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If you are overweight, losing weight can help reduce the stress on your heart and lungs. Losing weight can also help you to lower your blood pressure, improve your blood sugar level, reduce pain in your joints, reduce your risk of blood clots after surgery, reduce your risk of wound infections after surgery, allow you to exercise more easily and reduce the risk associated with having an anaesthetic.

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Being fully present in the moment when you're eating, without distractions, may improve your eating experience, promote positive, healthy eating habits and behaviours.
What is mindfulness?

Mindfulness is being aware of the experiences presenting themselves to you. It means paying full attention to the unfolding moment, without judgement, and accepting what it is. This may help you to consider your thoughts, physical sensations and behaviours without reacting automatically.

What is mindful eating?

Mindful eating is an approach to food that focuses on being fully present while you're eating. It also increases awareness of your thoughts, senses and feelings during and after you eat. It means:

Allowing yourself to become aware of the positive and nurturing opportunities that are available through food selection and preparation, by respecting your own inner wisdom

Using all your senses to choose to eat food that is both satisfying to you and nourishing to your body

Acknowledging responses to food without judgement (likes, dislikes, neutral)

Becoming aware of physical hunger, and satiety cues to guide your decisions to begin and end eating

Why be more mindful when eating?

Mindful eating opens up an opportunity to appreciate food more and make a better connection with it. Some studies suggest that mindful eating can help support emotional eating and binge eating, promoting a healthier relationship with food.

Eating mindfully may also help regulate appetite, aid digestion and make eating an enjoyable and pleasurable experience. Mindful eating isn't about restricting yourself, it is about enjoying and appreciating food. Although some people may find that eating more mindfully leads to weight-loss, doing so with the expectation or intention to lose weight can be self-defeating.

How can I eat more mindfully?

Practising eating more mindfully is something that many of us can benefit from - whether to create better eating behaviours or a better appreciation for food. Here are some useful tips on how you can practice eating more mindfully:

Slow down when eating - Chew your food well and take time to pause while you're eating by putting your cutlery down between each mouthful. It may help you feel more relaxed and help you enjoy your eating experience. Slowing eating can allow your body to recognise when it is full. This is because when your stomach has taken enough food, a hormone called leptin is released from fat tissues which sends signals the brain of fullness. It is thought, however, that it takes around 20 minutes for this process to occur.

Avoid distractions - Try not to eat while you're on your laptop, phone, reading or watching TV so that you can relax and enjoy your food in the moment.

Listen to your body - Practise recognising when you feel hungry by thinking about what it feels like in your body to feel hungry. When you eat, start with the amount of food you expect to make you feel comfortably full. Try to avoid periods of extreme hunger or extreme fullness. Remember you can always eat more if you still feel hungry.

Reflect on your thoughts and feelings - Recognise when you are eating for reasons other than physical hunger. Sometimes emotions can trigger hunger, therefore, it is important to identify what drives your eating.

Some things that may help you recognise emotional hunger from physical hunger are:

Emotional hunger is likely to come on suddenly whereas physical hunger will build over time.

Emotional hunger will usually create a craving for a particular food whilst physical hunger is more likely to be satiated by any food.

It is entirely normal to eat in response to thoughts and feelings from time to time. Recognising this without judgement, and satisfying your emotions by enjoying the food slowly with all four senses. This can support you with emotional eating behaviours.

Plan ahead and stick to regular meal times - Make a plan of your meals and snacks for the week. Also, consider eating at regular times throughout the day. This helps to regulate your levels of hunger which could impact positively on your eating behaviours and food choices.

Enjoy each mouthful - Take time to recognise the aroma, flavour, taste and texture of your meals. This will help you enjoy your eating experience.

Eat food for fuel and nourishment - Choose nutritious foods that are satisfying to you, give you energy and are nourishing to your body.

Avoid labelling foods - All types of food can play a part in a healthy and varied diet. Instead of focusing on what foods are "good" or "bad", focus on achieving a variety of different foods that provide satisfaction, enjoyment, and nourishment.

Summary

Eating mindfully is a way to enjoy what you're eating whilst being attuned with your body and acknowledging your thoughts and feelings. It can help encourage positive eating behaviours and healthy eating choices as you choose foods that are nourishing as well as satisfying to your body.

This approach may not be suitable for those with an active eating disorder. Mindful eating can lead to justification of undereating and can be harmful to those recovering from eating disorders and disordered eating. Mindful eating is of limited use to people with Anorexia, because of their need for distraction from, rather than increased awareness of eating behaviours.

