Leaky gut, or intestinal permeability as it is called in thousands of research papers, is a description of dysfunction in the gut wall, which can lead to a number of health complications and have an impact on systemic inflammation, autoimmunity, digestive health, diabetes and other health problems. To understand intestinal permeability, it helps to understand […]
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West Cork’s favourite surf shop, Jellyfish, is celebrating 20 years in business this year. Owner Nollaig Hurley says the years have flown by as the business has gone from strength to strength. She shares her pride in reaching such a milestone with West Cork People. “It certainly doesn’t feel like […]
Ireland is the number one per capita destination in the world for learners of English with an estimated 204,000 international students coming here in 2019 to study English and staying for an average of 6.5 weeks. It is estimated that the combined direct, indirect and induced value of the sector […]
The 27th annual West Cork Garda Youth Awards, in association with SuperValu, has just been launched by An Garda Síochána in West Cork. The West Cork Garda Youth Awards celebrate outstanding young people between the ages of 13 and 21 years. Awards will be considered for nominated young people who, […]
When a couple are trying to conceive they may be told that 84 per cent of couples will conceive naturally within a year of having regular unprotected sex every two or three days and to just keep trying for 12 months. If they are unsuccessful after 12 months the usual […]
The budding and blossoming of life at this time of year is a reminder, not only of impermanence, but of the storehouse of resilience that exists in nature and in us. Indeed, it would prove hard not to notice the birdsong and the new life unfolding all around us and […]