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Reflexology for Menopause Transition

At Cheshire Lasers Clinic, Sharron Roughton and Tara Shotton provide Reflexology for Menopausal Transition Symptoms.

What is Reflexology?

Reflexology is based on the principle that certain reflex points on the feet are linked to different organs of the body. When the points on the foot are stimulated by massage, it is thought that this then stimulates the corresponding organ.

Reflexology can help manage and improve symptoms during Perimenopause, Menopause, and beyond.

It offers a holistic approach to hormonal regulation and supports women through the natural life cycle. Reflexology is thought to help manage and improve symptoms and support health and general well-being.

Menopause reflexology focuses on key reflexes for common menopausal symptoms. The treatment aims to reduce symptoms on a physical and emotional level.

Reflexology can be helpful for ladies looking for a natural approach to managing their menopausal symptoms and for those on HRT.

You can book a course of treatment as part of your menopause care or you can book a one-off treatment for relaxation or an ongoing management of symptoms.

What is the Perimenopause?

Before menopause, a woman’s periods typically become irregular, which means that periods may be longer or shorter in duration or be lighter or heavier in the amount of flow. During this time, women often experience hot flushes/flashes; these typically last from 30 seconds to 10 minutes. They may be associated with shivering, sweating, and skin reddening. Hot flushes often stop occurring after a year or two. Other symptoms may include poor memory, general aches and pains, vaginal dryness, trouble sleeping, and mood changes, including anxiety. The severity of symptoms varies between women. These symptoms can occur at any time in the perimenopause and can affect women in their 40s until their later 50s and sometimes beyond.

What is the Menopause?

Menopause is the time in most women’s lives when menstrual periods stop permanently, and they are no longer able to bear children. Menopause typically occurs between 49 and 52 years of age. Medical professionals often define menopause as having occurred when a woman has not had any vaginal bleeding for a year. It is due to a decrease in hormone production by the ovaries.

The following studies demonstrate the benefits of Reflexology during the Menopause:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19901496
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12269681
Menopause

Want to know more?

Sharron and Tara both provide Reflexology to support the menopause transition.

The links below provide access to their profiles, prices, and contact details. Please contact them directly to discuss further.

Find out more about Tara.

Find out more about Sharron.

Skin Tag Removal

At Cheshire Lasers, Facial Surgeon Mr Will Allen, Aesthetic Nurse Moira, Dr Kathryn Hazlehurst and Advanced Electrolysis technician Helena perform Skin Tag Removal.

What are Skin Tags?

Skin tags are small flesh-coloured or brown growths that hang off the skin. They are very common and harmless.

Skin tags are usually a few millimetres in size, although they can be as big as 5cm.

They are often found on the neck, armpits, around the groin or under the breasts. They can also grow on the eyelids and under the folds of the buttocks.

The medical name for skin tags is acrochordons.

Why do Skin Tags occur?

Anyone can develop skin tags, but they are particularly common in older people, and some develop them for no apparent reason.

Skin tags often grow where skin rubs against skin or clothing. This would explain why they tend to affect overweight people who have excess folds of skin and skin chafing.

When skin tags can be a problem

Skin tags are harmless and do not usually cause pain or discomfort.

However, you may want to consider their removal if they are unsightly. They can affect some peoples self-esteem or can snag on clothing or jewellery and bleed.

Skin tag removal is a cosmetic procedure, which is very rarely available through the NHS. Generally, the NHS will only carry out cosmetic surgery procedures if the problem is affecting your physical or mental health.

Sometimes, skin tags fall off on their own if the tissue has twisted and died from a lack of blood supply.

Removing skin tags

Skin tags can be removed using electrocautery, cryotherapy (frozen off ) or surgically.

If your skin tag is small with a narrow base, your GP may suggest you try removing it yourself by:

tying off the base of the skin tag with dental floss or cotton to cut off its blood supply and make it drop off
cutting it off with fine sterile scissors

Do not attempt to remove large skin tags yourself because they will bleed heavily.

Skin Tag Removal at Cheshire Lasers

At Cheshire Lasers Clinic, the following specialists perform skin tag removal:

Facial Surgeon Mr Will Allen uses a range of treatments, including cryotherapy and electrocautery.

Aesthetic Nurse Moira and Dr Kathryn Hazlehurst use:

Cryotherapy – a treatment that freezes and destroys the lesion which then dies and drops off several days later.
Advanced Electrocautery – the lesion is excised using a fine electrical cutting tip

Advanced Electrolysis technician Helena removes skin tags using advanced electrolysis very similar to electrocautery – the lesion is excised using a fine electrical cutting tip.

If you have multiple skin tags, it is quicker and more cost-effective to have a liquid nitrogen treatment.

For very small skin tags that are very small or close to to the eye, we recommend the intricate work of electrocautery or advanced electrolysis is better.

For large skin tags we recommend you book in with Surgeon Mr Will Allen or Aesthetic Nurse Moira in case you require minor surgery.

What is the cost of removing skin tags?

View Prices for Facial Surgeon Mr Will Allen here.

Check out Aesthetic Nurse Moira’s prices for skin tag removal here.

View prices for Dr Kathryn Hazlehurst here.

Check out Helena’s Advanced Electrolysis Prices here.

As this is a cosmetic procedure, you do not need a referral letter from your GP.

Our Medical team can often perform your treatment on the day of your consultation, but if you have many skin tags or if they are in an unusual position, we recommend you phone us to discuss before you book a consultation/treatment appointment.

Helena has to perform a consultation and a patch test on one of the skin tags before treating further skin tags at a separate appointment.

Here is a photo before and immediately after a skin tag treatment near the eye area

This image demonstrates the appearance of the skin before and immediately after an electrocautery skin tag removal treatment close to the eye area. Two skin tags have been removed in the centre of these images a larger skin tag and a smaller one.

As you can see with electrocautery the response can be seen immediately, however, the surrounding skin may look red and inflamed for a few hours to a few days later.
You will see a scab form at the treatment site and some dry, shrivelled skin where the lesion was located the area will soon recover and it is usually fully healed within seven days.

Complications are rare after this treatment; however, infection, reaction to anaesthesia, lesion recurrence, skin atrophy, skin ulceration, skin discolouration and the formation of a scar can occur.

View some of Helena Fryer’s patients before and after skin tag treatment here:

View some of Aesthetic Nurse Moira’s patients before and after skin tag treatment here:

Womens Health Reflexology

Reflexologist Sharron is keenly interested in working with women’s health and reflexology.

Here is a list of the Women’s Health Reflexology services she provides:

1. Pre-conception care

Enhancing general health in preparation for conception. Reflexology may help couples with fertility problems by supporting general well-being, relaxation, and hormone balance. It can also help regulate periods, promote ovulation, reduce PMS, and increase sperm quality and quantity. Fertility problems can be very stressful, and a course of reflexology can help balance the body and mind for improved well-being.

Ideally, three months is the best time for couples to start preparing with regular treatments. Reflexology encourages the elimination of toxins, aids relaxation, reduces stress and anxiety, and aids improved sleep, all factors that may affect the body’s natural cycle and balance. A course of treatment is recommended.

Find out more about our services to help fertility here.

2. Supporting the Maternity Journey through Pregnancy and Labour

During pregnancy, holistic therapies can help relieve pregnancy-related discomforts and support sleep and relaxation. Many women also find reflexology provides relaxation and emotional support as they approach childbirth.

Find out more about maternity reflexology here.

3. Menopause Transition

Sharron has taken additional Reflexology training to help reduce the symptoms people experience during menopause, an issue many women suffer from. Reflexology can help reduce hormonal fluctuations that contribute to mood swings, fatigue and many other menopause symptoms.

Find out more about Reflexology for Menopause Transition here

Want to know more about Women’s Health Reflexology services?

