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July
2007
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The response to my appearance on ABC TVs 'The View", where I discussed natural approaches to treating depression, has been just fantastic. Click here to play it. The public is definitely ready for non-drug solutions! Woman
on a Mission Shaping
Up For Summer Restoring
Brain Function to Improve Mood Continuing
Education The conference program included some excellent presentations, including Dr. Burt Berkson’s research on the use of Alpha Lipoic Acid in treating liver disease, including liver failure; Dr. Beatrice Golomb on the dangerous side effects of stain drugs, including depletion of Coenzyme Q10, and Dr. Ken Bock on his recently released book, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics. I also spent quality time with the representatives of supplement companies and compounding pharmacists that I use in my practice, some of whom I’ve known for years as common pioneers in this field. Controlling Stress to Prevent Chronic Illnesses |
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also attended the 14th
Annual International symposium on Functional Medicine, which
teaches health practitioners that, rather than simply treating symptoms,
we must focus on the function and interactions of the various systems
of the body and treat as safely and naturally as possible. Attended by
over 700 physicians and other health practitioners, the theme was the
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal-thyroid axis, and how it affects many
chronic illnesses.
There were many enriching presentations, including by the Institute’s founder, Jeff Bland PhD on the thyroid-adrenal axis, then by neurologist Jay Lombard, DO, and Physiology and biophysics professor, Michael Lumpkin PhD, and President, David Jones M.D. who elegantly showed the relationships among all the body systems and the environment. James Gordon M.D., Founder and Director of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine spoke about his work with groups in war-torn areas such as Kosovo, Bosnia and the Middle East, to help them heal their unbelievable trauma. The most important message to pass on from this conference is the important role that stress and the mind body connection play in all chronic illnesses. Prevention and recovery involve both replenishing the missing nutrients depleted by stress, and, through various mind-body techniques, calming the mind, which allows it to direct your body in a more healing direction. One tool that I have found to be extremely useful in this regard, inducing a relaxed state, and allowing healing to occur is The Wild Divine. It’s latest program, Healing Rhythms, features Drs. Deepak Chopra and Andrew Weil. It's easy, fun, and healing at the same time.
The
Truth About Electropollution I encourage all of you to share this newsletter and the information in it with your friends and family, so we are not simply a nation of pill-poppers for every medical problem. Have a great summer! Yours in good health,
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