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Organic Trade Association Calls Congressional Repeal Victory for Consumers, and for True Organic Producers
The organic industry and consumers choosing organic products can celebrate now that Congress has repealed a rider contained in the Omnibus Appropriations Bill that weakened organic livestock feeding requirements. The amendment had allowed organic livestock producers to feed their animals less than 100 percent organic feed and still market the resulting meat, dairy and poultry products as organic.

Study: Childhood Vaccines Exceed Federal Guidelines for Mercury & Link with Neurological Disorders & Heart Disease in Children
A new study of mercury in childhood vaccines demonstrates that the doses are in excess of the Federal Safety Guidelines, and shows alarming evidence for a link between these excessive doses of mercury from thimerasol-containing vaccines and neurodevelopment disorders such as autism and speech disorders, as well as heart disease.

President of California Senate Introduces Measure to Expand Consumer Access to Naturopathic Medicine
California Senate President pro-tem John Burton has introduced legislation that would extend state licensure to naturopathic doctors (NDs). Burton's bill, SB 907, would enable graduates of accredited doctoral-level naturopathic medical schools to practice to the full scope of their education and training, which includes the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

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KICK THE SUGAR HABIT WITH STEVIA THE ALL-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(tm) brand SteviaPlus(tm), 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(tm) due to its natural and intense sweetness! Sweetleaf also offers stevia in a convenient liquid form.

WELLNESS INVENTORY - ASSESSING THE WHOLE PERSON
Assess yourself in 12 key areas of whole person wellness. Create a personal wellness plan from the feedback & receive regular email reminders motivate you to stick with your plan and achieve your goals. Special access only for Healthy Update subscribers: http://mywellnesstest.com/?ln=hyz

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Simply Well
People tend to lose sight of the value of their work, getting so caught up in the details that they forget what they are doing or why they are doing it. In "Work Well" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., provides tips for making changes in your relationship to your job so it will satisfy you more deeply.

Keeping Fit
Every year about this time, well-intentioned men and women commit themselves to sprucing up the yard and preparing the garden. They have even physically prepared themselves, including a cardiovascular conditioning program. Yet needless injuries occur. In "What Not To Do In Your Yard And Garden" Wayne L. Westcott Ph.D. gives you a half dozen yard and garden procedures that you should avoid at all costs for a safe and successful spring season.

Healthy Stress
Stress starts when your body is confronted with more than it can handle be it physical, emotional or mental. In "6 Steps for Handling Stress" Lauri M. Aesoph N.D. discusses options for decreasing stress in your life by addressing how you relate to caffeine, rest, exercise, alcohol, eating, and attitudes.

Dr. Galland's Integrated Medicine
In "What is Integrated Medicine?" Leo Galland, M.D. addresses conventional western medicine, alternative medical systems, and the importance of including dietary, environmental or social conditions - to enable you to learn how to heal yourself.

Healthy Alternatives
One of the major assumptions inherent in traditional Chinese medicine is that disease is due to an internal imbalance of Yin and Yang; therefore disease can be treated by correcting the Yin Yang imbalance, thereby returning the body to a healthy state. In "The Conceptual Basis of Traditional Chinese Medicine" George T. Lewith M.A., M.R.C.G.P., M.R.C.P. expands on the philosophy of traditional Chinese medicine.

Healthy Woman Update
Birth control pills (BCPs) are both the most effective and the most hazardous form of contraception. In "Nutrient Program for Oral Contraceptives" Elson M. Haas M.D. explains the common side effects and suggests that a high-nutrient diet is the best prevention for these problems.

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 colonics? The Colon Hydrotherapy section includes the International Association of Colon Hydrotherapy member database.

RECOMMENDED READING
Healthy Bookstore - A Woman's Guide to a Trouble-Free Menopause

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has successfully treated menopausal systems for thousands of years and continues to do so today, providing a powerful natural transition that allows women to take advantage of one of life's greatest healing opportunities. In "Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Woman's Guide to a Trouble-Free Menopause" Nan Lu and Ellen Schaplowsky explain how TCM offers women a rich chance to heal and strengthen herself and to balance and harmonize her body, mind, and spirit without the use of hormone therapy.

