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Event Overview; Universal Health Coverage High Level Forum Japan 12th - 15th December 2017

The UHC High-Level Forum takes place in Japan from the 12th to the 15th of December next.   WHO defines Universal Health Coverage as “..ensuring that all people have access to needed promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative health services, of sufficient quality to be effective, while also ensuring that people do not suffer financial hardship when paying for these services”. (UHC).    

UHC2030 is the global movement and global commitment to bring stronger health systems for Universal Health Coverage by 2030.     

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Cruise Cure – Dreams do come true!

Do you believe thoughts become things? There is so much about it in on social media now "thoughts become things", "be careful what you wish for", "manifest what you want", "dream it believe it". I believe dreams do come true.

I manifested in my mind the cruise cure, I wanted to go on a cruise to experience so much I have dreamed of and this is what I got. I created this holiday in my mind when I was in the throes of cancer treatment.

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Love Your Heart, Stay Healthy

Often the problem with heart disease is that it’s a silent killer. It accounts for 1 in 3 deaths and the problem with heart attacks and cardiac arrests is that they often happen with very little warning.

This infographic from Study Medicine Europe takes you through the intricate workings of the  heart and explains how we can help to protect it.

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Positive Living Network Galway 1st Birthday Party

We are told that we are the sum of the 5 people we surround ourselves with.   

The reason why Jenny Grainger started the Positive Living Network is a story a lot of us will resonate with.   

Oftentimes when we start following our passion and leave the more mainstream "what people consider normal" type of life our friends and family may not understand us.  It may be that we start to question our life and seek answers to things we never looked at before.   It is at these times we seek to find our tribe and surround ourselves with others that just "get us"!!

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Tools to Help our Emotional Wellbeing

I have been working as an Energy, EFT & Emotional Intelligence Therapist for many years now.   I see a pattern for people, including myself, how our core emotional wounds get triggered by similar types of situations.  For example, we may have issues with our personal power.  We will find though that, the story doesn't have to be the same story that comes up each time, it is really ANY time our power is challenged or at least we perceive it as being challenged. 

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5 Foods that adversely affect a child's academic performance

Increased obesity rates and the growing awareness that students need proper nutrition to develop a healthy body and brain are compelling parents to become more informed. Educating students and parents on the great importance of adhering to a healthier meal plan is fundamental to their academic performance. Needless to say, there are lots of foods that have a negative impact on a student’s brain.

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Clean Your Home in Less Than an Hour

It can be hard to keep on top of household tasks. We work demanding jobs and have a million
different jobs to get done every day. This infographic from Half Price explains how to get a cleaner home if you simply don’t have the time to clean from top-to- bottom.

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3 Types of Belly Fat and How to Get Rid of It

Love handles. Nobody loves them, and yet they tend to stick around for quite a while. Many people suffer from the dreaded belly fat, and the thing is that even when they try to do something about it, they make a crucial mistake that prevents them from losing it. Namely, not all types of body fat are the same which means that they are caused by different factors. Before you start any regimen to help you get rid of ab flab, you’ll first have to determine what kind of belly type is yours. Otherwise, you’ll get stuck in a vicious circle of dieting and weight gain.

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How Jogging Can Improve Body Composition

Being physically active is extremely important if you want to stay healthy and strong. However, choosing those activities that suit you best can be quite difficult and you must make sure you know how they affect your body. In order to help you with this, we will explain how jogging influences your body composition. So, let’s take a look.

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Embracing Your Personal Power

Looking at your personal power story.

How do you know if you are already embracing your personal power?

For more information on this topic, you can visit my website at http://celticsoulessence.com/courses/keys-embracing-feminine-wisdom/

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Lucy Erridge Crafts, Fashion and Art #DestinationAdare

I was awarded the prestigous honour of being Brand Ambassador for the wonderful craft, fashion and art shop that is Lucy Erridge at the recent #DestinationAdare style tour.  

Nestled in a 200-year-old thatched cottage on the main street in Adare you are greeted with a delightful burst of colour from the garden on your arrival. 

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5 Tips for Increasing Your Workout Effectiveness

If the training routine was all we needed for achieving the desired physique, growing stronger, becoming happier in our lives, or boosting our confidence, endurance levels and cardiovascular health. However, in addition to your trusty program, there are a few other relevant factors that influence your fitness success, and they all work together in unison to help you achieve your goals.

To make the most of all those hours spent in the Pilates class or the dojo, incorporate the following tips into your already active lifestyle and watch those workouts bloom!

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Must Have Apps For Working Parents

When working a full time job with long hours; being a parent can be difficult. It’s so difficult to find any time for yourself between spending a long day at the office and catching up on the million tasks that have piled up at home in the evening and over the weekend. This infographic from HappyCleans features a wide range of apps that can assist you in winning the precious gift of time!

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Top Tips for Cleaning Your House!

Even though cleaning is most certainly a chore, it can feel therapeutic once you have completed a specific task. Cleaning is something that is an ongoing task; it won't ever be fully complete; you will have to revisit it constantly which of course can be frustrating. There are also cleaning tasks that can be seasonal.

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Attending the #Yarn at #Standun Event

Beauty was definitely on the agenda at Standun of Spiddal, County Galway last Thursday evening.  

I went along to the event as a blogger and hitched a ride on the bus specifically commissioned for the evening to take us in style to the village of Spiddal about 20 minutes from Salthill.  

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Chanmaya to release exclusive design yoga towel in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and an opportunity to raise both awareness and financial support to fight this disease that impacts so many of us. Breast cancer doesn’t just affect women, it affects everyone in their life. It doesn’t have racial or socio-economical boundaries so it is important that as many people as possible are made aware of how to fight it, through education and early detection.

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6 Best Ways to Avoid Injury During Exercise

Whether you love your morning jogs or you’re crazy about them weights, every exercise scheme requires a delicate approach in order to avoid those pesky injuries. For the former, it might be a bad case of patellar tendonitis, or for the latter, an impinged shoulder, but they both have at least one thing in common – they could have been prevented!

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