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“Eat the rainbow”

Not to be confused with the Skittles tagline, the phrase “eat the rainbow” is used to advise people to consume a variety of colourful fruit and vegetables. This tip is used to get people out of the routine choices of fruit and veg people fall into, we often figure out what the family likes…and stick […]

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Health Promotion Spotlight

Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

20-26th January 2020 #SmearForSmear This is an annual campaign run by the UK’s leading cervical cancer charity Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust who this year are celebrating their 20th Anniversary. Their aim is to spread awareness of the things people can do to reduce the risk of cervical cancer. You may have seen various people and […]

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Health Promotion Spotlight

Brew Monday 2020

Samaritans “When it’s cold and grey outside, getting people together to connect over a warming cuppa helps to make us feel better and manage the ups and downs of life. This winter, Samaritans is encouraging people to have a ‘Brew Monday’ event to brighten up a Monday or any other day that suits them. Getting […]

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Health Promotion Spotlight

Dry January

What is it? Dry January is a campaign run by the charity Alcohol change UK, in which the only rule is no alcohol from when you wake up on New Year’s day until February 1st! There’s no days off but if you decide to have a drink that’s totally up to you…but if you can […]

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Mental Wellbeing

How to use goal setting theory to smash your 2020!

It’s common knowledge that most people will set themselves New Years resolutions only for them to be forgotten or abandoned potentially leading to feelings of failure. Well this post is to help you organise your resolutions using goal setting theory to help you stay on track! Top Tips for goal setting! Make your goal specific […]