Uncategorized 0 3rd April, 2020 Ten ways to start your day right in lockdown How you spend your morning is key. With much of the world in lockdown, mornings have changed for most people, and it can be hard to shift to a new routine. But starting the day positively can result in higher productivity and a general sense of wellbeing – something we probably all need right now.… VIEW ARTICLE >
Uncategorized 0 26th March, 2020 Five of the best video-call apps for keeping in touch with family Platinum Skies recognise that regular check ins with our residents help to protect the health and wellbeing of the individual and community. From an update on the residents welfare, to providing knowledge on how we have adapted our retirement living sites to follow the new government guidelines. As the current advice states that the UK… VIEW ARTICLE >
Uncategorized 0 24th March, 2020 How to make the most of your one chance to exercise outside The government has announced strict new measures for tackling coronavirus. At Platinum Skies, we have been closely following advice from Public Health England (PHE), the NHS and the government for all our retirement living sites and communities. To tackle the spread of coronavirus, Boris Johnson announced on Monday night that we’re only permitted to leave the… VIEW ARTICLE >
Uncategorized 0 17th March, 2020 Nationwide Building Society opens branches early for elderly and vulnerable The society is trialling new branch opening times during the coronavirus outbreak to help the elderly and vulnerable people manage their money. Britain’s biggest building society is trialling new branch opening times during the coronavirus outbreak, to help the elderly and vulnerable manage their money with a dedicated hour each morning. From March 18, more… VIEW ARTICLE >
Uncategorized 0 17th March, 2020 Six reasons to take vitamin C As a study examines whether vitamin C might help beat coronavirus, here’s how it can help improve your health. Many of us will reach for the vitamin C if we’ve caught a cold, or want to avoid getting one. But now scientists are looking at whether it could help beat coronavirus too. Chinese researchers are… VIEW ARTICLE >
Uncategorized 0 9th March, 2020 Healthy and Mindful Snacking By Barbara Cox, Head of Wellbeing Eating healthy and mindfully isn’t about resistance or restriction. It’s about enjoying the food you’re eating. We all eat unhealthily and mindlessly at times, whether we’re on the go at a service station, out having coffee with friends, in a hurry, watching TV or finishing all the food on… VIEW ARTICLE >
Uncategorized 0 6th March, 2020 Five ways to help future-proof your joints Joint wear and tear affects millions of us – but there’s still lots we can do to help keep them healthy now, and in the longer term. Many of us will experience some degree of joint degeneration or osteoarthritis as we get older, and Valentina Roffi, a clinical specialist physiotherapist at SprintPhysio.co.uk, says musculoskeletal problems… VIEW ARTICLE >
Uncategorized 0 3rd March, 2020 John Challis: ‘You only really regret what you don’t do in life’ As his one-man show hits the road, John Challis talks to Gabrielle Fagan about Boycie’s legacy, finding happiness, and the joy of making people laugh. John Challis is happy to accept he’ll always be best known for playing Only Fools And Horses’ cigar–chomping wide boy Boycie. The iconic BBC sitcom, which ran from 1981-1999, with… VIEW ARTICLE >
Uncategorized 0 2nd March, 2020 Worried about getting older? How to embrace ageing positively Could happier, healthy older age be all about mindset? Lauren Taylor speaks to the author of a new book aiming to transform our approach to ageing. When it comes to getting older, we’re bombarded with negative messages daily – and we appear to have simply accepted them as truth. The anti-ageing product market is huge… VIEW ARTICLE >
Uncategorized 0 20th February, 2020 Dame Julie Walters reveals bowel cancer diagnosis The veteran actress was given the all-clear following chemotherapy. Dame Julie Walters has revealed that she was diagnosed with bowel cancer. The Mamma Mia! and Billy Elliot star’s condition was discovered 18 months ago, after doctors found two primary tumours in her large intestine. The 69-year-old told the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire show that, following chemotherapy,… VIEW ARTICLE >