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‘Solitary Pleasures’ – Sigmund Freud on Masturbation at The Freud Museum, London

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Rebecca Wallersteiner

“We are all agreed on one thing – that the subject of masturbation is quite inexhaustible.” (Sigmund Freud, 1912, Vienna Psychoanalytic Society). Until 13th May, The Freud Museum, London, presents Solitary Pleasures, a fascinating new group exhibition that investigates a topic significant in Freudian and post-Freudian psychoanalysis, sexuality, and eroticism: masturbation. Sigmund Freud observed that sexuality […]

Heat wave by British Pathe

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Beth Cooper

How Londoners coped with a Heat Wave back in 1952. […]

Safe marathon running

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Emma Hammett

The exceptional April heatwave has meant that the London Marathon organisers have said runners are not to come in fancy dress this year. Here Emma Hammett of First Aid for Life discusses what you need to know to run the The Virgin London Marathon safely this weekend. What to wear: Correct clothing for the weather: Check the […]

The life and times of a therapy dog

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Daniel Fryer

Lara was adopted from Battersea Dogs Home and became a therapy dog by default due to my job as a psychotherapist at the Priory’s Hospital Bristol. The therapy Lara provides in my sessions doesn’t require any formal training, however, she is registered with the national organisation Pets as Therapy as a therapy animal which ensures that interactions […]

The critical role of phyto-nutrients

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Dr Nyjon Eccles

Phyto-nutrients are a broad range of micro-nutrients that are found in plants. They collectively play a critical role in plant health and protecting them against environmental stress. Have any of you ever observed a plant running away from a stress? Of course not, plants protect themselves against environmental threat e.g. bacteria or fungal invasion, temperature […]

Stress Awareness Month

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Hippocratic Post

Stress Awareness Month takes place every April and has since it first launched in 1992. Throughout this period of time, teams of experts aim to increase public awareness about stress. This includes highlighting the causes of stress, the negative effects stress can have on the mind and body, and how to relieve stress. Watch this short […]

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The wonder of female genitalia

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Thea Jourdan

It wasn’t that long ago that any mention of the vagina was considered taboo. Today, there have been plays extolling it, and national newspapers devote breathless pages to the subject, but there is still a squeamishness which surrounds female genitalia. It would be a great step forward if women themselves were better acquainted with female […]

Functional medicine: treating depression

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Dr Rajendra Sharma

The conventional therapeutic approach to dealing with a problem like depression is to wait for the problem to set in and then give you a drug to stop you feeling depressed. GPs often have less than 15 minutes for a single appointment so they just don’t have the time to ask a patient about the […]

Millions turn to natural remedies

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Hippocratic Post

Millions of adults are now turning to natural remedies and therapies to maintain a normal healthy lifestyle over medical alternatives. And rather than a doctor being a first port of call in times of trouble, 48 per cent prefer to find their own treatment while 21 per cent take up natural alternatives such as homeopathy, nutritional […]

The battle against our unruly minds

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Chris Nelson

Maintaining a consistent focus on something until, and if, it becomes an unconscious habit, is essentially a battle against our unruly minds. For most of us, most of the time, our mind simply doesn’t want to be tethered to one thing. Instead, it has the tendency to float from this thought to that. Whilst, to […]