Hi, I’m Erina MacSweeney and welcome to my blog! I’m based in Milltown, Killarney Co Kerry Ireland.I’m particularly interested in nutrition and how correct nutrition can lead to optimum health and disease prevention. I’ve got a BSc in Food Science from University College Cork and a diploma in Naturopathic Nutrition from the College of Naturopathic Medicine. I am registered with IANT and NTOI these are to two official bodies for nutritional therapists in Ireland.
Nutrional Therapist Diploma from CNM
I practice as a Nutritional Therapist, and am available to give talks on any aspect of health to community groups, schools, parent associaltions etc.
What is Nutritional Therapy?
Nutritional therapy is the application of nutritional science in the promotion of optimum health, peak performance and disease prevention. Nutritional therapy encompasses the use of carefully compiled recommendations for diet and lifestyle in order to alleviate or prevent ailments and promote optimal health. Nutritional therapy believes that a stressful lifestyle, deficient diet, and too much of the wrong sort of foods and other toxic substances, are the cause of most chronic conditions found today. Based on solid scientific principles and the latest research, nutritional therapy uses foods and nutrients to alleviate disease and strengthen vitality.
Nutritional Therapy can be effective with or without conventional medicine depending on the client and the condition.
My Goals
It is my goal to provide effective, reasonably priced nutritional advice to a wide variety of clients. Nutritional therapists often work with clients who have chronic health problems. These include allergies, digestive and bowel disorders, hormonal imbalances, fatigue, depression, stress-related disorders, auto-immune conditions, joint problems, skin disorders, fertility problems, learning and behaviour difficulties in children, among many others.
Workshops
I also organise regular one day Workshops on:
Optimum Health…Healthy Hearts…Preparing for Pregnancy…Mens Health…
Womens Health…Nutrition for Sports….Weight Loss…and more.
These days are centred around Eating and Learning! So come hungry for yummy, nourishing food, and hungry for knowledge. Price includes all meals, and workbook.
Special area of Interest
All aspects of cardiovascular disease is an area that I have a special interest in, and I run Healthy Heart Programs, focusing on dietary and lifestyle changes that can be made to bring down cholesterol, blood pressure, improve circulation and reduce fatigue etc. Good food, weight loss, exercise and targeted nutritional protocols may be part of the program.
Irish Heart Health
Prevention before Intervention
Do you have an issue with cholesterol, blood pressure, angina, fatigue, chest pain, poor circulation or diabetes? Is there a family history of heart disease? Would you like to know how healthy your arteries are, for your age?
Irish Heart Health based in Miltown Co Kerry is a specialist service providing clients with a concise picture of their cardiovascular health with a view to preventing a heart attack and stroke through stroke through the analysis of risk factors and raising awareness. All our nutritional therapists are registered with the IANT, NTOI or BANT.
We provide you with a detailed nutritional, dietary and lifestyle assessment .We then design a specific program to enhance your cardiovascular health with particular emphasis on the normalization of blood pressure, reductions in cholesterol levels and other criteria including weight loss, fat distribution, and fitness levels, if required. The results for those who comply with the program are over all, excellent.
An Irish Heart Health consultation is suitable for people of all ages, it is a personalized consultation which aims to focus a person on the prevention of heart disease. As in all areas of nutritional therapy all “red flags” are addressed, and we can work alongside your GP program.
This program is available in a number of locations in Kerry. Please check this site for details or just send me an email at erinamacsweeney@gmail.com
NOTE:
“We offer appropriate guidance to improve overall health and wellbeing. We do not offer diagnosis or medical intervention and suggest clients refer to their physician where assessments indicate abnormalities such as higher than average blood pressure or higher than average central aortic blood pressure readings, a high pulse rate or an irregular heartbeat.”
