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Covid-19

My COVID-19 Drama

I looked at the lateral flow test. In certain lights, I could just about make out a faint line next to the T. If I turned it ever so slightly, however, the line disappeared. This was just a trick of the light, I didn’t have COVID. Nah, surely not.

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Health and fitness

Health Claims Unpacked: Have your say on food labelling #AD

Over recent months, my youngest daughter Izzy has developed a new habit. She reads the nutritional information on the sides of cereal boxes or milk bottles and informs me what is in a food and whether it is healthy. I often have to explain to her exactly what the wording means, but I’m very happy

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Health and fitness

The joy of SUP (and other paddlesports)

When I was a teenager, my mother packed me off on an outdoor activity course with a bunch of kids I didn’t know. I think she was at her wits end and unsure how to deal with me: A frequently miserable, messy-haired, heavy metal-loving son. Although she didn’t say as much, it was clear she

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Covid-19

dads’ and men’s mental health during lockdown

Over recent weeks I think we have all faced various challenges dealing with the lockdown prompted by Coronavirus. I am delighted today to welcome psychotherapist and mental health specialist Noel McDermott back to Dadbloguk to talk about dads’ and men’s mental health during lockdown.

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Family Life & parenting

Help Us Help You: get the best from the NHS this winter

Winter always puts the National Health Service (NHS) under particular strain. The colder weather can be an issue for older people, more family gatherings over Christmas and New Year means flu has a greater chance to spread and norovirus is more prevalent. To ease the pressure, the NHS has launched a campaign called Help Us

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