Anger can damage relationships and your own peace of mind. Chronic anger is one of the biggest predictors of early death through heart disease — even more than chronic smoking! Anger, jealousy, pessimism, are both generated and made worse by the misuse of the imagination. In a study conducted at Stanford Medical School, heart patients […]

Over-eating is the most common eating disorder. In the 21st century, we are inundated with a deluge of readily available cheap, offal-based animal products – salty, sugary, lardy, nourishment-free junk masquerading as fast food. Instant access to the type of short-term gratification known as comfort eating is a major health problem, resulting in obesity, heart […]

Almost everyone has felt dissatisfied with their nose, or their chin, or their elbow, or some other body part at some time or another. They may even have become depressed about it for a while. But in most cases such concerns usually fade with time. Most people just wake up one day and realise that […]

About 10% of people experience depression at least once in their lives, although women — especially between the ages of 35 to 45 — seem to be more prone to it. It was once thought that hypnotherapy was not a suitable therapy for people with depression, but we now know that hypnosis can be a […]

The government recommends that 14 units off alcohol a week is the maximum you should be drinking — 14 units is equal to 6 pints of beer, 1.5 bottles of wine, 7 double whiskies, or 9 glasses of champagne. Give up alcohol for a month and you will benefit from better sleep, better skin and […]

Did a hypnotist who treated Adolf Hitler for shell shock in 1918 by using his ‘desire to be like a God’ help spark the Second World War? Adolf Hitler was turned into a murderous dictator by a hypnotist trying to cure him of the effects of a gas attack in World War I. Hitler claimed, […]

Feted as a way to improve mental and physical well-being, Mindfulness has become popular in recent years, but there is no proof Mindfulness is everything it’s cracked up to be. Said to boost happiness, mindfulness has become something of a trend thanks to plaudits from A-listers such as Emma Watson, Davina McCall Katy Perry, Angelina […]

An experiment with a group of women was carried out where they ware asked to go into a job interview — the purpose of which was to find out whether people with facial disfigurements would face discrimination. A make-up artist put scars on their face and let the women look at themselves with the scars […]

Confused? Muddled? Giving your brain a five minute break will ‘reboot’ your thinking processes and increase performance and productivity by over 50%. Psychologists at the University of Sydney, led by Associate Professor in Educational Psychology Paul Ginns, experimented on 72 students, all of whom undertook a self-taught lesson followed by two gruelling mental maths tests. Half the […]

The Office for National Statistics reports that chronic loneliness — a feeling of overwhelming isolation coupled with a lack of meaningful relationships affects 3.83 million people in the UK. The figures also reveal that the most lonely people are under the age of 30 and 16-29 year olds are twice as likely to be chronically […]

Anxiety is an emotional, psychological and physical experience, yet it exists entirely in our imagination. Anxiety can be deeply unpleasant and it sometimes cruelly affects our lives, and yet it’s essential to our survival, and ironically, it can enhance our performance in times of trouble. But anxiety is a problem when it’s persistent — even […]

There are tremendous benefits in stopping smoking, but you have to be absolutely sure you want to stop before you do! The benefits of stopping aren’t just physical — the psychological boost you get from taking control of your life is huge! And it’s never too late to stop, no matter what your age. The benefits […]