Please contact Sharron directly.

Tags: Womens Health Reflexology Cheshire

Dietitian for Weight Loss

Dietitian specialising in healthy eating for weight loss

Kelly Jackson is a highly experienced dietitian local to Middlewich, offering private appointments at Cheshire Lasers specifically for weight loss advice. She has UK professional registration and is a member of both the Health and Care Professions Council and British Dietetic Association.

Kelly specialises in weight management using a holistic approach, helping people to successfully lose weight through healthy eating and lifestyle. Her success is not just down to dietary expertise. She also has experience in behavioural modification and counselling techniques, very important skills when promoting effective weight loss. A full assessment will look at adjustments to eating patterns and overall lifestyle. In particular, looking at portion sizes, hydration, physical activity, quality of sleep and mindful eating.

The eat well plate is a good visual aid, maybe alongside a picture of hydration and a hunger and satisfaction guide.

Kelly Jackson is no longer with us, We hope to have a new dietician joining us soon.

Complementary Therapies for Cancer Patients

Tara Shotton from Sole to Soul Therapies provides a range of holistic therapies at Cheshire Lasers Clinic, including therapies for cancer patients.

Tara has a special interest in complementary therapies, including Reiki and Reflexology, for cancer patients and has worked in this field.

Questions and answers for using complementary therapies for cancer patients:

How does using complementary therapies benefit cancer patients?

Diagnosis and subsequent treatment can bring on many emotions and symptoms including stress, mild to moderate depression, fear, worry and anxiety-induced nausea.

Tara’s experience has found that by combining a range of specific therapies, her patients feel a marked improvement in some of their symptoms and generally feel calmer. She often uses a combination of therapies including Reiki and Reflexology as well as advising on relaxation techniques to use at home.

Tara also has experience in treating family members and carers, acknowledging the impact cancer has not just on the patient but the whole family.

Is there scientific research into using complementary therapies for cancer patients?

Reflexology cannot cure cancer. However, it may help with some of the side effects of chemotherapy, i.e. neuropathy, sickness, insomnia, pain etc. There is ongoing but limited research, however, some studies have looked at using Reflexology to help with symptoms such as pain, sickness and anxiety with evidence showing that patients relax which enables them to cope with stress and anxiety and can lift their mood. (cancerresearchuk.org)

The Christie Hospital runs specific courses in therapies for cancer care, recognising and promoting the benefits of complementary therapies, which Tara has attended.

Will the therapy interact with my medication?

A full medical consultation where a list of all medications is taken before your first therapy. Tara will then advise accordingly and offer a treatment plan which will be closely monitored and amended as required.

Are there any side effects of having complementary therapy with cancer?

Reflexology for cancer patients is very gentle, it is not as in-depth as a therapy would be on a person who does not have cancer, therefore most patients will feel more relaxed afterwards and some of the symptoms and side effects may also subside. As Tara will do a full initial medical consultation, followed by a short discussion before every subsequent treatment, she will be able to monitor and adjust her therapy accordingly. You will also be given aftercare advice at the end of your therapy.

How many treatments will I need?

This varies from patient to patient. Initially, a course of 4 to 6 treatments, approximately once a week. Most people continue with treatment every 4-6 weeks for maintenance.

Is it common for cancer patients to use complementary therapies?

In the UK, up to one-third of people with cancer (33%) use complementary therapy at some time during their illness. For some types of cancer, such as breast cancer, this number is even higher at almost half (50%).

There is no evidence to suggest that any type of complementary therapy prevents or cures cancer. However, people are still using complementary therapies for many reasons.

People often have complementary therapies to help them feel better. The therapies can help them cope with the effects of the cancer and also the effects of the treatments. How you feel plays a part in how you cope.

Many complementary therapies concentrate on relaxation and reducing stress. They might help to calm your emotions, relieve anxiety, and increase your general sense of health and well being.

Many doctors, cancer nurses and researchers support the idea that positive emotions can improve your health.

