I just read an article published by the Baylor College of Medicine and found out something interesting.

According to Dr. Carolyn Cochrane, director of the Eating Disorders Program at The Menniger Clinic:

''Stress and overindulging are the key reasons for the rise in heart attacks during November and December.'' Well, having a heart attack is certainly not a great way to enjoy the holidays!

The article went on to say that,'' Stress may provide a sense that we are not in control of our lives.  The subsequent strain can manipulate our eating behaviors, an activity that empowers us and satisfies a need to be in control.''

I won't bore you more details, but the ''take home'' of the article was that it does create a problem if you ''let yourself go'' during the holiday season. 

At the end of the article, Nancy McRenolds, the primary clinician in the Eating Disorders Program at The Menninger Clinic makes a great point:

''If we say to ourselves that we are stupid, ugly, fat and disgusting, that's the path our brain follows, if we say that we are beautiful, intelligent, sensitive and loving, that's the other pathway we can put in our brains. And you can say those things to yourself. The holidays may be here, but you're still in charge.''

This all goes back to the main and undisputed point... 

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How you think about yourself determines a big part of the behaviors you exhibit when it comes to your health.

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But Changing the Way You Think Can be Tough

This is where hypnosis comes in.  Hypnosis is the most effective tool for creating changes in your mind that lead to changes in your behaviors . . .  PERIOD.

At the University of Iowa they are doing MRI studies where you actually see the brain following instructions under hypnosis.  People are actually shutting off the feelings of pain, and you can see the pain gateways in the brain being blocked . . . all under hypnosis.

If you can control pain under hypnosis, you can certainly control the way you think about food and stress.  Hypnosis can stop stress induced eating, pain, stress and more - but make sure you get the real thing.

Did you know that 99% of ''Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists'' do not even have a psychology degree or a license to practice mental health?

Get this, most hypnosis training requires only 150 hours to get a certificate.

To put this into perspective – A licensed barber has over 1000 hours of training!  (150 hours is less than 4 full time weeks!)

You wouldn't go to a mechanic with 150 hours of training, or even 500 hours of training, that would be crazy.

For hypnosis to work, you want the therapist to have an advanced degree in psychology (for a doctorate it is typically 4-7 years post undergraduate).  So you are looking at 8 THOUSAND HOURS of training!  AND AT LEAST A YEAR OF SUPERVISION AFTERWARDS.

AND THAT IS BEFORE THE HYPNOSIS TRAINING!

I just found a company whose whole philosophy is to bring you the real thing.  They choose the best therapist for every issue where they publish audio hypnosis programs.

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I hope you take them up on this opportunity, and if you have any questions just ask.

Regards,

Tom Goode

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