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June 9, 2008 - Vol. XVIII, Issue 21
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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Summer Certification Classes Begin June 9
The Summer Wellness Inventory Certification Trainings begin on the evening of June 9 and run for 8 weeks through the end of July. The training will be conducted as a live phone teleclass.
The goal of the certification training is to focus on the participants own personal development, while creating competence in delivering the Wellness Inventory (www.WellPeople.com), a holistic assessment and life-balance program, to individual, group, and organizational clients. Developed for wellness coaches, health practitioners, spa professionals, and wellness professionals, the training is approved by the International Coach Federation for 20 CCEUs. Classes are Monday and Thursday evenings. Payment plans available. View more View testimonials from graduates.
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Doctor Errors: The 8 things that must never happen to you in hospital
There are eight things that must never, ever happen to you while you’re in hospital. If they do, health insurers say they will no longer pay out. Tired of picking up the tab for the vast number of doctor and hospital errors that happen in American hospitals every year, health insurers have listed the eight 'no payout' errors - which means you could be footing the bill, and as they're so commonplace, there’s a reasonable chance you will.
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Chemotherapy: The one thing that every patient knows, but doctors kept denying It's hard to believe that the chemotherapy cancer drugs could be even more toxic than we all thought - but researchers have now discovered they attack brain cells and damage the central nervous system. View more
Mobile Phones: Children are at special risk, Russian experts reveal
Children and teenagers are at special risk from frequent mobile phone usage, a report from Russia has warned. Scientists there are concerned that EMF radiation levels from the phones do not take account of children’s greater sensitivity and physiology.
As a result, children could suffer from a range of short-term problems, such as learning difficulties, sleep problems, and memory loss. View more
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EDITOR'S PICK - EXPLORE: THE JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND HEALING
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Stay Informed and Inspired
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, click here
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WELLNESS & HEALTHY
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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 - "Energize Your Communication - Become a Genuine Listener" - John W. Travis, MD, MPH
Most people listen passively, planning what they are going to say next. In
"Energize Your Communication - Become a Genuine Listener" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., reminds us that listening is more than simply hearing. Review his tips toward improving the quality of your relationships. View more
Healthy Computing: "Knee Pull" - Erik Peper, Ph.D.
Slumping in front of the television or computer may deactivate your back
muscles. Jobs that have us sitting day after day can contribute to back weaknesseven if we have a good ergonomic chair. Back pain is the most common complaint for workplace injuries. Reduce back discomfort when you practice a Knee Pull. View more
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AUDIO: FENG SHUI HOME STUDY COURSE - DANIEL DAVID KENNEDY
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Transform Your Home Environment into a Place of Peace, Prosperity, Health and Harmony
If you're like most people who've tried Feng Shui, you've probably realized there's a lot more to this ancient Chinese art than clearing away clutter and rearranging the furniture. But with all the resources on the subject, have you ever wondered where should you turn for guidance you can trust,
changes you'll actually make, and the tangible results you want? The answer is the Feng Shui Home Study Course - the first ever comprehensive audio curriculum for transforming your home environment into a place of peace, prosperity, health, and harmony. View more
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A Visionary Turning: Well Earth, Well People
For over three decades the National Wellness Conference has been recognized as the destination conference for individuals seeking professional development and personal renewal. It is a place where emerging ideas, practices and trends in wellness, international, national and community efforts to advance wellness are shared, cultivated and are promoted.
Among our outstanding Keynote lineup for this year are Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Joan Borysenko. Kennedy has been named one of Time magazines "Heroes of the Planet" and serves as senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council. Borysenko, a distinguished pioneer in integrative medicine is a world renowned expert in the mind/body connection. July 12-19, 2008, Stevens Point, Wisconsin. View more
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Natural Standard Bottom Line Monograph - Bacopa (Brahmi)
Bacopa (Bacopa monnieri) leaf extract is called brahmi in Ayurvedic medicine and is widely used in India, especially for enhancing memory, analgesia (pain relief), and epilepsy. Bacopa has traditionally been used to treat asthma, hoarseness, and mental disorders, to help improve mental performance, epilepsy, and as a nerve tonic, cardiotonic (heart tonic), and diuretic (increases urine flow). Bacopa was prominently mentioned in Indian texts as early as the 6th Century. Most research on bacopa has concentrated on its effects on learning. Bacopa may also be helpful in managing pediatric attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but clinical evidence is lacking.
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Integrator Blog - Chiropractors in the Veteran's Health Administration Blaze Path for Hospitals
Many of us use chiropractors. Yet the resistance to integration of chiropractic into the care provided by hospitals and health systems has been profound, despite the movement for so-called "integrative medicine." For the last 4 years, the Veteran's Health Administration has been the source of the most significant integration of chiropractors into any health system. Anthony Lisi, DC, who directs this effort, describes how prejudices are breaking down with experience.
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"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.
From Fatigued to Fantastic: "Hyperactivity" - Jacob Teitelbaum, MD
One of the side effects of our modern environment and diet has been an increase in illnesses such as autism and hyperactivity. It is important to recognize that these do not have a single cause but are rather the common endpoint for many different problems.
