Whelehans Health Blog
In todays Topic and in advance of our fantastic Skin Scanning event tomorrow 8th Aug, some great information on how a skin scan can help you find the ideal solution to keeping your face at the perfect moisture level
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Do you suffer from dry or tight skin on your face? Get a free skin scanning consultation and discover the best solution If you suffer from tightness of your skin on your face, you are not alone. It affects both men and women. A lot of people find they get tightness especially around the forehead area. Moisturisation is key to relieve this tightness. Any type of moisturisation is important to keep your skin from drying out; however, some people find it harder to get relief from that “tight” feeling so I will name a couple of products that our...
CBD Capsules now available at Whelehans
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CBD in CAPSULE form CBD in CAPSULE form is now available from Whelehans Pharmacy’s Below is the list the potential benefits CBD is thought to have but more research is needed to prove these. Benefits of CBD: Natural Anti-inflammatory by preventing autoimmune response thus reducing inflammation Helps reduce chronic pain by reducing nerve signals. Help mood disorders like anxiety, depression and panic attacks through its effect on receptors in the brain. Help ease insomnia and sleep problems Helps ease Irritable Bowel Syndrome through a natural anti-spasmodic action May help ease seizures in epilepsy. Gelpell® capsules Developed...
Polypharmacy is the prescribing of too many unnecessary or inappropriate medicines. In todays Topic, Eamonn concludes his discussion with a Dementia case study that highlights the issue perfectly
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Case Study in poly-pharmacy: Dementia Polypharmacy is the prescribing of too many unnecessary or inappropriate medicines. Medications used to treat cardiovascular conditions (mainly high blood pressure and heart disease) are the most common medications contributing to polypharmacy. In this article, I specifically deal with dementia and the often-numerous medication prescribed to control its symptoms has on a person’s health. My experience of dementia is that is has such a profound effect on both physical and mental health that few other conditions leads to polypharmacy (numerous medication prescribed) over such a short period of time. Dementia’s impact on health...
In todays Topic, Eamonn discusses Care of the older person and in particular, Polypharmacy
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Care of the older person Polypharmacy from a pharmacist’s perspective Polypharmacy is the prescribing of too many unnecessary or inappropriate medicines. Polypharmacy is not exclusive to older people, however because of aging and “wear and tear” on organs, the risk of polypharmacy increases as with age. There is no specific definition of polypharmacy but in general terms, polypharmacy is defined as the use of multiple drugs that is more than is medically necessary. There is no “standard cut of point” with regard numbers of medication prescribed to indicate polypharmacy. Medication has greatly improved our life expectancy and quality of...
In this weeks Topic, Eamonn completes his article on Compression Hosiery and offers tips on how to get the best out of your custom fitted stockings
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How Compression Hosiery can help you? Part 2 Last week I discussed rationale for compression stockings with includes varicose veins, swollen ankles and legs, leg ulcers and prevention of blood clots such as Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). How to apply your compression stockings It is best to apply compression stockings first thing in the morning, before getting out of bed (before legs begin to swell). Turn the stocking inside out up to the heel. If you are putting on open-toe stockings, place the slipper aid over the foot (slipper aids are provided in stocking box). Pull the foot...