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Let Food be your Medicine - Chocolate

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Let Food Be Your Medicine – Chocolate

Christmas day 2014. I’d arrived in Peru, feeling bewildered and anxious.  I’d be staying with [...]

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Why Bamboo Will Take Over Your Underwear Drawer

There's always that time of the year where you know you have to replace and [...]

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Natural Remedies and Ingredients to Combat Winter’s Colds and Flu

Winter is around the corner, and we all know what that means. It's the season [...]

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YOUR 2020 VISION QUEST

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. We’re right in the bit in between the past and [...]

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Honey Proven to Do More for Your Cough Than Antibiotics

Used in traditional medicine for centuries, honey has finally been recognised by scientists as a [...]

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Finn’s Q&A – Will CBD Work For Me?

The Full Spectrum – Cannabinoids and Our Human Experience We’ve avoided talking about CBD much [...]

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Finn’s Q&A – Why Do We Get Sick When We’re Stressed Out

We all know it.  Deeply in our bones.  No matter how much doctors dismiss us.  [...]

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The Fusion of Flavour and Function – Making Our Food Mix Business with Pleasure

A Body Without An Off Button Are you a fan of PROPERLY switching off in [...]

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Recipe – Gnocchi with King Oyster Mushrooms and Wilted Spinach

So Ireland is in full bloom.  All around us, greenery is shooting up through the [...]

The Hopsack Staff Review on Clean Lean Protein Nuzest Protein powder

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Tried & Tested: Nuzest Clean Lean Protein

Product name: Clean Lean Protein Powder by Nuzest Why you chose it:  With everything that’s [...]

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Tried & Tested: Pukka Wholistic Red Ginseng

Product: Wholistic Red Ginseng by Pukka Why you picked this particular product:  I wanted to [...]

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Tried & Tested: Living Nutrition Your Flora Regenesis

Product name: Your Flora Regenesis by Living Nutrition Why you chose it: For persistent digestive [...]

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Tried & Tested: Kinvara 24 Hour Rosehip Serum

Product name: 24 Hour Rosehip Face Serum by Kinvara Why you chose it: I chose it [...]

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Tried & Tested: Nuzest Good Green Vitality (Stuff)

Product: Good Green (stuff) Vitality by Nuzest How long did you take it:  I took [...]

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Tried & Tested: Viridian High Five B-Complex with Magnesium Ascorbate

 Product: High Five B-Complex with Magnesium Ascorbate by Viridian  Why you picked this particular product: I [...]

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Tried & Tested: Viridian 100% Organic Black Seed Oil

Product: 100% Organic Black Seed Oil by Viridian Why you picked this particular product: I [...]

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Tried & Tested: Wild Nutrition Total Cleanse Complex

Product name:  Total Cleanse Complex by Wild Nutrition Why you chose it: I wanted to [...]

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Tried & Tested: Terranova Living Multinutrient

Product: Terranova Living Multinutrient, How Often: 2 capsules a day for a month Benefits: I [...]

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Tried & Tested: Terranova Digestive Enzyme Complex

Product name: Digestive Enzyme Complex by Terranova Synergistic Nutrition Why you chose it:  I've struggled with bloating [...]

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Tried & Tested: Revive Active

Product: Revive Active Why you chose it: having just started a new job I was [...]

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Tried & Tested: One Nutrition Q10 MAX

Product:  Q10-MAX by One Nutrition How long did you take it:  I took one capsule [...]

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Tried & Tested: Living Nutrition Ashwagandha

Product name: Ashwagandha Alive by Living Nutrition Why you chose it: I wanted to start [...]

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Tried & Tested: Hosanna H20 Intensive Skin-Plumping Serum Antipodes

Hosanna H20 Intensive Skin-Plumping Serum Antipodes I chose this product because a friend of mine said [...]

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Tried & Tested: Total Cleanse Complex Wild Nutrition

Total Cleanse Complex Wild Nutrition Why you chose it: I was looking for something to [...]

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Tried & Tested: Source of Life Gold Multivitamin Tablets Nature Plus

Source of Life Gold Multivitamin Tablets Natures Plus I chose this product to try the [...]

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Tried & Tested: Food Grown Skin, Hair and Nails Wild Nutrition

Food Grown Skin, Hair and Nails Wild Nutrition Why you chose it: I wanted to [...]

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Tried & Tested: Vitamin B12 1000 μg High Strength Macanta

Vitamin B12 1000 μg  High Strength Macanta I am B12 deficient and was due my routine [...]

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Tried & Tested: B Complex Plus Wild Nutrition

Food Grown B Complex Plus Wild Nutrition Why you chose it: I noticed my energy [...]

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Tried & Tested: Vitamin C Tablets Source of Life

Vitamin C Tablets Source of Life  I passed this product on to my sister to [...]

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Tried & Tested: Good Green Stuff, Nuzest

Good Green Stuff Nuzest Why you chose it: After a couple of years being ill [...]

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Tried & Tested: Holy Basil, Living Nutrition

Holy Basil, Living Nutrition Why you chose it: To help with my moods. How you took [...]

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Tried & Tested: Turmaforte Full Spectrum Wild Nutrition

Turmaforte Full Spectrum Wild Nutrition   Why you chose it: I chose it because I [...]

