December 27, 2010 - Vol. 23, Issue 23
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.
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Pentagon Health Plan Won't Cover Brain-Damage Therapy for Troops
During the past few decades, scientists have become increasingly persuaded that people who suffer brain injuries benefit from what is called cognitive rehabilitation therapy -- a lengthy, painstaking process in which patients relearn basic life tasks such as counting, cooking or remembering directions to get home. Many neurologists, several major insurance companies and even some medical facilities run by the Pentagon agree that the therapy can help people whose functioning has been diminished by blows to the head. View more
New Affordable Care Act rules shed light on high health insurance rate hikes
New proposed Affordable Care Act regulations announced today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will bring new transparency and scrutiny to proposed health insurance rate increases. These proposed rules allow HHS to work with states to require insurers to publicly disclose and justify unreasonable rate increases. View more
Military Calls for a New Holistic Paradigm for Total Force Fitness
Admiral Michael Mullen, the Chairman to the Joint Chiefs of Staff has called for a "21st century definition of fitness that recognizes the importance of a more holistic paradigm that balances performance and readiness with health and well-being." The result is in a special supplement to Military Medicine, "Total Force Fitness for the 21st Century: A New Paradigm." The Wellness Inventory received a two page profile as the first of four "exemplar" assessments featured in the article, "A Survey of MultiDimensional Health and Fitness Indexes." View more
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Continuing our Wellness Journey - Finding Meaning
 This week our journey focuses on the power of Finding Meaning, the 11th of 12 keys to wellness drawn from the Wellness Inventory whole person assessment program. Finding meaning appears to be a unique human need. It is one of the most complex uses of energy in that it involves almost all of the previous energy forms. Since the beginning of time philosophers have asked these basic questions: Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going? What do I want? What is real? What is true? This section encourages you to find a deeper meaning in your life that can provide a powerful focus for directing your life-energy. View more
Simply Well - "Just Say No" - John W. Travis, MD, MPH
While an attitude of openness to life is definitely health-promoting, saying yes to life means saying no a good deal of the time, too. People who are afraid of disapproval from others will say yes regardless of their true feelings to avoid rocking the boat. In "Just Say No" John W. Travis, M.D., M.P.H., explains the health promoting benefits for appropriately saying no. View more
Staying Healthy Tips - "10 Tips on Staying Healthy through the Holidays" - Elson Haas, MD
Don't be in a daze these holidays. Be aware and be fair to your body. Most of us can get away with some treats or indiscretions to our usual eating habits. However, if we vary too much and go to extremes, we may suffer the consequences and get sick. Get to know yourself and find a balance. This is a good time to deepen and clarify our love and family connections. Emotional nurturance offers a satisfaction that may allow less emotional eating and avoid the excesses of the holidays. View more
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Dr. Galland's Integrated Medicine - "Detoxification: The Key to Longevity" - Leo Galland, MD
We all age, but the deterioration associated with aging (called, senescence) is partly under our control. Senescence is speeded up by toxicity and our bodies' response to it. The human body has many natural defenses against environmental toxicity. These include the constant shedding of the skin and the lining of the gastrointestinal tract, which slowly dispels environmental and intestinal toxins from the body; the activity of protective immune responses which limit the attachment of toxins to the surfaces of the lungs or the gastrointestinal tract; enzyme systems in the liver which destroy toxins and prepare them for excretion in the bile or the urine; enzymes which repair damaged cells and promote healing. In this column, Detoxification: The Key to Longevity, Dr. Galland discusses strategies for limiting free-radical induced damage through dietary antioxidants which help to bolster the body's defense system, including vitamins, minerals, bioflavonoids and carotenoids. View more
Integrator Blog - "Coming of the Light: Integrator Top 10 from 2010 for Integrative Medicine/Integrated Health Care"
On or about the winter solstice, the Integrator publishes a Top 10 of actions, events and trends from the previous year which will support the coming of the light for integrative practice in the New Year. This column is paired with a separate Top 10 People. Just 9 are listed in each. What are your suggestions for #10? Thanks to the individuals behind the good work. Happy reading, and reflecting on the year that was as we look ahead. View more
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Raw Food Materia Medica - "Pumpkin" - Brigitte Mars
Pumpkins are members of the Gourd Family, and a relative of melons and squash. Pumpkins are considered alkaline. They help dry dampness, thus benefiting conditions such as edema, eczema, and dysentery. This fruit benefits the spleen, stomach, and pancreas, thus benefiting hypoglycemia and diabetes. Pumpkins are considered antioxidant, diuretic, laxative and an immune tonic. They have been used to improve acidosis, colitis, gastritis, indigestion, cataracts, edema, flu, and heart disease. View More View Full Materia Medica
Food Choices for Cancer Prevention and Survival - " Fighting Breast Cancer With Vegetarian Food " - The Cancer Project
