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The Flower Healer by Barbara Olive

‘To truly understand how flower essences work requires an acceptance that as humans we are more than just a physical body... Flower essences are the energetic imprints of the life force of plants that interact with these subtle bodies of ours and have an effect upon us
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Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine

The ‘Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine’ details dozens of natural therapies that have worked safely in treating 20 common health conditions. You may be surprised that Mayo Clinic now urges you and your doctor to consider yoga, garlic, acupuncture, dietary supplements and other natural therapies
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Reiki Jin Kei Do - The Way of Compassion and Wisdom

Author Steve Gooch has beautifully written what is the first book on the Jin Kei Do system of Reiki (RJKD). Based on Mikao Usui's (the founder of Reiki) early approach, the Jin Kei Do system is heavily influenced by early Buddhist teachings.
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'The Light Revolution'
by Richard Hobday PhD

Richard Hobday's book is just what we need to start putting right our nation's health - safely and free of charge, meanwhile providing a few home truths for the UK's outdated and misguided health service. Here we have a highly readable, well-researched account of the value of sunlight to human beings throughout the ages
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Personal Magnetism for Personal Power

Brenda El-Leithy has taken classic teachings on the Law of Attraction, brought them back from obscurity, and added a modern interpretation in her revival of 'The Magnet', based on the writings of Lida A. Churchill.
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New Year.... Brand New Healthy You!
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has rounded up a Top 10 of popular New Year resolutions that people make about food each year, offering some great advice and tips on how you can start the New Year as you mean to go on
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Supplements Book Draws Fierce Response
A newly published book has incited backlash from trade associations within the dietary supplements industry for its critical portrayal of regulatory controls and safety. In the past, the industry's respectable face has worked hard to distance itself from less legitimate factions
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Pesticide Residues Committee Report
The latest Pesticide Residues Committee's (PRC) quarterly report found that 65% of the 1126 samples of 22 different foods tested had no detectable residues, and 33.3% contained levels below the maximum residues level (MRL)
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Chiropractic for Arthritis
The word Arthritis means inflammation of the joint. Arthritis can affect a person at any age. Sometimes the symptoms of arthritis are called rheumatism. Eight classes of arthritis and related conditions have been identified
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Nepalese Promote Homoeopathy
Nepalese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health and Population Amik Sherchan recently said the government should promote homoeopathy, as it is the most accessible, affordable and appropriate treatment for the general public in the country
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Natural Ways to Cope with Stress

It's not always easy to remove the causes of stress but it is possible to help the body cope with it more effectively. Here are some dos and don'ts from nutritionist Alison Cullen, plus some A.Vogel herbs to try when extra help is needed
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Gingko for Memory

Rather than purchasing trademarked ‘memory boosters’ from health food stores that claim to improve focus and concentration, try fixing the problem at its source by treating memory problems with pure herbs
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Herbs, Spices Offer a Dash of Healing Power
Curry for back pain, rosemary to ward off aging: The findings add a new dimension to the phrase ‘spice of life.’ It's the natural stuff rather than concentrated pills or supplements that have more effective curative powers
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Consumers Advised not to use Herbal Sleep Supplement
Health Canada is advising consumers not to use a product called Eden Herbal Formulations Sleep Ease Dietary Supplement, because it was found to contain an undeclared drug estazolam, which can be habit-forming when used for as little as a few months
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Herbalists Under Attack!

It's the herbalists that are under attack this week - with the MHRA deciding that there are public health risks arising from the commonly known 'herbalist exemption' of the Medicines Act 1968. Section 12(1) permits unlicensed remedies to be made up and supplied by a practitioner to meet the needs of an individual patient following a one to one consultation. The MHRA has issued a formal consultation exercise, so herbalists and practitioners would be well advised to get involved!

The MHRA has been quite busy actually, launching a series of warnings about Traditional Chinese Medicine slimming aids, some of which have been found to contain high levels of thyroxine and other unpleasant adulterations.

This week we run a number of stories about the effects of various natural remedies against cancer: tomato and broccoli eaten together have a positive effect greater than when both are eaten separately, according to a study from the University of Illinois; the National Cancer Institute has discovered that the potential protective effects of calcium supplements against colorectal cancer may carry on for five years after people stop taking the supplements and the US based Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lent its credence to Vitamin C as a cancer inhibitor. In Australia, meanwhile, The Cancer Council of New South Wales is set to release a statement urging cancer survivors and patients to use caution when consuming soy supplements or foods.

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) have been quite busy lately as well, taking on a Dutch health remedy company, a miracle slimming chocolate from Hong Kong and a company called Magnopulse Ltd, which manufactures and sells magnetic therapy products for humans and animals. Finally, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has rejected complaints about the Thermacare heat wrap for bad backs, but upheld complaints about Avon's 'Face-Lift' product ANEW, which it concludes is not much more than a moisturiser.

Stephen West (BSc Lic.Ac MBAcC)
Email: stephen@altmedzine.com

SPECIAL FEATURES

Reiki Evolution eZine
The new Reiki Evolution eZine introduces a new resource for Reiki practitioners and teachers, leaflets on a CD-ROM. Also, for the first time, course manuals are now available to Reiki teachers in the USA to use on their courses. A new articles is by Master Teacher, Martine Moorby, who has written about Reiki and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique).
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The Reiki Regulatory Working Group
The Reiki Regulatory Working Group (RRWG) was set up by representatives of a number of Reiki organisations in collaboration with the Prince of Wales's Foundation for Integrated Health.
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Aromatherapy Medicine
First, please remember that essential oils should never be applied neat (undiluted) to your skin. There are absolutely no exceptions to this! This includes the soles of your feet or palms of your hands.
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Eucalyptus Essential Oil in Aromatherapy
Of the more than 600 species of eucalyptus currently identified, fewer than 4% are farmed for herbal or aromatherapy uses, writes Lisa Barger. The 3 species readily available in the US are Eucalyptus globulus, Eucalyptus radiata and Eucalyptus citriadora.
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Doctors Turning to Aromatherapy for Help
More doctors are beginning to look into the medical properties of aromatherapy in the treatment of diseases. Kazunaga Kawabata, who heads a clinic in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, became interested in aromatherapy about 10 years ago.
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