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No Womb for Smoking

Protecting your baby from tobacco smoke is one of the best things you can do to give your child a healthy start in life. Every cigarette contains 4,000 chemicals which can have negative affects during pregnancy and after birth. Smoking negatively affects fertility and ease of conception in both men and women, and can affect

Is Smoking Killing Your Pet?

We’ve all heard of passive smoking, the effects that cigarette smoke has on everyone in the area. But what about pets? All pets are sensitive to nicotine, they have smaller lungs and they nuzzle into the fabrics where the toxins fall and lick the chemicals off their fur whilst grooming. According to the PDSA, almost 80%

Will You Be Standing to Attention This Valentine’s Day?

It’s Valentine’s day, you take your partner for a magical date, you buy the perfect gift and then you get home with plans to take their breath away… But the only thing hard is the truth, smoking can cause a lack of sexual desire, erectile dysfunction and decreased sexual performance, even in men as young

Smoke-damaged Lungs Can Heal

If you’ve tried to quit smoking before but couldn’t find the motivation scientists have just found the ultimate reason. Research in the journal Nature shows that lungs have a “magical” ability to repair some of the damage caused by smoking if you stop smoking completely. It was originally believed that the damage caused by smoking

Things That Can Increase Your Risk of Getting Ovarian Cancer

March is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month. Ovarian cancer, or cancer of the ovaries, is one of the most common types of cancer in women with over 7,300 women in the UK being diagnosed each year*. Although the exact cause for ovarian cancer is unknown, there are some things that increase the risk of developing it:

Swimathon 2020: How to Get Involved

If you’re looking for a new fitness challenge this spring, then why not give Swimathon a go? It’s perfect for swimmers of all ages, abilities and fitness levels. There are distances to suit everyone, whether you’re relatively new to swimming or an experienced lane swimmer. As well as being a great fitness challenge, it’s also a fantastic way to raise money for

About Eating Disorders – Eating Disorder Week 2-8 March 2020

Eating a healthy, balanced diet is an important part of maintaining good health but it can be hard; from sugar cravings to portion sizes to getting the right amount of the food groups you need. For some people, it can be made even harder. Between 1.25 and 3.4 million people in the UK are affected

Fruity Pancakes

It’s pancake day! And also time to put away that chocolate spread and ice cream in favour of a nice healthy alternative. Serves 2, makes 4 Equipment: Mixing bowl, fork, whisk, non-stick frying pan, chopping board, knife, teaspoon Ingredients 1 large, ripe banana 2 medium eggs, beaten Pinch of baking powder 1 tsp. vegetable oil

What is the Cost of Smoking?

As we approach national No Smoking Day on the 11th March – we ask just what is the cost of smoking? The cost of smoking to the UK Government is approximately £12.6 billion a year, made up of £1.4 billion spent on social care for smoking related care needs, £2.5 billion spent on NHS services and

Get Your Love Island Date – Quit Smoking

Love Island is almost over. A new couple will be crowned winner this Sunday (23 February 2020). But, as you may have noticed, smoking on screen is banned as more than 50% of complaints made to Love Island in 2018 were about smoking. Here are some of the reasons you should make like Love Island and