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2012-02-06T14:29:00.000-08:00

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A Few Stop Smoking Tips...

2012-01-08T04:00:00.000-08:00

If you have attempted to kick your smoking habit as part of you New Years resolution, here are a few quick tips to help keep you on track.

Cessation Time Distortion - A recent study found that nicotine cessation causes significant time distortion. Although no subconsciously triggered crave episode will last longer than three minutes, to a quitter the minutes can feel like hours. Keep a clock or watch handy to maintain honest perspective of time because the craving will pass after 3 minutes.

One crave coping technique is to practice slow deep breathing while clearing your mind of all needless chatter by focusing on your favorite person, place or thing. Another is to say your ABCs while associating each letter with your favorite food, person or place. For example, "A" is for grandma's hot apple pie, and so on.

Measuring Victory - Forget about quitting "forever." Like attempting the seemingly impossible task of eating an entire elephant, it's the biggest psychological bite imaginable. Instead, work hard at adopting a realistic victory yardstick that celebrates freedom an hour, challenge and day at a time. If you insist on seeing success only in terms of quitting forever then you will never truly reach your goal.

The Law of Addiction - "Administration of a drug to an addict will cause re-establishment of chemical dependence upon the addictive substance at the old level of use or greater." So simply put, just one puff of nicotine and all your hard work is down the drain. Adherence to just one rule guarantees success to all ... Never Take Another Puff.

Nicotine rewired your brain, growing millions of nicotinic receptors in eleven different regions. Although your mind's nicotine induced dopamine/adrenaline intoxication is an alert high, your chemical dependency is every bit as real and permanent as alcoholism. Treating a true addiction as though it were some nasty little habit is a recipe for relapse. There is no such thing as just one puff. Nicotine dependency recovery truly is an all or nothing proposition.

Avoid All Crutches - A crutch is any form of quitting reliance that you lean upon so heavily in supporting recovery that if quickly removed would likely result in relapse (a person, product, service or activity). If you feel the need to lean upon a quitting buddy for example, be sure that your buddy is either a sturdy long-time ex-smoker or a never-smoker.

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Winning The Weight Loss Battle

2012-01-06T05:50:00.000-08:00

If you've already made a decision to lose weight...congratulations! For many people, making this commitment is the hardest part. But despite this burst of self-motivation, many people find they don't know what exercises to do for weight loss.

There are three major types of exercise.

Aerobic exercise, such as walking, running and biking

Flexibility exercises such as yoga and other forms of stretching.

And strength training, including weight lifting and resistance exercises.

Out of all three, aerobic and strength training will help you burn the most calories. Since weight loss is dependent on either taking in fewer calories or burning more, it's best to focus on these at first to ensure your self-motivation continues as you drop pounds.

Most fitness experts generally agree that 30 minutes of aerobic exercise three times a week should be your initial goal, but it needn't be continuous. For example, two 15-minute blocks works equally well and you can build up the time and frequency as you progress.

One of the most important things to keep in mind is that self-motivation is what compelled you to begin your quest in the first place. And many people have a difficult time sustaining the pace. Therefore, figuring out what motivates you is imperative to sustaining commitment to weight loss, because when you feel powerfully motivated, you will exercise consistently.

And that is where Hypnosis can come into play. Hypnosis doesn't actually really make people lose weight. Rather hypnosis is used to create exercise motivation while as it reminds the people using it to eat healthier. It’s a lot easier to learn how to believe these new ideas than you probably think. So although you might have a strong desire to exercise for weight loss, over time that desire by itself probably won't be enough to keep you going. So exercise hypnosis motivation treatment will help.

Our belief systems are based in our unconscious mind. The unconscious is like a computer, and computers don't reason with logic. The input simply controls the output. So logic has nothing to do with belief. In fact things don’t have to be logical for you to believe them. And because the NLP techniques used in exercise hypnosis motivation treatment can make you believe almost anything, what you believe...is what will end up happening.

So when you visit a professional hypnotist, the first step he or she will do is to help you figure out the most important things are in your life. We call these things highly valued criteria. The next step is to figure out what you need to believe to feel motivated to exercise more or reduce you calorie intake.

Finally, the hypnotist will hypnotize you so that your mind now processes this newly input data and outputs the results of a new healthier think you who is totally motivated to keep things going.

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Here we are in 2012!

2012-01-04T13:42:00.000-08:00

Another brand New Year, symbolizing another brand new chance to wipe the slate clean and begin a new way of life. And what better time is there to let go of the past and move forward? Whatever your personal history has been you can choose to leave it behind if you truly want to.

Most of our New Years Resolutions are based on prior mistakes or choices that we have made in the past. And although we may be thinking that this will be the year that we attempt to do things such as kicking that smoking habit or shedding a few pounds, what we are truly hoping is to avoid making the same errors in judgment, which got us to this point in the first place.

The important thing to remember is that everyone makes mistakes and that you are not your mistakes. They are things that did or that you failed to do, but they are not who you are as a person.

The wise person understands that their mistakes, just like their past, are there for a reason. They are there to instruct and to teach. They are there as reminders not to choose the same path, which led to our mistakes. But they are not meant to be lived in or to be rehashed endlessly, over and over again.

No matter what your past has held it does not need to dictate your future. You have the power to begin a fresh new start and change. You can write a fresh new chapter in the book of your life and there is no better time to begin than right now.

Remember that it is human and okay to error and make mistakes, so long as we correct them and prevent them from happening again. So don’t catch yourself writing down that same exact resolutions a year from now. Go ahead: move forward with confidence. After all, no one can do it for you.

This is your life and only you can live it.

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2012-01-01T15:31:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year - 2012!

Expanding The Science of Hypnosis

2011-12-28T01:50:00.000-08:00

Recent brain research indicates that it is possible to talk to the amygdala, a key part of the brain that deals with certain emotions.

The inner mind is concerned with emotion, imagination and memory as well as the autonomic nervous system which automatically controls our internal organs. By talking to the amygdala, an experienced hypnotherapist can relax the autonomic nervous system shutting down, or curtailing the trigger that sets off secretion of the adrenal and pituitary glands. This gives the body an opportunity to rebuild its immune system in many chronic illnesses.

When a patient is in a hypnotic trance the amygdala automatically shuts down the rapid alert system and turns off the stress hormones epinephrine, cortocotropin, and glucocorticoids. Relaxation through hypnosis has proven a highly effective tool in giving the body a chance to heal itself through its own inherent wisdom system. This is the part of the mind that knows how to make you breathe and send oxygen to your blood cells.

The mind is like an onion. The outer layer, or conscious mind, deals with intelligence, reality, and logic. The inner mind is concerned with emotion, imagination, and memory, as well as the autonomic nervous system which automatically controls our internal organs (i.e., how we breathe, send oxygen to our blood cells, or walk without using the conscious mind.) The internal mind is on autopilot, reacting to the dictates of the pleasure principle. It seeks pleasure and avoids pain.

It is these characteristics that make hypnosis a highly effective therapeutic tool in dealing with a wide spectrum of mental and physical disorders. When a therapist is doing hypnosis, the amygdala is turned down. Therefore, it is called "talking to the amygdala." The hypnotist can actually relax the autonomic nervous system, shutting down the usual "fight, flight, or freeze" response and curtailing the trigger that sets off secretion of the pituitary and adrenal glands. This gives the body a chance to build up its immune system and reduce trauma on many chronic illnesses (i.e., irritable syndrome, bulimia, cancer, high blood pressure, and Parkinson's disease.) Even the Wall Street Journal (Friedman, 2003) has documented how hypnosis has entered the mainstream and is using trance states for fractures, cancer, and burns and speeding recovery time.

That evidence continues to pile up. Hypnosis is now being used in dentistry, fertility, childbirth, allergies, eating disorders, headaches and improved academic and sports performance. Eleanor Laser, PhD. assists physicians like Elvira Lang, MD by performing hypnosis and analgesia during operations at the Harvard and Iowa University Medical Schools. Hypnosis is not sleep, but an altered state of consciousness in which a person accesses that part of his or her mind that is capable of adjusting the problem without the conscious, thinking mind directing it.

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January Hypnosis Training Class

2011-12-18T04:52:00.000-08:00

Our January hypnosis training class is gearing up to produce a few more professional hypnotherapists into our field. If you missed out on our last one and you would like more information on this upcoming hypnosis training class, please check out our company updates page at the link listed below.

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53 Pounds!

2011-12-18T02:37:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to our office manager Gretchen. She has officially lost a total of 53 pounds so far with our weight loss hypnosis MP3. Great job and way to go Gretchen!

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December Talk

2011-12-14T02:30:00.000-08:00

While the month of December is not normally a busy month in our hypnosis office, this December has proven to be different.

Be it a gift option for someone else or maybe as a holiday present to themselves, we noticed a huge increase in people downloading our hypnosis MP3’s. In addition, many people have taken advantage of our holiday hypnosis gift certificates. Again, maybe as a present to other people or maybe they ran into some extra holiday cash and purchased it for themselves.

Either way, it is nice to see that the holidays have not stopped people from taking time out to care for their health and well being. It is also nice to see that although the enormous flat screen would make a wonderful gift, many people realize that the opportunity for a whole new life is nice as well!

And so, as things begin to slow down as the holiday’s approach, we hope you have taken advantage of our gift options and ideas. If not, there is still time. Just head over to the Positive Change Hypnosis website for more information.

We wish you and your family a very special holiday season and see you next year!

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The Elves Are Hard At Work...

2011-12-07T13:49:00.000-08:00

With the holiday season among us, many people are searching for the perfect gift idea.

Here at Positive Change Hypnosis, we are jumping into the holiday celebration by offering our holiday gift certificates. We only offer these during the month of December. Our gift certificates make a perfect gift for the special someone who is looking to lose weight, stop smoking, and manage pain and more. Best of all, our gift certificate covers our complete 3 Step Hypnosis Program so your whoever you give it to won’t incur any additional cost or fees.

In addition to our holiday gift certificates, many people are downloading our Stop Smoking and Weight Loss hypnosis MP3’s. There is no waiting for delivery, you can simply download it from our website, burn it to a CD, wrap it up and you’re done!

Now, I suppose that some people are also downloading our MP3’s in preparation to New Years eve. This way they can be ready for when they make that New Year resolution to stop smoking or lose a few pounds.

Whatever the reason(s), we just wanted to quickly remind our readers that Positive Change has a few great gift ideas that many people are taking advantage of and that can help ease your shopping a little this season.

And remember that when you give the gift of hypnosis you're really giving the gift of a better, healthier and happier life. We are not aware of any store that currently sells or offers that as a gift.

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Are Hypnosis Phone Apps Worth it?

2011-12-06T06:32:00.000-08:00

Just like any other business, hypnosis and hypnotherapy seems to be jumping into the technology arena. And it looks like the new trend is leaning towards hypnosis phone apps.

Let’s face it, they are convenient because you can easily download them to your smart phone (which everyone seems to have nowadays) and for the most part they are inexpensive.

But the question is, are they worth it?

The good part for the hypnotist is that at $0.50 to $5.00 per app, they are a pretty easy sell. There is not a huge investment on the part of the consumer. And for the most part, if it turns out to be useless garbage, the customer will less likely moan and groan about a few dollars.

However, the down side is that by creating apps and selling them for a few dollars each, the hypnotist has just lowered their standards as a professional in the field.

After all, why in the world would a client visit a hypnotist for a live hypnosis session at $100 to $300 per session when they can buy the quitting smoking app for $2.99? So what the hypnotist does in essence, is tells the world that his or her services are only really valued at a few dollars.

So what’s wrong with the customer getting a sweet deal? Nothing is wrong with it but just like anything else in life you need to use some basic common sense.

For example, if the going rate in my area to replace the roof on my home is $3,000 and some company comes along and says they can do it for $20, would I simply consider this a sweet deal and go for it? Or would I ask more questions because this just sounds to good to be true? Like most people, I would ask more questions and find out why they are only charging $20 for a job that usually runs $3,000.

Now, I do offer "real" hypnosis MP3’s on my website at a lower cost. I do this for the folks who cannot afford a live hypnosis session with us. And I also have the option to create hypnosis phone apps to be offered to my clients. However, I choose not to simply for the fact that I personally believe that it is a cheesy way of taking advantage of people.

The general consensus, from my clients at least, is that they aren’t worth the $1.99 that they paid for it. In addition I don’t believe in selling "low priced" items in order to avoid the risk of refund requests. And lastly, although some may value their education, experience and success rate in the field of hypnosis at $1.99, my clients can attest that we are worth a little more than that.

So in closing, if you’re looking to have a little fun at the cost of some spare change, my advice is to go ahead and download them. Just keep a realistic mind about them and know that they are really for entertainment purposes only. They are not a true form of therapy that is meant to change you.

It simply is what it is...a $1.99 phone app, not a miracle.

Get The Real Deal

2011-12-04T07:32:00.001-08:00

Positive Change is now offering holiday gift certificates. Get them today! http://www.positivechangehypnosis.net

2011-11-30T02:26:00.001-08:00

For many people this is truly the most wonderful time of the year. From holiday parties and social gatherings to gift shopping and decorating the home, some folks actually enjoy all of the busyness and sometimes, downright craziness that can often accompany the holiday season.

However, for many the holiday season means a time of loneliness and depression. Maybe this time of year reminds them of lost loved ones. Or maybe they are feuding with family members and/or friends. Or maybe their economic situation has changed, making it difficult to provide the kind of holiday that they are accustom to.

Either way, just because this is the season for smiles and holiday cheer that doesn’t mean that everyone we meet is as cheerful and happy as we might be.

Therefore, if you happen to be one of the lucky ones, it is important to take some extra time this holiday season to remind yourself of how lucky you really are. While you are shopping, remind yourself that some folks are not lucky enough to be able to afford all those expensive electronics or gadgets. And when you sit down for that holiday meal, remind yourself that some folks might be standing in line for their meal at a local food bank. And when you are attending that office party, remind yourself that others are sitting home all by themselves because they have nobody to enjoy or share the holiday with.

The moral of this blog post is not to bring people down. But rather, when we take a few minutes to be thankful for what we have and to remember that others are not so lucky, it makes us a bit more humble and therefore, a little more considerate, caring and compassionate. And those are free things that you can give away as gifts this holiday season.

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Obese Third Grader Taken From Mom

2011-11-29T02:03:00.000-08:00

A Cleveland third grader who weighed more than 200 pounds was taken from his mother after officials reportedly said she did not do enough to help the boy, who suffered from a weight-related health issue, to lose weight.

“They are trying to make it seem like I am unfit, like I don’t love my child,” the boy’s mother, who was not identified, told the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “It’s a lifestyle change and they are trying to make it seem like I am not embracing that. It is very hard, but I am trying.”

Officials first became aware of the boy’s weight after his mother took him to the hospital last year while he was having breathing problems, the newspaper reported. The child was diagnosed with sleep apnea and began to be monitored by social workers while he was enrolled in a program called “Healthy Kids, Healthy Weight” at the Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital.

The boy lost a few pounds, but recently began to gain some back, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported. At that point, the Department of Children and Family Services asked a juvenile court for custody of the boy, citing his soaring weight as a form of medical neglect, according to the newspaper.

Taking obese children from their families has become a topic of intense debate over the past year after one high-profile pediatric obesity expert made controversial comments in the Journal of the American Medical Association advocating the practice in acute cases.

“In severe instances of childhood obesity, removal from the home may be justifiable, from a legal standpoint, because of imminent health risks and the parents’ chronic failure to address medical problems,” Dr. David Ludwig co-wrote with Lindsey Murtagh, a lawyer and researcher at Harvard’s School of Public Health.

A trial is set for the boy’s ninth birthday next month to determine whether his mother will regain custody.

But one family who has been in the same position as the Ohio family told ABC News they disagreed with the practice when “Good Morning America” spoke with them in January.

“Literally, it was two months of hell. It seemed like the longest two months of my life,” mother Adela Martinez said.

Her daughter, 3-year-old Anamarie Regino, weighing 90 pounds, was taken from her parents and placed into foster care a decade ago.

Anamarie didn’t improve at all in foster care, and she was returned to her parents. The young girl was later diagnosed with a genetic predisposition.

“They say it’s for the well-being of the child, but it did more damage than any money or therapy could ever to do to fix it,” Martinez said.

Anamarie Regino, who is now a teenager, agreed.

“It’s not right, what [Dr. Ludwig] is doing, because to get better you need to be with your family, instead of being surrounded by doctors,” she said.

When told of the Regino case, Ludwig said his solution of state intervention did not always work.

“Well, state intervention is no guarantee of a good outcome, but to do nothing is also not an answer,” he said.

ABC News’ Dan Harris and Mikaela Conley contributed to this report.

Lose Weight Today!

2011-11-25T02:15:00.001-08:00

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Reducing Holiday Stress and Depression

2011-11-24T06:25:00.000-08:00

The holiday season can be a happy time for most people. Unfortunately, it can also bring some unwelcome guest such as stress and depression. And it's no wonder. The holidays present a dizzying array of demands — parties, shopping, baking, cleaning and entertaining, to name just a few.

Here are some tips to help you minimize the stress that can accompany the holidays.

1. Don't hide your feelings. If someone close to you has recently passed away or you can't be with loved ones, realize that it's normal to feel a sense of sadness and grief. It's OK to take time to cry or express your feelings. You can't force yourself to be happy just because it's the holiday season.

2. Reach out to others. If you happen to feel lonely or isolated, seek out community, religious or other social events. They can offer support and companionship. In addition, volunteering your time to help others is also a good way to lift your spirits.

3. Be realistic. The holidays don't have to be 100% perfect or just like last year. As families change and grow, traditions and rituals may often change as well. Choose a few to hold on to but be open to creating new ones. For example, if your adult children can't come to your house, find new ways to celebrate together by maybe sharing pictures, emails or videos.

4. Set aside differences. Try to accept or make peace with family members and friends that you may have had a rocky relationship with in the past. Set aside grievances until a more appropriate time for discussions. And be understanding if others get upset or stressed when something goes wrong. Chances are they're feeling the effects of holiday stress just like you.

5. Stick to a budget. Before you melt that credit card or clean out your bank account on gifts and food, plan ahead. Decide how much money you can afford to spend. Then stick to your budget. Remember that you can't buy happiness with an avalanche of gifts. Try these alternatives - Donate to a charity in someone's name, give homemade gifts or start a family gift exchange.

6. Make a plan for your time and activities. Set aside specific days for shopping, baking, and visiting friends and other activities. Plan your menus and then make your shopping list. That'll help prevent last minute scrambling to buy forgotten ingredients.

7. Learn to say no. Saying yes when you should say no can leave you feeling resentful and overwhelmed. Friends and colleagues will understand if you can't participate in every project or activity. If it's not possible to say no when your boss asks you to work overtime, try to remove something else from your agenda to make up for the lost time.

8. Don't abandon your health. Don't let the holidays become a free-for-all. Overindulgence only adds to your stress and guilt. Have a healthy snack before holiday parties so that you don't go overboard on sweets, cheese or drinks. Continue to get plenty of sleep and physical activity.

9. Take a breather. Make some time for yourself. Spending just 15 minutes alone, without distractions, may refresh you enough to handle everything you need to do. Take a walk at night and stargaze. Listen to soothing music. Find something that reduces stress by clearing your mind, slowing your breathing and restoring inner calm.

10. Seek professional help. Despite your best efforts, you may find yourself feeling persistently sad or anxious, plagued by physical complaints, unable to sleep, irritable and hopeless, and unable to face routine chores. If these feelings last for a while, talk to your doctor or a mental health professional.

If you take time to follow these simple little tips, you may find that you end up enjoying the holidays more than you thought you would.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

2011-11-24T02:16:00.000-08:00

2011-11-16T13:57:00.001-08:00

A thank you message to our clients...http://joegionti.blogspot.com/2011/11/great-big-thank-you.html

A GREAT BIG THANK YOU!!!

2011-11-16T13:35:00.000-08:00

October was a power month for our clients here at Positive Change Hypnosis.

We helped 57 more people become non-smokers

27 more people are on their way to losing weight

We have helped 18 people fix or repair their relationships

9 more people have overcome their drug and/or alcohol additions

And this list does not even include the other miscellaneous services that we helped with such as stress reduction, a few fear of flying clients and more.

However, we really have to give credit where credit is due.

Many of the clients we assist today are referrals from the people we helped a few days, weeks, months or even years ago! And we love when a client calls and says, "my friend John or Mary told me how great it worked for them." For this…we want to take a moment to THANK YOU to all our clients who not only took the time to spread the good word about hypnosis, but also went one step further and told people that they ought to call Positive Change Hypnosis!

Thank you all!!

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To Honor Those Who Served!

2011-11-11T02:01:00.000-08:00

Veterans Day: A celebration to honor America's veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.

In honor of Veterans Day, we want the men and women who serve or have served our country to know how much we appreciate and support them. We're grateful for all you do. Thank You!

The season change

2011-10-29T14:19:00.000-07:00

As we near the end of October, summer seems get further and further behind us. We started the month with beautiful warm weather, but little by little the sun-filled days of family cookouts, beach outings and lazy days in the park must give way to change.

But keep in mind that change doesn't mean "missing out" as we are fortunate enough to hold onto the good time memories of summer that stay with us through the autumn and long into the winter. And so, although it may seem sort of sad to see the seasons come and go, this is actually a good thing. After all, even pleasure can become monotonous.

