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Editor's Corner
As summer winds down, and health care reform heats up, the opportunity to rethink health and move beyond a medical intervention model an on to offering prevention incentives continues….
The Institute for Functional Medicine, recently wrote a position paper on “21st Century Medicine”, capturing the direction necessary for our health care system to go to” insure” the health of all… and for future generations. This document explores and explains the potential benefits from a plan that supports healthier lifestyles and ultimately long term savings in both financial cost and human suffering. Read the document in its entirety.
Also included in this month’s Newsletter is information on the growing national support, by individuals and by sponsors of health care reform policy. Hopefully, change is in the air.
Meanwhile, locally, to promote wellness and integrative health care practices, the Yellow Courtyard and the Earthrose Institute are collaborating with our acupuncture community and a broad base of practitioners of the healing arts to provide an educational and experiential event at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, October 3rd and 4th.
This community event is the vision of Dan Nevel, a longtime local Acupuncture Physician whose intention is to inform our community of the benefits of diverse healing practices and traditions that enhance and support one’s health and well being. We are proud to collaborate on this community event.
In addition, Yellow Courtyard will hold a celebratory network gathering for our Practitioner Network on Saturday evening, August 3rd at the Biltmore. For more info: Attach link to Flyer
We hope to see you at the Biltmore.
Susan
Please send all info and inquiries to: sluck@yellowcourtyard.com
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| Practitioner's Corner: Dan Atchison-Nevel |
Sunday, October 4, 2009 history will be made in South Florida as thousands gather at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables to celebrate acupuncture, healing traditions, and healthy living.
Acufest: A Festival of Acupuncture & Healthy Living was founded to gather diverse elements of the acupuncture and healing arts community to foster respectful exchange and to share with the largest audience possible the benefits of acupuncture and healthy lifestyles.
Read full article. |
| Americans Spent $33.9 Billion Out-of-Pocket on CAM |
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Americans spent $33.9 billion out-of-pocket on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) over the previous 12 months, according to a recent government survey. CAM is a group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products such as herbal supplements, meditation, chiropractic, and acupuncture that are not generally considered to be part of conventional medicine.
Read full article. |
Revising Health Care Priorities:
Is Reimbursement Imminent for “Alternative” Therapies? |
WASHINGTON - Naturopathic doctors, herbal healers, mind-body specialists, and acupuncturists often have been scorned by the US medical establishment, but growing numbers of Americans are seeking such care, and now an influential group of US senators believes the time has come to embrace an array of alternative therapies.
Read the full article. |
| Starting Healthy Habits Later In Life Still Make A Difference |
We know that diet and exercise play a vital role in living a long, healthy life, and scientists are always coming up with new information that helps explain why this is.
A recent study published in the journal Science, reveals that even if we start later in life, healthy lifestyle habits, (eating lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and a diet low in saturated fat, along with exercise, and stress reduction), has a profound balancing effect on our hormones.
Read full article. |
Yellow's Green Corner
in collaboration with the Earthrose Institute www.earthrose.org |
Our Oceans in Peril
Tons of released drugs taint US water
U.S. manufacturers, including major drug makers, have legally released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways that often provide drinking water - contamination the federal government has consistently overlooked, according to an Associated Press investigation.
Read full article. |
For article submissions, book reviews, workshop proposals, and anything else you think would be of interest to fellow practitioners, please e-mail: sluck@yellowcourtyard.com. |
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