Health - West Cork People

Take better care of your brain

WCP Staff January, 2020

Now that the New Year has arrived, it’s a good idea to put our minds to those New Year’s resolutions that we committed to over Christmas. Talking of minds, whether you’re a teenager doing exams or your school days are long past, one of our resolutions should be to take […]

On-site Shiatsu massage and Ear Acupuncture service launches in West Cork

WCP Staff January, 2020

It is widely acknowledged that stress and stress-related conditions are responsible for absenteeism in the workplace. According to the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are responsible for the majority of absences in Ireland, at 50 per cent, followed by work-related stress, anxiety and depression (SAD) at […]

Dr. Jeff’s New Year

Dr Jeff Featherstone January, 2020

DOCTOR’S ORDERS Where did 2019 go? In fact, where did the last decade go to? Happy New Year and let’s make it a healthy one. As a doctor working in A&E, the challenges have been huge, even on my part-time basis. I was expecting to meet Simon Harris at the […]

Communication: The first step to effective parenting

WCP Staff November, 2019

Parenting today comes with many challenges – we have even more to cope with than our parents and grandparents had explains Bernadette Ruane, Relationship and Parenting Mentor and a mother of three teenagers. Many of us don’t live near family and may not have the same support available to us; […]

Stand by your man!

Dr Jeff Featherstone November, 2019

In this month’s column, Dr Featherstone talks men’s health and wellness or rather the lack of it! Might I just say at the outset that I accept a few things as a male doctor. I welcome equal rights and opportunities and the fact that in my GP World lady doctors […]

Lifelong learning on Hairy Henry Care Farm in Ballylickey

WCP Staff August, 2019

When we think of education, what comes to our minds first is school, grinds, college, evening classes, distance learning – but we wouldn’t necessarily think of a farmyard as a place of learning for children and adults alike! Well, this makes Hairy Henry’s Care Farm a special place – a […]

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