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Pestle & Mortar is one of those Brands that the majority of Irish People will know and will have tried. The brand and its products have been going from strength to strength throughout the last number of years and in an industry that is highly saturated this is no mean feat! 

There is no doubting that the hero product of the brand is the Hyaluronic Serum. Simply google the name and you will be met by countless reviews. 

Commonly called Irish moss or carrageen moss (Irish carraigín, "little rock")—is a species of red algae which grows abundantly along the rocky parts of the Atlantic coast of Europe and North America.

It contains vitamin A, vitamin B12 and iodine.

So its been a long while since I’ve sat down and done a blog post but with my new found knowledge through working at HoneyBee Health Store, I thought why not share some of this new information on my own blog. I’ve decided to post my top five supplements I’m using in the run up to winter to keep cough, colds and sore throats at bay. Remember prevention is better than cure.

Now a true household name, Echinacea is the first herb that comes to mind when we wake up with a cold and want to treat it the natural way. It has an impressive catalgoue of activities that are immune specific, but in addition to it's therapeutic properties, it is a truly beauitful plant that requires miminal attention......

We have come a long way since our days of a rub of a baby wipe, quick slather of Ponds, and blot of Clearasil. Now we use at least 4 products within our daily skincare regime. We are more educated when it comes to skincare than ever before. BUT if we are all honest with ourselves, there has been the odd night when we used a wipe to take off our makeup or dare I say it didn’t take our makeup off at all after a bit of a wild night out!

We have always been told, “Fish is brain food” and that is true. Fish gives us valuable Omega 3 fatty acid DHA. To put it simply, these Omega 3 fatty acids act as “building blocks for our children’s brains.

Without them children find it difficult to concentrate or remember things and most especially control their actions or moods. Eskimo 3 kids have even helped children diagnosed with ADHD and Asperger’s. I like to think of the Omega fatty acids as WD40 for your brain, the oils just keep everything running smoothly and nothing gets “rusty or stuck”

We all know looking after ourselves can be hard. We live busy lives and to keep up that frantic pace, we need to get the self-care basics right and that is something that the team and myself in all our pharmacies and health stores are very passionate about.

Elderly people, who take a combination of BioActive Selenium & Zinc and BioActive Q10, appear to get long-term benefits from their supplementation, according to a 10-year follow-up of a Swedish study with these two nutritional supplements.