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06/10/11
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camexpo conference programme set to draw a healthy crowd

Natural health advocate Janey Lee Grace is just one of the many leading industry names confirmed to host a free demo session at this year’s camexpo, says the show’s organiser Diversified Business Communications UK. Returning for its ninth edition at London’s Earls Court on 22-23 October, camexpo – the UK’s only dedicated complementary healthcare show – will feature 34 free training and development sessions taking place over two days in its Demo Theatre and on the CAM stage Live!.

The show’s annual free conference programme, which also includes 22 Keynote seminars, highlights its ongoing commitment to facilitate and enhance learning between CAM professionals. Launched in 2003, the Demo Theatre features some of the UK’s leading trainers and practitioner service suppliers, whilst the CAM Stage LIVE was introduced last year to showcase a host of highly informative, practical demonstrations from a selection of camexpo exhibitors.

“With 56 free seminars and demos to choose from, this year’s camexpo offers even greater choice and flexibility for our visitors to broaden their knowledge and tailor their training to suit their specific area of interest,” says Zoe Campbell, event manager of camexpo. “The quality of speakers appearing at camexpo 2011 is unrivalled and a testament to why it’s the most anticipated must-attend show for the UK’s CAM community.”

Spanning a broad range of topics, this year’s Demo Theatre includes the following free sessions:

• Six Step Success – Debra Goldston (sponsored by the CThA)
• Spa Within Complementary Therapy – Nihat Ayçeman (sponsored by the CThA)
• Turning Back the Clock with Greens – Nadia Brydon (sponsored by Sun Chlorella)
• The Vital Elements to Achieve Optimum Health – Jeff Hope (sponsored by The Wellness Tree)
• Massage Table Ergonomics: How to Ensure Your Comfort and Health as a Therapist – Jayne Randon (sponsored by Affinity)
• Holistic Workspace – Holistic you… – Janey Lee Grace (sponsored by the CThA)
• Optimising Essential Fatty Acids – Dr Nigel Plummer (sponsored by BioCare)
• Most of What You Need to Know About Insurance and Risk Management for Natural Medicine Therapist – David Balen (sponsored by Balens)
• Discover Energy Medicine Technologies: Scalar-Wave, PEMF & Plasma – Kim Fortier (sponsored by EHA)
• The Acid Test: Tackling Lifestyle Diseases Through Nutrition – Daisy Connor (sponsored by Lifestream)

This year’s CAM Stage Live! programme includes the following free sessions:

• Amma Fusion and Table Thai: Eastern based meridian and acupressure techniques – Meghan Mari, The Jing Institute Of Advanced Massage Training
• Introduction to Nature’s Plus Source of Life Gold: Nutritional Support for Natural Energy Production – Rob Clark
• Can We Send our Clients to You – Kelly Oldershaw, Get Your Life Back
• Tissue Transformation with DEEP OSCILLATION® – Christine Talbot, Physiopod
• Enhancing your digestion with Conscious Food – Kristina Locke, Conscious Foods
• KiB®500 Beyond Antibiotics – Richard Stead, KiB Healthcare Limited
• An introduction to kinesiology taping in restricting and supporting muscle function and managing sports injuries – Bryan Aitkenhead, Physique
• Introduction to Nature’s Plus Animal Parade Gold: The Ultimate Award Winning Children’s Supplement Range – Olivia Hemingway
• 100% Organic Skincare Products to Give Your Practice the Competitive Edge – Glenda Taylor, Inspire Massage
• Chinese Cupping Therapy: A powerful tool for Musculoskeletal aches and pains – Inspire Massage Workshops
• Introduction to Nature’s Plus Spitu-Tein Gold: Advanced Full Spectrum Vegetarian Protein Shake – Dan Hanrahan
• Pregnancy Massage – Meghan Mari, The Jing Institute Of Advanced Massage Training

Details of camexpo’s full training and education programme are available on the show’s website www.camexpo.co.uk. The Nutri Centre sponsored Keynote seminars, plus all demonstrations taking place in the Demo Theatre and on the CAM Stage LIVE, are included in the cost of entry. The show’s 48 Taster Workshops, sponsored by Balens, offer exceptional value priced at £17.50 (incl VAT) per session.

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The name Pure Massage has been synonymous with the highest standards of service, techniques and quality.

An unrivalled reputation and a unique position at the pinnacle of the UK’s massage industry has been passionately developed by the visionary founders, Beata Aleksandrowicz and her partner, Jean-Marc Delacourt.

Acclaimed by journalists and opinion formers and known as the leading practitioner of her craft, Beata’s outstanding career as a massage therapist spans over the last 14 years with ongoing training and research.
Since opening the Pure Massage School in 2002, Beata and Jean-Marc have developed advanced massage training programmes of outstanding quality for their dedicated team of therapists. Their ethos is to share the remarkable healing power of touch with as many people as possible and the last 2 years has seen them offer post graduate courses to all qualified therapists looking to deepen their knowledge and skills.
All the courses on offer are accredited by the Complementary Therapists Association (CThA) the leading professional body for complementary therapists in the UK and Ireland.
Theirs is completely personal approach to teaching. At The Pure Massage School small groups of students have all their individual needs met via a simple teaching style in a supportive environment. All the courses are designed and taught by Beata. She features the 12 unique principles at the core of all her teaching which guarantees Pure Massage tuition to be a profoundly moving experience for all their clients.
Whether you are a beginner or a qualified therapist looking to expand your skills, Pure Massage has a wide range of innovative courses to develop a worthy and rewarding career.

The course includes ITEC Level 3 Diploma in Holistic Massage as well as their post graduate courses in Advanced Deep Tissue Massage, Face Therapy and Face Massage.

