Elaine Crowley has opened up about coping with mental and physical health issues in the past year.
The stunning host of tv chat show, Elaine, was forced to take some time off from the show in October last year as she revealed she had a benign growth removed from her back.
Now, the Cork native is opening up about dealing with the aftermath, and how she is planning to focus on her health this year.
“Unfortunately, when I got a scan a few more issues in my back showed up,” Elaine told RSVP Live.
I want to stay away from the doctors and that is why it is important for me to stay walking and getting my core strength up.
“I am very conscious of it, even with my back problems as well. It is more about how you feel and not how you look, especially when you are not a young whippersnapper.
“It can knock you for six when your health isn’t where it should be and the last couple of years haven’t been the easiest, mentally or physically.”
On top of these health problems, the 41-year-old revealed she is suffering from insomnia, and is honing in on keeping her mental health in check, as well as her physical health.
“I find it really hard to get to sleep and I am bouncing off the walls with any distraction. I am trying to get into a routine, but it is a discipline in itself especially when I am 24/7.” she revealed.
“I have awful insomnia and that is my major issue. I have been getting that sorted for the last number of weeks.
“I am very much focused on keeping healthy and staying that way for as long as possible. I don’t care what I look like anymore, I want to be able to walk and I don’t want my back to go banjaxed on me.
“I want to be able to function and not be so exhausted all the time. I might sound old and boring but I don’t care.”
Elaine recently revealed she had designed a new clothing range to suit women of all shapes and sizes – and says she is ‘very proud’of the collection.