The state of our health in the United Kingdom is not all that good and the recently published Scottish Health Survey for 2014 lends strength to that claim. 
It shows that one in 20 adults in Scotland use e-cigarettes; the wealthier people drink at harmful levels and most do not eat the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables, the BBC reported.
People taking part in the survey were asked about their general health and well-being, alcohol consumption, smoking, diet and physical activity. The survey also looked at obesity, respiratory health and cardiovascular conditions and diabetes, as well as inequalities in health risks.
It found ‘a notable income gap’ in those who drank at hazardous or harmful levels.
Those from the highest income households were significantly more likely (31% men, 22% women) to drink at this level than those from the lowest income households (18% men, 13% women).
Other findings suggested the majority, nearly two in three, of Scottish adults remained overweight, with 28% who were obese. One in 10 adults did not consume any fruit or vegetables, while just one in five met the recommended five-a-day, according to the survey.
The survey also showed, with regard to e-cigarettes, that 5% of adults currently use them, and 15% of all adults have tried them.
Half of all smokers said they had used them but just 1% of people who had never smoked regularly said they had tried e-cigarettes.
While these statistics are cause for concern, and similar lifestyles are seen in other parts of the UK, there is a way people can maintain healthier living – by using hypnotherapy.
Quitting smoking and weight management are two of hypnotherapy’s known successes, according to the National Council for Hypnotherapy (NCH), while the profession also shows a high success in helping people beat addictions like drinking.
Habits such as overeating or smoking are the most common ‘unwanted behaviours’, says the NCH which affect people’s lives, make them unhappy or cause a risk to their health and the health of those around them.
“The good news,” says the NCH, “is that you are in control, you can change how you react to certain situations, and you can protect yourself in ways that are healthy and which allow you succeed and grow stronger in body and mind. You just need to know how to change it, and to believe you can.”
Hypnotherapy works rapidly and successfully with bad habits and behaviours because it works directly with the subconscious, bypassing the critical mind and getting to the root of the issue so that changes can be made.
As there is considerable variation in the difficulty of the problems people face, there is no rule which makes it possible to say how much improvement can be achieved through hypnotherapy and in how much time.
Some problems can sometimes be overcome completely in one session but NCH registered therapists are committed to helping their clients as swiftly and effectively as possible.
If you think you need help in attaining a healthier lifestyle, contact a hypnotherapist near you by using the NCH directory. It can change your life.