That being said, we may not always realize it but we are very much like the seasons. We can continue to repeat the same old routines each and every day and sort of become monotonous as a person. Or we can be more like the seasons, in that we can use each day to embrace and appreciate the gifts that life has to offer.

Now some folks might be thinking, "gee, I don't have time to sit around and appreciate life and its gifts because life is just too busy." While it's true that we all have things in life to do, we also need to be sure to understand that what we "do" is not necessarily what we are getting done or what we are really accomplishing.

You see, accomplishment is built from personal satisfaction and confidence. For some, this might consist of material accumulation, increasing our financial status or maybe it is even about building social interactions. For others, accomplishment has a different, broader sense. It is a sense that embraces personal growth and a greater awareness of themselves.

If you took away all of the personal belongings from a person who has worked hard to accumulate these items, that person will be left with nothing to show for their accomplishment. However, if you took away all of the same items from a person who has accomplished a personal inner-life goal, that person would still be left with their personl inner-life goal.

And so, the reality is that life might have its material requirements such as taking care of the holidays, paying our bills and more. However, we need to be sure that the things in which many of us try so hard to acquire don't end up representing us, being us or owning us. In short we need to balance life with accomplishing the real things that count...the things that cannot be taken away from us.

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Our Survey Results

2011-10-11T14:00:00.000-07:00

As part of our live hypnosis service for the month of July, August and September we sent all of our clients a satisfaction survey and the results are in.

We are proud to announce that we had an overall 99.6% "extremely satisfied" response from our clients!

We are also happy that some of our clients provided great helpful feedback as this truly does help us ensure that we serve all of our clients to the best of our ability.

We also want to report that we have brought back the ability to download our weight loss and stop smoking hypnosis programs via instant download from our website. Today was officially marked as day one and we had a terrific response, especially from people outside the New England area that may not have the ability to visit us for hypnosis.

In closing we are looking forward to continuing this extraordinary momentum.

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Is diet soda a deadly killer?

2011-09-21T13:38:00.000-07:00

Although replacing sugary drinks with diet soda seems like a smart solution for keeping weight down -- a heart-healthy goal, it turns out diet soda is likely a major bad guy when it comes to stroke.

People who drink a diet soda a day may up their stroke risk by 48 percent. A Columbia University study presented at the American Stroke Association's 2011 International Stroke Conference followed 2,500 people ages 40 and older and found that daily diet soda drinkers had 60 percent more strokes, heart attacks, and coronary artery disease than those who didn't drink diet soda. Researchers don't know exactly how diet soda ups stroke risk -- and are following up with further studies, but nutritionists are cautioning anyone concerned about stroke to cut out diet soda pop.

So what should you do? Substitute more water for soda in your daily diet. It's the healthiest thirst-quencher by far, researchers say. If you don't like water, try lemonade, iced tea, or juice.

3 Steps To Wealth

2011-09-10T04:39:00.000-07:00

Wealth can mean many different things to many different people. For example to a poor person, wealth can mean making an extra $1,000 or two to help cover those bills. And to a wealthy it can mean tucking away a million dollars into your family trust fund. Whatever the case may be, we would all like to earn more money and have some degree of wealth. Now, I will be the first one to say that wealth is NOT the key to happiness. However, let’s be honest about reality. If you have the choice of either make less or more money why not make more?

Below are a few quick tips on how to get started on your road to wealth.

1. Stay clear from negative thoughts and negative people. It is important to keep your mind focusing on the positive outcomes that you want in life. It can hurt so much when our friends, family and loved ones hear about our goals to turn our lives around and improve ourselves, only to mock or discourage us from doing so.

So how do you deal with this? Recognize that most times, they are only doing this because they care for you. They don’t want you to get hurt or feel disappointed if things don’t work out. These people aren’t being negative on purpose, they just don’t understand what you want to achieve because the idea is not their own and didn’t come from them. Success and wealth requires a lot of faith and desire and other people may not share in your belief.

If possible, avoid these people in the early stages of your goals. In fact, unless your venture requires a substantial investment, which means borrowing a large amount of money from a family bank account, it might be best not to mention anything at first. People are more inclined to try to stop you before you start rather than after you’ve already started. In fact, you’ll discover that once you’ve got some momentum going, a lot of people will actually start to encourage you!
　
2. Change your way of thinking and reach for BIG things, not small things. We have been taught to underestimate in order to overachieve. Think about any business that you have worked for. When a company sets out to make million dollars for the year, do they set a goal of $100,000 with anything more than that being considered gravy? The answer is "NO." Instead they might set a goal of 1.2 million dollars because even if they come up a little short they will still come closer to the original goal amount than if they had lowered the goal simply so they could beat it.

In addition, did you know that it’s actually easier to achieve more "far-fetched" goals than it is "realistic" goals? That’s simply because most people out there are trying to achieve "realistic" things. So there’s just more competition. When Bill Gates was getting Microsoft off the ground, how many people do you think were trying to create the largest Software Company in the world? Probably not that many. On the other hand how many people do you think where trying to "get by" and land a "decent job?" Now, do you think that many of these people were often competing with each other for these "decent jobs?" The point is that don’t waste your time reaching for small things that everyone else is reaching for.

3. Take inspired action! All great actions and achievements in life begin with a dream or vision. However, I hate to break it to you, but if you sit on the sofa visualizing or dreaming about attracting wealth all day, but you don’t actually do anything, you won’t get anywhere. Although it might be nice, the reality is that there is no magical dump truck full of gold coins that’s going to stop by your home and drop its load on your front lawn if only you focus on it hard enough.

Think about it for a moment. Almost every single business on the planet (including non-profit businesses) offers something of value to those who need it. So it only makes sense that the only way you can make a lot of money is to offer something of value to people who need it. But the best part is that it doesn’t need to be something new or unique. Look at just about any product or service and you will most likely find that there is more than one company making the same product or offering the same service.

For example is there more than one car manufacture, more than one real-estate company or more than one fast food burger place? Imagine how things might be if people said, "I can’t make cars, sell homes or sell hamburgers because there is a company already doing this." Did the creator of Facebook say, "I can’t create it because there is already another website called MySpace?"

So, you simply need to find something that brings you enjoyment and that you are passionate about and run with it. If you love painting, become an artist and sell your paintings everywhere. If you love strumming your guitar, gather a few friends and start a band. Who knows, you might just find that a lot of other people like your music too and before you know it you’re recording and selling music to people who enjoy it.

The point here is that you don’t have to have the entire path figured out in order to get started…but you DO have to get started! Again Microsoft and Facebook today are most likely evolved into very different companies than what they originally had set out to be in the very beginning. When you feel that inner nudge pushing you to do something, do it! This is exactly how I started Positive Change Hypnosis. And when you do get started simply let the path reveal itself along the journey to success.

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Hypnosis Speeds Fracture Recovery

2011-09-07T12:57:00.001-07:00

Will hypnosis sessions one day join crutches and casts as standard treatment for broken bones? A study suggests so.

Of a dozen adults with broken ankles, half had hypnotherapy. Their bones healed quicker, they felt less pain, used fewer painkillers, and were able to walk farther and bear more weight on their injured legs than those who used casts, crutches, and painkillers alone (Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, Mar 1999).

The hypnosis group also found it easier to walk down stairs at 6 weeks and had greater mobility at 9 weeks, says study author Carol Ginandes, PhD, a clinical psychology instructor at Harvard Medical School. "The x-rays support this," she adds. "At 6 weeks, the fractures appeared to be almost 9 weeks healed."

Hypnosis has an added benefit: "When you're in pain and need to use crutches, you may feel angry or depressed. Hypnosis addresses the emotional issues as well as your physical symptoms," says Dr. Ginandes.

Choose a licensed psychologist or other licensed mental health care provider who has received advanced clinical training in medical hypnosis for this kind of treatment.

Source - Prevention Magazine

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39 Pounds and Counting!

2011-08-22T06:31:00.000-07:00

We wanted to provide a quick update for our office manager Gretchen. To date she is up to a 39 pound weight loss! We are very proud of her accomplishment and we are even more proud that hypnosis was able to play a role in her success.

If you do not read our blog on a regular basis, we wanted to take a moment to reinforce the fact that she is not on a diet, she has not joined any workout center or gym and she is not taking any diet pills or drugs. The key to her all-natural weight loss consists of simply eating a little healthier and staying motivated to remain active.

She also wanted to mention that she really hasn’t had to give up any of the foods that she loves and she does no calorie counting whatsoever. But the best part is that this is not some quick fix that is only temporary. She feels a natural change in herself and because of this, it will last a lifetime.

Congratulations Gretchen!!

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Ranked number one among hypnotists in Providence

2011-08-15T01:38:00.000-07:00

Positive Change Hypnosis was again ranked #1 among hypnotists in Providence Rhode Island. We are proud of our efforts and will continue to provide the best hypnosis service possible.

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Do believe in fact or fiction?

2011-08-03T15:32:00.000-07:00

Ok...so most people have at least heard about hypnosis. Be it via a stage hypnosis comedy show or from a friend or family member who has quit smoking or lost weight after visiting a hypnotist. And although each and every person may conger up their own thoughts and beliefs about what it’s like to be in a hypnosis trance, ironically enough many people base their facts and opinions on what they read on the internet or hear from other people.

Now, we say "ironically enough" because after all, you are actually reading this on the Internet and in a sense, you are hearing or at least reading it from us. Just to clear the air it is not that everything we read or hear is bad information. However, you just need to be sure that it is coming from a trusted source that has experience in the area that you are researching. And when it comes to hypnosis we have more that 15 years of experience and we have wrote books and thousands of articles on the subject. So we feel that this qualifies as a trusted source with experience that knows a lot about the subject.

So how much do you really know about hypnosis? Are you basing your impression of hypnosis on fact or fiction? Click the link below to take our short quiz and find out.

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Do you stick to your standards?

2011-07-31T05:09:00.000-07:00

Standards are agreements that we make with ourselves to stay within some form of integrity with ourselves, our beliefs and our values. Think of it like your conscience mind, except that you can program this part of your mind. Your conscience mind automatically tells you right from wrong but YOU program your standards and set them however you want.

It is important to have standards because standards work as a safety net to catch us when we might have otherwise failed. For example, if we have standards which say that we will never find yourself in temperatures below 32 degrees Fahrenheit, then, when the temperature approaches 32 degrees, we will take preventative action to avoid the situation. That safety net catches us and tells us to get inside or put on a coat or take some other action which will prevent you from crossing that threshold of going against your standards.

Sometimes we aspire to certain standards but we have challenges maintaining them. For example, you are heading out for a night out with your friends when you decide not to drink more than three drinks. While you are out, you are having such a good time that the next thing you know, you are waking up hung over from drinking too much. And what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? In most cases people feel guilty for going against their standards and they find themselves thinking or saying "I should not have done that!"

Other examples of breaking your standards would be:

• Dating someone who you feel is not appropriate for you in order to avoid loneliness.
• Not doing your job as well as you feel you should even though it is within your potential to do so.

So, what is the downfall of breaking our own standards? When we consistently violate our standards by telling ourselves one thing and doing another, we send a signal to our subconscious mind that our words are meaningless. We reinforce a "loser" mentality in our minds. If we repeat this sort of cycle often enough, we end up hypnotizing ourselves into expecting to fail, and expecting to let ourselves down. And sadly, when we expect to fail, we usually do.

So, what's the answer? It is very simple.

Don't say one thing and do another. That is the most counterproductive thing that you can do. In fact most folks would agree that the number one thing that they look down upon is when someone says that they will do one thing yet they do something else. Be honest with yourself about where you are in life and the habits you have. Stop hiding your "bad" behavior and instead confront them. Stop making excuses and start believing in yourself and your ability to pull yourself up by the bootstraps and march to victory.

YOU can do it. YOU can live in integrity with yourself. IF you take the first step of self-honesty, self-improvement will be a logical next step.

So, admit where you are, remember your standards, and move your life into alignment with those standards.

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30 pounds and counting…

2011-07-27T14:26:00.000-07:00

As a regular reader of our blog you might already know that when our own office manager decided to lose some weight, she obviously turned to hypnosis to get the job done. And if you are a regular reader of our blog you already know that we have been tracking her progress throughout her journey.

Now, if you do not regularly read our blog and you did not already know this…well…now you know.

Anyway, we are proud of Gretchen. As of last week she has lost a total of 30 POUNDS!!!

So while we congratulate her on her success so far, we again want to emphasize that this weight loss has all been accomplished with NO workout centers, NO special diets other than naturally having the desire to eat healthier, NO personal trainers and NO pills or drugs whatsoever!

It can’t hurt to visit our website today and call her directly so she can talk to you first hand about how easy it has been so far. BTW…congratulations Gretchen!

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The Request Line

2011-07-25T05:51:00.000-07:00

So I was driving in my car the other day when a song that I like came on the radio. I proceeded to turn up the volume as I caught myself beginning to sing along with it. "I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me." Now, although it is only a song and it is all in good fun, it suddenly occurred to me that this might not the best or most positive thing for me to be singing.

So I turned the volume down I began to think about all of the words to various songs, which I sing without really thinking it. How often do we just sing along to songs and not think about the words? Are you aware that when we say or sing words, this is a form of self-hypnosis? And so, although most people think that it is only a song, it is in essence programming us.

We begin to take control of our lives the moment we take RESPONSIBILITY for what we do. Think about that for a moment. Do you really want to be at the mercy of the moods and concepts presented to you by your radio? Do you really want to feel like a "loser?” I know you like the way the song sounds and it can be fun to pretend for moment that you are in the songwriter's shoes. But the truth is that there is a cumulative effect to listening to negative words. You developed an entire library in your subconscious mind of disempowering phrases that play over and over throughout your day.

I'm always amazed by people who say "I can't be hypnotized" or "I don't believe in hypnosis" yet they have a hypnotic library in their heads which plays throughout the day and programs them to be "losers, heartbroken, sad," etc. And every time they sing along to a "cool song" with negative wording, they reinforce this.

So, as an intelligent reader, I invite you to quit doing this. I invite you to no longer be at the mercy of what a radio or DJ wants you to hear. From now on, think of your mind like an all-request show on the radio, so the radio station only plays songs you want to hear. If you hear a disempowering song, in your head or on the radio, change the station. This is a challenging one for sure - letting go of all that "good" music. But although it is not intentional, modern culture is luring you into disempowerment.

Now, maybe you're thinking that it's nice to hear a sad song when you're sad because it gives you comfort." I completely agree. There are countless songs that were written by people who felt bad and then offered a positive solution. The song "Love Will Come Again" is one. Here is a song that starts out talking about how sad one can be after ending a relationship. But then it clearly and positively states, "Love will come again." There is no telling how many lives this song has helped with its words of hope. However, many songs do not do this. They simply leave you hanging or in some cases, they offer terrible solutions.

So take charge of your life! Live it on YOUR terms and refuse to be at the mercy of others. Think your own thoughts. BE POWERFUL! Live an intelligent life that moves you toward your goals. The request line to your mind is open...so pick something positive!

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Do we really control all of our actions?

2011-07-05T12:56:00.000-07:00

Nobody likes the feeling of being out of control. After all, it sort of makes us feel powerless to make our own decisions. Therefore, we like to think that we perform every action in life on our own accord when nothing can be further from the truth.

Your see, your subconscious mind is a funny part of your brain. You actually need it to live, survive and grow as a human being. It stores a lot if useful information for us and actually makes us much more powerful than we give ourselves credit for. But remember that we called it "funny" for a reason.

Your subconscious mind can also be your worst enemy because it will decide things without using any constructive reasoning whatsoever. For example, it DOES NOT like change and it will fight you tooth and nail when it comes down to it. It will also prevail as the winner most of the time. This is exactly what happens when we try to quit a bad habit or make some type of life change. Although your conscious mind might be thinking, "this change is best for me" your subconscious mind is saying, "nope…I don’t like it or I won’t allow it."

Here is a prime example. You decide that want to do or change something in your life. So you might begin by researching different avenues to help you accomplish this goal. All the time while you are looking, researching, browsing and comparing different items or tools, your subconscious mind is filling your head with doubt. "That won’t work", "that is too expensive", "I need something different", "I am only going fail again", "maybe I should look elsewhere" are all examples of what you are hearing.

Now, many people reading this blog might be thinking that "THEY" are actually saying or thinking these things on their own, which in essence you really are. However, it is your subconscious mind that saying this to you and justifying your reasoning by making you feel at ease about doing the right thing so to speak. So in many cases you are truly not deciding for yourself.

It is exactly the same as how we know that smoking a cigarette is bad for us, but we will light it up because our subconscious mind makes us believe it will make us feel calm and relaxed. Or how our subconscious mind makes us feel like drinking alcohol will help us cope easier with life problems.

So at the end of the day after you have smoked those cigarettes and drank that alcohol, how much control did you really have to say NO to those things? You had just about as much control as you do when you really want to STOP doing those things but you can’t bring yourself to do so…very little control.

So if we have very little control, how can anyone actually change in life? The answer is simple. You have to teach yourself to ignore these inner messages as hard as it might seem, and you have to go for it! For example a person who is starting a business might ask himself or herself a million times before hand, "am I doing the right thing?" And although they may be having doubts they have to keep pushing forward and ignore these thoughts until finally they begin to see the positive results.

So in closing, although some decisions have good reasoning behind them such as refusing to try that Stop Smoking pill, which is known to have caused deaths, many decisions are automatically made for us such as using that Stop Smoking pill even though we know it has caused deaths. When your subconscious mind is misguided and lost, although it might take a little effort you can get it back on track. Only then will you be in total control of your actions.

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Gretchen’s week 5 weight loss update

2011-07-02T04:10:00.000-07:00

If you have not been following our previous blogs you might not know that our own office manage Gretchen has set out to accomplish her very own weight loss goal. As part of her journey she decided to use hypnosis as her tool of choice.

Now, although she works for a hypnosis company and can receive hypnosis therapy whenever she chooses, she has only been relying on very same weight loss self help program that we offer to the general public on our website.

Well, it has been approximately 5 weeks since she started and we are proud to announce that to date, she has lost a little over 26 pounds. Gretchen says the best part is that she feels very motivated and actually enjoys her new active life change.

She also says that she hasn’t had to give up the foods that she enjoys but rather, she simply makes healthier eating decisions almost as if it were automatic. For example instead of having 2 bacon cheeseburgers with fries she might only have 1 bacon cheeseburger with a salad.

She also credits hypnosis for changing her metabolism and energy level. She no longer feels that afternoon tiredness and has much more energy to stay active enough to do things such as walking, swimming and bike riding.

I would like to congratulate Gretchen on her accomplishments so far and if you have a similar goal of losing weight, call our office today and speak to her directly so she can explain how you can do the same.

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More Brain Fact To Digest

2011-06-29T12:14:00.000-07:00

It is estimated that between 50-70% of visits to the doctor for physical ailments are attributed to psychological factors.

Every time you recall a memory or have a new thought, you are creating a new connection in your brain.

While you sleep, your body produces a hormone that may prevent you from acting out your dreams, leaving you virtually paralyzed.

Each time we blink, our brain kicks in and keeps things illuminated so the whole world doesn’t go dark every single time we blink (about 20,000 times a day).

The average number of thoughts that humans are believed to experience each day is 70,000.
There are no pain receptors in the brain, so the brain can feel no pain.

A stimulating environment for a child can make the difference between a 25% greater ability to learn or 25% less in an environment with little stimulation.

While awake, your brain generates between 10 and 23 watts of power–or enough energy to power a light bulb.

Excessive stress has shown to alter brain cells, brain structure and brain function.

Oxytocin, one of the hormones responsible for triggering feelings of love in the brain, has shown some benefits to helping control repetitive behaviors in those with autism.

You can’t tickle yourself because your brain distinguished between unexpected external touch and your own touch.

A small area in the brain called the amygdala is responsible for your ability to read someone else’s face for clues to how they are feeling.

Scientists have discovered that men and women’s brains react differently to pain, which explains why they may perceive or discuss pain differently.

Women tend to take longer to make a decision, but are more likely to stick with the decision, compared to men, who are more likely to change their mind after making a decision.

Researchers have discovered that those experiencing the blues are more willing to spend more money in an attempt to alleviate their sadness.

As those who invest in dream dictionaries can attest, dreams almost never represent what they actually are. The unconscious mind strives to make connections with concepts you will understand, so dreams are largely symbolic representations.

Laughing at a joke is no simple task as it requires activity in five different areas of the brain.

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2011-06-17T18:27:00.001-07:00

Gretchen’s week 3 weight-loss update. 21.5 pounds lost in 3 weeks! Original article - http://joegionti.blogspot.com/2011/06/our-own-success-story.html

Our Own Success Story!

2011-06-08T03:57:00.000-07:00

We are often complimenting our clients for achieving their goals and accomplishing more with hypnosis.

However, we want to take a moment to congratulate our own Office Manage Gretchen for accomplishing her goals with hypnosis.

Approximately two weeks ago Gretchen began using the very same Weight Loss hypnosis MP3 that we offer on our website. And as of today (June 08, 2011) we are proud to announce that she has lost 13.5 pounds!

Gretchen says "I feel more motivated to eat healthy, exercise and just take better care of my health in general. The best part is that I really didn’t have to give up any of the foods that I enjoy eating. I simply eat smaller portions and being more active takes care of the rest."

Nice job Gretchen!!

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One key to success

2011-06-01T12:33:00.000-07:00

Many people ask us what exactly contributes to our success. We believe that it all boils down to under promising yet over delivering.

