Archive for May, 2008
Integrative Medicine
Brian Williams on NBC Nightly News did another great segment on Integrative Medicine. One of the ideas that I love Health Optimization. Rather than focusing on sickness, lets focus on wellness. I regularly receive chiropractic and acupuncture care for wellness treatments. Additionally, I use hypnotherapy several times a day and focus on health and being [...]
Fat Cells Grow and Shrink, But Number Stays Same In Adults
Gina Kolata of The New York Times wrote an intersting article about fat cells. Every year, whether you are fat or thin, whether you lose weight or gain, 10 percent of your fat cells die. And every year, those cells that die are replaced with new fat cells, researchers in Sweden reported Sunday. The result [...]
Powerful Weapon
WOW! A powerful weapon to fight off cancer. And none of those nasty side effects that you see in TV commercials. Another great informational video from the Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine. Don’t like fruits, vegetables and whole-grains? Is your dis-like worth the health consequences? Hypnosis is another powerful weapon for your health. You can [...]
What is PYY?
Another common question that I am asked is: “What is PYY?” In many weight loss hypnotherapy sessions I ask the subconscious mind to go to the Control Room of the body and go to the book of Perfect Health. The book of Perfect Health has pictures of dials and gauges representing perfect health. In hypnosis your subconscious [...]
Oprah and Past Life Regression
Did you see Oprah’s May 12, 2008, show on hypnosis and past life regression? Pretty interesting! There has been a lot of interest and controversy about Past Lives lately. Even some medical doctors are getting in on this powerful, healing therapy. One in particular is Brian Weiss MD. who wrote Many Lives, Many Masters. While [...]
Orange Blossom
Orange Blossom has become a very popular relaxation hypnotherapy session. The full length 27 minute hypnosis version is free and can be downloaded here. People have been using Orange Blossom for stress reduction, sleep, pain control and healing. After many requests, I have created a Power Minute version of Orange Blossom . Find out more about [...]
Fibro What?
Join Melissa Roth, PhD and myself Tuesday, May 13, at 3:00 PM on KKNW 1150 AM, Seattle, or by going to Hypnosis Health Radio to learn about how hypnosis can alleviate Fibromyalgia (FMS). Hypnotherapy has proven to be effective in alleviating the symptoms of Fibromyalgia. In fact, On a National basis, this therapy provided greater [...]
Happy Mother's Day
To My Mom, Happy Mother’s Day To all the Mom’s in the world, I wish you a joy-filed and Happy Mother’s Day. Recently while being interviewed I was asked about how hypnotherapy is used in relationships. You can use hypnosis to change your attitude and feelings toward yourself and others. With self hypnosis you can [...]
If You See It, You'll Eat It
CNN’s David S. Martin recently had an interesting article on portion control. Many of us have been on “See Food Diets.” Eating is most influenced by food’s visibility and convenience. One solution is to keep unhealthy food out of sight, stock up on healthy snacks. We are powerless to ignore the clarion call of the [...]
Hypnosis Myths
I continue to be surprised by all the mis-conceptions about hypnosis. Some people do not understand that their fear is unfounded – that their Hollywood myth about hypnotherapy simply is not true. All hypnosis is self-hypnosis. Hypnosis is safe, effective and is a natural state of consciousness. Read about hypnosis here. Have you used hypnotherapy? [...]
Ghrelin
In some of my hypnotherapy sessions for weight loss I mention ghrelin and every once in awhile some one actually asks, “what is ghrelin?” Ghrelin is the hunger hormone. It’s made in the stomach, and it tells the brain when it’s time to eat. Ghrelin doesn’t cause obesity, but scientists think taming it might [...]
New Scientific Review Shows Dairy Products Do Not Help Weight Loss
Paper in May’s Nutrition Reviews Has Strong Implications for Dairy Industry’s Multimillion-Dollar Ad Campaign WASHINGTON—A new scientific review in May’s peer-reviewed journal Nutrition Reviews shows that people who consume dairy products are likely to gain weight or show no effect in terms of body weight or body fat. Two large observational studies led by [...]
How To use Power Minutes
Power Minutes are great ways to use self hypnosis. Power Minutes are one to four minute MP3 hypnotherapy downloads that you can use quickly on the go. I am excited about the great reception that Power Minutes are receiving. Many of you have given me very positive feedback. I have had some questions on how to use [...]
Medical Hypnosis and Counseling