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HEALTH NEWS
High Blood Sugar Tied to Memory Woes
When your blood sugar levels rise to abnormal levels, you're not just courting diabetes, a new study suggests. Your memory may suffer and your brain may actually shrink. The research gives sedentary, fast food-loving Americans yet another reason to get off the couch and eat more healthfully.
Testing of ABC Codes Approved for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Nursing
An important milestone for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and nursing has been reached, as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has authorized a test of a proposed modification to the coding standards for the nation's healthcare transactions. This historic action sets the stage for future authorization of Advanced Billing Concept (ABC) codes for products and services delivered by integrative healthcare practitioners.
Study Looks at Effects of Medical Mistakes
Patients are often harmed by inadequate care and outright medical mistakes in the days after they are sent home from the hospital, according to new research. The study found that nearly one in five patients had "adverse events" after they go home - new or worsening symptoms resulting from the treatment they received, not from their underlying disease. Most problems could have been prevented or eased with better care.
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WELLNESS RETREAT - EDITOR'S PICK
SEDONA SPRING PURIFICATION & WELLNESS RETREAT WITH DR. ELSON HAAS
Join Dr. Elson Haas, author of Staying Healthy with the Seasons, The Detox Diet, and the classic Staying Healthy with Nutrition, and Founder and Director of The Preventive Medical Center of Marin, for a purification and wellness retreat in Sedona, AZ April 9-14, 2003. Sedona, nicknamed the "Land of Awes" because of its awesome Red Rock formations, is the perfect setting for the unique program of relaxation, rejuvenation, and integrative wellness education. The retreat includes first-Class accommodations at the Radisson Poco Diablo Resort in the heart of Red Rock Country. For more information visit Dr. Haas' website at www.ElsonHaas.com or email: [email protected].
For registration information, contact Andrea Mikana-Pinkham, National
Director, Wellness Tours - 800 231-9811 or 928 779-7060
HEALTHY LIVING
Simply Well
In order to stay happy and healthy, your soul needs nourishment, just as your body does. In "Find Your Center-Learn to Meditate" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., offers practical tips to re-collect your scattered parts and bring them back together. Try them out and discover which ones work for you.
Keeping Fit
Why don't diets work? In "Exercise: Does It Work for the Overfat Population?" Dr. Wayne Westcott explains that when you lose weight on a calorie-restricted diet, 25 percent of the weight loss is muscle tissue, and less muscle results in a lower metabolic rate. Thus, as you burn fewer calories on a daily basis, you eat less and gain weight. The answer is to include exercise in your weight management program.
Healthy Computing
When you work at your computer, is your keyboard situated so that you need to reach up to type? If so, the muscle tension in your shoulders usually increases. In "Correct Height" Erik Peper, Ph.D. and Katherine Hughes Gibney provide you with tips for positioning the keyboard correctly or how to compensate when this is not possible.
RECOMMENDED READING
Healthy Bookstore - Dare to Lose
In "Dare to Lose: 4 Simple Steps to a Better Body" Shari Lieberman, Ph.D., C.N.S., F.A.C.N. candidly challenges women to get serious and commit to a lifelong program. She explains the importance of metabolism to weight loss, pointing out the factors that slow down metabolism-such as stress, yo-yo and crash dieting, and sedentary lifestyles-and ways to counteract them. Her four-step program includes eliminating stress and toxins from the body; following sound nutrition guidelines; engaging in fat-burning, muscle-building exercise; and taking nutritional supplements that help boost metabolism for quick, yet lasting, results.
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NATURAL ALTERNATIVES
Understanding Homeopathy
Involuntary urination is ironically a problem experienced during infancy and aging. Older adults have difficulty with bladder control usually because of either urinary tract disease, nervous system dysfunction, allergic response, ruptured disk, or psychological stress. Women tend to experience involuntary urination after childbirth, surgery, or inflammation of the urethra, while men tend to get it if they have a prostate problem. In "Homeopathic Medicines For Involuntary Urination" Dana Ullman, M.P.H. explains the common causes of this condition, and outlines homeopathic remedies that may resolve the problem, rather than just eliminate the symptom.