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You have any of the main symptoms of sleep apnoea:

your breathing stops and starts while you sleep

you make gasping, snorting or choking noises while you sleep

you always feel very tired during the day

If someone else has seen you have the symptoms, it can help to bring them with you.

Sleep apnoea can be serious if it's not diagnosed and treated.

Coronavirus update: how to contact a GP

It's still important to get help from a GP if you need it. To contact your GP surgery:
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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common condition that affects the digestive system.

It causes symptoms like stomach cramps, bloating, diarrhoea and constipation. These tend to come and go over time, and can last for days, weeks or months at a time.

It's usually a lifelong problem. It can be very frustrating to live with and can have a big impact on your everyday life.

There's no cure, but diet changes and medicines can often help control the symptoms.

The exact cause is unknown - it's been linked to things like food passing through your gut too quickly or too slowly, oversensitive nerves in your gut, stress and a family history of IBS.

Page last reviewed: 24 February 2021
Next review due: 24 February 2024

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are constipated and it's not getting better with treatment

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are bloated and it lasts a long time

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have lost weight without trying

are constipated and feel tired all the time

are taking medicine that's causing constipation - such as opioid painkillers

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Sleep problems are common, and the reasons we struggle to sleep are likely to change throughout our lives, for instance, illness, work or having a baby are possible causes.

A few sleepless nights are usually nothing to worry about, but it can become an issue if a lack of sleep starts to affect your daily life.

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The Eatwell Guide shows how much of what we eat overall should come from each food group to achieve a healthy, balanced diet.
You do not need to achieve this balance with every meal, but try to get the balance right over a day or even a week.

Most of us still are not eating enough fruit and vegetables. They should make up just over a third of the food we eat each day.

Aim to eat at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and veg each day. Choose from fresh, frozen, tinned, dried or juiced.

Remember that fruit juice and smoothies should be limited to no more than a combined total of 150ml a day.

Fruit and vegetables are a good source of vitamins, minerals and fibre.
Find out more about how to get your 5 A Day

Starchy food should make up just over a third of the food we eat. Choose higher fibre or wholegrain varieties, such as wholewheat pasta and brown rice, or simply leave the skins on potatoes.

There are also higher fibre versions of white bread and pasta.

Starchy foods are a good source of energy and the main source of a range of nutrients in our diet.
Find out more about starchy foods

These foods are good sources of protein, vitamins and minerals. Pulses, such as beans, peas and lentils, are good alternatives to meat because they're low in fat and they're a good source of fibre and protein, too.

Choose lean cuts of meat and mince, and eat less red and processed meat like bacon, ham and sausages.

Aim for at least 2 portions (2 x 140g) of fish every week, 1 of which should be oily, such as salmon, sardines or mackerel.

Find out about fish and meat.

Milk, cheese, yoghurt and fromage frais are good sources of protein and some vitamins, and they're also an important source of calcium, which helps keep our bones healthy.

Try to go for lower-fat and lower-sugar products where possible, like semi-skimmed, skimmed or 1% fat milk, reduced-fat cheese or plain low-fat yoghurt.
Find out more about milk and dairy foods

Unsaturated fats are healthier fats and include vegetable, rapeseed, olive and sunflower oils.

Remember all types of fat are high in energy and should be eaten in small amounts.
Find out more about the different types of fat in our diet

These foods include chocolate, cakes, biscuits, sugary soft drinks, butter, ghee and ice cream.

They're not needed in our diet, so should be eaten less often and in smaller amounts.
Get tips on cutting down on sugar

Water, lower-fat milks, lower-sugar or sugar-free drinks and tea and coffee all count.

Fruit juice and smoothies also count towards your fluid consumption, but they contain free sugars that can damage teeth, so limit these drinks to a combined total of 150ml a day.
Find out more about water, drinks and your health

How does the Eatwell Guide work?

The Eatwell Guide divides the foods and drinks we consume into 5 main food groups.

Try to choose a variety of different foods from each of the groups to help you get the wide range of nutrients your body needs to stay healthy.

It's important to get some fat in your diet, but foods that are high in fat, salt and sugar have been placed outside of the main Eatwell Guide as they're not necessary as part of a healthy, balanced diet and most of us need to cut down on these.

Unsaturated fats from plant sources (for example, vegetable oil or olive oil) are healthier types of fat.

But all types of fat are high in energy (calories), so they should only be eaten in small amounts.

