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HEALTH NEWS
FDA to Look into Carcinogen in Food Supply
Five months after the discovery of a known cancer-causing substance in certain food products sparked global concern, the Food and Drug Administration is ready to outline the steps it will take to determine the health threat in the United States. Swedish scientists were the first to discover that acrylamide is present in high levels in starch-based foods cooked at high temperatures -- such as chips, french fries, bread, cereals and other processed foods.
Chiropractors Offer Hope and Help go Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), According to Journal of the American Chiropractic Association
As many parents grow leery of the traditional medical approach to ADHD, doctors of chiropractic are offering promising results that target the underlying problems with non-drug treatments that focus on postural muscles, nutrition and lifestyle changes that affect brain activity.
Exercise a Mood Enhancer
The next time you are feeling down, reach for a dose of exercise. Regular physical activity is not only good for your body, it's good for your mind and spirit too. Studies show that regular physical activity elevates mood and increases creativity and alertness.
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 - QRS (QUANTRON RESONANCE SYSTEM)
THE "WAVE" OF THE FUTURE
Pulsating Electromagnetic Fields
Pulsating electromagnetic fields for health and healing are now here! Already producing benefits such as pain relief, stress reduction, and sleep improvement to European families, the QRS (Quantron Resonance System), an in-home health appliance, is now available in the U.S. Routine use of this simple technology - only 8 minutes twice a day comfortably lying on the QRS mat - enables the body to recover from illness and injury and reclaim its natural state of health. How can this happen? Subtle pulsating fields from the mat maximize cell functioning with no side effects. QRS is safe for babies, adults, elderly, even pets!
COLUMNS FROM THE EXPERTS
The Healer Within
While it seems belated in a culture so scientifically evolved, slow, non-intense, daily practice of the moderate exercise of Qigong is a real miracle in a time of serious crisis in our health care. In "Gentle Movements and Postures, Part I" Dr. Roger Jahnke explains how the unwell, the bedridden, those limited to wheel chairs, elders and even the partially paralyzed can derive significant fitness building through moderate self-applied practices of Qigong and Yoga.
Mind Over Matter
In "Never Too Old to Learn: Reversing the Aging Process" Barry Bittman, M.D. relates that the longer he lives the more he realizes that staying young has nothing to do with wrinkles and age spots, slowing down physically, or qualifying for a senior discount at a local movie theater. He notes that the ones who seemingly never age are the enthusiastic seniors from whom springs a fountain of energy and an unrelenting zest for capturing every moment with meaning and joy.
Understanding Homeopathy
Allergies can be imprisoning. Some allergy sufferers can't visit their friends who have pets, and many others can't eat their favorite foods. In "Allergies Are Nothing To Sneeze At... With Homeopathic Medicine" Dana Ullman, M.P.H. explains a number of options using homeopathic remedies you can use to treat the acute phase of your allergy - without side effects.
Echoes of Silence
The world that is perceptible to our senses and the world of our concepts and beliefs is certainly a part of reality, but it is so tiny as to barely be a blip on the screen. Unless what convention calls the real world is put in the proper context and perspective, it is no more than a dream. In "The Real World" Robert Rabbin talks about how spiritual experiences help us to soften and expand the boundaries of who we think we are.
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HEALTHY KITCHEN
THERE'S A YOGI IN THE KITCHEN!
Regardless of what ingredients are used, if the cook's consciousness is not prayerful, loving, or joyful ... that food will not be a healing food. It is important to have a state of mind that is free of anger when you are preparing any meal. Instead be filled with heartfelt love for those (including the self!) who will be eating the food, joy in its preparation, and, most importantly, a sense of the Divine coming into the food. In "The Yogi's Secret Ingredient" Siri-Ved Kaur Khalsa shows why restaurant food becomes so tiring. It only satisfies the belly; rarely does it elevate, nurture and heal.
HEALTHY HOME
As far back as ancient Egyptian and Greek times, people used lavender, rosemary, tansy, and other herbs for cleaning. They freshened their linens by placing fragrant sachets, herbs, and flowers in drawers and closets. In "Lavender Linen Water" Annie Berthold-Bond of Care2 offers you a simple formula you can use to "sweeten" your linens, and if you aren't sensitive to essential oils, even use it to freshen and uplift rooms.
