Category: Heart health
Understanding stress management and the impact this could be having on your health and wellbeing is a huge factor when it comes to the quality of your day-to-day life. Feeling stressed? Are you accepting it or doing something about it? Could you be happier by…
This week highlights the importance of good nutrition and hydration and the impact it has on your mind and body. In order to sustain good health, you need to consume a healthy and balanced diet. Everything you eat will have an impact on your physical…
It’s never too late to quit smoking. Your body will begin to repair much more quickly than you think, leading to noticeable health changes week-on-week. This is regardless of how long you have smoked for and how heavy your habit was. Just take a…
National Fitness Day is an opportunity to highlight the role exercise and physical activity has on each of us. Raising awareness of the positive impact leading a more active lifestyle can make. We encourage you to partake in some form of physical activity regularly going forward, that…
National Know Your Numbers Week was launched in 2001 as a way to spread awareness and knowledge about the importance of having a healthy blood pressure. Blood pressure stations are located up and down the country in an effort to amass as many blood pressure…
With the arrival of International Men’s Health Week, it only seems appropriate to bring issues around men’s health to the forefront. Statistics have shown that one man in every five dies before he reaches the age of 65. The UK has the highest level of…
World Health Day has been celebrated for 70 years. Each year on April 7 the campaign creates awareness of a specific health theme to highlight an area of concern for the World Health Organisation. This day serves as an opportunity to focus your own health…
A study conducted from 1995-2017 over 195 countries, that looked at nine million deaths caused by heart attacks and angina has shown that seven out of ten deaths were caused by poor diet. This means that a poor diet caused more deaths than high cholesterol,…
Each year, the British Nutrition Foundation holds a healthy eating week. This year healthy eating week runs from 28 September – 4 October. Each day of the week will focus on an aspect of a healthy lifestyle, breaking the week up into small goals. The…
Snacking can be something we do without even realising it, and can often be on foods high in salt, sugar and fat. Many of these choices will hinder our overall health and wellbeing, as well as provide little in the way of energy and nutrition….
To improve your heart health and help reduce the risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD), there are plenty of lifestyle changes you can make, such as the following: Stop smoking, if you smoke Maintaining a healthy weight Eat a healthy, balanced diet Keeping active…
Artificial trans fats can be formed when oil goes through a process called hydrogenation, which makes the oil more solid (known as hardening). This type of fat, known as hydrogenated fat, can be used for frying or as an ingredient in processed foods to improve…