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Heleen van Royen: 'Alcohol and I Have Never Had a Happy Marriage'
Dutch writer Heleen van Royen discusses her health management in the magazine Mezza, noting that she has lived with bipolar disorder for years without medication. She credits aging with helping her accept her nature, including her family history of mental health issues. Van Royen maintains her physical fitness through daily walking and strength training to preserve muscle mass, avoiding supplements in favor of natural protein sources like yogurt. She advocates for preventive healthcare, citing how a population screening detected bowel polyps that were successfully removed. Additionally, she continues hormone therapy for menopause symptoms and reflects on past psychotic episodes from over thirty years ago, emphasizing self-awareness and personal choice regarding lifestyle and health.
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