Hypnotherapy Potential

Amino Acid Therapy and Hypnosis

Greetings from Doc Judie

I hope you missed my blogs as much as I missed writing them for you.  I have been gone from my site for over a month and I have a lot of new information to share with you.  I am working with a new company, Montiff, owned by Don Tyson, the world's leading expert on amino acid formulation.

For those of you who would like more in depth information on  amino acid therapy, go to montiff.com and click on the tech sheets to see how the aminos work with different parts of the body. You may want to look at a copy of The Amino Revolution by Robert Erdmann...or you can put up with my short version of amino acids and how I use them with hypnosis.

 The amino acids are food suppliments, they are proteins,  the building blocks of life. When people are sick, stressed, suffering from injury, panic attacks, anxiety or depression symptoms,  there is a physical reaction in the body. The metabolic pathways are disturbed, and nutrients cannot be deliered to the cells; when the brain is traumatized, the body suffers, when the body is traumatized, the brain suffers.  They cannot be seperated. 

Amino acids are not drugs  They won't suppress the symptoms of your illness while avoiding the causes  These remarkable powders work solely by strengthening the natural metabolic reactions in your body that help you regain your natural balance.

I love hypnosis, it is my favorite tool that I use to help people hear a therapeutic message, but there are times when they simply cannot relax, they cannot breathe, and their body has forgotten how to produce any endorphins. They are physically out of balance.  So for extreme cases of trauma, PTSD, and anxiety, amino acid formulas help with the hypnotherapy session. Can't hypnosis on its own merit restore balance in the body? In many cases it does, but it may take several sessions. When someone is in stress why not give the hypnosis which works on the mind, a little help by mending the body naturally.

The amino acid D-Phenylalanine:   It can help with chronic pain, help the body fight cravings for drugs, or sugar when endorphins are not being manufuctured. D-Phenylalanine aids in the effects of acupuncture treatments by offering more pain relief tha if the needles are used without it.  It can also increase the pain threshold for prolonged periods during dental surgery. 

It has been very effective when treating clients with chronic physial and mental pain during a hypnotherapy session.

Montiff has a wonderful formula of L-tyrosine, N-Acetyl-Tyrosine which helps boost low levels of catecholamines (feel good chemicals) associated with depression, anxiety, irritability. It is useful for drug and alcohol cravings. So why not ask for a little help from a natural source, I am about helping people on their path to wellness, through hypnosis, talk therapy and amino acid therapy.

Send me an email if you would like more information on amino acid therapy.

Here is to your mental and physical health
Doc Judie
775 782-3889
judie@docjudie.com

If your antidepressants don't work, try Amino Acid Therapy!

Greetings from Doc Judie  

There is a great article in the February issue of Newsweek which talks about the nation's debate over Antidepressants. The researcher in the article is Irvin Kirsch, one of my all time favorite heros because he does not take anything for granted.  (I did a follow up thesis on  how hypnosis and cognitive therapy work together for best results based on the original clinical trials by Dr. Kirsch) So when this article came out and I saw his name on it, I payed attention.  His clinical trials suggested that popular antidepressants such as Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Effexor, Serzone, and Celexa are no more effective than a placebo, "in fact, they may be worse!"   The other side of the article was not a clinical study but  an opinion that stated" only in patients with very severe symptoms was there a clinically meaningful drug benefit."  I tend to agree with both statements, using natural means first and only going to synthetic antidepressants as a last resort.

Even though I am trained in Health Psychology, if my client reports severe brain injury, excessive drug or alcohol use or if there  is a diagnosis of a Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder or Schizophrenia, I always refer to a psychicatrist group such as the Amen Clinic (see Amenclinics.com)  With a full brain scan, the team at the Amen Clinics can give me a better picture of what is going on with the client.  Why I chose this top clinic to work with is that they do not always jump toward antidepressants! They use laser imaging to look at the brain and see what is going on before making a diagnosis, instead of the typical "guessing game!"
Neurotransmitters:
To understand how all this brain stuff works, look at the beautiful picture of the Neurotransmitters:  
Neurotransmitters are a group of chemicals in the brain that facilitate communication between the cells of the brain called neurons.  The neurons do not touch one another.  At the end of one neuron and the beginning of another is a space called a synapse.  When a message gets to the end of the first neuron, it triggers the release of neurotransmitter chemicals into the synapse.  These neurotransmitters travel across the synapse and touch the beginning part of the next neuron in the chain, and the communications travel down the sequence of cells. (This is where the movie Avatar borrowed from neurology for their communictions with all things in nature)  The presence of a given drug in the brain changes how many neurotransmitters are available to make the journey from one neuron to the next. By changing the levels of a drug in the brain, it will effect how you feel and think. Examples of neurotransmitters that affect mood are the Aminos, Serotonin, Dopamine, and Noradrenaline.

The amino acids are the proteins that your brain is made out of and there may be damage from the antidepressants, or your brain may have a malfunction and not make enough amino acids. Either way, you may feel a whole lot better by taking aminos that are suited for your condition. According to Julia Ross, who uses amino acid therapy with drug rehabilitation,  Ross states: "With amino acid therapy, the brain uses these nutrients to quickly restore normal brain neurotransmitter levels and raise them higher than before the clients ever abused alcohol or drugs."  People routinely tell Ross they never felt this good." When you brain has the right balance of amino acids, it elevates depression, neurotransmitters are built  up and your message is one of well being and clarity.

Obviously, when my clients are thinking clearly, they can hear my hypnotherapy message and their progress is dramatic. So if your antidepressants are not working for you, consider amino acid therapy, but make sure you do not go off your antidepressants medication cold turkey, especially if you have been taking it for a long time.  Make sure your practitioner is aware of your desire to try amino acid therapy.  Also do not take amino acids along with antidepressants as you can get a serotonin overload, one at a time.I hope you find your way to a healthy brain.

Here is to your mental and physical health
Doc Judie
775 782-3889 judie@docjudie.com