Guest guest Posted September 9, 2008 Report Share Posted September 9, 2008  Healthy Update Your Home for Healthy Living August 4, 2008 - Vol. 19, Issue 3 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. Healthy Update archives SPONSOR - DREXEL UNIVERSITY ONLINE In-demand Holistic Health Certificate from Drexel University OnlineThe demand for holistic health expertise is growing rapidly! Enhance your career and skills by earning a certificate in Complementary and Integrative Therapies from Drexel University Online. Drexel is ranked among "America's Best Colleges 2008" (U.S.News & World Report). Drexel Online's Certificate of Advanced Study in Complementary and Integrative Therapies is a 4-course program that will help you advance your understanding of evidence-based holistic health. With Drexel Online you can earn a certificate fast, take classes online on your schedule and you can learn from a 130-year leader in health education. Augment your skills, learn new practices, and add a prestigious certification to your resume - Apply to Drexel Online TODAY! View more HEALTH NEWS Babies, Cry No More - Osteopaths Detect Hidden Causes of ColicEven in this era of modern medicine, it is still assumed that babies who have colic must simply suffer through it. Colic has reached epidemic proportions, afflicting an estimated one in four infants. Yet most allopathic (conventionally trained) pediatricians admit they know very little about the causes and treatment of colic. They advise exhausted parents: "The baby will grow out of it." View more Arthritis: Vioxx alternative is also killing the patientDrug companies just can’t get it right when trying to come up with a safe drug for arthritis. Following the catalogue of deaths associated with the COX-2 drug Vioxx, doctors started to recommend a new drug group - but this, too, seem to be killing the patient. View more HPV: Teenage vaccine is causing death and injuryGardasil, the vaccine designed to protect against the cervical cancer-causing HPV virus, is responsible for the deaths of 10 adolescent girls and 140 reports of serious side effects this year in the USA. 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. AUDIO: BREATHING - THE MASTER KEY TO SELF-HEALING Complete Breathing Course with Andrew Weil, MDThe 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 er the past two decades, Dr. Weil reports that these breathing exercises get more favorable response from patients than anything else he teaches. View more Listen to Audio Sample - GALVANIC SKIN REJUVENATION The Ultimate in Beauty Self-CareFinally - a revolutionary new technology that reduces facial wrinkles, lines and discoloration in 10 minutes! It is a natural, safe, painless and cost-effective alternative to cosmetic enhancements that dramatically turns back the hands of time in the privacy of your home. The patented galvanic system cleanses, detoxifies, hydrates and moisturizes the skin deeper than any topically applied skin care product. After one treatment and before your own eyes it produces its signature lift and youthful radiant glow. Combining both art and science the galvanic system brings rapid and beautiful results to the face and neck - fitting into and enhancing any beauty regimen. Call 310 823-9753 or email nancy for more on this secret to ageless beauty. NATURAL ALTERNATIVES Healthy Living with Natural Medicine - "The Mystery of Estrogen: The Good, The Bad and why it has gotten so ugly!" - Holly Lucille, ND, RNIs estrogen good? Is estrogen bad? Do I need it? These are just some of the questions I seem to be getting daily in my practice as the "story" about hormones gets increasingly confusing. Let's take a deeper look at an not so simple category: estrogen! View more Next Generation Integrative MD Leader David Rakel, MD on ABIHM, CAHCIM and Family MedicineLess than 15 years ago the term "integrative medicine" was coined. The field claims to want to transform health care in the United States This interview, with one of the emerging leaders of this new field, offers insights into just how far this MD-centric movement has come in a few years. View more"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. Patient Advocacy in Hospitals - "Advocacy Resources - Help is Available" - Jari Holland BuckMost of us enter the world of hospital-based advocacy as a "beginner. We lack either the technical knowledge because we are not trained in medicine; or the personal knowledge because we have never been an advocate and/or patient before. For hospital personnel, we may be operating on the "other side" for the first time in our lives and lack the authority and perhaps the detachment to effectively "make medical things happen." View more Find a Mind/Body Health PractitionerLooking for a practitioner specializing in a mind/body approach? Search the Mind Body Health section includes the Academy for Guided Imagery, American Society for the Alexander Technique, and Focusing Institute member databases 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 (CAM) and integrative medicine.Find Mind/Body Health practitioners Find a Practitioner Home RECOMMENDED READING Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World - Diane MacEachern Protecting our environment is one of the biggest issues facing our planet today. But how do we solve a problem that can seem overwhelming-even hopeless? As Diane MacEachern argues in Big Green Purse, the best way to fight the industries that pollute the planet, thereby changing the marketplace forever, is to mobilize the most powerful consumer force in the world-women. MacEachern's message is simple but revolutionary. If women harness the "power of their purse" and intentionally shift their spending money to commodities that have the greatest environmental benefit, they can create a cleaner, greener world. View more Bookstore Home - LIQUID STEVIA FLAVORS Sweetleaf Liquid Stevia Flavors - New Specials!SweetLeaf Liquid Stevia Flavors are all natural, zero calories, no carbs, and infinitely flavorful. At only a penny per drop, you can easily dress up the taste of water, coffee, tea, yogurt, cocktails, whip cream, smoothies, ice cubes, and nearly anything else. The uses are endless! 