HEALTHY UPDATE- Your Online Health Resource -- December 11, 2007

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======================================================================HEALTHY UPDATE- Your Online Health Resource A HealthWorld Online PublicationVol. XVII, Issue 21 -- December 11, 2007======================================================================Healthy Update provides the latest news, expert articles and resources onhealthy living, wellness and complementary & alternative medicine. A weeklyservice of HealthWorld Online (www.healthy.net).(View HTML version & archives: http://www.healthyupdate.com)======================================================================SPONSOR - LIQUID STEVIA FLAVORS - ADVERTISEMENT======================================================================SWEETLEAF LIQUID STEVIA FLAVORS - NEW SPECIALS!SweetLeaf Liquid Stevia Flavors are all natural, zero calories, no carbs,and infinitely flavorful. 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It appears that not only are therelinks between these developments, but the industries responsible forproducing these chemicals and wastes have long been well aware of theseconnections and have sought, with much success, to downplay or dismiss them.http://healthy.net/scr/news.asp?id=9545______________________________________________________________________ENDOMETRIOSIS DIMINISHED WITH TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINEWomen of all ages and backgrounds can be affected by the condition ofendometriosis. The Western diagnosis and treatment for this condition areboth invasive. A non-invasive, more soothing approach to diminishingendometriosis is found using traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture,massage, and herbal therapy. http://healthy.net/scr/news.asp?id=9549______________________________________________________________________CAM SERVICES INCREASED IN HOSPITALSComplementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is increasing in hospitals dueto patient's demands as more Americans are finding relief throughalternative forms of health care. According to a report released by theAmerican Hospital Association, more than a quarter of surveyed hospitalsare offering CAM programs to the patients they serve. CAM can includeacupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine, homeopathy, chiropractic, dietand lifestyle changes, herbal medicine, and massage therapy among othertypes of non-Western treatments.http://healthy.net/scr/news.asp?id=9541______________________________________________________________________MORE HEALTH NEWS.... To keep up-to-date with news in theworld of health and medicine, visit "Healthy News"http://HealthyNews.netand our Healthy News archive:http://healthynews.net/index.asp?archive=yesRSS Feed: We now offer an RSS feed. A convenient way to get Healthy News stories to your desktop.======================================================================EDITOR'S PICK - WHAT DOCTORS DON'T TELL YOU======================================================================A SECOND OPINION ON HEALTH YOU CAN TRUST & USE WITH CONFIDENCE Your health isn't a lottery. It isn't down to luck. It's about what youknow and what to do. What Doctors Don't Tell You is a monthly journal thatgives you the knowledge you need to lead a healthy life. It offers acomplete review of health problems and safer, proven ways of treating them.WDDTY is information you can trust and use - as many people have beforeyou. It's been published since 1989, and its in-depth research and insightshave earned it the highest praise from all over the world.Save 75% Off Print Subscription - New Digital Edition!https://www.healthy.net/News/WDDTY/WDDTYNewsLetter.asp======================================================================WELLNESS AND HEALTHY LIVING======================================================================JOIN US ON A 12-STAGE JOURNEY TO WELLNESSFor the next 12 weeks in Healthy Update, we will go on a journey into theheart of wellness. Each week we will feature one of the twelve key aspectsof wellness from the Wellness Inventory whole person assessment programbased on the pioneering work of W. , M.D., M.P.H., Each is acomponent of the Wellness Energy System. This week we will feature"Self-Responsibility & Love."http://wellnessinventory.net/overviews/section1.htm______________________________________________________________________SIMPLY WELLIn "Create a Bigger Picture of Health" W. , M.D., M.P.H.,cautions against overconcern for personal health, as obsession with healthcan be every bit as wasteful of your human potential as ignorance andcarelessness can be. He advocates creating a bigger vision where you putyour personal concerns in perspective, and are subsumed and fulfilled by agreater need, a greater possibility, a greater love.http://healthy.net/scr/column.asp?id=519______________________________________________________________________ASK DR. ORLOFF ABOUT INTUITIVE HEALINGWe all have a choice about our health. In "Step One of Intuitive Healing:Notice Your Beliefs" Judith Orloff, M.D. reminds us that our mind and bodyare linked by an intricate intuitive circuitry. 