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Weleda Lemon Balm & Orange Blossom Conditioner offer
Pure brilliance: Canadian white clover honey to enhance shine and softness
Back in the 1920s Weleda pioneered the use of only natural ingredients and growing plants organically using biodynamic methods. This commitment to quality without sacrificing the environment is continually challenged. The development of Weleda’s eco–friendly haircare range has resulted in the next generation of intelligent, eco-friendly ingredients. This deliciously aromatic range is free from lauryl/laureth sulphates [and without SLS/SLES] and artificial additives or synthetic preservatives [and parabens]. All ingredients are GMO free.
Clean, healthy hair makes us feel good on the inside. It’s surprisingly uplifting. Treated hair that is regularly coloured, highlighted, straightened or curled needs a bit of tender loving care to maintain its naturally healthy bounce and glossiness.
Sunshine, sand, saltwater and swimming pool chemicals also take their toll. Weleda’s 100 per cent organic plant extracts provide natural therapeutic, revitalising and strengthening properties to restore shine.
Weleda’s Lemon Balm & Orange Blossom Shampoo and Conditioner combine soothing organic Melissa and a refreshing blend of citrus essential oils, to balance normal to oily hair.
Weleda’s natural shampoo is made with the mildest of detergents to avoid irritation of scalp or eyes. The wizards at Weleda have another clever trick up–their–sleeve: Using the conditioning properties of Canadian white clover honey to enhance shine and softness, but without the stickiness. Pure brilliance.
For extra gloss, Weleda’s natural conditioner is made with organic plant extracts to replenish and nourish scalp and hair after washing, to leave it tangle–free and manageable.
Now you can be kind to your hair, and kind to the environment. Weleda’s plant–based cleansing agents are made with biodegradable coconut and sugar beet. These plant detergents are endorsed by the certification scheme Ecocert, and produce a very soft lather to cleanse your hair gently but effectively without stripping the natural oils. For clean hair, and a greener world.
Weleda Lemon Balm & Orange Blossom Conditioner offer
First 10 lucky readers
The first 10 readers to either post or email their name and address to Weleda UK Ltd will each receive one Lemon Balm & Orange Blossom Conditioner.
Write to: Weleda/Wellbeing offer, Heanor Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 8DR.
Email: competition@weleda.co.uk with ‘Weleda Haircare Offer’ in the subject line.
Offer closes Friday 26 February 2010.
• First–come, first–served basis,
• One entry per person,
• Subject to availability.
• Also suitable for vegetarians and vegans – recyclable packaging and eco–friendly. 
Weleda natural remedies and bodycare range available from Waitrose, selected independent pharmacies and health stores. Weleda mail order: 0115 944 8222. Online shopping: www.weleda.co.uk. Advice on natural remedies can be obtained from Weleda’s pharmacy. Weleda [UK] Ltd, Heanor Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 8DR. Tel: 0115 9448200. Email: info@weleda.co.uk.
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Demand for global action to end age discrimination
By 2050 there will be two billion older people globally. As this number grows, the number of older women and men who experience discrimination will increase if action is not taken.
That is this year’s message from Age Demands Action, an international campaign that calls for the protection of older people’s rights. Older people in over 40 countries joined together on 1 October, the UN International Day of Older People.
Campaigning groups and organisations took part in national and local activities to push for improved policies and urge for recognition and support of older people’s vital contribution to society.
From witchcraft allegations in Kenya, to land–grabbing in Bolivia, older people face discrimination every day.
Richard Blewitt, chief executive of HelpAge International, said: “At last the world is beginning to wake up to the issue of global ageing. Within 10 years, for the first time in human history, there will be more people aged 65 and over in the world than children under five. Increased longevity is a sign of progress for human development. Yet all too often older people are portrayed as a drain on economies. Age Demands Action shows that around the world older people are no longer accepting that image. They’re fed up at being ignored. They’re outraged about global ageism, and so are we.
“Older people remain among the poorest and most vulnerable groups in our society. Worldwide, over 100 million live on less than US$1 a day. Yet, despite this chronic poverty, the majority of these older people support themselves and continue to contribute to their families and communities.
“Now that we have the facts about global ageing, it’s time for governments and international donors to start investing in the productive and social capacities of older people.”
Highlights of the campaign included:
In Bangladesh, hundreds of older people, celebrities, students and activists attended a rally in Dhaka where a delegation met with the Minister for Social Welfare. They called for an increase in the old age allowance, for ID cards for older people so they can get concessions on public transport and in hospitals, and the inclusion of ageing issues in the school curriculum so future generations are aware of the challenges and opportunities that age brings.
In Jamaica, older campaigners demanded the enforcement of the maintenance law to ensure that children support their aged parents, an increase in the value of the state pension in line with the cost–of–living, and enforcing of tax laws to ensure employers pay their share of employee pension contributions so people can access their pensions on retiring.
In Kyrgyzstan, older people’s groups campaign for controlled prices for electricity and fuel in the harsh winter months, and for pensions to be increased to a level that meets more than basic survival needs.
In Kenya, campaigners called for the government to take immediate action on the killings of older people accused of witchcraft. These killings must be treated as murder and be investigated, prosecuted, and punished by the police and judiciary.
In The Philippines, older people’s organisations called for the government to implement a social pension for the poorest older people, and that local governments will spend their one per cent of budget [amount they have allocated to older people’s services] in a constructive way, for example, through free healthcare.
Age Demands Action is the first worldwide campaign of its kind, launched in 2007 by HelpAge International, the global network fighting for the rights of older people.
