What an amazing summer we are having! At the time I am writing this we are looking at another lovely week of sunshine. Such a treat. It is important though that we remember to look after our skin this summer - during hot weather like this our skin can easily be neglected. Here are a few tips for easy natural...

Long before our father even thought of opening Organico one of the first ‘health’ products I remember him getting excited about was Cider Vinegar. He used to make us drink it any time we complained of a ‘funny tummy’ - and it was so effective that we all still take it and suggest it to our friends in similar situations...

1. They put WHAT in the dough? Sometimes we are, quite literally, what we eat! Human hair has been on our menus for quite some time although few of us knew it and we certainly won't see it listed on ingredients labels. In organico, we recently received an organic pastry product and were intrigued to read on the label ‘Does...

Modern living can easily burden our whole system. We eat unhealthy foods, we drink unhealthy drinks and we don’t give our bodies a chance to recover and flush out the toxins we ingest. Traditionally many cultures had fasts built into the year, like Lent or Ramadan. Unfortunately the tradition of fasting has waned in Ireland and this means that our...

I love water. It is my favorite drink. It’s my 3 year old daughters favorite drink. As we all know, drinking water is good for our health – isn't it? But what if the water we are drinking contains a chemical is actually damaging our health and contributing to our excessively high rates of certain cancers, of neurological diseases, of...

Have you ever eaten fresh turmeric? (Or tumeric even) It’s fantastic in curries of course, but some people make a tea (a bit like ginger root tea) from fresh turmeric root (it even looks a lot like ginger) to ease aches and pains. Turmeric has fantastic anti-inflammatory properties, and in Chinese and Indian herbal medicines it has been used to...

Sometimes I find that I get so caught up with new health products that I forget some of the most tried and tested ones. L-Glutamine is a really interesting supplement. It isn’t new (although there is a new digestive tablet called GI Naturals containing Glutamine that I will discuss further at the end). It can be helpful for a variety...

There was an ad on the TV last night that got me thinking about digestion and specifically about stomach acid, because by watching the ad (which was for an antacid pill) you would be forgiven for thinking that stomach acid is a Bad Thing and that we should all take these magic pills to reduce it. The truth is actually...

Health (or lack thereof) is still a touchy subject for a lot of Irish men. Unfortunately health issues are often ignored as they are somehow perceived as some kind of a personal failure and lack of manliness. There is a lot of great work being done currently to address this. June is international Men’s Health Month and I’ve decided to...

Getting a high cholesterol reading from your GP can be a bit of a shock but if you have been advised to reduce your cholesterol there are lots of natural things you can to help. This month i have researched a few natural tips which you can apply either alongside prescription medication or before you are recommended to take it...