Based upon a decade of research conducted by Dr. Gary Elkins, Director of the Mind - Body Medicine Research Laboratory at Baylor University, <i>Relief from Hot Flashes</i> is the first book to offer a step - by - step guide to reduce hot flashes, improve sleep, and ease stress through hypnotic relaxation therapy. Hypnotic relaxation is a mind - body therapy involving individualized mental imagery and suggestion in a deeply relaxed state. This 5 week program has been shown to reduce hot flashes by 80% on average.