Health - West Cork People

Managing Functional Hypoglycaemia

WCP Staff June, 2021

In the third part of this series on blood sugar, we are going to look at what happens when blood sugar is too low, or we are riding a wave of reactive hypoglycaemia, which is when blood sugar spikes and then crashes shortly after eating. It is important to note […]

Back to pen and paper

Dr Jeff Featherstone June, 2021

Just as things were starting to look up in the hospitals – on Friday, May 14, we were hit by another disaster. I thought this month that I might pass on a few tips to patients attending A&E during what is likely to be a long, drawn-out period with almost […]

Radical wellness with WildFit

WCP Staff June, 2021

WildFit is an extraordinary revolution in potent nutritional health that is sweeping across the world and has now arrived in West Cork with Ireland’s premier WildFit Coach, Freya Sherlock. While WildFit has helped thousands of people to successfully and lastingly release pounds and kilos of unwanted weight, it is equally […]

Bodyfix Physical and Holistic Therapies Centre opens in Skibbereen

WCP Staff June, 2021

Bodyfix Physical and Holistic Therapies Centre has just opened on Townsend Street in Skibbereen (premises above Roycroft Cycles) where rehabilitation and holistic therapist Veronica Stynes will be helping individuals of all ages to maintain their health and fitness and prevent injury and reduce pain using exercise and evidence-based physical therapies. […]

PCOS and Covid

Dr Rosari Kingston June, 2021

Even though we are now entering a more positive time in our efforts to quell the storm Covid unleashed on our society and way of life; it is also time to look at those who may be more at risk from the virus and who need to be ultra-vigilant in […]

High blood sugar is a common and serious health issue

WCP Staff May, 2021

Last month we looked at normal blood glucose balance and how your body manages this. This month we are examining what happens when blood glucose levels get too high. Ultimately this leads to Type 2 diabetes, which is induced by diet and lifestyle choices and is the end stage of […]

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