A healthy diet is all about balance

With so much information available online it’s not always easy to know what advice you should be following when it comes to nutrition and your health, but getting to grips with the basics of nutrition can have a positive impact on your body and mind. A healthy diet is all about balance and if maintained will help to counter the impact of stress, fatigue and anxiety.

Join our host Ruth Busby from Great Western Rail for August’s Wellbeing Wednesday where she speaks with Nutritional Specialist Niamh McMahon about how to improve your overall health through informed food choices.

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