Irritable Bowell Syndrome & Fibromyalgia ~ An Overview: Training The Chronic Illness Monster is this weeks featured hypnosis training DVDs in the Hypnosis Health Info Store. This 4 DVD set features Melissa Roth and Roger Moore and is one of the day-long training programs at the Seattle Counseling and Hypnotherapy Conference Fall, 2011, sponsored by Roger Moore’s Institute of Hypnotherapy.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic digestive disorder that affects up to 20% of the population. One out of every five people in the general population and one out of three adult women are affected to some degree by IBS. The incidence of IBS among teenagers is skyrocketing. Melissa Roth, PhD, developed this program in 1996 to alleviate her own severe IBS symptoms. Like the majority of clients who have used this program, she remains symptom-free. And after almost fifteen years of worldwide use, 86% of clients have become and remained symptom-free. 94% of clients experience a minimum 50% reduction in symptoms. The symptoms do not return when the sessions end. Unlike other programs, there are no symptoms left for the client to “manage.” It includes anatomy, physiology, medications, conventional treatments, hypnotic theory, nutritional information, and more. Learn this valuable therapy process from the developer herself!

Fibromyalgia, or FMS, is estimated to affect 10% of the general population. As the baby boomer generation ages, those numbers are predicted to rise. Melissa Roth, PhD, developed this course in 1997 to eliminate her own severe FMS symptoms. Like most of the clients who use this program, she remains symptom-free. This package contains everything you need to know to perform this therapy for your clients and get the same levels of results that Melissa gets with her clients. Over 80% of clients become and remain symptom-free after the sessions end. 97% of clients experience a significant reduction in symptoms. For many FMS clients the changes are dramatic, allowing them to return to a higher level of functioning very quickly. It contains anatomy and physiology, conventional tests, information on drugs and their side effects, conventional treatments, hypnotic therapy, nutritional information, client educational information, marketing tips and more.

You will learn:

• How to build a thriving practice using medical referrals and addressing both the physical and emotional aspects of Auto-Immune Disorders.
• Specific methods for pain control, symptom relief and management of chronic health conditions
• Hypnotic methods of treatment that can be used as part of either hypnotherapy or traditional counseling
• Strategies that have been demonstrated to improve a client’s level of functioning.Practical Interventions for Healing both the Emotional and the Physical Needs of Clients in Counseling and Hypnotherapy

Melissa J. Roth CHt., PhD, and
Roger Moore CHt., PhD Instructors

DVD recording from the Fall 2011
Seattle Counseling and Hypnotherapy Conference

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4 DVDs of this 8 hour training at the
Fall 2011 Seattle Counseling and Hypnotherapy Conference

The evidence is overwhelming that Hypnotherapy produces  dramatic results in  improvement in symptoms for over 80% of IBS sufferers.

On a National basis, this Fibromyalgia therapy provided greater than a 50% reduction in symptoms for 94% of the people who tried it and these symptoms remained improved even after the sessions ended.

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Melissa Roth

Fibro What? is this weeks featured Hypnosis Health Radio show with Melissa Roth as my guest. Melissa and I are co-teaching a class on November 4 & 5 on Taming the Chronic Illness Monster – Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and Autoimmune Disease in Seattle. There is still time to register if you are interested in learning how hypnosis can be used to overcome the symptoms of chronic illness. If you are suffering with Fibromyalgia (FMS), find out how hypnosis can help you with your recovery.

Show #14: Fibro What?

Melissa Roth, PhD is a clinical hypnotherapist in Boulder, CO (formerly Birmingham, Alabama) , and has developed the powerful and effective Fibromyalgia (FMS) hypnosis protocol. Listen and learn about FMS and about a therapy that is proven to work.

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You have within you an amazing power to heal. Your body was created to be healthy and to heal. Hypnosis can help you put the power of your mind to work for your wellness.

