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Organic Consumers Association Urges California Attorney General to Investigate Splenda Advertising Campaign
The Organic Consumers Association views the Splenda marketing campaign as misleading when it uses the word "sugar" and the phrase "made from sugar," which aims to confuse consumers into believing that this artificial substance is natural or contains sugar. A survey discovered that almost half of all Americans are under the impression that Splenda is a natural product. But the truth is Splenda isn't natural. It is made through a chemical process that involves toxic chemicals.

Electronic Medical Records (EMRs): Trick or a Treat?
As the federal government moves full steam ahead to create a national interoperable (linkable) system of electronic medical records (EMRs), it is giving the American people a false assurance that the new system will safeguard and even improve their health privacy. Be aware that 'health privacy’ is not even defined in the federal medical privacy rule. Thus when Health and Human Services uses the term, it does not necessarily mean a confidential relationship between doctor and patient. Rather, it means a system in which the government decides who can access people's health information.

EPA Creates "Intelligence" Unit in New Reorganization:
Office of Children’s Health Protection Axed
Established in 1997, the EPA Office of Children's Health Protection is supposed to ensure that the special vulnerability of children is safeguarded in environmental standard-setting, enforcement and prevention efforts. The latest Environmental Protection Agency reorganization abolishes the Office of Children's Health Protection and transfers its work to an expanded environmental education unit. In addition, placing EPA "classified and other sensitive information" under the new Intelligence Unit is expected to further erode the public’s right to know what is happening in our environment.

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Our water filters produce healthy, great tasting water that offers significant health benefits and the ultimate in convenience and value. Our shower filters can help you have softer, healthier skin and hair while also providing health benefits through the reduction of chlorine and chlorination by-products that are absorbed through the skin and inhaled with steam. Healthy water is the foundation to good health. Make an investment in your family's health and wellness.

Simply Well
If you have resisted exercise in the past, it is especially important that you design a program you can live with and stay with — a gentle, step-by-step program that will appeal to your fun-loving inner child or provide companionship or quiet time alone. In "Move for the Health of It—Do Something Aerobic" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., provides you practical tips for creating just such a program.

Conscious Relationships
How can you know when it's time to leave a troubled relationship? In "Should I Go or Should I Stay? Part 1" Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks share an important first question to ask yourself, "Does the pain you feel about the relationship over-shadow the potential you feel?"

Healthy Computing
Do you find that you hold your breath when concentrating? When we hold our breath, we unknowingly tense our shoulders and tighten our chests, which can lead to a habit of breathing rapidly and shallowly. "Air Out Your Vocabulary" Erik Peper, Ph.D. and Katherine Hughes Gibney offer tips for training yourself to observe your breathing.

HEALING DRUM KIT - CHRISTINE STEVENS

With a venerable history as a healing art, it’s no surprise that scientists are now finding measurable positive immune system changes following one-hour drumming sessions. With The Healing Drum Kit, internationally acclaimed music therapist Christine Stevens shows you how to use the art of drumming to ignite your creativity, release tension and anxiety, exercise the body, and communicate with a power beyond words.

The Healing Drum Kit includes: 10" Remo frame drum, 2 drumming CDs (2.5 hours), 78-page guidebook, 24 Rhythm cards.

Whether relaxing to the gentle lub-dub of a heartbeat, exploring sacred rhythms from around the globe, or simply drumming away stress, people of all ages will experience and enjoy the full spectrum of this ancient art, with The Healing Drum Kit.

From Fatigued to Fantastic
Many natural therapies can be very helpful for pain. In "Natural Herbal/ Nutritional Pain Therapies" Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. offers his three favorite pain relieving herbals - willow bark, Boswellia, and tart cherry. In addition, he reminds you that pain can be a sign that you need eight or more hours of deep sleep a night, hormonal support, and/or treatment for underlying infections.

Healthy Alternatives
Stress of a psychological or emotional nature can produce marked changes in the musculo-skeletal system, profoundly influencing the overall functioning of the body. In "The Effects of Stress" Leon Chaitow, N.D., D.O., M.R.O. brings a unique understanding of what osteopathy brings to the way in which the body functions helps to clarify the manner in which stresses can produce quite different effects in different people.

Women's Health Detective
Many people who have arthritis pain simply reach for a bottle of glucosamine sulfate with or without chondroitan sulfate. They think that’s all they need to do. It's not. In "Beyond Glucosamine Sulfate – Relief From Arthritis Pain" Nan Kathryn Fuchs, Ph.D. states that glucosamine is a popular and effective joint-pain remedy. But as good as it is, it's not the whole answer. Pain medications are not the answer either, since they just mask the underlying cause and contribute to other health problems.

Healthy Man Update
Prostate enlargement (benign prostatic hypertrophy or BPH) is a common affliction in men as they age. In "Nutritional Program for Prostate Enlargement" Michael Janson, M.D. states his position that there are many natural approaches to managing prostate enlargement, if the symptoms are not severe. These include adding pumpkin seeds to your diet, as well as nutritional supplements, such as zinc and essential fatty acids.

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 colonics? The Colon Hydrotherapy section includes the International Association of Colon Hydrotherapy member database.

Healthy Bookstore - Energy Medicine

"Energy Medicine: Balance Your Body's Energies for Optimum Health, Joy, and Vitality" by Donna Eden is an alternative-medicine self-help guide to teach you to help heal yourself and others using the body's own natural energies. Building on such diverse concepts as acupuncture and therapeutic touch, the author lays out a practical framework for flushing out and recharging the body's systems.

Nutrition Tips
Grains are the most commonly consumed foods worldwide. They are the main human fuel and a good source of complex carbohydrate - slower burning and with more sustained energy than simple sugars. In "Grains" Elson M. Haas, M.D. details how whole (unprocessed) grains provide a healthy amount of B vitamins, vitamin E, and many minerals. He discusses research on health benefits of grains and addresses the nutritional value of ten specific grains.

Vegetarian Recipe
Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine offers you a vegetarian recipe for "No-Cholesterol French Toast."

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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 who 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 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.

Music and Wellness
Making music is becoming an integral part of the wellness movement, not as entertainment, but as a tool for healing, self-expression, and connection. In "The New Vitamin D: Vitamin Drum" Christine Stevens, M.S.W., MT-BC advises getting your RDA - Rhythmical Daily Allowance. She reports on a controlled study where just one hour of group drumming successfully boosted the immune system, as shown by a significant increase in circulating white blood cells and two specific cytokines, markers of cellular immune function.

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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

XIII International Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine
Las Vegas, NV USA
December 9-12, 2005
Contact: American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine - 800-558-1267

3rd Annual Natural Supplements: An Evidence-Based Update
La Jolla, CA USA
January 20-22, 2005
Contact: Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine - 858-587-4404

Mind-Body-Medicine Professional Training Program
Integrate the best mind, body, and spirit techniques into your practice
Berkeley, CA USA
January 29-February 4, 2006
Contact: Center for Mind-Body Medicine - 202-966-7338

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