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European Court Announces Date of Ruling:
EU Food Supplements Directive Legal Challenge
Consumers, practitioners, retailers and innovative food supplement companies came together in 2003 under the umbrella of the Alliance for Natural Health, to challenge the restrictive European Food Supplements Directive. The court ruling is now scheduled for July 12. This Directive has the potential to ban some 75% of vitamin and mineral forms, especially those found naturally in foods, affecting around 5000 products in the UK alone. There are extensive similarities between the Directive and the Codex Alimentarius Guidelines for Vitamin and Mineral Food Supplements, which comes up for finalization the week prior. Users of dietary supplements worldwide will be impacted by these actions.

USDA Won't Enforce Rules against Junk Food Sales in Schools
The junk food industry won a major victory yesterday, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture rejected a petition that it enforce its own competitive foods rule, which prohibits public schools from selling "foods of minimal nutritional value" during mealtimes in school cafeterias. The refusal to enforce the competitive food rule is just the latest in a long series of favors for the junk food industry. For example, the Administration has opposed restrictions on junk food marketing to children. It worked hard to weaken the World Health Organization's global anti-obesity strategy, and went so far as to question the scientific basis for "the linking of fruit and vegetable consumption to decreased risk of obesity and diabetes."

Mental Illness Exacts Heavy Toll, Beginning in Youth
half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14, and that despite effective treatments, there are long delays — sometimes decades — between first onset of symptoms and when people seek and receive treatment. The study also reveals that an untreated mental disorder can lead to a more severe, more difficult to treat illness, and to the development of co-occurring mental illnesses.

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THE WHOLE PERSON ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

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CONTINUING OUR 12-STAGE JOURNEY TO WELLNESS
This week our journey focuses on the power of SEX the 10th of 12 keys to wellness drawn from the Wellness Inventory whole person assessment program. The sexual revolution of the 70s had many positive effects on the social climate. It paved the way for more frank and open discussion of sex and sexual problems, made getting needed information on sexual matters easier, and has fostered a more tolerant attitude towards behaviors that once were condemned as unhealthy, deviant, or criminal. However, this new openness did not solve all our problems, and in fact, created new ones. This section will explore the many dimensions of our sexuality and suggest ways to expand our awareness of the precious aspect of life energy.

Simply Well
In "Create a Bigger Picture of Health" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., cautions against overconcern for personal health, as obsession with health can be every bit as wasteful of your human potential as ignorance and carelessness can be. He advocates creating a bigger vision where you put your personal concerns in perspective, and are subsumed and fulfilled by a greater need, a greater possibility, a greater love.

Healthy Computing
Gentle movements or massage can help to stimulate blood flow and bring energy to tired muscles. In "More Relief" Erik Peper, Ph.D. and Katherine Hughes Gibney provide a few options for you to follow during your breaks from working at the computer.

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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Integrative Dentistry
In "Homeopathy In Dentistry" Flora Parsa Stay, D.D.S. presents general guidelines for homeopathic remedies in dental care. The chart provides over two dozen conditions and symptoms and the appropriate homeopathic remedy.

Women's Health Detective
Hot flashes drive thousands of women into taking hormone replacement therapy, even when they have no other menopausal symptoms. In "Natural Solutions To Your Hot Flashes" Nan Kathryn Fuchs, Ph.D. explains what causes this symptom and offers natural options, along with guidelines for effective use.

Healthy Alternatives
Our partial protection provided by the ozone layer is diminishing. In "Sun-damage, Skin and Pycnogenol" Richard A. Passwater, Ph.D. interviews Dr. Antti Arstila about his research on how pycnogenol protects against ultraviolet radiation-induced oxidative stress in skin. He recommends a synergistic approach utilizing many different antioxidants -- vitamins C and E, selenium, carotenoids, and pycnogenol.

