Galway gym bunnies will be able to take their exercise routines outdoors in the future after the county got its first outdoor gym. The new outdoor gym which is the first of its kind in a public park in the county, is located in Rinville Park on the shores of Galway Bay. It is positioned… Read more »
Cathy, a busy mum of three has changed her life by losing over two stone in six months. Over a year ago, Cathy was out for a walk with her three young children, and could not keep up with them without loosing her breath. She noticed that her weight had crept up over… Read more »
Courgette, Carrot and Hazelnut Bake by Liz Nolan, Nutritional Therapist & Weight Loss Management This makes a great supper dish or lunch served with a green salad. For a more substantial meal the mixture can be poured into a pre baked wholemeal pastry case and sprinkled with crumbled feta cheese. 2 leeks washed, trimmed and finely… Read more »
It is estimated that thousands of sports-related oral injuries are prevented each year by the use of mouth guards. Mouth guards, much like air bags, cushion the force of a blow to the jaw and dissipate the energy, greatly decreasing the incidence and severity of concussions because the lower jaw (the mandible), is not forced… Read more »
Drug payments scheme: This scheme covers patients who are not covered by the medical card or long tem illness schemes. Individuals or families pay the pharmacist the first 85 euro per month of the cost of prescribed medicines and appliances. If the individual or family member has to obtain a prescription from a second pharmacy… Read more »
Exercise is a word that haunts many of us as were are constantly reminded that we should exercise more, that we should have exercised more in the past and what will happen if we don’t exercise more in the future. Many of us know or have that super fit athletic friend who puts us to… Read more »
I felt a cleaving in my mind, As if my brain had split I tried to match it—seam by seam But could not make them fit The thought behind I strove to join Onto the thought before But sequence revelled out of sound Like balls—upon a floor Emily Dickenson 1864 Aims ADD/ADHD among the general… Read more »
Asthma is a condition where the airways narrow thus causing difficulty in getting air in and out of the lungs. The airways narrow in three ways. Tightening or spasm of the outer walls of the airways, the inner lining becomes red and swollen, excessive mucus or phlegm blocks the airways. This inflammatory process produces symptoms… Read more »
After Christmas and New Year’s festivities, most of us make resolutions in good faith of improving our health, fitness and nutrition. If you have decided to adopt a more healthy lifestyle in the new year, concentrate on sticking with it. You know maintaining good health requires a balanced diet with regular physical activity, month after… Read more »
In the past 25 years various social and economic changes have resulted in a major alteration of the role of women in society. In tandem with these changes has been the emergence of improved health care services for women. Consequently women are now living an average 25–30 years after the menopause. The quality of life… Read more »
