Exploring The Mind! http://exploringthemind.com Brain Candy for the Curious Mind! Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:10:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Copyright © Exploring The Mind! 2010 michael@hypnosisnetwork.com (Exploring The Mind!) michael@hypnosisnetwork.com (Exploring The Mind!) 1440 http://exploringthemind.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/itunes_144.jpg Exploring The Mind! http://exploringthemind.com 144 144 Brain Candy for the Curious Mind! Exploring The Mind! Exploring The Mind! michael@hypnosisnetwork.com no no Are Your Memories Just Faked? http://exploringthemind.com/the-mind/are-your-memories-just-faked http://exploringthemind.com/the-mind/are-your-memories-just-faked#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:25:54 +0000 admin http://exploringthemind.com/?p=1090 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…
]]> http://exploringthemind.com/the-mind/are-your-memories-just-faked/feed 12 How Pain Can Change Your Brain http://exploringthemind.com/the-mind/how-pain-can-change-your-brain http://exploringthemind.com/the-mind/how-pain-can-change-your-brain#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:36:03 +0000 admin http://exploringthemind.com/?p=1085 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]…
]]> http://exploringthemind.com/the-mind/how-pain-can-change-your-brain/feed 11 Are We No Better Than Pavlov’s Dog? http://exploringthemind.com/the-mind/are-we-no-better-than-pavlov%e2%80%99s-dog http://exploringthemind.com/the-mind/are-we-no-better-than-pavlov%e2%80%99s-dog#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:26:33 +0000 admin http://exploringthemind.com/?p=1081 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.
]]> http://exploringthemind.com/the-mind/are-we-no-better-than-pavlov%e2%80%99s-dog/feed 4 Why “Indulging” Yourself Can Be Healthy http://exploringthemind.com/weight-loss/why-%e2%80%9cindulging%e2%80%9d-yourself-can-be-healthy http://exploringthemind.com/weight-loss/why-%e2%80%9cindulging%e2%80%9d-yourself-can-be-healthy#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:14:27 +0000 admin http://exploringthemind.com/?p=1073 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…
]]> http://exploringthemind.com/weight-loss/why-%e2%80%9cindulging%e2%80%9d-yourself-can-be-healthy/feed 31 The Key to Life Success – Wait for Two Marshmallows? http://exploringthemind.com/the-mind/the-key-to-life-success-%e2%80%93-wait-for-two-marshmallows http://exploringthemind.com/the-mind/the-key-to-life-success-%e2%80%93-wait-for-two-marshmallows#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 18:11:26 +0000 admin http://exploringthemind.com/?p=1050 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.
]]> http://exploringthemind.com/the-mind/the-key-to-life-success-%e2%80%93-wait-for-two-marshmallows/feed 13 Lose Weight by Fantasizing http://exploringthemind.com/the-mind/lose-weight-by-fantasizing http://exploringthemind.com/the-mind/lose-weight-by-fantasizing#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 18:09:39 +0000 admin http://exploringthemind.com/?p=1041 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.
]]> http://exploringthemind.com/the-mind/lose-weight-by-fantasizing/feed 6 Just How Powerful Is Hypnosis? http://exploringthemind.com/hypnosis/just-how-powerful-is-hypnosis http://exploringthemind.com/hypnosis/just-how-powerful-is-hypnosis#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 18:03:23 +0000 admin http://exploringthemind.com/?p=1030 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.
]]> http://exploringthemind.com/hypnosis/just-how-powerful-is-hypnosis/feed 6 Lose Weight With…Junk Food? http://exploringthemind.com/weight-loss/lose-weight-with%e2%80%a6junk-food http://exploringthemind.com/weight-loss/lose-weight-with%e2%80%a6junk-food#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:45:59 +0000 admin http://exploringthemind.com/?p=1022 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.
]]> http://exploringthemind.com/weight-loss/lose-weight-with%e2%80%a6junk-food/feed 1 The True Cost of Smoking… http://exploringthemind.com/hypnosis/the-true-cost-of-smoking http://exploringthemind.com/hypnosis/the-true-cost-of-smoking#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:48:25 +0000 admin http://exploringthemind.com/?p=1019 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…
]]> http://exploringthemind.com/hypnosis/the-true-cost-of-smoking/feed 6 Sleep Away the Pounds http://exploringthemind.com/weight-loss/sleep-away-the-pounds http://exploringthemind.com/weight-loss/sleep-away-the-pounds#comments Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:17:21 +0000 admin http://exploringthemind.com/?p=1011 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?
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