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Milk-Drinking Associated with Insulin Resistance and the Metabolic Syndrome
A new study links milk drinking with insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome. The metabolic syndrome was defined as including diabetes or prediabetic states, along with at least two of the following: obesity, hypertension, and lipid disorders (high triglycerides, low HDL). Those who avoided milk were about half as likely to have the metabolic syndrome, compared to milk drinkers.
Hinchey Reintroduces Federal Legislation to Expand Acupuncture Coverage
Again this year legislation has been reintroduced to add coverage for acupuncture services to Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB). If enacted, the Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act would provide access to acupuncture for Medicare's 40 million beneficiaries and the nine million federal workers, their dependents and retirees who are covered under FEHB. More than 40 million Americans regularly use some form of alternative treatment and more than 70 percent of the nation's insurers already cover acupuncture. Supporters of this bill feel it is discriminatory to prevent the one-fourth of Americans that are covered by federal health programs from choosing acupuncture as part of their health care regime.
Scientist Studying Herb As Alzheimer's Therapy
A study of the potential therapeutic effects of the dietary supplement gotu kola is among seven research projects being funded this year by Oregon's Tax Check-Off Program for Alzheimer's Disease Research. The goal is to see if gotu kola is of benefit in Alzheimer's patients to relieve or delay cognitive impairment.
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EDITORS PICK - RADIO INTERVIEW ON THE WELLNESS INVENTORY
INTERVIEW WITH HEALTHWORLD CO-FOUNDER, JIM STROHECKER
The radio interview on the Wellness Inventory with HealthWorld Online president, Jim Strohecker, is now available online. The interview was conducted by Michelle Gottlieb, Psy.D, MFT on her radio show, "Wellness Talk Radio - Balance & Change". The Wellness Inventory is a "whole person" assessment program designed to help you gain personal insight into your state state of physical, emotional, and spiritual wellness. The program offers guidance and tools to transform this new awareness into lasting changes in your life, and a renewed sense of health and wellbeing. The program is also licensed to corporate wellness programs, spas, health practitioners, life coaches and hospitals.
To Listen: www.worldtalkradio.com/archive.asp?aid=4276
WELLNESS and
HEALTHY LIVING
Simply Well
Humans are image-making creatures. In "Put Yourself in the Picture of Health" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., explains how images create emotional states that affect brain chemistry, and brain chemistry will depress or strengthen every system in your body, including your immune system. No wonder visualization is such a powerful tool for personal wellness.
Conscious Relationships
Your children go through specific developmental stages--prenatal, birth, bonding/nursing, exploring, toilet-training, sexual development and more. In "Parenting: Pain (Sometimes), Possibility (Always)" Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks remind you that being with your children as they go through these stages pushes to the surface any unresolved issues from those stages in you.
Healthy Home
Ants invading your territory this summer? In "Sugar Ant Hotel" Annie B. Bond of Care2 gives you the recipe for this ant-trip hotel to rid your house of these common pests. She recommends placing a few in the kitchen and wherever else ants like to frequent.
Tips for a
Healthy Summer
Don't let your summer be tarnished with a fall, twisted limb, sports injury or over-exertion. Prevention is far better than needing "First Aid for Sprains & Strains" including R.I.C.E. (Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate).
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NATURAL
ALTERNATIVES
Integrative Dentistry
Root canals have been controversial for many years. Now researchers are asking whether root canals may be a source of illness and weakened immune system - based on research indicating the presence of residual infections even after the root canal has been performed and completed in a tooth. Should you find yourself needing this type of treatment, in "Root Canals" Flora Parsa Stay D.D.S. alerts you to a new approach.
Healthy Alternatives
Fasting can help but not if it's about control, competition or rapid weight loss. A fast is best accomplished in the spirit of gentle self-purification. In "Fasting" Emily Kane, N.D. emphasises that it is important to be well prepared, in body, mind and spirit for this special journey. Be prepared for "spiritual" cleansing, even if you have no idea reading these words what that might mean.
Dr. Christine Horner's Natural Secrets for Breast Health
Research shows drinking tea, especially green tea, is a wise choice because green tea has been found to have many potent health benefits. In "Breast Health Tip #2: Green Tea" Christine Horner, M.D., F.A.C.S reports that Japanese researchers found that women who drink green tea have a lower risk of breast cancer, and women with breast cancer, live much longer than women who don't drink this miraculous health tonic.
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.