Learn about the Seattle Counseling & Hypnotherapy Conference Fall 2011
with Richard Nongard, Melissa Roth and
Roger Moore

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Fibromyalgia Pain Takes Toll on Everyday Life

Work, Relationships, Parenting Affected by the Chronic Pain Disorder, Survey Shows
WebMD Health News, May 13, 2011: Fibromyalgia affects relationships, parenting duties, and life decisions of people afflicted with the chronic pain disorder, a new survey finds.

Fibromyalgia is characterized by widespread muscle tenderness and pain, fatigue, and sleep problems. The cause is unclear, but abnormalities in the way the body responds to and processes pain may play a role. An online survey, completed by 2,559 people diagnosed with fibromyalgia and 459 people with undiagnosed chronic pain conditions, suggests chronic pain causes significant changes in the way people live their lives.

Among key findings:

• 92% say the condition has had a major effect on life decisions, including whether to remain in a relationship, start a new one, or change jobs. Ninety-five percent of the 650 respondents with children under 18 say their pain affects parenting duties, making it difficult to manage their kids’ schedules and enjoy their kids’ milestones. They also say the illness makes it more difficult to manage the household.

• Less specifically, 68% say their pain limits their ability to care for their family.

• 98% of respondents say they have compensated for or attempted to compensate for their pain by changing their daily routine to make life easier or more bearable.

• The three top concerns of the 450 people who said the disorder affected their decision to have children were: 62% worried about caring for a child, 53% wondered about their ability to go through childbirth, and 49% had fears about loss of more sleep after having a baby.

• 75% had visited a health care provider about their chronic pain because they felt they weren’t able to function at work to their best capacity.

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Fibromyalgia (FMS) is a frustrating and little-understood illness. It’s called an illness rather than a disease, because there is no specific diagnostic test that confirms or denies its existence. It’s a collection of confusing symptoms which come and go and vary in intensity. Its chief characteristic is widespread pain in the muscles, ligaments and tendons, as well as stiffness, fatigue and non-restorative sleep. While it is not life-threatening, it can be as debilitating as rheumatoid arthritis. It is an illness which frustrates physicians as much as it does the people who endure it. Hypnosis for fibromyalgia is proven to provide relief from chronic pain.

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How Fibromyalgia Affects Men

WebMD Feature April 13, 2011

Fibromyalgia (FMS), is believed to be a neurological disorder that causes chronic pain and fatigue. Of the estimated 5 million adults with fibromyalgia in the U.S., as few as 10% are men. For that reason, the popular perception of it as a women’s disease has persisted, even among fellow patients.

It’s a tough deal for a man to have fibromyalgia. It’s uncertain what causes fibromyalgia or why so few men suffer from it. Certain types of viral infections, traumas such as car accidents, and emotional stress can trigger it. In some cases, though, it strikes without warning.

Whatever the cause, there are certain biological markers that those with the disorder frequently have in common. According to Muhammad B. Yunus, MD, a professor of medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, fibromyalgia is characterized by an imbalance of chemicals in the brain. “It is a neurochemical disease,” says Yunus, who points out that people with fibromyalgia show a higher than average amount of substance P, a neurotransmitter that signals pain, and a lower than average amount of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that inhibits pain. Genetics and hormones, says Yunus, also appear to play a role, both in causing the disease and in the gender discrepancy associated with it.

“There are genes that make people more susceptible to pain, and some are related to gender,” he says. “And women are more susceptible to pain because estrogen reduces the pain threshold.” That heightened sensitivity to pain may give women higher odds of getting a diagnosis of fibromyalgia.

Chronic pain may be its chief symptom, but fibromyalgia sometimes comes with additional complications. Chronic fatigue and difficulty sleeping are common complaints, as are headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, and restless legs syndrome. Memory problems and difficulty concentrating often come with the territory as well.

In general, Yunus says, men have fewer symptoms than women. They tend to have less from fatigue and they have pain in fewer places. “It’s much less common for men to hurt all over,” Yunus says. “But in many ways, men are more affected, more bothered by fibromyalgia.”

