As I write this, I'm sitting in the airport waiting for my flight home from Cascais, Portugal. I've just spent an absolutely incredible week with my family here, and I could easily have stayed longer! In total I had a full week in Cascais with one day trip to Lisbon, and a day trip to a … Continue reading The Irish Balance Guide To…Cascais (with a note on Lisbon!)
One of the loveliest things I have discovered in the past 18 months is yoga. Now, if you're not a 'yoga person', don't roll your eyes - hear me out. I spent a large portion of my life thinking I wasn't either. As a kid and teenager, I played a LOT of team sports, and … Continue reading A Year of Yoga -A Practice that Brings Balance to Life
There are many 'taboo' health topics out there, and I think menstruation is right up at the top of that list. Although a very natural part of being a woman, it’s a stage in our development as females that many feel embarrassed to talk about, both in Ireland and abroad. Why is that? Several reasons … Continue reading Monitoring Menstruation – A Vital Sign of Women’s Health
Every week, I chat to the lovely gang at iRadio about a different health topic, and recently we discussed the importance of hydration. I thought it was great idea to discuss this given that we're peak summer right now, with (hopefully!) warmer weather and many people head abroad on holidays during this time too. The iRadio gang … Continue reading Hydration – How Much Is Enough?
Recently, I received a message on Instagram about ideas for healthy snacks while travelling. The person who got in touch was heading away on a Europe-wide trip, and was feeling a bit nervous about the upcoming lack of normal routine they would face in terms of food choices and opportunities to exercise, particularly given the … Continue reading Embracing Balance on Your Summer Holidays
It’s not secret that I am a HUGE Podcast fan. I started listening to a few different Podcast series at the beginning of 2018, and it was a game-changer. Podcasts have seen a massive growth in popularity over the past year and are set to be front and centre in 2019. I even started my … Continue reading 3 Reasons You Need to Give Podcasts a Place in Your 2019
Well, it’s been SOME week. This blog post is the second of a new style of ‘Friday Focus’ articles I’m sharing on my blog. If you haven’t read last week’s first, you can find it here, but in short, I decided based on the feedback I had gotten from you guys to change up how … Continue reading The Friday Focus: Public Health, Shift Work, Physical Activity and Podcasts
Okay guys. It's time to try something new on my blog. Here's the thing - I think, a LOT. About a LOT of stuff. I read a lot of articles and books, I listen to a lot of Podcasts, and as both a doctor and a human being, I'm totally fascinated by how we think, … Continue reading Friday Focus – Conversation and Connection for Mental Health, the Spectrum of Normal, and Book Review
I am absolutely delighted to bring you guys an article today in honour of World Microbiome Day (June 27th!), written by Irish registered dietitian Sarah Killeen, who is currently immersed in gut health research. Here is a little foreword from Sarah and about her research before you read into the article. From Sarah: I am … Continue reading The Good, The Bad and The Microbiome
To mark International Yoga Day (Friday 21st June), my good friend Anne Sheeran (@sheerana_yoga on Instagram), who is also a yoga teacher (and works in Marketing at KIND Snacks, who I am a proud ambassador for!) having recently completing her 200 hour teacher training last year in Goa, India, wrote this beautiful article and I'm so … Continue reading Guest Post: 21 Lessons Learnt from Yoga for International Yoga Day
