Posts by Steve Cohen
7 Brain Foods for Kids
7 Brain Foods for Kids Children’s brains grow and change rapidly. The foods they eat are important. “These years are critical for brain development, and what they eat affects focus and cognitive skills,” says psychiatrist Drew Ramsey, MD, co-author of The Happiness Diet and Fifty Shades of Kale. These seven foods can help kids stay sharp and affect how their…
Read MoreWhat Effect Does Obesity Have On Our Joints?
The rate of obesity is continuing to grow in the United States. It affects the length of a hospital stay and medical cost. Differences in the duration of hospitalization may arise due to obese patients are medically more unstable. Still, not all obese patients experience an adverse medical event. But, obesity does increase the risk…
Read MoreHow Does Smell Change Your Life
A few years ago, I was visiting an Ulcerative Colitis patient at home. I knew from previously treating patients at home, as a Registered Nurse that using hypnosis lessened the symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis. Hypnotherapy also was successful for many years as a treatment for psychological disorders, and for the treatment of various medical diseases…
Read MoreYour Pre-Existing Condition
You have probably read about the new House bill. It reads, “those with lapses in insurance cannot be denied coverage.” However, they can be charged more starting in 2019. If you do not already have a Pre-Existing Condition, one way to reduce your future insurance costs is to decrease your chance of attaining one. To…
Read MoreIf you only make one change this year, make it to quit smoking.
Many of us have committed to making resolutions for the upcoming year. Unfortunately, following through many times is a difficult thing to do. Quitting smoking is probably one of the easiest resolutions to break – just coming into a familiar or unfamiliar stressful situation can make you feel the need for a nicotine hit. However,…
Read MoreWhy do I gain weight when I’m stressed?
When our ancestor, the ‘caveman or woman’, faced periods of famine, hunger was one of the reasons for anxiety. When there was not enough food, their bodies coped with this stress by secreting steroids. The steroids were absorbed by the omentum, a fold of tissue beneath the abdominal muscles. Even after thousands of years,…
Read MoreHow does Hypnosis Decrease the Risk of Side Effects for Crohn’s Patients after surgery?
Hypnosis works on the body, says Laurie Keefer, the director of psychosocial research in gastroenterology at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine. It has been shown to alter pain perception and suppress the secretion of stress hormones. When people are in the extremely relaxed, focused state induced by hypnosis, they are open to therapeutic suggestion and…
Read MoreHow Does Stuffing Yourself in Your Imagination Prevent Weight Gain?
The holiday season has begun and along with it the anticipation of a traditional festive diet. But if you want to protect yourself against the pounds, pushing thoughts of apple and pumpkin pies out of your mind might be counterproductive: indulging thoughts of eating a particular food may help us to eat less of the…
Read MoreStress Management and Anxiety
Stress management and anxiety are two of the main reasons for people coming for hypnotherapy. An important point to note is that many of the other individuals who come for hypnotherapy for issues such as insomnia, nail biting, stopping smoking and weight loss will report stress and anxiety as playing a part in the problem…
Read MoreThe Power of Words
The Power of Words on Children Last week I met with a teenager for a hypnosis session; she was anxious as she feared there was a change that was about to occur in what was at that moment her home. This young lady had found out there was probably an ensuing divorce between her parents. So…
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