AN AUCTION TO BENEFIT VITAMIN RELIEF USA CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS

The Healthy Foundation's Bids For Kids Auction, invites you to win exciting items while supporting a great cause. Shop guilt-free knowing that every $36.50 raised provides daily vitamins for a year for a homeless or poor child in America!

Items up for bid include: Luxury travel packages to Europe, Australia and Hawaii, time with celebrities, natural products, jewelry, gift certificates, sports memorabilia and much more! "We are very pleased that this new fundraising venue allows us to extend an invitation to all of our supporters across the country. In this way, they can easily help to improve the quality of life of undernourished children in America. I am confident that all who participate will get great deals and have fun in the process," says The Healthy Foundation's Executive Director Michael Morton.

As a sponsor of the Bids for Kids auction, we at HealthWorld Online heartily encourage your generous participation. - Ed.

'Aspirin Doesn't Protect Women from Having Heart Attacks'; Results of Major 10-year Study Challenge Current Medical Advice
Current medical advice - in line with that given to men - is that women thought to be at risk of developing heart disease should take a low aspirin dose every day. Tests on 40,000 healthy women over 10 years found those who took 100mg of aspirin every other day were no less likely to suffer attacks than women given a placebo. Therefore, it appears that aspirin does not protect women from heart attacks.

Milk Isn't What Makes Bones Strong
Though Americans are some of the world's highest consumers of dairy products, U.S. rates of osteoporosis and bone fracture also are among the world's highest. The non-profit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine presents an explanation. This research group found that a clear majority of the studies examined for this review found no relationship between dairy or dietary calcium intake and measures of bone health. They feel that there is little connection between calcium and bone health and "scant" evidence backing current U.S. recommendations on the intake of dairy products.

Surgery Can Produce Several Types of Infections
Of the nearly 30 million operations in the United States each year, more than 2 percent are complicated by a surgical-site infection. Infections can appear while the patient is staying in the hospital or after the patient has gone home. If you factor in infections that arise after a patient leaves, the rate is probably much higher.

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WHAT THE BLEEP DO WE KNOW? NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD & HOME VIDEO

What the Bleep Do We Know?, the amazing, record-breaking independent film that burst on the cinematic scene last year is now coming out in DVD and home video, March 15th, from Fox Home Entertainment, pleasing its millions of dedicated fans around the country. The first film of its kind to bridge consciousness and spirituality with quantum physics, the film is part documentary, part narrative drama and part visual hallucinogen, the quantum fable.

"This is a film that dares to treat people as smart and deeply curious rather than dumb and deeply cynical." - Dallas Morning News

Highly recommended!

Simply Well
As a form of nurturance and rebalancing, and as an aid to healing, massage is hard to beat. It isn't necessary to have formal training. In "Welcome Necessary, Healing Touch-The Gift of Massage" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., offers you numerous suggestions for self-massage and exercises that can be done with a partner.

Keeping Fit
Did you know there is essentially no difference between men and women with respect to exercise technique, training procedures or strength development? Basically, what is good for the goose is equally good for the gander. In "Strength Training for Women" Dr. Wayne L. Wescott disproves the common misconceptions that women should not do strength exercise, and presents a "High-Intensity Strength Training" program for women that develops strong and shapely muscles that are fit and functional.

Conscious Relationships
The reason control never works in relationships is that we're usually trying to control something that's uncontrollable. In "How to Get Free of Jealousy Part II" Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks offer a two-step process. First, you find out what you're really afraid of. Then, you talk about the fear and grief openly, preferably with the person you're jealous about. In a healthy, conscious relationship jealousy doesn't recycle because the partners talk about it on a deeper level.

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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From Fatigued to Fantastic
Dr. Teitelbaum's comprehensive and aggressive metabolic approach to treatment makes fibromyalgia a very treatable disorder. In "Q and A on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia with Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. - #10" Dr. Teitelbaum reports study results documenting enhanced quality of life and decreased pain for the participating patients.

Healthy Alternatives
Every original culture on the planet earth has a system of "hands on" healing. In western cultures this is generally called massage. As the movement toward alternatives to drugs and surgery progresses massage will emerge as one of our primary new, while actually ancient, therapeutic modalities. Hospitals, and even corporations, are hiring massage therapists to help with healing and to prevent the negative impacts of stress. In "Self-Applied Massage of the Feet" Dr. Roger Jahnke explains how to do self-applied massage to the feet.

