Hypnosis Case Studies

Lap band hypnosis weight loss therapy

Mark BarrusPosted on January 20, 2013 Posted in hypno-band

Whether its surgery or simulation, doctors and therapists agree, the band is just a tool. It usually does not work alone without nutrition advice and counseling.
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Cure Tobacco Habits

Kelley WoodsPosted on January 20, 2013 Posted in dipping

Hypnosis Helps Cure Chewing Tobacco Habits – Smokeless Tobacco

by Kelley Woods, Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist

People have lots of great reasons for starting to dip or chew, such as a desire to be part of the guys, seeking the chemical stimulation, or using the activity to stave away boredom or anxiety.
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Happy New Year

Mark BarrusPosted on January 1, 2013 Posted in quit smoking, Stop Smoking Hypnosis

From my 10 year old son, Everett.

It’s amazing how smart and loving kids are…..

Smoking’s Real Cost Reaches $40 Per Pack

Mark BarrusPosted on December 30, 2012 Posted in Hypnosis

Smoking’s Real Cost Reaches $40 Per Pack

How much are you really paying?

How much is a pack of smokes? We’ll Duke University says its over $40 over pack!

In the book “The Price of Smoking,” Duke health economists calculated this sum by analyzing all the costs of smoking — personally, to the smoker’s family and to society at large
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Orange County Tobacco Education Coalition Meeting on Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Mark BarrusPosted on November 30, 2012 Posted in Hypnosis

Health and Safety News
Orange County Tobacco Education Coalition Meeting on Tuesday, November 13, 2012

The mission of the OCTEC is to reduce tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke in Orange County by mobilizing a broad-based network of community organizations and committed individuals.
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Health and Safety News

Mark BarrusPosted on November 6, 2012 Posted in Hypnosis

Orange County Tobacco Education Coalition Meeting on Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Does it Work?

Mark BarrusPosted on April 11, 2012 Posted in Hypnosis

Health and Safety News

What is Hypnosis? How does it work? Can you be successful?

Allopathic medicine in Conjunction with Hypnosis

Mark BarrusPosted on March 27, 2012 Posted in Hypnosis

Allopathic medicine

by Mark Barrus

As far as a smoker who is considering hypnosis to stop smoking, I wonder if there is any benefit when Doctors recommend that alternative approaches be tried in conjunction with other quitting methods such as medication, therapy, the patch, or nicotine gum.

The Health.com article basically says that hypnosis “research shows promise”.
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Benefits of Journaling

Mark BarrusPosted on February 26, 2012 Posted in Hypnosis

by Loretta Peters-Martin

Journaling is highly beneficial for the soul, and even necessary if you feel depressed, angry or sad. It is a great way to understand your feelings and what makes you tick. The clarity it provides is amazing. Julia Cameron, the author of The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Creativity, recommends three pages a day. The first page is the “busy mind” talking — the part of us that writes things such as “I’m tired and not in the mood to do this”; “I have to remember to pick up the dry cleaning tomorrow” or “I don’t feel like working today”. After the busy mind has the opportunity to vent, we can then go deeper, whether it happens on the second paragraph or the second page. I like to get up each morning and write 3 pages of “stream-of-consciousness” (as Julia calls it) writing. Many of my questions and concerns are answered when I journal, and I evolve by leaps and bounds.
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