Hypnotic Health

Medical Hypnotherapy and Your Health

2012-01-28T03:20:00.000-08:00

Research suggests that how a person views his illness may play a bigger role in determining his health outcomes than the actual severity of his disease.Use hypnosis to help you obtain better health with medical hypnotherapy.

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University of North Carolina Study and Your Health and Hypnosis

2012-01-26T10:08:00.000-08:00

According to a newly released study completed by the University of North Carolina and Emory University, being overweight greatly increases the likelihood of developing Type 2 diabetes and other diseases. During the next 10 years, an estimated 40 million individuals in the United States could develop Type 2 diabetes, with an additional 100 million becoming pre-diabetic, a condition that can lead to diabetes if left unchecked.

Since overweight and obese individuals are most at risk due to excess poundage being a contributing factor for developing the disease, it makes sound sense to attend hypnotherapy sessions to release the emotions that lead to overeating and lack of activity. Letting go of the excess weight and changing ones lifestyle could significantly lessen an individual's chance of developing Type 2 Diabetes.

Allergies and the Mind and Hypnosis

2012-01-24T09:36:00.000-08:00

A recent study shows how powerful the minds connection is to the body.
This study opens up the possibilities of the magnitude of hypnosis effects on the body.

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Nicotine Patches, Gums Fail to Help Smokers Stay Off Cigarettes so Use Hypnotherapy

2012-01-10T11:20:00.000-08:00

A recent study shows that Nicotine Patches fail to help smokers stay off cigarettes. Researchers surveying 781 former smokers found almost a third relapsed even after using nicotine replacement products. Scientists said the results cast doubt on the long-term benefit of products like Pfizer’s Nicotrol inhaler and GlaxoSmithKline’s NicoDerm CQ patch and Nicorette gum, leaders in a market worth $1.2 billion annually, according to IMS Health, a research firm.

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Release the emotions & install positive suggestions.
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Using Hypnosis to Help Heal Childhood Stress for the Adult

2012-01-04T15:20:00.000-08:00

Does Childhood Stress Stay with You for Your Whole Life?

I have always known this,

Recent study article talks about how childhood stresses affect us in later life.

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While in hypnotherapy trance we can establish new ways of responding and teach the brain.
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Research on Hypnosis

2011-12-27T09:18:00.000-08:00

The researchers published an article in the respected, PLoS One journal, showing alterations in hypnotized subjects' automatic responses. The scientific community has long been divided over whether hypnosis was merely social compliance or a verifiable state, different from normal waking consciousness. Research now suggests it is an actual distinct state of consciousness.

The Scandinavian scientists focused their study on the eye movements of people in and out of the hypnotic state. They found that the glazed over stare, so often associated with hypnosis in popular imaginings, does in fact indicate a state change. The researchers presented hypnotized subjects with eye tracking tasks that create automatic reflexive eye movements. It was found that there were measurable differences in the responses of hypnotized subjects verses normal waking subjects. Those who were not hypnotized could not reproduce the same eye responses.

Stress,Psoriasis & Kim Kardashian-How About Hypnotherapy?

2011-12-20T09:45:00.000-08:00

Marriage Stress Aggravates Kim Kardashian's Psoriasis

Hypnotherapy has been proven to help reduce stress and reduce these breakouts. The skin is the largest organ in the body

On a microscopic level, stress reduction can decrease the release of pro-inflammatory stress hormones and chemicals. For example, release of neuropeptides (or stress chemicals released from the nerve endings) can be reduced with stress management techniques. This often results in skin that looks and functions better.

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World Hypnotism Day January 4th "Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions. Remove the Struggle of Will Power with Hypnosis"

2011-12-20T08:54:00.000-08:00

Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions. Remove the Struggle of Will Power with Hypnosis

A FREE World Hypnotism Day event on January 4, 2011.
Learn how hypnosis can help you let go of negative habits or patterns that prevent you from living your best life.

Come join us and be a part of Castro Valley's largest group hypnosis session for achieving your New Year’s Resolution!

Discover the power of hypnosis for yourself. Perhaps you’re curious about how this works and are mesmerized by the control the hypnotist appears to have with subject on stage. I’ll demystify all of this and introduce you to the key to your success! YES! Hypnosis works and you can discover how powerful your mind can be in supporting your conscious efforts to achieve your goals. Wouldn’t you like to hear a cheering squad in the back of your mind instead of self-criticism? Wouldn’t you like to loose that last 20 lbs for good this time? Or perhaps you’re sick & tired of being sick and tired and would love to just fall asleep easily and effortlessly! It’s time for you to step up in your life and claim your own power. Come and discover this amazing gift that lies within you … you’ll achieve your goals easily!

Come and join us on January 4th 2012 at 7:30 pm and begin living the life of your dreams!

Win a FREE StressBuster CD door prize.

Space is limited so you must register to attend!
510-690-0699
20990 Redwood Road
Castro Valley, CA 94546

Some Studies on Hypnosis and Surgery

2011-12-17T07:27:00.000-08:00

New York Times

Using Hypnosis to Gain More Control Over Your Illness

By LESLEY ALDERMAN, published April 15, 2011 KIRSTEN RITCHIE, 44, is no stranger to surgery — nearly 20 years ago, doctors removed four tumors from her brain. She remembers the operation and its aftermath as “horrific.” So the news that she needed brain surgery again was hardly welcome. Determined to make her second operation a better — or at least less traumatic — experience, Ms. Ritchie, an insurance marketing representative in Cleveland, turned to an unusual treatment.

At the Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Integrative Medicine, she had four hypnosis sessions in the month before her procedure, during which she addressed her fear of the coming surgery. She also practiced self-hypnosis every day.

Eventually, she said, “I got to a place where I felt a sense of trust instead of fear.”

In February, doctors removed a plum-sized tumor from her brain. But there the similarity to her previous experience ended. Ms. Ritchie woke up from the procedure, she said, feeling “alert and awesome.” She ate a full dinner that night and went home in two days.

“My neurosurgeon was stunned at how little medication I required before and after surgery, and how quickly I bounced back,” she said.

Ms. Ritchie attributes her speedy recovery and calm state to her hypnosis sessions. Used for more than two centuries to treat a host of medical problems, particularly pain management and anxiety, hypnosis is now available to patients at some of the most respected medical institutions in the country, including Stanford Hospital, the Cleveland Clinic, Mount Sinai Medical Center and Beth Israel Medical Center in New York.

Some critics find the research into mind-body therapies unconvincing, but their skepticism has not deterred patients like Ms. Ritchie. And there are researchers who say they believe that by helping patients feel in better control of their symptoms, hypnosis can reduce the need for medication and lower costs.

“It is an effective and inexpensive way to manage medical care,” said Dr. David Spiegel, director of the Center on Stress and Health at Stanford University School of Medicine and a leading authority on hypnosis.

A study by radiologists at Harvard Medical School, published in 2000, found that patients who received hypnosis during surgery required less medication, had fewer complications and shorter procedures than patients who did not have hypnosis. In a follow-up study in 2002, the radiologists concluded that if every patient undergoing catheterization were to receive hypnosis, the cost savings would amount to $338 per patient.

“When patients are groggy from anesthesia drugs, it costs more to recover them,” said Dr. Elvira Lang, an associate professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School and a lead author of both studies. “Hypnosis calms patients.”

If you have a medical condition for which conventional medicine is not working, or you’d like to try a gentle mind-body alternative, hypnosis may be worth considering......

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Western Journal of Medicine

Verbal instructions before major operations can influence recovery and cut hospital stays.

During abdominal surgery, the stomach and intestines usually go on strike. Gut movement and digestion are halted. Nothing can be eaten or drunk for days. Anybody who had undergone this ordeal will know that all-important signal that the gut is working again: passing gas. This means the food can be consumed and going home is probably not far away.

A recent study indicates that giving patients specific verbal suggestions before major operations can influence physiological recovery.

In a study of 40 patients undergoing abdominal surgery, one group was given a 5-minute presentation of general instructions and reassurance while patients in the experimental group received 5 minutes of specific instructions about restoring bowl function.

As predicted, patients receiving specific suggestions reported passing first gas after only 2.6 days compared to 4.2 days for the control group of patients. Length of time until first meal, another measure of return of bowl function, also favored the preoperative suggestion group. Though not statistically significant, the experimental group also was discharged from their hospital in 6.5 days on average - 1.5 days earlier than the control group of patients.If these trend results are found significant with a larger group of patients, the projected savings from these brief verbal instructions would be $1,200 per patient assuming minimum room rate of $800.00 per day.

For more information: Disbow EA, Bennett HL, Owings JT: Effect of preoperative suggestion on postoperative gastrointestinal motility. Western Journal of Medicine 1993; 158:488-492

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From the Journal of American Family Physician

Relaxation technique reduces patient anxiety before surgery

(85th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America)

The use of hypnotic relaxation techniques before some medical procedures reduced patients' anxiety and pain during the procedures, decreased procedure time and cost, and, in nearly one half of the cases, eliminated the need for conscious sedation altogether.

These were the finding of a study of 161 patients undergoing angiography, angioplasty or kidney drainage. The relaxation technique involved a specially trained nurse or team member reading a script telling the patient to close and relax their eyes, take deep breaths, feel a sensation of floating and to a safe and comfortable place.

The patients were given a bell to ring at any point during the procedure if they felt the need for more anesthesia. All of the patients were offered conscious sedation (a mixture of anti-pain and anti-anxiety medication). Fourteen of the 79 patients (18%) who did not undergo relaxation techniques requested no sedation, compared with 38 of the 82 patients (46%) who underwent relaxation techniques. Replacing or supplementing anesthesia with the relaxation techniques reduced the average procedure time by 17 minutes (20% of total procedure time) and reduced the average procedure cost by $130.00 per patient. This reduction in cost was primarily the result of fewer interruptions during the procedures, and avoiding over or under sedation that usually results in the patient being admitted to the hospital overnight instead of being released within a few hours of the procedure.

