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traditional medicine and natural health care.
In the US, breast cancer rates plunged an unprecedented
7 per cent in 2003, the year after millions of women
stopped taking allopathic hormone therapy when a study
showed the pills raise the risk of tumours.
more
Recent research has shown that organically grown food is
higher in nutrition, and therefore healthier, than food
produced by non-organic methods.
more
The Mexican government announced a campaign to reduce
the number of smokers in Mexico by more than 10 per cent
in three years. more
A recent study published online by the British Medical
Journal shows that children with higher IQs are more
likely to become vegetarians when they mature into
adults. more
Some dangerous chemicals could be banned from the
European market and about 30,000 substances used in
everyday products ranging from detergents to toys will
have to be registered in a central European Union
database under a law approved Wednesday.
more
For healthier meals, the US public is eating at home
instead of at restaurants, sending their children to
school with healthy meals, and buying more organic food.
more
A survey taken in Canada revealed that the amount of
monetary wealth one has is not directly correlated to
happiness, but good health, spirituality, and peace of
mind are all important elements of happiness.
more
Honey has been popular for centuries for cosmetic
purposes, but the use for medical benefits is good news
for Yemen which has some of the world's best honey. A
number of medical studies have shown honey to be useful
for treatment of a wide variety medical situations.
more
Production and consumption of organic food throughout
the world has grown significantly over the past ten
years. more
Eating organic produce is increasingly popular in Jewish
communities with the result that more organic companies
are asking for kosher certification.
more
In Austria, sales of organic produce increased by 30 per
cent in the first half of this year.
more
Some of the approximately four million American school
children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,
or ADHD, are being helped to focus and learn by
practising Transcendental Meditation, or TM, twice a
day. more
Ayur Vedic treatments are becoming increasingly popular
in Europe and the United States as a way to maintain
natural beauty, prolong life, and avoid premature aging
and surgery. more
The government of India plans to set up 10 special
zones, which would provide support to local farmers for
growing medicinal plants. This is being done to promote
Ayurveda and increase its share in the plant-based
medicines in the global market.
more
US researchers at Harvard University's schools of
medicine and public health found those who ate a
low-carb diet but got more of their protein and fat from
vegetables rather than animal sources cut their heart
disease risk by 30 per cent on average, compared with
those who ate more animal fats.
more
One million farmers in India have been certified
organic, with the number expected to increase to 50
million in five years.
more
Dr Anand Srivastava, chairman and managing director of
Maharishi Ayurveda Products Ltd, gave a complete
overview of the unique attributes of Maharishi
Ayur-Veda, that it is unsurpassed by any system of
healthcare in the world. Rigorous testing and
certification have resulted in world-wide recognition of
Maharishi Ayur-Veda products as being of superior
quality. more
A top radiation biologist in India says that the age-old
basic Ayur Vedic formulation of Trifala was found to
protect people working in radioactive occupations, such
as X-ray centres, from harmful effects.
more
Lawmakers in Scotland have decided to back a
recommendation to raise the legal age for purchasing
cigarettes from the current age of 16 to 18 years of
age. Seven months ago Scotland banned smoking in
enclosed public places. Now it is considering taking
further measures.
more
The National Institutes of Health is funding research on
the cranberry's effects on heart disease and many other
conditions, and other researchers are investigating its
potential against cancer, stroke, and viral infections.
more
A team of researchers has found a gene in wild wheat
increases the grain's nutritional content. Using
conventional breeding methods and not using genetically
modified varieties of grain, the scientist say the
discovery could benefit people worldwide. Wheat provides
about 20 per cent of all calories consumed in the world.
more
Two greenhouses that grow organic food in Maharishi
Vedic City, Iowa will receive their electricity from a
recycled and rebuilt 80-foot wind turbine, which will
generate enough power to allow building of more
greenhouses. more
If a fungus-based organic product currently being tested
in Mauritania is successful, squadrons of aeroplanes
dumping pesticides on agricultural land to head off
locust invasions could be a thing of the past.
