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DECHOX
Wellbeing 3 Feb 2019

DECHOX

First Dry January, now Dechox – when will they give us a break?! Dechox has been set up by the British Heart Foundation in order to help raise funds for their life saving research and also, keep your health in check. For one month, you give up all chocola

WORLD CANCER DAY
Wellbeing 27 Jan 2019

WORLD CANCER DAY

Can you believe it? It’s February just next week! A whole new month to make plans, changes, and positive impacts for yourself and those around you. On February 4th, it’s world cancer day, and it’s important to bring awareness for a category of conditions

BLUE MONDAY
Wellbeing 21 Jan 2019

BLUE MONDAY

Blue Monday is supposed to be the saddest day of the year according to an apparent expert who found the start of the third week in January to be the most depressing! However, I say why does it have to be? Why does today have to be any different to all of

OBESITY AWARENESS WEEK
Wellbeing 14 Jan 2019

OBESITY AWARENESS WEEK

To tie into the month of resolutions, this week is all obesity awareness, and it couldn’t be more important. According to a study conducted by UCL (University College London), 48% of the population in Britain will be obese by 2045 if we don’t begin to act

VEGANUARY
Wellbeing 31 Dec 2018

VEGANUARY

According to various reports, 2019 is going to be ‘the Year of the Vegan’ as more and more people turn to plant-based diets in order to improve their health, the environment, and their ethical code. Why Vegan? Ditching meat can help to improve various mar

RESOLUTIONS
Wellbeing 10 Dec 2018

RESOLUTIONS

With January right around the corner, now is a good time to start thinking about change. Well, in reality, you can make a change whenever you would like – there’s no need to wait for January resolutions to start switching yourself up for the better. Thoug

DECEMBEARD
Wellbeing 3 Dec 2018

DECEMBEARD

You’ve heard of Movember, but have you heard of Decembeard? Putting the hair the other way around, Decembeared is designed to bring awareness to Bowel Cancer or colorectal cancer. Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK affecting almost 42

ANGER AWARENESS WEEK
Wellbeing 26 Nov 2018

ANGER AWARENESS WEEK

The start of December marks not only the first day of the festive season, but also, anger awareness week. It’s quite understandable to become a little irate in the winter months. The weather is cold, it’s often rainy, and the days are a lot shorter than t

ALCOHOL AWARENESS WEEK
Wellbeing 21 Nov 2018

ALCOHOL AWARENESS WEEK

Each year, Alcohol Research UK and Alcohol Concern run Alcohol Awareness Week with a different theme. This year, the theme is change, and this applies to all aspects of our life related and unrelated to drinking. Change is three things: Necessary Inescapa

WORLD DIABETES DAY
Wellbeing 12 Nov 2018

WORLD DIABETES DAY

The 14th November marks World Diabetes Day where many different counties and individuals come together to raise money and awareness for this widespread and debilitating condition. There are two types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. Type 1 is characterised