MEDICAL HYPNOTHERAPY FOR BREAST CANCER
40% CANCER PATIENTS SEEK COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN ADDITION TO TRADITIONAL WESTERN MEDICINE
50% WOMEN WITH METASTATIC BREAST CANCER WHO RECEIVED GROUP HYPNOSIS THERAPY REDUCED THEIR PAIN EXPERIENCE BY 50% AND AT A 10-YEAR FOLLOW UP, THIS GROUP HAD DOUBLE THE SRUVIVAL RATE OF THE CONTROL GROUP
Medical hypnotherapy is not... a treatment or a cure for cancer. superior to conventional medicine. competition or a replacement for medication. mind control and you cannot get 'stuck' in hypnosis. Medical hypnotherapy is... a collaborative process used by hypnotherapists in conjunction with the physician's treatment plan for desired patient outcomes. a process guided relaxation and imagery to reduce or eliminate the symptoms of a disease and/or manage the side effects of medications or other conventional treatments. a form of non-pharmaceutical process providing relief for the physical and emotional symptoms of conditions such as burns, fatigue, IBS, cancer support, anxiety. considered complementary healthcare as opposed to alternative. "If somebody told you there was a medication that could treat 100 different conditions, didn't require a prescription, was free and had no bad side effects, you wouldn't believe them," says Harvard Medical School psychologist, Carol Giandes, PhD. "I don't want to sound like a snake oil salesmen, because hypnosis is not a magic wand. But, it should be made available as a supplementary treatment for all patients who could benefit. Right now."
Why is Integrative Medical Hypnotherapy important to add to the patient's treatment plan? Integrative Medicine is the new norm for healthcare in the 21st Century. Hypnotherapy, by design, addresses underlying issues related to the symptoms and therefore can achieve longer lasting results. Hypnotherapy enhances and amplifies positive effects of other treatments The only side effects of hypnotherapy are positive ones. Because patients are taught self-hypnosis (all hypnosis is self-hypnosis) which means they can draw on these tools so they can reduce, mitigate, or relieve physical, emotional, psychological symptomology to restore comfort and well-being at any time. Cancer patients will likely need hypnotherapy for... Fear, worry and anxiety (including pre & post surgical anxiety) Coping with difficult decisions and/or breast absence Treatment side effects (nausea, fatigue, hair loss, loss of appetite and sleep issues) Pain management/opioid reduction Re-entry into life/enhanced quality of life Enhanced mood and overall well-being
Meet Christi Christi is board certified as an International Medical Hypnotherapist, Clinical Hypnotherapist with a specialization in Hypno-Oncology, anxiety, PTSD, and peak performance. She is also an International Certified Transformational Therapist, certified Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioner and Certified Corporate Stress Management Consultant serving clients across the United States and worldwide. Christi has more than 17 years' experience in the healthcare industry supporting women with breast cancer. She has been taught by some of the "Women fill lots of roles in their world's leading health and lives: Wife, mother, sister, wellness experts including Dr. daughter, and friend. Their Bruce Lipton, Dr. Joe Dispenza, entire world changes when they and Dr. Mark Hyman. hear the word cancer. It's my mission to add comfort in every phase of their journey and my promise that no sister fights alone." ~ Christi Grana Nissen
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A study done by Stanford Med and University of California Berkley concluded in 1989 that women with advanced breast cancer who received some type of emotional counseling lived about twice as long as those that did not. "The study was independent evidence that Dr. Simonton's whole body approach to battling the illness made a difference," said Dr. David Spiegel, a psychiatrist at Stanford University.
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