The Natural Killer In You Defends Your Health
Natural Killer cells are the "sentinel" cells of your immune system, the first to encounter disease cells such as viruses, bacteria and emerging malignancies. Unfortunately, environmental factors like pollution and emotional and physiological stress - plus aging itself - can suppress NK cell function and leave you vulnerable.

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Kava: Is It Safe? - Update By Hyla Cass, MD
The South Pacific herb, Kava Kava, is a best-seller - ranking ninth in retail U.S. sales in mainstream markets in 2000 - based on its proven ability to relieve stress, anxiety and tension. Recently kava has come under the scrutiny of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is acting on reports from Europe that kava may damage the liver. The agency noted that German and Swiss health authorities have identified approximately 30 cases of sometimes-serious liver toxicity, including four cases requiring transplantation, and one death, that are believed to be associated with kava consumption. Based on these reports, the U.K. has banned sales of kava products and German authorities have notified manufacturers of kava products that their licenses to market the herb could be withdrawn.

Closer examination of the scant details available on the 30 European cases reveals that the vast majority, 21 cases in all, involved the concomitant use of hepatotoxic drugs and/or alcohol. This is not significant evidence of hepatotoxicity, according to Hyla Cass, MD, respected psychiatrist, pioneer in integrative medicine and author of Kava: Nature's Answer To Stress, Anxiety and Insomnia.

The Perils of Caffeine!
Caffeine is the most widely used drug in the world. Caffeine works by stimulating the adrenal glands of the body into a state of emergency-triggering many of the same mechanisms involved in the body's well know fight or flight response. Caffeine can elevate blood pressure, cause nervous anxiety, lead to frequent urination, and has been linked to a higher risk of fibrocystic breast disease, and of osteoperosis in women. In moderation, one to two doses per day with little to none after noon, most of us can avoid its perils. But if you complain of difficulty sleeping at night, or if you are a woman trying to conceive, your love affair with caffeine should be re-evaluated.

Study Supports Power of Praying for Sick
We probably all know people who believe in the power of prayer to aid the sick. Now they are getting support for their views from what may seem an unlikely source: the scientific community. Praying for sick patients, as a means to help them get well, may actually contribute to their recovery, according to a new, although small, study by Duke University researchers. Many religious denominations were used, and neither patients nor prayer groups knew who was praying for whom. What was possibly even more surprising than the positive outcomes these patients achieved, was that prayer was more successful than other, similar, interventions used during recovery.

New Research Uncovers Nutrient's Role What Choline Does for the Brain And The Body
Soon, the grocery store may be studded with banner labels extolling products as good, if not excellent, sources of choline. Eggs, red meat, and a variety of fortified foods will probably be among the first to sport such tags. These labeling claims are the first authorized under a new federal law. It permits food manufacturers to identify their products as a rich source of any nutrient that has previously been established to be necessary for good health. Not permitted on those labels, however, is any statement of a specific health benefit. The evidence in recent studies shows that lack of choline can harm an individual's liver, while extra choline boosts brainpower. Prenatal choline may even guard the brain against toxic assaults and disease, not to mention senility and other neurodegenerative changes.

Dr. Galland's Integrated Medicine
A large body of research over the past ninety years has demonstrated the preventive value of eating foods fermented with Lactobacilli or their cousins, Bifidobacteria. In the column "Friendly Bacteria" Leo Galland, M.D. explains how eating these friendly bacteria prevents intestinal infection due to viruses or pathogenic bacteria and preserves intestinal permeability in the face of infection or other types of injury, can prevent antibiotic-induced diarrhea and travelers diarrhea and can lower serum cholesterol levels. Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria also show anti-cancer activity, by two mechanisms: they inhibit the growth or activity of cancer-promoting bacteria and some strains actually produce chemicals which inhibit tumor growth.

Mind Body Health Newsletter
There is an accumulation of evidence that chronic hostility and chronic depression are major risk factors in heart disease. For many patients, it may be as important to learn and practice skills for managing these emotional states as it is to quit smoking, manage cholesterol, and exercise. In "Hostility, Depression and Heart Disease" David S. Sobel, M.D. outlines the statistics and suggested solutions.

Keeping Fit
Have you ever wondered why you should sandwich every workout between a few minutes of warming-up and a few minutes of cooling-down? In "Developing A Warm-Up and Cool-Down Protocol" Wayne Westcott, Ph.D. explains that a progressive warm-up begins an adaptation process in both your cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems, which reduces the risk of premature physical overload and traumatic injuries. The cool-down segment in your exercise session is even more important. During a vigorous exercise session your heart is circulating large quantities of blood throughout your body, especially to the large muscles of the legs. If you simply stop exercising, the heart keeps pumping blood to the legs, but the muscles are no longer moving to facilitate blood return back to the heart, causing the heart to work harder in an attempt to force more blood through the system.

