Hypnosis for Weight Loss: A Legitimate Option?



images-2Wouldn’t it be nice if you could close your eyes and wake up with the willpower to lose weight? According to some doctors, through hypnosis, you can.

The idea of using medical hypnosis to aid in weight loss sounds so improbable that it’s easy to be skeptical. But according to Dr. Scott D. Lewis, a licensed chiropractor and clinical hypnotherapist, it works.

Lewis has been a long-time advocate of the treatment since he self-hypnotized to overcome cravings for potato chips, ice cream and Dr. Pepper. He lost 41 pounds.

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