Life

Gardening with Joyce Russell

Health with Rosie Shelley BA, SAC.Dip, ITEC.Dip

Wildlife with an amateur observer

There’s a lot happening in the garden.

By Rosie Shelley The notion of the ‘detox’ is bandied about a lot at this time of year, but firstly any punishing regime is only going to further weaken your reserves, and secondly the genius body is perfectly equipped to detoxify itself, once you cut out the junk and give it the right fuel.

THE Irish Pharmacy Union recently issued advice on how best to avoid colds and flu this winter, reminding people that antibiotics will not cure the common cold or flu, which are caused by viral infections.

By Carrie McKeown After an indulgent few weeks over the festive season, during which the majority of us tend to overdo it on several fronts, the New Year usually begins with a whole lot of good intentions. While you’re in a motivated mood and determined to ditch those pesky bad habits for 2016, why not start small and begin with your beauty routine? Here are my top 10 beauty resolutions to keep in mind for the year ahead.

By Rosie Shelley A recent report that caught my eye suggested that Christmas was the best time to try for a baby, which has less to do seasonal festivities than it does with plain old vitamin D. Scientists in the US analysed 270,000 pregnancies over 12 years, and found that December conceptions resulted in the highest birth rates. The mothers to be receive most of their vitamin D exposure, from sunlight, at the later stage of their pregnancy, resulting in a healthy birth.

There are certain foods that we can eat which will certainly go a long way to warding off the dreaded sniffles.