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  • Report calls for complementary, traditional and natural medicine to rescue NHS from financial crisis

    A new report released by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Integrated Healthcare (PGIH) warns that the growing number of people suffering from long-term illness poses significant threats to the future sustainability of the NHS. The report, titled ‘Integrated healthcare: putting the pieces together’, is based on the findings of an extensive consultation carried out by…

  • Here’s to a happy 2019

    Action for Happiness (AFH) suggests we all try to make 2019 as joyful as possible from the start, with its Happy New Year Calendar for January. AFH publishes monthly calendars, offering daily affirmations on the theme of the respective month. The ‘Happy New Year Calendar’ follows ‘Do Good December’, ‘New Things November’, ‘Optimistic October’, ‘Self-care…

  • Top fitness trends for 2019

    Wearable technology is expected to be the top fitness trend of 2019, according to a worldwide survey conducted by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Identifying 20 trends that will shape the global fitness industry in the year ahead, the ACSM surveyed more than 2,000 health and fitness experts, who were asked to rank…

  • Dr Chatterjee looks at foot health in new podcast

    In this latest instalment of his Feel Better, Live More podcast series, GP, Author and TV presenter, Dr Rangan Chatterjee talks to Nick and Mike from The Foot Collective, a group of Canadian physical therapists on a mission to help people reclaim strong, functional and pain-free feet through foot health education. Dr Chatterjee says that…

  • Hypnotherapy highlighted by Metro

    Daily newspaper, Metro, highlights the use of hypnotherapy for fertility and the Accredited Register in a recent article on its website. The article discusses whether hypnosis improves the odds of conception, saying that ‘research has shown that hypnotherapy tends to work for around 72% of people in relation to fertility’. Furthermore, a fertility expert quoted…

  • Do good things this December

    Spreading good will through acts of kindness is the theme of Action for Happiness’ (AFH) Do Good December’ action calendar. AFH publishes monthly calendars, offering daily affirmations on the theme of the respective month. ‘Do Good December’ follows ‘New Things November’, ‘Optimistic October’, ‘Self-care September’, ‘Altruistic August’, ‘Jump Back July’, ‘Joyful June’, ‘Meaningful May’, ‘Active…

  • UK doctors at greater risk of anxiety than the public

    A growing body of evidence indicates that GPs need more support from the wider workforce, due to the increasing demands of their job and the toll this takes on their health and wellbeing. The latest report by the Society of Occupational Medicine and The Louise Tebboth Foundation found evidence to suggest that UK doctors are…

  • Integrating mindfulness with art

    National charity Paintings in Hospitals has partnered with Imperial Health Charity, the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust and emerging curator Briana Oliver to develop ‘Linear Meditations’, a new mindful hospital exhibition featuring the works of influential British abstract artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham. At Charing Cross Hospital, London, from the 14 November 2018, ‘Linear Meditations’ dives into the representations…

  • New Dr Chatterjee Podcast addresses plastic pollution crisis

    GP, Author and TV presenter, Dr Rangan Chatterjee turns his attention to plastic pollution in his latest Feel Better, Live More podcast. Dr Chatterjee talks to campaigner and Head of Oceans at Greenpeace, Will McCallum, about the effect of single-use plastic on the environment and what we can do to stop it. In addition, they…

  • Reading could help people experiencing loneliness

    Around 9 million people in the UK say they often or always feel lonely, a figure that is expected to get worse by 2030. A significant body of evidence has shown that reading could help halt the loneliness epidemic facing Britain, according to a report by leading think tank, Demos and charity The Reading Agency.…

  • Quote of the week

    ‘The vast majority of vegan products contain only natural ingredients. Opting for vegan products is therefore better for animals, the environment and our health.’ Wendy Stirling, founder and managing director of Botanicals (International Therapist issue 123 (Winter 2018) #VeganMonth

  • Supporting you to support others

    Self Care Week starts in just five days. Carrying the strap-line, ‘choose self care for life’, the annual awareness week reminds us that it’s important to make time to look after your own health and wellbeing, as well as your clients’. We know that being a therapist can be extremely rewarding, yet also physically and…