed. "

"But you manage"

Me: "Yes: painkillers, antibiotics will almost always ease the agony until 8am -- and learning to deliver stern reminders to wear the mouthguard as you stitch lips."

I loved the above graphic so much from The Terrace Clinic dentists in Aberdeen. Turns out that sensible Scottish toothfairies have released their budget following the government budget there. Scottish toothfairies were apparently aware of the spiralling costs in certain areas, and sensibly worked out a budget.

Anyone seen one from the Irish toothfairies?

My sons have this dream: to compete on Ireland's Fittest Family. Well, someday.While they are too young, we made the m...
14/10/2026

My sons have this dream: to compete on Ireland's Fittest Family.

Well, someday.

While they are too young, we made the most of the awkward day off and ticked something off of our "To-Do List": find a fun place where we could try to run up a half-pipe (Eliminator) style ramp. Now, I had to be able to do it with them - none of these bouncy places where adults are forceably exiled to dismal sticky tables with sad papercups of tea.

We did find a place -- and jumped, ran, climbed, slid, and crawled for 2 hours. I'm not gonna lie - it was a tough day. My children's relentless pace would rival the endurance of any HIIT or Hyrox instructor.

When patients say to me: "I need to get healthier to keep up with my kids." I hear them. I know that they mean all the: "Catch me!" "Run with me!" "Jump! Jump!" "C'mon with me!" They resist and resent being pushed to life's sidelines of the sticky tables with sad papercups of tea due to chronic disease and aging. We all deserve a level of health that makes the rollercoaster, pedal kart, zip line, or trampoline at least an option. For some patients, there is a path back to the top of the slide or zipline. For others, they have health conditions that will limit them regardless.

For those that have that option, "I should be fitter" isn't always a goal that matters. It's just a way to get where you need to be: whether that is up a mountain, across the line at a 5K, cycling to work, still being able to put on your own socks at age 95 -- or crawling under a cargo net after a maniacally laughing 8 year old.

In the meantime, it looks like I have only 6 years to ramp up (pun intended) my current running regime to get better at wall climbing.

Delighted to have been invited back as a guest earlier today on the Lite Lunch with Gerry Kelly LMFM If you missed it:...
13/10/2026

Delighted to have been invited back as a guest earlier today on the Lite Lunch with Gerry Kelly LMFM

If you missed it:

1. Vitamin D. Some people need all-year-round Vitamin D, for the rest of us, we definitely need to add this Halloween to St. Patrick's Day. If you aren't sure how much, check out the Health Service Executive website for guidelines, or talk to your GP, midwife, chemist, or registered dietitian. If you have recently moved to Ireland from another latitude - this might be all new to you!

2. Winterproofing That Workout: whether it's getting out the hi-vis or switching that evenign walk to the treadmill, make a plan to stay active - and safe- over the winter months.

3. Immunisations. It's the time of year for your flu shot. For certain high risk groups, your doctor or chemist may also suggest pneumococcal or covid. Infants may be over RSV immunisation (not a vaccination) which is a antibody that gives them extra protection over their first winter.

4. Meal Planning - If there is one thing that comes up in clinic all the time, it's lack of time and the pressures of a household schedule on food. We all eat better when we plan ahead! Meal planning, meal prepping, and batch cooking during this busy time of year can reduce food waste - and stress. Safefood has great FREE

5. Make a plan for in for the national 24 hour digital detox on Friday 16 October. It's great for your mental health!

October is a good time to bring the facts - not fears. Let's leave the spooky and make believe in the pumpkin patch.

All week we are skipping the surplus supplements sales, and bringing the science as we break down evidence-based steps you can take this October for a healthier winter.
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13/10/2026

My real life patients know: Eating better starts with HOW you eat. Busy families need smart and budget friendly solutions: Safefood has amazing FREE resources! Reduce your stress - and your food waste! (The dinner in this video is a veggie curry.) .fides

Years ago, I looked after a patient who refused cancer treatment. Refused surgery. Refused chemotherapy. Returned to ...
12/10/2026

Years ago, I looked after a patient who refused cancer treatment. Refused surgery. Refused chemotherapy. Returned to hospital several times as they deteriorated. They underwent painful and expensive treatments abroad. But those charlatans didn't just steal the patient's money. They stole their time. When they died, I wrote the most unprofessional letter of my career to the charlatans. Unsuprisingly, I got no answer and no one was held accountable. If you follow me, you know that experiences like that drove me to start this social media project 8 years ago this month, empowering patients with facts, not fears.

