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HEALTH
NEWS
Congress To Gut State Medical-Privacy Laws?
Congress has latched onto legislation to create a national
health-information system: the Health Information Technology
Promotion Act of 2005 (H.R. 4157). However, this may not be
the good idea it's portrayed to be. This bill would give the
federal government complete control over private medical
data. It advances a national health surveillance system
where the patient's data is shared, assessed, analyzed,
collected, and used without the patient's consent or
knowledge.
Study Shows Fish Oils Can Transform the Behavior of Disruptive Teenager
A study reveals that fish oils can transform the behaviour
of disruptive teenagers. Youngsters were calmer and better
able to concentrate after taking daily supplements for three
months. They were also less impulsive and kinder towards
their parents. The findings add to the evidence that
improving children's nutritional intake can calm their
behaviour and even boost brainpower.
Comptroller General Urges Congress To Re-Examine Federal Health Spending
Outdated federal tax policy is biased in favor of
employer-sponsored health insurance. Is it time to change
that policy and implement tax breaks for health care that
uphold the values of freedom of choice for the individual?
Some interesting testimony of the Comptroller General of the
United States to the House Budget Committee urges Congress
to carefully re-examine federal health spending and its
impact on our nation's long-term fiscal outlook.
MORE HEALTH NEWS...
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 - OLA LOA - "DRINK YOUR VITAMINS"
OLA LOA - A NUTRITIONAL BREAKTHROUGH
Ola Loa Energy is an effervescent, great tasting
multi-vitamin vitamin powder that provides quick recovery
from stress, sports and the rigors of daily life, with all
the natural energy boosters and a doctor's selection of
strategic nutrients providing greater absorption. Designed
by renowned nutrition pioneer, Richard A. Kunin, M.D., Ola
Loa is so gentle on the body it can be taken anytime.
No shipping charge on orders of 3 or more boxes.
WELLNESS and
HEALTHY LIVING
CONTINUING OUR 12-STAGE JOURNEY TO WELLNESS
This week our journey focuses on EATING, the 4th of 12 keys
to wellness in the Wellness Inventory. Most Americans'
eating patterns represent a public health crisis. If a new
disease erupted that was one tenth as destructive as most
people's diets, there would be a massive public outcry to
find the cure. The way many people eat is the result of a
lifestyle that glorifies immediate satisfaction and neglects
the long-term consequences.
Simply Well
Painful or confusing emotions are par for the course during
a time of change, even when it's a positive, life-affirming
change in the direction of overall health and wellbeing. In
"Befriend Your Feelings" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H.,
recommends that you adopt the attitude that feelings are
natural and normal. Befriend the emotional parts of
yourself.
Keeping Fit
Genetics generally determines whether you have low muscle
endurance, high muscle endurance, or moderate endurance
muscles. In "A New Look At Repetition Ranges" Wayne L.
Westcott, Ph.D. reports on recent research results. Based on
these results it would appear that you may receive similar
strength building stimulus from various resistance training
protocols that produce muscle fatigue within the anaerobic
energy system. While some individuals may respond better to
lower or higher repetition training, most of us should
attain about the same strength gains training with a range
of repetitions.
WHOLE HOUSE WATER FILTER SYSTEM - ADVERTISEMENT
DRINK, SHOWER, BATHE - LIVE IN PURE, HEALTHY WATER!
The Rhino Whole House water Filtration System from Aquasana
is the ultimate home appliance, and is now available Factory
Direct. Healthy water throughout the entire household for
about 60¢ a day!
This deluxe, high capacity system has the highest certified
capacity of any Whole House Water Filtration System in
America! Previously only available through Plumbing
Contractors and Home Builders, priced at $1,595. Now you can
buy "Factory Direct" at big savings!
NATURAL
ALTERNATIVES
Understanding Homeopathy
It is certainly understandable that parents want to do
something to allay their infants' pain when teething. In
"Homeopathic Pediatrics - Safer, Saner Medicines for Our
Children" Dana Ullman outlines what homeopathy offers as an
effective alternative to pain-killers, sedatives and local
anesthetics. He also addresses homeopathic options for
dealing with fever, colds, skin rashes, infants' colic and
children's digestive problems.
