March Guide: 10 events happening around Ireland this month
March Guide: 10 events happening around Ireland this month

Edaein OConnell

These four non-surgical treatments will transform your skin
These four non-surgical treatments will transform your skin

Edaein OConnell

Nicole Kidman stars in Scarpetta – here’s what to watch this week
Nicole Kidman stars in Scarpetta – here’s what to watch this week

Edaein OConnell

WIN the full Max Benjamin candle collection worth €300
WIN the full Max Benjamin candle collection worth €300

Jennifer McShane

Win two tickets to IMAGE x Sculpted by Aimee’s beauty event
Win two tickets to IMAGE x Sculpted by Aimee’s beauty event

Shayna Healy

19 pieces to inspire a spring clean
19 pieces to inspire a spring clean

Megan Burns

Conor Gadd of the newly-opened Burro in Covent Garden shares his life in food
Conor Gadd of the newly-opened Burro in Covent Garden shares his life in food

Sarah Gill

Women in Sport: First female president of GAA Rounders Paula Doherty
Women in Sport: First female president of GAA Rounders Paula Doherty

Sarah Gill

WIN a €150 Brown Thomas voucher thanks to Magnum
WIN a €150 Brown Thomas voucher thanks to Magnum

Edaein OConnell

An expert guide to why your business struggles to turn change into results
An expert guide to why your business struggles to turn change into results

Fiona Alston

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How to significantly reduce your child’s risk of asthma, eczema and allergies


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by Gemma Smyth
31st Mar 2021

Read time: 9 mins

50% all babies born today will develop allergies, and up to a third will become asthmatic or suffer from eczema. So how can you reduce your baby’s risk of developing these conditions?

Michelle Henning is a Certified Nutrition & Health Coach and a writer. Her book “Grow Healthy Babies: The Evidence-Based Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy” is available to buy on Amazon and in most good book shops.  When my husband Victor and I were planning to start a family, our doctor told us that our children would have a 75% chance of developing asthma, eczema, or allergies. The reason was that, between the two of us,...

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