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Self-sabotage describes engaging or avoiding actions that prevent us achieving our goals. These behaviours can create problems and limit our success both personally and professionally.
Updated: Tuesday 3 September 2024
Published: Tuesday 3 September 2024
Poor gut health can mean persistent fatigue, inflammation, excess gas and digestive issues. In recent years, research into the gut has helped advance our understanding of the role our digestive system plays in regulating our overall health and wellbeing.
Updated: Tuesday 3 September 2024
Published: Tuesday 27 August 2024
Gyms are sweaty places. Whether you’re hitting the weights section or running on the treadmill, you’ve likely had a few sessions where you’re dripping wet wondering whether something is wrong.
Updated: Tuesday 3 September 2024
Published: Monday 21 August 2023
We need protein in our diet because it’s an essential macronutrient that aids with repairing muscle, balancing our hormones, and tissue growth. However, with a wide range of high-protein products available today, knowing how much to eat and where to get it from can be confusing.
Updated: Tuesday 3 September 2024
Published: Tuesday 3 September 2024
Ever started a new job and wondered if you’re good enough? If you answered yes, you might be experiencing imposter syndrome. Characterised by thoughts and doubts about your ability or competence, these feelings are often accompanied by worries about failure or “being found out”
Updated: Monday 2 September 2024
Published: Wednesday 8 May 2024
An irregular heartbeat or ‘arrhythmia’ is a fluctuation or permanent change to the rhythm of the heart. In some cases, an inconsistent or ‘offbeat’ rhythm is nothing to worry about. For other people, an irregular heartbeat can be a sign of something more serious.
Updated: Wednesday 28 August 2024
Published: Wednesday 28 August 2024
Staying silent on the subject of suicide helps reinforce the stigma and taboo around suicide which can lead to more people feeling they can’t reach out and get the support they need. Below, Nuffield Health Mental Health Prevention Lead Lisa Gunn helps you learn the best way to address the subject with compassion and understanding.
Updated: Tuesday 20 August 2024
Published: Friday 22 September 2023
There is a wide range of support available for people struggling with suicidal thoughts. This can range from talking therapy, medication or psychiatric support if required. With the help of Mental Health Prevention Lead Lisa Gunn, find out more about medications for mental health problems, the link between suicide and substance abuse, and the treatment options for at-risk individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts.
Updated: Tuesday 20 August 2024
Published: Thursday 28 September 2023
Suicide is still a taboo subject that many of us find difficult to talk about. When we do have these conversations, our choice of language matters. Below, Nuffield Health Mental Health Prevention Lead Lisa Gunn explains how to approach the conversation of suicide using compassionate and understanding language.
Updated: Tuesday 20 August 2024
Published: Friday 29 September 2023
All men are born with a prostate, but many of us aren’t sure what it does and how it works. Because of its location and function, it can be difficult to detect problems like prostate enlargement or prostate cancer early on, especially in older men.
Updated: Tuesday 20 August 2024
Published: Wednesday 22 May 2024
Prevention Lead Gosia Bowling and Head of Emotional Wellbeing Brendan Street discuss how we can get fitter and healthier, from exercising more to having a better sleep routine.
Updated: Tuesday 20 August 2024
Published: Wednesday 28 April 2021
Depending on your needs and history with contraception, starting or changing your method can be a daunting experience. Thankfully, there are plenty of options available today to make safe sex easy.
Updated: Thursday 15 August 2024
Published: Friday 3 May 2024
Pinpointing the exact cause of pain in and around your shoulders can be a difficult task. Often, discomfort is linked to issues in the mid-back, neck, or even the lower back. Understanding more about the shoulder blade and how things can go wrong is crucial to finding long-term relief and starting effective physiotherapy treatment.
Updated: Thursday 8 August 2024
Published: Thursday 8 August 2024
Pregnancy can be a difficult time both physically and mentally, especially if you’re suffering with back pain or pelvic floor symptoms. Changes to your weight, hormone levels, and your response to pain can also make existing back pain worse in pregnancy.
Updated: Wednesday 7 August 2024
Published: Wednesday 7 August 2024
Back pain is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide and can range from a minor inconvenience to debilitating pain that never goes away. Many people find their pain eases with rest and treatment, while others suffer in silence with chronic pain that makes day-to-day life difficult.
Updated: Wednesday 7 August 2024
Published: Wednesday 7 August 2024
A cervical smear test is used to assess the health of a woman’s cervix and to help prevent cervical cancer. It's understandable to be nervous about your test or curious about what's involved, especially if you've never had a smear test before.
Updated: Wednesday 31 July 2024
Published: Wednesday 10 July 2024
You’ve probably heard that you should be eating ‘5 a day’ before, but have you ever wondered where the idea comes from, or why we hear so much about it?
Updated: Thursday 25 July 2024
Published: Thursday 30 May 2024
It’s no secret that getting more fibre in your diet is a great way to keep your digestive system healthy. Diets that are high in fibre are closely linked with a lower risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes.
Updated: Wednesday 24 July 2024
Published: Wednesday 6 March 2024
If step counting is your thing, you’ll have seen the number 10,000 everywhere. Most of us have never stopped to think about where this number comes from. We’ve dived into the fact and the fiction of walking 10,000 steps a day to bring you the origins, health benefits, and studies surrounding this magic number.
Updated: Monday 22 July 2024
Published: Friday 15 September 2023
Couch to 5k is one of the most popular running programmes out there. Great for beginner runners looking to start their fitness journey, C25K is recommended by the NHS and balances walking, jogging, and running to build up to running the complete 5km distance.
Updated: Thursday 18 July 2024
Published: Thursday 4 January 2024
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