LEADERSHIP & BUSINESS STRATEGIES FOR INTEGRATIVE HEALTH CARE

Integrative medicine and complimentary therapies are becoming a popular alternative to conventional medicine among consumers. With this shift in thinking, the health care community must adapt by offering a range of CAM services. The 6th Annual Integrative Medicine for Health Care Organizations Conference, May 15 - 17, 2008, addresses the vital issues in developing and sustaining a successful integrative medicine program. Health care leaders from a variety of settings will share their stories and offer practical strategies and techniques that you can apply in your organization or community. This conference has been developed to provide the attendees with top-notch educational sessions that include in-depth case studies, hands-on workshops as well as site visits to successful integrative medicine centers. For further details visit "conferences" at http://www.healthforum.com

Antidepressants: They're Not As Effective As We're Told After Researchers Suppress The 'Bad' Studies
Doctors and the public may have been misled about the effectiveness of antidepressant drugs. Sometimes poor results have been suppressed, while even those that have been published have claimed the drug is far more effective than the findings suggest.

The Sunshine Vitamin: It's Good For Your Heart, Too
Yet more good news for sun worshippers and those who eat plenty of oily fish: the vitamin D derived from either activity reduces your risk of heart disease and increases your survival chances if you have cancer. In one study researchers discovered that those with low levels of vitamin D are twice as likely to suffer a cardiovascular problem such as heart attack, heart failure or stroke.

Warning: The Drugs In Your Toothpaste Can Affect Your Health
One of the fastest ways to absorb anything into the body is through the mouth. Your daily routine of brushing your teeth with your favorite toothpaste may also be delivering a daily dose of antibiotics or other potentially toxic ingredients, without you realizing it.

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2008 CERTIFICATION TELE-CLASSES START IN FEBRUARY

The Fall Wellness Inventory Certification Trainings begin on the week of February 11 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 wellness professionals, the training is approved by the International Coach Federation for 20 CCEUs. Daytime and evening classes. Payment plans available. Testimonials from graduates: WellPeople.com/Certification_Testimonials.asp

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

CONTINUING OUR 12-STAGE JOURNEY TO WELLNESS
This week our journey focuses on the power of THINKING, the 7th of 12 keys to wellness drawn from the Wellness Inventory whole person assessment program. This stage of the journey relates thinking to physical and mental health, and offers some creative options for using thinking to improve your wellbeing.

Simply Well
Wellness is realized by being present and unburdening yourself of all that prevents a natural state of basic healthiness. In "Become a Beginner--Simplify" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., explains why being well involves becoming more simple. He offers suggestions to get you thinking and moving like a beginner.

COMPLETE BREATHING COURSE WITH ANDREW WEIL, MD

The health you enjoy today, and for the rest of your life, begins with your next breath. In fact, breathing is so crucial to your body's ability to heal and sustain itself that Dr. Andrew Weil says: "If I had to limit my advice on healthier living to just one tip, it would be simply to learn how to breathe correctly." On Breathing: The Master Key to Self Healing, listeners will learn a complete course of eight breathing exercises that Dr. Weil uses in his own life, and has prescribed to hundreds of patients over the past two decades, Dr. Weil reports that these breathing exercises get more favorable response from patients than anything else he teaches.

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SWEETLEAF LIQUID STEVIA FLAVORS - NEW SPECIALS!

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What Doctor's Don't Tell You - Special Report
When considering diabetic children in the same family, rather than heredity, the cause may be the family doctor. In "Diabetes: Epidemic By Prescription" the What Doctors Don't Tell You staff reports on a possible link between the excessive use of antibiotics and diabetes.

From Fatigued to Fantastic
To eliminate muscle and many other sources of pain, it is critical to get 8 to 9 hours of solid, deep sleep each night on a regular basis. In "Sleep and Insomnia" Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D. discusses natural, not sedating, sleep remedies that can help you fall asleep and stay in deep sleep.

Healthy Alternatives
Ayurveda has its root in ancient vedic literature and encompasses our entire life, the body, mind and spirit. In "An Introduction to Ayurveda" Dr. Vasant Lad presents a comprehensive explanation of key aspects of this "science of life."

Dr. Christine Horner's Natural Secrets for Breast Health
Research shows drinking tea, especially green tea, is a wise choice because green tea has been found to have many potent health benefits. In "Breast Health Tip #2: Green Tea" Christine Horner, M.D., F.A.C.S reports that Japanese researchers found that women who drink green tea have a lower risk of breast cancer, and women with breast cancer, live much longer than women who don't drink this miraculous health tonic.

Holistic Healthcare For Children
In "Fast Food And Asthma" Randall Neustaedter, O.M.D. notes several studies that explored the association between fast food and asthma in children. Results showed that the more fast-food consumed the higher the incidence of asthmatic signs and symptoms.

