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Hypnosis Online: FAQ - Hypnosis FAQs Online - Hypnotism Frequently Asked Questions: "What is the definition of Hypnotherapy

Hypnotherapy is a form of therapy combining trance induction of hypnosis with individualized techniques of counseling secured by each Hypnotherapist uniquely. Therefore, Hypnotherapy cannot be confined within a detailed description. Every Hypnotherapist has specialized tools, techniques and background specifically directed to the counseling field. Hypnotherapy encompasses a holistic approach to health and healing and the total person's well-being. Hypnotherapy is a dramatic rapid intervention system that reshapes the client's feelings of competence and capability. Within the sessions of hypnotherapy, one may discover hidden memories, latent creativity, new insights, feelings of competence, release of fears or release of repressed emotions.

In Hypnotherapy we can come to the realization that we are responsible for our own realities and can choose to change or re-create our perceptions and beliefs to create a reality by choice, not mere acceptance of what we believe we must accept. This 'consciousness of self' or awakening of awareness is one of the highest rewards of Hypnotherapy. "

National socialism and medicine -- Joerg gutter, 64560 Riedstadt riedstadt-Dunkelfeld blood picture data base article

National socialism and medicine -- Joerg gutter, 64560 Riedstadt riedstadt-Dunkelfeld blood picture data base article: "During Professor Dr. med. Guenther Enderlein 1916 in Berlin stayed, researched it after the causes of typhoid fever. Here he discovered extremely tiny organisms, which he called Spermite, which could move itself fast in the blood. He observed that these organisms with different kinds of micro organisms connections can to die and become very fast 'invisible then'. It assumed these micro organisms disintegrated by the Spermite into another way of life.
The dark field microscopy helped it to discover the structure of these micro organisms by means of a cycle, which can accept countless variations, in the blood. As long as humans are healthy, these micro organisms live together within the body in a mutually useful connection. Each serious change or degradation of the physical environment (pH value of the blood) for example due to bad nutrition, smoking, consumption of alcohol, damaging chemicals or other factors, could bring however the otherwise innocuous microbes to develop by certain cyclic development phases into illness-releasing forms. It summarized these realizations in its book bacterium Cyclogenie, for which it received international acknowledgments.
The works of another German biologist at attention won about at the same time. Dr. Wilhelm von Brehmer set up a theory about the cancer development, which supported the realizations Enderleins strongly. Already 1933 called Dr. von Brehmer the cancer an illness of the whole body, which closely with the genetic constitution, which Essgewohnheite"

Avoid a Hip Replacement By Fighting Obesity Early

Childhood obesity is a precursor to all sorts of terrible health risks that can last way into your middle years. Carrying all that extra weight during your first 20-25 years of your life may lead to one more serious problem -- a total hip replacement due to severe arthritis -- later on.

European researchers compared the health of some 1.2 million Norwegians screened for tuberculosis from 1963-75 to data on total hip replacement procedures performed between 1987-2003.

A patient's rising body mass index correlated to a greater risk of hip replacements or that being overweight or obese as much as tripled one's odds of such a procedure, and this was especially true among those who were overweight as young adults. In fact, obese women under age 25 increased their odds of hip replacement surgery by a factor of three in their later years.
The best things you can do if you're a parent who wants to help his or her child get a good healthy start:

Switch their preferred liquids from sugary juices and soft drinks to clean water.
Limit their TV time and get the "glow box" out of their bedrooms today!
Get them moving today to help them build healthier, stronger bones.
Arthritis and Rheumatism, Vol. 54, No. 3, March 2006: 802-807
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Fewer Antibiotics Make For Safer Meats

Another great reason you should avoid eating meats from conventional livestock sources -- that typically come with their own health-harming array of antibiotics -- comes from a new study conducted Down Under.
Researchers studied the effect of tighter restrictions on antibiotics in chickens raised in Australia to the presence of Campylobacter jejuni, one of the main causes of food-borne and drug-resistant bacterial illnesses in some 600 Aussie patients.
Because Australia bans the use of fluoroquinolones, it's no surprise to me only 2 percent of the tissue samples from patients were resistant to the very same branch of antibiotics (ciprofloxacin). Some bad news for patients still eating conventionally grown meats in other countries that allow fluoroquinolones: Their resistance to antibiotic drugs may be as high as 29 percent.
Even though the FDA finally banned the use of fluoroquinolones last year, that doesn't mean eating conventionally grown livestock is a healthier choice, considering most are still fed pesticide-laden feed.
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol. 42, No. 10, May 15, 2006: 1368-1374 Free Full Text PDF
EurekAlert April 17, 2006

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Got Fungus in Your Eyes?

