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Priority Wholefoods, Mount Street, Claremorris, celebrates 13 years in business and extends a big thank you to all of its customers for their support over the years.

At Healthwest Community Pharmacy, Ballindine, the pharmacy has been inundated with enquiries about its food intolerance test. To date, the vast majority of people going in to the pharmacy are doing so on foot of someone they know having the test done and being very pleased with the results. Staff at the pharmacy are delighted with this response as it means that the test is working.

A leading diet and health expert has given two former Galway county players the chance of fighting their way back into the first team.

Allergy/intolerance testing can be very useful in the treatment and management of many conditions including weight loss/weight gain, sluggish metabolism, digestive complaints of all types, heartburn, acidity, ulcers, bloating, irritable bowel syndrome, colitis, diverticulitis, sinusitis, migraine, upper respiratory and ear infections.

Allergy/intolerance testing can be very useful in the treatment and management of many conditions such as weight loss and weight gain, sluggish metabolism, digestive complaints of all types, heartburn, acidity, ulcers, bloating, IBS, colitis, diverticulitis, sinusitis, migraine, upper respiratory and ear infections, tiredness, fatigue, sleep issues, hyperactivity and behavioural issues in children; recurrent infection hormonal issues related to menopausal and menstrual problems; and skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis and dermatitis.

About two of 100 people have a food allergy, but many more have food intolerances. Food intolerance is an adverse reaction to a particular food or ingredient, which occurs every time the food is eaten. A food allergy is an allergic reaction to the food.

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

A simple food intolerance or allergy could be the cause of your recurring symptoms. One thing to note about intolerances is that it can take 24 to 48 hours for physical symptoms to appear. When you get this delayed response it can be very difficult to track what the culprit food or foods are.

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.

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.