Information & support for young people
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  What's on at SYIS 

Tue 7th September

Mental Health Quiz. how much do you know?

Wed 8th September

Self-harm awareness

Thu 9th September

Self esteem

Fri 10th September

CADSS in to talk about drugs and alcohol
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  Food & Healthy Living 

BBC Health

Fancy getting fit?  Find out here how fit you already are and how active you need to be to stay healthy.  Also get information on nutrition, recovering from injury and how to fit exercise into your daily routine.

 

BBC Health - Healthy living

Get advice on how to get into exercise, maintain a healthy weight and even make a fitness plan.

 

BBC Health - Nutrition

Get all your nutritional information here from the importance of carbohydrates and protein to the risks of alcohol and what dietary tips are thought to prevent cancer.

 

British Nutrition Foundation

For all your food and nutritional advice check outv this website, including resources for schools and recipes.

 

Channel 4 - Health

This site explores a wide range of health problems form metal health to embarrassing conditions such as body odour, also seen an illness on a soap or TV programme, all will be explained here.

 

Eat Well - Teenagers

This is a great site which gives the facts on food; what really makes you fat, what junk food can still be healthy and even a section on busting food myths, give it a look and see what you could be eating to “eat better, look better, feel better”.


Five A Day Campaign

Do you eat 5 fruit and veg a day?  Find out here, more about the Government's aim to get everyone eating more fruit and vegetables eat day, in a bid to improve our health.

 

Food Standards Agency

The Food Standards Agency is the UK’s independent food safety watchdog, and on this site they explain genetic modification and what it means for our food.

 

National Healthy School Standard

The National Healthy Schools Programme is an exciting long-term initiative which is making a significant difference to the health and achievement of children and young people in these 4 main areas: Personal, Social & Health Education, Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Emotional Health & Wellbeing.

 

Nicktrition

This fun site from Nickelodeon has loads of cool info on staying healthy along with activities, videos and the chance to share your health tips with others.

 

Nutri People

Nutri People is the home of UK nutritional practitioners. Here you will find healthy eating tips and also a database of qualified nutritional practitioners working one-on-one in private practice with the general public.

 

Organic Food in the UK

Giving you the facts about organic food, as well as providing you with some tasty recipes.

 

Plan Organic

Plan Organic has all the latest news about organic food and farming, with details of where to go to find good organic produce, and links to other sites about organic farming.

 

Sam Stern - teen chef

Teen chef and author of three cook books with a 4th on the way “Sam Stern’s Student Cookbook”, this guy makes cooking enjoyable, even when you’re a student. His site has tasty, fast and very easy to cook recipes, from smoothies to thai chicken burgers! So you think you're too young to cook - think again and get in the kitchen!

 

Snack Dash

Collect the healthy food options in this online game. Watch out for that junk food though!

 

Sustrans

Sustrans is a charity that works on projects to encourage people to walk, cycle and use public transport in order to reduce pollution from motor traffic, and they are also a good way of keeping fit.

 

Vegetarian Society

Know what a veggie is? Considering cutting out meat from you diet altogether?  Visit thgis interesting website for advice if you're a new veggie and find out more on the health benefits of cutting out meat.

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