Archive for January, 2011

Tired Britain: How sleep deprivation is affecting the nation

Monday, January 31st, 2011

According to a recent major report over a third of Brit’s suffer from insomnia, putting them at an increased risk of developing relationship issues and mental health concerns. The survey which was conducted by the Mental Health Foundation and involved 5,300 individuals, found that 60 per cent of the adults questioned admitted to having sleep read more »

How to beat a fear of the dentists

Thursday, January 20th, 2011

According to the British Dental Association 25 per cent of the British population suffer from some sort of anxiety before visiting the dentist with around 12 per cent suffering from extreme dental anxiety. Fear of the dentist has had many an individual suffering in silences with tooth ache or poor dental hygiene but what is read more »

Smoking inflicts damage in a matter of minutes, reports study

Monday, January 17th, 2011

According to recent findings published in the US report Chemical Research in Toxicology, smoking can cause genetic damage in a matter of minutes rather than years as it has been previously thought. The small scale study which was funded by the US Cancer Institute, found that chemicals which are known to cause cancer form rapidly read more »

Patients with chronic pain are being failed by the NHS

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

According to a recent study looking into services available for those with chronic pain, the NHS is only employing one specialist for every 32,000 sufferers. The report, which includes experiences taken from 4,400 members of the public, revealed that more than a quarter had suffered with chronic pain at some point during the past five read more »

Hypnotherapy for stammering

Monday, January 10th, 2011

Last week saw the release of the much anticipated Oscar tipped The Kings Speech, which tells the story of King George VI and his struggle to overcome his stammer and lead the country to war. The story begins after George’s (Colin Firth) brother abdicates the throne, paving the way for him to reluctantly assume the read more »

Boss warms up his freezing workers with hypnosis

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

A manager who refused to provide his freezing members of staff with heaters instead opted to have them hypnotised into thinking they’re warm. Manager Martin Connellan insisted that the doors be left open at the cobblers shop which he manages so that the solvent fumes could clear as they worked. A great idea in theory read more »

Using language to boost our mood

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

World famous hypnotherapist Paul McKenna has recently released a new book, entitled I Can Make You Happy, which features some simple but effective advice on how to increase your mood. One technique which McKenna discusses is that of using the power of language to boost our mood, which involves giving more consideration to the words read more »