4 in 10 People Would Not Want to Know if a Loved One was Suffering from Depression
Campaign encourages those affected by depression to Lean on their Pharmacist
Four in ten people in Ireland have admitted that they would not want to know if a friend or loved one was suffering from depression, according to research undertaken for the launch of Lean on Me Pharmacy, an extension of the successful Lean on Me [...]
The 10k Record – An Inspirational Story
How do you create a World Record?
Why would you want to?
How do you even prepare for it?
These are just some of the questions that are answered in a new book written by Christopher Healy which is being launched in Hughes & Hughes in Ennis, Co. Clare this Saturday 5th May.
In early 2010 Christopher [...]
5 Fast Fat Loss Tips
by Adrian Harper, ProFitness Gym http://www.profitness.ie/
Today I am going to give you 5 tips in level of importance which I feel will help you drop bodyfat extremely quick AND improve your health. They are in the order that I feel if followed one by one will yield excellent results for you and are as beneficial [...]
GRAVITY – The Hot Fitness Class in the US – Hits Ireland
West Wood Health Clubs in Dublin are launching the ultimate training class, a resistance session which works every muscle in the body from top to toe without the need for heavy weights.
A massive hit in the US, the GRAVITY classes are now making their mark in the UK too. A favourite with Coleen [...]
Diabetes Ireland holds its National Spring Meeting in Kilkenny
“Understanding Medications”
Alongside the increasing prevalence of diabetes in Ireland, we are seeing more and more medications being made available for treating the condition. These range from new insulins for Type 1 diabetes to a variety of tablets for Type 2 diabetes and other closely related conditions such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure.
Diabetes Ireland’s [...]
Fats – a beginners guide to fats you should eat for health
Today I’m going to discuss a tricky talking point in the health & fitness industry – FATS! A big craze in the 90s & still today is the low fat and fat free brigade claiming that all fats are the enemy! What ended up happening was a massive increase in peoples waistline and a big [...]
Healthy Breakfast Tips and Recipes For A Great Start To Each Day
Danone launches in-store giveaways to celebrate brighter mornings
60% of Irish people agree that breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day however one in four people say that they do not eat breakfast regularly1.To celebrate the brighter mornings, Kellie O’Connor, Nutritionist with Danone Ireland has developed some [...]
Not What is Says on the Tin: A Closer Look at Food Labelling
Did you know that there are major discrepancies in the meaning of certain key words placed on food labels? For example take the following key words commonly found on food packaging, ‘flavour’ and ‘flavoured’, ‘juice’ and ‘juice drink’ and ‘light’ and ‘diet’. Although these words appear to be the same, they in fact contain very [...]
Dental Health for Children
By Paul O’Dwyer, Group Clinical Director of Smiles Dental
As a parent, it is our responsibility to look after the health and well being of our children. We are all aware of the need for doctor’s appointments for vaccinations and for routine sight and hearing tests in those early years. But what about dental appointments?
The best [...]
Sugar Cravings
by Adrian Harper
www.profitness.ie
Last week I talked about cereals and how much of a problem they can cause with health. I feel this is down to the high processing and high sugar content of the cereal. Today a topic a lot of people suffer with is cravings and cravings for sugar in particular(how often [...]
