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Winter survival plan
Bright, golden autumn days – the changing of the seasons. We can think of simpler times when the dark nights brought a different kind of busyness to people’s day with preparation for the winter ahead. Bottling and jarring. Filling the larder with the harvest, storing up its goodness and making it last. Bringing in the turf, mending broken roof tiles. Preservation and fortification.
We’ve no need to think and plan ahead like that now. Or do we? Isn't now the time to think about strengthening ourselves? Wintertime can be a challenge physically with the threat of flu and other viruses. The days stretching from dark morning to dark evening can wear down the mood of many of us. Lately I like to think of trouble shooting winter! My plan centres around the following areas:
Having a cozy refuge A warm room or space to retreat to after a long day (for me an episode on Netflix with the stove lit).
Preparing fortifying meals Hot stews or bakes with warming garlic, ginger and turmeric added. Fresh winter slaws or stir-fried greens. Steaming herbal teas or hot cacao with a pinch of cayenne pepper and a good dash of cinnamon.
Establishing early bedtimes and following the Chinese wisdom of the hours before 11 being worth two of those after. Good quality sleep is so essential and sorting out a sleep problem should be a priority - call into your local Health Stores Ireland member store for advice on this common difficulty.
Good light Getting outdoors in daylight as much as you can - even if it’s a walk around the block at lunchtime. This is so important for our circadian rhythm. Equally, managing or limiting our exposure to the blue light of all our screens, particularly in the hours leading up to bed is essential as this is so disruptive to our natural melatonin production.
Healthy anticipation We know we should all live in the present, but sometimes we need something to look forward to. Make a date to do something enjoyable in the near future that you can remind yourself about when you feel like you’re just on a treadmill. Even a weekly class might give you this or doing something regularly with friends.
Have a nip-it-in-the-bud protocol I really do believe in this. If I, or one of my family, feel a hint of something coming on I take immediate action. I supplement daily with vitamin C and find that it keeps my immunity up, and I have a stash of zinc, olive leaf complex and propolis extract especially for when I feel the scratching of a sore throat. It's like the RSA advice - pull over, take your (immune) stimulant and then nap (or get to bed early). By the time you wake you should be fit to go.
So there is my plan. But – reality check – I try to remember to be resilient when these plans go awry and then the challenge is to adapt.
Martha Brennan
Chairperson
Health Stores Ireland (Formerly The Irish Association of Health Stores)
Find Health Stores Ireland member stores by location:
Carlow
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Alive and Well Health Store
Unit 17, Carlow Shopping Centre
Kennedy Avenue, Carlow
Tel: (059) 913 1008
Email: info@aliveandwell.ie
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Cork
An Tobairín
79 South Main St, Bandon
Tel: 023 88 52985
Email: antobairin@gmail.com |
For Goodness Sake
Main St, Dunmanway
Tel: 023 8855671
Email: forgoodnesssakehealth@yahoo.ie |
For Goodness Sake
North Street, Skibbereen
Tel: 0238855671
Email: forgoodnesssakehealth@yahoo.ie |
Goodness Me
138 North Main Street, Youghal
Tel: 024 25741
Email: goodnessmeyoughal@gmail.com |
Here’s Health
51 Patrick St, Cork
Tel: 021 4278101
Email: info@hereshealth.ie |
Here’s Health
Douglas Court Shopping Centre, Cork
Tel: 021 4361737
Email: info@hereshealth.ie |
Here’s Health
Unit 7, Wilton Shopping Centre, Wilton Rd
Tel: 021 4348545
Email: info@hereshealth.ie |
Here’s Health
Mahon Point Shopping Centre, Cork
Tel: 021-4614481
Email: info@hereshealth.ie |
Horans Healthstore
Lr Cork St, Mitchelstown
Tel: 025 86868
Email: sandratbreen@eircom.net |
Horans Healthstore
Patrick St, Fermoy
Tel: 025 42938
Email: sandratbreen@eircom.net |
Hudsons Wholefoods
Main Street, Ballydehob
Tel: 028 37565
Email: hudsonsfoods@gmail.com |
Loop De Loop
Bank Place, Castletownbere
Tel: 027 70770
