Many of us have given or received a DNA testing kit for a birthday or as a Christmas present, but what are they all about? In this new column, I will be providing an easy, step-by-step guide through the basics of all forms of DNA testing for family history. What […]
Life, as we know, does not always go as planned, or as we think it should, so how do we learn to accept and then cope with the cards that we are dealt? One of the greatest gifts that practicing mindfulness gives us is a mental strength and an ability […]
Last month my wife covered the plethora of menopausal symptoms and treatment options available. Certainly ladies the take home message is that it is well worth discussing the above with your GP. It might come as a big surprise that men also can undergo what has been referred to as […]
I love skincare products, particularly natural skincare like Dr Hauschka, Trilogy and Kinvara. I enjoy using them and my skin loves them too. But I find that some of the most important ways of keeping my skin hydrated, soft, supple and in good condition is through my diet and the supplements […]
She reverses in slowly, raising the windows, closing off the welcome air supply. A glorious day. She gathers handbag, mask, phone. Positions walking aid within reach, about to push open the car door. A car skids to a halt and begins reversing into the hatched area between the two accessible […]
Honeysuckle /woodbine (Lonicera periclymenum) is spreading its glorious perfume among the hedgerows at present, and it is a really beautiful scent on a summer evening. Even though its early growth is soft and supple, it becomes hard with age and is very strong. In the ‘Táin Bó Cúailnge’, Cúchulainn tells […]