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 »

Whether you are taking your GCSE exams or your theory test, exams at any age are daunting and stressful so it is important that you find your own way of relaxing. Thinking about the possible negative outcomes of exams is often what causes anxiety but this is a counterproductive process as we need to be read more »

A number of Bristol mothers to be are turning to hypnotherapy to help them eliminate bad habits before the birth of their baby. Many of them hope the therapy will help them to quit smoking and cut down their alcohol intake as well as learning to cope with the stress a new family member can 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 »

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 »