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HEALTH NEWS
Ag. Secretary Blasts Organic Food Measure
Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman criticized a measure passed by Congress allowing farmers who feed animals conventional meal to label the meat organic, if reasonably priced organic grain isn't available.
HHS and FDA Release RAND Report on Ephedra and Propose New Warnings
All Americans - particularly athletes and those who engage in strenuous activities - are cautioned about using dietary supplements that contain ephedra. A RAND study has concluded that ephedra is associated with higher risks of mild to moderate side effects, such as heart palpitations, psychiatric and upper gastrointestinal effects, and symptoms of autonomic hyperactivity, especially when it is taken with other stimulants.
More Evidence that Herbal Supplement Effective Against Prostate Cancer
A Phase II study by university researchers found that PC-SPES - a combination of eight Chinese herbs sold as a dietary supplement by some health food stores - significantly reduced prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in men with advanced prostate cancer.
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EDITOR'S PICK - BASTYR UNIVERSITY
FIRST NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS APPOINTED TO MEDICIARE COMMITTEE
Such a selection by the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee emphasizes the high priority that the group is now placing on preventive medicine.
One hundred individuals representing a wide range of scientific and medical professions serve on the committee; however, this marks the first appointment of naturopathic physicians. Bastyr University co-founder and president emeritus, Dr. Joseph Pizzorno, Jr., along with Bastyr alumna and former dean, Dr. Pamela Snider, accepted the appointment and are scheduled to attend their first meeting this month.
Read more about Drs. Pizzorno and Snider, and the long-term objective to expand Medicare's coverage of preventive services.
HEALTHY LIVING
WELLNESS INVENTORY - Understanding the Whole Person
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Simply Well
If you have resisted exercise in the past, it is especially important that you design a program you can live with and stay with ? a gentle, step-by-step program that will appeal to your fun-loving inner child or provide companionship or quiet time alone. In "Move for the Health of It - Do Something Aerobic" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., provides you practical tips for creating just such a program.
Healthy Computing
Observe how you use your hands at your keyboard. In "Healthy Computing: Keep Them Short" Erik Peper, Ph.D. and Katherine Hughes Gibney explain how excessively long fingernails can increase hand, arm, neck and shoulder tensions. If you are protecting your nails, trim them short enough so that you can easily type with the finger pads without the nails hitting the keys.
Keeping Fit
We live in a generation that is generally characterized as underfit and overfat. In spite of our national emphasis on fitness and sports, it seems that most people are observers rather than participants. In "Fit Or Fat?" Dr. Wayne Westcott offers explanations for why diets don't work.
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NATURAL ALTERNATIVES
Understanding Homeopathy
It is certainly understandable that parents want to do something to allay their infants' pain when teething. In "Homeopathic Pediatrics - Safer, Saner Medicines for Our Children" Dana Ullman outlines what homeopathy offers as an effective alternative to pain-killers, sedatives and local anesthetics.
Healthy Alternatives
Fasting can be a training period for controlling one's needs and desires and a time for deepening one's spiritual life. In "Fasting: The Therapeutic Fast" Evarts Loomis, M.D. presents a perspective for this modality that goes beyond using a fast for weight loss.
Healthy Woman Update
In "Full Cycle: Taking the Mystery out of Menstruation" Lauri M. Aesoph N.D. examines some of the mysteries surrounding menstruation, and presents ideas for how to can turn this monthly event into one of health and appreciation.
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 naturopathy? The Naturopathic Medicine section includes the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians member database.
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HEALTHY KITCHEN
Nutrition Tips
Seeds are the potential for new life that are grown as part of a plant and in some way reach the earth to carry on their species. In "Seeds" Elson M. Haas M.D. selects three seeds (pumpkin, sesame, and sunflower) and shows how these are high-protein foods, with even more protein than grains. He outlines the nutritional value of seeds, plus cooking and storage tips.
FABULOUS FUNCTIONAL FOODS
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MIND-BODY-SPIRIT
The Healer Within
The traditional systems of medicine from the Asian cultures have always had some type of massage stimulation to the ears. In "Self-Applied Massage of the Ears" Dr. Roger Jahnke details how through the reflexes of the Microsystems of the ear all parts of the body can be influenced through pressure massage to the ear.
Music and Wellness
In "Music: Now More Than Ever" thoughts from Barry Bittman, M.D. remind us that ethereal music and lyrics empower us to carry on in uncertain times. For music enables us to reach deep within ourselves to a place where mourning, grieving, praying, supporting each other, standing tall and persevering begin.
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Featured Natural Medicine School
The West Coast Institute of Aromatherapy in Vancouver, BC Canada offers home study courses for the enthusiast and the professional. Aromatherapy 101 is designed for anyone and everyone who has an interest in using essential oils safely and effectively. Adding Aromatherapy 201 will give the student all the necessary tools to practice Aromatherapy in a professional setting. For more information: schools.naturalhealers.com/wcia/
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GLOBAL HEALTH CALENDAR
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
SynchroDestiny Seminar with Drs. Deepak Chopra and David Simon
At the La Costa Resort & Spa
La Costa, CA USA
March 26-30, 2003
Contact: The Chopra Center - 888-424-6772
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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