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Healthy Update
Your Home for Healthy Living
June 2, 2008 - Vol. XVIII, Issue 20

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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HEALTH NEWS

Smoking is addictive but quitting is contagious
Through reconstructing the social network of 12,067 individuals, researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California, San Diego have discovered that smoking cessation occurs in network clusters and is hardly the isolated decision it might feel like to the individual quitter. The researchers were able to quantify the person-to-person effects of smoking cessation among married couples, siblings, friends and coworkers.     View more


Heart Disease: Simple rice product can dramatically reduce chance of a recurrence - so they've banned it
A traditional Chinese rice preparation can prevent a heart attack victim having another attack - but a drug company has had it banned in the US. The red yeast rice product, xuezhikang, has been tested against placebo on 1,445 heart patients - and with startling results. It reduced the occurrence of a further heart attack by 36.9 per cent, death from heart disease by 31 per cent, stroke by 44 per cent, and the need for heart surgery by 48.6 per cent.      View more


The Deadly Dozen Careers: Will your job increase your chances of motor neuron disease?
Are you a firefighter? A printer? Or perhaps you're a beautician. Researchers have just identified the 12 careers that are most likely to result in the motor neuron disease ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). In fact, you are anything between 2.5 to 4.3 times more likely to develop the disease if your career is among the 'deadly dozen'.      View more


More health news...
To keep up-to-date with news in the world of health and medicine, visit Healthy News and the Healthy News Archive.



EDITOR'S PICK - WELLNESS INVENTORY CERTIFICATION TRAINING

Summer Certification Classes Begin June 9
The Summer Wellness Inventory Certification Trainings begin on the week of June 9 and run for 8 weeks through the end of July. The training will be conducted as a live phone teleclass.
The goal of the certification training is to focus on the participants own personal development, while creating competence in delivering the Wellness Inventory (www.WellPeople.com), a holistic assessment and life-balance program, to individual, group, and organizational clients. Developed for wellness coaches, health practitioners, spa professionals, and wellness professionals, the training is approved by the International Coach Federation for 20 CCEUs. Classes are Monday and Thursday evenings. Payment plans available. View testimonials from graduates.

For more information contact Jim Strohecker at 310-823-9553 (jim@healthy.net) or visit www.WellPeople.com/Certification.asp


WELLNESS & HEALTHY LIVING

Join Us on a 12 Week Wellness Journey
For the next 12 weeks in Healthy Update, we will go on a journey into the heart of wellness. Each week we will feature one of the twelve key aspects of wellness from the Wellness Inventory whole person assessment program based on the pioneering work of John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., Each is acomponent of the Wellness Energy System. This week we will feature"Self-Responsibility & Love."      View more


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 Spring Cleaning" - Elson Haas, MD
In spite of the worldly and personal challenges we all face at this time, we can be nourished and healed by Nature. In "10 Tips for Spring Cleaning" Elson M. Haas, M.D. offers you practical suggestions for getting your life in order.      View more



Create Your Own Personal Yoga Practice at Home - Shiva Rea
With over 20 million practitioners in the U. S. alone, yoga is more popular than ever. For those interested in starting a practice of their own but hesitant about attending a class, Shiva Rea presents The Beginner's Guide to Yoga--the perfect introduction to hatha yoga. Complete with a 60-minute guided session with yoga basics and simple poses-plus a detailed study guide with instructional photographs-here is an easily accessible how-to program from one of the world's most respected yoga teachers.     View more      Listen to Audio Sample


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A Visionary Turning: Well Earth, Well People
For over three decades the National Wellness Conference has been recognized as the destination conference for individuals seeking professional development and personal renewal. It is a place where emerging ideas, practices and trends in wellness, international, national and community efforts to advance wellness are shared, cultivated and are promoted.
Among our outstanding Keynote lineup for this year are Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Joan Borysenko. Kennedy has been named one of Time magazines "Heroes of the Planet" and serves as senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council. Borysenko, a distinguished pioneer in integrative medicine is a world renowned expert in the mind/body connection. July 12-19, 2008, Stevens Point, Wisconsin.      View more

NATURAL ALTERNATIVES

What Doctors Don't Tell You - "Lyme Disease: a Leaky Brain"
Lyme disease is still barely recognized by orthodox medicine, but new, explosive evidence links this worldwide epidemic with certain types of mental illness, including autism. The number of diagnosed cases of Lyme disease are now rising - and not just because doctors are finally beginning to recognize it, but also possibly as a result of global warming.     View more


Patient Advocacy in Hospitals - "The 'Good' Patient" - Jari Holland Buck
Most of us head to the hospital to visit a sick or recovering friend or family member without giving it a thought. Give it a thought! There are many things you can and should do to make sure the experience is both positive and safe for you, the patient and your family.     View more


Integrator Blog - More Care in Group Settings May be Key to Transformation of Medicine
We've all been acculturated to a belief that our health care is best performed one-to-one, with a clinician. But does this assumption need review as we think of transforming our medical system? Mounting evidence - not to mention core educational value - suggest that delivering care to groups may be valuable not just for support but as the basis for successful, preventively-oriented clinical interventions. Kjersten Gmeiner, MD, a board member of the American Holistic Medical Association, believes that the use of groups is deeply aligned with the values in integrative care. View more
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RECOMMENDED READING

