Health
Finally, The Spring Has Returned
By ALICE O’BRIEN
Alice O’Brien Counselling, Newmarket If you’re lucky you might have spotted a few snow-drops peeping up in your garden. Or you may have benefited from the few extra minutes of brightness in the evenings to squeeze a walk into your after-work routine. There are signs for the Spring all around us now; birds are louder in the morning and colour is coming back to the previously bare hedges. After a long Winter, we are emerging into a brighter few months. There are many mental health benefits to the changing of the season and our emergence from hibernation: • Most obvious of all is that
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the brightness entices us to get outdoors, to get moving. And exercise is the biggest tool we have to help us with depression and anxiety. Warmer weather prompts us to put the heavy coats away and get outside, increasing our intake of Vitamin D which we are depleted in over the winter. This benefits our overall health and immunity. Long out of sight birds and animals begin to re-emerge. Hearing the birds chirping early in the morning can increase our mood and therefore give us more energy to face the day ahead. Spring time can be very motivating when it comes to cleaning and tidying or organising our space. This
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gives us a strong sense of achievement and purpose. We can air our space again in the Spring- throwing open our windows and allowing the air to circulate around our space- allowing energy to flow through. Awakening our homes as well as ourselves. Our bodies reduce the production of melatonin in the Spring as we are coming out of the sleepy season. This increases our energy and our mood.
So, as we approach the new season, you might be reminded of what you learned in school- Anois teacht on Earraigh. Beigh an la ag dul chun sin eadh. Now with the coming of Spring, the day is getting long.
New Leaf Wellbeing Day - Saturday 17th February
I hope that you will be able to join us for our wellbeing day on 17th February. In the main store you can meet Jes and Jerome from Botanic Revival the makers of Fire Tonic. Dr Paula Gaynor from Somega will be in the shop with her Cork produced supplement range. Jacques from Hungry Soul will be here to tempt you with a taste of his Vegan Cream Cheese. We also have events taking place upstairs. Starting us off at 10 am, our clinical hypnotherapist and yoga nidra facilitator, Irene Ryan, is offering to ease us into our wellness day with a gentle guided mind and body deep relaxation. A seated session, suitable for all abilities. At 11am, we have a talk by
Sandra O’Connell, founder of Raw Botanicals. Sandra is a Naturopath, Herbalist and Iridologist. Raw Botanicals make herbal balms and creams from foraged plants and locally grown herbs. At 12 noon, Jonathon Amm, CEO of Wild Atlantic Health will be giving an introduction to their new Vitamin D and Omega 3 products. Wild Atlantic was founded with the belief that prevention is better than cure. Better health begins with identifying and addressing any nutrient gaps or problems in advance. At 1pm, you can learn more about nutrition from The Tummy Tamer. Sinead Dundon is an experienced nutritional therapist who many of you may know from our Charleville branch. She is well known for her excellent nutritional advice. At 2pm, we are absolutely delighted to welcome Dr Dilis Clare, the leading authority in
herbal medicine in Europe. She has also been a practicing GP for over twenty five years and is the creator of the “Dr Clare’s Apothecary” herbal product range. It’s a not to be missed opportunity to learn more about herbal medicine and how it can benefit your health. Seamus from Dr Mahers Skincare in Kerry will be here at 3pm to talk about his revolutionary techniques and the beneficial ingredients that are at the heart of these incredible gentle products for the face and body. Finally, at 4pm, Christina Keane will be giving an introduction to her upcoming courses in Kanturk and Charleville. Her key message is that we can create the changes we want by becoming aware of the blocks which are limiting us and opening ourselves up to the power we have within to create what we want, “change our thinking, change our lives”.
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Issue 107 February 9th, 2024
By MAIREAD O’KEEFFE New Leaf Health Store
