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>> Thursday, July 22, 2010

Hypnosis in Drugs - Ten Ways in which it can facilitate



By: aaron adish

The National Institutes of Health have been funding a number of clinical trials, one in all the focuses of that has been Hypnosis in contemporary medicine.

This specific subject has been reviewed by James H Stewart, M.D., of the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Stewart, whereas highlighting the essential ideas of Hypnosis, conjointly reviewed the results of the many clinical trials of Hypnosis in treating a variety of medical conditions.

He conducted brain tests while individuals were actually undergoing Hypnosis and his findings were most interesting and particularly damaging to the opinions of naysayers and doubters of the treatment. As an example, he found that it isn't merely a matter of following directions, however an actual amendment in the perception of the brain.

Additionally, and this will come back as a nasty shock to those who hold Hypnosis up to ridicule, it is emphatically not a placebo, nor is it a state of sleep. This comes as no surprise to those folks who apprehend something in the slightest degree about Hypnosis. It merely re-enforces the facts that are in plain read for years.

Dr. Stewart noted ten advantages of Hypnosis in treating the following;

1. Anesthesia and pain relief throughout surgery. You may remember that we saw this during a previous article regarding a young Canadian dentist who was operated upon without any form of anesthesia. He hypnotized himself, laughed and joked with the operating doctors and when the procedure was complete, simply dressed himself and walked out of the operating theatre.

2. Treatment of persistent Eczema.

3. Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

4. Peptic Ulcer Disease.

5. High Blood Pressure, (Hypertension),

6. Obesity and general weight loss,

7. Chronic Tinnitus,

8. Fibromyalgia,

9. Impotence and

10. Kind a combine of Diabetes.

Diabetes a try of in explicit is of nice concern. In February 2007, GlaxoSmithKline used the website of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to announce a letter they wrote to doctors explaining how sure commonly used medication will cause a considerable increase in the risk of bone fracture in women.

Again, in November 2007, European and U.S. diabetologists demanded bigger caution in the employment of medicines like Avandia that has been linked to an increase in heart attacks. It looks as fruitless because it seems cruel to tell some poor person who's been on these medications for your time, that she runs the danger of keeling over with a heart attack!

The benefits of Hypnosis with these conditions are just the tip of the iceberg. Dr. Stewart, for the purposes of this report, wasn't concerned with the tremendous benefits of Hypnosis in respect of mental conditions.

Within the past fifty years, there have been a great several studies carried out on the advantages of Hypnosis, a heap of them by highly qualified physicians like Dr. Stewart in well regulated conditions and institutions. Self hypnosis, too, is highly suggested, provided it's taught by qualified individuals. It is a means of building a bridge between the conscious and subconscious mind.

The advantages, after all, are enormous. Reports vary greatly as to what proportion of our minds we tend to use; some say 2%, others four%, nevertheless others put the figure at 10%, which personally I take into account rather high, but even permitting for that, it still leaves ninety% untapped.

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>> Monday, July 19, 2010

Study: Self-hypnosis is powerful pain-fighting tool


April 14, 2010
By Charity Vogel, The Buffalo News, N.Y.
Women living with breast cancer -- and others dealing with pain caused by serious illness -- may find a fresh pathway to feeling better, thanks to new research by a social worker at the University at Buffalo.
The path is an alternative, but promising, one: hypnosis.
Combined with group psychotherapy sessions, self-hypnosis in breast cancer patients dealing with pain helped the women control their pain levels much better over time, the research showed. Their pain increased "significantly less," in fact.
The study, led in part by Lisa D. Butler, an associate professor in UB's School of Social Work, showed that self-hypnosis sessions by women with metastatic breast cancer -- a serious form of the illness, in which the cancer has spread beyond its original site -- combined with the group psychotherapy helped the cancer patients control pain over a period of time, compared with women who did not use the technique. Self-hypnosis means a state of focused alertness, awareness and concentration, combined with relaxation.
That result offers intriguing insights into the ways that cancer pain and pain from other illnesses might be handled in the future, said Butler, who came to UB in 2009 from Stanford University.
"Cancer, particularly that's metastatic, can be extremely painful," Butler said. "A good part of pain is not just experiencing it, but anticipating it. Fear makes it worse. This is giving women a tool to manage it."
The 125 women who participated in the long-term study organized by Stanford researchers learned simple techniques, such as visualization, for self-hypnosis, Butler said. Some women were then asked to use the technique to treat themselves in brief sessions, and to report on pain.
The results of the treatments, which were coupled with group therapy and compared with the experiences of women who did not use the techniques, was that the hypnosis and therapy allowed the women to be able to control their pain level -- meaning it did not increase over time.
The recurrence of pain episodes, and their duration, did not appear to be changed by the tools, the study showed.
The techniques of hypnosis might work for women in Western New York with cancer, or men or women dealing with pain and suffering related to health, Butler said.
Interested residents can ask their doctors for referrals to pain clinics, where the techniques can be taught, she said.
"You learn the techniques, and then you can do it yourself," Butler said.
Women with cancer and others with painful illness should also consider the benefits of group psychotherapy sessions, Butler said.
"Getting into a group counseling setting is one of the most powerful tools for dealing with cancer," she said. "When you're dealing with cancer, it has a huge impact on your life. It's very, very worrisome. It's this outlet to process what you are going through."


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Woman loses four stone after hypnosis convinced her she had a gastric band


A mother-of-two lost four stone in six months after she was hypnotised into thinking she'd had a gastric band fitted.
By Laura Roberts
Published: 7:30AM BST 15 Jul 2010


Emma Eveleigh-Anderton, centre, a company director, dropped from a size 18 to a size eight after hypnosis convinced her she had a gastric band, Emma Eveleigh-Anderton, a company director, dropped from a size 18 to a size eight after being convinced her stomach had shrunk to the size of a golf ball.
The 36 year-old underwent a "virtual operation" during which the hypnotist took her through the details of the surgery.
John Daly is back in business with second placeHypnotist Russell Hemmings used a combination of cognitive behavioural therapy and hypnotherapy to 'reprogramme' her mind.
Mrs Eveleigh-Anderton, from Coventry, needed four £245 sessions over a one month period to teach her to respond differently in everyday situations involving food.
Her weight had risen to 13 stone after the births of her daughters Antonia, seven, and Alice, six.
She said: "The treatment might sound unusual but worked for me. It was a good holistic approach and looked at my relationship with food.
"I was also motivated to get fit. I was brought up in a fit, active family but I just got lazy.
"The recession affected our business and my unhealthy eating habits were exacerbated."
She added:"Having the session was like actually having the operation, except I was in an office rather than in a theatre.
"After the first session I felt hopeful but after the second I really felt positive and much more controlled about my eating.
"It has actually re-educated my mind. I was starting to feel fuller quicker and eating much less."
A real gastric band operation usually costs £7,000 and has the same level of risk related to any major operation including infection and DVT.
Mr Hemmings said he didn't recognise his client when she visited six months later.
said: "She walked into the clinic and I remember thinking she was a new client making an appointment.
"She said: "you don't recognise me do you you Russ?" and I really didn't. The change in her life has just been amazing.
"The response to my hypno-diet therapy has been incredible. I'm getting up to 40 calls a day about it and am opening up a new clinic."

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>> Tuesday, July 13, 2010

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