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February 18, 2008 - Vol. XVIII, Issue 5
Healthy Update provides the latest news, expert articles and resources on wellness, healthy living, and integrative medicine. A weekly service of HealthWorld Online since 1997.
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Poor heart function could be to blame
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) may be linked to reduced heart activity - but researchers aren't sure if heart function causes CFS, or if it's the other way round.
But in a new study, led by Arnold Peckerman, found a link between the two when he analysed 38 CFS patients. View more
Acupuncture Provides Cost-Effective Relief For Asthma Patients
Any kind of ailment can be costly to treat, and asthma is no exception, with more than 15 million people affected by the condition in the United States. Inhalers are increasing in price, and consumers are looking for more cost-effective methods of dealing with such respiratory disorders. Acupuncture, a 5,000-year-old Chinese medical practice, is proving to be one way for some asthma patients to manage their symptoms without over-paying. View more
U.S. Health Care Spending Reaches $2.1T in 2006, Increasing 6.7%
U.S. health care spending in 2006 increased by 6.7% to $2.1 trillion, or $7,026 per capita, according to a CMS report published on Tuesday in the journal Health Affairs, the Washington Post reports (Lee, Washington Post, 1/8). According to the report, health care spending in 2006 accounted for 16% of gross domestic product, an increase of 0.1% from 2005 View more
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Continuing Our 12-Stage Journey to Wellness
This week our journey focuses on the power of Finding Meaning, the 11th of
12 keys to wellness drawn from the Wellness Inventory whole person
assessment program. Finding meaning appears to be a unique human need. It is one of the most complex uses of energy in that it involves almost all of the previous energy forms. Since the beginning of time philosophers have asked these basic questions: Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going? What do I want? What is real? What is true? This section encourages you to find a deeper meaning in your life that can provide a powerful focus for directing your life-energy.
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Simply Well
Commonsense safety is easily overlooked as an integral part of a personal wellness program. In "Prevent Accidents" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., reminds us that most accidents - both in the home and on the road - are easily preventable. He offers a memory jogger to encourage you to take action where you need it.
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Healthy Computing
"I feel a less tired by the end of the day" and "When I come home I have energy to make dinner" are some of the comments reported when people begin to integrate breaks during their computer work. Yet, even with the best intentions we may forget to take micro-breaks or large movement breaks. In "Incorporate Breaks" Erik Peper, Ph.D. show you how to prevent discomfort and increase your energy when you incorporate breaks.
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Most of us enjoy walking, but not everyone knows how to turn this simple
exercise into one of the most powerful self-healing tools known to medicine. On Walking: The Ultimate Exercise for Optimum Health, Dr. Andrew Weil joins Mark Fenton, the nation's foremost expert on walking, for an invigorating 2-CD program that gives listeners all the tools needed to begin a daily walking practice. There are dozens of resources on walking for better health˜but none with the ultimate walking coach alongside
America's most trusted complementary health-care physician. Whether you're a seasoned walking enthusiast looking for an edge or taking your first steps toward a healthier tomorrow, with Walking, anyone can put their best foot forward to make the most of this enjoyable and life-changing exercise.
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The Integrator Blog
In reponse to an Integrator Blog comment forum on the failure of business models for integrative clinics, mind-body medicine and guided imagery pioneer Marty Rossman, MD sent The Integrator "a little rant", "On What Differentiates Real, Human, Integrative Health Care", in which he eloquently reflects on the heart of integrative practice.
"The Integrator Blog" offers News, Reports, Opinions and Networking for the Business, Education, Policy and Practice of Integrative Medicine, CAM and Integrative Health Care, from Publisher/Editor John Weeks.
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Nutitional Medicine & Longevity
Folic acid is an important vitamin essential to your life and your health.
It is also the most commonly deficient vitamin in Americans. In "What is Folic Acid" Dr. Richard A. Kunin, M.D. presents vital information about numerous conditions related to folic acid deficiency and how this undervalued nutrient supports healing. View more
Integrative Dentistry
Bulimia nervosa is most commonly diagnosed in women between the ages of 18 and 30, who have had a history of obesity. This eating disorder as well as being a psychiatric disorder affects the whole body physically and specially the oral health. Due to the physical changes that result in the oral structures, many times dentists are the first to diagnose bulimia". according to Flora Parsa Stay, DDS in "Bulimia and Oral Health". View more
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Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
We have all heard about how a musician loses herself in her music, how a painter becomes one with the process of painting. In work, sport, conversation or hobby, you have experienced, yourself, the suspension of time, the freedom of complete absorption in activity. This is "flow," an experience that is at once demanding and rewarding—an experience that Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi demonstrates is one of the most enjoyable and valuable experiences a person can have. The exhaustive case studies, controlled experiments and innumerable references to historical figures, philosophers and scientists through the ages prove Csikszentmihalyi's point that flow is a singularly productive and desirable state. But the implications for its application to society are what make the book revolutionary. Flow is a seminal classic. View more
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Nutrition Tips
In the field of nutrition there is a great deal of controversy about food
combining. Ayurveda, an ancient science of healing, offers a logical and
scientific approach for determining correct diet based upon an individual's
constitution. In "Incompatible Food Combinations (Virudha-ahar)" Dr. Vasant
Lad offers explanations of this unique approach. He integrates information
on types of nutritional disorders, basic concepts of an Ayurvedic food
combining program, digestive aids, and incompatible food combinations.
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Vegetarian Recipe
Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine offers you a vegetarian
recipe for "Moroccan Vegetable Couscous."
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Ask Dr. Orloff About Intuitive Healing
Dreaming is a direct line to a place where magic abounds and nothing is without meaning. Like a blank, white canvas, our dream world is a spacious medium where intuition can freely express itself about healing. Dreams can keep you well and provide answers. But first you must retrieve them. In "Step Five of Intuitive Healing: Listen to Your Dreams" Judith Orloff, M.D.provides four ways to remember your dreams.
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Mind-Body Health
Attitude cannot cure a chronic illness. But cultivating a positive outlook and learning self-management skills can make it much easier to live with. In "Rx: How to Live Well with Chronic Disease" David S. Sobel, M.D. recommends you learn the skills for managing; (1) Your illness and symptoms, (2) Your normal daily activities, and (3) Your emotions.
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