Breast cancer is a complicated disease. But studies have shown that a vegetarian diet can help some women reduce their risk of cancer and can also increase chances of survival. A recent study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology reinforced existing evidence that women with breast cancer can greatly reduce their risk of recurrence by eating a healthy plant-based diet rich in fruits and vegetables and making other healthy lifestyle choices. View More
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365 Prescriptions for the Soul - Prescription #265: Insight
What is usually called "wisdom" is passed on generation after generation within a family because of the beneficial effect it has had over the years. However, what many of us call wisdom is really insight. Insight is a source of wisdom when it does not come from fear. View more
Ask Dr. Orloff About Intuitive Healing - "Five Steps to Intuitive Healing"
Intuition is something that can be taught. The magic of intuition is that it insists you live in the moment with no expectations, a continuing freshness. In "Five Steps to Intuitive Healing" Judith Orloff, M.D. brings you five steps that can be applied to any issue you'll ever confront from healing your body, to riding a roller-coaster of emotions to sexual awakening. These five steps can bring you the joy and clarity you've been searching for. View more |
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Three new Wellness Inventory Certification Trainings is scheduled to commence on February 15-17, 2011. The classes will run for 14 weeks and be conducted via a live phone teleconference. The goal of the training is to accelerate your own personal growth process, while creating wellness coaching skills and competence in delivering the Wellness Inventory program to your clients, patients, students, or employees, and supporting sustainable lifestyle change. Developed for wellness coaches, nurses, social workers, health practitioners, therapists, and fitness, spa, and wellness professionals, the training is approved by the International Coach Federation for 28 CCEUs. Daytime and evening classes. Payment plans available.
For more information or to register, call 310-823-9553 or email jim@healthy.net
36th Annual National Wellness Conference
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July 18-21, 2011
Pre-conference Workshops - July 16-17, 2011
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
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Web site: http://nationalwellness.org/index.php?id_tier=90 Presented by the National Wellness Institute (NWI) -- formed in 1977 to realize the mission of providing health promotion and wellness professionals unparalleled resources and services that fuel professional and personal growth -- the Conference is a "wellness immersion" built upon the premise that professional development and personal growth are interdependent and should be enhanced equally. The Conference environment is a special place where wellness professionals can participate in "best practices" learning opportunities and intensive skill-building programs, and develop networking communities. It is a place where messages for hope, peace, and optimal living are shared with a unique blend of people from all walks of life. Inspiring and rewarding, participants leave with the tools for change.
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Wonderful White Chocolate Chip-Cherry Cookies from Lisa Jobs Wonderful White Chocolate Chip-Cherry Cookies Serving Size: 2 cookies o Total Servings: 13 (26 cookies) - 2 large eggs
- 3/4 tsp. stevia extract (minimum to add, add more based on sweetness preference)
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups unbleached flour
- 3/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 1/2 cup unsweetened dried cherries
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350° F. Place parchment paper on two cookie sheets. Beat eggs, stevia and vanilla extract with electric mixer. Add butter and blend well (The mixture will not "cream" as it does in traditional sugar recipes, rather the butter will be separate from the eggs. However, it will incorporate when dry ingredients are added.). Sift flour, baking powder and salt, then add half to egg mixture. Mix well. Add the balance of the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. Dough will be thick. Process dried cherries in food processor until in large bits. Fold chips and cherries into dough mixture. Shape into 1 1/4" balls and press down with hand until about 2" flat onto baking sheets. Bake for 10 to12 minutes or until bottom of cookie becomes slightly browned. Cool on wire racks.
Sugar Comparison
Nutrition Facts/Serving
2 cookies
| This Recipe | Traditional "Sugar" Recipe | | Calories - 172 | 284 - over 60% more! | | Carbohydrates - 17g | 39g - More than double! | | Total Sugars - 6g | 27g - 4.5 times more! | | Fiber - less than 1g | | | Fat - 10g | 12g - 20% more! | | Cholesterol - 46mg | 39mg | | Sodium - 90mg | 124mg | | Protein - 3g | 3 g |
Variation I: White Chocolate Chip-Cranberry Cookies
Replace cherries with dried cranberries. You can find great dried cranberries at Whole Foods Market or in the bulk foods section of some health food grocers. They cost more than most but are unsweetened, fresh and taste great!
Variation II: Chocolate Chip Cookies
Replace white chocolate chips for regular chocolate chips, increase stevia to 1 tsp. and reduce baking powder to teaspoon. Lisa''s Note: These cookies do not brown on top like cookies made with sugar, so first check the bottom of the cookies for browning. You can also put a toothpick in the center of one and see if it''s dry. If so, then the cookie is done. The result will be a soft, cake-like "wonderful" cookie! Also, the dried cherries I used in this recipe are dried, pitted, tart Montmorency cherries from Kariba Farms. If you can''t find this brand, try to get dried cherries with little or no added sugar. 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 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 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. (Excerpted from Sensational Stevia Desserts by Lisa Jobs, Healthy Lifestyle Publishing LLC Copyright© 9/05) |
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