Well Being
Making Sense of Cellular Radiation
About the radiation emitted from screens of mobile devices and the uncertainty surrounding its health impacts
Sensible Use of Screen Time
Well Being
Safety Net: What to Allow and What to Watch Out for on Social Networks
Things that are important to know on about the dangers of an the online cyber world and social media
Well Being
About Children and Screens
Despite screens are everywhere, intelligent use of them will allow to grow a healthy and active generation.
Unstressed and Healthy
Well Being
Relieving Stress: About Workplace Stress and How to Deal With It
Work related stress is a common characteristic of working in the modern world. What is stress and what can be done to prevent it and reduce its negative effects?
Well Being
Efsharibari any Place any Time: Coping with Emergency and Pressure Situations
How do we recognize negative feelings and thoughts among children and teens on time, and how do we better cope with them?
Well Being
Sleep and Weight Gain
Having insufficient sleep duration is a significant health disadvantage for both adults and children
Healthy Family
Well Being
Study: Regular Meals Help Children’s Health
Is skipping meals associated with an increased risk of developing overweight and diseases at ages 6 to 8 years?
Well Being
Less Advertising Slogans – More Health Benefits
Almost all parents know that encouraging children to eat or at least try, healthier food is a challenge. What can you do? Research is here to help
Well Being
UK: Despite Statutory Restrictions, Unhealthy Foods Still Take Center Stage in Advertising for Children
A study that explored the scope of food advertising for children on UK television found that advertisements for fast food chains were quite common
Smoking Prevention
Well Being
How Come My Neighbor Managed to Quit Cigarettes on a Single Day While I Am Still Struggling?
The majority of smokers try to quit smoking on their own without any professional support, but most are unable to do so permanently
Well Being
Smoking - Not Only Cigarettes: On New Smoking Products
Electronic cigarettes and new products in the smoking market - a seemingly innocent gadget brings new smokers
Well Being
The Ministry of Health is Proud to Present the National Quitline Call Center
For personal and professional smoking cessation counselling call *6800
Where it catches you
Tools and Publications
5 Things you should know Well Being
- Insufficient sleep may harm our physical and mental health and a correlation between sleep deprivation and obesity has even been found; lack of sleep causes weight gain, since it slows down the metabolism, and it intensifies the sensation of hunger
- Want the children to eat healthier? Don't try so hard! The children very justifiably assume that you would not have to invest so much effort in convincing had the food been tasty.
- Children who skip the main meals of the day (morning, lunch and evening) are at an increased risk for developing diseases associated with obesity, and diseases that are caused by it, such as heart diseases, vascular diseases and diabetes.
- Multiple studies have found that children do not know how to relate to advertising messages critically, and at a young age, do not know how to distinguish content from an advertisement. Because of that, many countries in the world have restricted advertising and marketing options for harmful food to children and teenagers.
- In Britain, the US, and Australia, it has been found that the vast majority of commercials on TV that market food products for children had products classified as harmful food.