Posts by Steve Cohen
How Can You Protect Yourself from Stress?
When you turn on the TV or check your newsfeed, chances are you’ll be hit with some sort of a negative story. Although statistically, violent crimes in American are falling, we’ve probably never felt so much tension and anxiety about our safety. According to the Pew Research Center, less than half of all violent crimes…
Read MoreLife is Not Always What It Seems
Sometimes life is not what it seems Sometimes our senses deceive us. What we think and perceive is gathered through our senses then sorted within our brain to create a useful interpretation of our world. But our senses are not perfect. Clarifying information is beneficial and allows us to determine what is the essential data…
Read MoreHow Often Have You Heard Yourself Saying: “Yes, I Want To Stop But I Have Not Been Able To?”
Do you know you were not born a smoker? Of course, you do! One day you chose to smoke, and now you continue to smoke. Do you know why? Maybe you do, or maybe you do not. But only you can make a change but you have to be ready. There are no magical cures –…
Read MoreThe Distilled Essence Of Your Feelings, Attitudes, and Emotions
Photo by Rasmus Svinding from Pexels Feelings, attitudes, and emotions are the basis for every human difficulty. They start us on patterns of behavior and then leave us on them long after they have gone. There is hardly a person who remembers the pleasure as an infant of receiving a bottle of warm milk. It was…
Read MoreHow does hypnosis work?
We, as human beings, remember and learn specific behaviors in response to our life experiences. Every time a similar experience occurs, our physical and emotional responses connected to that memory are repeated. In many situations, the reactions are unhealthy. In some instances, the hypnosis practitioner can assist a person to remember an event that led…
Read MoreHow Can Hypnotherapy Help Prepare Overweight Patients for Surgery?
We know that obesity and smoking are major burdens on the US healthcare system. Despite public health efforts, over two-thirds of US adults are considered overweight or obese.[1] This increases their risk of a number of medical conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and some types of cancer.[2] High BMI (Body Mass Index) also reduces…
Read MoreNews stories are increasing regarding e-cigarettes seriously harming those who use them.
According to authorities in St. Petersburg, Florida, An explosion from an electronic cigarette has killed a man. Officers found the 38-year-old man in his home last month after a fire alarm went off. According to the autopsy report, wounds were found to his top lip and burns to other areas of his body. According to…
Read MoreHypnotherapy Can Help You Achieve Behavior Change
Do you remember The Biggest Loser, a reality show that featured overweight contestants trying to lose weight? Bombarded with different activities and interventions, a lot of the participants lost a considerable amount of weight. Have you ever wondered if they kept it off? Six years after the original show, a research team from the National…
Read MoreWeight Loss is Faster Using Hypnotherapy
Are you struggling to shed some extra pounds, lose a little weight? Do you find it difficult to muster enough energy to hit the gym? Do you use food for comfort? Have you tried every diet possible and failed? You’re not alone. Obesity is one of the most significant health challenges of the 21st century.…
Read MoreDo Our Genes Make Us Look Fat?
When interviewing a prospective hypnosis client, a weight loss candidate, she commented on she noticed that some of her friends were able to eat large amounts of food, yet remain thin. Her statements included “It seems like when Emma eats; I’m the one who gains weight!” I also heard her self-criticism, “I am big-boned.” “I…
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