Fasting: It can counter the worst effects of chemo
Cancer patients on chemotherapy can reduce the worst effects of the drug by fasting. A two-day fast before treatment can also protect healthy cells, a new study has discovered. Earlier studies had also extolled the virtues of fasting, and had demonstrated that it can have beneficial effects on aging. View more

Chronic fatigue: It's real, and there are seven types
Good news for sufferers of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) who have been told for years that their problem is ‘all in their head’ – it’s not. Geneticists have identified seven sub-groups of the disease, which they believe they soon will be able to pinpoint with a blood test. Researchers at St George’s Hospital in London made the breakthrough when they analysed blood samples from 55 CFS patients, and compared them against healthy blood donors. View more

Diabetes: 'Safe' drug linked to lung cancer
Pfizer withdrew its diabetes drug Exubera last October because of lagging sales. At the time the decision seemed strange. The drug, an inhaled form of insulin, was reckoned to be Pfizer’s next blockbuster, and investors were anticipating annual sales of around $2bn. View more

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Simply Well - "Keep Friendship Alive" - John W. Travis, MD, MPH
People need people. And often they don't realize how great their need is until some moment of great joy or deep sorrow. In "Keep Friendship Alive" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., explains why one of the healthiest things you can do for yourself is to cultivate vibrant friendships - the kind that will supply you with the genuine support everyone needs, friendships in which you can dare to reveal your feelings, act spontaneously, care, touch, and serve. View more

Staying Healthy Tips - "10 Tips for Eating Healthy at Work & School" - Elson Haas, MD
Everyday choices impact the quality of your health. In "10 Tips for Eating Healthy at Work & School" Elson M. Haas, M.D. addresses how to effectively change habits to those that support your health, vitality, and optimum weight. View more

Peak Vitality - "Taking Energetic Self-Responsibility"
If we want to grow in vitality, then we must learn to take energetic self-responsibility. This means recognizing that certain emotions we habitually choose to run through our system - our emotional diet - deplete our resources, and ultimately lead to increased cortisol (the "stress" hormone) and decreased DHEA (a prohormone important to immunity and the stress response). It is not about denying the depleting emotions, or stuffing them away. It is about being honest with ourselves, recognizing our own experiences, and starting to look beneath the surface, then learning how to shift and replace those depleting attitudes and emotions with those that renew and regenerate our system.

Rollin McCraty, chief researcher at Heart Math, reveals how we can take charge of our emotional energies before they take charge of us! Learn more by purchasing a copy of "Peak Vitality: Raising the Threshold of Abundance in Our material, Spiritual and Emotional Lives." now available in our online bookstore. Read Rollin McCraty's chapter, "Taking Energetic Self-Responsibility"       Order Peak Vitality

Natural Standard Bottom Line Monograph - Ginkgo Biloba
This is the second in a series of featured monthly monograph on a key food, herb, or supplement from Natural Standard, the leader in providing high quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies. Each monograph includes background, scientific evidence for its' use, traditional use, recommended dosing, safety, interactions, and scientific references.
The second monograph in the series is on the herb Ginkgo biloba. Ginkgo biloba has been used medicinally for thousands of years. Today, it is one of the top selling herbs in the United States. Ginkgo is used for the treatment of numerous conditions, many which are under scientific investigation. Available evidence demonstrates ginkgo's efficacy in the management of intermittent claudication, Alzheimer's/multi-infarct dementia, and "cerebral insufficiency" (a syndrome thought to be secondary to atherosclerotic disease, characterized by impaired concentration, confusion, decreased physical performance, fatigue, headache, dizziness, depression, and anxiety).
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Mind/Body Health - "Halting Time Pressure" - David Sobel, MD
Time pressure can have powerful effects on the body. Our brain regards clocks, deadlines, and interrupted schedules as a threat, and calls up the "fight or flight" stress response, notes David Sobel, M.D. in ""Halting Time Pressure.". The incessant struggle to do more and more in less and less time also makes us more likely to respond with toxic anger to anyone or anything slowing us down. We feel we're not accomplishing what we should and self esteem plummets. We feel exhausted and overwhelmed all the time, denying ourselves the satisfaction of a job well done. Personal relationships suffer. We don't have time for the real conversations and intimacy that help buffer stress and increase our resistance to disease. Because of the added tension and worry about getting things done, we may lose sleep. We slip into bad habits, eating too much or too little or relying on junk food. We avoid exercise, light up a cigarette or turn to alcohol, caffeine, or pills to rev up or calm down. View more

Wellness Inventory Certification Training - Summer & Fall Intensives
The Wellness Inventory Certification Training Intensive is a comprehensive weekend program that accelerates your own personal growth process, offering you an opportunity to make real changes in your life, while providing competence in delivering the Wellness Inventory assessment and life-balance program. The intensive provides a unique coaching skill-set to maximize the program's effectiveness in helping your clients change their lives. Weekend intensives are offered in Asheville, North Carolina August 22-24 and September 26-28, 2008.
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Featured Events

Living with Intention Workshops
London, UK - May 31-June 1, 2008
Portland/Vancouver, Washington USA August 8-10, 2008
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Organization: Living The Field
Contact: cs@livingthefield.com or by phone (International +44 870 444 9886)
Website: http://www.theintentionworkshops.com

'Living with Intention' is the first of a series of workshops being held by Lynne McTaggart, author of bestsellers The Field and The Intention Experiment. The workshops bring together the latest discoveries of quantum physics with spiritual practices in an exciting new synthesis for conscious living. They will teach you how to harness the power of intention in your everyday life and become your own master of intention.

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