Staying healthy and free from infections is so important in the winter. Getting plenty of sleep is vital, as well as not eating too much sugar or drinking too much alcohol or coffee. Sugar in particular depresses the immune system which allows viruses and bacterial infection to get a hold of us. I’m doing a few different things to stay...

One of the conditions we receive the most questions about in Organico is joint pain and stiffness. Many people have been to their GP and have perhaps tried anti-inflammatory medications, which may not have relieved their pain and on top of that may have given them side effects that increased their discomfort. The difficulty for us is that from the...

Nature's Calcium is one of the best calcium products that we sell in Organico. Nature's Calcium is made from a seaweed that grows off our coast (it is purified, before you ask) and it provide a uniquely pure source of calcium. Because it is of plant (seaweed) rather than mineral origin, it is a much more suitable source of calcuim...

Diary Date: On September 11th we have Natural Product Consultant Brid Walshe coming to Organico offering free health consultations. The topic is Who Cares for your Family - keeping parents and children healthy. Please make your free appointment with Brid in the Shop. Brid can answer questions on any health issues. At this time of year we get parents coming...

The comment below is from Bioforce (the company who make Echinaforce and other helpful herbs). It is based on news in the papers in England but we think it is just as applicable over here... Helping Heart Health The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in England is urging GPs to prescribe more statins to patients at risk...

Update: 19/05/2026 The EU is still proposing to harmonise food supplements. This will restrict the sale of lots of supplements for sale in Ireland. Please join the campaign at saveoursupplements.ie and sign the petition here to help prevent this. Why? Irish people live in a rainy Atlantic climate - that is vastly different to the Mediterranean! WE HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS...

Last week some of the staff in Organico were fortunate to attend a lecture training by Dr Smallbone, the man behind a range of vitamins called 'True Food' made by a company called Higher Nature. This was a real honour as we often get to talk to 'Representatives' or 'Trainers' but not often to the person who develops the products...

Call in to Organico to see all our luxury Christmas goodies, and choose your own hamper which we will present for you in a wicker basket...or tell us who it's for and we will select for you! Organic Booja Booja chocolates, Green and Black's biscuits, delicious organic wines and ports, Luxury Gluten Free Mince Pies (or our own spelt mince...

Apparently, adults can suffer from up to 6 colds a year, some caused by viruses like the influenza or 'flu' virus. A patient feeling unwell with a cold or flu should always keep warm, drink plently of fluids like herb teas, and get as much rest as is possible. Viruses are transferred by sneezing so a handkerchief is advisable to...

In Organico Bantry we recommend Quest's Kyolic Garlic as the best garlic supplement. Kyolic Garlic is an aged garlic product which is made from organic garlic, which from the very start makes it differnt from other garlic products on the market. Aging garlic sounds like a strange thing to do but in fact it makes a stronger, more stable product...