An innovative weight loss program, the "SLIMR™ gastric band," is making its
debut in the United States at the Tooley Weight Wellness Clinic in
Torrance, California.
"The sensation of a smaller stomach suggested through hypnosis offers
results similar to a physical gastric band inserted by laparoscopic
surgery, commonly called a lap
band. The mind is very powerful, and what you think becomes real for
you," says Duncan Tooley, CHt, Certified Medical Hypnotist and developer of
the program.
Tooley has developed a multi-faceted 27-week weight loss protocol that
combines the power of the sub-conscious mind with the appetite-limiting
features of a gastric band. Tooley's unique program provides a lower risk,
lower-cost option for those considering lap band surgery, or for whom diets
do not work.
Joh Smith's story of her 55-pound weight loss within a few months of
receiving her hypnosis lap band was covered in the London Press earlier
this year, as were similar results experienced by Marion Corns, another
woman seeking weight loss. As part
of the process, both women underwent a simulated lap-band surgery during a hypnosis
session and afterward experienced effects normally resulting from the
presence of a physical lap band.
Elaborating on the actual process of the SLIMR™ band, Tooley says, "As
my client rests comfortably in hypnosis, I suggest that a narrow band of
stomach-wall muscles contract to squeeze off a pouch identical to that
produced by a physical lap band. Thereafter, the sensation 'I'm full' is
triggered after about 1/3 cup of food fills the small pouch. The food
trickles through the adjustable opening into the larger main stomach and is
then digested normally. SLIMR describes both the process of installing the
gastric band, Stomach-Limiting Induced Muscle Response, and the client's
end result!