CARING CONFERENCE:The role of the family carer is the theme of the Caring for Carers Ireland conference at the Mansion House, Dublin on Wednesday, November 7th from 10.30am-2pm.
The conference, which is free to all carers, will be addressed by Laverne McGuinness, national director of primary and community care in the HSE. Tel: 065-6866515 or see www.caringforcarers.org for more details.
NUTRITIONAL SENSE:How to make sense of confusing and conflicting nutrition information so as to have a healthy diet is the theme of a public talk on Saturday at noon. Healthy foods for children is the theme of another talk on Saturday, November 10th at noon.
Both talks will take place in the Dublin Food Co-op, 12 Newmarket, Dublin (off Cork St) and are organised by nutritional therapist Lia de Lancey. Tel: 086-8855497 or e-mail info@healthcreation.eu for more details.
BIOFEEDBACK'S ROLE:The role of biofeedback as a self-help treatment for migraine will be discussed at a seminar in the Fairways Hotel, Dublin Road, Dundalk at 2pm on Saturday, November 4th. Speakers at the seminar will be Daren Drysdale, complementary therapist who specialises in biofeedback, and Esther Tomkins, a specialist migraine nurse in Beaumont Hospital. More details by e-mailing lynda@migriane.ie or tel: 01-806 4121.
EATING DISORDERS TALK:Eating Disorders and Young People is the theme of a public talk by psychiatrist Prof Fiona McNicholas on Tuesday, November 6th at 7pm in the Lucena Clinic, 59 Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin. Admission is free but prior booking essential on tel: 01-4999349 or e-mail marie.mccourt@sjog.ie
THROAT SPRAY:The herbal cold remedy, Echinacea, is now available as a throat spray. Combined with sage (traditionally used to treat sore throats), the new Alfred Vogel throat spray has been found to be as effective as conventional throat sprays. Research also shows that Echinacea itself reduces the risk of catching a cold by half. See also www.bioforce.co.uk
Lifelines is compiled by Sylvia Thompson