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The American Botanical Council is the leading nonprofit education and research organization disseminating science-based information promoting the safe and effective use of medicinal plants and phytomedicines. ABC publishes seminal professional botanical medicine texts, including The ABC Clinical Guide to Herbs, The Complete German Commission E Monographs, and the respected journal, HerbalGram, as well as additional information services. We encourage you to visit American Botanical store in the Healthy Shopping Network. Become a member of ABC add their valuable botanical texts to your library.
HEALTH
NEWS
Landmark Survey Reports on the Prevalence of Personality Disorders in the
United States
Almost 15% of American adults meet standard diagnostic criteria for at least one personality disorder. This survey was crucial in determining the scope of personality disorders confronting the nation and in identifying important subgroups of the population in greatest need of prevention efforts. The researchers found that risk of having avoidant, dependent, and paranoid personality disorders is greater for females than males, whereas risk of having antisocial personality disorder is greater for males than females.
Children + Vitamins = Increased School Attendance
Thousands of at-risk children throughout the country received daily multi-vitamins through the Vitamin Relief USA program of The Healthy Foundation. Their teachers report these students were sick less often, earned higher grades, and had marked improvements in behavior, energy, appetites, and self-image.
New Alliance Forms to Defend California Campaigns to Ban GE-Crops
More than a dozen California counties are launching campaigns to ban the growing of genetically altered crops. They are also forming a new alliance to battle this rising threat from the biotech industry. That industry is fighting back by looking for sponsors for a bill in the state legislature that would preempt the right of counties to ban genetically engineered crops.
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EDITOR'S PICK - MEGAHYDRATE
EXPERIENCE HOW GOOD TRUE HYDRATION FEELS
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WELLNESS and
HEALTHY LIVING
JOIN US ON A 12-STAGE JOURNEY TO WELLNESS
For the next 12 weeks in Healthy Update, we will go on a journey into the heart of wellness. Each week we will feature one of the twelve key aspects of wellness from the Wellness Inventory whole person assessment program based on the pioneering work of John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., Each is a component of the Wellness Energy System. This week we will feature "Self-Responsibility & Love."
Staying Healthly Tips
In "10 Tips on Weight and Food Cravings" Elson M. Haas, M.D. reminds you to pay attention to messages from you body that can guide you as you build a new way of eating into your life.
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.
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NATURAL
ALTERNATIVES
Nutritional Medicine and Longevity
Perhaps the most insidious distraction that throws a doctor off the diagnosis of vitamin B12 deficiency is the medical teaching that B12 is stored in the adult human liver in an amount sufficient for 5 to 10 years of total deprivation. In "Vitamin B12: The Mood And Energy Vitamin" Richard A. Kunin, M.D. shares cases illustrating how B12 deficiency symptoms manifest in mental and emotional conditions and in low energy and motivation.
Healthy Alternatives
In "What is Imagery, and How Does it Work?" Martin L. Rossman, M.D. explains that an image is an inner representation of your experience or your fantasies--a way your mind codes, stores, and expresses information. Imagery in healing is probably best known for its direct effects on physiology. Through imagery, you can stimulate changes in many body functions usually considered inaccessible to conscious influence.
Healthy Woman Update
While Western medicine typically offers hormone replacement therapy for the discomforts which may come with menopause, many women cannot or do not wish to take hormones. In "Menopausal Health: Could Chinese Medicine Help You?" Honora Lee Wolfe answers, Yes! Chinese medicine has a great deal to offer these women.
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 a progressive approach to dental care? The Dentistry section includes the Holistic Dental Association member database.
RECOMMENDED
READING
Healthy Bookstore - Aromatherapy for Everyone
For the beginner, "Aromatherapy for Everyone" by P. J. Pierson, Mary Shipley and Steven Foster will provide sound advice to get started on this ancient and proven natural therapy. For those who have already discovered the joys of aromatherapy, this book makes a great reference.
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HEALTHY TRAVEL -
LIVING WITH DIABETES - EDUCATIONAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE
EASTERN CARIBBEAN CRUISE - DEPARTS FROM MIAMI
November 14-21, 2004
This interactive series of motivational seminars and
workshops is designed for diabetes patients of all ages and
families/friends. Learn how to live life to the fullest with
diabetes. Designed and facilitated by Susan Sloane, B.S.,
RPh., C.D.E., Nutritionist, CPT. May qualify for insurance
reimbursement. Ask about early bird savings. Produced by
mindbodytravel and JM Educational Consulting. Please call
1-800-874-1996.
NEW! - CE Diabetes Programs for Health Professionals
CE Diabetes Education Programs for Pharmacists, Nurses, Nurse Practitioners and Dietitians. Earn up to 9 credits while participating in the full Living With Diabetes Program. Instructor: David Joffe, RPh, CDE, FACA. Find out more. Call 1-800-874-1996.
HEALTHY
KITCHEN
Nutrition Tips
Animal-product foods, in general, are denser and higher-protein foods, more concentrated body-building foods, and also higher-fat foods. They are most important in growth years and during pregnancy and lactation, but should be consumed moderately the rest of the time. In "Dairy Products" Elson M. Haas, M.D. outlines the benefits of milk, butter, yogurt, kefir, buttermilk, cheeses, processed cheese, cream cheese, cottage cheese, and ice cream.
