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Faith, Happiness Go Hand in Hand for Seniors
University sociologists say they have solid evidence that religious seniors are happier seniors. Their study says older people who attend religious services tend to be happier and more satisfied with their lives than those who don't. And that has important implications for people facing the emotional and physical trials that can come with aging. While the sociologists don't suggest that attending church will always make someone happier, religious activity clearly tends to raise people's spirits, they said.

Legislative Effort Calls for Nutrition Listing at Restaurants
Nutrition labeling could become required fare at the nation's chain and fastfood restaurants, if recent legislation introduced in Congress is successful. An act has been introduced, which would ensure that the public receives nutritional information while eating out at restaurant chains with 20 or more outlets. The goal is to give consumers the necessary nutritional information to make healthy choices.

Testosterone Levels May Be Connected with Depression Among Elderly Men
Testosterone may be associated with depression among elderly men, according to a new study that found men with low levels of the hormone have a four-fold chance of developing depression as compared with men whose hormone levels are normal. While many reasons may exist to explain the connection between testosterone levels and depression, the researchers suggested that symptoms of hypogonadism, such as fatigue, muscle loss and decreased libido, might lead to a decline in mood. They also noted that changes in hormone levels might result in depression.

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CONTINUING OUR 12-STAGE JOURNEY TO WELLNESS
This week our journey focuses on FEELING, the 6th of 12 keys to wellness in the Wellness Inventory. We experience feelings and emotions from well before the event of our birth. They can be intense, or frightening, or wonderful. They can also be the most misunderstood, and consequently mistreated, gifts we have as human beings. We judge them, repress them, discount them, drug them, worship them, and run from them. Yet, what a bore to be without them! Life fully lived is life filled with feeling!

Simply Well
Most people listen passively, planning what they are going to say next. In "Energize Your Communication - Become a Genuine Listener" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., reminds us that listening is more than simply hearing. Review his tips toward improving the quality of your relationships.

Keeping Fit
Many warm-weather exercisers discontinue their training programs when the temperature drops below 40° F. This is unfortunate, because heat-producing physical activity is well-suited for cooler weather conditions. In "Cold Weather Walking and Running" Wayne Westcott, Ph.D. provides very specific guidelines and some unexpected tips that show when approached appropriately, most people can exercise safely and successfully when temperatures are in the 20s and 30s.

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Nutritional Medicine and Longevity
Folic acid is an important vitamin essential to your life and your health. It is also the most commonly deficient vitamin in Americans. In "What is Folic Acid" Dr. Richard A. Kunin, M.D. presents vital information about numerous conditions related to folic acid deficiency and how this undervalued nutrient supports healing.

Healthy Alternatives
What are your levels of CoQ-10, vitamin E, selenium, beta-carotene and vitamin C? In "Measuring Your Antioxidant Status," an interview by Richard A. Passwater, Ph.D., Dr. Charles A. Thomas explains why you may eat well and take supplements, but what is actually important is what gets into your system.

Healthy Woman Update
Habitual dieting merely sets you up for weight gain in the future. While you're eating less to lose unwanted fat, your body thinks it's in the middle of a famine. Survival mechanisms switch on. Your metabolic rate declines and your system hangs onto every calorie for dear life. In "Weighty Thoughts about Slimming Down" Lauri M. Aesoph, N.D. offers you a different approach.

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 acupuncture? The Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine section includes the Acupuncture And Oriental Medicine Alliance and American Association of Oriental Medicine member databases.

Healthy Bookstore - From Panic to Power

If you are prone to problems with anxiety and worry, you are probably highly intelligent, very creative, detail oriented, and analytical. These traits can make you extremely successful...or they can make you sick. People with anxiety use these attributes to scare themselves by over-thinking and over-reacting. In "From Panic to Power: Proven Techniques to Calm Your Anxieties, Conquer Your Fears, and Put You in Control of Your Life" by Lucinda Bassett you can learn to use the energy of worry to transform your life! Learn to relieve anxiety, stop panic attacks, eliminate the need for medications, drive and fly comfortably, develop self-confidence, stop obsessive worrying, put an end to depression, become a positive power thinker.

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Nutrition Tips
Fruits are considered nature?s perfect foods. They are natural and healthy, well stocked in nutrients, relatively low calorie and low sodium, and have very high water content; plus offer natural sugars when we want something sweet. In "Fruits" Elson M. Haas, M.D. details the specific nutritional values in a variety of categories of fruits, including citrus, melons, berries, tropical, and dried fruits.

Vegetarian Recipe
Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine offers you a vegetarian recipe for "Sweet and Sour Almonds on Rice."

The Healer Within
In the Chinese tradition where energy pathways and points are accepted aspects of the body, attention is drawn to specific energy areas as the rhythm of the breath continues. In "Progressive Relaxation, Option II" Dr. Roger Jahnke presents a procedure that includes 16 stations or points of awareness and is very simple and brief. It can be done with many more awareness points and may include focusing on each finger and toe, segments of the arms and legs, joints, individual organs, etc.

Mind-Body-Spirit
In "Divine Discontent" Jacquelyn Small, L.C.S.W. discusses how we both fear and adore our passions and the delicious fruits of this earthly existence. This sensual/emotional feeling level of life is where many people experience the deepest splits, imbalances, and confusions. All these unintegrated desires and misunderstandings keep us divided within. Ultimately they keep us from becoming unified with the Inner Beloved, our Divine Self.

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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 assesses your client in 12 key areas of wellness, but also assesses their motivation to change in these areas, guides them in creating a wellness plan and provides resources to meet their goals. For more information, visit: wellnessinventory.net

Botanical Medicine Sourcebooks & Textbooks

Technology and Persons with Disabilities
Los Angeles, CA USA
March 15-20, 2004
Contact: The Center on Disabilities at California State University, Northridge - 818-677-2578

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

Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine
The ninth annual conference on botanical therapies for chronic conditions
Tempe, AZ USA
April 3-4, 2004
Contact: Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences - 800-252-0688

Integrative Pain Medicine
New York, NY USA
April 16-17, 2004
Contact: Columbia University/Rosenthal Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - 212-342-0101

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

Mind/Body Training in Positive Psychology Training presents a mind/body/spirit approach to cognitive restructuring, emphasizing strategies to increase patients' ability to cope with suffering
Boston, MA USA
April 26-29, 2004
Contact: Harvard Medical School and the Mind/Body Medical Institute - 617-384-8600

First International Symposium on the Science of Touch Towards an Integrative Medicine
Montreal, Quebec CANADA
May 12-15, 2004
Contact: International Symposium on the Science of Touch - 514-272-2254

Medicines from the Earth Herb Symposium
Twelfth Annual Conference on Botanical Medicine
Black Mountain, NC USA
June 5-7, 2004
Contact: Herbal Educational Services - 800-252-0688