THE 7 MOST DANGEROUS LIES YOUR DOCTOR'S TELLING YOU

(even if he doesn't know it)...

In the next 22 minutes, 100 Americans will die under the care of sincere conventional MDs. And one of them might be YOU.

Save yourself a lot of pain, money - and maybe even your own life.

NIH State-Of-The-Science Panel Urges More Informed Approach to Multivitamin/Mineral Use for Chronic Disease Prevention
An independent panel convened this week by the NIH Office of Medical Applications of Research and the Office of Dietary Supplements assessed the available evidence on the safety and effectiveness of multivitamin/minerals (MVMs). Following two days of expert presentations, public discussion, and panel deliberations, the panel made recommendations regarding certain specific supplements but ultimately concluded that more rigorous scientific research is needed before strong recommendations can be made regarding MVM use to prevent chronic diseases.

Doctors Notify Medical Schools that Use of Live Animals for Student Training Exercises is Unlawful
Only a handful of U.S. medical schools still use live animals as teaching tools; New York is worst offender, while all nine medical schools in Illinois now use humane alternatives. Twelve medical schools across the country received notice from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine that their use of live animals in student training exercises is unlawful under the federal Animal Welfare Act because alternatives are readily available.

Behaviors May Indicate Risk of Adolescent Depression
New findings from a study supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, show that girls and boys who exhibit high levels of risky behaviors have similar chances of developing symptoms of depression. However, gender differences become apparent with low and moderate levels of risky behaviors with girls being significantly more likely than boys to experience symptoms of depression.

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MASTERS IN INTEGRATIVE STUDIES OPENS POSSIBILITIES

California Institute for Integral Studies recently launched a new master’s degree program in Integrative Health Studies. The program prepares graduates to take leadership roles in the new field of integrative health, which bridges complementary and alternative healing traditions and Western science and medicine. Graduates work locally and globally in health care administration, health policy making and planning, and health education and research. Class meetings are designed for working professionals and are scheduled on weekends and evenings. Admissions deadline is July 1. Scholarships are available. Call 415.575.6153 for more information or visit: www.ciis.edu/academics/ihl.html

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.

Healthy Computing
There are many valuable sites that provide information in preventing and recovering from computer-related injuries. In "Web Sites And Resources" Erik Peper, Ph.D. lists a number along with what to expect to find.

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

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.

Nutritional Medicine and Longevity
Are megavitamins dangerous? The truth of the matter is that vitamins are in a class by themselves when it comes to safety. They are safe, even at large doses, so long as the warning signs of toxicity are heeded. In "Megadose B12 Therapy" Richard A. Kunin, M.D. discusses the medical use of B12 and expresses concern for potential damage when B12 deficiency is not recognized.

Healthy Alternatives
There is general consensus that homeopathic medicines are safe. In "The Limitations And Risks Of Homeopathic Medicine" Dana Ullman, M.P.H. notes that homeopathic medicines are indeed powerful tools but they are not effective in treating all diseased states. Some conditions do not respond to microdoses because they require surgical intervention, others require immediate and certain relief of symptoms, others are addressed by simple nutritional or lifestyle changes, still others are relieved only upon reduced exposure to certain environmental stresses---and then, there are those who don't experience improvement from homeopathic medicine for unknown reasons.

Women's Health Detective
There are known lifestyle choices that can increase or decrease your risk for having a stroke. In "Easy Ways To Prevent Stroke" Nan Kathryn Fuchs, Ph.D. explains how to evaluate your risk for a stroke and offers an anti-stroke diet high in nutrients so you can keep your blook vessels from becoming frgile.

Holistic Healthcare For Children
Sunscreens are necessary for days with hours of time spent in the sun, especially kids playing baseball, or playing at the park, or swimming. In "What Sunscreen To Use" Randall Neustaedter, O.M.D. explains which common ingredients are dangerous for children, and recommends products using zinc oxide as the sunblocking agent.

Healthy Woman Update
Ovarian cysts are commonly found in women in their reproductive years. In "Ovarian Cysts" the American Institute for Preventive Medicine lists the signs and symptoms, how to detect, treatment considerations, important questions for evaluating severity, and self-cae prodecures.

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 - The Inflammation Revolution

"The Diamond Color Meditation: Color Pathway to the Soul" by holistic health pioneer John Diamond, M.D. presents an inspiring use of color in a therapeutic meditation designed for deep personal growth and healing. This book goes far beyond traditional color therapies and introduces a new and original concept in using color for healing. Includes: complete meditation guide, 14 full-color meditation plates, and chart of specific meditation colors with their corresponding herbs, homeopathic remedies, and acupuncture points. This book supplies tools each individual can use in all aspects of life—-professional and personal.

