Dr. William Campbell Douglass' Real Health
Had Enough?
Are you sick of eating turkey burgers and sprouts... sick of forcing gallons of water down your throat... sick of exercising until you can hardly breathe? Before you give up everything just because "everyone" says it’s healthy... Find out why vegetarians actually die younger, why there is no benefit to drinking gallons of water, why to keep your cholesterol level above 200, and many more myths that will lead you on the road to real health. Stop depriving yourself and find out how you can enjoy the food you love while improving your health at the same time! Click here for more...

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Mother's Diet Could Prevent Allergies in Babies
New research indicates that pregnant women could help prevent their children suffering allergies, such as asthma, by eating foods rich in vitamin E. This is the first study world-wide to have shown an effect of maternal diet during pregnancy on evidence of allergy in the newborn child. We await with interest the longer term follow-up of these babies.

Government Urged to Consider Homeopathic Medicine as Prophylaxis
The U.S. Congress was urged in testimony before the House Government Reform Committee hearing ("Comprehensive Medical Care for Bioterrorism Exposure - Are We Making Evidence-Based Decisions? What are the Research Needs?") to consider the use of homeopathic medicines for both viral and bacterial illnesses associated with bioterrorism. Homeopathic medicines have a 200-year history of safe and successful use in epidemic disease of both viral and bacterial origin.

Depression, Stress Can Peak This Time of Year
Feelings and emotions during the holiday season often vary more than any at other time of the year. Excitement and happiness may shift to disappointment and sadness in a roller coaster-like fashion. For many, the holiday season produces a shift away from normal routine. Our biological/perceptual clock, containing a rhythm related to work and time off, is often deregulated during the holidays. Festivities and social activities can cause us to deviate from our normal activity cycle. Be aware. Be prepared.

Dr. Galland's Integrated Medicine
Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in your body, a necessary co-factor for hundreds of enzymes, and the most critical mineral of all for coping with stress. Stress-related diseases which run rampant through modern society, like heart attacks and high blood pressure, are often accompanied by magnesium deficiency. Unfortunately, most Americans consume diets that fail to meet the government's RDA for magnesium, and magnesium intake is even lower than average among people who develop heart disease, according to Dr. Leo Galland in "Magnesium: The Stress Reliever."

Mind Body Health Newsletter
Imagine the world without pleasure. Life would appear colorless and humorless. Human beings evolved to seek enjoyment to enhance survival. Yet, at nearly every turn pleasure has gotten a bad name. People are almost phobic about having fun. In "Healthy Pleasures" David S. Sobel, M.D. reminds us that worrying too much about anything - including calories, salt, cancer, and cholesterol - can rob our life of vitality, and that living optimistically, with pleasure, zest, and commitment enriches if not lengthens life.

Keeping Fit
Before we became such a highly industrialized, automated, and sedentary society, most Americans spent most of their day doing some form of physical activity. Today few adults do much in the way of movement. What happens is a classic example of the use it or lose it principle of human physiology. Unlike automobile engines that wear out with use, our musculoskeletal system seems to rust out with lack of use. In "Take Time To Stretch" Dr. Wayne L. Wescott explains why it is so important to do strength training to maintain muscle tissue and bone density and shares his six "Principles of Stretching."

Echoes of Silence
When we are visited by an angelic presence, we become attentive for a long while after. In "Angelic Presences Abound" Robert Rabbin states that what we call the angelic presence is the subtlety of existence that we don't pay attention to. The subtle essence of being we attribute to angels, to spirit guides, to "higher" selves, is in fact our own Self. We can become the angel we are by allowing this subtlety into our life. Don't keep holding the key to your own freedom. Put it in the door and unlock the subtle forces within your own Self.

Teeccino - Destress With Caffeine Free Herbal Coffee
Coffee drinkers may be surprised to learn that herbal coffee actually has nutritional benefits which help nourish and keep the body healthy. Coffee, on the other hand, only supplies the drug, caffeine, which stimulates your adrenal glands but does not provide energy - actually it could deplete the body's energy reserves. Teeccino is the first herbal coffee on the market - a blend of herbs, grains, fruits and nuts that are roasted, ground and brewed just like coffee. Dark, rich, and full-bodied, Teeccino brings you all the satisfaction of a robust brew with no caffeine reaction. Teeccino tastes mildly sweet from dates and figs, with only 15 calories per cup.

Stevia - The Natural Herbal Sweetener
Stevia, one of the most beneficial plants on earth, is used throughout the world as a no-calorie sweetener. Native to Paraguay, it is a small green plant bearing leaves which have a delicious and refreshing taste that can be 30 times sweeter than sugar. SweetLeaf? brand SteviaPlus?, a nutritional supplement available in convenient packets and powder form, uses only a small amount of stevia to produce its remarkably refreshing taste. In fact, you can reduce your sugar use by 2 teaspoons for each packet of SteviaPlus? due to its natural and intense sweetness! Sweetleaf also offers stevia in a convenient liquid form.

Daily Maintenance Program For Your Child's
Nutritional Health - From ChildLife Essentials
Studies from around the world show that modern farming methods have resulted in depleted soil conditions and that foods grown on that soil no longer contain the full spectrum of essential nutrients needed for healthy development, strong immune function, and emotional and mental vitality. The ChildLife Nutritional Supplement Program offers doctor-developed nutritional formulas you can trust, to help provide your infant or child with the best possible start in life. Along with a healthful diet and careful nurturing, the ChildLife Nutritional Supplement Program will support your child through the formative years and help create a solid foundation for good health throughout life.

