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Don’t let the clock strike midnight on your evening of excellence
Time is running out to book your early bird tickets for the 2017 FHT Members’ Dinner! There’s only one month left on our special discounted price of £35 per person, so book early to avoid disappointment. Prices will increase on 1 September, 2017, for this glitzy gala of good food and great therapists. The Royal Pump…
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Quote of the week
Has your week waltzed right by? Take a moment with our quote of the week: “Don’t look at your feet to see if you are doing it right. Just dance.” – Anne Lamott Tell us about your moment of freedom.
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Food: The Future Medicine
Food is one of the most important means of preventing disease and can be an important adjunct to medicine, when we are ill. The College of Medicine is holding an informative conference entitled ‘Food: The Future Medicine’, which will build upon their previous year’s conference, ‘Food: The Forgotten Medicine’. The conference will look at hot…
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Volvo is rolling out relaxation
Volvo is looking for yoga and meditation practitioners, across the UK, for a wonderful paid opportunity to engage with the community. Their Escape the City In Your City initiative will see therapists giving treatments to the public to promote wellbeing and stress relief. The pop up will be travelling around the country offering complimentary activities (massage, meditation,…
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Insufficient levels of Vitamin D in pregnancy detrimental to child development
Vitamin D deficiency in expectant mothers during pregnancy has a negative effect on the social development and motor skills of pre-school age children, a new study in the British Journal of Nutrition reports. Examining data gathered from over 7,000 mother-child pairs, researchers from the University of Surrey, and the University of Bristol, discovered that pregnant…
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Quote of the week
One more week in the past. For the future, here’s your quote of the week: “Don’t live life in the past lane.” – Samantha Ettus How has your past made you who you are today? Share your story with us!
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Worldwide health authorities urged to rethink vitamin D guidelines following revolutionary study
Worldwide health authorities are being urged to rethink official guidance around vitamin D following the publication of a ground breaking study from the University of Surrey, which dispels the myth that vitamin D2 and D3 have the same nutritional value. In the first ever study of its kind, using low doses of vitamin D in…
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International Therapist Summer 2017, Issue 121
The Summer issue of International Therapist is on its way to members… This issue includes articles by: Professor Robert Thomas – protecting nails during chemotherapy; Dr Anjali Mahto – an introduction to acne; Maria Mason – how holistic beauty therapists can help clients with acne; WebHealer – how therapists can attract more clients online; Jane Johnson – tips and tricks for…
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Quote of the week
Hold on, there’s one more day til the weekend! That means a motivational quote to get you through: “The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” – Audrey Hepburn What thoughts do you hold onto to get you through life? Let us know!
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Met Office research suggests parents are worryingly relaxed about sun safety
More than a third of parents incorrectly believe that suntans are a sign of good health, according to a recent study by the Met Office, despite sun damage in childhood being strongly linked to skin cancer in later years. The study, which involved 1,000 parents with children aged 11 and under, looked at perceptions of…
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New infographic looks at the bigger picture of health
The Health Foundation has released the first in a series of infographics looking at the social determinants of health. The foundation says these determinants include political, social, economic, environmental and cultural factors which shape the conditions in which we are born, grow, live, work and age. The first infographic, entitled ‘What makes us healthy’ looks…
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Quote of the week
Friday’s here! And so is your quote of the week: “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anaïs Nin Do you have a favourite quote or saying? Let us know about it!
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