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Healthy Update
Your Home for Healthy Living
February 9, 2009 - Vol. 20, Issue 4

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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Wellness Inventory The next Wellness Inventory Certification Trainings will begin February 11 and 12, 2009 and run for 13 weeks. The goal of the training is to focus on the participants own personal development, while creating wellness coaching skills and competence in delivering the Wellness Inventory (www.WellPeople.com) program to individual, group, and organizational clients.

Created for wellness coaches, health practitioners, and wellness professionals, the training is approved by the International Coach Federation for 20 CCEUs. Daytime and evening classes. Payment plans available. The trainings are conducted as live phone teleclasses. Three-day weekend intensives are offered as an optional training format. Save $100 on course fee if you register by January 15, 2009.
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For more information contact Jim Strohecker at 310-823-9553 or [email protected]


HEALTH NEWS

UC Davis study finds vitamin use is highest in kids who don't need them Children who do need vitamins aren't getting them
A study by UC Davis Children's Hospital researchers published in the February 2009 issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, has found that most of the healthy children and teenagers in the United States who are taking daily vitamin and mineral supplements probably don't need them.     View more


Cancer: Artificial lighting may be a major cause of prostate cancer
Artificial lighting in our homes and streets may be a major cause of prostate cancer – and your risks of developing the cancer increase with your exposure to it once the sun sets. The discovery comes from the same research team from the University of Haifa that last year discovered a link between artificial lighting and breast cancer.      View more


Radiologists do little to reduce dangerous levels of CCTA radiation
Radiologists are doing little to reduce the patient’s exposure to very high levels of radiation that are produced by CT (computed tomography) and CCTA scans for heart and artery health.      View more


More health news...
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EDITOR'S PICK - WELLNESS, COACHING & INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE

"Bringing Wellness to the Forefront of Integrative Medicine: Does Wellness Coaching Hold the Key?" (Integrative Healthcare Symposium)
Have we been looking in the wrong direction in trying to create a sustainable health care system? Looking through the lens of the disease management model, in our attempt to control health care costs and the continuing decline of the health status of our population, has only exacerbated the problem. As Einstein commented, "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."

Wellness Inventory Join HealthWorld CEO and co-founder James Strohecker and Pamela Burris, RN, MSN for a PractiCAM workshop at the Integrative Healthcare Symposium in New York City February 21, 2009. This workshop explores the integration of two models that can provide a new direction for healthcare practice - the wellness paradigm and the coaching paradigm. Following the introduction of core concepts, real-life examples that clarify the implementation of this wellness coaching model will be presented. Participants will experience wellness coaching in action through a live demonstration and will then have the opportunity to practice a wellness coaching technique in a group exercise. We will conclude with a summation of possibilities for the incorporation of wellness coaching into your integrative medicine center or professional healthcare practice.      View more

The workshop will be followed by the closing keynote by Larry Dossey, MD.
Integrative Healthcare Symposium (February 20-21, 2009, New York City)


WELLNESS & HEALTHY LIVING

Continuing our Wellness Journey - Transcending
This week our journey focuses on the power of Transcending, the 12th of 12 keys to wellness drawn from the Wellness Inventory whole person assessment program. The final form of energy in the wellness energy system is a subtle one that has only recently been given scientific credence. It is the realm of the transcendent or the spiritual (a word that's only now becoming acceptable in everyday speech). The human ability to transcend ordinary consciousness is actually an age-old gift that opens mind and heart to the potential of love, and to the miracle and magnificence of the moment, so often forgotten in the daily grind of our busy lives.     View more


Simply Well - "Make a Friend of Death" - John W. Travis, MD, MPH
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.      View more


Healthy Computing - "Trim And Fit" - Erik Peper, PhD
Excessively long nails usually increase hand, arm, neck and shoulder tension because long nails encumber simple movements, resulting in awkward wrist and finger angles. In "Trim And Fit" Erik Peper, Ph.D. explains that for people with long finger nails the joints of the fingers and wrists cannot be placed in neutral positions when typing, mousing, buttoning or doing other fine motor activities. Stop sacrificing your health, save money and become fashionable.       View more


AUDIO: MIND-BODY TOOL KET

Learn Mind-Body Self-Healing Practices
The evidence is overwhelming: you can tap the power of your mind to directly influence your health, using clinically proven tools that anyone can master. With Dr. Andrew Weil's Mind-Body Tool Kit, listeners join the best-selling author along with three renowned colleagues and friends - all leading specialists in alternative medicine - to experience a potent prescription of self-healing practices.      View more      Listen to Audio Sample


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NATURAL ALTERNATIVES

Dr. Christine Horner's Natural Secrets for Breast Health - "Breast Health Tip #16: Herbs"
Many herbs used in Traditional Chinese Medicine, as well as other common spices and herbs including ginseng, licorice root, rosemary, black cohosh, hops, and chaste tree berry are effective natural medicines against breast cancer. In "Breast Health Tip #16: Herbs" Christine Horner, M.D., F.A.C.S shows how researchers have just begun to scratch the surface of discovering the vast and wondrous intelligence contained in plants.      View more