CleanZone Advanced Hygiene System
We've All Been Told To Wash Our Hands For Protection, Now Here's A Better Way...
CleanZone Soap is a true breakthrough in how we wash our hands. Not only is it rich in moisturizers, essential oils and ever so compatible with the skin, but most importantly, it automatically washes where the germs and pathogens accumulate under and around the fingernails. Since 95% of the germs on the hands are under the fingernails where normal hand washing fails to reach, CleanZone Soap is a must for today's world. By the way, did we mention that we have a Facial Solution that allows you easily cleanse your nasal passageway?

Healthy Bookstore
This gem of a book, "Children Learn What They Live: Parenting to Inspire Values" by Dorothy Law Nolte and Rachel Harris is an expansion of the inspirational and educational poem "Children Learn What They Live." It maintains the grace and wisdom of the original, yet adds significant insight into the process of encouraging values through example. Each of the 19 couplets of the poem is developed into a chapter--on jealousy, shame, praise, recognition, honesty, fairness, tolerance, and more--and offers a clear, constructive perspective on teaching its moral lesson. As a set of guiding principals, as teaching tools, or as gentle reminders, Nolte and Harris's approach to teaching values to children encapsulates the best in parenting wisdom.

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Vitamin Store - www.vitacost.com/asp/default.asp?ID=Healthy01 

Featured Center
HealthWorld Online's Wellness Center provides valuable, consumer-based information on staying healthy in body, mind and spirit through living a wellness-based lifestyle. A host of leaders and experts in the Wellness movement, including Deepak Chopra, Larry Dossey, and David Sobel, guide us in the areas of Healthy Aging, Healthy Stress, Healthy Brain, Mind/Body Health, emotional health, and the spiritual dimension of health. Online forums in the Wellness area include "Mind-Body-Spirit Health," and "Qigong/Taiji." Features include the Creative Journal by Dr. Lucia Capacchione and Rainbow Stress Reduction, an interactive game using colorful healing art.

Healthy Woman Update
Women who are anemic or have a problem with heavy menstrual bleeding tend to be very tired, so they completely stop their regular exercise program. In "Exercises for Heavy Menstrual Flow Anemia" Susan M. Lark, M.D. explains why this only makes the problem worse. Dr. Lark recommends gentle exercises, such as deep breathing exercises, progressive muscle relaxation, range-of-motion exercises to keep the joints mobile, and slow relaxed walking. These promote good oxygenation and circulation and can even help to increase energy.

Healthy Kitchen - Healthy Recipes
The winter diet is often the richest, warmest, and heaviest of the seasonal diets. It includes more cooked foods, fewer fresh foods and cold drinks, and more teas and soups to keep the body warmer. And, of course, we may need more rest and dream time in the winter. In "Winter 4-Day Menu Plan" Elson M. Haas, M.D. provides food recommendations, menu plans, and specific recipes.

Healthy Alternatives
Surely one of the most overlooked and yet most valuable modes of healing that will be rediscovered in the future of the new medicine is the fast. This is because of the increasing interest in looking to oneself for healing powers. For the fast is an inward process and cannot be entered upon only from an outer approach with any expectation of a lasting benefit. In "Fasting: The Therapeutic Fast" Evarts Loomis M.D. provides a historical review and major cautions, plus details and examples of safe fasts. He notes that most who fast make permanent changes for the better in their diets, exercise use, and finding time for daily meditation.

Find a Professional
The Professional Referral Network contains searchable directories for 20 leading professional associations in complementary and integrative health care, with over 17,000 professionals. Looking for a healthcare professional specializing in naturopathy? The Naturopathic Medicine section includes the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP) member database.

Featured Natural Medicine School
The Northwestern Academy of Homeopathy in Plymouth, MN is a four-year training program in classical homeopathy. Classes meet four days once a month--Thursday through Sunday in the first two didactic years--and Saturday through Tuesday in the last two clinical years. The NAH professional program will prepare graduates well for national certification. For more information: schools.naturalhealers.com/nah/

To search a directory of natural medicine schools go to: healthy.net/univ/profess/schools/med

Global Health Calendar -- Hot Picks

Northeast Vision Conference
Northampton, MA USA
January 9-10, 2002
Contact: Optometric Extension Program - 949-250-8070

The Power of Herbs: Tenth Anniversary Weekend Celebration
Bronx, NY USA
January 26-27, 2002
Contact: The New York Botanical Garden - 718-817-8616

Caribbean Medical Cruise for Complementary/Alternative Therapies
Fort Lauderdale, FL USA
February 3-10, 2002
Contact: The Institute of Integrated Medicine Inc. - 519-451-9048

International Symposium on the Role of Botanicals in Women's Health
New Brunswick, NJ USA
February 16-18, 2002
Contact: American Herbal Products Association - 301-588-1171

Nutracon
Exploring the nature of science
Anaheim, CA USA
March 11-13, 2002
Contact: New Hope Natural Media - 866-458-4935

Sixth Annual Alternative Therapies Symposium and Exhibition
The Therapeutic Relationship: Scientific, Cultural, and Personal Perspectives
San Diego, CA USA
March 14-27, 2002
Contact: InnoVision Communications - 760-633-3910

Equinox 2002: Recovering Lost Wisdom In Egypt At The Great Pyramid And Sphinx - With Neale Donald Walsch
Cairo, Al Qahirah EGYPT
March 16-23, 2002
Contact: Power Places Tours & Conferences, Inc. - 800-234-TOUR