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HEALTH
NEWS
Sunshine, Vitamin D May Prevent Influenza
Vitamin D, or rather a lack of it, may have something to do with the
regular flaring up of influenza in the winter months. We know all about the
need to supply the vitamin - either by exposure to sunshine or by
supplements - to avoid rickets and brittle bones. D takes available calcium
from softer tissues, shunts it to the bones and helps to fix the mineral
there. But the theory that vitamin D could determine whether we catch the
flu or not is throwing the medical world into a slight commotion.
Flouride: It's Bad For Your Teeth, as the American Dental Association Admit
Fluoride is bad for your teeth. It's something you probably already know,
but now the august American Dental Association is agreeing with you. In a
recent position paper, it warns mothers against preparing baby foods with
fluoridated water as it may be bad for the development of babies' teeth.
Eliminate 90% of the Pesticides In Your Diet--Boycott Dirty Dozen & Buy Organic
Food scares in recent months - from E. coli in spinach to toxins in fish -
have a growing number of consumers buying organic food. Organic is better
when it comes to 12 fruits and vegetables that typically contain higher
levels of pesticides. Health-conscious consumers also may want to seek
organic meat, poultry, eggs and dairy.
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 - SPIRITUAL CINEMA CIRCLE
MOVIES THAT INSPIRE, HEAL AND TRANSFORM
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needed. The CIRCLE gives you a way to bring hours of inspiring
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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.
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WELLNESS and
HEALTHY LIVING
CONTINUING OUR 12-STAGE JOURNEY TO WELLNESS
This week our journey focuses on the power of PLAYING & WORKING, the 8th of
12 keys to wellness drawn from the Wellness Inventory whole person
assessment program. Most of our daily life falls under one of these two
categories. For us adults, the majority of time is usually spent focused on
work with far too little time allowed for play. What passes for play for
most adults is more likely to be escape activities-- distraction from the
responsibilities of work. Many people turn to the entertainment industry
instead of engaging in the joyful, creative, spontaneous play that is vital
to our wellbeing.
Simply Well
It is true that your words create your world. As you look around your
surroundings, you are talking to yourself about everything you see. Your
language structures your reality. In "Watch Your Words" John W. Travis,
M.D., M.P.H., documents self-programming that heals - based on research in
the field of psychoneuroimmunology that verifies that thoughts and emotions
directly affect the strength of the immune system.
Healthy
Computing
Interested in how to decrease tension and increase flexibility? In "Play
With Your Feet" Erik Peper, Ph.D. learn how to regenerate and increase
flexibility in your neck, back, and hips by changing the habitual movement
patterns of your feet and toes
SOUNDS TRUE - ADVERTISEMENT
DR. ANDREW WEIL'S MIND-BODY TOOL KIT
The evidence is overwhelming: you can tap the power of your mind to
directly influence your health, using clinically proven tools that anyone
can master.
With Dr. Andrew Weil's Mind-Body Tool Kit, listeners join the best-selling
author along with three renowned colleagues and friends - all leading
specialists in alternative medicine - to experience a potent prescription
of self-healing practices.
NATURAL
ALTERNATIVES
Nutritional Medicine and Longevity
CoQ is required for cell energy. It strengthens the immune system,
conferring greater resistance to infection, not due to increased numbers of
white blood cells but greater potency of the existing cells. In "Coenzyme
Q10: A Miracle Vitamin" Richard A. Kunin, M.D. notes that tissue levels of
CoQ decline as much as 80% in old age. This single fact appears to explain
some of the increased risk of heart failure, immune dysfunction, delayed
healing and general weakening of energy and strength that are stereotypical
of growing old. By simply taking supplements of CoQ, this age-related drop
in vitality can be reversed to an amazing extent.
Healthy Alternatives
In "Childhood Ear Infections" Viola Frymann, D.O., F.A.A.O., F.C.A.
explains why we cannot localize ear infection in an ear because it is tied
in to other parts of the body. This is the time to go back structurally and
inquire whether there is any evidence of injury at birth which may have
started the process, and whether there had been any injuries since then to
which the child is now responding with this susceptibility to infection.
Women's Health Detective
Recent studies are pointing to chronic inflammation as being a major risk
factor for heart disease. Unfortunately, because inflammation can be
painless it frequently goes undetected. In "Inflammation – The Silent
Killer (Part One)" Nan Kathryn Fuchs, Ph.D. notes that diet is better than
drugs, but some foods reduce inflammation while others promote it. If you
suspect you have chronic inflammation anywhere in your body, talk with your
doctor about a blood test that measures the levels of a particular protein
called C-reactive protein (CRP).
