PROBLEM: When menopausal women say they’ll do anything to relieve their hot flashes, many do mean anything, including alternative therapies that they might not otherwise consider. METHODOLOGY: Researchers at Baylor, Indiana, and U.T. Austin conducted a randomized, controlled study (a rarity for alternative medicine). About half of their 187 subjects underwent hypnotherapy, while the other …
Many people are wary of hypnosis because they are not educated on the topic. Hypnosis is a natural state and many people reach this state of consciousness every day without even realizing it. When you drive a car, you are in a light state of hypnosis. You are in control, you have an increased ability …
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Hot flashes can be dealt with in a “cool” way. The Mind-Body Medicine Research Laboratory at Baylor and its national associates are researching how to use hypnotherapy and “cool” mental imagery to treat menopausal women who are experiencing hot flashes. Dr. Gary Elkins, professor of psychology and director of the Doctor of Psychology graduate program …
Attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) is a very common disorder among children. The traditional form of treating ADHD is medication and psychotherapy. However, every person with ADHD is different and a one-size-fits-all approach cannot be taken in treating the disorder. Research has been conducted using alternative therapies including hypnotherapy. Hypnosis has been found to help …
The world marked Anesthesia Day on Tuesday. Actually, World Anesthesia Day is celebrated to commemorate the first successful public demonstration of the efficacy of ether anesthesia by William Thomas Green Morton on October 16, 1846. Before anesthesia was discovered, surgeons used to exploit various means to relieve patients’ pain: by hypnosis, by ingestion of alcohol, …
Breast cancer is a very serious disease that will affect one in eight women who live to the age of 85. Currently, there are 2.4 million women in the United States who have been diagnosed with breast cancer (Breast Cancer: Network of Strength). These staggering numbers show the importance of finding treatments to not only …
Today we’re going to point the skeptical eye at a topic that’s intrigued nearly everyone who’s thought about it: hypnosis. The hypnotist appears to have the ultimate superpower, the ability to persuade anyone to do or feel whatever he wants them to. For the subject, hypnosis appears to be the miracle cure to just about …
Like with many other great things, hypnotherapy can be categorized into 2 different subcategories. They are hetero-hypnosis and self-hypnosis. The key to understanding the difference between the two can be the key to a successful session and subsequently, successful results. Hetero-hypnosis is defined as hypnosis induced by another person. Often times, hetero-hypnosis is induced by …
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Hypnosis therapy can significantly increase the quality of life for dementia patients by slowing the decline of their cognitive, physical and social abilities, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Liverpool and the Abacus Clinic in Newark, N.J. Researchers split a number of dementia patients into three groups: one continuing with …
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Psoriasis is a disorder most often affecting the skin. Psoriasis is caused by the build-up of skin cells. The severity of the disorder varies from person to person. Some people experience psoriasis in a small area and some people have it all over their body. Psoriasis can also affect a person`s joints. This inflammation can …