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HEALTH
NEWS
Women and Sleep: Unique Challenges, Unique Solutions
Women face a host of health issues when they lack proper sleep. Heart problems, weight issues, stress, and even car accidents have all been associated with inadequate and/or irregular sleep habits. Fortunately, there are a number of approaches women can use to improve their sleep, including regular exercise, establishing regular bed and wake times, dietary changes, and improving the sleep environment.
Vitamin E Eases Colds Among Elders
Researchers have found hard evidence that vitamin E can make a difference, at least among the elderly. The findings are important, because the elderly have a lower immune response to begin with. Good dietary sources of vitamin E include certain cereals, wheat germ, nuts, leafy green vegetables, and vegetable oils.
Salt Should Be Regulated As Food Additive, Group Says
The salt in processed food and restaurant meals is causing 150,000 premature deaths each year, according to an advocacy group that is suing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to declare sodium a food additive that would be subject to regulation. The Center for Science in the Public Interest released a report that calls salt "the forgotten killer" for its links to hypertension, heart attack and stroke.
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EDITOR'S PICK - BIDS FOR KIDS! - VITAMIN RELIEF USA
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.
WELLNESS and
HEALTHY LIVING
CONTINUING OUR 12-STAGE JOURNEY TO WELLNESS
This week our journey focuses on BREATHING & RELAXING, the second of 12 keys to wellness in the Wellness Inventory. We can survive for many weeks without food, several days without water, but without air, life ceases in a matter of minutes. When the air is clear, your lungs strong, your body relaxed, and your mind at peace, you experience total wellbeing. Unfortunately, this ideal is seldom realized....
Simply Well
People need people. And often they don't realize how great their need is until some moment of great joy or deep sorrow. In "Keep Friendship Alive" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., explains why one of the healthiest things you can do for yourself is to cultivate vibrant friendships - the kind that will supply you with the genuine support everyone needs, friendships in which you can dare to reveal your feelings, act spontaneously, care, touch, and serve.
Healthy
Computing
Are you using your mouse to process email? Do you find that you just leave your hand on the mouse when reading? Frequent use of the mouse can lead to hand, arm and shoulder discomfort. In "More Keystrokes" Erik Peper, Ph.D. and Katherine Hughes Gibney recommends that you change your patterns and give the mouse (and your hand) a break.
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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.
NATURAL
ALTERNATIVES
From Fatigued to Fantastic
Pain is not the enemy! In "PAIN FREE 1-2-3! A Proven Program to Get Patients Pain Free!" Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. teaches you not only how to turn off the pain signal, but also to understand what the pain is trying to tell you that your body needs. Address these matters and the pain usually goes away!
Healthy Alternatives
Ayurveda is a way of healing and a way of life that always takes into consideration the whole person. According to the teachings of Ayurveda, every aspect of your life contributes to your overall health. In "Factors that Affect Our Health" Dr. Vasant Lad provides practical applications involving eating habits, exercise, relationships, meditation, and other lifestyle choices.
Healthy Man Update
Prostate enlargement (benign prostatic hypertrophy or BPH) is a common affliction in men as they age. In "Nutritional Program for Prostate Enlargement" Michael Janson, M.D. states his position that there are many natural approaches to managing prostate enlargement, if the symptoms are not severe. These include adding pumpkin seeds to your diet, as well as nutritional supplements, such as zinc and essential fatty acids.
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 mind/body approach? The Mind Body Health section includes the Academy for Guided Imagery, American Society for the Alexander Technique, and Focusing Institute member databases.
RECOMMENDED
READING
Healthy Bookstore - The Arthritis Action Program
Often considered an "old folks" affliction, arthritis is the
medical term for more than 100 diseases and conditions that affect the joints of about one out of six Americans--old and young. Treatment for this debilitating, chronic condition is complicated In "The Arthritis Action Program: An Integrated Plan of Traditional and Complementary Therapies" Harvard Medical School professor of medicine, Michael Weinblatt, M.D., develops a comprehensive guide to explain arthritis "in plain English" and offer preventative and prescriptive suggestions for successful pain management.
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HEALTHY
KITCHEN
Nutrition Tips
Fish is a very good quality protein, easily usable by our body, and a complete protein containing all our essential amino acids. In "Seafood" Elson M. Haas, M.D. outlines the vast array of benefits of eating various varieties of fish - lower blood cholesterol, protect us from hardening of the arteries, and help to reduce platelet stickiness.
Vegetarian
Recipe
Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine offers you a
vegetarian recipe for "Red Beans and Rice."
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MIND-BODY-SPIRIT
Echoes of Silence
Our conditioned, patterned way of living may be disrupted by the unexpected. An accident, a sudden reversal of fortune, or the death of a loved one. Another way in which disruption may appear in our lives is through grace, an encounter with someone who has been overwhelmed by reality and who naturally projects that inner state out into the world, where it is experienced by others. In "Welcome Epiphanies" Robert Rabbin shares a personal example of this.
Music and Wellness
Entrainment is the law of synchronization that causes two separate rhythms to naturally line up when placed near one another. Is this an explanation as to why cultures throughout history have included drumming in their rituals, celebrations, and ceremonies? In "The ART of Drum Circles" learn how drum circles seem to tap into the primal need to share and support one another through one of the simplest and most beautiful ways to connect without words; music. This is one of a series of articles by Christine Stevens, author, music therapist and Director of Music Therapy and Wellness Programs at Remo, Inc. http://www.remo.com.
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PROFESSIONAL'S
CORNER
HEALTH PRACTITIONERS & LIFE COACHES -
Whole Person Wellness Program for Your Practice
Are you looking for a tool to:
* Build your practice
* Bring a dimension of wellness to your work
* Determine your client's readiness for change
* Set up personalized wellness programs
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The Wellness Inventory may be your answer.
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GLOBAL HEALTH
CALENDAR
Holism and Family Health - 2005 AHMA Annual Scientific Conference
Philadelphia, PA USA
May 11-14, 2005
Contact: American Holistic Medical Association - 505-292-7788
Medicines from the Earth
Symposium on Botanical Medicine
Black Mountain, NC USA
June 4-6, 2005
Contact: Herbal Educational Services - 800-252-0688
The 13th Annual Congress on Women's Health
Hilton Head, SC USA
June 4-7, 2005
Contact: Journal of Women's Health and University of South Florida - 800-5-BIOCON
Journey Into Healing
An Exploration of the Mind-Body Connection
La Costa, CA USA
June 8-10, 2005
Contact: The Chopra Center - 888-424-6772
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
15th Annual ISSSEEM Conference
Science, Mysticism, and The MIND: Transforming Life As We Live It
Colorado Springs, CO USA
June 23-29, 2005
Contact: International Sociey for the Study of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine - 303-425-4625
Cancer as a Turning Point
Greenville, SD USA
June 25-26, 2005
Contact: Healing Journeys - 800-423-9882
For more leading health events visit www.healthcalendar.com
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