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10 tips to beat the January blues
Health, Sports & Psychology

10 tips to beat the January blues

...health and exercise releases endorphins. So you don’t have to be training hard or going to the gym to keep active - there are lots of ways to feel the benefits, whatever your level of fitness. Free Course: Exercise and mental health 2: Eat well [sliced fruits in a ceramic bowl] What we eat can affect the way we feel. Eating regularly will help your blood sugar from...
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Building the first Thames sewer system
Science, Maths & Technology

Building the first Thames sewer system

...Health resolved that every house should be drained, they ought alos to have found a sufficient means of carrying off the filth so removed from houses; but the task was too much for them, and, carrying off the honours of originating sanitary reform, they left the heaviest part of the work to parochial delegates. So our streets were well-drained, the filth is entirely...
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Life After Death
History & The Arts

Life After Death

...Health in Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies at The Open University. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a series of public talks titled ‘Ageing Well’. These 6 lectures are presented on a monthly basis and aim to facilitate your learning about agerelated changes and things we need to be mindful of, as we grow older. All the way through the...
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The technology of crime control
Society, Politics & Law

The technology of crime control

...public thoroughfaes and on the roads. Now these are increasingly being used not just by the police, but also private security companies .. Are these technological innovations useful in controlling crime, if so at what cost to our own personal freedom and liberties? We talked to two police representatives fom Newcastle and Gwent, and to the General Secretary of the civil...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
World Heart Day 2016
Miscellaneous

World Heart Day 2016

...Health and Wellbeing qualifications. World Heart Day was created in 2000 to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading cause of death, claiming 17.3 million lives each year and the numbers are rising. By 2030, it is expected that 23 million people will die from Cardiovascular diseases annually–more than the population of...
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What are the connections between music and memory?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What are the connections between music and memory?

...area of mental health. Find out how much you know! Select to begin the interactive... [Music and memory interactive image] Click on the image above to launch the interactive music and memory feature. Instructions For best results, use a modern web browser. Upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer or try a free alternative like Google Chrome, Firefox or Safari....
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Children’s experiences with digital technologies
Education & Development

Children’s experiences with digital technologies

...public debates surrounding the use of technologies by children understand the role of evidence in claims made about digital technologies and children understand the effects of digital technologies on children’s learning and development identify good quality digital content for children using evidence-based guidelines...Children’s experiences with digital technologies:...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Ads of our time – are teens susceptible to food ads in digital media?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ads of our time – are teens susceptible to food ads in digital media?

...Health Organization has warned that we need to tackle rising obesity rates worldwide as a matter of urgency. It concluded that marketing for unhealthy food affects children’s preferences and we should reduce their exposure to it. In contrast, food companies use psychological research to argue that teens - unlike younger children - are competent decision-makers. They...
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