Elvira V. Lang, M.D. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

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ABC News

Hypnosis reduces breast surgery side effects: pain, nausea and other side effects mitigated by pre-surgery sessions, study shows

By Susan Kansagra, M.D.,ABC News Medical Unit Aug. 28, 2007

It's something that's usually associated with stage performances and helping smokers quit, but new research suggests hypnosis may soon be an important tool in helping patients endure common side effects of breast cancer surgery.

Researchers at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York showed that a 15-minute hypnosis session reduced side effects including pain, nausea and emotional distress in patients undergoing breast cancer operations. The study was published Tuesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. "If this were a drug, it would be very successful," said lead study author Guy Montgomery, director of the Integrative Behavioral Medicine Program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Montgomery added that hypnosis carries the added benefit of having no side effects - a quality that makes it an attractive alternative to many drugs used for similar purposes.

Two hundred women who were about to undergo surgeries like a breast biopsy or removal of a suspicious breast lump participated in the study. About half of the women received a 15-minute hypnosis session shortly before their operations. The other women in the study had a consultation with a psychologist before the surgery. The hypnosis session included relaxation exercises that encouraged the women to think of pleasant thoughts, such as a beach on a warm day. The women who did not undergo hypnosis talked to a psychologist, who listened and offered supportive comments. After their surgeries, the women who had hypnosis experienced less pain, nausea, fatigue, discomfort and emotional upset than their counterparts - - and these differences were substantial, the study's author reported.

Not only did hypnosis reduce the side effects from surgery, but it also did this while reducing the amount of anesthesia used during the surgery. Additionally, the researchers showed that hypnosis decreased the amount of time spent in the operating room by almost 11 minutes, leading to an overall cost savings of about $770.00 per patient. These results were seen despite the fact that treatments involving hypnotism don't work for everyone; previous studies have shown that about 11% of people are resistant to hypnosis. But researchers noted that the tests used to weed out hypnosis-resistant women from the study would have taken longer to perform than the hypnosis itself. …

It also helps take attention away from pain, and some studies have even shown that hypnosis can actually change the way a patient perceives pain. "When we take an aspirin, we expect to have headache relief," Montgomery said. "One of the things hypnosis is very good at is helping people form expectancy to these outcomes, such as less pain and less nausea."… C. Richard Chapman, professor and director of the Pain Research Center at the University of Utah said, "This study adds to a growing body of evidence showing that psychological interventions complement medical interventions. Such interventions empower patients by engaging them in their own care and giving them control over their own pain, nausea and discomfort." Montgomery said that even patients who are skeptical about or fearful of hypnosis can take advantage of its benefits if they are properly counseled. “We're going to tell you that hypnosis is typically not like hypnosis used in television or seen in movies," he said. "Rather, its something that we can do together that can help you reduce side effects. You're really the person in control." Adding to this notion is the fact that the hypnosis sessions the women underwent included instruction on how they could perform hypnosis on themselves in the future.

Not Just for Breast Cancer Surgery

In addition to being effective, hypnosis may also prove to be a versatile tool. The benefits of hypnosis have been shown in previous research to extend to other procedures as well, including gynecological surgery and coronary artery bypass. Montgomery said he is hopeful that doctors continue to expand the use of hypnosis in other medical applications. "This could become part of standard care," he said. However, he added, "it's not a panacea for everything, but rather a tool in the toolbox that we can use to address specific problems."

Hypnosis Useful in Hospital Emergency Rooms

2011-12-09T09:51:00.000-08:00

Hypnosis can be a useful adjunct in the emergency department setting. Its efficacy in various clinical applications has been replicated in controlled studies. Application to burns, pain, pediatric procedures, surgery, psychiatric presentations (e.g., coma, somatoform disorder, anxiety, and post traumatic stress), and obstetric situations (e.g., hyperemesis, labor, and delivery) are described.

Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2000 May;18(2):327-38, x. The use of hypnosis in emergency medicine. Peebles-Kleiger MJ, Menninger School of Psychiatry and Mental Health Sciences, Menninger Clinic, Topeka, KS, USA. peeblemj@menninger.edu

Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions. Remove the Struggle of Will Power with Hypnosis

2011-12-05T09:24:00.001-08:00

Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions. Remove the Struggle of Will Power with Hypnosis
04 January
Wednesday, January 4, 7:00 pm

20990 Redwood Rd, Castro Valley, CA, FREE

A FREE World Hypnotism Day event on January 4, 2011.
Learn how hypnosis can help you let go of negative habits or patterns that prevent you from living your best life.

Come join us and be a part of Castro Valley's largest group hypnosis session for achieving your New Year’s Resolution!

Discover the power of hypnosis for yourself. Perhaps you’re curious about how this works and are mesmerized by the control the hypnotist appears to have with subject on stage. I’ll demystify all of this and introduce you to the key to your success! YES! Hypnosis works and you can discover how powerful your mind can be in supporting your conscious efforts to achieve your goals. Wouldn’t you like to hear a cheering squad in the back of your mind instead of self-criticism? Wouldn’t you like to loose that last 20 lbs for good this time? Or perhaps you’re sick & tired of being sick and tired and would love to just fall asleep easily and effortlessly! It’s time for you to step up in your life and claim your own power. Come and discover this amazing gift that lies within you … you’ll achieve your goals easily!

Come and join us on January 4th 2012 at 7:30 pm and begin living the life of your dreams!

Win a FREE StressBuster CD door prize.

Space is limited so you must register to attend!

A Mental Health Day

2011-12-04T10:37:00.000-08:00

Every once in awhile, you need to take a day of mental rest and resetting yourself.

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AWESOME Speed Trance workshop in the San Francisco Bay Area

2011-10-28T10:02:00.000-07:00

Learning Rapid Inductions or "Speed Trance" has proven to be so valuable in my clinical practice whether with clients or doing demo's in promoting hypnotherapy to the public. Therefore, I invited John Cerbone, "TranceMaster" form New York City, to come out the the San Francisco Bay Area and give his famous weekend workshop.

Below is the info about the workshop. You can call me at 510-690-0699 if you have any questions or contact John directly at 718-227-4868

He is also a Certified Hypnosis Instructor with the NGH

November 11-13, 2011 -
20990 Redwood Road
Castro Valley, California
across the street from Bart Station in Castro Valley & right off 580 highway at Redwood Road exit
Friday night: 6pm

Saturday = 10:00am-6:00pm

Sunday = 10:00am - 5:00pm
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Learn Speed Trance and discover how easy it is to drop
a complete stranger into hypnosis in less than 3 seconds!

For Stage, Street and Clinical Hypnosis: This is the cutting-edge future of hypnotic trance.

Learn New Stuff ~ and Have Tons of Fun in San Francisco!

Master Numerous Instant & Rapid Inductions - save time and wow spectators!
Learn to Create Powerful Hypnotic Phenomena - give clients what they really want and astonish witnesses!
Understand 'Secret' Induction Styles - learn what really works, and what does not!
>> This weekend will be packed with info not found on any DVDs - that you can ONLY get from John Cerbone!

All levels and all branches of hypnotists - newbies to seasoned pros, stage, street and clinical - are welcome to attend.

Use these powerful techniques to jump-start (and even save) stage hypnosis shows, to insure deep levels of therapeutic trance in clinical hypnosis, and to entertain with street or party hypnosis or during magic, illusion and comedy shows.

Even with little or no hypnotic experience, you can master instant and rapid induction techniques in one weekend - and learn to demonstrate the power of hypnosis in ways only others could dream of!

And if you are already experienced with hypnosis, you will absolutely love how Speed Trance and phemonena techniques can spice up your performances and enhance outcomes in clinical sessions!

Attend this weekend class and you will also learn how to :

Use humor as a hypnotic convincer in multiple settings
Pick natural subjects that will respond instantly
Use hypnotic phenomena to change perceptions and beliefs
Harness the power of hypnotic language for increased outcomes
Overcome skepticism and anxiety
Use Speed Trance methods in crisis and trauma situations, and with various client populations
Create eye-popping phenomena from hypnotic amnesia to levitation, catalepsy to invisibility, time distortion to ...
Structure complete 'Street Hypnosis' and impromptu party routines ~ and more!
If you've seen the "Speed Trance" DVD, you know how powerful and useful these amazing techniques can be in many different situations ~ so imagine 2 full days of hands-on training to practice and refine your skills, learn even more approaches and explore even more applications! ~ Your potential will be unlimited!

This class is taught by Speed Trance method originator John Cerbone
- guaranteeing you no boring lectures and non-stop fun!

You may have seen Cerbone on video, on YouTube.com, or at the Hypnoticon 2008 convention, or performing a unique and unusual 2-man stage hypnosis show with Richard Nongard on the Las Vegas Strip. John has hypnotized close to 60,000 people in his career, on television, radio, stage, and baseball arenas.

At the end of the training, you will be "Hypnosis Gurus Certified"! Receive a Certificate of Completion in Speed Trance - a fancy certificate to hang on your wall or post on your website, to let everyone know that you really know your stuff.

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Hmmmm? Are More Hospitals Open to Hypnotherapy?

2011-10-11T23:48:00.000-07:00

The number of hospitals offering complementary and alternative medical services has tripled since 2000, driven principally by patient demand for low-risk therapies such as massage, guided imagery, meditation and as Reiki.

Forty-two percent of the 714 hospitals surveyed said they provide unconventional therapies, and executives listed patient demand as the top criterion in choosing which therapies to offer, according to a report released in September by the American Hospital Assn.'s Health Forum and the Samueli Institute, a think tank that supports alternative medicine. In 2000, just 14% of hospitals told AHA researchers that they provided complementary therapies.

