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1. Michael Ball Suffers Panic Attack and uses tapping to help overcome anxiety

   Posted on 9:16am Wednesday 12th Nov 2014

   Singer and actor Michael Ball appeared on BBC Breakfast this morning talking about how he suffered a panic attack that nearly ended his career. He explained to Bill Turnbull and Louise Minchin how it felt and also talked about the steps that he took to overcome the fear and take back control of his life.
   

   He is known for shows such as Les Miserables and Hairspray and has appeared in the West End and on Broadway, and was appearing to promote his new album and single.

   He spoke about the first time that he had a panic attack and how it felt to him. Speaking about the forthcoming tour and how he felt..

   "It took me out of Les Miserables. I had being doing it for about four months and I got sick with glandular fever and then I started getting these panic attacks on stage, literally on stage. You can't breathe, I would start going cold and hot, that proper fight or flight thing."

   Talking about how he managed to get over it, he explained that he didn't talk to anyone about the problems it was causing which he now says he realises he should have done. He convinced himself that if he could do a live TV show he would be fine in the future. Thinking about the worse thing that could happen he was able to find ways that helped him.

   "I found this tapping technique, taught to me be Stephen Gately from Boyzone. I saw him doing this in the wings and I asked what it was. He said it was to control nerves"

   He then showed viewers a little about how he uses tapping to help himself. Also known as EFT it is a technique that I teach to people which has amazing benefits in helping to change the way you feel and can eliminate the stress and anxiety and also help end phobias and fears.

   
   

   It is always good to see someone talk about how they overcame something that could have crippled their life. Tapping, or EFT works alongside other therapy techniques to help you let go of stress, nerves and anxiety. It is also an excellent way to help overcome phobias and fears.

    

   I work with more clients to help them with stress and anxiety than anything else, and there are many techniques that you can use to help end panic attacks. Michael Ball took some excellent steps and managed to get help from an unusual source, amd his story demonstrates that you should never be afraid to ask for help. I work with clients in my practice and also via Skype to help them deal with the stress and anxiety that can become too much if you do not seek support. You can contact me on 07980 233160 or you can email me on [email protected] if you would like some help and advice.

   You can also find a FREE MP3 on How to Stop a Panic Attack available for download in my SHOP. The link is to the left of this article.

2. Pub chain Get lots of publicity for calorific doughnut burger no one will eat

   Posted on 6:15pm Tuesday 11th Nov 2014

   Hungry Horse Pub chain criticised for calorific doughnut burger, but rub hands with glee at much free publicity

    

   It's one of those stories that appear all the time on the internet and once people take hold of the idea everyone has an opinion. It's the news that"Family friendly" pub chain Hungry Horse has been criticised for creating a burger containing nearly 100% of a woman's recommended daily calorie intake at 1,996 calories.

   It's interesting to note that when they came up with the idea they didn't make it more than a woman's recommended calorie intake because surely that would have created more of the outrage that they wanted to stir up?

   The Double Donut burger consists of two beef burgers topped with cheese, four bacon rashers and BBQ sauce, sandwiched between two glazed ring-doughnuts.

   Critics ( who the Hungry Horse pub chain may well have recruited, because that's how PR works) called it irresponsible, dubbing it "a heart attack on a plate".

   Hungry Horse said it was catering for a variety of tastes.

   "We have a slogan for huge burgerwhich really gets people talking":Imagines PR company
   

   Advertised with the tag line "So Wrong It's Right", the Double Donut burger contains 53g of saturated fat, well above the 20g daily allowance for women and 30g allowance for men.

   The amount of salt in it - 8.2g - is also more than the recommended daily amount for adults (6g).

   Quick let's get an expert to comment..

   When you are creating a publicity campaign you need to get someone to speak out, so this time it is Mel Wakeman, senior lecturer in Applied Physiology at Birmingham City University, who said: "To me, this is simply ludicrous and irresponsible. I am no killjoy but why is this sort of food available?"

   Here's how this all works....You create a product and then find someone to say it is bad for you...stand back and wait for the publicity. Both Hungry Horse and Ms. Wakeman are seeing themselves plastered across the media. Radio stations are preparing phone-ins because they know that people love to talk about things like this. It is as poular for them as talking about dustbin collections and fat people on benefits.

   There are really only two sides....love it..or hate it.

   Hungry Horse said it displayed all the nutritional information and guideline daily amounts for men, women and children on its website. On searching, you can find a BBQ Pulled Pork (Wo)Man Vs Burrito that contains nearly 3,500 calories, 65g of fat and 13g of salt. So clearly they already offer much more calorific products...but where is the publicity in them?
   

   Mel Wakeman argues: "Why can't they include on the menu what the customer would need to do to burn all those calories off? In the case of this Double Donut Burger, around three hours of continuous running should just about do it. I wonder how many people would still opt for the item knowing this."

   Steve Jebson for Hungry Horse, said: "Our popular menu caters for a variety of tastes and appetites and includes everything from lower calorie options such as our hot chicken and bacon salad at 393 calories, through to the indulgent occasional treat such as our new Double Donut Burger. All the nutritional information for our menu is available on our website and in our pubs, so that our customers are able to make informed decisions about what they choose to eat."

   Here's what is really happening..

   Nothing. Yep that's it. No one will order this, and in a few weeks time it will be forgotten. Perhaps a couple of groups of people on Christmas parties will think it is something amusing, but no one will really want to eat it because it looks disgusting!  But, that wasn't why they made it. They made it so you would talk about the brand and to get some brand coverage. So job done....

   Redditch Hypnotherapist Mark Powlett Offers to Hypnotise people not to eat giant burger

   Of course, I could be jumping on the bandwagon too and offering to hypnotise people into not eating it...but I don't need to. I can look at the pictures read about it and know that you don't really fancy it, and even if you did order it you wouldn't eat it all.

   I enjoy helping people to lose weight and understand that they don't need to be on a diet to do this.

   So guess what. If you were working with me and suggested that you were going to eat one I would say "Go for it".  You won't like it anyway  :)

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