What HPV really is
Cervical Cancer Prevention Week is 22-28 January 2018. Find out what human papillomavirus or HPV really is, who can get…
Lifestyle
The Get Fit Song
Action Amanda wants to get your children moving! Watch this new music video with your kids. Its time to fight…
Lifestyle programme can help beat diabetes
An inexpensive, 16-week NHS lifestyle programme aimed at patients with type 2 diabetes can help to treat the disease. A…
Health through self care
Each one of us needs to recognize and accept responsibility for our own health, and indeed our own happiness. As…
The science of overeating
What happens to your body due to overeating? The average person’s stomach can cope with around one and one-and-a-half litres…
Time to set boundaries
How often have you used the word ‘boundaries’ about others? Perhaps you’ve said your partner needs to get a better…
Inactivity can cause rapid decline in elderly
Older people who are inactive or sedentary for any period of time can rapidly lose muscle mass and mobility. According…
Keeping fit with the Women’s League of Health & Beauty 1941
Fitness classes are not what they used to be (thankfully). Take inspiration from this Pathe Women's PT film. https://youtu.be/UbO9RAXHdHU
Lifestyle changes can reverse Type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a public health emergency and the number of people with this disorder has almost doubled since…
Drinking alcohol increases cancer risk
World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), which supports Dry January, has a major role in conducting research about cancer prevention and…