Raw Food Materia Medica
Corn is technically a grain, not a vegetable, and is a member of the grass family. It is easy to digest, benefits the stomach, heart and large intestines and is also a bone, blood and muscle builder, and sexual tonic. Corn has antiviral, diuretic and mild stimulating properties, increases estrogen levels, stabilizes blood sugar levels, and benefits constipation and emaciation.

Fabulous Functional Foods
Danish chef Oscar Umahro Cadogan brings us a recipe for "Avocado-Apple Yogurt With Flaxseed," an excellent dairy-free fruit yogurt using only apples, avocados, extra virgin olive oil and unfiltered cider vinegar. It is every bit as thick and creamy as real fruit yogurt, but contains no saturated animal fats, milk protein or chemical residues.

PASSAGES FROM THE CELTIC MYSTICAL TRAVEL JOURNAL OF FINBARR ROSS AND THE BUTTERFLY TOURS

This last trip to England was a major transformational experience for all the sacred site travelers. Our trip began in a helicopter with breathtaking views of 20 of the latest crop circles. The next day we walked through five of them, and an unexpected deep and lasting silence fell over everyone as we experienced this mysterious phenomena. We then quested onto Avebury and legendary Glastonbury, where everyone experienced the restorative powers of the sacred waters of the Chalice Well. This is also a place of the great legend about Master Jesus visiting here with his uncle Joseph of Arimathea where he reportedly took the Druid initiations before going on to India. We had an early morning private visit among the stones at Stonehenge, and we did a healing ceremony in the inner temple allowing the travelers to experience the mystical marriage between the energies of the now and the ancient wisdom. To view our Mists of Avalon to Camelot Sacred journey this year go to www.celticmysticaljourneys.com/england2006.htm

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Echoes of Silence
There is a lot of talk about importing spirituality into business as an antidote to various forms of malaise. In "Silent Knowledge" Robert Rabbin asks "Will it fit?" and answers "No. Self knowledge pays dividends, but not the kind stockholders hope for." To know the subtle essence of being is the very opening to life. When life opens before us, the tension and anxiety of holding it dissolves away and there is a clarity that cannot be measured.

Wholistic Spiritual Healing
Since you program your body through life experiences and metaphors, it is possible to "read" body symptoms and interpret the metaphors and psychological meanings behind these. Daniel J. Benor, M.D. believes that you are the best one to interpret your own body's messages. In "The Body (Part 4)" he provides tips for how to do this.

MOVIES THAT INSPIRE, HEAL AND TRANSFORM

The SPIRITUAL CINEMA CIRCLE offers a service that's unique and deeply needed. The CIRCLE gives you a way to bring hours of inspiring entertainment into your life each month, while making an important contribution to the world. In addition, it's an incredible bargain. If, like me, you love movies, but you find it harder and harder to go to theaters because of the violence, emptiness and overall lack of quality and imagination that most of the current crop represents, The CIRCLE is a wonderful opportunity.

HEALTH PRACTITIONERS & LIFE COACHES
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Third Line Press (Nutritional Medicine CD) -
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GLOBAL HEALTH CALENDAR

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Holism in Action: Building Integrated Health Care
2006 AHMA & AHNA Annual Conference
St. Paul, MN USA
June 7-10, 2006
Contact: American Holistic Medical Association & American Holistic Nurses Association - 505-292-7788

Food as Medicine
Baltimore, MD USA
June 10-16, 2006
Contact: Center for Mind-Body Medicine - 202-966-7338

The Cutting Edge of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine
ISSSEEM 16th Annual International Conference
Boulder, CO USA
June 22-28, 2006
Contact: International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine - 303-425-4625

NNFA 2006
Las Vegas, NV USA
July 14-16, 2006
Contact: National Nutritional Foods Association - 714-460-7732

31st Annual National Wellness Conference
The Power of Supportive Relationships
Stevens Point, WI USA
July 15, 20, 2006
Contact: National Wellness Institute, Inc. - 800-243-8694

Consumer Health World
(Conferences include: CDHCC, NHWPC, TETHIC, BoomerBusiness)
Washington, DC
December 11-13, 2006
Contact: Transmarx, LLC - 804-225-7458

For more leading health events visit www.healthcalendar.com

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