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    Living Loud 2019

    Our mission is to help people live longer, healthier and happier lives by overcoming, preventing and managing  lifestyle illness.  Here we share our understanding and ideas.

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    Snack attack: How snacking is making us fat

    Snack attack: How snacking is making us fat

    Ummm…..snacks. We all love those tasty snacks but the hard reality is that they are typically packed with sugar, full of calories and a m...
    Sugar Tax: the moment of truth

    Sugar Tax: the moment of truth

    Last week Irn-Bru manufacturer A.G.Barr announced plans to halve the sugar content from 10g per 100ml to just below 5g. Only a few months...
    We need to talk more about reversal of type 2 diabetes

    We need to talk more about reversal of type 2 diabetes

    In 2011, a landmark study demonstrated that it is possible for people to reverse type 2 diabetes by lifestyle change. Six years later, ma...
    The staggering cost of diabetes to your business

    The staggering cost of diabetes to your business

    Diabetes is costing the NHS £10bn a year and is estimated to cost the wider UK economy £23.7bn every year. How much is diabetes costing y...
    Healthcare Requirements:  What do Diabetics Need in 2017?

    Healthcare Requirements:  What do Diabetics Need in 2017?

    As mentioned in my last blog, I am fast approaching my 25th anniversary as a Type 1 diabetic. Having been diagnosed in Sydney at the age ...
    We need to build awareness for Type 1 Diabetes

    We need to build awareness for Type 1 Diabetes

    When I was 8 years old, I experienced something in my primary school classroom that would have a lasting effect on me for the rest of my ...
    Sugar Smart launches in Bristol

    Sugar Smart launches in Bristol

    Our team join our friends at the Jamie Oliver Food Foundation, Bristol City Council and the Bristol Sports to launch Sugar Smart in Brits...
    Diabetes advertising can save the NHS

    Diabetes advertising can save the NHS

    You’ve all read that the NHS is in crisis, it is costing us more and more. Advertising to increase public awareness of diabetes could sav...
    How a piece of string can extend your life by ten years.

    How a piece of string can extend your life by ten years.

    There's one thing that I would beseech everybody to do, it’s really simple..... Get a piece string or a dressing gown cord, anything like...
    Report: Childhood Obesity Summit

    Report: Childhood Obesity Summit

    Last week I attended the Childhood Obesity Summit joining such notaries as the Chief Medical Officer, the Chair of the Commons Health Sel...
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