Annika Eklund talks about her health issues in Anna magazine.
Annika Eklund is known, among other things, for her hit Shanghai lights. Kaisa Vehkalahti
Vocalist Annika Eklund47, says In Anna about his health.
According to Eklund, the load and stress cause him intestinal and stomach symptoms. Eklund has irritable bowel syndrome and reflux disease.
– At worst, I am incapacitated because of them, Eklund tells the magazine.
After long health struggles, Eklund has found ways to curb the symptoms.
– Coffee, tobacco, alcohol and supervision, all the nice things associated with the profession, are left out. My diet is also strict, he lists.
Because of her symptoms, Annika Eklund has stopped drinking coffee, tobacco and alcohol, among other things. Kaisa Vehkalahti
Eklund has been familiar with panic attacks since he was a child. According to Eklund, panic has usually struck in places from which he cannot get away immediately. Panic has also hit Eklund in places where there are other people.
According to Eklund, seizures occur less frequently these days. Yet panic attacks still limit her life in such a way that she carefully considers what she can and cannot do.
Today, Eklund mentally prepares for situations that could trigger a seizure. Sensing the start of a scene, the singer does concentration exercises.
Eklund was seen recently Stars stars in the program. In March, at the program’s press conference, Eklund stated to Iltalehti that he has not been in the public eye much. According to Eklund, it has not been his conscious choice.
– But I must not have been terribly interesting. Yes, I would like to be in the public eye, because recognition increases the fact that people come to gigs. That’s how it goes, he said.
Eklund is known, among other things, for his songs The lights of Shanghai, There’s something about you mixed Shut up and kiss me.