Fruits, vegetables, teas may protect smokers from lung cancer
Tobacco smokers who eat three servings of fruits and vegetables per day and drink green or black tea may be protecting themselves from lung cancer, according to a first-of-its-kind study by UCLA cancer researchers.     View more

Diabetes: Why golfers are more likely to become diabetic
People who like to get out on the golf course for a round or two – thinking they are doing some good for their health - are actually increasing their chances of diabetes. Researchers have discovered that the pesticides commonly used on golf courses and other public areas can double the risk of diabetes.      View more

Dementia: Doctors warned to stop giving the wrong drugs
Elderly people with dementia are regularly being given drugs that they shouldn't be taking - and which are too often killing them. Dementia patients are regularly prescribed anti-psychotic drugs in order to control their behavior - but this week America's drug regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has finally warned doctors to stop the practice.     View more

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Simply Well - "Explore Healing Music and Sounds" - John W. Travis, MD, MPH
Music alters the body and the mind. In "Explore Healing Music and Sounds" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., reminds us that music can enhance deep relaxation, supply you with new energy, stimulate creativity, and even transport you into other states of consciousness - depending on the type of music you choose.      View more

Staying Healthy Tips: "10 Tips on Vacations and Your Health" - Elson Haas, MD
We all know that stress is a major factor in many chronic health complaints, and yet we often find it difficult to let ourselves get away and relax completely. Medical research shows that vacations are a necessary and healthful part of our lives. In "10 Tips on Vacations and Your Health" Elson M. Haas, M.D. offers some common sense precautions that can help you avoid some of the pitfalls of travel.      View more

AMA Escalates Campaign Against Nurses, Chiropractors, Naturopaths, Midwives and Others
The American Medical Association escalated their campaign against the scope of practice of other professions at their June 2008 House of Delegates meeting. There was good news when a particularly bad proposal was amended. There was irony also, when one action focused on the AMA's own specialties fighting against each other about the scope of the other specialty's practice. View more
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Dr. Christine Horner's Natural Secrets for Breast Health - "Breast Health Tip #10: Antioxidants"
In this age of widespread pollution, toxins, and stressful lifestyles that fuel the production of oxygen free radicals, most of us need more antioxidant protection than what we can get from our food. This fact becomes significant in the context of what Christine Horner, M.D., F.A.C.S reports in "Breast Health Tip #10: Antioxidants." Taking supplemental antioxidants, like selenium, can lower your risk of breast cancer by as much as 50%.     View more

Vegetarian Recipes: "Creamy Carrot Soup" - Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine offers you a vegetarian recipe for "Creamy Carrot Soup."     View More

Mind/Body Health: "Exercise Improves Sleep" - David Sobel, MD
Findings from a Stanford University Medical School study may come as no surprise: older and middle-age people reported sleeping better when they added regular exercise to their routine, reports Dr. David Sobel in "Exercise Improves Sleep." After 16 weeks in a moderate intensity exercise program, subjects were able to fall asleep about 15 minutes earlier and sleep about 45 minutes longer at night.     View more

Wellness Inventory Certification Training - Summer & Fall Intensives
The Wellness Inventory Certification Training Intensive is a comprehensive weekend program that accelerates your own personal growth process, offering you an opportunity to make real changes in your life, while providing competence in delivering the Wellness Inventory assessment and life-balance program. The intensive provides a unique coaching skill-set to maximize the program's effectiveness in helping your clients change their lives. Weekend intensives are offered in Asheville, North Carolina August 22-24 and September 26-28, 2008.
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