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March 24, 2008 - Vol. XVIII, Issue 10
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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Antibiotics: They never help cold-like symptoms
One of the main reasons that people visit the doctor is for cold-like symptoms – which medicine calls upper respiratory tract infections or rhinosinusitis. And the patient usually walks away with a prescription for a course of antibiotics. However, a new study published in Lancet shows that virtually no one with rhinosinusitis benefited from antibiotics. View more
Prostate Cancer: Most men suffer diminished quality of life after surgery
Most men suffer some deterioration in their quality of life after treatment for prostate cancer, a new study has discovered. Post-operative problems range from urinary incontinence, sexual dysfunction, depression, and hormonal problems. View more
Multivitamins: The new spin that claims they are killers
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
The Charlie Rose Show Examines Integrative Medicine
On March 18, 2008, Christy Mack (President, The Bravewell Collaborative), Harvey Fineberg, MD (President, Institute of Medicine at the National Academies) and Ralph Synderman, MD (Chancellor Emeritus, Duke University) were interviewed by Charlie Rose for his PBS television talk show, The Charlie Rose Show. The topic of conversation was integrative medicine. The conversation explored the problems inherent in our failing health care system and how the use of integrative medicine can not only improve the health of the American public, but also reduce care-related costs. Dr. Fineberg addressed why the Institute of Medicine, the nation's top advisor on biomedical science, medicine and health, has a growing interest in integrative medicine. The show is expected to air sometime in the near future. To confirm the date, please check the schedule posted on www.charlierose.com
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Continuing our Wellness Journey - Sensing
This week our journey focuses on Sensing, the third of 12 keys to wellness
in the Wellness Inventory. It is through the senses--seeing, touching, smelling, hearing, tasting--that we come to know and enjoy the world. Our abilities to work, to feel pleasure, to communicate with others, and to impact the world are directly related to our abilities to appreciate and use our sensory input efficiently and creatively. View more
Simply Well - Set Goals for the Changes You Want to Make
Goal setting is a dynamic tool for getting things done, and helps you
clarify what is important in your life. In "Set Goals for the Changes You
Want to Make" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., explains the power in setting
goals, and shows you how to tap into that power. View more
Staying Healthy Tips - "The Purification Process: Healing for Modern Times" - Elson Haas, MD
As a doctor, Elson M. Haas, M.D. views any problem from the deeper true causes, which most often have to do with lifestyle choices - the way we live. In "The Purification Process: Healing for Modern Times" Dr. Haas recommends cleaning up your act, your relationships, and your planet. View more
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A woman's body is perfectly designed to bring a baby into this world, teaches Dr. Martin L. Rossman, and women who prepare themselves for childbirth experience shorter labors, less discomfort,and fewer complications. On Preparing for Childbirth, Dr. Rossman - a leading expert in therapeutic guided imagery - teaches you three proven exercises to allow the natural process of labor and delivery to take place while feeling focused, confident,and well-prepared.
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Integrative Dentistry - Flora Parsa Stay, DDS
Statistics indicate many people are not making the routine six month visits to their dentist. Whether it's due to lack of insurance, fear or other reasons, many individuals wait until there is pain, before making a dental appointment. Prevention is not a hard concept to understand and carry out.
In "Six Steps Towards Dental Health" Flora Parsa Stay, D.D.S. presents the steps that are the means of saving all of the teeth all your life. View more
What is Orthomolecular Medicine? - Richard Kunin, MD
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. View more
Integrator Blog - What Must Chiropractic Do to Gain "Cultural Authority"?
The theme this year for the Association of Chiropractic Colleges and Research Agenda Conference (ACC-RAC) meeting was "cultural authority." From March 13-15, 2008, I had a chance to attend, for the first time, and present at this gathering of 350 educators, researchers, policy leaders and administrators principally based in accredited chiropractic colleges and research institutions. Despite advances on many fronts, "cultural authority" has been an elusive gold ring that the chiropractic has been pursuing in recent years. The positioning around "CAM" factors in that pursuit. Here are some reflections on what I saw and heard on this theme as I moved through the conference. View more
"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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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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Fabulous Functional Foods - Baked Bananas with Sweet, Sour, and Spicy Sauce
The notion that a green banana is a good banana is a grave mistake. Brown spots on the skin are not a sign of spoiling, but a sign that the bananas are ready to be consumed. Rather than just "consuming" them, however, consider turning your ripe bananas into a delicious dessert or snack worthy of a gourmet palette. Danish chef Oscar Umahro Cadogan has created for you the recipe "Baked Bananas with Sweet, Sour, and Spicy Sauce." Note that all of the ingredients are natural and address the special diet considerations
for: Dairy-free; Gluten-free; Low Fat; Vegan; Vegetarian; Anti-cancer; Cardiovascular Disease; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. View More
Raw Food Materia Medica - Raspberries
Raspberries are members of the rose family in which apples, peaches, plums and strawberries are also included. Raspberries are known for their high content of Vitamin C and potassium. In Chinese medicine, raspberries are regarded as a tonic for the kidneys and liver. They help to build the blood, hence are good for anemia. Raspberries are cleansing and have been used as a traditional medicine for diarrhea, frequent urination, impotence, high blood pressure, parasites, excess menstrual bleeding and rheumatism. Raspberries are very alkaline and help to improve mucous conditions such as catarrh. Antiviral properties have been discovered in the raspberry.
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Wholistic Spiritual Healing - Daniel Benoir, MD
It is estimated that only 5% of our brain capacity is within conscious awareness. This means that we have another 95% of brain/consciousness capacity we can tap. In "The Body (Part 6): Physical, bodymind, energetic, and potential doorway to spiritual awareness" Daniel J. Benor, M.D. explains how Applied Kinesiology (AK) provides methods for using the body to facilitate access to the unconscious mind. When you are emotionally upset, as in depression, anxiety or anger, your body becomes weaker. If you
think about something that is distressing, your muscles will reflect this.
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Echoes of Silence
Our conditioned, patterned way of living may be disrupted by the unexpected. An accident, a sudden reversal of fortune, or the death of a loved one. Another way in which disruption may appear in our lives is through grace, an encounter with someone who has been overwhelmed by reality and who naturally projects that inner state out into the world, where it is experienced by others. In "Welcome Epiphanies" Robert Rabbin shares a personal example of this.
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Featured Events
1st Annual Yale Integrative Medicine Scientific Symposium
New Haven, CT USA
April 2, 2008
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Building Biology Conference
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April 19-20, 2008
Organization: Institute for Building Biology and Ecology
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Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine
Tempe, AZ USA
April 5-6, 2008
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5th Annual Nutrition & Health Conference: State of the Science and Clinical Application
Phoenix, AZ USA
April 13-16, 2008
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The National Conference on Healthcare Consumerism
Las Vegas, NV USA
May 4-7, 2008
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6th Annual Integrative Medicine for Health Care Organizations Conference
Phoenix, AZ USA
May 15-17, 2008
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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
National Wellness Conference
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June 12-17, 2008
Contact: National Wellness Institute - 3800-243-8694
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