RECOMMENDED
READING
Healthy Bookstore - Psyche's Seeds
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Psyche's Seeds: The Twelve Sacred Principles of Soul-Based Psychology" by Jacquelyn Small gives readers immensely practical personal exercises for creating a soul-based psychology. The author shows how it is only when we learn to combine soul and psychology that we find the true path to a higher purpose and a better sense of self. She uses the archetypal myth of Psyche and Eros to show readers how to combine their psychological and spiritual searches.
HEALTHY
KITCHEN
Nutrition Tips
Fresh vegetables have life force and are a major contributor to health and vitality. In "Vegetables" Elson M. Haas, M.D. reminds us that most vegetables are very high in water and necessary vitamins and minerals and are low in fat and protein. Thus, they are a perfect complement to animal protein meals to help supply the needed nutrients that aid the digestion and utilization of those concentrated foods.
Vegetarian
Recipe
Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine offers you a vegetarian recipe for "Chocolate Cake."
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ENERGY MEDICINE KIT - DONA EDEN
Acclaimed healer and energy medicine expert, Donna Eden, invites you to learn the unspoken "language" of your body-to boost your energy levels, address many specific health problems, and foster overall health. You begin by learning a powerful "Daily Energy Practice" that combines simple movements, pressure point massage, and breathwork to create a reservoir of "vital life force" that you can draw upon throughout the day. With guidance on DVD and CD, Eden teaches you over 30 specific "on-the-spot" energy healing exercises to strengthen your immune system, alleviate fatigue and chronic pain, focus and sharpen your mind, stabilize your emotional energies, and much more.
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MIND-BODY-SPIRIT
Echoes of Silence
A koan is a riddle, the solution to which can only be found by going completely beyond all conditioning and thought. In "The Koan of Leadership" Robert Rabbin states that leadership principles must give way to awareness and refinement through reflection and inquiry.
Wholistic Spiritual Healing
Wholistic medicine focuses on body, emotions, mind, relationships and spirit. In "The Healing Potential in a Word (Part 3)" Daniel J. Benor, M.D. explores approaches for healing that encompase the "whole" person.
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PROFESSIONAL'S
CORNER
ASSOCIATION NETWORK -- HOT PICK
The American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA) is the largest membership based Asian Medicine organization in North America, providing an excellent practitioner referral service, professional support, and promotion of the field of Asian Bodywork Therapy. Twelve forms are represented including 6 forms of Shiatsu, Tuina, Acupressure, Jin Shin Do®, Thai massage, Amma ® and Chi Nei Tsang.
HEALTH PRACTITIONERS & LIFE COACHES -
Whole Person Wellness Program for Your Practice
Are you looking for a tool to:
* Build your practice
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* Determine your client's readiness for change
* Set up personalized wellness programs
* Track your client's wellness progress
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* Create new profit centers
The Wellness Inventory may be your answer.
For more information, visit: WellnessInventory.net
(wellness@healthy.net - 310-823-9553)
Nutritional
Medicine Sourcebooks and Textbooks
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Medicine Sourcebooks & Textbooks
What
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Here, There & Beyond (Essential Oils) -
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Remo HealthRHYTHMS (Drumming for Wellness) -
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Sounds True (Audios - Wisdom for the Inner Life) -
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SweetLeaf (Stevia-Natural Sweetener) -
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Teeccino (Caffeine-Free Herbal Coffee) -
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Third Line Press (Nutritional Medicine CD) -
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GLOBAL HEALTH
CALENDAR
NNFA 2005
Las Vegas, NV USA
July 15-17, 2005
Contact: National Nutritional Foods Association - 800-966-6632
The Power of Intuition and Positive Energy to Heal
with Judith Orloff
Rye Brook, NY USA
September 30-October 1, 2005
Contact: The Conference Works - 800-395-8445
Building Bridges of Integration for Traditional Chinese Medicine
East Rutherford, NJ USA
October 6-9, 2005
Contact: TCM World Foundation - 888-826-6909
The International Complementary and Natural Healthcare Conference and Expo
Los Angeles, CA USA
October 7-9, 2005
Contact: Diversified Business Communications - 203-656-2001
MindBodySpirit Medicine Professional Training Program
Integrate the best mind, body, and spirit techniques into your practice
San Francisco, CA USA
October 23-29, 2005
Contact: Center for Mind-Body Medicine - 202-966-7338
The Psychology of Health, Immunity & Disease Conference
Hilton Head Island, SC USA
December 5-11, 2005
Contact: The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine - 800-743-2226
For more leading health events visit www.healthcalendar.com
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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