When it comes to heart health, one of the most influential nutrients is magnesium. While required for the healthy function of most cells in your body, magnesium is particularly important for your heart, kidneys and muscles. As far back as 1937, researchers warned that low magnesium levels pose serious risks to the heart, and that… Read More »
Matthew McCartin and mum, Martina, at their home in Gorey, Co Wexford. Picture: Patrick Browne Matthew started caring for his father from an early age ‘Being a carer is hard work … but I’ll always be there for my dad’ Independent.ie At 17 years of age, most teenagers are busy with friends, schoolwork and a… Read More »
The California wildfire season is off to a horrendous start, with tens of thousands of acres ablaze amidst dry, hot winds known as the Santa Anas. Typically seen in the Fall, these winds are not only a perfect set-up for brush fires to start, they make it close to impossible to contain the fires from… Read More »
Africa Studio/Shutterstock Pancreatic cancer is difficult to treat largely because the early signs are vague, the cancer is highly aggressive, and no screening test exists yet. But the future is starting to look hopeful. When Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek announced that he has late-stage pancreatic cancer in March 2019, his fans were stunned. The cancer… Read More »
lagunaguianceGetty Images One of the worst things you can do in during interval workouts is rest too little. Unfortunately, that’s how a whole lot of interval workouts are programmed, confusing recovery time with wasted opportunities to pack in more work. When you push for 50 seconds and rest 10, for example, your body won’t be… Read More »
Why do we so care about hair? If we’re not trying to wax it, pluck it, shave it, dye it or otherwise forcibly remove it, we’re desperately trying to put it back, popping pills, parting what’s left, paying for surgery or brazenly painting it on. Anything rather than admit it’s gone, lost, departed. Baldness has… Read More »