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They are also used to treat arthritis, rheumatism, asthma, bronchitis, catarrh, colds, fever, flu, pneumonia, tuberculosis, arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, broken capillaries, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and constipation.View More View Complete Raw Food Materia Medica There's a Yogi in the Kitchen: "Something Worth Crying Over!" - Siri-Ved Kaur KhalsaYou have heard the expression, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." In "Something Worth Crying Over!" Siri-Ved Kaur Khalsa offers a new one to remember: "An onion a day keeps disease away!" Onions' job is to keep the blood pure, improve digestion, and promote liver detoxification. She includes several "yogic remedies" that employ onion. View More MIND-BODY-SPIRIT Wholistic Spiritual Healing "Intuition (Part 1 of 5 parts)" - Daniel J. Benor, M.D.Intuition is the inner knowing that comes without outer sensory stimuli. It is the modality that senses most deeply, yet one that our society has valued least. In "Intuition (Part 1 of 5 parts)" Daniel J. Benor, M.D. discusses how intuitions surface to consciousness from unknown sources and through channels that are usually below our everyday awareness. View more The Healer Within: "The Abdominal Lift" - Roger Jahnke, OMDThe technique described by Dr. Roger Jahnke in "The Abdominal Lift" is a traditional yoga practice called Uddhiyana bandha. He describes exactly how to position and move your body, and suggestions for repetitions. View more - HYPNOSIS NETWORK Could Your Mind Be Keeping You Fat? Our newsletter provides the information you need to help you lose pound after pound of unwanted fat. But here's one trick to achieving optimal weight: You have to follow the program. An article in The Journal of Family Practice (June 2006) suggests doctors recommend hypnosis for this issue. We wholeheartedly agree. Read more about the hypnosis program we recommend most. 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Upcoming Health & Wellness Events American Association of Naturopathic Physicians & The American Holistic Medical AssociationEmbody Nature, Redefine Health Phoenix, AZ USAAugust 13-16, 2008 Arizona Biltmore Resort & SpaWebsite: http://www.naturopathic.orgContact: American Association of Naturopathic Physicians - 202.237.8150 Medical Wellness ForumLeading the Integration of Medicine and WellnessLas Vegas, NV, USASeptember 9-11, 2008 Contact: Chris Breuleux at Info Website: http://www.medicalwellnessassociation.com Symposium of Integrative Medicine Professionals in the Land of Enchantment (SIMPLE)Embody Nature, Redefine Health Santa Fe, New Mexico USAOctober 13-15, 2008 Sweeny Convention Center, Santa FeWebsite: http://hsc.unm.edu/som/cfl/simpleConf.shtmlContact: Office of the CME - University of New Mexico - 505-272-3942 Open Your Heart in ParadiseTwo Hawaiian Retreats with Ram Dass and FriendsHawaii (Big Island) USANovember 5-10, 2008 Hawaii (Molokai) USADecember 10-15, 2008 Contact: Ram Dass Center for Spiritual Studies - 760-228-1717 Consumer Health WorldArlington, VA USAHyatt RegencyDecember 8-18, 2009 Contact: Transmarx, LLC - 804-266-7422 Website: http://www.consumerhealthworld.com Integrative Healthcare SymposiumNew York City, NY USAHilton New York and Towers February 19-21, 2009 Contact: Diversified Business Communications - 207.842.5500Website: http://www.ihsymposium.com For more leading health events visit www.healthcalendar.com HEALTHY SHOPPING NETWORK HEALTHY SHOPPING NETWORK Aquasana - Home Water Filtration Systems Bookstore - Health and Wellness ChildLife - Nutrition for Kids Here, There & Beyond - Essential Oils Inner Peace Music - Steven Halpern MigraSpray - Natural Migraine Relief Natur-Leaf - Healthy Aging Products Nutraceutics - Healthy Aging, Women's Health Ola Loa - Drink Your Vitamins PainDefense - Joint & Muscles Formula Sounds True - CD's & DVD's for personal growth SweetLeaf - Stevia-Natural Sweetener Teeccino - Caffeine-Free Herbal Coffee KEY SITES IN HEALTHWORLD ONLINE Alternative Medicine Center Nutrition Center Wellness Center Fitness Center Healthy Woman Healthy Man Healthy Child Healthy Aging Health Conditions Find a Professional Herbal Medicine Center Homeopathy Center Healthy News Center Healthy Update Newsletter Global Health Calendar Free Medline Search EDITORIAL Publisher/Executive Editor: James Strohecker, Co-founder, President, HealthWorld Online - jim Sponsorship: If you are interested in sponsoring an issue of Healthy Update, contact sponsor. 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