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HEALTH
NEWS
Judge Strikes Down FDA Ban on Ephedra
A U.S. government judge ruled in favor of a Utah supplement company that challenged the U.S. FDA's ban. The company claimed that ephedra "has been safely consumed" for hundreds of years, and that ephedra was wrongly being regulated by the FDA as a drug and not a food.
Antioxidant-Rich Diets Reduce Brain Damage from Stroke
A new study suggests antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables may limit brain damage from stroke and other neurological disorders. It found that rats fed diets preventatively enriched with blueberries, spinach or an algae known as spirulina experienced less brain cell loss and improved recovery of movement following a stroke.
Americans Buy Much More Medicine Than People in Any Other Country;
Experts Say Trend Threatens U.S. Health, Wealth
About 130 million Americans swallow, inject, inhale, infuse, spray, and pat on prescribed medication every month. Do we need all these drugs? A relative handful yank many people away from almost certain death. The right balance of risk and benefit is still harder to strike for a raft of heavily promoted drugs that treat common, persistent, daily life conditions. The drug companies are promoting drugs for long-term use to essentially healthy people, because it's the biggest market.
About 70 Percent of Older Adults Use Alternative Medicine
Nearly three out of every four adults over age 50 use some kind of alternative medicine, such as acupuncture and herbal medicine. The survey asked about the use of six types of alternative medicine: chiropractor, acupuncture, massage therapy, breathing exercises, herbal medicine, and meditation.
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EDITOR'S PICK - PRESCRIPTION FOR CHANGE
DEMAND PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG SAFETY AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
Even though drug companies disclose funny and sometimes frightening side effects in their ads, they don't have to tell us everything. Merck may have had research, as early as 2000, identifying Vioxx's heart attack risk, but didn't make it known to the public. This might be the case for the drugs you and your family are taking. Click here for humor on a serious subject with an animation from Jib Jab.
WELLNESS and
HEALTHY LIVING
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."
Staying Healthly Tips
Spring is the season of re-birth. In "10 Tips for Staying Healthy in Spring" Elson M. Haas, M.D. recommends that you take a deep look at where you are, what you no longer need in your life, and what no longer serves who you want to be. This is the season to plan for the new YOU.
Simply Well
Commonsense safety is easily overlooked as an integral part of a personal wellness program. In "Prevent Accidents" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., reminds us that most accidents - both in the home and on the road - are easily preventable. He offers a memory jogger to encourage you to take action where you need it.
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NATURAL
ALTERNATIVES
Integrative Dentistry
Nine out of ten men and women agreed that an attractive smile is an important social asset. In "What's in a Smile?" Flora Parsa Stay, D.D.S. outlines what improved technology and cosmetic dentistry has to offer toward creating a beautiful, healthy smile.
Healthy Alternatives
Fasting is arguably the most natural and effective health enhancing measure available - or at least it was. In " Fasting for Health and as an Anti-Aging Strategy" Leon Chaitow, N.D., D.O., M.R.O. cautions that because of the accumulation of toxic debris from petrocarbons to dioxin and DDT in the fatty tissues of almost everyone on the planet, fasting now needs to be approached with great care.
Healthy Woman Update
Depression is a condition marked by sadness, hopelessness,
pessimism and a loss of interest in life. One-fourth of women have a major bout with depression sometime during their life. In "Women's Health: Depression" the American Institute of Preventive Medicine offers the questions to ask in order to keep track of when and how often you feel depressed and any other physical and/or emotional symptoms you have. Report these to your doctor. He or she can determine the correct diagnosis.
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.
HEALTHY
KITCHEN
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.
There's a Yogi
in the Kitchen!
Fabulous Functional Foods Chef Oscar Umahro Cadogan of Denmark is in love with sweet potatoes. They're full of carotenoids and other goodies for your health, and please the palate as well as satisfy your appetite. What more can one want from a food? His "Sweet Potato Mash with Lemon and Baked Garlic" recipe is lovely. The lemon juice and pepper make the sweet potato sweetness even more pronounced and the baked garlic, which has hints of nuts in its taste, adds the final touch. Try serving it with a green salad and a piece of seared tuna or use it as spread in a sandwich.
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MIND-BODY-SPIRIT
Mind/Body Health
If you are like the majority of patients, several weeks after a health evaluation you will probably remember less than half of what the doctor told you. In "Doctors and Patients: Not on the Same Wavelength" David S. Sobel, M.D. presents the reasons for this "disconnect" and key points for improvement.
Spiritual Wellness
That spiritual and religious factors significantly influence health outcomes is now indisputable, and healthcare professionals have taken notice. In "The Spirit of Health Research" Philip Goldberg states that the next phase will be figuring out the best ways to integrate the spiritual dimension of human life into the secular, scientific world of medicine; and refining the research so that we may accurately determine what works under what conditions to produce what benefits.
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Whole Person Wellness Program for Your Practice
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The Wellness Inventory may be your answer.
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GLOBAL HEALTH
CALENDAR
Lohas 9 Forum
Getting to the Heart of Conscious Commerce
April 25-27, 2005
The Ritz Carlton
Marina del Rey, CA
Contact: 303.222.8263
Holism and Family Health - 2005 AHMA Annual Scientific Conference
Philadelphia, PA USA
May 11-14, 2005
Contact: American Holistic Medical Association - 505-292-7788
Medicines from the Earth
Symposium on Botanical Medicine
Black Mountain, NC USA
June 4-6, 2005
Contact: Herbal Educational Services - 800-252-0688
The 13th Annual Congress on Women's Health
Hilton Head, SC USA
June 4-7, 2005
Contact: Journal of Women's Health and University of South Florida - 800-5-BIOCON
Journey Into Healing
An Exploration of the Mind-Body Connection
La Costa, CA USA
June 8-10, 2005
Contact: The Chopra Center - 888-424-6772
Food as Medicine
Integrating nutrition into clinical practice and medical education
Berkeley, CA USA
June 19-25, 2005
Contact: Center for Mind-Body Medicine - 202-966-7338
15th Annual ISSSEEM Conference
Science, Mysticism, and The MIND: Transforming Life As We Live It
Colorado Springs, CO USA
June 23-29, 2005
Contact: International Sociey for the Study of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine - 303-425-4625
Cancer as a Turning Point
Greenville, SD USA
June 25-26, 2005
Contact: Healing Journeys - 800-423-9882
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