NATURAL ALTERNATIVES
Homeopathy Center
One of the Internet's most comprehensive resources on homeopathy is HealthWorld's Homeopathy Center. The Center hosts over 150 articles from leading homeopathic experts such as Dana Ullman, M.P.H, Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, N.D., Robert Ullman, N.D., Richard Moscovitz, M.D. and Jacquelyn Wilson, M.D. as well as over 90 Real Audio tapes in the Homeopathic Audio Library.
Healthy Child
Asthma is a disease that affects a child's ability to breathe. In "Asthma" Michael Schachter M.D., F.A.C.A.M. explains how this condition responds well to a wide variety of alternative and complementary medicine practices -- including diet, exercise, detoxificaion, nutritional supplements, herbs, homeopathic remedies and acupuncture.
Mind Body Health
The decision to seek healthcare is more determined by anxiety, worry, stress, lack of confidence, lack of information, job dissatisfaction, and unhealthy lifestyles than it is by the presence or absence of physical disease. In "Meditation Reduces Medical Costs" David S. Sobel M.D. presents his reasoning that mind/body interventions which address the underlying distress that prompts visits to physicians, might reduce distress and medical expenses.
Music and Wellness
In "Music-Making for Corporate Wellness" Christine Stevens, M.S.W., MT-BC tells us about an amazing, revolutionary step towards the practical application of music making for wellness. Toyota Motor Sales USA's corporate headquarters in Torrance, California has created a unique and effective method of 'beating' stress and building up their high-performance teams. It's called the Toyota Drum Room. The Toyota Drum Room is an extraordinary, first-of-its-kind experiment in the use of on-going music making for corporate teambuilding, stress-reduction, and change management. And the drummers you may hear aren't musicians and performers; they are associates of Toyota, drumming to build the level of teamwork in their respective departments.
Healthy Alternatives
There are herbal teas, baths, compresses, poultices, oils, and ointments appropriate for numerous health conditions. In "Preparing Herbal Treatments" Janet Zand L.Ac., O.M.D. provides recipes and directions that will teach you how to prepare and use a wide variety of herbal treatments.
Find an Alternative Healthcare 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 a progressive approach to dental care? The Dentistry section includes the Holistic Dental Association member database.
Featured Natural Medicine School
Florida Vedic College in Coral Springs, FL is an independent, comprehensive, international College and Vedic Institution of higher education and the oldest Vedic College in the US. The courses are based on the syllabus recommended by the International Council for Ayurveda and Allied Medical Sciences in Bangalore India. The material has been adjusted to the psycho-social environment in Europe and America and the kind of patients Ayurvedic practitioners receive here. For more information: schools.naturalhealers.com/fvc/
To search a directory of natural medicine schools go to:
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GLOBAL HEALTH CALENDAR
Building Bridges of Integration for Traditional Chinese Medicine
A Landmark Conference on Immune System Disorders, Cancer, Pain, Mental Health and Addictions
East Rutherford, NJ USA
October 3-6, 2002
Contact: Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation - 212-274-1079
Natural Products Expo East
Washington, DC USA
October 3-6, 2002
Contact: New Hope Natural Media - 866-458-4935
Southwestern Reiki Conference - Spiritual Healing: Research and Practice
Daniel J. Benor, MD Keynote & Workshop
Sedona, AZ USA
October 12-14, 2002
Contact: Southwestern Reiki Conference - 928-522-0326
NCA Miami 02
World Fitness
Miami, FL USA
November 8-10, 2002
Contact: ECA World Fitness - 888-MIAMI-ECA
Women's Health: Pharmacy from the Rainforest & Reef
Perspectives in Integrative Healing
Ambegris Caye, Belize BELIZE
November 30-December 7, 2002
Contact: HealthQuest Travel & Education - 877-987-1715
Supply Side West
Las Vegas, NV USA
December 4-6, 2002
Contact: Supply Side - 480-990-1101 x1037
The Psychology of Health, Immunity and Disease
Hilton Head Island, SC USA
December 9-15, 2002
Contact: The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine - 800-743-2226
National Nutritional Foods Association Southeast Convention and Trade Show
Orlando, FL USA
December 13-15, 2002
Contact: National Nutritional Foods Association - 800-828-7250
Portals to the Self: A Celebration of Women's Stories by the Sea
Women's retreat - storytelling, movement, guided imagery, creating a circle of support, compassion, wisdom and replenishment.
Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo MEXICO
March 22-29, 2003
Contact: Women's Retreat - 440-779-6727 - kfrlisw@aol.com
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