Tag: Health
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5 Steps To Getting The Attention Your Holistic Business Deserves
First published in The Wellness Room magazine Summer 2022 In the summer issue’s Business Hub, best-selling Amazon author and BBC Radio One co-host, Janey Lee Grace, shares her tips on how to promote your business Bill Gates famously once said “If I had only one dollar left, I’d spend it on marketing.” Many therapists don’t…
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Plant Profile: Ylang Ylang
First published in The Wellness Room magazine Summer 2022 Ylang Ylang “Cananga Odorata Genuina“ Ylang Ylang is a yellow, star-shaped flower that grows on the Cananga tree. It is used to make several types of essential oils, via steam distillation, that give off a fruity, flowery and rich scent. The tropical species is a native…
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Move away from shame for this year’s South Asian heritage month
August 2022 marks 75 years since the partition of India and Pakistan. Since many are celebrating South Asian heritage month, a month long event aimed at commemorating and celebrating South Asian cultures, mental health is something which is not openly discussed amongst the South Asian communities, although many studies have shown that South Asian immigrants…
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Complementary Therapy Helped Me
The FHT Complementary Health Survey was conducted to help with #SocialPrescribing and how complementary therapy benefits conventional medicine practices. The more results, the more action we can take. To take part, please click here.
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Beetroot juice and coronary heart disease
Studies show that a glass of beetroot juice can help those with coronary heart disease New research suggests that a daily glass of beetroot juice reduces harmful inflammation by boosting nitric oxide levels, helping those with coronary heart disease. People with the condition have lower levels of nitric oxide, which is produced naturally by the…
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Softly Softly: The stats and facts of Long Covid
As part of a short series of articles on Long Covid, we take a look at the latest stats and facts and the results from FHT’s 2021 Long Covid survey Most people affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) have mild to moderate symptoms and recover relatively quickly. However, some people experience ongoing symptoms that can last for…
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Long Covid Research
We take a look at two pilot studies looking into complementary therapy approaches to support clients with symptoms of long Covid The Anosmia, Acupressure, Aromastick and Aromapot Project By project leads, Dr Peter Mackereth, Paula Maycock and Ann Carter Before COVID 19 emerged, anosmia (the inability to detect odours) was a relatively unknown term outside…
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Population health – a new approach for better wellbeing
Health is not just defined by the absence of illness. It’s also about our physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. Access to traditional health services are of course important, but there are lots of other factors that affect our health and wellbeing. These include access to green spaces, social activities, education and employment opportunities, healthy food,…
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Complementary therapy gaining popularity in England
The article below was first published in International Therapist issue 129 (Summer 2019) Complementary therapy use in England has grown by 4% between 2005 and 2015, according to a national survey (sharp et al, 2018). Ipsos MORI asked 4,862 adults in England about their complementary therapy use over the past 12 months, with 766 saying…
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Set aside some time for yourself this September
As a therapist, you may spend countless hours supporting the health and wellbeing of clients, but do you set aside enough time to look after yourself? We all need to look after our own mental and physical wellbeing to avoid problems like stress, anxiety, burnout and overuse injuries. Action for Happiness has given us a…
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Complementary therapies are beneficial to people with advanced cancer
The article below was first published in International Therapist issue 129 (Summer 2019) Aromatherapy, reflexology and massage can all benefit clients with advanced cancer, according to a review published in Palliative Medicine. Searching medical databases, a team of researchers found five qualitative studies evaluating the therapeutic needs of people in palliative care with advanced cancer,…
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Apathy is the forgotten symptom of dementia
Apathy is the most common neuropsychiatric symptom of dementia, with a bigger impact on function than memory loss – yet it is under-researched and often forgotten in care. A new study has found that apathy is present in nearly half of all people with dementia, with researchers finding it is often distinct from depression. Although…