You're probably aware of recent reports about the nasty fungal infection, Fusarium keratitis, associated with a contact lens cleaner (Bausch and Lomb's ReNu-MoistureLoc) that started in Singapore and has spread across 17 American states. Florida is the ground zero for this outbreak in America with 50 cases so far.
No minor inconvenience, this fungal infection, associated with plants and soils in tropical and subtropical regions, can scar your cornea and blind you without treatments that can last as long as three months.
Just the mere thought of the pain and blurred vision associated with the infection has forced many to seek out another contact lens cleaner (no surprise that's sent Bausch and Lomb' stock prices on a nose dive) at the very least or to search for those long abandoned glasses.
If all this news has made you consider laser eye surgery (LASIK), please, please don't do it. A safer, healthier option to better vision that's far cheaper than wasting countless dollars on glasses or contact lenses you'll wear over a lifetime: The Natural Eyesight Habits Program that I've used to correct and improve my own eyesight.
USA Today April 18, 2006
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US readies flu pandemic response plan: report

The U.S. government would expand the Internet and possibly permit foreign countries to print U.S. currency during a flu pandemic, under a national response plan that could be approved within days by President George W. Bush, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.
An article on the newspaper's Web site said the document is the first to spell out how the government would detect and respond to a flu outbreak and continue to function through what could be an 18-month crisis capable of killing up to 1.9 million Americans.
The 240-page response plan identifies more than 300 specific tasks for federal agencies, including determining which frontline workers should be vaccinated first and expanding the Internet to accommodate a likely flood of people working from their home computers.
The newspaper said the Treasury Department is poised to sign agreements with other nations to produce currency if U.S. mints cannot operate.
The Pentagon, anticipating difficulties acquiring supplies from the Far East, is considering stockpiling millions of latex gloves.
The article, which was also to appear in the Post's Sunday editions, said the Department of Veterans Affairs has developed a drive-through medical exam to quickly assess patients who suspect they have been infected by the virus.
Bush is expected to approve the plan within a week, the article said.
The White House is eager to show it can manage the medical, security and economic fallout from a major outbreak following its widely criticized to Hurricane Katrina, the Post said. Concern about a possible pandemic has grown with the emergence of the H5N1 avian flu, the most dangerous strain in decades.
Bush is expected to adopt post-Katrina recommendations that a new interagency task force coordinate the federal response and a high-level Disaster Response Group resolve disputes among agencies or states, the newspaper said. Neither entity has been created.
When the response plan is issued, the Post said U.S. officials intend to announce several vaccine manufacturing contracts to jump-start an industry that has declined in recent decades.
To keep the 1.8 million federal workers healthy and productive through a pandemic, the Bush administration would tap into its secure stash of medications, cancel large gatherings, encourage schools to close and shift air traffic controllers to the busier hubs.
The newspaper said retired federal employees would be summoned back to work, and National Guard troops could be dispatched to cities facing possible insurrection.
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The Fear of Losing Your Job Can Harm Your Health Far More

Emotions are very complicated and fragile things. When channeled positively, they can do wonderful things for your health. Unfortunately, when you're feeling down and out, those negative emotions can be quite harmful to your mind and body.

Few pursuits in life offer more potential for risk and reward than your job. Although it's a fact unemployment hurts your health -- just like a death or divorce can -- the risk of losing your job can be much more damaging, according to a University of Michigan study.

Based on reports from patients about their mental and physical conditions, scientists concluded a chronic feeling of job insecurity had more influence on one's health than facing a life-threatening illness or true job loss.

Continuing, uncontrolled insecurity fuels chronic and toxic stress that can eventually damage your immune system and open the floodgates to serious illness, experts said. And, if you do nothing to deal with the real problem -- handling the stress of uncertainty better -- your brain may be affected too.