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Medical Hypnosis: An Underutilized Treatment Approach

2011-10-05T10:01:00.000-07:00

Abstract

Context: Use of hypnosis in medical practice has long been controversial, but recent developments in medical hypnosis--in particular, the understanding that the power of hypnosis resides mainly in the patient--have profound implications for treatment.
Objective: To illustrate and explain the therapeutically useful application of hypnosis in medical practice.
Design: Case series.
Setting: Department of Preventive Medicine at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, San Diego.
Patients: Five outpatient Health Plan members referred to a department of preventive medicine for alleviation of physical, emotional, or behavioral symptoms.
Main outcome measures: Extent and duration of clinical recovery.
Results: Patients in all five cases had dramatically successful clinical outcomes after three or fewer intensive hypnotherapeutic sessions.
Conclusions: Medical hypnosis is an underutilized therapeutic modality which can be learned easily for everyday use in medical practice, especially when taking the medical history. In this era of emphasis on cost-effectiveness, both medical hypnosis and certain parahypnotic techniques (eg, closed-eye history taking) may be of special interest to physicians.

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Hypnosis Reducese Medication During Procedures

2011-09-25T10:25:00.000-07:00

Lang, E. V., J. S. Joyce, D. Spiegel, D. Hamilton and K. K. Lee (1996). "Self-hypnotic relaxation during interventional radiological procedures: effects on pain perception and intravenous drug use." Int J Clin Exp Hypn 44(2): 106-19.
The authors evaluated whether self-hypnotic relaxation can reduce the need for intravenous conscious sedation during interventional radiological procedures. Sixteen patients were randomized to a test group, and 14 patients were randomized to a control group. All had patient-controlled analgesia. Test patients additionally had self-hypnotic relaxation and underwent a Hypnotic Induction Profile test. Compared to controls, test patients used less drugs (0.28 vs. 2.01 drug units; p < .01) and reported less pain (median pain rating 2 vs. 5 on a 0-10 scale; p < .01). Significantly more control patients exhibited oxygen desaturation and/or needed interruptions of their procedures for hemodynamic instability. Benefit did not correlate with hypnotizability. Self-hypnotic relaxation can reduce drug use and improve procedural safety.

Adjunct Hypnosis in Patients Undergoing Invasive Medical Procedures

2011-09-25T10:19:00.000-07:00

Hypnosis

Lutgendorf, S. K., E. V. Lang, K. S. Berbaum, D. Russell, M. L. Berbaum, H. Logan, E. G. Benotsch, S. Schulz-Stubner, D. Turesky and D. Spiegel (2007). "Effects of age on responsiveness to adjunct hypnotic analgesia during invasive medical procedures." Psychosom Med 69(2): 191-9.
OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of age on responsiveness to self-hypnotic relaxation as an analgesic adjunct in patients undergoing invasive medical procedures. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Secondary data analysis from a prospective trial with 241 patients randomized to receive hypnosis, attention, and standard care treatment during interventional radiological procedures. Growth curve analyses, hierarchical linear regressions, and logistic regressions using orthogonal contrasts were used for analysis. Outcome measures were Hypnotic Induction Profile scores, self-reported pain and anxiety, medication use, oxygen desaturation < or =89%, and procedure time. RESULTS: Hypnotizability did not vary with age (p = .19). Patients receiving attention and hypnosis had greater pain reduction during the procedure (p = .02), with trends toward lower pain with hypnosis (p = .07); this did not differ by age. As age increased, patients experienced more rapid pain control with hypnosis (p = .03). There was more rapid anxiety reduction with attention and hypnosis (p = .03). Trends toward lower final anxiety were also observed with attention and hypnosis versus standard care (p = .08), and with hypnosis versus attention (p = .059); these relationships did not differ by age. Patients requested and received less medication and had less oxygen desaturation < or =89% with attention and hypnosis (p < .001); this did not differ by age. However, as age increased, oxygen desaturation was greater in standard care (p = .03). Procedure time was reduced in the attention and hypnosis groups (p = .007); this did not vary by age. CONCLUSIONS: Older patients are hypnotizable and increasing age does not appear to mitigate the usefulness of hypnotic analgesia during invasive medical procedures.

Hypnosis Recommended fot Pain Management

2011-09-16T08:51:00.000-07:00

Finally, it is being recommended for doctors to use "Hypnotic Therapy" to treat chronic pain.

“Pain management for patients, particularly those with long-term illness or injury requires a considered and holistic approach,” Professor Jensen said. “Imaging studies have shown that Hypnotic Therapy influences all of the cortical areas and neuro-physiological process that underline pain.

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Hypnosis for Nausea & Vomiting from Chemotherapy

2011-09-13T21:16:00.000-07:00

Nausea and vomiting are very common side effects of chemotherapy. A number of drugs are often used to control nausea.

A study appeared in the Journal of Oncology in 2000 that discussed the efficacy of hypnosis in treating nausea and vomiting in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. They not only wanted to see if hypnosis played a role in reducing nausea and vomiting after receiving chemotherapy, but before as well. Many cancer patients have anticipatory nausea and vomiting just before receiving treatment.

The study consisted of 16 cancer patients who were experiencing anticipatory nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy. All participants had had at least 4 chemotherapy sessions. The patients received hypnotherapy involving an induction and then suggestions to help prevent nausea and vomiting.

The results of the study were highly significant. All 16 participants' anticipatory nausea and vomiting disappeared, meaning they no longer experienced nausea and vomiting prior to their chemotherapy treatments. Many of the participants even saw a reduction in vomiting after receiving chemotherapy.

The results showed that hypnosis is highly effective in treating anticipatory nausea and vomiting. The study also showed that hypnosis can help treat vomiting due to chemotherapy treatments. Hypnosis is a natural way to help reduce the occurrence of nausea and vomiting, helping increase the well-being of cancer patients.

Source:

Marchioro, G., Azzarello, G., Viviani, F., Barbato, F., Pavanetto, M., Rosetti, F., Pappagallo, G.L, and Vinante, O. (2000). Hypnosis in the Treatment of Anticipatory Nausea and Vomiting in Patients Receiving Cancer Chemotherapy. Oncology, 59. 100-104.

MRI Study of Hypnosis at Stanford

2011-09-08T10:46:00.000-07:00

I am being considered to be included in a "MRI Study of Hypnosis " with Dr. David Spiegel at Stanford University. Will keep you informed.

Incontinence and IBS and Hypnotherapy

2011-09-08T08:27:00.000-07:00

"There is some evidence that the symptoms of both conditions may be worsened by anxiety. Therefore, it may be helpful to look into mind/body treatment options that are aimed at anxiety reduction and stress management. "

http://www.HypnotherapyForHealth.com/
Skype, phone or in-person

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Stress & Your Genes is a Reason to Use Hypnosis

2011-08-19T05:40:00.001-07:00

Research has shown that stress, over the years, change actually change the genes of twins. Imagine what constant stress is doing to YOUR genes.

click here for the research. Fascinating!

Hypnosis is a tool for releasing and changing the emotional quality of our reactions. Change your perspective and you can LITERALLY change your life!

Hypnosis and Weight Loss WORKS !

2011-08-02T12:41:00.000-07:00

Clinical Studies Prove Hypnosis Works...
Increases Fat Loss by 146%

•In a 9-week study of two weight management groups (one using hypnosis and one not using hypnosis), the hypnosis group continued to get results in the two-year follow-up, while the non-hypnosis group showed no further results (Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985).

• In a study of 60 women separated into hypnosis versus non-hypnosis groups, the groups using hypnosis lost an average of 17 pounds, while the non-hypnosis group lost an average of only .5 pounds (Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1986).

• In a meta-analysis, comparing the results of adding hypnosis to weight loss treatment across multiple studies showed that adding hypnosis increased weight loss by an average of 97% during treatment, and even more importantly increased the effectiveness POST TREATMENT by over 146%. This shows that hypnosis works even better over time (Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996).

When hypnosis sessions are added to various fat loss programs, the results are always better — more than 146% better over the long term!

Hypnosis for Surgery in the News

2011-08-01T09:46:00.001-07:00

Lately, hypnosis has been in the news for use pre-op, intra-op and post op.
Interested?...just click on the links below and if you want you can go to my web site store to order my Hypnosis for Surgery CD set. Pre-op, intra-op and post op all included.

Years of my experience as an anesthetist and a hypnotherapist combined.

Alternative approaches to post-op pain

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Hypnosis Case Study:Hypnosis for Dental Implant Surgery

2011-07-31T05:57:00.000-07:00

Deborah F. is a 50 year old woman who will be going through dental implant surgery with a bone graft.The expected surgery is 90 minutes long. Deborah has decide to use hypnosis combined with local anesthesia instead of using IV sedation. She is fearful about being out of control with IV sedation as well as the added monetary cost.

She came to my office two weeks before the procedure to train for her hypnosis conscious sedation. She was first instructed about how we can train ourselves to get so involved that we can take ourselves to a safe place – real or imagined – and we actually feel as if it is real. Almost like being dissociated from the surgery itself. She decided to use the dentists surgery light as if it was the sun, and she would be on a beach in Hawaii. She was instructed to use all of her senses. See what she would see, hear what she would hear, feel what she would feel, smell what she would smell and even taste what she would taste. We practiced this in the office as well as instructing her about how to get into self-hypnosis at home. She practiced this at home for two weeks prior to the procedure by sitting in front of a bright light.

She was instructed that upon sitting in the dental chair, the moment the dentist would shine the light on her, instantly, she would be transported to Hawaii. She even took an iPod with Hawaiian music to the dental surgery.

She recalls being absolutely involved in the Hawaii scene and the music that she did not even realize the surgery was taking a long time. She surgery had some complications so that it lasted 2 1/2 hours instead of 90 minutes. The local anesthesia started to wear off towards the end of the procedure so Deborah really had to focus on the Hawaii scene a little bit more. She was aware of the pressure of the suturing but was not feeling any real pain. She reported it was the weirdest thing. The dentist reported that Deborah was more sedated than his sedated patients. He was very impressed.

