Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Health”
Orlistat is a drug that stops fat being absorbed by the gut and is instead excreted and is also known by various other names around the world including Alli and Xenical and has been linked to four suspected cases of “serious liver toxicity”, one of which was fatal according to the European Medicines Agency. Since other anti-obesity drugs rimonabant (Acomplia) …
McDonald’s have agreed that the number of calories in their products will be listed on menu boards in all its 1,200 outlets from this Sunday. They have been working with the government who are very concerned about obesity within the UK population. McDonald’s have agreed to remove artificial trans-fats from their produce but refused to lower the salt content of …
Stress and anxiety is all too common in the modern world, unfortunately. Relaxation is something we all need more of in our lives but so few of us actually make it happen. This leads to us always being on the go, always rushing to that next appointment or doing just one more thing before we stop for the day. In …
Yesterday the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) called for a ban on smoking cigarettes in cars and parks in a bid to protect children from having to breathe in second hand smoke. The RCP say it is time to keep up the pressure and progress made as a result of the 2007 smoking ban and surprisingly many smokers are supportive …
Insomnia has been something that Evan Davis, the Radio 4 and Dragon’s Den presenter, has had to deal with for years. He has told how he listens to a hypnotherapy CD every night to ensure he gets a good nights sleep. Because of his presenting work on Radio 4 he is usually awake by 3.30am which means he often has …
If you are ready to lose weight and have decided that hypnosis is the way to do it you will want to find the right hypnotherapist for the job. But who is the right hypnotherapist for you? Just imagine for a moment that you go to the doctors because your chest regularly hurts and you are having difficulty breathing. After …
A report issued today by The Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Medicine Section of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) has recommended that hypnotherapy be used more widely within the NHS. The RSM feel that this would help patients with issues such as weight loss, stopping smoking, IBS and depression. At the moment many issues like this are treated but the potential …
The BBC recently reported on stage hypnotist David Days who supposedly knocked himself out live on stage leaving a number of people ‘stuck’ in trance on stage (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-13653944) The hypnotist is said by some to have staged the inccident for PR purposes. If this is correct he did a great job and got national media coverage on the back of …