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Tried & Tested: Udo’s Choice Super 8 Probiotics

Udo's Choice Super 8 Probiotics Why you chose it: felt like my gut needed a [...]

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Tried & Tested: Chaga Mushroom Supplement Capsules, Mushrooms 4 Life

Chaga Mushroom Supplement, Capsules from Mushrooms 4 Life Why I chose it: well, for the [...]

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Grab Your Life Preserver!! (in the form of fermented cabbage)

Ancestral Preservation Meets The Future of Food History of food preservation Fermented food.  Fringe at [...]

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Kosta Makes Decadent Kefir Pancakes

Kefir Pancakes with Cocoa Roasted Apples and Peanut Butter-Scotch Sauce  ~ Makes 21 Pancakes ~ [...]

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Tried & Tested: Ashwagandha

Tried And Tested: Ashwagandha Plus By Wild Nutrition   Why you chose it: I asked [...]

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Tried & Tested: Osteo Collagen Supplement by Planet Paleo

Tried And Tested:   Osteo Collagen Supplement by Planet Paleo   Why did you choose this product:  [...]

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Tried & Tested: Liposomal Vitamin C by Porebski Liposome Ltd

Tried And Tested; Liposomal Vitamin C by Porebski Liposome Ltd   I have been using [...]

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Tried & Tested: Good Green Stuff by Nuzest

Tried & Tested: Good Green Stuff by Nuzest   Why you chose it:    Wanted [...]

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Tried & Tested: Cherry Night by Viridian

Tried And Tested: Cherry Night by Viridian   Why did you choose this product: I chose [...]

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Tried & Tested: Ashwagandha Organic Extract

Tried And Tested: Ashwagandha Organic Extract by Viridian   My dosage of this product was [...]

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Tried & Tested: Organic Ashwagandha Extract by Viridian

Tried And Tested:  Organic Ashwagandha Extract by Viridian   Why you chose it:  I had [...]

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Sugar and Spice – Avoiding The Price Of Excess Sugars

Well here we are just 14 seconds from the start of January and the chocolate [...]

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Vegan Tapas

Vegan Tapas – Roasted Squash & Red Pepper Almond Pesto with Oven Roasted Balsamic Tomatoes [...]

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Tofu Couscous Arabic Bites

Tofu Couscous Arabic Bites In celebration of Veganuary our head chef Kosta Moutsko has put [...]

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A Bundle Of Joy – Longevity Learnings From The Cradle

Oh, to be just like a tiny gurgling, chuckling, pudgy baby.  Just staring up at [...]

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One Meal To Rule Them All

One Meal To Rule Them All, The Story of Exogenous Ketones   Fasting and Feasting [...]

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Tried and Tested: Four Sigmatic Chaga

Tried and Tested: Four Sigmatic Chaga I love that it has siberian ginseng in it [...]

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Tried and Tested: Antipodes Divine Face Oil, Rosehip and Avocado Oil

Tried and Tested: Antipodes Divine Face Oil, Rosehip and Avocado Oil   With the change [...]

Clean Lean Plant Based Protein By Nuzest - Vegan Powder in Ireland

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Tried and Tested: Nuzest Clean Lean Protein

Reviewing Nuzest Clean Lean Protein I have been using Nuzest Clean Lean Protein powder for [...]

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Tried and Tested: Living Nutrition Cognitive

Tried And Tested: Living Nutrition Cognitive   I am going through something of a new [...]

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Healthy Gluten-Free Apple and Cinnamon Crumble

Healthy Gluten-Free Apple & Cinnamon Crumble T’is the season of many things, but warming desserts [...]

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Bee A Better Species

Recently after posting on Instagram a photo in which I was roasting pumpkin with lots [...]

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Spiced Pumpkin Wedges

Spiced Pumpkin Wedges One of Finn's smashing combinations to dress up your roast pumpkin using [...]

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African-style Quinoa Stew

Recipe by The Hopsack's Former Head Chef, Nicky Halliday and using our very own Peanut Butter. Peanuts [...]

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The Hidden Gem

Taken and adapted from Kathy's Article in 2017, Two Babies And A Peanut Butter Machine I found the peanut [...]

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Blog Revisited: Nicky Halliday’s ‘Mood Boosting Pancakes’

Vietnamese Pancakes With Curried Crispy Tofu & Chilli Almond Dipping Sauce By former Head Chef [...]

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Trick or Treat? Finn’s Q&A Revisited: Is all sugar bad for you?

Sugar – it’s a sticky mess.  We are told to lay off golden syrup, but [...]

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Tuning In With Our Body Clock – Blog Revisited: ‘Emotions and the Chinese Body Clock’

Taken and adapted from Rhoda-Mary's 'Emotions And The Chinese Body Clock' 2008 More than 5000 [...]

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A Narrowing Understanding Of Nature

A Narrow Understanding Of Nature   I’m not a chemist.  So this can’t be a [...]

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Tried & Tested: Wheatgrass Powder

The Hopsackers have been trialling a range of products in the store, to bring you [...]

Collagen For Balance In Life and Longevity

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Collagen – Access Your Hidden Strengths & Health Benefits

Here’s is what we’ll cover today…. (You can even jump to a particular section you’re [...]

High protein vegan burgers spiced recipe

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Vegan Moroccan Protein Burgers Recipe

A Great Addition to Your Meal Plan This moroccon style vegan burger with high protein [...]

