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Healthy exercise
Dropping a few kilos can halve diabetes risk
Losing a small amount of weight can almost halve your risk of developing diabetes.
Politics, rugby and mental wellbeing
It was a week when politicians used their power to craft a budget influencing the way we will live for the next year. A gathering of people in Landsdowne Rugby Club in Dublin, however, showed how true power comes from honesty and courage.
Elite rugby players Hannah Tyrrell, Jack McGrath and Shane Jennings led the way by honestly and courageously sharing their own emotional vulnerabilities, off the pitch, with everyone at the packed public gathering.
The impact was electric.
Gym buddies help you exercise more
Get a gym buddy if you want to get the most out of your exercise routine.
Having a companion increases the amount of exercise people take and the best kind of partner is someone who is emotionally supportive.
Immune system could hold key to weight loss
Eating less to lose weight does not work for everyone. Now a team including Irish scientists have discovered your immune system plays a major role in regulating body weight.
It could be responsible for as much as 40pc of your body’s ability to regulate weight.
The team of researchers who made this ground breaking discovery includes Prof Donal O’ Shea, consultant endocrinologist at St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin and Dr Lydia Lynch, associate professor at Trinity College Dublin.