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.
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.
I combine approaches within the eclectic nature of Hypnotherapy so that treatment can be tailored to each individual patient.
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"
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.
VGBS consists of 4 - 5 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.
The last hypnosis session is having your Virtual Gastric Band fitted.