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Searching for Roller Garage doors that offer unmatched quality at unbeatable prices?

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Handmade by a team of skilled craftsmen, every Garolla Garage door is made from only the very best materials and to your home’s exact specifications.

From start to finish you will only work with your own local installer, guaranteeing no pushy salesmen in sight. As well as installing your Garage door, your local installer will also conduct the initial survey of your property and will always be on hand to answer any questions you might have.

Offering style as well as substance, Garolla electric Garage doors are available in 18 colours and come in two different slat sizes to perfectly fit any opening. Avoid any hidden charges with Garolla, where an instant quote comes inclusive of measuring, fitting and VAT. So, you can be sure on exactly what you’re spending.

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WHAT’S INCLUDED WITH EVERY DOOR: • EXPERT MEASURING & FITTING • 2 REMOTE CONTROLS • ACOUSTIC & THERMAL INSULATION • FREE DISPOSAL OF YOUR OLD DOOR • AVAILABLE IN 21 COLOURS

Garolla garage doors are expertly made to measure in our own UK factories, they’re strong and solidly built. The electric Garolla door rolls up vertically, taking up only 8 inches inside your garage, maximising valuable space. Our expert local installers will fi t your new door and they’ll take away the old one too, so there’s no mess.

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Our Health

MeNopausal skiN - ladies editioN

It’s like my skin changed for the worst over night! I feel like I have aged 10 years in a couple of months!

ExTREME CASES

These are just two sentences we hear all too often in clinic.

Most ladies do not realise the effects menopause will have on their skin, so this article aims to pre-warn you and give you some tools to fight back. One sure fire way to fight back is to work with a skin specialist, who can create an effective treatment plan that will help you with the first stages of peri menopause or full-blown menopausal skin signs.

WHEN DOES MENOPAUSE START?

Menopause “officially” starts one year after your last period, but the changes start way beforehand and can bring changes to your skin and hair that gradually sneak in without you really noticing.

WHAT WILL I NOTICE?

Menopausal ladies can often develop adult on set acne, or their skin can become excessively oily with sebum levels going haywire, some develop areas of vascular redness, usually on their cheeks. While others become severely surface dry. There are unfortunately some women who develop a condition called Rosacea which is often all of the above together! Rosacea can often be distressing and extremely sore. I have on many occasions worked with women whose skin has been so uncomfortable they cannot even cleanse properly, let alone add serums or make up.

Some ladies develop masses of tiny skin tags on their necks or under their arms and others developing post inflammatory pigmentation issues due to hormonal changes and the suns UV rays! The list is endless, and its really quite shocking what women have to deal with and I am only discussing the skin changes!

The good news is that you can reduce these effects with good skincare. The fightback starts here, and it is doable.

Peri menopause can begin for some women in their late 30s, but for most women ages 40 to 44 is the average age. It is marked by changes in menstrual flow and in the length of the cycle. There may be sudden surges in estragon as hormone levels plummet, your skin can become dry, sensitive with vascular redness often an early sign of peri menopause. Also, you may notice more hair growing on your face and the hair on your head, becoming thinner.

Once you hit your full menopause many ladies notice their complexion will have lost its glow, you can lose volume and your hydration levels can drop rapidly regardless of how much lisa Evans Reid Clinical director at Reflect water you drink! Your skin can feel coarse, and lines and wrinkles feel dominant when you look in the mirror.

OUR AESTHETICIANS RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING:

• Up your hydration levels and drink water with added electrolytes to get hydrated on a cellular level.

• Use SPF 50 sunscreen every day when your outdoors. All season’s rain or shine! • Consider adjusting your diet, we all know fruit & vegetables are the key and now more than ever.

• Consider taking a hair, skin and nails supplement specifically developed for menopause. • Consider changing your skincare products and your skincare routine! • Considering collagen shots to support and strengthen your skin. • Avoid moisturisers and perfumed skin products on your face as they may start to irritate your skin due to hormonal changes and sensitivity. • Book time for you and your skin with a stress and chemical free scalp and facial deep cleanse & massage. Zone out and de stress you and your skin. • Take great care and consideration with your make up choices because make up can be very drying and exacerbate the condition.

• Book a free skin consultation with a reputable skin clinic for a skin cancer screening and menopause education briefing, it will be your guiding light.

