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June 15, 2009 - Vol. 20, Issue 22
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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Drugs found in rivers, and may be in our drinking water
Powerful antibiotics and other drugs may be in our drinking water, scientists fear. Rivers, lakes and wells throughout North America, Europe and East Asia are already contaminated by a range of pharmaceutical drugs, and scientists fear they could easily make their way into the public water supply.
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Juice slows prostate cancer - and may even be an effective preventative
A simple juice can slow the progress of prostate cancer – and it could even work as an effective preventative, new research has revealed this week. Pomegranate juice slows the progress of the cancer in men who’ve already received treatment, and it could also be a preventative, experts have heard.
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Meditation can help cure insomnia and sleeplessness
If you can’t sleep, try meditation and deep relaxation techniques. They can help insomniacs and poor sleepers, researchers have discovered - but there’s one unusual aspect to their approach.
Although you would expect people to meditate just before they went to bed, researchers found that it works far better if they do so during the daytime, hours before bedtime.
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Wellness Inventory Certification Trainings Offered This Fall
Three Wellness Inventory Certification Trainings will be offered this fall. All classes will be offered via a live phone teleconference, allowing you to participate from your home or office, and will run for 13 weeks. The goal of the training is to accelerate your own personal growth process, while creating wellness coaching skills and competence in delivering the Wellness Inventory (www.WellPeople.com) program to your clients, patients, students, or employees, and supporting them in creating sustainable lifestyle change.
Developed 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.
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Continuing our Wellness Journey - Moving
This week our journey focuses on Moving, the 5th of 12 keys to wellness in
the Wellness Inventory. Everything in us is moving. The heart pumps, blood flows, lungs expand and contract, eyes roll, eardrums vibrate. To be alive is to be moving. Inhibit the movement and you create illness. Stop movement and you are dead. Allow it fully and you realize wellness. Because of this movement, everything is changing from moment to moment. To block movement therefore is to block change. The moving body freely channels the energy of life. View more
Simply Well - "Work Well" - John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H.
People tend to lose sight of the value of their work, getting so caught up in the details that they forget what they are doing or why they are doing it. In "Work Well" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., provides tips for making changes in your relationship to your job so it will satisfy you more deeply. View more
Staying Healthy Tips- "10 Tips on Vacations and Your Health" - Elson Haas, MD
Even the most spontaneous getaway needs some basic planning and preparation. If you are visiting a new place, or even one not so new, a good travel guide will give you information on things like available transportation, and the hours and prices of attractions. It should also include important phone numbers and places to get help in an emergency. Or find a friend who knows the area for some tips.
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Your Eyesight and You - "The Connection Between Your Eyesight and Your Inner Focus" - Martin Sussman
To fully understand how vision works from a holistic perspective, let's compare it to the process of producing a finished photograph. Even after you've focused the lens and taken the picture, you still don't have a photograph until the film gets developed. This is done in the darkroom. When it comes to your eyesight, the darkroom is your brain - the visual centers that process the visual information sent by the eyes. View more
Dr. Christine Horner's Natural Secrets for Breast Health - "Breast Health Tip #22: Keep Your Body-Fat Percentage Low"
Fat cells produce estrogen after menopause. The more fat you have, the higher your estrogen and therefore the higher your risk of breast cancer will be. in "Breast Health Tip #22: Keep Your Body-Fat Percentage Low"
Christine Horner, M.D., F.A.C.S reports that 20 to 30% of all post-menopausal breast cancers are thought due to obesity. So keeping your body fat low is one good way to to keep your risk lower.
