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Gas Safety Week 2015 – Millions at risk from poor gas appliances #GSW15


Gas Safety Week 2015

Gas Safety Week 2015

This Gas Safety Week, more than 5.5 million people in the UK are putting their health at risk by not getting their gas appliances safety checked every year. In the last year there have been more than 67,000 gas emergency call outs to homes in the UK and, if left unchecked, gas appliances can cause gas leaks, fires, explosions and carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.

Jade Ullrich and her partner know all too much about the dangers of unchecked gas appliances. They moved into a Newquay property with their five year old son and, not long after moving in, Jade discovered she was pregnant with her second child. She quickly started feeling unwell, experiencing headaches, tiredness and extreme nausea. Jade’s parents came to stay at the property and smelt gas. An emergency gas engineer was called out who condemned the boiler as ‘immediately dangerous’ and switched it off. The boiler had not been serviced for 18 months and was found to be producing high levels of carbon monoxide.

Jade is supporting Gas Safe Register’s call to homeowners to protect themselves and their property by having a gas safety check, which costs as little as £60. Watch our video explaining the dangers of not having an annual gas safety check and what steps you should take to ensure your home is safe.


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What to do if you face workplace bullying – an important Web TV show for people with conditions like autism or multiple sclerosis


Anti-Bullying Week 2014

Anti-Bullying Week 2014

Have you ever experienced bullying in the workplace and would speaking out about it mean jeopardizing your job or future career prospects?

Recent research reveals that a staggering amount of people have been bullied in the workplace with a further frightening amount of people admitting to witnessing others being bullied.

Joining us in this special live and interactive show is former Head of the Anti-Bullying Alliance, Luke Roberts, employment lawyer Paula Chan, from Slater and Gordon where they’ll be discussing the best way to handle workplace bullying.

Our experts will be covering an array of topics and giving helpful advice especially with; how to spot the warning signs of being bullied, being bullied by a colleague to more frighteningly from your boss or management and whether speaking out can put your employment at risk.

They will discuss some of the most the most common forms of bullying such as rudeness, bitchy/gossiping behavior, intimidation, humiliation in front of colleagues, shouting and other forms of bullying that is taken in the form of racial discrimination or unfair treatment during pregnancy. Women confessed to having lost their jobs after announcing their pregnancy to their company or been subjected to bullied to the point of resignation. We discuss the best way to keep job security high in this instance.
Watch our show for more information on bullying, what to do and the best ways to cope.


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11 brilliant tips for maintaining great health – have a look at this infographic


11 Basic Guidelines for General Health and Longevity Infographic

A healthy lifestyle is essential to achieving optimal wellbeing and longevity. This infographic, “11 Basic Guidelines for General Health and Longevity,” gives you useful tips to help you live a long and healthy life. Use the embed code to share it on your website or visit our infographic page for the high-res version.

<img src="https://media.mercola.com/assets/images/infographic/general-health-guidelines.jpg" alt="11 Basic Guidelines for General Health and Longevity" border="0" style="max-width:100%; min-width:300px; margin: 0 auto 20px auto; display:block;"><p style="max-width:800px; min-width:300px; margin:0 auto; text-align:center;">A healthy lifestyle is essential to achieving optimal wellbeing and longevity. This infographic, "<a href="http://www.mercola.com/infographics/general-health-guidelines.htm">11 Basic Guidelines for General Health and Longevity</a>", gives you useful tips to help you live a long and healthy life. Visit our infographic page for the high-res version.</p>


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Men’s Health Month 2015 – So what is it all about? Please share this Facebook profile cover. #menshealthmonth


Men's Health Month 2015

Men’s Health Month 2015

Since the Second World War a huge amount of attention , and rightly so, has been given to the whole area of women’s health. But much less to the area of men’s health.

So around 20 years ago June became Men’s Health Month with the objective of not just raising awareness (which is important) but also to actually improve men’s health outcomes overall.

So the messages of this year’s Men’s Health Month are really straight forward and we can strongly support them.

  • Each more fruit and vegetables. Make sure you have at least one portion with each meal.
  • Do more exercise. Try for at least 20 minutes each day.
  • Go visit your doctor for a check up.

Yea we know that  you know this.

Great!

So go and do it. And tell your buddies to do it as well.

It would be great if you could like and share the Facebook cover which has been produced by the Men’s Health Month website to help us get the message out!