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

Easter is nearly here and the shops are packed full of Easter Eggs. The chocolate Easter Egg is a relatively new phenomenon, since Easter Eggs were traditionally made by dying or painting ordinary hens eggs. In earlier times, eating eggs during Lent was

Over the past few weeks I have been writing about some of the unique difficulties facing women as a result of their changing hormones. In the last of the current series of articles on wellbeing for women, we will focus on maintaining your wellbeing at

In last week’s article, I wrote about some of the unique difficulties facing women as a result of their changing hormones. It generated a great deal of interest, which is not surprising really, when you consider that it’s one area where orthodox medicine

It has often been said that women are difficult to understand. It’s hardly surprising when you consider that even the slightest change in the delicate balance of the female hormones can make a huge difference to a woman’s health, energy levels and

Last week  I wrote about which foods and nutritional supplements improve your mood and energy levels. In this week’s article we will take a look at how what you eat might be contributing to low mood, anxiety and irritability, and what to do about it. Apart

Last weekend The Lismore Clinic held its first Well-Being Open Day, with lots of information and talks about natural ways to help improve your mood and energy levels. The event was very well attended, and it was a really interesting and enjoyable day. One

January is well known as being the most depressing month of the year. Post-Christmas credit-card bills, failed new year’s resolutions, cold dark days, and long nights are bad news for emotional our well-being. In order to create a little light at the

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women under 45, both in Ireland and around the world. Around 180 Irish women are diagnosed with cervical cancer every year, and over 70 women die annually from the disease. Next week is Cervical Cancer

In last week’s article we looked at the pros and cons of detoxifying the body to help remove harmful substances and improve health. This week we will look at safe, gentle and effective ways to allow the body to cleanse itself from the inside out, without