There are specific products that can support you through this period and there are aesthetics facial treatments designed to give you back your glowing skin.

Speak to an Aesthetician about other treatment options, such as laser hair removal for facial hair, cryo or plasma treatments for skin tags removal and scalp stimulation therapy to reduce hair loss and stimulation new growth.

Whatever your concern it can be tackled with time and understanding so don’t despair, pick up the phone and book that consultation.

Next edition back to the A to Z of skin health with Keratosis Pilaris, Melasma and Milia.

Our Health

is it tiMe for NeW ears for NeW years?

Christmas has come and gone and it may have been harder to enjoy the family fun, if you couldn’t join in due to not being able to hear very well. Hearing loss is often realised when there is extra noise, hustle and bustle and parties – sounds you can’t turn up and down.

If this was you or a loved one, why not have those ears checked for FREE by our professional hearing care team and let us help you hear those all-important sounds of life in 2023?

It may be as simple as having your ears unblocked or trying a new hearing solution you didn’t know about. Better hearing should be and can be simple.

Did you know ears not only help you hear, but also aid balance?

Older adults, with hearing loss, are 3 times more likely to experience falls than those with good hearing. Falls can have an impact on our physical and mental health with pain, distress, and the loss of both confidence and independence occurring as a result.

Studies have shown that there is an association between age-related hearing loss and the increased risk of mobility-related problems including walking difficulties, slower gait speed, loss of balance, and falls. We know there are other factors that could increase the chance of a fall but improving someone’s hearing can really help reduce the risk.

At any of our ‘Hear in’ clinics we can help by offering both ear wax removal and FREE hearing assessments where you will be given the best possible independent advice without obligation. As a local, family business we pride ourselves on our excellent, professional service and our clinic facilities are second to none. All hearing aid solutions come with a 60-day money back guarantee and also interest free finance available for up to 12 months*. You really do have nothing to lose by trying, and we are with you every step of the way. *subject to credit check

We are lucky to be able to make a difference to peoples listening lives every single day. It’s what we love, it’s what we do!

Why not get in touch and start this New Year with new ears!

Contact us on today on;

HAGlEy/RUBERy ClINIC

01562 884400 hagley@lifestylehearingsolutions.co.uk

WomBoURNE ClINIC

01902 302266 wombourne@lifestylehearingsolutions.co.uk

www.lifestylehearingsolutions.co.uk

Our Health

MeNtal ill health is Not just for the jaNuary Blues

Hilary Sims - Life Balance

As a counsellor, I see a pattern in the problems clients present to me, throughout the year, that could almost be looked at as being seasonal.

It’s not quite as black and white as people suffering from depression in the winter months, anxiety in the spring, couples’ issues in the summer and teenager problems in the autumn, but there does appear to be trends associated with seasons.

For example, the new school year in September and the following few months, particularly for 14 to 18 year olds, seems to bring a larger concentration of stress and anxiety related conditions.

Christmas particularly and just after, family and relationship concerns.

April, and we see a trend forming around depression illnesses (this also coincides with the highest numbers in a month, for suicide)*

Seeing a counsellor doesn't hold the stigma it used to, thankfully. When I was growing up, if someone saw a counsellor, it was a sign of weakness, particularly if you were a man and while there is still a stigma attached to seeking mental health help, it’s much less that it was.

Thankfully, we have seen a change in that way of thinking as generations come and go, meaning that for some, in fact, probably for most, counselling is now seen as a form of selfdevelopment, and in many social settings, it's encouraged. As our next generation hits the workforce, even more will see counselling as a social norm.

That being said, the importance of counselling should not ever be underestimated. While it’s becoming increasingly socially acceptable to seek personal help that shouldn’t lessen the impact of counselling or make conditions that counselling or therapy treat, any less important.

The differing array of symptoms and conditions require different methods of counselling. These methods used are more down to the individual needs of the patient rather than the condition they present with. Some patients might respond better to CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) others, SFT (Solution Focused Therapy) or Humanistic Counselling.

If you have any questions or would like to book an initial consultation, please either email me on hilary@lifebalancecounselling.net or call me on 07850 447585.

Website: www.lifebalancecounselling.net

*data from the ONS