Duodenal ulcers can make life very uncomfortable indeed. Symptoms include heartburn, burning in the throat and abdominal pain. Treatment using a course of specific drugs is usually very effective, however studies have shown that a high percentage (60 – 90%) of those who suffer from duodenal ulcers, relapse within one year of treatment.
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Recent studies have found that the most effective method of treating chronic pain could be a case of retraining the brain with cognitive behavioural therapy.
A professor from Oxford has scientific findings which may suggest we are wrongly treating patients who suffer from chronic pain.
Professor Irene Tracey believes part of the problem is due read more »

Celebrity hypnotist Paul Mckenna was recently asked to give a motivational talk to unemployed Scots.
In a bid to encourage unemployed youngsters in parts of Scotland to go out and find work, the council asked hypnotherapist to the stars Paul Mckenna to give an inspirational seminar.
The event was staged at Hampden Park in Glasgow read more »

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a relatively new discovery and this is part of the reason that it is difficult to recognise and diagnose. The basic symptoms are extreme exhaustion which you can’t really attribute to anything, with such excessive tiredness that functioning on an everyday level is a real struggle.
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Pregnancy is an emotional roller-coaster for women. There will undoubtedly be many highs where you feel overjoyed and glowing to be pregnant, other days you will be irritable, have back ache and will have spent most of the morning leaning over the toilet.
Yes, morning sickness is no fun at all and nether is a grumpy read more »

With workplace stress constantly appearing in the headlines employers are gradually becoming more aware that the more stressed and stretched out a person is, the less efficient they will be at work.
With looming deadlines, staff shortages, budget cuts and a plethora of other common workplace stresses it is no wonder that many of us read more »

This isn’t the first time that the benefits of hypnotherapy have been pointed out in relation to pain control for cancer patients. However, further research has reiterated how hypnosis can be an effective means of treating pain in women with breast cancer.
Lise D Butler is an associate professor from UB’s School of Social Work read more »

Bad hair days for most people mean a few spilt ends, frizz, grease or lacklustre looking locks. Those suffering with alopecia however, have far more serious issues than a hairdryer on its last legs.
Alopecia is a condition in which stress causes patches of hair loss on the scalp, often resulting in a similar effect read more »

Emotional eating refers to eating because of how we are feeling emotionally, regardless of our physical hunger. This could be triggered by anything from anger to sadness but often it can turn into an unwanted and difficult to shift habit.
We have all been guilty of emotional eating at some point. Who hasn’t come home read more »

A skeptical journalist from The Telegraph goes under Paul McKenna’s spell to see if hypnotherapy can shift her caffeine addiction.
McKenna is the author of numerous popular hypnotherapy books, the most recent phenomenon is his ‘I can make you thin’. An independent study of the programme found that 71 percent of people lost weight and read more »