Scott D. Lewis - The Hypnosis Treatment Option: Proven Solutions for Pain, Insomnia, Stress, Obesity, and Other Common Health Problems

Praise for The Hypnosis Treatment Option

Excellent information and well written so laypeople can understand the unlimited potential that lies within the reach of all of us if we access the powerful tools that Dr. Lewis teaches.

Vinita Verghese, MD, Internist

Thank you, Dr. Lewis, for reawakening an awesome and successful technique that may be used to improve health in so many ways. The extra few minutes that I spend with my patients will continue to provide lifetime benefits.

Robert J. French, MD, Family Physician

Dr. Scott Lewis describes the natural, powerful, and simple method of hypnosis, which can bring a definite and real change in dealing with many common health issues. The book is written in easy-to-understand language so its clearly beneficial not only for laypeople but also for clinicians like internists, family physicians, and psychologists who deal with these common health issues daily with their patients.

Nita Rastogi, MD, FACP, President of Family Internal Medicine and Assistant Professor at Hershey Medical Center

It is refreshing to review a work that provides a logical, well-researched topic and is honest in its aims and presentation. The references help introduce the area of neuroscience, an anchor that doctors can build on for our patients and our own intellectual comprehension. This is a welcome addition to our literature.

John T. Rozsa, MD, Ob-Gyn

Thanks to Dr. Scott Lewis, I have discovered a new world therapy to apply to my adult cardiac surgery patients, who always experience pain and bleeding in the ICU. It is my ethical challenge right now.

Dr. Ariel Batiste, Fellow of Sanatorio Americano Cardiac Surgery Center Intensive Care Unit, Montevideo, Uruguay

An easy read, with practical application to everyday problems for which hypnosis may be the answer.

Andre M. Decates, MD, MBA, Staff Anesthesiologist

This book will be a valuable resource for many people who can benefit from hypnosis in the management of the multiple health issues in the book. Dr. Lewis brings this specialty into the mainstream of treatment alternatives in a very clear manner.

Stuart Barton, MD, Otolaryngologist

This book is extremely well written and informative It is a must-read for all healthcare providers as well as anyone interested in healthcare.

Michael J Fellner, MD, FAAD

This book is a great contribution to the field of hypnosis. It will serve as a helpful resource to clinicians and anyone else who has an interest in the field. The book is very well researched and provides a sound basis (backed by clinical research) to the intriguing field of hypnosis.

Deepika Bhargava, MD, Board Certified Psychiatrist

Dr. Lewis draws from an extensive body of research and writes with clarity, passion, and conviction that allow the reader to understand, learn, and gain confidence in the use of hypnosis. He clearly shows that learning self-hypnosis is easy and its benefits to improving life and living have no gender or age limitations. All professionals of any discipline and every patient with any need will surely benefit from reading and applying The Hypnosis Treatment Option. My life as a therapist would have been much easier if this book had been available when I was in practice.

Serge Doucette, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, USN/RET

At a time when healthcare issues are stretching our household budgets and society is demanding greater individual accountability for our behaviors and lifestyle habits, Dr. Lewis offers a path for each of us to improve our health and happiness. We can all practice the techniques and concepts offered in this book at little personal cost yet with great rewards. I encourage all who are motivated to improve their quality of health and life to consider reading this book and applying it to their lives.

J. H. Rick Massimino, MD, Clinical Psychiatrist

This book educates us in the many beneficial medical uses hypnosis has in trained hands. Dr. Lewis provides information to show that hypnosis is a magnificent tool for motivated patients who want to use fewer drugs and allow the power of their mind to help them.

Maria Paillaman-Bello, MD, Internist and Hospitalist

Dr. Lewis makes a compelling case that hypnosis deserves a place in todays multidisciplinary approach to healthcare.

Theron Baker, DDS, PS

Over the years, I have become a firm believer in utilizing complementary therapies to help create true optimal health. The extensive research and academic rigor in The Hypnosis Treatment Option provide a clear foundation for even the biggest skeptic to realize that hypnosis can indeed serve as a valuable tool in the journey toward wellness.

Janet Bruno, MD, Family Physician

Dr. Lewis has written a clinical gem of a book. In The Hypnosis Treatment Option, he not only corrects so many misconceptions about clinical hypnosis but also offers scientifically proven solutions to over fifty conditions for which we seek effective treatment. He writes using clear and practical language that is useful to laypeople and professional clinicians alike. If you take his information to heart, you cannot help but strengthen your natural healing systems and optimize your health and well-being.

Lloyd J. Thomas, PhD, Clinical Psychologist

An outstanding book about healing and life. The book is informative for patients and clinical practitioners. It wades through the mysteries of hypnosis that many fear and guides readers to healing. As a medical doctor well versed in acupuncture and alternative medicine, I have gained new insight into and appreciation for the powerful uses of hypnosis. Dr. Lewis writes with true compassion and is backed with years of clinical experience. A must-read book.

Mark Cimino MD, MBA, Emergency Physician

Copyright 2013 by Scott D. Lewis

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Lewis, Scott D.

The Hypnosis treatment option : proven solutions for pain, insomnia, stress, obesity, and other common health problems/Scott D. Lewis.

p. cm.

ISBN 9781938636097

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. HypnotismTherapeutic use. 2. Mind and body. 3. Alternative medicine. 4. Mind and body therapies. 5. Hypnosismethods. I. Title.

RC495 .L49 2013

616.89 dc232012946933

First Edition

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Copyediting: PeopleSpeak

Cover Design: Kuo Designs

Interior Design: Marin Bookworks

DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this book (Information) is not intended to be used as and is not medical advice or recommendations for any particular treatment. Such advice and recommendations should come only from the readers physician or other healthcare provider. All readers should consult their own physician or other healthcare provider prior to using hypnosis to treat any medical condition or health problem, whether as contained in the Information or otherwise. The author, the publisher, and any other party make no representations or guarantees that any of the Information will produce any particular medical, physical, emotional, or other result, and none of said parties is engaged in the rendering of medical advice as a result of writing or publishing this book or otherwise making the Information available. None of the Information reported as results achieved by particular individuals should be considered as typical or as proof that the reader might achieve the same results. Each instance varies.