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The liver is constantly producing bile. When it isn’t needed for the digestion of food, the bile enters the gallbladder to be stored. Here water is extruded concentrating the bile and making it ten to fifteen times stronger than the bile produced by the liver. Bile digests fat, it also contains waste eliminated by the liver as it breaks down drugs, hormones and proteins. Bile is released into the duodenum to aid digestion.

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) also known as Ubiquinone, is a naturally occurring substance and an essential component of the mitochondria which is the energy producing unit within all our cells.

All teas (Green, Black, and Oolong) are derived from the same plant. The difference is in the preparation of the leaves. Green tea, unlike the others is not fermented, so the active ingredients remain unaltered.

Healthy shiny hair is very appealing and is very much a reflection of inner health and adequate nutrient intake.

The prostate is a small gland, about the size of a walnut and is situated just below the male bladder.

The olive is a small Mediterranean evergreen tree, its characteristic green to blue-black fruit producing olive oil. The olive tree has been held in high esteem throughout history.

The funeral of Fr John McCormack, Parish Priest of Breaffy, Castlebar, will take place tomorrow, Saturday, March 28, at 12 noon in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Roundfort, with burial afterwards in Roundfort Cemetery.

Vitamin D is frequently referred to as the sunshine vitamin, as it is manufactured by human skin exposed to the sun. For this to take place we need sufficient levels of cholesterol in the body. Vitamin D3 is the form our bodies produce naturally.

A large number of community organisations have stepped up to the plate to help out those in need during the Covid-19 outbreak - in this weeks Community Diary we have listed a number of htem.

More than 900 new speed zones have come into effect across the country in Ireland. There are now 1,322 safety camera zones countrywide. Some 575 zones were removed because they were no longer considered high-risk areas.