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Most adults experience an average of two to four colds a year whereas children can experience up to nine. And with more than 200 viruses known to cause a cold it is hardly surprising it makes a return year on year.

Our immune system is our body’s defence mechanism. When our health is threatened it works at full power to fight off any invaders, such as bacteria or viruses.

Do you feel bloated after eating certain foods? Are you tired or out of breath at certain times of the day? Do you find you cannot lose weight, and suffer headaches for no apparent reason? If so, you may suffer the symptoms of food intolerances.

Do you feel bloated after eating certain foods? Are you tired or out of breath at certain times of the day? Do you find you cannot lose weight, and suffer headaches for no apparent reason? If so, you may suffer the symptoms of food intolerances.

Dietitian Heather Miller who holds clinics in Balla, Castlebar, and Ballindine, this week talks about how to deal with allergies and intolerances.

The new food clinic at Health and Herbs, Sea Road, was set up by Yvonne Duffy O’Shaughnessy, a raw food specialist, nutritionist, iridologist, and reflexologist, in order to offer people the opportunity to heal different medical conditions with different foods or diets. Basically this clinic is a natural, drug free approach to treating illness using food as medicine. Diet is a major factor when it comes to health and wellbeing and different foods can have helpful or harmful effects on different illnesses. Certain foods exacerbate or even trigger different conditions. The ability to identify the foods to include and exclude from your diet can have a profound effect on your health and overall wellbeing.

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.

If you are looking for something different this Christmas, step inside any of the five Evergreen Healthfoods stores in Galway to see a wide range of naturally great gifts.

Constipation is one of the worst metabolism disorders of all and kills weight loss. It is a serious breakdown of your digestive function. Causes can include: stress, poor thyroid function, imbalanced gut bacteria, low fibre, excess calcium, medications, food allergies and low stomach acid to name but a few.

The majority of people enjoy chocolate. Some will nibble, others will devour an entire bar. It may taste good, but what about its effect on your health?