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Barriers to getting active, making friends later in live and complementary cancer treatment

Are there too many barriers when it comes to getting active? How difficult is it to make friends later in life? And the woman who expresses breast milk for her father to drink.

According to a recent survey, there are too many barriers to getting active. Lack of time, a shortage of local facilities and the cost of participation were all given as reasons to Holyrood's Health and Sport Committee.
Are there too many barriers when it comes to getting active?

When Jill Turner's dad was told his disease had returned, she was determined to help in any way she could - and she now supplies him with her own breast milk. She believes it has cancer curing properties and so, after feeding her baby son, she expresses extra for her Dad
Dr Margaret Ritchie, Lead Researcher in Complementary Cancer Treatment and Registered Nutritionist and Lydia Jack used the therapy Reiki when she was undergoing medical treatment for breast cancer.

How difficult is it to make friends later in life?
Dr Max Blumberg, a psychologist at Goldsmiths describes making new friends as like 'a muscle you need to practice,' and that older people who have very few friends need to put in more effort. Janet Torley says she's really struggled to make friends since her husband passed away, also joined by Psychologist Ros Taylor and Jamie Morris, coordinator of Spice Scotland

Has the introduction of food delivery services changed the way we eat?
M&S is going to trial an online grocery service....particularly focussing in on the 'dine in experience' with pre-prepared meals and there has been an upsurge in recipe kit delivery orders. But are we losing the art of cooking?

Professor John Middleton, president of the Faculty of Public Health has reportedly backed the suggestion that smoking should be banned in new council houses to protect children. Good idea?

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  • Mon 8 May 2017 09:00

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