From the category archives:

Hypnotherapy – Specific

Hypnosis shown to improve the quality of life for dementia sufferers.

5 December 2011

A scientist at the University of Liverpool has found that hypnosis can slow down the impacts of dementia and improve quality of life for those living with the condition. See the article Dr Dan Nightingale, co-author of the research and leading dementia consultant at the Abacus Clinic in Newark, added: ‘Evidence to date has shown [...]

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Richard Lee talks about hypnosis for improved sports performance.

6 October 2010

Professional goalkeeper Richard Lee has recently seen his sports and football performances improve for the better quite dramatically by using hypnosis and hypnotherapy with me, Dave Sabat. This is no exageration; in the four matches played since working with me he has been involved in two cup penalty shoot-outs, making fantastic saves to take his team [...]

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Hypnosis, Football and Gloucester City.

11 August 2010

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Hypnosis has been around for thousands of years in its various guises but during the last 30 years or so it seems to have been given even more different terms, titles and disguises. Virtually every sportsman uses a mental rehearsal process, notice the start of [...]

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Lose weight while you sleep with hypnotherapy

24 May 2010

Yet again, the national newspapers are reporting the effectiveness of hypnotherapy with weight loss. This lady lost weight, she slimmed from a size 22 to a size 11, using the power of hypnosis. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1280682/I-lost-stone-month-exercising-I-slept-How-hypnotherapy-helped-woman-size-22-14.html If you want to become your ideal weight, shape and size, give me a call on 01923 243500 now. Not tomorrow, [...]

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What is informal hypnosis or conversational hypnosis?

15 February 2010

Even in 2010 the definition of hypnosis cannot be agreed upon, even by those who use it, but here is my two bobs worth on informal or conversational hypnosis. Please remember that this is my opinion and, no doubt, some will agree and some will disagree. Informal hypnosis is sometimes referred to as conversational hypnosis and some [...]

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Mum loses weight easily with hypnosis

2 January 2010

It's really great when people openly talk about the positive results they get when losing weight with hypnotherapy. This food writer “gave it a whirl” and astonished herself with the wonderful results. Weight loss results for mum are mesmerising

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Hypnosis Gastric Band Hypnotherapy

22 May 2009

Ever thought about what a hypno-diet is? And, does it work? In the papers this week was the story about a woman who had five sessions of hypnotherapy in which she was hypnotised to believe that she had undergone an operation to fit a gastric band. After the hypnosis she lost four stone. Part of the “procedure” involved [...]

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Does your memory worsen with age?

28 April 2009

The absolute cornerstone to everything I do as a clinical hypnotherapist is that “We are as we believe ourselves to be”. If we believe we can, we probably will. If we believe we can't, we probably won't. Scientists at the North Carolina State University discovered that pensioners who believe that the elderly should perform poorly [...]

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ITV This Morning Hypnotist – fears & phobias with hypnotherapy

5 February 2009

On ITV's This Morning show today was a lady who had an intense fear of toilets, it wasn't the germs or sitting on them that frightened her, just the toilet itself. She spent an hour with a hypnotist and after the hypnotherapy she opened the door to a toilet, lift up the toilet seat and act [...]

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Hypnotherapy Hypnosis for Dementia – University of Liverpool

30 July 2008

A recent study at The University of Liverpool has shown that people suffering from Dementia have benefited greatly by having hypnotherapy sessions. Many areas of their lives were improved including concentration, memory and social skills. Hypnosis therapy for Dementia – University of Liverpool study This is wonderful news as many people refuse to accept the [...]

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Waking hypnosis with children

26 June 2008

Waking hypnosis is when no formal induction is used but the critical factor (common sense) of the conscious mind is bypassed. Most children's critical factors do not fully develop until they are between 6 and 9 years old. Parents, you can tell when your child's critical factor has appeared when your littl'un stops believing in [...]

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Can hypnotherapy help you to stop smoking?

9 April 2008

Yesterday in the Daily Mail was an extract from a book written by a couple of scientists investigating whether alternative therapies work. For a start, I 've always considered hypnotherapy to be complimentary as opposed to alternative, and I'm all for hypnotherapy distancing itself away from some of the other alternative therapies out there such [...]

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Have you spent £150,000 trying to lose weight?

16 January 2008

An article in the Daily Mail recently reported the fact that recent research has shown that women will spend an average of £150,000 in their lifetimes on diets and dieting, with most of them not actually reaching their ideal weight and size and managing to keep the weight off, despite their massive investment. See the [...]

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Hypnosurgery live – Hernia operation with hypnosis only

4 January 2008

Hypnotherapy in its various forms has been used effectively as a powerful alternative to traditional anaesthetic for hundreds of years. This video clip is of a programme on More 4 which featured a man having a hernia operation using only the power of his mind to control the “pain”. It's extremely interesting, is pretty well balanced [...]

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Hypnotherapy for children with abdominal pain – fantastic results

6 December 2007

A recent study set out to determine whether hypnotherapy is effective for children who suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) or Functional Abdominal Pain (FAP). Researchers enrolled 53 children, ages 8 to 18, who'd had abdominal pain for at least a year, and split them into two treatment groups. The first group received standard medical care [...]

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Lily Allen weight loss hypnotherapy

15 November 2007

Lily Allen recently lost weight, slimmed down from a size 12 to a size 8 and claims it's all down to hypnosis. She apparently had three sessions of hypnotherapy and now says “I've never been happier”. She claims to be more motivated to go to the gym and now enjoys eating healthy food. So how does [...]

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