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  • 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…

  • FHT members’ therapies promoted in Natural Health

    We are delighted to have contributed two articles to Natural Health magazine’s December issue, to promote FHT members and the therapies they practice. In a two-page feature, FHT Vice President Maria Mason offers readers 6 ways to thrive this winter—therapies that will help to melt away troubles and warm your body from head to toe.…

  • Announcing the 2018 FHT Excellence Award winners

    Congratulations to all our winners and finalists at yesterday’s 2018 FHT Excellence Awards! Held at The King’s Fund, London, on 29 November, the awards followed the FHT Conference, where leading experts in research, education and health and social care discussed the integration of complementary therapies into mainstream care. Conference and awards host, Janey Lee Grace—a…

  • FHT Conference supports integrated healthcare

    At yesterday’s FHT Conference we were delighted to bring together leading experts in research, education and health and social care, to discuss the integration of complementary therapies into mainstream care. Held at The King’s Fund, London, on 29 November, the conference got under way with two presentations that focused on research. Professor Nicola Robinson discussed…

  • Quote of the week

    Regular exercise is a useful way to help maintain good health. It’s known to enhance mood, reduce stress, and lower the risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer. Read more about the benefits of exercise

  • 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…

  • Quote of the week

    Listening to what a client needs from a treatment can be an important part of being a therapist. This is especially true when working with clients with diagnosed health conditions, where you may be working with other health and social care professionals. Speaking about supporting clients with arthritis in issue 118 of International Therapist, Carolyn…

  • 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…

  • Quote of the week

    FHT Vice President Mary Dalgleish says we can become better therapists, and people in general, if we look after ourselves as well as our clients: ‘As we learn better self-care, I feel that we become not just better therapists, but better people in general. When we are in touch with our own feelings and are…

  • FHT local support group news: Hertfordshire hears about healthy eating

    We always look for ways to bring informative speakers to FHT members in the Hertfordshire area and sometimes we go a little further and work with local businesses and organisations, writes Hertfordshire LSG coordinator Jay Chandarana. Recently, we got in touch with the owners of a new vegan place in town (Letchworth Garden City) and…