Category Archives: Weight Loss

Fast weight loss? Start working with your unconscious mind!

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

Losing weight is perhaps one of the toughest battles people fight. Finding a healthy weight loss method that is quick and easy is a myth, as most people who have tried to lose weight will tell you. Many overweight people … Continue reading →

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Does hypnosis work?

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

Quit smoking. Weight loss. Anxieties. Phobias. Anger management. For all kinds of reasons, people are turning to hypnosis as some sort of a ‘magical’ cure  in which it is perceived that the hypnotists waves a magic wand, more like a … Continue reading →

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Do antidepressants work?

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

Some latest research[1] shows some depressing results about long term antidepressant use: the longer it is used, the more likely for relapse. This is particularly true of the SSRI (selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors) group of antidepressants such as Prozac and … Continue reading →

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The intrigues of psychotherapy research: what works and for whom?

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

Depression. Anxiety. Anger. Grief. Trauma. Stress. Eating Disorders. Weight Loss, Addictions. People have all kinds of needs for psychotherapy. For the consumer, it seems a daunting task to choose the right therapy. Needless to say, most people would want to … Continue reading →

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Myths and truths about hypnosis.

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

People are always intrigued about hypnosis, hypnotism or hypnotherapy. Even these three terms are baffling to many. There is no clear distinction between hypnosis and hypnotism, both terms having been derived from 19th century physician and pioneer of hypnosis James … Continue reading →

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Depression? Hypnosis plus positive psychotherapy can help.

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

I have worked with people suffering from depression here in Brisbane for 10 years and in that time, I have noticed that Positive Psychology works best. People who are depressed (often for good reasons) can get stuck into that state … Continue reading →

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Weight loss: requires more than seeing a hypnotist!

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

Does hypnotherapy work for weight loss? Here in Brisbane, there are countless weight loss clinics  that offer excellent advice,  programs, diets, and the like. However, these strategies will  work even better if they are aligned with your readiness to change, … Continue reading →

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Scientists Highlight Link Between Stress and Appetite

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

ScienceDaily (Aug. 12, 2011) — Researchers in the Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) at the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Medicine have uncovered a mechanism by which stress increases food drive in rats. This new discovery, published online this week in the … Continue reading →

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High Fat Diet May Damage Weight-Control Neurons

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

The results of a study presented at The Endocrine Society’s 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston show a possibility that brain injury may be a consequence of the overconsumption of a typical American diet offers a new explanation for why sustained weight … Continue reading →

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Get slim, not lose weight!

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Sophie Firmin

Do you talk to yourself? I bet you do. We all ‘talk’ to ourselves, whether out loud, or most often, in our heads. One of the modern ‘discoveries’ in talk therapies, is that the language a therapist uses, has an … Continue reading →

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