Your best bet is to learn how handle the stress in a healthy way. Before you waste money on an antidepressant that may not only toxic but useless, however, consider learning the Emotional Freedom Technique, one of the most effective energy psychology tools available to treat stress and depression.
Washington Post April 4, 2006

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Physical Activity Keeps Teens Out of Trouble

As you know, more than a third of American teens are at rock bottom on the fitness scale and that will, no doubt, have a devastating effect on their health later on in life. Apparently, the opposite -- getting any kind of physical activity at all -- is just as true and beneficial to their mental and physical health, according to a new study.

Based on a survey of some 12,000 teens attending middle schools and high schools, those who stay away from the TV and are physically active in any way tend to stay away from health-harming habits (smoking, drinking, having risky sex and taking illegal drugs) and have better grades and self-esteem.

Beyond the hot and steamy content of some programs, TV watching tends to make teen viewers much more passive, causing them to miss the vital social contact they need to develop new skills, better teamwork habits and more life experiences, the lead researcher points out.

That said, teens need not play organized sports like football or basketball to benefit. Fun activities such as skating and skateboarding were also associated with better self-esteem and behaviors and less trouble.

Here's a related dual benefit: Teens who played sports with their parents were less trouble at home and school and, I suspect, a lot more physically fit too. That's one more sign, parents can have a significant effect on their teen's health habits, if they choose to.
Pediatrics, Vol. 117, No. 4, April 2006: 1281-1290
Yahoo News April 5, 2006
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More Proof Obesity and Alzheimer's Are Connected

Earlier this year, I told you about the strong correlation between a larger body mass index and the presence of beta-amyloid, the chemical associated with Alzheimer's disease. Makes sense, in light of new research that connects a patient's obesity in their 40s to a greater risk of Alzheimer's as they get older.

Researchers monitored the health of some 9,000 patients for up to three decades, measuring the thickness of their skin below their shoulder and behind their upper arms. By the numbers:

Patients with the thickest upper arms were 2.5 times more likely to develop Alzheimer's.
Thicker shoulders almost tripled a patient's risk of Alzheimer's.

If you're fighting obesity and need more direction, as well as side-stepping Alzheimer's, you'll want to review this must-read piece that covers a spectrum of safe, natural treatments that will help you win the battle over both.
Yahoo News April 6, 2006
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American Soft Drinks Poisoned With Benzene Too

After extremely high levels of benzene were found in soft drinks distributed in France and the UK, I wasn't surprised at all to learn, according to a FDA report, Americans face those same risks.

Although the FDA claimed there's no reason to be concerned, federal officials admitted their analysis of diet soft drinks found benzene levels to be four times higher than tap water in some 80 percent of the samples they tested. Perhaps, that's why the FDA backtracked on earlier statements that the benzene levels they found were "insignificant."

This cancer-triggering chemical forms and collects in soft drinks made with vitamin C and either sodium or potassium benzoate. Other factors that affect the formation of benzene in soft drinks: Heat, light and how long those products sit on grocery store shelves.

Folks, one of the simplest changes you can make to optimize your health is to stop drinking soft drinks immediately. They are the leading source of calories in America and diet drinks alone can double your risks of obesity as you get older.
Yahoo News April 8, 2006
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Treating Ovarian Cancer With Ginger

Not only is ginger a natural pain-reliever and a safe, effective means to treat morning sickness, it can also cause ovarian cancer cells to die.

This natural discovery is a great boon to the treatment of ovarian cancer, considering many patients develop recurrent disease that, over time, becomes resistant to apoptosis, one form of cellular death that ginger triggers. The other kind of cellular death ginger induced -- autophagy -- forces cancer cells to digest themselves naturally.

University of Michigan researchers made the discovery when they treated ovarian cancer cell cultures with a common variety of ginger powder sold in grocery stores. In fact, ginger caused cellular death in all ovarian cancer lines tested, and at a similar or better rate than chemotherapy drugs.

I'll keep you posted on the results of future University of Michigan studies on other natural treatments for ovarian cancer, including resveratrol and curcumin.

University of Michigan Health System April 4, 2006
Yahoo News April 5, 2006
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Iron-Deficiency Anemia

Ensuring your children get all the nutrients they need can be difficult. Even if you think you prepare balanced meals - and you keep a copy of the Food Guide Pyramid taped to the refrigerator - your kids may be missing out on a key nutrient: iron.

Iron is a necessary mineral for body function and good health. Every red blood cell in the body contains iron in its hemoglobin, the pigment that carries oxygen to the tissues from the lungs.

