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Tuesday, 11 March 2025 21:21

By Martin Webber

We get tips from a GP in Southborough on how exercise and good diet can improve your general health.

As part of West Kent Radio's mission to help local people improve their quality of life, we've been working on a series of pieces.

Our repoerter Liz Barnes has been speaking to local doctor Elizabeth Xiradakis, who gives straight forward and clear advice highlighting NHS guidelines.

Dr Xiradakis (pictured below) currently works at St Andrew's Medical Centre in Southborough. 

Dr Xiradakis stresses that this is not patient specific advice, so you should always seek advice from your own doctor before following anything discussed in these interviews. 

Feature 1: Exercise tips - find out how much vigorous exercise the NHS recommends you do each week...

Feature 2: Improving Our Diet - find out what Ultra Processed Food is ... and why you might want to avoid it.

West Kent Radio's Liz Barnes (pictured below) herself is a keen cyclist and is a member of a local cycling group.

 

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