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Ultan Molloy, MPSI, HealthWest Community Pharmacy gives some advice on taking natural remedies.

Worldwide trend predictions for 2012 are that people are going to start taking greater responsibility for their health via nutritional means. 2011 saw a major shift back to quality food with families and individuals growing their own vegetables and herbs and small food producers thriving. In fact, high quality foods emerged as one of the big success stories of the past year. Consumers are once again viewing food for its medicinal qualities as well as its taste value.

The B vitamins are often referred to as the ‘energy’ vitamins, mainly because they are involved in energy release in the body. There are eight different B vitamins. The eight B vitamins are vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9 and B12. Getting enough B vitamins will keep energy levels up, provide mental alertness, improve memory, combat ageing, boost the immune system, and fight against depression. Many elderly people, vegetarians, or people who are on strict diets don’t get enough of these important vitamins. People who are stressed, eat out often, don’t have a good balanced diet with plenty of fruit and veg, or abuse alcohol can also be deficient.

If you are living with arthritis or other inflammatory conditions, pain is probably a part of your daily life. And with Arthritis Ireland now reporting that over one in six Irish people have some form of arthritis, it is no wonder people are continuously looking for natural ways to help manage the problem.

Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine have been used to relieve headaches and migraines for thousands of years.

A homeopathy talk by Jeroen Holtkamp will take place in Passionfruit Theatre, Athlone on Wednesday May 11.

Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine have been used to relieve headaches and migraines for thousands of years.

This May Evergreen Healthfoods will host a series of seminars on natural health in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Galway, with Dr Marilyn Glenville. A popular international speaker and bestselling author, Dr Glenville will give three talks across two days on Tuesday May 18 and Wednesday May 19.