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Did you know you can shed 4 litres of sweat an hour?

Sweat has important functions, including cooling you down when it’s hot outside. Here’s what science says about using antiperspirants and deodorants, says Keren Landman

Majella O’Donnell on her treatment for depression and recent ADHD diagnosis

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Majella O’Donnell on her treatment for depression and recent ADHD diagnosis

Picture of a tired young boy sleep on holidays

health and wellbeing

How to help children sleep in summer heat

I'm a hormone specialist — Here's important things you should be doing for your hormone health

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I'm a hormone specialist — Here's important things you should be doing for your hormone health

Nervous breakdown, isolated depressed woman

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How to recognise symptoms of stress — and how to reduce them

Empowering kids in the kitchen: Teaching healthy eating is best done hands-on

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Empowering kids in the kitchen: Teaching healthy eating is best done hands-on

Body

Postnatal hubs offer new mums a bridge between hospital and home

Postnatal hubs offer new mums a bridge between hospital and home

New mums are finally getting the additional support they need with the rollout of postnatal hubs across the country

Upset teen girl sitting on sofa at home feeling lonely and frustrated

Natural Health: My daughter is exhausted since finishing the Leaving Cert — how can I help?

Life preserver on sandy beach

Fancy a dip at the beach during a heatwave? How to stay safe in the water this summer

Senior patient suffering from heart attack . doctor care about patient with heart pain

Everyone over 40 should have heart disease risk assessments, says expert

Life

Depression, relax and woman in bed in home with loneliness, sadness or mental health. Anxiety, insomnia and female person restin

Sex File: I still fantasise about my ex

I keep thinking about a past relationship, is this something I should act on?

Working Life: I care for people with young-onset and atypical dementia

Working Life: I care for people with young-onset and atypical dementia

Worried man sitting on bed with sleeping woman

Sex File: My wife’s weight loss makes me self-conscious in bed

Tracy Piggott: I'm swimming 14km underwater from Clare to Galway for charity

Tracy Piggott: I'm swimming 14km underwater from Clare to Galway for charity

I had no symptoms but bowel cancer screening found a stage-two tumour

Brendan Looney

I was diagnosed with endometriosis after two decades of pain

Claire Carter

I gave up alcohol for a month — here's how it impacted my sleep and health

Jonathan deBurca Butler

‘I had persistent heartburn — it was oesophageal cancer'

Linda O'Riordan McCarthy

'I was worried about how I’d find time to pump during my working day'

Eimear McGovern

I’m a speech and language therapist — I was diagnosed with tongue cancer

Orlaith Maher

'One consultant we went to gave me six months to a year'

Declan Costello

'Hormone treatment for prostate cancer is like chemical castration'

John Wall

'When I was 40, cancer came crashing into my life like a tornado'

Karen Murray

'I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer at 37'

Klara McDonnell

Nutrition

Woman Complains of Stomach Pain Vector Drawing Illustration

Everything you need to know about pelvic floor exercises to build strength at your core

Pelvic floor muscles can help prevent back pain, improve posture, and boost your sex life, but they need strength training just like any other muscle group

Young beautiful brunette girl on a white background holding a fresh green apple.

Chew on this: Healthy eating starts with good chewing

Why a Cork doctor believes the answer to better health starts in the kitchen

Why a Cork doctor believes the answer to better health starts in the kitchen

'The health benefits are fantastic': Kate Lawlor-Lyne on how to add more fish to your diet

'The health benefits are fantastic': Kate Lawlor-Lyne on how to add more fish to your diet

Fitness

How parkruns bring a wealth of health benefits — both physical and mental

How parkruns bring a wealth of health benefits — both physical and mental

More and more people are joining parkruns— and it’s easy to see why. You get to exercise, connect with your community, and boost your mental and physical wellbeing

Fit with just five minutes’ exercise a day? I don’t believe it

Fit with just five minutes’ exercise a day? I don’t believe it

Low Section Of Woman Walking On Road In Mountains

How do I start running as a total beginner?

How exercising on Ireland's Greenways and Blueways can improve your health

How exercising on Ireland's Greenways and Blueways can improve your health

Mind

Digital detox concept. A man unplugs his smartphone to take a break from the screen. Symbol of mindfulness, mental health and co

How to do a digital detox and reclaim the time you spend scrolling on your phone

Week one: Digital detox

Photos of couples for engagement photos and save the date photos

Stop chasing big goals in love and life — try this 'tiny experiments' method instead

Irish Examiner journalists on life lessons learned from summer jobs that helped shape their future careers

Irish Examiner journalists on life lessons learned from summer jobs that helped shape their future careers

Blue health: How time by the sea can improve your health

Blue health: How time by the sea can improve your health

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