Wellness blog

With the help of my fabulous sister, Rachel, also a pharmacist and qualified personal trainer, we wrote up a series of easy to follow, pocket size daily resistance trainings to help you feel more limber and lively!    Limber and Lively in 10!  10 days is enough time to press play on these video shorts to get your body up and away from your desk to implement these daily stretches and weight lifting exercises.     Sitting is the new smoking…  No- really. According to studies, prolonged sitting has been shown to increase all cause cardiovascular disease related mortality. Does this...

Remember when you were young and you could literally sleep anywhere? And in any position? On a friend’s couch after a great party, with random cushions from the front room? No problem! Slept in a funny position with your arm stuck under your body? Absolutely fine!   Fast forward a few years and we can find ourselves wondering about hotel room beds 🤔….. Should I bring my own pillow? Will l be able to get a massage after that flight I took and how my knees are permanently at ninety degrees…. Everything aches….   What Causes Stiff Muscles?          Ligaments,...

  Is there any more draining question than, “What’s for dinner?” I don’t know. I haven't had time to shop… and didn’t I just feed you? Listen, now that the kids are all off school it means a full time food production line goes into full overdrive. Or not. Sometimes (read: often) I just can’t be arsed to go BACK out to the shops, so I have a root around in my cupboards and usually find these staples- eggs and tinned beans. Not the ones in tomato sauce- those are delicious too though- I mean cannelini beans and a mixed combo...

 We all like to joke in Ireland that we don’t get the sun much… if at all during the summer. Or winter…or any season. That’s why we have Portugal 😁  Now, while we aren’t competing with the Continent for heat and sun rays, we do have long summer days with sunshine in between the showers. Sun protection, even when it’s cloudy, needs attention. I would also recommend getting an appointment with a dermatologist to go over your skin annually to look for any unusual spots or moles. Skincare is a maze of creams and potions. None of them will work...