Holistic Healthcare For Children
Impaired digestive function is one of the most common problems of the first
three to six months of life. Although many infants grow out of these
symptoms on their own as the digestive tract matures, in "Treating Reflux
(Gerd) In Infants" Randall Neustaedter, O.M.D. offers parents several forms
of treatment that can soothe the symptoms and normalize the digestive
function of their infants.
Healthy Woman Update
In this world, we all are faced with the effects of a stressful lifestyle.
In "Natural Medicine For Insomnia" Janet Zand, L.Ac., O.M.D. discusses one
of the "stress" symptoms most commonly seen by health care practitioners
and offers herbal solutions.
Find an Alternative Healthcare
Professional
Looking for a practitioner specializing in a mind/body approach? Search the
Mind Body Health section includes the Academy for Guided Imagery, American
Society for the Alexander Technique, and Focusing Institute member
databases in HealthWorld's Find a Practitioner Network. The network
contains searchable directories with over 17,000 professionals from 20
leading professional associations in complementary/alternative and
integrative medicine.
RECOMMENDED
READING
Healthy Bookstore - Falling Awake
In "Falling Awake: Creating the Life of Your Dreams" Dave Ellis presents
twelve major success strategies to assist people in reaching the life of
their dreams. Businessman and philanthropist Ellis admits that this
workbook "sounds like a late-night television advertisement for an
expensive self-help program." He'd like people who are already successful
to become more so and shows how readers can create their ideal life.
HEALTHY
KITCHEN
Raw Food Materia Medica
Grapefruit is the largest member of the Citrus Family. Grapefruits are
classified as alkaline, cold, sweet and sour. Grapefruit is anti-mutagenic,
antiseptic, antiviral, detoxifying, diuretic and liver cleansing.
Grapefruit helps promote the circulation of energy and clears heat toxins
from the body. It has been used to treat alcohol intoxication,
atherosclerosis, bad breath, belching, broken capillaries, catarrh,
constipation, cough, fever, gall stones, indigestion, jaundice, lupus,
pneumonia, rheumatism, skin inflammation, and obesity.
There's a Yogi in the Kitchen!
There is a simple and beautiful tradition called Langar established about
500 years ago in India, in which all people regardless of caste, religion,
race or gender, sit together as equals and share in a blessed meal. All of
the food and labor is donated. It is considered a blessing and privilege to
contribute in any way. The holiday season is a perfect time to bring this
tradition into your local community. In "A Time To Share Together" Siri-Ved
Kaur Khalsa provides recipes for Jalapeno Cornbread and Santa Fe Special
Soup in quantities large enough to share with shelters in your area.
WELLNESS INVENTORY CERTIFICATION TRAINING - ADVERTISEMENT
2007 INTENSIVE TRAININGS IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
The Wellness Inventory Certification Training intensive provides in-depth
personal experience and practical knowledge of the Wellness Inventory
assessment and personal growth process. The training provides a unique
coaching skill-set to maximize the program's effectiveness in creating
change in your clients' lives. The goal of the course is to create
competence in delivering the program to both individual and organizational
clients. The training is designed for life coaches, wellness coaches,
health practitioners and wellness professionals.
Intensive trainings will be held in Asheville, NC on January 19-21,
February 9-11, March 9-11, April 13-15 and May11-13 2007.
The training is also offered in a 12 week teleclass format.
For more information or to sign up for an intensive, contact:
Jim Strohecker at 310-823-9553 or jim@healthy.net
www.WellPeople.com/certification.asp
MIND-BODY-SPIRIT
Mind Over Matter
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.
Wholistic Spiritual Healing
It is possible to know information without inputs through our five ordinary
senses of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. We call these psychic
impressions. They provide another level for intuitive awareness.
Researchers have dissected psychic abilities into theoretical components.
In "Intuition (Part 3 of 5 parts)" Daniel J. Benor, M.D. details telepathy,
clairsentience, precognition, retrocognition, and ESP.
INNER PEACE MUSIC YOGA COLLECTION - ADVERTISEMENT
MUSIC FOR YOUR YOGA PRACTICE - SAVE 33% !
The Inner Peace Yoga Collection includes three classic CDs from Steven
Halpern, the leading pioneer in music for relaxation and wellness:
* Music for Yoga (Helps quiet the mind & deepen the breath)
* Chakra Suite (Balances the 7 vital energy centers)
* Music for Savasana (For deep relaxation at end of yoga
class)
"Steven Halpern's music makes your yoga practice a meditation in motion"
-Baron Baptiste - Founder, Baptiste Power Yoga Training Cente
PROFESSIONAL'S
CORNER
WELLNESS INVENTORY CERTIFICATION TRAINING
WINTER TELECLASSES & INTENSIVE
Wellness Inventory Certification Trainings will be offered this winter via
tele-class (phone teleconference). There will be two 12 week teleclasses.
