WATCH THE VIDEO! As promised, here’s a simple appetizer for the Festive Season: chilli, garlic prawns. Those of you who have been to Portugal might be quite familiar with this dish. Early in the year I took my friend Therese (from Co. Mayo) to spend a weekend in Portugal. She tasted the chilli, garlic prawns and that was it… she was hooked…
I wish you a Merry Christmas
I wish you a Merry Christmas, …and a happy New Year! As I’m mumbling this Christmas carol I’m wondering where did 2014 go? So much happened this year that I wish it was still Summer. This way I could finish what I planned for 2014. It has been an extremely challenging year for me, both physically and emotionally. I am…
Manual Lymphatic Drainage – Boost your Immune System
Those who know me very well by now will know that I’m a Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) fan and a lymphatic drainage therapist freak too! I have at least 3 patients a day, who would come to the clinic and have Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) treatments. While the majority comes for post-cancer related conditions such as Lymphoedema (will talk about this on my…
Portuguese-Style Cod Soup
As a tribute to my recent holiday to Alentejo, a beautiful region in Portugal, I decided to write about a typical dish from this area. The bread from Alentejo is unique and it is often used to make a kind of soup called Açorda. This time I’m using salted Cod and Alentejano bread that I brought home with me. Alternatively, you…
Shape up for Christmas
It is the 27th of October and I’m enjoying my Summer break in sunny Portugal. Yes, Summer break and yes it is 28 C in Setubal, Portugal. Thanks to Clare (who scheduled this time-off 3 months ago) I am able to enjoy a short but amazing break in Portugal. While I’m here I’ve been resting, going for walks on mountain…
Reflexology and Cancer – Help Enable Your Body
It’s the diagnosis you have been dreading all along, it’s cancer. Your normal world has been thrown into chaos and with so many decisions to be made, your mind is in overdrive and you don’t know where to turn. Stop for a minute. The best way to deal with any illness is to get to the best possible level of…
October – Breast Cancer awareness month
Can you believe the wonderful weather we are having this October? It is getting colder but the sun is still shining and bringing our mood up. As far the cold, as soon as you step into our clinic it is gone and you are welcomed by our friendly staff in a cosy and warm atmosphere. We’ve been getting a lot of compliments…
Asian Inspired Pumpkin Soup
Let’s celebrate Halloween with this earthy pumpkin soup. It was my first time trying and I got inspired after eating one in Nice during one of our Gourmet breaks. My version has an Asian twist and all I can say is try it! It’s healthy and yummy, I promise! 🙂 Serves 4 Ingredients: 3 tbs coconut oil 2 garlic cloves…
Baby Reflux
Babies are prone to reflux as they have small stomachs and the lower oesophagus valve (which opens and closes to stop milk going back up from the stomach) may not yet have developed fully. All babies bring up small amounts of milk or vomit from time to time. If your baby does this sometimes, but is content, growing well and…
Pregnancy Massage – the must have therapy
Pregnancy Massage: the must-have therapy! I was trying to remember how long ago I started to provide Pregnancy Massage as a Therapy within my practice as a Physiotherapist. Well, all I can say it’s been at least more than 12 years now and it keeps improving as I constantly update my own maternity training. I have developed this pregnancy massage…