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Gaia Spa wins Best Destination Spa from Condé Nast Johansen Awards

Gaia Spa wins Best Destination Spa from Condé Nast Johansen Awards

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18 November 2021
Congratulations to Gaia Spa at five-star Boringdon Hall Hotel in Devon, for being named Best Destination Spa in the UK and Ireland.
From technology to diet books – what’s the future of health and wellbeing?

From technology to diet books – what’s the future of health and wellbeing?

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12 November 2018
We’ve all woken up from the health malaise of the ‘90s and we’ve realised how we feel in mind and body is a number one priority. So where’s it all going?
Health by numbers – the fitness blogger who’s technically obese

Health by numbers – the fitness blogger who’s technically obese

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10 May 2018
“Numbers can’t always define our health,” says fitness blogger Lucy Mountain (thefashionfitnessfoodie), whose recent Instagram post saw her categorised as ‘obese’ according to her waist to hip ratio.
Health and beauty trends – the products and the treatments shaping 2018

Health and beauty trends – the products and the treatments shaping 2018

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26 January 2018
From our face creams to our internal monologue, this is the year of quality over quantity, and these are the treatments, products and philosophies already shaping 2018…
UK finalists revealed for our health heroes

UK finalists revealed for our health heroes

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18 October 2017
Healthcare Workers have today been announced as finalists and regional winners for the Skills for Health’s Our Health Heroes Awards 2017
Spa and beauty products when you have cancer

Spa and beauty products when you have cancer

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30 March 2017
Once commissioned by her local hospital to create products to suit the sensitivities of patients with cancer, Jennifer Young’s groundbreaking skincare line now forms the basis for many spa treatments.
Bannatyne group receives wellness for cancer accreditation

Bannatyne group receives wellness for cancer accreditation

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10 March 2017
The Bannatyne Group of spas and health clubs has introduced special therapist training to offer a programme of treatments for spa clients affected by cancer.
How I benefitted from massage for cancer patients

How I benefitted from massage for cancer patients

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20 February 2017
When Virgil Anderson was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, he found great support from the Patient Advocates at Mesothelioma.net, who, amongst other things, introduced him to the nurturing properties of massage for cancer patients. Virgil’s exposure to asbestos came from working in demolition and excavating since high school. When he […]
Why it works … Recovery Treatment

Why it works … Recovery Treatment

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15 October 2013
Part of a movement that’s changing the way spas provide treatments for anyone affected by cancer, Lifehouse Spa and Hotel explain what their Recovery Treatment, available on their Recovery Retreats spa break, is all about …  What exactly is the Recovery Treatment? It is a personalised spa treatment to suit our guests with cancer or […]
Sports and Spas: Breast Cancer

Sports and Spas: Breast Cancer

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19 September 2013
For Women’s Wellness Week, Sky Sports presenter Vicky Gomersall, talks about finding out that her mother had breast cancer, and how important it is to stay aware to #bekindtoyou. In this, Women’s Wellness Week, I wanted to help raise the awareness of breast cancer as its something that my mum suffered with just over ten years […]