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Rolling back the years without going under the knife or the needle
The good thing about middle age is that we start to discover who we are, leave
youthful anxiety (and spots) behind and feel more at ease in our skin. Unfortunately,
this state of self-acceptance normally arrives just as said skin starts to
get looser, produce wrinkles and join our bodies in a steady decline.
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‘The possibility that I could be in a world of darkness haunted my dreams’
Sunday, 25 October 2009
I can trace the early signs that I would eventually join my father and brother
in never-ending night. The first event to set alarm bells ringing occurred
during a routine check-up when Mr Cowan, my eye specialist, announced that I
had to start using eye drops.
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No-nonsense attitude was key to baby weight loss
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Working mum Bronagh Coyle is a mere shadow of her former self — and looks
sensational as she strides confidently on to the catwalk. Yet Bronagh, 28,
had ballooned to almost 15 stone after tucking into takeaways and treats
while pregnant with her second child.
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World renowned is a matter of personal pride for Yvonne Moore
Sunday, 11 October 2009
Few people can claim to break into a smile at the sight of their workplace
coming into view in the mornings. But driving up the picturesque lane which
winds its way through the stunning grounds of the lavish Galgorm Resort and
Spa in Ballymena usually has an instant feel-good effect on its General
Manager Yvonne Moore.
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Food-change regime gives new hope on pregnancy
Sunday, 4 October 2009
Northern Ireland women suffering infertility due to Polycystic Ovarian
Syndrome (PCOS) have been given new hope of having a family by simply
changing their diet. The chronic condition, which has baffled medical
experts for years, is being treated with amazing success by a special
healthy eating regime called Dietcare which recently became available for
the first time in Northern Ireland.
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Everything clicks into place
Sunday, 27 September 2009
An enterprising Belfast woman has taken a brave step into the unknown in a
determined bid to strike a comfortable work/life balance which eludes so
many working mums.
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‘I’m living proof that research on breast cancer saves lives’
Sunday, 20 September 2009
When she set out to organise a massive fundraiser for cancer research, Co
Antrim woman Lisa Kirkwood never thought for one moment that she herself
would one day be diagnosed with the dreaded disease.
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Teen mothers show some class
Sunday, 13 September 2009
Teenage pregnancy rates are rising despite a government campaign aimed at
lowering them, new research has revealed. In Northern Ireland, a special
programme called SAM — School Age Mums — has been helping hundreds of
teenage girls complete their education after giving birth.
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‘It meant lots that George was there ... he’s full of advice’
Sunday, 6 September 2009
It was the most unlikely way to start with a friendship, — with the help of
social services — when Aaron Rowney met George Armstrong at his Antrim home
for a coffee back in January.
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Do smart girls marry for the money?
Sunday, 30 August 2009
Vivian Boyce lives in Newtownards and runs a social club for over-45s called
Nouveaux Amis. She says: “I honestly don't see any reason people shouldn't
marry for money. I think in this day and age it's more about finding someone
who is in the same position as you — you don't need a millionaire, but
someone who is your financial equal so you can retain your independence.
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The world at her feet
Sunday, 23 August 2009
She was only six months old when she made her UK TV debut and now at just 19,
Caroline Connor seems set for a glittering career on the silver screen. The
Glengormley beauty, who is this weekend competing for the title of Miss
Earth Northern Ireland 2009, has been head hunted by some of the most
revered people in the movie industry — Hollywood agents.
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I lost my Jonathan to skin cancer and now I want no one else to go through the same pain
Monday, 17 August 2009
The dangers of sunbeds have made the headlines recently, with burns —
and worse — reported among women and men almost literally dying for a
tan. One woman locally who knows the real cost of skin cancer is Jackie
Herron and she’s furious at the ignorance.
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‘If she has been sacked because of age that’s wrong ... it should be about ability’
Sunday, 9 August 2009
The shock sacking of judge Arlene Phillips from Strictly Come Dancing earlier
this summer has fuelled another BBC ageism row. Top female celebrities have
been coming out in support of the acclaimed choreographer, who has been
replaced by 30-year-old pop star Alesha Dixon, who won the show in 2007.
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'I knew I’d meet Hugh Grant but I wasn’t expecting him to put his arms round me’
Sunday, 2 August 2009
If you have ever been unfortunate enough to need the caring services of a
Marie Curie nurse for your loved one, then you will know just how special a
job people like Martina Kennedy do.
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Richard was our Tiny miracle
Sunday, 26 July 2009
Twenty one years ago when Tinylife was born, one young mum and dad were facing
the terrible prospect that they might never get to bring their first baby
home from hospital.
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Don’t fly into a dose of flu
Sunday, 19 July 2009
Shock new figures released by the Department of Health claim that more than
1,800 people in Northern Ireland could die from swine flu. They are working
on the assumption that 30 per cent of our 525,000 population will contract
the virus and say that “complications” could force more than 10,000 to be
hospitalised.
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‘They tell you to eat your five a day but I can’t or I’d be sick’
Sunday, 12 July 2009
Michelle Dempsey (24) is more qualified than most student nurses to sympathise
with her patients, especially those in the colo-rectal ward of the Royal
where she recently did some practical training.
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Fighting the credit munch
Sunday, 5 July 2009
The hundreds of dogs, cats and pets, large and small, abandoned by their
owners who just can’t afford to feed them are the forgotten victims of the
recession.
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Reap what you sew
Sunday, 28 June 2009
I hate to mention it because I know we’re all painfully aware of the fact, but
we are in the middle of a recession and news that women wear 20 per cent of
their wardrobe 80 per cent of the time prompted me to think that something
must be done.
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We talk about the credit crunch and recession but we don’t know poverty
Sunday, 14 June 2009
Bernie Walsh has returned from a disturbing trip to the slums of Calcutta a
changed woman. In distressing scenes which mirrored those in this year’s
smash hit movie Slumdog Millionaire, the Weight Watchers leader — who helped
fundraise for a new hospital for street children — says nothing could have
prepared her for the sheer scale of the poverty.
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Ruth’s gentle touch
Sunday, 7 June 2009
Ruth Hunter is in the pain game — and Glentoran players and fans are
delighted. For she is the only first-team female physio practising her
skills in the Irish League Premiership.
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