What Is a Healthy Weight?
Being overweight or underweightt is associated with a risk of weight-related diseases and health issues. To reduce these risks ahealthy weight guidelinehas been developed that vary for each person and depend on factors such as age, sex, genetics, body frame, existing medical history and lifestyle habits. Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of whether you're a healthy weight for your height. Although it does not measure body fat or body composition directly, research has shown BMI to be associate closely with other methods that directly measure body fat. To see if you have a healthy weight you can use a measurement called your

Dry January is a national campaign promoted by Alcohol Change UK. Every hour someone dies because of excessive alcohol consumption. Thus, this champaign was developed to educate people on the dangers of excessive drinking by encouraging people to give up drinking alcohol for the month of January each year. Dry January provides an opportunity for individuals to develop new habits such as turning down alcohol in social settings. Research by the University of Sussex has shown that 70% of individuals who partook in Dry January, 6 months later had developed healthier drinking habits. Risks of excessive alcohol consumption Insomnia Hypertension Heart attack Weight gain Low quality sleep Violent tendencies / Aggressive behaviour Negative impact on mental health Cancer Benefits of dr

Every November since 2003 has been celebrated as international Men’s Day. The Movember Annual campaign dedicate the entire month to raising awareness of men’s health awareness of the conditions that affect men the most such as mental health and suicide, testicular cancer and prostate cancer. Mental health and suicide Studies suggest that over two in five 43% of men has experienced a mental health problem at some point. According to national statistics suicide in UK 2020, around 74% of all suicides were males and with the highest rates between ages of 40-49 this makes it the largest cause of death among men. According to the Government national well-being survey men report lower levels of life satisfaction than women and are less likely to access phycological therapies than women. The