Category: Health
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Protecting your child’s skin in the sun
With summer fast approaching, make sure you’re ready to protect your child’s skin against harmful UV rays. British Skin Foundation spokesperson and Consultant Dermatologist Dr Anjali Mahto shares essential sun safety advice. Young skin & UV “Young skin is particularly vulnerable to the effects of ultraviolet radiation. Babies below the age of 6 months have…
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Sun awareness week
Happy Sun awareness week! Make sure you are protected “Sun protection doesn’t need to be complicated or expensive, it needs to be consistent… keep it simple and do it forever” – Unknown
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Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental Health Awareness Week 2017 is taking place from 8 – 14 May and aims to highlight why good mental health is only being experienced by a minority of the UK’s population. In a March 2017 study on Mental Health entitled Surviving or Thriving, the Mental Health Foundation found only 13% of respondents reported living with high…
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Four simple steps to stop being hard on ourselves
Mindful has recently drawn attention to the RAIN meditation, a mindfulness technique to address feelings of insecurity and unworthiness and encourage self-compassion. The acronym was originally created around 20 years ago by Michele McDonald and follows four steps of practising mindfulness, as outlined below: Recognise what’s going on Allow the experience to be there, just as it is…
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FHT members support the 2017 London Marathon
Following the great success of the 2017 London Marathon, FHT therapists offered their services to help tired runners on behalf of two leading charities, the MND Association and the Stroke Association. The 2017 London Marathon, which took place on 23 April, saw a record number of competitors take to…
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Sports therapist Nicholas Flanagan reveals why he chose a career in care
Following the release of the FHT’s second ‘My therapist helps me…’ case study, we have caught up with sports therapist Nicholas Flanagan who revealed why he chose a career in care. Why did you decide to train as a sports therapist? ‘I started my journey on a…
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Obese people have lower pain threshold, new research shows
An extra layer of fat won’t provide a cushion against pain – in fact, obese people are more sensitive to pressure pain than those who are not overweight, and they are equally susceptible to extremes of hot and cold. A new study, carried out at Leeds Beckett University, highlights the differences in pain response between…
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2017 FHT Training Congress: tickets are selling fast!
There are just 5 weeks left to go before the FHT will be celebrating all things holistic at the Holistic Health UK show! Tickets for the 2017 FHT Training Congress are selling fast, with over 100 delegates already booked to attend a variety of seminars from 32 industry experts. Don’t miss your opportunity to attend. Seminar topics…
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ThinKNotts – UK’s first community mass meditation event
On Saturday 13 May, the free entry event ThinKNotts will be held in Market Square, Nottingham. Featuring the UK’s first community mass meditation, a ‘sound bath’, workshops, educational health talks, music, holistic therapies, stalls and more, the public is invited for a day of well-being. This event will also introduce the Unplugged Space (US) meditation hubs…
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New film reveals scientists and the public have been misled over homeopathy
A new documentary premiered on April 6 presenting evidence that the world-renowned government research institute NHMRC misled the public in a 2015 report on the effectiveness of homeopathy which made headlines around the world1-3. Based on extensive research, the new film – “Just One Drop” – premiered at the Curzon Soho, London and features the…
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World Homeopathy Week
Happy World Homeopathy Week! “I can’t manage without Homeopathy, I never go anywhere without Homeopathic remedies.” – Paul McCartney
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Quote of the Week – World Health Day
“Take care of your body and it will take care of you” – Unknown What is your favorite quote of the week? Comment to rate this weeks now!
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