Old Age Smiling Women

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Longevity now! Anti ageing tips to put life in your years.

There’s an obsession with living longer in this health world.  From the oft quoted Blue [...]

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Longevity chia pot

Recipe: Longevity Chia Pot (serves 3)   Ingredients  1 tin coconut milk 12 pitted dates 1/2 [...]

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How to brew kombucha – fermentation at it’s easiest

How to brew kombucha – fermentation at it's easiest. Here is some information on kombucha, [...]

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Electrolyte Summer Drink – Recipe Mag365

Post-exercise Electrolyte Lemonade – with Mag365 BF plus Prep Time (2mins) Activate 1-2 tsp of MAG365 [...]

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Do I Really Want a Strong Immune System? Finn’s Q&A Part 1

Strength is a funny one.  As a reference point in today’s world it’s seen as [...]

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Is Rickets Back In Vogue?

Our Government's VAT Proposal Puts Deficiency Disease Back on the Menu {Disclaimer: The content of [...]

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How Do I Pack Even More Goodness Into My Morning Juice Ritual – Finn’s Q&A

How Do I Pack Even More Goodness Into My Morning Juice Ritual – Finn’s Q&A [...]

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Finn’s Q&A – Why We Juice, How We Juice, What We Juice

Mildly drab topic, juicing. It feels like it’s been on the Healthfood agenda since the [...]

carrageen winter drink remedy recipe

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Irish Moss Recipe – The Drink to DESTROY that chesty cough

“Ahoy!  Sailor! What is that gunk hanging on your line?”   “Why sir that is [...]

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Noticed all the berries in our hedgerows recently?

Like a lot of people, I tend to bemoan the loss of leaves from our [...]

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Finn’s Q&A – why is nobody eating breakfast?

My story with intermittent fasting (IF)   Roughly four years ago I woke up and [...]

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Synergy Natural – super greens

What did you try?  Synergy Natural – super greens Had you considered this product before? [...]

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Nutritional edge for marathon training

Golly we all love the rat race eh? Getting an edge on the competition is [...]

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Baked squash stuffed with blueberry rice and lime cashew nut cream

This recipe is based on a classic, the stuffed squash. On this instance, we are using [...]

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Biocare – bioacidophilus forte

What did you try?  Biocare – Bioacidophilus Forte Had you considered this product before? I [...]

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Preparing for the Dublin Marathon?

  Preparing for the Dublin Marathon?   In this post,  we discuss the key elements [...]

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Grief

Often hard to talk about, and soaked with juicy intangible questions about the point of our [...]

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Foods of autumn

Wild mushrooms The fields and forests are abundant with these fascinating and enchanting delights – [...]

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Solgar – beta glucans & elderberry immune complex

What did you try?     Solgar – beta glucans & elderberry immune complex.      [...]

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Planet paleo – primal goddess

What did you try? Planet paleo – primal goddess collagen Had you considered this product [...]

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Pukka – chlorella tablets

What did you try?                        [...]

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NHP – healthy woman support

What did you try?                        [...]

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Accepting yourself to change yourself: a contradiction?

It can be hard to change. I have often felt torn between a desire to [...]

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Finn’s Q&A – what foods are kind to the mind?

Zombies love brains.  It's practically all they can talk about.  Makes for a total yawnfest [...]

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Eye balls!

These yummy protein fudge balls are perfect for keeping you focused! 🙂 This recipe makes 8 [...]

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Vital vision – pep those peepers

“We are all one consciousness experiencing itself subjectively, there is no such thing as death, [...]

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Finn’s Q&A – what foods help prevent cancer?

Cancer origins, theories, metabolic disease vs genetic anomaly First off, here's a massive, massive caveat. [...]

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Lactation cookies!

As I sit here writing this , I am getting text messages from one of [...]

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Breastfeeding discussion

This month Finn sat down with Lydia Sasse, his podcast partner on Wandering Into Wellness, [...]

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Nuzest – Good Green Stuff

What did you try?                        [...]

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6 Tips and Tricks for Travel & Jetlag

Hi, I’m Marcus. I grew up on a farm in New Zealand but these days [...]

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Finn’s Q&A – how does alkaline/acid pH affect us?

So what is this acid/alkaline see-saw that is frequently spoken about? Well if you are [...]

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Festival essentials…

Festival season is in full swing! Here is a quick guide to festival essentials… Obviously [...]

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Wild Nutrition – wild traveller

What did you try? ‘Wild Traveler’ by  Wild Nutrition Had you considered this product before? [...]

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When summer brings you to tears…

The glorious weather we've been enjoying over the past couple of weeks has allowed some much needed [...]

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Finn’s Q&A – is all sugar bad for you?

Sugar – it’s a sticky mess.  We’re told we should lay off the golden syrup, [...]

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The Traveller’s Toolkit – Wandering Into Wellness

Wandering Into Wellness A series of podcasts with Finn Murray and Lydia Sasse – filmed out-and-about in areas [...]

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The health benefits of water

This month we celebrate ‘Men’s Health Awareness’ week. The theme of 2018’s campaign focuses on [...]

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Loaded sweet potato with rayu

Peanut Rayu by White Mausu is one of our most popular products. At the counter [...]