more
The US scientists are working with their Indian
counterparts to develop herbs-based medicines. The US
scientists will primarily be focusing on Ayurveda to
find a cure for cancer, malaria, and other fatal
diseases. more
17 November 2006 - US colleges and universities are
following the lead of Maharishi University of Management
in Fairfield, Iowa by adopting all-campus smoking bans.
more
The number of people struggling with hunger in the US
fell in 2005, the first such decline in six years. The
hunger report is based on Census Bureau data on poverty,
which stopped climbing in 2005.
more
Rising demand for the services of traditional healers is
drawing Tanzanian Masai practitioners across the border
to fill the void left by the creaking Zambian public
health system. more
Indian scientists working in a tropical forest in the
country's remote northeast have found a rare medicinal
plant last seen 115 years ago, a scientific journal
reported. more
According to US. Senator Tom Harking, the upcoming farm
bill will focus more on biomass, conservation, and
renewable energy that ever before.
more
India, already a top producer of cotton, expects to
become a world leader in the production of organic
cotton within the next few years.
more
New US Senator and long-time organic farmer Jon Tester
from the state of Montana, will be a supporter of
sustainable and organic agriculture in the Senate.
more
Rainwater harvesting has the potential to solve most of
Africa's water shortages without large capital
investments and using only simple technology, according
to a new study. more
4 November 2006 - India's Health Minister Anbumani
Ramadoss wants to ban the manufacture of all types of
cigarettes and tobacco growing.
more
A comprehensive ban on the sale of junk food in Latvia's
state schools went into force Wednesday as part of the
country's drive to improve children's diets. European
health experts have said Latvia is the first EU country
to introduce a sweeping ban on junk food sales in public
schools. more
Researchers at the University of Arizona College of
Medicine have found that the spice turmeric, which
Ayurvedic medicine has used for centuries to treat
inflammatory disorders, may help with rheumatoid
arthritis and osteoporosis.
more
Experts say a closely watched project under way in
Vermont could spur dramatic changes in the way America
handles long-term care for the elderly. Under Vermont's
Choices for Care program, Medicaid-eligible senior
citizens who need someone to tend to their needs have
the choice of being cared for at home by a family
member, friend, or neighbour, who gets paid by the
state. more
Approximately 30,000 cyclists are expected to benefit
every day from the new synchronised green lights system
along one of Copenhagen's busiest bicycle lanes.
more
Monday, the Board of Health in New York City (NYC) will
hold its first public hearing on a proposal to make NYC
the first US city to ban restaurants from serving food
containing artificial trans fats. If approved, the ban
would include fast food companies.
more
New research on vegetables and aging found that eating
vegetables appears to help keep the brain young and may
slow the mental decline sometimes associated with
growing old. more
Research on Chinese club moss and its use in treating
Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia is one
of a growing number of US federally funded research
studies focused on natural and alternative therapies.
more
The flying eye hospital, a New York-based charity, has
not only saved or dramatically improved the sight of
thousands as it flies around the world stopping in poor
countries and performing surgery on a converted DC-10
airplane, but estimates it has also trained some 124,000
doctors, nurses, and other health workers to perform the
procedures themselves.
more
To protect the nation's health, Denmark has made it
illegal for any food to have more than 2 per cent trans
fat, offering an example for Canada and New York state
which are also considering setting limits on the
dangerous artery-clogging fats.
more
15 October 2006 - Consumers in the United Kingdom are
increasingly buying ethically produced food.
more
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- 10 October 2006 - Organic food
sales have almost doubled over the last few years,
resulting in greater retailer competition and lower
prices for the consumer. This trend is being
replicated online with big retailers buying into the
e-trend and struggling to keep pace with consumer
demand.
more
9 October 2006 - French Prime Minister Dominique de
Villepin announced Sunday that a ban on smoking in
schools, offices, and other public buildings will start
in February, while restaurants, dance clubs, and some
bars have until 1 January 2008 to comply.
more
9 October 2006 - The American Academy of Paediatrics is
encouraging more old-fashioned playtime for children.
