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		<title>Choose Your Thoughts, Choose Your Body</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cell biologist, research scientist and former Stanford medical school professor, Dr. Bruce Lipton, author of Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, &#38; Miracles, says that our genes are nothing more than a blueprint. He states that our thoughts can activate changes in the activity of the cell membrane, and thus alter our [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cell biologist, research scientist and former Stanford medical school professor, Dr. Bruce Lipton, author of <em>Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter, &amp; Miracles</em>, says that our genes are nothing more than a blueprint. He states that our thoughts can activate changes in the activity of the cell membrane, and thus alter our health and our life. In fact, he states bluntly that by changing our subconscious programming we can influence cell membrane function. Lipton says, “Genes are remarkable molecules, but they are only blueprints that are activated by signals from the cell membrane”, and therefore, “we are not victims of our genes, but masters of our fate.”</p>
<p>This research about the processes by which cells receive information may radically change our understanding of life. It shows that DNA is controlled by environmental signals from outside the cell, including the energetic messages emanating from our subconscious mind in the form of positive and negative thoughts. The cell’s membrane, Lipton says, is where “consciousness and matter interact”. Considered to be a major breakthrough in cell biology and quantum physics, this research shows that our bodies can be changed when we change our thoughts.</p>
<p>The mystic healer Edgar Cayce once said, “Remember that thoughts are things, and as their currents run, they can become crimes or miracles.”</p>
<p>If our genes are a blueprint, our mind is the contractor. What kind of a body have you built? Are you healthy? Are you physically fit? Is it time for a re-model? I can help you to access your most powerful tool…your subconscious mind. Are you ready to do some trance-formational work? It all begins with a thought. The Mind Matters.</p>
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		<title>Smoking Cessation with Hypnosis</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many studies show hypnosis to be an effective form of treatment for smoking cessation. Smoking is more than a physical addiction. It is a habit. It is behavior based on “triggers” which increase desire for the habitual action. Habits are a result of sub-conscious programming and repetitive thought patterns. As such, treatment on a subconscious [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many studies show hypnosis to be an effective form of treatment for smoking cessation. Smoking is more than a physical addiction. It is a habit. It is behavior based on “triggers” which increase desire for the habitual action. Habits are a result of sub-conscious programming and repetitive thought patterns. As such, treatment on a subconscious level is effective and long-lasting. The following research reflects such success.</p>
<p><strong>90.6% Success Rate for Smoking Cessation Using Hypnosis</strong></p>
<p>Of 43 consecutive patients undergoing this treatment protocol, 39 reported remaining abstinent from tobacco use at follow-up (6 months to 3 years post-treatment). This represents a 90.6% success rate using hypnosis.</p>
<p>University of Washington School of Medicine, Depts. of Anesthesiology and Rehabilitation Medicine, Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 2001 Jul;49(3):257-66. Barber J.</p>
<p><strong>87% Reported Abstinence From Tobacco Use With Hypnosis</strong></p>
<p>A field study of 93 male and 93 female CMHC outpatients examined the facilitation of smoking cessation by using hypnosis. At 3-month follow-up, 86% of the men and 87% of the women reported continued abstinence from the use of tobacco using hypnosis.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Performance by gender in a stop-smoking program combining hypnosis and aversion.</span> Johnson DL, Karkut RT. Adkar Associates, Inc., Bloomington, Indiana. Psychol Rep. 1994 Oct;75(2):851-7.<br />
PMID: 7862796 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]</p>
<p><strong>81% Reported They Had Stopped Smoking After Hypnosis</strong></p>
<p>Thirty smokers enrolled in an HMO were referred by their primary physician for treatment. Twenty-one patients returned after an initial consultation and received hypnosis for smoking cessation. At the end of treatment, 81% of those patients reported that they had stopped smoking, and 48% reported abstinence at 12 months post-treatment.</p>
<p>Texas A&amp;M University, System Health Science Center, College of Medicine, College Station, TX USA. Int J Clin Exp Hypn. 2004 Jan;52(1):73-81. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Clinical hypnosis for smoking cessation: preliminary results of a three-session intervention.</span> Elkins GR, Rajab MH.</p>
<p><strong>Hypnosis Patients Twice As Likely To Remain Smoke-Free After Two Years</strong></p>
<p>Study of 71 smokers showed that after a two-year follow up, patients that quit with hypnosis were twice as likely to remain smoke-free than those who quit on their own.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Guided health imagery for smoking cessation and long-term abstinence.</span> Wynd, CA. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 2005; 37:3, pages 245-250.</p>
<p><strong>Hypnosis More Effective Than Drug Interventions For Smoking Cessation</strong></p>
<p>Group hypnosis sessions, evaluated at a less effective success rate (22% success) than individualized hypnosis sessions. However, group hypnosis sessions were still demonstrated here as being more effective than drug interventions.</p>
<p>Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Columbus, OH 43210, USA <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Descriptive outcomes of the American Lung Association of Ohio hypnotherapy smoking cessation program.</span> Ahijevych K, Yerardi R, Nedilsky N.</p>
<p><strong>Hypnosis Most Effective Says Largest Study Ever: 3 Times as Effective as Patch and 15 Times as Effective as Willpower.</strong></p>
<p>Hypnosis is the most effective way of giving up smoking, according to the largest ever scientific comparison of ways of breaking the habit. A meta-analysis, statistically combining results of more than 600 studies of 72,000 people from America and Europe to compare various methods of quitting. On average, hypnosis was over three times as effective as nicotine replacement methods and 15 times as effective as trying to quit alone.</p>
<p>University of Iowa, Journal of Applied Psychology, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">How One in Five Give Up Smoking.</span> October 1992.  (Also New Scientist, October 10, 1992.)</p>
<p><strong>22% Report Kicking the Habit</strong></p>
<p> Of almost 3,000 smokers who participated in one group hypnotherapy session, sponsored by the American Lung Association, to kick the habit, 22% reported not smoking for a month afterward. (The International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 2000)</p>
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