How would you feel if someone implanted a fake memory into your mind?

Based on surprising new research, it’s possible.  Your memory is malleable and can easily be fooled into remembering something that isn’t 100 percent true.

In fact, all it takes to create a false memory is a little “help” from your friends… [...] Continue Reading Are Your Memories Just Faked?

Chronic pain isn’t just a nag. It can make day-to-day life downright miserable.

It’s hard to focus on anything when you’re in pain. New research tells us why.

A recent study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, sheds some light on exactly what goes on in the brain while folks are in constant pain [1]… [...] Continue Reading How Pain Can Change Your Brain

There’s no doubt about it…

Our brains are powerful, efficient learning machines. Unfortunately, our ability to learn things at breakneck speeds can also be a curse.

The most recent edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [1] explains why this is true. [...] Continue Reading Are We No Better Than Pavlov’s Dog?

I’ve just come across some very exciting research that proves how important your “mindset” is when it comes to losing weight.

You’ll be surprised at the amount of control you have over your body and how it responds to food… [...] Continue Reading Why “Indulging” Yourself Can Be Healthy

It started in the late 1960s at the Bing Nursery School, on the campus of Stanford University.

In total, 653 kids were individually taken into a “game room” at the nursery. Each child was given one marshmallow. A “reward” offer was made and thirty percent of the kids found a way to collect. [...] Continue Reading The Key to Life Success – Wait for Two Marshmallows?

Most dieters will agree…

One of the hardest parts of sticking to any healthy eating plan is dealing with cravings.

That is, until now.

Losing weight has never been easier, with what some are calling the “Imagination Diet.”

As it turns out, the key to eliminating the great temptation of a craving is to eat as much of the foods you crave – in your own mental fantasy. [...] Continue Reading Lose Weight by Fantasizing

If you’re like most folks, you know that hypnosis can be an effective tool at helping you reach a wide variety of goals.

But how powerful is hypnosis really?

A recent article in The New York Times , published April 2011, sheds some light on the subject. [...] Continue Reading Just How Powerful Is Hypnosis?

When Kansas State University nutrition professor Mark Haub began his experiment, he weighed 201 pounds and had a body mass index of 28.8 (overweight).

Ten weeks later, he had lost 27 pounds, lowered his bad cholesterol and raised his good cholesterol. Plus, he lowered his blood pressure.

How did he do it? I can give you the answer in just one word: twinkies. [...] Continue Reading Lose Weight With…Junk Food?

If you are like most smokers, you realize the negative effects on your health and might even calculate the monthly or yearly cost of each pack of cigarettes you buy.

However, if you aren’t statistically minded, you probably aren’t calculating the TRUE cost of a pack of cigarettes.  And, according to a new study from the Polytechnic Institute of Cartagena in Spain, the cost is dramatically higher than you may expect…

When you account for the VSL (which we will get to later) the true cost of one single pack of cigarettes is… [...] Continue Reading The True Cost of Smoking…

As I scour the weight loss research, it seems like almost every month there is a new study demonstrating the power of a good night’s rest, especially on our waistlines.

Here are a couple of good studies I’ve recently run into, both of which made me stop, reflect, and lay down – just a few minutes earlier than usual.  It’s a good start, right? [...] Continue Reading Sleep Away the Pounds