BANNED! WHY THE FDA SLAMMED THE DOOR ON NATURE'S BEST CHOLESTEROL BUSTER...

While many Americans are popping risky and expensive statin drugs for cholesterol control, the FDA is blocking the sale of red yeast rice - a safe, natural source of powerful lovastatin...

Why? Because the pharmaceutical companies and the FDA have convinced our medical establishment that costly drugs are the answer to all our health worries - despite their dubious track record and often - deadly side effects...

Learn how one courageous M.D. has spent his entire career proving that nobody does it better than Mother Nature.

Emerging Staph Strains Found to be Increasingly Deadly and Deceptive
A study of how the immune system reacts to strains of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria — emerging strains that sicken otherwise healthy people, or so-called “community-acquired” infections — has shown for the first time that these strains are more deadly and better at evading human immune defenses than more common S. aureus strains that originate in hospitals and other health-care settings.

Buried Study on Washington Landfill Mercury Finally Surfaces
A long-suppressed Washington Department of Ecology study on the nature and extent of mercury contamination in state landfills is finally seeing the light of day. Released by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the 2003 report finds that mercury concentrations are "wide ranging" in sampled sites and calls for additional testing that has never occurred.

FDA Reverses Course on Needle Sticks, Shows Profound Indifference to Worker Health
The recent withdrawal of a rulemaking initiated to protect health care workers from accidental needle sticks shows a profound indifference to the safety of workers and is yet another example of the FDA's failure to do its job. Each year, U.S. health care workers sustain 590,000 needle sticks and thousands have contracted HIV and hepatitis B or C after being accidentally stuck by infected needles while on the job. Many have died. These deaths and injuries were unnecessary because devices that are equally effective, yet have safety features such as retractable needles, self-blunting needles and protective shields, exist.

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THE SECRET TO SEEING CLEARLY - WITHOUT GLASSES OR CONTACTS

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CONTINUING OUR 12-STAGE JOURNEY TO WELLNESS
This week our journey focuses on MOVING, the 5th of 12 keys to wellness in the Wellness Inventory. Everything in us is moving. The heart pumps, blood flows, lungs expand and contract, eyes roll, eardrums vibrate. To be alive is to be moving. Inhibit the movement and you create illness. Stop movement and you are dead. Allow it fully and you realize wellness. Because of this movement, everything is changing from moment to moment. To block movement therefore is to block change. The moving body freely channels the energy of life.

Simply Well
The human body needs the touch of nature along with the touch of human skin. Physical contact with soil, natural waters, sunlight, and fresh air is healing. In "Connect with Nature" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., offers some simple ways to connect with nature again.

Healthy Computing
Repetitive motion is only one of many components that contributes to discomfort at the computer such as neck, shoulder and arm tensions or tiredness. In "RIS" Erik Peper, Ph.D. and Katherine Hughes Gibney describe repetitive motion discomfort as restrictive immobilization syndrome (RIS). They offer tips to avoid RIS and maintain health by frequently changing activities and performing movements.

WELLNESS INVENTORY INCREASES MOTIVATION IN YOUR EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAM

A recent survey of HR and benefits managers reports that the biggest reason for lack of attendance of employee wellness programs is that they are "not sufficiently motivated." The Wellness Inventory, a wellness program that focuses on the whole person, not just on mechanical health risks, is the first program to make your own personal motivation to change the central focus. For more information on the program go to: wellnessinventory.net/Features_Corporate.asp

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From Fatigued to Fantastic
Inflammation is your body's response to what it perceives to be an outside invader or irritant. In "Inflammation-Natural Therapies" Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. addresses the key points regarding inflammation and pain: 1) Treat the underlying infections or irritants when able; 2) Decrease the inflammation using natural remedies, diet and nutrients; 3) Recognize that sometimes the inflammation is obvious (because it causes redness, heat, and swelling) and at other times it can be quite subtle and needs to be looked for.

Women's Health Detective
Anyone who has experienced the pain of a migraine knows how debilitating it can be. In "End Your Migraines … Without Medications" Nan Kathryn Fuchs, Ph.D. looks at the various causes and offers natural options for treatment.

