healthresources
Looking After You: online resources
Exercise, nutrition and sleep
UK Chief Medical Officers’ Physical Activity Guidelines Sept. 2019
The Lifecurve - discover how you are ageing using the free Lifecurve app
NHS online BMI calculator - are you a healthy weight?
Incontinence - Gusset Grippers aims to tackle incontinence using humour
Emotional and mental well-being
Anxiety Self Help Guide NHS Inform - there are guides here too for depression and problem solving
Minding Your Head - information on how to protect your mental and emotional well-being and the issues that can affect it e.g. anxiety or depression. It also contains information on the local services that can offer help and support.
Giles Brandreth 7 Steps to Happiness - book
Giles Brandreth 7 Steps to Happiness - video clip
Happiness TED talk ; Shawn Achor
Mindfulness Scotland - information on mindfulness and local courses available.
Green prescribing - enjoying outdoor recreational activities for well-being
TED Talk: Lessons from the longest study on happiness - what makes a good life to keep us happier and healthier
Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)
Cognitive health
Green space and cognitive ageing; Lothian birth cohort 1936
How Age UK contributes to Brain Ageing Research
Cognitive Fitness online course - Harvard Health
Reducing your Risk of Dementia