If, like many adults, you wake up still tired and groggy and looking forward to returning to bed…you are likely not getting enough sleep. Adults need around 8 hours of good sleep every night and not many get it. Lack of sleep can lead to fatigue, short temper, lack of focus and eventually can lead […]
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Improve your Immunity
Your immune system is constantly working to defend your body against disease-causing microorganisms, but the occasional germ can make its way in and cause illness. There is no definitive way to boost your immunity system but there are many small things that can be done to improve the body’s general health and balance, which will […]
Try to see this as a different period of time inyour life The Mental Health Foundation suggests that self-isolation will mean a different rhythm of life for everyone, but that this doesn’t have to be a bad thing. You can keep in touch with people you regularly have contact with on social media, email or […]
COVID-19 has been creating stress and tension across the globe, but what if you are already living with a mental health condition. For people with anxiety, depression and OCD, the daily news about COVID-19 can exacerbate existing mental health issues. The WHO recommendations include: Get the facts. Gather information that will help you accurately determine […]
In this trying time of social distancing or quarantine, exercise isn’t likely going to be on the top of most peoples list of priorities. However, no matter what your fitness level this is a good time to take full advantage of the numerous online resources that can help keep your body moving, improve cardiovascular fitness, […]
In this uncertain time where it feels like health advice changes daily, we are now told that people living alone should self-isolate for 7 days if showing any symptoms of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Anyone living with other people that shows the symptoms must put the whole house on lockdown for 14 days. If anyone else […]
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Hydration
The human body is made up of 50- 70% water. This water is lost throughout the day through perspiration, breathing, urination and defecation. Water has many functions within the body including regulating temperature, transportation of nutrients and compounds in blood, removing waste products through urination and aiding in joint lubrication and shock absorption. It is […]
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World Cancer Day
4th February #IAmAndIWill World Cancer Day is a global uniting initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) created in the year 2000 which has since grown into a positive movement for everyone, everywhere. The UICC want to work together to get to a place where access to life-saving cancer treatment and care […]
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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 […]
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 […]