Nuzest Chocolate Protein Powder Product Review

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Nuzest – Clean Lean Protein (Chocolate) Product Review

What did you try? Nuzest – Clean Lean Protein (Chocolate) Had you considered this product [...]

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Four Sigma – lion’s mane mushroom elixir mix

What did you try? Four Sigma – lion's mane mushroom elixir mix Had you considered [...]

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Economy of effort…

…macro impact with micro changes So this month is all about renewing our resources, from [...]

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Our coffee prices

Our basic philosophy on health food and natural healthcare, is that it shouldn't be more expensive to [...]

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Minimal Waste Project

Here at The Hopsack we’ve been striving to minimise our waste output from the get-go [...]

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Easy-peasy breakfast toast

This is perfect for a weekend brunch! Admittedly – a little sceptical, we road tested it on two kids… [...]

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Home-made toothpaste & mouthwash

Toothpase recipe You’ll need: A small glass jar 2 tbsp of coconut oil 1 tbsp [...]

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Raspberry chia puddings

Quick, healthy, tasty.and colourful!  These are perfect for making with kids – they can weigh and decorate, [...]

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Seniors Card

We now proudly accept Seniors Cards at The Hopsack.  This will help seniors across Ireland [...]

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How do we remain healthy into old age?

With life expectancy increasing, we wanted to know what advice Finn had to help everyone prepare [...]

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Stress & anxiety

A lifetime of raw emotion has given me a well of inner strength and a [...]

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Finn’s Q&A – mushrooms and the brain

Mind your mane…  No no, we’re not talking about looking after your lovely locks, there’s [...]

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The menopause – a time for change

Growing up I associated being female with an underlying feeling of shame and guilt. One of [...]

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Our neighbours in Rathmines – MyMind

We all know that looking after our health is important and whilst physical symptoms can [...]

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Carrot-top pesto

…with corriander, pistachio & extra virgin olive oil We're always thinking about what we can do [...]

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Warm aphrodisiac salad

By The Hopsack's Head Chef, Nicky Halliday. This dish is bound to impress your loved one [...]

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All About Oral!

It's in his kiss… My 108th (or thereabouts) internet date had come to an end. [...]

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Finn’s Q&A – heart health

So, for this Q&A we asked Finn one simple ‘Q’ – what can be done to [...]

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Tried & Tested: Viridian Rhodiola

Shane's Reviews Viridian Rhodiola   Each month, The Hopsack staff try out different products in [...]

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Finn’s Q&A – manuka honey

So we asked Finn to tell us more about the legendary manuka honey, and how [...]

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Tried & Tested: CBD Oil

Last month, Alex tried out CBD Multi-Complex Hemp Oil by Celtic Winds. Here's what she [...]

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Tried & Tested: Organic Traditions Maca

Organic Traditions Maca Powder Last month, Ana tried out Organic Traditions Maca Powder. Here's what [...]

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An interview with John McLoughlin – If you want to change your life

How do I write about my interview with John McLoughlin? How do I do him [...]

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January – you got this!

Bring it on! As months go, January is often seen as the worst.  Like Mondays, [...]

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Finn’s Q&A – the kidneys

With the onset of colder weather, more stress, escalating coffee habits (who needs a piping [...]

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Nourish your body at Christmas

Let Christmas be a time to thrive… let your body and soul draw nourishment from [...]

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Indulge others at Christmas

Indulge Others At Christmas When I was 8, my brother and I were given some [...]

Healthy Peanut Butter Homemade in Rathmines, Dublin

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Two Babies and a Peanut Butter Machine

Peanut Butter Magic From day one when I first started working in the shop, I [...]

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Sweet potato, chestnut & sage falafels

Served with rye chapatis and gremolata-topped hummus. Chestnuts – these sweet little nuggets of festive [...]

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Tried & Tested: Udo’s Super 8 Gold

1. Brand and product Udo's Super 8 Gold Last month Katie sampled Udo's Super 8 [...]

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Tried & Tested: Antipodes Night Cream

Antipodes Night Cream  The Hopsackers have been trialling a range of products in the store [...]

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The Beautiful Metal: Magnesium

Mighty Magnesium  If George Orwell had studied magnesium he might have concluded that all minerals [...]

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You are what you eat … or are you?

You Are What You Aat … Or Are You?  No. You are what you absorb [...]

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Lightening the Load of hormone disrupting chemicals

The modern environment is steeped in hormone-disrupting chemicals. While it is impossible to avoid them [...]

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Travel Tips For A Healthy Trip

I heard a lady on radio today saying she was diagnosed with gastroenteritis when on [...]

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Is Your Dog’s Dinner The Cat’s Whiskers?

It all started with Lily. A beautiful border terrier, Lily battled with itchy skin and [...]

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Protect that Skin – Inside and Out!

Although my skin is fairly smooth, I have one problem zone: my neck. My wrinkles [...]

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Tried & Tested: Everything Balm

The Hopsackers have been trialling a range of products in the store, to bring you [...]

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Tried & Tested: Life Drink

The Hopsackers have been trialling a range of products in the store, to bring you [...]

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‘Dem Bones Dem Bones Need Calcium…

…and that’s a natural law!’ Got milk? Nope. For decades, the dairy industry has stressed [...]

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Tried & Tested: Pai Cleanser

The Hopsackers have been trialling a range of products in the store, to bring you [...]

