Health Blog

Smoking is one of the risk factors for premature death and disability and is estimated to kill six million people every year, however, people are starting to make positive changes. According to Action on Smoking & Health, more than a…

There’s no magic food that can keep your heart healthy but here are some of our favourites that we think help to do what the Heart is good at – Love and nurture! 1. Salmon Salmon is rich in omega-3…

Menopause can be a challenging phase in a woman’s life, marked by a range of physical and emotional symptoms such as hot flushes, night sweats, mood swings, and sleep disturbances. Traditional treatments like hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are effective but…

During Mental Health Awareness week, I’d been thinking about what that really means. Awareness days are abundant these days and becoming ever more creative- my particular favourite is “Talk like a Pirate day”. Awareness days can be fun or frivolous…

Salt has been part of our lives for thousands of years going back to the Egyptians and Romans who used it in cooking but also has a food preservative. We need salt in our diets but as with most things…

Love is Universal. We express love and compassion towards the people we have around us; our dearest loved ones, the community we belong to even the planet we live on. In positive psychology, fostering positive relationships is a key step…

‘if positive psychology teaches us anything, it is that all of us are mixture of strengths and weaknesses. No one has it all, and no one lacks it all’   Christopher Peterson Positive psychology is a new, and particularly increasingly…

Taking prescription medicines correctly is essential for managing health conditions and improving overall well-being. However, it can sometimes be challenging to understand how to get the most out of these medications. Whether you’re dealing with a chronic illness, managing temporary…

Travel’s become part and parcel of today’s lifestyle, foreign trips become more far-flung, stag and hen parties travel further, people often think nothing of hopping on a plane to see a rugby or football match.

We love the idea that laughter can make you feel better and at The Health Dispensary we certainly appreciate doing a serious job with a lot of fun and laughter. It certainly makes the day go quickly and we think…