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Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing
Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing

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3 Staying well with the five pillars

The NHS ‘How healthy are you?’ quiz will have helped check your general levels of health and wellbeing. Now we’re going to go through the five pillars in more detail. We’ll show you how they can help you boost your physical and mental health and wellbeing.

The image is a drawing of five pillars labelled, left to right, ‘Nutrition’, ‘Hydration’, ‘Physical activity’, ‘Cognitive stimulation’, ‘Social stimulation’.