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Ten ways to avoid Christmas weight gain
Christmas is coming and – well, however you feel about it in this extraordinary year – it isn’t the easiest time to avoid weight gain, or either maintain or continue weight loss. Indulgence, generosity and what seems like the whole world urging us to treat ourselves...
Workplace cake, the NHS and Covid-19
How can we help the NHS and key workers stay healthy during the coronavirus pandemic? I had the pleasure of discussing this yesterday with Steve Bennett and Dr Dan Maggs on The Food Bank Show on Youtube. You can watch the programme here:...
Overwhelmed by covid-19 anxiety? Some practical ideas to try
As a health nerd, I could immerse myself in Covid-19 all day. But as we all now know, this isn’t helpful if it triggers too much anxiety, even if some anxiety is to be expected these days. So I might be pushing my luck hoping you’ll read this. However, it...
No pasta or rice in supermarkets: could this be a blessing in disguise?
Worried about not being able to stock up with rice or pasta? Well, don’t! Pasta and rice can provide the basis of a cheap and easy meal, but there are alternatives. They're just as cheap and easy, have the added bonus of being super-nutritious, and the supermarkets...
Ten ways to support your immune system
One of the difficult things about the coronavirus outbreak is the feeling of inevitability of its spread and that there’s nothing we can do about it. We’re not used to such lack of control and it's alarming. The good news is that there’s plenty you can do in addition...
Kindness at work: not always a piece of cake
This blog was commissioned by The Scottish Cancer Prevention Network and first appeared on their website on 16th February 2020. Read the full blog here: https://scpnblog.wordpress.com/2020/02/16/kindness-at-work-not-always-a-piece-of-cake/#more-4603