Our first guest article about anxiety by Swissphysio employee Aysha McMullen. Before we get into her advice, here is her disclaimer: “I am not a mental health professional; I’m just offering some advice that you may find helpful. If you are in crisis or just need someone to talk to, you can call the Anxiety UK […]
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What modern acupuncture can do for you Though Classical TCM (traditional Chinese Medicine) has been practiced for over 3000 years. But modern systems of scalp acupuncture have evolved alongside Neuroscience to combine the benefits of ancient and modern wisdom. Scalp acupuncture is a gentle yet powerful technique. It often shows instant results, especially with regards
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Some tips on how to fight SAD After daylight savings on October 27th the days are going to be shorter, the nights longer, and for many, this causes plummeting moods. In October, Strictly Come Dancing is going to keep people in front of their screens. So how are the two linked? This period is when
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Sleep, or lack of sufficient good quality sleep, affects us in countless ways: Energy and mood (perhaps most obviously!), Blood sugar Appetite regulating hormones (and thus weight) Productivity Nervous system and other stress hormones Heart health, our ability to exercise effectively and recover from training, our likelihood of accidents, and–overall – our lifespan! (check out
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The Fetal and Neonatal Stress Research Group at the Imperial College of London carried out a study about Postnatal depression and baby massage (study results). The aim of this study was to find out whether mothers with postnatal depression and their babies would benefit by attending baby massage sessions. A group who attended five massage
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You’ve looked after them for 18 years through the good times and the bad. You’ve been a parent, teacher, mentor, confidant, taxi service, chief cook and bottle washer and now they’ve gone. There’s a strange stillness around the home as you take down the to-do list, take a deep breath and wonder, ‘what next?’. “Empty
Sometimes we can forget how much our minds and our bodies are connected. We can get so busy that we don’t realize that our bodies are carrying tension for long periods that our stresses have impacted our breathing and our stomachs have felt tight for hours. Long periods of anxiety and stress can lead to
