Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and Quantum Medical Hypnosis (QMH) in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Ezzat Moghazy, Ph.D. / I-MD Treating PTSD symptoms could lead to a significant burden on the United States economy, with an estimated $635 billion spent per year.1 My research shows that there is a significant increase in the Heart Rate Variability (HRV) coherence scores before Quantum Medical Hypnosis implementation (QMH) and after QMH, from 34 to 41, with t-test (0.032). This is […]

How Hypnosis Changes Our Brain’s Processing

Razi Berry During a normal waking state, information is processed and shared by various parts within our brain to enable flexible responses to external stimuli. Researchers from the University of Turku, Finland, found that during hypnosis the brain shifted to a state where individual brain regions acted more independently of each other. “In a normal […]

Hypnosis Can Aid in Complex Task Completion

Razi Berry Popular folklore and anecdotal evidence suggest that people in a hypnotic or suggestible state can experience sensory hallucinations, such as perceiving sounds and sights that are not actually there. Reliable scientific evidence of these experiences, however, has been notoriously challenging to obtain because of their subjective nature. New research published in the journal […]

Hypnosis may Offer Genuine Alternative to Painkillers

Razi Berry A project led by psychologist Dr Trevor Thompson of the University of Greenwich found that hypnosis is more effective with people who are especially amenable to suggestion. But it also found that those who are moderately suggestible – essentially most people – saw a 29% drop in pain. New research shows that hypnosis […]

Hypnosedation as an Alternative for General Anesthesia

Node Smith, ND A research presentation at the 2018 annual Euroanaesthesia congress in Copenhagan, Denmark recently showed hypnosedation as a viable alternative to general anesthesia.1 Hypnosedation Hypnosedation is a procedure that utilizes hypnosis, with drugs to create comfort and relaxation as well as local anesthesia. The method has been seen to lower the need for […]

WARNING – Sedation Drugs Dangerous to Developing Brains: Hypnosis May be an Alternative

In a recent press release, the FDA has warned that “lengthy use of general anesthetic and sedation drugs during surgeries or procedures in children younger than 3 years or in pregnant women during their third trimester may affect the development of children’s brains.” Recent human studies do suggest that single, relatively short exposure is unlikely […]