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Let’s Chalk About Mental Health

Princesshay will transform Princesshay Square into an interactive wellbeing space this May, bringing together local organisations for its annual Let’s Chalk About Mental Health event.

Taking place on Thursday 14th May from 11am–3pm, the event aims to highlight the importance of talking, sharing and listening to others.

Now in its fourth year, the event has grown to include a wide range of partners offering activities, guidance and opportunities for visitors to the centre. These include creative workshops, mindful crafts, movement sessions and interactive experiences...

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Exeter great-grandmother announced as final Nominate A Smile Winner!

A 92 year-old grandmother from Devon has been declared the fourth and final winner of Nominate A Smile 2019.

Pam Timson, a stroke-survivor and all-round star, has been putting smiles on the faces of those around her for the best part of a century and is showing no signs of stopping anytime soon!

Born in London Paddington in 1927, Pam initially worked for London Transport as an Accounts Clerk before joining Vispring to make aeroplane wings during World War II.

Pam, now living in Exeter, was nominated by her granddaughter Karen, who was full of praise for her lovely...

Estuary Clinic Osteopaths support Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week 2019

Rheumatoid Awareness (RA) Week takes place between June 17th and 23rd. This is an annual event to raise awareness about the condition. The week provides an opportunity to understand RA more clearly and what impact it has on peoples lives.

With this in mind Estuary Clinic we will be sharing how Osteopathy may be able to help. Although this article will be focusing on how Osteopathy can help, Estuary Clinic provides a whole host of other services that may benefit Rheumatoid Arthritis sufferers. This includes (but not limited to) Acupuncture, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Nutritional...

How to make healthy and long lasting habits

If you’ve decided it’s time to drastically improve your health, then you’ve come to the right place. Putting a plan into motion can be difficult, especially if you’re new to living a healthy lifestyle. Daily exercise might not be something you’re used to, and if it’s not, then adjusting can be fun, rewarding, and it can also feel like an uphill battle.

When you’re feeling as though you’re not making enough progress or being strict enough with yourself, then it’s time to reassess your methods.

Try not to rely entirely on your own motivation, so employ the assistance of...

How to Recover from a Traumatic Birth

If you have had a traumatic birth, you can feel like your whole world has been upset. Read here to find out how to step onto the road to recovery.

Childbirth is still no easy feat, even with all the marvel of today’s modern medicine. If you are a parent who has gone through a traumatic birth which has left you feeling depressed or worse, here are some of the steps you can take to ensure that you are on a path to find closure and heal.

Talk to Someone

The single most important thing you can do is confide in someone about the way you are feeling. Bottling it all up...

Diabetes UK invites you to see diabetes differently

Diabetes Week is taking place from 10 to 16 June 2019 and aims to increase the public’s understanding of diabetes. Diabetes UK Exeter group is running a coffee morning and raffle in Topsham on 11 June and an awareness day on 15 June in Bedford Square, Exeter in conjunction with Exeter Lions.

On top of that, Diabetes UK is asking people to share five facts to help people see diabetes differently:

Chances are, lots of people you know are living with diabetes.

One in 15 people live with diabetes. That’s 4.7 million people in the UK – more than cancer and dementia...

Can Cannabinoid (CBD) Oil Improve Mental Health?

Mental health practically defines who we are as human beings, or in general, living things. Mental health is the level of a person's well-being or rather the cognitive, behavioral, and emotional state of a person.

Many people suffer from mental health disorders. The most common ones are depression and anxiety such as post-traumatic disorders (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorders, phobias, or panic disorders. Mood disorders such as SAD, or seasonal affective disorder, can also be included on the list. These disorders can significantly interfere with one's relationship or connection...

Young cancer patient thanks nurses

A Devon young mum of two who fought cancer months after her twins were born thanks Lorraine her Teenage Cancer Trust Nurse for European Cancer Nursing Day (18th May)

In November 2016, Dionne from North Devon was 24 and pregnant with twins, when her left leg was really badly swollen and horrendously painful, she was told by the GP that she’d trapped a nerve and sent for physiotherapy. After giving birth to her twin boys it didn’t go away, it just got worse. After an X-ray in May 2017 she was told that she had early signs of osteoarthritis. They put her on a course of steroid...

International sporting stars sign up to skin care campaign

Owner of Exeter-based Purity Boutique Spa, Mariam Badavi, announces two new sporting ambassadors to her Skin Angels campaign ‘Don’t play games with your skin’. International rugby stars Alec Hepburn and Don Armand join Mariam and her fellow ambassadors, singer songwriter Clara Bond and David Greensmith, Business Development Manager of Exeter City Council to reach young people in Exeter and help educate them on the dangers of not using daily sunscreen.

Mariam, a former nurse at Exeter’s RD&E Hospital, set up the Skin Angels campaign to share her knowledge with young people to...

Should you get an at-home STD testing kit?

If you’re thinking about getting a test for a sexually transmitted disease, then the chances are that you should. Many people pick up STDs in their life, and if you aren't careful, they can be very damaging. If the feeling of going to the doctors to get a test is overwhelming, then you may want to think about getting a kit, so that you can test yourself at home. This can take some of the anxiety out of the situation and help you start dealing with it maturely and responsibly.

You aren't alone.

Just because you may not know many people that have talked about having an STD...

Patients needed for biggest ever study into depression and anxiety

Healthcare professionals in the South West are proud to be able to offer patients in the region the opportunity to take part in the biggest ever study of depression and anxiety.

Depression and anxiety are the most common mental health disorders worldwide. In the UK, 1 in 3 people will experience symptoms during their lifetime.

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and researchers in the region are encouraging patients to sign up to take part in the GLAD study (Genetic Links to Anxiety and Depression) which aims to better understand depression and anxiety in order to...

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Let’s Chalk About Mental Health

Exeter great-grandmother announced as final Nominate A Smile Winner!

Estuary Clinic Osteopaths support Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week 2019

How to make healthy and long lasting habits

How to Recover from a Traumatic Birth

Diabetes UK invites you to see diabetes differently

Can Cannabinoid (CBD) Oil Improve Mental Health?

Young cancer patient thanks nurses

International sporting stars sign up to skin care campaign

Should you get an at-home STD testing kit?

Patients needed for biggest ever study into depression and anxiety

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