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Health, Fitness, Beauty & Wellbeing

  • AHAVA Dead Sea offers for November and December from Chapel Holistics

    Published: Wed, 10/12/2008 16:23
    On Tuesday 11th November your editor popped in to watch how the beauticians at Chapel Holistics (Beauty therapies) perform some of their treatments. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming - in beautifully decorated rooms resembling SPAS, and there were free taster sessions for almost everything you could wish for! It was also the Launch of the AHAVA
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  • Break the Cycle of Yo Yo Dieting with Lighter Life

    Published: Sat, 27/09/2008 14:14
    The Stockport area has become a lot lighter since hundreds of people have lost weight on the LighterLife Programme. LighterLife is a unique weight loss and weight management programme which has successfully helped thousands of people to make lasting changes and enjoy happier, healthier lives. It is the only national weight loss and weight manageme
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  • Fast Fat Burning comes to Cheadle!

    Published: Thu, 02/10/2008 14:07
    A new super cellulite and fat burn clinic has arrived! You don't have to be a star but you will probably leave Hypoxi Tone feeling like one. Hypoxi Tone is a local based company proud to be opening the only studio in Stockport and based in Cheadle. Hypoxi Therapy is a scientifically proven way to target and burn fat from the lower body; hips.....
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  • Body Control Pilates

    Published: Thu, 15/11/2007 20:40
    ‘In ten sessions you'll feel the difference, in twenty you'll see the difference, and in thirty you'll have a new body' - Joseph Pilates

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  • Ladies Workout Express and Diet Express

    Published: Tue, 04/03/2008 13:22
    Welcome to Ladies Workout Express and Diet Express (guaranteed weight loss programme) in Cheadle! Located in the centre of Cheadle, at 3 Ashfield Road just off the High Street
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  • Sunrise Senior Living

    Published: Tue, 05/08/2008 16:12
    Thoughts about living and care options for oneself or a senior loved one can be difficult to face up to. Often this is because people do not think that there is a positive option. Sunrise can deliver something that makes all the difference: a profound enhancement in the wellbeing of seniors.
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  • Chapel Holistics

    Published: Sat, 27/09/2008 12:39
    The meaning of the word Holistic is to treat the whole person inside & out. At Chapel Holistics they have encapsulated that meaning offering Beauty & Holistics and allowing you to ‘Retreat, Relax & Rejuvenate'. Carmen Brackenridge, the proprietor of the business is aware of how life's stresses and strains can take control of your well being...
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  • Blueberries are definitively good for you.... they stop you forgetting

    Published: Sun, 08/06/2008 15:27
    Research at the University of Reading has found that phytochemical-rich foods, such as blueberries, can reverse age-related decline in memory and may have implications for the trea
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  • Wild Goose Qigong and Tai Chi Qigong (for healing)

    Published: Thu, 10/04/2008 23:07
    Wild Goose Qigong and Tai Chi Qigong (for healing) Classes at Gatley Hill House with Sheila Waddington. Qigong is an ancient Chinese exercise for relaxation and meditation....
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  • Cheadle Modern Health Gym

    Published: Mon, 14/01/2008 09:51
    Traditional Free Weights, friendly atmosphere and tuition available
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  • If you want to keep your teeth don't floss!

    Published: Thu, 21/02/2008 23:45
    ‘Many people feel very guilty because they don't use dental floss - take some comfort -we find that even those patients that do floss, tend to use it incorrectly
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  • Coeliac Disease

    Published: Tue, 19/02/2008 19:01
    Your results are in and I can confirm that you have an autoimmune disease known as coeliac disease, I am afraid your life sentence starts here.......
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  • An alternative cure to depression

    Published: Wed, 27/02/2008 11:42
    Following news which broke yesterday that Prozac, the bestselling antidepressant taken by 40 million people worldwide, does not work,can acupuncture help?
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  • New Year, New You?

    Published: Fri, 28/12/2007 16:48
    It's January and as usual we're feeling fat and bloated after virtually a month of over indulging
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  • Acupuncture and Fertility

    Published: Wed, 06/02/2008 20:27
    Can acupuncture really increase a woman's chances of conceiving?
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  • Hayfever and Allergic Rhinitis

    Published: Tue, 08/01/2008 17:30
    Do you or your family suffer from Hay Fever or Allergic Rhinitis?
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  • Body Control Pilates - Cheadle Hulme and Heald Green

    Published: Thu, 03/05/2007 17:10
    Pilates Classes are running in several venues throughout Cheadle Hulme and Heald Green

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  • Acupuncture assists success of IVF fertility treatments

    Published: Mon, 11/02/2008 12:02
    The British Medical Journal has found that acupuncture given with embryo transfer can improve rates of pregnancy by 65% in women undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF)
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  • IMPACT

    Published: Fri, 25/05/2007 22:12
    Impact groups were set up by the PCT to improve the health of Stockport Communities and Voluntary Service in the centre of Stockport. They now also work in the Cheadle area.
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  • How to beat the winter blues with Acupuncture

    Published: Thu, 13/12/2007 20:02
    Acupuncture and Depression
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  • The Gentle Detox

    Published: Wed, 30/01/2008 13:08
    Too much sugar at Christmas is also inevitable. Sugar is really detrimental to health not only because of the excess calories it easily provides, but sugar can suppress the immune
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  • Acupuncture and Festive Stress

    Published: Thu, 06/12/2007 20:53
    One in five Britons suffers from stress during the festive season. Tiredness, lack of exercise, an overload of people, alcohol, food, spending...
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  • Stockport Stop Smoking Service celebrates 10 years!

