One of the most distressing realisations in a person’s life, and one which causes a lot of heartache, is the awareness that conceiving a child is not straightforward and may, even, appear to be well-nigh impossible. Unfortunately, infertility rates have increased over the years with at least 10 per cent […]
Advertisements on TV of mothers nursing their babies give the impression that it is easy and enjoyable all the time. In these perfect views, there is no indication of the issues that can arise with breastfeeding, among which are too much breast milk, thrush infections, blocked milk ducts, tongue tie, […]
Menorrhagia is the medical term for abnormally heavy periods. If you are unfortunate enough to suffer from this, you will be unable to carry on with your daily activities as bleeding is heavy, you are passing blood clots and cramping is severe. Also, if you have menorrhagia you will need […]
August or Lúghnasa is associated with games, festivals and the start of the grain harvest. August is called Lúghnasa after Lugh, the Irish sun god, and there is no herb that reminds us more of summer sun and languid days as lavender. Lavender perfume is well known and was even […]
Prunella vulgaris, also known as self-heal or heal all, and ‘Duán ceannchosach’ in Irish, is familiar to almost everyone, even if they do not know the name. Those who wish for perfect lawns dislike this plant as it invades their velvet sward: If left to its own devices and not […]