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Building Emotional Intelligence: Techniques to Cultivate Inner Strength in Children
What's the most important piece of your child's educational program? If you think it's math, science, or grammar, you might be overlooking an element that is fast becoming essential in today's stressful world: cultivating inner resiliency. In Building Emotional Intelligence, pioneering educator Linda Lantieri joins forces with internationally renowned psychologist Daniel Goleman to offer a breakthrough guide for helping children quiet their minds, calm their bodies, and identify and manage their emotions. Now available to the public for the first time, here are Lantieri's proven techniques arranged according to age group, complemented by a spoken-word CD with exercises presented by Goleman. View more
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Raw Food Materia Medica - "Cabbage" - Brigitte Mars
Cabbage, a member of the Mustard Family, is derived from wild cabbages brought from Asia by roving Celts around 600 BC. Cabbage contains fiber, protein, histamine, beta carotene, folic acid, vitamins B1, B6, C, K, U (after its ability to heal ulcers), bioflavonoids, calcium, fluorine, iodine, iron, potassium, and sulfur. Cabbage contains indoles, which may help prevent breast cancer by inhibiting estrogens from stimulating tumor growth. It also contains monoterpenes, which are antioxidants that give protection against heart disease and cancer. Cabbage is esteemed as alterative, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, circulatory stimulant, muscle builder, and diuretic. View More View Complete Raw Food Materia Medica
There's a Yogi in the Kitchen: "Eating for a Healthy Liver" - Siri Ved Kaur Khalsa
"Eating for a Healthy Liver" by Siri-Ved Kaur Khalsa is for those looking
for a way to give themselves a "Liver Tune-Up." There are different ways you can approach this, depending on what best suits you, your current health situation, and lifestyle. This could be anything from making simple
changes in your current eating habits to going on an extended diet of specific foods.
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Mind Body Health: "Depression and Health Care: The High Cost of Saving" - David S. Sobel, MD
In spite of a growing body of research documenting the economic burden of depression on individuals and on society, efforts to curb skyrocketing medical costs usually start with cuts in mental health services and benefits. Insurance coverage of mental health treatment has become more and more restrictive. Most health care reform proposals impose stricter limits on mental health care than on general medical services. One study - looking beyond the direct cost of treating depression to the use of medical services in general - suggests that in the long run these cuts may be costing the health-care system far more than they save, reports Dr. David Sobel in "Depression and Health Care: The High Cost of Saving."
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The Healer Within: "Full Chest and Abdominal Breathing" - Roger Jahnke, OMD
The presence of special breathing practices in the ancient cultures has always been a mystery to people in the Western world. In "Full Chest and Abdominal Breathing" Dr. Jahnke explains a method that activates all of the primary benefits of therapeutic breath practice when done slowly and fully, with intention, concentration and relaxation.
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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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Featured Events
Living with Intention Workshops
Los Angeles, CA USA July 11-13, 2008
Portland/Vancouver, Washington USA August 8-10, 2008
Boston/Cape Cod, MA USA - October 31-Nov 2, 2008
Organization: Living The Field
Contact: [email protected] or by phone (International +44 870 444 9886)
Website: http://www.theintentionworkshops.com
'Living with Intention' is the first of a series of workshops being held by Lynne McTaggart, author of bestsellers The Field and The Intention Experiment. The workshops bring together the latest discoveries of quantum physics with spiritual practices in an exciting new synthesis for conscious living. They will teach you how to harness the power of intention in your everyday life and become your own master of intention.
National Wellness Conference
A Visionary Turning: Well Earth, Well People
Stevens Point, WI USA
July 12-17, 2008
Contact: National Wellness Institute - 800-243-8694
Website: http://www.nationalwellness.org/pdf/2008NWC.pdf
For over three decades the National Wellness Conference has been recognized as the destination conference for individuals seeking professional development and personal renewal. It is a place where emerging ideas, practices and trends in wellness, international, national and community efforts to advance wellness are shared, cultivated and are promoted.
Among our outstanding Keynote lineup for this year are Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Joan Borysenko. Kennedy has been named one of Time magazines "Heroes of the Planet" and serves as senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council.Borysenko, a distinguished pioneer in integrative medicine is a world renowned expert in the mind/body connection.
Upcoming Health & Wellness Events
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
American Association of Naturopathic Physicians & The American Holistic Medical Association
Embody Nature, Redefine Health
Phoenix, AZ USA
August 13-16, 2008
Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa
Website: http://www.naturopathic.org
Contact: American Association of Naturopathic Physicians - 202.237.8150
Medical Wellness Forum
Leading the Integration of Medicine and Wellness
Las Vegas, NV, USA
September 9-11, 2008
Contact: Chris Breuleux at [email protected]
Website: http://www.medicalwellnessassociation.com
Symposium of Integrative Medicine Professionals in the Land of Enchantment (SIMPLE)
Embody Nature, Redefine Health
Santa Fe, New Mexico USA
October 13-15, 2008
Sweeny Convention Center, Santa Fe
Website: http://hsc.unm.edu/som/cfl/simpleConf.shtml
Contact: Office of the CME - University of New Mexico - 505-272-3942
Open Your Heart in Paradise
Two Hawaiian Retreats with Ram Dass and Friends
Hawaii (Big Island) USA
November 5-10, 2008
Hawaii (Molokai) USA
December 10-15, 2008
Contact: Ram Dass Center for Spiritual Studies - 760-228-1717
Consumer Health World
Arlington, VA USA
Hyatt Regency
December 8-18, 2009
Contact: Transmarx, LLC - 804-266-7422
Website: http://www.consumerhealthworld.com
Integrative Healthcare Symposium
New York City, NY USA
Hilton New York and Towers
February 19-21, 2009
Contact: Diversified Business Communications - 207.842.5500
Website: http://www.ihsymposium.com
For more leading health events visit www.healthcalendar.com
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