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January 19, 2009 - Vol. 20, Issue 1
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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Become a Certified Wellness Inventory Coach or Facilitator
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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Alzheimer's: Antipsychotics double risk of death
Powerful antipsychotic drugs can double the risk of death in Alzheimer's patients, according to one of the first independent studies not paid for by a drug company. The drugs are routinely given to Alzheimer's and dementia patients while in hospital or nursing homes as a quick way to sedate them - even though they are not supposed to be used for this purpose.
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Gifts: Drug companies stop sending out the free pens
Around 40 drug companies have agreed to stop sending doctors inducements such as branded pens and T-shirts. Regulators fear that free gifts are influencing doctors to prescribe drugs that may not be the best for the patient.
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Autism: Is it caused by pesticides and household chemicals?
Autism - the condition that impairs children's social skills and development - is probably caused by pollutants such as pesticides, viruses and household chemicals, new research suggests.
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| WHAT DOCTORS DON'T TELL YOU
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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 treatingthem - 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 a downloadable PDF file. Serving your health needs since 1989. Subscribe in April and receive the current issue with a special report about health
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Dr. Pat Williams Coaching Forum - "How Does One Coach Wellness?" - with Jim Strohecker & Bobbie Burdett
Please join Jim Strohecker, President & Co-founder of HealthWorld Online, and Bobbie Burdett, Director of Training, HealthWorld Online on Dr. Pat Williams Coaching Forum this Thursday January 22nd at 2:00 pm EST. Find out "How Does One Coach Wellness?" The topics Pat will discuss with Bobbie and Jim are "What Works?" "What Doesn't?" The call will last for 60 minutes. There is no charge for the call (long distance charges may apply).
Dr. Williams is the CEO and Co-founder of the Institute for Life Coach Training, and one of the leading authorities and pioneers in the field of coaching. To register
Continuing our Wellness Journey - Commununicating
This week our journey focuses on the power of Communicating, the 9th of 12 keys to wellness drawn from the Wellness Inventory whole person assessment program. This section focuses almost exclusively on verbal communication, exploring the dynamics of how people talk to themselves and one another. It also looks at the breakdowns in communication that can occur. As you come to understand and appreciate this process, you may simultaneously understand and appreciate yourself. The clearer the channel (you), the better the possibilities for a meaningful encounter--a dynamic energy exchange. View more
Simply Well - "Prevent Accidents" - John W. Travis, MD, MPH
Commonsense safety is easily overlooked as an integral part of a personal
wellness program. In "Prevent Accidents" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., reminds us that most accidents - both in the home and on the road - are easily preventable. He offers a memory jogger to encourage you to take
action where you need it. 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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| AUDIO: HEALTHY HEART KIT - ANDREW WEIL, MD
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A Comprehensive Program for Heart Health
It's a given that diet and lifestyle affect heart health. But recent studies show that mind-body practices such as guided imagery and meditation can have an equally powerful influence. Now, with The Healthy Heart Kit, Andrew Weil, M.D., the world-renowned leader and pioneer in integrative medicine, presents a comprehensive program to help anyone achieve optimum heart health. Featuring medical experts Stephen Devries, M.D., Erin Olivo, Ph.D., MPH, and Martin L. Rossman, M.D., The Healthy Heart Kit provides an action plan for integrative cardiac wellness. View more
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"Understanding Reiki" Video - Pamela Miles
Reiki is a subtle healing practice that promotes overall balance, enhancing self-healing. Commonly reported benefits include reduced anxiety, pain, stress and improved sleep, digestion, memory, focus, and overall well-being. Reiki is used primarily by the public at home for the care of self, family, friends and pets. It is also increasingly used in prestigious hospitals across the country, including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Reiki is safe at all times, and can be used to support arduous medical treatments such as chemotherapy and surgery. View Video
Your Eyesight and You - "Releasing the Inner Barriers to Seeing: Releasing the Inner Barriers to Seeing
Exploring the Mind/Body Connection to Vision (Part One)" - Martin Sussman
More than half of the people in the United States need glasses or contacts to see clearly. And the other half expects that as they get older, they will, too. Even though poor vision is the largest health-related epidemic affecting Americans today, even though younger and younger children are needing glasses and even though more middle-age people are needing bifocals and reading glasses, nearly everyone thinks that it's all perfectly normal and acceptable.
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Find a Behavioral Optometry Professional
Looking for a practitioner specializing in progressive treatment of the eyes? Search the Vision Care/Vision Training section which includes the Optometric Extension Program 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.
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Why Healthcare Matters: How Business Leaders Can Drive Transformational Change - Frank Hone
"Why Healthcare Matters: How Business Leaders Can Drive Transformational Change" takes a provocative look at the market dynamics and conflicting interests that contribute to today's healthcare crisis, while providing value-based ideas and solutions for employers. It serves as "An Employer's Guide to Healthcare Consumerism" and offers strategic and practical guidance for America's business leaders on being more proactive and engaged in addressing healthcare issues in their own companies. By defining a new corporate philosophy and culture of health within their own companies, progressive business leaders can better address healthcare expenditures, outcomes and productivity. This book provides a business case for healthcare consumerism and market-driven solutions while also challenging the medical marketing model.
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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.
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Sensational Stevia Desserts - "Delectable Dessert Crepes" - Lisa Jobs
Ready for a delightful treat during these cold winter months? Look no further than Delectable Dessert Crepes made with stevia! Spend a morning making a few batches and you'll realize that the upfront preparation was well worth it! Simply freeze crepes, defrost, reheat and add your favorite fillings and toppings whenever you have the urge! Lisa Jobs shares this fabulous recipe from sensational stevia desserts.
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Fabulous Functional Foods - "Celeriac Fries" - Oscar Umahro Cadogan
"Celeriac Fries" is a minor revelation to those who cannot eat French fries
but also cannot do without them. Compared to French fries, this unique recipe from Danish chef Oscar Umahro Cadogan offers a substitute with a much lower glycemic index, plus contains less fat, and no transfatty acids.
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The Healer Within - "Breathing
Practices" - 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 "Breathing Practices" Dr. Roger Jahnke explains the numerous beneficial physiological mechanisms that are triggered when we turn our attention to the breath and then increase it's volume. Unknown to science until very recently, the action of the lungs, diaphragm and thorax are a primary pump for the lymph fluid, a lymph heart. This mechanism may be more important to the lymph heart than body movements.
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Mind-Body Health
Attitude cannot cure a chronic illness. But cultivating a positive outlook and learning self-management skills can make it much easier to live with. In "Rx: How to Live Well with Chronic Disease" David S. Sobel, M.D. recommends you learn the skills for managing; (1) Your illness and symptoms, (2) Your normal daily activities, and (3) Your emotions.
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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 treatingthem - 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 a downloadable PDF file. Serving your health needs since 1989. Subscribe in April and receive the current issue with a special report about health
authorities deliberately covering up the truth about MMR vaccine dangers.
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Wellness Inventory Certification Trainings Begin February 11 & 12, 2009
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.
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For more information contact Jim Strohecker at 310-823-9553 or [email protected]
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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.
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Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine's 6th Annual Natural Supplements: An Evidence-Based Update
January 22-25, 2009
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Natural Products Expo West
Anaheim, CA
March 5-8, 2009
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Integrative and Holistic Nursing: Bringing Healing to You and Your Patients
May 15-16, 2009
La Jolla, CA
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2009 National Wellness Conference
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July 18-23, 2009
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
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