032 HEALTH & BEAUTY
SHOW YOUR BREASTS YOU CARE
Running from 1st-31st October Breast Cancer Awareness Month is back – there has never been a better time to check your breasts with these three simple steps. If you have concerns about your breasts, contact your GP immediately. • For more information, visit
breastcancercare.org.uk
indexmagazine.co.uk
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elemis.com
STEP 1: LOOK • Stand in front of the mirror.
• Look for any unusual bumps and lumps.
• Check to see if the nipple is newly inverted.
• Slowly raise your arms above your head, and look for any skin dimpling or tethering. • Check for any fl uid coming out of the nipple.
Local law fi rm work to improve mental
health awareness A group of staff at Cripps Pemberton Greenish, which has offi ces in Tunbridge Wells, Kings Hill and London, have become qualifi ed mental health fi rst aiders, following completion of a training course with West Kent Mind. Sixteen members of staff from
across the business completed the two-day course, which is designed to understand and spot the symptoms of mental ill health, in order to assist employees who may be experiencing mental health issues in silence. Mental health problems
are common across all sectors of society – it is estimated that in any one year, one in four British adults will
STEP 2: FEEL
• Lie down on your bed and picture the breast as a circle divided into four quarters. • Press and feel each breast quarter with your palm and fi ngertips of the opposite hand (so right hand for left breast, and left hand for right breast) in gentle motions to see if there are any lumps. • Now check around the nipple using the same technique.
IT’S TIME TO GIVE YOUR SKIN A SEASONAL BOOST Summer is offi cially over, so of
course, it’s time to switch up your skincare routine. We all know that the cold, frosty wind isn’t the best treatment for our skin as it can leave it dry, calloused and red raw. So, instead of suffering through it, let Bella Vou help you fi ght back and have plump healthy skin.
STEP 3: MOVE • Stand up and feel your breast again. Also feel
your breasts with your arms above your head.
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experience at least one diagnosable mental health disorder such as stress, anxiety or depression. However, many individuals still fi nd the subject diffi cult to talk about, which the course works to address. The fi rm’s mental health fi rst aiders
are now able to understand mental health issues and the factors that can affect wellbeing, and reassure and support a person in distress. Back in May t he fi rm announced that it had raised more than £28,000 for its charity of the year, Rethink Mental Illness, an organisation providing advice and information to individuals severely affected by mental illness. • Visit
crippspg.co.uk &
westkentmind.org.uk
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