For example, if you promise someone a thousand dollars and end up earning them a million, he or she will be one happy camper. However, if you promise them a million dollars but only end up earning them a thousand, you should expect to receive a knock at your door and very soon!

When we first started off more than 15 years ago, there seemed to be a lot fewer hypnotists. Over the years many people caught onto the fact that this hypnosis stuff works and decided to open up shop. Now, in and of itself, this is not a bad thing because hypnosis is a very helpful tool for many people. So there is no problem with many people wanting to offer it as a service.

However, here lies the problem. There are many hypnosis companies out there that oversell the magic of hypnosis. They make it sound as if people come to them with all sorts of life problems, all of which get cured in a 45 minute session. By setting this unrealistic expectation, they are not only setting themselves up for failure but that are also leaving behind one more person who feels like they have failed or that hypnosis itself has failed.

This is where we differ from many other hypnosis companies. While it is true that most of our clients do not require more than a session or two and many of our MP3 clients see success very quickly, we are very up front and honest with people. We do not beat around the bush and we do not sugar coat what we do. We perform "true" hypnosis therapy and along with that comes the reality that we very well might not be able to "cure" everyone’s problems within a 45 minute hypnosis or by listening to our MP3’s one or twice.

Now, some folks may say that this can actually hurt our business because we are competing with companies who are boasting a super fast turn around almost like hypnosis is some magical force. However, we would rather lose a client or two and remain strong with our 98% success rate rather than have it drop to a 90% success rate by promising the moon to everyone who calls on us for service.

So in closing, just remember that if something sounds too good to be true, it most likely is. If a hypnotist is promising you a magical million, just don't be so surprised when you end up with far less.

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Even in dark times, there is light!

2011-05-21T03:22:00.000-07:00

I am a huge advocate of staying positive and trying to see the bright side of life especially through the hardest of times. On the flip side I am a realist and I understand that this is a difficult task that requires consistent reminding to ourselves. Nevertheless a smile upon our face and taking things with a grain of salt can somehow make even the bumpy roads feel a little bit smoother.

Here is a good personal example of this. I begin every day in pretty much the same way. I get up at 4 AM and proceed to brew my morning coffee as I feed my dog and cat. Afterwards I head down to my home office, log onto my computer and I begin each day by checking my email accounts. As a business owner I have about 8 separate accounts that are used for all different purposes ranging from customer feedback to business and PR.

So while I am in the process of signing into one of the accounts I realize that it is prompting me to change my password. As strange as this seemed at the time, I confirmed that this was not a phishing page and decided to go along with the request. Everything seemed legitimate as I receive a conformation at my secondary email address confirming the change.

So I then attempt to sign in but was unsuccessful in doing so. It kept looping me back to a "verify password" screen. At this time I began to worry that this email address had been comprise and hacked into. However I wasn’t very worried as I do not use it for personal information and it is used for very limited client contact.

And so, I attempted to try and get email support for the error and while doing so, I was informed that this email address was indeed compromised and that there was scheduled maintenance being performed on the email client server. I would need to wait until later in the day to log into it. During this time, I am assuming the worst. What did this hacker do to my account and how many spam emails we sent out to people on my behalf? I would have to wait to find out.

Later in the afternoon I again attempted to sign in and presto, success at last! Not much seemed out if place except that I had four emails form past clients. These clients all took the time to inform me that they had receive spam from my email address and that they were aware that it had to be some type of problem with a hijacked account. I quickly responded to each of them explaining that my information had indeed been compromised and that the emails did not originate from me sending them out.

What happened next was amazing. Most of the clients responded back to me saying that it was no big deal. However, two of the four clients added that ironically, they had been waiting to book another hypnosis session with me to work on other areas that they want to improve and that they just have not gotten around to doing so.

So in the end, what seemed like a bad start to a bad day turned out to actually be beneficial in the long run. The spam email that they received from my email address acted as sort of a reminder to them and they went ahead and booked a hypnosis session with us. I guess in strange way, I sort of owe this hacker a little bit of gratitude because thanks to him or her, I have two additional clients for hypnosis next week. So you see, even in what might seem like the darkest of times, things have a funny way of working themselves out and are not as bad as they seem.

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Some Hypnosis Humor

2011-05-10T04:43:00.001-07:00

What fun is life if you can't laugh at yourself once in a while...

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I change my mind

2011-05-08T03:42:00.000-07:00

Think of a time when you have tried to change or improve something in your life such as giving up cigarettes, losing weight, excising and more. Like most people, you probably purchased or used some kind of aid like diet pills, medications, a workout center membership or patches. Now, many of you most likely saw some pretty positive results for a period of time. However, you most likely ended up returning back to your old ways.

This is because when we try to change, we are trying to fix the physical action but doing nothing for the mental part which is actually the force that controls every single aspect of our lives right down to our decision making processes. And so although it is possible and even pretty easy to control the “here and now” part of our minds it is difficult to control the “recorded” elements that produce automatic actions.

Now, some folks reading this blog might be thinking “yeah right, I have total control over my own mind and what I do.” Think again! Here is a quick test you can perform right now as you are reading this blog. Raise your left or right arm up in the air, hold it up in the air for 5 seconds then put it back down. I’ll wait while you do this……..

Ok so you most likely had no problems performing this action. Great job!! Raising your arm and putting it down is an action that you have learned and have been doing almost since birth. And counting to 5 is also something that you learned at a young age. And so, all in all this was pretty easy for most people to do and this shows that you can control your actions with your mind right? We shall see…

Let’s move onto part 2 of the test. I want you to blink your eyes 5 times. All finished? Again for most people this should have proven to be a simple task and therefore, you have so far proven that you have very good control over your actions. EXCELENT!!!

Now here is part 3. You already know that you CAN control your arms and eyelid muscles with you mind because you were able to raise your arms and blink your eyes. Now, since you have total control over your actions, I want you to talk your mind into keeping your eyelids open without blinking. Remember that you used your mind to put your arm up and down and also to blink your eyes. So talking yourself into keeping your eyes open should be no problem. If or when you do blink your eyes you can continue reading on.

Ok, so if you are reading this next paragraph you failed the total mind control test because you told yourself not to blink your eyes yet you ended up doing so. What happened? Well, your mind basically told you to take a hike and decided on its own that it was not going to listen to your reasoning. And so, when your mind sensed that your eyes were getting dry, the automatic reaction caused you to blink no matter how determined you were to keep from doing so.

So let’s sum this all up. The mind records involuntary actions that will be needed in the future such as blinking your eyes, the beating of your heart, digesting food and more. Unfortunately, the definition of the word Habit is an acquired pattern of behavior that has become almost involuntary as a result of frequent repetition. Since habits like snacking on junk food, smoking cigarettes, fingernail biting and more become involuntary, you no longer need to tell your mind that you would like to perform these actions and they become second nature. The downside is that when it comes to a point when you want to stop doing these things, because they are now involuntary quitting is as difficult as keeping your eyes open without blinking.

This is the main reason why we so often hear people say that they had quit smoking for “X” number of years but started right back up again. Or that they lost “X” number of pounds but gained it all back. Quitting these habits with your mind alone make work for a while, however just like keeping your eyes open, your mind is going to keep saying “take a hike” until you finally give back into temptation. Now, we can try to rely on items that trick us. For example, stop smoking patches and gum supply us with nicotine and diet pills trick our minds into thinking that we are full. But using these items makes about as much sense as me constructing some kind of clamp to keep my eyelids from closing. Sure this clamp will keep them open while I am using it. However, as soon as I remove this clamp I will blink my eyes again. Therefore did I really fix anything?

The conclusion – while hypnosis does not truly “erase” involuntary actions, it does reprogram them so that the ending result is not the same. For example, I can’t erase eating from your memory but I can make it so that you crave carrot sticks instead of junk food when you get hungry. And I can’t erase cigarettes from your memory but I can make it so that instead of reaching for that smoke, instead you naturally reach for a glass of water or feel the urge to take a walk. So you see, this is why hypnosis works while other things fail. It gives us the opportunity to change where the habit truly lives…our minds.

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What makes a hypnotist better?

2011-04-28T01:31:00.000-07:00

What makes one hypnotist better than another? We are not even sure that this is a fair question because there are major differences between hypnotists and their practices. In fact, we find it a bit humorous that some people actually think that we are all the same. It is just like saying that all automobiles are the same when we know that there is a huge differences between let’s say a brand new Ferrari and a broken down 1978 Yugo. Sure they both have 4 tires but let’s face it, nobody would argue that there is a difference.

So what makes all hypnotists different? To answer that question we would have to spend the rest of our lives visiting every single hypnotist in the world in order to truly compare them with each other. Without visiting every hypnotist on the planet, we can tell you what we feel sets us apart from many other companies and what we feel contributes to our success.

To begin with we work from a home office. Now, beside the fact that this allows us to keep our session rates low, there is actually a psychological affect behind this. When was the last time you ever heard someone say that they were heading on over to a doctors or dentists office in order to get a little peace, quite and relaxation? Most likely never. In fact we actually perform hypnosis to ease the anxiety that is associated with visiting a medical offices for many people. So to us, it just didn’t make much sense to build a hypnosis environment that mimics a medical clinic when some of our clients are actually attempting to overcome this very fear. Since hypnosis is all based on ones ability to relax and generally speaking more people are relaxed in the comfort of their own home or apartment, we have found that offering the same relaxed environment contributes to a successful hypnosis session.

The next thing is that we include a FREE follow-up subliminal hypnosis MP3/CD with our live sessions. Now, let’s be realistic, we don’t care what anybody says, hypnosis is not magic. Therefore, we may not be able to magically erase 40 years of a smoking habit in a single one-hour session. Now, this is not to say that it has never happened because it has. However, the fact is that there are times that it takes more work. Providing this FREE follow-up MP3/CD gives our clients something to fall back on and continue with once they leave our office. Some hypnotists charge extra for such an item. So again, since we provide it for free, this means more success for our clients.

Since we are on the subject of MP3’s, ours DO NOT contain spoken hypnosis scripts like a person would experience at a live hypnosis session. Instead they are music and/or relaxing sounds blended with embedded subliminal message in the background and we make them like this for a reason. When a person listens to a hypnosis audio with spoken words like that of a live session, after a few times of listening they can actually become immune to it because it becomes memorized until finally there is no more mental visualization left, which is one of the dynamics of hypnosis. It is sort of like watching the same movie over and over again. It may become less gripping simply because you know exactly what to expect. With our audio items people are listening to music or sound which keeps them interested. But more importantly, while they are listening, the subliminal message in the background is what’s helping them to change.

And one of the last things that we believe sets us apart is that we truly care about people and their success. For example we discounted our prices a few years back when our economy was in bad shape. We also offer free hypnosis sessions to cancer patients. We have also been known to work out payment plans for regular clients who can not afford to pay for their hypnosis sessions up front. In other words we go above and beyond when it comes to helping people out. So although we are a business we also believe that what goes around comes around. When we treat our client’s right, we actually get back in the long run.

So in closing, we cannot say that other hypnosis companies do not offer some of the same things that we do. But we can say that not all hypnotists are the same. We can also say that the little things we do and the little things that we offer makes us very successful which in turn, means our clients are more successful. And if you are a client on the receiving end of the service, this is what should really matter most to you.

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2011-04-16T02:34:00.001-07:00

What are drugs really doing for you? http://joegionti.blogspot.com/2011/04/what-are-drugs-really-doing-for-you.html

What are drugs really doing for you?

2011-04-16T02:17:00.000-07:00

It may sound like something out of a science fiction plot, but Oxford researchers say that modern conventional medicine is gradually developing ways to change the moral states of humans through pharmaceutical drugs, and thus control the way people think and act in various life situations. These new drugs will literally have the ability to disrupt an individual’s personal morality, and instead reprogram that person to believe and do whatever the drug designer has created that drug to do.

“Science has ignored the question of moral improvement so far, but it is now becoming a big debate,” said Dr. Guy Kahane from the Oxford Centre for Neuroethics in the UK. “There is already a growing body of research you can describe in these terms. Studies show that certain drugs affect the ways people respond to moral dilemmas by increasing their sense of empathy, group affiliation and by reducing aggression.”

While this may sound good in theory, mind control is already a very dangerous side effect of existing drugs. Take the antidepressant drug Prozac, for instance, which has been known to cause those taking it to lash out in violent rages. One young boy murdered his father by beating him and stabbing him in the head, and hit his mother with a crowbar and stabbed her in the face, shortly after starting to take Prozac (http://www.naturalnews.com/News_000…).

But the kinds of drugs Kahane and his colleagues are referring to imply designer drugs specifically designed to not only alter one’s mental state, but also to change the way that person thinks about situations from a moral perspective. The end result is literally a type of drug-induced mind control where human subjects will be controlled by someone else, and unable to make conscious decisions for themselves.

Research on the subject, of course, tries to paint the idea of mind-control drugs in a positive light, suggesting that they could be used to help make the world a better place. Just imagine less violence, more trust, and more love, they say. This rhetoric, though, is really just a ploy to further numb the already mind-numbed masses into accepting the idea as a good thing.

In closing, isn't it nice to know that soon your moral judgment could be controlled by pharmaceutical companies who want you behave a certain way?

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Can the Economy Make You Fat?

2011-04-13T02:02:00.000-07:00

Being in debt and worrying about how you are going to make that next credit card and mortgage payment can make you overweight. That’s the word from researchers, who say that “the recent credit crunch will have health implications,” and that “debt can be associated with the probability of being overweight or obese.”

The investigators from the University of Mainz, Germany, studied more than 9,000 people and found that 25 percent of the 949 people in debt were obese, compared to only 11 percent of the remaining 8,318 participants. One of the biggest factors in the relationship between debt and being overweight is stress; another is having to choose less expensive, often sugary and fatty foods.

According to the American Psychological Association’s “Stress in America” report, 43 percent of people say they overeat or eat unhealthy foods when they are under stress, and worries about work (or the lack thereof) and debt, especially house costs and medical costs, are among the most stressful.

The biology of stress, debt, and being overweight begins with biochemistry. When the body is in a stressful state, it releases large amounts of stress hormones, especially cortisol. The longer cortisol and other stress hormones remain at high levels in the body, the more damage they can cause, including memory problems, insomnia, depression, fatigue, a buildup of fat in the arteries that can lead to heart disease, and accumulation of fat molecules, which can lead to overweight and obesity.

Actually, stress and cortisol work in two ways to promote weight gain: retention of fat molecules and triggering overeating as a way to deal with the stress and depression. High cortisol levels can increase food cravings, especially for sweets and foods high in fat. People in debt may turn to “comfort foods,” such as ice cream, cookies and cake, candy, and other sugar-rich foods because they have a calming effect.

When sugar hits the taste buds, they release endorphins, the body’s natural pain killer. The endorphins tell the body to release the hormone serotonin, which can make you feel good. Eating lots of sugary foods quickly raises the body’s blood sugar levels, giving you a temporary high. The higher you feel, the harder you will fall, causing you to feel down and depressed. The solution: you eat more comfort foods, starting the cycle again and promoting weight gain.

Given the current economic climate, it does not appear that the stress associated with debt and money worries will go away soon. In the meantime, here are some tips on how to avoid overeating and overweight during these trying times:

* Think before you eat. If you’re going to eat something to make you “feel better,” go take a walk, call a friend, read, play a video game, or anything that will distract you.

* Don’t buy sugary and other tempting foods. If they are not in the house, you are less likely to eat them.

* Change your habits. If you typically eat cookies while you’re driving in rush hour traffic, bring a bottle of spring water instead.

* Never grocery shop when you’re hungry

* Do not engage in other activities while you are eating, such as watching TV or driving. This leads to mindless overeating and overweight.

* Practice stress-reduction methods such as yoga, meditation, exercise, tai chi, or hypnosis.

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Natural or Herbal Weight Loss Drugs

2011-04-03T05:16:00.000-07:00

Natural or Herbal Weight Loss Drugs and Supplements - Contaminated and Dangerous!

Have you considered taking so-called natural or herbal weight loss drugs or supplements? You may not be aware that not all weight loss pills are considered safe, much less effective. That's been true for many years, but beginning in late 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration called attention to 28 brands of weight loss drugs that are considered dangerous.

Why are they dangerous? Because they are contaminated with materials that are not tolerated by the human body and may cause debilitating side effects, even death. Those ingredients are undeclared, meaning, the packaging doesn't mention them. They may be counterfeit. They all claim to be "herbal" or "natural" and because they are considered "dietary supplements," they don't fall under the FDA approval process.

The FDA has determined most, if not all of these so called "natural" or herbal weight loss supplements, are manufactured in China. The dangerous ingredients include sibutramine, rimonabant, phenytoin, and phenolphthalein. These illegal weight loss drugs contain at least one, and sometimes more than one of these ingredients.

Sibutramine is a controlled substance, and is found in Meridia which has been approved to be sold in the United States by prescription. However, the amounts found in the illegal drugs and supplements are up to three times the amount found in Meridia. Because of the high levels of sibutramine, those who take any of these illegal versions may be subject to increased blood pressure, tachycardia, palpitations, or seizures.

Rimonabant is a drug that has not been approved in the United States, and has been responsible for a handful of deaths in other parts of the world. It has not been approved because it has been found to cause increased risk of neurological and psychiatric side effects - seizures, depression, anxiety, insomnia, aggressiveness, and suicidal thoughts among patients.

Phenolphthalein used to be found in laxatives until it was removed from them in the late 1990s when it was found to be a carcinogen (meaning, causes cancer) and was also found to be responsible for changes in DNA.

Phenytoin is found only in trace amounts in some of these illegal supplements. It has been used in the manufacture of Dilantin which is an approved anti-seizure drug, but which is not indicated for those who do not have seizures.

The FDA makes it clear that since natural or herbal weight loss drugs are considered to be "dietary supplements" they do not fall under the FDA's purview. You can check the most current list of banned weight loss drugs at the FDA website.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm

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Mythbusters on Hypnosis

2011-03-29T11:47:00.000-07:00

Interesting video about the effects of hypnosis, coming from a TV show...

Who were you-before?

2011-03-24T09:48:00.000-07:00

Since the Oprah Winfrey Show featured Brian Weiss, MD, a Past Life Regression expert, on her show on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, many people began wondering if a past life regression is a hoax or real. Cosmopolitan magazine reported in 1997 that 79% of people believe in reincarnation, while only 45% believe one can experience a past life. So, let's begin by taking a look at who Dr. Weiss is.

Dr. Weiss began his career as a psychiatrist and was well published and well respected by the time he was 35. In 1979, he became chairman of the psychiatry department at the prestigious Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami and was regarded as an expert in his field. His work with a patient named, "Catherine," who suffered from panic attacks, phobias, fears and nightmares changed his life forever when during a hypnosis session she began talking about being a boy in Ukraine in the 1700s. Weiss did not believe this story-chalking it up to fantasy, until one day she told him about his own family. He says while Catherine was hypnotized she told him she was with his father, who died two years earlier, and that his daughter was named after his father. "This was all true," Dr. Weiss says. "My father's Hebrew name was Avram. He died two years before and did not have an obituary so there was no place to look this up. And my daughter was named after him." Subsequently, Weiss wrote his first book, "Many Lives Many Masters".

The knowledge that reincarnation is a part of life has been believed by many since the beginning of existence on this earth plane. Such books as Researches in Reincarnation and Beyond, Volume I by A.R. Martin,1942, brought this knowledge to the masses. Albeit was not a highly discussed topic in the Western world until 1952, when Morey Bernstein a Colorado businessman and amateur hypnotist put Virginia Tighe, a housewife in a trance which revealed startling revelations about Tighe's recollection of a past life as a 19th-century Irishwoman and her rebirth 59 years later in the United States. Likewise Edgar Cayce (March 18, 1877 - January 3, 1945) an American, used his psychic abilities to channel answers to questions on subjects such as health, Atlantis, Akashic records and reincarnation while in a self-induced trance.

In the past thirty years a plethora of books, TV documentaries and research projects have further substantiated the belief in the past life phenomenon.

The purpose of experiencing a past life is to learn what has prompted you to make the choices you have made and heal the emotional distress which creates havoc. The most powerful gift of experiencing a past life is healing past emotional traumas to help one to make good choices in the current life. The more clarity you have about your past, true nature, and the nature of the universe, the more effective you can be in decision making.

One immediate benefit of experiencing a past life is seeing the consequences of your behavior. If you cheated, lied or said hurtful things which brought pain to others in a past life, you are less likely to repeat those mistakes. If you can see the growth and joy you brought with being loving and kind, you are more likely to create that in your life now.

The questions are important. What prompts you to choose one thing over another? What factors are you considering when making decisions in your life? What do you need to know to improve your decision-making process? How you make decisions in your life will reflect how you will make choices in your next incarnation. Clearing up these ineffective patterns from life times before can set you free to live your life more effectively and fully this time around. Are you ready to do that for yourself.

If so, a past life regression with a certified regression practitioner is key to your making a clear and highly effective transition to living life to the fullest versus coping in life.

I for one do not judge people for believing that they have lived in a past life and time. Disbelieving them would be almost as bad as asking a client to show me his or her pack of cigarettes to prove to me that they actually smoke. If THEY believe it and they are willing to go back in time, than that is good enough for me. Furthermore, if doing so brings a learning, closure or peach to their life in some way…then even better for them.

