How many times have you tried to diet and managed successfully for a few days or even weeks - and then found that your eating has spun out of control and you have piled all the weight on again? Does your weight fluctuate like a yo-yo? Have you tried every diet in the book and spent a fortune, only to find yourself back at square one (or worse) every time?

Self-esteem is a term that we hear frequently these days and we associate it loosely with having confidence in ourselves, being able to be assertive, and generally having the ability to manage life and all that it brings with it.

Many people who consult me have problems with self-esteem and low self-esteem often underlies problems in other areas such as business, relationships, and general achievement.

In this eBooklet, I want to look a little more closely at what self esteem really is and then discuss ways that you can help yourself to improve and strengthen it.

Help yourself to give up Smoking

As you read this, you are probably filled with anxiety with the very thought of being without that reassuring packet of cigarettes in your bag or pocket! You might have been smoking for years. Maybe this is the first time you are seriously considering “giving up” or perhaps you have tried before and failed. Whatever the case may be - don’t be discouraged, you are one of millions!

Many people who suffer from Panic Attacks would be surprised to hear that this is a relatively common condition. Some people experience panic, or anxiety attacks once or twice during times of stress, while others have a full blown Panic Disorder, experiencing Panic Attacks a few times a week, or even on a daily basis. A Panic Disorder will be diagnosed if there are at least three Panic Attacks within a three-week period in reaction to situations that are not life threatening and which are not associated with physical exertion.

Most people suffer from anxiety at some stage of their lives. Anxiety is usually a relatively natural response to a situation which appears threatening or one to which we are not accustomed. So, for example, people are sometimes quite naturally anxious about passing tests, going for job interviews, or even speaking in public.

by Warren Matthews of Xtend-Life

I am sure that from time to time you read in the media about how the average human life expectancy in the western world is steadily increasing thanks largely to the intervention of modern miracle drugs and other techniques. But is this really true? Are people living longer, or are the statistics being distorted?

With our kitchen cabinets full of sugary snacks, our lunches packed with frozen meals and our dinners tables laden with fast food bags, why are we so shocked that the number of overweight and obese men and women has risen to an estimated 1 billion worldwide? In this country alone, more than 30 percent of the population is overweight, and another 30 percent is obese.

Psychotherapy in its beginnings was to be done by a therapist who was also in her/his own therapy as a protection or screen against unhealed healers. Over the years, and especially after addiction was classified a "disease" by the same people slated to make money from this classification, therapists could instead go to a school, take classes, get degrees, and become instant "healers".The therapy was let go as not needed.