Happy appy: The new iPhone app that offers self-hypnosis to brighten your mood and even help you lose weight

Could popping pills for everything from lowering stress levels to curbing your appetite become a thing of the past? Perhaps, thanks to a new generation of iPhone apps – or at least that’s what their makers claim. The developers of new app Digipill (available from the iTunes store) claim it ‘uses psychoacoustics to unlock your  …

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In a trance? Nigella Lawson ‘used hypnotherapy’ to help shed two stone as part of her dramatic weight loss

She lost a dramatic two stone last year, dropping from a size 16 to a slimline 12. But it seems that it wasn’t just healthy eating and exercise that helped Nigella Lawson shape up, as the domestic goddess reportedly underwent hypnotherapy. The £295 sessions at a Harley Street clinic are allegedly the secret to the …

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Can you THINK yourself thin? Obese woman loses half her bodyweight and can ditch diabetes meds thanks to inspirational podcasts

From fad diets to savvy gadgets, there are hundred of products claiming to aid us in the weight loss cause. And now, the latest slimming aid claims to help women shed pounds simply listening to a daily voice recording. The recording, called a Slimpod, comprises goal-oriented voice recordings created by behavioural change experts based in …

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Hypnotherapy cured me of my Asda cake obsession: Supermarket worker loses four stone after curbing birthday cake binges

A supermarket worker has shed more than four stone after conquering his bizarre addiction to eating birthday cakes. Sweet-toothed Asda employee Adam Williams, 29, ballooned to 15 stone after bingeing on the sweet treats which he bought from work every day for a year. Office worker Adam would take home the mammoth cakes – intended …

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Psychiatrists under fire in mental health battle

There is no scientific evidence that psychiatric diagnoses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are valid or useful, according to the leading body representing Britain’s clinical psychologists. In a groundbreaking move that has already prompted a fierce backlash from psychiatrists, the British Psychological Society’s division of clinical psychology (DCP) will on Monday issue a statement …

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