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A UK male breast cancer survivor will begin a 130 mile walk across Ireland tomorrow (Thursday) to raise funds for a British breast cancer prevention charity.

International health guru Udo Erasmus is inviting Galway people to send him their healthy recipes. He plans to publish a free Irish healthy recipe booklet later this year and hopes to include at least one recipe from each county.

Acupressure is a Chinese method of healing that has been practised for some 3,000 years and which works on the meridians, energy channels that run in a network through the body. In a healthy body, the ‘chi’, or essential energy, flows freely and evenly through the meridians. When blockages occur, the body becomes unbalanced, chi is trapped, and disease occurs.

The Meningitis Trust is urging parents to vaccinate their children against meningitis, following news from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC), which is part of the HSE, that the latest immunisation uptake data for children at 24 months of age indicates a decline in the uptake of the MenC vaccine, Hib vaccine and the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.

System 10 is a scientifically researched weight loss programme designed to correct your metabolism faults. Based on extensive research by Limerick dietician, lecturer, and creator of System 10, David McDonagh, this is one of the only plans in the world to include the three essential keys to fixing your metabolism for the best and fastest weight loss ever.

At Curves ladies only gym and health centre, top advice on nutrition as well as exercise is always at your fingertips. Here are some tips:

Almost 20 Mayo childcare facilities have already registered to participate in this year’s NCNA National Pyjama Day in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation’s Hospice Homecare for Children programme.

Over 10 Kilkenny childcare facilities have already registered to participate in this year’s NCNA National Pyjama Day in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation’s Hospice Homecare for Children programme. The fundraising day will take place on March 25 and the NCNA are encouraging those not already registered to do so and join in the day of fun and help raise much needed funds for the Hospice Home Care for Children Programme.

At Athenry Opticians, Ailbhe Ní Ráighne and her staff pride themselves on the friendly, relaxed, atmosphere within the practice and the rapport they have with their patients.

The aim of Galway Community Acupuncture is to make acupuncture more accessible by making it more affordable. Treatments are provided in a comfortable and relaxed group setting. This way more than one person can be treated at a time, which allows the cost to be significantly lower. Treatments are offered on a sliding fee scale of €25 to €45.