While each and every day is the perfect opportunity to implement change for the better. It is understandable that the beginning of a new year may seem an appropriate time to really focus on the health habits we want to build on. Has there been a health habit...
Councillor Alison Griffiths is fast approaching the end of the 28-Day challenge. She has done amazing so far. Alison used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day, which works out at about £10 per day!! I have saved £240, which is amazing. I can use the money...
04 NOV 28 DAY CHALLENGE: “END OF WEEK FOUR – CHALLENGE COMPLETE!” Posted at 11:27h in Uncategorized by Barcley West0 Comments0Likes WHAT’S THE CHALLENGE? This Stoptober, Councillor Alison Griffiths took on the 28-Day Challenge. A challenge we put out to you to kick the habit for 28-Days! It’s been an amazing journey for...
Rachel Dixon, a member of our healthy lifestyle team, talks about using festive food swaps to avoid the guilt that comes with overindulging during the festive season. We’re in the final month of 2019 and I need to be inspired with a few festive food swaps!,...
I’ve smoked on and off for 20 years smoking up to twenty cigarettes a day. It was costing me up to £84 a week which is a crazy amount of money just to forward your own journey towards death. I got fed up of the coughing and the ever-increasing colds...
Councillor ALISON GRIFFITHS HAS GIVEN HERSELF THE CHALLENGE OF TAKING ON THE 28 DAY CHALLENGE. During Stoptober Alison gave up smoking for good with the support of the 28 Day Challenge. Throughout her journey, Alison shared her experience by vlogging along the way. WHAT STRUGGLES HAS ALISON...
Dr Richard Pile, a doctor and GP, shares his thoughts on how making a plan to improve our wellbeing can contribute to a longer happier life. When broaching the subject of making a plan to improve your wellbeing in my early days as a GP, I...
Denise could never have imagined giving up smoking after 48 years of enjoying a fag. But the news from her doctor of having a hamartoma on her lung kick-started the stop smoking journey. Two years on and Denise's stop smoking journey is still going. Each appointment would involve...