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Dry January Struggles? Try THIS quirky hack! 🍷

Dry January Struggles? Try THIS quirky hack! 🍷

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Find out if you are eligible for a free NHS flu vaccination

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Find out if you are eligible for a free NHS flu vaccination

Open the flu jab Is the flu vaccine free for you this winter. The flu vaccine is free on the NHS for people most likely to get seriously ill from flu, and for those who could easily pass it on to someone at risk. Whether you qualify depends on your age, your health, and a few other things such as being pregnant or caring for someone. For the 2026.

Box breathing - simple technique, surprising results

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Box breathing - simple technique, surprising results

Despite an abundance of health and wellbeing advice, it can still be difficult to know how best to protect your nervous system from life’s daily stresses. Box breathing is being praised as one of the most effective tools on offer, and the science suggests that it’s living up to the hype. While it might sound straightforward, the practice is.

Alcohol and sensible drinking - safe limits of alcohol

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Alcohol and sensible drinking - safe limits of alcohol

The UK's national guidance is that men and women should drink no more than 14 units of alcohol per week, spread across three day... There is no completely safe level of drinking How to create healthy drinking habits that last beyond Dry January , but it's thought that sticking to these limits reduces the risk of health problems. Pregnant women.

5 best Dry January apps for 2024

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5 best Dry January apps for 2024

In January 2023, 175,000 people in the UK took part in Dry January 1 , the month-long stop drinking challenge that can help you mentally and physically re-set after a boozy Christmas and New Year How to drink safely over Christmas and New Year. ...ary is a testing ground for making longer term reductions How to create healthy drinking habits that.

Exercise and physical activity

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Exercise and physical activity

For example, it reduces the risk of developing heart disease , stroke , high blood pressure , many cancers , type 2 diabetes and 'thinning' of the bones ( osteoporosis ). Ideally, the aim should be at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity phys... You should aim to do at least a couple of sessions of muscle-strengthening activities per week as.

Can Pilates help calm your nervous system? 3 simple moves to try

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Can Pilates help calm your nervous system? 3 simple moves to try

...he sympathetic nervous system and the important role it can play in your mental wellbeingHelen O’Leary, Physiotherapist and Clinical Pilates Expert at Complete Pilates in London, explains that the fight-or-flight response is useful in the short term, helping your body prepare to react quickly when faced with danger. Helen O'Leary Helen O'Leary,.

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