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Peninsula celebrates budding success of new venture

Peninsula Private Medical Services opened its doors to invited guests for the ‘official’ launch Waterloo Court Health and Wellbeing Hub near Uffculme.

With the service already up and running, and word spreading fast, the founders were keen to celebrate successes so far and have the opportunity to showcase the impressive capabilities to invited guests.

Around 50 people took the opportunity to look around the facilities of the bespoke building, which grew from two old farm cottages. The main building at Waterloo Court now houses a private GP service with specialisms...

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Lush makes it easy for vegetarians to stick to their ethics and stay beautiful

It’s National Vegetarian Week this week and there really is no better time to watch what you put on your skin. Lush’s fresh handmade cosmetics are full of fresh fruit and vegetables and made with the finest natural ingredients (organic where possible) and essential oils, are not tested on animals and look good enough to eat. They are 100% suitable for vegetarians, as accredited by The Vegetarian Society, and 80% are also approved by the Vegan Society - not just for this week, but all year round.

Choose from the delicious products below to create your own veggie recipe for beautiful...

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

May, love is in the air and brides are getting gorgeous for their upcoming wedding dates. Choosing the makeup and hairstyle for your wedding day is a huge dilemma for many brides. Here are some key factors to keep in mind before you beg your makeup-artist and hairstylist to transform you into Keira Knightly or Kate Winslet for a day you will never get back.

Remain true to what you normally look like, accentuated.

True beauty is unique to each and every one of us. Channeling a celebrity's identity is an insult to your own special kind of beauty. Allow the makeup-artist...

Children on healthy living programme

Schools across Devon are becoming interactive theatres during a series of Healthy Lifestyle Weeks designed to formulate a programme which could ultimately be rolled out across all schools.

The Healthy Lifestyles Programme (HeLP), is being run by specialists from the University of Exeter Medical School and Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, supported by the National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care in the South West Peninsula (NIHR PenCLAHRC).

Since January, year 5 pupils (9-10 year...

International Clinical Trials Day at the RD&E

The RD&E is celebrating International Clinical Trials Day on Monday (May 20).

The day marks the first recognised research project which was conducted by James Lind into cures for Scurvy in the 18th century. Research is now a core part of the NHS with funding provided to support better prevention, diagnosis and treatment of health related conditions.

The Research and Development Directorate and National Health Institute Network representatives will be promoting research at the RD&E in the Oasis Restaurant and in the main entrance of the Wonford Hospital site.

Exeter’s Karen Moonwalks to beat Breast Cancer

Karen MacMillan, who leads the Reception Team at the Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital, walked through the night on Saturday to raise over £1,100 for breast cancer awareness charities.

Karen, of Dawlish, walked for 26.2 miles through the streets and parks of London dressed as a member of the carefully named “Star Tits Enterprise”.

“A year ago, I was in hospital having just had a double mastectomy and reconstruction," said Karen.

“I had cancer in 1991 and a recurrence in 2001, and tests have since showed that I had a faulty gene, along with other female members of my...

APPCOG welcomes optional Carbon Monoxide test for pregnant women

In an attempt to protect unborn babies from the effects of smoking, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has suggested that pregnant women be tested for carbon monoxide (CO) during antenatal appointments, via an immediate and non-invasive biochemical method, and referred to "smoking cessation services" if needed. The All Party Parliamentary Carbon Monoxide Group, (APPCOG), welcome NICE's proposals for pregnant women to be offered the carbon monoxide test. This will be especially beneficial for those women who are concerned about being exposed to carbon monoxide...

Service invents new way to keep people safe

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Service has partnered with award-winning home care provider Home Instead Senior Care to keep its clients safer in their homes using a new invention.

The Service has designed a smoke alarm testing stick that will help people check their alarms without having to stand on a stool or step ladder.

Now Caregivers working for Home Instead in Exeter and East Devon are carrying the ‘pip sticks’ on their rounds and use them to test the smoke alarms at clients’ homes when they visit.

Watch Manager Gareth Sydenham, of Devon & Somerset...

County council health and wellbeing theme at Devon County Show

The health and wellbeing of Devon’s communities will be the focus of Devon County Council’s county show marquee this year, with lots of opportunities to take part in a range of activities, as well as getting some useful lifestyle advice.

The choice of theme coincides with the council’s new responsibilities for public health, and for the team which provides and commissions many of the services that contribute to good health and wellbeing.

This year’s Devon County Show takes place on Thursday 16 May to Saturday 18 May, and the council’s marquee will be located adjacent to the...

Magdalen Chapter to play host to nationally renowned spa therapist

Top spa consultant Lisa Nugent is set to visit Exeter later this month to do a series of one-to-one consultations with women in the city.

The Spa at The Magdalen Chapter will host Lisa Nugent, one of REN’s leading spa consultants, on 29 May.

Lisa is incredibly well known in the beauty industry and travels across the UK advising people on skin care. A limited number of appointments are still available for women who want to take advantage of having Lisa in Exeter.

Appointments will include a 20-minute consultation where she will give a full evaluation of your skin...

Beauty Sleep is Not a Myth

According to a sleep study from 2010 at a sleep laboratory in Stockholm, Sweden, people who were sleep deprived were rated less healthy and less dishy than those who got a good night's sleep! So how many hours of sleep is best? Adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep, while teens and babies need more. During deep sleep, our skin's metabolic rate and the body's cells show higher production rates and the breakdown of proteins decrease. Proteins are the building blocks of our skin cells, so if they're chuffed and flourishing, so is our skin! If your hubby thinks...

Health & Beauty

Peninsula celebrates budding success of new venture

Lush makes it easy for vegetarians to stick to their ethics and stay beautiful

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

Children on healthy living programme

International Clinical Trials Day at the RD&E

Exeter’s Karen Moonwalks to beat Breast Cancer

APPCOG welcomes optional Carbon Monoxide test for pregnant women

Service invents new way to keep people safe

County council health and wellbeing theme at Devon County Show

Magdalen Chapter to play host to nationally renowned spa therapist

Beauty Sleep is Not a Myth

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