Woman are 25 times more likely to die from lung cancer

April 11, 2021January 24, 2013 by Paul Howard

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 …

‘Grief and anxiety are not mental illnesses’

February 11, 2013January 19, 2013 by Paul Howard

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 …

Stopping smoking “reduces anxiety” study shows

February 4, 2022January 2, 2013 by Paul Howard

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. …

Lifestyle Changes Key to Dropping the Pounds in 2013

April 13, 2021January 1, 2013 by Paul Howard

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:

‘Binge-drinking gene’ discovered

February 11, 2013December 4, 2012 by Paul Howard

Many genes may be involved in influencing how much we drink

Scientists believe some people have a gene that hard-wires them for binge drinking by boosting levels of a happy brain chemical triggered by alcohol.

The King’s College London team found animals lacking the gene had far less desire for alcohol than those with it.

Brain scans of 663 teenage boys showed those with a version of the gene had heightened dopamine responses in tests.

During a task designed to make them anticipate a reward, these 14-year-old boys had more activity in a part of the brain called the ventral striatum which is known to be involved in dopamine release.

When the researchers later contacted the same boys at the age of 16 and asked them about their drinking habits, they found the boys with the ‘culprit’ gene drank more frequently.

The NHS definition of binge drinking is drinking heavily in a short space of time to get drunk or feel the effects of alcohol.

Biting your fingernails are you mental?

February 11, 2013November 4, 2012 by Paul Howard

The Daily Mail reported that Millions of people around the world suffer from a self-mutilating and often painful addiction to biting their nails, which can be harder to quit than smoking cigarettes, but is often overlooked as a relatively benign habit. Medical experts are now taking a closer look at the addiction and have decided …

Taste the Rainbow & Protect Brain Health

September 8, 2015September 25, 2012 by Paul Howard

Good news! Middle age doesn’t begin until 55… or 54 years and 347 days to be exact! This is according to a recent survey published by the BBC, in which many of the participants felt that middle age was only a state of mind anyway, and the research suggests that an active state of mind …

New link between insomnia and high blood pressure

January 17, 2014June 10, 2012 by Paul Howard

Research from the Henry Ford Center for Sleep Disorders found that there was a strong link between being able to fall asleep (primary insomnia) and/or waking up in the middle the night (middle insomnia), and severity of high blood pressure.

Over a third of cancers are due to lifestyle

April 11, 2021May 14, 2012 by Paul Howard

Nearly half of cancers (over 130,000) diagnosed in the UK each year are caused by avoidable life choices including smoking, drinking and diet, research reveals. Smoking is the biggest culprit, causing 23% of cases in men and 15.6% in women, says the Cancer Research UK report. This is followed in men by a lack of …

It’s Official – Dieting Makes you Fat

July 14, 2017April 24, 2012 by Paul Howard

Research shows dieting affects the way your brain works and hormone changes encourage you to eat and store even more fat. It shows that in most cases dieters put on more weight than they lose. There is a huge amount of scientific evidence that points to a demoralising fact for the 25 per cent of …

Simon Cowell gives smoking a “NO” with Hypnotherapy

January 3, 2019January 28, 2012 by Paul Howard

Simon has reportedly started to undergo hypnosis to kick the habit, as it has been claimed that the star’s friends and family want him to try and quit. The X Factor USA judge has been smoking for almost 44 years despite his family’s history of health complications, and he admitted that his New Year’s resolution was to try and give up his 15-a-day. A source says,

Psoriasis linked to stroke risk

February 11, 2013August 29, 2011 by Paul Howard

In the news today is a scientist from Denmark once again jumping on the sensationalist bandwagon.

Hypnotherapy for claustrophobia may well unlock the confined spaces

March 28, 2023October 5, 2008 by Paul Howard

It is a common phobia and at its most severe it could devastate your daily life. When considering the various common scenarios that are able to trigger claustrophobia, you begin to discover precisely how small a chance the sufferer has to evade the anxiety. In addition to the avoidance of aeroplanes or possibly lifts, some …