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HEALTH NEWS
Window on the World: Part III - The Journey Continues to India
The travels continue, from China on to India. Bastyr University alumna Jasmine Patel, MSAOM, finds opportunities to practice advanced acupressure, Chinese herbal medicine and Tui Na with local doctors throughout different parts of India. She works in one integrative medicine clinic where an ayurvedic doctor, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) doctor, a homeopathic doctor, and an allopathic doctor all see patients together, and then together decide on the best course of treatment. The clinic offers all health care completely free of charge. Read more about Jasmine's health care work and observations in India.
School Works at Giving Pupils a Taste for Healthy Eating
A school's pupils are shunning chips and chocolate in favour of fruit and a balanced diet. Copeland Road Primary School began educating children about healthy eating several months ago. Now pupils have their own fruit stall, breakfast club and healthy eating cooking sessions. The school was recently awarded a national Healthy Schools Standard award for its general approach to the health and well- being of its pupils.
Ginkgo 'May Improve MS Patients' Mental Function'
Ginkgo is already widely used to boost mental awareness and previous studies have found it to slow mental deterioration in Alzheimer's patients. Now studies suggest the herbal remedy's benefits may extend to people with MS, who can sometimes experience difficulties with memory and concentration. Researchers noted better performance on neuropsychological tests by patients who took Ginkgo biloba than by patients who took a placebo.
To keep up-to-date with news in the world of health and medicine, visit our Healthy News and our Healthy News Archive.
EDITOR'S PICK - NEW ONLINE WELLNESS TEST
Experience the Most Comprehensive Personal Wellness Assessment available anywhere - FREE!
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Healthworld is pleased to share a preview of the online
Wellness Inventory, based on the seminal work of wellness
pioneer and author John W. Travis, M.D. The Wellness
Inventory is the most comprehensive, interactive online
wellness test on the market today. This online experience of
120 wellness questions allows you to create an authentic
personal profile of 12 key areas your life. There is nothing
else like it!
You are invited to take this test as a preview to its
official release next month. Be on the leading edge and
challenge yourself to assess your level of wellness.
FREE GIFTS! By completing the Wellness Inventory you will
be eligible to receive a special package of products from
HealthWorld's e-stores worth $250, including:
Simply Well: Choices for a Healthy Life - new book from Dr. John Travis
Sound Health Collection: (4 CD set) from Steven Halpern's Inner Peace Music
Sweetleaf Stevia: All Natural products for cooking and sweetening beverages
Teeccino: 3 cans of Teeccino herbal coffee & SwissGold Coffee Brewer
Here, There & Beyond: Rapid Relief & Serene Spray (Essential Oil Formulas)
Phenomena: (Natural Health & Beauty Technology) - $100 of products
For more about these products see the links in the Healthy
Shopping section below.
WHAT DOES THE WELLNESS INVENTORY MEASURE?
As a participant you will be able to assess your Wellness Score in 12 key areas of life: Self-Responsibility & Love, Breathing & Relaxing, Sensing, Eating, Moving, Feeling, Thinking, Playing & Working, Sex, Finding Meaning, and Transcending. The progam calculates your Wellness Scores in each of these key areas and includes easily accessible commentaries on each of 120 wellness statements at the core of the test, enabling deeper exploration of key issues in your life.
Dr. Travis, a member of the HealthWorld Advisory Board, is
widely regarded as one of the founders of the wellness
movement in America, is author of the seminal Wellness
Workbook and opened the first wellness center in the U.S. in
Mill Valley, CA in 1975.
Share the Wellness Inventory with your friends and let us
know what you think. To take the test, go to www.healthy.net/well
COLUMNS FROM THE EXPERTS
Dr. Galland's Integrated
Medicine
The rate of cancer among American children has been rising for decades. Although the reasons remain unclear, many experts suspect the increase may be partly the result of growing exposure to chemicals in the environment. What can we do to reduce our children's exposure to toxic chemicals? There are several types of pollutants that may cause Sick Home Syndrome. How can you protect your home and your children? In "Living Safely in a Polluted World: Your Home Should be a Haven" Leo Galland, M.D. explains how your exposure--and your family's--can be readily controlled by a number of simple, inexpensive and potentially life-saving steps.
Mind Body Health Newsletter
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.