Staying Healthly Tips
In "The Purification Process: Healing for Modern Times" Elson H. Haas, M.D. encourages all of you to think about health and health care from the philosophy of Integrated Medicine. As a doctor, he views any problem from the deeper true causes, which most often have to do with our lifestyle choices ?the way we live. This involves what we eat, our level of physical activity and how much we require during our in-body experience to keep our energy moving, getting the sleep we need to recharge our core systems, and how we create and manage our daily stress ?all to see how things add up for or against our health.

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The Ultimate Nutritional Medicine Database is Here!
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HealthWorld is proud to announce that we are now offering the ground-breaking work Nutritional Influences on Illness on CD ROM from our own advisory board member, Melvyn Werbach, M.D. Fifteen years in the making, Nutritional Influences on Illness is your instant access to the scientific literature on nutritional medicine, with over 4,200 pages of nutrition research. Designed for health practitioners, supplement formulators, researchers and other professionals whose business it is to keep abreast of our knowledge of how diet and nutrients influence the course of illness, this CD covers more than 100 health conditions in the masterful, easy-to-read style that made the book Nutritional Influences on Illness internationally famous. For more sourcebooks from Dr. Werbach on nutritional medicine...www.healthy.net/thirdline

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Healthy Bookstore
What separates "Women and Pain: Why It Hurts and What You Can Do, Including Complementary and Holistic Remedies, As Well As Traditional Medicine" by Mark Young, M.D. and Karen Barr from other books on chronic pain, which affects one in five women every day, is its focus on complementary and holistic remedies. Mark Young, MD (rehabilitation medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine) and coauthor Karen Baar, a prolific health journalist, cover dietary supplements, herbals and homeopathic remedies, exercises, mind-body techniques and recipes, and ongoing explanations of how gender affects the experience of pain. Not only does Dr. Young show that women respond differently to pain and require different treatments, he also provides very specific remedies, backed by scientific studies, for relieving hundreds of painful ailments.

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Featured Center
The Healthy Man Center provides a strong natural health care perspective on men's health. Features include daily Men's Health News from the leading newswires, daily Men's Health Expert from a leading authority in men's health, self-care and alternative therapies such as herbal medicine, homeopathy and nutrition for various men's health concerns, a men's health bookstore, as well as men's health products from leading eco-friendly companies.

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Healthy Woman Update
Are you tired and weak? Does the lining of your lower eyelids look pale? If so, you could be anemic. But what does that mean? In "Women's Health: Anemia" the American Institute of Preventive Medicine offers answers. Learn symptoms and how to evaluate them, plus when to seek medical attention and when to implement the self-care procedures anemia listed.

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Healthy Recipes - Fabulous Functional Foods
Onions undergo an almost magical transformation when baked or sauteed for a long time at low heat. They become sweet, creamy, soft, and loose their dominating, strong taste. The recipe "Baked Onions with Lentil-Zucchini Mash" from Danish chef Oscar Umahro Cadogan is not only tasty, it only includes ingredients that will not aggravate those with allergic and gastrointestinal challenges.

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Healthy Alternatives
Our thoughts and feelings influence the body via two kinds of mechanisms: the nervous system and the circulatory system. These are the pathways of communication between the brain and the rest of the body. In "Mind/Body Medicine: The Dance of Soma and Psyche" William Collinge M.P.H., Ph.D. presents the various forms of the powerful mind/body connection and numerous therapeutic options.

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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 homeopathy? The Homeopathy section includes the Council for Homeopathic Certification (CHC) and Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians (HANP) member databases.

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Featured Natural Medicine School
Lourdes Institute of Wholistic Studies in Collingswood, NJ offers Associates Degree in Applied Science in Massage Therapy; Massage Therapy Certification; Shiatsu Certification; Reflexology Certification; Yoga Teacher Training; Christian Yoga Teacher Training; Continuing Education Courses; Transferable College Credit Courses. As a part of Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, the most unique aspect of Lourdes Wellness Program is the emphasis on the spirituality component of wellness. Lourdes Institute is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a Continuing Education Provider under Category A and is proud to report a 100% success rate for its students who have taken the National Certification Exam. For more information: schools.naturalhealers.com/lourdes/

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