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Guide to Fats: Omega-9

Omega-9 fatty acids are monounsaturated. Oleic acid is the main monounsaturated fatty acid in our [...]

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The Almighty Coconut Low-Down

We’ve been going coconutty on Hopsack Island! Not quite swinging from beam to beam but [...]

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Guide To Fats: Overview

According to Loren Cordain, author of The Paleo Diet (revised edition), our ancestors evolved eating [...]

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Tried & Tested: Udo’s Ultimate Oil

The Hopsackers have been trialling a range of products in the store, to bring you [...]

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Guide to Fats 1: Introduction

Fat: a word that can be hard to hear at times, especially after a weekend [...]

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Plant-Powered Bodybuilding – Proteins & Supplements Approach

Where Do You Get Your Protein As a Vegan? ‘Where do you get your protein?’ [...]

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Tried & Tested: Antipodes Cleanser

The Hopsackers have been trialling a range of products in the store, to bring you [...]

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Cayenne – A Life Saver!

Cayenne (Capsicum annuum/ minimum/ frutescens) is a remarkable and cheap remedy for many ailments. It helps [...]

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Tried & Tested: Power Greens

The Hopsackers have been trialling their picks from the store to rate and review them [...]

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Foul-Weather Wellness: Prevention…

Snuffles grabbing you by the scruff? Get them outta here by building up your defences. [...]

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Feeling chilly? Eat chilli (and other hot stuff)!

Icy feet? Blue hands? Aching ears? Winter can trigger chilblains, Reynaud's disease and other circulation [...]

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We heart Christmas dinner

Oh no! It's Christmas. There goes my waistline. Poor Christmas dinner! Saddled with a rotten [...]

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Tried & Tested – Pukka Spirulina Powder

Every month, each member of The Hopsack staff receives a product to trial from the [...]

gluten sensitivity

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Grain-Related Brain Drain

Ever feel exhausted, drugged, or unable to think half an hour after eating a sandwich [...]

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The Art of Pulling…Oil Pulling

Are you suffering from toothache? Perhaps you are hungover? Or battling chronic insomnia as those [...]

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Tried & Tested: Amazing Grass Choc

Every month, each member of The Hopsack staff receives a product to trial from the [...]

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Guide to Carbohydrates

High-carb, low-carb, carb, carb, carb! Few four-letter words have excited so much controversy. Carbs (aka [...]

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Tried & Tested: Cherry Active

Every month, each member of The Hopsack staff receives a product to trial from the [...]

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How To Avoid Xenoestrogens

Every day, we are exposed to hormone-disrupting chemicals in the environment that adversely affect our [...]

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What Are Xenoestrogens?

Courgettes in cling-film? Conventional carrots? Luverly lippy? What do these things have in common? They [...]

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Tried & Tested: Yogandha

A few of The Hopsack staff had the lovely pleasure of sampling some Yogandha products [...]

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Back (to school) With A Bang!

We invited nutritionist and mum Heather Leeson of Positive Nutrition to write a guest blog [...]

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The Essence of Essential Fats

In this article you will learn a little about the structure of fats, what the [...]

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Tried & Tested: Nordic Naturals Omega 3-6-9

"Last month my staff trial was Complete omega oil with vitamin D3.  My daily dose [...]

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Dr. Hauschka Quince Day Cream is Kate Middleton’s Fav!

Dr. Hauschka’s Skincare Range is loved by people throughout the world including many well known personalities [...]

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Staff Trial! Abby tries out Nordic’s Complete Omega 3,6,9

We all know the potential value to our bods of quality fish oil supplements, but [...]

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Staff Trial! Zuzana tries Flora Beyond Grapeseed

I tried Beyond Grape Seed by Flora because I suffer from bad circulation, occasional leg [...]

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It’s Never Too Late to Make a Change

Picture this: your grandfather, in his late nineties and suffering from advanced stages of dementia, [...]

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KAPOW! KILLS 99.9999% OF ALL KNOWN BACTERIA STONE DEAD

Good, yeah? No. Bacteria Images of power-cleaning products zapping slimy bacteria with drone-like precision miss [...]

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Your Guide to Proteins

The French word ‘protéine’, coined in 1838, comes from the Greek word ‘proteios’, meaning ‘the [...]

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Love is the drug

Oh oh catch that buzz Love is the drug I’m thinkin’ of Oh oh can’t [...]

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May the earth move in 2014!

Happy New Year! Crisp January days are perfect for ridding the body of ghosts of [...]

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Sunproof your skin

'I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being skin deep. That's deep enough. What [...]

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GM food: David and Goliath

March Against Monsanto is a world-wide call to action on Saturday 25 May 2013. For [...]

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Virgin Coconut Oil: Tropical Bombshell!

The coconut is the fruit of the Cocos nucifera, a large palm cultivated in tropical [...]

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How to green the world’s deserts and reverse climate change

Check out this fascinating TED talk on YouTube by research biologist and ecologist Allan Savory: [...]

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Fifty Shades of Red

On the feast of St Valentine, we pay tribute to Gou Qi Zi – or [...]

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Is it really healthier to be overweight?

Courtesy of Heather Leeson & Sally Milne of Positive Nutrition, some sense about the rather [...]

