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Quote of the week
“Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow’s reality.” Malala Yousafzai Do you have a favourite quote or saying?
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Government releases report on sugar reduction
Public Health England has produced guidance on sugar reduction. The report, entitled ‘Sugar Reduction: The evidence for action’ brings together the latest research, information and strategies to address the public health risk of consuming too much sugar. Excess sugar increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, some forms of cancer, stroke and heart disease. Read…
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Quote of the week
“I think the skill of a therapist is determining what the client needs most” Pukka Herbs co-founder Sebastian Pole (International Therapist, Issue 114). See page 66 of your autumn issue for the full interview, where Sebastian talks to the FHT about herbs, awards and Ayurveda. Do you have a favourite quote or saying?
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Exercise in a bottle could be developed
Researchers from the University of Sydney have identified around 1000 molecular reactions to exercise, opening the door for drug treatments to mirror the health benefits of exercise. Read the full article here Image
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Informative mental health care video produced by the King’s Fund
The King’s Fund has produced a video, ‘an alternative guide to mental health care in England,’ to demonstrate the range of conventional health care services available and also to highlight ways in which current services could be improved. To read more and watch the video click here. Image
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Quote of the week
“If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. The world needs more of that.” Action for Happiness Do you have a favourite quote or saying?
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Arthritis Action calls on policymakers to prioritise arthritis
Around one in seven people in the UK live with arthritis – a condition that can cause pain, stiffness and swelling in the joints. This figure is expected to rise to one in four by 2030. It is the leading cause of pain and disability, costing the NHS £5 billion a year. One in five people consult…
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People with intellectual disability may be wrongly prescribed antipsychotic drugs
A UK population based cohort study raises concerns as ‘the proportion of people with intellectual disability who have been treated with psychotropic drugs far exceeds the proportion with recorded mental illness. Anti-psychotics are often prescribed to people without recorded severe mental illness but who have a record of challenging behaviour.’ Researchers from the University College London call for more…
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Guest post: Helen Roach, MFHT
It is possible to enjoy touch therapies and beauty treatments from the point of cancer diagnosis and beyond? I qualified as a beauty and complementary therapist 20 years ago. Back then, anyone that had been diagnosed with cancer was excluded from having any therapy sessions; a definite no-no, a contra-indication of treatment. Since then there…
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Researchers rule out link between calcium intake and risk of fracture
A team of researchers from New Zealand have recently published a systematic review on calcium intake and risk of fracture. The team led by Mark J Bolland concluded that there is not sufficient evidence to suggest that taking calcium supplements will prevent fractures. To read the full report click here Image
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Quote of the week
“We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.” Jane Austen Do you have a favourite quote or saying?
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Health body publishes guidance on smoking and quitting
Public Health England has published guidance on quitting smoking in a bid to see a tobacco free generation by 2025. The guidance includes lots of useful information and analysis, touching on health inequalities, smoking statistics, ways of reducing tobacco use, the influence of networks and places, smoke-free environments, reducing the cost to society and what we can do to help. To…
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