Category: Health

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?

The South Leicestershire Medical Group in conjunction with Easy Stepz (a Health and Wellbeing training provider) will be offering a FREE training course to Community organisations and groups.

 Hearing the news that King (Charles III) has cancer, caused me to remember that a former King’s physician lived in the area.

It’s been a quiet start to the year for Fleckney and Kibworth Running Club. Members have been attending club nights through the cold and wet weather every Tuesday and Thursday. 

Most of us will spend the majority of our lives enjoying great health and happiness. Nonetheless, it is also prudent to plan for unknown or unexpected circumstances.

Defibrillators are devices that carry an electrical charge which can be used safely to correct potentially fatal heart rhythms. We see easily portable ones around our communities these days for example in old Telephone Boxes. They are checked and kept ready charged, often by appointees from our parish councils. Most potentially fatal heart rhythms are caused by Coronary Thromboses often called Heart attacks. To use Defibrillators successfully a knowledge of Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation [CPR] is essential.

Patients in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland are invited to share their recent experiences of healthcare provided by local GP practices in a survey that launched on 22 January.