On average, women should have around 2,000 calories a day (8,400 kilojoules) and men should have around 2,500 calories a day (10,500 kilojoules). We all need different amounts of energy (or calories) from food to be a healthy weight. How much you need depends on lots of things, including how active you are.

Find out how food labels can help you choose between foods and pick those lower in fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt.

Combination foods

Many foods, such as pizzas, casseroles, pasta dishes and sandwiches, are combinations of the food groups in the Eatwell Guide.

With these meals, check the ingredients and think about how these fit with the sections on the guide to help you achieve a balanced diet.

Does the Eatwell Guide apply to everyone?

The Eatwell Guide applies to most of us, whether we're a healthy weight or overweight, whether we eat meat or are vegetarian, and no matter what our ethnic origin.

Anyone with special dietary requirements or medical needs might want to check with a registered dietitian on how to adapt the Eatwell Guide to meet their individual needs.

Children under the age of 2

The Eatwell Guide does not apply to children under the age of 2 because they have different nutritional needs.

Between the ages of 2 and 5, children should gradually move to eating the same foods as the rest of the family in the proportions shown in the Eatwell Guide.

Read more about babies, toddlers and young children's nutritional needs in Your baby's first solid foods.

Download the Eatwell Guide booklet

For more information, including details of which foods are included in the food groups, download GOV.UK's The Eatwell Guide.

Healthy eating support

Food and diet advice on the NHS website includes:

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Once referred to our service, we will invite you to attend an information session (an online version is available).

The aim of the information session is to:

Introduce you to the service and our team

Provide information on persistent pain and how it differs from acute pain

Discuss why self-management is key to living well with persistent pain

Outline the options available

Enable you to make informed decisions about which aspects of the service best suit your needs

If you decide to attend our service, we will ask you to fill out questionnaires prior to your first appointment. Along with what you tell us in this appointment, and information taken from the referral, the questionnaires will help us gain a better understanding of your problems and allow more time for us to work with you in finding solutions to manage your pain.

A follow up appointment may be arranged for:

A medication review

Specialised physiotherapy

Specialised occupational therapy

Individualised psychological therapies

Specific injections to diagnose the source and potentially reduce your pain

Tailored information as to how you can focus on living your life well, despite the pain

An inter-disciplinary pain management program (PMP) - see PMP section on this website for further information

All of the support provided by our service is evidence-based and follows national and international guidelines for persistent pain management.
Whilst waiting to attend the service there are many useful resources you can access to support you to self-manage your pain.
Please follow this link to the useful links page in this section.

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You will be seen by a Health and Care Professions registered Physiotherapist via our online video assessment platform called Attend Anywhere. Your physiotherapist who will take a detailed history of your issues, and will then assess you problem. This may include asking you to perform movements and activities.

Everything that you tell the Physiotherapist will be kept completely confidential. If possible, please have ready a list of the current medication that you are taking.

Often you will be provided with advice to help manage/improve your symptoms, this can include a set of exercises to perform at home. You physiotherapist may then arrange a follow up consultations.

Please note - we now have a limited number of face to face appointments available across the Health Board that are currently reserved for individuals meeting specific criteria that indicates the need for a specialist face to face assessment. This will be determined by the assessing clinicians during virtual or telephone consultations.

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Our amazing team of regulars and part-time volunteers are committed to helping others. We take our convictions and turn them into action. Think you would be a good fit? Get in touch for more information!

Our History

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Our History

Seeing a need for energetic, nonprofit work in this area, we formed our organization to provide sensible solutions. We are here to provide counselling support for those suffering from Fibromyalgia and their mental health issues. The other support we offer is to help complete an application for benefits and support through the process of manual reconciliation and tribunals.

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We focus on making the maximum positive effort for our community. Our members and volunteers provide the momentum that helps us affect change. Using data driven models, we provide solutions that make a long-lasting difference.

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Fibromyalgia Support UK is a charitable organisation to help those who have Fibromyalgia to gain access to counselling services. Also the charity we support those who have Fibromyalgia with benefit advice when dealing with their claims with a manual reconciliation and a tribunal hearing if required.

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Kick the Habit is a smoking support programme delivered by Swansea Bay University Health Board, who provide expert advice through educational workshops and nicotine replacement therapy.

The journey to stop smoking can be a difficult one but at Kick the Habit you will find people who are dedicated to supporting you and helping you achieve your goal.
When are the sessions?
Every Monday evening, 6pm - 7pm.
Where are the sessions?
In the Press Room at the Swansea.com Stadium.
How long is the programme?
Kick the Habit is a 6-week rolling course, meaning that you can join at anytime and complete at your own pace.