Joseph Gionti C.Ht., is a certified Age/Past Life Regression Practitioner.
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Hypnosis – Changing our thinking

2011-03-08T02:09:00.000-08:00

Did you know…
An idea, once accepted, will remain firmly in place until it is replaced by another. For example, up until the fifteenth century, people believed that the earth was flat. When it was proved that the earth was a globe, the people of that time simply accepted this new fact, replacing the old belief with the new one.

And that is the basis of hypnosis. It changes your way of thinking about something so that you actions will automatically follow. You no longer smoke because you are no longer thinking like a smoker. Or you naturally lose weight because your eating habits have changes.

Isn’t time to start giving your mind credit for what it is capable of accomplishing?

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Top 3 Chargeback Disputes for Banks

2011-03-05T05:20:00.001-08:00

First of all, what is a Chargeback? A Chargeback is simply a way of disputing a transaction on your debit or credit card. Let’s go into a little more detail…

When a customer uses their debit or credit card to purchase merchandise or service from a company, for various reasons, the cardholder may feel like the charge is not warranted or invalid. For example, maybe the cardholder canceled the service and is still being charged. Maybe the cardholder is disputing the charge because they ordered merchandise or a service and hasn’t received it. Or maybe the merchandise or service that the cardholder received is not what the merchant said it would be or how they were told it would work.

Whatever the case may be, the cardholder ultimately feels like they have been wronged and they are not making any progress with resolving the issue directly with the merchant. When this happens, the cardholder often calls their bank or credit card company and disputes the charge directly with their bank by requesting to have it removed. In return the cardholders bank files what is called a Chargeback, meaning that they go directly through Visa or Mastercard to take back the money from the merchant. Visa or Mastercard notifies the merchant that “Mr. or Mrs. Cardholder” has a transaction showing up from your company, which you are not entitled to because X, Y, and Z.

In most cases the cardholder gets a temporary credit refund for the transaction while the cardholders bank battles it out with the merchant behind the scenes.

Moving forward, since this blog is not really about Chargebacks, but rather it is about the top 3 Chargeback reasons based on a 3-year evaluation, let’s get into what the top 3 Chargeback reasons are. This information is provided directly from Bank of America.

Workout Centers: Most of these disputed charges result from workout centers continuing to charge customer after they have canceled their membership. Be careful to read your workout center or gym membership contract very closely. Even if you win the Chargeback and get your money back from your bank, the merchant still has a right to sue you in court for a breach of contract. Remember that filing a claim in small claims court is not very expensive. And if you owe the merchant enough, they may just do that.

Diet Pills/Weight loss Supplements: Besides being disputed for not working, the big issue here is that many customers dispute charges because they signed up for what they thought was a free trial. Many of these company’s Auto Ship products if you do not cancel. And customers wind up being charged upwards of $50 - $100 for additional items that they did not order. In addition, many companies charge you for the trial product after the trial period. In most cases even returning an item WILL NOT get you a refund. They want your money + they have your card number = you will get charged!

Electronic Cigarettes: Besides being another “Free Trial” company to watch out for, many people simply dispute charges from these companies because the items don’t work. They are usually defective in that they don’t hold a charge or simply malfunction. They also Auto Ship products if you do not cancel and in many cases, even if you do cancel. Good luck getting any kind of refund for items that have been returned.

And there you have it, the 3 most disputed reasons for requesting a refund from a credit card company or bank. But don’t take our word for it…call your bank or credit card company, ask them about “free trials” or the other items that we mentioned here.

Just a quick side note: ironically, during this 3-tear evaluation, we couldn’t find one case where a customer was requesting a refund from a hypnosis company. Sort of makes you scratch your head and wonder…if all these other items and gimmicks work so well, why are people canceling and wanting their money back?

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Why Diets Fail Us

2011-03-01T10:36:00.000-08:00

Ever try to lose weight with a trendy, so-called "diet" or weight-loss gimmick only to experience frustration and failure? You're not alone. These types of plans often set you up for failure...but why? Here are the 6 main reasons:

1. Diets deprive us: Many diets involve eliminating certain foods or even whole food groups. This is not only unhealthy but also unrealistic for the long term weight loss.

2. Diets are temporary. Once they have reached their goal, most people go back to "normal" eating, so the weight comes back.

3. Diets often don't fit into normal life. Weighing and measuring food may help you lose weight, but aren't practical as long-term strategies for most people.

4. Diets can be expensive. Buying special foods can rack up a big bill quickly.

5. Diets can actually lower your metabolism. When you drastically cut back on calories, your metabolism tends to slow down. You burn fewer calories and the diet becomes less effective.

6. A diet is only half of the equation. Lifetime weight management is not just about what you eat. It requires a long-term plan of action.

And there you have it. If you are looking to shed a quick pound or two on a short term basis a diet may help you, so long as you understand that a diet will NEVER actually change your life. Accept this reality and you won't be so let down in the end when your weight goes right back to where it was before the diet.

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2011-02-28T01:56:00.001-08:00

“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there” - Will Rogers. http://www.positivechangehypnosis.net

A Happy Holiday!

2011-02-21T17:08:00.001-08:00

Considering that today is a holiday, we had a pretty steady stream of clients! 5 ex-smokers and 2 for weight loss.

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Today…a new day!

2011-02-15T02:04:00.000-08:00

Don't put off till tomorrow, what you can do today doesn't mean that you can 't do today what you didn't get around to yesterday!

People often ask how to actually begin when it comes to personal change. We begin by accepting that all our yesterdays are behind us and now we can use them to propel us forward, because now we have a great opportunity to begin a fresh start.

We have to remind ourselves that This is a brand new day which means new beginnings. A day when we really can begin to make our dreams come true. We have to have a mind-set that we can't afford to let it slip through our fingers.

So what if your dreams have been dashed to pieces in the past? Didn't they motivate you as you dreamt them and Why is it that morning came too soon? That's the job or mornings, to tell us to pick ourself up and get on with our day.

Your dreams are still there, somewhere inside you. They may well have changed, because that's the nature of dreams, but they're still there, waiting to be worked on. Get them out and dust them off. Let this be the day, the month or the year when you turn your dreams into action.

What needs to be changed in your life in order for your dreams to come true? What needs to be done in order for you to move forward and grow? What limiting beliefs are stopping you from shining? Whatever it is you need to start accepting that it's within your power to change and there's no better time to begin than right now.

Anything is within your reach if you're prepared to put the effort in accept the reality that it might actually take a little bit of work on your part.

Don't hold back. Give the best of yourself in everything you touch, everything you do. Be the very best you that you can possibly be, and don't allow yourself to settle for anything less. Give more than is expected but don't forget to keep enough for yourself. Do it with a willing heart and you will be amazed at the rewards that will come your way.

Take this gift of a brand new year, add a pinch of courage and take that leap. Start working on those changes that need to be made and you'll see that your dreams really can come true.

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Top Rated Hypnosis Services in Providence, Rhode Island

2011-02-03T09:10:00.000-08:00

Thumbtack has recognized Positive Change Hypnosis in RI as one of the top rated hypnosis services in Providence RI

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Lose Weight in RI and everywhere else…

2011-01-28T03:50:00.000-08:00

We have been helping people lose weight in RI and throughout the US for more than 15 years. But how affective is hypnosis for weight loss? Here are some statistics.

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).

Here are some of the studies:
Cochrane, Gordon; Friesen, J. (1986). Hypnotherapy in weight loss treatment. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 54, 489-492.

Kirsch, Irving (1996). Hypnotic enhancement of cognitive-behavioral weight loss treatments--Another meta-reanalysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 64 (3), 517-519.

Allison, David B.; Faith, Myles S. Hypnosis as an adjunct to cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy for obesity: A meta-analytic reappraisal. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 1996 Jun Vol 64(3) 513-516.

Stradling J, Roberts D, Wilson A, Lovelock F. Controlled trial of hypnotherapy for weight loss in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea. International Journal of Obesity Related Metababolic Disorders. 1998 Mar;22(3):278-81.

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Stop Smoking Product/Service Comparison Facts

2011-01-18T11:23:00.000-08:00

I love facts because there is no right or wrong in them. They completely remove the human element of opinion, which is often used to guide people towards a certain direction. Whether you chose to accept them or ignore them by looking the other way, facts they are what they are…the way something really is.

Here Are A Few Stop Smoking Product/Service Comparison Facts:

Nicotine Patches
Average Cost: 14 count $44.00 X 26 weeks = $1,144 per year
Result – Relies on willpower because you are expected to eventually quit on your own.
Health Risk: All drugs including nicotine replacement products have some degree of side effects

Electronic Cigarettes
Average Cost: Starter kit $29.95. Additional monthly refills $14.95 X 11 months = $194.40 per year
Result – Relies on willpower because you are expected to eventually quit on your own.
Health Risk: All drugs including nicotine replacement products have some degree of side effects

Nicotine Gum
Average Cost: 170 count $52.00 X 52 weeks = $2,704 per year
Result – Relies on willpower because you are expected to eventually quit on your own.
Health Risk: All drugs including nicotine replacement products have some degree of side effects.

Misc. Stop Smoking Prescription Pills
Average Cost: Per pill $3.00 X 365 day = $1,095 per year
Result – Relies on willpower because you are expected to eventually quit on your own.
Health Risks – Could cause any of the following: blackouts, dizziness, fainting, excessive sweating, dry mouth, abdominal pain, cramps, memory loss, heart attack, stroke, suicide, possible death and more.

Hypnosis
Average Cost: Live session $125.00 – Audio session $19.95 = Max cost $375.00
Result – Permanent for 80% to 95% after a 1 to 3 sessions
Health Risks: None

To some degree, with the exception of hypnosis, all of the items listed above rely on willpower, meaning that at some point during use of the item, you must actively make the effort to stop smoking. Now, assuming that willpower has failed for you in the past, otherwise you would not even have the need for stop smoking aids, you will need to accept that since these items do not affect your willpower, you are in essence doing just like before and quitting on you own. Therefore, if quitting on your own failed for you in the past, then you should plan on using whichever aid you choose, for the rest of your life.

How much would that cost?
Lifetime supply based on the following scenario
A 30 year old person wants to quit smoking and lives to be 85 years old = 55 years of product usage.

Nicotine Patches - $62,920.00
Electronic Cigarettes - $9,867.00
Nicotine Gum - $148,720.00
Misc. Stop Smoking/Prescription Pills - $60,225.00

In closing, we are not sharing this information to discourage anyone. We are simply pointing out the facts. The manufacturing and selling of temporary stop smoking items is a booming business. And from the amounts of money listed above, you can clearly see why. Haven’t you had enough of falling victim to a product that requires regular purchases in order to gain any benefit from it? It sort of sounds a lot like what cigarette companies themselves are doing!

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Quitting smoking is easy – I’ve done it a million times!

2011-01-08T12:36:00.000-08:00

Although there is a sense of humor to the title of this article, the sad reality is that for many people who smoke and have tried to quit, it rings very true.

Like any other personal change, if you truly want to stop smoking you will need to find something that will help you in achieving this goal. This is not to say that “cold turkey” is going to automatically fail for you. But having less than a 1% success rate and only after multiple attempts, unless you truly believe and live the motto of “no paid-no gain” cold turkey is not the way to go.

So let’s take a look at why people smoke. Besides being one of the hardest addictions to overcome, smoking is so interwoven into our everyday lives that cigarettes are like best friends. They are there to calm you down when you get stressed and they are there to keep you company during alone time. They travel with you when doing things like taking walks, driving your car and they often accompany you during festive and enjoyable times. They occupy you when your are board and they seem to be a perfect fit after meals. And also go so well with other things that we enjoy such as alcoholic beverages and coffee.

So although the nicotine in cigarettes may act as a reminder that it is time to light up, people simply find it hard to part with cigarettes because they don’t want to sever this friendship, especially when it has been going on for an extended period of time. And we all know how hard it is to say goodbye to a good friend who has always been there to celebrate the good times while comforting us through the hard times.

However, we can’t lose sight of the fact that cigarettes have a dark side to them. I remember a Doctor telling me once, “if cigarettes weren’t bad for me, I’d smoke 3 packs a day.” The bottom line is that although they are so enjoyable, you have to remember that their enjoyment comes at a price, which is your health. And just the same as you would quickly sever a friendship if that friend were causing harm to you and your family, you need to sever the cigarette friendship because it is harming you and the people around you.

The best way to do is to start viewing cigarette for what they really are - a bad habit. When people who come to my hypnosis office in Rhode Island to quit smoking, I have most of them smoke their last cigarette outside my office right before their session. However, I tell them that they MUST hold the cigarette in their opposite hand from which they usually do and they have to hold it between their middle and ring finger. If you smoke, give it a try and see how awkward it feels.

So although they are still getting the nicotine, this last cigarette is not very enjoyable. This is to show them that although cigarettes contain drugs and chemicals, smoking is more of a powerful habit. It also shows them why with such items like the stop smoking patch, gums or stop smoking pills it is still tuff to quit because those items do not fix the mental cravings for cigarettes.

And so, once you decide to sever the friendship with cigarettes your final step is deciding on a way to accomplish this goal. Now, if you truly want to kick the smoking habit for good you need to look for a way to get the thoughts of smoking completely out of your mind, in essence becoming an actual non-smoker, which is what we help people do. After all, what is the only difference between a smoker and a non-smoker? Simply put, a non-smoker doesn’t smoke because they don’t think about smoking.

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20 POSITIVE TIPS FOR A POSITIVE NEW YEAR

2011-01-05T14:17:00.000-08:00

1. Stay Positive. You can listen to the cynics and doubters and believe that success is impossible or you can know that with faith and an optimistic attitude all things are possible.

2. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement: My purpose is_______________________.

3. Take a morning walk of gratitude. It will create a fertile mind ready for success.

4. Instead of being disappointed about where you are, think optimistically about where you are going or where you want to be.

5. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out credit card.

6. Remember that adversity is not a dead-end but a detour to a better outcome.

7. Focus on learning, loving, growing and serving.

8. Believe that everything happens for a reason. Doing so sets up up to expect something good to come out of challenging experiences.

9. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

10. Mentor someone and be mentored by someone.

11. Live with the 3 E's. Energy, Enthusiasm, Empathy.

12. Remember there’s no substitute for hard work.

13. Zoom Focus. Each day when you wake up in the morning ask yourself: “What are the three most important things I need to do today that will help me move towards the success I desire?” Then tune out all the distractions and focus on these actions.

14. Implement the "No Complaining Rule." Complaining is like vomiting. Afterwards you may feel better but everyone around you feels sick.

15. Read more books than you did in 2010. (Hint: There are a few good ones on our website.)

16. Get more sleep. You can’t replace sleep with a double latte.

17. Focus on “Get to” vs “Have to.” Each day focus on what you get to do, not what you have to do. Life is a gift not an obligation.

18. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements:

I am thankful for __________. Today I accomplished____________.

19. Smile and laugh more. They are natural anti-depressants.

20. Enjoy the ride. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy it.

Have a great new year!!

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Happy 2011!!

2011-01-02T13:19:00.001-08:00

Positive Change Hypnosis wishes you, your family and loved ones a safe, healthy and happy year to come!

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Mel Gibson is learning hypnotism.

2010-12-06T01:59:00.000-08:00

The 54-year-old actor-and-director has reportedly spent 10 days with Australian expert Rick Collingwood, who visited his Los Angeles home and taught him the powers of suggestion and how to put people into a trance.

Rick, who is a friend of Mel's brother Chris, said: "I was heading out to Los Angeles for work so Mel invited me over. I was with him for 10 days teaching him the technique.

"Mel's a natural, he's got the look as well as piercing blue eyes. He's going to be a great hypnotist.

"Chris talked to Mel about it over the phone and Mel got interested, too."

Though the 'Braveheart' star took to learning the technique instantly, Rick is unsure if he has any plans to use it.

He said: "He is very, very interested in it. He didn't say he wanted to learn it for a specific reason. He was just curious.

"I think he's just interested in the mind and human nature."

The award-winning actor - who took an eight-year hiatus from the profession to direct movies such as 'The Passion of the Christ' - recently announced his return to the front of the camera.

He said: "I walked away from it after 'Signs' because I just felt I was stale and I needed to maybe... it wasn't ringing my bells. So I focused on directing and writing and producing and all that kind of stuff, and then it was time to come back.

"I got the acting bug back because I felt like, all of a sudden, maybe after all these years, I might have something to offer again."

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Hypnosis may help with Tourette syndrome

2010-11-28T04:30:00.001-08:00

Self-hypnosis training may help children with Tourette syndrome, study finds

July 12, 2010 | By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times

Children and teens with Tourette syndrome found help for their tics via sessions of self-hypnosis, according to a new study published online Monday in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. The study included 33 participants ages 6 to 19 who had tic disorders. Tourette syndrome is a neurological disorder that can cause involuntary tics such as coughing, yelling, head jerking and blinking. It's typically treated with medication, which can have mild to severe side effects such as anxiety, weight gain and sluggishness, but new non-drug treatments are showing promise.

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Quit smoking before your kids reach third grade

2010-11-27T04:34:00.000-08:00

Nine-year Public Health Sciences study reveals window of opportunity for smoking parents to increase the chances of raising smoke-free children

A PHS study shows if both parents quit smoking by the time their child is 8 or 9, the child's odds of becoming a smoker drop by nearly 40 percent.

New findings from the Public Health Sciences Division may provide a compelling reason for smoking parents of young children to kick the habit. Researchers have found that parents who quit smoking before their child reaches third grade will significantly reduce their child's odds of becoming a smoker by the time their senior year of high school rolls around.

Specifically, if one parent quits by the time the child is 8 or 9, the child's odds of being a daily or monthly smoker at age 17 or 18 decrease by 25 percent. If both parents quit, the child's chances of smoking drops by nearly 40 percent, according to Jonathan B. Bricker and colleagues at Fred Hutchinson and the University of Washington.

"Statistics show that if a child reaches age 18 without becoming a smoker, his or her odds of remaining smoke-free are around 90 percent. Therefore, our results indicate that if all smoking parents were to quit by the time their children were around age 8, it could prevent 136,000 young people in the United States from becoming daily, long-term smokers," said Bricker, a research associate in the center's Cancer Prevention and Trials Program.

The most surprising finding of the study, Bricker said, was that parental influence on smoking was not affected by the child's age when the last parent quit, as long as it was by the time the child was 8 or 9. "It didn't matter whether one or both parents quit when the child was a baby, a toddler or in third grade," Bricker said. "The most important thing was that they quit." More research is needed, however, to determine the benefits, if any, of parental-smoking cessation after children are 8 or 9.

There also was no evidence that parent or child gender had any impact on the link between parental-smoking cessation and children's smoking behavior; mothers were no more influential than fathers and girls were no more susceptible than boys.

Not surprisingly, those least likely to smoke were the children of parents who had never taken up the habit. Smoking prevalence in 12th grade was 14 percent when neither parents had ever smoked as compared to 37 percent when both parents were current smokers and 26 percent when both parents had quit by the time the child was in third grade.

The study appears in this month's issue of the journal Addiction. Co-authors include PHS colleagues Dr. Arthur Peterson, Dr. Robyn Andersen, Kathleen Kealy and Patrick Marek; and UW colleagues Dr. Irwin Sarason and Dr. Brian LeRoux.

The findings are based on data collected from more than 3,000 children and parents in 20 school districts in Washington. Information on parents' smoking behavior was collected when the children were in the third grade (8 or 9 years old), and data on children's smoking behavior was collected nine years later, when the children were in 12th grade (17 or 18 years old). Student self-reports of smoking activity were found to be largely accurate as verified through saliva tests that checked for the presence of cotinine, a by-product of nicotine.

"This study is unique because it is the first prospective study to follow a large group of parents and children over time to examine the relationship between parental-smoking cessation when children are young and how it relates to smoking behavior in late adolescence," said Bricker, who's also a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology in the UW Department of Psychology.

Impact may be even greater

How and why are children impacted by parental-smoking cessation?
Jonathan Bricker and colleagues suspect it's largely because parents who've quit may engage in anti-smoking behaviors that reduce their children's overall exposure to cigarettes, from requesting nonsmoking sections in restaurants to banning smoking at home.

While more research into the mechanisms of parental influence is needed, researchers do know is that the window of vulnerability for smoking tends to open around age 8 and close around age 20. This "smoking-acquisition period" may be influenced by a combination of genetics, and parental and peer models of smoking. It also may stem from a child's desire to emulate adult behavior, Bricker said, although in reality, only about 25 percent of adults smoke.

"Because adolescence is a period in which children are developing an identity as an adult, they are, in a sense, trying on behaviors like trying on clothes amd such. Behaviors they think will make them feel like adults."

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Attracting money with hypnosis

2010-11-24T01:37:00.000-08:00

Have you ever wondered why some successful people seem to be on top of their game at all times? Even if presented with a financial crisis, they seem to bounce back with an even greater level of determination and usually come right back out on top.

Most millionaires will tell you that luck played a part in their success. But this is simply a kind way of saying that they do things so naturally that they truly can't explain what contributes to their success. So the bad news is that if you believe that success and wealth is all based on luck then the reality is that unless you get lucky, you will never get rich. However, the good news is that luck has nothing to do with success and wealth.

If you look a little deeper, you will uncover something that all successful people have in common. It is a "millionaire mind-set." If you want to be successful you have to think like a successful person. However, what’s even more interesting is that millionaires don't have much else in common. There is no standard for academic achievement nor is there any 'special knowledge' that these people possess.

