Dietary Advice

Many of us would like to cut down our sugar intake at this time of the year, but it can be difficult to resist sugary foods cravings. Try the tips below to reduce your sugar intake. 1.  Eat Plenty of Fibre. Fibre makes your body feel fuller quicker during meals, and keeps you feeling full for ...

Hay Fever? Controlling Hay Fever Using Nutritional Supplements And Diet Welcome to the third blog in this series of hay fever articles. Previous publications talked about recognising when you have hay fever and outlined practical tips to reduce the pollen around you. In this article, I will ou...

Make One Change Valentine’s day is just around the corner, so why not show yourself some love and treat yourself to a free mini consultation with nutritionist Sorcha Molloy BSc (Hons) of Glenville Nutrition. Sorcha specialises in Male & Female Fertility, Weight Management, PMS, PCOS, Endome...

As part of Evergreens commitment to health education and public awareness, Claire Grady answers your health questions on Galway Bay FM. Claire is a Senior Health advisor at Evergreen Healthfoods and is a qualified Nutritional Therapist. These are the questions from this weeks slot: Q1 Hi Clair...

What is Detoxification? Detoxification is a natural process within the body. It’s a complicated process involving nearly all of the bodily functions. If the body encounters a toxin, it will either be temporarily stored, or turned into another set of chemicals before being excreted. This process ...

Gut health is the key to overall health – Kris Carr Your gut and the digestive tract is the thread that connects all other bodily systems and therefore under pins your overall health and wellbeing. Feeding your gut and fuelling the body is the key to keeping your body and mind happy and healthy....

Vegan in Galway Dining out can be difficult when you are following a vegan diet. But stress not, Evergreen have identified some 'Vegan in Galway' friendly hot spots for you to enjoy! The Falafel Bar The Falafel Bar is a vegetarian restaurant who offers many vegan options such as their beautif...

Health Benefits of Nuts At this time of year squirrels get busy collecting nuts for the winter but have you considered the health benefits of these energy packed gems for yourself? Excluding those who unfortunately suffer from allergies there is a nut for everyone – almonds, walnuts, hazelnut...

Carbohydrate Foods Carbohydrate foods are the body’s main energy source. Most carbohydrates are broken down in the gut and released as glucose (sugar) into the blood stream. Foods containing carbohydrates include: breads, cereals, rice, pasta, noodles, fruit, vegetables, sugar, honey, biscuits, ...

Look After Yourself - Be Healthy! ✔ Healthy eating can reduce your risk of developing Heart Disease, Stroke or Diabetes. It is essential for maintaining a healthy body weight, healthy cholesterol and blood pressure levels as well as enhancing your overall general well-being. ✔ Exercise A...

Fad Diets So much is said about losing weight that sometimes it can be hard to sort fact from fiction. There is no shortage of novelty diet programmes promising speedy weight loss. However fad diets can cause physical discomfort and damage our health. They can also be monotonous making them diff...

The Facts, about Fats! Fats have had a lot of bad press. As soon as people hear the word fats they automatically assume, its bad news! Yes, this is true in the case of Trans fats (bad fats), but not in the case of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats (good fats). Adding foods to your diet wh...

Breakfast Most people have ditched cereals and white toast and this is because we are becoming more and more aware of their detrimental effects to health. For many of us though, it means skipping breakfast altogether. If you’re like me and only have 5 or 10 minutes to prepare breakfast, here ...

Turmeric Turmeric has received a lot of well-deserved attention recently for its extensive range of health benefits. It is almost unbelievable the huge range of benefits this spice can have on the body. Turmeric can help to lower cholesterol, aid weight loss, improve skin and aid menstrual pains...

Super Foods - Organic, Raw, Green Energy Life is now more demanding than ever. Our bodies require the best to allow us to perform at our peak every day.  But ensuring we eat well is no mean feat. Just add a dash of stress and before you know it our nutritional needs rocket. To get well, stay ...