Jane Downes Reflexology

“At the age of 10-12 months when a child begins to walk, the bones of the foot are only partially ossified, are in reality but an orderly arrangement of cartilaginous masses.” - Functional Disorders of the Foot by Frank D. Dickinson, MD 🦶🏽

The implications of this are that little feet are extremely malleable, and will adapt to whatever environment they are put in. We want our children to grow up with natural shaped feet, not shoe-shaped feet. Keep those little paws out of shoes as long as possible. 🐾

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Just sharing this moving interview with ITV’s Sharon Marshall about her struggles with infertility, IVF and miscarriage and how she had suffered in silence for so many years. Her only regret was not talking about it sooner.

I know first hand both personally and professionally, that it is not uncommon for women and men to keep their struggle from colleagues, friends and even family. It can be physically, mentally and emotionally challenging and people can experience grief. It can also feel very lonely.

Sharon shares the relief she felt once whe opened up and she learned that she was not alone as many other people opened up to her about their own experience.

She also talks about how she approached it holistically and learned to give herself love. She didn’t like reflexology ss it tickled 🤣 which is never a complaint I’ve received.

In an update this week she shared how she had received so many messages from people thanking her for sharing her story.

Jane 💜

National Fertility Week - Sharon Marshall shares her IVF journey To mark fertility week, Sharon is joining us today alongside Dr Larisa to share her story in the hope of helping others.

Are you struggling to get your high heels on since lockdown?👠

Apparently 66% of women have said their feet have spread during the last 18 months. This is because whilst working from home and not having weddings or events to attend, they have lived in flip flops, slippers, trainers or gone barefooted. Consequently they have not engaged a lot of the muscles in their feet, resulting in their arches dropping causing their feet to appear longer. 👣

Here are some great tips on how to exercise the feet. These are also great for anyone who suffers with plantar fasciitis, heel pain, calf pain or has painful bunions.

Jane 💜

How to walk in high heels... again! Podiatrist Hiren Patel, is here with his tips for healthy feet... including the ultimate toe-ga exercises!

The sad news about Sarah Harding at the weekend is a reminder to pay attention to ourselves and our bodies and not to delay getting anything untoward checked out.

Jane 💜

Sarah Harding: The Girls Aloud icon's life The singer, who announced she had breast cancer in August 2020, has died at the age of 39.

Well done Davina for making menopause a topic of conversation.👏

Despite it being something that every woman will go through, usually as a life stage, commonly between the ages of 45 and 55 years of age, although it can start earlier, and for others it may be medically induced, it remains a taboo subject.

For some women it can pass like a breeze but for others they may experience a range of symptoms that can be debilitating and, whilst this remains a taboo subject for many, a very lonely experience. It can be preceded by symptoms of peri-menopause which can last for up to a decade beforehand!

We need to discuss this more, not just amongst ourselves in the sisterhood but generally. Men, children, employers and many GPS need to be educated about how it can affect us so that they are better able to support us and offer us compassion.

The more we talk about it, the more that we can help and support each other at this stage of life rather than believe that it is something that 'we just have to get on with it'. We also have to remember to be kind to ourselves. 🥰

Jane
www.janedownesreflexology.co.uk

Davina McCall: S*x, Myths and the Menopause Davina tells her menopause story, busting midlife taboos from s*x to hormone treatment

This is incredible. Engineers have been able to give this lady, who suffers with MND, her voice back by using the recording of her voice from her appearance on Tipping Point.

Jane x

Scots mum who lost voice to MND can 'speak again' thanks to Tipping Point AN OAP with Motor Neurone Disease has found her voice again thanks to an appearance on game show Tipping Point. Retired Secretary Helen Whitelaw, 76, of Glasgow, appeared on the daytime telly …

This is a really interesting article. Brainfog is something a lot of my clients are reporting having. According to the experts, it's the brains response to sadness.

Jane x

Brain fog: how trauma, uncertainty and isolation have affected our minds and memory After a year of lockdown, many of us are finding it hard to think clearly, or remember what happened when. Neuroscientists and behavioural experts explain why

Looking forward to seeing clients again this week.

If you would like to book an appointment, please get in touch.

Jane 💜

Welcome... - Jane Downes Reflexology Welcome... I provide bespoke treatments for all of my clients and pride myself in placing great importance in creating a uniquely relaxed and friendly atmosphere to help you to achieve and maintain a healthy and balanced mind and body.

This Friday is World Sleep Day. 😴

Far from being a luxury, sleep is a biological necessity. This is a really interesting talk emphasising the importance sleep plays in all aspects of our health and wellbeing.

Jane 💜

www.janedownesreflexology.co.uk

Sleep is your superpower | Matt Walker Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more.Sleep is your life-support...