Go Ahead and Cry In or Out of Hypnosis Session

2011-07-30T10:51:00.000-07:00

An interesting discovery about the content of tears was made by Dr. William H. Frey II, a biochemist at the St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center in Minnesota. He and his team analyzed two types of tears: the emotional ones (crying when emotionally upset and stressed) and the ones arising from irritants (such as crying from onions). They found that emotional tears contained more of the protein-based hormones, prolactin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, and leucine enkephalin (natural painkiller), all of which are produced by our body when under stress.

I encourage my clients to let the tears out instead of holding them in. They serve a purpose.

Pain Changes the Brain . . . . . . But Pain Treatment Changes the Brain Back

2011-07-28T17:41:00.000-07:00

Functional magnetic resonance imaging showed that the brains of men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) are different from those of healthy men. Compared with 14 healthy men, 19 men with CP/CPPS had higher densities of gray matter in pain-processing brain regions (anterior insula and anterior cingulate cortices). The densities correlated with the intensity of their pain and how long they had had it. In addition, when men with CP/CPPS had pain while they were in the scanner, the researchers could see that the right anterior insula of the brain was activated, and the activation was related to how intense the pain was. Furthermore, in the men with CP/CPPS, the proportions of gray and white brain matter were not stable, unlike in the healthy men. The authors concluded that further research is needed into the central nervous system processes that may start and maintain CP/CPPS.
Farmer MA, Chanda ML, Parks EL, Baliki MN, Apkarian AV, Schaeffer AJ. Brain functional and anatomical changes in chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome. J Urol. 2011 Jul;186(1):117-24. Epub 2011 May 14.
In patients with chronic pain, the brain’s gray matter is reduced and thinking ability is impaired. But when chronic low back pain patients in this study got effective pain treatment, their brains recovered. The researchers got MRI scans before and after spine surgery or facet joint injections in 14 patients and compared the scans with those of 16 healthy controls, including 10 who returned six months later. The investigators looked at the brains’ cortical thickness and activity during a task that demanded a lot of attention. Patients started out with a thinner left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) than their healthy counterparts, but after treatment, this cortex got thicker. The increased thickness correlated with how much pain and physical disability were reduced. The increase in the thickness of the brain’s primary motor cortex correlated with the reduction in physical disability, and the increase in thickness of the right anterior insula correlated with reduced pain. The activity in the left DLPFC was abnormal before treatment, but was normal after treatment. It was concluded that treating chronic pain can restore normal brain function in humans.
Seminowicz DA, Wideman TH, Naso L, Hatami-Khoroushahi Z, Fallatah S, Ware MA, Jarzem P, Bushnell MC, Shir Y, Ouellet JA, Stone LS. Effective treatment of chronic low back pain in humans reverses abnormal brain anatomy and function. J Neurosci. 2011 May 18;31(20):7540-50.

Hypnosis May Ease Pelvic Pain Symptoms

2011-07-28T17:31:00.000-07:00

Hypnosis seems to help men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS). Hypnosis was combined with cognitive behavioral therapy and guided imagery. Sixteen men who had had pain for a median of seven years and who had high pain scores underwent seven weekly sessions in which they learned to hypnotize themselves. The researchers looked at changes in their symptoms and whether the patients followed through with their home exercises, using audiotapes of their sessions and behavioral therapy workbooks. Six months later, the median score on the NIH Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (CPSI) went down by a median of 10.5 points in 57 percent of the patients. (The abstract did not note what the change was for the other 43 percent.) The pain and quality-of-life CPSI subscores improved significantly. McGill pain scores decreased by a median of 6.5 points. Most patients (88%) said that continued self-hypnosis was effective for relieving symptoms and coping.

Rodney U Anderson, Thomas F Nagy, Elaine K Orenberg, Angie Morey, Patricia Glowe. Feasibility Trial of Medical Hypnosis and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Men With Refractory Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome. UroToday Int J. 2011 Aug;4(4):art46. doi:10.3834/uij.1944-5784.2011.08.02.

Self-Hypnosis Tip to Eat Smaller Portion Size

2011-07-25T11:35:00.000-07:00

Here is a "self-hypnosis" tip I use with my clients.

My tip is to go into a state of relaxation. (With eyes closed...Take 5 deep slow "belly" breaths and exhale slowly) Close the fist of one of your hands then open up your eyes and stare at the closed fist. Turn the fist around and around as you continue to look at it. Tell yourself this is the size of my stomach and I am satisfied with a small amount of food. I only eat this size of food. I pay attention to the feeling of being comfortably full and stop. I allow myself to feel the feeling of being comfortably full with a small amount of food and pay attention and stop eating.

2 Testimonials in 1 Day on my Medical Hypnosis Training Course

2011-07-24T21:44:00.000-07:00

Hi All.
I must be being told something from the universe. I told you about my morning email this morning from a student. I just received this email this evening, I really needed the uplift today!

Seth-Deborah

Begin forwarded message:

From:
Date: July 24, 2011 8:17:10 PM PDT
To: Seth-Deborah Roth
Subject: testimonial

Dear Seth Deborah

As a recent graduate of your Medical Hypnosis Certification course, I want to write to commend you on how accessible and helpful you have been to me, post graduation. Each time I have reached out to you for advice you have responded swiftly.

I have a busy hypnosis practice, and adding Medical Hypnosis certification has attracted even more new clients. I do research to understand and help each client, and have found that your advice always adds something more. I really appreciate bringing the depth of your experience to help me co-create the most effective sessions for my clients.

Thank you! Susan S,

Susan S, Cht
Life Coaching and Medical Hypnosis
917-xxx-xxx
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"Believe that you can do something, or believe you can't. Either way, you will always be right."

Medical Hypnosis Certification

2011-07-24T09:42:00.000-07:00

Received this email this morning regarding my Medical Hypnosis Certification training course. What a GREAT way to start my day! After years within the medical community since 1969, it is my passion to have the whole field of Medical Hypnosis become recognized as a valid tool for health!

Hello SethDeborah,

I finished (finally) my first session. I wanted to tell you what a terrific, comprehensive and well organized presentation you have created. I am so excited to finish the rest!

I think this seminar will be one of the best values for my dollar that I have invested in for hypnosis!

Thank you again for all your patience with my chronic medical emergencies. I am excited to complete this course and am even trying to see if I can go the the 2011 NGH conference. I did attend the conference in 2009 and attended your workshop. It was very inspiring.

A.N.

You can get the course at: http://www.HypnotherapyForHealth.com

Hypnosis for Dementia Study !

2011-07-22T19:52:00.000-07:00

It has been found that people living with dementia who had received hypnosis therapy showed an improvement in concentration, memory and socialisation compared to the other two treatment groups. Relaxation, motivation and daily living activities also improved with the use of hypnosis.

Click here for article

E-Cigarettes are Harmful-Hypnosis is Not

2011-07-21T07:33:00.000-07:00

They just found out that E-Cigarettes are deliver nicotine. As we know, nicotine is not a substance that you want to be taking into your body. This makes these E-Cigarettes harmful to the body .
click here for article

Hypnosis has NO SIDE EFFECTS except that maybe you will sleep better. :-)

Make the intention to end the madness now and use hypnosis to stop smoking~

AntiSmoking Vaccine Fails- So Why Not Just Use Hypnosis?

2011-07-19T09:50:00.001-07:00

A recent trial for an AntiSmoking vaccine has failed. Click here for article

So why not just invest 2 hours of your time and stop smoking for good? No side effects and it works!

I always wonder why people are scared of hypnosis but not scared of taking foreign substances into your body that surround every cell.

Self-Hypnosis for Managing Eating at a Buffet

2011-07-15T12:13:00.000-07:00

Here is an article about using Self-Hypnosis to manage eating at a buffet

Work with a hypnotist so they can teach you and help you get experienced with learning self-hypnosis !

NGH Convention 2011 - Got to be There !

2011-07-07T11:34:00.000-07:00

Hi All,

I am headed for the 2011 National Guild of Hypnotists Convention and
Educational Conference in Marlborough, MA., August 12-14 and I would
like to meet up with you there.
Yes, that’s right, I am asking you to attend the NGH Convention where I
will be presenting on the topic of Medical Hypnosis Fundamentals.
For three dynamic, inspirational, and fun days, you can be immersed in
the power and potential of professional consulting hypnotism. You will
have the opportunity to learn about (and be amazed by) where hypnotism
can take us personally and where it takes us professionally.
There will be thought leaders and innovators from around the world
attending and leading sessions. And there will also be many people who
have never attended an NGH Convention before; people who are there
because they see incredible potential to become a consulting hypnotist
themselves, or to add hypnotism to the other skills and services they
offer in their profession. And some of the attendees will be there
simply because they desire to deepen their self-understanding as part
of their personal life journey.
Come to the 2011 NGH Convention for three days that will change your
life forever. Come because you will be warmly welcomed and your
presence will be deeply appreciated by me and others who make the NGH
Convention a regular part of their summer, every year. Come because the
experience is transformational.
You will find all the information you will need to register
at: http://www.ngh.net Or call or email me and I will be happy to tell
you more. My e-mail address is: sethdeborah@HypnotherapyForHealth.com
and you can reach me
by phone at: 510-690-0699 . I will also be giving a post convention
class on Medical Hypnosis Fundamentals.

Click for the video about my Post-Convention Workshop "Medical Hypnosis Fundamentals" Click here for the video
Click here to find out what you will learn

Possible Brain Changes with Fatty Foods so Use Hypnosis to Stop Unhealthy Eating

2011-06-23T08:46:00.000-07:00

New research show the possibility that inflammation in the hypothalamus may stimulate a healing response in the brain called gliosis.
I recommend using hypnosis to stop choosing these fatty foods. Hypnosis will help you change your attitude towards food so you can make healthy decisions.

