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Can I become fitter by doing short bursts of exercise?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can I become fitter by doing short bursts of exercise?

...health goals might be within your grasp - or at least a short walk away. Richard Metcalfe adds some caveats...A growing body of advice suggests doing small amounts of moderate exercise can make a significant difference to your health. Academic research is being turned into headlines such as: “Spending two minutes an hour walking instead of sitting can help you live...
Pathways To Success in Higher Education
Education & Development

Pathways To Success in Higher Education

...Health and Social Care The Health and Social Care Pathway looks at how we provide help and care for those in need or vulnerable. Such work offers a unique sense of fulfilment. The current focus in frontline health and social care is on giving service-users more independence, choice and control. These developments mean there’s greater demand for well-trained people...
Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’

...Health web pages and read up on things like ‘How much exercise should my child do?’ to give you an idea of what is to be expected. 2: Have you noticed any major changes? [Boy with no appetite] We all have fluctuations in terms of our emotions and overall functioning, children are no different in that regard. But it can be hard for children and young people to...
How can I support bereaved neurodivergent children?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can I support bereaved neurodivergent children?

...Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. Not everyone experiences grief in the same way. Whilst under-researched, there is evidence that neurodivergent people may experience grief, as well as the social practices around death and bereavement, differently from others. This is thought to be related to their neurodivergence – in the differences in how their...
A blow to the head; a blow to rugby?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A blow to the head; a blow to rugby?

...health dangers of NFL football, following the mounting evidence that repeated concussions can lead to degenerative brain disease - chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). CTE is a neurodegenerative disorder characterised by a diminished ability to think critically, slower motor skills, and can lead to volatile mood swings. Unfortunately, at the current time, CTE can only...
Inside the mind of Trump's true believers
Health, Sports & Psychology

Inside the mind of Trump's true believers

...health care could be so complicated.” And, of course, Trump had no political or public sector experience to inform his most controversial decisions. Yet he masterfully parlayed this shortcoming into the virtue of being an “outsider” battling an entrenched Washington establishment. Hoffer viewed “true believers” as craving “a new life – a rebirth – or,...
How to keep your kidneys healthy
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to keep your kidneys healthy

...health and emphasis is placed on the preventative aspects of care, to minimise the risk of kidney disease...10 March is World Kidney Day! Learn more by exploring www.worldkidneyday.org What are the kidneys and what do they do? [A medical model with detachable organs laid out on a pink background] The kidneys are paired bean-shaped organs located in the lower back region....
What is politics?
Society, Politics & Law

What is politics?

...public services such as infrastructure, health care, education, employment and other social services. Of course, not all states provide citizens with the same kinds or quality of services. Likewise, successive governments may not always provide the same kinds of services as their predecessors. While one government may be concerned with the issue of national defence and...
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