Healthy Man Update
Athlete's foot is a fungus infection of the toes and foot, characterized by an itchy, scaly, odorous rash between the toes. It is not limited to sports enthusiasts! Hot weather and wearing shoes which do not allow the feet to breathe are two predisposing factors. In "Athlete's Foot" David L. Hoffmann, B.Sc. (Hons), M.N.I.M.H. notes that internal treatments do little, unless it is an expression of immune system problems. He recommends fungicide essential oils as the most effective topical treatment.

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 visualization? The Guided Imagery section includes the Academy for Guided Imagery member database.

Healthy Bookstore - Waking the Warrior Goddess

Breast cancer has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, now affecting 2 to 3 million women, and going up at an alarming rate. What can we do about it? In "Waking the Warrior Goddess: Dr. Christine Horner's Program to Protect Against & Fight Breast Cancer" by Christine Horner, M.D., FACS has the prescription: Take healthy organic foods, add a good dose of certain supplements, get the rest and exercise we need, and avoid those things that are bad for our bodies. We each have a Warrior Goddess in us, and it's time to set her free.

Nutrition Tips
Seeds are the potential for new life that are grown as part of a plant and in some way reach the earth to carry on their species. In "Seeds" Elson M. Haas, M.D. selects three seeds (pumpkin, sesame, and sunflower) and shows how these are high-protein foods, with even more protein than grains. He outlines the nutritional value of seeds, plus cooking and storage tips.

Fabulous Functional Foods
What Japanese and Chinese people have known for centuries - that green tea is not only a delicacy, when brewed correctly, but also an easy way to augment one's health and well-being - is now being verified and accepted by the medical profession in the Western world. Green tea contains extremely powerful antioxidants, which protect against health problems such as cancer and cardiovascular disease. In "How To Drink Green Tea For Beginners" Danish chef Oscar Umahro Cadogan gives us recipes with the secrets for brewing green tea, plus variations with peppermint, licorice root and cinnamon, and ginger.

MUSIC FOR YOGA

The Inner Peace Yoga Collection includes three classic CDs from Steven Halpern, the leading pioneer in music for relaxation and wellness: Music for Yoga, Chakra Suite and Music for Savasana.

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The Healer Within
When an individual purposefully seeks a state of deep relaxation a number of very important physiological mechanisms are triggered. Many disease states are aggravated by the over activity of the sympathetic nervous system. Inducing the relaxation response can resolve or balance the effects of over activity or stress in the body. In "Relaxation Practices" Dr. Roger Jahnke explains how the preliminary level of the self applied health enhancement methods include very simplified but highly effective techniques of progressive relaxation.

Wholistic Spiritual Healing
Conventional medicine uses aggressive language, such as attack, fight and conquer diseases. By battling something we label as an enemy we are actually giving it lots of energy and perpetuating its negative existence. While this may work with a physical problem, it does not work with psychological, relational or spiritual problems. In "The Healing Potential in a Word (Part 2)" Daniel J. Benor, M.D. discusses ways in which negative beliefs, traumas and emotions can be dealt with through acceptance, love, healing and forgiveness.

SCIENCE-BASED BOTANICAL MEDICINE INFORMATION

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.

ASSOCIATION NETWORK -- HOT PICK

The Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians (HANP) supports two major goals: to create a professional society for naturopathic physicians who specialize in classical homeopathy. And second, HANP offers standards by which the community can assess the experience and expertise of these practitioners. In this way we support the public's access to professional homeopathic care.

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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

Consciousness & Healing: Essential shifts for personal, social, and global transformation
Arlington, VA USA
July 6-11, 2005
Contact: Institute of Noetic Sciences - 800.583.3063

NNFA 2005
Las Vegas, NV USA
July 15-17, 2005
Contact: National Nutritional Foods Association - 800-966-6632

The International Complementary and Natural Healthcare Conference and Expo
Los Angeles, CA USA
October 7-9, 2005
Contact: Diversified Business Communications - 203-656-2001

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