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I was surprised to hear that we now do not recommend sterilising babies bottles. The hours of fun I had with boiling water and being ever so clean with our second baby: All a waste of time and just goes to show how advice changes. Another interesting spin off of our […]

Consider for a moment, what kind of a spender are you? Are you the kind of person who looks, ahead, plans for your financial future, spends carefully and mindfully and invests regularly in your savings?  Or are you more laissez-faire? Do you spend today and worry tomorrow? Do you readily […]

Are you tired all the time? Do you feel like you’re running on empty? Perhaps you’re pulled in too many directions and are emotionally drained and physically exhausted. Once upon a time, deadlines may have motivated you to get things done but now, as you keep saying yes to others’ […]

It is a common misconception that gluten issues are primarily gut-related, such as coeliac disease. Research has shown that not all gluten issue’s manifest in the gut, in fact many people suffer with neurological manifestations from ingesting gluten that affects their brain.  Conditions that are caused by gluten that are […]

It might come as a surprise to readers that doctors are legally obliged to keep up their knowledge and skills every year by spending many hours in training outside of work. The Irish Medical Committee carefully polices this education and woe betide the doctor who falls short with his monitored […]