To learn more about Tara, her treatments and how to book, click here.

Click here to view Tara’s Prices.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is one of the longest established forms of healthcare in the world. Acupuncturists are trained to use subtle diagnostic techniques that have been developed and refined for thousands of years. The focus is on you as an individual, not your illness, and all symptoms are seen in relation to each other. Treatment involves the insertion of very fine needles into specific points on the body to affect the flow of your body’s qi, or vital energy.

Acupuncture “re-programs” and restores normal functions by stimulating certain points on the meridians to free up the Qi energy.

The ancient Chinese believed that there is a universal life energy called Chi or Qi present in every living creature. This energy is said to circulate throughout the body along specific pathways that are called meridians. As long as this energy flows freely throughout the meridians, health is maintained, but once the flow of energy is blocked, the system is disrupted and pain and illness occur. There can be many reasons for this; emotional and physical stress, poor nutrition, infection or injury are among the most common. By inserting ultra-fine sterile needles into specific acupuncture points, a traditional acupuncturist seeks to re-establish the free flow of qi to restore balance and trigger the body’s natural healing response.

Traditional Chinese medicine takes into account the “whole person” and understands that stress and excessive emotions all contribute to health issues.

Based on traditional belief, acupuncturists are trained to use subtle diagnostic techniques that have been developed and refined for centuries. The focus is on the individual, not their illness, and all the symptoms are seen in relation to each other. Each patient is unique; two people with the same western diagnosis may well receive different acupuncture treatments.

A growing body of evidence-based clinical research shows that traditional acupuncture safely treats a wide range of common health problems.

At Cheshire Lasers Acupunture is carried out by Mark Guggiari MBAcC, PgDip(Acu), Dip(Tui Na) find out more about his treatments, prices availibility here.

Pelvic Floor Treatment

Cheshire Lasers introduces Powerform V-Plus Pelvic Floor Treatment

Cheshire Lasers has one of the first Powerform V-Plus chair treatments for strengthening and tightening the pelvic floor muscles. Treating the pelvic floor can help a variety of problems the most common being stress incontinence.

The Benefits of Treatment:

What is Powerform V-Plus?

Powerform V-Plus is a new powerful revolutionary pelvic floor and core muscle toning treatment. It uses High-Intensity Focused Electro-Magnetic technology which creates the equivalent of 20,000 muscle contractions in a 30-minute treatment.

Powerform V induces deep pelvic floor muscle contractions equivalent to 15,000 kegel exercises in just 30 minutes.

The treatment targets the pelvic floor muscle directly and doesn’t require neuromuscular control, the muscle can contract far more than it would consciously, creating highly effective results that could not be achieved using manual kegel exercise alone.

How does Powerform V-Plus Work?

The Powerform V-Plus creates electromagnetic energy fields which trigger the biological effect of exercise in a non-invasive, painless manner. The energy stimulates motor neurone pulses in 100% of the muscle fibre, significantly more than what would be possible in conventional pelvic floor and core muscle exercises.

The treatment engages the Mitochondria which burn off energy, which encourage the muscle to adapt to this increase in energy. The intense muscle contractions stimulate the muscles to create new protein strands and muscle fibres, resulting in increased muscle tone, strength, density and volume.

The treatment not only helps increase fat and calorie burning in the area treated, but it also improves the body’s metabolic rate. Another benefit to the treatment is a reduction in the amount of inflammation in that area of the body.

The overall result increase in:

muscle tone
strength
volume
density

Contra-indications:

At Cheshire Lasers we do not recommend a Powerform V-Plus treatment if you have the following:

Pregnancy or breastfeeding
Copper coil ( IUD)
Pacemaker
Implanted Defibrillator
Reveal Device
Active Cancer or undergoing Cancer treatment
Large Metal Prosthetics near the treatment area
Infection near the treatment area

You will need a medical assessment from our clinic doctor if you have the following conditions:

Selected Cardiac or Vascular Diseases
Thrombosis or Thrombophlebitis
Prescribed Anti-coagulant medications
Steroid medication
Uncontrolled Blood Pressure
Transplant patients
Diabetes
Epilepsy
Auto-immune Conditions / Immunosuppression
Fragile Skin
Skin Thinning medication

How many treatments will I need?

