Action on Sugar are pleased to announce that this year’s Sugar Awareness Week will take place from the 8th-14th November 2021.

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Sugar Awareness Week will be an opportunity to celebrate the success of food industry, government and NGOs’ progress so far, and discuss the future for sugar and calorie reduction and it’s place in the government’s Childhood Obesity Plan.

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What is National Stress Awareness Day? Stress is something that all of us will experience, but there are ways to reduce the effects...

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Good to Read: Quick and Easy Stress Management Tips

International Stress Awareness Week was created in 2018 to raise awareness about stress prevention, following the establishment of Stress Awareness Day in 1998.

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Good to Read: Quick and Easy Stress Management Tips

Having a healthy gut microbiome is essential to good health and has never been more important. Recent research into how our microbiome

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Three women embark on a mission to find out why an

increasing number of women are emerging from their births physically and emotionally traumatised.

Their discoveries expose the truth and lead them to join

the birth revolution and forge a movement that hopes to

change the face of maternity care in Australia and across

the developed world.

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You're invited! More details here: See invitation

World Heart Day is celebrated on 29th September of every year. It is aimed at drawing people’s attention to heart illness and the range of associated health issues.

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Good to read: Listen To Your Heart - Don't Ignore These Heart Attack Signs

Migraine is the third most common disease in the world, with an estimated global prevalence of one in seven people. Despite being recognised as one of the most disabling lifetime conditions, awareness and understanding is low.

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Good to read: Headaches? Migraines? Say No More

Now in its third year, World Wellbeing Week returns in June 2021 to provide the opportunity for participants worldwide to promote an overall awareness for the wide-ranging aspects of wellbeing, including social, physical, emotional, financial, career, community and environmental wellbeing. Wellbeing is something we all need to consciously work on daily by creating new healthy habits that make us feel good and spark joy. Something so important in these challenging times of ours.

This year's UK Mental Health Awareness Week theme is "Nature and the environment". 

During long months of the pandemic, millions of us turned to nature. Research on the mental health impacts of the pandemic showed going for walks outside was one of our top coping strategies and 45% of us reported being in green spaces had been vital for our mental health. Websites which showed footage from webcams of wildlife saw hits increase by over 2000%. Wider studies also found that during lockdowns, people not only spent more time in nature but were noticing it more.

Find out more on how to get involved in this year's campaign here. 

May is the month for Maternal Mental Health Month. This coincides with Maternal Mental Health Week and Day.

Studies have shown, that in most countries, as many as 1 in 5 new mothers experience some type of perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (PMD). These disorders often go unnoticed and untreated which then could lead to tragic and long-term negative effects on mothers, children, and fathers alike.

has been held every April, since 1992 to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic. According to the Mental health Foundation 74% of UK adults have felt so stressed at some point over the last year they felt overwhelmed or unable to cope.

If you are feeling stressed, anxious or overwhelmed you will find these acupressure points very  useful. Also an array of knowledge and helpful tips can be found on The Stress Management Society's website. The link below will take you straight to their Stress Awareness Month page. 

A woman is a full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform - Diane Mariechild

Happy International Women's day!