Healthy Alternatives
The common cold is a virus infection of the upper respiratory tract, and medications which kill bacteria cannot touch a cold virus. In "The Common Cold" David L. Hoffmann B.Sc. (Hons), M.N.I.M.H. does not claim a miraculous herbal cold cure. However, he does show that herbal medicine can do more than most therapies in treating and preventing this all too common problem.
Healthy Man Update
When athletes, at any age, sustain an injury in a particular area, they should remember the RICE-O treatment for injuries! Rest - Ice - Compression - Elevation - Osteopathic evaluation and treatment. In "Treatment for Sports Injuries" Brett P. Thomas D.O. explains why osteopathic manipulation is an important part of these guidelines to quicken healing time, prevent chronic injuries and help athletes reach their fullest potential and enjoy all of their sports endeavors.
Find an Alternative Healthcare 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 progressive treatment of the eyes? The Vision Care/Vision Training section includes the Optometric Extension Program member database.
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HEALTHY KITCHEN
Nutrition Tips
Vegetable oils should contribute a higher percentage of the total fat in our diet than they currently do, as this would increase the proportion of polyunsaturated to saturated fats, which is helpful. In "Oils" Elson M. Haas M.D. presents benefits of different types of oil, cautions regarding how an oil is processed, and when heat adversely affects the chemical structure.
Fabulous Functional Foods
Sometimes, it's the simplest things in life that bring the most pleasure. Danish chef Oscar Umahro Cadogan brings us one of them. "Super Oatmeal" takes very little time to make and nourishes body, soul, and the tastebuds. The sesame and flax seed bring extra richness to the oatmeal and provide essential fatty acids with an almost 1 to 1 ratio of omega-3's and omega-6's.
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MIND-BODY-SPIRIT
The Healer Within
Every original culture on the planet earth has a system of "hands on" healing. In western cultures this is generally called massage. Hospitals, and even corporations, are hiring massage therapists to help with healing and to prevent the negative impacts of stress. In "Self-Applied Massage of the Feet" Dr. Roger Jahnke explains how to do self-applied massage to the feet.
Music and Wellness
It's a fact that due to recent advances in medicine, people are living longer. In "Take Two Music Lessons in the Golden Years: And Call Me in the Morning" Barry Bittman, M.D. shows how creative expression is one of the principal elements for staying young and healthy.
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PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Featured Natural Medicine School
Toronto School of Homeopathic Medicine in Toronto, Ontario Canada offers distance learning and on-campus programs in classical homeopathy. They have adopted the core curriculum guidelines of the International Council for Classical Homeopathy. For more information: schools.naturalhealers.com/tshm/
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GLOBAL HEALTH CALENDAR
Natural Health for Body Mind & Spirit
3rd Annual Festival of Alternative Complementary & Natural Health - a Wholistic Approach
Stockport, Cheshire UNITED KINGDOM
February 15-16, 2003
Contact: North Star Promotions - 0151-651-2207
Non-Local Intelligence - Research and experiential explorations - Daniel J. Benor, MD
Palo Alto, CA USA
February 22-23, 2003
Contact: Institute of Transpersonal Psychology - 650-493-4430 Ext. 7106
Food As Medicine
Panama City, FL USA
March 7-13, 2003
Contact: Center for Mind Body Medicine - 202-966-7338
ECA NYC '03
Fitness Convention and Trade Show
New York, NY USA
March 14-16, 2003
Contact: eca world fitness - 800-ECA-EXPO
Comprehensive Cancer Care
Integrating Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Washington, DC USA
April 9-13, 2003
Contact: Center for Mind Body Medicine - 202-966-7338
Sedona Spring Purification & Wellness Retreat with Dr. Elson Haas
Sedona, AZ USA
April 9-14, 2003
Contact: Wellness Tours - 800 231-9811
29th Annual Conference of the National Center for Homeopathy
Philadelphia, PA USA
April 10-15, 2003
Contact: National Center for Homeopathy - 877-624-0613
Tenth Annual AOMA Conference & Expo
Tampa, FL USA
May 2-5, 2003
Contact: Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance - 800-814-5956
10th International Symposium on Functional Medicine
Tucson, AZ USA
May 21-25, 2003
Contact: The Institute for Functional Medicine - 800-228-0622
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