PROTECT YOUR CHILD DURING FLU SEASON
with ChildLife's "Immune Support Kit"

ChildLife Essentials offers doctor-developed nutritional formulas you can trust. Our "Immune Support Kit" provides your child with the nutritional support of First Defense & Echinacea to stimulate natural immune responses and defend the body and Vitamin C for immune support. The Immune Support Kit includes:
* First Defense - (4 fluid oz)
* Echinacea 4 Kids - (1 fluid oz - Orange Flavor)
* Liquid Vitamin C - (4 fl oz)

Stress Found to Weaken Resistance to Illness
Scientists are gaining new insights into the role of temperament in making some people vulnerable to physical disease through studies exploring how stress influences the immune system, weakening disease-fighting cells and creating fertile environments for pathogens.

Antibiotics Needlessly Overused
Fifty million antibiotic prescriptions each year are unnecessary, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. When people take antibiotics they don't need, they're breeding supergerms. Antibiotics don't have to kill every bacterium to cure an infection. The strongest ones survive, especially when someone doesn't finish all the pills in the bottle because he feels better.

Hot Cocoa May Have Higher Antioxidant Content than Red Wine or Green Tea
Hot cocoa has nearly twice the antioxidants of red wine and up to three times the antioxidants found in green tea. Although researchers were aware that cocoa contains antioxidants, no one knew how much in comparison to red wine or green tea. It was discovered that the chocolaty drink has a high content of flavonoids, which indicate the presence of antioxidants that defend against the development of cancer, heart disease and other diseases.

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OLA LOA - A NUTRITIONAL BREAKTHROUGH

Ola Loa Energy is an effervescent, great tasting multi-vitamin vitamin powder that provides quick recovery from stress, sports and the rigors of daily life, with all the natural energy boosters and a doctor's selection of strategic nutrients providing greater absorption. Designed by renowned nutrition pioneer, Richard A. Kunin, M.D., Ola Loa is so gentle on the body it can be taken anytime. Just place Ola Loa Tropical Power Powder into an empty glass, add a few ounces of water or juice, and watch it stir itself. Enjoy the Ola Loa feeling!

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Simply Well
Recent studies indicate that humor is an effective stress reducer and that it may actually increase antibody production, which means a stronger immune system. In "Lighten Up with Humor, Play, and Pleasure" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., offers you some delightful options for taking a seriousness break and encourages you to schedule time for doing something fun or for just doing nothing.

Healthy Computing
Healthy computing incorporates optimum workstyle, ergonomics, mind/body awareness, stress management, regeneration, vision care, fitness and positive work setting in a system perspective while working at the computer. The integration of the eight components improves health, decreases discomfort and increases performance. In "Eight Components" Erik Peper, Ph.D. and Katherine Hughes Gibney illustrates these eight by the common activity of walking.

BRING A WELLNESS FOCUS TO YOUR PRACTICE
The Wellness Inventory whole person assessment program can allow you to expand your scope of services, and add new profit centers and bring an increased wellness focus to your practice. Life coaches, consultants & health professionals. View "Wellness Tour" at wellnessinventory.net

Healthy Bookstore - Staying Healthy with the Seasons

Chinese philosophy states that the five elements of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water work together to create our bodies and the universe we live in. As these relate to the directions of the compass, to the seasons and to the principles of yin and yang, the Western mind is easily confused by these concepts; after all, we tend to see the world as a series of discrete parts. "Staying Healthy with the Seasons" (20th Anniversary Revised Edition) by Elson Haas, M.D. will teach you to be sensitive to these subtle forces at work throughout the year, and to enrich your health and vitality by eating seasonal foods and letting your work and sleep patterns follow the pattern of nature.

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STEVIA - THE NATURAL ALTERNATIVE TO SPLENDA

Zero Calories, Carbs, Glycemic Index, Chemicals. And 100% natural. Artificial sweeteners are born in a test tube. SweetLeaf(tm) SteviaPlus(r) started in a rain forest. So you get pure, natural goodness without all of the bad stuff. What's sweeter than that? Ask for SweetLeaf(tm) SteviaPlus(r). It's the only smart way to get sweet.

Integrative Dentistry
Do you keep track of what is being done in your mouth or why? In "Dental Patients Bill of Rights" Flora Parsa Stay, D.D.S. stresses how important it is to take responsibility for your health and how improved communications is the key to receiving the best treatment from your health care practitioner.

