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Healthy eating starts in the school lunch box It seems you can't move these days without another story about unhealthy kids and the food we feed them. Anyone with the lunch box blues can use these tips to create healthy habits early. 1. Buy multiple compartment lunch boxes and use these to provide variety in the lunch box. 2. Buy a thermos and provide the occasional hearty soup as a way of breaking up the routine. 3. Use the compartments to stock a dip, plus snack items like raw carrot and celery sticks. 4. Include things like dried apricots and cheese blocks. 5. Unflavoured corn chips are relatively healthy and preferable to chips and a tasty addition to the lunch box. If anyone in the family has a health condition that may render them unconscious while out of the house, consider Continue reading →

Some times the best cure is prevention. So know and understand the signs of heart disease and do something about it - here are common symptoms to look out for: 1. Chest pain that feels like pressure, fullness, or a squeezing pain in the centre of your chest. The pain might be present for several minutes or it comes and goes. 2. You experience shortness of breath without necessarily having done exercise. There may or may not be some chest pain. 3. Pain in your chest that seems to travel to other parts of your upper body, for example your arms, back, neck, stomach, teeth, and jaw. Continue reading →

No one chooses to have a medical condition that can incapacitate you at any time – especially if you’re resolved to living as normal a life as possible. But it happens. For adults with diabetes or epilepsy, heart disease or one of the myriad health conditions that affect people, having a mediband can be a lifesaver. It lets strangers know immediately what the probable cause of disorientation or a collapse is. It lets paramedics get straight to the right treatment and it alerts hospital emergency staff to allergic reactions and any other instant medical needs. It reduces guesswork, speeds up treatment solutions and ensures you’re not misdiagnosed in the heat of the moment. Continue reading →

Sometimes our customers are the best advertising we can do! " I have a very rare Platelet Dysfunction and also have Epilepsy. I have bought the metal Medical ID bracelets before & had them engraved but, not only are they chunky & ugly, I have allergies to a few types of metal, so I'd always get an awful rash from them. I was overjoyed to find Mediband. I wanted to customise my own set and after writing to the company, I was pleasantly surprised by the speedy & overly helpful responses I got. I had my bands designed, ordered and paid for in under an hour. I will have peace of mind, wearing these bands, knowing that even if I'm unconscious, people will see the band (I love all the fantastic colours available) and know exactly what to do and what my conditions are. And best of all.... Continue reading →

A recent article on hive health media talked about the importance of good posture, and it wasn't just because grandmama was coming to dinner. There is a physical response the body makes to bad posture; just one is when the diaphragm is squeezed when slouching oxygen intake is reduced and this affects the brain's ability to concentrate. One study showed that people who were directed to sit and stand well had better concentration and they were happier. Get happier! Some quite simple strategies can make quite a difference it seems. Learn to argue less Continue reading →