Improve your mental wellbeing by home growing your own veg

Growing your own food can have huge benefits for your mental wellbeing — and your diet… From the archive: Mountain Rescue Magazine Autumn issue 78, October 2021: Roger Saxby of the Fire Fighters Charity. Gardening can have huge health benefits — both physical and mental — and growing your own organic fruit and veg is…

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Ovarian cancer. How much do you know about it?

Ovarian cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in women. Catching it early could improve your chances of not only overcoming it, but also making a full recovery From the archive: Mountain Rescue Magazine Spring issue 80, April 2022: Kath Savage, the Fire Fighters Charity Nursing Services Lead. There are currently no…

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How much is too much? Know your alcohol limits

We all know mountain rescuers enjoy a cheeky beer or two, especially at conferences. But how much is too much? From the archive: Mountain Rescue Magazine issue 76, Spring 2021. Irene Ramsden, welfare case worker for the Fire Fighters’ Charity. Given that more than one in three adults drank more alcohol during the first lockdown,…

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