ADD COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES INTO YOUR PRACTICE

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Cold Medicine Scam Finally Exposed After Decades of Harming Children
Another example of outright quackery by pharmaceutical companies has finally gathered enough steam to achieve mainstream news coverage: Cold medicines are useless, say pediatricians who petitioned the FDA to ban the marketing of such products to children. Last month, an FDA advisory panel partially agreed with the recommendation, and voted to declare that such medicines should not be used in children younger than six.

High Blood Pressure: Salt in Our Food is a Major Cause, But Don't Tell The FDA
Salt in our food is a major cause of high blood pressure (hypertension) - but it’s news to the American food industry. In the US, salt intake from food has increased by 50 per cent since 1970 - and it's reckoned that 90 per cent of Americans will suffer from hypertension some time in their lives. The blame can be placed at the door of America's drug regulator, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which has decreed that salt is "generally recognized as safe."

Long-Haul Flights: What Are Your Chances of DVT?
If you regularly take long-haul flights, what are your chances of developing life-threatening DVT (deep vein thrombosis)? The average risk is just one event in 5,000 flights, but this can increase depending on the length of the flight, frequency of flying, whether you are a woman - and especially one taking the pill - and whether you are short or tall.

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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

CONTINUING OUR 12-STAGE JOURNEY TO WELLNESS
This week our journey focuses on the power of TRANSCENDING, the 12th of 12 keys to wellness drawn from the Wellness Inventory whole person assessment program. The final form of energy in the wellness energy system is a subtle one that has only recently been given scientific credence. It is the realm of the transcendent or the spiritual (a word that's only now becoming acceptable in everyday speech). The human ability to transcend ordinary consciousness is actually an age-old gift that opens mind and heart to the potential of love, and to the miracle and magnificence of the moment, so often forgotten in the daily grind of our busy lives.

Simply Well
Wellness is an illusion if there is no commitment to the health of the whole planet. We are all interdependent. In "Befriend the Earth" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., challenges you to contribute to a saner environment by examining your own lifestyle for waste. He also offers other practical, everyday choices you can make that will contribute to your own health and support the earth at the same time.

Ask Dr. Orloff About Intuitive Healing
Intuition is something that can be taught. The magic of intuition is that it insists you live in the moment with no expectations, a continuing freshness. In "Five Steps to Intuitive Healing" Judith Orloff, M.D. brings you five steps that can be applied to any issue you'll ever confront from healing your body, to riding a roller-coaster of emotions to sexual awakening. These five steps can bring you the joy and clarity you've been searching for.

A 100-DAY QI ENERGY TRAINING PROGRAM

In the qigong tradition, serious students commit to a 100-day training retreat to learn this cornerstone practice of traditional Chinese healing. Now, for the first time, qigong training is available in a comprehensive home-study curriculum taught by renowned China scholar and qigong master Ken Cohen. With The Essential Qigong Training Course, you will learn more than 70 qigong practices - some rarely taught outside of China - for harnessing the massive power of qi (literally, the - vital breath - or energy of the universe) to create vitality, spiritual balance, and physical health.

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WINTER CERTIFICATION TELE-CLASSES START FEBRUARY 13

The Winter Wellness Inventory Certification Trainings begin on February 13th and run for 13 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 20 CCEUs. Daytime or evening classes. Payment plans available.

For more information contact Jim Strohecker at 310-823-9553 or wellpeople.com/Certification.asp

What Doctor's Don't Tell You - Special Report
In "Herceptin: More Hype Than Hope" the What Doctors Don't Tell You staff reports on herceptin, which was supposed to be the miracle cure for breast cancer. Women have been willing to sell their houses in order to get hold of this vastly expensive drug. But behind the hype, the statistics tell another story. Herceptin kills more than cures and certainly fares poorly against a natural competitor: mistletoe.

Integrative Dentistry
There has been a major shift in the type of filling materials and choices available for dental restorations as dental science has become more technologically sophisticated. In "Dental Filling Choices" Flora Parsa Stay, D.D.S. advises patients to get informed and choose the filling material that is suitable for them - amalgam (silver/mercury), white resin, gold or porcelain.

Healthy Alternatives
In "Cultural Diets" Elson M. Haas, M.D. discusses some commonly encountered and intriguing "ethnic" diets and how the Western dietary influence affects many cultures.

Dr. Christine Horner's Natural Secrets for Breast Health
Flaxseeds have more potent medicinal qualities—especially those that fight breast cancer—than any other known edible plant. In "Breast Health Tip #19: Flaxseeds" Christine Horner, M.D., F.A.C.S explains three notable distinctions; First, flax is the richest plant source of omega-3 fatty acids. Second, flax has abundant fiber. Third, flax has at least 100 times more lignans than any other known edible plant. Lignans are natural plant compounds that help to give stiffness to the structure of plants. They also possess extraordinary anticancer properties.

