Health

How to make your own face mask
3 May 2020

How to make your own face mask
While you may see people in line at the supermarket wearing a face mask, or going for a walk with their mouth and nose covered, at the time of writing ...

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30 April 2020

Fitness to herbs: Seven natural relaxants for your daily routine
No matter how difficult anxiety can be, there are many simple ways of keeping it at bay or at least reducing its effects. These methods consist of physical and nutritional ...

Yes, you can still experience burnout working from home
30 April 2020

Yes, You Can Still Experience Burnout Working From Home
Your home is meant to be a safe space: a place you can relax and recharge. However, with many working from home right now, our 'work' and 'personal' lives can ...

Step away from the early morning emails…
28 April 2020

Working longer hours at home?
If you feel like you’re working harder and for longer than you used to when you commuted to an office, you’re not alone. A survey by recruitment site irishjobs.ie found that more ...

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28 April 2020

5 Instagram accounts to follow for free live workouts
Gyms are closed, which has left many fitness lovers scratching their heads about how to keep active at home. Thankfully, many of the country’s top fitness studios and trainers have ...

Raiki Healing facts
15 April 2020

Seven things you didn’t know about Reiki - Carlotta Reiki
As we’ve entered the fourth week of lockdown, you might start to feel extremely weird, disconnected, stressed, anxious. While we navigate uncharted waters together, I thought it would be really ...

Get your daily dose of nature
9 April 2020

Five ways nature can boost your mental health
By Dr Eleanor Ratcliffe  A coalition of leading nature, environment and mental health organisations has launched a campaign this week to help people connect with nature and boost their mental ...

Hope Virgo by F Dawson
24 March 2020

Supporting a child with an eating disorder during COVID19
By Hope Virgo, Author and Mental Health Campaigner There is no hiding this. For people with eating disorders this uncertainty is going to be hard. And to be honest I ...

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22 March 2020

Seven ways to keep your body healthy and happy during lockdown
Now the country is in lockdown, it’s vitally important to take care of our bodies and our minds as best we can. Here are our top suggestions to keep your ...

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22 March 2020

Coronavirus: How to keep calm in times of uncertainty
By Sarah Romotsky, Director, Healthcare Partnerships at Headspace During all of this uncertainty, feeling overwhelmed, anxious and helpless is completely normal. This is an unprecedented time for all of us ...

Health on Female First
16 March 2020

Managing your mental health in this time of uncertainty
Hope Virgo, Author and Mental Health Campaigner, Twitter: @hopevirgo, Instagram @hopevirgo_ It is everywhere! #CoronaVirus, #Covid19… and the uncertainty is rising! People fighting for themselves to stock pile, people panicking left right ...

Health on Female First
3 March 2020

The benefits of being barefoot
I am a huge proponent of being barefoot wherever possible and when it’s not a good idea, I like to wear odd-looking minimalist footwear. Being barefoot has many health and ...

Improving global health is a necessity
2 March 2020

Empowering homegrown health in the developing world
Improving global health is a large, but necessary, goal if the world is to combat the wealth divide, social inequality and increase productivity and innovation. So far, interventions have focused ...

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18 February 2020

How to naturally manage your blood sugar levels
Did you know maintaining a consistent blood sugar level will greatly improve your life in a number of different ways? Unfortunately, many people don’t even know that many of their ...

Health on Female First
14 January 2020

Seven ways to reach 10,000 steps a day when working from home
It is reported that 50% of the workforce will work from home by 2020, resulting in a decline in commuting, which also means a decline in exercise. If you work ...

Health on Female First
14 January 2020

Five ways to become a healthier you in 2020
Have you set your health goals for 2020? Many people begin a new year with weight loss goals and plans to increase their exercise. While having health goals is a ...

Health on Female First
6 January 2020

Top 10 tips to beat the Monday Morning blues
The weekend is over, the working 9-5 begins and we all know how difficult Monday mornings are. Monday comes after a weekend of relaxing or going out with friends and ...

Health on Female First
16 December 2019

Seven reasons to try a wellbeing box
Little Lifts kindly sent me one of their signature boxes which is designed for women with breast cancer, however it can also double up a wellness box for those who ...

Health on Female First
16 December 2019

I journaled for one month and here’s what I learned...
Pen Heaven kindly sent me a notebook and pen with the challenge of writing my thoughts and feelings down for one month all in the hope it would improve my ...

Health on Female First
16 December 2019

Seven ways to manage New Year new you anxiety
The festive season is upon us and the New Year is fast approaching. At this point in the year so many of us are bombarded with pressure to ‘welcome new ...

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6 December 2019

What to expect when you visit an optician
If you have never attended an eye examination before or if it has been some time since you did, you might feel a little apprehensive about what to expect. While ...

Health on Female First
2 December 2019

How does a lack of control affect your health?
Twenty million Brits feel out of control in their home life- in response to these figures, we spoke to Psychologist Jo Hemmings about how a perceived lack of control can ...

Health on Female First
1 December 2019

Seven reasons to choose 100% cotton period products
Research shows that more than 50% of women experience some form of skin irritation down there during their period. Periods are full of annoying aspects, but skin irritation shouldn’t be ...

Health on Female First
27 November 2019

Is craft the new yoga?
-  A new survey commissioned by Hochanda, Home of Craft, Hobbies and Arts, has revealed young men and women are no longer just opting to watch TV, browse social media ...