It is the Pure Massage passion and philosophy to spread the power of touch and to nurture and develop the very best therapists who love what they do and who relish the opportunity to transform other people’s lives through the power of loving touch.
You can visit Pure Massage at camexpo on 22-23 October at Earls Court, London on stand 1831.

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100% Organic Skincare Products to Give Your Practice the Competitive Edge by Glenda Taylor

When Annalisa of Inspire Massage Workshops asked Glenda, founder of Balm Balm to collaborate with her on two exciting new courses, Glenda didn’t think twice about it as passing on her more than 20 years experience in the aromatherapy, fragrance and skincare industry has always been her passion. Both Glenda and Annalisa had been amazed at the amount of therapists using pre blended Aromatherapy oils and balms in treatments without product training, despite many insurers (including the policy offered by the CThA) NOT covering their use! It was time to do something about it! Anyone who has visited either of their stands at CAM will know that they are both brimming with enthusiasm and knowledge about their respective areas of expertise. Glenda was particularly ready for The Certificate in Organic Blends Product Knowledge as she had only just come back from a weekend at a well known spa where she had an interesting experience.

“I don’t like advertising the fact that I am a therapist when I go for a treatment as I never want the therapist to feel in any way judged and I really just want to lay back and enjoy it. I had chosen an aromatherapy treatment as that is my passion and I know how effective specific aromatherapy blends can be. On entering the room, there was a lovely array of a well known brand of aromatherapy blends so I was happy and expectant about my treatment. I was asked the standard contra indication questions and then which blend I would like to have for my treatment. “I just want a nice relaxing treatment was my reply” – there were a few blends that would have covered this request. “Well, any of these blends”, said the therapist, randomly waving her hand around! “What’s in this one?” I asked, trying to encourage her a bit. “Relaxing oils” she replied! I could have quite honestly cried at this point as I had looked forward to this treatment so much. I had expected her to be an aromatherapist being at such a smart venue but I would have been very happy – ecstatic even – to have had a good massage therapist with a real understanding of what she was going to offer and use on her client. She didn’t even ask me if I would like to smell them, nor did she pay any attention to the fact that some may not have agreed with me at all. I wanted to train her there and then on the spot even though they were not my products. My wish must have been a strong one as when Annalisa asked me to provide product and training for this course I knew exactly what needed to be done. Pulling together everything for these courses has been a huge amount of work but I feel that they will really be a contribution to our industry.”

The 100% Organic Facial Certificate is also very close to Glenda’s heart. “Beauty has become such a complex affair and while there are some amazing products out there with wonderful training programs bolted onto them, Annalisa & I could see that no one was really addressing simple yet effective 100% organic facials given by really experienced massage therapists.” Glenda feels that too many complex products used on the face can often confuse the skin and cause problems that could be addressed by a more gentle approach. Coming from an Italian background with a mother who had beautiful skin all her life with minimal product intervention, Glenda has always been an advocate of using only natural oils on her own skin and she really does practice what she preaches. She created her beautifully simple 100% organic facial products about a year ago and collaborating with Annalisa to use them in a professional treatment is the perfect way to use them. “Combining 100% organic ingredients with a really effective treatment and sound home use advise will give a unique experience in facials and one that massage therapists can easily and inexpensively bolt onto their treatment menu.” The real beauty of this treatment though is that it can be adapted to absolutely every skin type – even very sensitive skins. It is the perfect treatment to offer as a first facial for very young teenagers, those with or without skin problems and this in itself is a brilliant niche for therapists to pursue to give them the competitive edge.

So, to be part of the action get in touch!

For details of training courses contact:
Inspire Massage Workshops
0844 478 0477
www.inspiremassageworkshops.co.uk

For product enquiries contact:

Balm Balm
020 339 0696
www.balmbalm.com

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Multivitamins Benefit Mother and Baby

Posted on Mon, 3 Oct 11 - http://www.timeforwellness.org/blog-view/multivitamins-benefit-mother-and-baby-208

Multivitamins benefit mother and baby

Low birth weight babies are at higher risk of illnesses such as diabetes, obesity and heart disease throughout childhood and in adult life. Inadequate intake of vitamins and minerals has been associated with low birth weight and a simple multivitamin may help.

Malnutrition and low birth weight babies are not only a major issue in developing countries, socially and economically disadvantaged people in industrialised countries are frequently affected as well.

In Hackney, East London a research project funded by the Mother and Child Foundation set out to see if providing a multivitamin and mineral supplement to mothers made a difference to nutritional status and pregnancy outcomes.

Before commencing the study it was found that 13% of mothers to be had iron deficiency anaemia, 72% were vitamin D deficient, 12% had vitamin B1 deficiency and 5% were deficient in folate. From the first trimester the women were given placebo or a multivitamin.

Unfortunately only 39% of women completed the study, which as the investigators point out “reflects a lack of interest in health and poor knowledge of the relationship between nutrition and pregnancy outcome.”

However those who took the multivitamins had improved nutritional status for measures of iron, folate, vitamin B1 and vitamin D. There was also a trend towards fewer low birth weight babies in women taking multivitamins (eight vs. thirteen in the placebo group) which corroborates with previous research.

“Multiple-micronutrient supplements from early pregnancy may be beneficial and larger studies are required to assess impact on birth outcomes and infant development” wrote the study investigators. The potential for something as simple as a daily multivitamin and mineral to improve health outcomes for future generations could be enormous.

Reference:

1. Brough L, Rees GA, Crawford MA, Morton RH, Dorman EK. Effect of multiple-micronutrient supplementation on maternal nutrient status, infant birth weight and gestational age at birth in a low-income, multi-ethnic population. Br J Nutr. 2010 Aug;104(3):437-45.

Source -Originally published by: http://www.timeforwellness.org/blog-view/multivitamins-benefit-mother-and-baby-208