I believe insomnia is on the increase. This study indicates more and more women are turning to sleeping pills. More and more clients I see at my Cornwall hypnotherapy practice have a problem sleeping whether they have come to see me specifically for insomnia or not. We are living life at such a pace our [...]
Stress is on the increase, particularly in this current economic climate where the media create an atmosphere of fear. From anxiety, depression, insomnia, IBS to performance on the pitch or in the office I’ve seen client’s stress behind their problem at my Cornwall hypnotherapy practice. Most people are aware of the concept of ‘fight or [...]
I have helped a number of people stop smoking in my Cornwall practice. A study shows that quitting smoking may not be a matter of conscious control. This may sound like the bleedin’ obvious but it also shows that ”only five percent of unaided quit attempts result in successful abstinence”. A lot of smokers turn to [...]
Do you always get popcorn at the movies? Or snack while you’re on the couch watching television? A new paper by USC researchers reveals why bad eating habits persist even when the food we’re eating doesn’t taste good. The study also reveals the surprisingly simple ways we can counter our habits to gain control over [...]
A recent news story in the Telegraph explained how one in three workers are too stressed to take a lunch break citing that they have too much to do to take a break. Almost a third of workers say they are unlikely to take a lunch break. I can relate to that working in FTSE [...]
Amongst the wealth of inventions that came out of the 80′s the most unhelpful one must be the TV dinner. Do you remember them? The microwavable complete meal you can enjoy in front of the TV on a delightful plastic plate with a section for each part of the meal usually found on aircraft or [...]
‘We need to get out of the house in 5 minutes’ I remind my son hoping the warning will result in a stress free departure. The pace of life in Cornwall is far more stress free than the rat-race of London however it is not completely stress free! Like many little children his age getting [...]
Do you sometimes read a news story and wonder why it’s ‘news’, it seems so obvious you cannot understand why it wasn’t proven before? Well I’ve just read one of those stories. New research from the University of Liverpool suggests TV food advertising increases children’s preference for unhealthy foods. Amazement! Advertising actually works, someone better [...]
I remember being a teenager lying on my back in silence for 10 minutes waiting to hear from God. Nothing. Every time I tried, nothing. At the time I really wanted to hear God so he could tell me what to do with my life! Nothing. I just didn’t get silent prayer. I just [...]
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