Yesterday’s main headlines of England making it through to the final 16 of the World Cup 2010 and Wimbledon’s record breakingly long game between Nicolas Mahut and John Isner will have many of us thinking about sporting performance today. There has been much talk about England’s first two lacklustre performance’s and many discussions concluded that read more »

Council workers from South Cambridgeshire are reportedly at high risk of developing mental health conditions, depression and stress following six redundancies that were made during the last financial year. Lindsey Smith, the human resources coordinator has noted that sickness rates increased significantly during the third and forth quarters of 2009 and the percentage of absences read more »

Many smokers justify their habit by saying cigarettes calm their nerves, however a British study has now found that levels of chronic stress actually go down after a person puts a stop to their habit. A study involving 469 participants found that after being hospitalised for heart disease, those who managed to keep of the read more »

Stan Holt has been a hypnotherapist for the past six years and has now decided to use his skills to help Bolton drivers beat any motoring issues they may have. Often little everyday niggles can quickly escalate to fears and phobias if help is not sought at the right time. Holt explains how some drivers read more »

‘Establishing a Well Formed Outcome’ is a well known exercise performed by many Neuro Linguistic Programmers (NLP) and essentially means creating an outcome which meets all the criteria of a well thought out end result. This can be achieved in six steps which are listed below: 1.The first step is to clearly state what it read more »

Body dysmorphic disorder is a chronic illness which characteristicly sees its sufferers preoccupied by a minor defect, feature or body part. This obsession often leads to problems with social functioning as the patient will view themselves as loathsome. The disorder differs from eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa due to the latter being focused on read more »

According to a recent study from the National Institute of Health (NIH) around 7 million of the Americans over the age of 65 are suffering from clinical depression and are taking prescription antidepressant drugs which could have side affects such as an increased risk of cataracts. The antidepressant drugs in question are known as selective read more »

Our sister site Counselling Directory recently reported news of the NHS £’s for pounds scheme, which rewards those who manage to loose weight with cash. A similar scheme has also used the same incentive to encourage smokers to quit. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Evidence (NICE) who came up with the idea to read more »

A study conducted by researchers at the University of Liverpool has suggested that those suffering from dementia could improve their quality of life with hypnotherapy. The Daily Mail has reported that hypnotherapy can reduce dementia symptoms and improve quality of life for sufferers. Forensic psychologist Dr Simon Duff investigated the effects of hypnotherapy on dementia read more »

For thousands of years people have championed yoga for its benefits in relaxation, meditation and exercise. Not only does yoga help to keep us fit and healthy but it also teaches us to focus on our mind, body and spirit. A new study has provided welcome information which suggests that yoga can aid cancer survivors read more »