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Ahead of National Reading Day on the 23rd of January, we want to salute the bookworms out there and answer the question: How bookworms can avoid neck pain? 🤔

There are many advantages to reading books – They spark our imagination in a way that TV and films do not, get our brains working, reduce screen time, and there’s even studies to suggest that reading literary fiction makes us more empathetic.

So, here are our tips for engaging in the joy of reading, without sacrificing your spinal health!

On January 18th is apparently Blue Monday – the day when people are feeling their loneliest, debt is at its highest and the weather is the worst… 😿

With so much of the blues going around, what can you do to stay positive through this time?

Here are a few suggestions for avoiding the winter blues

So many of us make resolutions for the new year – but so few of us actually manage to see them through. Why is that?

In this piece, we want to help you to figure out how to make better new year’s resolutions that you actually stick to. Make 2021 the year that you finally get those habits into gear and find the new you you’re looking for!

Are you staying home this New Year? 🏠

A very responsible choice! 🙌

With many of us at home and looking for ways to celebrate 🥳, we wanted to offer you some ideas about how to still have fun and enjoy a positive start to the new year.

After all, being at home doesn’t have to be boring – you can have a great time with a little invention and creativity!

It’s the season yet again – for family celebrations, games, presents 🎁 and most of all… making way too much food 🍖!

That means only one thing: leftovers.

Leftovers are great and can save you time ⏰ and money 💰 overall.

To start with, here are a few top tips for making the most of your meals this holiday season

How often do you go walking? 🚶‍♀️

This Festival of Winter walks (13th to 19th December) we’re celebrating the importance of this simple activity for your health – both mental and physical. Read on to find out more of what you should know about the joy of walking!

Christmas is nearly here! 🎅

And while the holidays are a super fun time, they do also mean a few unhealthy habits become the norm – and it can make it hard to get back on track with your health after the season is over.

After all, eating a lot of extra food, and sitting around inside, is part of the Christmas experience! But it’s not a good habit to carry into the new year.

Grief is a challenging topic and people can often be suffering quietly, without support or those around them knowing what to say or do.  That’s why this week, from the 30th November to 5th December, we want to acknowledge the importance of Grief Awareness Week to our community.

As Christmas approaches 🎄, we know this can be such a challenging time. Celebrating holidays without the person you love is often confronting, and we want to talk through some of the ways you can help support yourself and your grieving loved ones during this time.  

With Alcohol Awareness Week (from the 16th of November) upon us, it’s time for us to look a little closer at what our Friday night tipple 🍺 is doing to our health.

In particular, we want to help answer a common question that we hear: Can alcohol make my pain worse?

There is good evidence to suggest that alcohol can cause pain, mainly because of its relationship to inflammation 🔥 in the body.

It’s World Diabetes Month and World Diabetes Day on the 14th November!

And so, we want to talk about one of the most misunderstood conditions that can be associated with diabetes – tingling feet 🦶.

Diabetes can cause tingling feet to occur – but it’s not the only reason this can happen!

It is actually a fairly common symptom people experience. It can also be felt as a ‘pins and needles’ or numbness sensation.

Some of the time, this isn’t a cause to be concerned. It can be the result of sitting on our feet for example, but much of the time there is a reason that it happens! 💁‍♀️

If the tingling is persistent and continues and comes with or without pain, it’s time to seek expert help.