Released on: October 16, 2008, 4:39 am

Press Release Author: Martin Shirran

Industry: Healthcare

Press Release Summary: The media saturating us in non-stop doom and gloom news about
the world's financial problems, a 'little gem of an idea' that originated in Spain
is giving those seriously interested in losing weight something to really smile
about.

Press Release Body: Marbella, Spain, October 16, 2008 -- With the media saturating
us in non-stop doom and gloom news about the world's financial problems, a 'little
gem of an idea' that originated in Spain is giving those seriously interested in
losing weight something to really smile about.

Imagine being overweight and visiting a clinic and for two hours being gently taken
through a virtual reality type experence, which included guided imagery,
visualisation, hypnotherapy and other techniques, afterwards waking up fully
convinced that you had just undergone a medical procedure under general anaesthetic.
The imagined procedure involved the fitting of a Gastric Band around your stomach.
You were aware of the 'clinical smell' of the operating theatre, and the unusual
sounds of the medical equipment: in fact you are so convinced that you feel the need
to touch your stomach, just to be sure!

During the following weeks and months you continued to experience all the sensations
expected by a person who had physically had a band fitted, including the steady and
continuous weight loss. However, even though your band is imaginary it is producing
virtually identical results, there has been no surgery or general anaesthetic with
none of the associated risks, and of course you haven't spent thousands of pounds on
the procedure. Does all this sound like a dream? Well maybe not anymore!

When we read about groundbreaking developments in health and medicine, they usually
originate in large, highly funded organisations in America, London or the Middle
East. However, the seemingly unique Gastric mind Band therapy was conceived and
developed near Marbella in Southern Spain by co-founders and clinical therapists at
the Elite Clinic, Martin and Marion Shirran.

As with many unique innovations, the GmB therapy originated from a brief
conversation with a client, who said to Martin, "I just know that if I had a Gastric
Band fitted like my neighbour the weight would drop off me. Couldn't you just
hypnotise me and make me believe that I had undergone the procedure and be done with
it?"

During a flight back to London that evening Martin and Marion talked through the
clients 'off the cuff' comment and realised that there may be some substance to it,
as expected hypnotherapy alone however proved not to be the solution. Over the
following twelve months they developed a unique therapy, which cleverly combined
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, NLP, Hypnotherapy and guided imagery together with a
sprinkling of virtual reality each being used to 'underpin' the other, resulting in
the GmB therapy and the client's wish being granted, and the creation of possibly
the ultimate PLACEBO...
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Contact:

Martin Shirran
The Elite Clinic
Fuengirola, Malaga 29640
Spain
(34) 951 311 591
mail@eliteclinics.com
http://www.gmband.com

Web Site: http://www.gmband.com

Contact Details: Martin Shirran
The Elite Clinic
Fuengirola, Malaga 29640
Spain
(34) 951 311 591
mail@eliteclinics.com
http://www.gmband.com