World Diabetes Day 14th November #DiabetesFamily What is diabetes? Diabetes is characterised by a high blood glucose level, due to the body losing its ability to properly use glucose. When blood glucose levels remain elevated without being regulated or treated, it can cause serious health complications to all parts of the body such as the … Read more
Close to 41,000 men and women are diagnosed with bowel cancer each year, making it the 3rd most common cancer type in the UK. Our digestive system is set up to provide us with the energy and nutrients we need in order for our bodily functions to perform at their best. Bloating, constipation, fatigue, and … Read more
SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) or the winter blues, affects around 2 million people in the United Kingdom (UK) each year Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a condition that occurs during the winter period between September and February as sunlight/daylight hours reduce. This can result in feelings of depression as the body’s internal clocks is disrupted. … Read more
A recent study by Public Health England suggests that one-tenth of men over the age of 50 have a heart age of over 10 years older, therefore increasing their risk of fatal heart attacks and strokes. A survey found that 50% of the participants did not know their blood pressure levels and with over 5.5 … Read more
Reducing your risk of heart attack A heart attack or myocardial infarction (MI) occurs when the blood supply to the heart tissue is reduced, causing the heart to fail as a pump. The leading cause of heart attack is coronary heart disease, which is where the arteries supplying blood to the heart are blocked … Read more
Diabetes week is June 11th-17th and the theme is ‘Know Diabetes. Fight Diabetes’. We thought we would look at what diabetes is and explore some of the key lifestyle factors that are linked with preventing Type 2 diabetes. What is diabetes? Diabetes is characterised by a high blood glucose level, due to the body losing … Read more
‘JanUary’, formerly known as National Obesity Week and running from 9th to 15th is a campaign to promote healthier lifestyles across the UK. It is aimed at making small but manageable changes to our daily habits that we can stick to, with the end result being a healthier ‘U’ this JanUary. Currently 1 in 4 adults … Read more
With the shortest day of the year fast approaching, some employees might already be starting to show signs of the winter blues. Staying all day in a warm cosy bed, or wanting to snuggle up on the couch after a days work can be hard to shake off. Below are some tips to pass onto colleagues to help … Read more
Figures released by the Cancer Research UK this week show a huge 45 per cent rise in the number of cases of cancer caused by excess weight in just two decades. On current trends, nearly 3 in 4 adults will be overweight or obese by 2035 – obesity is on course to become “the new normal”! The knock on effect of … Read more
Here at Healthy Performance Towers, we always encourage people to make lifestyle changes to help improve their health and wellbeing. The New Year is the perfect opportunity for a fresh start and getting into new habits and yet, so many people fail to achieve what they set out to do. So, we have come up with … Read more
Nutrition and healthy eating is probably the biggest subject that we encounter during an employee health screening programme and at Healthy Performance, many of our health assessors could dedicate a whole day to the subject if they had the time. At Healthy Performance Towers, we love our food (he says while eating a Salmon quinoa … Read more
Beating Bowel Cancer is the support and campaigning charity for everyone affected by bowel cancer. They provide vital practical and emotional help – on the phone, digitally and face to face. They campaign tirelessly to raise awareness of bowel cancer and ensure people get the highest quality care. Decembeard is Beating Bowel Cancer’s annual initiative to … Read more
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