My unexpected but, oh so worth it, journey from being diet-obsessed to body positive! I can’t recall exactly when my journey to becoming diet-obsessed began, but I know my journey to becoming body positive took me by surprise. There was a time around puberty where I began wondering what boys thought of me. Of […]
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Techniques to combine talking therapies with physical therapies to create wellness Unsurprisingly our emotional wellbeing has a direct impact on our physical health. The world is increasingly aware of self-care and mindfulness, but we rarely see this in beauty treatments. We have a massage to de-stress or a facial to help with tired skin,
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Anxiety is a normal response to stress and can help us out of a dangerous situation. But it can also be a disabling condition. Stress feeds negative emotions such as anxiety and depression. Typically, individuals seek psychiatric treatment which often comprises a mixture of talking therapies and medications. For some, these treatments work, but for
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Self-hypnosis could help you to overcome difficult issues and situations in areas of your daily life. For some, the idea of hypnosis conjures images of magicians telling us to “sleep” before “clucking” across a stage like some performing puppet. In stark contrast, hypnotherapy is quite the opposite. Hypnotherapy has been recognised as a talking therapy
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MedUni Vienna states that hypnotherapy is still one of the most effective treatments for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Those suffering stress-related IBS have a distinctive microbial signature in their gut. Studies in MedUni, Austria, has found holistic therapy, typically hypnotherapy is significantly more effective in treating IBS than symptomatic or probiotic treatment alone.
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Often when we think about medicine, we think about tablets. A pounding headache can be curbed in 20 minutes with a simple painkiller-NSAID (Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory drug). Stronger pain relief know as Opioids-Codeine, Morphine, Oxycodone, Hydromorphone and Fentanyl to name a few, will ease intense pain but are unsafe for long-term use. The list of medications
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We Don’t All Fit The Same Box A study found that 31% of patients with Anorexia Nervosa had all the cognitive features and physical complaints without being underweight. University Melbourne dietitian Melissa Whitelaw is calling for a change in the diagnostic criteria after finding patients with atypical anorexia suffer serious health concerns despite not
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Christmas can be a challenging time of year for stress levels and even harder for those of us with mental health issues. So many things that form our daily routines become disrupted and change the pace of our lives. Preparation Leaving your preparations until the last minute can cause unnecessary stress but planning ahead
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The number of children with gambling problems has quadrupled to over 50,000 in the past two years. Recent research carried out has shown that these numbers are on the incline and the ease of access to gambling for minors has increased the chances of addiction. Matt Serlin, a Families Counsellor at Action on Addiction commented
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In the last two years, the number of people aged 11-16 with child gambling problems has quadrupled. Research from the Gambling Commission indicates that a further 70,000 children are at risk of developing problems relating to gambling. Currently, some 450,000 children bet regularly making this more commonplace than drinking alcohol, smoking and taking drugs. Vocal
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