Health

By Amanda Rowe The pelvic floor is a complex and vital group of muscles, ligaments, and connective tissues that stretch across the base of the pelvis, supporting the bladder, uterus, and bowel. For women, the health and strength of the pelvic floor are crucial throughout life — from puberty through […]

Constipation is one of the most common digestive complaints, affecting millions of people each year. Yet many people think of it as a single condition — simply not going to the bathroom often enough or experiencing unpredictable urgency. In reality, explains nutritionist Michelle Ryan, digestive specialists often describe constipation in […]

If you’ve been thinking about doing something for your skin, the next few weeks are a good time to start. Here in West Cork, as we edge towards the longer, brighter days of late spring the window is shortening for treatments with ‘downtime’ The reason is straightforward: treatments that use light, […]

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 […]

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 […]