Herald - Issue 417

Page 38 • The HERALD • 6th January 2022 v SAY YOU SAW IT IN THE HERALD v Foot Health Practitioner PAINFUL CORNS? UNSIGHTLY CALLUS? FUNGAL NAIL? PAINFUL INGROWN NAILS? Diabetic Foot Care DON’T SUFFER ANY LONGER! I am a fully qualified foot health practitioner offering a professional and relaxed service in the comfort of your own home. For appointments please contact Kirsty Webber DipCFHP, MPSPract. Mob: 07823 774619 Email: kirstyhwebber@yahoo.co.uk Kirsty’s Foot Care NEW YEAR NEW YOU Wellbeing Workshops To help your wellbeing and particularly if you are living with a life limiting illness, caring for someone, or coping with bereavement, then Oakhaven Wellbeing’s Complementary erapy team regularly run wellbeing workshops at the Coates Centre, Lower Pennington Lane, Lymington SO41 8ZZ. Anyone living across the New Forest, Waterside and Totton areas is welcome, you do not have to be known to Oakhaven as a patient. All the workshops are free. The Relaxation Workshop is designed to help participants learn a variety of strategies to help them relax and includes a guided relaxation session to learn for home. Finding it hard to sleep? e Managing Poor Sleep workshop explores the importance of sleep and why our sleep patterns can become disrupted and looks at a variety of strategies aimed at improving poor sleep. e session ends with a guided relaxation session. In an Introduction to Aromatherapy explore the bene ts of Aromatherapy and essential oils which have been used for thousands of years. Spend some time smelling di erent essential oils and learn about their potential health bene ts and have the opportunity to make an Aromatherapy product to use at home. A 2 hour Massage workshop to learn the bene ts of massageandlearntosafelygiveyourselforothersasimple hand massage, to help you or others feel rejuvenated. For more information on these course, dates and times, and to book your place telephone: 01590 638521, email: wellbeing@oakhavenhospice.co.uk or go to: https://www.oakhavenhospice.co.uk/wellbeing/ courses-and-activities/ New Forest Disability Cooking To Cope If you’ve lost a loved one and now nd yourself having to prepare your own meals for the rst time and not sure where to start, a Cookery Classes Course is o ered by Oakhaven Wellbeing as part of its bereavement support and activities. e next course starts on Tuesday 22nd February, and runs for six consecutive Tuesdays from 3pm until 5pm. Join Oakhaven’s Chefs, Hannah and Claire, supported by a team of volunteers, in the kitchen at the Hospice to learn basic skills of preparing vegetables, meat and sh to produce a nutritious meal, learn valuable cooking skills and techniques alongside others who are in the same situation of having to prepare meals for the rst time a er losing a loved one, then everyone sits down together to eat what has been cooked. e Coates Centre o ers support to anyone living across the New Forest, Waterside and Totton areas whose lives have been impacted by illness, along with family and friends, whether they are bereaved, have been diagnosed with or caring for someone with a long term illness. ere’s no need for a referral or be known to Oakhaven. e Coates Centre, open Monday-Friday from 10am until 4pm, o ers a place to meet and share with others who understand, and nd a path to help cope with everyday challenges. To reserve a place on this course telephone: 01590 638521 or call into e Coates Centre, Lower Pennington Lane, Lymington SO41 8ZZ. For more details about e Coates Centre visit: www. oakhavenhospice.co.uk/wellbeing New Forest Disability is at e Grove every Thursday to support Waterside residents with their disability- related bene ts. is service is by appointment only and pre-booked through their main o ce on: 01425 628750. ey also o er a Drop-in Advice Service at Hythe Library on the first Tuesday of every month, between 10am and 12noon. So, if you need advice on equipment, transport, carer support, social activities, disabled facilities grants (ramps, level access showers, door widening), disability-related bene ts, support groups or anything else, go along and ask their friendly adviser a question. ey’d be happy to help. For more information about the services they o er, visit: www. newforestdis.org.uk Healthy Heart Tips: Mindful Eating by the Health Promotion and Education Team at Heart Research UK Mindful eating is an approach to food where you pay full attention to eating. Research has shown that eating mindfully can improve digestion, help regulate appetite and helps us enjoy our food much more. Here we share some simple ways to incorporate mindful eating into your daily routine: Preparing your food For many people, cooking can feel like a chore but it doesn’t have to be a rushed experience or something we do on autopilot. Whether you’re chopping, slicing, or marinating, the art of being mindful when you are cooking is an ideal opportunity to focus your attention on textures, sounds and smells. If your mouth waters – you know you’re on track! Slow down Taking the time to eat and chew your food thoroughly will enable you to taste the essence of the food. During a meal, you could practice taking smaller bites of food and try to put down your knife and fork between mouthfuls. You may be surprised at all the avours that are released that you may not normally notice. Eating around the table When life gets busy, it can be easy to slip into the habit of eating on the run and neglect taking time to sit down together. Trying to factor in time for sitting around the table can be bene cial for all members of a family or household. It can help everyone switch o from the stresses of the day and provide an opportunity to reconnect over a meal. No distractions We tend to eat more mindlessly when we are distracted. We also don’t taste and experience the food as much because our mind is elsewhere. Try eating with no distractions; this means eating without your laptop or phone, or when reading or watching TV so that you can relax and enjoy your food in the moment. Mindful eating takes practice, and the more you practice, the more natural it will feel! To help keep your heart healthy, why not try out some of our Healthy Heart recipes from our website: www. heartresearch.org.uk/heart-research-uk-recipes-2 Or have a look through our Healthy Heart cookbook lled with recipes from top chefs, celebrities and food bloggers: www.heartresearch.org.uk/heart-research- uk-cookbook Free online groups are taking place to help people in Southampton and around the South living with arthritis to manage their condition. e next group meeting, organised by UK charity Arthritis Action, will take place on Wednesday 26th January at 2pm, with further meetings planned every six weeks. e online groups are held over Zoom, catering to those who still may not be comfortable socialising in-person with others. e meetings o er a safe and friendly environment for people living with arthritis to speak with each other, learn from one another and share their stories, questions and tips. ere are over 10 million people living with some form of arthritis in the UK, making it the leading cause of pain and disability nationwide. For more information or to register attendance for the free group, email: info@arthritisaction.org.uk or telephone: 020 3781 7120. Free Online Group for People Living with Arthritis