Healthy Alternatives
Some people are frightened by the thought of acupuncture. In
"What Happens When You Have Acupuncture?" George T. Lewith,
M.A., M.R.C.G.P., M.R.C.P. explains how things work so that
you understand that acupuncture is not a frightening
experience.
Women's Health Detective
The reason why many don't get sick with exposure to various
toxins is that their liver normally removes many harmful
substances like biotoxins from their blood. But 24% of the
population lacks a "toxin-removal" gene that makes
antibodies against molds. In "Beat Chronic Illness Caused By
Mold and Other Toxins" Nan Kathryn Fuchs, Ph.D. alerts you
to look for the source, such as a building with toxic mold,
and outlines a doctor's protocol for treating biotoxins that
has years of success.
Holistic Healthcare For Children
Children are naturally inquisitive, explorative,
demonstrative, and sensitive. Unfortunately,the majority of
schools demand that children conform to more or less rigid
expectations for behavior and admonish any significant
deviations. In "Attention Problems in Children" Randall
Neustaedter, O.M.D. offers parents tips toward greater
understanding of the child's true nature, plus natural
treatment options for when more is needed.
Healthy Woman Update
Though taking oral contraceptives regularly is 99 percent
effective in birth control, there are many possible side
effects. In "Nutrient Program For Oral Contraceptives" Elson
M. Haas, M.D. explains how oral contraceptives can create
certain nutrient deficiencies and excesses, as well as
increase the nutritional needs of the user. He offers
specific nutritional recommendations for addressing these
conditions.
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 holistic approach? The Holistic Health
Care section includes the American Holistic Health
Association and American Association for Health Freedom
member databases.
RECOMMENDED
READING
Healthy Bookstore - The Presence Process
"The Presence Process: A Healing Journey into Present Moment
Awareness" by Michael Brown awakens within us the awareness
that it is in the nature of our interaction with what is
happening to us right now that we sow the seeds for what is
to come beyond the borders of this life experience. It
assists us to see that the quality of the seeds that we sow
in any given moment is very different depending on whether
we choose to react or to respond to our experiences.
Reacting to our experience means that we are making our
decisions based on what we think happened to us yesterday
and what we think may happen to us tomorrow. We are only
responding to our experience when we make choices based on
what is happening to us right here, right now. It is only
possible to respond to our experiences when we unlearn the
behaviors and belief systems that lead us into reaction.
This "unlearning" is what The Presence Process assists us to
accomplish.
HEALTHY
KITCHEN
Raw Food Materia Medica
Watercress is a member of the mustard family, making it a
relative of cabbage and radish. Watercress stimulates bile
production, detoxifies the liver, and builds chi. As a
medicine food, watercress is considered a blood purifier,
antioxidant, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, diuretic, expectorant,
hypoglycemic, laxative, metabolic stimulant, and nutritive.
It has been used throughout history to treat anemia, asthma,
bronchitis, cancer, canker sores, dermatitis, diabetes,
eczema, edema, eye disorders, flatulence, goiter, gout, hair
loss, headaches (due to nerves), infection, jaundice, yellow
mucus, obesity, urinary stones, poor teeth, and tuberculosis.
Vegetarian Recipe
Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine offers you a
vegetarian recipe for "White Bean Dip with Lemon and Garlic."
CELTIC MYSTICAL JOURNEYS - ADVERTISEMENT
TIME FOR A SPIRITUAL VACATION?
Would you like to leave your everyday world behind? Awaken
your spirit of adventure? Reconnect to your divine essence
and celebrate your wholeness? I invite you to join me in
walking the ancient pathways with other spiritual pilgrims
where we will discover our place in the web of life and
return home re-inspired, rejuvenated with a deeper and more
immediate sense of love and gratitude for life. If the
answer is yes, journey with me and Butterfly Tours to some
of the most powerful and sacred sites in the world: England,
Ireland, Scotland, and France. For specific tour
itineraries and more information go to
www.celticmysticaljourneys.com or call toll free
877-756-8763. As a special remembrance from me that will
keep your journey alive forever, ask for your free Butterfly
gift when making reservations.
Finbarr Ross, Sacred Journey Guide, Butterfly Tours
MIND-BODY-SPIRIT
Mind Over Matter
Have you ever wondered why you are a "night owl" or an
"early bird"? In "It Keeps on Ticking: Understanding Your
Biological Clock" Barry Bittman, M.D. explains how your
"biological clock" works and why your quality of life and
survival depends to a great extent on this internal
timepiece that doesn't require winding or batteries.