Numerous studies have shown that unstructured play has
many benefits including helping children to become
creative, develop problem-solving skills, and adjust to
school settings. more
7 October 2006 - Scotland's Chief Medical officer, Dr
Harry Burns, says that studies show the effect of state
of mind on health, and that a positive state of mind is
crucial in improving public health.
more
6 October 2006 - Snacks sold in schools will have less
fat, sugar, and salt under the latest crackdown on junk
food won by former President Clinton and the American
Heart Association. Several major food companies are
involved in the agreement.
more
30 September 2006 - United States federal statistics
show food may be safer now than at any other time in the
last decade, with illness occurring at record-low rates.
more
28 September 2006 - A study conducted in India's premier
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) suggests
that the Ayurvedic herb called Ashwagandha (withania
sonnifera) contains properties that help prevent heart
attack. Ashwagandha is used in many traditional
Ayurvedic formulations.
more
14 September 2006 - Successful agricultural co-operation
talks with the Netherlands, the second largest food
exporter in the world, has resulted in research and
development agreements with Malaysia. Both nations will
benefit from working together in such areas of
production as palm oil, farming shrimp, and bringing
tropical fruit to Dutch and European markets.
more
14 September 2006 - The public's concern about health
and the environment has brought organic farming into the
British mainstream.
more
13 September 2006 - A non-governmental organization in
India has blended modern technology with organic farming
to make agro-products more profitable for producers and
ensure longer shelf life of farm products without using
chemicals. more
7 September 2006 - The founder of Dakota Farms
International Ltd, which is located in South Dakota, is
hoping organic barley tea will become as popular in the
US as it is in Japan. The tea is caffeine free, high in
fiber, contains antioxidants, and may help lower
cholesterol, thereby reducing the risk of coronary
disease. more
27 September 2006 - United States university-bound
students are choosing to attend schools of higher
learning that offer sustainable, organic food choices.
more
1 September 2006 - Research demonstrates that
Transcendental Meditation benefits both mind and body.
more
20 August 2006 - Maharishi Honey was a big crowd pleaser
at this year's National Association for the Specialty
Food Trade show recently held in the United States.
more
17 August 2006 - The world press is reporting how
Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation technique reduces
the brain's reaction to pain.
more
12 August 2006 - Environmental toxins challenge our
health. Now there is proof that an ancient method used
at the Raj Ayurveda Health Spa removes fat-soluble
toxins without dangerous side effects. The Raj provides
the ultimate experience of being pampered while healing
the body and allowing the nervous system to reflect
deeper levels of relaxation.
more
20 June 2006 - A new study conducted by Dr Robert
Schneider and researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical
Centre and from the University of Southern California
Keck School of Medicine found that Maharishi's
Transcendental Meditation Programme was an effective
means to 'significantly decrease insulin resistance,
lower blood pressure, and decrease heart rate
variability'. more
19 June 2006 - Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation
Technique may decrease blood pressure and reduce insulin
resistance among patients with coronary heart disease,
according to a report in the 12 June issue of
Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the
JAMA/Archives journals.
more
16 June 2006 - Maharishi University of Management
faculty member Robert Schneider achieved another
milestone in the University's 20-year history of
research on cardiovascular disease this month with the
publication of his book, Total Heart Health: How to
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease with the Maharishi
Vedic Approach to Health.
more
21 May 2006 - Several studies confirm what Maharishi
Ayur-Veda recommends - that almonds are an ideal food
for the health-conscious, providing calcium, vitamins,
and a cooling effect on the physiology. They also play a
vital role in helping to prevent chronic disorders.
more
13 October 2006 - Horticulturists are using gnat-sized
wasps to eradicate the pink hibiscus mealybug, a pest
that can destroy more than 10,000 types of plants,
including important agricultural crops.
more
3 October 2006 - Over a two-year period, an Indo-Swiss
research team collected and compared data on organic
farming methods and conventional farming methods in
India finding some very positive results.
more
21 September 2006 - Iowa's Environmental Protection
Commission is closer to implementing a ban on the
spreading of manure on land planted with soybeans in the
US farming state. They say that the manure creates
nitrate pollution by leaving too much nitrogen in the
soil, which then runs off into the state's waterways.
more
4 September 2006 - The US Department of Agriculture
(USDA) has announced that it has a strip kit that can
detect the presence of an unapproved genetically
modified rice trait in 10 minutes.
