Monthly Archives: March 2020
talkhealth meets…Sahara Fleetwood-Beresford, inflammatory bowel disease blogger and founder of #IBDSuperHeroes
What symptoms prompted you to seek help initially? When I was 19, I started suffering from diarrhoea and abdominal cramps that got worse over a period of two weeks. I had visited a GP who had diagnosed me with IBS …
Continue ReadingAlternative ways to stay fit when you can’t leave your house
The secret to getting fit is to use every opportunity to be active. In normal life, that may seem like an easy mantra. You could walk to work, turn your meetings into walk-and-talks, spend your lunch break getting to know …
Continue ReadingBest at-home gym apps / free living room workouts
Beyond going for a walk, jog or cycle, you can’t exercise outside of your home anymore. For those of us who regularly use the gym, that ruling is going to have a big impact on the way we stay healthy …
Continue ReadingHow to exercise when your kids are at home all day
Finding time for yourself is always a big ask when you’re a parent. Add on the fact that you now have your children at home with you all day, every day for the foreseeable future and small acts of self-care …
Continue ReadingHow to stay safe during the coronavirus outbreak when you have a chronic condition
TELL US HOW BEST WE CAN SUPPORT YOU DURING THIS TIME – TAKE OUR SURVEY FOR LATEST UP TO DATE INFORMATION VISIT THE NHS WEBSITE FOR THE LATEST UP TO DATE INFORMATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT The current coronavirus outbreak is …
Continue ReadingAluminium and fluoride in tap water raises risk of dementia – scientific research from Scotland
New scientific research has revealed a greater risk of dementia in people drinking tap water in Scotland loaded with aluminium and fluoride. The research concluded that higher levels of aluminium and fluoride were related to dementia risk in a …
Continue Readingtalkhealth meets…Tracie Miles, information nurse specialist at the Eve Appeal
What’s your role at the Eve Appeal and what made you decide to work there? I run Ask Eve – a free, confidential service where women can call or email in with any question they have on gynaecology. It’s a …
Continue ReadingWhen You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go : Invisible Illness & Public Toilet Troubles
‘When you gotta go, you gotta go’. Everyone goes, everyone uses a toilet and some of us just happen to go in bags. So what? Why is it still so embarrassing to talk about it? I’ll admit I’m embarrassed just …
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