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January 21, 2013 - Vol. 28, Issue 1
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.
Publisher/Executive Editor: James Strohecker - jim@healthy.net
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Winter Walking Flu Mistakes: 8 Things We Think Prevent The Flu That Don't Really Work
You're right to want to do whatever's in your power to stay flu-free this season, especially given the severity of this year's outbreak. But before you put your personal flu-prevention plan in action, make sure those methods are actually going to do the trick. We spoke to Pritish Tosh, M.D., an assistant professor at the Mayo Clinic's Division of Infectious Diseases, to find out the biggest mistakes people are making when it comes to flu prevention. Here's what not to do. View more
How to Be Happier Every Day: 6 Simple Ways to Improve Your Mood
It may be a new year, but is it really a new you? Let's face it -- it's unlikely that you've suddenly acquired a new wardrobe, started a new career, found a new family, or overhauled your personality. Do not despair. You don't need a life makeover to experience more happiness. By putting a few simple habits in place, you will increase your happiness every day.
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New Wellness Inventory Whole Person Wellbeing Program is Now Live
The Wellness Inventory has now launched its new 3.0 Version after a year of developlment. The online, interactive, user-friendly program has extensive new tools for engagement, tracking, and managing personal wellbeing with a whole person focus. Experience a new level of wellbeing with the most comprehensive online program on the market. Personal use, as well as licensing for worksite wellness, healthcare, spa, fitness, education and coaching markets.
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Visit WellPeople.com and find out more about the new program.
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Continuing our Wellness Journey - Breathing
This week our journey focuses on Breathing, the second of 12 keys to wellness in the Wellness Inventory. We can survive for many weeks without food, several days without water, but without air, life ceases in a matter of minutes. When the air is clear, your lungs strong, your body relaxed, and your mind at peace, you experience total wellbeing. Unfortunately, this ideal is seldom realized....
Simply Well - "Explore Healing Music and Sounds" - John W. Travis, MD, MPH
Music alters the body and the mind. In "Explore Healing Music and Sounds" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., reminds us that music can enhance deep relaxation, supply you with new energy, stimulate creativity, and even transport you into other states of consciousness - depending on the type of music you choose. View more
Healthy Computing: Incorporate Breaks - Erik Peper, PhD
"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.
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Your Eyesight and You - "How Flexible Are Your Eyes?" - Martin Sussman
Those of us who are near- or far-sighted have a rigid focusing system so that the muscles that control our ability to focus are more stiff and inflexible than they need to be to focus clearly. n other words, if you've got a vision problem, your eyes can't change focus, swiftly, easily and sharply, from far to near. Many people think there's nothing that can be done about that, perhaps even believing that it's because the eye is the wrong shape. But you can train the muscles in your eyes to focus better at different distances.
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"Reiki Treatment" - Pamela Miles
A Reiki treatment is pleasant, soothing, relaxing, and centering. It can also be gently energizing, depending on the recipient’s current state. Reiki is always balancing, and follows the need of the receiver, not the intention of the practitioner. Besides immediate stress-reduction and symptomatic relief, there are other subtle and profound effects that unfold over time and accumulate with continued treatment. View more
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Vegan for the Holidays - Zel Allen
Vegan for the Holidays by Zel Allen is the go-to cookbook for those specialty dishes saved just for the big holidays--Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and New Year's. The recipes shine a spotlight on the fresh foods of the autumn harvest and feature
seasonal gems like cranberries, chestnuts, pomegranates, apples, pears, persimmons, squashes, and nuts that make the recipes so exceptional. Zel's aim was to offer tantalizing dishes that make each of the holidays a memorable experience. View more
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Raw Food Materia Medica - "Kale" - Brigitte Mars
Kale is a member of the Mustard Family, making it a relative of broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower. Kale benefits the stomach and calms lung congestion. It has been used to treat constipation, obesity, dental problems, pyorrhea, arthritis, gout, skin disorders, ulcers and to rejuvenate the liver. View More View Complete Raw Food Materia Medica
Sensational Stevia Recipes - "Wonderful White Chocolate Chip-Cherry Cookies" - Lisa Jobs
White chocolate isn't really "chocolate" at all because it contains only the fat from the cocoa bean and other non-chocolate ingredients. So it's important to choose white chocolate chips or baking bars that contain only the cocoa butter as the "fat" ingredient. Avoid products that are all sugar, hard vegetable fat and have artificial chocolate flavoring. You see, the labeling rules for regular chocolate don't apply to white chocolate, so you need to read labels! Ghirardelli is one brand that has cocoa butter for a better chocolate flavor and contains less artificial ingredients. Jobs offers this recipe for Wonderful White Chocolate Chip-Cherry Cookies excerpted from her book Sensational Stevia Desserts. View More
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| EMPLOYEE WELLNESS & PERFORMANCE |
A Deeper Approach to Employee Wellness and Performance
Are you ready to go beyond conventional HRAs and "wellness" programs limited to exercise and nutrition tips? Wellbeing is far more than preventing disease and managing risks. The Wellness Inventory is a whole person program for employee wellness and a system for creating a culture of wellbeing in your organization. Its proven approach is now available online.
Praised as a "foundational wellness toll" by Stanford Research Institute, Wellness Inventory helps individuals to gain insight into personal motivations as well as the state of physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. Deeper awareness is transformed into new, sustained behaviors for optimal living.
The acclaimed online program includes a unique Assessment, Wellness Plan, Journal, Virtual Coach with custom email reminders, Self-Study Center, Resource Centers and Progress Tracker. It can be customized for your executives, managers and employees. We also provide consultation for developing Engagement Strategies, Management Training and Certification Training.
The Wellness Inventory program is licensed by companies and organizations in the corporate, healthcare, educational, and government sectors. Create a culture of wellbeing for your organization. Visit WellPeople.com.
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February 19 - May 21, 2013
February 20 - May 22, 2013
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The Wellness Inventory Certification Training is a dynamic, process-oriented coach training program. This interactive program is the most unique and comprehensive whole person wellness system and coaching tool available today. You’ll discover personal insights and professional skills to get life-changing results for Wellness Inventory (WellPeople.com) participants. Live phone teleclass format.
Integrative Healthcare Symposium
February 28 - March 2, 2013
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Integrative Healthcare Symposium brings together multi-disciplinary healthcare professionals dedicated to improving patient care and defining the future of integrative healthcare.
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March 7-10, 2013
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2013 National Wellness Conference
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July 15-18, 2013
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