But a lack of iron in the blood can lead to iron deficiency anemia, the most common nutritional deficiency in the world. Keep reading to find out more about this disorder and how it can be treated.

What Is Iron-Deficiency Anemia?

When a person doesn't have enough iron, it can lead to a condition known as iron-deficiency anemia. Although iron deficiency has long been considered the major cause of anemia in childhood, it's become much less common in the United States over the past 30 years, primarily due to iron-fortified infant formulas and cereals.

The body needs iron to make hemoglobin. If not enough iron is available, hemoglobin production is limited, which in turns affects the production of red blood cells. A decrease in the normal amount of hemoglobin and red blood cells circulating in the bloodstream is known as anemia. Because red blood cells are needed to carry oxygen throughout the body, anemia results in less oxygen reaching the cells and tissues, affecting their function.

Iron-deficiency anemia doesn't develop immediately. Instead, a person progresses through stages of iron deficiency, beginning with iron depletion, in which the amount of iron in the body is reduced but the amount of iron in the red blood cells remains constant. If iron depletion isn't corrected, it progresses to iron deficiency, eventually leading to iron-deficiency anemia.

What Causes It?

Iron-deficiency anemia can be the consequence of several factors, including:
insufficient iron in the diet
poor absorption of iron by the body
ongoing blood loss, most commonly from menstruation or from gradual blood loss in the intestinal tract
periods of rapid growth

A diet low in iron is most often behind iron-deficiency anemia in infants, toddlers, and teens. Children who don't eat enough or who eat foods that are poor sources of iron are at risk for developing iron-deficiency anemia. Poverty is a contributing factor to iron-deficiency anemia because families living at or below the poverty level may not be getting enough iron-rich foods.

Iron deficiency can also lead to better absorption of lead, which increases the risk of lead poisoning in children, especially those living in older homes. The combination of iron-deficiency anemia and lead poisoning can make children very ill and can put them at risk for learning and behavioral problems.

During infancy and adolescence, the body demands more iron. Children are at higher risk for iron-deficiency anemia through these periods of rapid growth because they may not be getting enough iron in their diet to make up for the increased needs.

In infants, discontinuing iron-fortified formula and introducing cow's milk before 12 months can lead to iron-deficiency anemia. Cow's milk is low in the iron necessary for infant growth and development and it often replaces the consumption of iron-rich foods.

Milk decreases the absorption of iron and can also irritate the lining of the intestine, causing small amounts of bleeding. This slow, gradual loss of blood in the stool - combined with low iron intake - may eventually result in iron deficiency and anemia.

Prematurity and low birth weight are other factors that put an infant at risk for iron-deficiency anemia. Before birth, full-term, normal-weight babies have developed iron stores that can last them 4 to 6 months. Because preemies don't spend as much time in the uterus getting nutrients from the mother's diet, their iron stores are not as great and are often depleted in just 2 months.
Children between the ages of 1 and 3 years are at risk of iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia, even though it isn't a period of exceptional growth. Most toddlers are no longer consuming iron-fortified formula and infant cereal, and they aren't eating enough iron-rich foods to make up the difference. Toddlers also tend to drink a lot of cow's milk, often more than 24 ounces a day.

During the first stages of puberty, when a lot of growth occurs, boys are at risk of iron-deficiency anemia. Adolescent girls are at higher risk because of menstrual blood loss and smaller iron stores as compared with boys. Many girls also tend to consume a diet low in iron.

What Are the Signs and Symptoms?

Many people with iron deficiency don't have any signs and symptoms because the body's iron stores are depleted slowly. As the anemia progresses, you may recognize some of the following symptoms in your child:

• fatigue and weakness
• pale skin and mucous membranes
• rapid heartbeat or a new heart murmur (detected in an exam by your child's doctor) irritability
• decreased appetite
• dizziness or a feeling of being lightheaded,

Rarely, a person with iron-deficiency anemia may experience pica, a craving to eat nonfood items such as paint chips, chalk, or dirt. Pica may be caused by a lack of iron in the diet.

How Is It Diagnosed?

