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HEALTH NEWS
Physicians Who Are Experts On Managed Care Avoid Enrolling In HMOs When Selecting a Personal Health Insurance Plan
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and RAND found that physician experts shy away from health maintenance organizations (HMOs) when choosing a health plan for themselves and their families. Instead, the physician experts were attracted to fee-for-service and point-of-service options, the kinds of plans that have fewer restrictions on access to services and choice of physician.
Vitamins For Vision
Macular degeneration affects the high-definition central vision, sometimes making it difficult to read, drive or perform other activities. The disease is the number one cause of visual impairment and blindness in Americans ages 65 and older. A government-sponsored study has shown that a high-dose blend of zinc and antioxidants can give new hope to people with age-related macular degeneration.
Patients Turn To Nutrition To Help In War On Cancer
A new battlefront is emerging in the war on cancer, and patients are leading the charge. While doctors focus on chemotherapy and radiation, more patients are turning to nutrition as a supplemental weapon, a way to seize control and fight back. With cancer, there are no absolutes, but medical researchers have established that some foods can reduce the risk of cancer and nutrition can help patients survive once they get it.
To keep up-to-date with news in the world of health and medicine, visit our Healthy News and our Healthy News Archive.
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COLUMNS FROM THE EXPERTS
The Healer Within
The technique described by Dr. Roger Jahnke in "Alternate Nostril Breathing" has been employed by practitioners of Yoga in India for thousands of years. They were aware of the significance of balancing the breath in both nostrils and employed this knowledge to enhance health and consciousness. It has been found recently, through the application of current neuro-science, that the practice of alternate nostril breathing helps to balance the right and left hemispheres of the brain.
Mind Over Matter
While it seems like there's a medical breakthrough each day, new health information often contradicts what we relied upon in the past. In "Rational health choices: navigating the sea of modern medical advice" Barry Bittman, M.D. poses the practical question "What should you specifically do in order to maximize your health?" The common sense answers might have come from our grandparents - eat the right foods, exercise regularly, get proper sleep, and stop taking ourselves too seriously.
Understanding Homeopathy
The fact that about one in seven Americans suffer from chronic sinusitis suggests that conventional treatments are not very effective. Homeopathic medicines are often effective in treating the acute symptoms of sinusitis, although professional "constitutional care" is usually necessary to cure chronic sinusitis, according to homeopathic expert Dana Ullman in "Homeopathy and Sinusitis: Safer Remedies." Constitutional care refers to individualized treatment of a person's entire health, physical and psychological, past and present. This professional homeopathic treatment can lead to a significant reduction in the frequency and intensity of acute sinusitis attacks and can often even lead to a total elimination of their occurrence.
Integrative Dentistry
It is not unusual for menopausal women to exhibit an increased amount of cavities, alterations in taste, gum disease and brittle jaw bone. In "Menopause and Oral Care" Flora Parsa Stay, D.D.S. explains the correlation with decreased salivary gland function, stress, and osteoporosis. She urges women to find a dentist who is aware of the symptoms associated with menopause and women's special dental needs.
HEALTHY SHOPPING
Naked Rain Shower Filtre Spas -
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The Naked Rain Experience is Like Showering in Bottled Water - keeping the skin and body freshly hydrated with clean refreshing water. Using patented technologies, the Filtre Spa systematically converts the chemical composition of chlorine to chlorides while eliminating other contaminants such as lead. As a result, the filtre spa allows the skin and body to absorb and retain clean, healthy water.
Go ahead....Take the Plunge, experience the World of Naked Rain. Your hair and skin will be your new best friends. Easy installation!
Kick The Sugar Habit
Stevia - The Natural Herbal Sweetener
Stevia, one of the most beneficial plants on earth, is used throughout the world as a no-calorie sweetener. Native to Paraguay, it is a small green plant bearing leaves which have a delicious and refreshing taste that can be 30 times sweeter than sugar. SweetLeaf· brand SteviaPlus·, a nutritional supplement available in convenient packets and powder form, uses only a small amount of stevia to produce its remarkably refreshing taste. In fact, you can reduce your sugar use by 2 teaspoons for each packet of SteviaPlus· due to its natural and intense sweetness! Sweetleaf also offers stevia in a convenient liquid form.
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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HEALTHY BOOKSTORE
Healthy Bookstore
We all come into this world with "Sacred Contracts," according to best-selling author Caroline Myss in "Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential." Some know it as a calling. Some see it as a life mission. "In short, a Sacred Contract is an agreement your soul makes before you are born," Myss explains. "You promise to do certain things for yourself, for others, and for divine purposes. Part of the Contract requires that you discover what you are meant to do." Myss offers an extensive lesson on helping readers recognize their personal archetypes (we have about 12 of them) and create their own "Chart of Origin."
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ChildLife (Nutritional Supplements for Kids) - www.healthy.net/childlife
CleanZone (Advanced Hygiene System) - www.healthy.net/cleanzone
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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
Featured Center
The Nutrition Center presents a broad range of information to the consumer and health professional on diet and nutrition from a group of leading experts in nutritional medicine, including Elson Haas, M.D., Melvyn Werbach, M.D., and Jonathan Wright, M.D. The center focuses on a healthy whole foods diet and the role of diet and nutrition in health and illness. The "Healthy Kitchen" section provides healthy recipes, columns from natural and organic-oriented chefs, "Fabulous Functional Food" and "There’s a Yogi in the Kitchen" information about food preparation, and instructions on setting up a whole foods kitchen. The Nutrition Centers provides access to specific dietary and nutritional programs, the latest nutritional research, and resources for further information and education.
Healthy Man Update
Over and over, we are seeing the results of lifestyle changes in health care. In "Nutritional Program for Sexual Dysfunction" Michael Janson M.D. applies this to men and explains how meditation, exercise, and dietary changes are a good place to start. He outlines Sexual Dysfunction Treatment Programs to try before more severe options with serious side effects.
Healthy Kitchen - Healthy Foods
In "Red Meats" Elson M. Haas M.D. acknowledges that the "red meats" are probably the most controversial of the food categories. It is very clear that an excess of meat in the diet can cause all kinds of problems, but many doctors recommend red meats as a good source for protein and iron. Dr. Haas covers beef, pork and lamb, and offers ten principles for using meat in the diet.
Healthy Alternatives
Among the most interesting of all the healing disciplines are those that produce a physical change by focusing on mental processes. In "The Psychophysiological Approach" Emmett Miller, M.D. presents examples of the psychophysiological approach to disease. On close examination it is difficult indeed to find a disease for which there has not been some report of healing or improvement through approaches such as those described. Dr. Miller reports various approaches to understanding this phenomena and explores the reasons they sometimes work and other times do not.
Association Network -- Hot Pick
The Holistic Dental Association (HDA) members are dentists committed to considering the ramifications of dental care on the entire person; dentists who will choose dental materials that are biocompatible to the patient's physiology, and who do not perform any service without the person's informed consent to that service.
Visit www.holisticdental.org
Featured Natural Medicine School
Bastyr University in Kenmore, Washington educates future leaders in natural health sciences that integrate mind, body, spirit and nature. The university offers natural health education, research and clinical services. Students learn traditional therapies and philosophies as well as cutting edge diagnostic procedures and research. Bastyr students earn degrees in naturopathic medicine, acupuncture and Oriental medicine, herbal sciences, nutrition and more. Bastyr is an accredited private institution and internationally recognized as a two-decade pioneer in the development of science-based natural medicine. For more information: schools.naturalhealers.com/bastyr
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
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