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January 5, 2024 Exactly one year ago this week, I lost my home when I left the church I had served for five and a half years. I had a great relationship with the church and community, but my commitment required that I leave this community and church while continuing to serve faithfully as an elder in The United Methodist Church. This move brought with it a relocation to an unknown field of service, a dependency on others for housing, a complicated financial situation, and the loss of social and personal relationships. I was devastated.For decades, I have…
Introduction Coronary heart disease (CHD) is one of the leading causes of death. Patients with severe CHD are likely to suffer from mental disorders and are required to receive PCI and take several kinds of medications for their whole life (1, 2). A higher prevalence of mental diseases including depression symptoms and memory disorders in patients with CHD has been demonstrated (3–5). Despite compelling reasons for treating anxiety in patients with CHD, few studies have reported the effective strategy and evaluated the effects of treating anxiety during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Traditionally, acupuncture is widely used as a complementary therapy…
Hair growth and health are affected by a variety of factors, including nutrition, genetics, medical conditions, hormones, and even stress. Research has shown that deficiencies in vitamins and minerals that are important for normal cell growth and function can contribute to hair loss. “Vitamins are essential for healthy hair growth and can also help prevent hair loss and thinning,” says New York City cosmetic dermatologist Michelle Green, M.D. “Some of the best vitamins for hair growth include B vitamins, vitamin D, vitamin E, zinc, biotin, and iron.” Vitamin B The B complex vitamins play a role in hair growth and…
A “dry January” – abstaining from alcohol for a month – has been shown to have benefits such as improving sleep quality and increasing energy, but research has shown that abstaining from alcohol could also help you live longer and look younger.”Everybody feels better [after] “It’s sobriety month, folks,” said Dr. Jennifer Ashton, chief medical correspondent for ABC News and board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology and bariatric medicine, who has participated in Dry January for the past seven years.Here are three things you need to know about why swapping out your cocktails for non-alcoholic drinks, even if just for a…
Recent advances in the field of hypnotherapy have revealed the potential of electrical stimulation to temporarily enhance hypnotic effects. The study, conducted by researchers at Stanford University, found that less than two minutes of targeted electrical stimulation can increase a person’s susceptibility to hypnosis for about an hour. These findings could revolutionize the treatment of chronic pain and increase responsiveness to other forms of psychotherapy. hypnosis and the brain Hypnosis is a relatively stable trait throughout adulthood and can have a significant impact on a person’s response to hypnosis-based treatments. Approximately two-thirds of adults display some degree of hypnotizability, and…
Spiegel, the Jack, Lulu, and Sam Wilson Professor of Medicine, has spent decades researching hypnotherapy and using it to help patients control pain, reduce stress, quit smoking, and more. Several years ago, Spiegel led a team that used brain imaging to uncover the neurobiological basis of this behavior. They found that people who were more susceptible to hypnosis had stronger functional connectivity between the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, which is involved in information processing and decision making. and the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, which is involved in stimulus detection. “It makes sense that people who naturally coordinate their activities between…
Hypnosis may involve a therapist bringing a patient into a deeply relaxed state to treat symptoms or change habits.Voisin/Fanny/Science Photo Library Sending electrical pulses to certain parts of the brain can make people more susceptible to hypnosis. Although the research is still in its early stages, it could eventually lead to more widespread use of hypnotherapy for conditions such as chronic pain. “In both psychology and psychiatry, there are many different ways to treat different disorders and symptoms,” says Afik Furman of Stanford University in California. “Hypnosis is one psychological technique that has been proven to be effective for anxiety,…
This story contains discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, call the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. CHICAGO — As they sat on the two chairs in Courtney G. Smith’s living room, they bounced between laughter and deep thought. For at least an hour, they contemplated how past traumas still occasionally catch them off guard, somehow managing to always return to optimism. It wasn’t until just after 12:30 p.m. when the session started. By now, Smith’s client had hopped up on what looked like a massage table and was laying on her back. “Do…
A therapist wants to tackle young people’s mental health problems by introducing new coping methods into schools.Aishling Doyle believes the UK is in the grip of a ‘mental health pandemic’ and wants to give children and teenagers the tools they need to succeed in modern society .Aishling, who previously worked as a teacher and suffered from bouts of depression herself, has first-hand experience with the many techniques that can be combined for maximum effect.aishling doyleWhile she offers them online and now in-person at her Broad Street Practice in Stamford, she also plans mental health workshops to run in local schools.Aischling…
A person’s susceptibility to hypnosis has long been thought to be a fairly static characteristic. You may be highly hypnotizable. Or you may be part of the approximately 25% of people who cannot be hypnotized at all. Twenty-five years of research has revealed that hypnotic susceptibility is a surprisingly stable trait. Like personality and IQ, these traits do not change much over time, regardless of life experiences.But now a team of researchers at Stanford University has discovered a way to increase your hypnotic susceptibility. Researchers have successfully used targeted, non-invasive neurostimulation to amplify a person’s response to hypnosis, and this…