An article over at The Times today, written by a sleep expert highlights how most sleep problems are caused by worrying. Dr Chris Idzikowski, director of the Edinburgh Sleep Centre writes how important it is to let the brain wind down, and whilst other factors such as temperature, disturbances from children and noise can affect read more »

For those who suffer from severe blushing there could be a new treatment on the horizon – surgery. According to an article on the Guardian website today, and operation called an endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy, which cuts or clamp the nerves that stimulates sweating and blushing could alleviate blushing permanently. Whilst many consider blushing to be read more »

Women in Scotland are becoming the first to try natal hypnotherapy, reports the Aberdeen Press & Journal today. Charlie Paris, 24, has become the area’s first natal hypnotherapy practitioner, and will run classes that use hypnotherapy to help women control their mind, and hopefully alleviate pain, during labour. It’s hoped that by being able to read more »

A new study has shown that being four stone overweight can reduce a person’s life span by up to three years, reports The Telegraph. The study looked at 900,000 men and women and found that those with a BMI in the normal range had a lower death rate. The higher BMI ranges increased the likelihood read more »

The obesity epidemic is already costing the NHS billions, but new figures released have shown the NHS are paying companies like Weight Watchers so many obese people can join for free, reports The Telegraph. The NHS has paid out more than £3 million to Weight Watchers and Slimming World, so that over 70,000 people have read more »

It’s a typical teenage trait, but staying up late and sleeping until lunch time can cause sleep problems later on in life, reports The Times. Children who stay up late, particularly watching television or playing on games consoles, may cause irreparable damage to their body clocks. Tokyo Medical and Dental University carried out research, published read more »

There’s been a lot of mixed advice on drinking during pregnancy recently, and the latest news again comes down on the side of not drinking at all, reports The Telegraph. Women who drink whilst pregnant can give their unborn child a taste for alcohol, reducing the bitterness of it, making them more likely to drink read more »

A difficult relationships can produce all kinds of emotional effects, but it seems women can also suffer from physical problems, reports The Telegraph. Relationship problems can increase blood pressure, cholesterol and cause obesity which could potentially lead to heart disease. However, men showed no physical ill effects. A study of 276 couples revealed the link, read more »

Psychologist and sleep expert Dr Rubin Naiman has been highlighting the importance of dreams in an article on Times Online. Modern, busy lifestyles means it has become harder for people to dream. Light and noise pollution, and even taking sleeping pills can stop the rapid eye movement which helps stimulate dreams. Dr Naiman says that read more »