Help Us To Help You Stay Healthy
- Not smoking
Help with giving up is available from your doctor or nurse.
- Eating healthily
A high-fibre, low fat diet is best.
- Regular exercise
The equivalent of 30 minutes brisk walk daily reduces blood pressure, cholesterol, and your risk of heart disease.
- Taking alcohol in moderation
If you were drinking, a maximum of twenty-one units per week for men and fourteen units per week for women, with alcohol free days.
- Not using illicit substances
- Having regular cervical smears
All the evidence suggests that it is women who never had smears who have the highest risk of death from cervical cancer.
- Attending for routine breast screening
Ladies 50 years old or when invited. This may help detect breast cancer earlier when it is more easily cured.
- All the recommended vaccinations when due
All are safe but if you have any concerns please discuss them with your Doctor, Nurse, or Health Visitor.
- Keeping your own adult vaccinations up to date
This is especially true for foreign travel when up to 8 weeks notification may be needed to ensure maximum protection for travellers.
- Following all instructions given by a doctor or nurse carefully and taking your medication as advised
If you forget anything or do not understand what you have been told or if you feel your medication do not suit you, please discuss with us.