Add seven healthy years to your life
If you want to add seven years to your life the formula is simple. Don’t smoke, don’t become obese and drink moderately and you can expect to live seven years longer than the general population...
We report from Ireland and across the world on the lastest developments in natural health for body, mind and spirit.
Boost your vitality and wellbeing on every level - physical, emotional, mental and spiritual - with our top health tips.
Choose a Therapist from our extensive Directory of alternative and complementary health practitioners
We hope you enjoy and benefit from the information on our website.
Clodagh Sheehy ISHom editor
If you want to add seven years to your life the formula is simple. Don’t smoke, don’t become obese and drink moderately and you can expect to live seven years longer than the general population...
Even a sniff of alcohol can make it harder for people to control their behavior.
A study where half the participants wore a face-mask laced with alcohol and the other half wore one with a non-alcoholic citrus solution showed that the alcohol mask group were more prone to mistakes.
copyright anthonycz
Wine, beer and spirits have got the thumbs up from the medical profession but only “a little a day”.
Alcohol “does more good than harm for your heart when consumed in moderation” says Imre Janszky, professor of social medicine at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Irish over 65’s are some of the biggest drinkers.
One in five older people who drink alcohol are consuming it at “unsafe levels” with the risk of premature death or serious health effects.
Not all alcohol is bad, drinking in moderation can have heart benefits.
Up to seven drinks a week in early to middle age has been associated with a 20pc cut in the risk for men developing heart failure and a 16pc reduction for women.