February 2017

When Counselling and Psychotherapy can help

There are a number of reasons that might drive you to seeking counselling or psychotherapy. If you are experiencing any number of difficult and distressing events in your life then counselling may provide you a really helpful solution. Life events that may result in you looking at Counselling or Psychotherapy: Bereavement • divorce • health issues • employment concerns • debt issues Sometimes there is no specific one “reason” but you might just be suffering with underlying feelings of anxiety or dissatisfaction with life. You may feel isolated and have no one else to talk to. Even if you have…

5 reasons to have a Health Insurance broker

If you are unfortunate enough to experience issues when making a claim then your broker should be able to offer you support. Having a Health Insurance Broker should make it as simple and stress-free as possible.

Have you heard of The PHC?

The PHC offer a number of flexible options for Company Private Medical Insurance here in the UK. They offer an excellent level of customer service and have a great reputation within the Health Insurance sector. They aim to ensure if you need to make a claim then this can be done as simply as possible.

What is In-patient and Day-patient cover on your Private Medical Insurance?

You must pre-authorise your private healthcare treatment before you have your treatment. By doing so you can ensure that the hospital is recognised and the consultant is fee assured which means you will have no shortfalls in payment for your treatment.

Simplyhealth Cash Plans

Simplyhealth are certainly one of the UK’s largest cash plan providers. Their health cash plans give you cash back for everyday healthcare appointments to the dentist, optician, physiotherapist, chiropractor and many more

Salt: The Facts

Salt is an essential part of our diet but eating too much may put us at increased risk of developing high blood pressure. This in turn can then be the cause of more serious conditions such as coronary heart disease. How much salt do we need? It is recommended that adults should not be eating more than 6g (about one teaspoon) a day. The recommended intake for children varies from 2g to 6g depending on their age. For example, a child aged between 1-3 years should have a maximum of 2g per day, whereas a child aged 7-10 years should…

About Parkinson’s disease

About Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological condition. It affects about one in 500 people which equivalents to approximately 127,000 people within the UK alone. It is not easy to diagnose Parkinson’s and it is important that the diagnosis is made by a specialist. Although most people who get Parkinson’s tend to be over 50, it is also possible that younger people can get it too. People with Parkinson’s don’t have enough of a chemical called dopamine because some nerve cells in their brain have died. Without dopamine people can find that their movements become slower so it…

Raynaud’s Awareness Month

Raynaud’s is a syndrome where generally the fingers and toes over respond to cold or stress, causing these areas of the body to sometimes change colour, but not always, from white, to blue, to red. When this occurs it can be very uncomfortable and a possible painful process, making the easiest of daily tasks very difficult.