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Next week, September 22 to 29, is Healthy Heart Week. One of the best ways to prevent heart disease is to keep your cholesterol at a healthy level. The following information will outline ways to help you do this.  

Up to 99.9 per cent of people who are overweight eat too quickly. That is the opinion of local author, therapist and trainer Diarmuid Lavelle whose new book The Sensual Slimmer has just hit the bookshelves.

The Blood Pressure Association in the UK has reported that the economic downturn means not just bad news for our pockets but also bad news for our health. The survey suggests that costs attached to a healthy lifestyle such as gym membership and healthier foods may be the first things to go. It is interesting to note that the credit crunch seems to have less effect on our love of alcohol or high fat takeaways!

Convent Primary School in Moate launched their new Healthy School Policy recently, which they created as part of the HSE’s Schools’ ACE (Activity Confidence Eating) Project.

Keeping your children well when they go back to school is not always easy. Regardless of their age, they are going back into packed classrooms full of germs, and our changing Irish climate means immunity is often compromised. For parents, that means niggly colds, sore throats, tummy bugs, ear infections, and lots of other fun stuff!

The inaugural Safe Heart Awareness Week which is launched by Croí takes place from October 20 to 27. Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in Ireland and the Irish heart charity is calling on people to know the risk factors that can affect their heart health and to be aware of the steps that can be taken to achieve the recommended target levels.

A one-day nutrition course will take place on November 15 from 10am to 6pm in Days Hotel, Castlebar.

A new fitness facility in Oranmore is offering people the opportunity to lose weight permanently using a new system which aims to change clients’ attitudes to lifestyle, diet, and exercise.

Free fruit and vegetables are likely to be provided to schools throughout the country from next year, according to Mairead McGuinness, Ireland East MEP.

Tired? Over-worked? Lacking energy? With today’s hectic lifestyle and ever-increasing demands on our time, we often need a pick-me-up to give us a lift during the day. Berocca Boost has been launched to do just this - give instant fuel for the mind and body to give us ‘a little kick when we need it’!