For many people, hypnosis is best known as a party trick or a bit of entertainment: A hypnotist on stage asks for a volunteer who undergoes hypnosis, then, at a snap of the hypnotist’s fingers, the ...

But hypnosis has a surprisingly robust scientific framework. Clinical research has shown that it can help relieve pain and ...

Rachel Silverman* (22 at the time) hunched over in agony and curled up in a ball on her soft, well-worn couch. While many women her age were out socializing with friends and partners after work, her ...

For best results, you would want to work with a person who is trained and licensed to perform hypnosis properly. The therapist then utilizes a soothing tone, repetition and imagery to get you into a ...

There are many ways to help yourself promote and maintain good health. These include allotting time for sufficient sleep, regular exercise, eating a well-balanced diet, socializing and helping others, ...

In 1987, Marilyn Bellezzo was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a disorder that was, for her, debilitating. "I was housebound," Bellezzo said. She spent hours curled up on the bathroom ...

Chronic pain can be associated with many severe health conditions, as well as can reduce the overall quality of life. It is often difficult to treat chronic pain because the reason for pain often ...

Self-hypnosis might help some women in menopause find relief from hot flashes. Hot flash frequency and intensity decreased by more than 50% among women who listened to a daily audio hypnosis session, ...

Students at college face several challenges including keeping up with their classwork, studying efficiently, planning their future careers, maintaining a good balance between achievement of academic ...

As women who have gone through childbirth know, labor contractions and the birth process are typically painful. But women have been giving birth for centuries without pain medication. There are ...