*NOW CLOSED* Dublin Herbalists + A Giveaway!

Dublin Herbalists is an amazing skin care range perfect for anyone looking to switch their current products to natural alternatives. Made from carefully chosen floral waters, natural butters and active ingredients, their unique range can intensely hydrate, deeply nourish and…

Live Vegan Vibrantly: Free online event

Live Vegan Vibrantly is an upcoming free online event from the US with video content from world-leading doctors, researchers, scientists, award-winning chefs, fitness instructors, best-selling authors, successful entrepreneurs, nutritionists, energy healers and many more. The event will share personal and…

How to step forward into change and embrace your new normal

Today we’re bringing you a video from Niamh Gaffney. Niamh is a contributor here on Happy Magazine as well as a life coach, a breast cancer survivor and a mom. We love her straight-talking approach in this video on tackling…

Roz Purcell’s Healthy Vegan Jaffa Cookies

Roz Purcell sent us the following fabulous vegan recipe for healthy Jaffa cookies and we can’t wait to share it with you. We’re always making a stash of snacks like these to help us with our healthy eating habits. If…

Ocean Bloom Skincare

Have you come across Ocean Bloom? We found the brand recently through social media and we were immediately drawn to it – natural, organic skincare is right up our street here at Happy Magazine HQ. Based out of the beautiful…

Pat Divilly on living life ‘in love’

We’ve been bringing you the best bits from the recent Fresh Resolutions event here on Happy Magazine over the last couple of weeks. We’ve already covered Alison Canavan’s great opening speech on How to be happy in an inside out world…

*NOW CLOSED* Turmerlicious – And a Giveaway!

We are very excited to be featuring some amazing brands here on Happy Magazine over the coming weeks. These will be businesses with relevant offerings for anyone on a cancer journey. They will be natural and delicious products to try…

PHYT’S Active Organic Skincare

Here at Happy Magazine we love chemical-free products. They are part of our ‘Anti-Cancer Plan’ – that is, our new lifestyle after cancer. PHYT’S is a French skincare brand sold in Dublin and Ireland by the V Claire Beauty Centre in Dublin…

HEAL Documentary: An absolute must

Ladies and gentleman. Can we have a drumroll please? Today we have an incredible recommendation for you. It’s a documentary which we feel should be essential viewing after a cancer diagnosis. It’s called HEAL and it’s available to rent on…

Tackling cancer fears

The hardest part of cancer for me so far has not been the chemotherapy, side effects or hospital visits. The hardest part has been the fear. Fear of not surviving, fear of the statistics, fear of my cancer coming back.…

The sun goes down on Vitamin D

This article is written by Tim Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, King’s College London and was originally published on The Conversation. We are re-publishing it with permission. It has some interesting content regarding vitamin D and cancer. Everyone loves D,…

9 health benefits of walking

I try to get out for a walk every day. If I don’t, I try get exercise some other way – by hoovering the house or doing a home workout, or going out to a yoga class. Thirty minutes of…

How to protect your family from colds and flus naturally

We are delighted to have Lorna McCormack join Happy Magazine as a contributor. Lorna is a nutritionist, living foods instructor and specialist in essential oils and herbs. Lorna’s journey to a plant-based lifestyle was fueled by her personal health challenges and family…

Fish oils and how they could help you

Have you heard about the benefits of taking a fish oil supplement? Or making sure you eat oily fish at least twice a week? We have a useful infographic today outlining how fish oils could help you feel better –…

Life Factory Glass Water Bottles

Staying hydrated while going through cancer is very important. It will help your body flush toxins out and your cells regenerate. It will also help you feel generally better and more energised. If you’re going through chemotherapy it is recommended…

#NewYearsResolutions: 5 fabulous wellness events + exclusive discount codes!

Are you thinking of investing in YOU this New Year? Today we’re rounding up the details of five great Wellness events taking place across the country – maybe there’s something in here for you?   1. Fresh Resolutions Fresh Resolutions…

Free Printable 2018 Calendar

We love this free printable calendar from Simple As That – a handy tool to help us plan a wonderful 2018! What have you got planned for the New Year? We have lots in store and big hopes and dreams…

For all things juicing – GreenValu.ie

Juicing fresh fruit and vegetables with a masticating juicer is a great way to give your body the materials it needs to promote healing, energy and protect from illness. Health Benefits of Juicing Juicing provides vitamins, minerals and nutrients in…

Cancer Prevention Recommendations

We really like this chart from the World Cancer Research Fund. It makes a great plan for life during or after cancer, covering all the tried-and-tested recommendations for healthy living. If you’re wondering what changes to make to your lifestyle,…

The 10 great life lessons cancer has taught me

We came across this article recently and knew we just had to get permission to re-publish it here for you. We feel it’s a game-changer, maybe even a life-changer. It’s an article that had us nodding and sighing with agreement…

Absolute Purity

Irish skincare company Elave’s promise of Absolute Purity across their ranges makes the brand a great choice for people going through cancer. Completely free of harsh and unnecessary chemicals, their products have no parabens, no sulfates, no perfume, no formaldehyde, no methylisothiazolinone,…

Eating Well During Cancer – A Guide from the World Cancer Research Fund

We’ve got four copies of a great guide from the World Cancer Research Fund to give away. It’s a booklet for people living with cancer and those having cancer treatment who want to know more about how to cope with…

5 easy ways to boost your body

You don’t need a complicated diet and fitness plan to get your body feeling well while you’re going through cancer. The following five easy ways to boost your body might seem obvious, but they will make a big impact on…

Boots Food Intolerance Testing Service

Did you know Boots Pharmacy offer a Food Intolerance Testing Service? This can be useful if you’re wondering if certain foods are making you feel unwell. Food intolerance is an adverse reaction to food you’ve eaten. It’s not usually serious, but it…

The Green Door Market

Have you heard of the Green Door Market? It’s an indoor food market near Cork Street in Dublin 8 and their focus is great quality food. Their mission is to bring you top quality food in an inviting space where…

SynerChi Kombucha – live probiotics and super antioxidants

We’ve been enjoying SynerChi Kombucha for a little while now – live probiotics and super antioxidants that are dairy-free and taste good too? Yes please! Not to mention all the other great benefits for your body. Check out SynerChi’s video…

Morning Fresh – Yoga with Adriene

Here’s a great way to start your day – a morning yoga session with Adriene (and her dog, Benji!). If you’re into yoga, you need to know all about Yoga with Adriene and her fabulous YouTube channel. All you need…

#FreshResolutions – A January event to get 2018 off to a great start

Happy Monday, everyone! Today we want to tell you all about Fresh Resolutions – an upcoming event bringing together some of Ireland’s leaders in health, fitness and wellbeing to help you make 2018 a meaningful year. It’ll be in the RDS…

Kinvara Skincare Review

Today we’re welcoming Avril from A Paler Shade of Beauty to tell us all about Kinvara Skincare and their natural beauty products. Kinvara Skincare is a fantastic Irish-owned natural and organic skincare company founded by fellow scientist Joanne Reilly, PhD…

Free ‘Live Well’ Yoga Challenge

WebsiteWelcome from PatDivillyFitness on Vimeo. Have you heard of Pat Divilly? He’s an Irish fitness expert, author and entrepreneur based in Galway. We came across his website last week and signed up for his Free 8-Part Training Challenge which he describes…