At Cheshire Lasers, we recommend a course of around eight Powerform V-Plus treatments to achieve results.

We recommend a treatment twice a week. It can be three times a week if you prefer, however, you must leave 48 hours between each treatment to allow the muscle to recover.

Would a course of Powerform V-Plus treatments suit me?

At Cheshire Lasers, we recommend Powerform V-Plus to strengthen and tighten the pelvic floor muscles.

The treatment can benefit a range of people and problems:

Post-pregnancy to improve weakness in the pelvic floor and or abdominal wall muscles
Weakness due to ageing – to help prolapse symptoms and or stress incontinence.
Muscle weakness due to medical conditions where exercise is not possible.
To help pelvic floor weakness problems when pelvic floor physiotherapy and exercises have failed to help the problem

Is the treatment safe?

Yes! The Powerform treatment transmits consistent electromagnetic fields to the pelvic floor, triggering the biological effect of Kegel exercises in a non-invasive, painless manner.

How long does the treatment take?

Each treatment lasts 30 minutes, making sessions suitable around even the busiest of lifestyles!

What will I feel during the treatment?

The treatment is completely pain-free but can sometimes feel a little uncomfortable. Simply sit on the 3D Powerform V chair fully clothed. The treatment will stimulate thousands of muscle contractions.

Why consider a Powerform V-Plus Pelvic Floor Treatment?

The current guidelines recommend pelvic floor muscle training as the first-line conservative treatment for stress incontinence and mild prolapses. Exercises need to be performed regularly every day and continued long term to make a difference. Some people struggle to do the exercises due to lack of time/commitment whereas others have a poor ineffective technique so the exercises do not improve the problem.

To help with pelvic floor exercises your GP can refer you to a physiotherapist who specialises in pelvic floor problems. They can advise you about technique and help you improve the efficiency of the exercises so they actually cause changes and improvement. Physiotherapists can also help you by using a biofeedback device to measure the strength of the pelvic floor muscle to help educate you when you are making strong contractions and also advise if the exercises are making a difference. They can also advise about vaginal cones. Some physiotherapists also use electrical stimulation to help the muscle contract and increase muscle tone. Despite these interventions, some people still struggle to improve their pelvic floor strength and tone.

Powerform V-Plus targets the entire pelvic floor, unlike the electrical stimulation devices and unlike conscious pelvic floor exercises which only target a small area of the pelvic floor. A treatment session of 30mins is equivalent to 20,000 contractions so each treatment leads to quicker and more dramatic muscle changes compared to any other treatment.

Does the treatment replace Kegel exercises?

Powerform treatment is considered more effective, as Kegel exercises cannot achieve the intensity or number of muscle contractions that the treatment achieves in a 30-minute session.

It is still recommended that you perform some exercises especially after your course of treatment so you can continue to maintain the strength and function of your pelvic floor. You can however have book maintainenace treatments if you prefer as an alternative.

What types of incontinence improve with Pelvic Floor Treatment?

Stress incontinence is the most likely to respond to pelvic floor treatment. Mixed incontinence can also improve to some extent.

Whats is stress incontinence?

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a condition in which there is an involuntary loss of urine on effort, physical exertion, sneezing or coughing. This is most commonly caused by a weak pelvic floor hence why pelvic floor exercises are recommended.

View Cheshire Lasers Powerform V-Plus Pelvic Floor Prices

To find out if you are suitable for this powerform plus pelvic floor treatment please complete this form and contact us to arrange a phone call assessment with one of our team.

