Food allergies are common among adults and children and below I have given you some information you may not know.

Around 1 of 5 people in the UK have a food allergy but they may not all know about them.

Symptoms of food allergies can include:
Skin Reactions
Upset stomach (diarrhea, vomiting)
breathing difficulties
Swelling of eyes

Some people can outgrow their food allergy but more often than not you don’t and have to find a way of living with this even though that may be harder done than said.

If you think you may be allergic to a form of food go to see your doctors who can diagnose correctly and let you know how to deal with this.

I recently took the course to be the first aider at my work place and it was a lot harder than i thought it would be.

This course is aimed to give you training on what to do if there is an emergency at your workplace but this can also be used in your every day life as well.

The course takes 3 days to complete and you have a practical test at the end of the 3rd day, i was petrified at having to do a practical test but it was not that bad and i passed with flying colours.

I would recommend this course even if you are not the chosen 1st aider as it is a good skill to have.

People being admitted to Hospital for weight loss surgery shot up by 55% last year from 5000 people in 2007-2008 to almost 8000 people in 2008-2009.

There are lots of health risks from putting on weight eg, type 2 diabetes, hear disease so you can see why the NHS are not too happy about this because not only are they having to perform weight loss surgery (eg stapeling, gastric band) but they are now having to deal with all the other problems people are getting.

I am not sure how this can be as there is currently a credit crunch but hey what do i know.

Not many people have a good excuse to be fat so i dont feel sorry for all of them.

I was recently sick and decided to look online to see if i could figure out what was wrong with me before going to the Doctors and went on the NHS Direct website as it has a tool which enables you to check your symptons  and get advice on how to treat your illness.

if you do not have access to the internet you can call 0845 4647 and speak to someone who can give you the same information.

You can also get advice on the recent Swine Flu virus that was spreading around the UK and other countries.

I think this is an excellent website and i urge other people to try it instead of going to a Doctor for little illnesses which enables them to look after the really sick people.

I have been trawling the internet for some tips on how to have a healthier life and i have listed below the ones i think can be easy to maintain.

1. Cut down on alcohol
2. Try and walk 10,000 steps per day
3. Swap junk food for healthy food
4. Quit smoking
5. Get to bed earlier and get more sleep
6. Get the kids active to make you more active
7. Swap fizzy pop to water as it is recommended you drink 3 liters a day

I am not sure about you but i think the above are all easy to start and also to carry on with.

Let me know how you get on…