Happy World Peanut Butter Day

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Happy World Peanut Butter Day!

Happy New Year! And it’ll be even happier if you skip down to The Hopsack [...]

Regale and Revive

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Regale and Revive…!

Ireland. 21 December 2012. The Mayan calendar is expiring … and our Aussie vanguard is [...]

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TEDtalks video: How We Can Eat Our Landscapes

Interesting video from TEDtalks, presented by Pam Warhurst, on the power of small actions… Watch [...]

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Rob Verkerk on EU Health Claims legislation (14 December 2012)

Today, Friday 14 December 2012, the EU health claims register comes into force. Henceforth, all [...]

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Watch ‘Food Matters’ film free until 30 November 2012

Go here to register: http://www.foodmatters.tv/2012-Free-Screening [...]

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Reversing Multiple Sclerosis (MS): A Doctor’s Experience

In 2000, Dr Terry Wahls, a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa [...]

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Watch ‘Hungry for Change’ film free until Saturday 6.10.12

The makers of documentary ‘Hungry for Change’ have uploaded the entire film FOR FREE until [...]

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The drugs don’t work…?

Interesting piece about drug trials from The Guardian (21.9.12): ‘The drugs don’t work: a modern [...]

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Colony: Episode 1 on TG4 Player until 26.10.12

In case you missed it, TG4 aired a fascinating programme earlier this week on the [...]

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Watch ‘Genetic Roulette’ film free online until 22.9.12

Genetic Roulette is a movie about the damaging effects of genetically modified foods and organisms. [...]

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‘Food Stamped’ documentary: free preview

Can you eat healthily on a US food stamp budget (or similar)? Watch the documentary [...]

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‘GM ‘cure’ threatens to be much worse than any agricultural disease’

Gavin Lynch, The Irish Times, Opinion, 3 August 2012: ‘GM ‘cure’ threatens to be much [...]

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Hopsack Staff reviews – Mayumi on Cherryactive!

“Cherry Active has been known as an effective support for joint health and recovery from [...]

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Hopsack staff reviews – Mayumi on CoQ10

“I tried Co Q10 for my sensitive gum. I noticed I sometimes bleed when I [...]

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Hopsack Staff trials review – Pukka Chlorella

"I love my green food supplements and have taken a range of them for years [...]

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Marilyn Glenville’s Weight Loss programme at The Hopsack!

For some of you, Marilyn Glenville is a name synonymous with good health. A nutritional [...]

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Tessa lights up The Hopsack Therapies

Tessa Van Keeken is a quick learner – from a base of aromatherapy she quickly [...]

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Guide to Fats 7: Trans Fats and Problem Oils

Trans fats: good and evil Cis and trans fatty acids 'Cis' fatty acids are either [...]

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Guide to Fats 4: Essential Fatty Acids: Omega-6

About omega-6 fatty acids Omega-6 fatty acids are polyunsaturated. They are made and stored in [...]

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Guide to Fats 3: Essential Fatty Acids: Omega-3

About omega-3 fatty acids Omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated. They are found in cold-climate seed [...]

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Guide to Fats 2: Essential Fatty Acids: Overview

According to Loren Cordain, author of The Paleo Diet (revised edition), our ancestors evolved eating [...]

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Guide to Fats 6: Saturated Fats

About saturated fats Saturated fatty acids (SFAs) are found in animal foods and tropical plant [...]

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Easter Sunday- a healthy Hopsack free zone

To all who venture out of an Easter Sunday and may come hunting for a [...]

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John Levine’s Alphamusic lands 16th March at The Hopsack

New Alphamusic Tour Set to Lift Ireland’s Spirits   Alphamusic composer, John B. Levine, is [...]

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Don’t skive off P.E. 🙂

Physically active children perform better academically, according to an article chez Dr Mercola. Exercise boosts [...]

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Happy Hauschka New Year!

Well the dust is indeed settling round our way. And you guys seem to be [...]

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We’re Open, then closed, then we’re open again, closed for a bit…then it’s 2012!

Christmas Opening Hours Hope you are all enjoying a well earned rest at the end [...]

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…without a sting in the cocktail

The gorgeous re-Vamp-ed Hopsack is as much a pleasure trove as a house of health: [...]

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A Late Addition to 2011’s Good News Stories

For those of you who haven't graced Rathmines with your presence in the last week, [...]

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Dale Pinnock hits the airwaves

When ginger, garlic and shiitakes are in the aether, Dale Pinnock appeareth. Nope, not Gypsy [...]

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Mercury, begone!

Three years ago I wrote a blog on mercury amalgam fillings. ‘Silver amalgam’ is the [...]

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My, What a Rubble-filled Store You Run, Madam….It’s, er, Delightful…

Well to anyone who hasn’t noticed a slight change in the appearance of The Hopsack [...]

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The Food Hospital on Channel 4 / 4OD

Is food as medicine finally hitting the mainstream…?! Check out The Food Hospital, currently on [...]

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Man It’s Baking In Here!

I know I know! We don’t want to count the days to Christmas either, but [...]

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I could murder a pumpkin…

October is orange. Orange fruit, orange leaves, orange gourds: not the Glorious Twelfth but Hallowe'en, [...]

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What We Tweeted This Week

@dianeknits We do indeed Diane! Plenty in stock too. It's a super cream- have you [...]

