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I’m just back a wonderful Irish holiday where I enjoyed lots of fabulous fresh fish in Kerry. It’s true what they say…when you get Ireland in the sun there’s no-where better. Good weather encourages healthy eating so try including lots of seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet and maybe try eating it [...]
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Balancing Dinners…
July 14th, 2010Dinner appears to one meal where many of our bad habits appear. Often we arrive home tired and can find the contents of our fridge less than inspiring…Increasingly people report that they might not eat until late and will have not eaten since lunchtime so by the time dinner arrives they are starving. This results [...]
Heart Healthy Tips…
May 10th, 2010It is estimated that half of the Irish male population are overweight in Ireland and less than half of Irish men partake in regular physical activity…The main risk factors for heart disease include lifestyle, diet, being overweight and inactive…Smoking is another serious heart disease contender along with high fat and high salt diets.
The first [...]
Tips on how to lower your blood pressure…
May 10th, 2010What is blood pressure?
Your heart is a muscular pump that pumps blood around the body. Everyone has blood pressure. The pressure is created by the hearts constant pumping blood around the body and the size of the blood vessels which the blood has to pass through. Exercise, excitement, anxiety, stress or anger will all make [...]
Surviving Christmas…
December 3rd, 2009Some research indicates that, on average, people gain 2 kg in the four-week Christmas period. That is equivalent to an intake of an extra 600 calories per day in food terms; a few drinks and canapés at a party, or of course the take-away on the way home after a night out, or a fried [...]
Vitamin D - the sunshine vitamin May 2009
June 3rd, 2009I was recently invited to dicuss vitamin on RTE’s The Afternoon Show and thought it woudl be a good idea to share some of this inoformation….
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is naturally present in a few foods, added to others, and available as a dietary supplement. Vitamin D plays an essential role in [...]
Coeliac disease - May 2009
June 3rd, 2009The Afternoon Show recently invited me to chat about coeliac disease; I’ve put down some of the areas we discussed below…
Coeliac disease results in abnormal immunological reaction to dietary gluten
causing tissue damage. Symptoms of Coeliac Disease can include;
• Weight loss
• Diarrhoea
• Bloating
• Abdominal cramps
• Anaemia
• Fatigue
• Failure to thrive in children
• & occasionally some individuals are asymptomatic
So what is gluten? Gluten is a [...]
Exam nutrition tips
June 3rd, 2009Typical, it’s sunny and probably the hottest weather we’ve had in Ireland for a long time but many of you are today starting your exams. Well firstly best of luck and I’ve put down some nutritional tips below to help you give your brain key nutrients through this time…
Nutrition during exam time is very important. [...]
Brighter evenings means time to exercise!
April 23rd, 2009Use the brighter evenings to your advantage and try to increase your activity levels. We all know that being overweight can increase the risk of health problems but what that should be is being overweight and inactive. Keeping active will help strengthen bone mass, muscle mass, improve your self esteem, reduce your risk of heart [...]
Are you training for a the London marathon or maybe a mini-marathon? read on for some key nutritional tips…
March 30th, 2009It is well established that good nutrition is essential for performance. The food you eat fuels exercise and getting the right balance can help give you the upper hand. Both athletes and non-athletes need the same nutrients…but they need to consume them in different quantities and proportions.
Carbohydrates are the sugars present in sugars, cereal grains, [...]