Archive for December, 2007
Parents Must Take Back Control of the Table
I’m still digging through the book case and I came across Fat Land, by Greg Critser. It’s a great read. Did you know that in 2001 a group of epidemiologists from the University of Minnesota broke with conventional wisdom and published an in-depth report on the association between fast food use and caloric intake. Studying almost 5000 [...]
Experts Recommend Hypnosis Education
Laceyville, PA, December 16, 2007 — Even though the art and science of hypnosis has been in existence for hundreds of years, there has been a controversy lurking regarding hypnosis education. The various hypnosis organizations have always set their own educational requirements for membership. There have been as many different educational requirements for hypnosis and [...]
Getting Through the Holidays without Gaining Weight
Getting through the holidays without gaining weight can be a challenge. There are the parties and the meals out, the cookies, candies, cakes and breads. There are the cheese logs and often more alcohol. And then there is the stress and stress eating that goes with holiday preparation. Most Americans are packing on the pounds. [...]
Protein Myth
According to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) the average American diet containing meat and dairy products is too high in protein which can lead to a number of serious health problems. Kidney Disease: When people eat too much protein, they take in more nitrogen than they need. This places strain on the kidneys, [...]
The Trouble with Fat
The epidemic of obesity in children and adults has serious ramifications on health. It’s amazing that something that is preventable has become such a crisis. The simple solution is a change in diet and increased exercise. The answer is that simple. You have to burn more calories than you take in to lose weight. Having once weighed [...]
Liquid Candy
Since I have been on a kick about childhood obesity I got to thinking about a 1999 study by the Center for Science in the Public Interest that said that in 1978 the typical teenage boy in the U.S. drank about 7 ounces of soda every day. In 1999, that was up to 21 ounces. In [...]
When Good Fat Cells Go Bad
When Good Fat Cells Go Bad: I’m often asked about hypnotherapy and if it works. I continue to hear people fear being out of control or fear being controlled by someone. What is great is that all hypnosis is self-hypnosis. I or no other hypnotherapist can make you do anything you don’t want to do. [...]
Oprah and Hypnosis
I was looking on my book case for something the other day and came across The Oprah Magazine, O from August 2004, and wondered why I had a sticky note marking a page. It is a great article that I had forgotten about by Jean Fain, a Harvard Medical School psychotherapist who gives ten hypnotic [...]
Hypnosis and Pain Control
Tune in to Hypnosis For Your Health on December 11 & 25 at 3:00 PM on KKNW 1150 AM Seattle to hear Scott Sandland, a hypnotherapist from Newport Beach, California, and I talk about hypnosis and pain control. We discuss using hypnosis in emergency situations, in sports, for fibromyalgia, cancer, irritable bowel syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis and [...]
That "C" Word!
This past week in my Slender For Life group sessions we have been discussing the “C” word – COMMITMENT. Dieters are often uncommitted to making the changes they need to make to lose weight. Sometimes they start out committed and lose weight some weight, but then they quit. There are two components to commitment – [...]
Catastrophic Childhood Obesity Childhood Obesity
I know I just wrote about childhood obesity, and there are so many serious challenges today ranging from war to global warming, but this problem is one of the most serious issues we face today. KansasCity.com posted by Alan Bavley of the Kansas City Star: Childhood obesity leads to adult problems, studies say. This shouldn’t [...]
Emotional Eating Triggers
NBC Today: Emotional Eating is when you eat in response to feelings rather than hunger, usually as a way to suppress or relieve negative emotions. Stress, anxiety, sadness, boredom, anger, loneliness, relationship problems and poor self-esteem can all trigger emotional eating. 75% of all overeating is emotional eating. NBC Today suggests: Learn to recognize your [...]
Office Exercise 101
Office Exercise: How to Burn Calories While You Work MayoClinic.com has 10 suggestions for how you can burn calories while you work. They are: Make the most of your commute. Walk or bike to work. If you ride the bus, get off a few blocks early and walk the rest of the way. Look for [...]
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