Email: aneleh691@hotmail.com |
Natural Choice
Paul Street Shopping Centre, Paul Street
Cork
Tel: (021) 4251714
Email: info@natural-choice.com |
Organico
2 Glengarriff Road, Bantry
Tel: 027 51391
Email: darehannah@gmail.com |
Quay Co-Op
24 Sullivan’s Quay, Cork
Tel: 021 4317026
Email: sullivansquayshop@quaycoop.com |
Quay Co-Op
Main St, Ballincollig
Tel: 021 4317026
Email: ballincollig@quaycoop.com |
Quay Co-Op
Main St, Carrigaline
Tel: 021 4317026
Email: carrigaline@quaycoop.com |
Roaring Waters Health Store
47 Main Street, Schull
Tel: 028 27834
Email: wayfaringlisa@gmail.com |
The Olive Branch
Spillers Lane, Clonakilty
Tel: 023 8835711
Email: theolivebranch04@gmail.com |
Well and Good
Broderick Street, Midleton
Tel: 021 4633499
Email: jbwellgood@gmail.com |
Dublin
Down to Earth
73 Sth Great Georges St
Dublin 2
Tel: 01 6719702
Email: info@downtoearth.ie |
Health Matters
8 Grafton St, Dublin 2
Tel: 01 6710166
Email: info@healthmatters.ie |
Health Matters
Unit 16, Ashleaf Shopping Centre,
Crumlin, Dublin 12
Tel: 01 4550323
Email: info@healthmatters.ie |
Health Nutz
Unit 18 The Mill Shopping Centre
Clondalkin
Tel: 01 4570303
Email: healthnutz@eircom.net |
Natural Living Health Store
St Brigid's Shopping Centre,
Main Street, Blanchardstown
Tel: 01 5579499
Email: health@naturalliving.ie |
Nature's Gold
Avoca, Rathcoole
Tel: 01 4580882
Email: info@naturesgold.ie |
Restore
67 Camden St, Dublin 2
Tel: 01-4959847
Email: therestorecentre@gmail.com |
Select Stores
1 Railway Road, Dalkey
Tel: 01 2859611
Email: info@selectstores.ie |
The Health Store
Blanchardstown Shopping Centre
Tel: 01 8222036
Email: info@thehealthstore.ie |
The Health Store
Henry Street, Dublin
Tel: 01 685 9431
Email: info@thehealthstore.ie |
The Health Store
The Square Shopping Centre
Tallaght
Tel: 01 4521181
Email: info@thehealthstore.ie |
The Health Store
Unit G36, The Pavilions Shopping Centre
Swords
Tel: 01 8404438
Email: info@thehealthstore.ie |
The Health Store
Unit 50, Stillorgan Shopping Centre
Stillorgan
Tel: 01 2108608
Email: info@thehealthstore.ie |
The Health Store
Frascati Shopping Centre, Blackrock
Co Dublin
Tel: 01 2788855
info@thehealthstore.ie |
The Health Store
Liffey Valley Shopping Centre
Clondalkin, Dublin 22
Tel: 01 6754450
info@thehealthstore.ie |
The Health Store
Level 3, Dundrum Town Centre
Sandyford Road, Dublin 14
Tel: 01 2051420
info@thehealthstore.ie |
The Hopsack
Swan Centre,
Rathmines, Dublin 6
Tel: (01) 4960399
Email: hopsack@iol.ie |
Whole Health Centre
Unit 6, Ballybrack Shopping Centre
Ballybrack
01 2369746
thewholehealthcentre@gmail.com |
Galway
Evergreen Healthfoods
Mainguard St, Galway.
Tel: 091 564215
Email: info@evergreen.ie |
Evergreen Healthfoods
Galway Shopping Centre,
Headford Road, Galway
Tel: 091 564550
Email: info@evergreen.ie |
Evergreen Healthfoods
Westside Shopping Centre, Westside, Galway
Tel: 091 581008
Email: info@evergreen.ie |
Evergreen Healthfoods
Eyre Square Shopping Centre,
Galway
Tel: 091568843
Email: info@evergreen.ie |
Evergreen Healthfoods
Seapoint, Barna, Co Galway
Tel: 091 867875
Email: info@evergreen.ie |
Evergreen Healthfoods
An Fuaran, Mountain Road,
Moycullen
Email: info@evergreen.ie |
Evergreen Healthfoods
Oranmore Town Centre. beside Tesco
Tel: 091 787070
Email: info@evergreen.ie |
Healing Harvest
Main St, Kinvara
Tel: 091 637176
Email: sian.morgan@gmail.com |
Healthwise
4 Lower Abbeygate St, Galway
Tel: 091 568761
Email: info@healthwise.ie |
Licorice Health Foods
Unit 2, Patrick Street, Portumna
Tel: 0909 75 9977
Email: licoricehealthfoods@yahoo.com |
Open Sesame
Unit 6 Market Hall, Gort,
Tel: 091 632778
Email: opensesame@eircom.net |
The Health Store
Unit 4, Briarhill Shopping Centre, Ballybrit
Tel: 091 773688
Email: info@healthstoregalway.ie |
The Natural Way
Main Street, Clarinbridge
Tel: (091) 776 800
Email: thenaturalwayclarinbridge@gmail.com |
Well Bean
Main St, Clifden, Co Galway
Tel: 095 21862
Email: wellbean20@gmail.com |
Mayo
Slainte
Main St, Belmullet
Tel: 097 81082
Email: odonoghuesbakery@gmail.com
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Ylang Ylang Healthstore
James Street, Westport
Tel: 09828802 |
Westmeath
Nuts & Grains
Chapter House
Friars Mill Road
Mullingar
Tel: 044 9345988
Email: info@nutsandgrains.ie |
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