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HEALTH
NEWS
Acupuncture Can Ease Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
The most commonly stated fear of patients prior to elective surgery is not
death or a surgical mishap. It's post-operative nausea and vomiting. In
several recent studies, acupuncture has been proven to lessen these
symptoms. Patients using acupuncture also had less post-surgical pain and
increased general patient satisfaction post-op.
Prostate Cancer Survival Improves with Low-Fat Vegan Diet, New Study Shows
Men who increase consumption of cancer-fighting vegetarian foods and avoid
foods that feed tumor growth, such as dairy products and meat, may
significantly increase chances of living longer after prostate cancer
diagnosis. High-fat, low-fiber diets raise circulating testosterone,
estradiol, and insulin levels, which in turn may fuel prostate cancer cell
growth. Among men with the highest intake of saturated fat, the risk of
dying from prostate cancer is three times higher than among men with the
lowest intake.
Top 20 Things that are More Dangerous to Children Than Lead Paint in Mattel Toys
The mainstream media is amusingly irrational when it comes to reporting
scare stories. The latest example involves the lead content of Mattel toys
made in China. The press, of course, reports nothing about other toxic
products. And why? Because they're made in America. Review the list of the
top 20 things that are more dangerous to children than lead paint in Mattel
toys.
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EDITOR'S PICK - WELLNESS INVENTORY CERTIFICATION TRAINING
FALL CERTIFICATION TELE-CLASSES START SEPTEMBER 12
The Fall Wellness Inventory Certification Trainings begin on September 12th
and run for 12 weeks. Classes will be conducted as a live phone teleclass.
The goal of the certification training is to create competence in
delivering the Wellness Inventory (www.WellPeople.com), a holistic
assessment and life-balance program, to individual, group and
organizational clients. The training also focuses on the participants own
personal development. Developed for wellness coaches, health practitioners,
spa professionals, and corporate wellness professionals, the training is
approved by the International Coach Federation for continuing coaching
credits. Daytime and evening classes. Payment plans available.
For more information contact Jim Strohecker at 310-823-9553 or
wellpeople.com/Certification.asp
WELLNESS and
HEALTHY LIVING
CONTINUING OUR 12-STAGE JOURNEY TO WELLNESS
This week our journey focuses on SENSING, the third of 12 keys to wellness
in the Wellness Inventory. It is through the senses--seeing, touching,
smelling, hearing, tasting--that we come to know and enjoy the world. Our
abilities to work, to feel pleasure, to communicate with others, and to
impact the world are directly related to our abilities to appreciate and
use our sensory input efficiently and creatively.
Simply Well
Recent studies indicate that humor is an effective stress reducer and that
it may actually increase antibody production, which means a stronger immune
system. In "Lighten Up with Humor, Play, and Pleasure" John W. Travis,
M.D., M.P.H., offers you some delightful options for taking a seriousness
break and encourages you to schedule time for doing something fun or for
just doing nothing.
Healthy
Computing
Excessively long nails usually increase hand, arm, neck and shoulder
tension because long nails encumber simple movements, resulting in awkward
wrist and finger angles. In "Trim And Fit" Erik Peper, Ph.D. explains that
for people with long finger nails the joints of the fingers and wrists
cannot be placed in neutral positions when typing, mousing, buttoning or
doing other fine motor activities. Stop sacrificing your health, save money
and become fashionable.
AUDIO: THE BEGINNERS GUIDE TO HEALTHY EATING
LEARN TO EAT FOR OPTIMUM HEALTH & PLEASURE WITH DR. ANDREW WEIL
With his bestselling book Eating Well for Optimum Health and popular public
television specials, Dr. Andrew Weil has helped millions to cut through the
confusion, hype, and often conflicting advice on what we should eat to feel
our best and live longer. On The Beginner's Guide to Healthy Eating,
America's most trusted natural health physician teaches the essentials of
how to eat for optimum health and pleasure - distilled into one
information-packed and easy-to-absorb audio course.
