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High-dose vitamin C supplements have become a popular way to ward off colds, but are they really worth the money? While it’s true that vitamin C is an antioxidant that helps to fight disease and infections
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care?' and 'What impact will it have on the local community?' For key press releases, it's always worth following up with a phone call. Always check with the journalist whether now is a good time to talk
it’s important we take a step back now to consider the future of care for older people. It’s worth remembering, after all, that crises can often illuminate important factors that were always there ... social prescribing makes total sense: fulfilling activity is good for health, as well as making life worth living, especially for someone without a strong network of family and friends. The numbers likely
stubborn uncooperative. However, it's worth remembering that they might be thinking the same things about you. Even when concerns are well-intentioned, it's worth bearing in mind that no one enjoys
By the time she got in touch, she hadn’t left the house in a year. Age Cymru Gwent adviser Angela Worth visited Beatrice at her home: “She was very chatty, and after talking to her I realised there was
big question mark over their contribution to care provision in this country in future [ii] . It is worth adding at this point that Age UK believes the MAC got this badly wrong: care workers may be low paid
people and getting them out of the house, involving them, and making them feel they’re still worth something.” Jemma Thornton, Age UK Sutton It gives us the chance to offer physical activity
she’s unable to, so she’s concentrating on returning to teaching. “It makes my life worth it. It gives me a purpose. If I didn’t do it, what would I do? I don’t want to be lying
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