"I went to him in 1995 for assistance with weight control ..."

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The Mad Russian, is not mad!

by tac871
Feb 03 '06
9:10 am PST

I am a believer in Yefim Shubentsov.
THE TRICK IS TO GO ALONE! Living in Massachusetts, I know dozens of people who have seen this "Mad Russian", mostly for smoking. Only the ones who have gone alone have continued to this date, to remain non-smoking.

I went to him in 1995 for assistance with weight control. (You have to give up something specific, so i concentrated on giving up all chocolate and donuts). I could eat 6 donuts in a sitting, and many chocolate bars before being satisfied.
To this date i have no desire or cravings for these. The smell of chocolate turns my stomach, and if i unknowlingly get a piece in my mouth - my tongue goes numb, example: if it is hidden in a cookie(I gave up chocolate, not 'cookies').

Donuts: no desire. I can walk into a Dunkin Donuts, take a deep breath of the donut smell (which does smell wonderful) and only order a coffee. This is such a wonderful sensation to experience. The 'urge' is there for a second and it completely disappears.

My father went in the 1980's to stop smoking (he was a 2+ pack/day smoker), and he quit, cold turkey. The only side effect was after dinner, he would unconsciously pat his pockets, get up from the table, search his office for "something," and come back to the table. We all knew he was looking for a cigarette - but he had no clue.
Yes, Yefim has his quirks, but he can work, if you go alone.