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Tai chi walking: What are the benefits and how to get started?

Can this slow, mindful workout actually deliver big results?

'Self-acceptance is really important': Health and haircare among talking points at Feelgood Live

health and wellbeing

'Self-acceptance is really important': Health and haircare among talking points at Feelgood Live

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health and wellbeing

Natural health: What can I do about my vaginal thrush?

Week 4 — A quicker pace using classic Pilates moves we already know

health and wellbeing

Week 4 — A quicker pace using classic Pilates moves we already know

Frozen egg in ice cube. 3d illustration

health and wellbeing

The fertility freeze: What egg freezing tells us about the future of family planning

Being breast aware: The 15-minute habit that could help to save your life

health and wellbeing

Being breast aware: The 15-minute habit that could help to save your life

September Reset

Week 3 — A core and upper back focus for your Pilates workout

Week 3 — A core and upper back focus for your Pilates workout

Aoife Lennon reminds us to do what we can with this week’s 10-minute session

Sew social: Meet the people championing Ireland’s quiet craft revival

Sew social: Meet the people championing Ireland’s quiet craft revival

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Ten science-backed ways to beat the autumn energy slump

Japanese walking method: The benefits of this interval fitness trend

What is the Japanese walking method and what are its health benefits?

Body

'It’s a dynamite food': Why iron-rich black pudding should be part of your diet

'It’s a dynamite food': Why iron-rich black pudding should be part of your diet

Many people baulk at the thought of eating fresh blood black pudding, but it predates potatoes, soda bread, whiskey, and stout as a source of nourishment

PROF EDDIE MOLONEY

Working Life: Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in Ireland

young pretty woman sleeping in bed with white sheets

Out like a light: How darker autumn affects our sleep

PROF CAITRIONA RYAN

I'm a consultant dermatologist — here's what parents need to know about common skin conditions

Life

Relationship means arguments as well

Sex File: My insomnia is interfering with my late-night sex life

Neither of us really enjoys morning sex, so what can I do to feel more relaxed again?

Workplace wellbeing: When your colleagues become your friends

Workplace wellbeing: When your colleagues become your friends

I thought things would be different

Sex File: We're just married but my libido is gone — what does this mean?

'I decided I wasn't going to suffocate under the weight of my prostate cancer diagnosis'

'I decided I wasn't going to suffocate under the weight of my prostate cancer diagnosis'

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

Artificial intelligence brain symbol and hand

Six ways to keep your brain sharp as you age

Our brains start to shrink in midlife, but some behavioural habits can play an outsized role in accelerating age-related cognitive decline, giving us more control than we might think,

Does cholesterol tell the whole heart health story?

Does cholesterol tell the whole heart health story?

Caucasian grandmother, senior old woman cooking in her kitchen traditional recipes of Italian couture. Homemade pasta.

Will you live to 100? The numbers don’t add up

I was told I would never father children — these lifestyle changes made it possible

I was told I would never father children — these lifestyle changes made it possible

Fitness

'Walking has been life-changing. Where I am now compared to three years ago is chalk and cheese'

'Walking has been life-changing. Where I am now compared to three years ago is chalk and cheese'

National Walking Week, which starts on Monday, encourages us all to get out and stretch those legs. It’s not only good for our general health, but it can also help calm the mind

Ray D'Arcy: Exercise helped to keep me sane

Ray D'Arcy: Exercise helped to keep me sane

CLAIRE BYRNE

Claire Byrne: I have to exercise most days, or I can’t function

'I was stunned by my diagnosis': What you need to know about protecting your bone health

'I was stunned by my diagnosis': What you need to know about protecting your bone health

Mind

Senior business man holding tablet and having fun with coworkers

Workplace wellbeing: Playing the generation game at work

Much is made of age-related attitudes in the workplace, but the reality is that most of us, from Boomer to Gen Z, want the same things from our jobs

Stress headache, burnout and woman in office overwhelmed with workload at desk with laptop. Frustrated, overworked and tired wom

Natural Health: What supplement can I take to reduce my stress?

Week 1 — A short and simple Pilates workout to bring exercise into a busy routine

Week 1 — A short and simple Pilates workout to bring exercise into a busy routine

Working Life: Justin Gleeson — clinical midwife specialist in substance and alcohol misuse, HSE

S Working Life: Justin Gleeson — clinical midwife specialist in substance and alcohol misuse, HSE

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