Tag: Health

Scientists from King’s College London have discovered a compound in seaweed that could protect human skin from sun damage without having a negative impact on marine ecosystems. Known as palythine, the mycosporine-like amino acid, is produced by organisms found in shallow water that are exposed to a lot of sunlight. Under laboratory conditions, the palythine…

A new review published in JAMA Cardiology and led by Liverpool John Moores University’s Professor Dick Thijssen, suggests a single workout can immediately protect the heart against cardiovascular disease. It is widely accepted that a physically active lifestyle can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, this observation is generally attributed to exercise’s ability to reduce cardiovascular…

Golf and group workouts are the two activities with the largest social impact on health and wellbeing, according to a recent report from ukactive. The physical activity – a social solution report looks at the value of community sports and leisure facilities, based on its impact on health, wellbeing, education and crime. The overall value…

Physical activity can play an important role in building resilience and supporting mental health recovery, according to mental health charity, Mind. The above findings are revealed in the Get Set to Go Programme Evaluation Summary, a report on a landmark two year project to help people with mental health problems get active. With help from Sport…

Golf spectators aren’t limited to a seat, as with many other sports, and are instead free to walk around the courses. On average, Paul Lawrie Matchplay spectators walked an average of more than 11,589 steps, with more than 82% meeting daily physical activity recommendations and more than 60% expressing an interest in becoming more physically…

Susan Scott, author of How To Prevent Burnout (October 2017) and How To Have An Outstanding Career (May 2017) offers ten top tips for dealing with stress. Increase your personal stress awareness. Recognise the symptoms. These can be physical, emotional, behavioural or psychological. Consider what might be causing you to feel the way you do…

Chronic pain can be extremely debilitating, causing significant emotional distress, but could emotions play a far bigger role in how and why we experience pain? The FHT recently attended the SIRPA (Stress Illness Recovery Practitioners Association) Conference 2017, entitled Chronic Pain: the role of emotions, to find out more about this fascinating topic. The conference…

One in five attempts to quit smoking are now successful, according to recent research from University College London, funded by Cancer Research UK. The research revealed a 19.8% success rate for those who attempted to quit smoking in the first half of 2017, showing a significant improvement from an average of 15.7% over the past…