Hypnosis as an aid in dieting. How Effective Is It?

We all know that eating well and exercising help us lose weight. However, after three or five days of eating greens and sweating, we start over. 

Even if we know how to lose weight, our brains struggle to create habits. Enter hypnotists. Hypnosis focuses your attention and makes you more susceptible to weight-loss advice.

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No hypnotist swings a watch from a chain and says you're drowsy. The entertainment business depicts hypnotists that way. You're not unconscious during hypnosis. Deep relaxation is more like it.

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Psychotherapist and hypnotherapist Capri Cruz believes hypnosis addresses subconscious memories, habits, anxieties, food connections, negative self-talk, and self-esteem. Hypnotherapy addresses root problems, unlike weight loss.

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Hypnosis helped dieters lose twice as much weight as non-hypnosis dieters in 1990s research. A 2014 research indicated that hypnobehavioral therapy helped 60 obese women lose weight and improve their diet and body image. 

Hypnosis is effective at changing habits, thoughts, and behavior. A licensed clinical and medical hypnotist, Greg Gurniak, believes subconscious concerns can induce undesired habits like eating the full bag of potato chips.

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Despite moderate weight reduction, hypnosis improved satiety, inflammation, and quality of life in a recent research. Hypnosis may affect weight through several techniques. 

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The virtual gastric band convinces your subconscious mind that three healthful meals a day is plenty. The subconscious mind likes analogies, and the VGB shows that your stomach has shrunk and you can only consume little amounts.

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