A further six weeks of support will then be provided by a pharmacist.
Sign up now!
To make the first step on your journey and sign up to 'Kick the Habit', click here or ring the national smoking cessation helpline on 0800 085 2219.

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Kick the Habit is a smoking support programme delivered by Swansea Bay University Health Board, who provide expert advice through educational workshops and nicotine replacement therapy. The journey to stop smoking can be a difficult one but at Kick the Habit you will find people who are dedicated to supporting you and helping you achieve your goal.

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Fit Jacks is a free 12-week health and wellbeing programme which combines information about healthier choices with free weekly fitness sessions which cater to your fitness levels. Participants on average lost 5% of their body weight and saw benefits which remained long after the course was finished. Join the thousands of football fans across the country who are already benefitting from the programme.

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Swansea's Social Prescribing Service. SCVS is working in partnership with the 5 SBUHB GP clusters across Swansea to deliver a Social Prescribing Service - 'New Ways to Wellbeing'.
We have come together in order to share services and expertise. This partnership aims to promote wellbeing for individuals and encourage positive engagement in the local community.
What is Social Prescribing?

Social prescribing is a service connecting people to non-medical sources that will enable them to improve their health and wellbeing. These sources can include activities, opportunities, or connections to community groups and voluntary organisations. *

This service can help those who may be feeling isolated or disconnected for reasons such as:

Bereavement

Chronic illness

Carer responsibilities

Long term absence from work

Mild mental health problems

It is not an emergency or acute service, staff are not medically trained and patients take an active role in co-producing plans and options to improve their wellbeing.

The Social Prescribing Link Worker provides a connection between the GP, the patient, community projects, and third sector organisations. Social prescribing complements the GP service in taking a holistic view of a patient's health and wellbeing by supporting people to re-engage with their community.
*Signposting to a group or organisation does not imply an endorsement of them or their services by Cwmtawe GP Cluster or SCVS
This service is open to anyone over 18 who is registered with any of the GP surgeries within the 5 SBUHB Clusters in Swansea:

Bay Cluster - Gower Medical practice, Kings Road Surgery in Mumbles, Sketty and Killay Medical Centre, St Thomas and West Cross Surgeries, The Grove Medical Centre, University Health Centre, Uplands and Mumbles Surgery

City Cluster - Brunswick Health Centre, Greenhill Medical Centre, Abertawe Medical Partnership, Kingsway Surgery, Mountain View Health Centre, Nicholl Street Medical Centre, SA1 Medical Centre, The Harbourside Health Centre

Cwmtawe Cluster - Cwmtawe Medical Group (including Clydach, New Cross and Sway Road surgeries), Strawberry Place Surgery, Llansamlet Surgery

Llwchwr Cluster - Estuary Group Practice (including Gowerton Medical Centre and Penybryn Surgery), Princess Street Surgery, Talybont Surgery, Ty'r Felin Surgery

Penderi Cluster - Brynhyfryd Surgery, Cheriton Medical Centre, Cwmfelin Medical Centre, Fforestfach Medical Group (including Dr Bensusan surgery and Dr Powell Surgery) and Manselton Surgery

Referrals can be made by your GP or any health professional in your surgery. The Social Prescribing Link Worker will then contact you to arrange an appointment where they will listen and explore what your needs might be and provide information on what is available in the local and wider community to help you find your way back to wellbeing.

The Link Worker can also discuss and address any potential problems or barriers to you accessing these options and help you where appropriate.

You can expect to see the Social Prescribing Link Worker a minimum of 3 times, and have the opportunity to find your own way to wellbeing. Appointments are available at various times and days.

For more information on New Ways to Wellbeing Social Prescribing Service please contact the Link Worker in your area:

Bay Cluster: Lois Woodward (Tues morning / Weds / Thurs)
07436 250717 / [email protected]

City Cluster: Stephanie Bailey (Mon / Thurs / Fri morning)
07960 430001 / [email protected]

Cwmtawe Cluster: Nia Williams (Mon, Tues & Weds morning)
07961997599 / [email protected]

Llwchwr Cluster: Siân Parker-Martin (Tues - Thurs)
07436 250719 / [email protected]

Penderi Cluster: Ruth Robinson
07951 328915 / [email protected]
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We have come together in order to share services and expertise. This partnership aims to promote wellbeing for individuals and encourage positive engagement in the local community. Social prescribing is a service connecting people to non-medical sources that will enable them to improve their health and wellbeing.

