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Hypnosis is a genuine psychological therapy process. It’s often misunderstood and not widely used. However, medical research continues to clarify how and when hypnosis can be used as a therapy tool.  Two areas of the brain that are responsible for processing and controlling what’s going on in your body show greater activity during hypnosis. Likewise, the area of your brain that’s responsible for your actions and the area that is aware of those actions appear to be disconnected during hypnosis. headache drowsiness dizziness situational anxiety Hypnosis is a treatment option that may help you cope with and treat different conditions. To do this, a certified hypnotist or hypnotherapist guides you into a deep state of relaxation (sometimes described as a trance-like state). While you’re in this state, they can make suggestions designed to help you become more open to change or therapeutic improvement. Trance-like experiences aren’t all that uncommon. If you’ve ever zoned out while watc...

Your body is loaded with trillions of bacteria. Paired with other tiny organisms like viruses and fungi, they make what’s known as the microbiota, or the microbiome. The mix of bacteria in your body is unique to you. It’s determined partly by your mother’s microbiota and partly by your diet and lifestyle. Between 300 to 500 different kinds containing nearly 2 million genes live in your gut. They line your entire digestive system, but most live in your intestines and colon. They help process food and affect everything from your metabolism to your mood to your immune system. They may be tied to your risk of diabetes, obesity, depression, and colon cancer. Researchers have found that among over 2,100 adults, those with depression showed differences in specific groups of gut bacteria. Those microbes are believed to do much more than aid in digestion. Research suggests they are involved in everything from immune system defenses to producing vitamins, anti-inflammatory compounds and even che...

  Stem cells are special human cells that have retained their ability to differentiate. They can specialise to become anything from a muscle cell to a brain cell. Stem cells can be used to replace damaged or diseased cells with healthy, functioning ones. There are 3 types of stem cells: Embryonic stem cells, Cord Blood stem cells and adult stem cells. Embryos can be deliberately created by fertilizing egg cells with sperm and allowing the resulting zygote to develop for a few days until it has between four and sixteen cells. All of the cells are embryonic stem cells. Blood can be extracted from the umbilical cord of a new-born baby and stem cells obtained from it. The cells can be frozen and stored for possible use later in the baby's life. These are referred to as Cord Blood cells. Stem cells can also be extracted from an adult’s tissues – these are adult stem cells. These types of stem cells vary in their properties and therefore in their potential for therapeutic use. Embryonic ...

Bacteria were one of the first life forms to appear on earth. Though only unicellular, their biomass is greater than that of animals and plants combined. This is because they are found virtually everywhere. Around you, on you and even inside you! Most of these bacteria are harmless and some are beneficial, helping your digestion and immunity. However, a handful are actually harmful and cause disease. Fortunately, We have amazing medicines to fight these dangerous bacteria off. They’re called antibiotics. Synthesized from mould, chemicals and other natural products these antibiotics kill or neutralize bacteria, making them harmless. Antibiotics interfere with essential processes of the bacteria like protein synthesis and disrupt cell wall growth all while leaving the human unharmed. They are used for everything from surgery to chemotherapy and organ transplants to fighting off a minor infection. Routine medical procedures would be life-threatening without them. Unfortunately, some bact...