more
27 August 2006 - Danish politicians say they want
Denmark to be the world's leading eco-country, and are
urging the government to give farmers incentives to grow
organic. more
26 August 2006 - Denmark's demand for organic food has
increased in the last two years, and the trend shows so
signs of subsiding.
more
According to a study conducted by India's premier
institute Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), an
Ayurvedic formulation called Triphala, which is a blend
of Indian gooseberry (Emblica Officinalis), harada
(Terminalia chebula), and Terminalia belirica (haritaki
and bibitaki or bihara), has anti-cancerous properties.
more
American's demand for organic milk exceeds supply,
causing milk suppliers to offer farmers new incentives
to 'go organic'. One large yoghurt producer indicated
that 'the current problem of supply and demand in
organics is a problem of success. Growth has outstripped
supply.' more
Ayurveda,
India's traditional, holistic health care system, is
becoming popular in South Korea.
more
Reflecting the growing demand in the
United States health care industry for healthy, organic
food, a hospital purchasing group for more than 2,000
hospitals has signed a deal with a major organic food
distributor. more
America's
appetite for organic food is so strong that supply just
can't keep up with demand which is expanding at a rapid
pace. more
The Canadian
Wheat Board is starting a one-year pilot project this
fall to sell organic wheat produced by farmers with the
Canadian Organic Certification Co-operative.
more
The tiniest
premature infants fed with mother's milk in the hospital
did better on tests of mental development later in life
than did others fed only formula, a new study has found.
more
- Dr Fred Travis, Director, Centre for Brain,
Consciousness, and Cognition at Maharishi University of
Management, Fairfield, Iowa, USA, recently returned from
a research trip to American University (AU), Washington,
DC, where he collected brainwave data of 39 university
students who learned Maharishi’s Transcendental
Meditation Technique (TM) in February, sponsored by the
David Lynch Foundation.
more
China is
experiencing significant growth in organic farming due
to demand from both home and abroad.
more
A new study
conducted by Dr Robert Schneider and researchers from
Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre and from the University of
Southern California Keck School of Medicine found that
Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation Programme was an
effective means to 'significantly decrease insulin
resistance, lower blood pressure, and decrease heart
rate variability'.
more
Bike riding
for fun and exercise is making a big comeback in
Scotland, according to a survey by the insurance firm
Churchill. more
Scientists
in the field of biologically inspired design are looking
at nature to help solve problems. 'The natural world
doesn't waste energy, accumulate a large amount of
toxins, or produce more materials than it uses,' a
scientist notes. Every organism is designed to solve a
problem. more
For the
first time, the American Heart Association's dietary
guidelines include lifestyle recommendations, including
an emphasis on getting exercise, and not smoking.
more
With no
smoking bans taking place in hotels around the world,
hotel executives are confident that support will be
parallel for a new line of alcohol-free hotels, which
are currently in the planning stages.
more
Ayurveda, an
ancient Indian system of health care, has brought smiles
back to an eleven-year old boy who was diagnosed with a
muscular disorder that left him paralysed. The boy's
family tried all possible treatment in modern medicines,
but it was an expert in Ayurveda who successfully
treated him. more
The United
States government plans to phase out a common pesticide
that has been used on apples, pears and other crops
since the late 1950s, acting amid complaints from
environmental groups that the chemical poisons farm
workers. more
More than a
half million health workers and volunteers will fan out
across Bangladesh to immunise up to 24 million children
under age 5 for polio, officials said.
more
The
International Committee of the World Organization for
Animal Health (OIE) has declared India free of the
dreaded animal disease 'rinderpest'. India has achieved
this target through the National Project on Rinderpest
Eradication. more
Health
professionals in five Yemeni governorates are receiving
training this week on methods used to increase safety in
childbirth. The programme ultimately aims to reduce
maternal mortality by three quarters countrywide by
2015. more
United
States shoppers spent more than US$51 billion on natural
products and organic foods in 2005, according to
research published in a trade magazine serving the
natural and organic products industry.
