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The modest chia seed has skyrocketed in popularity within the health and wellness community. Recent Google search data reveals a remarkable 3,214 per cent increase in searches for "how to make chia seed drinks" and "chia seed diet". This dramatic surge underscores the increasing fascination with chia seeds as a versatile and health-boosting superfood. However, Sarah Jefferies, a food safety expert from Pediatric First Aid, cautions against some potential risks.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is a condition that involves chronic inflammation of the intestines. It is estimated that IBD impacts 40,000 people in Ireland, affecting all genders equally.1 It can be diagnosed at any age, with peak incidences between ages 15-35 and 50-70.

In the realm of medical breakthroughs, hyperbaric oxygenation has proven to be a game-changer, offering renewed hope for those grappling with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and seeking a path to enhanced gut health. The team at OxyGeneration, now with five years of experience, have been at the forefront of harnessing the incredible benefits of hyperbaric oxygenation, significantly improving the quality of life for IBD sufferers.

It is that time of year when sport is at its zenith, when on hardening pitches all around the country, people are running into each other at speed and suffering injuries that require healing. In other spheres, people are recovering from illness; from the treatment of that illness and suffering because of the slowness of that progress.

Caroline Brosnihan is the owner of Connacht Nutrition and Dietetic Clinic. Established in 2014, the Clinic is located at the N5 Business Park, Castlebar. Caroline is a CORU registered Dietitian and member of INDI and HCPC, having qualified with a first class honours degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from Robert Gordon University Aberdeen.

A team of researchers at CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices at NUI Galway, have discovered a radically new approach to the treatment of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Free hyperbaric oxygenation treatments are available at OxyGeneration under the European Union Cross-Border Healthcare Directive. Unfortunately, it Is only (outside of Ireland) European residents who can use OxyGeneration. Irish people have to go abroad under the directive if they cannot get a suitable appointment in the National Hyperbaric Medical Unit at UHG. Any medical professional in consultation with the patient can give a letter of referral, including a nurse, a dentist or doctor.

Brian Lynch, a Galway based solicitor at Brian Lynch and Associates solicitors who successfully used hyperbaric oxygenation to recover from a serious sports accident, said: “I took OxyGeneration to Galway as a result. Watch out for a lot of current standard medical procedures being made redundant and superseded by hyperbaric oxygenation because it will be the patients who decide."

The Irish Society for Colitis and Crohn’s Disease (ISCC) are highlighting the urgent need for all businesses and public amenities to support people living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by allowing those presenting the ISCC “No Waiting” card access to public toilets while still abiding by public health guidance.

The ISCC is highlighting the urgent need for all businesses and public amenities to support people living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, by allowing those presenting the ISCC “No Waiting” card - access to public toilets, while still abiding by public health guidance.