Healthy Living

The following links all lead to external information sites

Action on Smoking and Health - ASH is a campaigning public health charity. This web-site offers facts and figures on the tobacco industry as well as offering advice on giving up smoking.

BBC Food - a variety of recipes from all the BBC cookery programmes, along with seasonal ideas, and 'Back to Basics' for tips on great cooking. If you have a cupboard of ingredients but want a new recipe, try the Recipe Finder. Advice and recipes for vegetarians and vegans can be found here, as well as a 'Making the Most of…' section for those avoiding gluten.

BBC Health - this site offers help and advice regarding available services, an A-Z guide to medical conditions, an interactive area for online discussion about fitness and weight loss as well as health quizzes and calculators. It's informative and fun!

BBC Nutrition for life - there's also a useful section on children's health.

British Heart Foundation - ideas to help you stop smoking, and advice about how to keep your heart in good shape by reducing your cholesterol and blood pressure.

NHS Direct - provides a self-help guide to illnesses and their treatments, and answers to common health questions. Use this site to find your local NHS services: your nearest doctor, pharmacy, optician, and dentist.

Soil Association - find out more about organic food, why it is good for you, and where to find an organic farm, or a B&B serving home-cooked organic food.

Walking your way to health - Health Walks in your local community, so you can walk your way to fitness.

Why Organic - organic food information.

Last Modified: 29/09/2008 09:01:34
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