Powerform Pelvic Floor Treatment Reviews

Feedback Received 1 week after 8th Treatment:

I have had a week pelvic floor and mild stress incontinence for years and this has got worse over time. I struggle to feel my pelvic floor and therefore find pelvic floor exercises impossible. So I thought I would give the Powerform a try.
At first, I felt very little during the treatment and was concerned my muscles were past improvement. After a few treatments, I was more aware of my pelvic floor muscles and felt I could contract them slightly better than I could before. On my 6th and 7th treatments the muscle contractions felt more intense and I became more aware of my own pelvic floor contractions in between treatments.

A week after my 8th treatment on the powerform chair I am so much happier with my pelvic floor function. I can feel a significant improvement in the strength of my muscles and the stress incontinence has improved a lot. I plan to have another couple of treatments over the next month and will definitely continue with the recommended 6-week maintenance

Feedback received on the day of 8th treatment:

Pleased with the results of the powerform pelvic floor treatment. Just had my 8th treatment, my pelvic floor feels tighter and I can feel and use the muscles in this area much more. I have improved control passing urine and it has reduced my stress incontinence. Thank you, TS.

Feedback received on the day of 8th treatment:

I was having several leaks a day whilst coughing, sneezing, lifting, physical exercise and certainly if I didn’t make it to the toilet on time. Now I think its mostly reduced to just physical exercise as I feel more in control at other times.
I would definitely recommend the treatment as I do feel more confident. I am determined to carry on with pelvic floor exercises and follow up with occasional Power Chair treatments.

View all our Powerform Pelvic Floor Treatment Feedback here.

Find out more about how we evaluated the treatment here.

Noah Psychotherapist

Dr. Noah Sisson-Curbishley DProf., MSc., Pg.Cert., MBACP (Accred.)

Noah is an accredited Psychotherapist who has a background working in the NHS, charity, private and public sectors. Noah is a university lecturer in counselling and psychotherapy. Noah’s current research is looking at counselling for adult children of emotionally immature / narcissistic parents.

With a Doctorate, an MSc in Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy, as well as Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapy, Therapeutic Counselling and EMDR training, Noah can offer a bespoke psychotherapeutic approach to life’s challenges.

Noah can help with Abuse, Anxiety, Bereavement, Depression, Identity issues, Relationships, Self-esteem, Self-harm, Sex-related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma and many others.

Noah is also a yoga teacher and utilises postures, breathwork and meditation into psychotherapeutic work.

Counselling with Dr. Noah Sisson-Curbishley

Noah is a fully accredited psychotherapist and clinical supervisor, qualified in traditional talking therapies, including person-centred work, compassion-focused therapy and mindfulness-based approaches. Noah is also a yoga teacher and utilises breathwork, postures/movement and meditation into psychotherapy if this is something you feel would benefit you.

Noah understands that life’s challenges are as unique and complex as the individual who experiences them. Noah’s aim is to help you work through emotional challenges and realise your full potential in a unique and empowering way. Techniques and strategies can be learnt in sessions to utilise at home to help finding balance and processing your experiences.

Noah’s unique perspective in applying a combination of the following techniques to help you to process emotions and experiences in a gentle and profound way:

Person-centred therapy
Focusing
Compassion-focused therapy
Mindfulness / Meditation
Clinical hypnotherapy
Emotional Freedom Techniques
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing)

Noah offers psychotherapeutic approaches of different modalities so there is no pressure to fit into just one – the approach to the work is as unique as the client. The beauty of this work is you are free to experiment with what you feel is right for you in the moment – everything in the process is guided by you with no pressure, expectation or judgement.

By combining the frameworks and techniques of traditional psychotherapeutic approaches, clients make profound strides in their progress to achieve outcomes that are more positively aligned with their goals. All the techniques can be tailored to your needs or your level of comfort and can be discussed during a free consultation.

Noah has a background working in the NHS, charity, private and public sectors and is also a university lecturer in counselling and psychotherapy. Noah is an accredited BACP member and Pink Therapy accredited.

Counselling with Noah holds valid full insurance.

