Kate Middleton using Hypnotherapy

Morning sickness is a common occurrence in pregnant women, but often difficult to control. It is usually caused by an imbalance of hormones due to the pregnancy and usually occurs within the first trimester of pregnancy. Morning sickness can be present in anyone and unfortunately there is often no way of predicting it or alleviating …

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Increasing sleep ‘may slow down memory rot’

Source: BBC News It may be possible to slow the decline in memory and learning as we age by tackling poor sleep, researchers hope. Their study, in the journal Nature Neuroscience, has revealed an intimate relationship between an ageing brain, sleep and memory. Experiments showed that changes in the ageing brain damaged the quality of …

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Weight loss not just for celebrities.

There are many reasons people turn to alternative forms of therapy, as opposed to conventional medicine. Hypnotherapy is fast becoming a popular form of treatment for minor ailments, addictions, helping to lose weight or alleviate depression and other conditions. Hypnotherapy has been a controversial subject for some time, but is now seen as being incredibly …

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Woman are 25 times more likely to die from lung cancer

Recent research shows that woman are 25 times more likely to die from lung cancer than their non-smoking friends. Starting earlier and smoking more cigarettes have been blamed on the considerable increase in risk for lung cancer in women. Their risk has now become the same as that for men. The study, reported in the …

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‘Grief and anxiety are not mental illnesses’

By Peter Kinderman Professor of Clinical Psychology The forthcoming edition of an American psychiatric manual (DSM-5) will increase the number of people in the general population diagnosed with a mental illness – but what they need is help and understanding, not labels and medication. Many people experience a profound and long-lasting grieving process following the …

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Stopping smoking “reduces anxiety” study shows

Smokers who successfully quit feel less anxious afterwards – despite the belief that smoking relieves stress, researchers say. The British Journal of Psychiatry study followed nearly 500 smokers attending NHS hypnotherapy for Stop Smoking clinics in England. It found a “significant” decrease in anxiety levels among the 68 smokers who had quit after six months. …

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Lifestyle Changes Key to Dropping the Pounds in 2013

Losing weight in 2013 is a common New Year’s resolution, but experts say that few of them take the necessary steps to accomplish their goal.
But research shows that following a few rules can you change your lifestyle and lose weight: