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POLITICALLY INCORRECT NUTRITION

Using the most recent and objective scientific and clinical research data, "Politically Incorrect Nutrition: Finding Reality in the Mire of Food Industry Propaganda" by Michael Barbee, C.D.C. reveals that much current nutritional dogma is based on outdated information or has been fabricated to satisfy vested corporate financial interests rather than to promote human health.

JOIN US ON A 12-STAGE JOURNEY TO WELLNESS
For the next 12 weeks in Healthy Update, we will go on a journey into the heart of wellness. Each week we will feature one of the twelve key aspects of wellness from the Wellness Inventory whole person assessment program based on the pioneering work of John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., Each is a component of the Wellness Energy System. This week we will feature "Self-Responsibility & Love."

MOVIES THAT INSPIRE, HEAL AND TRANSFORM

The SPIRITUAL CINEMA CIRCLE offers a service that's unique and deeply needed. The CIRCLE gives you a way to bring hours of inspiring entertainment into your life each month, while making an important contribution to the world. In addition, it's an incredible bargain. If, like me, you love movies, but you find it harder and harder to go to theaters because of the violence, emptiness and overall lack of quality and imagination that most of the current crop represents, The CIRCLE is a wonderful opportunity.

Integrative Dentistry
If you have children born with very yellow teeth that appear as if the enamel surface is chipping off, it could be an inherited condition, amelogenesis imperfecta, that affects both primary (first set) and permanent teeth. In "Amelogenesis Imperfecta" Flora Parsa Stay, D.D.S. explains the aesthetics, sensitivity, and improper bite problems, plus offers recommended remedies.

Healthy Alternatives
Homeopathic medicine is a natural pharmaceutical science that uses various plants, minerals or animals in very small dose to stimulate the sick person's natural defenses. In "What Is Homeopathy Anyway?" Dana Ullman, M.P.H. answers a number of questions about this less known modality.

Healthy Woman Update
Endometriosis occurs when growth of the tissue that lines the inside of the uterus (endometrium) is found outside of the uterus in other areas of the body. In "Endometriosis" the American Institute of Preventive Medicine explains tahe most common symptoms and treatment options, plus offers questions to ask yourself if you are concerned that you may have this condition.

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 progressive treatment of the eyes? The Vision Care/Vision Training section includes the Optometric Extension Program member database.

Healthy Bookstore - Hot Plants

In the wake of Viagra's enormous popularity, the international market has been inundated by a blizzard of purported natural sex enhancers. Some of these products are nothing but hype, yet others contain proven agents that enhance libido, improve sexual function, and increase pleasure. These bona fide sex-boosters can be found in "Hot Plants: Nature's Proven Sex Boosters for Men and Women" by Chris Kilham. From the ancient rainforests of Malaysia, to remote mountains in Siberia, medicine hunter Chris Kilham has scoured the globe in search of these effective, sex-enhancing plants.

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Nutrition Tips
In the field of nutrition there is a great deal of controversy about food combining. Ayurveda, an ancient science of healing, offers a logical and scientific approach for determining correct diet based upon an individual's constitution. In "Incompatible Food Combinations (Virudha-ahar)" Dr. Vasant Lad offers explanations of this unique approach. He integrates information on types of nutritional disorders, basic concepts of an Ayurvedic food combining program, digestive aids, and incompatible food combinations.

Vegetarian Recipe
Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine offers you a vegetarian recipe for "Sweet and Sour Almonds on Rice."

ALL NATURAL HERBAL SWEETENER - ZERO CALORIES, ZERO CARBOHYDRATES, ZERO GLYCEMIC INDEX, AND ZERO CHEMICALS!

Artificial sweeteners are born in a test tube - Stevia is born in a rain forest. Used worldwide as an no-calorie herbal sweetener, the leaves of the Stevia plant has a refreshing taste that can be 30 times sweeter than sugar. SweetLeaf SteviaPlus is now available in convenient packets or powder form. Also try SteviaClear liquid for sweetening beverages and cooking.

The Healer Within
The presence of special breathing practices in ancient cultures has always been a mystery to people in the Western world. In "Breathing Practices" Roger Jahnke explains numerous beneficial physiological mechanisms that are triggered when we turn our attention to the breath and then increase it's volume. The act of relaxed, full breathing moves the function of the autonomic nervous system towards balance or homeostasis.

Music and Wellness
Remember the message of the little drummer boy Christmas song? What gifts do you have to bring? In "Little Drummer Boy: A Precious Gift of Inspiration" Barry Bittman, M.D. reminds us to share our gifts now with those we love. They are your soul revealed through your personal expression.

ALL-NATURAL & EFFECTIVE REPLACEMENT FOR VIOXX !

Medical reports conclusively link Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra to increased heart attacks, Cardiac Arrests and Strokes at nearly four times greater than that of non-users. Is there a safe alternative? YES.

ArthritiCare body and joint cream - the better choice -- because it directly addresses and corrects the root causes of many arthritic conditions. And it does it naturally -- free of harmful side effects.

Arthritis, isn't a 'disease' per se. It's the result of dietary deficiencies, lifestyles and environmental toxins. Dangerous prescription and over-the-counter medications aim at suppressing pain - not correcting its causes.

ArthritiCare naturally assists joint and cartilage rehabilitation at the immune level using proven natural herbal supplements. Pain, stiffness, swelling and inflammation is effectively relieved naturally. ArthritiCare offers a safe, wholistic effective, risk-free way to achieve pain-free flexible joint relief NATURALLY...

HEALTH PRACTITIONERS & LIFE COACHES -
Whole Person Wellness Program for Your Practice
Are you looking for a tool to:
* Build your practice
* Bring a dimension of wellness to your work
* Determine your client's readiness for change
* Set up personalized wellness programs
* Track your client's wellness progress
* Enhance patient health & wellbeing
* Create new profit centers

The Wellness Inventory may be your answer.

For more information, visit: WellnessInventory.net
(wellness@healthy.net - 310-823-9553)

Botanical Medicine Sourcebooks & Textbooks

2nd Annual Natural Supplements: An Evidence-Based Update
La Jolla, CA USA
January 7-9, 2005
Contact: Scripps Clinic - 858-587-4404

Conscious Life Expo and Conference
Los Angeles, CA USA
February 11-13, 2004
Contact: The Conscious Life - 415-927-2033

The International Complementary and Alternative Healthcare Conference and Expo
New York, NY USA
February 12-13, 2005
Contact: Diversified Business Communications - 203-656-2001

2nd Annual Nutrition and Health: State of the Science & Clinical Operations
Tucson, AZ USA
March 6-9, 2005
Contact: Columbia University CME Department - 212-305-3334

Portals to the Self: A Women's Circle by the Sea
With Karen Rosenberg
Isla Mujeres, MEXICO
March 12-19, 2005 Contact: Women's Retreat - 440-779-6727

CancerGuides: A program to train integrative cancer care counselors
Berkeley, CA USA
March 13-19, 2005
Contact: Center for Mind-Body Medicine and The University of Minnesota, Center for Spirituality and Healing - 202-966-7338

The Lifepath Hero's Journey: Myths and Meanings
Greece and Greek Isles Cruise
Athens, Greece
May 7-18, 2005
Contact: mindbodytravel - 800-874-1996

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