Health & Lifestyle - West Cork People

It’s open season…almost

Louise O'Dwyer May, 2021

I was on a beautiful walk yesterday, rambling around the hills surrounding Rosscarbery and, despite the over-powering smell of slurry at times; I was lost in the beauty of my surroundings. Laugh all you want but when I reached the top of one hill, standing right next to the electric fencer […]

Great new products in the world of beauty

Sherna Malone May, 2021

With restrictions lifting, it’s time to dust off your make-up brushes and celebrate the best new skincare, makeup and more… CeraVe Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum Meet the newest addition to the CeraVe family – Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum. Designed to deliver visible results and effectively address lost hydration as a […]

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 […]

The double-edged immunity sword

Dr Jeff Featherstone May, 2021

Most of us appreciate that vaccination against Covid is good and likely to get us back to normal and, while we all talk expertly about new variants, spike proteins, T Killer Cells, PCR tests and so on, I have some better news about immunity. I recently attended a three-day Zoom […]

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Walking your dog: Part 3

WCP Staff May, 2021

The other day I was on a particular Facebook page about dogs. Someone had a new puppy and wanted to know how to get him to walk quietly on the lead. One guy replied that the first few times he put his dog on lead he held it so tightly […]

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Time to take a breather

Susan O Regan May, 2021

Over the course of this past year, we have all been catapulted well and truly out of our comfort zones and change can be difficult, even at the best of times. We have been required to cope with a series of rapid and unexpected events and then a much longer-than-anticipated […]

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