Excuse the punctuation overkill…no don't, because in the world of meta-analyses they seem to be forgiven most of the time anyway. Â Most especially when the handpicking of certain studies leads to big headlines, not just nationwide, but worldwide. Â But that is the big story of the day (last Friday at least) when the […]
Thig an nathair as an toll Là donn Brìde, Ged robh trì troighean dhen t-sneachd Air leac an là ir. “The serpent will come from the hole On the brown Day of Brigid, Though there should be three feet of snow On the flat surface of the ground.”* As we sit on our little tightrope, […]
Zzzzzzzzzz ⦠oh, hello! Happy New Year 🙂 Looks like I’ve been caught napping. I rarely get a full night’s sleep, so I need those few extra zees. The only way to be fully alive, after all, is to avail of deep, refreshing sleep. Preferably every night of the year. So I’ve decided to beat […]
Last week I attended a magical herbal workshop â magical in the sense of wonderful and inspiring. Our teacher for the day was Gina McGarry who runs St. Brighidâs Academy in Westmeath. Gina makes all her own house cleaners, cosmetics and medicines from plant material. She began the day by demonstrating how to make our […]
The web site Anyone who knows me knows I’ve been boring them to death for 20 years on the healing and rejuvenating powers of raw foods, instead of loving them to life with delectable uncooked morsels swimming in enzymes, vitamins, minerals and life force. Some are born to raw delight; some are born to endless […]
It’s a cosmic joke that I should be writing about exam stress. When I was in college I was such a nervous examinee that they used to lock me up (or, more kindly put, deposit me in a room of my own to do my exams in peace). Without turning it into an exam, I […]
With something like 10,000 edible grains available around the world it is a complete travesty (and indeed much of the cause behind the current global financial crisis) that we as a race seem to be hooked on just three or four of them. Whilst wheat, rice, corn and soya have their place on our tables […]
Hello ‘ello! Just in case you haven’t heard, the Irish Farmers Market has added a new venue to its route: Park Place, Station Building, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2. The market assembles in the old station every Thursday from 10am to 4pm and offers organic, artisan and multicultural foods, craft stalls and other delights. Don’t want […]
Is An Bord Snip pointing its scissors at you? If so, nothing will keep those blades at bay more effectively than looking and feeling fabulous. No cash? Why not invest your last pennies in the kind of human energy fortunes are made of? Life force lurks in the lowliest of lentils and when you are […]
How's this for synchronicity? A course on growing your own organic veggies and herbs, run by the nice people at The Organic Centre in Co. Leitrim. And not just any old growing but indoor growing, so even those of us living a garden-free life can benefit. Now, I have to be patient because the course […]