One is on Wednesdays from 1:00-2:30 ET (starting January 3) and the other
is on Thursdays from 7:00-8:30 pm ET (starting January 4).
Designed for wellness coaches, life coaches, wellness professionals, and
health practitioners, the course is approved by the International Coach
Federation for continuing coaching credit. The Wellness Inventory is a
holistic assessment and life balance program that is licensed to coaches
and wellness practitioners, wellness centers, spas, corporate wellness
programs, hospitals, and educational institutions.
Certification Trainings will also be delivered via weekend Intensive format
on January 19-21, February 9-11, and March 9-11, April 13-15 and
May 11-13 2007 in Asheville, NC.
For more information on the Wellness Inventory and the winter trainings go
to: wellpeople.com/Certification.asp
Or, contact Jim Strohecker at 310-823-9553 or jim@healthy.net
THE NEW HEALTHY LIVING CONSUMER: LOOKING OUTSIDE
THE TRADITIONAL HEALTHCARE BOX FOR HEALTH AND
WELLNESS SOLUTIONS" (AT CONSUMER HEALTH WORLD)
With rising health care costs and reduced coverage in employee wellness
plans, consumers are increasing looking for health and wellness solutions
outside of the healthcare system. In fact, for many consumers the
healthcare system is last place that they look for fill their health and
wellness needs.
A parallel consumer-driven wellness industry is experiencing tremendous
growth as a favored alternative to the health care industry - spas, yoga,
organic foods and dietary supplements, complementary/alternative therapies
(CAM), mind/body health, fitness and healthy aging.
Join us for a pre-conference workshop in Washington, DC, December 11, 2006
with 3 leaders in the world of wellness:
* Margaret Moore, CEO, WellCoaches
* Katie Hurley, President, Spa Wellness Solutions
* Roger Jahnke, President, Health Action
The pre-conference workshop precedes the National Health Wellness &
Prevention Congress (www.NHWPC.com) (part of Consumer Health World)
Will these two parallel industries continue down separate paths, or will
integration occur? Please join us at this provocative 3 1/2 hour workshop
chaired by Jim Strohecker, president and co-founder of HealthWorld Online.
wellnessinventory.net/promotions/NHWPC_Workshop.htm
NATIONAL HEALTH, WELLNESS & PREVENTION CONGRESS
presented at Consumer Health World
December 11 - 13, 2006
Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, DC
The National Health, Wellness & Prevention Congress (NHWPC) is the year's
most important forum on health management in the workplace and the nation.
NHWPC delegates and faculty including leading employers, health plans,
provider organizations, and health, wellness and fitness professionals,
will be engaging to develop integrated strategies and programs to improve
the health and productivity of employees. Attend the conference and learn:
* How leading employers are leveraging wellness, prevention and fitness
programs to lower health costs, absenteeism and workers compensation claims.
* What employers need from their partners, health plans, providers and their
employees to get the results they need
www.consumerhealthworld.com
Visit the Wellness Inventory at Booth #110 at Consumer Health World.
To set up an appointment contact Jim Strohecker at 310-823-9553 or
jim@healthy.net.
MORE PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES
Botanical Medicine Sourcebooks & Textbooks
Compounding Pharmacy Directory
Diagnostic Laboratory Directory
Nutritional Medicine Sourcebooks and Textbooks
The Natural Standard: The Authority on Integrative Medicine
GLOBAL HEALTH
CALENDAR
-- FEATURED EVENTS --
Consumer Health World
(Conferences include: CDHCC, NHWPC, TETHIC, BoomerBusiness)
Washington, DC
December 11-13, 2006
Contact: Transmarx, LLC - 804-225-7458
Mind-Body Medicine Professional Training Program
New Orleans, LA USA
January 27-February 1, 2007
Contact: The Center for Mind-Body Medicine - 202-966-7338
7th Destination Health: Renewing Mind, Body and Soul
Kauai, HI USA
March 11-16, 2007
Contact: Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine - 858-587-4404
5th Annual Integrative Medicine for Healthcare Organizations Conference
San Diego, CA USA
April 12-14, 2007
Contact: Health Forum and the American Hospital Association - 707-644-1181
The 4th Annual World Health Care Congress
Washington, DC USA
April 22-24, 2007
Contact: World Congress - 781-939-2438
For more leading health events visit www.healthcalendar.com
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) -
HealthyShopping.com/remo
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
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 - nancy@healthy.net
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