Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com According to research posted in Science, eight glasses of water a day is too much. As someone who needs water with a little flavour, this is good news! No one is quite sure where that figure (eight glasses) came from, although I'm assuming someone divided two litres by a 250ml… Continue reading Glug, glug, glug – how much water DO you need to drink per day?
How will the cost of living crisis affect people in the UK? It all began a year ago. I had just finished self-isolating and the first place I ended up in was my local Tesco store. The joy of being released was swiftly overcome by sadness when I saw the increased price of my favourite… Continue reading The Big Question – 02 – Cost of living crisis
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1. Make sure you get enough rest. It's normal to feel overwhelmed and like there aren't enough hours in the day, but ensuring you're getting a good night's sleep is vital. 2. Eat healthy and balanced meals. It's easy to fall into bad habits when stressed, but overeating junk food can make you feel worse.… Continue reading 5 ways to reduce stress [infographic]
Writing = therapy (or 5 reasons why writing is good for you) I have always enjoyed writing—whether it’s stories, poems, scripts, silly notes to myself or pages and pages of unnecessary commentary on my favourite television shows. There is something about putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) that soothes me. One of my… Continue reading Writing = therapy (or 5 reasons why writing is good for you)
In the previous part, I spoke about food insecurity and how it impacts the lives of many around the world. In this part, we'll be learning what food insecurity is, and what measures are being taken to combat it and the last impact it has on society. Food security is made up of four different… Continue reading The impact of food poverty on society | part 2
“Food poverty is contributing to social unrest. Add school closures, redundancies, and furloughs into the equation and we have an issue that could negatively impact generations to come. It all starts with stability around access to food.” - Marcus Rashford, Manchester United/England Football Player Last year, Marcus Rashford, a young professional footballer threw himself headfirst… Continue reading The impact of food poverty on society | part 1
Since last year, I have taken a deeper interest in malnutrition and food poverty both here in the UK and across the world. One thing I noticed was that the image of malnutrition is often linked to regions in Africa and Asia. While the issues there are not unimportant, people are going hungry in all… Continue reading Malnutrition affects all countries on Earth
https://youtu.be/dNKQYjsxgPU Interesting video I saw on YouTube about the different types of introverts! I think I'm a social introvert, but if I'm being honest - I could be all four types!
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