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Join us for the FHT’s training event of the year!
Our most popular training event of the year returns this May, with an exciting new programme of talks to help you gain new skills and develop in your career as a therapist. The 2019 FHT Training Congress will take place on 19-20 May at the Holistic Health Show, Birmingham, and will feature a range of…
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Laughter yoga featured on This Morning
Laughter yoga was recently featured on ITV’s This Morning, as hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield took part in a demonstration led by Louise Claire Gates. Louise introduced them to the therapy, explaining its origins and health benefits, saying that belly laughter can produce similar benefits to running and other exercises. She explained that when…
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The importance of touch
GP, Author and TV presenter, Dr Rangan Chatterjee talks about the importance of human touch in his latest Feel Better, Live More podcast. Rangan speaks to leading researcher, Professor Francis McGlone, who explains why touch is essential to the healthy brain development of humans and other mammals, and what the consequences are when we don’t…
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International Therapist Issue 127 (Winter 2019)
This issue includes articles on the following: Deactivating trigger points with soft tissue release, by Jane Johnson; An interview with leading academic, Professor Sarah Stewart-Brown; Developing the first NHS approved complementary therapy school, by Gwyn Featonby; Skin peels and the importance of best practice, by Dermalogica’s Candice Gardner; How massage techniques can help clients with…
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Quote of the week
At last year’s FHT Conference, Anita Mehrez, Deputy Clinical Lead of the complementary health & wellbeing service at The Christie, told us how important relaxation is for people experiencing cancer.
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FHT award winner profile: Gwyn Featonby
Complementary therapist and training provider at an NHS approved school, Gwyn Featonby, won the title of 2018 FHT Tutor of the Year at our annual Excellence Awards, held towards the end of last year. The award was presented to Gwyn at the 2018 FHT Conference: Supporting the Integrated Healthcare Agenda, held at The King’s Fund,…
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High-fibre diets linked with lower heart disease risk
Eating plenty of fibre reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and cancer, according to a landmark review commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO). As reported in The Guardian, the study will inform forthcoming WHO guidance and was led by a team at the University of Otago in New Zealand, whose last…
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FHT award winner profile: Brian Jauncey, MFHT
Brian Jauncey won the title of 2018 FHT Student of the Year at our annual Excellence Awards, held towards the end of last year. The award was presented to Brian at the 2018 FHT Conference: Supporting the Integrated Healthcare Agenda, held at The King’s Fund, London, on 29 November. The Excellence Awards aim to bring…
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Quote of the week
At the 2018 FHT Conference influential GP Dr Michael Dixon had many positive things to say about complementary therapies. One interesting point he made is that ‘GPs interested in complementary medicine are prescribing antibiotics 25% less’ than colleagues who don’t see them as beneficial.
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Free webinar presented by Jane Johnson on treating clients with neck pain
We’ve partnered with Human Kinetics to host a free webinar on treating clients with neck pain on Wednesday 27 March at 3pm – 4pm. Presented by Jane Johnson, the webinar will cover practical, safe and effective advice and treatments manual therapists and fitness professionals can use to help clients. FHT members will receive 5 CPD…
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