Health & Wellbeing

PARENTS Online Platform Launches to 5-Nights per week

The Cellar Trust, a mental health charity based in Bradford, supported by Brathay Trust, a UK-wide young people's and family charity run the online platform PARENTS Online. Launching to 5-nights per week (previously 2-nights) from Monday 4th October due to increased demand.

Updated: Tue Oct 05 2021

Is Music The Answer To Stress?

The COVID pandemic has been an emotional strain for so many of us, whether we've felt incredibly socially isolated during the peak of national lockdown, lost our jobs, or received much lower A-Level grades than we expected in an algorithm by the UK Government - all during a global pandemic.

Updated: Sun Feb 28 2021

Expecting Pear-Ents

Leading nutritionist outlines why pears should be part of a healthy diet when you're expecting

Updated: Tue Feb 16 2021

"We are all only one hug away"

This Valentine's Day, NGO Movement On The Ground celebrate love by creating the world's largest virtual hug to connect us all amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic

Updated: Fri Feb 12 2021

How is Increased Screen Time Affecting Our Health?

Whether it be increased Microsoft Teams' meeting, a spike in family Zoom quizzes, or simply just more time spent glued to our mobile phone screens out of boredom, there is no denying that the collective screen time of the nation has grown drastically over the course of the past year.

Updated: Wed Feb 03 2021

Has Veganuary Convinced You to Make a Major Lifestyle Change For 2021?

As we approach the end of Veganuary, you may be reviewing how much you've missed your Sunday morning bacon and eggs or, Friday night cheese board. Maybe you haven't missed meat and cheese as much as you thought and are gearing up to embark on a plant-based diet for the rest of 2021. You may have noted changes in your energy levels, skin and hair too. Whether it has been a good or bad experience for you personally, well done for seeing the challenge through.

Updated: Thu Jan 28 2021

Skin Is In: The World's Top 5 TikTok Skinfluencers

Those of us with an interest in beauty will have noticed the seismic shift from makeup to skincare this year. Things have changed drastically even beyond the rules of lockdown and social isolation, with trends around beauty being one major industry that has evolved a great deal in a short period of time. Skincare has skyrocketed in popularity, with record-breaking sales meaning it has overtaken makeup as the highest-earning beauty category.

Updated: Thu Jan 28 2021

Taking Care of the Elderly Through Winter Period

The last year has been particularly tough for everyone but especially for the elderly. As they are more susceptible to COVID-19, most of them have been shielding and cooped up in their homes for most of the year.

Updated: Thu Jan 28 2021

Avoidable Cases of Negligence that Caused Harm to Employees

Worrying about damaging our health at work should be the least of anyone's problems. When going to a place of work, we should be guaranteed safety regardless of the situation. However, in cases of negligence, employers can fail to properly protect their employees.

Updated: Fri Jan 22 2021