By Hannah Buckland, Healthy Hearts Care Planner Having already written about carbohydrates and fats, it’s only right that we take a look at the third macronutrient: protein. Although it seems to spark less confusion than the others, there is still a common perception that you cannot...
By Hannah Buckland, Healthy Hearts Care Planner Today’s topic, fats, is one that many find confusing and difficult to understand. We realise that for some of you, nutrition may be the last thing on your mind right now, but for others you may find you have...
By Shirin Nargis Fatima Ahmad Respiratory infections are headline news these days, with the new disease Covid-19, caused by a coronavirus, taking centre stage. Coronaviruses are a family of viruses which get their name because they look like they’re wearing crowns (divas, I know!), and settle in people’s airways, where they multiply...
In light of the current situation with COVID-19, we would like to inform our all our community partners that Healthy Hearts (which includes Kick-It Stop Smoking) has now moved to a remote offering for Healthy Lifestyle and Stop Smoking programmes. We would like to reassure you that...
By Hannah Buckland - Healthy Hearts Care Planner We just want to take a moment to say that, due to the current situation around Covid-19, we realise that diet may not be top of your priority list – and we completely understand. We also acknowledge that...
When it comes to calories, there tends to be a lot of confusion. How many calories should you be eating as part of a healthy lifestyle? Or is it the quality of those calories that really matters? As is often the case with nutrition, there...