Why do we have weight problems?

We all have a built in need to eat, and the early thoughts and feelings that go with this need have, of course, to be pleasant. Pleasant things are just as good at masking the unwanted as are nasty things, which can pop up from time to time unaided. So the issue is most often a masking process.

Our body image is able to effect us in the most positive or negative ways, when we 'see' ourselves as failures we are inclined to give up.

  The opposite of this is the arrogant person who 'sees' themselves as perfect! These extrems of attitude can be adjusted with hypnotherapy.

You might have picked up a sensationalised picture of hypnosis from the media or stage shows. Please put that out of your mind, you'll have a really enjoyable as well as powerful experience, during which you are always in control.

How does Hypnotherapy differ from other therapies?

The hypnotherapist opens the door to the sub-conscious mind directly, thus the root of the problem can be easily pin-pointed and then transformed into a positive pattern.

Because it is a fast-track to the sub-conscious ”emotional trigger” the therapy can take a few hours rather than the years it could take in conventional therapy which works mainly on the conscious level.

This is a great bonus because so many people need action quickly for many reasons, I'm thinking here of my clients who are on the books for future operations, that might be delayed for such a long time when results are too slow.

You’re in charge

At every point the therapist will ask if you are willing to let go of old habits; everything needs your permission. S/he is just there to be an experienced guide for you, who knows the territory, and is there to take you only where you want to go, at the pace that is right for you, and by the most pleasant route possible!

Eating is so emotive, but must be kept in perspective so that it becomes a pleasant experience, but not an obsession. Thinking about food and worrying about it most of the time is actually destructive. Hypnosis actually alters this pattern, it brings food and all the emotions that go with it into  line with ordinary every day living, without all the upset of our inner voices whispering guilty things!

Light Trance

One definition of hypnotherapy is ‘using a light trance state for positive change’. Each time we visualise in our own mind an event in order to recall it, we go into a light trance state so we can draw that memory out of our ’store-house’. Visualisation is the lightest form of trance, which might be used to take a person on a guided journey.

Weight loss is so appropriate for this, just the visualisation of food can bring all the emotions up to the surface, and a little restructuring of the thought patterns shows the client so quickly how special techniques get rid of that fear sensation, and brings peace and harmony back into a persons life. 

You might think that a deep trance is necessary but that is not the case. Any time that you are absorbed in or focusing on something you are effectively in a light trance. Even watching television or reading a book is a form of trance, as is looking at a computer screen as you are doing now, it is an altered state of awareness.

What does it feel like?

You might well say, “I didn’t feel hypnotised” or “I heard every word”. Usually it feels as if you could get up straight away if you wanted to, but you just can’t be bothered. You’re not going to a hypnotherapist to be ‘hypnotised’; you are going to have your life improved / adjusted, the therapist’s job is to create positive change in you, not to knock you out!

Some people even have said to me that they expected the therapist to re-programme the client like a robot, I cannot change a persons brain, in actual fact they change  thier own minds about what to think!

Early Success

I have used visualisation in teaching for many years, and a surprising success was years ago when I was an instructor for a group of trainee healers. After the training session each student was amazed at the amount of healing that was brought about through this simple, very structured form of visualisation and light trance to themselves!

Each had a story to tell of the interesting journey they had been on that evening. I had not even tried to change them, but I'd asked them to allow changes to anything they wanted all by themselves.

So how can hypnosis help me?

Thankfully, we can effectively “switch off” or “turn down” unwanted emotions and / or replace them with far more useful ones. In fact it is almost easy as we would switch off light or turn a dimmer switch, but you have heard of the phrase "it's easy when you know how".

This is what the trained hypnotherapist helps the client to do, but if the will to change is not truly there, there will be no change. We cannot, any of us, talk a person into doing a thing that s/he is not ready to do at that time. Investigating the resistance to change takes patience, skill and understanding, this is why it is so important that a therapist is well qualified.

But what is this 'state' really?

A hypnotic ‘state’ is as simple as when you’re reading a book or watching a film - that point when you have cut out all external stimuli and have lost yourself.

That’s your subconscious taking over, as it does when you can’t remember driving two junctions on the motorway because you were ‘miles away’.

Achieving this state in a controlled environment, under hypnosis, allows for you to focus away from your present reality and toward your thoughts, images, feelings and motivations. How good would it be to design your life, rather than live it by default? Hypnotherapy is the key that enables the vast power of the mind to bring about positive and beneficial changes.

