Healthy
Margaret Hawkins on 12 Jan 2022
Salt: think about shaking the habit
Too much salt in our diet can lead to heart disease and more, and with Irish people consuming twice the recommended amount each day, we need to think about shaking this habit, writes Margaret Hawkins
Katherine O'Leary on 15 Dec 2021
Katherines country: A voice on the radio brings a flashback to calving 2020
Dr Catherine Motherway suggests that everyone will, in time, get COVID-19 which makes sense to Katherine O’Leary. Instead of it being a frightening prospect, the realisation somehow reduces the fear.
Contributor on 01 Dec 2021
Physio for farmers: is spinal surgery my only option?
Advances in farming may have helped reduce our physical workload, but this has still not helped our backs. Physiotherapist Stephen O'Rourke writes
Ilka Denker on 29 Nov 2021
Primary school programme Incredible Edibles returns
As an initiative to educate more children about healthy diets and food origin, Incredible Edibles returns for its 14th year, writes Ilka Denker.
Contributor on 03 Nov 2021
Physio for Farmers: back yourself UP
Back pain is very common but can lead to serious injuries. Physio Stephen O’Rourke talks us through some potential causes of back pain.
Amii McKeever on 13 Oct 2021
Mental health challenges when being ‘the farmer’ is seen as the only option
Research shows an unintended impact of agricultural policy changes are increasing pressure on mental health in farming communities. An escalating pandemic that cannot be ignored.
Ilka Denker on 10 Oct 2021
Mo(o)ving towards better mental wellbeing in rural Ireland
In acknowledgement of World Mental Health Day on Sunday 10 October, Ilka Denker talks with John Keane, co-founder of Make the Moove and Macra president.
on 01 Oct 2021
Get cooking for National Potato Day
National Potato Day is all about celebrating the potato and all the wonderful feelings that come with creating dishes with this versatile vegetable writes Ilka Denker.
on 01 Oct 2021
Get cooking for National Potato Day
National Potato Day is all about celebrating the potato and all the wonderful feelings that come with creating dishes with this versatile vegetable writes Ilka Denker.
Margaret Hawkins on 15 Sep 2021
How’s your head?
Margaret Hawkins talks to Hazel Breen from the Migraine Association of Ireland (MAI) about the many types of headaches that can occur – and their complex array of symptoms and triggers.
Anne O'Donoghue on 15 Sep 2021
Nathalie Lennon talks women and fitness
Nathalie Lennon didn’t believe she could make it in the fitness industry, but now with a bustling fitness and nutrition coaching business, she’s proven herself wrong, writes Anne O’Donoghue.
Margaret Hawkins on 28 Jul 2021
Health: preventing sport and exercise injuries
Resumption of field sports and exercise following lockdown has led to an increase in tendon, soft tissue and joint injuries. Margaret Hawkins talks to Dr Dualtach Mac Colgáin, about these injuries and how to treat/prevent them.
Contributor on 12 May 2021
Reader Writes: Matt Ryan on his COVID holiday
Farm discussion group grandee, Matt Ryan and his wife Pat, found themselves in two separate but wholly satisfactory COVID ‘hotels’of late. He tells us how it came about.
Irene Bermingham on 21 Apr 2021
Incredible Edibles class diary: ‘I planted my own potatoes for the first time’
Loughfouder National School in Knocknagoshel, Tralee, Co Kerry, partook in the fourth Incredible Edibles educational task: preparing and cooking food.
Margaret Hawkins on 21 Apr 2021
Looking after your eyes and ears
Have you had an eyesight or ear test recently? If so, you are very wise. Having these check-ups can prevent a lot of health problems down the line. Margaret Hawkins writes
Contributor on 14 Apr 2021
‘My teenager’s sleep patterns have me at my wits end’
Psychotherapist Enda Murphy responds to a worried parent whose 17-year-old is not working well in his homeschooling as he doesn’t sleep at night
Contributor on 31 Mar 2021
Watch: finding purpose at each stage of our lives is essential part of journey
When you are lonely, life can be like constantly feeling on the outside, looking at the world through an imaginary barrier through which we can never break through. Psychotherapist Enda Murphy writes.
Irene Bermingham on 24 Mar 2021
Incredible Edibles class diary: ‘Getting a break from technology is so important’
For the March Incredible Edibles diary, we hear from the second-class students at St Patrick’s Primary School in Galway city
Maria Moynihan on 03 Feb 2021
Raise your game with nutritious food
We enjoy Irish cookbooks that embrace Irish produce Eat Up, Raise Your Game by Daniel Davey – who you may recognise from Agri Aware’s recent Instagram cookalong – does just that
Contributor on 18 Nov 2020
Health with all the flavour
If there is one thing Trisha Lewis has proven on her Instagram platform, it’s that you can enjoy a healthy diet without compromising on flavour