BBC March 18,2010
Hypnotherapy 'can help' irritable
bowel syndrome
Greater use of hypnotherapy to ease the symptoms of
irritable bowel syndrome would help sufferers and might
save money, says a gastroenterologist.
Dr Roland Valori, editor of Frontline Gastroenterology, said
of the first 100 of his patients treated, symptoms improved
significantly for nine in 10. Read More
Hypnotherapy 'can help' irritable
bowel syndrome
Greater use of hypnotherapy to ease the symptoms of
irritable bowel syndrome would help sufferers and might
save money, says a gastroenterologist.
Dr Roland Valori, editor of Frontline Gastroenterology, said
of the first 100 of his patients treated, symptoms improved
significantly for nine in 10. Read More
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Can Hypnosis Snuff Out a Smoker's
Cigarette Habit?
New study finds hypnotism is an effective smoking-cessation
technique
By Lindsay Chura
Web Posted: June 23, 2008
Smokers trying to quit sometimes use nicotine patches to
fight their tobacco dependence. But patches don't work for
everyone. New research suggests that patches might be made
more effective if used in combination with hypnosis, just as
they tend to work better when used in conjunction with
professional counseling. A recently published study showed
hypnotherapy to be as effective as standard behavioral
counseling when combined with nicotine patches in helping
smokers to quit and stay off cigarettes for one year.
"This study provides much-needed evidence that hypnosis is
indeed a very helpful treatment," says lead author Timothy
Carmody.
During hypnotherapy, Carmody explained, patients are
coaxed into a relaxed state and then provided with a series of
skills for coping with withdrawal symptoms and the urge to
smoke. Patients are given an audiotape of this training to
reinforce these messages at home, and over time it is hoped
they will gain increased confidence in their ability to stay off
cigarettes for the long term.
Hypnotherapy is one of many alternative therapies gaining
wider acceptance at some of the nation's best hospitals and
medical research institutes. The study, conducted at the San
Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California-
San Francisco, was published in the May issue of Nicotine &
Tobacco Research. A total of 286 participants were randomly
divided and received either hypnosis or standard behavioral
counseling aimed at smoking cessation. During standard
behavioral counseling, patient and counselor discussed the
dangers of smoking and the benefits of quitting. Participants
in both groups were seen for two 60-minute sessions and
received three 20-minute follow-up calls to reinforce the
messages discussed in either the hypnosis or behavioral
counseling treatment sessions.
Hypnosis was particularly helpful for would-be quitters who
reported a history of depression. That finding suggests that
smokers who have struggled with depression—or perhaps
with other psychiatric conditions, Carmody says—might
someday receive hypnosis as part of the quitting process.
Cigarette Habit?
New study finds hypnotism is an effective smoking-cessation
technique
By Lindsay Chura
Web Posted: June 23, 2008
Smokers trying to quit sometimes use nicotine patches to
fight their tobacco dependence. But patches don't work for
everyone. New research suggests that patches might be made
more effective if used in combination with hypnosis, just as
they tend to work better when used in conjunction with
professional counseling. A recently published study showed
hypnotherapy to be as effective as standard behavioral
counseling when combined with nicotine patches in helping
smokers to quit and stay off cigarettes for one year.
"This study provides much-needed evidence that hypnosis is
indeed a very helpful treatment," says lead author Timothy
Carmody.
During hypnotherapy, Carmody explained, patients are
coaxed into a relaxed state and then provided with a series of
skills for coping with withdrawal symptoms and the urge to
smoke. Patients are given an audiotape of this training to
reinforce these messages at home, and over time it is hoped
they will gain increased confidence in their ability to stay off
cigarettes for the long term.
Hypnotherapy is one of many alternative therapies gaining
wider acceptance at some of the nation's best hospitals and
medical research institutes. The study, conducted at the San
Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California-
San Francisco, was published in the May issue of Nicotine &
Tobacco Research. A total of 286 participants were randomly
divided and received either hypnosis or standard behavioral
counseling aimed at smoking cessation. During standard
behavioral counseling, patient and counselor discussed the
dangers of smoking and the benefits of quitting. Participants
in both groups were seen for two 60-minute sessions and
received three 20-minute follow-up calls to reinforce the
messages discussed in either the hypnosis or behavioral
counseling treatment sessions.
Hypnosis was particularly helpful for would-be quitters who
reported a history of depression. That finding suggests that
smokers who have struggled with depression—or perhaps
with other psychiatric conditions, Carmody says—might
someday receive hypnosis as part of the quitting process.
CIRCLE ONE
Weight Management and Hypnosis
Successful weight management consists of three simple rules. Rules you probably
already know.
Dieting does not work as you probably already know. Healthy weight loss comes
from changing one’s lifestyle, and typically progresses at the rate of about one pound
per week. Higher rates of loss, more than three pounds per week, raise the
possibility of health complications.
Professional hypnosis can help you follow these rules. Hypnosis will assist you:
The weight management programs offered by reputable organizations such as
Weight Watchers, NutriSystem and others do work if you actually stick with them.
Hypnosis can help remain in compliance with formal programs such as these.
However establishing life long behavioral modifications release you from the need to
stay in these programs indefinitely. Without the associated behavior modification
weight management can prove to be unsuccessful once you are no longer in a formal
program.
Keep in mind if you “lose weight” your subconscious will go looking for it believing it
needs to be “found”. With behavior modification your subconscious association will
be altered to recognize your healthy weight management and your resulting perfect
weight and body image.
Successful weight management consists of three simple rules. Rules you probably
already know.
- Be in control of what you eat and drink.
- Make sure your water intake is adequate.
- Take every opportunity to put more movement, more physical motion, into
your life.
Dieting does not work as you probably already know. Healthy weight loss comes
from changing one’s lifestyle, and typically progresses at the rate of about one pound
per week. Higher rates of loss, more than three pounds per week, raise the
possibility of health complications.
Professional hypnosis can help you follow these rules. Hypnosis will assist you:
- By helping you remember them, so that you think of them and follow them at
the appropriate times. - By re-framing any subconscious objections you might have to carrying them
out. - By raising the hormone alert in your brain that tells you when to stop eating
because you are full. - By lowering the hormone alert in your brain that tells you when to eat.
- By enhancing your ability to heed the signals coming from your brain.
- By addressing secondary issues that may be leading you to eat improperly.
The weight management programs offered by reputable organizations such as
Weight Watchers, NutriSystem and others do work if you actually stick with them.
Hypnosis can help remain in compliance with formal programs such as these.
However establishing life long behavioral modifications release you from the need to
stay in these programs indefinitely. Without the associated behavior modification
weight management can prove to be unsuccessful once you are no longer in a formal
program.
Keep in mind if you “lose weight” your subconscious will go looking for it believing it
needs to be “found”. With behavior modification your subconscious association will
be altered to recognize your healthy weight management and your resulting perfect
weight and body image.