Alongside individual country’s activities, the campaign calls on the international community to protect older people’s rights by introducing a United Nations Convention on the Rights of Older People.
Article One of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights reads: “all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights”.
Age Demands Action 2009 was supported by politicians, celebrities, artists and musicians including Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
HelpAge International, PO Box 32832, London N1 9ZN. Telephone: 020 7278 7778. Website: www.helpage.org.
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Peter Pope a clinical lead physiotherapist at the Bupa Wellness Centre for Sports Medicine in London’s Barbican takes an expert look at common running injuries and how to deal with them
The most common running injuries are due to over–use, over–training, or a biomechanical flaw in a body structure or motion. The term biomechanics is concerned with the internal and external forces acting on the human body or structure and the effects that these forces produce.
The majority of injuries occur as the runner starts to increase his or her mileage, particularly during the longer runs. A period of rest helps to calm these conditions down, but often the rest is neither long enough, nor the structural problem/biomechanical fault has not been corrected and the symptoms return.
Traumatic incidents, such as twisting an ankle whilst falling off a kerb, or straining a calf muscle by doing speed drills are easier to identify. These types of injuries will initially respond to PRICE [Protect, Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation], but often re–injure when resuming training.
A physiotherapy assessment is advised in both types of injury. It is important for the injured runner to have both an accurate diagnosis and a clear recovery plan with a timescale set out before they start running again. During an injury it is important that the runner receives sport specific exercises and advice to maintain their level of cardiac fitness. It may also be necessary to review their training schedule.
Runners and particular marathon runners, often feel under pressure to return to training as quickly as possible in order to keep up with their schedule. They may be aiming for a certain time, or running for charity and so will often return back into running training too early and re–injure.
The main reasons for injury are:
- poor biomechanics and footwear,
- poor conditioning [flexibility and core stability],
- poor preparation and level of fitness,
- poor training methods [over–training/lack of recovery time],
Some of the most common over–use injuries include:
Knees
Patello–femoral syndrome – a pain arising from behind the knee cap [patella]. With repeated impact from running [particularly speed drills or hills], the under surface of the knee can become irritated as it moves over the thigh bone resulting in pain.
Runner’s Knee – the ligament attaching from the knee to the shin bone can also become inflamed and is identified by spot tenderness just under the knee. This is often due to poor biomechanics and footwear, poor core stability at the pelvis and reduced flexibility of the lower limb muscles.
Ilio–tibial band friction syndrome [ITBFS] – is a condition which causes pain on the outside of the knee. The ilio–tibial band [ITB] runs from the top of the pelvis [above the hip] to the outside of the knee joint. This band can become inflamed and very painful, particularly with longer runs or hills, as the band repeatedly rubs on the underlying thigh bone. This is often due to poor biomechanics and footwear, poor core stability at the pelvis and reduced flexibility of the lower limb muscles.
Shins
Shin splints [medial tibial stress syndrome]
This refers to inflammation and pain occurring on the inside of the shin bone. The muscles that help to control the arch of the foot attach on to the inside border of the shin bone, when the arch of the foot repeatedly flattens in running – the muscles can exert an increased pulling force on the bone creating pain. This is often due to poor biomechanics and footwear, poor core stability at the pelvis and reduced flexibility of the lower limb muscles.
Stress fractures
Common stress fractures in runners occur in bones of the shin, thigh and toes. This is normally characterised by increasing pain developing over a period of weeks, which is very localised and acutely tender when touched or during impact.
With repeated foot strike in running, the long bones normally respond by increasing their tensile strength in order to cope with the increased load and training. However, areas of weakness can develop within the bones that can develop into a stress fracture if the bone is continually loaded. Factors that may contribute to a stress fracture include a recent change in training [including frequency, duration, intensity, and hard surfaces], footwear, biomechanical abnormalities, muscle fatigue or menstrual disturbances in female athletes.
Feet
Plantar fasciitis – pain in the arch of the foot on weight bearing. This is usually caused by inflammation of the plantar fascia as it insets into the heel bone and is associated with poor arch control. This is often due to a change in footwear, poor biomechanics [with inappropriate footwear] and reduced calf flexibility. The pain is typically worse in the morning with the first steps being very tender until the area warms up.
Achilles tendonosis – this condition results in pain within the Achilles tendon just above where it attaches to the heel bone. This is often due to degeneration of the quality of the collagen within the Achilles’ tendon and is identified by stiffness and pain first thing in the morning. This typically occurs as a result of poor biomechanics and reduced calf flexibility. An eccentric stretching programme is essential to assist recovery.
All of these conditions will initially respond to rest, but if the aim is to complete the marathon then any runner recognising these symptoms should seek medical help to enhance recovery. A sports medicine professional can assist in diagnosing the problem, establish the severity of the condition and provide an appropriate treatment plan. They will also be able to assess and determine why you developed the injury in the first place, address this, and prevent a re–occurrence when you return to running.
For more information about any sporting injury telephone Caroline Sindrey practice manager at the Bupa Wellness Sports Medicine Centre at the Barbican, London, on: 0207 200 2700.
Bupa, the health and care people. Telephone: 0800 00 10 10. Website: www.bupa.co.uk.
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Back in the 1920s Weleda pioneered the use of only natural ingredients and growing plants organically using biodynamic methods. This commitment to quality without sacrificing the environment is continually challenged. The development of Weleda’s eco–friendly haircare range has resulted in the next generation of intelligent, eco-friendly ingredients. This deliciously aromatic range is free from lauryl/laureth sulphates [and without SLS/SLES] and artificial additives or synthetic preservatives [and parabens]. All ingredients are GMO free.
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