Goodbye Rachel

This year is moving on at a pace and we are already into the ‘Love’ month. We have spoken about the origins of valentines day before but this year we have decided to carry a more modern theme for the month: “The loving gift of health”.

This month sees our resident aromatherapist moving on to pastures new. Rachel has been offerd a position of tutor at Oldham College. She will be sadly missed and we are trying to find a replacement to fill the void left by Rachel.

In an effort to get more organised and keep you up to date on our plans, Anne is taking a well earned trip back to Oz, (Steve & the girls are going too). This is her first family holiday since last February and before panic sets in she will only be away for three weeks.

Anne has arranged for a fellow Ozzie to look after you all. Her name is Bridie and amongst her many achievments she has won the illustrious chirporactor of the year award in Australia!

 

Travel Agents

This time of year we are looking forward to our next holiday so lets spend a moment seeing some of the stuff we put travel agents through.

I had someone ask for an aisle seat so that his hair wouldn’t get messed up by being near the window

I got a call from a man who asked, “Is it possible to see England from Canada?” I said, “No.” He said “But they look so close on the map.”

A guy called and said, “I need to fly to Pepsi-Cola on one of those computer planes.” I asked if he meant to fly to Pensacola on a commuter plane. He said, “Yeah, whatever.”

 

Pass the butter…Please

Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys the manufacturers (looking to return the money they invested) decided in their infinite wisdom to feed it to us!

Originally margarine was a white gloopy substance and was pretty tasteless, step in those clever boffins…They added yellow food dye and just to make it extra yummy, loads of refined salt! It was then and still is marketed as a ‘healthier’ alternative to butter.

Do you know the difference between butter and margarine?

• Both have the same amount of calories
• Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats (8 grams compared to 5 grams)
• Eating margarine can increas heart disease in women by 53% compared to eating the same amount of butter

But the main reason to choose butter is that it’s a NATURAL PRODUCT! Our bodies can deal with it quite happily, however as always, use in moderation!

 

SRI Workshop – 25th February

Ever wondered what those breathing exercises are all about? Well here’s your chance to learn more.

We will be hosting this SRI workshop which will not only help you to understand more but get even better results from the exercises.

Because this workshop will be ‘hands on’ we will be limiting attendees to 10.

Please see Lisa or Ross to reserve your place

 

The Loving Gift of Health

Over February 2008 we are offering 14 lucky people the opportunity to receive an Initial consultation and scans for £14.00.

This offer is open to friends and families of the existing practice members only.

Please see Lisa or Ross for more details.

 

A few words of wisdom

After having survived stress of Christmas we thought a few words of wisdom might be in order:

• Accept that some days you’re the pigeon and some the statue
• If you can’t be kind, at least have the decency to be vague
• It mayb be that your sole purpose in life is to act as a warning to others

 

Vitamin D

Supplements: They may help you live longer.

Vitamin D is a bit of a Cinderalla in the worlld of supplements – and yet it is the one that could help you live longer.

People who regularly take a vitamin D supplement increase their longeivity by 7%, researchers have discovered. And the reason could be because the vitamin offers natural protection against most cancers, and stops cancer cells from proliferating. It may also boost the immune system and the function of the blood vessels.

Even one tablet a day, with the potency of 600 IUs, offers protection against a range of diseases, including cancer and heart disease.

The importance of vitamin D supplementation has been made by researchers from France’s INternational Agency for Research on Cancer, and the European Institute of Oncology. They analysed 18 studies, which involved 57,311 participants, and those who regularly took a standard vitamin D supplement every day had a 7% lower risk of death than those who did not.

Vitamin D can be found in milk and yoghur, eggs, fatty fish and yeast, adn the body naturally produces it when exposed to sunlight.