Healthy Child
Some people theorize that the reason for colic is that the infant is allergic to milk or to some other food. In "Homeopathic Pediatrics" Dana Ullman, M.P.H. presents the homeopathic view of colic that food is not "the problem." Rather, it is the individual's underlying state of health. The disease process produces poor assimilation and utilization of the food, which then ultimately creates symptoms. Homeopaths have found that the homeopathic medicines are effective in reestablishing health and thereby reducing food allergies.

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 herbal medicine? The Herbalism section includes the American Herbalists Guild member database.

Healthy Bookstore - The Healing Power of Acupressure and Acupuncture

An easy reading, yet comprehensive examination of the roots of acupuncture, acupressure, and Chinese medicine, "The Healing Power of Acupressure and Acupuncture: A Complete Guide to Timeless Traditions and Modern Practice" by acupuncturist and Taoist philosopher Matthew D. Bauer also answers the most frequently asked questions people have about what to expect from treatment. Includes a simple to use section on self-acupressure for common health problems.

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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
Danish chef Oscar Umahro Cadogan brings us a fabulous recipe for "Rose Hip Pears with Maple-Lemon Sauce." This tasty, nutritious sauce transforms pears or apples into a delicious dessert.

ALL NATURAL HERBAL SWEETENER - ZERO CALORIES, ZERO CARBOHYDRATES, ZERO GLYCEMIC INDEX, AND ZERO CHEMICALS!

Artificial sweeteners are born in a test tube - Stevia is born in a rain forest. Used worldwide as an no-calorie herbal sweetener, the leaves of the Stevia plant has a refreshing taste that can be 30 times sweeter than sugar. SweetLeaf SteviaPlus is now available in convenient packets or powder form. Also try SteviaClear liquid for sweetening beverages and cooking.

Mind Over Matter
"Stroke Prevention: Tell your wife to take a hike" says Barry Bittman, M.D. Actually a brisk 30-minute walk each day will do. A study found that women who perform a half hour or more of vigorous exercise each day have the potential to reduce their chances of experiencing the most common form of stroke by 30%.

Spiritual Wellness
We know from a growing body of scientific research that religious participation and spiritual practices are good for the health of our bodies. In "Vehicle Maintenance" Philip Goldberg notes that what we don't often appreciate is the reverse: that attending to our bodies can be good for our spiritual lives. How we eat, how we exercise, how we sit, how we breathe; what we look at and listen to; what we surround ourselves with and expose ourselves to - they all influence our spiritual destinies.

DR. WERBACH'S NUTRITION RESEARCH CLASSIC NOW ON CD!

Nutritional Influences on Illness is your instant access to the scientific literature on nutritional medicine -- over 4,200 pages of nutrition research on specific health conditions. Compiled over the last 15 years by renowned nutritional medicine expert Melvyn Werbach, M.D., the CD is designed for health practitioners, researchers & proactive consumers, covering the 100 health conditions in a masterful, easy-to-read style. Additional sourcebooks available. SPECIAL: Previously $395, CD is now only $99!

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Botanical Medicine Sourcebooks & Textbooks

What Doctor's Don't Tell You (newsletter)

Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine
Ninth Annual Conference in the Desert
Tempe, AZ USA
April 2-3, 2005
Contact: Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine - 800-252-0688

I Can Do It Conference
With Louise L. Hays and Friends
Las Vegas, NV USA
April 15-16, 2005
Contact: Hay House - 800-654-5126

The Lifepath Hero's Journey: Myths and Meanings
Greece and Greek Isles Cruise
Athens, Greece
May 7-18, 2005
Contact: mindbodytravel - 800-874-1996

Holism and Family Health - 2005 AHMA Annual Scientific Conference
Philadelphia, PA USA
May 11-14, 2005
Contact: American Holistic Medical Association - 505-292-7788

Food as Medicine
Integrating nutrition into clinical practice and medical education
Berkeley, CA USA
June 19-25, 2005
Contact: Center for Mind-Body Medicine - 202-966-7338

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