Self-Care Week is a UK-wide annual awareness week during the 14-20th November. Self-care can be described as the actions that you take for yourself, on behalf of and with others to develop, protect, maintain and improve your health and wellbeing.

What is cholesterol?

Cholesterol is a blood fat, made in the liver which plays a vital role in how all our cells work. It’s needed for digestion, to make vitamin D, and to make hormones which keep your bones strong. 

 The 18th of October marks World Menopause Day 2022, which is all about supporting women who are feeling lost and are going through menopause and perimenopause.  

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a specific disease that effects the brain. AD is a type of dementia, which is a general term for a decline in ‘cognitive ability’ that includes memory loss and thinking difficulties. The two terms will be used interchangeably in this article. 

Understanding Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

What is it?

PCOS is a hormone condition that affects people with ovaries, it can develop at any age after puberty and affects around one in ten women in the UK!

Whatever your fitness level, exercise can be used to improve your mental health. In fact, more and more evidence is suggesting that movement through exercise not only improves your mental health but protects it.

With food prices on the rise, everyone is feeling the pinch at the moment, and more and more people are looking for ways to cut down their grocery bills. With just a few changes to your buying and cooking habits, you can cut down your costs without cutting your food's flavour and nutritional value.

Read below for FBF’s money-saving tips for your food bill: