Sankalpa is a holistic centre that works with people who are seeking support to detox off methadone.
SIPTU calls on FAS to withdraw directive on Community Employment grants
January 1st, 2012
Suicide warning over some anti-depressants
December 24th, 2011
Letter to community employment participants
December 22nd, 2011
Revealed: the senior ministers in teacher pensions outrage
December 22nd, 2011
Fears for Northside CE schemes
December 20th, 2011
Date Released: 22 December 2011 SIPTU has sought a meeting with the Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, to discuss a Directive issued by FAS Community Services Unit in relation to its Materials and Training Budget for 2012. The Directive...more
. By Jennifer Hough (Irish Examiner) Saturday, December 24, 2011 THE Irish Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has written to the Medical Council, requesting thatpatients are informed that certain anti-depressants can cause suicidal thoughts as a potential...more
Dear Community Employment Participant, As you are aware Joan Burton Minister for social protection announced a 66% cut to the materials and training budgets of all Community Employment Schemes. Following pressure from community groups, labour back...more
" _ Ode to the Junk Yard _ A turn key, a gizmo, some powder to mix A spoon and a filter, then cook your own fix Then tighten the turn key, a vein will appear Now stick in the spike and lets ride out of here. _ This new world you’ve entered, there’s nothing" ... More
Writing your way out of addiction!
"Hi everyone, my name is David and I’ve been a drug addict since I was 15 and I’m 34 tomorrow (12th January). Through my drug past I robbed people, and I took cars that I didn’t own, and it’s nothing to be proud of but I’ve spent 19 years in" ... More
David
"I was knocking around doing nothing in September 08 and had an apartment in town for four years prior to this story. It was in that apartment I slipped into a very bad habit of doing nothing and taking drugs. It was drink and cocaine that I was taking" ... More
Des
"My name is David and I have been addicted to drugs for 15 to 20 years. I started off smoking hash, drinking and for a long time didn’t use hard drugs. I left school when I was 13. I never did any exams but got a job as a Comis Chef and worked" ... More
DavidThe Power of Juicing by Tatia Nelson M.H., Iridologist – Utah Celery juice or pain killers? If asked this question today, Al Godsey would say, “I’ll take the celery juice any day!” For a man who was once crippled with severe...more
Its 3 years now since I started to study herbal medicine and each year I find a new herb growing locally in the Finglas Cabra area to focus on. This year my interest is in meadowsweet. Once you recognize it, you will notice it every where, but particularly...more
A new campaign against obesity was launched this week by Safefood called Stop The Spread. 6000 people in Ireland die each year as a result of obesity. Because the average size and weight of people has increased in Ireland, when we look around us and...more
According to a recent study published in The British Journal of Psychiatry (2009), people with a high consumption of processed foods could be more likely to experience depression in middle age. The team led by Archana Singh-Manoux, identified two dietary...more
Fish oil pills may be able to spare some young people with signs of mental illness from a progression into fully developed schizophrenia, according to a preliminary study of 81 patients in Austria. The study adds to evidence suggesting that severe mental...more
Apple Cider Vinegar is an amazing food. It has been used historically through the centuries. In early Assyrian medical texts it was referred to for treatments. In 400 B.C. the “Father of Medicine” Hippocrates used vinegar to treat his patients...more
Beetroot cake is the hero of vegetable-based cakes – moist, tasty and full of goodness. Nigel Slater shows you how. Ingredients butter or oil, for greasing 225g/8oz self-raising flour half a teaspoon bicarbonate of soda a level teaspoon baking powder half...more
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