LEARN COMPLEMENTARY & INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES AT DREXEL ONLINE

Expand the range of healing therapies you can offer your patients. Drexel University Online is offering a new 12-credit Certificate of Advanced Study in Complementary and Integrative Therapies (CIT) completely online. Evidence-based, this program is taught by clinical practitioners with credentialed CIT experience. Apply today, advance your skills as well as your career, and become a better healer. You'll study foundations of phytotherapy, clinical aromatherapy, chronic disease management, health promotion, women's health and more. Best of all, you'll learn skills and techniques in specific therapies, and discover how to integrate this knowledge into your clinical practice. Special tuition available for online students. You’ll enjoy 24/7 online access and outstanding technical support. Apply by December 10th to start in January. Learn more:

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Heart Attack: It Makes Your Doctor Proud
When doctors were asked to rank a range of 38 diseases based on the prestige they felt the illnesses were viewed by the medical profession, heart attack was right there at the top. This was followed by leukaemia, spleen rupture, brain tumour and testicular cancer. Fibromyalgia, anxiety neurosis, hepatic cirrhosis, depressive neurosis, schizophrenia and anorexia were at the bottom of the prestige rankings. There's a serious element to the poll. It suggests that nervous and 'mental' problems are not taken seriously by the medical establishment - something that a sufferer may already have noticed

Annual Check-up: It's a Waste of Time and Money, Say Doctors
The annual medical check-up - enshrined for decades as a cornerstone of preventative care - is a waste of time and money, doctors now admit. Tests shouldn't be carried out routinely. Instead, they should be ordered only if the doctor has a good reason to do so.

Drug Trials: Nobody Checks, Nobody Knows
What really goes on in medical trials? Are the results really as they seem, and is the drug that is being tested as effective - and safe - as the manufacturer claims? In truth, we have no way of knowing, because nobody is testing the testers. A recent survey discovered that the FDA has inspected just 1 per cent of medical trials that were carried out between the years 2000 and 2005.

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WHY MOST HEALTH FOODS ARE A WASTE OF MONEY

You can take vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants by the handful and still suffer poor health. Now we know why. Our diets lack a vital food -- a type of nutrient that even alternative doctors don't know about. Thanks to this supplement, a mother's lifelong migraines disappeared, and a man with "terminal" kidney cancer was alive 15 years later. There's more: It's the number two pain reliever in Germany after aspirin. It outperforms prescription blood clot drugs and even helps 9 out of 10 autistic children. How can ONE supplement possibly do all this? Just ask yourself: What if you were getting NO vitamins in your diet? You'd be very sick. This nutrient is just as important and you’re getting almost none.

CONTINUING OUR 12-STAGE JOURNEY TO WELLNESS
This week our journey focuses on the power of THINKING, the 7th of 12 keys to wellness drawn from the Wellness Inventory whole person assessment program. This stage of the journey relates thinking to physical and mental health, and offers some creative options for using thinking to improve your wellbeing.

Simply Well
Although there is a mass of conflicting data surrounding the components of sound nutrition practices, in "Learn Ten Basics about Food" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., provides you with certain recommendations that are almost universally accepted. He challenges you to pick one to implement into your daily diet over the next few weeks.

Healthy Computing
Computing is an athletic event. It requires the frequent use of certain muscles hour after hour, day after day. In fact, when we work at the computer we use our upper extremity muscles more than any world class athlete would. Thus, fitness is an important component in staying healthy at the computer. In "Daily Athlete" Erik Peper, Ph.D. offers you practical tips to improve your fitness and health.

LEARN TO RELIEVE ANXIETY WITH GUIDED IMAGERY

When we worry,the body prepares for "fight or flight," putting in motion a chain of physiological effects that can leave us exhausted,depressed,or physically ill. Anxiety Relief shows you how to reverse these debilitating states through relaxing,rejuvenating guided imagery techniques that Dr. Martin L. Rossman has effectively prescribed to thousands. This information-packed CD session includes: deep body-mind relaxation; problem solving with the "inner advisor"; and "evocative imagery" for converting fear and worry into positive energy.

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MOVIES THAT INSPIRE, HEAL AND TRANSFORM

Spiritual Cinema Circle, America's fastest growing DVD club specializing in uplifting and inspirational films. This month Spiritual Cinema Circle is presenting DÉJÀ VU and the documentary film DREAM PEOPLE OF THE AMAZON in its October collection along with 2 wonderful short films.

Henry Jaglom's film, DÉJÀ VU, starring Vanessa Redgrave, Stephen Dillane and Victoria Foyt, is a film about what happens when soul mates, who are both either married or engaged to someone else, meet. It is a film about adult issues that will move your heart and challenge your mind.

Start your free trial in the month of OCTOBER, and you‚ll receive all 4 films. You only pay a nominal shipping fee ($4.95 domestic, $7.95 international)

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Nutritional Medicine and Longevity
In "What is Orthomolecular Medicine?" Richard A. Kunin, M.D. defines it as a strategy for the maintenance of health and the treatment of disease by varying the amounts of substances normally found in the body, such as vitamins and minerals. Orthomolecular medicine is nutritional biochemistry applied to understanding health and treating disease.

Healthy Alternatives
The wonderful thing about yoga as a life practice is that one can choose practices that suit ones constitution, age, and time of life. In "Questions on Yoga" Donna Farhi answers questions with insights for why yoga has seen a tremendous resurgence in the past decade.

Women's Health Detective
There are numerous homeopathic remedies to choose from that can help you get the rest you need. In "More Ways To Eliminate Insomnia" Nan Kathryn Fuchs, Ph.D. offers tips so that you can select the one that most accurately fits your sleep disturbance pattern.

