Youngsters encouraged into sport

Youngsters encouraged into sport

An international initiative designed to encourage youngsters into sport arrived in Ireland. The campaign, called 50 Sports in 50 Weeks, is designed to tackle childhood obesity and the declining activity levels in kids and families and as part of the tour, took in...
Sponsored – Have you tried that protein?

Sponsored – Have you tried that protein?

Feeling tired? Metabolism sluggish? Muscle tone not as good as it was? Why not try That Protein’s Happy Happy Hemp Protein with Baobab? High in protein, fibre and Vitamin C its been developed by irish nutritionists and has proven health benefits. The range has three...
Excellence in Ireland

Excellence in Ireland

Proving just how well trained Ireland’s health food stores are comes the results of an annual awards scheme. The Irish Association of Health Stores (IAHS) has announced the winners of its annual training accolades, called The Andrew Cape Memorial Awards 2014, named in...
Vitamin D linked with improvements in asthma

Vitamin D linked with improvements in asthma

Researchers have discovered that asthma sufferers with low levels of vitamin D may experience more acute attacks. Writing in the journal Allergy, researchers explained they set out to assess the associations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level and prevalent asthma...
Work it out this winter

Work it out this winter

With the darker evenings upon us, keeping children active can be a task. And new research has confirmed that lighter evenings are linked with higher physical activity levels in children and young people. A study in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and...