Depression is a serious illness. Health professionals use the words depression, depressive illness or clinical depression to refer to it. It is very different from the common experience of feeling unhappy, miserable or fed up for a short period of time. When you are depressed, you may have feelings of […]
Alzheimer’s is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms usually develop slowly and get worse over time, becoming severe enough to interfere with daily tasks. Alzheimer’s and Dementia Basics Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, a general term for memory loss and […]
A nutritious lunch will help children and adults maintain energy levels and concentration through the afternoon. Make Your Own Lunch If lunch is dictated by what’s available – whether a sandwich bar, petrol station, corner shop or fast-food outlet – then choosing to make your own meal provides a nutritious […]
At any one time in the UK, as many as 17.5 million adults may be living with a chronic disease. There are thousands of chronic conditions which affect people from mid-life onwards, including: Heart disease High blood pressure Arthritis Diabetes Depression Asthma Irritable bowel syndrome Although many of these diseases […]
Unfortunately, unless a couple die together, widowhood is the inevitable conclusion to all partnerships or marriages that don’t end in divorce or separation. When one partner dies, you lose the love of your life – the person on whom you rely for physical and emotional support. On a practical level, […]
When we get home, we think nothing of spending the evening sitting or even lying down in front of the TV. If that sounds like your routine, then it’s important to remember any exercise at all is better than none. In fact, there’s a well-established theory backed by increasing amounts […]
Deciding what we mean by ‘older people’ is a little arbitrary. The World Health Organization classifies people aged between 45 and 59 as ‘middle age’, 60 to 74 as ‘elderly’ and over 75 as ‘old’. But the nutritional needs of older adults are difficult to neatly categorise into absolute age […]
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is a term used to describe narrowing of the blood vessels supplying the heart. Like all other parts of the body, the heart muscle needs a blood supply of its own to give it food and oxygen. The blood vessels which supply the heart are called […]
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