This week, we have yet another promoter of disinformation charging people of Ireland €70/ticket. The bespoke line of supplements cost more again. Who is responsible for the harm if someone skips their chemotherapy, believing the false idea that cancer is a fungus that can be cured with bread soda? What about the young infant or elderly person who suffers complications when they are opted out of vaccination or antibiotics?

I'm not alone questioning the ethics of both hotels who have agreed to host these events.

Patient empowerment comes from access to correct informationm, not for-profit disinformation. Patients and families deserve accountability. This comes only weeks after the recent IMC investigation into allegations related to death of Irish breast cancer patient who died from curable breast cancer after opting for alternative treatments.

Sadly, while she can profit off of misleading the people of Ireland this week, it is worth noting that Ms. O'Neill can't actually profit off of her misinformation at home: In 2019, her native Australian New South Wales Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) issued a permanent lifetime ban. The commission found she had no medical qualifications, gave dangerous advice to cancer patients and mothers, misled the public, failed to treat clients in a safe or ethical manner, and posed a risk to the health and safety of members of the public.

Check out excellent reporting last week in both .ie

What 5 things should your family do this October to stay healthy all winter? I'll be breaking it down -- and probably sa...
12/10/2026

What 5 things should your family do this October to stay healthy all winter?

I'll be breaking it down -- and probably saving you some money! -- tomorrow live on LMFM when I'm back as a guest on the Lite Lunch with Gerry Kelly at 2pm.

You need a plan for Friday night - are you ready? 16 October is the annual Digital Detox for CyberSafeKids Starting at ...
11/10/2026

You need a plan for Friday night - are you ready?

16 October is the annual Digital Detox for CyberSafeKids

Starting at 7pm, reconnect with your family for 24 hours. Make a plan now about where the devices will go, what you will do. Have fun with it.

It actually did happen and you will remember it - even if you don't post it.

(Don't panic! You'd be amazed what technology is still out there to help you get through your day: alarm clocks, cameras, radios, watches that don't track your sleep - trust me, you'll be okay.)
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What's for dinner?No one knows. Dashing into the shops on the way home when everyone is tired and hungry is stressful --...
10/10/2026

What's for dinner?

No one knows.

Dashing into the shops on the way home when everyone is tired and hungry is stressful -- and no one is making great choices. It's also hard on the budget.

Meal plan. Start tomorrow - make one for the week. Go on. Try it.

If I had one healthy habit I wish every patient would adopt: meal plan.

Less Stress.
Better Choices
Reduce Food Waste.

Master Level: add in batch cooking on the least-busy night and order your shopping online.

Seriously, you won't know yourself.

Get expert help to get started on .eu website.
@ safefood.eu
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Crunchy doc tip: Rather than just spend so much money on synthetic, highly processed supplements and immune tonics , I ...
09/10/2026

Crunchy doc tip: Rather than just spend so much money on synthetic, highly processed supplements and immune tonics , I do this one crazy micro-dosing hack. I take my children to purposely be exposed to tiny amounts of virus to help boost their immune system every autumn. It's such a cost saver - it's totally free.

The nasal flu vaccine has been a game changer: Free, quick spray up the nose - available in school programmes, pharmacies, and GPs. This one is a no-brainer. And yes: children can get very unwell from influenza.

Babies may also be offered RSV immunisation (not vaccination) RSV can make young infants very sick, and we can now protect them by giving them some extra antibodies, called "Nirsevimab."

At-risk groups or those who care for them (including healthcare workers!) may also be offered flu and/or covid annual vaccines for free. You can check the eligibility list on the HSE website, or talk to your doctor, midwife, GP, or pharmacist. If you are over 65 and haven't had it yet, your GP or pharmacists might suggest you get your pneumococcal vaccine at the same time.

There is lots of misinformation around vaccination - and we are importing a great deal of it lately. Patients are empowered when they make decisions based on facts, not fears. On science, not sales.

If you have questions, make an appointment to discuss it with a real-life, actuall registered healthcare professional who is accountable for the advice they give.

website has much more information - check it out. .fides

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