Archive for November, 2007
Mindless Eating
Matt Lauer interviewed Brian Wansink, author of Mindless Eating on the November 16, 2007 Today show about managing your portions. Its a great segment about human behavior and how we eat. At Slender For LifeI constantly remind clients to eat consciously. By eating mindfully you are more apt to make healthy choices, you eat when [...]
Chat Party
Chat With Women had another Chat Party last night and my Slender For Life associate Craig Sigl and I had the privilege of attending. This party was at the Lexus of Bellevue and was attended by 300 women, many of whom came and talked with Craig and I about hypnosis, weight loss, stop smoking, fibromyalgia [...]
Weight-Loss Drug for Dogs
WOW! Unbelievable! The health officials at the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) have approved the first prescription weight-loss drug (Slentrol or dirlotapide) for dogs. The drug decreases the dog’s appetite and fat absorption. Approximately 5% of the 65 million dogs in the US are obese and another 24% are considered overweight. Just like us, overweight [...]
It's Not the Carbs, Stupid
As I left the grocery store this morning I saw a notice about a new low-carb book, it made me realize that I need to talk to my friends in the store and have them carry my book. Back in August 5, 2002, Ellen Ruppel Shell wrote an article for Newsweek Magazine titled It’s Not the [...]
The Truth and the Hype of Hypnosis
Feature Article Scientific American July 2001: I am in the process of painting, carpeting and getting a new desk for my office at home. That means that for about 6 weeks my office is in upheaval. Much to my wife’s delight, one of the many positive benefits is cleaning & organizing. In the process, I [...]
Hypnosis For Smoking Cessation Sees Strong Results
October 22, 2007: Hospitalized patients who smoke may be more likely to quit smoking through the use of hypnotherapy than patients using other smoking cessation methods. A new study presented at CHEST 2007, the 73rd annual international scientific assemble of the American college of Chest Physicians (ACCP), shows that smoking patients who participated in one [...]
Plan Ahead for Thanksgiving
What are you doing for Thanksgiving? Do you have a big family meal planned? Are you concerned about your Thanksgiving dinner and your weight? (If not, perhaps you should be.) One of my hypnosis weight loss clients and I were just discussing what will be on our family Thanksgiving table. Of course there will be the [...]
Gastric Bypass Surgery
I just came across a Mayo Clinic article, Gastric Bypass Diet: What to Eat After Weight-Loss Surgery, that describes the life-long eating restrictions that people who have weight-loss surgery must endure. It tears my heart out to know that this surgery is being preformed and that so many obese people risk their lives for this [...]
Hypnosis For Your Health
My new radio show, Hypnosis For Your Health, aired today on KKNW AM 1150. Hypnosis For Your Health is a resource of information on how you can better manage your health and wellness – a source of information on how you can empower you physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Hypnosis For Your Health airs every [...]
LeTip Power Breakfast
I’m a bit tired right now – and it’s only noon! I had the pleasure of being a guest at a LeTip Power Breakfast this morning where my Slender For Life associate Craig Sigl was a gold sponsor. I had the pleasure of telling over 300 people about hypnosis and it’s many uses including weight loss. [...]
Hypnosis Benefits Women Having Breast-Cancer Surgery
My daughter-in-law, Dr. Nancy Miggins, recently gave me an article from Dr. Andrew Weil about the benefits of hypnosis for women having breast cancer surgery. According to a study reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute hypnotherapy may ease the pain of breast cancer surgery both during and after the procedure. Two hundred [...]
Study Links Suicide to Weight Loss Ops
A new study in the Archives of Surgery has revealed a higher-than-expected mortality rate from suicide among the patients undergoing weight loss (bariatric) surgery. The study conducted on the obese Pennsylvanians reported 2.5% mortality rate from suicide among patients undergoing bariatric surgery. It also showed that the number of deaths increases with age, especially after [...]
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