Health & Lifestyle - West Cork People

What to expect on starting HRT

WCP Staff April, 2026

Women’s Health by Dr. Paula Stanley If we ask our aunties and mothers what their menopause was like, the answer is usually ‘what menopause?’! In the 60s, 70s and 80s, midlife female health was not an area, in medicine or in our society, that got any attention: women were expected […]

A herb for the heart

WCP Staff April, 2026

Herbal Healing by Rosari Kingston April is the month we become very busy in the garden and notice gaps in borders and beds that need to be filled in. ‘Leonurus cardiaca’, or motherwort, is one plant that will return year after year and is usually available at markets or garden […]

Looking past the hype surrounding Shilajit

Hannah Dare April, 2026

When I was first asked for Shilajit, it seemed like a wellness fad – and a slightly suspicious one at that. It wasn’t until we were asked repeatedly that we decided to look into where it comes from and what it does. We cautiously brought some in, and then started […]

Shake it, bake it, eat it

WCP Staff April, 2026

Kids Food Revolution by Niamh Cooper, Melissa Byrne & Gillian Hegarty Did you know you can make real butter just by shaking a jam jar? You don’t need any fancy equipment, and you don’t need special ingredients. Just cream, a clean jam jar, and your best shaking skills. And once […]

Break the bar not the bank with this chocolate and olive oil cake

Karen Austin April, 2026

I’ve been checking out chocolate cakes for this month’s easter recipe and it’s led me down an interesting path. Our chocolate and hazelnut cake, which used to be so popular in our shop, first came to mind. However when my brain scanned the ingredients, I realised that the 300 grams […]

When good is boring

WCP Staff March, 2026

John Coughlan finds the autobiography of the world’s greatest footballer a boring read. In our two years of reading football books on the Dynamo Football Bookclub, we have observed a consistent pattern – the world’s most eminent players often seem to be among its most captivating characters. Maradona and Cruyff […]

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