Health

Your home is meant to be a safe space: a place you can relax and recharge. However, with many working from home right now, our 'work' and 'personal' lives can ...

If you feel like you’re working harder and for longer than you used to when you commuted to an office, you’re not alone. A survey by recruitment site irishjobs.ie found that more ...

Gyms are closed, which has left many fitness lovers scratching their heads about how to keep active at home. Thankfully, many of the country’s top fitness studios and trainers have ...

As we’ve entered the fourth week of lockdown, you might start to feel extremely weird, disconnected, stressed, anxious. While we navigate uncharted waters together, I thought it would be really ...

By Dr Eleanor Ratcliffe  A coalition of leading nature, environment and mental health organisations has launched a campaign this week to help people connect with nature and boost their mental ...

By Hope Virgo, Author and Mental Health Campaigner There is no hiding this. For people with eating disorders this uncertainty is going to be hard. And to be honest I ...

Now the country is in lockdown, it’s vitally important to take care of our bodies and our minds as best we can. Here are our top suggestions to keep your ...

By Sarah Romotsky, Director, Healthcare Partnerships at Headspace During all of this uncertainty, feeling overwhelmed, anxious and helpless is completely normal. This is an unprecedented time for all of us ...

Hope Virgo, Author and Mental Health Campaigner, Twitter: @hopevirgo, Instagram @hopevirgo_ It is everywhere! #CoronaVirus, #Covid19… and the uncertainty is rising! People fighting for themselves to stock pile, people panicking left right ...

I am a huge proponent of being barefoot wherever possible and when it’s not a good idea, I like to wear odd-looking minimalist footwear. Being barefoot has many health and ...

Improving global health is a large, but necessary, goal if the world is to combat the wealth divide, social inequality and increase productivity and innovation. So far, interventions have focused ...

Did you know maintaining a consistent blood sugar level will greatly improve your life in a number of different ways? Unfortunately, many people don’t even know that many of their ...

I have used tampons for years now- pretty much since I started getting my period at 14. I am now 34.   I gave pads a try, but I found them ...

It is reported that 50% of the workforce will work from home by 2020, resulting in a decline in commuting, which also means a decline in exercise. If you work ...

Have you set your health goals for 2020? Many people begin a new year with weight loss goals and plans to increase their exercise. While having health goals is a ...

The weekend is over, the working 9-5 begins and we all know how difficult Monday mornings are. Monday comes after a weekend of relaxing or going out with friends and ...

Little Lifts kindly sent me one of their signature boxes which is designed for women with breast cancer, however it can also double up a wellness box for those who ...

Pen Heaven kindly sent me a notebook and pen with the challenge of writing my thoughts and feelings down for one month all in the hope it would improve my ...

The festive season is upon us and the New Year is fast approaching. At this point in the year so many of us are bombarded with pressure to ‘welcome new ...

Traditionally developed to preserve fertility for women undergoing cancer treatment and earlier menopause, egg freezing has also increasingly become a social choice for many women, aware of their own biological ...

If you have never attended an eye examination before or if it has been some time since you did, you might feel a little apprehensive about what to expect. While ...

Twenty million Brits feel out of control in their home life- in response to these figures, we spoke to Psychologist Jo Hemmings about how a perceived lack of control can ...

Research shows that more than 50% of women experience some form of skin irritation down there during their period. Periods are full of annoying aspects, but skin irritation shouldn’t be ...

High blood pressure (hypertension) affects more than one in four adults in the UK, increasing their risk of serious conditions including heart attack and stroke. One of the biggest problems ...