Category: Family health
As we get older, keeping excess weight at bay and maintaining good health and wellbeing can become more of a challenge. However, a recent study has shown that if we want to remain well into old age, then ensuring good health through middle age will…
National Picnic Week runs from 16-25 June this year, which is the perfect opportunity rustle up some delicious fresh food for the whole family and get out into the fresh air together. Each of the recipes below will feed two people so simply alter the…
Feel Good Burger Father’s Day is the perfect opportunity for some real comfort food with a healthy twist. Satisfying meals needn’t be heavy and over indulgent! Serves 4 Ingredients 1 small onion, finely chopped 200g Portobello mushrooms, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 300g lean…
Learning at Work Week is a campaign that was started in 1999, with the aim to put a spotlight on the importance and benefits of learning and developing at work. With a focus on learning and development, this could lead to: Greater job satisfaction Increased…
There is a lot of research out there to confirm the health benefits of eating a Mediterranean diet, which include: Lowered cholesterol and blood pressure Lowered risk of early death by 40% Lowered risk of heart disease by 30% Reduced risk of depression Reduced risk…
How many daily decisions would you say you make about food? 10, 15, 20? This was the average number given in a study concerning cognition and food. The realistic number is closer to 200! With that amount of decisions to be made, it is all…
So you don’t have the inclination or time to cook your evening meal from scratch tonight. Instead you head to the supermarket and pick up sausages, readymade mashed potato, gravy granules and a loaf of gluten-free bread in preparation for your quick sausage and mash…
Overindulging in chocolate and other goodies is common practice over the Easter period, and there is little harm in doing so. However, where most people become stuck is learning to curb these habits once Easter has come and gone. Here we share with you a…
For someone born in 2016, their average life expectancy will be 83 if female, 79 if male – this is only set to increase over time. Since 1980 the number of people aged over 60 has doubled, with predictions that by 2050 the number of…
The Healthy Employee recently attended the Health and Wellbeing @ Work expo in Birmingham. Here Anna discusses who we are, what we do and how we provide these services to improve the motivation, productivity and health of employees in the workplace. …
It has been a long-standing recommendation that we eat 5 portions of fruit and vegetables each day. But recent studies have shown that eating 10 portions each day would benefit our health and wellbeing even further, with researchers having found that by doubling our intake…
Food shopping is a time consuming task, and not knowing what to buy when you get there can be overwhelming and ultimately expensive. However, purchasing seasonal foods is a healthy and cost effective way to approach food shopping. Grocery stores tend to stock up on…