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Digital Inclusion Wales - Digital Support

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Digital Inclusion Wales - Digital Support

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Digital exclusion is not a new issue

Almost 30 years after the launch of the World Wide Web, many people are still excluded from digital services. They still lack the equipment, connectivity, motivation and digital skills needed to make full and confident use of the online services and other opportunities offered by the internet.

7% of adults in Wales are not online

The level of digital exclusion in Wales is higher than in the UK, with as many as 7% of the population, or 170,000 people, not using the internet.

Digitally excluded people are some of the heaviest users of health and social care services, so risk being left behind in the digital health revolution.

Digitally excluded people are likely to be:

Older adults: There is a higher proportion of digitally excluded people in older age groups. Only 41% of people over 75 have basic digital skills, compared with 87% of 16-49-year-olds. Older adults are not, however, a homogenous group. Internet use is increasing among older adults. 61% of people aged 65-74 have all five basic digital skills.

People with disabilities or long-term health conditions: 90% of people with a disability or long-term health condition use the internet, compared with 96% of those without. People with disabilities may require help in identifying appropriate assistive technologies.

Those with lower educational attainment: 93% of those with qualifications at degree level or above demonstrated all five digital skills compared with 51% of those with no qualifications. Many may benefit from more assistance in initial adoption of digital services or in broadening the range of services and activities which they use and participate in online.

Lower income individuals and families: Those who are economically inactive are less likely to use the internet (86%) than those in employment (99%). Lower income families and individuals may be affected by access to and affordability of devices and connectivity. As they may not have access to devices and networks, they may also not have developed digital knowledge, motivation or skills.

People in rural areas: People living in rural areas who are not online are usually excluded due to problems in broadband provision, both for fixed line and mobile broadband services. There are still many areas of Wales affected by not-spots, although the prevalence of these is reported by our case study participants to be diminishing.

Welsh speaking people and others who do not use English as their first language: Digital systems and their associated support processes need to be designed to accommodate the needs of Welsh speakers and speakers of common minority languages. This does require consideration in how services are implemented and supported.

Socially isolated and lonely people: Digital exclusion can be a facet of other social issues faced by individuals, for example, those facing social isolation and loneliness may also be excluded from digital interaction.

Homeless people: It may be assumed that homeless people are excluded as a by-product of their situation. Homeless people, however, include groups that, while they may not have access to permanent housing, may be 'sofa surfing' or may be in temporary accommodation such as hostels. Many people in these situations do have access to mobile devices and may face issues of affordable connectivity rather than complete exclusion from digital services.

There are clear public policy and equality reasons for improving digital inclusion, as well as a strong business case.

What are the benefits of being online?

The benefits of being online for people, especially older people, unemployed people and those living in social housing, include:

Time saved through accessing services digitally.

Cost saved through accessing services and purchasing goods digitally.

Reduced loneliness and isolation.

Increased employability.

Improved self-care for minor ailments.

Improved self-management of long term health conditions.

The benefits for organisations, particularly in the health and care system, are:

Improved take-up of digital tools and services.

Lower cost of delivering services digitally.

More appropriate use of services, including advice services, primary care and urgent care.

The most recent analysis of the economic impact of digital inclusion comes in a report prepared by Cebr (Centre for Economics and Business Research) for Good Things Foundation and published in July 2022. This suggests a net present value of providing everyone in the UK with digital skills of £12.2 billion.

Savings by 2032 include:

Time savings from undertaking government and financial transactions online - £3.9 billion.

Transactional benefits from shopping online - £3.5 billion.

Savings to the NHS from reduced GP appointments - £899 million

Digital Communities Wales: Digital Confidence, Health and Well-being can work with your organisation to help you take practical action to support digital inclusion locally. Contact us to find out how we can help.

Use this map to search for somewhere near you for support in using the internet safely.

The statistics in this webpage have been taken from the National Survey for Wales 2021/22 and the National Survey for Wales 2022/23.

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It can be much harder to show the same compassion to ourselves as we do to other people.

We're often much more critical of ourselves, particularly in tough situations, but this just makes a difficult time feel worse.

The mindful way is to meet life's challenges with an element of self-compassion, rather than passing judgment on yourself.

When you next face something difficult or disappointing, run through some of these phrases in your head:

"I'm okay."

"I can handle this."

"I'm doing my best."

"One setback does not mean I will fail."

"I do not need to be perfect."

"I can have limitations."

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