Archive for February, 2008
Got Stress?
What happens when we are stressed? Sure seems like there is a lot of stress going around this week. Client after client have been reporting to me about all the stressful events that have been going on in their lives. Thankfully, most of these same clients have been telling me how grateful they are to know self-hypnosis. [...]
IACT/IMDHA Hypno Expo 2008
International Association of Counselors & Therapists & International Medical & Dental Hypnotherapy Association Hypno Expo 2008 A Complementary Health Care Extravaganza May 14 – 20, 2008, Daytona Beach, Fla – WOW!!! I’m excited! I can hardly wait. I’m going to Daytona Beach! Warm sun and warm water. And better yet – a week of learning and mingling [...]
Cutting Salty Snacks Key to Childhood Weight Loss
Study: Cutting Salty Snacks Key to Childhood Weight Loss FOX News.com; Thursday, February 21, 2008, Associated Press Kids who load up on salty meals and snacks get thirsty, and too often they turn to calorie-filled sodas. So maybe cutting back on the salt is a good way to cut the calories. That’s the idea coming [...]
Strokes Triple Among Women in Middle Age
Doctors Blame Obesity Epidemic Since 1999 in Ages 35 to 54 by Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press New Orleans Strokes have tripled in recent years among middle-aged women in the U.S., an alarming trred that doctors blame on the obesity epidemic. In a study led by Dr. Amytis Towfoghi, a neurology specialist at the University [...]
Eating Mindfully
Raisin Meditation I was surfing the net and came across several interesting You Tube videos on weight loss – one of them being Eating Mindfully. It interested me because in almost every weight loss session I talk with clients about eating consciously – mindfully – about being present and conscious in their body. I love [...]
Put Breakfast on the Front Burner and Start Your Engine Early
The Seattle PI: Bob Condor February 18, 2008 I was all excited to read this article. Breakfast IS a healthy idea, based on a stack of research higher than an over-sized pile of your favorite buttermilk pancakes. Some scientific bites: A study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology shows people who skip breakfast are [...]
International Hypnosis Federation
IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU” FUN CONFERENCE 2008! I can’t wait! I am so excited to be at the International Hypnosis Federation‘s It’s All About You Fun Conference. I am on a weight loss business panel and will have a table in the vender’s room – I hope to see you there! MARCH 7-9, 2008-(F-Su), San Pedro, [...]
What Food Groups Do You Eat?
Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables! When I saw The Duplex I laughed and I cried. I see so many over weight and unhealthy people eating junk food. Recently, Marilyn and I went to the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle and saw an amazing production of Mame. I loved it – I love the story of [...]
Colon Polyps and Colon Cancer
In the past week I have had two more clients who have been diagnosed with cancer and have come to me for hypnotherapy to facilitate their recovery. I was doing so research on cancer and hypnotherapy I cam across an interesting article by Dr. John McDougall of the McDougall Wellness Center. In this article Dr. [...]
Obesity Growing To Be Top Cancer Cause
By Randoplh E. Schmid AP Science Writer KING 5 Health Link BOSTON (AP) — Obesity is on its way to being deadlier than smoking as a cause of cancer, a leading researcher said Friday. Being obese is currently associated with about 14 percent of cancer deaths in men and 20 percent in women, compared with [...]
143 Million Pounds of Frozen Beef Recalled
Video Spawns Largest Beef Recall In U.S. The NY Times Andrew Martin The U. S Department of Agriculture on Sunday ordered the recall of 143 million pounds of frozen beef from a California slaughterhouse that provided meat to school lunch programs. The recall will affect beef products dating to February 1, 2006, that came from Chino, [...]
Body Fat Determines Need For Weight Loss
New York: Reuters: Joene Hendry writes that measuring body fat, rather than body mass index, appears to more accurately people who need lifestyle interventions to lose weight. Excess body fat is a risk factor for many major health problems such as heart disease and diabetes, researchers note in the Nutrition Journal. When evaluating individuals for [...]
Any Excuse
Just like Leroy of the Lockhorns I know that I used to make up any excuse I could to justify why I was eating junk food and why I was putting on more weight. I hear my clients talking about fat loss and saying they want to burn fat and lose weight and yet they [...]
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