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Try something different for 2024: learn a new skill
Learning a new skill can be great for health and wellbeing, as it raises your self-esteem and self-confidence, helps you gain a sense of purpose, connect with others - not to mention that a new hobby can help you create new and healthy habits…
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Eat well to help find your feel good for 2024
A well-balanced diet provides all of the energy you need to keep active throughout the day, and the nutrients you need for growth and repair. Good food helps you to stay strong and healthy and can help prevent diet-related illness, such as some…
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Connecting with others to benefit our mental health
Having good relationships with your family, friends and colleagues is important as it can:
- Improve your feelings of belonging and self-worth
- Give you the chance to share positive activities and experiences
- Provide…
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Be sure, know the four: protect and prevent HIV
Nov 27 to 3 Dec is PrEP Awareness Week, and we’re encouraging everyone to know the four scientifically proven, free, accessible ways to prevent HIV: regular testing, condoms, PrEP, and effective treatment as prevention (becoming ‘undetectable’).…
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Damp and mould and our health: top tips
As the cooler weather arrives, condensation is more likely, which can lead to damp and mould growth in our homes. Dampness, mould, and condensation can cause not only damage to our home, but also to our health.
Living with damp and mould…
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Harvesting solutions to Barnet’s food challenges at the Barnet Food Summit
On Monday 16 October (World Food Day) 2023, the Barnet Food Partnership hosted the borough’s first Food Summit. The gathering at OneStonegrove brought together many of Barnet’s key players in the local food system with the mission to share…
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Exploring the link between the menopause and cardiovascular disease
Wednesday 18 October is World Menopause Day.
Imagine you're sitting in a lovely cafe in Barnet, enjoying a cup of herbal tea with friends. You're all laughing and chatting, and you're feeling great! But then one of your…
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Adrienne's smoke free story
Adrienne was a smoker for 50 years and was convinced that she would never be able to stop until she found the Barnet Stop Smoking Service.
Adrienne was fed up with her smoking cough – ‘it sounded horrible!’ – and was diagnosed…
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Adam's smoke free story
Adam’s smoke free story
Adam, 48, had been a smoker for over 30 years. After suffering a heart attack on his way to work in May this year, Adam made the decision to stop smoking for good.
“The route to…
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Jamie Oliver's Ministry of Food
Empowering Barnet’s communities with good food for good health: Ministry of Food cookery courses offer invaluable skills for young people and parents in Barnet
This summer, local young people and parents completed two…
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Advice from smokers who quit
Hear from Erene, Olivette and Chris – all ex-smokers – who quit smoking with expert support from their local stop smoking services.
Natasha's recovery journey
Now eighteen months without alcohol, Natasha is 'the happiest I have ever been'.
Chris quit smoking after 42 years - hear his story
Chris quit after 42 years of smoking. Hear what helped motivate him to quit, and how he has stayed smoke free.