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March 17, 2008 - Vol. XVIII, Issue 9
Healthy Update provides the latest news, expert articles and resources on wellness, healthy living, and integrative medicine. A weekly service of HealthWorld Online since 1997.
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Set Your Brain on FIRE!
They say the mind is the first thing to go. And, for most people, that alone is the scariest part of getting older. Leaving the garage door open, forgetting a birthday, missing your exit to get home...again - and that's just the tip of the iceberg!
Stop! - Don't go running to your doctor just yet. The drugs they hand you may only make matters worse.
But, there's one M.D. who's found safe, natural ways to keep you brain firing on all cylinders - and you probably already have them hidden in your kitchen cupboards. You can learn ways to beat Alzheimer's before it strikes!
READ THIS! What have you got to lose? Except your mind...
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Drugs in Water: A cocktail is in our drinking water
A cocktail of pharmaceutical drugs – including antibiotics, anti-convulsants and mood stabilizers – is in the public water supply in the USA and the UK. Up to 100 different drugs have been detected in our water supply, and in reservoirs, lakes and rivers. View more
MMR: Vaccine can cause blood disorder
There’s more bad news for advocates of the MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine with the discovery this week that it can cause a blood disorder. Researchers have found that it may trigger immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), an immune system malfunction that destroys the body’s own blood platelets.
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Diesel Exhaust: It can affect the way our brain works
Diesel exhaust from heavy lorries can affect the way our brain works. Researchers have finally discovered that tiny particles from diesels change the way our brains function, although it’s not clear if they can impair our abilities. View more
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A Second Opinion on Health You Can Trust & Use With Confidence
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 the highest praise from all over the world. 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
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And if you subscribe in March you will receive the special report about why antidepressants don't work - "SSRIs: The Myth of Brain Imbalance" in the March issue.
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Continuing our Wellness Journey - Breathing
This week our journey focuses on Breathing, the second of 12 keys to wellness in the Wellness Inventory. We can survive for many weeks without food, several days without water, but without air, life ceases in a matter of minutes. When the air is clear, your lungs strong, your body relaxed, and your mind at peace, you experience total wellbeing.
Unfortunately, this ideal is seldom realized. View more
Simply Well - Just Say No
While an attitude of openness to life is definitely health-promoting, saying yes to life means saying no a good deal of the time, too. People who are afraid of disapproval from others will say yes regardless of their true feelings to avoid rocking the boat. In "Just Say No" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., explains the health promoting benefits for appropriately saying no.
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Healthy Computing: Good Working Positions
Incorrect working positions increase the risk of stress and strain on the muscles, tendons, and skeletal system while computing. To maintain health and reduce your risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders, place yourself in good working positions View more
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Prepare for Surgery with Guided Imagery
Are you preparing for a major surgery? Recent medical research indicates
that guided imagery is an effective way to maximize the body's healing resources and take the worry out of surgery. Martin L. Rossman, M.D., presents "Preparing for Surgery," a series of simple imagery techniques
proven to benefit patients with quicker recoveries, fewer complications, less pain, and less bleeding after an operation. Includes three exercises to support a successful surgery and more rapid recovery. View more Listen to Audio Sample
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Increase Your Brainpower with Dr. Andrew Weil & Dr. Gary Small
You exercise your body to keep it at peak performance-but what about your brain? At UCLA, Dr. Gary Small is proving that you can boost memory, sharpen concentration, enhance verbal fluency, and more-in less than two weeks. Now, with The Healthy Brain Kit, Dr. Small teams up with internationally renowned physician Dr. Andrew Weil to offer A complete program of tools and recommendations for increasing your brainpower immediately. Interactive Learning Kit, 2 CDs, 56-page study guide, 35 cards, 2 hours. View more
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Integrator Blog - Integrative Clinics and Wellness: Inner Harmony's Amato and Szydlowski on the Deep Lake Strategy
Peter Amato and Steve Szydlowski, DHA, MBA, consulted on the integrative wellness center that would be associated with the 313 acre Deep Lake sustainable community and resort envisioned for rural Michigan and reported here in December 2007. The two, founder and CEO, respectively, with Inner Harmony Group, faced significant challenges based on the Deep Lake location, population and weather. This Integrator double-interview guides you through their process in creating a combined integrative wellness center-spa strategy.