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Nutrition Tips
A large body of medical information questions the safety of Aspartame, known commercially as "Nutrasweet" and "Equal." In "How Safe is Aspartame?" Michael Schachter M.D., F.A.C.A.M. reports that over 80% of all complaints received by the FDA are due to aspartame. It is important to be able to recognize the symptoms of the damaging effects of this chemical.

VEGETARIAN RECIPE
Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine offers you a recipe for "Chocolate Cake."

ARE YOU USING A 19TH CENTURY METHOD TO COMBAT A 21ST CENTURY PROBLEM?

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?

Echoes of Silence
Have you ever sat with your feet dangling in the cosmic abyss and been consumed by a presence, a force, an encompassing state of being? Love is the discovery we make as we engage in spiritual inquiry. In "The Cosmic Abyss" Robert Rabbin relates a moving story which reminds us that as we open to and embrace this power, this presence of love, we forge a new alliance with life and with work. We can depend upon that power to take us forward, one step at a time, into clear and impeccable decisions.

Mind/Body Health
Yoga is a technology for arriving in this present moment. It is a means of waking up from your spiritual amnesia, so that you can remember all that you already know. In "What is Yoga?" Donna Farhi covers the many branches to the tree of yoga, from devotional methods to more intellectual approaches, from schools that emphasize service toward others to those that focus on physical purification.

BUY SET OF 4 NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE SOURCEBOOKS & RECEIVE FREE CD - NUTRITIONAL INFLUENCES ON ILLNESS!

Buy 4 classic hardcover sourcebooks in nutritional medicine by Melvyn Werbach, M.D. and receive a free copy of the Nutritional Influences on Illness CD, a $99 value! The four sourcebooks include:

NUTRITIONAL INFLUENCES ON ILLNESS, 2nd Edition. The basic reference book in its field -- a comprehensive summary of the world's knowledge concerning the relationship between dietary & nutritional factors and illness.

BOTANICAL INFLUENCES ON ILLNESS (with Michael T. Murray, ND) Abstracts and analyzes thousands of research studies to help the reader evaluate the current state of knowledge about each potential treatment. Materia medica on 40 phytomedicines. Treatments for 70 different illnesses.

NUTRITIONAL INFLUENCES ON MENTAL ILLNESS, 2nd Edition Award-winning book designed to make it simple to review the scientific basis of nutritional medicine and mental illness from the clinician's perspective.

FOUNDATION OF NUTRITIONAL MEDICINE Covers disorders due to abnormal nutrition; common nutritional deficiencies; bioavailability of nutritional supplements; nutrient-nutrient & drug-nutrient interactions, and more.

Featured Natural Medicine School
Bastyr University in Kenmore, Washington offers natural health education, research and clinical services. Students learn traditional therapies and philosophies as well as cutting edge diagnostic procedures and research. Bastyr students earn degrees in naturopathic medicine, acupuncture and Oriental medicine, herbal sciences, nutrition and more. Bastyr is an accredited private institution and internationally recognized as a two-decade pioneer in the development of science-based natural medicine. For more information: schools.naturalhealers.com/bastyr

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Tenth Annual AOMA Conference & Expo
Tampa, FL USA
May 2-5, 2003
Contact: Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance - 800-814-5956

ACAM Spring Conference
Cancer: Complementary & Conventional Approaches to Prevention & Treatment
Washington, DC USA
May 16-18, 2003
Contact: American College for Advancement in Medicine - 800-532-3688

10th International Symposium on Functional Medicine
Tucson, AZ USA
May 21-25, 2003
Contact: The Institute for Functional Medicine - 800-228-0622

Botanical Medicine in Modern Clinical Practice
New York, NY USA
June 9-13, 2002
Contact: Columbia University/Rosenthal Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine - 212-342-0101

Clinical Training in Mind/Body Medicine
Boston, MA USA
June 23-27, 2003
Contact: Harvard Medical School and the Mind/Body Medical Institute - 617-384-8600

National Nutritional Foods Association
Las Vegas, NV USA
June 27-29, 2003
Contact: National Nutritional Foods Association - 800-966-6632

Sedona Spring Purification & Wellness Retreat with Dr. Elson Haas
Sedona, AZ USA
October 1-5, 2003
Contact: Wellness Tours - 800 231-9811

SynchroDestiny Seminar with Drs. Deepak Chopra and David Simon
At the La Costa Resort & Spa
La Costa, CA USA
December 3-9, 2003
Contact: The Chopra Center - 888-424-6772