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Getting under the layers

Louise O'Dwyer April, 2026

Every year, around this time, I remind you all to have a good root through your underwear, a really good honest look. You might be able to get away with less-than-perfect underwear during the colder months but this is not so easy as layers of clothing are shed. This is […]

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 […]

Musings in the sky

Tina Pisco April, 2026

I went on my first flight when I was around 18-months-old. It was long haul from Madrid to NYC. My most recent one is right now, as I write this column somewhere in the skies between London and Cork. I say “my most recent” because it probably won’t be my last. […]

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 […]

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