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Longford Health: Keeping your bones strong & healthy

Keeping the bones healthy is important, particularly as you get older. The main disease associated with loss of bone strength is osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs when the body loses too much bone, makes too little bone, or ...

12 Sept 2019 at 13:00

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Longford Health: Coping with the menopause

The menopause for many women conjures up a range of mixed emotions. It so often gets a bad reputation and is still a bit taboo. But not every woman going through it will suffer from unpleasant symptoms. So what exactly is happening to our bodies ...

22 Aug 2019 at 17:00

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Longford Health: What you need to know about gut health

The health of your gut can affect not only your physical health but also your mental health. Gut health has been linked to anxiety, depression and even dementia. Did you know that the make up of your gut bacteria may also play a role in ...

08 Aug 2019 at 15:00

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Co Longford's Maria Edgeworth Festival still going strong after 24 years

In almost a quarter of a century, the festival has grown from strength to strength to the extent that there are people from across Europe and further afield who mark it in their calendars every year to ensure they don't miss it. This ...

19 Apr 2019 at 10:00

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Longford Health: How to avoid high blood pressure

High blood pressure or hypertension affects over half of all adults in Ireland over 45 years of age. Approximately four in every five men and two in every three women with high blood pressure are not being treated according to the ...

19 Sept 2019 at 13:00

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Longford Health: How to avoid migraines

Anyone who has suffered from migraines will be aware of just how debilitating they can be. Many sufferers will have no choice but to retreat to a dark, quiet room until it eases. Moreover sometimes migraine drugs can complicate ...

04 Sept 2019 at 14:00

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Longford's Laura Thompson on how to effectively detox your body

This time of the year, many of us are feeling a bit lack lustre and sluggish. The overindulgence of rich food ,alcohol and lack of activity has taken its toll. So should we detox or is it all a con? Basically our bodies are ...

09 Jan 2020 at 14:00

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Longford Health: Reducing the risk of prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men over 3,550 men are diagnosed here each year. Thankfully if caught in time the prognosis is very good. The cause of prostate cancer is relatively unknown but the risk ...

11 Oct 2019 at 16:00

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Teaching children in Longford to look after their health

Beautifully illustrated by Laura's husband, Pat, 'Why Can't I Run?' and 'Why Does My Tummy Hurt?' are educational books that teach children about the importance of eating good food and exercising every day. The books were ...

28 Dec 2017 at 14:00

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Longford's Laura Thompson on attainable resolutions for a healthy new year

A new year and indeed a new decade is fast approaching and for many it is the perfect opportunity to make some important lifestyle changes. However, sticking to those new year resolutions can be challenging to say the ...

01 Jan 2020 at 14:00

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Longford's Laura Thompson talks IBS and itchy scalp

This week I received some very good questions from readers suffering from IBS and flaky or itchy scalp. Both can be helped by looking after the gut. Keep your questions coming to hlop@live.ie. Dear Laura, I really ...

07 Feb 2020 at 12:09

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Longford's Laura Thompson answers your health questions

Two weeks ago in my column, I asked my readers if they had any health issues they would like advice on. There have been a number of questions to my inbox already and I hope to get to them all in due course but, ...

31 Jan 2020 at 11:00

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