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  • 20% off all voucher books for a limited time only Offer your clients the perfect gift for friends and family this Christmas. With £5, £10 and £20 denominations these unique books are a great way to promote your business.  Order here before 14 November 2014 Image: Dollar Photo Club, FHT

  • Behind the headlines NHS choices looks at recent reports into the effect of broccoli supplement, sulforaphane, on autism following a study by the Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, the University of Massachusetts and The John Hopkins University School of Medicine. The study found the symptoms of ASD improved in two-thirds of adolescent and young men who took…

  • Quote of the week. Do you have a favourite quote or saying? Image: iStockphoto, FHT

  • Beauty salons should consider breaking with stereotypes, says audio branding specialist A study conducted by PH Media Group has found the typical voice profile used by firms in their audio branding is female and aged 25 to 35. The most popular voice is also friendly and reassuring in tone, helping to convey a sense of…

  • The King’s Fund ‘How healthy are we?’ infographic reports that musculo-skeletal disorders and mental health problems accounted for more than half of years lived with disability in the UK in 2010. Access the guide, which contains basic facts on the health of England’s population » Image: Dollar Photo Club

  • Free book extract One of the leading advocates of shiatsu, Akinobu Kishi trained with and assisted the founder of zen shiatsu, Shizuto Masunaga, and is widely regarded as the heir to Shizuto’s work. Akinobu developed seiki soho, which takes the practice of shiatsu beyond manual techniques, and in this extract from his book, Sei-Ki: Life…

  • Quote of the week via Kiah at FHT HQ. Do you have a favourite quote or saying? Image: iStockphoto, FHT

  • Congratulations to first student to win monthly FHT prize draw! Congratulations to Marta Dominguez Alonso from Londonderry, our first therapy student to win a £25 Gift Card and fob watch, as part of FHT’s 2014/15 Student Package. If you know a therapy student who is not yet a member of FHT, direct them to www.fht.org.uk/student…

  • Base Formula Consultant Aromatherapist, Joannah Metcalfe, writes about the use of black spruce essential oil for its calming properties on the Base Formula blog: Black Spruce essential oil (Picea mariana) has an exceptionally deep, resinous, rich aroma, with slightly smoky hints and a refreshingly cleansing aroma. It is distilled from the needles and twigs of…

  • Today is World Mental Health Day – an annual celebration of mental health education, awareness and advocacy.  In the International Therapist article, State of Mind, Dr Karen Pilkington looks at the evidence base and use of complementary therapies in anxiety and depression. Read the article here Find out more about World Mental Health Day here…

  • Is there room in our treatment plan for clinical assessment? To answer this question, perhaps we can ask ourselves what the purpose of clinical assessment is.  When a patient comes to see you for a treatment, you must first determine where to treat, what to treat and the techniques you are going to use to…

  • Quote of the week via FHT Registrar and Compliance Manager, Julie McFadden. Do you have a favourite quote or saying? Image: iStockphoto, FHT