Is Organic Food Worth The Price?
Every year, the EWG publish their Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce, colloquially known as the “clean fifteen” and “dirty dozen”, which ranks the health and safety of certain foods based on the pesticides used in their production, and whether or not they are genetically modified organisms.
Healthy Eating Tips For Anaemia And Iron Deficiency
Anaemia is known to be the most common nutritional deficiency affecting an average of 1.62 billion people worldwide. Anaemia generally occurs when the body lacks a sufficient amount of red blood cells.
Top Tips To Take Care Of Athlete’s Foot
Tinea pedis, more commonly referred to as athlete’s foot, is a fungal infection of the feet, usually affecting or beginning at the skin between the toes. Athlete’s foot is a form of ringworm (which, despite the name, involves no actual worm), and is most commonly found in people whose feet are tightly compressed and sweaty.
The Truth About Fungal Nails
Onychomycosis refers to the fungal infection of one or more nails, usually the toenails. While the condition may not be a major threat to your health, fungal nails can be painful, inconvenient, and embarrassing. Fortunately, onychomycosis is relatively easy to treat, and a few simple steps can prevent it from coming back in the future.
Diet And Dental Health: Nutrition Strategies For Healthy Teeth
Anyone who remembers the 90s can tell you how much Ireland has changed over the past 30 years. But while you may hear plenty of comments about the influence of the Catholic Church, or how all those houses used to be fields, there is one area people will usually overlook: dental health. It may not be obvious, but the state of dental health in Ireland has improved dramatically since 1990. This is thanks in part to significant investment in the sector, but the impact of lifestyle changes shouldn’t be ignored.
Gout Diet: What To Eat And What To Avoid
As May is Arthritis Awareness month, we at Spectrum Nutrition aim to spread awareness on the diseases that may affect the overall health of many people within the Irish population.
If you have been suffering with severe and prolonged joint pain, you may be at risk for having gout. Almost 1 in every 20 people in Ireland suffer from gout; this means that there are over 140,000 people who face this form of chronic joint pain. This whopping number constitutes for around 4% of the population and it seems that the number of people with this condition has been increasing at an alarming rate.
The Importance Of Good Footcare For Diabetics
Different conditions require different amounts of care and treatment in order to be properly managed. Diabetes is a condition that falls towards the more-demanding end of the spectrum, with things like diet, glucose levels, and insulin injections needing to be tracked and monitored on a near-constant basis. But there are many more than just these three examples that people living with diabetes need to be aware of, and it is all too easy for people to become weary and let their attention wane.
The Benefits Of Bare Feet
We’ve spoken at length about the different kinds of shoes and the effects they can have on your feet. We’ve looked at topics such as which shoes are best for various sports, which shoes are beneficial for people with diabetes, as well as how to assess which shoes are best for your own feet in general. We’ve even looked at how different socks can affect your foot health in different ways. But one topic we have rarely touched on is that of bare feet.
4 Things To Know About Shin Splints
Shin splints are when the muscles, tendons, and bone tissue around the tibia become inflamed. Also known as medial tibial stress syndrome, shin splints are a form of overuse injury, with pain typically manifesting around the inner shin. Shin splints are most common in runners, particularly when they begin to push themselves more during their workout.
Why Choosing The Right Sports Socks Is So Important
The more seriously a person takes their exercise, the more willing they are to shell out for the proper gear. There will always be the odd few people who try a sport once, buy all the flashy gear, and then never touch it again, but in general, a well-equipped athlete is one who puts a lot of thought and hard work into their exercise.
Why We Should Make More Of An Effort To Eat Seasonally
Eating is one of the few things in the world we can safely safe everyone does, so it is no surprise that it has been dissected in so many different ways. What we eat is one of the most influential factors in determining our lifelong health, a fact that can be scaled up to show different trends across nations and particular demographics.
5 Things To Know About Ankle Injuries
Ankle injuries can be a very frustrating thing. While they are usually not the most serious of health problems, they can be extremely inconvenient. Without being able to simply put some weight on our foot, we suddenly find it very hard to get around, and our whole lives are disrupted. And if you play sports, the recovery time alone can destroy your ability to practice and set you back quite a bit. Unfortunately, ankle injuries are a fairly common occurrence, so here are a few things you should know.
What You Should Know When It Comes To Heel Pain
Sore feet are far from a rare occurrence. A long day at work or a late night out is all it takes to bring on that familiar sense of throbbing when we finally sit down at the end of the day. But this kind of pain is usually gone by the next day, and doesn’t really cause us any long term problems or discomfort. Pain that is concentrated in the heel is a different story. Heel pain is usually the result of a problem that has been building up for some time, and so, it also tends to stick around longer. If you have been experiencing heel pain for more than a few days, here are some things you should know.
Healthier Walnut, Blueberry And Oat Pancake Recipe
Pancake Tuesday is coming up, which never fails to get Irish people excited. We don’t need an excuse to eat pancakes and even tastier if they are covered with chocolate and all sort of sugary treats.
When Is It Time To Visit A Podiatrist?
Unfortunately, there are a lot of things that can go wrong with our feet. Skin and bones can break, blisters can form, toenails and even toes can grow the wrong way, and the list goes on. Despite the fact that most of these are not very serious health risks, these can easily become very uncomfortable and debilitating, as our feet are not only used practically all day every day, but also bear the weight of our entire bodies.
Why Have I Got Chillblains In My Toes?
Chilblains are swollen, painful patches that appear on the skin of our extremities in cold weather. Also known as pernio, perniosis, or cold-induced vascular disorder, chilblains are generally considered harmless, although they can be itchy, painful, and cause lesions or blisters. They are usually red in colour, although they can be blue, and the skin surrounding chilblains may look shiny as a result of swelling.
5 Ways To Look After Your Heart And Keep It Healthy
Heart disease is the number one cause of death in Ireland, responsible for roughly one-third of all deaths, and one-fifth of all premature deaths. In real terms, this means that about 10,000 people a year in Ireland die of heart disease.
Footcare Tips For Returning To Sports
If you have decided to return to sports after staying out for a while, you are probably aware that you need to ease back into things. Most people don’t need to be told that they will have lost flexibility, strength, and skill after an extended period of inactivity, and will be extra conscious about any potential injuries. But even the smartest and most well-meaning people can forget things, and one of the most overlooked areas of the body is the foot.