Reiki - A Special Series by Pamela Miles
We are pleased to introduce our readers to the dynamic work of PamelaMiles, a longtime Reiki master and pioneer in integrating Reiki into healthcare settings. In this issue we have the first installment of a six-part series on Reiki, "What is Reiki and How Can It Help Me?". We will follow in the next five issues with articles on the history of Reiki, Finding and Choosing a Reiki Master or Practitioner, Reiki Treatment, Reiki Training, and Reiki in medicine. Pamela is author of Reiki: A Comprehensive Guide (Tarcher-Penguin). She is founding president of the Institute for the Advancement of Complementary Therapies (I*ACT), has 35 years experience as a clinician, educator and lecturer in natural healing, and has consulted with hospitals and medical schools.      View more


Find a Mind/Body Health Practitioner
Looking for a practitioner specializing in a mind/body approach? Search the Mind Body Health section includes the Academy for Guided Imagery, American Society for the Alexander Technique, and Focusing Institute 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 (CAM) and integrative medicine.Find Mind/Body Health practitioners              Find a Practitioner Home


RECOMMENDED READING

Emotional Freedom - Judith Orloff, MD
Nut Gourmet Picture yourself trapped in a traffic jam feeling utterly calm. Imagine being unflappable and relaxed when your supervisor loses her temper. What if you were peaceful instead of anxious? What if your life were filled with nurturing relationships and a warm sense of belonging? This is what it feels like when you've achieved emotional freedom. National bestselling author Dr. Judith Orloff invites you to take a remarkable journey, one that leads to happiness and serenity, and a place where you can gain mastery over the negativity that pervades daily life. No matter how stressed you currently feel, the time for positive change is now. You possess the ability to liberate yourself from depression, anger, and fear. View more     Bookstore Home


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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

HEALTHY KITCHEN

Raw Food Materia Medica - "Persimmions" - Brigitte Mars
Persimmons are a good source of beta-carotene, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium. Persimmons have been used to lubricate the lungs and strengthen the spleen and pancreas. They improve energy and contain enzymes that help damaged cells and foreign microbes be broken down. Persimmons have a special affinity for the large intestines and heart. Persimmons have been used to treat bronchitis, catarrh, cough, diarrhea, dysentery, goiter, hangover, hemorrhoids, hiccoughs, hypertension, mouth sores, pleurisy, stomachache, and ulcers.
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Sensational Stevia Desserts - "Keeper Key Lime-White Chocolate Cheese Pie" - Lisa Jobs
My friends and family absolutely love this pie! It is so decadently rich and creamy that you'll get rave reviews for it too! After trying it once, you'll want to make it again and again, but it's wise to save only for special occasions...if possible. Check out the recipe for Keeper Key Lime-White Chocolate Cheese Pie!      View More


MIND-BODY-SPIRIT

The Healer Within - "Every Seventh Breath Full and Relaxed" - Roger Jahnke, OMD
In "Every Seventh Breath Full and Relaxed" Dr. Roger Jahnke describes a technique that brings the consciousness of the breath and the benefits of breath practice to as much of one's daily activities as possible. This method spreads the benefits of breath practice, pervasively, throughout the day.       View more


Mind-Body Health
In "Reducing Stress Reduces Heart Disease" David S. Sobel, M.D. reports on a study of patients with heart disease where it was found that relaxation, taming hostility, and helping people change the way they look at life's challenges can reduce their risk of having further heart problems by 75% compared to people given only usual medical care and medications. Reducing stress proved even more beneficial than getting exercise.      View more


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Wellness Inventory Certification Trainings Begin February 11 & 12, 2009
Wellness Inventory The next Wellness Inventory Certification Trainings will begin February 11 and 12, 2009 and run for 13 weeks. The goal of the training is to focus on the participants own personal development, while creating wellness coaching skills and competence in delivering the Wellness Inventory (www.WellPeople.com) program to individual, group, and organizational clients. Created for wellness coaches, health practitioners, and wellness professionals, the training is approved by the International Coach Federation for 20 CCEUs. Daytime and evening classes. Payment plans available. The trainings are conducted as live phone teleclasses. Three-day weekend intensives are offered as an optional training format.
View more      View testimonials from graduates.

For more information contact Jim Strohecker at 310-823-9553 or [email protected]


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  • GLOBAL HEALTH CALENDAR

    Featured Events

    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

    The Integrative Healthcare Symposium will be held at the Hilton New York in New York City, February 19-21, 2009. The symposium will provide you with engaging lectures, interactive sessions and experiential workshops covering the most current and up-to-date issues in patient care today. Receive $100 off the full conference rate when you register before November 14, 2008. Stay on the cutting edge of integrative healthcare by taking part in keynote sessions by renowned physicians and practitioners. Learn the latest research and important clinical pearls relevant to improving patient care. To register, and for more information, please visit www.ihsymposium.com.


    Upcoming Health & Wellness Events

    Natural Products Expo West
    Anaheim, CA
    March 5-8, 2009
    Web site: www.expowest.com


    Integrative and Holistic Nursing: Bringing Healing to You and Your Patients
    May 15-16, 2009
    La Jolla, CA
    Contact: 858-652-5400 | [email protected]


    11th International Conference on Energy Psychology
    May 28-June 1, 2009
    Orlando Florida
    www.energypsych.org


    2009 National Wellness Conference
    Pathways to Optimal Well-being: Exercising Strengths/Increasing Real Happiness
    July 18-23, 2009
    University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
    Download brochure


    For more leading health events visit www.healthcalendar.com


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