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This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Bioptimizers, Joovv, and Essentia.\nWhen you hear the term \u201chypnosis,\u201d what immediately comes to mind? Is it a clock-swinging magician or a comedy hypnosis show? What most people don\u2019t know about hypnotherapy is that it\u2019s actually an accredited science with tremendous healing power.\xa0\nOn today\u2019s episode of The Doctor\u2019s Farmacy, Dr. David Spiegel, the world\u2019s leading researcher and clinician in the field, is here to help us better understand the scientific power of hypnosis.\xa0\nDr. David Spiegel is the Willson Professor and Associate Chair of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Director of the Center on Stress and Health, and Medical Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, where he has been a member of the academic faculty since 1975, and was Chair of the Stanford University Faculty Senate from 2010-2011. Educated at Harvard and Yale before coming to Stanford, he has written thirteen books, 404 scientific journal articles, and 170 book chapters.\xa0He is also the Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of the clinically-backed self-hypnosis app, Reveri. \nThis episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, Bioptimizers, Joovv, and Essentia.\nAccess more than 3,000 specialty lab tests with Rupa Health. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com today.\nDuring the entire month of November, Bioptimizers is offering their biggest discount AND amazing gifts with purchase. Just go to bioptimizers.com/hyman with code hyman10.\nVisit Joovv.com/FARMACY to take advantage of these unbeatable Black Friday deals. Don't miss out on this limited-time offer! Sale ends 11/27.\nReceive an extra $100 off your mattress purchase, on top of Essentia\u2019s huge Black Friday sale! Go to myessentia.com/drmarkhyman and use code HYMAN at checkout to get this great deal.\nHere are more details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):\n\nDr. Spiegel\u2019s entry into hypnosis (4:57 / 2:33)\n\nWhat is hypnosis? (10:31 / 8:06)\n\nThe history of hypnosis (12:42 / 10:18)\n\nHow hypnosis works in the brain (18:17 / 15:53)\n\nIs everyone hypnotizable? (26:39 / 21:44)\n\nHypnosis for pain control and insomnia (31:16 / 26:22)\n\nHypnosis for stress management, trauma, and emotional health (39:26 / 34:31)\n\nClinical vs self-hypnosis (45:21 / 40:27)\n\nThe difference between hypnosis, meditation, and EMDR (54:31 / 49:36)\n\n\nJoin the Reveri Community, learn about a discount and the scholarship program Reveri for Good, and explore Hypnosis for Habit Control.\nLearn more about Dr. Spiegel\u2019s work here.\n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices