Archive for April, 2008
More Studies Link Milk to Prostrate Cancer
Men who consume low-fat and nonfat milk face an increased risk of prostrate cancer, according to two new studies in the American Journal of Epidemiology. One study found a positive association between consuming 1 cup or more per day of low-fat or nonfat milk and developing prostrate cancer. The other study found that consuming 2 [...]
How Many Sessions?
I am often asked, “how many sessions will it take for me to lose weight?” “Can I do it in one session?” In How Many Sessions? I answer these important questions. At the end of your free Slender For Life™ consultation we give you a written recommended program plan that details the maximum it will cost you to [...]
More Hospitals Offering Cancer Patients Integrative Care
Jean Enersen of Seattle‘s KING 5 News has a great story about using complementary care for cancer prevention and recovery. Standard treatments for cancer include chemotherapy, surgery or radiation. But now more and more hospitals are also offering complementary care to their patients. This represents a big shift in philosophy, but is there enough science to back it [...]
How Does Metabolism Work?
Clients will frequently ask me about metabolism. What is it? How does it work? Does it slow down with age? Can you speed it up? How does it affect weight loss? Metabolism is the way your body converts the calories from the food you eat into the energy that your body needs to run [...]
Life Span Shorter In Parts of U.S.
“It is what you would expect to see in a developing country, not here,” In an April 22, 2008, article in the Seattle PI Tom Paulson wrote that for the first time since the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, life expectancy for a significant proportion of the United States is on the decline largely because of an increase [...]
Is It Organic?
More and more foods are showing up on the store shelves labeled organic varieties challenging our decision making and our pocket book. How many times have you heard, “Buy organic, it’s better for you!”? But many of us just see organic foods as more expensive, not necessarily better for you, so why bother? What [...]
Explaining Hypnosis In A Different Way
I love the way that my friend and colleague, Scott Sandland explains hypnosis and how hypnotherapy can improve your health and wellness. All hypnosis is self hypnosis and one of the ways that you can use hypnotherapy is with the new Power Minutes . You can also listen to Scott Sandland on Hypnosis Health Radio [...]
Does Childhood Dairy Intake Increase Later Cancer Risk?
Children who consume a high-dairy diet- equivalent to neraly 2 cups of milk per day- have almost three times the risk of developing colorectal cancer in adulthood compared with children who consume less than half a cup of milk per day, according to a new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. These [...]
Reducing Blood Pressure
In a Seattle PI article on April 21, Bob Condor writes that “As a naturopathic physician, Nancy Welliver calls herself “really conservative” about helping patients to lower blood pressure. There are some 70 million Americans considered to have borderline high blood pressure or greater, partly because 2005 standards shortened the range of what’s normal.” [...]
From Size 16 to a Slender Size 6
Carol, a Slender For Life™ client lost 50 pounds with hypnosis. Carol says, “I was in denial. I didn’t know how heavy I was and now I am comfortable in a swim suit. I was out of control. I was addicted to sugar and salt and I couldn’t say “no”. After the very first hypnotherapy [...]
Water – How Much Do You Need?
I shot this photo at Ross Lake – it was in the 90′s that day and the glacial water was refreshing! So how much water should you drink? There is a lot of mixed information out there about the importance of water. Recent studies have said not to worry – you are getting enough and [...]
Uncovering Protective Layers
Imagine believing that an activity is not safe physically, mentally, and/or emotionally and then going ahead and doing it—for the rest of your life! Now that’s a challenge! There are so many reasons why people use food for protection—and I’m convinced now that men use food for protection as much as women do. Often [...]
Stress Reduction
Feeling Stressed? Watch as I show you a quick and easy way for you to let go of your stress. You can use self hypnosis to manage your stress. Of course, all the stress reduction techniques in the world will not slow down life, but they will help you focus on solutions. Hypnotherapy is a [...]
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