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As Thin as You Think Promises a Quick Fix with Hypnotism

The book As Thin as You Think by Kristin Volk Funk is the kind of self-help about which research and my experience make me very skeptical. The intention is for the book to offer “The Keys to Unlocking Your Weight Loss Power,” revealing both the path to success and the reasons that caused your weight gain in the first place. The book is meant to be positive, encouraging, and easy, but I am always skeptical about a “quick fix”.

A “quick fix” is offered within the preface of the book- and it’s trance. I have worked under an experienced therapist who practiced trance, a variation of hypnotism, with clients and observed more than one client undergoing a trance session. I do believe it can be a powerful technique, but it is still not a “quick fix” for any type of struggle.

Kristin offers several mantras that readers can adopt. However, it seems that she is forgetting the research that reminds us that such mantras cannot be given to us but must be something that we already believe and must be used simply as a reminder for the self.

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Posted on October 13, 2023 by Brooke Randolph

Jillian Michaels’ New Book Unlimited Offers a Break from Her Norm

by Descygna Webb

Jillian Michaels is arguably the biggest name in the diet and fitness industry. She has made a name for herself by being a tough personal trainer featured on shows like Biggest Loser and Jillian Michaels’ Losing It. Jillian has helped countless people reach their fitness goals and transform their bodies. With that kind of success, she has also been able to branch into her own line of fitness DVDs, diet products, dietary supplements and she has written several books. It’s obvious that Jillian knows fitness. Her latest book, however, titled Unlimited: How to Build an Exceptional Life, is taking a different approach than all of her other books. Unlimited offers readers advice and directions on how to build an exceptional life through many different avenues.

Jillian delves into the steps it takes to achieve your goals and she deals more with the emotional aspect of the process. This book is all about making over any area of your life that you are currently unhappy with. You can apply the advice given in Unlimited to several areas and make things happen that you previously may have thought weren’t possible. In this book, Jillian teaches you to get out of your own way and stop holding yourself back. Whether you are trying to leave an abusive relationship, go back to school, lose weight or achieve any other goal, she outlines the steps necessary to reach it.

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Posted on April 4, 2024 by Health Buzz