Find an Alternative Healthcare Professional
Looking for a practitioner specializing in visualization? Search the Guided Imagery section which includes the Academy for Guided Imagery member database in HealthWorld's Find a Practitioner Network. The network contains searchable directories with over 17,000 professionals from 20 leading professional associations in complementary/alternative and integrative medicine.

Healthy Bookstore - The Sacred Kitchen

"The Sacred Kitchen: Higher-Consciousness Cooking for Health and Wholeness" by Robin and Jon Robertson celebrates the everyday act of cooking as a sacred, life-giving activity and reclaims the kitchen as a temple in the home. Its recipes and sample menus are organized by theme and interspersed among chapters that include tips on using feng shui to supercharge kitchen space, learning to work with the chi (life force) in foods, and incorporating cross-cultural celebrations into mealtimes to bring friends and family closer together.

Nutrition Tips
In "Autumn 4-Day Menu Plan" Elson M. Haas, M.D. states that autumn gives us richer and denser foods that require more heat to prepare; these include whole grains, dried legumes, and hard squashes. Thus, there are more cooked foods, more calories, fats, and protein, less liquids, and often a few added pounds. Regular exercise, including stretching to maintain or improve flexibility, is also important during this more contractive time.

Fabulous Functional Foods
Danish chef Oscar Umahro Cadogan brings us a fabulous recipe for "Rose Petal Pears with Maple-Lemon Sauce." This tasty, nutritious sauce transforms pears or apples into a delicious dessert.

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Mind/Body Health
For most of us, the modern-day world seems to be spinning faster and faster. Computers, faxes, pagers, car phones and automated tellers, far from saving time, seem to add pressure. According to a Harris survey, in 1990, the average American had 37% less leisure time than in 1973. "Leisure" time is crammed full of activities, commitments, and responsibilities. Even our children feel the pressure of a chock-full day: school, music lessons, soccer practice, and homework, reports Dr. David Sobel in "Rx: Halting Time Pressure."

Wholistic Spiritual Healing
In "Intuition (Part 4 of 5 parts)" Daniel J. Benor, M.D. explains that living organisms have biological energy fields (biofields) around them. The biofields reflect the condition of the organism. Healers (and many others) can sense these fields with their hands. It is possible to access information about a person through the biofields regarding their physical, emotional, mental, relational, and spiritual states.

MIND POWER RX - OPTIMAL MIND SUPPORT

Developed by Ray Sahelian, M.D., bestselling author of Mind Boosters: Natural Supplements that Enhance Your Mind, Memory, and Mood, Mind Power Rx helps improve mental alertness and wakefulness along with boosting mental stamina. Many people notice being more focused and able to concentrate better. The dozen or more herbs and nutrients found in Mind Power Rx support neurotransmitter function, improve blood flow to the brain, support enzymatic and metabolic function in nerve cells, and act as neuronal antioxidants.

If you have tried single brain nutrients or combinations that left you unsatisfied, overstimulated, or on edge and restless, it is time you do yourself a favor and try Mind Power Rx, a highly popular and respected, doctor-formulated formula with 18 different herbs and nutrients balanced delicately to provide smooth and healthy mind support.

2008 WELLNESS CERTIFICATION TRAININGS

The next Wellness Inventory Certification Training begins on February 20, 2008. Classes will be conducted as a live phone teleclass and run for 13 weeks. The goal of the certification training is to develop competence in delivering the Wellness Inventory (www.WellPeople.com), a pioneering wellness and lifestyle program, to individual, group and organizational clients. The training also focuses on the participants own personal development. Developed for wellness coaches, health practitioners, spa professionals, and corporate wellness professionals, the training is approved by the International Coach Federation for continuing coaching credits. Daytime and evening classes (Wednesdays 1:00-2:30 ET, Thursdays 7:00-8:30 ET). Space is limited. Payment plans available.

For more information contact Jim Strohecker at 310-823-9553 or wellpeople.com/Certification.asp

EXPLORE - THE JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND HEALING

EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing is an interdisciplinary journal that addresses evidence-based healing practices from a wide variety of sources, including conventional, alternative, and cross-cultural medicine. Written for a broad spectrum of healthcare professionals, the journal explores the healing arts, consciousness, spirituality, eco-environmental issues, and basic science as these fields relate to health. In addition to research, features include: an editorial by Larry Dossey, MD; an interview with a prominent thought leader; columns on ethnomedicine, diet and health, environmental medicine, nursing, education, death and dying, and medicine on the front lines. For more information, please visit www.explorejournal.com

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GLOBAL HEALTH CALENDAR

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-- FEATURED EVENT --
Integrative Healthcare Symposium
New York, NY USA
January 17-19, 2008
Contact: Diversified Business Communications - 207-842-5500

-- UPCOMING HEALTH & WELLNESS EVENTS --
Mind-Body Medicine Professional Training Program
New Orleans, LA USA
September 28-October 3, 2007
Contact: The Center for Mind-Body Medicine - 202-966-7338

Building Bridges of Integration for Traditional Chinese Medicine – Transformation: Individuals in Balance; Families in Harmony
Chantilly, VA USA
October 18-21, 2007
Contact: Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation - 212-274-1079

9th Annual Energy Psychology Conference, Toronto
Visions of the Future Mind
Toronto, ON CANADA
October 25-27, 2007
Contact: Meridian Seminars - 416-221-5639

National Wellness, Prevention and Fitness Conference
From Case Management to Care Management
Washington, DC USA
December 3-5, 2007
  Transmarx, LLC - 804-266-7422 ext 7408

For more leading health events visit www.healthcalendar.com

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