The Brighton Health And Wellbeing Centre

Have you taken the ❤️ test? There are 16 questions and you need to be over 30 and have not got a history of cardiovascular disease.
After receiving your heart age and clicking on the “about your calculation” button, you get a percentage chance of having a heart attack or a stroke over the next decade.
There is then the option to see how your heart age and life expectancy are improved if you lose weight, lower your cholesterol and reduce blood pressure. You can see this by changing one of the major risk factors or any combination of the three.

This week we're shipping out the goodies purchased by our community for our HERA crowdfunding campaign. We are so grateful for the support by VisitBrighton and to all the small businesses who gave us donations: THANK YOU!!! Africa House Brighton, POLPO Brighton, The Walrus, Lipstick & Gunpowder, Laurence King Publishing Ltd, Archipelagos Brighton, Neptune, Sew In Brighton sewing school and New Steine Hotel - Also to our artists Jude Hart, Genevieve Smith-Nunes and Dan Blomfield and Bob Marshall-Andrews. 🙏 🙏 🙏 Photo by Dan Blomfield.

Come along and join the Martlets Hospice ‘glow-slow’ sponsored walk on 12th October. Tickets available below 👇👇👇

#BeClearOnCancer #BSL #BHWC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udyqDQM_q 6Y

More evidence that meditation can help soothe your pain away. And we are so lucky to live and work in a city a wonderful selection of centers which practice meditation and mindfulness 🙏🏻

Great to see the word being spread nationwide around #ArtsHealthWellbeing. News about our next HERA Arts and Health Project - supported by Arts Council England and our community - coming soon #MyHera

We hope that you have enjoyed our Gut Health focused week. Final Gut Health Fact #5: You can register with the British Gut Project to get a profile of your gut bacteria at britishgut.org PLEASE SHARE THIS POST! #BHWC

Gut Health Fact #4: A healthy diverse micro biome can help protect you from infections and help you to lose weight. It has also been connected to good mental health.

Gut Health Fact #3: Your micro biome is vitally important to your overall health and deserves to be cultivated like a vibrant garden! #NHS #BHWC

Gut Health Fact #2: There are 10 times as many microbial cells in your body as human cells. The microbial ones can weigh up to 2kg! #health #wellness #BHWC

FIVE THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT…GUT HEALTH! TUNE IN ALL THIS WEEK:
Gut Health Fact #1: We all have our own individual ecosystem of bacteria, viruses and fungi living within us.

Stress affects every part of our body. Every cell in our body is affected by stress. Interested to find ways to minimize and manage the stress in your life? Perhaps you should consider attending the BRAIN FOOD workshops with Anna Betz #health #wellness #Brighton

Socialising is key to improving our memory and brain health. BRAIN FOOD workshops (free to BHWC patients) will help you find a local group to join. Staying in touch with friends and loved ones is also good for your memory. Photo from our arts and health project HERA #MyHera

Vitamin D is good for your cognitive health – Step outside as much as you can (especially this summer!) #Brighton

ZZZ – Did you know that sleep is one of the best ways to prevent premature aging and memory? Find out more on the BRAIN FOOD workshops offered free to our patients this Autumn - all information on our website #health #wellness #NHS

Looking forward to NIPS Seminar at Phoenix Gallery on Mental Health and Children

Time to lose the sweet foods? - sugar can lead to premature aging of your brain. Find out more on the BRAIN FOOD workshops offered free to our patients this Autumn https://bit.ly/2AzB11W

Resveratrol is a powerful antioxidant that helps to protect your cells from the damaging effects of oxidation which will help contribute to your good cognitive health. Resveratrol is found in the skin of red grapes, red wine but also in all the dark berries.

We can confirm that Year One of Hera - BHWC's arts and healing project - is GREEN LIT! Thank you to everyone who helped contribute to raising £81,647 on our crowdfunding campaign with Arts Council England support - in addition we have just received funding from Sussex Community Foundation and some direct donations which brings us to a total of £97,000, which is well on target for our year one total of £101,500. THANK YOU - Over the rainbow we go 🌈 Everyone who pledged donations will be contacts and all rewards will be sent out as promised #MyHera PLEASE SHARE THIS TO SPREAD OUR NEWS!

an innovative approach to joining up the NHS with alternative therapy. . . great place to be

I love the innovative approach and all the effort that is being put into making this a really interesting and fruitful place to be.

Dear Barbara,

Thank you so much for yesterday's massage, you are amazing!

My neck and shoulders feel so much better and I had the first peaceful sleep in ages! Also my face, neck and chin are significantly less puffy today!

Thank you so much :)

Caring, efficient and go beyond what I've ever experienced with a GP practice to date. The online booking system is easy to register for and use and as long as you go on when it opens you can get a same day appointment.

I'm new to this GP and wellbeing centre but like what I see so far.

an innovative approach to joining up the NHS with alternative therapy. . . great place to be

I love the innovative approach and all the effort that is being put into making this a really interesting and fruitful place to be.

Dear Barbara,

Thank you so much for yesterday's massage, you are amazing!

My neck and shoulders feel so much better and I had the first peaceful sleep in ages! Also my face, neck and chin are significantly less puffy today!

Thank you so much :)

Caring, efficient and go beyond what I've ever experienced with a GP practice to date. The online booking system is easy to register for and use and as long as you go on when it opens you can get a same day appointment.

I'm new to this GP and wellbeing centre but like what I see so far.