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Mapping the way to wellbeing…2

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A few signposts for those of you looking for more information after yesterday’s interview with Dr Adigo Atabo…

You’ll find full details of how her consultation process works, her fees and her clinics in Nottingham and London on her functional medicine website.

And if you’re interesting in experiencing mindfulness, meditation and self enquiry, the Unplugged Space sessions take place from 2.30pm to 4.30pm every Saturday at Tiger Boe, 7 Clarendon Street, Nottingham NG1 5HS.

Check out the US Twitter page or email ThinkNotts@gmail.com for more information about these free drop-in events…

Mapping the way to wellbeing

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Fiona’s in the driving seat this Sunday, with the latest of her regular slots devoted to health and wellbeing.

She’ll be talking to Dr Adigo Atabo about functional medicine, which recognises that all parts of the body are interrelated through biochemical processes. What happens in the gut affects the brain, the immune system and hormone balance. Therefore, when something goes wrong, there is no single solution to fix the problem, there are many interventions that can be of help.

By charting every aspect of you – what you eat, how well you sleep, exposure to toxins, the degree of emotional support you receive, signs and symptoms of disease and diagnoses – it’s used to produce a map of how well you’re functioning in order to identify hotspots and identify targeted, multi-level interventions to help you get better.

One of only two Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP) doctors in the UK, Dr Atabo runs her functional medicine practice in Nottingham and London and is also a founder of the Nottingham-based initiative Unplugged Space, which offers people practical advice on mindfulness.

A former surgeon, she’ll be talking about her work, how to start a daily mindfulness practice – and using Fiona as a guinea pig to demonstrate a self-enquiry mindfulness exercise!

Tune in or listen online between 10am and 12 noon as Girls Around Town Fiona, Tina and Sue explore this fascinating subject with Dr Atabo’s help…

The change for the better

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Why do women go through the menopause, when does it happen and what can you do if you’re experiencing symptoms that stop you enjoying life to the full?

Is HRT safe, is it good for you and how do you separate the facts from the myths?

If these are questions you’ve been pondering, this event from Henpicked will go a long way to answering them for you…

From 7.30pm to 9.30pm on Thursday 13 October, it’s open to all and everyone attending will be sent a free copy of the book Menopause: The Change For The Better before its launch on Tuesday 18 October.

Join Henpicked at The Beeches Hotel, Wilford Lane, Nottingham NG2 7RN to hear what Dr Louise Newson of My Menopause Doctor has to say.

A GP in Solihull, Dr Newson runs a private menopause clinic at the town’s Spire Parkway Hospital. She’s also a medical writer for numerous companies, writes healthcare articles for doctors and patients on a whole range of different topics and you may well have seen her on the BBC or read her articles in the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Good Housekeeping and Prima.

She has a particular interest in managing the menopause and feels passionately that women should be offered the correct information about treatment options so they can make an informed choice regarding management of their menopause.

Places at the event are £12 each, including tea/coffee and cakes and of course your FREE copy of Menopause: The Change For The Better. Profits from this event will go to The Daisy Network, a  registered UK charity supporting those affected by premature menopause…

Book your place here and don’t forget to share the information about the events with friends who may also wish to attend.