Click here for the article.

Dr. Oz Beleives in Using Hypnosis to Lose Weight

2011-06-20T09:41:00.000-07:00

11 A.M. The Dr. Oz Show "Using Hypnosis to Lose Weight

Then give me a call at 510-690-0699 to schedule YOUR hypnosis session to lose weight.

http://www.HypnotherapyforHealth.com

Damage Within Minutes of Smoking

2011-06-18T10:13:00.000-07:00

A new study published in the scientific journal Chemical Research in Toxicology has found that within minutes of lung inhalation, cell damage happens.

Smoking takes 3,000 lives from lung cancer each day and is linked to at least 18 other types of cancer. The substance in cigarettes that causes the damage is known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs. The PAH's form a toxic substance in the blood that is harmful to DNA and causes mutations.

Click here to read the article

If you want to learn more about how you can stop smoking, contact http://www.HypnotherapyForHealth.com or call at 510-690-0699

Motivation is Important in Hypnosis

2011-06-18T10:07:00.000-07:00

It is important for the hypnotherapist to find the motivation for each individual client. This is done during the pre-interview. Never think that what would motivate you to stop smoking is what will motivate someone else to stop smoking.

Here is a link to a recent article about stopping smoking and motivation
click here

New Research Comparing EFT to EMDR

2011-06-16T22:00:00.000-07:00

A Controlled Comparison of the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Two Psychological Therapies for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) vs. Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease (2011), 199(6), p 372-378.

Abstract

The present study reports on the first ever controlled comparison between eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and emotional freedom techniques (EFT) for post-traumatic stress disorder. A total of 46 participants were randomized to either EMDR (n = 23) or EFT (n = 23). The participants were assessed at baseline and then reassessed after an 8-week waiting period. Two further blind assessments were conducted at post-treatment and 3-months follow-up. Overall, the results indicated that both interventions produced significant therapeutic gains at post-treatment and follow-up in an equal number of sessions. Similar treatment effect sizes were observed in both treatment groups. Regarding clinical significant changes, a slightly higher proportion of patients in the EMDR group produced substantial clinical changes compared with the EFT group. Given the speculative nature of the theoretical basis of EFT, a dismantling study on the active ingredients of EFT should be subject to future research.

Some Medical Institutions Using Medical Hypnosis

2011-06-14T08:00:00.000-07:00

Hypnosis for pain control is used by the Stanford Cancer Center. The National Cancer Institute reports that women having surgery for breast cancer who received hypnosis before the operation needed less anesthesia and pain medication during surgery and reported less pain, nausea, fatigue and discomfort after surgery.

The Tulane University School of Medicine asserts that hypnosis shortly after the injury can prevent a second-degree burn from becoming third-degree.

Multiple hospitals affiliated with Harvard Medical School use hypnosis to speed recovery after surgery. One Harvard researcher even reported that hypnosis made bone fractures heal several weeks faster than usual.

A study at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel found hypnosis made the embryo transfer of in vitro fertilization twice as successful.

Even NASA has taught its astronauts mind-over-body techniques to slow and speed heart rates and warm and cool hands without moving them.

Belgium Researchers Agree to Use Hypnosis and Local Anesthesia to Heal Faster

2011-06-13T12:17:00.000-07:00

Surgeries can be difficult for patients. Belgium researchers have found that hypnosis and local anesthesia, if combined, helps the patient to heal faster.
click here for the article
I use my years of experience as an Anesthetist and a Clinical Hypnotherapist and have made the BEST "Hypnosis for Supplementation" MP3 surgery set!

I use it for myself!
You can order my pre-op & intra-op hypnosis MP3 set at my web site.
Click here to order

Research Using Hypnosis and Local Anesthesia for Surgery

2011-06-12T09:29:00.000-07:00

I have had numerous surgeries with just local and hypnosis I recommend it if you can. I use my hypnosis surgery CD I designed expressly for that purpose.

Click here for the article from India
Click here for the article from Brussels

Click here for the CD

Stopping the Negative Thoughts

2011-06-10T09:45:00.000-07:00

I think you will enjoy reading this article on stopping those negative thoughts.
We all have them ! It is what we do about it
click here

A Thank You Note from Helping Someone To Stop Smoking With Hypnosis/1 Session

2011-06-07T22:30:00.000-07:00

Seth-Deborah,

Hello, this is Chris Camp, you helped me quit smoking just over a
month ago, I am still happily living smoke free and I simply wanted to
say thank you. below are some testimonials you can use, if you want me
to upload any of them to any third party sites just let me know where
and I gladly will. I can’t thank you enough, you truly saved my life.

Sincerely,

Chris Camp

“I was very skeptical about using hypnosis to quit smoking, I had been
smoking a pack a day for 15 years, I had tried to quit so many times
before, I had used the gum, the patch, nothing worked until my one
time appointment with Seth-Deborah. She answered all my questions,
made me feel very comfortable about the whole thing and then through
hypnosis give me the ability to quit that day and I am still smoke
free over a month later!”

“Hypnosis to quit smoking was much easier than I had ever imagined
quitting could have ever possibly been in my life! It works because I
don’t want a cigarette anymore! I can watch friends smoke and it is
not a problem at all.”

“I am very happy with the outcome of my hypnosis experience and would
recommend it to anyone”

“Being hypnotised was really enjoyable, very comfortable and relaxing,
closer to well guided deep meditation than anything else, I was in
control the and aware the entire time, and when it was over I felt on
top of the world because I knew I was smoke free for good, and now
over a month later I still am!”

“I have recommended hypnosis and more specifically Seth-Deborah, to
friends and family, and will continue to do so, I wish I had known
years ago how beneficial hypnosis can be.”

“Seth-Deborah helped me quit smoking in one session, I just wish I had
known about hypnosis years ago.”

Use Hypnosis to Get Unstuck in Negative Thought Patterns

2011-06-04T08:44:00.000-07:00

Here is an article on recent research showing that depressed people get stuck on negative thoughts.
click here for article

Work with a hypnotherapist who will help you get "unstuck". They can help train you how to go into a state of self-hypnosis after you "graduate" from the hypnotherapy sessions.

This work can be done in person or by phone or by Skype.
http://www.HypnotherapyForHealth.com

Hypnosis for Medical IV's & Needles & Blood Draws

2011-06-03T10:49:00.000-07:00

Here is the another article I have written for AllThingsHealing.com in the hypnotherapy area. It is on the use of hypnosis for starting IV's and blood draws in the medical arena. Click here

Hypnosis and Tears

2011-06-02T11:28:00.001-07:00

Thought you might find this interesting.
An article on "Hypnosis & Tears"
http://www.allthingshealing.com/Hypnotherapy/Hypnosis-and-Tears/8094

Dental Hypnosis for Oral Surgery

2011-04-28T14:33:00.000-07:00

Teacher gets to practice her techniques on herself.

Today, I used "The Hidden Observer" today while having oral surgery. There was an area where the local was not working so I went deeper into hypnosis and just "observed" the suturing. Worked like a charm !!

The phenomenon I refer to can be found in:
Hilgard, Ernest R. and Josephine R. Hilgard. Hypnosis in the Relief of Pain. Los Altos, CA: W. Kaufmann, 1983

Fructose is Like Ethanol / Use Hypnosis to End the Addiction

2011-04-17T09:14:00.001-07:00

Here is a lecture explaining the mechanism of fructose acting like ethanol
click here for the lecture

Then use hypnosis to end the addiction

Hypnosis for Dental Phobia

2011-04-16T09:06:00.000-07:00

The body responds to this anxiety by releasing catecholamines, epinephrine and norepinephrine, from the adrenal medulla into the cardiovascular system.

Postoperative management of pain and anxiety is critical as complications might come up during the 24 hours after treatment. Stress reduction protocols would keep the risks under control.

Hypnosis can rid you of the anxiety. It is a strategy for success !!

click here to read more.
Then give me a call at 510-690-0699
Skype, or in person, or by phone HYPNOSIS WORKS!

Hypnosis is an Effective Way to Manage Medical Care

2011-04-16T08:39:00.000-07:00

Recently, what I have always known is being confirmed, such as in this article you can click on

“It is an effective and inexpensive way to manage medical care,” said Dr. David Spiegel, director of the Center on Stress and Health at Stanford University School of Medicine and a leading authority on hypnosis.

click here

Studies on Using Hypnosis Pre-Op

2011-04-15T13:13:00.000-07:00

As a Nurse Anesthetist & Clinical Hypnotherapist, I have put together, the best, pre-surgery hypnosis CD & Intra-op CDto be used wither with general or local anesthesia. Tested on myself & it works great.

It is on my web store
web store

Here is the latest article on using hypnosis pre-operatively
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/16/health/16patient.html?_r=1&emc=et

Hypnosis for Dental Anxiety

2011-04-15T12:56:00.000-07:00

Great article about reducing dental anxiety.
Of course, hypnosis is mentioned. We call it "HypnoDontics"

click here

Real Life Guided Hypnosis Imagery for Cancer Recovery Clients

2011-04-13T16:55:00.000-07:00

This is an example of real life guided hypnosis imagery that I use for my cancer recovery clients.

click here

Hypnotherapy Can Release the Trapped Emotions of IBS

2011-04-12T12:25:00.000-07:00

Hypnosis can release the trapped emotions and retrain the gut.

"Two-thirds of patients with IBS find psychological treatments can help ease symptoms when medicine hasn't helped, says Dr. Julian Stern, a consultant psychiatrist at St. Mark's Hospital in Harrow, England, which has a specialist unit investigating the relationship between emotional trauma and the gut. We are not saying their problems are in their head, just that stress and other unresolved psychological issues may be a contributory factor."

