Do you Need to Lose Weight?
Are You on that Never Ending Weight Loss Treadmill?
Are You Fed Up with Unsuccessful Diets?
If you answer YES to any of the above then your answer lies in The Hypnotherapeutic approach using
Virtual Gastric Band Surgery
Monica's Weight Loss Clinic is now specializing in the Virtual Gastric Band Surgery Technique. This technique has helped thousands of overweight people worldwide to lose weight without the need of actual surgery.
- Some Facts
- Virtual Gastric Band Surgery
- Factoid - What Is A Diet
- The Team
- About Miguel Toribio-Mateas
some facts
With growing worldwide concerns about the ramifications of an increasingly overweight population, the undoubted links between obesity related diabetes, cardio/respiratory disease, plus numerous other preventable conditions, such as arthritis and orthopedic related conditions, make intervention necessary in changing habits and behaviors of overweight patients, but also economically valuable. The long term drain on NHS and health care providers can be significantly reduced.
In many cases, surgeries cannot be performed due to the patient's weight, and the need to delay surgery whilst patients try to lose weight can be life-threatening. In others, losing weight can reverse symptoms thereby avoiding surgery altogether. Surgical interventions such as the use of the gastric band have been shown to result in improvements in quality of life and a reduction in overweight related diseases as mentioned above.
Hence weight loss surgery is on the increase. However, as we know all surgeries carry a risk, so if a safe alternative to surgical interventions in weight management can be found, the benefit to patients will be significant and lifelong.
In a recent report 21st March 2011, Jacque Himpens MD of the European School of Laparoscopic Surgery stated "...surgery is not the answer to reducing obesity. It has a part to play, but we should focus on changing behavior, reducing the amount of food eaten and eliminating snacking".
This is in line with the Hypnotherapeutic approach using Virtual Gastric Band Surgery.
virtual gastric band surgery
Hypnotherapy for the Virtual Gastric Band Treatment is a new and fast growing aspect of hypnotherapy, and the preferred alternative to Bariatric Surgery.
Designed for people who find it difficult to lose weight on their own, Virtual Gastric Band surgery is a method that utilises a patient's conscious and unconscious mind to the maximum benefit without the obvious necessity of undergoing a surgical procedure and the inherent risks that involve.
Monica combines approaches within the eclectic nature of Hypnotherapy so that treatment can be tailored to each individual patient.
VGBS consists of 5 - 6 sessions taking you through the programme by the use of NLP, CBT, and Hypnosis. From the first session you'll find your entire attitude towards food changes, and this gives you a new and permanent healthy way of life to go forward with, allowing you to maintain your ideal healthy weight.
You'll find all of this will have a knock-on effect by boosting your self confidence and self-esteem.
factoid
what is a 'diet'
A diet is: - "Any system of eating that attempts to exert external control over what, where, when or how much you eat" so FORGET DIETING:
Diets don't, work. When you deprive/deny yourself of something you become depraved - all you can think about is that food you're denying yourself of.
By going 'on' a diet' means you will be coming 'off' a diet . Diets are a short cut to a feeling of failure and ultimately an increase in weight occurs. Overall research shows that 90% of diets fail!!! Also diets do not address the reasons as to why we become overweight and that emotional relationship those who are overweight have with food.
Did you know that the word 'diet' comes from a Greek word 'Diata' which means "manner of living - or way of life". A true diet therefore has absolutely nothing to do with a short term attempt to lose 'a bit of weight'. A true diet is 'a way of life' that gives you the emotional and physical requirements for you to be your ideal weight (and health) for the LONG TERM.
The Hypnotheruptic approach using Virtual Gastric Band Surgery will also deal with the reasons you have become overweight. Food is not your enemy it's your friend.
the team
More and more research is looking at the all important link between the brain and the gut. We now know that approximately 80 percent of the human body's total serotonin is located in gut cells. Only a few years ago we thought serotonin only existed in the brain. Serotonin is "the happy neurotransmitter", responsible for the regulation of mood, appetite, sleep, as well as muscle contraction. It also has some cognitive functions, including in memory and learning. Ever had a "gut feeling" about something? Well, now you know why! It is therefore hardly surprising that our relationship with food is so deeply emotional. So much so that - in most instances - our minds are the best place to start when looking for the root of problems relating to body weight, eating disorders, and even digestive issues. Given that appetite regulation is one of the key functions of serotonin, understanding this brain-gut relationship seems paramount to resolving any issues with portion control, overeating and weight management.
