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Discover activities that will help your family stay fit and well while having fun at the same time. You'll barely even notice you're exercising.

Updated: Monday 27 April 2026

Published: Wednesday 27 February 2019

Anti-ageing isn't just about creams or serums. Your nutritional health plays a key role in staying healthy both inside and out. In this article, Matthew Gardner, a Registered Nutritionist at Nuffield Health, gives his health and wellbeing tips to ageing gracefully.

Updated: Monday 27 April 2026

Published: Thursday 12 September 2019

One of the key ways to maintain good mental health is to live life in a way that gives you a sense of pleasure, achievement and a feeling of being close to others. Brendan Street, Professional Head of Emotional Wellbeing, explains how living life in line with your values, as well as with a sense of purpose, will help you to do this in a consistent way.

Updated: Monday 27 April 2026

Published: Tuesday 22 June 2021

Speaking to kids about their emotional wellbeing can be challenging. Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist at Nuffield Health, Ekta Mansukhani, shares 10 tips to help you have conversations with children about mental health.

Updated: Monday 27 April 2026

Published: Thursday 11 July 2019

Not getting as much exercise as you’d like? Whether you’re still working from home, or you’ve become less active since the pandemic, Professor Ben Kelly, Head of Clinical Research has five tips to help get you moving and improve your health.

Updated: Monday 27 April 2026

Published: Wednesday 30 March 2016

Recent research has highlighted alarming levels of inactivity among teenage girls. Data suggests that inactivity and sedentary time are two of the driving forces behind rising rates of poor mental health, obesity, and disinterest in sports and physical activity.

Updated: Monday 27 April 2026

Published: Friday 14 June 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: Monday 27 April 2026

Published: Wednesday 28 April 2021

The health of your mind and body are intrinsically linked, but only 3 in 10 people acknowledge that exercise helps their mental health, according to latest data from our Healthier Nation Index. We'll discuss how physical activity can help to prevent and manage stress.

Updated: Monday 27 April 2026

Published: Monday 15 April 2019

Do you shy away from exercise because you're worried about damaging your joints? Concerned about putting excess stress and strain on your knees or hips? You're not alone.

Updated: Monday 27 April 2026

Published: Tuesday 2 October 2018

PMS affects women in different ways. For some the symptoms can be severe. Here's how to keep PMS under control.

Updated: Monday 27 April 2026

Published: Friday 6 May 2016

That time of the month? Nutritional Therapist Lisa Holmes explains how eating well can help beat those PMS blues.

Updated: Monday 27 April 2026

Published: Friday 6 May 2016

Feeling trapped by your period? Consultant women's health specialist, Dr Annie Evans has this advice.

Updated: Monday 27 April 2026

Published: Monday 13 June 2016

At just 51 years old, Graeme Chisholm was surprised to learn cataracts were responsible for his deteriorating eyesight. Here's how multi-focal lens implants brought his life back into focus.

Updated: Monday 27 April 2026

Published: Friday 12 February 2016

After losing his wife to cancer, Bruce contemplated giving up his lifelong passion of bird watching. Determined, he gathered the courage to return to the fields, but cruelly his eyesight began to fail soon after. This is his story of love, loss and redemption.

Updated: Monday 27 April 2026

Published: Friday 12 May 2017

As the leading cause of vision loss in the UK, age-related macular degeneration is something we should see coming, but many of us fail to read the signs. Here’s what you need to know.

Updated: Monday 27 April 2026

Published: Tuesday 10 May 2016

After two years of almost total sight loss from dense cataracts in both eyes, Suzanne Roberts had a nasty fall in February 2022, resulting in permanent damage to her elbow. Following cataract care for one eye from Mr Dan Morris of Nuffield Health Cardiff and Vale Hospitals in late November 2022, Suzanne returned soon in December 2022, for the other eye to be successfully treated.

Updated: Monday 27 April 2026

Published: Wednesday 24 May 2023

Open events are a great opportunity to tap into medical experts for free. Medical Executive Director, Dr Davina Deniszczyc explains how to get the most out of them in five easy steps.

Updated: Monday 27 April 2026

Published: Tuesday 17 January 2017

It's true, cataracts are common. Thankfully, there are precautions you can take to minimise your risk and prevent damage to your eyes and vision. Mr David Anderson, Consultant Ophthalmologist at Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital has four tips to protect your eyes.

Updated: Monday 27 April 2026

Published: Thursday 18 February 2016

Working from home has quickly become normal life for many of us. A large percentage of the population works with a computer or laptop every day, often with suboptimal home office set-ups that can be harmful to our eyes.

Updated: Monday 27 April 2026

Published: Monday 1 June 2020

If you're visiting hospital, there's a few basics you'll need to take with you. Our video guide shows you what to pack whether you're only coming in for the day, overnight, or staying a little longer.

Updated: Monday 27 April 2026

Published: Tuesday 19 July 2016