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Integrator Blog - Integrative Medicine and Integrated Health Care Round-up: April 29-May 28, 2009
Vicki and Ron Simms back ambitious new integrative oncology center at UCLA ... U Virginia adds acupuncture to employee benefits ... California budget crunch sweeps acupuncture, chiropractic, other services out of Medicaid ...Cherkin acupuncture-toothpicks study generates significant press ... Minnesota Medical Association dedicates entire monthly magazine to integrative medicine in its state ... Massage Research Foundation under Diana Thompson, LMP makes strides in stimulating research in that field ... Holistic nurses expand certification offerings ... AANP, the naturopathic professional association, announces new journal and website ... Natural Products Foundation publishes data on the $60-billion that the dietary supplement industry contributes to the economy ... American Botanical Council reports growth of the botanical industry in 2008 to $4.8-billion ... View more
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The cutting edge of quantum physics is not just found in a laboratory or university - now, you can live each day on the frontiers of science. Lynne McTaggart's revolutionary book The Field captivated readers around the world with its exploration of the unseen dimension where science meets spirit, but that was only the beginning. With Living The Field, this pioneering investigator presents a full-length audio workshop on using the scientific discoveries of the quantum age to supercharge your life, health, and consciousness. Learn to harness the source of your living energy - the Zero Point Field. (6 CDs) View more
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Raw Food Materia Medica - "Summer Squash" - Brigitte Mars
There are a multitude of summer squash varieties that are closely related to the popular zucchini, including yellow squash, yellow crookneck, and pattypan squash. They are all in the gourd family, making them relatives of cucumber, pumpkin and watermelon. Summer squashes are alkaline, blood purifying, anti-inflammatory, and diuretic. They have been used to treat colitis, constipation, hypertension, indigestion, kidney and bladder disorders, obesity, and ulcers. Though less nutrient dense than the harder more orange colored winter squashes, summer squashes contain beta-carotene, folic acid, and vitamin C, calcium, and potassium. View More View Full Raw Food Materia Medica
Nutrition Tips - "Summer 4-Day Menu Plan" - Elson Haas, MD
In summer, we consume more liquids and raw, fresh fruits and vegetables,
salads, and a lighter diet in general, and we are usually more active. This is a good season to experiment with special diets, such as fasting, or a raw food diet. In "Summer 4-Day Menu Plan" Elson M. Haas, M.D. provides special "summer" menus, plus 13 menus. View More
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The Healer Within - "Self-Applied Massage" - Roger Jahnke, OMD
As the movement toward alternatives to drugs and surgery progresses massage is gaining popularity as a therapeutic modality. Hospitals, and even corporations, are hiring massage therapists to help with healing and to prevent the negative impacts of stress. In "Self-Applied Massage" Dr. Roger Jahnke explains how to effectively perform self-applied massage.
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Mind/Body Health - "Guided Imagery Speeds Surgical Recovery" - David Sobel, MD
Patients undergoing surgery often experience a loss of control, feeling
more like victims than participants. Anxiety, fear of the unknown, fear of
pain, dependency, uncertainty, and helplessness are common emotions which
can intensify the perception of pain associated with invasive medical
procedures. Physical and psychological stress can also contribute to
prolonged postoperative recovery and a suppressed immune system, reports
Dr. David Sobel in "Guided Imagery Speeds Surgical Recovery." Guided
imagery may also help patients strengthen their immune system and enhance
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Summer Certification Intensive Trainings in Beautiful Asheville, NC
The Certification Intensive Training is a comprehensive weekend program providing in-depth personal experience and practical knowledge of the Wellness Inventory assessment and life-balance program (www.WellPeople.com). The intensive accelerates your own personal growth process offering you an opportunity to make real changes, and also provides a unique coaching skills to maximize the program's effectiveness in working with others. The goal of the course is to create competence in delivering the program your clients, patients, guests, or employees in order to create sustainable lifestyle change.
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2009 National Wellness Conference
Pathways to Optimal Well-being: Exercising Strengths/Increasing Real Happiness
July 18-23, 2009
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
In an environment where things may not be completely in your control, your happiness quotient is. There is a way of living and thinking that can lead not only to increased happiness, but also a healthier, longer life. Join us at the 34th Annual National Wellness Conference to explore this amongst many
other issues facing wellness and health promotion professionals today.
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11th International Conference on Energy Psychology
May 28-June 1, 2009
Orlando Florida
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American Holistic Nurses Association 29th Annual Conference
Reflective Practice: Creating Sacred Space
June 11-14, 2009
Madison, WI
Contact: (800) 278-2462
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American Holistic Medical Association 2009 Convention & Exhibition
Reflective Practice: Creating Sacred Space
November 5-7, 2009
Cleveland, OH
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Global Conversations: Inspiring individuals, Building communities, Impacting the world
December 2-5, 2009
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February 25-27, 2010
New York, NY, USA
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