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Issue # 406, March 22-23, 2007
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Alternative Medicine Newsletter Issue #406, March 22-23, 2007
Publisher: David Riklan –
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In this issue:
-- Top Natural Health News Story of the Week
-- Natural Health Products and Services
-- Other Health News from Around the World
-- Health/Safety Tips & Articles for the Week (Oriental Medicine; Depression;
Running)
-- Book Review: How Doctors Think – By Jerome Groopman, M.D.
-- Healthy Recipes: Seaweed Rice
-- How to Subscrïbe or Unsubscrïbe from this Newsletter
Current Subscribers – 113,909 subscribers.
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*** Top Natural Health News Story of the Week ***
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* Chiropractic Cuts Blood Pressure: Study Finds Special 'Atlas Adjustment'
Lowers Blood Pressure *
A special chiropractic adjustment can significantly lower high blood pressure, a
placebo-controlled study suggests.
"This procedure has the effect of not one, but two blood-pressure medications
given in combination," study leader George Bakris, MD, tells WebMD. "And it
seems to be adverse-event free. We saw no side effects and no problems," adds
Bakris, director of the University of Chicago hypertension center.
(Go to this link for complete news story) http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/news/20070316/chir
opractic-cuts-blood-pressure?page=1
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*** Natural Health Products and Services ***
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*** Other Health News from Around the World ***
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* It's not just your face -- smoking ages skin *
Smoking not only can wrinkle the face and turn it yellow -- it can do the same
to the whole body, researchers reported on Monday.
The study, published in the Archives of Dermatology, shows that smoking affects
the skin all over the body -- even skin protected from the sun.
(Go to this link for complete news story)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070320/hl_nm/smoking_skin_dc;_ylt=AoStuZNP6cs22rM7A61vyxPVJRIF
* Secret to slim kids: 15-minute spurts of activity -- Short bursts of intense
play most helpful, researchers say *
Just 15 minutes a day of kicking around a ball or swimming might be enough to
keep children from becoming obese, British and U.S.
researchers said on Monday.
A study of 5,500 children who agreed to wear a motion sensor device showed that
those who exercised more were less likely to be obese -- and that short bursts
of intense activity seemed to be the most helpful.
(Go to this link for complete news story)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17695865/
* Tips To Battle Bad Breath: International Guru Of Good Breath Shares His
Secrets *
Bad breath can be a huge problem for people who have it and often they don't
even know it's a problem.
Dr. Harold Katz, a dentist, is the founder of California Breath Clinics, and the
international guru of good breath. He came to The Early Show to tell people how
they can keep their mouths smelling good.
(Go to this link for complete news story)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/19/earlyshow/main2582993.shtml
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*** Health/Safety Tips & Articles for the Week ***
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* Oriental Medicine *
"The whole year's work depends on a good start in the Spring." – Chinese Proverb
Congratulations! You made it through another winter! Now, the warmer
temperatures and the longer hours of daylight will be an awesome relief.
No more feeling like a hibernating bear cooped up inside your house -- you can
go outside for lovely walks and appreciate the new life of spring. In the
winter, your body is "fu chang" -- Chinese for "in storage." In the spring, your
body begins to "wake up."
To read the complete article entitled "Make the Most of the New Energy of
Spring" - By Steven Sonmore, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac., go to
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/MAKE_THE_MOST_OF_THE_NEW_ENERGY_OF_SPRING.html
* Depression *
I often think of the things I say in my books. I have to use the ideas myself
when I get sick. It's not as though I have become superhuman in managing this
illness. (I wish.) One thing I often write about is how depression could care
less about the reality of your life. You may have loving friends, a loving
family, a great partner, kids you adore, a job you find fascinating, and all of
the money in the world -- and yet depression will still make you feel that you
have nothing. It will tell you that you have nothing, and then it will make you
act as if you have nothing. Nothing tastes good, feels good, or will ever be
good again.
To read the complete article entitled "Depression Doesn't Care - By Julie A.
Fast, go to
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/JulieAFast1.html
* Running *
Strong legs, strong lungs, strong will. Such is the portrait of a typical
distance runner. The good news is that you can be a runner, too.
Why run?
Running carries with it the same benefits of all cardiovascular
exercise: it helps reduce stress, strengthens the heart and lungs, reduces risk
of certain diseases, increases confidence, brightens your mood, helps you sleep
better, gives you more energy, and in general, provides a better sense of
well-being. It is also a great way to burn calories.
To read the complete article entitled "Running Tips: What You Need to Know When
Starting a Running Routine" - By Jamie Jefferson, go to
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Jefferson10.html
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*** Book Review: How Doctors Think – By Jerome Groopman, M.D. ***
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By far the largest number of examples New Yorker staff writer and Harvard
physician Groopman adduces to show how doctors think shows them thinking well
for the good of their patients. In the initial example, one doctor seen by a
woman with a long-standing weight-loss condition concedes being stumped and
sends her to a specialist who finds the cause of her woes and, most probably,
saves her from an early death. Both physicians are praiseworthy, the second more
than the first only because he believed a patient whom others had come to
pooh-pooh as a complainer and then thought of examining for something that the
others had missed.
The lesson? A doctor has to think with the patient, not despite or against her
or from an assumption of superior knowledge.
Subsequent chapters show doctors thinking in resistance to economic pressure by
hospitals and insurers, in thorough solidarity with parents about their
children's care, against a host of professional assumptions, and in resistance
to pestering by drug companies -- all to help patients achieve their own goals
as far as possible. An epilogue suggests a few questions patients should ask to
help their doctors think clearly and, as the last chapter's title puts it, "In
Service of the Soul." A book to restore faith in an often-resented profession,
well enough written to warrant its quarter-million-copy first printing. --Ray
Olson (Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved.)
*****
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*** Healthy Recipes ***
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Seaweed Rice
Seaweed is a super food! This simple brown rice recipe is a gem because it is a
perfect way to help you get more of it in your diet. It's easy to make, goes
with many dishes, and tastes great, making it easy for you to receive its
incredible health benefits.
Prep and Cook Time: 35 minutes
Ingredients:
2 medium pieces wakame, (2 TBS soaked and chopped)
2 TBS chopped dulse seaweed
2¼ cups warm water
½ medium onion, minced
2 large cloves garlic, chopped
1 cup long grain brown rice
salt and white pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Rinse wakame, and soak in 2½ cups warm water for about 5 minutes.
Squeeze out water from seaweed and chop. Save water.
2. While seaweed is soaking, chop dulse, onion, and garlic.
3. Heat 1 TBS of seaweed soaking water in a medium saucepan. Healthy Sauté
chopped onion over medium heat for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
Stir in garlic, rice, chopped seaweed, and soaking water.
4. Bring water to a boil on high heat. As soon as it begins to boil, reduce heat
to low and cover. Cook for about 35 minutes. Season with salt and white pepper
to taste.
Serves 4 as side dish
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For an in-depth nutritional profile, go to
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