People have long since believed that eating chocolate can make them happy, however a new study has challenged this relationship after finding that chocoholics are more depressive than those who only indulge now and then. The study which involved almost 1,000 adults showed that the more chocolate the participants ate the lower his or her read more »

Many avid golfers will be celebrating the recently glorious weather and will take this opportunity to head for the course. With golf or any sporting activity it is easy to get so wrapped up in the excitement of the game that we forget to actually engage our minds causing us to leave our focus and read more »

According to statistics around one in three of us struggle with anxiety over our financial debts. Additionally almost one in three of us choose to hide this fact from our loved ones. Hidden debt can eventually lead to serious emotional and physical issues and the inability to share this with family and friends will often read more »

Pop singer Katy Perry has reportedly taken up smoking as a result of mounting stress over her wedding to comedian Russell Brand. The singer is to wed Brand later this year in India and is considering Hypnotherapy to help her quit her smoking before walking up the aisle. The Mirror claims that Perry reportedly told read more »

For many college and university students the stress and anxiety of education can often become overwhelming, subsequently affecting their grades. Sapp (1990) conducted a study looking into the role of hypnosis when used to treat test anxiety in American college students. The participants were all enrolled in a psychology course with a heavy workload and read more »

The volcanic eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano last Thursday in central Iceland caused mass disruption to flights and airlines across Europe. Whilst timetables are gradually returning to normal and the back log is slowly being cleared stranded passengers with a fear of flying could find themselves afraid of going home and even those with their read more »

Yoga has experienced an upsurge in popularity over the past few years due to a heightened awareness that we need to look after ourselves and our body’s both physically and mentally. Hyp-Yoga is the latest therapy craze to hit America, the aptly named therapy combines the power of hypnosis with regular yoga techniques. Carol Yeh- read more »

Recent research has found that anxiety and depression are linked by biological association. The researchers in Canada have found a cellular link between anxiety and depression in the brain and they hope their findings will lead to the development of an improved way of treating depression. The University of Western Ontario, who conducted the study read more »

A head teacher from a West Yorkshire school lost almost six stone with weight loss hypnotherapy, subsequently avoiding the onset of diabetes, reports The Daily Mail. Kaye Lineley, 59, had reached a weight of 22 and a half stone when she decided to sign up for weight loss hypnotherapy treatment. After a period of only read more »

April 2010 is officially IBS awareness month, a month which hopes to increase national awareness of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The condition currently affects around six million people in the UK with symptoms such as severe stomach pains, bloating, constipation, diarrhoea and vomiting. Though there are lifestyle and diet recommendations as well as standard medication for read more »