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Long-term benefits of stress management techniques for women with breast cancer
After primary treatment, many women affected by breast cancer experience long-term physical and psychological challenges that can have a negative impact on their quality of life. A report[1] recently published in Cancer suggests that providing women with stress management techniques early in their breast cancer treatment can improve their mood and quality of life many…
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FHT Excellence Awards 2022 Finalists Announced
We are excited to announce, that after much deliberation by our expert judging panel, our FHT Excellence Awards 2022 finalists have been chosen! Our awards celebrate not only the best in therapy practice, standards and professionalism, but also the very best within us. Our brand new award categories for 2022 – Volunteer Service Award and…
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Protect your salon from cyber threats
While the perception is that smaller businesses are at less risk of cyber-attacks, the reality is quite different. According to the latest Government Cyber Security Breaches Survey, 39% of all UK businesses reported cyber breaches in the last year – and those were just the ones reported. One other figure that should grab salon owners’…
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Beetroot juice and coronary heart disease
Studies show that a glass of beetroot juice can help those with coronary heart disease New research suggests that a daily glass of beetroot juice reduces harmful inflammation by boosting nitric oxide levels, helping those with coronary heart disease. People with the condition have lower levels of nitric oxide, which is produced naturally by the…
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Health and Care Act 2022 July Update
The Health & Care Act and the future licensing of aesthetic practitioners completing non-surgical cosmetic (aesthetic) procedures The new Health and Care Act 2022 gives the Government powers to introduce a licensing scheme for practitioners who operate in England. Work is now underway to decide what the licensing scheme will look like. This will then be…
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Professional Development Conference 2022: Sarah Kuipers
Transition Rituals: How to leave the stress of work at work and make the most of your time off How often has your evening been ruined by your mind churning over a difficult interaction with a client? Do you sometimes feel exhausted on arriving home and shout at your partner or lose your temper when…
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FHT Professional Development Conference 2022: Sarah Woodhouse
Q&A with Sarah Woodhouse Tell us a bit of background about yourself… (Why and how did you get into the industry? What did you do before?) I’m Sarah Woodhouse, a Reflexologist, Bowen therapist and Reiki practitioner based in Suffolk. I used to be in the charity and education sector before deciding I wanted something more…
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FHT Professional Development Conference 2022: Sarah Catlow
A Q&A with Sarah Catlow Q&A questions Tell us a bit of background about yourself… I have been teaching in higher education, across both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, for 25 years where I mainly teaching the treatment and prevention of MSK injuries and emergency trauma. My research interests include the biomechanics of injury, prevention of injury…
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Q&A questions Karen Gilbert from Fragrant Alchemy 1. Tell us a bit of background about yourself… (Why and how did you get into the industry? What did you do before?) I fell into the industry by accident back in 1990 when I got a temp job on the promotions team for the Shiseido launch in…
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FHT Professional Development Conference 2022: Clare Riddell
Q&A with Clare Riddell Q&A questions Tell us a bit of background about yourself… (Why and how did you get into the industry? What did you do before?) I studied a sport Science degree at Loughborough University in 1994, then trained as a PE and Maths teacher. This taught me that i didn’t want to…
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FHT Professional Development Conference: Lisa Pollitt
A Q&A with Lisa Pollitt Tell us a bit of background about yourself… (Why and how did you get into the industry? What did you do before?) Hello, I’m Lisa, I live with my wonderful partner in Stockport and I have 1 amazing son who is now 30, where has time gone! I am also…
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FHT Professional Development Conference 2022: Susanna Terry
A Q&A with Susanna Terry Tell us a bit of background about yourself… (Why and how did you get into the industry? What did you do before? As I was growing up I would see people suffering from physical or emotional/mental complaints offered conventional treatments which were invasive and often had side-effects and unsatisfactory outcomes.…
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