Different people have different issues with their weight and shape. Some people feel they are overweight, others underweight. Some spend a lifetime dieting or thinking about dieting, some never think about it but are advised by doctors to lose or gain weight.
The reasons behind weight issues are many and varied. We may eat too much out of boredom or to relieve unwanted emotions or we may have such hectic lifetyles that we eat the wrong things at the wrong times. Food is a basic human drive, and it easily gets mixed up with other emotions. Whatever the problem, hypnosis can help uncover the underlying reasons and unhook the unhelpful eating behaviour from the
emotion.
Traditionally we have been classified as being "pear-shaped" or "apple-shaped" according to how the fat is distributed on our bodies. This may be determined by our genetics. Recent medical opinion is that fat around the waist, as opposed to on the bottom and thighs, increases the risk of serious health problems such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure and certain cancers.
According to Dr Marilyn Glenville PhD (Camb) "The main reason some
people gather more fat around their middle than others is specifically
because of the action of the stress hormone cortisol." She has devised a simple and easy-to-follow 4 point plan which comprises simple changes to the way you:
1) eat
2) take supplements
3) approach stress
4) take exercise
For full details see Marilyn Glenville's website
The benefits of hypnosis for dealing with stress are many-fold. We
can teach you to breathe better to control stress as well as simple
relaxation techniques you can use daily to reduce the levels of the
harmful stress hormone, cortisol. Combine this with increased
motivation for exercise and breaking unhealthy eating patterns and you
can see how hypnosis can really help you achieve and keep the body
shape you deserve - for good.