Read more:

This is Taught in my Medical Hypnosis Certification Training

2011-04-12T10:25:00.000-07:00

"We found that parents' pain catastrophizing scores predicted their adult children's results, irrespective of the level of actual pain experienced by the adult patients. Since during childhood parents serve as a model that children imitate, it is possible that children use social and communicative tools that they have observed in their parents, to manage their own distress in a similar context. Families may develop a specific cognitive style of dealing with pain,"

click here for research

Use Hypnosis to Relieve Stress & Stay Younger Mentally

2011-04-12T01:30:00.000-07:00

The extended release of the stress hormone cortisol can result in old-age memory loss. (Yau JLW et al., Journal of Neuroscience, 2011) This study builds on early research which showed that stress increased the risk of memory loss and mental decline in older diabetics (Reynolds RM et al., Diabetes Care, 2010) and also increased the risk of memory loss among people at risk for developing Alzheimer’s Disease (Peavy GM et al., Biological Psychiatry, 2007).

Visualize Video

2011-04-10T11:57:00.000-07:00

A great little video labeled "Visualize"

Thoughts Have an Effect

2011-04-09T08:20:00.000-07:00

Here is a video showing Masaru Emoto's work on the effect of thoughts and intent on water crystals. If you haven't seen this or heard of this....then you MUST click on this video.

Our body is 70% water. Your thoughts do have an effect on your inside !!

click here

Individualize for Hypnosis Success to Stop Smoking

2011-03-06T10:56:00.000-08:00

Here is one of the reasons you MUST find out your clients motivation for change.

Individualization is what is needed for your clients success!

Hypnosis for Chronic Pain

2011-03-06T10:17:00.000-08:00

More and more the information is out there about how the mind has the ability to alter the perception of pain. This is what is so good about hypnosis. We train you, with practice, how to change how YOUR BRAIN responds to the perception of pain.

Here are some article to read
#1
#2

Feel free to contact me to learn more.
Skype and in-person or phone sessions are available.

My Hypnosis CD Works for Bedwetting

2011-03-06T09:51:00.000-08:00

I would like to share with you an email I received this morning from a mom whose 9 year old son was wet EVERY NIGHT in the past. What a great way to start my day. Change a habit, change a life!

"We are still having great success. He has been dry every night except for one. You cracked into George's code!! He is showing signs of a different confidence that is great to see."- Jana

Introduction of Medical Hypnosis

2011-03-04T17:02:00.000-08:00

Introduction of Medical Hypnosis

Watch my video I just made.

Self-Hypnosis Techniques for Dental Procedures

2011-03-04T16:43:00.000-08:00

It`s important to understand the psychology of pain. The purpose of pain is to get one`s attention; in fact, 80 to 90 percent of pain is actually the brain amplifying the signal. Once the attention is focused away from the cause, the amplification is no longer necessary and the pain decreases. Understanding this can assist you in helping your clients or even yourself if you are having a dental procedure.

The use of relaxation during a dental procedure can be accomplished through self-hypnosis. It is known that people who meditate are able to control pain and discomfort 70 to 80 percent better than those who do not so I recommend practicing these techniques before the trip to the dentist as a way to train the brain. Some patients are so good at this that they have had extractions (even wisdom teeth) without the aid of medication. Teaching self-hypnosis techniques will help your clients. Here are 5 basic techniques that you can quickly and easily teach your clients and use yourself:

(1) Gazing - Select a small object in the room and stare at it. Keep your eyes soft and just notice it. This is a something we did naturally as children. The more you practice this the more your brain learns how to do this. You can let the object go in or out of focus or look beyond the object.

(2) Breath-counting meditation - Have your clients count each exhale. Tell them that if their mind wanders, just begin again starting at the beginning number.. The object is not to see how many breaths you can count, but to keep the mind focused on something other than the procedure. I used this method once when the Xylocaine local anesthetic was wearing off and I had to take my mind off of the suturing.

(3) Mantra repetition - Instruct your client to repeat a healing phrase, such as "I am relaxed and feeling fine. Every moment feeling better and better" to themselves. This has the added benefit of increasing your natural healing ability.

(4) There is another technique called "Feeling Focusing." that was created to help children deal with fear. (This can be used with adults also) The child locates where the anxiety in their body. Then you tell them to breathe deeply and to keep their attention focused on that spot. Again, if their minds wander, simply instruct them to bring their attention back to the spot where the anxiety is. If the feeling moves, have them follow it. The anxiety will begin to fade and disappear. Simply remind them to focus their attention on the feeling every minute (or how often you need to) and to continue to breathe deeply.

(5) Go to a safe place, real or imagined, and take in all aspects of that place. See what you would see, hear what you would hear, feel what you would feel and smell what you would smell. Allow you image to be a vivid as possible.

Binge Eating and Dopamine and Hypnosis

2011-03-01T06:44:00.000-08:00

A recent study showed that, in binge eaters but not ordinary obese subjects, the mere sight or smell of favorite foods triggers a spike in dopamine -- a brain chemical linked to reward and motivation. So what do we do as hypnotherapists?

One of the things we can do is teach our clients EFT as they realize that responses may be linked to actual internal changes. Another is to use NLP techniques such as rehearsal, replay, anchoring and anything else the hypnotist can utilize to rewire the brain. Our brain is capable of change.

click here for article

Can Hypnosis Help with Depression ?

2011-03-01T06:38:00.000-08:00

Meditation As Good As Medication
American Journal of Nursing

A recent study shows that cognitive therapy combined with daily practice of meditation, yoga, and other health–enhancing behaviors can be as effective as long–term antidepressant medication alone in preventing relapse in patients who have had several bouts of major depression.

I know that hypnosis can help deal with the issues that are at the root of the depression by releasing emotions, healing emotions and learning new ways to deal with life's ups and downs

click here for article

Visualization Proven to Help Weight Loss- Think HYPNOSIS

2011-02-28T18:44:00.000-08:00

There recently was a study from Montreal that proved that visualization helped to produce weight loss. This is something that we hypnotists have always known.

Click here for the study

Use Hypnosis to Effect Your Pain Management

2011-02-18T07:48:00.000-08:00

The mind is a powerful tool.
We can learn how to use it for our physical health.

This is an interesting article that shows how the disbelief in a medicine can actually have the opposite effect compared to the belief in a medicine.
Click here to read the article.

The Placebo Effect Gives a Clue as to Why Hypnosis Works

2011-02-16T19:09:00.000-08:00

Watch this video and learn how powerful the mind is.
This is about the placebo effect.....fascinating click here

Why Use Hypnosis to Lose Weight & Change Your Brain

2011-02-15T19:07:00.000-08:00

The results of a research study, published last week in Nature Obesity (click here) online, has shown that as your weight goes up the function of your prefrontal cortex (the most human thoughtful part of the brain) goes down.

For this study, theresearch team used brain SPECT imaging to see the effects of weight on brain function in a healthy population.

The takeaway from this study : If you do not get control of your weight, you may end up with poorer and poorer judgment, making it harder and harder to make good decisions to get healthy.

Use hypnotherapy to let go of old eating patterns and get healthier

Use Hypnosis to Change How You Respond to Anxiety

2011-02-14T10:23:00.000-08:00

I just read this interesting article about overactivity in the amygdala and how a failure to activate the ventral prefrontal cortex can contribute to some people being more subject to anxiety reactions.

I know that with the use of hypnosis and NLP we can retrain the brain.

Quote from this article:
"If we can train those individuals who are not naturally good at this to be able to do this, we may be able to help chronically anxious individuals as well as those who live in situations where they are exposed to dangerous or stressful situations over a long time frame,"

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Hypnosis for Childbirth

2011-02-14T09:39:00.000-08:00

Hypnosis for childbirth is becoming more accepted.
Check out this article from the NHS in England.

A hypnosis instructor can easily teach you how.

In Cancer Survival, 'Mind Matters,' Says Expert- a reason for Hypnosis

2011-02-10T16:03:00.000-08:00

Here is an interesting article

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/736734

From Medscape Medical News > Oncology
In Cancer Survival, 'Mind Matters,' Says Expert
End of life is most relevant
Nick Mulcahy
Authors and Disclosures

February 2, 2011 — Social support and psychologic/psychiatric
interventions can improve survival in cancer but are "overlooked" in
the treatment of the disease, argues a psychiatrist in an essay
published in the February 2 issue of the Journal of the American
Medical Association.

Dr. David Spiegel
"A patient's personal mental management of the stresses associated
with cancer" is a "natural ally" in the battle with this disease,
writes David Spiegel, MD, from the Department of Psychiatry and
Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo
Alto, California.

"It is plausible that interventions providing emotional and social
support at the end of life have a positive influence on physiological
stress-response systems that affect survival," he writes, suggesting a
mechanism of action.

But another expert in the field of behavioral medicine noted that
there is very little evidence of such survival benefit.

"Social support almost certainly makes people feel better, which is
hugely important, and I wouldn't be surprised if it did improve
survival," said Richard Sloan, PhD, from the Division of Behavioral
Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center in New York City.
But, he added, there is no strong body of evidence that treatments and
services addressing social or emotional issues improve survival in the
field of cancer.

For instance, "I know of no study in cancer patients that shows that
reducing depression improves survival," he said. "We should treat
depression because it makes patients miserable, not because we think
it may improve survival," he added.

Dr. Sloan's great concern about the discussion of the evidence
regarding psychosocial support and cancer survival is how the
information is received by the public, most importantly cancer patients.

"We have to be really careful not to oversell the interventions we
have," he told Medscape Medical News. The reason? "People can feel at
fault if they don't respond to a program," he said. In a recent
editorial in the New York Times, Dr. Sloan discusses some of the
history of "mind cure" movements in the United States. The editorial
touches on the lack of scientific validity in the belief that
personality or "a way of thinking" can influence disease outcomes. As
he notes, a recent large study dismissed the idea that any personality
type is associated with the risk of getting or surviving cancer.

