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Several smokers learn methods to shed their nicotine addiction during a hypnosis seminar with mixed results
Jump to full article: St. Petersburg (FL) Times, 2004-02-23
Author: EBONY WINDOM, Times Staff Writer
Intro: Lisa Pinizzotto's New Year's resolution has been the same for years. To quit smoking. Cold turkey hasn't worked. Prescription medicine didn't kill the cravings.
This year, she put hypnosis to the test...
Hypnosis is very helpful in breaking habits," said Rena Greenberg, director of Wellness Seminars Inc., which offers the program. "We give (participants) suggestions so that they can cope with or respond to any situation without feeling the need for a cigarette."..
"There are people who are open to suggestion and there are people who aren't," said Lori Rusterholtz, a Clearwater cardiologist. She believes in the hypnosis program. Rusterholtz, who's not a smoker, says she managed to lose weight this way. Occasionally, she recommends hypnosis programs to her patients to help them quit smoking and lose weight.
"Of all the different programs out there, (hypnosis) doesn't cost people a lot of money, and there are no ill effects because you're not taking any pills or drugs," she said. "A large number of the people that I sent have had success."
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