Iron-deficiency anemia is often picked up during a routine exam. Because symptoms of iron-deficiency anemia, such as fatigue and decreased appetite, are common to many conditions, your child's doctor will need more information to make a diagnosis. A doctor who suspects iron-deficiency anemia will probably ask questions about your child's diet.
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Exercising During Pregnancy

Although you may not feel like running a marathon, most women benefit greatly from exercising throughout their pregnancies. But during that time, you'll need to discuss your exercise plans with your doctor or other health care provider early on and make a few adjustments to your normal exercise routine. The level of exercise recommended will depend, in part, on your level of prepregnancy fitness.

What Are the Benefits of Exercising During Pregnancy?

No doubt about it, exercise is a big plus for both you and your baby (if complications don't limit your ability to exercise throughout your pregnancy). It can help you:

feel better - At a time when you wonder if this strange body can possibly be yours, exercise can increase your sense of control and boost your energy level. Not only does it make you feel better by releasing endorphins (naturally occurring chemicals in your brain), appropriate exercise can:
relieve backaches and improve your posture by strengthening and toning muscles in your back, butt, and thighs

reduce constipation by accelerating movement in your intestine

prevent wear and tear on your joints (which become loosened during pregnancy due to normal hormonal changes) by activating the lubricating synovial fluid in your joints
help you sleep better by relieving the stress and anxiety that might make you restless at night
look better - Exercise increases the blood flow to your skin, giving you a healthy glow.

prepare you and your body for birth - Strong muscles and a fit heart can greatly ease labor and delivery. Gaining control over your breathing can help you manage pain. And in the event of a lengthy labor, increased endurance can be a real help.

regain your prepregnancy body more quickly - You'll gain less fat weight during your pregnancy if you continue to exercise (assuming you exercised before becoming pregnant). But don't expect or try to lose weight by exercising while you're pregnant. For most women, the goal is to maintain their fitness level throughout pregnancy.

What's a Safe Exercise Plan When You're Pregnant?

It depends on when you start and whether your pregnancy is complicated. If you exercised regularly before becoming pregnant, continue your program, with modifications as you need them. If you weren't fit before you became pregnant, don't give up! Begin slowly and build gradually as you become stronger. Whatever your fitness level, you should talk to your doctor about exercising while you're pregnant.

Discuss any concerns you have with your doctor. You may need to limit your exercise if you have:
pregnancy-induced high blood pressure
early contractions
vaginal bleeding
premature rupture of your membranes, also known as your water (the fluid in the amniotic sac around the fetus) breaking early

What Kinds of Exercises Can You Do?

That depends on what interests you and what your doctor advises. Many women enjoy dancing, swimming, water aerobics, yoga, pilates, biking, or walking. Swimming is especially appealing, as it gives you welcome buoyancy (floatability or the feeling of weightlessness).

Try for a combination of cardio (aerobic), strength, and flexibility exercises, and avoid bouncing.
Many experts recommend walking. It's easy to vary the pace, add hills, and add distance. If you're just starting, begin with a moderately brisk pace for a mile, 3 days a week. Add a couple of minutes every week, pick up the pace a bit, and eventually add hills to your route. Whether you're a pro or a novice, go slowly for the first 5 minutes to warm up and use the last 5 minutes to cool down.

Whatever type of exercise you and your doctor decide on, the key is to listen to your body's warnings. Many women, for example, become dizzy early in their pregnancy, and as the baby grows, their center of gravity changes. So it may be easy for you to lose your balance, especially in the last trimester.

Your energy level may also vary greatly from day to day. And as your baby grows and pushes up on your lungs, you'll notice a decreased ability to breathe in more air (and the oxygen it contains) when you exercise. If your body says, "Stop!" - stop!

Your body is signaling that it's had enough if you feel:

• fatigue
• dizziness
• heart palpitations (your heart pounding in your chest)
• shortness of breath
• pain in your back or pelvis

And if you can't talk while you're exercising, you're doing it too strenuously. You should also keep your heart rate below 160 beats per minute.

It also isn't good for your baby if you become overheated because temperatures greater than 102.6 degrees Fahrenheit (39 degrees Celsius) could cause problems with the developing fetus - especially in the first trimester - which can potentially lead to birth defects. So don't overdo exercise on hot days.

When the weather is hot, try to avoid exercising outside during the hottest part of the day (from about 10 AM to 3 PM) or exercise in an air-conditioned place. Also remember that swimming makes it more difficult for you to notice your body heating up because the water makes you feel cooler. more...

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