Could 'Gastric Bypass Hypnosis' Help You Lose Weight Without Surgery?
DETROIT (WWJ) - Can you get the benefits of gastric bypass surgery without actually going under the knife?
"It was so real to me that I actually smelled the operating room," said metro Detroiter Barbara Cox, describing her experience with gastric bypass hypnosis.
Back in 2013, Cox, a widowed mother of two, weighed 345 pounds at her heaviest.
"I definitely was addicted to food," Cox told WWJ Health Reporter Sean Lee — and that food addiction was taking its toll.
At 63, Cox was diabetic, had asthma and kidney problems, and had such severe knee problems, she was in a wheelchair.
That's when she saw a special on gastric bypass hypnosis performed by hypnotherapist Rena Greenberg.
"On a conscious level they know they're not really having the surgery, but it can feel exactly as if they did," Greenberg said.
Just over a year later, Cox is 97 pounds lighter, no longer has asthma and her blood sugar is normal.