Mental health charity publishes four tips on healing heartbreak

Thu, Feb 15, 2024

Valentine's Day can be a difficult time for people who are healing from a break-up. If you're feeling down this week due to heartbreak, national mental health charity Turn2Me has some advice on how to help yourself bounce back.

“The first tip is to make a list of your ex’s faults,” said Fiona O'Malley, CEO of Turn2Me. “Although this might sound petty, it will stop you reminiscing about the good times or looking back at the relationship with rose tinted glasses. For the same reason, making a list of why you’re incompatible can help.

'Losing over five stone has given me the confidence to change my career'

Thu, Feb 15, 2024

Tarah Lenihan had struggled with her weight for years but with the help of Slimming World, she has lost over five stone.

Drop two stone in ten weeks

Thu, Feb 08, 2024

System 10 is a lifestyle plan. It is about real weight loss, done the right way. This programme calculates everyday foods to fit your specific metabolic statistics, along with an exercise plan. This is a game changer for weight loss, energy and hormone balance.

Natural pain relief at the Crane Clinic

Thu, Feb 08, 2024

There is a Chinese saying, "Where there is pain, there is no blood flow, and where there is blood flow there is no pain". Acupuncture has proven to be such an effective therapy for pain relief that is now used in many hospitals and pain clinics worldwide.

Love Your Spine with Chiropractix

Thu, Feb 08, 2024

Chiropractix, Galway city will host its annual Love Your Spine event from February 12 to 17.

Reduce risks of radiation injuries with HBOT

Thu, Feb 08, 2024

Hyperbaric oxygenation (HBOT) has emerged as an extremely effective treatment for individuals experiencing post-radiation injuries, offering relief and healing for late-emerging symptoms. This treatment is FDA approved and medically advised for those suffering post radiation injuries.

Radiation therapy, while instrumental in treating cancer, can sometimes induce long-term complications. These complications may surface years after the initial treatment, manifesting as tissue damage, inflammation, or impaired wound healing. Such post-radiation injuries can significantly impact a patient's quality of life.

Women’s health physiotherapy and Pilates in Oranmore

Thu, Feb 08, 2024

Up to 50 per cent of women will experience symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction such as bladder or bowel issues, pelvic organ prolapse or pelvic pain in their lifetime. These symptoms can significantly affect quality of life and can present or become exacerbated during the perimenopause and menopause when the reduction in oestrogen affects muscle bulk and contractility.

Compassionate care at Caiseal Geal

Thu, Feb 01, 2024

Caiseal Geal Care Home has been providing kind and compassionate care to the elderly community of Galway city and surrounding areas over the past number of years.

Drop two stone in ten weeks

Thu, Feb 01, 2024

System 10 is a lifestyle plan. It is about real weight loss, done the right way. This programme calculates everyday foods to fit your specific metabolic statistics, along with an exercise plan. This is a game changer for weight loss, energy and hormone balance.

Reduce neuroinflammation with hyperbaric oxygenation

Thu, Feb 01, 2024

Neuroinflammation refers to inflammation that occurs in the central nervous system (CNS), which includes the brain and spinal cord. Inflammation is a natural and necessary response of the immune system to injury or infection, typically aimed at removing harmful stimuli and initiating the healing process. However, when inflammation becomes chronic or dysregulated, it can contribute to various neurological disorders.

Diabetes Ireland makes the DigiBete Self-Management app freely available

Thu, Jan 25, 2024

Following a successful pilot project in Limerick University Hospital, Diabetes Ireland and DigiBete have spent the past few months training other paediatric diabetes teams on how to use the multi-award-winning App to educate their families on self-managing Type 1 diabetes.

Drop two stone by Easter

Thu, Jan 25, 2024

This is a lifestyle plan. System 10 is about real weight loss, done the right way.We calculate everyday foods to fit your specific metabolic statistics and our exercise. This is a game changer for weight loss, energy and hormone balance.

Preparing for Pregnancy programme at the Crane Clinic

Thu, Jan 25, 2024

The Preparing for Pregnancy programme at the Crane Clinic was created for individuals or couples who are thinking about starting a family, or who are undergoing egg or sperm preservation to help optimize overall health for healthy eggs, sperm and to create a nourishing uterine environment for implantation and pregnancy.

Breathing easier – sleep apnoea relief with HBOT

Thu, Jan 25, 2024

Hyperbaric oxygenation (HBOT) emerges as a promising avenue for those grappling with sleep apnoea, offering a non-invasive and safe solution with notable benefits. A 2013 scientific study underscored the transformative effects of HBOT on obstructive sleep apnoea, revealing a remarkable reduction in severity, enhanced sleep quality, and decreased daytime drowsiness.

Meet your surgeon - Dr Kevin McDonald of Tir na nOg Clinic

Thu, Jan 25, 2024

Welcome to Tir na nOg Clinic, a family-run establishment specialising in hair transplant surgery. At the forefront of the clinic is Dr Kevin McDonald, a highly skilled and dedicated surgeon with an unwavering commitment to his craft. Hailing from Baldoyle in Dublin, Dr Kevin pursued his medical education at the University of Galway (then UCG), where he completed his studies in 1999. His expertise lies in cardiothoracic surgery, the field he specialised in after graduating.

Opportunity to improve people’s health and happiness comes to Galway

Thu, Jan 25, 2024

Slimming World, Ireland’s largest weight loss organisation, is looking for people with a passion for helping others. The company has launched a campaign to recruit more people to start their own weight loss group with a special Slimming World careers opportunity event to be held virtually on Friday, January 26.

Maura O’Connor, who manages a team of consultants, says: “Slimming World has over 50 years of experience helping people make changes around food, activity, mindset and behaviour for lasting weight loss. The real key to success is found in the weekly group where consultants motivate and inspire members to achieve their weight loss dreams.”

Free blood pressure checks for National Blood Pressure Day 2024

Thu, Jan 18, 2024

This Thursday, January 18, The Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) is teaming up with RTÉ's Operation Transformation to support National Blood Pressure Day 2024. The partnership will see over 28 pharmacies participating in Galway, offering once-off free blood pressure checks.

Superfoods to add to your diet in 2024

Thu, Jan 18, 2024

Health experts have revealed the superfoods we should all be eating in 2024.

Hyperbaric Oxygenation - transforming IBD management

Thu, Jan 18, 2024

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD), such as Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis, are chronic conditions marked by gastrointestinal inflammation, significantly impacting quality of life. While conventional treatments include medications and surgery, scientific research continues to highlight the benefits of Hyperbaric Oxygenation (HBOT) as a non-invasive approach to managing IBD symptoms.

Drop two stone by Easter

Thu, Jan 18, 2024

System 10 is a lifestyle plan. It is is about real weight loss, done the right way. Sytem 10 calculates everyday foods to fit your specific metabolic statistics, along with an exercise plan. This is a game changer for weight loss, energy and hormone balance.

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