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The training also focuses on the participants ownpersonal development. Developed for wellness coaches, health practitioners,spa professionals, and corporate wellness professionals, the training isapproved by the International Coach Federation for 20 CCEUs. Daytime orevening classes. Payment plans available.For more information contact Jim Strohecker at 310-823-9553 orhttp://wellpeople.com/Certification.asp======================================================================NATURAL ALTERNATIVES======================================================================THIRD COLUMN FOR REIKI - A SPECIAL SERIES BY PAMELA MILESA Reiki practitioner at any level of practice, First degree, Second Degreeor Reiki master, can give hands-on treatment. A Second Degree practitioneror Reiki master can give distant treatment. Only a qualified Reiki mastercan initiate and train a student to practice Reiki. In "Finding andChoosing a Reiki Master or Practitioner" Pamela Miles not only explains howto locate a practitioner near you, she offers you suggestions for selectingthe best one for you.http://healthy.net/scr/article.asp?id=8137______________________________________________________________________WHAT DOCTOR'S DON'T TELL YOU - SPECIAL REPORTThe whole world seems to be going wireless. We're told it's inevitable bythe electronics industry. But beware. In "Wireless Technology: Something inthe Air" the What Doctors Don't Tell You staff shares strong anecdotalevidence of health conditions developed by numerous people in wirelessenvironments.http://healthy.net/scr/column.asp?id=890______________________________________________________________________INTEGRATIVE DENTISTRYIn "All About Teeth Whitening" Flora Parsa Stay, D.D.S. explains thedifference between over-the-counter teeth whitening systems and the onesyou get from the dental offices. She describes various options includingadvantages and disadvantages.http://healthy.net/scr/column.asp?id=467______________________________________________________________________HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES (http://www.altmed.net)The herbal approach to detoxification is based upon the premise that thehuman body is a self healing and homeostatic organism. In "HerbalDetoxification" L. Hoffmann, B.Sc. (Hons), M.N.I.M.H. explains thebody as a wonderfully effective and astoundingly complex mechanism forridding the body waste and poisons. This can be helped by using basic,simple and safe herbs as long as the eliminative process are addressed as awhole and not just the colon.http://healthy.net/scr/article.asp?id=1988______________________________________________________________________DR. CHRISTINE HORNER'S NATURAL SECRETS FOR BREAST HEALTHEstimates are that every year the average American eats almost his or herentire body weight in sugar. In "Breast Health Tip #21: Avoid Sugar" Horner, M.D., F.A.C.S reports that sugar and refinedcarbohydrates cause a surge in insulin and women with the highest insulinlevels have a 283% higher incidence of breast cancer. The more sugar youeat, the faster cancer cells grow and the greater the blow to your immunesystem.http://healthy.net/scr/column.asp?id=696______________________________________________________________________HEALTHY MAN (http://www.menshealth.net) A growing number of professional athletes and weekend warriors are spellingrelief H-O-M-E-O-P-A-T-H-Y. Although homeopathic medicines have areputation of helping people who are suffering from chronic diseases, thesenatural medicines are wonderfully effective in treating common sportsinjuries. In "Homeopathic Medicines For Sports Injuries" Dana Ullman,M.P.H. offers helpful information about single remedies vs. formulas,internal and external remedies, and frequency of doses.http://healthy.net/scr/column.asp?id=166______________________________________________________________________HOLISTIC HEALTHCARE FOR CHILDRENAre you dismayed by the unnecessary drugging of children, and the tendencyto prescribe more drugs for kids on an ongoing basis? In "Better Treatmentfor Pediatric Asthma and ADD" Randall Neustaedter, O.M.D. encourages allparents to investigate holistic alternatives before putting children ondrugs, and to consider transitioning children who take conventionalmedications to more effective and curative methods of treatment.http://healthy.net/scr/column.asp?id=892______________________________________________________________________FIND AN ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL(http://healthreferral.com)Looking for a practitioner specializing in progressive treatment of theeyes? Search the Vision Care/Vision Training section which includes theOptometric Extension Program member database in HealthWorld's Find aPractitioner Network. The network contains searchable directories with over17,000 professionals from 20 leading professional associations incomplementary/alternative and integrative medicine.http://healthy.net/asp/Associations/assocsearch.asp?AssocId=3======================================================================RECOMMENDED READING (http://healthyshopping.com/books)======================================================================DEFEATING DIABETES Recent scientific news supports a plant-based diet as the ideal diet forthose with type-2 diabetes. In "Defeating Diabetes: A No-Nonsense Approachto Type 2 Diabetes and the Diabesty Epidemic" , R.D. and TomBarnard, M.D. present a program of basic lifestyle changes that can vastlyimprove or completely restore the health of those who suffer from Type 2diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is not the result of a lack of insulin, but theproduct of diet and lifestyle choices that cause the body to becomeresistant to insulin. 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