Worrying statistics reveal that half of GP’s do not have awareness of the guidelines for dealing with mental health problems for veterans. There have been a total of 180,000 British troops who have been involved in battle in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2003. During their time at battle, most of these veterans observe horrific situations read more »

A new book written by psychologist Dr Frances Goodhart and health journalist Lucy Atkins has revealed that though more people than ever are now surviving cancer, an increasing number of survivors are struggling with life after the disease. Research has revealed that between 25 and 40 per cent of cancer survivors may experience some form read more »

A school in Cambridgeshire has adopted a new approach for keeping it’s staff happy and relaxed. Fawcett Primary School in Trumpington originally introduced yoga and relaxation classes for the pupils but it is now the staff who are reaping the benefits. Head teacher at the school Judith Osler explained that the school governors were keen read more »

Florida based hypnotherapist Tracey Burchard has written an article detailing the waterfall technique which can be used by anyone, anywhere to help relieve stress and promote relaxation. All that’s needed is two minutes and some peace and quiet. If you are feeling excessively stressed for whatever reason (work, children, relationships etc) then here is a read more »

Researchers have warned that stress levels can effect a women’s chances of conception. Researchers have found that women who have high levels of the stress-indicative enzyme stood a 12 per cent reduced chanced of conceiving during their fertile period than those who stay calm. Though experts have believed for many years that stress has an read more »

Oscar winning actor Mel Gibson has recently been going through a tumultuous stage in his life after his recent relationship breakdown and allegations that he abused his girlfriend. According to recent press, in a bid to cope with the situation Gibson turned to Rick Collingwood, founder of The Australian Academy of Hypnosis. Collingwood told RaderOnline read more »

A recent article featured in the Metro highlighted just how effective hypnobirthing can be for men as well as their childbearing partners. The article followed a football loving male whose wife was nearing her due date, so in the interest of science he gave up his beloved Saturday matches to enrol on a hypnobirthing course read more »

World famous hypnotist Paul McKenna made an appearance on this mornings edition of GMTV (22nd July) with Lorraine Kelly’s stand in Fiona Phillips. The self help guru to the stars was there to talk about his updated version of worldwide bestseller ‘Change your life in 7 days’ a self improvement book which teaches core strategies read more »

The menopause is a consequence of the female reproductive system that 85% – 90% of women are likely to experience. Those in the other five percent happen to be extremely lucky as they are narrowly missing the troublesome symptoms with which the menopause comes hand in hand. Hot flushes, sweats, sleeplessness, headaches and moodiness are 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 »