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Sound eating is an essential component of improving performance in all sports. No amount of training will help you reach the top if you don’t have a healthy balanced diet to provide your body with the fuel it needs for activity.

As the weigh-in day for participants dawns, Lynda McFarland, who is a nutritional consultant and wholefoods cookery instructor, has some great tips to assist people over the coming six weeks of Lent. Organiser of the Slimathon Cllr Aengus O’Rourke said, “We want people to take on the challenge of losing weight over Lent and in turn raise some euros for Ss Peter and Paul’s Church. Most people will give up luxury items for Lent anyway but this is an opportunity to go that extra mile. Anyone can come along on Monday February 15 to the Sheraton Athlone Hotel at 7pm to get weighed in and they will get their sponsorship cards also. The Sheraton Fitness Centre is also giving six weeks free membership to participants so there are no excuses!”

We are all aware of the truth behind the old saying that “we are what we eat” but what is largely forgotten is that this applies to our mental wellbeing as well as our physical. Mood, motivation, and mental performance are powerfully influenced by diet.

“Let food be thy medicine” — Hippocrates, c400BC

A revolutionary new weight loss system which combines a specialist diet with group support, weight loss counselling, and ongoing support is now available in Galway.

The HSE West’s health promotion department is urging older people to make healthy food choices.

Now available at Henaghan’s Health Food Centre, Ellison Street, Castlebar, Perfect 10 is a complete weight loss programme that gets you on your way to losing weight for good. Perfect 10 combines a revolutionary weight loss supplement with free online support. Perfect 10 helps your body burn excess fat, increases metabolism, lifts your mood, and supports your whole body throughout weight loss. The supplement Perfect 10 kick-starts your weight loss immediately, while the Perfect 10 bible provides a complete lifestyle programme with plenty of helpful tips and hints for weight loss, a weight loss diary, safe exercises, and recipes.

Diet, diets and more diets — this word is haunting everyone in the 21st century.