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Your 2-Minute Mental Edge for…Memory

Want to improve your memory? Try these easy tips…

Your brain needs a workout too! It has been scientifically proven that regular mental exercise can greatly improve your memory. Thus proving the “use it or lose it” theory applicable to both the body and mind. So, if you want to keep your brain growing and developing you have to give it the stimulation it needs by breaking out of routines and taking on some new challenges.

Recent research has shown that the best brain exercising activities are t...

Your 2-Minute Mental Edge for…Weight Loss

Smaller plate, smaller portion…and that goes for bowls and glasses too! It may seem silly but it really does make a difference in how much you consume.

By grabbing for or switching to smaller dishes you can feel good about ‘cleaning your plate’ because in the end you will have eaten less food and visually tricked yourself into thinking it was more. For example, a Cornell University study that offered people hamburgers off of saucer-size plates (about six inches in diameter) believed they were...

World No Tobacco Day

Today, May 31, 2013, is World No Tobacco Day. As most of us know, tobacco use can lead to nicotine dependence, numerous diseases, serious health problems and death: approximately 5 million deaths worldwide per year and counting. If you smoke…I encourage you to do something today to help you quit.

With approximately 69% of smokers wanting to quit completely but many having trouble doing so I offer up this bit of advice. I often tell my patients that hypnosis is a fantastic smoking cessation too...

Your 2-Minute Mental Edge for…

Catching up on Lost Sleep.

Eight hours of sleep a night is generally recommended as the ideal but how many of us really stay consistent with this number?

Sleeping in on the weekend is usually where we try to “catch up” on lost sleep and while studies show that this type of “recovery sleep” in the short term does help, an even healthier (and more time efficient) way is to take routine naps.

Sometimes referred to as “Social Jet Lag” when you switch up your sleep habits drastically from weekday to...

Your 2-Minute Mental Edge for…

Weight Loss

Are you counting your calories?

Recent posting requirements of calorie counts at major restaurant chains has been both eye-opening and decision influencing. However, choosing what to order for some restaurant-goers based on calorie numbers alone can be confusing. Researchers are now studying the effects of posting (along with the calorie content) how much exercise is required to burn off each item consumed.

According to a 2012 study published in the American Journal of Public Health...

Headaches Bugging You?

The Feel Better Now Project

This month’s free program, “Tension Headaches – Advanced” is now available and can help you take control of your pain.

This program contains a powerful self-hypnosis technique that you can use each and every time a tension headache occurs. I’m confident you’ll enjoy it and hope that the more you use it, the less intense and frequent your headaches will be.

If you haven’t already done so, you can sign up here:www.feelbetternowproject.com and please let your friends an...

Your 2-Minute Mental Edge for…

Colds and Flus

A fascinating study appeared in the July 2012 Annals of Family Medicine studying the effects of exercise and meditation for preventing colds and flus. The study, conducted at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, involved 150 volunteers who were assigned to one of three groups. The first group practiced meditation over a period of two months. The second group engaged in exercise (i.e. brisk walking or jogging) for two months while the third group did neither.

Following the two m...

Your 2-Minute Mental Edge for…

Recovering from Surgery

Did you know that you can speed healing simply by using the power of your mind?

A recent study published in the December 2012 issue of the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, compared two groups of people who had undergone knee surgery. One group received standard rehabilitation for a period of six months following surgery while the other group utilized mental imagery in addition to rehabilitation. The mental imagery consisted of a process called “men...

Your 2-Minute Mental Edge for…

As a perpetual student of the amazing things our minds can accomplish, I’m excited to announce my new “2 Minute Mental Edge” newsletter. Each week, I’ll be providing you a quick tip based on current brain-related research that you can use to:

· Lose Weight

· Sleep Soundly

· Improve Performance

· Control Pain

and much more!



This week’s 2- Minute Mental Edge is for resisting FoodTemptations.

Did you know that what you say to yourself can improve your ability to resist temptations? Four related studie...

The Feel Better Now Project

In an effort to increase public awareness about the use of self-hypnosis for better health, I’m excited to announce my new Feel Better Now Project. This is a revolutionary new program in which you’ll receive a new (free!) self-hypnosis audio download each month – specifically created to treat pain.

This month’s free program is self-hypnosis for tension headaches (there are two versions – one for adults and one for kids).

Upcoming programs include self-hypnosis for lower back pain, hip pain, nec...