The Healthy Blog
Social smokers are still at risk of heart disease
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) have stated that smoking just one cigarette can triple the risk of a person dying from heart disease when compared
Help your employees wellbeing – beating the Winter Blues
The old adage states that a happy worker is a productive worker. The nights might be getting shorter but, what if some of your employees are
New NHS draft guidelines call for millions to be put on statins
Whilst death rates have been declining over recent years, cardiovascular disease is still the number 1 killer in the UK. In defence of this,
Vitamin C can increase the effectiveness of Chemotherapy
A new study in the Science Translational Medicine magazine has urged governments to fund large-scale clinical trials following research that injected vitamin C could be a low-cost
The N.E.A.T way to become more active!
If we told you about a great way to be active that guaranteed up to a 20% increase in your metabolic rate AND it was
Thousands of heart attack in the UK 'could have been saved.'
A study which has been summarised in the Lancet, has been comparing the quality of care and outcomes for heart patients in the UK and
Combating employee obesity problems.
Next week sees the start of National Obesity Awareness Week (13th to 19th January) which is inviting the UK population to be part of ‘Britain’s
High levels of bad cholesterol linked to Alzheimer's disease
Researchers have found that patients with higher than normal levels of “bad” cholesterol in their blood tended to have more harmful tangles of protein inside
New anti-smoking advert raises awareness of toxic dangers to the brain
A new anti-smoking campaign begins today and offers support, advice and a range of tools for anyone looking to stop smoking. The new television adverts warn how
Why should you become a dryathlete?
January starts off with a bang and Cancer Research UK’s Drylathon Campaign. Men and women across the country are being challenged to lay off the
Nearly 650,000 employees call in sick every week
New research from the British Heart Foundation has made for some astonishing statistics this week – nearly 650,000 employees call in sick each week. This
Healthy Performance launches online health tool
EXCLUSIVE: Healthy Performance has launched an online health assessment tool for employers and employees. The tool provides employers with a live dashboard where they can