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Winter Warming! Even though we are told the world is warming, I am pretty sure it will be cold in February! If you are like me, you will find being cold an unpleasant sensation and to be avoided as far as possible! It is good to keep warm, not just because it feels nice, but also because it is good for our health. Rupa Joshi, Deputy Medical Director for NHS England – South West and a GP, has written in her blog about the bad effects of cold weather on our health and how to minimise these effects.  Click here…

A New Year boost for our Health & Wellbeing! By the end of this month every household should have received their own copy of the Wedmore Directory of Health & Wellbeing. This is our guide to all the local organisations and people who can help to boost that feel-good factor in our lives. There is good evidence that striving towards these ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ can have definite health benefits too, eg, ‘keeping moving’ can lower the risk of a number of significant diseases, for example, coronary heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, depression and dementia. Details can be found…