Noahs Qualifications:

Noah holds a doctorate in social science – specifically social and developmental psychology and is qualified to master’s level in advanced counselling and psychotherapy as well as being a qualified clinical supervisor.

Doctorate in Social Sciences – Social and Developmental Psychology
MSc Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy
Pg. Cert. Supervision in counselling and psychotherapy
Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapy
EMDR Practitioner
Emotional Freedom Techniques Practitioner
Degree Therapeutic Counselling
Solution Focused Therapy
Narrative Therapy

Are you considering booking counselling with Noah?

Not every counsellor or approach is right for everyone, so Noah offers a free consultation to discuss your needs and what approach would suit you best.

Noah provides therapy for adults and children 11+.

Find out more about Noah here.

Prices for Noah

Psychotherapy – £50 per 60 minute session

Supervision – £70 per 90 minute session

Student/trainee rates are available.

When is Noah available?

Noah is available for face-to-face work throughout the week by appointment.

Online and telephone appointments are also available.

How to book an appointment with Noah

Please contact Noah to book your free consultation by email: mindwork.uk@gmail.com

View Noah’s Feedback and Reviews

Skinade

What is Skinade?

Skinade is a drink. It works from the inside out to rebuild and strengthen the collagen matrix below the skin’s surface. It also boosts natural levels of hydration and reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

Developed by leading UK scientists and manufactured in the UK, its patent-pending formulation contains high-grade collagen and essential micronutrients.

It contains high-grade collagen sourced from freshwater fish, which is low in sodium and avoids mercury contamination. It is a precious ingredient and 7000mgis included in each bottle.

Skinade contains only the highest quality ingredients with no artificial flavours or colouring and fewer than 35 calories. With natural flavours of peach and mangosteen, it offers a pleasant tasting and convenient addition to your daily skincare regime.

Drinking Skinade on a daily basis results in firmer, more even-toned, hydrated, radiant, youthful and healthier-looking skin. It reduces fine lines and wrinkles and repairs connective tissue. So you’ll also benefit from stronger, healthier and faster-growing hair and nails.

How does Skinade work?

Traditional anti-ageing products only function on the surface of the skin, skinade works from the inside out. The advanced formulation of low molecular weight collagen and essential micro-nutrients work synergistically to nourish your skin and promote a more youthful, glowing and radiant complexion. Hydrolyzed collagen helps the body form new collagen structures. It provides the amino acid building blocks and also stimulates the production of new collagen, elastin and moisture-retaining hyaluronic acid molecules.

Why is Skinade in a drink?

If you were to try to take Skinade’s ingredients in tablet form, you would need to swallow around twenty large tablets daily. Not only is this difficult, but the body also finds them tough to digest. The valuable nutrients would pass through your system unused instead of being absorbed by the body.

What are the benefits of Skinade?

After completing a Skinade course, many consumers have reported the following results:

Improved skin hydration and radiance
Reduced appearance of lines and wrinkles
Increased skin suppleness
Healthier looking hair and nails

Individual results will vary but, with continued daily use, your skin will continue to improve.

For best anti–ageing results we suggest a 90-day course.

Skinade contains the following high-quality ingredients:

Hydrolysed high-grade Marine collagen
Sourced from fresh-water fish, low in sodium and avoiding mercury contamination. 7000mg in each bottle.

Vitamin C
Essential for natural collagen formation and maintaining the collagen matrix. It also provides vital protection for the skin by boosting the immune system and reducing free-radical damage. It contains 450% of our recommended daily allowance of Vitamin C as calcium ascorbate without which fibroblasts proliferation cannot occur.

MSM

MSM is a naturally occurring form of organic sulphur found in all living organisms. It helps collagen and keratin formation, improves skin elasticity and inhibits cross-linking of collagen cells, a major cause of skin ageing.

Vitamin B complex

Riboflavin (vitamin B2), niacin (vitamin B3) and biotin contribute to the maintenance of normal skin health. Vitamin B2 also contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress. Folic acid and vitamin B12 play a role in the process of cell division. The vitamin-B complex promotes more uniform, clearer, glowing and radiant skin.