In fact, here is an experiment that you can perform yourself. Grab your telephone and dial up the number to any college of your choice and tell them that you want to enroll in their “becoming a millionaire” course. After they finally begin to take your phone call serious, they will gently explain that there is no such course.

When it comes down to it, success is a mindset, a habit, an attitude and a behavior that successful people act out each and every day of their lives. This is not something you can learn from a textbook or anywhere else for that matter of fact.

When you think like a wealthy person, you will automatically move towards success, which in turn leads to wealth. And hypnosis does just that…it changes your way of thinking and when we think differently, our actions and life changes follow. There is a vast flowing river of money to be made in the world. Isn’t about time you dipped your bucket in and start collecting some for yourself?

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So what happened to “Your Positive Change?”

2010-11-11T13:32:00.000-08:00

If you were not familiar with “Your Positive Change” it was a separate website that we used to host our subliminal MP3’s, books and self-help hypnosis tools. Oh and what glorious days they were!

From the soft hypnosis background music playing on our homepage to the repetitious FAQ pages mirroring all the same hypnosis information and benefits as our live service page, those days will be missed!

But before anyone sheds a boatload of tears, terminating the site was actually a positive move for us.

When creating Positive Change Hypnosis we had made the decision to keep our self-help tools separate from our live hypnosis service. The theory was to avoid clients experiencing a sort of “tug of war” as to whether or not they would prefer live hypnosis sessions or opt to use a self-help hypnosis tool. And the idea worked well. People who wanted live hypnosis seemed to find our Positive Change Hypnosis website and people who wanted to help themselves found Your Positive Change.

So although way back in the beginning when we only offered 3 or 4 MP3’s and 1 or 2 books, the idea made all the sense in the world. However, as out company grew it just became a lot more work to keep both of the websites going. Therefore, we have recently made the decision to pull the plug on “Your Positive Change.”

The good news is that our main webpage now offers many more customer options and best of all, they are now all in one single place. This includes all of our self-help tools plus our live service. We have even custom tailored pages to be more helpful to our clients. For example, when a client picks our page to quit smoking, after reading our information they now have a bottom option to pick a live session service or a subliminal audio for their issue.

So in closing, although “Your Positive Change” has served us well and will be missed, the end of one journey marks the beginning of a new one.

And now…a quick moment of silence…thank you for reading.

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Cigarettes Harbor Harmful Bacteria

2010-11-11T12:55:00.000-08:00

Newswise — Cigarettes are "widely contaminated" with bacteria, including some known to cause disease in people, concludes a new international study conducted by a University of Maryland environmental health researcher and microbial ecologists at the Ecole Centrale de Lyon in France.

The research team describes the study as the first to show that "cigarettes themselves could be the direct source of exposure to a wide array of potentially pathogenic microbes among smokers and other people exposed to secondhand smoke." Still, the researchers caution that the public health implications are unclear and urge further research.

"We were quite surprised to identify such a wide variety of human bacterial pathogens in these products," says lead researcher Amy R. Sapkota, an assistant professor in the University of Maryland's School of Public Health.

"The commercially-available cigarettes that we tested were chock full of bacteria, as we had hypothesized, but we didn't think we'd find so many that are infectious in humans," explains Sapkota, who holds a joint appointment with the University's Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health and the department of epidemiology and biostatistics.

"If these organisms can survive the smoking process - and we believe they can - then they could possibly go on to contribute to both infectious and chronic illnesses in both smokers and individuals who are exposed to environmental tobacco smoke," Sapkota adds. "So, it's critical that we learn more about the bacterial content of cigarettes, which are used by more than a billion people worldwide."

The study will appear in an upcoming edition of the journal Environmental Health Perspectives and the pre-copyedited manuscript has been posted online.

PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE

The researchers describe the study as the first snapshot of the total population of bacteria in cigarettes. Previous researchers have taken small samples of cigarette tobacco and placed them in cultures to see whether bacteria would grow. But Sapkota's team took a more holistic approach using DNA microarray analysis to estimate the so-called bacterial metagenome, the totality of bacterial genetic material present in the tested cigarettes.

Among the study's findings and conclusions:

* Commercially available cigarettes show a broad array of bacterial diversity, ranging from soil microorganisms to potential human pathogens;
* The is the first study to provide evidence that the numbers of microorganisms in a cigarette may be as "vast as the number of chemical constituents;"
* Hundreds of bacterial species were present in each cigarette, and additional testing is likely to increase that number significantly;
* No significant variability in bacterial diversity was observed across the four different cigarette brands examined: Camel; Kool Filter Kings; Lucky Strike Original Red; and Marlboro Red;
* Bacteria of medical significance to humans were identified in all of the tested cigarettes and included Acinetobacter (associated with lung and blood infections); Bacillus (some varieties associated with food borne illnesses and anthrax); Burkholderia (some forms responsible for respiratory infections); Clostridium(associated with foodborne illnesses and lung infections); Klebsiella (associated with a variety of lung, blood and other infections); and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (an organism that causes 10 percent of all hospital-acquired infections in the United States).

"Now that we've shown that a pack of cigarettes is loaded with bacteria, we will conduct follow-up research to determine the possible roles of these organisms in tobacco-related diseases." Sapkota says.

For example, do cigarette-borne bacteria survive the burning process and go on to colonize smokers' respiratory systems? Existing research suggests that some hardy bacteria can be transmitted this way, the researchers say. This might account for the fact that the respiratory tracts of smokers are characterized by higher levels of bacterial pathogens. But it's also possible that smoking weakens natural immunity and the bacteria come from the general environment rather than from cigarettes. Further research will be needed to determine the possible health impacts of cigarette-borne bacteria.

RESEARCH TEAM

Sapkota is the lead and corresponding author. She conducted the research with Sibel Berger under the guidance of Timothy M. Vogel in 2007 at the Environmental Microbial Genomics Group, Laboratoire Ampère, UMR CNRS 5005, Ecole Centrale de Lyon in Lyon, France.

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Does Subliminal Messaging really work?

2010-10-22T02:05:00.000-07:00

Although live hypnosis is different than subliminal messaging they are sort of tied together in the sense that they both have to do with reprogramming our way of thinking. And as a leading hypnotist, I also carry my own line of subliminal audio products for our clients. Now, I admit that if I tried every single minute for the rest of my life to convince everyone in the world that subliminal messaging works, I would still never be able to do so. I mean heck, there are people alive today that still will not accept that we landed on the moon.

And so, this blog post is not meant to prove or debunk whether subliminal messaging actually works. But rather, it is to simply show that despite whether you believe that subliminal messaging works or not, the fact that it is still often used does show that there is something behind it and therefore, very real.

In 1978, Wichita, Kansas TV station KAKE-TV received special permission from the police to place a subliminal message in a report on the BTK Killer (Bind, Torture, Kill) in an effort to get him to turn himself in. The subliminal message included the text "Now call the chief," as well as a pair of glasses. The glasses were thought to be of significance to the killer because when BTK murdered Nancy Fox, there was a pair of glasses lying upside down on her dresser. So, police felt that the glasses would stir up some remorse emotion and included them in the subliminal message. Although the attempt was unsuccessful and police reported no increased volume of calls afterward, the fact that they tried this method demonstrates an acknowledgment in the effectiveness of subliminal messaging.

Before the re-election of French president François Mitterrand in 1988, a subliminal picture of him was mixed in the title sequence of French national television daily news show, and it appeared for several consecutive days.

The subject was also prominently featured in the 1999 film Fight Club. Pictures of the main character, Tyler Durden, flash onscreen at various points during the earlier parts of the film, before Durden is introduced. Also, Durden is shown at his job as a projectionist, splicing pornographic flash frames into a film he is showing. A picture of a penis flashes before the end credits.

During the 2000 U.S. presidential campaign, a television ad campaigning for Republican candidate George W. Bush showed words (and parts thereof) scaling from the foreground to the background on a television screen. When the word BUREAUCRATS flashed on the screen, one frame showed only the last part, RATS. The FCC looked into the matter, but no penalties were ever assessed in the case.

In the British alternative comedy show The Young Ones, a number of subliminal images were present in the original and most repeated broadcasts of the second series. Images included a gull coming into land, a tree frog jumping through the air, a man gurning, and the end credits of the movie Carry On Cowboy. These were included to mock the then-occurring matter of subliminal messages in television. Although they may fall foul of the FCC guidelines, these images do appear in the U.S. boxset DVD Every Stoopid Episode.

Shaun Micallef's Australian 'Micallef P(r)ogram(me)' shows contained strange subliminal messages that can be seen on the DVD's. As they are of random, humorous statements, questions, etc., they are not regarded as advertising. They were usually images of politicians, as is the case with his more recent Newstopia.

In Warner Brothers' 1943 animated film "Wise Quacking Duck", Daffy Duck spins a statue which is holding a shield. For one frame the words "BUY BONDS" are visible on the shield.

The December 16, 1973 episode of Columbo titled "Double Exposure", is based on subliminal messaging: it is used by the murderer, Dr. Bart Keppler, a motivational research specialist, played by Robert Culp, to lure his victim out of his seat during the viewing of a promotional film and by Lt. Columbo to bring Keppler back to the crime scene and incriminate him. Lt. Columbo is shown how subliminal cuts work in a scene mirroring the real life James Vicary's experiment.

A McDonald's logo appeared for one frame during the Food Network's Iron Chef America series on 2007-01-27, leading to claims that this was an instance of subliminal advertising. The Food Network replied that it was simply a glitch.

In Formula One racing, the paint scheme of many cars would carry messages intended to look as if they were of banned tobacco products in many Grands Prix where tobacco advertising was banned, though many of these were jokes on the part of the teams (for example, Jordan Grand Prix ran Benson and Hedges sponsorship as "Bitten and Hisses" with a snake-skin design on their cars). A similar procedure was used by NASCAR driver Jeff Burton after the AT&T Mobility advertising was banned by a court order in 2007.

On November 7, 2007 Network 10 Australia's broadcast of the ARIA Awards was caught out for using subliminal advertising in an exposé by the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).

In June-July 2007, Sprite used a type of obvious subliminal message, involving yellow (lemon) and green (lime) objects such as cars. The objects would then be shown inconspicuously in the same setting, while showing the word "lymon" (combining the words lime and lemon) on screen for a second at a time. They called this "Sublymonal Advertising." The previous year, Sprite used a similar advertising campaign, but this time it was tied in to The Lost Experience, an alternate reality game.

In Week 11 of The Apprentice: Martha Stewart in which candidates have to create an ad for the Delta's former low-cost commercial airlines Song, the team Matchstick used a 1/48th of a frame image at the bottom-right corner with the Song Airlines logo.

So again in closing, people will ultimately decide for themselves whether subliminal messaging works or not. But is it real? We believe that the above information not only shows that it is real but also makes you wonder…why would folks put so much work and effort into something that simply has no merit whatsoever? Seems like an awful waste of time.

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How Safe is Sensa Weight Loss-Part 2

2010-10-11T05:14:00.000-07:00

Lately we have received a lot of interest in our Sensa blog post. So much so that we felt that it might be a good time to do a follow up blog.

Being a professional hypnotist doesn’t make me naive to the realities of the world. And although I often promote the benefits of using hypnosis as a standalone item in place of diets, pills, medications and drugs, I also understand that things like nutritional value and proper exercise are also part of a well-balanced and healthy lifestyle. I simply feel that before people run out and begin purchasing that “new breakthrough” item a few things ought to be considered beforehand. That being said, let’s begin.

My personal opinion is that I am much more concerned about trying something that I know very little about, then I am about using something that I already know to be unhealthy for sure. My reason for this is simple. At least if I already know that something is harmful for me I have the choice based on all the facts-NOT to use that item. However, when there is a lack of data about a product due to no long-term studies being performed...well let's just say that I am not sure that I want to be a test subject for any company.

So let’s take a look at what Sensa is anyway.

This fad is often called “The Sprinkle Diet”. The premise is that by sprinkling some granules on your food before you eat will help you eat less and in return, lose weight.

These sprinkles were developed by Dr. Hirsch, who focuses his studies on taste and smell. The sprinkles are supposed to heighten the flavor of the food, making sweets sweeter and salty food saltier, tricking your brain into thinking you’re full. The Sprinkle Diet promises you that you can eat whatever you want without a thought for nutrition or health and that you’ll still lose weight because you’ll eat less.

So for many people this sounds like a dream come true. We have suddenly found the magical key to the entire kingdom. We have located that missing puzzle piece and solved all of our weight problems. If Albert Einstein were alive he would be scratching his head in disbelief at what we have accomplished. After all, this idea sounds even more awe inspiring than putting a man on the moon. Or is it?

Let's take a closer look at some overlooked factors.

When people talk about an item being safe or dangerous and healthy or unhealthy, there are always several factors involved in determining that outcome. For example, I could write an article that says “Cigarettes Are Safe.” And in my article I could go on to explain that I have had a cigarette sitting on my coffee table for 30 years now and it has not killed me so far. And so, in a sense this would 100% true. However, once I light that cigarette and begin smoking I am now playing by a whole new set of rules.

For that cigarette to actually be considered a harmful item I would most likely need to smoke many cigarettes every single day for an extended period of time before I begin to see exactly what affect smoking has on me. So this in and of itself, is what’s wrong with simply implying whether something is good or bad for you. A lack of knowledge and understanding about all of the factors involved.

So let’s look at why sprinkles may not be the best choice.

The #1 major flaw with The Sprinkle Diet is that the majority of people who are overweight and/or obese eat when they are NOT hungry and DO NOT stop when they are full!! If you’re overweight you’re very likely an emotional eater, a compulsive overeater, a binge eater, a food addict, or some combination of these. So even if The Sprinkle Diet tricks your brain into thinking it’s full, if you have any of these eating disorders you’ll still overeat just like you always have. It won’t matter if you think you’re full or not!

The second thing to look at is that there is no nutritional education involved. This item is all about eating the very same fast food, processed food, and junk food which contains sugar, unhealthy fats and loads of sodium. And these are the items that bring your metabolism to a slow crawl. So if you put weight loss aside and only look at health, you are still be eating the very same foods as before which causes inflammation in the body, the #1 cause of disease.

The third thing to consider is that there is no exercise plan. The Sprinkle Diet does nothing to promote regular cardiovascular activity or strength training because it is designed to be a "quick fix". Therefore, even if it does help you lose weight your body will only look thinner but that does not mean you are healthier. Remember that people who suffer from anorexia or who are diagnosed with cancer frequently lose weight. But that does not mean that their bodies are healthier for it.

The forth reason on our list is the lack of long term results. If you find that the Sprinkle Diet does work for you and you are happy with the results then you will have to continue to use those sprinkles forever. Realistically could a person do that? Sure, if the item is still available in the future and if you’re willing to continue paying $60.00 every month for the rest of your life, assuming that there will never be a price increase.

Number five is that the product is relatively new. They can call it "safe" all day long but the reality is that nobody truly knows what the long-term affect of putting these sprinkles on your food will be on your health in years to come. Look at Splenda for example, that’s a sweetener that greatly enhances the sweetness of your food and has been around for a while. Yet we still don’t have any idea what the long-term health effects are from using it.

And the last reason is that there is a lack of naturalness. Although we haven’t found the actual ingredients posted anywhere, the media reports that, “the sprinkles are non-caloric and contain artificial and natural ingredients approved for use in food products”. This is very misleading. After all, what else is currently approved for use in food products but necessarily healthy? Crystalline fructose, sodium, high fructose corn syrup, Splenda, MSG, and plain old table sugar just to name a few. Although these are all approved for use in food products, none of them are truly healthy for you and they certainly don’t help you lose any weight.

And so to wrap things up...The Sprinkle Diet does nothing to help you understand why you are overweight and why you overeat. It’s not a cure for depression, low self-esteem, a lack of nutritional understanding, emotional eating, a sedentary lifestyle, or unhealthy habits. So it’s a $60.00 a month POSSIBLE short-term fix with no long-term health benefits and to date, unknown long-term health risks.

And as for the health studies…Dr. Hirsch states that he did a “peer reviewed clinical study of nearly 1,500 people who used the sprinkles on everything they ate without changing their diet or exercise routine” and found that there was an average weight loss of 30.5 pounds in 6 months.

However, we don’t know who those 1500 people were. We don’t know if those people were already leading a healthy or semi-healthy lifestyle by exercising regularly and eating healthy the majority of the time. Because if they were, then most likely they were already on the path to losing weight anyway. So naturally if you give The Sprinkle Diet to a group like that then of course you’re going to see weight loss because they’re already working on it!

My conclusion: if you are considering dropping $60.00 or more per month for those sprinkles I strongly urge you to put your money into something that will give you a lifetime of healthy results. Spend 1/2 of that monthly Sprinkle Diet money on something like hypnosis, which can help you by encouraging you to eat healthier. And maybe take the money that you saved and invest it into something else that will actually make you feel better about yourself. No matter how you slice it, Sensa is just another unnatural magical mask that hides the root cause of something rather than actually fixing it.

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What those dreams mean...

2010-09-13T01:39:00.000-07:00

1. Dreaming can help you learn.

If you’re studying for a test or trying to learn a new task, you might consider taking a nap or heading to bed early rather than hovering over a textbook an hour longer. Here’s why: When the brain dreams, it helps you learn and solve problems, say researchers at Harvard Medical School. In a study that appeared in a recent issue of Current Biology, researchers report that dreams are the brain’s way of processing, integrating and understanding new information. To improve the quality of your sleep—and your brain’s ability to learn—avoid noise in the bedroom, such as the TV, which may negatively impact the length and quality of dreams.

2. The most common dream? Your spouse is cheating.

If you’ve ever woken up in a cold sweat after dreaming about your husband’s extramarital escapade with your best friend, you’re not alone, says Lauri Quinn Loewenberg, a dream expert, author and media personality. “The most commonly reported dream is the one where your mate is cheating,” she says. Loewenberg conducted a survey of more than 5,000 people, and found that the infidelity dream is the nightmare that haunts most people—sometimes on a recurring basis. It rarely has anything to do with an actual affair, she explains, but rather the common and universal fear of being wronged or left alone.

3. You can have several—even a dozen—dreams in one night.

It’s not just one dream per night, but rather dozens of them, say experts—you just may not remember them all. “We dream every 90 minutes throughout the night, with each cycle of dreaming being longer than the previous,” explains Loewenberg. “The first dream of the night is about 5 minutes long and the last dream you have before awakening can be 45 minutes to an hour long.” It is estimated that most people have more than 100,000 dreams in a lifetime.

4. You can linger in a dream after waking.

Have you ever woken up from such a beautiful, perfect dream that you wished you could go back to sleep to soak it all up (you know, the dream about George Clooney?)? You can! Just lie still—don’t move a muscle—and you can remain in a semi-dreamlike state for a few minutes. “The best way to remember your dreams is to simply stay put when you wake up,” says Loewenberg. “Remain in the position you woke up in, because that is the position you were dreaming in. When you move your body, you disconnect yourself from the dream you were just in seconds ago.”

5. Even bizarre dreams can be interpreted.

While it can be hard to believe that an oddball dream about your mother, a circus and a snowstorm can have any bearing on real life, there may be symbolism and potential meaning to be mined in every dream—you just have to look for it, says Harvard-trained psychotherapist Jeffrey Sumber. "The meaning of our dreams oftentimes relates to things we are needing to understand about ourselves and the world around us,” he says. Instead of shrugging off strange dreams, think about how they make you feel. “We tend to dismiss these dreams due to the strange components, yet it is the feeling we have in these dreams that matters most,” he explains. “Sometimes the circus and the snowstorm are just fillers that allow us to process the range of emotions we feel about our mother and give us the necessary distraction so we can actually experience that spectrum of emotion.”

6. Recurring dreams may be your mind’s way of telling you something.

Do you have the same nightmare over and over again? Loewenberg suggests looking for underlying messages in recurring dreams so that you can rid yourself of them. For example, a common recurring nightmare people have involves losing or cracking their teeth. For this dream, she recommends that people think about what your teeth and your mouth represent. “To the dreaming mind, your teeth, as well as any part of your mouth, are symbolic of your words,” she says. “Paying attention to your teeth dreams helps you to monitor and improve the way you communicate.”

7. You can control your dreams.

The premise of the new movie Inception is that people can take the reins of their dreams and make them what they want them to be. But it may not just be a Hollywood fantasy. According to the results of a new survey of 3,000 people, dream control, or “lucid dreaming” may be a real thing. In fact, 64.9 percent of participants reported being aware they were dreaming within a dream, and 34 percent said they can sometimes control what happens in their dreams. Taking charge of the content of your dreams isn’t a skill everyone has, but it can be developed, says Kelly Bulkeley, PhD, a dream researcher and visiting scholar at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkley, California. The technique is particularly useful for people who suffer from recurring nightmares, he says. Dr. Bulkeley suggests giving yourself a pep talk of sorts before you go to sleep by saying: “If I have that dream again, I’m going to try to remember that’s it’s only a dream, and be aware of that.” When you learn to be aware that you are dreaming—within a dream—you not only have the power to steer yourself away from the monster and into the arms of Brad Pitt, for instance, but you train your mind to avoid nightmares in the first place. “Lucid dreaming enhances your ability to learn from the dream state,” says Dr. Bulkeley.

