How to boost your immune system

 Hello

There are a lot of illnesses around at present, I take Twinnings, immune support tea every day, and since I have done, that, I have not got a cold, so I recommend it on.

Miriam

Royal mail collection service

 Hello

If you are housebound with disability or want to return a package to a company, you can do so through Royal Mail, sometimes its free other times you have to pay, but it worth knowing, this service is available.

For more details, please go here.

Miriam

The Timms review conclusion

 Hello

As many of you will know, there has been a Timms review of the benefits system for disabled people, the following is what has been found.

We need to encourage people who have a temporary illness, to get them well and back to work.

Those with a mild long term condition, we can help them to work.

Those with long term conditions that will get worse, we give a life time of benefits.

To me that's the common-sense appropriate. Work is good for you, but those who cannot work, need financial support.

Miriam

Help for people on means tested benefits

 Hello

As disabled people, we have extra expenses to pay, and if you are on a low income, you probably want to save where you you can.

Most utility companies, offer special rates for people on means tested benefits its called a social tariff, plus with the water companies, you can have a water meter, if your landlord allows or you own the property, that can save you a fortune.

If you use a lot of water, you can also go on a special tariff, you just needs to apply for it.

I hope this helps.

Miriam

Extra funding for ME and Long covid

 

We have been delighted to see the positive reaction to our BBC Lifeline Appeal and would like to thank everyone who has watched, shared and donated to the appeal.   We have reached many new audiences with the video as seen from the number of new donors and social media followers we’ve had since it launched. The feedback we have received has been overwhelmingly positive, such as the below from a new follower: "I'm getting in touch because I was alerted to your BBC Lifeline Appeal via Instagram. I cannot tell you how supported, moved and seen I felt. Feeling so seen has helped me feel empowered, less alone and stronger inside.  I have shared the Appeal video to relatives and friends as well as from my Instagram account. Furthermore, the video helped me to feel more justified in asserting myself to speak out about the paucity of research and our treatment." Our video is still available to watch on the BBC website here, and we will continue to take donations towards the campaign until the end of May.

Donate

All money raised during the appeal will go towards our work to improve the lives of anyone affected by ME - meeting their needs today through delivering information, support and healthcare, and changing the future by investing in research.

Have you heard the news about major funding for Sequence ME & Long Covid?  This week we were delighted to announce that this new research project has received £4.75m from the UK Government’s Office for Life Sciences (OLS), signalling a transformative step toward uncovering the biological roots of ME/CFS and Long Covid. This funding was secured by Action for ME and our research partners, with the money going directly to University of Edinburgh to start sequencing DNA samples. Read more here.  Creating these partnerships and securing this level of funding is only possible thanks to donations from people through appeals like our BBC Lifeline – if you are able to donate to or share the appeal video, you are helping us to create these major research milestones and moments of real hope for all those affected by ME.

Warmest wishes,  The Action for ME Team

You can now watch and share our BBC Lifeline Appeal!

 

You can now watch and share our BBC Lifeline Appeal! Our appeal video was shown live on BBC One yesterday and is now available to watch and share on the BBC's website. We're delighted to have Montell Douglas as our BBC Lifeline Presenter! Montell features in our 9-minute video, alongside our CEO, Sonya Chowdhury, and the real stories of Andrea, Alice and Isla, and Mark who share their experiences of living with ME. We'd like to say a huge thank you to Montell and our fantastic contributors for supporting our appeal and the wider ME community.

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“ME is a condition that affects so many people, yet is still widely misunderstood and often overlooked. Through this appeal, I hope we can shine a light on the reality of living with ME, including those who are severely affected." - Montell Douglas

3 things that will improve your health

 

Hello

This is from Just one thing program, 3 things that can improve your health.

Drinking 4 cups of tea a day. The properties in tea are full of antioxidants, and will boost your health and make you more relaxed.

Having 3 beetroot a day, will help with concentration.

Having a piece of dark chocolate a day, will boost your brain power. If you are not keen on the taste, you can start with 55% and build up.

I hope this helps.

Miriam