What is SANDS? SANDS stands for stillbirth and neonatal death syndrome. Stillbirth is the death of a baby before or during birth after 24 weeks of gestation in the UK. (The World Health Organization (WHO) definition is after 28 weeks.) And, neonatal death is the death...
What is Mental Health? Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood...
Olivia Gooderham Chemicals Inside a Cigarette. Tobacco that is found in a cigarette is not just made up of nicotine and tobacco leaves. Other chemicals and substances are added for flavour, shelf life and mouth feel. There are thousands of chemicals in tobacco, and at least 70...
Animals and Second-hand Smoke Second-hand smoke, or passive smoking, that is exhaled plus the "side-stream" smoke created by the lit end of your cigarette. When friends and family breathe in second-hand smoke – what we call passive smoking – it is not just unpleasant for them,...
‘More flavour, less salt’ How much salt should we be eating? Adults (11 years plus) should be consuming no more than 6g of salt a day. This is the equivalent to one and a half teaspoons. Children ages 1 to 3 years should consume no more than...
What is No Smoking Day? No smoking day has been designed to highlight and promote the importance of quitting smoking and helps to eradicate myths and preconceptions individuals may have about quitting. We take the opportunity to inform smokers that quitting can be less stressful than...
By Hannah Buckland – Healthy Hearts Care Planner It’s Diabetes Awareness Week, so what better topic to talk about than sugar? Sugar has been labelled by the media as toxic, addictive and even poisonous; blamed for everything from bad skin and tooth decay to depression, weight gain, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer. As a result, the...
We’re all in a period of unknown, trying to understand and make sense of a global pandemic. The message hasn’t been clearer – smoking cessation is incredibly important for your health and those around you. It's equally important for lessening your chances of catching Covid-19...
By Hannah Buckland, Healthy Hearts Care Planner It is a common perception that eggs are a cause of high cholesterol. Although that theory has since been discredited, the idea that eating eggs will increase your cholesterol still persists. We take a look at the evidence to...
By Hannah Buckland, Healthy Hearts Care Planner It’s Mental Health Awareness Week, which seems like a great opportunity for us to reflect on some of the challenges Covid-19 and the lockdown have imposed upon us in the past few months. It has been an incredibly stressful...