EFT Articles

Study Reveals Previously Unknown Mechanism Behind Acupuncture’s Ability to Reduce Pain

Editor's Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published August 3, 2017. When it comes to treating ailments such as chronic pain, I definitely prefer nontoxic options to drugs and surgery. Americans use 80% of all the opioids sold worldwide...

How Stress Influences Your Heart Attack and Stroke Risk

Editor's Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published February 2, 2017. Stress has enormous implications for your health. From an evolutionary perspective, the stress response is a lifesaving biological function that enables you to instinctively...

Can You Relieve Anxiety Just by Tapping Your Fingers?

In the U.S., 19.1% of adults struggle with anxiety, the most common mental illness. 1 This may include feelings of persistent and excessive worry about health, family, money or other concerns, or a strong, irrational phobia to a specific situation or...

EFT for Gratitude

Nurturing an attitude of gratitude is a simple way to bring more joy, well-being and even physical health to your life. From being thankful to appreciating kindnesses and recognizing all the good in your life, gratitude is the act of recognizing all that...

Quitting Smoking Starts in the Brain

This article was previously published May 30, 2019, and has been updated with new information. In 2016, 59% of Americans who have ever used cigarettes quit smoking — an increase from 50.8% in 2005. The statistics are encouraging, showing declines in overall...

How to Eliminate Junk Food Cravings for Good

This article was previously published May 26, 2014, and has been updated with new information. Americans' reliance on processed foods, fast foods and snacks is undoubtedly one of the primary factors driving our skyrocketing obesity and disease rates....

EFT Is an Effective Tool for Anxiety

This article was previously published January 15, 2015, and has been updated with new information. The effects of stress on your mental and physical health are being studied more intensively these days. Anxiety can be considered a type of stress response...

Mind to Matter: How Your Brain Creates Material Reality

This article was previously published January 17, 2021, and has been updated with new information. Dawson Church, 1 Ph.D., is a leader in the energy psychology movement, one of the most common forms being the Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), which...

Mind to Matter: How Your Brain Creates Material Reality

Dr. Mercola Interviews the Experts This article is part of a weekly series in which Dr. Mercola interviews various experts on a variety of health issues. To see more expert interviews, click here . Dawson Church, 1 Ph.D., is a leader in the energy psychology...

Mind to Matter: How Your Brain Creates Material Reality

Dawson Church, 1 Ph.D., is a leader in the energy psychology movement, one of the most common forms being the Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), which I have promoted for years. Church investigated and built on the EFT techniques developed by Gary Craig...