Be sun smart and wear SPF no matter whether the sun is out or not!
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As the country starts to re-open and we see sunnier days, everyone is reminded to protect themselves from skin cancer. If you’re planning on playing tennis or golf, if your children are resuming outdoor sports training, or if you’re going on a trip to the zoo, don’t forget to be sun smart.
“Unless you are a vampire or a coal miner, put SPF on your face,” says skin therapist Gráinne Callaghan of Brightskin.ie. “No matter how many times it’s said, people still don t realise that SPF must be worn EVERY.SINGLE.DAY. If someone asks me for an eye cream recommendation, or a mask recommendation, I won t give them one until they start using an SPF. It s really that important.”
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HEALTH: Top tips to reduce the amount of sugar and salt in your diet
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The population are currently consuming more salt than the recommended 6g per day . Too much salt in the diet has links to some scary things, like heart disease and high blood pressure. For this reason, Aldi has been gradually reducing the level of salt in many of their own label products, whilst ensuring products are of the highest quality and still taste great.
Eating too much sugar can increase your risk of tooth decay, weight gain, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and even some cancers. It’s a problem Aldi is passionate about tackling as its customers health and wellbeing is of utmost importance.
End your toxic relationship plastic this Valentine s Day
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People around Ireland are ending their toxic relationship with plastic and sharing their new plastic-free love stories. Clean Coasts want to hear how the people of Leitrim are committing to #BreakUpWithPlastic!
As Valentine’s Day approaches, people all over Ireland are ending their relationship with single-use plastic items they thought they couldn’t live without by finding new, more sustainable loves! Clean Coasts in partnership with Irish Water and the Think Before You Flush campaign are inviting the people of Leitrim to share how they’ve ended a toxic relationship with plastic and fallen in love with a plastic-free alternative instead!