Healthy Child
Besides the inappropriate treatment of infant fevers and colds, another common, inappropriate treatment that is often administered is for infant's teething problems. A large group of pediatricians were recently surveyed about what they do for teething infants. Virtually all prescribed medications, usually pain-killers of varying strengths, sedatives, and local anesthetics. In "Homeopathic Pediatrics: Safer, Saner Medicines for Our Children" Dana Ullman, M.P.H. offers parents a non-drug option for problems associated with teething.

Find an Alternative Healthcare Professional
Looking for a practitioner specializing in dentistry? Search the Dentistry section which includes the Holistic Dental Association member database 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 - Consciousness, Bioenergy and Healing

"Consciousness, Bioenergy and Healing: Self-Healing and Energy Medicine for the 21st Century" by Daniel J. Benor, M.D. will dramatically broaden and deepen your understanding of health, illness and healing. Including: comprehensive reviews of evidence-based CAM research (137 pp of references), case examples, and explanations of wholistic self-healing, therapist healing and energy medicine.

Raw Food Materia Medica
Peppers, also known as Green or Red Peppers, are in the Nightshade Family and relatives of chilies and paprika. Bell peppers are sweet, alkaline, warm and pungent. They are antioxidant, and a circulatory stimulant. Peppers are high in beta-carotene, vitamin C, and bioflavonoids, with some vitamin E, B6 and folic acid. Bell peppers are considered useful in warding off angina, atherosclerosis, constipation, colds, high blood pressure, obesity, respiratory ailments (asthma, bronchitis, catarrh, sinus congestion), cataracts and macular degeneration.

Vegetarian Recipe
Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine offers you a vegetarian recipe for "Tomato and Lentil Soup."

MIND POWER RX - OPTIMAL MIND SUPPORT

Developed by Ray Sahelian, M.D., bestselling author of Mind Boosters: Natural Supplements that Enhance Your Mind, Memory, and Mood, Mind Power Rx helps improve mental alertness and wakefulness along with boosting mental stamina. Many people notice being more focused and able to concentrate better. The dozen or more herbs and nutrients found in Mind Power Rx support neurotransmitter function, improve blood flow to the brain, support enzymatic and metabolic function in nerve cells, and act as neuronal antioxidants.

If you have tried single brain nutrients or combinations that left you unsatisfied, overstimulated, or on edge and restless, it is time you do yourself a favor and try Mind Power Rx, a highly popular and respected, doctor-formulated formula with 18 different herbs and nutrients balanced delicately to provide smooth and healthy mind support.

Mind Over Matter
In "On Tattered Wings: A Closer Look" Barry Bittman, M.D. shares a poignant story of his experience photographing a butterfly that translated into deeper insights of what his patients were facing. A reminder to look deeper for beauty, uniqueness and the divinity that's expressed by a soul.

Mind/Body Health
When was the last time you laughed really hard - a hearty, sidesplitting belly laugh that suddenly grabbed you and sent you reeling out of control? Modern science is beginning to confirm that this kind of laughter is not only enjoyable, it's also health-promoting, reports Dr. David Sobel in "Good Humor, Good Health." Laughter is an invigorating tonic that heightens and brightens mood, gently releasing us from tensions and social constraints.

CONSUMER DIRECT LAB TESTING WITH NO DOCTOR VISIT REQUIRED!

Blood tests can have many benefits beyond prevention and early detection, which are most important. But you can also take steps to enhance your quality of life. Direct Laboratory Services provides consumer direct lab testing with no doctor visit required! CLIA-Certified. Save 75% on Comprehensive Wellness Profile (now only $89) and big discounts on over 100 lab tests. Confidential results.

2008 WELLNESS CERTIFICATION TRAININGS

2008 CERTIFICATION TELE-CLASSES START IN FEBRUARY

The Fall Wellness Inventory Certification Trainings begin on the week of February 11 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 wellness professionals, the training is approved by the International Coach Federation for 20 CCEUs. Daytime and evening classes. Payment plans available. Testimonials from graduates: WellPeople.com/Certification_Testimonials.asp

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

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".

And now it's available for immediate download for just $29.95 a year, a savings of over 75% on the print subscription. Take out an annual subscription, and you'll receive the next 12 issues straight to your PC as a downloadable PDF file. Serving your health needs since 1989.

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GLOBAL HEALTH CALENDAR

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-- FEATURED EVENTS --
Consumer Health World
Las Vegas, NV USA
May 5-7, 2008
Organization: Consumer Health World - 804-266-7422 x7408

6th Annual Integrative Medicine for Health Care Organizations Conference
Phoenix, AZ USA
May 15-17, 2008
Organization: Health Forum - 312-893-6897

-- UPCOMING HEALTH & WELLNESS EVENTS --
Globe Sound Healing Conference
Los Angeles, CA USA
January 26-28, 2008
Contact: Global Institute - 415-777-2486

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

For more leading health events visit www.healthcalendar.com

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Here, There & Beyond (Essential Oils) -
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Third Line Press (Nutritional Medicine CD) -
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