Herald - Issue 425

Page 42 • The HERALD • 23rd June 2022 v KEEP ACTIVE, KEEP HEALTHY v Health, Beauty &Wellbeing Mobile Therapeutic Massage Service in the comfort of your own home or care home Supporting people living with: • Back pain • Neck & shoulder pain • Migraines • Sciatica • Hip & Knee pain • Dementia • Cancer • Long term illness Working with you on increasing mobility Focusing on decreasing your daily pain DBS CERTIFICATE • References available 023 8081 3172 or 07876 101576 compatouch@gmail.com www.compassionatetouch.biz Treatments include: Nail trimmings/filing Reduction of thickened nails Corns/Callus Ingrown toe nails Diabetic Foot Care Mini Foot massage For appointments please call Chloe 07587 071367 Appointments also available at The Waterside Foot Clinic, 177 long lane, Holbury SO45 2PA Chloe’s Foot Care Mobile Foot health practitioner Kit Davison FHP MCFHP MAFHP Qualified Foot Health Practitioner • Corns, Calluses, ingrown toenails, • Athlete’s Foot and thickened toenails. • Toenail and fingernail cutting. Flexible appointments and home visits available. 07752 674591 kdavison@kdfootcare.co.uk http://kdfootcare.co.uk GET BACK TO FEELING YOUR BEST WITH HYTHE & TOTTON CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 8 Drummond Court, Prospect Place, Hythe (Opposite Hythe Ferry) 023 8020 7826 81a Rumbridge Street, Totton 023 8086 3612 BeesRose Counselling GERRY DOWDS 07814 508533 beesrosecounselling@gmail.com beesrosecounselling.co.uk Offering... Face to Face, Online & Telephone Support Parkinson’s Support e New Forest Branch of Parkinson’s UK welcome all Parkinson’s people and their Carers to join a fun chair based exercise class with the emphasis on functional tness, followed by co ee, biscuits and chat. e classes are held Tuesday mornings at 10.30am at the Boldre War Memorial Hall, Pilley, SO41 5QG. £3 per session (Carers free). Contact: 07595 927299, or just go along. e New Forest Branch of Parkinson’s UK meets on the third Thursday of each month at the Boldre War Memorial Hall, Pilley, SO41 5QG from 2pm to 4.30pm. Friendly support, information and social activities are available for all people with Parkinson’s, their Carers, families and friends. All new members are very welcome. No membership fees, but voluntary donations always welcome. Contact: 07595 927299 or: www.parkinsonsnewforest.org NEW FOREST DISABILITY 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. friendly adviser a question. ey’d be happy to help. For more information about the services they o er, visit: www.newforestdis.org.uk It is well known that eating bre can prevent constipation, but did you know it can also lower your risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and bowel cancer? Dietary bre can only be found in foods that come from plants, such as wholegrain cereals, wholemeal bread, wholemeal pasta, brown rice, fruit, vegetables, beans, and lentils. Here we provide some tips to help you increase the amount of bre in your diet. • Choose a variety Obtaining bre from a variety of food sources is a great way to ensure a healthy balanced diet. It is also important to make sure you are drinking enough uid to help bre function properly. skins still on, to further increase bre intake. • Add extra vegetables or pulses to your favourite meals Beans, lentils and chickpeas can be added to your favourite meals like curries, bolognese, chilli, soups and stews, to bulk them out and add nutrients. • Snack wisely Choose unsalted nuts and seeds, fresh fruit, vegetable sticks or oatcakes. Some people worry that if they increase their bre intake it will cause them to su er from atulence (wind). To avoid this, you should gradually increase the amount of bre in your diet to allow your body time to adjust. Good luck! For more tips on how to stay healthy, sign up for our weekly healthy tips at: www.heartresearch.org.uk/ healthy-tips. 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 Healthy Tip: Fibre – The Lifesaving Nutrient Many of Us Lack by the Health Promotion and Education Team at Heart Research UK • Opt for a high-fibre cereal Look out for cereals that are labelled as “whole grain” or with “bran” or “ bre” in their name. Try to choose plain varieties with no added sugars. • Switch to wholemeal Instead of white bread, white rice and white pasta, try switching to wholemeal or granary bread, brown rice and wholemeal pasta. • Eat your five a day Frozen, dried and tinned fruit and vegetables all count towards this. Try eating apples and potatoes with their 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