Last Saturday, I ran what turned out to be a very successful afternoon workshop on growing and foraging for herbs and wild flowers, and using herbs at home for treating a variety of common complaints. The workshop took place at Dromana House and

Over the past few years, the GIY (grow it yourself) movement has helped to encourage many people to start growing their own food, and foraging for wild foods is also becoming increasingly popular. As well as providing a bountiful supply of natural foods,

For many women, the few days before a period is due are the worst days of the month.  For some this time means little more than being slightly more irritable than usual, but for others it can signal a whole array of devastating emotional and physical

The other day, I was introduced to someone who smiled, shook my hand and said: “Hello, I’m the enemy…” It’s an introduction I receive on a surprisingly regular basis, usually from people who work in the pharmaceutical industry or orthodox medicine.

Last week my 2 year old daughter whacked her head on the sharp edge of a radiator while running at top speed across the landing. She had a gaping wound, pouring blood, and was in hysterics. Luckily I had only recently updated my first aid training with

AnneMarie Reilly spoke to Ian Noctor and David Kiely from the Irish Red Cross about the Lismore Community First Response Programme on WLRfm. Click here to listen to the full interview: Lismore Emergency Response

Did you know that it takes a minimum of 27 minutes for an ambulance to reach Lismore in response to an emergency? And that’s just if the ambulance is in Dungarvan ready to go. If the ambulance has been called to another situation, it could take up to

Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine once said, “Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food”, and it is certainly true that some of the most powerful medicines are often found in the food we eat.  A prime example of this is Turmeric,

The Owenashad River Walk in Lismore, Co. Waterford was once a beautiful, natural, meandering path, which has been regularly used by local people for many years. However, at the beginning of last week, the bulldozers moved in, and in just one or two short

A leading consultant gastroenterologist, Dr. Anthony O’Connor, has warned that hospital food is bad for your health. Speaking after the annual general meeting of the Irish Medical Organisation, he said that being in hospital is a good time to reinforce