Wholistic Spiritual Healing
There are many terms for those who offer treatments and
those who seek them. Each has its own tradition and shapes
the relationships of the caregivers and careseekers in
subtle but pervasive ways In "The Healing Potential in a
Word (Part 4)" Daniel J. Benor, M.D. encourages people
receiving care to be active, responsible participants. They
are to ask lots of questions and look for what they can do
to improve their own condition.
SWEETLEAF STEVIA - ADVERTISEMENT
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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.
PROFESSIONAL'S
CORNER
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: www.WellPeople.com
(wellness@healthy.net - 310-823-9553)
Nutritional
Medicine Sourcebooks and Textbooks
Botanical
Medicine Sourcebooks & Textbooks
What
Doctor's Don't Tell You (newsletter)
HEALTHY SHOPPING - PRODUCTS & SERVICES FOR HEALTHY LIVING
HEALTHY SHOPPING NETWORK
HealthyShopping.com
American Botanical Council (Botanical Medicine Tests) -
HealthyShopping.com/ABC
Aquasana (Home Water Filtration Systems) -
HealthyShopping.com/Aquasana
Bookstore (Health and Wellness) -
HealthyShopping.com/books
ChildLife (Nutrition for Kids) -
HealthyShopping.com/childlife
Here, There & Beyond (Essential Oils) -
HealthyShopping.com/heretherebeyond
Inner Peace Music (Steven Halpern) -
HealthyShopping.com/innerpeace
MigraSpray (Natural Migraine Relief) -
HealthyShopping.com/MigraSpray
Natur-Leaf (Anti-Aging Products) -
HealthyShopping.com/NaturLeaf
Nutraceutics (Anti-Aging, Women's Health) -
HealthyShopping.com/nutraceutics
Ola Loa (Drink Your Vitamins) -
HealthyShopping.com/OlaLoa
PainDefense (Joint & Muscles Formula) -
HealthyShopping.com/paindefense
Remo HealthRHYTHMS (Drumming for Wellness) -
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Sounds True (Audios - Wisdom for the Inner Life) -
HealthyShopping.com/SoundsTrue
SweetLeaf (Stevia-Natural Sweetener) -
HealthyShopping.com/sweetleaf
Teeccino (Caffeine-Free Herbal Coffee) -
HealthyShopping.com/teeccino
Third Line Press (Nutritional Medicine CD) -
HealthyShopping.com/thirdline
GLOBAL HEALTH
CALENDAR
13th International Symposium on Functional Medicine
Managing Biotransformation: The Metabolic, Genomic and Detoxification Balance Points
Tampa, FL USA
April 19-22, 2006
Contact: Institute for Functional Medicine - 800-228-0622
Lohas Forum
Los Angeles, CA USA
April 26-28, 2006
Contact: LOHAS Forum - 303-222-8263
AOMAlliance 13th Annual Conference and Expo
Keystone, CO USA
May 3-10, 2006
Contact: Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance - 253-851-6896
2006 NHWPC - National Health Wellness and Prevention Congress
San Francisco, CA USA
May 8-10, 2006
Contact: Transmarx, LLC - 804-266-8122
2006 CDHCC - Consumer Directed Health Care Conference
San Francisco, CA USA
May 8-10, 2006
Contact: Transmarx, LLC - 804-266-7422
Holism in Action: Building Integrated Health Care
2006 AHMA & AHNA Annual Conference
St. Paul, MN USA
June 7-10, 2006
Contact: American Holistic Medical Association & American Holistic Nurses Association - 505-292-7788
Food as Medicine
Baltimore, MD USA
June 10-16, 2006
Contact: Center for Mind-Body Medicine - 202-966-7338
The Cutting Edge of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine
ISSSEEM 16th Annual International Conference
Boulder, CO USA
June 22-28, 2006
Contact: International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine - 303-425-4625
NNFA 2006
Las Vegas, NV USA
July 14-16, 2006
Contact: National Nutritional Foods Association - 714-460-7732
31st Annual National Wellness Conference
The Power of Supportive Relationships
Stevens Point, WI USA
July 15, 20, 2006
Contact: National Wellness Institute, Inc. - 800-243-8694
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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