Some of the most common treatments I attend to are in the area of pain relief and management, with behavioural problems like smoking and weight control a close second, where the detoxing of acupuncture is so effective together with Traditional Chinese Medicine.

You are actually getting, in my clinic, so many complementary therapists for the price of one. Very few people study more than one of the ‘big’ alternative treatments such as Acupuncture, Chinese Traditional Medicine, Hypnotherapy, or NLP; I don’t know of any others who have studied more than two. Added to which, some newer methods such as EFT can be extremely rapid and powerful.

And how does that help you?

It’s more efficient, both in time and value. It means I can see your health from a variety of angles and choose the treatment, or combination of treatments, that will probably work best for you and produce the most powerful results in the shortest time. You receive my full and warmest attention.

Straightforward strategies are used for Anger Management to release any backlog of anger and to more easily deal with the angry displays of others.

Discovering & Changing Limiting Beliefs is being able to identify and remove limiting belief statements, and is of prime importance to anyone wishing to facilitate change in behaviour. To change eating habits, lifestyle, to take responsibility for one’s own health, reduce distress responses, etc. will require belief work, because what we believe creates the reality we experience.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

These tips and ideas for losing weight are strictly suggestions and must not be taken as medical or scientific advice.  They have been collected from various sources and experts but it is essential that before starting any kind of weight loss or exercise plan you seek advice from a medical professional first.

Healthy diets are better than weight loss diets

Stop dieting. Diets have a very low rate of long-term success when it comes to weight loss, based as they are on denial, willpower and frequently bizarre combinations and types of foods.  What happens when you have achieved the weight loss and stop the diet?  If you go back to your 'normal' eating habits, chances are the weight will go back on, leading to yo-yo dieting.

Stop seeing diets as a short term fix to weight loss - there's no such thing.  Focus instead on a combination of sensible eating and exercise for sustainable and gradual weight loss as part of a healthy lifestyle.

Concentrate on the quality of your food, rather than quantity.  Eat the best quality food you can afford, go for fresh ingredients and avoid processed food.  A little of what you fancy does you good, but limit treats such as junk food to occasional indulgences.

Think about your current exercise routine - It's scientific

If you want to lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you consume - it's a simple equation.  The best way to do this without resorting to punishing eating patterns is to increase your level of physical activity through exercise.  You can achieve results by adding small amounts of exercise, say 30 minutes 3-5 times per week - find something you can enjoy and will be able to keep up.

Increasing your exercise levels will have many other benefits; overall you will become fitter and healthier, have more energy, feel better about yourself and will probably not feel hungry all the time.  If you focus on exercise, and other things in your life such as friends, family, hobbies and interests, you will become more fulfilled and food will not become such an important factor.

Don't use food as an emotional crutch.  Recognise the times that you tend to eat when you are not hungry - when you are bored, angry, upset, anxious, stressed or lonely.  Identify these triggers and when you feel them coming on, do something else.  Phone a friend if you are on your own, have a relaxing bath if you are feeling stressed, exercise if you are frustrated or upset.  Food will make you feel better only temporarily, if at all.

The best way to lose weight - Set achievable goals

When thinking about losing weight, define what your real goals are.  Do you really want to weigh less, or do you actually want to feel more confident, be fitter, or look good in certain clothes?  You may find that adopting a healthier lifestyle and increasing your exercise doesn't actually change the figures on the scales, but that you have more energy, have less body fat and start to look more toned and firm.  Set positive goals, rather than just wishing there was less of you.  This really is the best way for you to lose weight and maintain that weight loss.

Once you have defined what you want to achieve, set specific goals and timescales, but make sure these are realistic.  For example, 'lose 5 lbs in 6 weeks' rather than 'lose a stone in a month' or the even vaguer 'lose a bit of weight'.  Having defined and achievable goals will help to motivate you.  The most common tip you will hear from someone who has lost weight or a professional who has helped someone else to lose weight is 'Have a plan and set achievable goals'.

Another well kept secret tip is this; don’t actually think of it as losing weight, think of it as gaining something else.

Bananas... This is very interesting.
After Reading THIS, you'll NEVER look at a banana in the same way again -
 
Bananas. Containing three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial
boost of energy.
 
Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.   But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions,
making it a must to add to our daily diet.
 
Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana.

This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.

PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of haemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.

Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it the perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so,
the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood
pressure and stroke.

Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and
lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.

Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting
to laxatives.

Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the
help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
 
Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.

Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it
amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and crisps. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

 
Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that
can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining
of the stomach.
 
Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a 'cooling' fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant
mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.

Smoking: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help
the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
 
Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Strokes: According to research in 'The New England Journal of Medicine, 'eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by
strokes by as much as 40%!
 
Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the
yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!

So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three
times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals.
It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around.

So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so
that we say, 'A banana a day keeps the doctor away!'
 
PASS THIS ON TO ALL OF YOUR ON-LINE FRIENDS and FAMILY
 
PS: Bananas must be the reason why monkeys seem so happy all the time! 

BECOMING A NON-SMOKER

Ask yourself these questions, it will help you to think about the subject. Then you can decide what you want to do about it.

How many cigarettes a day do you smoke?

When did you start?

What do you get from smoking?

What frightens you about smoking?

What is important to you about stopping smoking?

How will you life be different when you stop smoking?

What are the advantages of stopping smoking?

What are the disadvantages of stopping smoking?

What are the advantages of continuing smoking?

What are the advantages of not continuing smoking?

Does the expense of smoking bother you?

What would you do with the money instead of burning it?

Do you really want to stop?

What has been stopping you?

Are you tired of smoking?

There is a commitment that is needed - nobody can MAKE you stop - the desire has to come from within.

Perhaps you hate it, but feel you need it? Maybe you used to enjoy it, but now you don’t… Perhaps many of your friends have now quit…

Hypnotherapy is scientifically proven to be the most effective way of becoming a non-smoker:

“Hypnosis is the most effective way of giving up smoking, according to the largest ever scientific comparison of ways of breaking the habit. Willpower it turns out, counts for very little.”
New Scientist vol 136 issue 1845

Smoking encompasses both a chemical addiction and a psychological dependency. I use a thorough approach which tackles both aspects of the habit. It works by completely removing the desire to smoke, leaving you feeling happier and healthier than ever before.

You CAN kick this habit… for good!
Becoming a healthy non-smoker means adding years to your life, improving your health and fitness, saving money AND smelling better. Imagine not worrying about your health. Imagine not wasting £4 or £5 per day on cigarettes.

You will have more energy. More vitality, more shine. You will grow stronger… healthier… richer… Most of all you will feel good about yourself… Being a non-smoker means freedom from addiction.

NOTE: Willpower is not required - just your commitment. 

Our Life is what our thoughts make it. ~ Joy Gower

 
120,000 People in the UK die every year from smoking related illness

while only 500 people die from drink driving

Every cigarette equates to 11 minutes off your life expectancy

Smokers children are 70% more likely to start smoking themselves

Smoke 20 cigarettes per day for life and it will :-

a. Reduce your life expectancy by 10% !!

b. Cost you £1,300 each year !!

c. Cost you £100,000 over your lifetime !!

d. It can KILL YOU !!!

As more and more people want to stop smoking, realising the health and social benefits of giving up smoking, there can surely be no doubt that to stop smoking, by whatever method, is one of the most worthwhile and desirable goals around.

So, what’s the best way to stop smoking? To help answer this question, the respected scientific publication ‘New Scientist’*, reporting on research carried out on over 70,000 people, proved hypnosis to be the most effective way to give up the smoking habit.

Getting help to stop smoking with hypnotherapy / hypnosis, was found to be 300% as successful as nicotine replacement therapy, and 500% as successful as just will power alone.

Most smokers believe that it is the addiction to nicotine that makes it so hard to stop smoking. In fact, there is no addiction; it is the habit of smoking, which can make it so hard to stop. If it were an addiction, then it would not be possible for large numbers of people to stop immediately, as they do through hypnosis.

Think about how many cigarettes might get smoked in 8 hours during the day, and then ask yourself if that person is likely to get up the same number of times during the night to smoke, or need the same number first thing in the morning – to catch up? No? – Then the smoking is driven by habit, NOT addiction.

One of the main reasons that the habit of smoking is so ingrained in the mind, is because the habit is linked to so many situations and events… with the first cup of coffee in the morning, break times at work, after a meal, in situations of stress, social situations… I’m sure you’ll probably be able to identify some of your own.

