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CRN Urges Caution in Weighing Results of New Vitamin E Study - Results Limited to Elderly Patients with Serious Medical Conditions
Even the authors of the study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, concede that the "unexpected" results "cannot be confirmed at this time by other trials" and "could be due to chance." The Council for Responsible Nutrition notes that for millions of healthy people vitamin E has many long-term benefits, including protecting against oxidative damage in body cells and reducing harmful inflammation. The evidence also shows that vitamin E helps protect against infectious disease and some cancers, eye diseases that can possibly lead to blindness, and neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's.

Butterbur Root Reduces Migraine Headaches in Children and Adolescents in Clinical Trial
Migraines occur in an estimated 3% to 7% of all children. Most migraine therapies seem to be ineffective when given to children. A proprietary extract of butterbur root, an herbal remedy from Europe, has successfully lowered the incidence of migraines in children and adolescents in a new clinical trial published in the recent issue of the journal Headache.

An Auction To Benefit Vitamin Relief USA Children's Programs
The Healthy Foundation has launched a Bids For Kids Auction to provide vitamins to at risk children. "Every $36.50 raised in the auction provides daily vitamins for a year for a homeless or poor child in America," according to Healthy Foundation's Executive Director Michael Morton.

Items up for bid include luxury travel packages to Europe, Australia and Hawaii, time with celebrities, natural products, jewelry, gift certificates, and sports memorabilia. "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 Morton..

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

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MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT YOUR HEALTH

What Doctors Don't Tell You is one of the few publications in the world that can justifiably claim to solve people's health problems - and even save lives. Our monthly newsletter gives you the facts you won't read anywhere else about what works, what doesn't work and what may harm you in both orthodox and alternative medicine. We'll also tell you how you can prevent illness. Our aim is to help you make informed decisions about your health before resorting to drugs or surgery. Tens of thousands of others just like you have enrolled since we started 15 years ago- and most renew their membership year after year. Our motto is "The informed consumer is a safer consumer".

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.

Staying Healthly Tips
Have you done an honest evaluation of your life and habits. In "Ten Tips on The Purification Process" Elson M. Haas, M.D. asks you "How do you think each activity contributes to your health?" He offers a ten step approach for looking at the foods and substances you consume and setting up a program to gradually address diet, supplements, exercise, emotional issues around habits and food, and spiritual alignment and improved relationships to people, food, and self.

Healthy Stress
Stress is a fundamental part of being alive and should not be avoided! The trick is to ensure that the degree of stress we experience is such that life is a joy, not a drag. In "What is Stress?" David L. Hoffmann, B.Sc. (Hons), M.N.I.M.H. approaches this topic categorizing theories about stress into three groups: (1) Stress as a stimulus--various unpleasant situations that cause stress, (2) Stress as a response--responses that occur in the body or the mind when we are confronted by an unpleasant situation, (3) Stress as a perceived threat--our own perception that we cannot cope with our environment.

BREATHE YOUR WAY TO HEALTH & VITALITY

The FDA now approves breath-training as a recognized treatment for hypertension-and over 1,000 additional studies show its effectiveness in relieving anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue and more. With The Breathing Box, Dr. Gay Hendricks guides listeners through every step of a simple yet remarkably effective four-week course designed to transform the way we breathe. Based on the popular Hendricks Institute course, The Breathing Box allows listeners to master the skills of this healing art at their own pace, in just 10 minutes a day.

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
A naturopathic medicine practice includes a variety of diagnostic and treatment modalities. In "Naturopathic Therapeutics" the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians explains what these are and how the individual needs of each patient determines which ones are selected for that patient.

Healthy Woman Update
In "Pre-Menstrual Tension" David L. Hoffmann, B.Sc. (Hons), M.N.I.M.H. addresses this condition that includes a broad range of symptoms that occur cyclically which are severe enough to disturb a woman's life patterns or cause her to seek help from a health practitioner.

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 bodywork? The Bodywork and Somatic Therapies section includes the American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia, Hellerwork International, and The Trager Institute member databases.

Healthy Bookstore - Awakening Intuition

"Awakening Intuition: Using Your Mind-Body Network for Insight and Healing" explores the idea that learning to use intuition and understanding its connection with memories, dreams, and healing can strengthen your body against disease and enrich your life. Using case studies, author Mona Lisa Shultz portrays her belief that emotions and diseases are linked, what areas of the body are affected by what kinds of feelings, and how we can tune in to the cause of an ailment. Schultz's basic treatise is that the body is continuously sending us messages through symptoms and symbols to get our attention. By heeding these messages and using intuition to decode them, we can make changes that enhance our health and emotional well-being.

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Nutrition Tips
"Cancer Cookbook: Making It Nutritious and Delicious" by Patrick Quillin, Ph.D., R.D. was written with the cancer patient in mind. It can also be helpful to people who want to eat properly but have little time to spend in the kitchen. It reminds us of the synergistic forces in foods and the "superfoods", such as yogurt, garlic, carotenoids, cruciferous vegetables, mushrooms, legumes.

Vegetarian Recipe
Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine offers you a vegetarian recipe for "Quick Black Bean Soup."

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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Mind/Body Health
In "Reducing Stress Reduces Heart Disease" David S. Sobel, M.D. reports on a study of patients with heart disease where it was found that relaxation, taming hostility, and helping people change the way they look at life's challenges can reduce their risk of having further heart problems by 75% compared to people given only usual medical care and medications. Reducing stress proved even more beneficial than getting exercise.

Music and Wellness
In the interview "On the Healing Power of Music" with Dr. Daniel Redwood, Steven Halpern elaborates on his view that music conveys a vibrational essence with important implications for health and healing. He discusses the phenomenon of entrainment, in which the human heart involuntarily synchronizes its beat to the rhythm supplied by external stimuli.

DRUMMING - YOUR MUSICAL PRESCRIPTION FOR WELLNESS

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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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