Hello and welcome to your fortnightly health and wellbeing round up. We hope you will find the information useful.

Stress Awareness Month

It's Stress Awareness month and there's lots of advice and support out there if you are feeling overwhelmed.

A small amount of stress can sometimes help us to complete tasks and feel more motivated.

But long term stress can become a problem as it can affect our physical and mental health.

If you're finding it hard to cope then there's lots of help and advice on the NHS website. 

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

It’s Bowel Cancer Awareness month. Find out more about the signs and symptoms online at Bowel Cancer UK.

The exact causes of bowel cancer are not known but there are certain things that can put you at greater risk of developing the condition. Find out more about risk factors on the NHS. 

An important way to help prevent bowel cancer is to accept an invitation for a bowel cancer screening.

NHS bowel cancer screening checks are currently available to everyone aged 60 to 74 years, and this is gradually being expanded to also include people aged 50 and over.

Find out more about NHS bowel cancer screening here.

Get connected

Everyone feels lonely from time to time - loneliness can affect anyone and it can be hard to talk about.

Feeling lonely or isolated can have a negative impact on your mental health - especially if these feelings go on for a long time. So it's really important that we all work together to help tackle it.

There are lots of groups and projects across Derbyshire that are helping to tackle loneliness and improve social connections. Why not find out more about what is happening in your local area

Find out more here. 

Tips for teeth

Sign up to our oral health emails to get advice on how to care for your teeth and gums no matter how old you are.

Sign up online here.

Cost of living

Get information about the cost of living support on offer by signing up to our fortnightly newsletter.

Find out more here.

The 5 ways 

Did you know that there are simple, everyday things we can all do to give our moods a boost? Find out more about the Five ways to Wellbeing.

Find out more here. 

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Live Life Better Derbyshire is a free healthy lifestyles service that offers support on stopping smoking, losing weight, getting active and feeling good. Visit www.livelifebetterderbyshire.org.uk