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The Link Magazine • April 1998
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Holistic Health Fayre to put harmony into health

GPs in Wroughton and a group of complementary therapists are posing a basic question:
Is your doctor responsible for your well being, or are you?
They hope you will find some an- gether for good health. and 'flu and period problems are bility for our own health and life-
swers at a Holistic Health Fayre on There will be a chance to find often stress related. In a letter to long learning.'
Saturday 25 April at the Ellendune out and try a wide variety of thera- patients, he writes: 'underpinning Therapist Jill Carter, left, said,
Centre, Wroughton. pies, from acupuncture to shiatsu, the event is my own philosophy "the focus of orthodox medicine is
Organised by Dr Norman Hunt chiropractic to reflexology, that we all need to take responsi- to treat 'dis-ease. Therapists help
of the Wroughton Health Centre, through talks, demonstrations and people make the connection be-
the local patient's forum and information stalls. tween what is going on in the mind
shiatsu therapistJill Carter, the day Dr Hunt said the motivation for and the body.
ends a week of talks and demon- this unique event is the many peo- "We hope to encourage people
strations which bring doctors and ple who present a wide range of to look at themselves differently,
therapists together to see how con- symptoms that conventional medi- so that they ask what preventative
ventional medicine and comple- cine has no means of addressing. measures can they take in their
mentary treatments can work to- Depression, migraines, colds lives to reduce the stress which
often develops into disease."
The Holistic Health Day runs
BACK PAIN REFLEXOLOGY FOR ALL from lOam to 5.30pm on 25 April
& COLOUR and costs £3 (El concessions).
If you are suffering from: New Therapist to Swindon There will be a wholefood cafe
serving refreshments.
- 0 Backache, Leg pain Alison Deacon M.I.I.R. (REGD.) A.R.T. For a full programme of work-
0 Neck 8 Packington Close, shops in the week and information
Shoulder, %R Off Angus Close, Shaw about the day, call Jan Weston on
Arm Pam CtlI* Tel: (01793) 887809 813658.
0 Headache C%tBCI
& Migraine v8W Swindon Pulse: at the heart of good health
Chiropodist
C) Sciatica Getting good health is not an entirely modern concern. Over two
o Sports Injury Advanced Reflexologist thousand years ago that man Aristotle gave public talks on health,
happiness and well being, writes Matt Holland.
o Whiplash
CLINIC AT
You should consider
HIGH STREET
consulting a Chiropractor
(
WoorroN BASSETF
SANDRA E. DAVIES D.C.
Shaw Chiropractic Clinic
For an appointment with
Shaw Village Centre
Mrs Lesley Taylor
Tel: (01793) 887801 MBChA, MSSCh
V Member of the British Call (01793) 849914
Chiropractic Association
anytime

Angela Cracknell Chiropodist
Pulse staff Julie Smith and Tracey Costello outside the shop on Curtis Street
Registered Nurse MSSCh MBChA
a -' He reckoned we had to get three words said another; and don't be-
ifome visits by appointment
areas of human functioning right lieve everything you read in books
Telephone: 01793 613334 in order to achieve happiness. The said a third.
AL vegetative state had to be in good Another answer is, start by shop-
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and sound physical development. longest established whole and
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tions,
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