Vegetarian
Recipe
Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine offers you a
vegetarian recipe for "Orange and Black-Eyed Pea Salad."
BIOSET INSTITUTE - ADVERTISEMENT
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THE KEY: A Revolutionary Software System
With the BioSET series, learn to treat and prevent chronic health problems. Allergens are the root cause of many chronic conditions. BioSET addresses these conditions at their source with three techniques:
* Allergy-desensitization technique
* Organ Detoxification
* Enzyme Therapy
BioSET seminars are intensive educational sessions that include lectures, study manuals, and hands-on taught by Ellen W. Cutler, MD, DC.
With the BioSET series, you can:
--Enhance your clinical skills
--Open the door to patient referrals
--Network with other BioSET practitioners, some of the most
innovative health care professionals in the country.
To register for an upcoming BioSET seminar, or for more
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MIND-BODY-SPIRIT
Mind/Body Health
Imagine the world without pleasure. Life would appear colorless and humorless. Human beings evolved to seek enjoyment to enhance survival. Yet, at nearly every turn pleasure has gotten a bad name. People are almost phobic about having fun. In "Healthy Pleasures" David S. Sobel, M.D. reminds us that worrying too much about anything - including calories, salt, cancer, and cholesterol - can rob our life of vitality, and that living optimistically, with pleasure, zest, and commitment enriches if not lengthens life.
Mind-Body-Spirit
Your spiritual nature is a psychological fact. It is the real and transformative force that empowers your life. In "Psychospiritual Integration" Jacquelyn Small, L.C.S.W. relates how this process begins to occur naturally when the ego and soul turn to focus upon one another.
WELLNESS COACH TRAINING - ADVERTISEMENT
BECOME A "WELLNESS COACHING SPECIALIST" OR A CERTIFIED WELLNESS COACH
The Institute for Life Coach Training (ILCT) is a
well-established institution, which offers Coach Training
Programs accredited through the International Coach
Federation. This September learn what you need to “take
wellness one-on-one”. All classes are taught
telephonically by Michael Arloski, Ph.D. Students can call
in from all over the world. Classes start 9/13/04. Class
size is limited.
FOUNDATIONS OF WELLNESS COACHING – 20 hrs. - is the ideal
class for the wellness or helping professional who has
little background in the coaching field but wants to gain
valuable skills in wellness coaching. Help people make
lasting lifestyle behavioral change.
SPECIALTY TRAINING IN WELLNESS COACHING - 20 hrs - will
provide in-depth grounding in the field of wellness and
emphasize application to the practice of wellness coaching:
for the student who already has the foundational coaching
skills and want to develop a niche in the growing field of
wellness.
Dr. Arloski is the Director of Wellness Coaching for ILCT,
and the founder of Real Balance Global Wellness Services.
He has been an active contributor to the field of wellness
since 1979, a twenty-time presenter at the National Wellness
Conference who has presented professionally on wellness on
four continents.
Register at www.lifecoachtraining.com
or find out more information by e-mailing
[email protected]
PROFESSIONAL'S
CORNER
WELLNESS INVENTORY - BRING BALANCE TO YOUR
CLIENTS' LIVES
Are you looking for a tool to determine your client's
readiness to change various lifestyle behaviors and to bring
more balance to their lives? The Wellness Inventory not only
assesses your client in 12 key areas of wellness, but also
determines 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
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Third Line Press (Nutritional Medicine CD) -
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GLOBAL HEALTH
CALENDAR
New Dimensions In Medicine & HealthTM
A multi-faceted, scientifically proven nutritional RNA based
program for Autism
Boston, MA USA
August 14-15, 2004
Contact: Gordon Research Institute - 928-472-4263
The Power of Positive Energy and Intuition to Heal
With Judith Orloff, M.D.
August 20-22, 2004
Big Sur, CA USA
Contact: Esalen Institute - 831-667-3000
BioSET Retreat: Evaluating Consciousness
Special Guest Speaker - Dr. Ellen Cutler
Mill Valley, CA USA
September 10-12, 2004
Contact: BioSET Institute - 877-746-0741
Cancer as a Turning Point: From Surviving to Thriving
Seattle, CA USA
September 11-12, 2004
Contact: Healing Journeys - 800-423-9882
MindBodySpirit Medicine
Integrating the best of mind-body medicine into your
practice
October 3-9, 2004
Minneapolis, MN USA
Contact: Center for Mind-Body Medicine - 202-966-7338
YOU are a healer...what every healer needs to know
with Caroline Myss, PhD
Albuquerque, NM USA
December 3-5, 2004
Contact: Association for Humanistic Psychology -
800-395-8445
First Annual Conference on the Challenges & Benefits of
Integrative Medicine
February 6-8, 2005
Wailea, Maui, HI USA
Contact: HealthQuest Travel - 800-874-1996
For more leading health events visit www.healthcalendar.com
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HEALTHWORLD ONLINE
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Speakers Network, Professional Referral Network, Association
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