Healthy Man Update
Inability to conceive after at least a year of regular sexual intercourse without the use of contraceptives, can be due to causes that lie either in the man or the woman or both. In "Infertility" David L. Hoffmann, B.Sc. (Hons), M.N.I.M.H. explains common causes and that there is much that herbs can contribute to supporting fertility.

Find an Alternative Healthcare Professional
Looking for a practitioner specializing in homeopathy? Search the Homeopathy section includes the Council for Homeopathic Certification and Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians member databases 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.

Healthy Bookstore - Caffeine Blues

If you are one of the nearly 80 percent of Americans hooked on caffeine--a natural component of coffee, tea, and chocolate and a common ingredient in drugs, soda, candy, and other products--"Caffeine Blues: Wake Up to the Hidden Dangers of America's #1 Drug" by Stephen Cherniske, M.S. will be a wake-up call. Cherniske gathers a substantial amount of material from scientific journals and puts it all together logically and readably. Caffeine doesn't give you energy: it borrows from the adrenals and the liver on a short-term basis and creates metabolic and neurologic stress. After spending 300 pages documenting all of caffeine's evils, Cherniske finally offers a decaffeinated life line, a step-by-step, clinically proven program to help readers kick the habit and boost energy levels naturally.

Raw Food Materia Medica
Cucumbers are members of the Gourd Family, making them relatives of zucchini and melons. Cucumber is slightly bitter, cool, and alkaline. It helps dissolve uric acid levels and aids in dissolving kidney stones. Its high silicon content is believed to encourage healthy skin, nails and hair growth. Cucumber moistens the lungs, is diuretic and laxative. Eating cucumbers can truly help relieve summer heat, helping one feel "cool as a cucumber" Those that are excessively cold, weak and have damp conditions, such as diarrhea are not recommended to eat large amounts of cucumbers.

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

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Echoes of Silence
In "Turning the Mind Inward" Robert Rabbin indicates that when our mind has "spiritual thoughts" we may start thinking that we understand the true nature of Self and of Reality. The understanding is actually false, but the action causes the mind to turn inward, towards its source, where it is cleansed and healed of delusion. The true alchemy is not in having spiritual thoughts, but in what happens to the mind when the mind turns towards its source.

Wholistic Spiritual Healing
Intuition is a gift, much like drawing or playing the piano. In "Intuition (Part 5 of 5 Parts)" Daniel J. Benor, M.D. notes there are may ways to access intuitive information. These include reading the aura, hearing words, using smell or taste, "seeing" mental images, and interpreting dreams.

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, information, and recommendations that can truly make a difference in your life. Timely, topical, sometimes funny and always a must-listen! It is practical information to help improve the quality of life for health conscious consumers of any age. To listen live or to find out where you can hear Healthy Talk Radio near you go to www.healthytalkradio.com

2008 WELLNESS CERTIFICATION TRAININGS

The next Wellness Inventory Certification Trainings begin on February 13, 2008 and run for 13 weeks. Live phone teleclass format. The goal of the training is to develop coaching skills and competence in delivering the Wellness Inventory program to individual, group and organizational clients. The training also focuses on the participants own personal development. The Wellness Inventory (www.WellPeople.com), is a holistic assessment and life-balance program based on the work of wellness pioneer, John W. Travis, MD, MPH. Developed for wellness coaches, health practitioners, wellness professionals and spa professionals. Approved by the International Coach Federation for continuing 20 CCEUs. Daytime and evening classes (Wednesdays 1:00-2:30 ET, Thursdays 7:00-8:30 ET). Space is limited. Payment plans available.

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WHAT DOCTORS DON'T TELL YOU

What Doctors Don't Tell You is a monthly journal that gives you the knowledge you need to lead a healthy life. It is s the complete review of health problems and safer, proven ways of treating them - what works and what doesn't work in conventional and complementary/alternative medicine (CAM). WDDTY's in-depth research and insights have earned it the highest praise from all over the world. Several national newspapers have described it as "the best health journal in the world".

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INTEGRATIVE HEALTHCARE SYMPOSIUM

January 17-19, 2008 -- New York, NY USA

At the Integrative Healthcare Symposium, you'll gain a whole perspective with full access to the most up-to-date, scientific and clinical applications in integrative medicine from top-notch industry experts including: conference chair Woodson Merrell, MD; Jeffrey Bland PhD, FACN, CNS; Alejandro Junger, M.D.; Nan Lu, O.M.D., M.S., L.Ac.; David Perlmutter, M.D., FACN; Bernie Siegel, M.D.; Julie Silver, M.D. and many more.

For more information contact Megan McEwan at 207-842-5500 or www.ihsymposium.com

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GLOBAL HEALTH CALENDAR

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-- FEATURED EVENT --
Integrative Healthcare Symposium
New York, NY USA
January 17-19, 2008
Contact: Diversified Business Communications - 207-842-5500

-- UPCOMING HEALTH & WELLNESS EVENTS --
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

5th Annual Natural Supplements: An Evidence-Based Update
San Diego, CA USA
January 17-20, 2008
Contact: Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine - 858-587-4404

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