“Men don’t come to the doctor nearly as much as women,” says Michael J. Pellegrino, MD, a fibromyalgia expert at Ohio Pain and Rehab Specialists and an expert on WebMD’s Fibromyalgia Exchange. “Why? Gender stereotypes.” “Men don’t come to the doctor nearly as much as women. Men tell themselves, ‘I’m not supposed to go to the doctor, I’m not supposed to complain.’ So a lot of the men I see, their wives make them come,” says Pellegrino, who estimates that up to 20% of men with the disorder are undiagnosed. The longer men put off seeing the doctor, the more they put themselves at risk of developing complications that can affect their work, their hobbies, their relationships. Pellegrino, who has fibromyalgia himself, says that depression is not uncommon among men who have delayed getting a diagnosis.

“Men [with fibromyalgia] often feel broken, even suicidal,” says Gavin Levy, an Austin, Texas-based writer who was diagnosed with fibromyalgia four years ago, at age 33. “We’ve all been there. It feels like your masculinity has been taken away to a degree. You are a provider and protector, then suddenly that role is reversed.” The most important thing a man with fibromyalgia can do, Pellegrino emphasizes, is to get diagnosed. The sooner that happens, the sooner he can start treatment.

“There is a clear relationship between overweight and pain and fatigue. Overweight is a risk factor for fibromyalgia,” Yunus says. A recent study linked obesity and a greater chance of having fibromyalgia. That does not mean that everyone with fibromyalgia is overweight, or that extra pounds, by themselves, cause fibromyalgia.

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Traditional fibromyalgia treatments aim at improving the quality of sleep and reducing pain. Recent research confirms that a multi-disciplinary approach to treating FMS provides the greatest relief from symptoms and the best prognosis. This approach includes improving the quality of sleep, proper nutrition, physical conditioning, deep relaxation and positive mental imagery. No one modality has proven effective more than 40% of the time. However, by combining therapies, the patient can frequently return to a healthier state and a more active lifestyle.

Read FMS by Melissa Roth

The program for FMS symptom alleviation that I use  is non-invasive hypnosis and is designed to be used in conjunction with your physician’s treatment regime. It is a multi-session program which focuses on easing pain, boosting energy levels, restoring sleep without drugs, releasing anxiety and tension, improving concentration and alleviating other troublesome symptoms.

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Exercise to Boost Fibromyalgia Treatment

WebMD, January 18, 2011: Fibromyalgia specialists often recommend exercise as a way to help improve fibromyalgia symptoms. But what happens if you don’t like to exercise? Or when exercise only seems to bring on more pain and no relief from fibromyalgia symptoms? This is the case for one member of WebMD’s fibromyalgia community. She says that she feels really sore after movement and just wants to sleep. “Everything I read says I MUST exercise, and I just do not feel like it. So, any ideas?”

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If you are suffering with fibromyalgia, hypnosis can help you overcome this illness. I invite you to learn more about self-hypnosis and how you can use hypnotherapy for FMS and for motivation to exercise. To learn more about hypnosis for fibromyalgia, give me a call or send me an email.

Remember, The best exercise is the one that a person can stick with and one that doesn’t significantly worsen their symptoms. The main thing is for people with fibromyalgia to try to do something physical just about every day. …. from Fibromyalgia and Exercise

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FMS Fibromyalgia by Melissa Roth

Recent research confirms that a multi-disciplinary approach which includes cogitative behavioral therapies, such as hypnosis, provides the greatest relief from symptoms and the best prognosis for a return to more normal levels of functioning. This approach includes improving the quality of sleep, proper nutrition, physical conditioning and deep relaxation combined with positive mental imagery (techniques used in hypnotherapy). By combining therapies, the patient can frequently return to a healthier state and a more active lifestyle while lessening or, in some instances, eliminating the need for medications, especially pain medications. My clients have averaged a 46% reduction in pain medication usage.

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I first became interested in fibromyalgia when I realized that many Slender For Life™ clients suffered with FMS. I frequently use Melissa Roth’s FMS protocol with hypnosis weight loss clients. Self-hypnosis can help you create health and wellness and improve your quality of life.

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