Category: Health

As winter turns to spring and the nights get shorter and lighter, some people might find it harder to get to sleep, or back to sleep, at night. This World Sleep Day, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has compiled expert advice from some of its members for getting a better night’s sleep.

I have been treating patients from all walks of life in Northamptonshire for the past 22 years, but very recently I moved to Kibworth, where I look after my patients from my dedicated treatment room at home (Talako Therapies). Chiropractors are most known for treating spine problems, such as neck and back pain, but we are trained in treating disorders of the joints, muscles, ligaments and nerves in the whole body. When someone comes to see me, I look at them as a whole person, so as well as chiropractic treatment, I might also look into nutrition and where deficiencies might be perpetuating the symptoms, mental wellbeing/stress/anxiety, and exercise prescriptions.

There are at least five aspects to this puzzle:

Get ready to kickstart your fitness journey with a free trial class at your local gym! 

NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland (LLR) has begun the next phase of Covid-19 vaccinations in an effort to protect those whose immunity is most likely to have already reduced since their autumn vaccine.

Get ready to kickstart your fitness journey with a free trial class at your local gym! 

When we are feeling stressed and worried, it is difficult to relax. Yet when we have a calm and peaceful mind, we can deal much better with life’s difficulties. A short course on how to meditate began on Wednesday 17 April in Kibworth Village Hall where Kadam Chris Heyes, Resident Teacher at Nagarjuna Kadampa Meditation Centre in Leicester, explained the benefits of meditation and how to meet the challenges of daily life.

So said Troilus to Pandarus in Shakespeare’s ‘Troilus and Cressida’ (Act Five, Scene Three). A sentiment shared by the philosopher Alan Watts who called words ‘puffs of air’. On the other hand, the America Christian preacher Charles Capps has said that words are the most powerful thing in the universe.

Beauchamp Counselling Centre is a newly formed counselling service at the heart of the community. It offers a sanctuary for those seeking support, guidance, connection and healing.

Imagine you are a detective. Here are some clues to an incident that occurred in a person’s kitchen. What do you think happened?