Research conducted by the American Cancer society has revealed that the amount of weight a women gains after the age of 18 is a strong indicator of whether she will contract breast cancer later on in life. We have already known for many years that weight gain and body mass are contributing factors in increasing 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 »

A doctors surgery in East Riding is to begin offering overweight patients the option of hypnotherapy in an attempt to cut obesity rates in the county. Clinical hypnotherapist Shelia Granger is the newest member at Molescroft Surgery and is to work as a private alternative practitioner, trialling hypnotherapy as a treatment for obesity. Ms Granger read more »

Researchers have found that mothers who do not loose post pregnancy weight, even as little as one or two pounds, stand a higher risk of problems in their next pregnancy, reports the Guardian. Experts are advising women to loose all their baby weight before getting pregnant again, otherwise they face an increased risk of complications read more »

High-street chain M&S has launched size 18 school uniforms to meet soaring childhood obesity. Marks & Spencer’s new line has been developed in response to pleas from parents who can’t find uniforms which are large enough for their children. The severity of the problem is only further highlighted by the fact the range (which includes read more »

Emma Eveleigh-Anderton turned to virtual gastric band therapy after failing to loose weight through diets, weight loss medication and will-power. The mother of two paid £980 for four sessions which were completed over a period of one month, beginning with a 45 minute ‘virtual surgery’ which saw hypnotherapist Russell Hemmings convince his patient she had 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 »

We already know that the country is suffering from an obesity problem which spans children, teenagers and adults. A newly published study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has confirmed a link between depression and abdominal obesity. Assistant Professor of Sociology at UAB Belinda Needham has said in a sample taken from young read more »

Our sister site Counselling Directory recently reported news of the NHS £’s for pounds scheme, which rewards those who manage to loose weight with cash. A similar scheme has also used the same incentive to encourage smokers to quit. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Evidence (NICE) who came up with the idea to read more »

Last month 16% of searches performed on Hypnotherapy Directory were on weight loss, May however saw a drop in weight loss searches and this month alcohol abuse has been searched for the most times. We believe it is important to take an overview of what people are looking for as this way we can make read more »