2008 CERTIFICATION TELE-CLASSES START IN FEBRUARY

The Fall Wellness Inventory Certification Trainings begin on the week of February 11 and run for 13 weeks. Classes will be conducted as a live phone teleclass.

The goal of the certification training is to create competence in delivering the Wellness Inventory (www.WellPeople.com), a holistic assessment and life-balance 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 wellness professionals, the training is approved by the International Coach Federation for 20 CCEUs. Daytime and evening classes. Payment plans available. Testimonials from graduates: WellPeople.com/Certification_Testimonials.asp

For more information contact Jim Strohecker at 310-823-9553 ([email protected]) or WellPeople.com/Certification.asp

Pushing Antidepressants: Psychiatrist does 'March of Shame'
An American psychiatrist is giving his services for free in what he describes as his "march of shame" after he became an unwitting cog in a drug company's marketing machine for its antidepressant drug. He is also urging other doctors to "come in from the dark side" and to stop accepting gifts and incentives from drug companies as reward for promoting a drug.

The Best Breakfast: Eating Oatmeal Reduces Cholesterol, and much more
Eating a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast every morning could be about the healthiest start to the day you can have, a new study has discovered. The whole-grain cereal can reduce cholesterol levels, and lower the risk of raised blood pressure, weight gain and type II diabetes. Researchers believe oatmeal's abilities as a cholesterol-lowering agent are even stronger than earlier research suggested.

Skin Cancer: Why Some Sun Worshippers Are More Likely To Get It Than Others
Why is it that some sunbathers get melanoma, or skin cancer, and some don’t? One unsuspected risk factor is endometriosis, and a woman who has had the problem is nearly twice as likely to also develop melanoma.

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LEADERSHIP & BUSINESS STRATEGIES FOR INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CARE

Integrative medicine and complimentary therapies are becoming a popular alternative to conventional medicine among consumers. With this shift in thinking, the health care community must adapt by offering a range of CAM services. The 6th Annual Integrative Medicine for Health Care Organizations Conference, May 15 - 17, 2008, addresses the vital issues in developing and sustaining a successful integrative medicine program. Health care leaders from a variety of settings will share their stories and offer practical strategies and techniques that you can apply in your organization or community. This conference has been developed to provide the attendees with top-notch educational sessions that include in-depth case studies, hands-on workshops as well as site visits to successful integrative medicine centers. For further details visit "conferences" at http://www.healthforum.com

CONTINUING OUR 12-STAGE JOURNEY TO WELLNESS
This week our journey focuses on FEELING, the 6th of 12 keys to wellness in the Wellness Inventory. We experience feelings and emotions from well before the event of our birth. They can be intense, or frightening, or wonderful. They can also be the most misunderstood, and consequently mistreated, gifts we have as human beings. We judge them, repress them, discount them, drug them, worship them, and run from them. Yet, what a bore to be without them! Life fully lived is life filled with feeling!

Simply Well
Death is a fact of life. In "Make a Friend of Death" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., presents the position that with death as your friend, you might live more consciously—caring for your health and wellbeing, honoring your body as the only one you've got.

Keeping Fit
Due to shorter days, less physical activity, and abundant holiday meals, winter is a time when most adults experience increasing bodyweight and decreasing fitness. In "Exercise For Better Health And Sports Performance" Wayne Westcott, Ph.D. explains how brightening the winter days with some sensible exercise can reverse many degenerative conditions, reduce your injury potential, improve your physical appearance, and enhance your sports participation.

CHANGE YOUR BREATHING - CHANGE YOUR LIFE

The FDA now approves breath-training as a recognized treatment for hypertension - and over 1,000 additional studies show its effectiveness in relieving anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue and more. With The Breathing Box, Dr. Gay Hendricks guides listeners through every step of a simple yet remarkably effective four-week course designed to transform the way we breathe. Based on the popular Hendricks Institute course, The Breathing Box allows listeners to master the skills of this healing art at their own pace, in just 10 minutes a day. "We breathe 20,000 times a day," says Gay Hendricks. "That means we have 20,000 opportunities to feel better every day." You can take full advantage of "nature's gift" with these life-changing techniques. Comprehensive kit includes: CD, DVD, 32 page study guide and study cards.

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Understanding Homeopathy
Once it is determined that surgery is medically necessary, homeopathic medicines can reduce complications of surgery and augment healing so that people can recover more quickly afterward. In "Pre-Surgical and Post-Surgical Treatment" Dana Ullman, M.P.H. outlines a number of homeopathic remedies that have been shown to assist the patient deal with the fear and/or anxiety often experienced prior to and after surgery, and those helpful for preventing infection, minimizing bleeding, and reducing surgical shock.

Healthy Alternatives
The notion that stress can predispose us to physical illness has persisted for centuries. In "Natural Substances Offer New Hope For Stress Relief" Leslie J. Kaslof states that a less known option for those searching for safe, nonhabit forming alternatives to chemical drugs, natural stabilizing factors can be found in flowering plants. He matches specific emotional difficulties with various flower remedies.