Healthy Alternatives
There are several simple, effective measures you can follow to protect yourself and those you love from the effects of eating contaminated food and water, avoiding both microbial and chemical contaminants in food and drink and building resistance to them if you are exposed. In "Eating Safely in a Polluted World - Maintain a Safe Supply of Food and Drink" Leo Galland, M.D., F.A.C.N. provides guidelines that will significantly reduce your exposure to disease provoking microbes in food and drink.

Healthy Man Update
Almost every adult has some scaling. In "Dandruff" David L. Hoffmann, B.Sc. (Hons), M.N.I.M.H. explains that treatment is generally a question of choice. If, however, there is redness, weeping, severe itching, or crust formation, the more serious condition seborrhea is likely.

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 - Hormone Balance

"Hormone Balance: A Woman's Guide To Restoring Health And Vitality" by Carolyn Dean, M.D. provides prescriptive, easy-to-read information that helps women overcome the hormonal rollercoaster that often leads to mood swings, PMS, weight gain, and more. This comprehensive work provides traditional and alternative solutions for women to balance hormones and achieve greater overall health for issues.

Nutrition Tips
In "Beverages" Elson M. Haas, M.D. reminds us that we all need to consume liquids to maintain life, and discusses why it is best for as much as possible of our liquid intake to be water. He reviews other favorite beverages, such as teas, fruit juices, coffee, vegetable juices, sodas, milk, and alcohol.

Vegetarian Recipe
Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine offers you a vegetarian recipe for "Moroccan Vegetable Couscous."

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The Healer Within
The presence of special breathing practices in the ancient cultures has always been a mystery to people in the Western world. In "Extending the Inhalation" Dr. Roger Jahnke explains that even with deep breathing there is still some lung capacity left following the exhalation. In this method the fullest extent of filling and emptying of the lungs is enacted. At both extremes, inhalation and exhalation, the benefit may be multiplied by briefly holding the breath.

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.

HEALING DRUM KIT - CHRISTINE STEVENS

With a venerable history as a healing art, it’s no surprise that scientists are now finding measurable positive immune system changes following one-hour drumming sessions. With The Healing Drum Kit, internationally acclaimed music therapist Christine Stevens shows you how to use the art of drumming to ignite your creativity, release tension and anxiety, exercise the body, and communicate with a power beyond words.

The Healing Drum Kit includes: 10" Remo frame drum, 2 drumming CDs (2.5 hours), 78-page guidebook, 24 Rhythm cards.

Whether relaxing to the gentle lub-dub of a heartbeat, exploring sacred rhythms from around the globe, or simply drumming away stress, people of all ages will experience and enjoy the full spectrum of this ancient art, with The Healing Drum Kit.

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
* Track your client's wellness progress
* Enhance patient health & wellbeing
* Create new profit centers

The Wellness Inventory may be your answer.

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Botanical Medicine Sourcebooks & Textbooks

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

Natural Standard (Evidence-based information on Complementary & Alternative Therapies)

The Power of Intuition and Positive Energy to Heal
with Judith Orloff
Rye Brook, NY USA
September 30-October 1, 2005
Contact: The Conference Works - 800-395-8445

Building Bridges of Integration for Traditional Chinese Medicine
East Rutherford, NJ USA
October 6-9, 2005
Contact: TCM World Foundation - 888-826-6909

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

The Mindsight Symposium
An Annual Event from the Neuroscience Movement
Portland, OR USA
October 21-23, 2005
Contact: Vanguard in Action - 800-928-5850

MindBodySpirit Medicine Professional Training Program
Integrate the best mind, body, and spirit techniques into your practice
San Francisco, CA USA
October 23-29, 2005
Contact: Center for Mind-Body Medicine - 202-966-7338

Medical Wellness Summit 2005
Chicago, IL USA
November 3-5, 2005
Contact: Medical Wellness Association & American College of Wellness and Club Industry - 417-887-2649 p> The Power of Suggestion
AGI's 18th Annual Imagery Conference
Pacific Grove, CA USA
November 3-6, 2005
Contact: Academy for Guided Imagery - 800-726-2070

The Psychology of Health, Immunity & Disease Conference
Hilton Head Island, SC USA
December 5-11, 2005
Contact: The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine - 800-743-2226

3rd Annual Natural Supplements: An Evidence-Based Update
La Jolla, CA USA
January 20-22, 2005
Contact: Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine - 858-587-4404

For more leading health events visit www.healthcalendar.com