The Art of Healing

The Art of Healing creates news and research content from the health and wellness industries which it delivers to a highly qualified audience through a quarterly print + digital magazine, and various digital platforms and media.

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The Art of Healing

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PROVIDERS TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL PRESCRIBING TRIAL • Bolton Clarke Research Institute is leading a project to reduce social isolation and prevent hospitalisation in older people in Melbourne based on a U.K. social prescribing initiative.

Is a Grudge Keeping You Up At Night? • Many of us have had the experience of tossing and turning at night, wishing we could sleep, and watching the minutes tick by on the clock by our bedside. You may have tried counting sheep or listening to a bedtime meditation to help you fall asleep, but there's another practice you could consider: forgiveness.

3 Easy Ways To Feel Less Tired On A Daily Basis • Raise your hand if your energy levels are a bit lacking right now. If you are, we'll go ahead and assume you could use some extra help perking up. While it's common to hit a 3 p.m. slump during a busy workday, that doesn't mean you must succumb to an extra cup (or three …) of coffee to feel awake and energised all day long. In fact, that extra hit of caffeine might not be so good for your blood sugar.

Cranberries Could Help Ward Off DEMENTIA • Adding cranberries to your diet could help improve memory and brain function - and lower ‘bad’ cholesterol, according to new research.

SUPERWORM WITH APETITE FOR POLYSTYRENE COULD BE KEY FOR KEY MASS-SCALE RECYCLING • A ‘superworm’ with an appetite for polystyrene could be the key to plastic recycling on a mass scale. The species is capable of munching through plastic waste thanks to a bacterial enzyme in their gut, say Australian scientists.

LAND GIVEN BACK TO TRADITIONAL OWNERS • The iconic Neds Corner Station conservation reserve is set to be returned to the ownership of the First People of the Millewa Mallee Aboriginal Corporation (FPMMAC), in a process committed to by Victorian conservation organisation Trust for Nature. Once completed, it will be the largest parcel of private land to be returned to traditional owners in Victoria.

ERRATIC TEMPERATURES CAUSING MORE DEATHS THAN HEATWAVES • A new study has attributed 1.75 million deaths per year to fluctuating temperatures. It is the first to quantify the number of deaths associated with unstable temperatures.

FROM DEGROWTH TO A SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM • Proponents of degrowth have long argued that economic growth is detrimental to the environment. Now scientists show that concerning the food sector, curbing growth alone would not make our food system sustainable, but changing what we eat and putting a price on carbon would.

FUTURE WEARABLE HEALTH TECH COULD MEASURE GASES RELEASED FROM SKIN • Scientists have taken the first step to creating the next generation of wearable health monitors. A new study suggests that a wearable sensor may be able to monitor the body's health by detecting the gases released from a person's skin.

Wireless Neuro-Stimulator To Revolutionise Patient Care • Many neurological disorders like Parkinson's, chronic depression and other psychiatric conditions could be managed at home, thanks to the creation of the world's first integrated and completely wireless remote care platform.

HEALTH EXPERTS CAUTION AGAINST ‘NEW NORMAL’ STRATEGIES FOR COVID-19 • Two researchers are warning against national strategies for a ‘new normal’ of life with COVID-19, because they focus too much on the SARS-CoV-2 virus and too little on the context in which the virus’ impact is most burdensome - the synergistic endemic, or syndemic, of COVID-19 and the chronic disease crisis.

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