Soy sauce – a condiment called for in so many recipes! If you love stir-fries, teriyaki dishes or anything with a big Asian flavour, no doubt it’s using soy sauce for that distinctive taste. If you have had a hormone-positive…
Making fresh green juices at home is a great way to get revitalising goodness into you first thing in the morning. However, home juicers can be expensive, messy to clean and difficult to use. If you have been considering purchasing…
This short video of actor Matthew McConaughey speaking about finding your way to happiness is just great. He talks about the difference between chasing happiness and choosing joy, gratitude, habits that lead to success and the importance of taking even…
This video about Ireland first came out a couple of years ago. I loved it so much then and have never forgotten it. This morning when I woke up, the name of it popped into my head and I thought…
If you find yourself having a difficult day, some time on your yoga mat is a great way to reset your mood and start again. I love this 25-minute Head & Heart Reset from Yoga With Adriene. I like to…
I’m not normally a fan of audience Q&A sessions but this one was different. In this afternoon session from WellFest last weekend, Psychologists Gerry Hussey and Dr Clare Kambamettu and Physiotherapist Scott Murphy answered questions from the audience in the…
One of the best parts about doing Happy Magazine are the emails I receive from people who contact me to let me know that they’ve found my website and that it’s helping them through their own cancer journey. I live…
This weekend we packed all our camera gear and headed to the Royal Hospital Kilmainham for this year’s epic WellFest event. And boy, we sure weren’t disappointed. We had plans to cover the WellYoga, WellSoul and WellTalk stages but in…
Today I want to tell you a little bit about Astaxanthin. It’s a type of carotenoid found naturally in wild-caught salmon, red trout, krill, algae, lobster, crab and shrimp and it’s also available in supplement form. We think it’s a good one…
Guys, have you all seen or heard about the US’s Environmental Working Group (EWG)’s Dirty Dozen™ and Clean Fifteen™ Lists? The EWG’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™, updated every year since 2004, ranks pesticide contamination of 47 popular fruits…
Do you supplement with a fish oil? There are some great benefits to be had from a regular fish oil supplement or regular oily fish meals in your diet. Check out today’s graphic below on 10 uses of fish oil…
Pam Watson is a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Practitioner and Clinical Hypnotherapist working in Ennis, Co. Clare. In today’s post, Pam explains what CBT is and how it might help you with your cancer diagnosis. A cancer diagnosis brings with it…
In the last couple of weeks I’ve been thinking about the importance of making time for little self-care treats in my life. Self-care is something that can easily be forgotten in the normal busyness of day-to-day life but I really…
An innovative and inclusive fitness and wellbeing event is taking place this Saturday, 5 May in the Red Cow Moran Hotel, Naas Road, Dublin. Encouraging people of all abilities and disabilities to try out yoga and fitness classes, the Got Your…
So I’ve got something amazing for you today. Check out this incredible woman’s free online guide to dealing with a cancer diagnosis – Holy Shit, You’ve Got Cancer (A Quick Start Guide). I’ve been reading it and re-reading it since I…
Two public talks that will be of interest to breast cancer patients and survivors are taking place over the next week in Dublin, organised by Breast-Predict, the Irish Cancer Society’s breast cancer research centre. Here are the details… Taking Charge…
We came across this graphic from Prevention.com today and just had to share it. Walking has so many amazing benefits for your body – here’s how walking for just a few minutes a day boosts your health…
Today’s article is from Hannah O’Connell, an Acupuncture Therapist based in Ennis, Co Clare. Hannah also worked as part of the holistic therapy team at the ARC Cancer Support Centres in Dublin. Here she shares how acupuncture might benefit you…
Happy Monday everyone! Another week here, how will you be spending it? There was a very positive reaction to my post a few days ago on my Wellbeing Mantra or use of positive affirmations to replace negative thinking, so I thought…
Our Beauty Writer Elfreda McGowan is here today with everything you need to know about using tanning products after cancer. You don’t have to rule them out of your life! She’s got all the info on the safest products to…
The end of cancer treatment can often feel as difficult as the original diagnosis: only 10% of people are positive and ready to move on when treatment is over. You’re faced with the need to return to ‘normal’ life, when…
Have you heard of Reiki? It’s a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that can also promote healing. It can be a lovely complementary therapy for cancer. Grainne Nolan of Reiki Healing From Within explains it in more detail in…
Jenny McElvaney is a Nutritional Therapist based in Co. Meath. She has also beaten breast cancer twice. She joins us today to explain what complementary therapies are and how they might be able to help you. The Irish Cancer Society…
When I was going through chemo I craved creamy pasta dishes. And I still do every now and then, but it hasn’t been an option since I gave up dairy. Needless to say I was delighted to find this recipe…
Good morning all. This is a post from back in January but we really think it’s worth sharing with you again in case you missed it. It’s a documentary which we feel should be essential viewing after a cancer diagnosis.…
I found the first few months after receiving my breast cancer diagnosis the worst. Looking back now, I remember being so terrified. So scared that my life was over, that my little boy would never know me, that my parents…
Today we’re adding to yesterday’s six ways to boost your health with six more habits to start building into your life. We just love these – this is the pathway to truly good health! Thanks to our contributor Miriam Kerins…
We love these 6 steps to boosting your health from our contributor, Miriam Kerins. We feel they really are the foundations for a healthy life and are excellent ways to support your body while going through or recovering from cancer.…
Pukka Herbs are coming up with some innovative new products. We spotted their new 7-day wellbeing kits online recently and they grabbed our interest. There are currently four 7-day wellbeing kits available – Night Time, Turmeric Brainwave, Seasonal Wellness and…
Yes, you read right – dairy-free chocolate is here folks, and it tastes GREAT. Nobó Choc is a creamy, indulgent, milk-style chocolate made from simple plant-based ingredients and without dairy or refined sugar. Coconut and cashew nuts create creaminess and replace…
