Did you read the heading and groan quietly under your breath? I must say I did. Not that I have anything against the concept of Christmas, but December does represent the end of the year, and it reminds me of all the things I put off doing, and now do not have enough time to complete. Ah well, I’ll do them next year! Procrastination, that wonderful ability to put off till tomorrow the things you don’t want to do today, and why do tomorrow the things you can put off for ever!

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November 10 this year is the full moon night of the twelfth lunar month and is your evening to celebrate Loy Krathong and thank Nang Noppamas, the consort of the King of Sukhothai. That date, of course depends upon whether I have stars aligned correctly with Uranus.

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I just had my own annual checkup last week, and I am pleased to say that everything is looking good. The little extra weight I had last year has gone, and the cholesterol has come down with it.

My annual medical check-up is an important part of my planning for the future, a future with a good Quality of Life. Check-ups are inherently involved in the Quality of Life. Longevity alone, with no quality, just isn’t worth it in my book.

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Sorry about the title. Some days I can’t help myself. However if your household is like my household, you will have a cat. There are house cats and feral cats, and the ones at my house are of the latter breed, which they do regularly. Despite the rocks I throw at them.

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The heading of 47 Trillion Dollars down the drain looks as if I am about to discuss the American budget or Pattaya’s next mega-project, but I’m not. That figure is the amount of money the five leading non-communicable diseases costs the world. That figure, by the way, came from the World Economic Forum (WEF), that body of people who are employed to do the world maths.

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I was prompted to think about children and children’s health this month because of a number of factors. The first was my son Evan who turned six on the sixth. We have been through the terrible 2’s and 3’s and the frustrating 4’s and 5’s, so what’s next? The sinful sexy 6’s? I hope not.

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A friend just had back surgery and that reminded me about spinal problems. Back pain is one of the commonest orthopedic problems, and the often used terms such as lumbago, sciatica and slipped disc get bandied about at the dinner table. These conditions can be crippling and come on suddenly.

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My Mother is 94 and lives in the north of Scotland in a miserable, wet and cold fishing village, but that is her heritage. I do think about her every day, but even more on Mother’s Day. A day to honor ‘Mothers’ is celebrated in most countries of the world with the most popular date being May 9th, however, Thailand has a unique date for Mother’s Day, being August 12th.

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We all have much to thank our parents for. Just letting us grow up for starters. However, heredity is one of the ‘clues’ to your health in the future, and what you can do to enjoy a long, lively and healthy one. This is where the gene pool comes in.

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