Health Advice

We’ve looked at dandelions, burdock and nettle in part one; followed by ribwort, mullein, and wild garlic in part two. This time round we have a theme of Irish wildflowers with properties that can aid digestive health – vibrant little tormentil, bright white yarrow and tall goldenrod. Tormentil ...

We’re back in the average Irish garden and fields to see what benefits and uses there are for the wildflowers around us. In part one, we looked at dandelions, burdock, and nettle, and here we are discussing ribwort plantain, the vivid mullein, and the aromatic wild garlic. Ribwort Plantain (Slán...

Many of the herbs, fruits and vegetables we consume and use for traditional benefits are sown, grown and harvested far from home. Nonetheless, right here in Ireland (often in our own gardens) is a bounty of wonderful and beneficial plants, with a myriad of uses. This Evergreen series of blogs hop...

Suffering from Hayfever? As a hayfever sufferer, there are plenty of natural remedies that can effectively treat your symptoms and let you enjoy the spring and summer months with reduced effects.  Whatever your preferred type of treatment – supplement, homeopathy or food based, we have you cover...

Not sure if the runny nose and sneezing is a cold or allergies? It’s that time of year again - hayfever season is here. Many people in Ireland suffer from hayfever, with many more people having it and not realising it!  Many people think that they have a cold which won’t go away, but in actual f...

As the lockdown continues, now really is the time to reap the benefits of a routine. The novelty of being at home definitely has worn off by now for the majority of us. The last few weeks may have felt similar to an extended Christmas break with a lack of routine and a respite from the daily grin...

It's important during this period to try keep our mind at ease and stress less if possible. The human ego system loves to be in control and knowing what the outcomes of a situation are likely to be. This means mentally, we find it very difficult living in periods of uncertainty such as what we ar...

Your body works hard to fight off infections, but there are things you can do to support your immune system to help keep you healthy. Let’s look at these nutrients in a little more detail: Echinacea Echinacea helps to bring up the white blood cell count. White blood cells are the cells of ...

Your body works hard to fight off infections, but there are things you can do to support your immune system to help keep you healthy. Here are some of our favourite vitamins and herbs to support your wellbeing and immune health – with options to suit all the family. Many of these have both anti-...

Both bacteria and a virus have the ability to cause infection, but that is where similarity generally ends. Bacteria, although small and single celled, do not need a host to reproduce. As well as this, despite the fact that we have barely scratched the surface of identifying the different types ...

Love Your Heart Despite what many may think, cardiovascular disease (including heart disease and stroke) is the number one killer for women in Ireland took the lives of more than 4,000 women last year. Despite this, 80 per cent of premature death from cardiovascular disease is preventable. Stud...

Cholesterol Having high cholesterol can have a negative effect on the health and functioning of the cardiovascular system. Did you know that high cholesterol has for many years been identified as one of the leading causes of heart disease, and that heart disease is the leading cause of death in ...

I just ran with it.... It can be quite challenging making a lifestyle change, especially when it’s from meat eater to a vegan/vegetarian and although testing, it is possible. Once you begin to understand the new diet, searching labels becomes the norm and meal planning becomes less strenuous. ...

We often associate 'stress' as the feeling of being under too much mental, physical or emotional strain. And the festive season is the perfect example of how we can put ourselves under undue physical and emotional stress in order to have the 'perfect' Christmas. We are running and racing tryin...

Now that we all understand Seasonal Change, we must learn how to cope with it, here I have laid out some tips that I have found so helpful in the past. Tip 1 Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate Water is essential we need water to do almost all of our functions within our body; did you know that around 60...