Women's Health Detective
If you look and feel older than your years, it's possible your allergies are to blame. In "Are Your Allergies Getting Worse Each Year? Here's Why" Nan Kathryn Fuchs, Ph.D. explains that allergies are often a sign of a compromised digestive system. She offers options for cleansing and repairing your digestive tract. Reducing your allergies will not only help you feel better, but it can also help you roll back the clock.

Healthy Woman Update
"Questions to Ask Your Doctor after a Cancer Diagnosis" by Steve Austin, N.D. and Cathy Hitchcock is vital reading for a woman who has just heard a diagnosis for breast cancer. Knowledge is power. Follow up and get the answers you need.

Find an Alternative Healthcare Professional
Looking for a practitioner specializing in acupuncture and oriental medicine? Search the Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine section which includes the Acupuncture And Oriental Medicine Alliance and American Association of Oriental Medicine member databases 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 ABC Clinical Guide to Herbs

How does the healthcare professional effectively respond to patient inquiries on the use of herbal supplements? What clinical research has been conducted? How is safety evaluated? "The ABC Clinical Guide to Herbs" by Mark Blumenthal is a science-based educational course that answers these and other questions for healthcare professionals, pharmaceutical companies, health management companies, policy makers, the dietary supplement industry and consumers.

Nutrition Tips
Grains are the most commonly consumed foods worldwide. They are the main human fuel and a good source of complex carbohydrate - slower burning and with more sustained energy than simple sugars. In "Grains" Elson M. Haas, M.D. details how whole (unprocessed) grains provide a healthy amount of B vitamins, vitamin E, and many minerals. He discusses research on health benefits of grains and addresses the nutritional value of ten specific grains.

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.

CONSUMER DIRECT LAB TESTING WITH NO DOCTOR VISIT REQUIRED!

Blood tests can have many benefits beyond prevention and early detection, which are most important. But you can also take steps to enhance your quality of life. Direct Laboratory Services provides consumer direct lab testing with no doctor visit required! CLIA-Certified. Save 75% on Comprehensive Wellness Profile (now only $89) and big discounts on over 100 lab tests. Confidential results.

The Healer Within
The technique described by Dr. Roger Jahnke in "The Abdominal Lift" is a traditional yoga practice called Uddhiyana bandha. He describes exactly how to position and move your body, and suggestions for repetitions.

Spiritual Wellness
There is much discussion about moral values these days. Everyone, whether they're religious or not, has a personal code. How would you describe yours? What is your biggest moral or ethical challenge? In "Moral Values" Philip Goldberg points out that it's not always easy to translate abstract virtues into concrete choices in everyday life.

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

2008 CERTIFICATION TELE-CLASSES START IN FEBRUARY

The Fall Wellness Inventory Certification Trainings begin on the week of February 11 and run for 13 weeks. Classes will be conducted as a live phone teleclass.

The goal of the certification training is to create competence in delivering the Wellness Inventory (www.WellPeople.com), a holistic assessment and life-balance 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 wellness professionals, the training is approved by the International Coach Federation for 20 CCEUs. Daytime and evening classes. Payment plans available. Testimonials from graduates: WellPeople.com/Certification_Testimonials.asp

For more information contact Jim Strohecker at 310-823-9553 ([email protected]) or WellPeople.com/Certification.asp

WHAT DOCTORS DON'T TELL YOU

What Doctors Don't Tell You is a monthly journal that gives you the knowledge you need to lead a healthy life. It is s the complete review of health problems and safer, proven ways of treating them - what works and what doesn't work in conventional and complementary/alternative medicine (CAM). WDDTY's in-depth research and insights have earned it the highest praise from all over the world. Several national newspapers have described it as "the best health journal in the world".

And now it's available for immediate download for just $29.95 a year, a savings of over 75% on the print subscription. Take out an annual subscription, and you'll receive the next 12 issues straight to your PC as a downloadable PDF file. Serving your health needs since 1989.

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GLOBAL HEALTH CALENDAR

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

Consumer Health World
Las Vegas, NV USA
May 5-7, 2008
Organization: Consumer Health World - 804-266-7422 x7408

6th Annual Integrative Medicine for Health Care Organizations Conference
Phoenix, AZ USA
May 15-17, 2008
Organization: Health Forum - 312-893-6897

-- UPCOMING HEALTH & WELLNESS EVENTS --
5th Annual Natural Supplements: An Evidence-Based Update
San Diego, CA USA
January 17-20, 2008
Contact: Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine - 858-587-4404

Globe Sound Healing Conference
Los Angeles, CA USA
January 26-28, 2008
Contact: Global Institute - 415-777-2486

18th Annual ISSSEEM Conference
Boulder, CO USA
June 19-26, 2008 
Contact: The International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine - 303-425-4625

For more leading health events visit www.healthcalendar.com

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American Botanical Council (Botanical Medicine Tests) -
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Here, There & Beyond (Essential Oils) -
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PainDefense (Joint & Muscles Formula) -
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Sounds True (Audios - Wisdom for the Inner Life) -
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Teeccino (Caffeine-Free Herbal Coffee) -
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Third Line Press (Nutritional Medicine CD) -
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