Keeping Fit
Research has shown that strength training is the best means
for improving body composition in young people, as it
addresses two major problems in many preadolescents, namely,
too little muscle and two much fat. In "Youth
Strength Training: Why and How" Wayne Westcott,
Ph.D. shares a public school study and training guidelines
that support a program toward bone development,
physiological response, and performance enhancement.
Echoes of Silence
In "Deep Listening" Robert Rabbin tells us that to be truly alive is to listen very, very deeply — not with our ears, but with our whole being. As we release our hold on thoughts, as we enter the Silence between them, we enter the Silence from where thoughts come. This is awakening into the fulfillment of our truest dreams, finally fulfilling what our hearts long for, our souls cry for...and in this fulfillment, we become truly alive.
HEALTHY SHOPPING
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Inner Peace Music Yoga Collection -
Music for Your Yoga Practice
The Inner Peace Yoga Collection includes three classic CDs
from Steven Halpern, the leading pioneer in music for
relaxation and wellness:
* Music for Yoga (Helps quiet the mind & deepen the breath)
* Chakra Suite (Balances the 7 vital energy centers)
* Music for Savasana (For deep relaxation at end of yoga
class)
Listen to Sample: "Eternity"
To Order Inner Peace Music Yoga Collection
"Of all the people I could do yoga with, Steven Halpern is
my favorite."
- Lilias Folan Master Teacher & PBS Yoga series
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Daily Maintenance Program For Your Child's
Nutritional Health - From ChildLife Essentials
ChildLife's Essential's "Daily Maintenance Group" provides your child with basic nutritional supplementation for health of the body, brain, immune system and digestion. The Daily Maintenance Group includes a liquid Multi-Vitamin & Mineral supplement (8 fl oz), liquid Vitamin C (4 fl oz) for the health of the body and immune system, essential fatty acids (8 fl oz) for a healthy brain and Colostrum Plus with Probiotics (90 capsules) for healthy digestion. Save 10%! Normally $60.80, yours for only $54.80!
HEALTHY BOOKSTORE
Healthy Bookstore
In "Clear Your Clutter With Feng Shui" Karen Kingston reminds us that clutter is stuck energy that keeps you stuck in undesirable life patterns. Therefore, you can "sort out your life by sorting out your junk." Kingston covers the reasons we keep things as well as the amazing stories of people who have cleared their clutter away. More than just junk, clutter is all those things that have negative symbology and that collect stagnant energy. This latter can also apply to bodily, emotional, and spiritual clutter, all of which Kingston describes with characteristic passion. In an age of accumulation, it's good to see a book that frees up life again.
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We invite you to visit all of our Healthy e-Stores:
Bookstore - www.healthy.net/books
BioBalance (Weight Management, Anxiety) - www.healthy.net/biobalance
BodyBalance (Hormone Analysis) - www.bodybalance.com
Centerpointe (Audio Meditation) - www.centerpointe.com/links.cfm?ad=26976
ChildLife (Nutritional Supplements for Kids) - www.healthy.net/childlife
CleanZone (Advanced Hygiene System) - www.healthy.net/cleanzone
EatWize (Personalized Nutritional Program) www.eatwize.com
Inner Peace Music - www.healthy.net/innerpeace
Naked Rain (Shower Filtre Spas) - www.healthy.net/nakedrain
Natur-Leaf - www.healthy.net/asp/stores/NaturLeaf/
PainDefense (Joint & Muscles Formula) - www.healthy.net/paindefense
Phenomena (Skincare, Weight Mgt, Imunnity) - www.healthy.net/phenomena/
SweetLeaf (Stevia-Natural Sweetener) - www.healthy.net/sweetleaf
Teeccino (Caffeine-Free Herbal Coffee) - www.healthy.net/teeccino
Third Line Press (Nutritional Medicine CD) - www.healthy.net/thirdline
Vitamin Store - www.vitacost.com/asp/default.asp?ID=Healthy01
NEWS FROM THE VILLAGE
Healthy Home
The best way for you to avoid the signs and symptoms of allergies in your own home is to avoid exposure to the allergens (dust mites, mold, pollen and pet allergen) that cause problems. In "Successful Steps to Control Four Airborne Allergens" Annie Berthold-Bond of Care2 reports on effective environmental control options that can reduce or eliminate the need for medicine.