This is why hypnotherapy can be so effective at helping someone to stop smoking. Help with hypnosis for stop smoking, deals directly with the habitual processes, which cause the person to smoke. Hypnosis to help someone quit smoking, doesn’t so much make a person stop smoking, rather, it can remove the desire to smoke.

All that's needed is a strong and genuine desire to stop that smoking habit. Hypnosis is not a magic wand, and can only help you if you want to help yourself give up the smoking habit. If you come because your partner wants you to stop, then you are probably wasting your money.

My stop smoking hypnotherapy session is a two unit programme, and just one-to-one private session – no group sessions, set in a quiet and comfortable environment.

Beginning with taking a short history, it goes on to discuss the general smoking pattern and the individual smoking ‘triggers’, and then moves on to the most relaxing part of the session, the stop smoking hypnosis / hypnotherapy session itself.

Ask yourself these questions below, it will help you to think about the subject and then you can decide what you want to do about it.

How many cigarettes a day do you smoke?

When did you start?

What do you get from smoking?

What frightens you about smoking?

What is important to you about stopping smoking?

How will you life be different when you stop smoking?

What are the advantages of stopping smoking?

What are the disadvantages of stopping smoking?

What are the advantages of continuing smoking?

What are the advantages of not continuing smoking?

Does the expense of smoking bother you?

What would you do with the money instead of burning it?

Do you really want to stop?

What has been stopping you?

Are you tired of smoking? Do you feel that you would like to experience the inner healthy self come out of a cloud?

There is a commitment that is needed - nobody can MAKE you stop - the desire has to come from within.

Perhaps you hate it, but feel you need it? Maybe you used to enjoy it, but now you don't... Perhaps many of your friends have now quit...

Hypnotherapy is scientifically proven to be the most effective way of becoming a non-smoker:

"Hypnosis is the most effective way of giving up smoking, according to the largest ever scientific comparison of ways of breaking the habit. Willpower it turns out, counts for very little."
New Scientist vol 136 issue 1845

Smoking encompasses both a chemical addiction and a psychological dependency. I use a thorough approach which tackles both aspects of the habit. It works by completely removing the desire to smoke, leaving you feeling happier and healthier than ever before.

You CAN kick this habit... for good!
Becoming a healthy non-smoker means adding years to your life, improving your health and fitness, saving money AND smelling better. Imagine not worrying about your health. Imagine not wasting £4 or £5 per day on cigarettes.

You will have more energy. More vitality, more shine. You will grow stronger... healthier... richer... Most of all you will feel good about yourself... Being a non-smoker means freedom from addiction.

NOTE: Willpower is not required - just your commitment.

About Stella Rodgers DCHAc CMIR. HPD MNCH

Stella is a qualified practicing Hypnotherapist and a Licensed NLP Practitioner - in which her many treatments include the subjects of weight control and becoming a non-smoker, regression  therapy (both this life and past life ) and is a practicing healer with over ten years comprehensive experience.

She holds the Diploma in Chinese Health Care Medicine and Acupuncture from the Acumedic Foundation & University of Beijing, and is registered with the CMIR. Stella also has the Teaching Certificate with the City and Guilds Institute, and is trained with the Minefields College of Human Givens in counselling.

Included in the disciplines that she offers in her private clinic in Norfolk are:

Hypnosis Therapy

NLP - Neuro Linguistic Programming

TFT - Thought Field Therapy

Plus the Chinese Traditional Medicine therapies:

Acupuncture / Acupressure

Cupping / Tui-Na

Moxibustion / Auricular Therapy

Herbal Capsules - which have in recent times replaced the raw herbs that used to be boiled for the liquid.

Stella is also trained in the ‘Interex’ Therapy which has brought so much pain relief to many patients. 

Location: Reepham in Norfolk, East Anglia, is about 20 minutes from the outskirts of Norwich. Appointments are made by telephone: 01603 879126

The cost of treatment is dependant on the monetary resources of the client. I have helped many people through the holistic healing approach, from the busy man working all day in his office, who has a hidden fear of public speaking, to the retired farmer who’s back pain has troubled him all his working life.

If unable to answer the phone I will ask you to leave a message speaking slowly and clearly, and give your contact number so I can return your call as soon as is possible.

For information regarding Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine go to www.acupuncture-in-norfolk.com 

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