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Breast Cancer Fashion Show
Sunday, November 1st, 2009
Breast cancer and glamour may seem like polar opposites but at the first ever Breast Cancer Care Cymru Fashion Show this year, 20 people who have all been affected by breast cancer will take to the catwalk to celebrate life after a diagnosis.

Styled in a range of designer and high street outfits, with hair transformed by Sassoon salons and make up applied by Estee Lauder, the event is a must-attend for anyone who loves

Jonathan Before
Sunday, November 1st, 2009

At the age of 17, Jonathan was 7 stone and dangerously underweight. Now, having doubled his bodyweight to 14 stone and addressed his issues with food, he is a strong and healthy young man.

This is an amazing story of how he found the strength and determination to turn his life around, with the help of his local gym.

Keeping Warm
Sunday, November 1st, 2009
Widdershins is an Ageing Well Centre, run by Age Concern. The centre, in Sebastopol, Torfaen, is fully accessible and offers a social and creative environment with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

They have a number of programmes to help keep people active and well this winter.

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Take a trip back in time to the Industrial Revolution by walking an historical trail around Abersychan.

Join the Garnsychan Partnership for the historical journey and meet people dressed in period clothing to get an insight into how they used to live and work in the 1800s.

The Journey will begin at 10am on Sunday the 29th November at Bryn Onnen Primary School and then take you along Cwmavon Road, Harpers Road, and Stanely Road, before coming back up to Varteg Road.
There will be a charge of £2.50 per person.

Smile Makeover
Sunday, November 1st, 2009
The Smile Lounge opened in Beaufort Park Way, Chepstow, a year ago and to celebrate the anniversary it hosted an event on Thursday October 29th to showcase the latest in orthodontics, cosmetic dentistry and facial aesthetics.

Owner Ian Hutchinson is one of the UK's leading orthodontists and is Clinical Director of the UK's only postgraduate training course in

Read the July/August Digital Edition of Wellbeing
Wellbeing Magazine November / December 2009

As we near the end of 2009, it is a good time to reflect on the highs of the year. With so much doom and gloom over the past 12 months it can be easy to lose sight of the positive changes you have made and the good times you have shared with friends and family.

Take a few moments to be grateful for all that you have and all that you have achieved (no matter how small) and think about your plans for the coming months and how you can celebrate the end of one year and the beginning of the next.

Enjoy this months edition and see you all in 2010. Rachel Branson

Careys Manor
Sunday, November 1st, 2009
After a busy few months, the promise of a few days relaxation in the newly completed SenSpa at Careys Manor was just what we needed.
Wellbeing in Winter
Sunday, November 1st, 2009

The cold weather can also cause other serious health problems – like heart attacks, stroke and pneumonia. This means it’s essential to keep warm in winter. The best way to get through winter is to keep warm and to follow as healthy a lifestyle as possible.

Beauty Wisom
Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Our skin is our packaging, our outer covering, our protective film against the elements. Our skin knows when we are sick and hormonal, it glows with good health and rages against us for over indulging.

Cider Vinegar
Sunday, November 1st, 2009

When I stumbled down the organ-loft stairs and along the Church aisle to the communion rail, my knees swollen and my joints in agony, little did I realise how my life was going to change.

Happy Evreux After
Sunday, November 1st, 2009

If you've never visited Evreux, you might think it might have more of a past than a future. The hapless victim of successive invaders - Romans, Germanic tribes, Vikings, Evreux was a battleground of the Hundred Years War; and was decimated by the Black Death.

Why so Sad
Sunday, November 1st, 2009

The clocks going back in October heralds the start of the dark commute as we leave our homes before sunrise and arrive home after dusk. Often it can feel like constant night as we miss the sunlight hours cooped up the office.

Healthy Joints
Sunday, November 1st, 2009

More than 6 million people in the UK have painful Osteoarthritis in one or both knees. 1 in 5 adults between 50-59 yrs and 1 in 2 adults aged 80 yrs + have OA in their knees.

Sharon Discovers A Cure For Women’s Secret Problem
Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Call it what you will, there is a one in three chance that women reading this will suffer problems of this sort. They will probably keep it secret, won't confide in friends, will believe there is no cure and that it's the price women pay for being mothers.

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