Category: Health

It is said that when Mozart heard sounds he perceived them as colours, and that when music played, rainbows streamed across his vision. This phenomenon is known as Synaesthesia, the word deriving from the Greek meaning a ‘coming together’ or ‘union of the senses’. Synaesthesia takes many forms,(although sound-to-colour is reported to be the most common). Some people perceive sounds as textures, (auditory-tactile), while others experience words as tastes,(lexical-gustatory). It was once thought that Synaesthesia was a pathological condition. However it’s now recognised as a natural ability that some people, like Mozart, possess to a high degree.

We all care about health and social care services. Would you like to be able to share your views of your experiences, good and not so good? Healthwatch Leicestershire is an independent patient and public voice for these services in the Harborough area.

Boots are more than footwear. They are our trusty companions for muddy adventures, hill conquering, and winter warmth. 

The NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland (LLR) has launched the free Autumn and Winter Covid-19, and flu vaccination programme.

Narrative intelligence is the ability to recognise patterns common in fiction and to apply them to other kinds of information such as that found in science, politics and the media. In other words, a narratively intelligent person makes sense of the world by noting the story-like quality of ideas and events that feature elements such as a hero, a villain, a problem, help, knowledge and power and an objective. Take a topic currently in the news and try mapping these narrative elements on to the story.

We all care about health and social care services. Would you like to be able to share your views of your experiences, good and not so good? Healthwatch Leicestershire is an independent patient and public voice for these services in the Harborough area. 

September is traditionally the start of the new academic year, a tad earlier for Leicestershire, and so I think a good many people who have long since left school, see it as a good time for a bit of an office
refresh. Since Covid, those offices are more likely than ever to be situated in our homes, where we can spend long periods of time staring at a computer screen.

With the hustle and bustle of summer fading and the school year back in full swing, now is the perfect time to refocus on your fitness goals. The Fitness Box is buzzing with renewed energy, and there’s no better moment to join the momentum. Here’s why joining us at The Fitness Box this autumn can be a transformative experience for your health and well-being.

The idea that intelligence is neither fixed nor a single entity has long been known in the educational world. Many teachers now talk about multiple intelligences, a theory developed by the American psychologist Howard Gardner. So, someone with the evolving ability to understand ideas framed in words is said to possess a degree of linguistic intelligence, while someone who can recognise, understand and manage emotions is emotionally intelligent.

We regularly hear of the dire effects of the changing climate yet somehow struggle to take action; governments even less so, it seems. Most people reading this will have taken steps to reduce their carbon footprint, yet it all seems a bit pointless.