Health & Lifestyle - West Cork People

Tasty fast food at home

WCP Staff April, 2020

Jacques Brennan is the author of ‘Hungry Soul – How to Cook 100 per cent Vegan’ and is a frequent collaborator with the West Cork arts and health organisation MusicAlive. He is also a guest food artist for World Mental Health Day events at 49 North Street in Skibbereen…and occasional contributor […]

Gardening in May

WCP Staff April, 2020

by John Hosford of The Weekend Garden Centre May is a hectic month in the garden in the flower, vegetable and fruit department. Growth is taking off and new leaves have or are emerging. Gardening is a very worthwhile activity interacting with nature and the soil and as a result […]

Simple spring food

Karen Austin April, 2020

Here’s a recipe to teleport you to Greece from your own kitchen using the humble spud. Just imagine the blue sea, the blue skies, sitting outside a taverna and all those tray bakes of vegetables, meats and fish. The Greeks are masters at tray bakes and the tavernas often have […]

Safefood issues advice for food shopping and storage during ongoing Covid-19 restrictions

WCP Staff April, 2020

Shopper spend is up 27 per cent as households make bigger shopping trips As public health measures to deal with COVID-19 continue, safefood is reminding people of the steps they can take to protect themselves when food shopping and storing food at home. Retail data published last week by Kantar revealed that […]

Vitamin C for brighter glowing skin

Sherna Malone April, 2020

When it comes to vitamin C, more often than not we tend to associate it with boosting our immune system and helping fend off colds and flu but if you didn’t know already, it also works wonders for our skin. Loved by pretty much every skincare expert, it’s renowned for […]

A simple wonder food

WCP Staff April, 2020

Dr. Rosari Kingston PhD, M.Sc (Herbal medicine) is a medical herbalist practising in Dr. O’Reilly’s integrative clinical practice in Clonakilty, Co. Cork as well as Church Cross, Skibbereen. She considers the integration of herbal medicine with biomedicine to be the future of health care, if the great traditional medical systems, […]

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