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Get a good nights sleep
Try these simple steps to improve the quality of your sleep:
Prepare for the next day, before going to bed. Set the breakfast table, lay out clothes, check that electrical appliances and the computer is turned off.
Turn your Smart phone OFF.
Sunlight and Vitamin D
You need vitamin D to help your body absorb calcium. The best source is sunlight, which your body uses during the summer months to manufacture the vital vitamin in your skin.
What to do when you sustain an injury
Sprains and strains to muscles and joints happen to all of us and for most they are a painful, but temporary, reminder to be a little more careful. Prompt action can help your body to heal faster and may prevent further injury or prolonged pain.
Are you sitting comfortably?
With more of us sitting on a daily basis, a little care with our sitting posture can go a long way towards avoiding back strain and other related problems such as RSI (repetitive strain injury).
All about Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis, whose name comes from the Latin for ‘porous bones’, is a progressive condition that diminishes the mass (mineral content) of bones and weakens their structure, thus making them highly susceptible to fracture.