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It’s Healthy Eating Week 2019! According to the national diet and nutrition survey published by Public health England (Jan 2019) results show our fruit and veg intake is below national recommendations of 5ADAY. In order to tackle lifestyle diseases we need to be focusing on reducing our saturated fats, free sugars and salt intake and […]
Its Nutrition and Hydration Week! Not only eating a healthy balanced diet is important, but also fluids play a key role on your day to day performance. Water makes up about 60-70% of your body to keep you functioning. We lose water through sweat, dehydration and going to the toilet and the only way to […]
Its Salt Awareness Week and we want to let you know the impact salt can have if we consume it in excess. Salt is a mineral also known as sodium chloride the main ingredient in table salt. Sodium is important for nerve and muscle function and is involved in the regulation of fluids in the […]
If you are a smoker then stopping smoking is the single best thing you can do for your health. Of the 6.1 million smokers in England, six in 10 want to quit but many try to quit using willpower alone – or go ‘cold turkey’ – despite this being the least effective method available. If […]