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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.

It is a New Year and time again to think about embarking on a healthier lifestyle - a long-lasting and ultimately rewarding change that will not only decrease the waistline but also reap many health benefits - and now that NuTron Advanced is back this new healthier you can be a reality.

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.

Did you know that approximately 70 per cent of the immune system resides in the gut? And that problems associated with low stomach acid are more common than those with excess stomach acid? However both conditions have similar symptoms but very different treatment protocols. A lot of behavioural issues and mental ill-health problems also have a connection with gut health, which if we stop to think about it makes perfect sense because if we are not absorbing nutrients properly our mental as well as physical health is going to suffer as a result.

Are you tired all the time? Are you gaining weight and finding it increasingly difficult to lose it? Then you are one of the 70 per cent of people who want to lose weight or of the 84 per cent of people who report feeling tired most of the time.

Over the coming weeks Lynda McFarland from Athlone Nutrition Clinic will offer quick and easy recipes and advice to incorporate into your daily regime to help you feel and look great.

What do food intolerances, allergies, IBS, cancer, asthma, hayfever, coeliac disease, behavioural issues, and countless other increasingly common conditions all have in common? They are all symptoms of immune system dysfunction. Not many people realise this but approximately 70 per cent of our immune system resides in the gut, which is why probiotics — ‘good’ bacteria — has become such a buzzword in recent times, and need to be replaced after taking a course of antibiotics. Many people develop food intolerances or are even diagnosed with coeliac disease after suffering from viruses or similar immune dysfunction. This is because the good flora in the gut, which is so important for healthy digestion, has often been affected by the illness or even the medication for treating it.

Sofia’s Restaurant, Left Bank Mall, were delighted recently to host ‘Dine with Patrick’, an evening with Patrick Holford, renowned author and spokesman on nutrition and health, along with his team and attendees of his 100% Health Weekend workshop. This was Patrick’s only Irish weekend workshop and this is the second year running that Athlone was chosen as the location.

In his recent documentary on RTÉ, Philip Boucher-Hayes asked the question “What’s Ireland Eating?” and pointed out that in striving to fill our shopping trolleys with healthy food, we are unwittingly buying food that isn’t as healthy as we think, and is making us ill.

System 10 is a scientifically researched weight loss programme designed to correct your metabolism faults. Signs of a weak metabolism are diabetes, high/low blood pressure, high cholesterol, under-active thyroid, digestive disorders (bloating, trapped wind, constipation and diarrhoea), blood sugar imbalances, food intolerances and hormone imbalances.