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

The longer evenings, better weather, and the emerging colourful displays of flowerbeds is a welcome change to some after the dark and gloomy winter, but for hayfever sufferers it means a battle with bouts of sneezing, a congested nose, and runny eyes. Desperate sufferers go to great lengths for relief, but herbal remedy provider A Vogel shows how nature can offer relief to its own problem.

Every winter it is one of the main topics of conversation. “I had the flu all week.” I’ve a touch of it myself, I’m all blocked up” or “My son is off school with a high temperature”.

Christmas is around the corner. You are busy shopping and preparing for the festive season. It is chilly and damp outside and you cannot keep warm. Before long, you are sniffling and coughing and are battling with a cold.

A Vogel's Echinaforce has compiled some of the best tips to keep your immune system healthy and happy this winter.

Acupuncture can be used to prevent the onset of colds and flus and, when caught early, stop them from turning into full-blown conditions. Studies have shown that certain acupuncture points are effective in boosting the immune system, and when combined with Chinese herbs this can be an extremely effective treatment for common winter illnesses.

As children across Mayo prepare to head back to the classroom, A Vogel herbal advisor Nicola Murphy gives parents her top four remedies to ensure they stay healthy this September.

The results are in, Mayo has some of the best kissers in Ireland. Mayo recorded fewer outbreaks of the cold sore virus in 2010 than most other counties, according to a new all Ireland study conducted by A Vogel herbal remedies.

The results are in, Mayo has some of the best kissers in Ireland. Mayo recorded fewer outbreaks of the cold sore virus in 2010 than most other counties, according to a new all Ireland study conducted by A Vogel herbal remedies.

Mayo has been swamped with cold and flu viruses so far this year as cold weather continues to take its toll on our immune systems. However a cure for the common cold and flu might just be easier than you think.