Beauty by Nature - Briggite Mars
The journey to lasting beauty involves attention to both outer appearance and inner health. Here is a comprehensive program for attaining radiance and vitality using natural techniques. Includes directions and recipes for making scrubs, toners, moisturizers, facial sprays, and hair rinses, so easy to prepare they can be made in the kitchen. Beauty by Nature is the complete guide to unlocking your beauty potential. Also includes advice on body care for men, babies, and elders.     View more     Bookstore Home


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HEALTHY KITCHEN

Chef Teton's Essential Cuisine: Making Every Bite Count - "Flax Oil: Eat Like the Roman and Exhibit Strength, Stamina, Mental Clarity and Beauty!"
To many, the aroma of freshly-baked bread is so pleasant that it's almost intoxicating! According to historical record, soldiers of the Roman Empire marched with rations of bread baked with flaxseed meal and flax seed oil 9000 years ago. Flax may be responsible for why the Romans were so successful in their conquests. One major reason why is that the type of fat consumed is linked with your state of mind.      View More


Nutrition Tips - Elson Haas, MD
In "Red Meats" Elson M. Haas, M.D. acknowledges that the "red meats" are probably the most controversial of the food categories. It is very clear that an excess of meat in the diet can cause all kinds of problems, but many doctors recommend red meats as a good source for protein and iron. Dr. Haas covers beef, pork and lamb, and offers ten principles for using meat in the diet. View More


MIND-BODY-SPIRIT

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. View more


Echoes of Silence - Robert Rabbin
One does not come to insight and wisdom through reason and information. In "Gorging on Inspiration" Robert Rabbin states that the soul needs to feast-on inspiration. To know what must be known about ourselves, we must catapult from all that is reasonable. Let the silence that we are create a cataclysm of clarity in our lives. Let our doubts and confusion meet this living wholeness. Let our rage and torment meet this living wholeness. Let our efforts to bring peace into our lives and into the world meet this living wholeness, the sacred Self of all whose name is love, creator of the universe.     View more


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PROFESSIONAL'S CORNER

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 June 20-22, August 22-24 and September 26-28, 2008.
For more information contact: 310-823-9553 or info@WellPeople.com. Or click here


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  • GLOBAL HEALTH CALENDAR

    Featured Events

    Living with Intention Workshops
    Los Angeles, CA USA July 11-13, 2008
    Portland/Vancouver, Washington USA August 8-10, 2008
    Boston/Cape Cod, MA USA - October 31-Nov 2, 2008
    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.



    National Wellness Conference
    A Visionary Turning: Well Earth, Well People
    Stevens Point, WI USA
    July 12-17, 2008
    Contact: National Wellness Institute - 800-243-8694
    Website: http://www.nationalwellness.org/pdf/2008NWC.pdf

    For over three decades the National Wellness Conference has been recognized as the destination conference for individuals seeking professional development and personal renewal. It is a place where emerging ideas, practices and trends in wellness, international, national and community efforts to advance wellness are shared, cultivated and are promoted.
    Among our outstanding Keynote lineup for this year are Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Joan Borysenko. Kennedy has been named one of Time magazines "Heroes of the Planet" and serves as senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council.Borysenko, a distinguished pioneer in integrative medicine is a world renowned expert in the mind/body connection.



    Upcoming Health & Wellness Events

    18th Annual ISSSEEM Conference
    Boulder, CO USA
    June 19-26, 2008
    Contact: The International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine - 303-425-4625

    American Association of Naturopathic Physicians & The American Holistic Medical Association
    Embody Nature, Redefine Health Phoenix, AZ USA
    August 13-16, 2008
    Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa
    Website: http://www.naturopathic.org
    Contact: American Association of Naturopathic Physicians - 202.237.8150

    Symposium of Integrative Medicine Professionals in the Land of Enchantment (SIMPLE)
    Embody Nature, Redefine Health Santa Fe, New Mexico USA
    October 13-15, 2008
    Sweeny Convention Center, Santa Fe
    Website: http://hsc.unm.edu/som/cfl/simpleConf.shtml
    Contact: Office of the CME - University of New Mexico - 505-272-3942

    Open Your Heart in Paradise
    Two Hawaiian Retreats with Ram Dass and Friends

    Hawaii (Big Island) USA
    November 5-10, 2008
    Hawaii (Molokai) USA
    December 10-15, 2008
    Contact: Ram Dass Center for Spiritual Studies - 760-228-1717

    Consumer Health World
    Arlington, VA USA
    Hyatt Regency
    December 8-18, 2009
    Contact: Transmarx, LLC - 804-266-7422
    Website: http://www.consumerhealthworld.com

    Integrative Healthcare Symposium
    New York City, NY USA
    Hilton New York and Towers
    February 19-21, 2009
    Contact: Diversified Business Communications - 207.842.5500
    Website: http://www.ihsymposium.com

    For more leading health events visit www.healthcalendar.com


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