Cold-water swimming has been the latest craze to sweep the UK, and now finally residents of Southend can join in. Everyone Health Southend, who are in partnership with Southend City Council, will be offering a FREE taster session of cold-water swimming to their staff and any volunteers wanting to dip their toes into the latest
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The Stroke Association picked by staff as EH Charity for 2022
Thank you to everyone who voted in the recent charity poll. 60% of you voted for the Stroke Association, so our fundraising efforts for this financial year will raise money for this deserving charity. A stroke is a brain attack. It happens when the blood supply to part of your brain is cut off. There
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Why is good nutrition important?
14 – 20 March is Nutrition and Hydration week Nutrition is how food and drink affect your body, and good nutrition is making sure you get the right amount of each nutrient by choosing the right foods to eat. Each food contains different nutrients, these are: carbohydrates, fats, fibre, minerals, proteins, vitamins water. The food
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What can seeds do for us?
We don’t tend to think very much about seeds as a snack. Probably as they are small and tend to fly under our snack radar but maybe it’s time to change your opinion on seeds and introduce them to your diet. Seeds have many health benefits to offer, and they do vary per type of
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Sports to Try: Boccia
With the Winter Paralympics fast approaching, let’s have a look at Boccia. Boccia is an interesting sport, closely related to bowls, Bocce or Petanque (also known as Boules) but there is one striking difference for Boccia. It is designed for people with severe disabilities. The origin of the name ‘Boccia’ is derived from the Latin
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Random Acts of Kindness Day – 17th Feb 2022
Today is the official Random Acts of Kindness day (and all this week too!). Encouraging people to do some small acts of kindness can really help to make someone’s day. For example: Pay for a coffee for the person in the queue behind you. Buy a hot meal for a homeless person and maybe have a
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Music for Health
We all have our favourite tastes in music, whether it is Classical, R’n’B, Rock, Blues, Drum & Bass, Grime, Heavy metal, Dub Step, Jazz or Reggae but many people don’t realise that music has many benefits Listening to music has a wide range of health and mental health benefits. Here are a few things that
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Time to talk day 3rd Feb 2022
It is a well-known fact that one in four people have a mental health problem, but it is a lesser-known fact that only one in six people report their mental health issues every week. That means that around 36% of common mental health illnesses in the UK go undiagnosed. Even today there is still a
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Everyone Health is now a Fostering Friendly Organisation
Everyone Health recognises and values the contribution that foster carers make to society and especially the lives of children in care. We understand that foster carers who do other work in addition to fostering, need some flexibility in their working arrangements in order to meet the needs of their fostered child. Everyone Health is committed
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Potential Nutrient Deficiencies in a Vegan Diet
Eugene Gristock, BSc, ANutr First things first, what is a Vegan Diet? A vegan diet is absent from all types of animal products such as meat, eggs and dairy, and consists entirely of plant-based foods including fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts and seeds. This diet is incredibly rich in fibre, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, whilst being
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