Healthy Life Essex blog: regular health and wellbeing blogs

August 14, 2018

Workplace Wellness Programmes Can Improve Your Health

How can workplace wellness programmes improve the health of millennials? What is a workplace wellness programme? These programmes are run by employers to promote and encourage healthy behaviours among employees. They usually address three key aspects of our health – nutrition, fitness and mental health. This is typically achieved by making changes to the work

August 10, 2018

The Politics of Fear – and the Good News!

The Politics of Fear I sometimes think about the background against which we live our lives and realise that there is so much about our society that encourages us to feel insecure and fearful – images of violence, murder, conflict and war dominate the news channels. There’s rare coverage of good news. No less than

August 09, 2018

Jill Poet
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A Community Haven for Age Concern Southend

Exciting changes are about to take place for Age Concern Southend as a listed building in Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff will provide a delightful “Haven” for Older People….. Update August 2018 And so the fundraising begins……. Do keep an eye on our Community & Fundraising Events section for details. But in the meantime

August 03, 2018

Sad, angry, confused. But there is hope!

This is what started me thinking… It left me feeling sad, angry and confused. But I realise there is hope… The desperation of asylum seekers Early last year I went to a meeting when asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Eritrea and Zimbabwe described the fear which drove them from their homelands, the desperation of their journey

August 03, 2018

Keeping properly hydrated.

We all know that we need to drink water to keep hydrated. We also know that we need to drink even more water than usual in the intense heat of this summer. But did you know that to keep properly hydrated, we need to ensure we are getting enough electrolytes? What are electrolytes? Electrolytes are

July 31, 2018

It looks like the worlds gone mad!

“It looks like the worlds gone mad!” This is an introduction to my regular blog on the Healthy Life Essex website: I hope you enjoy it and check in on a regular basis to read my musings. It will always be featured in my personal category: ‘Eileen Peck – Looks like the worlds gone mad,’

July 31, 2018

Fantastic health and wellbeing business opportunity.

Are you passionate and knowledgeable about health and wellbeing? Are you also dedicated to helping others reach their optimum health naturally? And would you find the challenge of running your own business exciting? Then perhaps this business opportunity could be for you! Sally and Richard Faraway bought a little health food shop in Hockley

July 30, 2018

Nutritionist required in Hockley

Sunrise Natural Health and Nutrition Centre in Hockley is looking for a fully qualified, experienced and pro-active Nutritionist to work from our well-established multi-practice clinic. This is an excellent opportunity for the right person as a clientele-base already exists and the incumbent nutritionist is moving out of the area. Ideally, we are looking for someone

July 29, 2018

Common Workplace Illnesses

Common Workplace Illnesses & How to Minimise Their Risk Depending on the nature of your job, you might be more susceptible than most to contracting illnesses and injuries in the line of duty. Health problems such as back pains, upper limb disorders, hearing difficulties, asthma and psychological stress can develop quickly in some occupations. In

July 29, 2018

Healthy Life Essex monthly tips

This is a new section commencing April 2018. Every month we will be adding a very short tip, on a variety of subjects, that we will also share via our newsletter. (Register here if you are not already on the database.) If you have a tip you would like to share with the Healthy Life

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