Omegas 3 & 6
Sourced exclusively from organic flaxseed oil that plays an important role in balancing dry and oily skin.

L-lysine

An essential amino acid that is key to rebuilding the collagen matrix at a cellular level.

How do I use Skinade?

Drink one bottle of Skinade a day.

You will soon discover that taking a 360° approach to your skincare will leave your skin feeling smoother, firmer and stronger.

You can buy Skinade in a bottle or in a convenient 15ml sachet. So now you can fly with skinade.

How much is Skinade?

View our up to date prices and skinade special offers here.

Please be aware we do not sell Skinade online. However, it is available for collection most days at Cheshire Lasers Clinic.

View some before and after images for Skinade here

Reiki

At Cheshire Lasers, Reiki Treatments are provided by: Sharron Roughton and Tara Shotton

What is Reiki?

Reiki is a Japanese energy healing practice that originated in the early 20th century. It aims to promote healing by channelling energy through the practitioner’s hands to the recipient, either through light touch or by placing the hands just above the body.

Reiki, pronounced ray-key, means ‘universal life force’ and refers to the energy field surrounding everything in our universe. Energy flows through channels in our bodies and if one’s channels become blocked or our energy is low, then we are more likely to feel the effects of stress.

Reiki can help improve any illness or condition and is particularly useful in relieving stress, depression, anxiety and pain. It is also an effective method of inducing deep relaxation and maintaining a balanced state of well-being. A Buddhist monk from southern Japan started to use Reiki in the 1920s as a spiritual healing technique. We all have a personal energy field made up of a system of connected ‘chakras’ around our bodies, and when they’re balanced, we’re physically and emotionally healthy. If they become blocked or unbalanced, it impacts our well-being. Reiki practitioners, or masters, can summon and direct good energy (happiness and calm) to replace ‘bad’ (anger, stress, and frustration), in turn restoring health and wellbeing.

Find out more about Reiki here.

What happens during a Reiki Treatment?

You lie down, fully dressed, and a reiki master places their hands very lightly on or just above to guide positive energy into your body. They don’t diagnose or offer cures but channel positive energy to improve physical and emotional issues. Some people experience a tingling sensation; others feel warmth or a cooling effect. In the main, it’s a relaxing experience.

Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can use. It can be useful in helping virtually any illness and always creates a beneficial effect. Reiki also works in conjunction with other medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve side effects and promote recovery. It is a spiritual healing treatment aimed at bringing about gentle balance and wellbeing.

Reiki may be beneficial for the following:

Depression
Anxiety
Emotional balancing, self-esteem
Sleeping problems
Relationship problems
Coping with changes in life
Pre and post-surgery
Trauma, grief
Pain
Mental, emotional, physical and spiritual healing
Side effects of medications and treatments

Reiki is very relaxing. During treatment, the practitioner will place their hands either on or off the body at specific treatment points.

A Reiki treatment lasts for approximately 60 minutes.

Reiki can be adapted to help most medical conditions. It is used safely to help people of all ages, including pregnant mothers, newborns, surgical patients, the frail and the elderly, in any situation.

ReikiFlex

Reikiflex is a relatively new combined treatment of Reflexology and Reiki. It offers a deeply relaxing complementary therapy to balance mind and body physically and spiritually.

This safe and unique treatment is aimed at those wishing to experience calming and spiritual therapy.

Being complementary, Reiki & Reikiflex work effectively alongside orthodox healthcare and natural remedies, expanding treatment options.

The Following Specialists perform Reiki at Cheshire Lasers:

Tara Shotton on Thursdays

Find out more about Tara, her Reiki prices and how to book her treatments at Cheshire Lasers here.

Sharron Roughton on Fridays and Saturdays

Sharron performs standard Reiki and Reikiflex, find out about her, her prices and how to book at Cheshire Lasers here.