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FEATURES |
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| WHAT WORKS? WHAT'S SAFE? THE NEED FOR RESEARCH |
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Assunta Hunter
Over 50% of Australians now use natural therapies regularly.
Thorough research is needed into the risks and the benefits,
in order to gain the reliable knowledge required for rational
appraisal.
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| HERBAL MEDICINES: A QUANTUM LEAP |
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Robert Batey
Gastroenterologist Robert Batey trialled Chinese herbs to
disprove them, got positive results, and now advocates their
use in treatments, backed by research, and respect for traditional
approaches.
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| SOCIAL CHANGE & ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE: A HERBALIST'S
VIEW |
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Sue Evans
Where has the explosion of interest in traditional, non-technological
methods of health care come from? Sue Evans attributes it
to a generational change of values, matched by her own personal
journey.
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BIOEFFECTIVES: UNCOVERING THE HIDDEN TREASURES OF
PINE TREES
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Vagif Soultanov, Denis Kilroy
& Gene Litinsky
The remarkable regenerative properties of conifer needle extracts
are coming to the world, the fruits of an amazing 70-year
story of bio-chemical and medical research in the former Soviet
Union.
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| THE HEALING POWER OF FORGIVENESS |
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Guy Pettitt
Twenty groups of drugs are used to modify the body's reaction
to stress. The total planetary and personal cost is staggering.
Teaching skills in transforming negative emotions could be
a wiser strategy.
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| PROSTATE CANCER: NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS
- DO THEY HELP? |
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Greg Connolly
Patients are "voting with their feet" in using supplements.
Research
confirms that at least a few supplements and certain foods
can help prevent
prostate cancer and reduce its malignant spread.
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| THE INVIGORATING ENERGY OF SOUND: LISTENING AS THERAPY |
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Ann Paterson
Alfred Tomatis pioneered listening training as a way of energising
the brain. It has demonstrated marked improvement for people
with Attention Deficit Disorder, stress, anxiety and depression.
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A FIELD OF GREEN: SOUTHERN LIGHT HERBS' "JOURNEY
TO PERFECTION"
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Andrew McKenna
Southern Light Herbs, run on sound organic principles, produces
quality dried herbs for the medicinal and tea markets. It's
the centre of a group of 60 growers now poised to expand sales
overseas.
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INFORMED CHOICE: VITAMIN C |
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THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE MEDIA |
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