News & Events
Admin/Secretary for the IAHS wanted
ADMINISTATOR/SECRETARY FOR THE IRISH ASSOCIATION OF HEALTHSTORES The IAHS represents over 100 health stores in Ireland. The Association is run voluntarily by its members with this the only paid position. The present Secretary has been with us for twenty one years and is retiring shortly. We are now looking to recruit a suitably skilled and experienced person to co-ordinate the Association’s day to day activities. Duties include: General administration; Supporting the IAHS board and the wider membership; Managing and developing the day to...
Continue Reading...Folic Acid Campaign
The Irish Association of Health Stores fully supports safe food’s Folic Acid Campaign safefood’s new awareness campaign on folic acid launched on Monday, 20th July across digital and social media as well as publicity and PR. The campaign will remind all women who are sexually active and who could become pregnant of the need to take folic acid daily, irrespective of whether they are planning a pregnancy or not. The campaign titled ‘Babies know the facts about folic’ has been developed to encourage all sexually active women to take...
Continue Reading...July/August Rude Health
Welcome to the July / August issue of Rude Health Magazine Rude Health Magazine is also available as an e-newsletter, so make sure that you don’t miss an issue and check your local IAHS store for the July/August edition. Or sign up to the e-newsletter on the Rude Health Magazine website HERE. Highlights from this issue are: Tried and Tested – How Irish Association of Health Store staff rate what they sell Camille O’Sullivan shares her natural health tips to remain a peak performer Top to toe beauty without a chemical in...
Continue Reading...Going independent
We retailers who belong to the Irish Association of Health Stores (IAHS) and display the current IAHS logo are in this business because we love it! Many of us have become health store owners and assistants because we experienced health problems at some time in our own lives and found that the natural way to solve them beat any other. We aim to empower you to make decisions which will improve your own well-being. How do we know what works? We are constantly updating our knowledge thanks to training and information offered by the top quality...
Continue Reading...Safe use of Aromatherapy oils
SAFE USE OF AROMATHERAPY OILS – ADVICE FROM IAHS In response to the extremely unsafe advice from some U.S. based aromatherapy companies whose reps in Ireland are promoting the ingestion of essential oils orally ~ Advising untrained individuals to ingest essential oils orally is hazardous and illegal in Ireland Claiming it is safe practice due to an oil being “Therapeutic Grade Certified” is completely false There is no such industry standard as “Therapeutic Grade” or “Medical Grade Certified” Orally ingesting essential...
Continue Reading...Winter Good Health
Although we had a wonderful Indian summer, seasonal coughs and colds made their usual appearance on time, as the school year began and bugs were shared round. IAHS members are often asked what we think about the flu jab, and though we can’t comment specifically, what we can do is offer a wide range of effective immune boosters. Some are well known such as vitamin C which we can now source in drop form which even babies can use. Others are combinations such as vitamin C, zinc and elderberry. Olive leaf as an anti-viral is increasingly...
Continue Reading...Andrew Cape Memorial Awards ’14
The Irish Association of Health Stores Annual Training Awards Since its formation in 1986, the Irish Association of Health Stores has recognised the need for a professional & ethical approach to health food retailing. In order to maintain high standards of training for members and their staff, the IAHS, in conjunction with the UK Health Food Institute, administers two key training programs each year, the Certificate & the Diploma Courses in Healthfood Retailing. We are, once again, very grateful to the Natural Medicine Company for...
Continue Reading...Start fostering our Immune Systems
It’s never too soon to start fostering and protecting our immune systems, and in the autumn, with the new school year starting, the onset of the chilly season and ads about the flu vaccine ringing in our ears, immunity grabs our attention. Birth, of course, is the real start. A vaginal birth provides the newborn with a natural inoculation of beneficial gut bacteria, a starter pack of microbes which C section babies miss out on. Breast milk, rich in prebiotics, nourishes and promotes these bacteria which get the new human’s immune system up...
Continue Reading...VAT is NOT going to be applied to herbal teas!
Breaking news: VAT is NOT going to be applied to herbal teas! This U-turn by Revenue, to be confirmed in writing in the next few weeks, is due to industry lobbying. Let’s hope the campaign to avoid 23% VAT being added to food supplements is as successful. Sign our petition by clicking on poster...
Continue Reading...Summer time and the living is …
By the time you read this, exams will be over and sales of Rescue Remedy will have returned to normal levels – until August when the results are due! Stress, however, is with us whatever the season, and all year round customers come to us looking for suggestions which will help reduce anxiety and promote a good night’s sleep. When we put the IAHS Customer Care Protocol into action, asking if there have been triggers, if the symptoms are long-or short-term, what a customer might have tried, whether they are on medication etc, we can often...
Continue Reading...