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The Irish Times 5.10.11: raw milk ban

Raw milk ban due ‘as soon as possible’, according to Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney [...]

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Jam season

A tree in my garden which I have always referred to as an apple tree [...]

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‘Food Matters’ film: view free until 8.10.11

Just follow this link to Dr Mercola’s site: Food Matters the movie [...]

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Living on live foods in Ludlow Part 2

How I fared… Although the course was only one week long, I noticed improvements almost [...]

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Why we all need to stand up for health freedom NOW!

If you believe in health freedom and the importance of continued access to holistic healthcare, [...]

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Raw milk: To ban, or not to ban…

The Debate The government intends to ban the sale of raw milk for direct human [...]

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Festival Time!! Nope…not EP, it’s RH! Rude Health 2011 Lineup

Sit in with Patrick Holford as he spouts nutritional wisdom, get pampered with organic skin [...]

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Once all the half price sprouted hummus are gone…

…They’re gone!! Does that sort of advertising work? Â It sort of amazes me that [...]

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If you use herbs, for God’s sake use local ones!

So said Prof. Â Worsley according to one of his students, Eliot Cowan (Plant Spirit [...]

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Living on live foods in Ludlow Part1

The course Ludlow, Shropshire, is a town renowned for its gourmet fare but I went [...]

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Why You Don’t Have to Be Goo…

Why You Don’t Have to Be Good at Everything | Crazy Sexy Life http://t.co/qZno3jS [...]

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Beehive Fences Keep African El…

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Lest we forget: Bible inspires…

Lest we forget: Bible inspires cinnamon extract Alzheimer’s study http://t.co/Q0p49v9 via @NutraEurope [...]

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Summertime, and the livin’ is easy….

It mightn't feel like summer, but we're well into the season now. Â The Elder [...]

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So CNN reckon Temple Bar is Du…

So CNN reckon Temple Bar is Dublin’s old Jewish District? And Islamabad must be somewhere [...]

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@ghook the loverly Ingrid is w…

@ghook the loverly Ingrid is wrong on this one George! It’s well known that cosmetics [...]

Quinoa

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Put a Spring (summer) In Your Step!

Just discovered a couple of nice foodie blogs that are definitely worth sharing.  Simple food [...]

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Wholefoods hip hop. Rhyming qu…

Wholefoods hip hop. Rhyming quinoa and the like. HILARIOUS. http://t.co/mNQwXXU [...]

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How I wish Ireland had more ne…

How I wish Ireland had more need for private swimming pools. Sustainable agriculture in a [...]

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Rathmines swimming pool – afte…

Rathmines swimming pool – after a fourteen year gap and still scared of floating bandages [...]

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Cafe Fresh is 10 years young t…

Cafe Fresh is 10 years young today – and offering 25% off until Saturday to [...]

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Stop the EU ban on #herbalmeds…

Stop the EU ban on #herbalmeds Sign the @Avaaz petition now: http://t.co/VZXB1A3 [...]

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9 Food Pairings that Fight Dis…

9 Food Pairings that Fight Disease: http://t.co/ZkMUN9q [...]

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New Zealand attacks Denmark ov…

New Zealand attacks Denmark over ban on marmite – Times LIVE http://t.co/uzv5UVN via @TimesLIVE [...]

Noodles Salad

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A Summer Noodle Salad – in Search of Sunnier Climbs

A lovely simple recipe courtesy of Clearspring – purveyors, and suppliers to The Hopsack, of [...]

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Miles of foods. Not piles of foods.

Well if any of you are on Twitter, you should apparently have heard (though somehow [...]

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May (you all enjoy) a Day off

Just a quick note to let you all know The Hopsack, as with all bank [...]

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Genetic modification of food: yes or no?

What are genetically modified organisms? A genetically modified organism (GMO) is a micro-organism, plant or [...]

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Rude Health Week 2011- It’s Packed!

Want a tool to help you break your sugar cravings? Â Fancy getting massaged whilst [...]

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Rude Health Week April 11-16 Flyer

Wow it looks so horrendously squashed! Â I feel like I’m in a Hall of [...]

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Chocolate eggs the latest healthfood trend?

Well….not really…but that’s not the point! We’ve hammered on about detox this and cleanse that [...]

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Recession + Selling our Heritage = Recovery…?

So it seems our government wants to sell off over 1 million acres of Irish [...]

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Boiling the frog slowly: Where have all our herbs and supplements gone? (or Don’t get THMPD by the EU!)

This year, two pieces of EU legislation will impact your freedom of choice as a [...]

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The wit to woo

“Love thy neighbor,” quipped Mae West, “ and if he happens to be tall, debonair [...]

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Today, I sit at my PC, delighted with my rapid recovery from a ‘flu-like virus [...]

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‘Tis the season to be sick (or How to get better when THMPD strikes)

Today, I sit at my PC, delighted with my rapid recovery from a ‘flu-like virus [...]

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Biodynamism In Dairy Produce

How Now Brown Cow? Â Well in The Hopsack healthfood store the brown cow does [...]

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Today’s best bread…tomorrow!! @The Hopsack Healthstore

Fresh Bread returns to the Hopsack healthfood store So a major news flash that should [...]

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Teeny tiny steps to great health

Happy New Year 🙂 I suspect most of us have made and broken a few [...]