Healthy Alternatives
If you are suffering from hemorrhoids, there is an herbal supplement that may help provide complete and lasting relief. In "Hemorrhoid & Its Natural Treatment" Alex Santoso, Ph.D. introducts Hemaron hemorrhoids supplement, which contains the herbal extract of Japanese pagoda tree, Horse chestnut, and Butcher's broom. Studies of Japanese pagoda tree showed that it can provide complete relief from the burning, itching, pain, and discomfort of hemorrhoids with an amazing 94% success rate. For more information on Hemaron, please visit www.hemaron.com.

Healthy Woman Update
When specific acupressure points are pressed, they create changes on two levels. On the physical level, acupressure affects muscular tension, blood circulation, and other physiological parameters. On a more subtle level, traditional Oriental healing believes that acupressure also helps to build the body's life energy to promote healing. In "Acupressure for Menstrual Cramps" Susan M. Lark, M.D. presents specific directions for acupuncture points that help relieve menstrual cramps, plus they relieve bloating and fluid retention and help to minimize weight gain in the period leading up to menstruation.

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.

AQUASANA - THE #1 RATED HOME WATER FILTER IN AMERICA

Water filters by Aquasana produce healthy, great tasting water for better health, weight loss, detoxification and wellness. Drinking water filtration offers significant health benefits and the ultimate in convenience and value. You get better than bottled water quality at a fraction of the cost and far more convenience!

Shower filters offer softer, healthier skin and hair while also providing health benefits through the reduction of chlorine and chlorination by-products that are absorbed through the skin and inhaled with steam. A great benefit for asthma sufferers!

Healthy water is the foundation to good health.
Make an investment in your family's health and wellness.

Nutrition Tips
The most common causes of headaches are tension and stress. Most effective programs for headache control, other than drug treatments, rely on prevention. In "Nutritional Program for Headaches" Michael Janson M.D. offers a supplement program that is often effective for the drug-free management of migraines and may also help the treatment of other headaches.

Fabulous Functional Foods
The notion that a green banana is a good banana is a grave mistake. Brown spots on the skin are not a sign of spoiling, but a sign that the bananas are ready to be consumed. Rather than just "consuming" them, however, consider turning your ripe bananas into a delicious dessert or snack worthy of a gourmet palette. Danish chef Oscar Umahro Cadogan has created for you the recipe "Baked Bananas with Sweet, Sour, and Spicy Sauce."

Mind/Body Health
Your brain often cannot distinguish whether you are imagining something or actually experiencing it. In "Rx Imagery: How to Use Your Imagination to Improve Your Health" David S. Sobel, M.D. reminds us that we can learn to use the power of our imagination to produce calming, energizing, or healing responses in our body.

Music and Wellness
Making music is becoming an integral part of the wellness movement, not as entertainment, but as a tool for healing, self-expression, and connection. In "The New Vitamin D: Vitamin Drum" Christine Stevens, M.S.W., MT-BC advises getting your RDA - Rhythmical Daily Allowance. She reports on a controlled study where just one hour of group drumming successfully boosted the immune system, as shown by a significant increase in circulating white blood cells and two specific cytokines, markers of cellular immune function.

RAPID RELIEF FOR MIGRAINES - WORKS IN MINUTES, NOT HOURS!

MigraSpray is a patented over-the-counter homeopathic drug intended to be a comprehensive approach for the treatment and prevention of migraine headaches. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo, controlled clinical trial, 88% of patients received relief of symptoms in an average of less than 7 minutes. In an ongoing clinical trial 90% of patients using MigraSpray on a continual daily basis had their migraine headache attacks eliminated.

IS YOUR CLIENT OR PATIENT READY TO CHANGE?
Are you looking for a tool to determine your client's readiness to change various lifestyle behaviors? The Wellness Inventory not only provides a wellness score indicating your client's level of wellness in 12 key areas, but also assesses their motivation to change in these areas. For more information, visit: wellnessinventory.net

Botanical Medicine Sourcebooks & Textbooks

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The 2nd Annual Integrative Medicine for Healthcare Organizations
Business Strategies, Practical Tools, and Best Practices
San Diego, CA USA
January 22-24, 2003
Contact: InnoVision - 866-828-2962

Victoria Health Show
Victoria, British Columbia CANADA
January 23-24, 2004
Contact: Healthshows - 604-885-0960

CancerGuides - Professional Training Program
For health professionals and patient advocates integrating CAM into work with cancer patients
Berkeley, CA USA
January 25-31,2004
Contact: The Center for Mind-Body Medicine - 202-966-7338

Body Mind Life Expo 2004
The Midwest's Largest Health & Natural Products Expo
Minneapolis, MN USA
March 26-27, 2004
Contact: Mid-America Events & Expos, Inc. - 612-798-7237

The Sixth International Conference on Science and Consciousness
Consciousness Exploring Itself
Albuquerque, NM USA
April 23-28, 2004
Contact: The Message Company - 505-474-0998