Wind back the clock twenty years and words that are now part of the healthy eating lexicon; spirulina, quinoa, wheatgrass etc were once alien concepts to most of us. Fast forward a decade or so and what foods might soon…
UK’s growing opiate crisis: How do GPs find a safer solution for people in pain?
An article in February this year in The Sunday Times highlighted the dramatic increase in the use of opioids, with addiction rates – including overdoses and deaths – surging in line with a huge rise in the number of painkillers…
Five essential tips for helping your mental health
The College of Medicine Chair, Dr Michael Dixon, a Devon GP, offers up his top tips for maintaining good mental health using fivekey elements: Scroll down to watch his video: Eat wellEnjoy plenty of fruits and vegetables – raw if…
Body image is focus for Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental Health Awareness Week (Sunday 11th – 18th May) centres on body image, having focused in previous years on areas including loneliness, sleep and stress. CEO for the Mental Health Foundation, which organises the annual campaign week, Mark Rowland, wrote…
Patrick Holden: ‘We’re paying for cheap food with our health and our planet’
In this interview originally published by Borough Market, Ellie Costigan asks Patrick Holden why our food system needs to change to prevent irreversible climate change and a biodiversity catastrophe… Patrick Holden is the founder of the Sustainable Food Trust, a charitable…
Complementary Medicine Roundup – May 2019
It will not have escaped the notice of readers that when I refer to the “The College of Medicine” or to“the College” I should, to be correct, use the full title of “The College of Medicine and Integrated Health”. Even a…
Obesity increases risk of disease and early death ‘significantly’, says new research
The impact on health of being overweight has been highlighted in a major new study, with Public Health England calling for ‘sustained action’ to tackle obesity going forward. The research, which will be presented at the European Congress on Obesity…
‘We don’t do it for clinical improvements, we do it to relax patients’: How complementary therapies are helping Manchester hospital’s renal unit
Glamourous 80-year-old Ann Critchley, who travels to the Salford Hope dialysis unit three times a week for her four hourly dialysis sessions, was quick to praise the work of Christine, her therapist as she massaged deep into Ann’s ankles and…
In review: Two-day course on Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Hypnosis
The College of Medicine recently joined forces with Dr Toh Wong and Dr Naveed Akhtar on a two-day course exploring Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Hypnosis. Here, we share some of the fantastic feedback we received from those attending. Keep checking the…
The British Holistic Medical Association’s annual student essay competition
The British Holistic Medical Association (BHMA) runs an annual student essay competition open to all medical, nursing and health science undergraduates. BHMA are delighted to announce that they are now receiving applications for 2019. The title in this year, is: “Is…
Social Prescribing Link Worker training: 4-day course by Bromley by Bow Centre
The Bromley by Bow Centre and the University of East London are proud to be delivering a four day training programme for Social Prescribing Link Workers. Who is this training for? This training is primarily aimed at social prescribing link workers also…
The Social Prescribing Awards 2019
Are you involved in a social prescribing project that is helping people to connect with their community, improving their health and wellbeing.? Do you have a colleague who is an outstanding innovator in social prescribing who inspires others with their creativity,…
BHMA – The Real Food Gathering
The College of Medicine is pleased to share the BHMA’s The Real Food Gathering event. This is a two-day event of inspiring talks and discussions on what makes a sustainable, affordable and nourishing British diet. A chance to focus on sustainable food…
A clarion-call to support the practise and research of complementary medicine.
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A stroke knocks life sideways but the creative arts can help re-build confidence
Life after a stroke is a journey home, home to one’s post stroke self and the familiarity of family and actual home. However, as Odysseus found on his return from Troy, the journey does not always go as planned. Recovery…
75 College of Medicine bursaries: Apply now!
The College of Medicine is delighted to offer medical students, junior doctors, GPs and GPs in training the opportunity to apply for a bursary to upcoming College events including one of our 2019 two-day Foundation Courses on Integrated Medicine in…
“We need evidence to prove social prescribing works”, says former children’s tsar
Professor Sir Al Aynsley-Green was the first Children’s Commissioner for England and is a former president of the British Medical Association. An influential figure on children’s health and development for more than 40 years, here, Aynsley-Green debates the role social…
Know a social prescribing champion? Enter our awards!
The Social Prescribing Awards are a new initiative from the Social Prescribing Network, the College of Medicine and the University of Westminster, and are organised by Chamberlain Dunn. The winners will be celebrated during the International Social Prescribing Network Conference…
How the College of Medicine marked first International Social Prescribing Day
Thursday March 14th marked the very first International Social Prescribing Day, designed to highlight the importance and significance of social prescribing within healthcare and its potential benefits for well-being for people across the world. Social prescribing is a healthcare model…
Taxing cigarettes has worked: is it now time to do the same with bad food?
Simon Tuckey has spent much of his career in the food industry in the UK and overseas. Here, he debates the idea that obesity has become so costly to the NHS it’s time to use financial mechanisms to reduce food…
Explainer: How does social prescribing actually work?
It’s the healthcare buzzword that has moved from the periphery to the mainstream thanks to the government’s 2018 pledge to inject £4.5million into NHS social prescribing. Ahead of National Social Prescribing Day on March 14th 2019…here’s what you need to…
How to make GPs stay? Work to reduce lifestyle-related illnesses putting such strain on the NHS
Heather Richards, Director of Nutrition at the Sano School of Culinary Medicine, writes on how GPs need to be better equipped on nutrition if the burden on the healthcare system is to be reduced… Nutrition knowledge for healthcare professionals and involvement…
UK’s top supermarkets ‘misleading shoppers’ on healthy food, investigation finds
The UK’s leading supermarkets – including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons – are marketing some products as ‘healthy choices’ to shoppers when they’re laden with bad fats, sugar and salt, a new investigation has claimed. BBC Radio 5 Live sent researchers…
Yoga can ease pressure on health service, says Prince Charles
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Prince Charles urges medics to use therapeutic YOGA
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