Archive for June, 2008
Obesity Epidemic Among U.S. Kids May Have Peaked
Lindsey Tanner wrote in interesting Associated Press story Obesity Epidemic Among U.S. Kids May Have Peaked about an recent study that hints obesity epidemic among US children has peaked. The percentage of American children who are overweight or obese appears to have leveled off after a 25-year increase, according to new figures that offer [...]
Becoming Slender For Life
I am so excited and honored by the reception that my book, Becoming Slender For Life is receiving. I receive phone calls, emails and unsolicited testimonials from clients and readers of my book. I was obese most of my life. About 14 years ago I took the weight off and have kept it off [...]
Father's Day For Peace
To my Dad and my sons . . . may this day be filled with peace. Father’s Day For Peace Peace begins within us. Using the Light Switch Self Hypnosis technique you can use hypnotherapy to create peace within you. Watch Light Switch Self Hypnosis and find out how easy self hypnosis is. You can [...]
Mud Therapy Alleviates Fibromyalgia Pain
Mud Therapy Alleviates Fibromyalgia Pain In the May, 2008 issue of the Bastyr Center For Natural Health there is an interesting article on using an ancient treatment for Fibromyalgia. Hot mud pack therapy, is proving effective for alleviating the pain associated with Fibromyalgia. In a study published in Rheumatology International, study participants who had Fibromyalgia [...]
Postage Stamp Your Cravings
In Where The Wild Cravings Are I wrote about cravings, but I received an email from someone who was struggling with cravings so I thought I’d talk about how to end your food cravings rather than writing it all out. In addition to using the Postage Stamp technique to end cravings, you can use hypnotherapy. [...]
Sales Of Spam On The Rise
Can you believe it? Sales of Spam — that much maligned meat — are rising as consumers are turning more to lunch meats and other lower-cost foods to extend their already stretched food budgets. What was once cheeky, silly and the subject of a musical (as Monty Python mocked the meat in a can), [...]
The Awareness Test
I missed the bear too. Isn’t it interesting that we can focus on one thing and miss something so apparent? Then think of what we can do about not noticing physical pain. If we are focused on pain, then we feel pain. If we turn our attention elsewhere, then the pain is not noticed. When [...]
20 Foods Your Cardiologist Won't Eat
Had your fill of salty foods? Lauren Murrow of Men’s Health wrote an interesting article, 20 Foods Your Cardiologist Won’t Eat, on restaurant meals that are so salty you could throw them over your shoulder for good luck. If you care about heart health, blood pressure, and stroke, don’t let them past your lips. [...]
Hypnosis Healing and Recovery From Cancer
Join me Tuesday, June 10 at 3:00 PM on KKNW 1150 AM Alternative Talk Radio here in Puget Sound as Olivia tells her story of using hypnotherapy in her recovery from ovarian cancer. You can also listen here on Hypnosis For Your Health Radio, Show # 16, June 10, 2008, at any time. One year [...]
Pact Mentality Affects Smoking
Alicia Chang in the Seattle PI writes that you’re more likely to quit if friends do. The urge to smoke is contagious, but quitting apparently is, too. A team of researchers who showed that obesity can spread person-to-person has found a similar pattern with smoking cessation: A smoker is more likely to kick the habit [...]
Chew On This: Restaurant Menu Promises Buried In Calories, Fat
According to Isaac Wolf of the Scripps Howard News Service dishes targeted to health-conscious consumers at popular chains such as Chili’s, Taco Bell, Applebee’s, and Macaroni Grill contained as much as twice the calories and eight times the grams of fat than the restaurants claimed in their published nutrition information. The Macaroni Grill Pollo [...]
Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Melissa Roth and Roger Moore
Melissa Roth, PhD and Roger Moore, PhD discuss Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) at the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy (IMDHA) 2008 conference. For Melissa Roth‘s IBS Relief program and great articles and other resources on Irritable Bowel Syndrome go here. Hypnosis is proven to be effective in the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Medical doctors are [...]
Early Exercise Aids Against Breast Cancer
Early exercise aids against breast cancer according to new research that shows exercise during the teen years — starting as young as age 12 — can help protect girls from breast cancer when they are grown. Middle-aged women have long been advised to get active to lower their risk of breast cancer after menopause. “This [...]
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