Listen to Audio Sample
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self-discovery retreat where individuals are invited to create a path to
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outer and inner exploration.
Join Nemacolin for TURNING POINT Wednesday, September 19 through Sunday,
September 23, 2007. Availability is limited.
Keynote speaker for TURNING POINT is Jack Canfield, originator of the
Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Canfield, a featured teacher of The
Secret, will talk about helping people take on greater challenges while
producing breakthrough results.
Program highlights include luxurious accommodations, meals, spa services,
life coaching, and home fitness and nutrition plans.
Call 866.344.6957 to speak with our TURNING POINT Specialists for more
information.
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
Headaches are a common complaint and a notoriously difficult one to treat
effectively. In "Headaches" George T. Lewith, M.A., M.R.C.G.P., M.R.C.P.
describes how the majority of headache sufferers obtain significant and
long lasting pain relief from acupuncture treatment. Migraines seem to
respond as well as, if not better than, other types of headache.
Women's Health Detective
There are known lifestyle choices that can increase or decrease your risk
for having a stroke. In "Easy Ways To Prevent Stroke" Nan Kathryn Fuchs,
Ph.D. explains how to evaluate your risk for a stroke and offers an
anti-stroke diet high in nutrients so you can keep your blood vessels from
becoming fragile.
Healthy Woman Update
In "What Every Woman Needs To Know About Her Flow!" Judyth
Reichenberg-Ullman, N.D., M.S.W., DHANP points out that there is a wide
range of normal in the menstrual flow. Each woman has her own range of
normalcy. A slight amount of cramping or discomfort falls within the range
of normal for a woman. She shares the homeopathic remedies she recommends
for more severe symptoms.
Find an Alternative Healthcare
Professional
Looking for a practitioner specializing in flower colonics? Search the
Colon Hydrotherapy section which includes the International Association of
Colon Hydrotherapy member database 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 - Herbal Prescriptions After 50
As our population ages, many more people are realizing that in order to
stay healthy into old age we need to become proactive, improving our diets
and lifestyle choices, reducing stress, and becoming more knowledgeable
about our health and medicine. One way we can help to prevent disease and
enhance wellness is the intelligent use of herbs. David Hoffmann's new book
"Herbal Prescriptions After 50: Everything You Need to Know to Maintain
Vibrant Health" offers the reader safe, effective, and relevant treatments
for many of the ills that come with increasing age. If you are in your 50s,
60s, or 70s and want to prevent senior moments, menopausal symptoms,
prostatic enlargement, and circulatory problems, some of the answers you
are seeking can be found within these pages.
HEALTHY
KITCHEN
Raw Food Materia Medica
All beans are members of the Pea Family and relatives of peanuts. String
beans are considered a spleen, kidney and yin tonic. They have
traditionally been used to improve acne, diabetes, diarrhea, night sweats,
thirst, and frequent urination. Snap beans are very alkaline and the green
beans more nutritious than the yellow ones, and are rich in beta-carotene,
B complex, calcium and potassium.
Vegetarian Recipe
Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine offers you a vegetarian
recipe for "Sweet and Sour Almonds on Rice"
HEALTHY TALK RADIO - ADVERTISEMENT
HEALTHY TALK RADIO WITH DR. JULIAN WHITAKER AND DEBORAH RAY
Dr. Julian Whitaker, America's Wellness Doctor and Deborah Ray, America's
First Lady of Health are two of the most respected and well known names in
the natural health industry and you can hear them live on the radio 6 days
a week! Healthy Talk Radio is the longest running health talk radio show
celebrating 25 years.
We take on conventional medicine, spread the word about safe, effective,
and less expensive approaches to wellness, and offer you real solutions to
your health problems. We cut through the spin and bring you news,
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Timely, topical, sometimes funny and always a must-listen! It is practical
information to help improve the quality of life for health conscious
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Healthy Talk Radio near you go to www.healthytalkradio.com
MIND-BODY-SPIRIT
Mind/Body Health
Patients undergoing surgery often experience a loss of control, feeling
more like victims than participants. Anxiety, fear of the unknown, fear of
pain, dependency, uncertainty, and helplessness are common emotions which
can intensify the perception of pain associated with invasive medical
procedures. Physical and psychological stress can also contribute to
prolonged postoperative recovery and a suppressed immune system, reports
Dr. David Sobel in "Guided Imagery Speeds Surgical Recovery." Guided
imagery may also help patients strengthen their immune system and enhance
their own healing according to recent studies.