8. You don’t have to be asleep to dream.

Turns out, you can dream at your desk at work, in the car, even at your kid’s soccer game. Wakeful dreaming—not to be confused with daydreaming—is real and somewhat easy to do, says Dr. Bulkeley; it just involves tapping into your active imagination. The first step is to think about a recent dream you had (preferably a good one!). “Find a quiet contemplative place and bring a dream that you remember back into your waking awareness and let it unfold,” he says. “Let the dream re-energize.” Wakeful dreaming can be used as a relaxation tool, but Dr. Bulkeley says it can also help your mind process a puzzling dream. “It creates a more fluid interaction between unconscious parts of the mind and wakeful parts of the mind,” he says.

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Still perfer drugs to hypnosis?

2010-09-07T03:31:00.000-07:00

Anti-smoking drug Chantix linked to suicidal thoughts, violent behavior and psychotic episodes. Chantix is used as a smoking cessation medicine or treatment. In 2009, the FDA required that the manufacturers of the smoking cessation drugs varenicline (Chantix) and bupropion (Zyban and generics) add new boxed warnings and develop medication guides for patients that highlight the risk of serious neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients using these products.

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http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/chantix_side_effects

http://www.adrugrecall.com/chantix/lawsuits.html

http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/chantix-160

http://www.chantixsuicidelawsuit.com/

http://www.consumerinjurylawyers.com/chantix/Chantix-Lawsuits.html

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Do we control our mind…or does it control us?

2010-09-07T02:01:00.000-07:00

As human beings, we like to think that we are always in total control of all our actions and thoughts. After all, accepting otherwise would make us feel vulnerable or maybe even weak to some degree. So how much control do we really have? The answer may surprise you. The reason for this blog post is to conduct a little experiment, which will show you just how little control we have over what we think and do.

For the sake of our experiment we are going to assume that you are visiting our website because you have a real genuine interest in seeking hypnosis treatment with us. This is to exclude visitors who are looking to send us marketing messages or our competitors who are checking up on our prices and service options. Therefore, you are a real person who wants to change or improve something in your life and you happened upon our hypnosis website.

So for the genuine help seeker, right now as you browse through our website you are automatically entering a hypnotic state. This hypnotic state is having a mental tug of war within your mind and this is all happening without your consent or knowledge. Let’s go into more detail.

You see, we are not always in total control of what is going on in our minds. In fact, many times our mind is making decisions for us and we have very little say so in what happens. Now, some decisions protect us from harm and are good while other decisions are clouded and are not so good. For example, people who smoke, drink alcohol excessively, do drugs or maybe snack on junk food all know that these things are harmful and wrong. Yet they continue to do them but why?

The reason why is because of our subconscious mind. With the exception of human survival instincts, which are genetically coded for us at birth, our subconscious mind really doesn’t do a great job at determining right from wrong. It simply records then plays back what it has already learned either from genetics, habits or from repetition.

Now, our mind is not without reasoning capabilities altogether. In fact we often make up plenty of reasons for doing something especially when we know it is bad for us. Some examples of positive reasoning are “smoking relaxes me” or “having a few drinks a day helps me cope with my daily stress”. This creates a partnership of doing something, which we know to be bad, and enforcing it with a good reason for doing it.

Once this partnership of habit and justification is bonded it is near to impossible to overcome because we now have a good reason for doing something that we know to be wrong. Presto, we have now successfully hypnotized ourselves into believing that there is a positive side to something negitive, which creates a reversal effect. “I am going to smoke this cigarette that I know is harmful, but it is going to calm me down and relax me” is a complete reversal of what you should be thinking which is “this cigarette is bad for me so I am NOT going to smoke it.”

And since the mind will always err on the side of what is good, since you have convinced yourself that smoking helps you, your mind now believes that it is making the right choice to smoke even though we know it to be wrong. And there you have it…your subconscious mind wins again while your body or health pays the price.

Thus far, do you still believe that you are in 100% total control of all your thoughts and actions?

Okay, let’s go one step further…

Is Hypnosis working for you or against you? Remember this question because it means a lot more than what is written. So again, assuming that you are here because you are seriously considering hypnosis for treatment as noted above, this mental tug of war is going on in your mind and the mind will always choose what it feels to be good, safe, secure or best for you.

So right now your mind is weighing all the options of going through with hypnosis by justifying all the pros and cons that we outlined below. Now, these are not actual pros and cons of using hypnosis but rather, they are some of the things that are most likely going through your own mind right now based upon past experience and what you believe to be right.

Pros:
Hypnosis may just help me out with my problem/issue

Cons:
My friends may laugh at me
I will just join a gym to lose weight
Hypnosis is too expensive
I don’t drink all that much
This stuff doesn’t work
I am not ready to change
I can’t be hypnotized
Maybe I will try that stop smoking patch or gum
I can quit smoking on my own
I will shop around for other websites
Those diet pills will work better
I don’t have the money right now
I tried hypnosis and it didn’t work
My family is going to think it is silly
I am afraid of being hypnotized

So based on the information above, which choice do you think you would normally make? Well, we will tend to bet that there is a good chance that we will not hear from you. And so what has happened is that you came here looking for hypnosis and ironically…hypnotized yourself right out of it. Since you mind reads the “cons” list above as positive reasons, you make the choice not to help yourself knowing that it was the wrong choice, just like when we light up that cigarette knowing it is the wrong choice.

Going back to our statement above “is hypnosis working for you or against you” the true meaning is this. The people who visit our page looking for hypnosis and decide “I will” have developed enough control over their minds to follow through with their intentions while ignoring the negitive suggestions that are trying to talk them out of it. Therefore, since they have developed the ability to follow through with what the know is right, hypnosis will work FOR them and they will be successful at changing.

In closing, lighting up that cigarette while knowing it is wrong proves that we don’t always have full control over our actions and that the minds often talks us into and out of things. Our own human hypnotic states exist and they are there working away every day. So you just need to decide if you are going to start to control it, or if you are going to continue to let it control you.

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Hypnosis Going Mainstream:

2010-08-23T01:45:00.000-07:00

Hypnosis Going Mainstream: Doctors Urged to Use Hypnosis to Alleviate Patient Pain During Some Procedures

A psychiatric researcher has called upon the United Kingdom's medical regulatory body to add hypnotherapy to its list of approved treatments for a much wider variety of conditions, in a presentation at a joint conference of the joint conference of the Royal Society of Medicine, the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis and the British Society of Medical and Dental Hypnosis.

"It is time for hypnosis to work its way into the mainstream of British medicine," said David Spiegel of Stanford University. "There is solid science behind what sounds like mysticism and we need to get that message across to the bodies that influence this area. Hypnosis has no negative side-effects."

Spiegel said that hypnosis is an effective treatment for a wide spectrum of conditions including allergies, high blood pressure and pain. He also urged that the procedure be used in lieu of anesthesia during some surgeries.

"It makes operations quicker, as the patient is able to talk to the surgeon as the operation proceeds, and it is cheaper than conventional pain relief. Since it does not interfere with the workings of the body, the patient recovers faster, too," he said. "It is also extremely powerful as a means of pain relief. Hypnosis has been accepted and rejected because people are nervous of it. They think it's either too powerful or not powerful enough, but, although the public are skeptical, the hardest part of the procedure is getting other doctors to accept it."

Marie-Elisabeth Faymonville of Liege University Hospital in Belgium said that she has carried out more than 6,000 operations using a combination of hypnosis and local anesthesia.

"The local anesthetic is used only to deaden the surface of the skin while a scalpel slices through it. It has no effect inside the body," she said. "The patient is conscious throughout the operation and this helps the doctor and patient work together. The patient may have to move during an operation and it's simple to get them to do so if they remain conscious. We've even done a hysterectomy using the procedure."

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"Hypnosis Can Cause Brain Trauma..."

2010-07-22T01:29:00.000-07:00

Do you think if we posted a statement like this in our ads, that we would get an overwhelming response for service requests? Wouldn't you agree that instead, most people would avoid taking a product that made such a statement? Think again.

Let’s take a look at the following for example:

Chantix Side Stop Smoking Pill Side Effects - from their website.
Cost: around $100 for a month’s supply

Side Effects:
Gastrointestinal Disorders

Nausea
Abdominal Pain
Flatulence
Dyspepsia
Vomiting
Constipation
Salivary Gland Conditions
Dry mouth

Psychiatric Disorders

Insomnia
Abnormal dreams
Sleep disorders
Nightmares

Nervous System Disorders
Headaches
Neurological Disorders
Dysgeusia
Somnolence
Lethargy and fatigue

Now, let’s take a look at our method
Hypnosis Side Effects
Cost: One time payment of less than $20.00 for our audio

Side Effects:
None

So why in the world would anyone chose to simply pay more money for something that can cause a greater health risk to them? It is simple. Companies actually use a form of hypnosis called television and radio commercials to convince people to buy their products. That is exactly what makes people run out and buy this stuff despite all the health risk disclaimers that by law, these drug companies have to post on their advertisements?

What is even more ironic is that fact that they are using hypnosis to accomplish this. Don’t be fooled for a moment…television and radio advertisements are not just cheap videos and audio’s which companies just slap up on a whim in hopes of getting a few customers. A lot of thought, planning and masterminding goes into creating them. Let’s face it, it is an art to be able to introduce a product that can be extremely harmful to people and yet, be able to market that same product in great quantities to the general public.

If any average person offered you a product that had half as many side effects you would run away! Yet the ads are so sweet, compassionate, touching and convincing that we can’t wait to call our doctors to get those prescriptions filled…what the heck…even if the product doesn’t work for us.

And so, the next time you run out to buy something that you have seen on television, heard on a radio commercial or even read on some company sign as you were passing by it, just remember the real reason why you bought it. You were actually hypnotized into buying.

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Hypnosis used to Study Moral Judgment:

2010-07-08T01:14:00.000-07:00

(NaturalNews) Many scientists and researchers often ponder the idea of moral philosophy. Where does moral judgment come from and how are the rules defined? Are moral judgments a result of reasoning through a particular situation or are they a result of an emotion and based on feelings? People can argue either position. However, recent studies have pointed towards moral judgment stemming from emotion and intuition rather than reasoning. One such study used hypnosis to show that moral judgment can be influenced with emotions.

Nado, Kelly, and Stich (2006) pondered both sides of the debate on whether moral judgment stems from rationality or emotions. There are research-backed responses to both. One argues that all judgments are based on some form of reasoning. Another argues that reason is the slave of passions. Researchers concluded that there is still a lot to be learned about moral judgment. The analysis of how people make their moral judgments is still a young debate and more research needs to be conducted.

Many researchers have focused on moral judgment coming from reasoning. However, a meta-analysis was conducted (Green & Haidt, 2002) involving both psychology and cognitive neuroscience research that focused on moral judgment. They discovered that although reasoning can play a significant role in moral judgment, there is more evidence that intuition and emotion determine moral judgment. They also found through brain imaging that many areas of the brain contribute to making moral judgments.

Wheatley and Haidt (2005) researched how hypnosis has an effect on moral judgment. In the study, 64 highly hypnotizable participants received a series of group-hypnosis sessions. During these sessions, participants were given a posthypnotic suggestion to feel disgusted when reading a particular word either `take` or `often.` Posthypnotic suggestions are designed so that the participant does not remember the instructions until prompted to remember.

Results of the research showed that when participants were asked to judge specific situations, they showed more disgust when the specific word was used in the description. When the word was present they rated moral transgressions as more morally wrong. The researchers concluded that intuition and feelings can influence moral judgments.

Although the topic of moral judgment is still up for debate, recent research shows advancement in determining what leads humans to make certain moral judgments. Hypnosis enables researchers to access the subconscious mind to help them understand the non-reasoning ability of the human mind. Hypnosis is a great tool to use in determining whether moral judgment is based on reason or emotions.

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New MP3 Items

2010-06-18T01:32:00.000-07:00

Just some quick company updates. Your Positive Change, our self help center, has now added our new Chemical Dependency MP3 to our list of self-help list. This subliminal audio can help with tobacco, alcohol, drug addiction and much more. Check it out.

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How Safe is Sensa Weight Loss

2010-03-18T01:32:00.000-07:00

So I sign into my email account this morning and low and behold...I see a huge spam email about how to lose weight with Sensa. Since I never heard about this item I decided to do a quick search to see what I can learn about it.

Whether or not Sensa causes any side effects is not known yet and it is not FDA approved (not that all FDA approved treatments and diets are safe). Further, this treatment could create a dependency to keep your weight in check and it is obvious that the supplies are going to cost a bit.

One thing you should understand before taking any of these over the counter product and pills, be it Sensa or any other treatment is that it can end up doing more harm than good. Still so many people resort to pills, surgeries and other harsh treatments to get rid of their fats. Despite the fact that these treatments are dangerous and can potentially cause permanent damage to the body. The companies that offer them still keep offering such products and treatments so that they stay in business. The best effective alternatives to weight loss are both easy and inexpensive and that's the primary reason why we tend to overlook them. The right treatment to weight loss will not only result in you losing weight but also restore your body to proper functioning and keep you at the top of your health.

Any of the drugs and pills no matter how good they work or how safe they are, can never truly offer a permanent solution to weight loss.

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More Proof That Hypnosis Is The Way To Go!

2010-03-17T02:56:00.000-07:00

Now, before I get started I just want to mention that I like Kirstie Alley and I am not picking on her. But I do have a burning question that needs to be answered…what happened to that wonderful Jenny Craig weight loss program? I guess it was just another prime example that weight loss programs and diets do not really work. If you want to change even your body, you have to change your mind first.

Here at Positive Change Hypnosis we are constantly telling people that in order to create change, even when it comes to changing our bodies, the change itself has to be created in our minds. This is because when we have to constantly think about the change itself, we are then solely relying on willpower and conscious thoughts, which can be difficult.

Think about driving a car or simply walking down the street for a moment. When you are driving a car or taking a walk down the street most of the actions that you performing are automatic and come natural to you. While drive a car, you do not have to think about it each time you apply the gas or the break. The same goes for walking. When you are taking a walk, do you really have to think about putting one foot in front of the other?

These actions come natural to us because while we are performing them, our subconscious minds are running on autopilot and doing the work for us. And so, when we want to change something in our lives, it simply makes all the sense in the world to change our way of think about it.

Take into consideration losing weight and quitting smoking. When we try to quit smoking or lose weight many people rely on willpower only. Although we are putting forth our best efforts, we are still left with the lingering thoughts of cigarettes or food floating around in our minds. And because these reminders remain in our minds we are constantly fighting the urges to overcome them.

People stand a better chance of success by using hypnosis because it allows us to change something in our lives by removing or change our thoughts about it. In essence, if you brain no longer craves cigarettes or snacks, it will naturally be easier to stop smoking or lose weight because you are no longer thinking about these things.

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Do you see the roses or the thorns?

2010-03-13T05:29:00.000-08:00

So many clients look at me strangly when I explain that there really is nothing wrong with them. Usually that strange look fades when they grasp my meaning: The real problem lies not with them, but with their beliefs and how they see things. The way in which we see things in life including our beliefs is based on perception of something. Once the perception is changed then so is the person.

You see, the simple fact is that to a large extent we are our beliefs. If we believe we are happy, then who is to tell us that we are sad? If we believe that life is bad then we will find it difficult to see the good things in life.

Likewise, it is we ourselves who perceive and define both success and failure and, ultimately, which one we choose to become. If we honestly reflect for a moment then we will recognize that so often, we see things not as they are, but as we are. It is our perceptions that really shapes the life we choose to live.

This is the reason why two different people can pass through very similar experiences with one feeling devastated and the other remaining unaffected and able to get on with life as if nothing or very little had happened. For both the facts are similar, but the perceptions and consequently the beliefs created by those perceptions is what is different.

You see, our perceptions are the way we see and feel the experiences and events in our own world. So the world that we truly experience depends entirely on how we view the experience in the first place and how we interpret things around us. Therefore, perception is the foundation, the very cornerstone of our beliefs.

Now, we may have limited control over external things, but we do have control over the effect that those things have upon us because we possess the ability to ammend perceptions and adjust beliefs. It is our beliefs that we hold onto and that determine our outlook and our approach to our world and to ourselves. Those beliefs originated in perceptions brought about through our interpretation of past expereriences.

Each one of us has a past, because each one of us has lived. And in that past there will have been painful as well as joyful events and experiences. We will have perceived and interpreted those experiences and based so many of our beliefs upon them.

Now, we can hold on to the pain of the past by holding grudges, remembering disappointments, appointing blame and feeling self pity and guilt. And in doing this we make a choice to do so. Or we can decide to take responsibility for ourself and our life, work on re-examining our perceptions and changing our beliefs, letting go of the negativity and choosing to move forward.

If you are troubled, if your life is feeling like it's stuck and on hold, then perhaps it is time to let go of that way of perceiving, that way of being. After all, you were not born to be a victim. The only way you can become a victim is by choosing to perceive yourself as one. Instead, see yourself as a success and you will begin to move forward.

My Dad always told me that some folks look at a rose bush and see the beautiful flowers. While other people can look at the same rose bush and only see the thorns. I personally think that seeing the flowers makes for a better perception.

Change Your Life With Hypnosis

2010-03-09T13:16:00.000-08:00

GUIDED IMAGERY IS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AT REDUCING HOT FLASHES

Two years of results show that hypnosis (or ‘guided imagery’) is highly effective at reducing the severity and frequency of hot flashes. This approach is effective with both Menopausal women and those with hot flashes driven by medical conditions.

The approach has been so effective with hot flashes caused by post-breast cancer medication that we have undertaken a study with several physicians at Women and Infants hospital.

For most women two to three sessions are all that are needed to dramatically reduce hot flashes. In many cases excellent results are achieved using recorded discs.

See the case study below:

Information provided by:
Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00711529

Premenopausal women with breast cancer who receive endocrine therapy (e.g. tamoxifen) and/or chemotherapy are at risk for experiencing premature menopause because of their treatment. The resulting symptoms, most notably hot flashes, can cause significant detriment to a patient's quality of life. Treatment for menopausal symptoms with the gold standard of hormone replacement therapy is not done routinely as it is unclear whether it can increase risk of tumor recurrence. In addition, many medical oncologists feel it is contraindicated in this population, especially among women whose breast cancers have estrogen receptors. This has lead to an increased interest in options other than estrogen replacement in the treatment of hot flashes, though most investigations of alternative medications have shown a suboptimal response.

Recent studies have suggested that non-drug treatments using alternative or complementary therapies may be effective. Specifically, hypnosis has been promoted as a means to control hot flashes, though it has not been tested in a randomized fashion. In accordance with the National Cancer Institute's recent initiatives to expand the goals of clinical trials to include symptom management studies, our purpose is to evaluate the role of complementary and alternative therapies for improvement of symptoms in women with breast cancer. Specifically, we plan to evaluate the use of hypnotherapy for the treatment of therapy-induced hot flashes in breast cancer survivors. We intend to recruit 60 women into a pilot feasibility trial comparing hypnotherapy to the drug gabapentin (Neurontin®) for the treatment of therapy-induced hot flashes in eligible women who are receiving care at the Breast Health Center. We have chosen gabapentin based on recent studies showing it may be an effective non-estrogen treatment for this indication.

We will identify patients who are experiencing at least one daily hot flash as a result of the treatment they received for their breast cancer for participation. When enrolled, they will be randomized into either the treatment arm, in which they will receive daily gabapentin, or the experimental arm, in which they will undergo weekly hypnotherapy.

Our study hypothesis is that hypnotherapy will be more effective than gabapentin in the control of hot flashes in this population.

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The results are in!!

2010-02-27T14:17:00.000-08:00

In the last 6 months…

We have helped people shed 3900 unhealthy pounds through weight loss hypnosis.

We were responsible for helping people save $11677.44 by kicking the cigarette habit.

We helped motivate 27 people for job promotions and/or seeking better employment.

More good news…

99.2% of our clients who have joined a gym in 2008, are still using their membership.

We have helped 32 people start their own business.

99.3% of our clients who have used hypnosis to better their study habits report an increase in grades as a result of better study habits.

Besides the information above, we have helped countless individuals with all sorts of medical treatments, phobias, panic disorders, anxieties, depression and much more. But we truly wanted to share our milestones above as we are proud of our accomplishments.

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Does Hypnosis Scare You? Should It?

2010-02-27T01:14:00.000-08:00

Sometimes the story starts out the same. A man or woman calls me about a smoking problem. The problem is that his or her doctor says they need to stop smoking and they are truly ready to quit but nothing seems to be working.

Cold turkey seems to have failed along with those magic pills or nicotine drugs that their doctor has prescribed and they have been faithfully taking. So now, he or she is not only taking pills but is also continuing to smoke at the same time. Since they are now even more desperate, they figured they would call me to help them out.

So, he or she visits our office and in a session or two, successfully kicks the habit. Now, at this part of the story most folks would agree that the ending results of this person quitting in one or two sessions is amazing. And while we would totally agree with this, there is also a sad part to this story. The sad part is that some people are so afraid of hypnosis that they will try everything else first, including drugs with known and unknown side effects.

Now some may argue that EVERYTHING including hypnosis has some sort of side effects. So if this is true what exactly are the side effects of hypnosis? Is it dangerous?

The truth is that hypnosis does have a side effect and it is called relaxation. Now, there is really only one problem with the kind of relaxation which hypnoses causes. You have to make sure after your session ends that you are fully awake, alert and aware before leaving your session, crossing a street or driving home. So if you consider relaxation a negative side effect, then there you have it.

But that is not the end of the story...

I am disappointed that we have not fully set the record straight on hypnosis, particularly hypnosis for the purpose of self improvement. Not to point fingers or act like a stick in the mud, but I think that much of the misunderstanding about hypnosis comes from stage hypnosis which has been used for entertainment.

