Nurturing

HEALTH Andrew O’Brien on the rise in ‘social prescribing’, whereby doctors prescribe non-medical activities like parkrun to patients

GREEN LIVING Widen your diet just by picking what’s around you – from dandelions and nettles to humble plantain

DAD DIARY Like the rest of the household, Baby Seímí caught Covid recently, but he fared far worse than anyone

HEALTH Physiotherapist Andrew O’Brien on the importance of weight-bearing and moderate-impact exercise

DAD DIARY As Seimí goes longer without waking, can Edwin and Aisling finally dream of a full night’s sleep?

VET’S VIEW A cat’s purr is often associated with contentment, but it could mean a lot more

HEALTH Physiotherapist Andrew O’Brien on the different kinds of bone breaks and what to expect while healing from one

GREEN LIVING McKinley Neale on responsding to Ukraine’s needs while coping with rising costs at home

DAD DIARY Overcoming more than one obstacle, Séimí finally gets Christened, more than a year after his birth

HEALTH Gung-ho out-of-condition gardeners can all-to-easily get their comeuppance, writes physiotherapist Andrew O’Brien