By Michael Glowacki
www.capitalhypnosis.com

When you know that hypnosis works, you may start wondering how it works. As several hypnotists and hypnotherapists out there say about hypnosis, "There is no 'it.'" What does that mean?

That simply means hypnosis is a natural state of mind people experience everyday several times a day. This state of mind is common. You experience it when you daydream or watch a movie. Then you’re left to wonder how does hypnosis work.

In Your Mind: What's Going On Here?

There are two viewpoints based on the works of Dave Elman and Milton Erickson. Followers of Milton Erickson believe that hypnosis is a process of communication with the “unconscious” mind. The suggestions which the client hears or sees get internalized within the unconscious mind which finds meanings from the past or present experiences and are acted upon unconsciously. Dave Elman talked about the “subconscious” mind as a part of the mind where suggestions work along with beliefs based on past experiences. Both describe what you could call models of learning that bypasses the conscious mind. Both models are useful for creating the change you want.

You may know the saying, “As a man thinketh, so shall he be.” or in modern language, “As one believes and thinks, so one will experience life.” What you believe about the world and yourself determines the results you get.

By James Culp
www.prostaide.org

As men age, they become increasingly likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer. However, there are a few prevention measures that can be taken to decrease risk. Selenium supplementation has recently found strong support, as has greater consumption of fatty fish. Certain kinds of foods such as BBQ can actually increase risk, and foods containing soybeans can decrease risk. All of this is good to know, but does the evidence actually support any of these prostate cancer prevention methods?

The answer is a resounding "yes" for selenium supplementation. After several scientific studies, supplementing with 200 micro grams of selenium per day can cut prostate cancer risk in half. A current study entitled SELECT (Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial) will more conclusively answer questions about the combination of vitamin E and selenium. SELECT is expected to be concluded in 2013.

For now, it is well established that selenium is one of the best ways to decrease one's chances of getting prostate cancer (J Natl Cancer Inst, Vol. 96, May 5, 2004, 696-703) (J Natl Cancer Inst, Vol. 96, May 5, 2004, 645-47).

By Donovan Baldwin
www.nodiet4me.blogspot.com

A couple of ground rules first. When I say to kick back and relax for weight loss, I don't mean to imply that there is no effort involved in losing weight. The old truths still remain. If you eat more calories than you use, you gain weight. If you use more calories than you take in, you lose weight. A combination of exercise and sensible nutrition are the key. Nuff said!

However, trying too hard to lose weight can actually sabotage your weight loss efforts while possibly creating an unhealthy situation for you.

First of all some simple facts. If you cut your food intake too drastically or limit your food choices, in addition to potentially depriving yourself of essential nutrients, you may actually alter your metabolism so that your body learns to survive on fewer calories. Not only does this mean that strict dieting may result in only small losses, but, as so often happens, when you finally fall off the diet wagon your body will continue to use fewer calories for its daily functions and activities and store even more fat than before. This is why yo-yo dieters tend to gain weight over time.

Seriously restricting your food intake may also deprive you of energy. This can result in lowered ability and willingness to actually perform the very activities that can help burn calories. An extreme decrease in nutrients coupled with related psychological effects may also produce a mental unwillingness to keep going with the program. Since, at least it seems to me, one of the reasons for weight loss is to be happy, healthy, and enjoy life more, creating this sort of situation seems like a lose-lose proposition.