Dr. Spiegel does not say that cancer can be cured by psychosocial
interventions and makes no claims about the power of positive
thinking. Instead, he argues that psychosocial support, which includes
the discussion of death and learning how to manage pain and anxiety,
might extend survival, particularly at the end of life. He summarizes:
"It is not simply mind over matter — but mind matters."

Follows Palliative Care Study

Dr. Spiegel's essay comes about 6 months after a study on palliative
care in cancer was published in the New England Journal of Medicine
(2010;363:733-742). In that study, the introduction of palliative care
— a program designed to minimize pain and improve quality of life — at
diagnosis, in parallel with standard oncologic care, was associated
with a significant improvement in survival in patients with metastatic
nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLS).

After discussing the palliative care study in his essay, Dr. Spiegel
states that "there is increasing evidence that social support affects
survival [in cancer]." He cites 2 studies in particular: a study in
women with early-stage breast cancer, which was led by Barbara
Andersen, PhD, from Ohio State University in Columbus (Cancer.
2008;113:3450-3458); and a study by Dr. Spiegel himself in women with
metastatic breast cancer (Lancet. 1989;2:888-891).

To Medscape Medical News, he mentioned 3 other randomized trials and 1
matched-cohort trial that "have found that psychosocial treatment for
patients with a variety of cancers produced both psychological and
survival benefits." The cancers in these types of studies tend to be
those with the poorest prognosis, including malignant melanoma, NSCLC,
leukemia, and gastrointestinal tract cancers, Dr. Spiegel points out
in his essay.

"For breast and other cancers, when aggressive antitumor treatments
are less effective, supportive approaches appear to become more
useful," observed Dr. Spiegel.

Dr. Andersen said that the quantity of cancer research that indicates
a survival benefit of psychosocial interventions is not abundant.
"There is not all that much data on social support in particular," she
told Medscape Medical News.

Nonetheless, Dr. Andersen suggested that the palliative care study
represents a pivotal moment in this area of research. The fact that
the New England Journal of Medicine published it was "quite amazing,"
she said. The journal has a "history of considerable skepticism with
regard to the importance of psychological and behavioral factors in
cancer," she explained.

Dr. Andersen also pointed out that "there's a whole lot more going on
in psychosocial interventions than just social support." For instance,
in her breast cancer study, she and her colleagues note that the
intervention was psychologist led, conducted in small groups, and
included strategies to reduce stress, improve mood, alter health
behaviors, and maintain adherence to cancer treatment and care.

Therein lies a problem, said Dr. Sloan. "It's hard to know which is
the active agent" in such multifactorial studies. For instance, he
wondered whether treatment adherence was the element of the Ohio State
program that tipped the scale toward a survival benefit.

Dr. Andersen responded that adherence was not a factor in the
differential survival.

Dr. Andersen would like the discussion about the benefits of
psychosocial interventions and drug therapies and other treatments to
not be a matter of "either/or." The various interventions should work
together, she said.

The authors have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

JAMA. 2011;305:502-503.

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Dangers of Insomnia

2011-02-09T18:56:00.000-08:00

Here are two article about the dangers of insomnia.
Use hypnosis to end the cycle.!!

1st article risk for heart attacks

2nd article risk for colon cancer

Hypnosis for Pre-Surgery Improves Immune System

2011-02-08T19:40:00.001-08:00

Giving patients stress-relief advice and relaxation classes before surgery could speed recovery and boost long-term survival.

In a new study of 160 men undergoing surgery for prostate cancer, those given stress-management had more active immune systems 48 hours after the procedure — important for tackling inflammation and infection.

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Using Hypnosis for Cardiac Bypass Surgery

2011-02-08T13:17:00.000-08:00

Holist Nurs Pract. 2010 Jul-Aug;24(4):213-22.
A pilot study to assess the effects of a guided imagery audiotape intervention on psychological outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
Stein TR, Olivo EL, Grand SH, Namerow PB, Costa J, Oz MC.

Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. ts2007@columbia.edu
Abstract
Depression and anxiety are associated with increased risk of postoperative cardiac events and death in patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery. These risks persist even several months after the procedure. Guided imagery has been used with cardiac surgery patients for some time and with numerous anecdotal reports of considerable benefit. In addition, this therapy is low-cost and easy to implement, and the literature holds ample evidence for its efficacy in symptom reduction in various patient populations. It was thus hypothesized that preoperative use of guided imagery would reduce postoperative distress in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft. Fifty-six patients scheduled to undergo coronary artery bypass graft at Columbia University Medical Center were randomized into 3 groups: guided imagery, music therapy, and standard care control. Patients in the imagery and music groups listened to audiotapes preoperatively and intraoperatively. All patients completed psychological, complementary medicine therapies use, and other assessments preoperatively and at 1 week and 6 months postoperatively. Only preoperative distress was predictive of postoperative distress at follow-up. Use of complementary medicine therapies was high in all groups and this fact, in addition to the small sample size, may have accounted for the lack of significant relationship between imagery and postoperative distress. Regardless, this complementary and alternative medicine therapy remains palatable to patients. Given its efficacy in other patient populations, it is worth exploring its potential utility for this population with a larger sample.

Using Hypnosis to Signal the Cancer Director

2011-02-05T04:23:00.000-08:00

In my sessions with clients we use hypnosis to communicate to our inner director. As the article states," The billions of cells in a living human body must communicate to develop, repair tissue, and effectively maintain normal physiological functions." It's all about the signal!

Use your subconscious mind to reach your decision maker, to reach your healer.

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Hypnosis Works to Stop Smoking NO BRAIN SCAN NEEDED

2011-01-31T00:13:00.000-08:00

There was an article about "US researchers have found a way to predict how successful a smoker will be at quitting by using an MRI scan to look for activity in a region of the brain associated with behavior change."

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/brain-scan-can-tell-if-you-are-a-quitter-researchers/story-fn5fsgyc-1225997606773#ixzz1CbBWXDfQ

We don't need to use brain scans. Hypnotherapy can help you GET TO THE REASONS, RELEASE THE REASONS, & INSTALL POSITIVE SUGGESTIONS. We work with the subconscious which is where change happens.

FREE teleseminar "Dozens of Easy, Proven Ways to Lose Weight and Keep It Off"

2011-01-25T23:15:00.001-08:00

It's Seth-Deborah Roth here.
Just wanted to give you a quick
update on something I just found.

20 top self help professionals have come together
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Hypnosis Can Tap into the Placebo Effect

2011-01-19T14:49:00.000-08:00

The placebo effect is real.
Use hypnosis to tap into the effect.

Click here for a recent article on the placebo effect

Use Hypnosis to Get Off the Hamster Wheel of a HIgh Fat Diet

2011-01-19T14:44:00.000-08:00

The brains of mice fed a high-fat diet for an extended period of time showed irreversible changes in areas associated with reward and pleasure, a new study has found.

click here for the info on this study and then contact me at 510-590-0599 to stop the madness and get off of that hamster sheel of the same old destructive behavior over and over again !

Hypnotherapy Can Work to Improve Your Health

2011-01-19T14:32:00.000-08:00

HUMAN MISBEHAVIOR IS THE ROOT OF MOST ILLNESS

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACTS

By 2020, behavioral health disorders will surpass all physical diseases as a major cause of disability
world-wide.(2)

Nearly 5,000 deaths are attributable to underage drinking each year.(3)
Each year, tobacco use results in more deaths (443,000/year) than AIDS, unintentional injuries, suicide,
homicide, and alcohol and drug abuse combined; almost half of these deaths occur among people with
mental and substance use disorders.(4)
In 2008, an estimated 2.9 million persons aged 12 or older used an illicit drug for the first time within
the past 12 months; an average of 8,000 initiates per day.(5)
Half of all lifetime cases of mental and substance use disorders begin by age 14 and three-fourths by
age 24.(6)
Adults who began drinking alcohol before age 21 were more likely to be later classified with alcohol
dependence or abuse than those who had their first drink at or after age 21.(7)
Over 33,300 Americans die every year as a result of suicide, approximately one every 16 minutes.(8)
One estimate puts the total economic costs of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders among
youth in the United States at approximately $247 billion.(9)
The annual total estimated societal cost of substance abuse in the Unites States is $510.8 billion.(10)
In 2008, there were an estimated 9.8 million adults aged 18 or older in the United States with a serious
mental illness and 2 million youth aged 12 to 17 who had a major depressive episode during the past year.
Among persons aged 12 or older who used pain relievers non-medically in the past 12 months, 55.9 percent
got them from a friend or relative for free.(12)
1 http://drugabuse.gov/consequences.
2 Promoting Mental Health: Concepts, Emerging Evidence, Practice
(summary report). Geneva (CH): World Health Organization; 2004 WHO Reference
3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] 2004; Hingson and Kenkel 2004; Levy et al. 1999; National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA] 2003; Smith et al. 1999). Cited in Department of Health and
Human Services. The Surgeon General's Call to Action To Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking. Department
of Health and Human Services, Office of the Surgeon General, 2007.
4 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2008). Smoking-Attributable Mortality, Years of Potential Life Lost,
and Productivity Losses—United States, 2000–2004. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report [serial online],
57(45): 1226–1228.
5 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2009). Results from the 2008 National Survey on
Drug Use and Health: National Findings (Office of Applied Studies, NSDUH Series H-36, HHS Publication No.
SMA 09-4434). Rockville, MD.
6 Kessler, R.C., Berglund, P., Demler, O., Jin, R., Merikangas, K.R., & Walters, E.E. (2005). Lifetime prevalence
and age-of-onset distributions of DSM-IV disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication. Archives of
General Psychiatry, 62(6), 593-602.
7 Office of Applied Studies. (2009). Results from the 2008 National Survey on
Drug Use and Health: National Findings (DHHS Publication No. SMA 09–4434, NSDUH Series H–36). Rockville, MD:
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
8 National Vital Statistics Reports, vol 57, no 14. Deaths: Final Data for 2006 by Melonie Heron, Ph.D.; Donna L.
Hoyert, Ph.D.; Sherry L. Murphy, B.S.; Jiaquan Xu, M.D.; Kenneth D. Kochanek, M.A.; and Betzaida Tejada-Vera, B.S.;
Division of Vital Statistics. 9 National Research Council and Institute of Medicine (2009), Preventing Mental, Emotional,
and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and Possibilities. Committee on the Prevention of Mental
Disorders and Substance Abuse among Children, Youth, and Young Adults: Research Advances and Promising
Interventions. Mary Ellen O’Connell, Thomas Boat, and Kenneth E. Warner, Editors. Board on Children, Youth, and
Families, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
10 Miller, T. and Hendrie, D. Substance Abuse Prevention Dollars and Cents: A Cost-Benefit Analysis. DHHS Pub. No.
(SMA) 07-4298. Rockville, MD: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2009. 11 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2009). Results from the 2008
National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings (Office of Applied Studies, NSDUH Series H-36, HHS
Publication No. SMA 09-4434). Rockville, MD.
12 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2009). Results from the 2008 National Survey on Drug
Use and Health: National Findings (Office of Applied Studies, NSDUH Series H-36, HHS Publication No. SMA 09-4434).
Rockville, MD

www.samhsa.gov
2010(“SAMHSA’s Roles & Action Plan- 2011-2014”)

