Have you seen someone get hypnotized? They may have been put in a trance and told to do silly things. But hypnosis can be used for more than just show. It’s also being studied to treat certain health conditions. Medical hypnosis aims to improve health and wellness. It can help relax and focus your mind—and… Continue reading Hypnosis for Health
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Woman, Alcohol Abuse and 4 Coping Skills for Recovery
A recent study that showed even moderate alcohol consumption can take years off your life not only attracted a lot of media attention, it also caused other studies about drinking to seem even more worrisome, especially with their findings about women. We aren’t talking about harmless social sipping with friends here, and as the nation… Continue reading Woman, Alcohol Abuse and 4 Coping Skills for Recovery
Mind-Body Therapies Immediately Reduce Unmanageable Pain in Hospital Patients
Mindfulness training and hypnotic suggestion significantly reduced acute pain experienced by hospital patients, according to a study done at the University of Utah and published in July 2017 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. A release from the university notes that after participating in a single, 15-minute session of one of these mind-body therapies,… Continue reading Mind-Body Therapies Immediately Reduce Unmanageable Pain in Hospital Patients
Does Weight Loss Hypnosis Work?
Weight-loss hypnosis may help you shed an extra few pounds when it’s part of a weight-loss plan that includes diet, exercise and counseling. But it’s hard to say definitively because there isn’t enough solid scientific evidence about weight-loss hypnosis alone. Hypnosis is a state of inner absorption and concentration, like being in a trance. Hypnosis… Continue reading Does Weight Loss Hypnosis Work?