Because of this Monica has teamed up with Nutritional Therapy Consultant Miguel Toribio-Mateas and the group of Complementary Therapy practitioners at the Belsize Health Complementary Medicine Centre to provide and give you a Specialist Weight Loss/Management Clinic.
When Miguel and I begun to talk about how we believed we could help each other's clients, the energy and enthusiasm kept growing by the second. We were instantly excited about the advantages of tackling your individual case from different angles. This way, you are at the centre of the picture and your case is managed in a truly holistic manner
Monica will help the more behavioural and emotional aspects of your condition, whilst Miguel will help you change those elements in your diet that may be causing the problem.
Miguel runs two busy Clinics - Harley Street and Belsize Health - where his specialist areas include hormonal/endocrine imbalances and inflammatory conditions, particularly gastrointestinal and skin disorders.
Belsize Health has an amazing team of highly qualified and experienced practitioners, who could benefit you. Anything from Colonic Irrigation, Manual Lymphatic Massage, Osteopathy, Shiatsu, Reflexology, Acupuncture or one-to-one Yoga sessions plus much more with experienced, qualified professionals, all known to share the same relaxed and approachable spirit of the Clinic.
To find out more about how our Weight Loss/Management Clinic can help, please call us now on 020 7483 2345
Belsize Health is conveniently located between Belsize Park and Primrose Hill on England's Lane, London NW3. For further details, click here.
about miguel
Miguel Toribio-Mateas BSc (Hons) NMed PgDip MBANT NTCC CNHC Registered
Spanish-born Miguel has had a life-long love of cooking and good food. Living in London from the mid-nineties he soaked up different cultural traditions, always favouring a Mediterranean diet "with an oriental twist". He first became interested in the science of nutrition whilst learning about Ayurveda during his 3-year Yoga teacher training with the British Wheel of Yoga in the early 2000s. He had just completed his postgraduate studies in Environmental Science, and his inquisitive mind led him to start a degree in Nutritional Medicine with acclaimed Dr Lawrence Plaskett at Plaskett College, which he completed as a BSc Honours at Thames Valley (now West London) University. He has more recently studied Functional Diagnostic Medicine with Drs Grisanti and Weatherby at The Functional Medicine University and FMTown
He runs two busy Clinics- Harley Street and Belsize Health, Belsize Park - where his specialist areas include hormonal/endocrine imbalances and inflammatory conditions, particularly gastrointestinal and skin disorders. He also works at nutrition-based retreats by Detox International and Inside Out Nutrition and has recently become a Nutritional Therapy expert for Harley Street's Lndon Sleep Centre where he works alongside Nutritional Therapist Adele Wolstenhulme and Psychologist Sue Firth managing complex sleep disorder cases using a highly successful integrative approach. He is also the appointed expert Nutritional Therapist at the London Medical & Aesthetic Clinic, a world renowned Harley Street aesthetic medicine clinic directed by Dr Ayham Al-Ayoubi a leading international plastic surgeon and a pioneer in the use of non-surgical cosmetic procedures.
Miguel has a Lecturer role at the Institute for Optimum Nutrition, where he is part of a research project on Psychoneuroimmunology and stress-related diseases, including Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Adrenal Exhaustion. Other of his research interests include oxidative cellular damage as a result of environmental exposure and epigenetics. He is also involved in the development of the Distance Learning Nutritional Therapy Diploma Course at the Institute, to be launched for the 2011/12 academic year.
As a Director of BANT (British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy), a member of BANT Council and Chair of the Membership Committee, Miguel aims to attain the highest standards of integrity, knowledge, competence and professionalism in the practice of Nutritional Therapy.
Alongside his academic and clinical commitments, Miguel provides training and research support to academics and clinicians across Europe through his ongoing collaboration with scientific publisher Springer and offers consultancy services to the nutritional supplements industry in the UK and Spain. He is fluent in Spanish, French and Italian and is happy to conduct consultations in any of these languages.
Miguel holds a full NTC Certificate of Competence by the Nutritional Therapy Council, is a full member of BANT and is registered with the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council, which is funded by the Department of Health. He's also registered on the NHS Directory of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners for GP referrals. As a fully insured integrated healthcare professional, Miguel will be only to happy to work collaboratively with you, your GP and your existing healthcare team as necessary.