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.
EXPLORE - THE JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND HEALING - ADVERTISEMENT
STAY INFORMED AND INSPIRED
EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing is an interdisciplinary journal
that addresses evidence-based healing practices from a wide variety of
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Written for a broad spectrum of healthcare professionals, the journal
explores the healing arts, consciousness, spirituality, eco-environmental
issues, and basic science as these fields relate to health.
In addition to research, features include: an editorial by Larry Dossey,
MD; an interview with a prominent thought leader; columns on ethnomedicine,
diet and health, environmental medicine, nursing, education, death and
dying, and medicine on the front lines. For more information, please visit www.explorejournal.com
PROFESSIONAL'S
CORNER
FALL WELLNESS CERTIFICATION TRANING TO START IN SEPTEMBER
The Fall Wellness Inventory Certification Trainings begin on September 12th
and run for 12 weeks. Classes will be conducted as a live phone teleclass.
The goal of the certification training is to create competence in
delivering the Wellness Inventory (www.WellPeople.com), a holistic
assessment and life-balance program, to individual, group and
organizational clients. The training also focuses on the participants own
personal development. Developed for wellness coaches, health practitioners,
spa professionals, and corporate wellness professionals, the training is
approved by the International Coach Federation for continuing coaching
credits. Daytime and evening classes. Payment plans available.
For more information contact Jim Strohecker at 310-823-9553 or
wellpeople.com/Certification.asp
EXPLORE - THE JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND HEALING
EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing is an interdisciplinary journal
that addresses evidence-based healing practices from a wide variety of
sources, including conventional, alternative, and cross-cultural medicine.
Written for a broad spectrum of healthcare professionals, the journal
explores the healing arts, consciousness, spirituality, eco-environmental
issues, and basic science as these fields relate to health.
In addition to research, features include: an editorial by Larry Dossey,
MD; an interview with a prominent thought leader; columns on ethnomedicine,
diet and health, environmental medicine, nursing, education, death and
dying, and medicine on the front lines. For more information, please visit www.explorejournal.com
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 EVENT --
Turning Point at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
A health and wellness retreat featuring Jack Canfield
Farmington, PA USA
September 19-23, 2007
Contact: Nemacolin Woodlands Resort - 866-344-6957
-- UPCOMING HEALTH & WELLNESS EVENTS --
Building Bridges of Integration for Traditional Chinese Medicine – Transformation: Individuals in Balance; Families in Harmony
Chantilly, VA USA
October 18-21, 2007
Contact: Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation - 212-274-1079
9th Annual Energy Psychology Conference, Toronto
Visions of the Future Mind
Toronto, ON CANADA
October 25-27, 2007
Contact: Meridian Seminars - 416-221-5639
National Wellness, Prevention and Fitness Conference
From Case Management to Care Management
Washington, DC USA
December 3-5, 2007
Transmarx, LLC - 804-266-7422 ext 7408
Integrative Healthcare Symposium
New York, NY USA
January 17-19, 2008
Contact: Diversified Business Communications - 207-842-5500
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) -
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Aquasana (Home Water Filtration Systems) -
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Bookstore (Health and Wellness) -
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ChildLife (Nutrition for Kids) -
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Here, There & Beyond (Essential Oils) -
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Inner Peace Music (Steven Halpern) -
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MigraSpray (Natural Migraine Relief) -
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Natur-Leaf (Anti-Aging Products) -
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Nutraceutics (Anti-Aging, Women's Health) -
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Ola Loa (Drink Your Vitamins) -
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PainDefense (Joint & Muscles Formula) -
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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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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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