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The importance of a healthy dinner - Aisling Murray

Posted by Eamonn Brady on

Fuelling your body and mind

Dinner is the last meal of the day and it is important to select the correct mix of foods.  Your dinner should provide you with a steady supply of glucose so our body can still perform biological processes when you sleep. One of the most common causes for waking up during the night or difficulty falling asleep is a reduction is blood sugar levels. 

 

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Whelehans Pharmacy's Aisling Murray discusses foods that boost energy

Posted by Eamonn Brady on

No matter how healthy we eat, our energy levels may dip throughout the day; that is only natural. When your energy levels are low it is essential to select the correct foods to refuel until your next meal. Foods like energy bars and caffeine dense drinks are never ideal, although in theory they may seem harmless. Energy bars are often little more than a source of calories sometimes containing as much as 300 calories and 10g of fat per bar. Energy drinks are full of caffeine which can cause unwanted side effects such as irritability, anxiety, fatigue (especially due to...

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