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Become a NHS Trust Governor
Could you represent your community by standing for election as a governor for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust? The Trust provides wellbeing, mental health, substance misuse and learning disability services in the two counties. Covering a population of some [Read More]
Dementia cases rise in East Anglia
The East of England has seen an increase in the number of people diagnosed with dementia. [Read More]
UCS to head up Pro-Anorexia Research
University Campus Suffolk (UCS) has been awarded funding by the Nominet Trust to research pro-Anorexia websites. In association with eating disorder charity Beat and Childnet International, UCS is undertaking a 6 month study which aims to improve our knowledge and [Read More]
Girls: Protein Supplements will Make you Fit not Fat!
Many women are often under the false impression that if they take protein supplements they will instantly balloon in weight or transform into a muscle bound bodybuilder. [Read More]
Fitness: Is the spirit of the Olympics lost?
For many of us, this years Olympics will be a once in a lifetime opportunity to see the games in our own country. However, I fear the true spirit of the Olympics is somewhat diminishing. I for one, always thought the games were an event for “the people” a [Read More]
Slimming: Secret to weight loss – home-cooking
A recent survey found that only one in four meals is home-cooked yet a local slimming expert from Ipswich says it’s easy to create healthy and delicious dinners in your own kitchen and far more effective if you want to get in shape! Liz Torrie, who runs a Slimming World [Read More]
Norovirus forces ward closure at Hospital
A ward at West Suffolk Hospital has closed to new admissions after several patients showed symptoms of norovirus. A total of 16 patients on ward G3 have shown symptoms of the highly contagious diarrhoea and vomiting virus. The ward was closed to new admissions on Saturday [Read More]
Lottery opens small grants programme for Suffolk
Projects in Suffolk are now invited to apply for a Healthy Communities Small Grant from the People’s Health Trust, the independent charity responsible for deciding how the good causes money raised through the Health Lottery is spent. This new funding raised by [Read More]
Christmas Dieting Advice
With Christmas just around the corner, the party season is getting into full swing and a slimmer from Ipswich is ready to celebrate in style after losing four stone and ten pounds in weight. Pauline has dropped five dress sizes, since joining the Sllimming World Group at [Read More]
Fitness: Creatine Monohydrate
Anyone using sports supplements will probably have heard of a nitrogenous organic acid, called Creatine Monohydrate. Creatine has the ability to make you stronger, or more precisely, it breaks down into Adenosine Triphosphate, giving your muscles more energy to draw on in [Read More]