A few years back while I was telling people about my hypnosis company, I noticed I got a mixed reaction from many of my friends and family members. Some acted a little afraid while others seemed interested in trying it out. But one thing still stands out to this day.

My sister showed an interest in wanted to undergo hypnosis and one of her friends said "I would love to watch you hypnotize her." I remember that when she made this comment, although it was innocent, the reality set in. Many times when I tell people that I perform hypnosis they act as if I am a magician who was going to make them bark like a dog, cluck like a chicken, make them disappear or saw them in half.

The truth is that I do not perform magic or illusion tricks. I perform therapy treatment for people. With that said, I often find that there are a lot of misconceptions about hypnosis and even some that can cause common fears. So I figured I would list a few of them below.

"I will get stuck in hypnosis forever."

If you have ever seen the movie Officespace, you may remember the part when the hypnotist dies during the session and the main character gets stuck in the hypnotic state. Although it is a funny movie, this is false. You cannot get stuck in hypnosis even if your practitioner were to collapse in the middle of your session, and not end the session. Instead, what would happen is that after not getting any input for a few minutes, your subconscious mind would take notice and then would exit the hypnotic state. And you would naturally wake yourself.

"The hypnotist will make me tell my secrets. "

Again maybe another entertaining plot for a movie but not true. Secrets such as bank account numbers or other personal life topics are safe. To begin with, no reputable hypnotist would try and obtain this information but even if he or she did, your powerful subconscious mind, whose main purpose is to protect you, would call a foul and keep quiet.

"I will become a robot under the control of the hypnotist."

Think about it for a moment, if this were true, I would rule the world. This is similar to the above. Your subconscious mind is geared and designed to protect you from danger and damage and therefore, would simply not participate in a venture of this kind.

"I read about a cult leader who used hypnosis."

Frankly the cult leaders who lure people into blind devotion are using charm, charisma and persuasion tactics and not hypnosis. Sometimes people might describe the feeling of being hypnotized as an explanation for "why they fell for it." They may even use it as an excuse because they do not want to appear foolish or weak minded for believing in something. But again this does not mean that the cult leader actually performed hypnosis on them.

"I can not be hypnotized so I would be wasting my money."

Many people think that they are too smart to be hypnotized, too antsy to be hypnotized, too unlike-everyone-else to be hypnotized, and more. Here is the truth, with a heaping spoonful of honesty. If you do not want to be hypnotized or can not follow instructions for going into hypnosis, then it may not work for you. If you are too distracted to concentrate, or exceedingly nervous about trying, it may take a little more effort than the average person, but it is do-able. If you have an IQ of less than 70, you might have difficulties, but if you are reading and understanding this blog, you are good to go.

A little more about this: I have worked with clients on referral from psychotherapists for help with ADD/ADHD. With patience and intention, they even learned to hypnotize themselves.
If you think you will feel uncomfortable with the hypnotist, just not in the mood, or you need some questions answered first, it is okay to get those covered before your session. It is also okay to be a little scared about being hypnotized. Fear holds within it two things - A respect for something that may be powerful and life changing and a desire to keep yourself safe. Both are worthwhile thoughts.

In closing, people should get educated about any life changing decisions that they make including hypnosis. For example, if you want to feel even safer about hypnosis, look for documented cases where hypnotists were sued by their clients for unprofessional behavior. Now compare those to other mental health professionals, and doctors, and dentists too. The number of hypnotists would not fill a hotel room.

So you see, the more you know and understand, the more powerful you become.

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Interesting Facts...

2010-02-25T01:37:00.000-08:00

According to the International Health, Racquet &Sports Club Association, 50% of all new health club members quit within the first six months of signing up. The reasons for quitting are as many as there are people who quit.

"Time Management Facts and Figures," Dr. Donald E. Wetmore says that 90% of those who join health and fitness clubs will stop going regularly within the first 90 days.

More interesting facts:

Can you notice anything that stands out in the banner above which was taken directly from the merchant website? How about the little disclaimer that says "Results not typical."

If you read the banner above which was also taken from the merchants website directly, the information itself can be a little scary.

We all want to change, look better and feel better. But the reason for this information is to remind people that change can be healthy and good for us but it is important to remember that unless we take measures to ensure our success, there is a pretty good chance that our goals will not be met or worse yet, we can cause injury to ourselves.

When we make the decision to quit something that we started that decision is made within our minds. Therefore, the only difference between people who succeed and people who fail is that the people who succeed have simply changed their way of thinking.

The bad news is that only a few people have the natural ability to change their way of thinking on their own. However, the good news is that the rest of us do have tools that we can use such as hypnosis to help keep us motivated.

So if you have made any decision to change your life, be sure to take time to convince your brain to follow through with it.

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Hypnosis & Hayfever

2010-02-24T12:29:00.000-08:00

Forty-seven subjects with known skin sensitivity to pollen and/or house-dust were divided into five groups and tested with four strengths of allergen. The prick-test method was employed.

In the first part of the investigation a group of unhypnotized subjects were compared with a group who had suggestions made under hypnosis that their skin reactions to the allergen would not occur when tested a second time.

A significant diminution in the size of the weal was obtained in the hypnosis group at the lower two strengths of allergen. In the second part of the investigation the subjects were divided into three groups.

All were hypnotized, no suggestions regarding skin reactions were given to one group, the second group were given suggestions that only on one arm would the skin reactions be less or not recur, and in the third group the suggestion was made about the reactions on both arms. There was found to be a similar decrease in the response to prick-tests after hypnosis in all three groups.

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Can I have a side dish of motivation with my order?

2010-02-16T15:47:00.000-08:00

Congratulations…you finally decided to pursue your health goals and join that gym to lose a little weight and get in shape. Way to go!!

So…with the crossed look of determination in your eye and that fire in our soul, you march down to gym, whip out your creditcard and proudly pay for that privileged workout membership. After that let’s head off to the nature store for maybe a few bottles of herbal supplements or some vitamins. Don’t stop - your on a roll now!! Next we can follow that sweet scent of success right down to the local sporting goods store for some new workout clothes, outfits or supplies.

Wow! After doing all of this running around you are already pooped and you haven't even lifted a single weight or performed one single crunch. But don’t sweat it. Instead just keep reminding yourself how great your new life is going to be. And so, a few hours later, a few hundred dollars poorer and a few shopping bags heavier, let’s check off our “to do” list. Do we get everything that we needed? Not quite.

What is the one major factor that is responsible for ending most of our hopes, dreams and goals? Motivation, or at least a lack thereof.

Think about it for a moment. What makes a person join a gym only to quit or simply stop going a few months later? A lack of motivation. Why is it that when a person gets the great idea to start his or her own business venture, it never really seems to go anywhere? A lack of motivation. What causes a person to begin that new breakthrough diet, only to go off it and regain the weight back after only a few short months? A lack of motivation.

You see, when we are making all of these plans and decisions to change our lives such as joining a gym, exercising more, starting a business, quitting smoking, seeking a new job, going back to school and more, we begin these plans and ideas with a high level of motivation. As we make our plans, we are busy dreaming about how good we are going to look, how much money our business is going to make or how much cash we are going to save by quitting smoking Ect.

Now, while we are making all of these decisions and plans for a better life, although we do so with nothing but the best intentions in mind, what happens over time is that we begin to become consumed by “real life.” Personal finances, general life stress and more can quickly deflate our newly found hopes and dreams. When "real life” steps back into the picture, this causes us over a period of time to slowly begin losing that surge of motivation, which was guiding us in the first place. And so we become similar to an automobile, which was running just fine until it ran out of gas.

So, as reality closes in and we begin to run out of gas, that dream of a better or healthier life slowly gets stored away into the backs of our minds and we simply lose interest. Now, some folks may even justify their reasons for quitting such as “starting a business is way too expensive” or “I just can’t find the time to visit the gym right now.” Giving up on something does not make us bad or weak. But it is something that could have been prevented if we only planned a little more for it.

Now, I felt it was important to write this article as it relates to hypnosis because often times, people who consider hypnosis treatment do so in an indirect way. For example, in general if a person wants to lose weight or start a business, calling a hypnotist for help may not be their first choice. In fact, they are most likely not even thinking about hypnosis. It is usually only after several failed attempts at something or when a major problem comes up that people will specifically seek hypnosis treatment.

Because of this I wanted to clear the air on the fact that we are not competitors of weight loss clinics, diet pill companies, workout centers and more. Instead, we are actually there for your success, just like they are. However, we simply have a different role. They supply the diet pills, workout machines, weight loss plans and other items. And on the flip side, we can help by keeping you focused and motivated, ensuring that you will continue to use these tools to reach your goals.

The bottom line is that if you are considering any sort of life changes, hypnosis will only help better your chances of success. One of the saddest things is when a client visits us and tells us that they have wasted hundreds of dollars on diet pills or workout centers over the years. It is sad because although we can still help them, if they had only considered us for preventive maintenance years ago, we could have saved them a whole bunch of waisted money, time and effort not to mention the feeling of failure.

So go ahead and order those diet pills, join those gyms or enroll in that business night school. After placing your order for success, just be sure to include a side dish of motivational reinforcement with a Hypnotherapist. After all, that shiny new and expensive gym membership card is meaningless if you are not going to use it. And for less money than you would spend on a quality workout suite, it will be worth it in the long run.

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Willpower Is a Mental Workout

2010-02-15T03:22:00.000-08:00

For example, when subjects were told not to eat chocolates sitting right in front of them, their persistence in puzzle solving deteriorated. When they were told to suppress an emotional reaction to a movie, they had problems solving a solvable anagram.

This is the overwhelming reason why willpower only works in the short term. You only have the conscious resources to exhibit willpower on one (or at the most two) fronts at one time. This is why it is SO HARD to stay disciplined with eating, exercise, setting new goals, studying, and the like.

Any self-regulatory strategy has costs with respect to depleting a person’s general resources for self-regulation.

Accomplishing Goals without Depleting Willpower

Willpower works in your conscious mind because you are constantly thinking about the change that you are trying to accomplish. Now, your conscious mind is only able to process approximately 50 bits of information a second, while your unconscious mind processes approximately 11 million bits per second. That means your unconscious mind processes information about 220 THOUSAND TIMES FASTER than your conscious mind.

Much of the time, your conscious mind is actually the bottleneck towards effecting true change, as its main role is getting you through the day in the "here and now" and setting long term goals. Researchers call this “Executive Control.

The Trick Is to Have the Triggers for Your Desired Behaviors Reside in Your Unconscious Mind

For example, if your goal is weight control, you would naturally want your unconscious mind to automatically desire healthy green foods, water, healthy portions, exercise, etc. without having to think about it consciously. Think about it for a moment. Non-smokers don't have the urge to smoke because they are not sitting there thinking about cigarettes the whole day. So if a smoker could erase cigarettes from their mind, they too would naturally not feel the urge to smoke.

In addition, if your goal is to be more productive, you would want the actions of setting goals, rewarding yourself for success and focusing on your projects to be automatic. If you have to consciously think about it all the time, you will exhaust your resources.

If your goal is to have a better relationship, you would want to somehow program in natural triggers for listening, paying attention, giving space, and showing empathy, instead of always having to think about them.

So there you have it. Things seem to be a whole lot easier when we automatically think about them in a certain way. That is why hypnosis is such a great tool. It not only helps to erase our negitive behaviors, but you can also insert positive ones as well.

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Did you know?

2010-02-14T03:02:00.000-08:00

People can achieve so much more success and happiness in life if they only remove the negitive obstacles that are holding them back. Well the good news is that our subliminal audio products do just that.

Our subliminal audio products use the power of hypnosis to help people change bad habits, remove negitive behaviors and overcome fears and phobias. The best part is that you can literally change your life and it only takes a few minutes a day. In fact, people who listen to our subliminal audio products for as little as 10 minutes a day, 3 days a week have reported seeing positive results in as little as 2 to 3 weeks.

Our subliminal audio products are not only convenient and relaxing but have also helped thousands of people change their lives and on their own time and terms. So ask yourself this are you willing to spend 10 minutes a day to create a better life?

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Famous People and Hypnosis

2010-02-09T06:29:00.000-08:00

I wrote this article for a few reasons. The first being that although it is becoming much more accepted as a form of treatment I have to admit that when I mention to people that I perform hypnosis, many times I still get a reaction similar to as if I just told them that I perform black magic rituals or some kind of voodoo.

Now, I can sort of understand their reaction since hypnotherapy is still seen by many people as a little bit offbeat, even though it is a perfectly normal and natural art, just as yoga or meditation. I also can’t blame their reaction since we as a society, have grown so dependent on pills, medications and drugs. And so, since we do not fully understand the human mind and its potential, it is really no big surprise that many people doubt our own capabilities to create change

Furthermore, we have all been taught that personal change is hard, difficult, takes a lot of time and you need a lot of willpower to make it happen. However, if you were to ask the many people who do use hypnosis why it is that they use it, they would ALL say that hypnosis is easy, quick, natural and takes very little time, whilst the benefits are truly amazing. But again since this goes against all that we have been taught, to those who remain skeptical it simply can not be real.

The next reason I wrote this article is because when people think of hypnosis, we often get an impression of a magician on stage making people do silly things like barking like a dog. Well, I can tell you that hypnosis is used for a lot more than making people bark like dogs or cluck like chickens. The following is a list of some famous people that have used hypnosis and their reason(s) for using it.

Steve Hooker, of Australia, won the Gold Medal for Pole Vaulting in the 2008 Olympics, after his hypnotist helped him to visualize his success.

Hollywood actor Aaron Eckhart has credited hypnosis with changing his life forever after he used hypnosis to give up smoking and alcohol.

Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965), British Prime Minister, used hypnosis in order to stay awake all night and avoid tiredness during World War ll.

Albert Einstein (1879-1955), physicist, is known to have had hypnosis sessions every afternoon. His theory of relativity came to him during one of his hypnosis sessions.

Kevin Costner flew his personal hypnotist to Hawaii to cure his seasickness.

Championship golfer, Jack Niklaus, lauded hypnotherapy & visualization techniques as the sole reason for his improved concentration.

Mark Knopfler, Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Ellen DeGeneres, Ashton Kutcher & Charlize Theron all beat their smoking habit through hypnosis.

Jackie Kennedy Onassis used hypnotherapy to relive & let go of tragic events in her life, including the assassination of her husband.

Tiger Woods' mental coach hypnotizes him to block out distractions and to focus on his golf game.

Kevin McBride, the celebrated Irish heavyweight boxing champion, summons his hypnotist before every fight, to get into the right frame of mind.

Jimmy Connors is said to have used hypnosis techniques to practice his winning strokes prior to the U.S. Open Championship.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809-92) repeated names to himself like a hypnotic mantra in order to access different states of consciousness in which whole poems came to him.

Mozart (1756-91) apparently composed the famous opera Cosi fan tutte while hypnotized.

Rachmaninov (1873-1943) reputedly composed one of his concertos following a posthypnotic suggestion.

Chopin (1810-1849) pianist and composer took classes in hypnosis at the University of Strasbourg.

Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud developed modern psychiatry as a result of learning about (and practicing) hypnosis.

Andy Bryant, haircare consultant, hit the headlines when he underwent a vasectomy under hypnosis without anesthetic and, immediately after the operation, went back to work.

Paul Daniels, magician, lost his fear of closed spaces after using hypnotherapy in 1996 with Dr. Robert Russell Ph.D.

In closing, these are just a few famous people who have used and benefited from the power of hypnosis. I hope that this article was able to inspire you a bit to maybe think of some reason why you might benefit from hypnosis.

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Did you know that many of your employees are suffering?

2010-02-09T02:55:00.000-08:00

Your company may be losing money and you may not even realize why!
Here is the scenario…you started your own business or maybe you are in a management position within an existing company. As a manager, business owner or company leader you may ultimately be in charge of company production or at least to some capacity, responsible for maintaining acceptable production goals and levels. Now, although you may be putting forward your best efforts in trying to attain positive results from your workforce you may sometimes feel like you are fighting an uphill battle.

So why is this? As company leaders we continue to utilize the “old hat” tactics of yesterday such as setting employee goals, trying to create employee motivation, running sales contests, even using brut force and scare tactics such as issuing employee warnings and reprimands for low production. Yet it continues to be a difficult task and in some cases, next to impossible to get your company to where it should be. Well the problem may lie within your workforce but for much different reasons than you may think.

So what is the problem? Troubled Employees = Diminished Work Ethics
Our current economy has taken a toll on the personal lives of many of your employees. Home foreclosure rates are up, divorce rates are increasing and many of your employees are experiencing severe financial hardship. To put it in simple terms, behind those Monday morning smiling faces, many of your employees are losing their homes, their families and their will to succeed. Personal problems can often lead to anxiety and depression which can cause employees to miss work and not be at 100% all of the time.

So how does this affect your business? Diminished Work Ethics = Low Profits
Back in the day, we used to tell employees to leave their personal problems “at the door.” Unfortunately, since these tuff economic times are affecting just about everyone, this approach is no longer realistic. And so it is only natural that when our employees are having problems outside of the workplace, it automatically gets carried onto the job. Sure employees may do a good job of hiding it, but personal problems will eventually begin to show through a lack of motivation, reduced self-confidence levels and very little desire to achieve success. Remember that these people are your workforce. And when your workforce is hurting…your business is going to feel the pain.

So how can hypnosis help? Happy Employees + Better Work Ethics = Greater Company Profits
Hypnosis can help people relieve stress, regain their self-confidence, boost their self-esteem levels and much more. For example, the majority of our clients are employed and have jobs which means that when we assist a client with their personal needs we are also in essence, helping their employer by creating a happy and well-balanced employee who is therefore more confident and productive at their job. The final result is that our client feels better and their employer also benefits from this outcome.

The fact is that more of today’s business owners are beginning to realize that the power of hypnosis, although not a “fix all” for every single problem, can certainly help with a lot of issues. Because of this, many companies have turned to offering group hypnosis sessions to their employees that are interested. For example some companies may offer their sales team the opportunity to participate in a confidence building session. The company will often receive a group rate price and at the same time, is offering a tool that can help their sales team achieve greater results for the company.

The bottom line is that overall, people want to do a good job and accomplish more in life. However, it is also a reality that when an employee is spending most of their workday wondering how they are going to pay bills or worrying about going through that foreclosure process, it is naturally difficult to focus on doing the best job that they can. Using hypnosis to take a little bit of the edge off by creating some life balance for employees means better business for you.

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How many good Summers do you have left?

2010-02-02T12:58:00.000-08:00

So I came across this phase from a website that I was visiting on the Internet. Now, in an effort not to bore anyone, although I will not go into great detail about the exact reason for this quote, this person was ultimately talking about how short life was and how people need to get out and make the most of it.

Naturally after reading this saying I began to think about my own experiences and how it relates to the life I have created and built for myself. I also began to think about how we as humans very often put off until tomorrow, what we should and could be doing today.

Now, hopefully many people who are reading this blog post have been able to accomplish most if not all of their goals and dreams in life. Or maybe you are currently in the process of fulfilling your goals and dreams by attending school or working on that job promotion and such. Either way, if you are on the right track to personal success then congratulations. But the sad reality is that many people have had certain goals and dreams in life that just never happened. This is because in most cases they never seemed to find time to make these goals and dreams a reality.

Now, I will be the fist to admit that life can be very busy and sometimes overwhelming. However, life also waits for nobody. If you do not jump onboard, life will pass you by and very quickly. I mean when you think about it, reflecting back on the past five years or so will make even the most well balanced individual scratch their head and wonder, where did the time go?

That being said, it is never too late to hit the breaks and bring things to a halt while putting things into perspective. Now, I am certainly not suggesting that you can stop time from going by. However, it is never too late to re-evaluate where you are in life, where you want to go in life, and how you are going to go about changing your life in order to get there.

We begin to die as soon as we stop living. What I mean by this is that no matter how young or old you may be, there is still life in you, or at least you need to believe that there is. Maybe that is what motivates the 50 or 60 year old Grandmother or Grandfather to go back to college and receive their degree. Or maybe that is what motivates that 45-year-old housewife to finally start her own business. Look at Sonny Bono and Arnold Schwarzenegger, an entertainer and movie actor who both pursued a career in politics. There are many examples of people doing things like this everyday and why? Because they have decided that there is more life left inside of them.

The bottom line here is that changing your life is the easy part. The hard part is making the decision to begin your journey then following through with it. So the next time you decide that would love to change “this” in your life or you wish you could accomplish “that” in you life, before you put if off until tomorrow which never really comes, ask yourself this…”How many good Summers do you have left?” Each one that flys by is one less.

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Choosing a Hypnotherapist

2010-01-29T01:17:00.000-08:00

Before we begin, we want to start by saying that we would certainly hope that everyone who is seeking hypnotic treatment would choose Positive Change Hypnotherapy for his or her needs. However, we do live in the real world so we are going to be realistic about it. There are a lot of hypnosis companies out there that people can choose to receive their service from. And so we wanted to write this article in hope of helping people make the right choice when choosing a Hypnotherapist.

If you do an Internet search for hypnotherapy or hypnosis you are bound to find more websites than you can handle. This is because nowadays, more and more people are beginning to realize the power of hypnosis. And because of this, many people are jumping on board the hypnosis bandwagon by setting up websites to sell hypnotic related materials and service.

