A professional hypnotherapist explains to the Times of India why he feels hypnotherapy is such a powerful and effective therapy. It would be unusual to meet someone who isn’t feeling pressure in at least one aspect of their life, whether it be over what to cook for that evenings dinner right through to the stress read more »

A Weight Watcher’s website recently brought the topic of office feeders into the limelight, with an entire discussion board dedicated to that colleague who constantly supply’s cake, biscuits and all things calorific. Brian Wansink is an eating behaviourist who is director of nutritional science at Cornell University. In a recent study he found that female read more »

The former heads of the complementary medicine charity which was set up and headed by the Prince of Wales, have now joined forces to launch a college which promotes and supports the use of integrated treatment in the NHS. After the recent closure of the Foundation of Integrated Health, its four senior officials have set read more »

Recently a group of medical researchers conducted a small case study which examined the use of self hypnosis to control tics in Tourette’s patients. The study, which was later published in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, involved a group of thirty-three Tourette’s patients between the ages of six and 19. The participants viewed read more »

Excessive sweating is a rather embarrassing affair and unfortunately is not a problem solved simply by changing your antiperspirant. If this problem has resulted in low self confidence and anxiety then it may be time to get serious about tackling it. It is a relatively rare issue but there are ways of reducing it. Many read more »

A huge number of women enter the menopause each year with many of them experiencing a number of unpleasant side effects. Side effects such as hot flashes are caused by the fluctuating levels of hormones circulating the body, something which is popularly controlled by hormone replacement therapy. However, recent studies have found that women taking 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 »

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 »

Gout is an inflammatory condition which usually occurs in joints such as the joint of great toe, knee, feet or ankles. The affected joint will usually be extremely painful, red, swollen and warm. Popular treatments include bed rest, hot and cold compressors, avoiding alcohol and high purine foods like meat, kidney, sardines and liver, and read more »

Dermatitis can affect a person at any age, from infants to adults. Symptoms can include red, itchy, flaky and irritable skin. Much like eczema scratching will worsen the symptoms and can often leave embarrassing marks on the skin. Treatment will usually involve ointments and moisturiser’s but a new study has now shown that it is read more »