NEWS
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Wahanda to launch Wahanda Academy for sales and marketing advice
BY Helen Andrews | 23 Apr 2015
European online marketplace and booking platform for hair and beauty, Wahanda is to
launch The Wahanda Academy – a series of free seminars for salons to participate in twice
a week in key cities throughout the UK, on topics such as sales, marketing and key
operational areas.
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Appleby Manor to launch thermal spa in Lake District
BY Helen Andrews | 23 Apr 2015
Appleby Manor Country House Hotel in the UK’s Lake District is set to launch a brand new
spa in mid-October 2015, projecting an influx of 200 guests a week, according to the sales
and marketing manager Grahame Devine – who spoke to Spa Opportunities.
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James Bond 'Goldfinger' bank vault to form part of luxury hotel with thermal spa
BY Helen Andrews | 23 Apr 2015
EPR Architects are working to design the hotel and spa – in collaboration with Barr+Wray
– at the upcoming Poultry Hotel in London. The five-star offering will occupy the Grade I-
listed former Midland Bank headquarters – the vault of which was portrayed as Fort Knox
for the climax of the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger.
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Wellness blogger who 'cured cancer' admits she never had illness
BY Helen Andrews | 23 Apr 2015
Australian wellness blogger, Belle Gibson, who built an online community and sold a recipe
book off the back of claims she cured terminal brain cancer through diet and lifestyle
changes alone, has admitted she never had the disease.
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Former Japanese inn opens as luxury hotel and spa in Kyoto
BY Helen Andrews | 21 Apr 2015
The first Luxury Collection Hotel in Japan has opened in Kyoto, set in the grounds of
Tenryuji Temple – a world heritage site that formerly housed a traditional Japanese inn
that was used by the Japanese government to entertain honourable guests.
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Just five days of eating fatty foods alters how your body processes nutrients: study
BY Helen Andrews | 21 Apr 2015
After only five days of eating a high fat diet, the way in which the body’s muscle processes
nutrients changes, according to a study by Virginia Tech – published in the online version
of the journal Obesity. This is thought to be the first study to find that a change in
metabolism happens so quickly after adopting an unhealthy diet, with these shifts
increasing the risk of diabetes and other diseases.
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One-size-fits-all weight programmes lack efficacy, say researchers
BY Helen Andrews | 21 Apr 2015
People who have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or over fit into one of six groups
according to a new study by the University of Sheffield, providing evidence that the one-
size-fits-all weight loss programmes currently available to obese people are not effective
for everyone.
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US$3bn Tahitian Mahana Beach Resort and Spa secures investment partners
BY Helen Andrews | 20 Apr 2015
Hawaiian design firm G70 International (G70) has secured investment deals with a
number of companies in the US, Tahiti, China, France and Mexico to work on the 130-acre
(53-hectare) Tahiti Mahana Beach Resort and Spa. Commitments from these sources add
up to more than US$3bn (€2.8bn, £2bn) in total.
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Husbands more sensitive to wives' stress than reverse: study
BY Helen Andrews | 20 Apr 2015
A new study has found that husbands are more sensitive to wives’ stress than the reverse.
Researchers investigated how stress and relationship quality can not only influence mortality and blood pressure, but also how it affects married couples over time.
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Camp Bestival music festival spa sanctuary set to go live in Dorset, UK
BY Helen Andrews | 17 Apr 2015
Festival wellness pop-up service Wild Wellbeing is to appear at Camp Bestival in Dorset,
UK, providing spa experiences for attendees lining up to hear musicians including Clean
Bandit, the Kaiser Chiefs and Professor Green. The festival will take place between
30 July and 2 August at Lulworth Castle.
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