Challenge The Greenway

Fri, Jan 25, 2013

On March 23, the second annual Challenge the Greenway event will take place in Westport. The Western Greenway is a picturesque off-road walk/cycle trail that traverses Ireland’s Atlantic coast and follows the old Achill/Westport railway-line. The challenge will set off from Achill Sound, pass through Mulranny and Newport and finally finish up in Westport.

Staunton’s Pharmacy had finalist in Vichy Advisor awards

Fri, Jan 25, 2013

For the fifth year running Vichy introduced the nationwide competition in Irish pharmacies and revealed the Vichy Advisor of the Year 2012. Vichy developed this competition with the aim to engage and motivate dermo-advisors, raise the standard of advice and to promote skin health through Irish pharmacies nationwide. The lucky winners were recently announced at the glamorous awards ceremony in the five-star Westin Hotel, Westmoreland Street, hosted by popular TV presenter and renowned beauty journalist Laura Bermingham. Tina Mc Hale from Staunton’s Pharmacy, Castlebar was one of the finalists who attended the awards.

Survey reveals winter months affect digestive wellbeing for many

Fri, Jan 25, 2013

Women across the world admit that seasonal changes in eating habits can affect their digestive wellbeing, according to a recent survey carried out by Danone and released for the global World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) Love Your Tummy campaign.

Mayo Stroke Support Group launches new programme

Fri, Jan 25, 2013

The Mayo Stroke Support Group has announced details of a new schedule of meetings for 2013. The Stroke Support Group, which is a HSE initiative supported by local heart and stroke charity Croí, provides an invaluable resource to many individuals affected by stroke in Mayo, and their families and carers.

Stress affects your mental and physical well-being

Fri, Jan 25, 2013

“Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness”—Richard Carlson

Good skincare starts from within

Fri, Jan 25, 2013

When it comes to healthy skin, what you put inside your body can be as important as what you apply topically. The Advanced Nutrition Programme is a cutting edge, salon-only range of supplements that supports skincare regimes. These premium nutraceuticals provide the optimum daily amounts of vitamins, minerals and plant extracts to help maintain vibrant health and glowing skin. Only the finest, purest ingredients are used, in a form that is easily absorbed by the body.

Curves new weight management juice therapy workshop

Fri, Jan 18, 2013

A six week weight management juice therapy workshop hosted by Yvonne Duffy O’Shaughnessy from Nutrition Wellbeing will be held in Curves Fitness Club, Castlebar on Tuesday, January 22 from 6.30pm to 7.30pm.

Lose weight with diet, exercise, and metabolism correction

Fri, Jan 18, 2013

There are three keys to a genuine weight loss (real fat loss) plan – diet, exercise and metabolism correction. All three keys interconnect – one will not work without the other. Your metabolism is the most powerful of all the three keys – it is the ‘switch’ that controls everything else. In most people this switch is off. Metabolism problems like slow thyroid, type two diabetes, sluggish liver, hormone imbalances, PCOS, endometriosis, infertility, and digestive problems such as constipation, IBS, and diverticulitis will limit or stop your weight loss, no matter how much dieting or exercise you do. Work on fixing your metabolism problems for amazing results. Combine this with a reasonable diet (under-eating is worse than over-eating) and a reasonable amount of exercise (too much exercise is as bad as no exercise) and you will get the best, the fastest, and the easiest weight loss ever.

Mayo wellbeing campaign delivers tips for keeping positive to Mayo households

Fri, Jan 18, 2013

Dr John Connolly, secretary of the Irish Association of Suicidiology, officially launched a countywide wellbeing campaign on Monday. The campaign is being led by the Mayo Suicide Prevention Alliance, a group which first formed in Mayo in 2009. It is made up of a wide range of organisations and groups working in the area of mental health and suicide prevention in the county.

Men on the Move activity programme now in Castlebar

Fri, Jan 18, 2013

Worried about that extra weight? Thinking about getting more active? Want to improve your overall health and wellbeing?

New Year, new look, same great value

Fri, Jan 18, 2013

All very well craving that new you in 2013 when the purse is bare after the Christmas and New Year splurge. So how do you get the new you without breaking the bank? Well a good start would be to visit the expert stylists at Laurannes.

Quit smoking with hypnosis

Fri, Jan 18, 2013

Some years back the largest study ever conducted into stopping smoking was undertaken in the USA and published in the New Scientist magazine. It studied everything from willpower, nicotine patches, positive thinking, placebos, chewing gum - and the conclusion was that most of the methods turned out to be hopeless. Hypnosis however came out as the most effective anti-smoking technique. Figures showed that hypnotherapy was 300 per cent more successful than nicotine replacement therapies and 500 per cent more successful than methods that are based on willpower alone.

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