Category: Fitness and health

1. Ben Affleck quits smoking with hypnosis

   Posted on 10:46am Wednesday 13th Feb 2013

   Hollywood actor Ben Affleck is looking forward to the Oscar ceremony after his success at the Bafta's this week.

   One thing is for sure though...however nerve wracking it will be Ben will not be taking to the Cigarettes to help calm his nerves.

   Many people think that they smoke to help them when they are stressed, what they don't know is that in fact it increases your stress levels whilst flooding your body with toxins. Ben had already stopped smoking before but whilst filming his hit movie Argo he started again as part of his character. He used to smoke 20 a day and had done for years, but when his wife Jennifer Garner told him it was time to quit he realised that it was a postive move and that as he looked forward to becoming a father it was a good thing to do for everyone concerned.

    "I finally decided to quit smoking when I was going to have a child, and that was the thing that sort of put it over the top for me," Ben says.
   
   So, once he made the final decision that it was time to become a non smoker, Ben says he went to a hypnotist in the USA who had been recommended by his friend, fellow film star Matt Damon. "He sips water and just talks to you for an hour and explains to you how nicotine is poison," Ben said when speaking to TV host Oprah Winfrey. "And it seems really, like, 'How could this help me?' And all of a sudden you think, 'This is asinine that I had been doing this to myself for all these years.'"

   It is important to see that in fact you are not giving up something but gaining something. In the case of Ben Affleck he is making a brighter future for his children, pleasing his wife and of course getting all of his sense of taste and smell back. What's not to like!

   If you are thinking of becoming a non smoker why not get in touch and talk to me about how we can work together to make your future a smoke free one.  Just call 07980 233160 or email me on [email protected] 

    

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2. Trevor Silvester Lovebirds live on Steve Wright in the afternoon on BBC radio 2

   Posted on 3:12pm Thursday 7th Feb 2013

   I really enjoy reading or listening to other hypnotherapists when they appear in the media. I think we are all learning all of the time, and the way that someone can put across their enthusiasm for what we do can be very inspiring. After a glut of Paul McKenna appearances recently with him promoting his Hypnotic gastric band, which I have already blogged about HERE I was excited to hear that Cognitive Hypnotherapist Trevor Silvester was set to be interviewed by Steve Wright in the afternoon on BBC Radio 2. Having been trained in Cognitive Hypnotherapy myself I am aware of Trevor and his work. He was the first person to start running training courses for this very important part of any hypnotherapists arsenal.

   Trevor was talking all about his practice in harley street and his work as a relationship expert.

   He was talking about the fact that he says we are all like types of birds! Like peacocks who like rules, robins who need to talk and follow rules, doves who are feely birds, swifts for whom appearances are very important, nightingales who are big picture birds, owls who spend a lot of time in their own head, swans are detail oriented and like contact, and kingfishers who are a bit nervous of emotion. Its a fascinating book. Lovebirds by Trevor Silvester. You can buy his book from Amazon by clicking here...

   If you were unable to listen to the interview at the time then you can listen here...

   listen to ‘Trevor Silvester interviewed on Steve wright in the afternoon’ on Audioboo

    

   and if you are interested in reading more about hypnosis then you could do worse than have a look at the following for a bit of a showbiz explantion but a simple and interesting read in itself...