Health & Wellbeing

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My big fat turning 50 health and beauty MOT – and how I’ve stayed the same weight since I was 16
Health & Wellbeing
Self-sabotage: why you do it and how to stop
Health Features
Everyone’s talking about: Salmon sperm facials – is the procedure safe and does it work?
Health Features
Children of alcoholics: ‘We lived in secrecy, brushing everything under the carpet, pretending everything was perfect’

Ask Allison: I reconnected with an old friend and she is using my daughter and I for free accommodation and babysitting
Mon 23 Jun 2025 at 06:30
Urgent warning to Irish holidaymakers about measles outbreaks in European countries
Sat 21 Jun 2025 at 10:37
How your ear wax could tell you if you have Parkinson’s disease
Fri 20 Jun 2025 at 03:30
Real Health: Weight loss drugs, obsessive eating and protein requirements with Sophie Pratt RD
Thu 19 Jun 2025 at 07:25
I let ChatGPT be my personal trainer for a week, but can it do better than a human fitness coach?
Thu 19 Jun 2025 at 03:30
The 10 lessons I’ve learned in my 10 years as a widow: ‘I don’t really need a double bed any more. I still go asleep on “my side” every single night’
Thu 19 Jun 2025 at 03:30
Stay Well: How does diet affect my psoriasis?
Thu 19 Jun 2025 at 03:30
Karl Henry: ‘I remember hallucinating coming down the mountains in Waterford at about 4am. Seeing ghosts and animals and things that weren’t there!’
Thu 19 Jun 2025 at 03:30
Cortisol belly: the real reason you can’t lose weight from your belly or just another TikTok buzzword?
Thu 19 Jun 2025 at 03:30
The Irish man who went from golf-pro to dentist: ‘All people who become professionals have dreams of greatness. Then you see the level of competition’
Wed 18 Jun 2025 at 03:30

Health & Wellbeing

My big fat turning 50 health and beauty MOT – and how I’ve stayed the same weight since I was 16

Self-sabotage: why you do it and how to stop

Everyone’s talking about: Salmon sperm facials – is the procedure safe and does it work?

Children of alcoholics: ‘We lived in secrecy, brushing everything under the carpet, pretending everything was perfect’

Ask Allison: I reconnected with an old friend and she is using my daughter and I for free accommodation and babysitting

Urgent warning to Irish holidaymakers about measles outbreaks in European countries

How your ear wax could tell you if you have Parkinson’s disease

Real Health: Weight loss drugs, obsessive eating and protein requirements with Sophie Pratt RD

I let ChatGPT be my personal trainer for a week, but can it do better than a human fitness coach?

The 10 lessons I’ve learned in my 10 years as a widow: ‘I don’t really need a double bed any more. I still go asleep on “my side” every single night’

Stay Well: How does diet affect my psoriasis?

Karl Henry: ‘I remember hallucinating coming down the mountains in Waterford at about 4am. Seeing ghosts and animals and things that weren’t there!’

Cortisol belly: the real reason you can’t lose weight from your belly or just another TikTok buzzword?

The Irish man who went from golf-pro to dentist: ‘All people who become professionals have dreams of greatness. Then you see the level of competition’

Everyone’s talking about: Sunscreen contouring – a hack for sunkissed cheeks or a damaging trend?

‘It has a big buzz around it, just like in New York and London’ – Dubliners try out famous Barry’s gym as it opens for business in Ireland

Ask the doctor: I’m getting nosebleeds a lot – should I worry?

‘When I came home from gigs, I had full body pain due to a tongue tie – it put so much pressure on my body’

Ask Allison: A colleague has strong body odour that makes me feel ill – should I say something?

Trauma passed down: Is our family’s story written into our genetics?

When psychotherapy can help – and when it may not

‘We want mental health care at festivals to be the norm’ – charity provides support for music fans this summer

Gordon D’Arcy on his dogs: ‘If Albert doesn’t want to do your bidding, then it’s simply a case of “no thanks” – even to a fillet steak!’

‘Sophia will do Irish dancing or football but afterwards it’s like her feet are burning’ – parents of ‘butterfly skin’ sufferer tell of brave daughter’s struggle

‘It’s not an easy thing to live with but it’s part of who I am’ – Irish fashion designer Naomi Clarke on life with type 1 diabetes

Stay Well: Should I let my dog or cat sleep on – or in – my bed?

People with serious mental illness ‘may not get life-saving care in time’ under new law, doctors to tell Oireachtas committee

Cost of average health insurance plan now close to €2,000

Everyone’s talking about: Beta blockers – but are they a good idea to manage anxiety?

Ask the doctor: I’m due to have a colonoscopy and am feeling nervous about the procedure – what are the risks?

Caring for an elderly parent: ‘I want to be there, but I’m stretched to the hilt mentally, physically and emotionally’

Ask Allison: My husband leaves all the housework and care for our two infants to me. I'm at my wits’ end – is there any way out of this?

Vaginal mesh surgery: I had to go abroad and pay thousands for surgery that, up until 2018, was free to women in this country’

‘With two dogs and three cats, plus four children, my house is total chaos, but I wouldn’t have it any other way’ – Jennifer Whitmore on her rescue pets

‘You have to find your new identity’ – artist who had stroke at 35 creates workshops for people living with acquired brain injuries

Stay Well: My hair is thinning. Will biotin supplements and shampoos help?

Katie Piper: ‘Turning 40 kind of has shame attached to it. For me, 40 represents surviving, still being here, still being alive’

Ask the doctor: Is my foot pain a side effect of my statin medication?

‘I’m living away from my family as I try to find a cure for tinnitus in Ireland’

‘What started as small changes like drinking less helped me cut 40 years off my biological age’

Everyone’s talking about: Placenta encapsulation – but does it really boost recovery post-childbirth?

I told everyone I had breast cancer. If you speak openly about it, you don’t have to go through it on your own

Exercise ‘better than drugs to stop colon cancer coming back’, landmark global study finds

Ask Allison: My adult son spends all day on the couch – how can I help him start his life?

I survived a stroke at 26, but three years on I still suffer from post-stroke fatigue

Radio presenter Anton Savage on his dog Sandy: ‘Fetching? Let’s just say he is a Golden Retriever who has yet to retrieve anything!’

Louise McSharry: What women can teach men when it comes to the ‘male loneliness epidemic’

Stay Well: Do thyroid home testing kits work?

Inside the Barry’s Red Room: Could I survive the hardcore workout that keeps the Kardashians in shape?

Ask the doctor: I have pins and needles in my fingers and jawline. What could cause this?

Saoirse Hanley: We’ve come so far regarding women’s reproductive rights – so why is getting the morning-after pill still a shaming experience?

Everyone’s talking about: The ‘Let Them’ Theory – can it really change your life for the better?

Life after Ozempic: ‘Half the weight I’d lost, I put back on over six months’

Porn addiction: ‘I see a lot of men who have ADHD, or are neurodivergent, really struggle with porn’

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