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When I hear the word hypnosis, a man swinging a pendulum in front of a person squawking like a chicken is what comes to mind. Stage hypnosis, performed by entertainers, is vastly different than therapeutic hypnosis, which is used to improve a person’s well-being. Over the last 10 years hypnosis has gained more recognition because more and more research shows hypnotherapy can effectively treat medical conditions. [...]

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Study after study has told us to watch out for those empty, sugary calories in sweetened drinks like soda, but two new studies remind us about the dangers of diet soda – they too can lead to weight gain and may raise your risk for developing diabetes.
The studies were presented at a diabetes conference this weekend, and together they show that drinking diet soda may just be another thing in our diets that is making us fat. [...]

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A new report from Harvard researchers has found the top foods that are making us fat, and the findings are not at all surprising.

The extensive study used data for over 120,000 healthy men and women from previous studies to track their diet every four years from 1986 to 2006 to see how their lifestyle and what they ate affected their weight. [...]

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Burning the candle at both ends can not only lead to high blood pressure and increase your chance of dying from heart disease, but it also can take a big toll on your brain health.
We all know that not getting enough sleep can some tips for curing insomnia if you find it difficult to fall asleep and then stay asleep! . [...]

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Quick: which is healthier, salad or pasta? If you’re dieting, chances are you said salad, according to a new study on how dieters make snap judgments based on food names rather than ingredients.
The study’s researchers asked a group of dieters and nondieters to pick which of two meals they’d rather eat, pasta or salad, based on ingredient lists and photos. [...]

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Well wouldn’t you know - a little retail therapy really does do a body good, according to a study that was recently published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
A low-impact physical activity like shopping improves heart health as well as balance and coordination in the elderly, says Kelly D. [...]

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Have you experienced the positive benefits of meditation? A new study that looked at 18 healthy young adults who had never meditated before found that with just 20-minute instructional sessions in mindfulness meditation, there was a significant reduction in pain when subjects were exposed to painful stimuli. [...]

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Getting enough shut-eye each night is vital for our overall mental and physical health. We’ve already learned that not getting enough sleep can lead to weight gain because when you don’t sleep, the body experiences physiological stress that causes our bodies to store fat and slow down our metabolism. [...]

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People who sleep less, eat more – about 300 calories more per day. A Columbia University study looked at the eating habits of sleep-deprived individuals and found that not only do they eat more, but they also choose unhealthy foods.
Thirteen men and 13 women were kept in a controlled environment for six days at a time on two separate occasions. [...]

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Food allergies afflict more than three million children in the United States, with peanuts, shellfish, milk, and eggs topping the allergy list.
A recent study was just released that studied the relationship between birth order and allergies. Researchers found that firstborn children were more likely to have hay fever and pink eye due to a food allergy. [...]

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