Posts by Gillian Kelly

by Gillian Kelly on Jan 31st, 2017 - 2453 Views

  The consumption of palm oil has increased significantly in the past decade.  It is used in everything from nut butters, chocolate, crisps, oatcakes, biscuits to soaps and detergents.  Unfortunately, this has caused detrimental damage to our rainforest and wildlife, whilst also impeding ethical... 

by Gillian Kelly on Jan 24th, 2017 - 2741 Views

Herbs and spices have been used since the beginning of time to heal ailments and to enhance people’s health.  However, over the past fifty years or so our food has moved with the times, and traditional meals have been replaced with ‘instant meals’.We now tend to flavour our food with ready-made... 

by Gillian Kelly on Jan 18th, 2017 - 3352 Views

A new study has found that coffee could help to eliminate the inflammation that is associated with aging.  Professor Mark Davis and his fellow researchers from the Stanford University of Microbiology and Immunology studied the data they had collected from over 100 people who took part in the study.... 

by Gillian Kelly on Jan 10th, 2017 - 1918 Views

A new study conducted by the American Academy of Paediatrics has found that some infants are deficient in Vitamin D.  The study involved 184 women who breastfed their babies and some of them were deficient in Vitamin D.  The researchers explained that breast milk has low levels of Vitamin D and recommended... 

by Gillian Kelly on Jan 10th, 2017 - 2306 Views

Natural remedies for sore throats Sore throats tend to be more prevalent in winter, this is partly due to people going from centrally heated environments and then moving outside into the freezing cold. There are many over the counter medicines for sore throats, but they can often cause sleepiness and... 

by Gillian Kelly on Dec 22nd, 2016 - 3035 Views

Nut Loaf Recipe Ingredients 100 g quinoa 150 g onion squash 1 onion 40g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing 2 cloves of garlic 2 sticks of celery olive oil 200 g tinned or vacuum-packed chestnuts 2 sprigs of fresh rosemary ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 pinch of sweet smoked paprika 1 teaspoon dried... 

by Gillian Kelly on Dec 20th, 2016 - 2916 Views

Scientists have designed a procedure called ‘decoded neurofeedback’ to help to examine people’s brain activity associated with feelings of self confidence. Whenever brain activity shows feelings of confidence the participants were given a reward such as a small amount of money.  The researchers... 

by Gillian Kelly on Dec 13th, 2016 - 1712 Views

A new diet has been created to decrease the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.  It is a combination of both the Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension).  These two diets have proven to be effective for both the mind and body. MIND (Mediterranean – DASH Intervention... 

by Gillian Kelly on Dec 7th, 2016 - 2086 Views

Dark emotions encompassing your soul Smothering your very existence Every waking hour haunted by black emotions Hopelessly searching for what used to be Emptiness and loneliness engrained in your being. It is all you know, you are it, and it is you A black hole of despair, an endless song of pain Wondering... 

by Gillian Kelly on Dec 5th, 2016 - 3036 Views

  Glowing Molecules Could Reveal Cancer Researchers may have discovered a new method for determining if you have skin cancer.  Presently if you are concerned about a mole, some of your skin is cut off and sent to the laboratory for a procedure called a biopsy. Scientists then inject the skin with dye... 

by Gillian Kelly on Nov 29th, 2016 - 449037 Views

New research experimented on mice has shown that a biological molecule called nanobodies can reduce pain and inflammation.  The scientists think this will be a new treatment for eliminating inflammatory pain in humans in the future.  “In experiments on mice, the nanobodies appeared to be more effective... 

by Gillian Kelly on Nov 25th, 2016 - 3756 Views

Are Older People Better Problem Solvers? Researchers have discovered that older adults tend to be better at creative problem solving compared to younger adults.  Scientists researched over 100 studies of people involving problem solving and aging from 1960 to 2016.  This reviewed data on people’s... 

by Gillian Kelly on Nov 22nd, 2016 - 3534 Views

The Park Singers will sing their hearts out next month in Christ Church Cathedral with their beautiful rendition of carols by candlelight. Get into the spirit of Christmas by listening to this fantastic choir and enjoying their amazing voices. The Park Singers are a four-part female choir from Dublin,... 

by Gillian Kelly on Nov 22nd, 2016 - 2208 Views

We have all been unhappy about our weight and have gone on a diet at some point in our life. But some people, particularly women, constantly are on a yo-yo diet even if they aren’t overweight. A study of almost 160,000 postmenopausal women took part in the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) which researched... 

by Gillian Kelly on Nov 17th, 2016 - 2898 Views

A new study has shown that girls and boys suffer the effects of trauma differently. This is in the area of the brain which is connected with empathy and emotional awareness. The researchers said that the part of the brain called the anterior circular sulcus was larger in boys who had symptoms of trauma,... 

by Gillian Kelly on Nov 15th, 2016 - 2549 Views

Can Stem Cell Patches Help Heart Problems? Heart problems are very prevalent in Ireland but thankfully science has come a long way with been able to treat them effectively.  In a recent study researchers used grafts of heart tissue cells to repair failing hearts in guinea pigs.  The researchers are... 

by Gillian Kelly on Nov 8th, 2016 - 2465 Views

Most of you will have heard of TEFL teaching, ‘Teaching English as a Foreign Language’ to non-native speakers. Some of you will have pursued this as an ideal opportunity to travel and experience life in another country. Whilst others will have always thought of themselves as teachers. I, on the... 

by Gillian Kelly on Nov 7th, 2016 - 3962 Views

Christmas Shoebox Appeal It is just six weeks until Christmas and while some people think it is too early to start thinking about buying presents, it isn’t too early to send one to a child in a third world country.  For the past eighteen years Team Hope have delivered people’s shoebox presents... 

by Gillian Kelly on Nov 3rd, 2016 - 2457 Views

The Health Benefits of Epsom Salt Epsom salt is not actually a salt, but a mineral composed of magnesium and sulfate. It comes from a saline spring at Epsom in Surrey, England.  Magnesium is needed in the body to help to reduce inflammation, hardening of the arteries and enhance muscle and nerve function. ... 

by Gillian Kelly on Nov 1st, 2016 - 2684 Views

Most of us are familiar with contraceptive methods for women which have had positive results in lowering the risk of unwanted pregnancies, but now scientists have produced a contraceptive method for men. The study was published last week, on October 27 th in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &...