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Acu. | Issue #28 | Autumn 2020
Acubites A smörgåsbord of plant-based newsbits prepared with members in mind
Your editorial team
Steve Wheeler
Houri Alavi
Health campaigns coming up Use these campaigns as a hook for your practice marketing or promotion and support all of us in the BAcC Migraine Awareness Week 〉 6 6-12 September 〉 the Migraine Trust have been encouraging friends and family of people with migraine to show their support and raise funds by supporting the #GiveUpForMigraine campaign – a good moment to talk about the evidence for acupuncture: see the new meta-analysis published in January on acupuncture and migraine SEP
National Eye Health Week 〉 23-29 September 〉 sight is the sense people fear losing the most: this event aims to teach people how to look after their eyes by promoting good eye health and the need for regular eye tests for all SEP
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Blood Cancer Awareness Month 〉 September 〉 Blood Cancer UK are marking Blood Cancer Awareness Month with a touring installation: ten life-sized figures of people with blood cancer will tour four UK cities – London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Manchester – to inform, educate and increase awareness SEP
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Pain Awareness Month 〉 September 〉 (international) #PainAwarenessMonth
BackCare Awareness Week 〉 5 5-9 October 〉 with a theme of Back Pain in Nursing: why not use both events to highlight the evidence for acupuncture: chronic pain review and analysis and evidence based summaries OCT
Jonquil Westwood Pinto
Sally Crowther
Scott Bridges
Tim Brown
Can intermittent Mental wellness and fasting improve health? technology Intermittent fasting has been around for most of human history, and its proposed health benefits have been mentioned in ancient civilisations. However, recently, there has been a renewed public interest in intermittent fasting and its effects on health, ageing and disease.
Don’t look at your tea leaves: your future's in your gut! The microbiome comprises all of the genetic material within a microbiota (the entire collection of microorganisms in a specific niche, such as the human gut). The microbes in our guts have been linked to everything from arthritis to autism. Now, scientists say they can even tell us about our future health, including how inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may lead to dementia.
The Future of Hope is mushrooms On the subject of food and wellbeing – and if you feel in need of a little sunshine in these sometimes dark days – just spend a few minutes listening to Chido Govera’s inspiring answer to the question Can mushrooms solve world hunger?
The World Health Organization estimates that 25 per cent of all people will be affected by mental or neurological disorders at some point in their lives, with roughly 450 million individuals currently struggling with a condition, according to the 2020 Global Wellness Summit trends report. Unfortunately, care is far from the norm: nearly two-thirds of those living with a mental disorder never seek help from a health professional. Increasingly, technology – in the shape of digital therapeutics – is helping to chip away at the stigma, cost, and time investment barriers traditionally associated with seeking mental health services.
Regular updates to Covid-19 safety guidelines Don’t forget, if you need to refer to the BAcC Covid-19 guidelines, or any other coronavirus related issue, you’ll find regular updates on Coronavirus information pages on the Member website. Topics include: phases of treatment/ who you can treat and when, PPE suppliers, holding outdoor classes, questions from the public, Covid-19 consent form, and of course, all the latest revisions to the Guidelines document itself.