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Magnesium Oil – a glowing staff review!

From time to time we like to have our staff in The Hopsack try out [...]

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“Have yourself a very veggie Christmas…”

Calling all herbivores … and omnivores who wish to forego the traditional bird! A good [...]

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Simple and Natural Prezzie Ideas

Christmas has come very suddenly this year. The big freeze has meant that we suddenly [...]

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Medicinal Cook covered in Irish Times

The Medicinal Chef @The Hopsack “one of Dublin’s best known health stores” – Irish Times [...]

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Tofu, Fennel n Broccolli on Bulgar

A little concoction I thought might be worth sharing. Â Bits in the cupboard and [...]

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Mmmmedicinal cookery with Dale Pinnock at a health store near you!

Imagine a sumptuous soup reminiscent of a full-bodied Bloody Mary. Then imagine it curing your [...]

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Susan (superdooper) Jane Murray Cooks Up Calcium Storm

“Good morning Dublin” says Susan Jane of a Monday. Â She’s got a great slot [...]

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Sustainability isn’t just about energy…

There has never been a better time to learn about sustainable living, as we brace [...]

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Baking with Autumn’s Bounty

Ode to Autumn by John Keats Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness! Close bosom-friend of [...]

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No dairy? No whey!!

Whey protein promoted on the radio today but Holford slammed for his anti-dairy stance…dairy industry [...]

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Learn from nature – do less to make more!

Doesn't sound like the best motivational productivity pep talk you've ever heard does it? But [...]

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D for Deficiency

Recently, The Irish Times reported that nutritional rickets has once again been observed by dieticians [...]

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Perm-a-culture and other wacky hairdo’s

Introduction to Permaculture Weekend Workshop October 2-3, Finlough Farm, Co. Roscommon Cost €170 (includes all [...]

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Organic Week 2010

Well, in terms of national press I’ve never heard a quieter Organic Week in my [...]

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HARVESTING FROM THE WILD – fruits

Some years I have had to watch the plums and apples fall off the trees [...]

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Harvest time

The fields are golden now. The harvest has been cut. Straw is baled in enormous [...]

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Calcium Kills!!???

Excuse the punctuation overkill…no don't, because in the world of meta-analyses they seem to be [...]

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Finlough Farm – The Hopsack puts its hands in the earth

For many years we in The Hopsack have been encouraging our customers and friends to [...]

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Alo Alo, what’s that? A cactus?

Actually no, it’s a lily, but that’s not the point. Â Quite apart from the [...]

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Nutrient Therapy and Depression

Dr Bill Walsh was on Pat Kenny’s Today programme on RTE Radio1 yesterday to talk [...]

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Oh Baby! Natural Solutions to Infertility: Part 2: Acupuncture, Herbs and Reflexology

Today we look at acupuncture, herbal medicine and reflexology, all of which enjoy an excellent [...]

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Get those coconuts off Court 18!

Given it’s recent rise to fame, I suppose we shouldn’t have been so surprised to [...]

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Kidney Care for Dummies

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Heavy Nettle

I am in constant wonderment at the requests people make for herbs from faraway places [...]

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Oh Baby! Natural Solutions to Infertility: Part 1: Nutrition and Lifestyle

If you and your partner long for the pitter-patter of tiny feet but the only [...]

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Ode to Soda

Incomplete. Please don’t publish 🙂 * I was standing in the bathroom – wet, shivering, [...]

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Asian Anti-Ageing and Women’s Health: Keith Ashton’s Vitality Workshops

Why do our Asian cousins age more slowly? And what can Eastern health traditions offer [...]

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Deforestation – a good news story?

Well after listening to somebody on Radio 1 a couple of weeks ago from the [...]

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Self-pollinating almonds…solution!

A solution for us but what for the bees? Â Can we really afford to [...]

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Viridian Oils – taste them this Friday!!

Some oils are better than others…and some are so good you could call them super-dooper! [...]

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The egg timer is on…

For 11 months of the year we happily retail nice free range, organic, and duck [...]

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Cup of Pain

Have you have ever awoken to a python basking on your forehead, or a devil [...]

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Love is in the air…

…or is it just your lover's scent? Love sweet love has inspired singers, artists and [...]

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Having a Ball

I’ve been having great fun this weekend making herb balls for customers to taste on [...]

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Rude Health Week 2010 – Feb 15-21

Not actually intended to be indecent in any way, Rude Health week is a new [...]

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A very happy Imbolc

Thig an nathair as an toll Là donn Brìde, Ged robh trì troighean dhen t-sneachd [...]

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Do you need a new toothbrush? Let me explain….

Well you see if you do you could have picked one up from The Hopsack [...]

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Introducing Keith Ashton

When you think of Traditional Chinese Medicine, what images float to mind? Silver needles puncturing [...]

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Feel well and be well…with Keith Ashton (a workshop!)

Workshops are not all about paper and pens and powerpoint. At least not any that [...]

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Forget New Year’s resolutions…

This is the ideal time of year to take stock and to plan. I don’t [...]

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Essential Oils With Superpowers!

Recent research published in The Irish Times has shown that essential oils such as clove, [...]

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And all because the Lady loves it raw…

Twinkling festive lights. I'm feeling compelled by forces beyond my control to mention the C-word. [...]

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