Tag: Health
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Ten tips for managing stress at work
Susan Scott, business psychologist, nutritionist and author of new book, How To Have An Outstanding Career, offers 10 tips to help you avoid workplace 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 and what action…
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Potential early warning signs of osteoporosis found in South Asian women
Pre-menopausal South Asian women could be more at risk of developing osteoporosis in later life than white Caucasian women, a new study in the Journal Bone reports. In the first study of its kind, researchers from the University of Surrey examined bone resportion (the breakdown of bone tissue by osteoclast cells) in over 370 pre and…
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BRE and Loughborough University to create dementia-friendly demonstration home
Construction of a new ‘dementia-friendly’ home aimed at learning how better to support those living with the condition will begin on the BRE Innovation Park this Autumn. The 100sqm Victorian house will be adapted to cater for different types, and stages, of the debilitating illness, and is aimed at allowing sufferers to live independently by…
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The true value of sustainable foods
A growing body of evidence shows the disparity between the price we pay for food and the costs of production and consumption. Market prices do not reflect the environmental, social and health impacts of food products, and this will be demonstrated at the Sustainable Foods Summit. A recent true accounting study by EY (formerly Ernst & Young) showed…
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Pedal for Parkinson’s needs your help!
Parkinson’s UK is looking for Volunteer Massage Therapists to support their series of cycling events across the country this summer – can you help?
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Protecting your child’s skin in the sun
With summer fast approaching, make sure you’re ready to protect your child’s skin against harmful UV rays. British Skin Foundation spokesperson and Consultant Dermatologist Dr Anjali Mahto shares essential sun safety advice. Young skin & UV “Young skin is particularly vulnerable to the effects of ultraviolet radiation. Babies below the age of 6 months have…
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Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental Health Awareness Week 2017 is taking place from 8 – 14 May and aims to highlight why good mental health is only being experienced by a minority of the UK’s population. In a March 2017 study on Mental Health entitled Surviving or Thriving, the Mental Health Foundation found only 13% of respondents reported living with high…
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Four simple steps to stop being hard on ourselves
Mindful has recently drawn attention to the RAIN meditation, a mindfulness technique to address feelings of insecurity and unworthiness and encourage self-compassion. The acronym was originally created around 20 years ago by Michele McDonald and follows four steps of practising mindfulness, as outlined below: Recognise what’s going on Allow the experience to be there, just as it is…
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FHT members support the 2017 London Marathon
Following the great success of the 2017 London Marathon, FHT therapists offered their services to help tired runners on behalf of two leading charities, the MND Association and the Stroke Association. The 2017 London Marathon, which took place on 23 April, saw a record number of competitors take to…
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Sports therapist Nicholas Flanagan reveals why he chose a career in care
Following the release of the FHT’s second ‘My therapist helps me…’ case study, we have caught up with sports therapist Nicholas Flanagan who revealed why he chose a career in care. Why did you decide to train as a sports therapist? ‘I started my journey on a…
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Obese people have lower pain threshold, new research shows
An extra layer of fat won’t provide a cushion against pain – in fact, obese people are more sensitive to pressure pain than those who are not overweight, and they are equally susceptible to extremes of hot and cold. A new study, carried out at Leeds Beckett University, highlights the differences in pain response between…
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New film reveals scientists and the public have been misled over homeopathy
A new documentary premiered on April 6 presenting evidence that the world-renowned government research institute NHMRC misled the public in a 2015 report on the effectiveness of homeopathy which made headlines around the world1-3. Based on extensive research, the new film – “Just One Drop” – premiered at the Curzon Soho, London and features the…