"The Integrator Blog" offers News, Reports, Opinions and Networking for the Business, Education, Policy and Practice of Integrative Medicine, CAM and Integrative Health Care, from Publisher/Editor John Weeks.
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Natural Herbal/Nutritional Pain Therapies - Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum
Many natural therapies can be very helpful for pain. My 3 favorite pain relieving herbals are willow bark, Boswellia, and tart cherry. All 3 of these can be found in combination in the End Fatigue "Pain Formula" by Integrative Therapeutics. Begin with 2-4 tabs 2-3 times a day as needed until maximum benefit is achieved (~ 4-6 weeks) and then you can use the lowest effective dose. Let’s look at these 3 herbals.
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Dr. Christine Horner's Natural Secrets for Breast Health
Certain types of fat are very bad for your body. They damage your overall health and significantly increase your risk of breast cancer and other serious diseases. In "Breast Health Tip #5: Fats to Avoid" Christine Horner, M.D., F.A.C.S explains the specific dangers of the worst types of fats; saturated fats (especially animal fats) and fats that have been chemically altered, called trans fats or hydrogenated fats.
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Find an Complementary/Alternative Healthcare Professional
Looking for a practitioner specializing in herbal medicine? Search the Herbalism section which includes the American Herbalists Guild 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. Find Herbal practitioners
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The Homeopathic Revolution: Why Famous People and Cultural Heroes Choose Homeopathy
What do Mark Twain, David Beckham, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Mother Teresa have in common? All have been enthusiastic fans of homeopathy, the alternative medical tradition that treats "like with like." Homeopathy has an incredible history of support by many of the most respected people of the past 200 years, and modern science is finally catching up. In The Homeopathic Revolution, Dana Ullman blends vivid personal stories and quotes from these and other luminaries from a variety of eras and fields with a new definition of homeopathy as "nanopharmacology"—one that will help people, including skeptics, start to understand its value. View more
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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. View more.
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Nutrition Tips - Elson Haas, MD
Spring is our purification season, with more fresh foods, especially
greens, and more liquids. Start each day with two glasses of purified water and some stretching exercises. In "Spring 4-Day Menu Plan" Elson M. Haas, M.D. provides special "spring" menus, plus 15 recipes.
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There's a Yogi in the Kitchen - Lessons in Curry II
Did you know the summer months are the best time for eating spicy hot food?
The June "There's a Yogi in the Kitchen" column offers "Lessons in Curry II" focusing on masala – the mixture of spices and other ingredients that form the base of curries. Use this to create spicy foods, such as Curried Peas and Hot and Spicy Cauliflower, that can help you keep cool from the inside.
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Healing with Intention - Lynne McTaggart
The latest evidence shows that the strongest medicine is not a conventional pill, a surgical technique or even an alternative treatment, but the power of the mind—and the 'contract' of belief between healer and patient. Lynne McTaggart, author of The Intention Experiment: Use Your Thoughts to Change The World, has contributed this compelling article from What Doctors Don't Tell You. View more
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The Healer Within
The traditional systems of medicine from the Asian cultures have always had some type of massage stimulation to the ears. In "Self-Applied Massage of the Ears" Dr. Roger Jahnke details how through the reflexes of the Microsystems of the ear all parts of the body can be influenced through pressure massage to the ear.
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Could Your Mind Be Keeping You Fat?
Our newsletter provides the information you need to help you lose pound after pound of unwanted fat. But here's one trick to achieving optimal weight: You have to follow the program. An article in The Journal of Family Practice (June 2006) suggests doctors recommend hypnosis for this issue. We wholeheartedly agree. Read more about the hypnosis program we recommend most: View More
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