    Published: Tue, 18/09/2007 16:22
    As an x-smoker who started to kick the habit with a great deal of effort after 35 years addiction over 2 years ago, I take no pleasure in imagining how hard the smoking ban must be
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  • Body Control Pilates

    Published: Wed, 23/05/2007 01:05
    'mens sana in corpora sano'-‘In ten sessions you'll feel the difference, in twenty you'll see the difference, and in thirty you'll have a new body'. Joseph Pilates


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  • Skin anti-ageing tips for party season

    Published: Tue, 04/12/2007 08:49
    The party season doesn't mean your skin should suffer...
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  • Christmas Congestion: Cars, Colds ... Chaos!

    Published: Thu, 11/12/2008 18:20
    The 19th December is predicted to be the busiest day of the year on the roads with most travellers doing an average of 121 miles and several hours. But with 1 in 10 of us already suffering from a cold or flu, it might not just be the traffic that's congested this Christmas.
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  • Winter Meningitis Warning

    Published: Wed, 26/11/2008 13:40
    Be Aware of the Signs & Symptoms of Meningitis;Meningitis and septicaemia (blood poisoning) are not always easy to recognise, and symptoms can appear in any order. Some may not appear at all. In the early stages, the signs and symptoms can be similar to many other more common illnesses, for example flu.
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  • ‘Tis the Season Not to Get Stressed

    Published: Wed, 19/11/2008 14:08
    *One in five Britons suffers from stress during the festive season. Tiredness, lack of exercise, an overload of people, alcohol, food, spending and over-excited children can all contribute to increasing levels of stress.
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  • BOTTOMS; The UK's Forgotten Body Part!

    Published: Wed, 05/11/2008 20:44
    Independent research today reveals that the UK's most forgotten and neglected body part is the bottom! The majority of us spend between five and eight working hours abusing our bottoms by sitting on them all day (61%) and over half refuse to even look at their bottom in the mirror (54%).
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  • Get that Good Gut Feeling with IBSoothe

    Published: Mon, 20/10/2008 19:39
    The latest addition to Healthy Direct's cabinet of vitamin and mineral supplements will be a welcome relief to anybody who suffers from Irritable Bowel Syndrome. New IBSoothe has been developed to help cope with all the symptoms associated with an unhappy gut.
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  • Accupuncture Taking the pressure off Today's Emotional Stresses

    Published: Wed, 01/10/2008 16:13
    The British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) has found that more people are turning to traditional acupuncture to alleviate symptoms caused by the emotional strains of everyday life.
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  • Watch your back as the new school term starts

    Published: Wed, 03/09/2008 10:14
    With the new school term underway, the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) highlights the risks that school children are under. From the bag and shoes they choose, to the amount of TV they watch, young people are constantly putting a strain on their posture. Back problems can begin early in life, but be minimised by correcting bad habits.
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  • 368 million hugs lost every day in Britain!

    Published: Mon, 14/07/2008 14:51
    Brits are missing out on 2,808 hugs each every year and it could be damaging our health a new report reveals today. That's 54 per week per person! In order to stay healthy we all know we should be eating five portions of fruit and veg a day, but we need eight portions of hugging a day too according to experts!
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  • Evil Diesel Not Hay Makes Misery For Millions

    Published: Wed, 07/05/2008 15:49
    New study reveals that city traffic could be the biggest proliferator of "urban hayfever"
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  • Herbal Remedies to aid sleeping

    Published: Fri, 15/02/2008 16:30
    A number of herbal remedies which aid sleep are available from pharmacies and health stores.
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  • Top Tips for Sleeping

    Published: Fri, 15/02/2008 16:29
    In winter, we are five times more likely to spend time in bed than in the summer- It's the human equivalent of hibernation.
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  • IMPACT News Cheadle & Gatley Group

    Published: Mon, 11/02/2008 13:11
    What's new at the IMPACT Group?
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  • Health Survey Results for 2006

    Published: Sun, 03/02/2008 23:18
    Presented are Several Key Facts from the Survey, amongst adults and children
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  • Colonic Hydrotherapy and other alternative treatments

    Published: Thu, 17/01/2008 22:53
    The treatment promises to be the ‘top drawer' version of any of Colonic Hydrotherapy that's on offer within the surrounding South Manchester, Stockport and Cheshire areas.....

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  • Brits are eating less salt - FSA

    Published: Thu, 22/03/2007 23:16
    Food Standards Agency (North West) say that the (FSA) Campaign continues to drive down salt consumption and improve public health.
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