Hazel Wallace's Blog, page 51

Child + adolescent mental health

Never before have we heard so much about child and adolescent mental health in the news, and for good reason. A recent survey of nearly 8000 children and young people…

PHE Cervical screening campaign

Cervical cancer is the 2nd most common cancer in women under 35. 2600 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer every year and 690 women die from it every year (that’s…

Lemon + Poppyseed Pancakes

Lemon and pancakes are a classic. Lemon and poppyseeds are also a classic. Put them together and you’ve got a pretty deliciously classic pancake. Just in time for Shrove Tuesday…

Mexican Quinoa Bowl

Mexican food can have a bit of a bad rap for being a fairly ‘unhealthy’ cuisine, and I’m sure many people just think of burritos when the they think of…

Women’s health – for our sake and for the sake of future generations

Did you know that even before we are born certain factors can determine our risk of developing chronic, lifestyle-related conditions, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, later in life? It…

Baked Blueberry Oats

I’m 100% a sweet-over-savoury gal, and I’m definitely a dessert gal, so baked blueberry crumble with yogurt for breakfast is, quite frankly, the DREAM. It’s also really delish with kefir…

Dietary fibre + bowel cancer risk

Over half of bowel cancer cases in the UK are thought to be preventable (1). The link between lifestyle factors (e.g. diet) and the risk of cancers, particularly bowel (or…

Chana Masala Stuffed Potato

It’s time to take that weekday baked potato up a gear – stuff it with some chana masala spiced chickpeas! Job done.

Do we eat enough iron?

Humans need iron for cell growth and production of red blood cells in our blood – amongst many other important processed in the body! (1). However, the National Diet and…

HPV vaccine in boys

I’m sure you’ll be familiar with HPV vaccines being given to girls, but what about boys? A quick internet search will quite easily show the push for boys to now…