Health and Wellbeing

Lifestyle

One way of being able to cope more effectively is to look after yourself. Eating well, getting enough sleep and being physically active aren’t just about being physically fit but about being mentally and emotionally fit as well. Looking after ourselves helps us cope with the challenges of life more easily and can act as a preventative measure as well.

Being physically active doesn’t mean donning lycra and spending hours in the gym, there are simple ways in which being more active can be built into your day to day life. Find out more via the links below:

Easy Exercise guide (pdf)

How to be more physically active (pdf)

Visit the NUH active page to find out ways in which you can be more active whilst at work.

We all know the importance of a good night’s sleep but knowing it and getting it is not necessarily the same thing. Click here for our guide to sleep (pdf).

Eating five a day, lowering our fat and salt is not just about reducing our weight and or chronic diseases. Eating the right foods can also improve our mood. Find out more with our Food and Mood fact sheet (pdf)

Although it may feel like it alcohol and smoking don’t actually relieve stress. At best they are a temporary measure and can even make things worse.

http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/alcohol-and-you/work-and-study/alcohol-and-stress.

http://www.smokefree.gov/pubs/FFree6.pdf.