A new Family Helpline was launched on Monday 3rd of March to support families in Solihull. Families and people working with parents and children in the borough are encouraged to call 0121 788 4327 to access support. The phone line will be available between Monday-Thursday 09:00-16:30, and Friday 09:00-16:00. A dedicated team of experts will be able to provide advice on key Early Help topics, ranging from parenting guidance and child development to school attendance and support in coordinating Early Help assessments and plans. Support also involves signposting to local services such as the Solihull Family Hubs, managing child behavioural issues, ensuring…

In skin care, doctors use chemical peeling as a procedure to remove sun damaged pigmented and wrinkled skin by peeling it with chemicals. In skin care, doctors use chemical peeling as a procedure to remove sun damaged pigmented and wrinkled skin by peeling it with chemicals. As the old skin peels off, new skin appears that is much fresher looking. But chemical peeling does not slow the aging process or prevent it. What it does is to remove old damaged skin with a fresh looking new skin. After that it is up to you to take better care of…

Walsall Council collected approximately 115,000 tonnes of household waste last year, maintaining a 99.96% successful collection rate over that period.    On Wednesday 26 February, Councillor Kerry Murphy, Portfolio Holder for Street Pride, will deliver an update outlining key achievements across areas including highways and waste. Walsall Council maintains approximately 520 miles of local roads. Over the past year, 16.5 miles of Walsall’s roads were resurfaced, and 4,000 road defects were repaired. Meanwhile, 34,000 of the borough’s drains were cleaned, while 10 miles of road markings were refreshed. “ The success of our services is driven by our dedicated staff and…

are not twenty-one anymore! Now its time to start looking at the possibilities for anti-aging, not in the form of surgeries, treatments, or pills, but in exercising. When you begin to get older, your body will most likely go through different functions. Cells in your body may begin to slow down as you begin to get older. There may be differences in the rate that your metabolism is able to work. Because you are not growing anymore, you do not necessarily need the hormone for growth, meaning that it will slow down. This particular hormone slowing down will also cause…

A city food business which was found to be trading despite an active rat infestation has been successfully prosecuted by City of Wolverhampton Council. Environmental health officers investigated Sweet Elohim Afro Market in Lichfield Street after a member of the public contacted them with concerns. Officers discovered rat droppings throughout the store, which was selling fruit and vegetables in open boxes as well as other food in packets, tins and jars. Evidence of the significant infestation was also found where the open food was handled and ready to eat packaged food was stored. Officers immediately closed the premises, and it…

There are times on your weight loss journey when progress can come to a halt. Days or weeks can go by without you seeing movement on the scale, and it can get downright frustrating. After working with thousands of clients, I’ve noticed certain patterns that can cause this weight loss stoppage. Here are 3 of those patterns. 1) Eating more than you think you are. Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Zone Delivery Service, and other diet systems have one undeniable benefit to them – they define for the average person how large an actual “serving” is. Most of us underestimate the…

Today, we are consuming several products which can be dangerous and harmful to our bodies, as some of the products we consume contain toxic chemicals, which can cause major issues with our bodies due to the incapacity to digest them properly. One of the biggest threats we face today is that we are currently living in a world that contains, fast foods, fizzy drinks, and sweets. Obviously, we are aware that fruit and vegetable meals can be digested a lot quicker than unhealthy foods, however, the more concerning topic we would like to focus on is the increase in soft…

To some extend the habit of smoking is a product of socialization. Socialization is simply the tendency to repeat patterns of behaviour one sees other persons in the society exhibit. Socialisation is one major way children and young people learn social skills. Children and teenagers learn skills necessary to live and work in the society by a socialisation process. Unfortunately also bad habits and bad ways of thinking are learned the same way. If one lives or works together with other smoking individuals, one will more or less automatic adopt these individuals’ smoking habits. If one then tries to break…

With norovirus cases in Wolverhampton high, residents are being urged to do all they can to help stop the virus from spreading. Norovirus, also known as the winter vomiting bug, is a stomach bug that causes sickness and diarrhoea. It can be very unpleasant, but most people will make a full recovery within 2 or 3 days without needing any medicine. However, some groups – including young children, the elderly or those with weakened immunity – are at risk of suffering more serious and prolonged illness, which may require medical treatment. Symptoms include feeling sick, being sick and diarrhoea, as…

Folic acid, a water-soluble B vitamin occurs naturally in food and can also be taken as food supplements. Naturally occurring sources of folic acid includes green leaf vegetables (spinach, turnip), poultry, pork, shellfish, pea’s beans, liver, cereal and citrus furies. Folic acid is one of the necessary elements required for production and maintenance of human cell. Folic acid deficiency and diseases: Folic acid deficiency may cause various disorders. Some of these are highlighted below. Folic acid deficiency may cause weakness, poor growth, graying hair, inflammation of the tongue, palpitations and behavioural…