Feeling scatterbrained? If you’re having difficulty focusing on a good book, the nightly news, or even your spouse because the kids, pets, phone, TV, flashing e-mail, and more are driving you to distraction, don’t blame the interruptions.

It is unusual that a week goes by where we do not hear tales of how pets become angels in times of terrifying darkness. Indeed, a substantial body of research indicates that pets improve our mental health. How?

Everyone wants to get rich, from the old to the young. The real reason why most people aren’t and a few are, is due to the way one thinks. Thought and outlook play a major role in living an abundant lifestyle. Everyone knows it’s never a smooth ride, but are you really ready for the rollercoaster?

Memory slips are aggravating, frustrating, and sometimes worrisome. When they happen more than they should, they can trigger fears of looming dementia, or Alzheimer’s disease. But there are also many mundane, and treatable causes of forgetfulness.

Although several studies have shown that moderate amounts of alcohol (1 drink per day for women, 2 for men) can have some health benefits—raising “good” HDL cholesterol, “thinning the blood” (preventing clots that can cause heart attack and stroke) and possibly warding off dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, there are some good reasons to make sure that your alcohol consumption stays moderate.

According to an article published in the International Journal of Toxicology, castoreum has been used extensively in cosmetics, especially in perfumes, and has been added to food and beverages as a natural flavouring agent for at least 70 years. Castoreum is generally recognized as safe by the FDA, FEMA and other regulatory bodies, and is especially useful as an ingredient in raspberry & vanilla flavoured foods. You may find it in ice creams, candies, syrups, pastries, and cigarettes.

More than a quarter did not believe they were fit enough to attempt their ultimate goal, and disappointingly a full 12 per cent confessed that they had no ambitions at all. Furthermore, nearly half also realised that they have to be more adventurous to achieve their ambitions.

GERD (gastroesophageal reflex disease – acid reflux/heartburn) and carrying too much fat around your middle go together like salt and pepper. About half of obese people have GERD, and as you would expect it makes people miserable.

Here’s ten tips that can help you get a good night’s sleep! It feels awful to be tired all the time and having to constantly tell people you’re tired.

Fear is one of most common reasons people procrastinate on taking action toward their goals. In an effort to avoid failure, rejection, being embarrassed, disappointing or angering other people, getting hurt, and a plethora of other things, we play it safe and avoid trying new things.

As soon as you wake up, stretch out your arms, legs, and neck to get the blood circulating through your body. It seems too simple to have much effect on your mood, but you’ll be surprised to find how much more alert and active you’ll feel before even getting out of bed.

Often times when you feel a bit down, your body feels lethargic and physically often thinks it can’t handle things. Being aware of that, it’s important to shock your body out of depression. 

Arachnophobia is a fear of spiders, one of the most common phobias in the world.

Even though this is the case, comparably, there are a greater number of people who do not fear spiders, and therefore an arachnophobe firstly needs to consider… Why this would be?

Whether it’s brexit, or COVID, or war, anxiety in context from environmental factors out of our control always hits many people hard, and the dictionary definition of anxiety can provide an immediate explanation as to why these external factors have done this.

Three of the most common culprits for failing to make New Year’s resolutions are: A lack of preparation, doing too much too soon, quitting permanently if you hit a glitch.

Adding lemon to water not only quenches thirst better than any other beverage, but it also nourishes our body with vitamins, minerals and trace elements which we absolutely need. Lemon with water can be considered the best natural energy booster.

Just after Christmas - it’s now the perfect time to look at ways how you can improve your focus by de-cluttering your life.

Go around your house and ask yourself the following questions whilst you are holding each item.

We tell the client to imagine they are sitting in a seat in the middle of a cinema, looking at themselves on a small size black & white image, in the middle of the big screen.

Christmas should be a time of fun, celebration, family, good cheer and relaxation. However, for so many, Christmas can increase stress and anxiety, and it can also be an incredibly lonely time, even for many who are surrounded by family and friends.

Emetophobia is without doubt the most common phobia we are asked to work with. Not a day goes by in our office without enquires from people who are suffering with this phobia.