Gastrointestinal
Hypnosis for Weight Loss: Can It Help Change Your Eating Habits?
Volunteers at the National Institutes of Health once joined a study advertised as research into “seasonal changes in vital signs.” Researchers measured their weight alongside other health indicators, keeping the main question out of view: What really happens to our weight around the holidays? The findings, published in 2000, challenged a familiar holiday fear. Among…
Read MoreWhen the Day Ends, the Eating Doesn’t: Where Hypnosis May Help
By Steve Cohen Have you ever finished dinner, promised yourself you were done eating, and found yourself back in the kitchen an hour later? That moment deserves curiosity. What prompted the trip: hunger, habit, stress, or the wish for a little comfort? Two recent research reports raise useful questions about weight management and eating patterns.…
Read MoreStep-by-Step: How One Bride Conquered Binge Eating Before Her Perfect Wedding
How Hypnosis Helped Rewire a Lifelong Relationship with Food In 1965, surgeons performed one of the earliest operations to treat severe obesity: a jejunoileal bypass (gastric bypass surgery). Doctors believed that if they physically altered the digestive system, they could solve the problem of overeating. Many patients did lose weight. But here was the problem…
Read MoreWhat Happens When You Stop Sleeping? The Terrifying Truth Revealed
Something did not add up. In 1987, a middle-aged man came in for an assessment visit, describing what sounded like classic insomnia. He was experiencing difficulty falling asleep, restless nights, and that quiet frustration of not getting enough rest. On the surface, it fit the pattern many of us hear every day. But as I…
Read MoreHow Hypnosis Helped A Weight Loss Surgery Patient Heal Faster
When Mara underwent gastric bypass surgery, she expected to lose weight. What she did not expect was the wave of anxiety that followed. Every gurgle, twinge, or ache felt like something was wrong. Despite her surgeon’s reassurance, her body’s natural healing sensations felt foreign, even frightening. Then something unexpected happened: her bariatric nurse referred her…
Read MoreWhat Happens When A Cancer Patient Uses Hypnosis Along With Chemotherapy Drugs?
The Chemotherapy Patient Who Felt No Nausea: How Hypnosis Helped a Woman Reclaim Control Most people think chemotherapy comes with one unavoidable side effect: nausea. For decades, cancer patients have braced themselves for the waves of sickness that often follow treatment. But one woman’s story offers a rarely told truth: the mind can be trained…
Read MoreCan Hypnosis Really Help You Overcome Swallowing Problems? One Man’s Amazing Journey
Most people never think twice about swallowing. It’s automatic—something your body just does. But for Martin, a 43-year-old engineer and father of two, even sipping water feels like pushing a boulder uphill. Martin is diagnosed with achalasia, a rare esophageal disorder where the muscles fail to contract properly, and the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) does…
Read MoreThe Breakthrough Mind Technique That Restored Hope to a Man Who Couldn’t Swallow
How one man’s rare swallowing disorder led to a breakthrough in mind-body healing Imagine sitting down to a meal, feeling hunger in your belly, the aroma of food filling the air, and finding you cannot swallow a single bite. Not because you are nervous, not because it is too hot, but because your esophagus simply…
Read MoreDiscover the Surprising Connection Between Hypnosis and IBS Relief
How a Doctor Accidentally Discovered the Power of Hypnosis in Treating Irritable Bowel Syndrome “Have you ever considered that the key to solving your gut issues might not be in your stomach, but in your mind?” Dr. Peter Whorwell was not a hypnotist. In fact, as a gastroenterologist in the 1980s, he spent most of…
Read MoreObesity: The Weighty Issue You Can’t Ignore
Have you ever wondered why, despite all the information available about diet and exercise, so many people still struggle with obesity? BMI, or Body Mass Index, is a handy little calculation that helps us figure out if you are in the “Goldilocks zone” of weight – not too light, not too heavy, but juuust right.…
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