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Who we are and where we started
Steps to Your Healthy Future started as a Birmingham-based charity in 2017. It was set up to promote and preserve the good health of people suffering or at risk from long-term health conditions such as type-2 diabetes and pre-diabetes, by the provision of support and education.
Are You Living With Diabetes?
Fancy the opportunity to join an uplifting support group, that can help you positively manage your Health & Wellbeing concerns?
Type 1 support group
Don't forget that we now have a designated Type 1 diabetes focused online meet up group happening the 2nd Tuesday of every month.
What is "Cave Syndrome?"
After over a year of staying at home and following strict safety guidelines, many people are understandably reluctant to step out their front door and re-enter society. For some, they're downright terrified.
Loneliness is Harmful to Our Nation's Health
Thanks to remarkable new technologies and the widespread use of social media, we are more “connected” than ever before. Yet as a nation, we are also more lonely.
Classifying ultra-processed food
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are different. They are processed in ways that go far beyond cooking or fermentation, and they may also come plastered with health claims.
How ultra-processed food is ageing us
According to a study of 900 elderly Spanish men and women, the food we now categorise as ultra-processed - everything from frozen pizzas to chocolate bars and flavoured yoghurts - appears to age the body as well as increasing the risk of conditions such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
Struggling with Re-Entry Anxiety?
Many people are starting to feel confusion and anxiety about the future. It’s a trend psychologists are calling “re-entry anxiety”.
The Benefits of Guided Imagery
We all get stressed sometimes. The feeling can be triggered by many situations in your daily life. If you’re constantly stressed, it can take a toll on your overall health. It can also make it difficult to feel relaxed or calm.
Even identical twins respond differently to food
The largest ongoing study of its kind finds that people’s responses to food vary depending on a wide variety of factors. The findings suggest that the future of nutrition lies in personalised dietary advice.
Weight gain, what’s the deal?
Over the past two decades, the UK’s rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes have spiralled, something that has invariably been blamed on our intake of saturated fat.
Benefits of keeping active
Regular physical activity is one of the most important things you can do for your health.
Considering environmental impacts
When food environments change permanently, animals (and humans) evolve new strategies to adapt to the changed circumstances.
7 Low-Fat Diet Risks You Need to Know About!
Fats are an essential nutrient and one of the primary energy sources for the body. They also play a big role in weight management.
Grazing may be a terrible idea.
Here’s a suggested scenario, “Please don’t eat more than one snack a day.” Why? Well…
Obesity is a disease and not a lifestyle choice
The Royal College of Physicians has called for the recognition of obesity as a disease, and not a lifestyle choice.
Five Little-Known Dangers of Restricting Sodium Too Much
It has been widely argued and believed that too much sodium has been linked to high blood pressure, with health organisations recommending that you limit your intake.
Don't fixate on calories
Not all calories are created equal. Yeo argues that what really matters is not how many calories a particular food contains, but how that food is digested and absorbed by your body.
Coping with the reality of re-entry anxiety.
Anxiety is an important survival tool. What we refer to as anxiety is a physiological response to stress that puts our bodies into alert mode so we can spring into action in case there’s danger. So while the experience of having anxiety may be uncomfortable, it can also be really useful.
Identifying your emotional eating triggers.
The first step in putting a stop to emotional eating is identifying your personal triggers. What situations, places, or feelings make you reach for the comfort of food?