Guest Speaker on Loosing Weight for Medical Hypnosis Issues

2011-01-16T13:33:00.000-08:00

Hi [Your Customer Name Here]
I just wanted to let you know that I will be a guest
speaker at the next Premier Summit called
"Over 20 Simple, Proven Ways to Lose Weight".

It starts on February 1st and there are about 20
great speakers lined up. The best thing is that
it is totally free.

Click the link to check it out.

Thanks for everything,
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Within Minutes Cigarettes Cause Damage

2011-01-16T10:54:00.000-08:00

Those first few puffs on a cigarette can within minutes cause genetic damage linked to cancer, US scientists said in a study released.

Read the study then call me to stop smoking by Skype, phone or in-person
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Facts About Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy

2011-01-16T10:01:00.000-08:00

I thought you might like this article about the essential facts about hypnosis and hypnotherapy form a source in England

click here

Hypnosis for Insomnia

2011-01-15T12:59:00.000-08:00

When I work with my insomnia clients, I always emphasize the need for what is called "Sleep Hygiene".

According to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), exposure to electrical light between dusk and bedtime strongly suppresses melatonin levels and may impact physiologic processes regulated by melatonin signaling, such as sleepiness, thermoregulation, blood pressure and glucose homeostasis.

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Hypnosis and Reprogramming our DNA

2010-12-20T17:47:00.000-08:00

Our DNA can be influenced and reprogrammed by words and frequencies according to Russian research.

Living DNA substance (in living tissue, not in vitro) will always react to language-modulated laser rays and even to radio waves, if the proper frequencies are being used. This finally and scientifically explains why affirmations, autogenous training, hypnosis and the like can have such strong effects on humans and their bodies.

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Manchester Color Wheel and Hypnotherapy for IBS

2010-12-15T23:13:00.000-08:00

For patients with a positive mood color the odds of responding to hypnotherapy were nine times higher than that of those choosing either a neutral or negative color or no color at all (odds ratio: 8.889; p=0.042). Furthermore, a high TAS score and the presence of HAD anxiety also had good predictive value (odds ratio: 4.024; p=0.092, 3.917; p<0.001>

Click here for the abstract study

Hypnosis for Abdominal Pain in Pediatrics.

2010-11-26T21:29:00.000-08:00

Imagine something in your hand that melts in your hand like butter and then you put it in your tummy and it makes it stronger, or imagine drinking your favorite drink and again the inside of your tummy is coated with this special layer.

Click her for the article on using Guided Imagery for abdominal pain in pediatrics.

Hypnosis to Reduce Blood Pressure

2010-11-19T14:00:00.001-08:00

Hypnosis to reduce Blood Pressure

 With the use of hypnosis 80% of hypertensive patients lowered blood pressure and decreased medications. 16% were able to discontinue all of their medication. The Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation 1989.

Hypnosis Study

2010-11-17T07:57:00.000-08:00

Hypnosis Wins

Hypnotherapy , CBT and Psychoanalysis After 600 sessions of psychoanalysis, 38 per cent of the patients reported recovery from their conditions; those receiving behaviour therapy improved in 72 percent of all cases after twenty-two sessions; while hypnotherapy produced a 93% success rate after only six sessions. The Psychotherapy Journal of the American Psychiatric Association – Dr. Alfred A. Barrios.

Post natal Depression and Hypnosis

2010-11-16T22:58:00.000-08:00

Ways in which we can help our clients achieve fertility.

Hypnotherapy was successfully utilized in the treatment of Postpartum Depression by attending to the specific problems presented by the client and developing client skills to resolve existing problems and prevent their recurrence. American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis (493, January 2007): Treating Postpartum Depression with Hypnosis: Addressing Specific Symptoms Presented by the Client.©2007 American Society of Clinical Hypnosis.

Hypnosis and Smell

2010-11-16T07:34:00.000-08:00

During hypnosis, the patient learns to associate pleasant scents with a sense of security and self-control

This was used for needle phobias and panic anxiety.

http://www.nlp.de/cgi-bin/research/nlp-rdb.cgi?action=res_record&files=339_rdb.dat&f_count=1

Hypnosis for Teeth Grinding

2010-11-09T08:03:00.000-08:00

Hypnosis is Dentist recommended for teeth grinding.

This can be accomplished with in person sessions or by phone or by Skype

Here is the article

Autogenic Training (a popular term for relaxation + guided imagery in Europe and elsewhere) on the symptoms of IBS and finds it reduces symptoms

2010-10-26T11:10:00.000-07:00

Effect of autogenic training on general improvement in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.

Department of Behavioral Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1 Seiryo, Aoba, Sendai, 980-8575, Japan.

Abstract
Autogenic training (AT) is a useful and comprehensive relaxation technique. However, no studies have investigated the effects of AT on irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In this study we tested the hypothesis that AT improves symptoms of IBS. Twenty-one patients with IBS were randomly assigned to AT (n = 11, 5 male, 6 female) or control therapy (n = 10, 5 male, 5 female). AT patients were trained intensively, while the control therapy consisted of discussions about patients' meal habits and life styles. All patients answered a question related to adequate relief (AR) of IBS symptoms and four questionnaires: Self-induced IBS Questionnaire (SIBSQ), Self-reported Depression Scale (SDS), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and Medical Outcome Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36). The proportion of AR in the last AT session in the AT group (9/11, 81.8%) was significantly higher than that in the controls (3/10, 30.0%, Chi-square test, p = 0.048). Two subscales of the SF-36, i.e., social functioning and bodily pain, were significantly improved in the AT group (p < 0.05) as compared to the control group. Role emotional (p = 0.051) and general health (p = 0.068) showed a tendency for improvement in the AT group. AT may be useful in the treatment of IBS by enhancing self-control.

Hypnosis Tested in a Nurse MidWifery Program

2010-10-05T11:45:00.000-07:00

Investigators from Marquette University’s Nurse-Midwifery Program in Milwaukee examined the physiological and psychological effects of hypnosis on healthy women.

A sample of 30 healthy, female volunteers, not pregnant, predominantly White and college students listened to a 30-minute recording of relaxing, affirming hypnotic suggestions while sitting comfortably in a recliner.

Hypnotizability and trait anxiety were measured at baseline. Tension-anxiety was measured at baseline and following the hypnotic induction. Heart rate, respiratory rate, and heart rate variability were collected before, during, and following the hypnosis.

Paired t tests revealed significantly reduced heart rate (p<.001), respiratory rate (p<.001), low-to-high frequency heart rate variability ratio (p<.001), and tension-anxiety (p<.001), whereas high frequency heart rate variability was increased (p<.001) after the 30-minute hypnotic session.

The researchers conclude that hypnosis is an innovative, low-technology, self-modulating approach that may well contribute to stress reduction and health promotion. Parameters demonstrated increased parasympathetic nervous system activity associated with relaxation during and immediately after the hypnosis experience.

Findings from this study suggest that nurses can include hypnosis information when advising healthy women about available stress reduction approaches, as well as tailor their nursing care for women using this approach.

Citation: VandeVusse L, Hanson L, Berner MA, White Winters JM. Impact of self-hypnosis in women on selectphysiologic and psychological parameters. Journal of Obstetrical, Gynecological andNeonatal Nursing. 2010 Mar;39 (2): pp. 159-68. leona.vandevusse@mu.edu

Hypnosis for Cancer & Hot Flashes

2010-09-26T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hot flashes are a significant problem for many breast cancer survivors. They can cause discomfort, disrupted sleep, anxiety, and decreased quality of life. This study was developed to evaluate the effect of a hypnosis intervention for hot flashes.

The conclusion was that hypnosis appears to reduce perceived hot flashes in breast cancer survivors and may have additional benefits such as reduced anxiety and depression, and improved sleep.

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Retrain with Hypnotherapy for IBS

2010-09-19T16:54:00.000-07:00

Hypnotherapy teaches the Unconscious Mind to re-train the body to function normally again. It is neuro-muscular retraining done using the unconscious mind.

The study, by researchers at UCLA and Canada's McGill University, appears in the July 2010issue of Gastroenterology.(1) The findings show that IBS is associated with both decreases and increases in grey matter density in key areas of the brain involved in attention, emotion regulation, pain inhibition and the processing of visceral information.
Investigators found both increases and decreases of brain grey matter in specific cortical brain regions. Even after accounting for additional factors such as anxiety and depression, researchers still discovered differences between IBS patients and control subjects:

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