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Starting a Family: What is infertility?

Infertility affects one in six couples in Ireland, and the psychological distress that accompanies it has been likened to bereavement

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Milk Kefir

Kefir is a fermented yoghurt drink which contains friendly probiotic bacteria as well as beneficial yeast. So how does it taste and how much work is involved in keeping it? Read on!

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Is Clutter making you fat and killing your mood

Had to share this lovely blog post from Kirsten Horner Warren, looking at the issue of clutter in our homes and the benefits of sorting it all out. Based on her experiences on reading Marie Kondo's popular book The Lifechanging Magic of Tidying up, I liked Kirsten's take on the method for several reasons.

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Kombucha

No, I don't mean taking six inches off the breakfast counter so that a larger gut can move around the kitchen more easily!

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Why You Should Avoid Ice for a Sprained Ankle

If you’ve ever sprained an ankle or knee, you’ve probably heard that rest, ice, compression, and elevation—RICE—for a couple of days is the surest route to recovery. But some experts, including the same doctor who coined the term RICE, now question the “rest” and “ice” parts of the formula.

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