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October 4, 2017
World Mental Health Day – 10th October
The theme for 2017 is ‘Mental Health in the Workplace’. Poor mental health is one of the biggest issues in the workplace today causing over 70 million working days to be lost each year. • 9 out of 10 people with mental health problems experience stigma and discrimination.• One in 5 people take a day off work due to stress. • A quarter of people considering resigning due to stress.• 56% of UK adults said they
July 26, 2017
Exercise & Dementia
The benefit of exercise is not a new topic. We are constantly being encouraged to think about our health; what we eat, how much we sleep, what exercise we take, keeping our minds active and avoiding isolation. This isn’t the first article we’ve put on our website either. Exercise not only improves your physical health, but also cognition. It has global effects on the brain, enriching function in areas that traditionally have not been thought
July 14, 2017
The Power of Positive Thinking
Self-affirmation Does it really work? Can we think ourselves better than we feel? American Psychologist, Claude Steele, popularised self-affirmation in the 1980’s which examines how being forced outside our comfort zones affect our self-esteem. Studies have found that self-affirmation leads to “better mental and physical well-being, including greater happiness, hopefulness, optimism and health with less sadness and anger.” How? Well it appears that self-affirmation allows us to accept the unpleasantness of a situation and still feel
July 10, 2017
Dealing with symptoms of Depression
Breaking the Lethargy Spiral The Problem Feeling depressed is a vicious spiral. Your negative thoughts make you feel miserable, inadequate and discouraged, which means you feel slowed down and tired and less inclined to be active. Your activity level goes down, you start to avoid situations, which means that you don’t have positive thoughts and experiences; your confidence is further reduced, which increases the negative thoughts and low mood & so on. So What is the Way
June 6, 2017
Self Help with Epsom Salts
Epsom Salts Epsom Salts (Magnesium Sulphate) is a quick and easy self help approach to dealing with minor aches and pains. They are easily accessible from a local chemist and many of the discount shops sell them too. They can be used where there is any calcification in joints, or where there is mild stiffness or soreness after physical activity, such as sport or gardening. The salts work by reducing the acid build up in
May 8, 2017
Mental Health Awareness Week
#MHAW2017 This week marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week – an annual campaign to raise mental health awareness and reduce the stigma of mental illness. This year’s theme is “Thriving or Surviving” as it seems too few of us are thriving with good mental health.Over recent years the awareness and understanding of mental health issues has grown. Talking about our difficulties really helps, especially if those sharing are in the public domain, as in the
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