Because there seems to be so many companies available on the Internet the good and bad news is that you are left with lots of choices. We say “good” and “bad” because having lots of choices is fine, however it can also leave some people feeling overwhelmed. For example, picture yourself walking into an automobile tire store. You are there looking to buy new tires for your car. Now, upon walking in you find a wall of 10,000 plus tires to choose from. Where do you even begin?

Well chances are, you are very well not going to research all the information on all 10,000 tires. Instead you would do like most people and find the first available associate to assist you. Well we wrote this article in hopes of being that very same associate who will help you choose the best service provider for your hypnosis needs.

Here are some tips to help you out.

1. Audio’s or live sessions? You will first want to determine if you are looking for pre-recorded audio items or live therapy. On the surface pre-recorded hypnosis items may seem like a good choice because often times they are less expensive and more private than live therapy. However you will want to keep in mind that with pre-recorded hypnosis products, one size fits all. And because of this, they may not work for you. For example, if you are seeking hypnosis for weight loss, your weight problem may really have more to do with stress in your life. And so the correct form of treatment may actually be a stress reliever. Pre-recorded items can not determine what the real problem is. And so this is one major factor that you will want to consider before spending money on pre-recorded hypnosis products.

2. Another problem with pre-recorded hypnosis products is that many companies only sell these items for other companies and do not actually create the recorded products. And since they are only selling these products, whet kind of service will you receive if you are having problems or if the item isn’t working for you? Remember that if they are simply selling products for someone else, how much help can they really offer you if there is a problem? Therefore, we recommend only purchasing audio products from companies who make their own pre-recorded hypnosis products and at the same time, offer live practice. Companies who not only sell hypnosis items but also perform live hypnosis will have a better understanding of how pre-recorded hypnosis products actually work.

3. The cost of live sessions. Although it is unrealistic to say that money is no object you may not always want to opt for the cheapest service provider. The general rule of thumb is that in most areas of the country, service prices should be relatively close to that of the competition. If a single company is charging way more than everyone else in their area you should question why this is. On the flip side if everyone else is close in range and a single company is charging way less, there also could be reasons. Maybe they are a new practitioner or maybe business is slow for them and for a reason. Specials and periodic discounts are fine but beware of extreme discount offers, as this just might really be an act of desperation. Remember that just like anything else in life, with hypnosis treatment you get what you pay for. So buyer beware.

4. Do judge a book by its cover. If you visit a doctor or hospital website you will notice that it does not look like a giant advertisement page. Hypnotherapy is a practice just like any therapy practice. A hypnotherapy website may sell products and services but ultimately it should have a professional look to it. Most business websites have one common goal. That is to attract clients and/or business. But to be honest, if you came across a hospital website with a bunch of sale banner ads that scream “lowest price” or “big discounts” on open heart surgery, you would most likely not feel very secure going there. A real Hypnotherapist uses their website as an extended business card and not an advertisement page.

5. Will they answer your questions? Most people who opt to seek hypnosis treatment have many questions about the service and/or treatment itself. Therefore, when you call them on the telephone are they willing to talk to you? Or does it seem like their only goal is to get the appointment booked? A good therapist should take the time to answer your questions and address any concerns up front. If your questions are lengthy and could take excessive time, they may have you come in person rather than do it over the phone. But ultimately, if they are not willing to answer basic questions over the phone move onto another company.

6. The last and most important thing to consider is sincerity. Now this may seem like an obvious thing but you want to choose a company that is genuinely there for your success. For example our company offers 24/7 emergency paging service, our informational article blog, radio shows and free advice to many in need. Now, please do not misunderstand us. We are a “for profit” company and are in business to earn a living. But these are some examples of how we offer a lot of free services and tools to help people because we also care about success. So yes we require paying clients in order for our business to survive. But with us, it is also not just about making a profit.

So in closing, some folks may offer different tips such as asking for references, training certificates and such, which is fine. However, we wanted to provide real tips that can truly help you make better decisions. You should feel confident that you are dealing with a reputable company. However, when was the last time you walked into health clinic with a bad cold and demanded references before letting them treat you and prescribe medication to you? Or when was the last time you went to a dentist and refused to have your teeth cleaned until he or she produced a copy of the dental school diploma? We are fully certified and display our credentials with pride. However, paper certificates do not determine quality nor do they guarantee the lever of service that you receive from any company.

Anyway, we hope these tips and pointers will help you in choosing a professional and qualified Hypnotherapist for your needs.

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Helping for free during hard times

2010-01-19T01:26:00.000-08:00

Positive Change Hypnosis is helping people for free though search engine outlets such as Yahoo and Google by providing free therapy advice to those in need.

In this tuff economy, people still need help advice. However, they are not always able to afford the cost associated with receiving therapy sessions from a professional. Therefore, Positive Change Hypnosis has jumped onboard and is helping people. We answer questions about money, relationships, depression, personal problems and more. It is just our way of trying to give back a little something during hard times.

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Hypnosis is Used in Study of Emotions

2010-01-13T12:58:00.000-08:00

There is a lot still to be learned about emotions. Approximately 20 years ago, researchers were under the impression that emotions and feelings originated with the heart, not the brain. They also believed that emotions could not be measured with scientific research. In more recent years, researchers have found that emotions can play a major role in a person's overall health. A non-invasive way to study feelings and emotions is through the use of hypnotherapy and brain images (Brain & Emotions Research).

Feelings and emotions are created from one's own perception. When a person feels a specific emotion, it is usually triggered by a thought and this thought is triggered by a past experience. This process can occur consciously or unconsciously without a person realizing it. Examples of emotions include happiness, joy, and contentment which are all positive emotions. Negative emotions include fear, anger, and pain.

Basically, there are good emotions and bad emotions. Emotions reside in the subconscious mind. The subconscious mind tells the conscious mind how to feel. Of course, people would rather feel good emotions instead of bad emotions. The subconscious mind can be accessed using hypnosis to change negative emotions into positive emotions

One study looked at hypnotic suggestion, emotions, and pain. Hypnotic suggestion was used to induce specific emotions. Then, the researchers looked at how the various emotional states affected pain. They found negative emotions such as fear and sadness increased the level of perceived pain in participants. However, when positive emotions were hypnotically induced, the positive emotions that resulted were static and did not continue to increase. The significance of this study is that certain emotions can be created with hypnosis without side effects. The induction of hypnosis gives more control to the researcher and does not create secondary emotions.

Other studies have used hypnosis on the study of emotions using both highly suggestible and low suggestible participants. When highly suggestible participants were given hypnotic suggestions to be 'emotionally numb' or unaffected by either positive or negative emotions, researchers found that they were not susceptible to the emotions and that the hypnotic suggestions were able to produce a numbing affect on their emotions. When comparing highly suggestible people to low suggestible people, the highly suggestible participants experience more emotional numbing (Rainville, 2002).

The study of hypnotic suggestions plays a positive role in studying the science of emotions. It gives researchers control over what emotions to induce. By studying both highly suggestible people and low suggestible people, it gives researchers greater insight into the study of emotion.

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Happy Newyear!!

2010-01-01T14:40:00.000-08:00

Although it has been a while since my last blog post, I am proud to announce that Positive Change Hypnosis is still very much alive and kicking. In fact after a little short and well deserved R$R, I have been hard at work on all sorts of new and exciting things

As we reflect upon what a successful year 2009 was, our focus is to make 2010 and even better year. With that in mind, I figured I would step away from the normal Hypnosis Talk and create this post to sort of highlight some of the things we have been up to.

The first thing that you may or may not have noticed is our website charges. I figured that along with a brand new year should come a whole new business look. I have been spending much of my time updating the Positive Change website, which has gone through a complete facelift and overhaul. One of the major changes is making more of our past fee features available only to our clients. Basically, when someone becomes a paying client of ours, they can also reap the rewards of using our many of the tools that we offered to the general public in the past.

In addition, I have discontinued my Life Talk Radio show and implemented my very own Client Access radio station. Our clients can now access show schedules and topics of what will be aired on our radio show. This information can be directly accessed from our Members Area section of our website.

We now also offer Webinars to our clients. Although we have always offered telephone hypnosis sessions, we have not jumped onboard the technology bandwagon and are now performing exclusive Web-based hypnosis. We have found that Web-based therapy and Hypnosis are just as effective if not more so, than an office visit. That is because people tend to open up more when they are not face to face with their therapist.

So new stuff on the horizon are Hypnosis Training sessions and web conferences where we will be able to provide lectures and hypnosis training seminars to those who are wanting to learn to perform hypnosis. So as you can see, there is a lot of change going on and also a lot more to come.

In closing, we hope 2009 was a good year for you and 2010 will bring you, your family and your loved ones very much happiness and Positive Change.

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Forensic experts use Hypnosis

2009-09-30T01:47:00.000-07:00

Although this blog often boasts about the benefits of hypnosis, some people may still doubt or ignore it as a powerful tool. So here is yet another example of how hypnosis is being used everyday.

Age Regression is a one of the tools Certified Hypnotherapists have at their disposal. It differs from Past life Regression in that Past life Regression is a Novelty, and Age Regression is used in Therapy. In some cases it is used in Forensics. It provides the ability to go back and recall memories with much greater clarity. It is not uncommon to re-experience events exactly as they happened. A person that was regressed back to first grade would talk and write the way they did back then. Memories past that time have not occurred.

It is much like reading a book and going back to a specific chapter. The events in later chapters have not been read, and they have no influence on the memories being recovered. Because of this the memories recovered are very vivid. Not only memories are re-experienced, but smells, sounds, tastes, physical sensations are there too. Practical applications include dealing with fears or if you prefer the word

Many instances the fears start from an event in the past. By going back to the event, it can be resolved by re-experiencing the event and seeing it from a less threatening perspective. Other uses of Age Regression can be to help with OCD, or even Panic attacks. The list is very long as to the applications. In forensics it can be used to recover bits of information that a witness may have forgotten. Examples license plates, descriptions and so on.

Age Regression can be done so the person can experience the event all over again, or it can be as if seeing it from a movie. This is the preferred method when dealing with a traumatic memory. It provides a way to see the memory and not re-experience it. For an example a rape victim may not want to experience the assault again. But would feel more comfortable viewing it from a distance. The same memories will be recovered.

Often a Psychologist or Psychiatrist will send their more difficult patients to a Hypnotherapist to help discover the source of issues that are hidden in the past. A Hypnotherapist can use Age regression as part of a relationship enhancement therapy as opposed to a relationship counselor, who simply does not have this tool. All a relationship counselor can do is hope to make tomorrow a better day. Yet With hypnosis, you can make yesterday, today and tomorrow better.

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Hypnosis Subjects See What They Believe

2009-08-23T03:42:00.000-07:00

Scientists are admitting hypnosis makes people literally see what they believe by affecting the way their brains function.

Volunteers who had their brains scanned while under hypnosis showed they were not merely doing what they were told. The scans revealed that when they were asked to see non-existent colours, they really saw them.

In the tests by the University of California a burst of activity was seen in the part of their brain responsible for perceiving colour. The scientists carrying out the study believe it has important implications and a spokesman said: "There has been a whole argument that hypnosis is just an exaggerated form of social compliance - in other words, people just telling you what you want to hear."

The research team is now looking at how hypnosis can prevent pain. One trial currently under way involves a group of children aged six to 12 with a suspected kidney disorder. It can only be investigated by inserting a catheter probe into the bladder without anaesthetic.

Under hypnosis, the children imagine they are enjoying a trip to Disneyland. "There is less crying, less pain as they are inserting the catheter, and the procedure takes 20 minutes less, which for a kid is a big difference," said the spokesman.

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Hypnotherapy & Warts

2009-08-03T14:16:00.000-07:00

From Ewin DM Tulane Medical School and Noll RB Department of Pediatrics and Human Development,

According to available research papers, Hypnotherapy seems to be the most effective alternative treatment of warts. There are several published, controlled studies of the use of hypnosis to cure warts that have shown cure rates as high as 80%.

Prepubertal children respond to Hypnotherapy almost without exception, although adults sometimes do not. Clinically, many adults who fail to respond to hypnotherapy will heal with individual hypnoanalytic (combination of hypnotherapy and psychotherapy) techniques. By using hypnoanalysis on those who failed to respond to hypnotherapy, 33 of 41 (80%) consecutive patients were completely cured. Self-hypnosis was not used.

There was a particularly interesting report of hypnosis used to treat a 7-year-old girl who had 82 common warts. The warts had been present for 12-18 months and were not amenable to any of the routine medical treatments. Hypnotic suggestions were given for the facial warts to disappear before warts from the rest of the body. After 2 weeks, eight of 16 facial warts were gone, with no other changes. After three additional biweekly sessions, all 82 warts were gone. This was, to our knowledge, the first reported case of systematic wart removal in children and the researchers concluded that there is an intimate relationship between psychological mechanisms and the immune system.

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Many More Businesses Are Turning To Hypnosis

2009-06-25T03:30:00.000-07:00

With the economy being as sour as it is, many more businesses are turning to hypnosis and personal coaching for their employees and for many different reasons.

The people who have seemed to be hit hardest by the current economic spiral are average workers. Let’s face it…money is tight, times are tuff and many workers are seeing their future as uncertain. At the same time businesses are expecting their employees to remain twice as focused, work twice as hard, be twice as dedicated and at the same pay rate. After all, the company is simply trying to survive.

And with this tug of war going on, this creates a catch 22 for both the employee and the employer. So how are businesses using hypnosis and personal coaching? Simply by offering it as a tool to their employees.

Since hypnosis is a relatively inexpensive relaxation and conditioning tool, it is being used more than ever to help rejuvenate employees and to refresh their way of thinking. Now, this is not a “brain washing” session where it is being used to make someone love his or her job at half the pay. But rather, employees are using it to condition their minds in a positive way by helping to wipe away stress and anxiety about general life worries.

So how does this benefit the company? Well it is really very simple. When workers are not being poisoned or consumed by constant negative thoughts and worrying about life problems outside the workplace, they are naturally more focused on their actual job functions at their place of employment and in turn, more productive.

Another use is in unfortunate circumstances where a company is downsizing. When an employee is let go from his or her job, they often leave with a sense of failure and depression. In these cases, hypnosis can be a helpful tool to help rebuild confidence quickly so that people are able to rebound from a job loss much faster. In fact, many companies offer to cover the first session for employees who have been terminated as sort of an exiting benefit.

So the bottom line is that when we feel good, refreshed and motivated we tend to do a much better job at whatever it is that we are trying to accomplish. Many individuals already know this and now many more businesses and companies are realizing this as well.

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The Truth About How To Spot A Liar

2009-06-22T02:37:00.000-07:00

In doing some interesting reading and research I thought I would share with you some interesting information on how to spot a liar.

First, let’s dispel some myths.

Many people believe that if someone crosses their arms or has a closed posture that this means they are lying. Here are a few more...

Excess blinking.

Excessive touching of the face.

Increased blood flow to the face.

Incongruities between body language and speech content.

They can’t look you in eye.

NLP fans believe that someone is lying if they look to the right.

These are just a sample of “indicators” I was able to come up with just by searchong the internet.

Well, I am sorry to say that they are all misguided and incorrect.

So, is it impossible to tell if someone is lying to you?

According to the research, it really is impossible if you are focusing on visual cues. Looking for visual cues, it turns out, is absolutely the most unreliable way to spot a liar. This was demonstrated by research done across the globe by a psychologist from TCU, Dr. Charles Bond. Turns out that it was the myths above that actually prevented subjects from spotting a lie.*

However, there is hope. It turns out the best way to spot a lie is to use your ears. It is all about what a person says and how they say it.

In fact, it has been demonstrated by Richard Wiseman Ph.D. (a pretty famous researcher and author) that people without deception training are much better at detecting deception when listening to a tape recording of a liar than when watching a video. So even without training, your unconscious mind is able to do a half way decent job of detecting a lie if you don’t focus on visual cues. However, with training, your odds are going to go way up.

So how can you tell is someone is not telling the truth? Here are four easy ways to spot a lie:

1. Liars tend to say less. The more someone says, the more likely it is that some of those words are going to haunt them. Lies will have far less detail (in other words, they will be more general).

2. Liars also tend to distance themselves from their lies. They will include fewer references to themselves and won’t use a lot of words indicating feelings. The use of the word, “I” will be less prevalent.

3. Liars never forget. For some reason liars forget that most people forget things so they will never admit they don’t remember a certain aspect of their story. Somehow the lie creates a super human memory - which of course they are inventing.

4. A person will also have more pauses and hesitation when they are lying. It takes energy and thought to lie, this leads to little “thinking” pauses.

And there you have it. Just one quick word of causion: BE CAREFUL! Nothing is perfect, these just make it far more likely that you can spot a lie. So please - you should not accuse anyone of anything and no family feuds over this stuff!

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Bewear of the Acai Berry weight loss scam

2009-05-24T02:41:00.000-07:00

Acai Berry: The $100 Million Dollar Weight Loss Scam

Attorney general of Connecticut, Richard Blumethal, announced an investigation into the business practices and questionable science associated with Acai berry products. which has been primarily pitched by Internet-based companies as a wonder treatment for weight-loss.

If you spend any time online, you have surely seen ads with the headlines, “Oprah’s Diet Secret”, “Seven Rules to a Flat Stomach, or (the worst) “Amy’s weight loss blog”, “Karen’s weight loss blog”, etc… on almost every page online.

If you actually clicked on one of these ads, you probably ended up on what looked like a blog with a before and after picture of some woman who has lost weight. She then tells a story about how she saw Dr. Mehmet OZ and Oprah say that Acai is a miracle diet food. It might also mention Rachael Ray.

The woman then says she tried it herself and the pounds just came flying off. It is kind of believable as it looks like a real person and there are even comments on her blog. There then is a link to one of the many companies selling Acai Berry on a free trial basis.

So what is the Problem with posting blogs about what is supposed to be such a great product?
Well, the first problem here (one among many) is that these blogs are all fake!

The woman depicted on Tara’s Diet Blog, Olivia’s Weight Loss blog, Alicia’s Diet Blog, Becky’s Weight Loss blog, and at least 75 other blogs is a German model named Julia who has nothing to do with Acai or any weight-loss product. The German photographer who made the original photos of her available on Istockphoto.com said the pill companies manipulated some of the “after” images to give the impression of weight loss.

Now, the people running the blogs are definitely a part of the problem, but they are not the cause. These are just opportunist people who see an easy way to make a buck by promoting what is considered by many to be the biggest diet pill hoax of the 21st century.

Although they are not “associated” with the folks who market the pills, they are affiliates who get paid an ungodly amount of money every time they send these people a free trial through one of these blogs.

Here is the next problem. Acai Berry Will Not Help You Lose Weight

In truth, Açai has less antioxidants than concord grapes, blueberries, and black cherries. But more importantly, there isn’t even any credible evidence that suggests antioxidants promote weight loss.

The attorney general from Connecticut says it more strongly,

“There is no competent scientific research that demonstrates any of the claimed effects of Acai berry, including weight loss, detoxification and increased energy and vitality.”

And so we dig a bit deeper to the third problem. Oprah Did NOT Endorse Acai Berry

And the truth about the Oprah show with Dr. Oz is that they never mentioned Acai as a weight loss aide, but rather just that many fruits that were healthy (like tomatoes). In fact, on Oprah’s website they have a statement out that says,

“Consumers should be aware that Oprah Winfrey is not associated with nor does she endorse any Açaí Berry product or online solicitation of such products.”

And so just to be clear, there is no Acai Berry supplement endorsed by Oprah, Dr. Perricone, Rachel Ray or Dr. Oz.

So why am I posting this information?

Simply put, some people want to improve their lives and change their habits so badly, that they will often fall ptey to scams such as this in hopes of doing so. And again here is yet another example that there is no Miracle Magic Pill that can change your life

The only thing that products like these will help you lose is your hard earned money.

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And the list seems to go on...

2009-04-01T15:40:00.000-07:00

Hypnotherapy & Constipation

It is interesting to note that more and more medical studies are confirming that stress and psychological disturbances are often related to chronic constipation. Many psychologists concur with the chinese system of medicine which associates 'inability to let go of past hurts or memories, or difficulties in coming to terms with grief and loss' as a common factor in patients with chronic constipation.

In fact, in one study it was said to be "a powerful determinant of outcome, shaping (the patients') response to treatment.

(1) Another study revealed that "psychological treatment is feasible and effective in two thirds of those patients who do not respond to standard medical treatment."

(2) All the evidence suggests that psychological therapies are superior to medical management alone.

(3) Physical diseases including cancer, heart disease and even skin complaints have been helped with Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy.

The power of suggestion and mental imagery is a tool all too often overlooked but which can be of immense help to constipation sufferers. Remember also that constipation is a stress related condition and Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy are both excellent aids to help control emotional stress.

A controlled study in Europe involving 266 patients found that psychotherapy can improve the therapeutic possibilities of drugs, diet and surgery. Psychotherapy combined with relaxation and removal of stress were considered along with the personality of the patient before the outbreak of chronic digestive disorders . It was suggested that unknown emotional conflicts such as depression and mental lability may influence the course of these diseases.

I can't think of anything else that I could even add to this.

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Hypnosis in the news

2009-03-25T01:21:00.000-07:00

ABC News Medical Unit

Hypnosis Reduces Breast Surgery Side Effects
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 surgery.

The hypnosis session included relaxation exercises that encouraged the women to think of pleasant thoughts, such as a beach on warm day. The women who did not undergo hypnosis talked to a psychologist, who listened and offered supportive comments only.

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 authors 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 per patient.

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."

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