Featured Center
The Healthy Man Center provides a strong natural health care perspective on men's health. Features include daily Men's Health News from the leading newswires, daily Men's Health Expert from a leading authority in men's health, self-care and alternative therapies such as herbal medicine, homeopathy and nutrition for various men's health concerns, a men's health bookstore, as well as men's health products from leading eco-friendly companies.
Healthy Woman Update
In "Varicose Veins and Hemorrhoids: Prevention and Treatment" Leon Chaitow N.D., D.O., M.R.O. explains that healthy veins have a series of one-way valves which keep blood flowing only one-way - towards the heart. When a valve allows a back-flow of blood, the vein becomes distended, and the walls stretch and swell into a miniature balloon. In the legs this is called varicose veins, and in the rectum it is known as hemorrhoids or piles. He details why this happens and provides numerous self-help suggestions for prevention.
Healthy Kitchen - Healthy Recipes
Spring is our purification season, with more fresh foods, especially greens, and more liquids. Start each day with two glasses of purified water and some stretching exercises. In " Spring 4-Day Menu Plan" Elson M. Haas M.D. provides special "spring" menus, plus 15 recipes.
Healthy Alternatives
Do you believe that eating a balanced diet provides all the vitamins you need? "This is simply not so." says Michael Janson M.D. in "Why You Need Vitamins." He discusses the role of genetics, environment, free radicals, agricultural practices, stress, and personal health history. He cautions that Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) are nutrient levels supposed to prevent deficiency diseases in most healthy people. Unfortunately, the values have been heavily influenced by the food industry, economic considerations and politics, not just by science.
Find a Professional
The Professional Referral Network contains searchable directories for 20 leading professional associations in complementary and integrative health care, with over 17,000 professionals. Looking for a healthcare professional specializing in visualization? The Guided Imagery section includes the Academy for Guided Imagery member database.
Featured Natural Medicine School
MountainHeart School of Bodywork and Transformational Therapy in Crested Butte, CO offers a 850 hour Certification in Massage Therapy (CMT) program that begins each May and November. Other programs available include Certification in Transformational Neuromuscular Therapy, Somatic MindBody Therapy, Spa Therapy, Thai Massage, Sports Massage Therapy, and Reflexology. For more information: schools.naturalhealers.com/mountainheart/
To search a directory of natural medicine schools go to:
www.healthy.net/schools
GLOBAL HEALTH CALENDAR
Global Health Calendar
Anatriptic Arts Expo 2002
A Showcase of Hands-On Healing at Ft. Mason Center
May 3-5, 2002
San Francisco, CA USA
Contact: Anatriptic Arts Expo - 866-854-3976
Holistic Medicine Scientific Conference
Breaking Down Barriers - Building Bridges
Toronto, Ontario CANADA
May 15-18, 2002
Contact: American Holistic Medical Association - 703-556-9728
65th Annual Natural Products Trade Show and Convention
NNFA MarketPlace 2002: Let's Get Down To Business
Las Vegas, NV USA
June 7-0, 2002
Contact: National Nutritional Foods Association - 800-966-6632
12th Annual ISSSEEM Conference
The Co-Creation Process in Energy Medicine: A Synergy of
the Sciences & the Healing Arts
Boulder, CO USA
June 14-19, 2002
Contact: International Society for the Study of Subtle
Energies & Energy Medicine - 303-425-4625
27th Annual National Wellness Conference
Seeking Balance In A Changing World
Stevens Point, WI USA
July 14-19
Contact: National Wellness Institute, Inc. - 800-243-8694
NCCAM Distinguished Lectures in CAM
Charles Rosenberg, PhD of Harvard University
Bethesda, MD USA
July 25, 2002
Contact: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - 301-594-9632
KEY SITES IN HEALTHWORLD ONLINE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:
James Strohecker, Co-founder, President, HealthWorld Online - jim@healthy.net
SENIOR EDITOR:
Suzan Walter, Director, HealthWorld Online's Global Health Calendar, Speakers Network, Professional Referral Network, Association Network - swalter@healthy.net
ASSOCIATE EDITOR:
Nancy Shaw, Communications Director, HealthWorld Online - nancys@healthy.net
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