There are four key lessons that you can instil in your child for a brighter future: don't put weight on, make exercise a part of your lifestyle, don't smoke and don't drink hazardously. These are the essential building blocks for physical and mental wellbeing. Beyond these, there's not much you can ... Read more →
The 4 things you can control to give your children the best chances of long and healthy life There are four key lessons that you can instil in your child for a brighter future: don't put weight on, make exercise a part of your lifestyle, don't smoke and don't drink hazardously. These are the essent... Read more →
When Amy Moore was asked by a colleague if she'd be breastfeeding on her return to work, the primary school teacher from Co Laois, replied, "No way!" "I was horrified at the idea," says Amy. "But how things change; now the best part of my day is coming in the door and sitting down to feed my ... Read more →
The drive to cut down on disposable plastic and food waste is gaining traction, as 2018 shapes up to be the year that plastic became a dirty word. Yesterday's BBC documentary Drowning In Plastic shed new light on the scale of the damage plastic waste on the oceans and the impact on wildlife. ... Read more →
Regardless of our stage in life, many of us appear to have fallen into the cult of busyness. Professing to be run off your feet and never having any time is now a badge of honour, and a way of telling the world how significant you are and how what you do matters. It's become endemic in the workpla... Read more →
In April 2014, I was rushing around from one school drop-off to another pick-up, living in a stress bubble of work, getting thinner by the day, not really knowing I was secretly dieting, but delighted with my skinny frame all the same. Two babies and waist 28-inch jeans? Fantastic, I thought as I ... Read more →
The mother of a teenager killed after she suffered a catastrophic allergic reaction to sesame seeds in a Pret A Manger baguette was robbed of spending her last hours with her daughter because of a six-hour flight delay. Stuck at London's Stansted Airport after being urged by her husband to ru... Read more →
Despite recent controversy, cancer screening is still the best way to find cancer before any symptoms appear in your body. Finding cancer this early saves lives. In Ireland there are three free screening programmes run by the National Cancer Screening service. Here is a comprehensive guide to the ... Read more →
On September 13, businesswoman Emma Maye contacted this journalist - from her hospital bed. Two days earlier, the mother-of-four had undergone a hysterectomy following abnormal smear test results, and now she wanted the Irish Independent to help her punch home a crucial message to other women... Read more →
Despite recent controversy, cancer screening is still the best way to find cancer before any symptoms appear in your body. Finding cancer this early saves lives. In Ireland there are three free screening programmes run by the National Cancer Screening service. Here is a comprehensive guide to the ... Read more →
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