The Great American Smoke Out!

Can you put down your cigarette for 24 hours? Today is the Great American Smoke Out, an event sponsored by the American Cancer Society that has a goal of inspiring millions of American smokers to put down cigarettes one whole day.

The Philadelphia Business Journal featured a story today with my colleague Bryan Toder of the Plymouth Hypnosis Center. Bryan said,

“Many assume that people smoke because they are addicted to nicotine. I believe people smoke because it is a compulsive behavior. There are certain triggers like coffee, finishing a meal, and driving that people associate with smoking, but it can be undone.” 

No doubt! This is why many people smoke when they wake up, smoke in the car, smoke after...well you get the idea! Because hypnosis deals with the subconscious, there is no better method of addressing those compulsive habits.

Click here to read the full article.

For more information on how YOU can quit smoking, visit www.SandersHypnosis.com

Sanders Hypnosis responds to Baltimore Sun story, "Be a helpful cheerleader."

Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz, of Tribune Newspapers, wrote an interesting and entertaining story that was published today entitled, "Be a helpful cheerleader: When a loved one needs to change, nagging just won't work."

This story discussed the ups and downs of a wife who encouraged her husband to change his eating habits in order for them to both lose weight together. We hope this will encourage other couples to do the same, but we understand how difficult it is to take away food that another desires. As such, we sent the author our response:

Dear Ms. Elejalde-Ruiz,

I read your article today, "Be a helpful cheerleader" in the Baltimore Sun. It was a very enjoyable read with a positive, real-life spin. I hope your article will motivate couples to do the same as the two you wrote about. 

I am the director of the Sanders Hypnosis Center in Glen Burnie, Maryland and work with weight loss clients on a daily basis. As such, there is a shortcoming in your article that I would like to point out. We have found that the reason why most individuals overeat is a psychological one. As a concerned spouse, it might be tempting to eliminate that pizza or hamburger from a loved one's diet, but if that person wants it they will eventually get it. Think about a child who is told to stay away from the cookie jar. The temptation for a cookie may have been there before, but now that he is told he can't have it, he will desire the delicious contents inside the jar even more! 

This is precisely why diets fail. People are told to abstain from foods they want. As a result, they want it even more! This discussion is, coincidentally, a timely one in that World Hypnotism Day will be celebrated by hypnotists around the world on January 4th. At the Sanders Hypnosis Center, our clients deal with the psychological aspects of their eating problems. Our approach is very unique in that, with hypnosis, our clients believe they have a gastric band fitted around their stomachs. As a result, they are less hungry. For example, individuals who once would eat an entire pizza are now satisfied by having only one slice. They still eat what they want, just much less of it.

Anyone with questions about how hypnosis can help them with their weight loss goals should visit www.SandersHypnosis.com or call the Sanders Hypnosis Center at 443-494-9766.