Suffer From Heartburn? Try Hypnosis

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Sixty million Americans deal with this uncomfortable sensation at least once a month, heartburn. It’s not only painful, but can be life-altering, or even deadly if ignored. No wonder that heartburn and other gastrointestinal medications are among the most popular drugs on the market. But these “miracle drugs” are far from perfect; some patients report mixed results and long-term side effects.

For patients who don’t get relief from medication, their gastroenterologists are turning to psychologists for help. Hypnotherapy can be an effective treatment for heartburn and other stomach conditions. It’s a powerful alternative treatment, backed with plenty of scientific evidence, that is increasingly being offered at the nation’s leading medical centers.

“There’s a robust amount of literature behind hypnotherapy beginning in the 1980s,” said Laurie Keefer, Ph.D, director of psychosocial research at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. “We’ve really taken to calling it brain-gut therapy.” To read more from PARMINDER DEO, click here.

Clinical Hypnotherapy is a state of consciousness that is used by licensed instructors to perform hypnosis and induce a hypnotic state. Clinical Hypnotherapy Seattle, Francis Killory, CMS-CHt.