more
Scientists
have a new test that can tell within four hours if a
bird is possibly infected with bird flu.
more
Results of a
study presented at a United States medical conference
reported that women recovering from breast cancer who
practised Yoga said that they were in better general
health, were less fatigued, and had fewer problems with
daytime sleepiness.
more
As part of
the blueprint for the development, promotion, and
commercialization of traditional medicinal products,
Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo wants to establish
a research and training institute on all facets of
traditional African herbal medicine.
more
'Lack of
exercise and unhealthy eating habits lead people to
sickness, warned Bahrain Wellness Centre (BWC) chief
physician Dr Devidas Vellodi, a leading specialist in
alternative medicine.
more
Smoking is
banned from most workplaces across Canada, but the ban
in two provinces has been extended to public places in
general, including bars, restaurants, and schools,
making it one of North America's most restrictive bans.
more
The Indian
government will soon consider a new rule stating that a
special warning to consumers will be applied to all
foods containing genetically modified ingredients.
more
The
Malaysian state of Johor plans to turn 2,000 hectares of
land into an agricultural zone that will consist of
organic farming, greenhouse farming, and aquaculture.
more
Research
shows that the noise level during the change of shifts
in hospitals can be far too high, and can create loss of
sleep and higher blood pressure in patients. Hospitals
worldwide are addressing the problem, reasoning that if
you are ill you need quietness to heal.
more
A recent
conference on the manufacturing, export and distribution
of Ayurveda in Europe concluded with success. The
meeting was held between Indian officials and European
Union representatives.
more
A US study
has identified that the more often children have meals
at home with their parents, the less likely they are to
smoke, drink, and use drugs. Supermarkets are telling
shoppers about the findings and encouraging families to
share meals together at home.
more
Dr Fred
Travis, a faculty member at Maharishi University of
Management spoke to over 800 university provosts last
month who warmly received his message about the benefits
of Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation Technique in
education. more
Several
studies confirm what Maharishi Ayur-Veda recommends -
that almonds are an ideal food for the health-conscious,
providing calcium, vitamins, and a cooling effect on the
physiology. They also play a vital role in helping to
prevent chronic disorders.
more
More than
2,000 hospitals in the US now have access to natural and
organic foods. more
A recent
conference on the manufacturing, export and distribution
of Ayurveda in Europe concluded with success. The
meeting was held between Indian officials and European
Union representatives.
more
-
- School
dinners in England will be free from chocolate, crisps,
fizzy drinks and “low quality” meat from the autumn, the
government had announce.
more
According to a study by the Soil
Association, which is Britain's organic certification
body, organic farming can create an average of 32 per
cent more agricultural jobs than conventional farming. About 4 per cent of British farms are
currently organic, and the study estimated that if all
farms were to convert it would create an additional
93,000 on-farm jobs.
more
A US study
has identified that the more often children have meals
at home with their parents, the less likely they are to
smoke, drink, and use drugs. Supermarkets are telling
shoppers about the findings and encouraging families to
share meals together at home.
more
A
traditional herbal medicine in South Africa has received
vast media coverage, mainly due to the backing it has
received from influential political figures such as the
country's Health Minister, Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang,
and provincial health officials in KwaZulu-Natal.
more
According to a new study published by the British
Medical Journal, levels of unhealthy blood
pressure have declined worldwide. Physicians and
researchers suspect that the decline has more to do
with lifestyle changes than medication.
more
More and
more, meditation is acknowledged by scientists and
medical doctors as providing a wide variety of
health benefits for those who practice it. One
research study showed that practitioners of
Transcendental Meditation made fewer than half the
number of visits to doctors, and spent 50 per cent
less time in hospital than their non-meditating
counterparts.
more
Harvard
researchers reported last year that men who
exercised regularly as young adults were 60 per cent
less likely to get Parkinson's disease later in life
than non-exercisers. Now new research suggests that
exercise may help slow down or even stop the
progression of Parkinson's disease.
more
A study
conducted at the Medical College of Georgia in the
US has shown that the Transcendental Meditation
Programme is an effective means of lowering the risk
of heart disease. The findings were presented at the
Second International Conference on Women, Heart
Disease, and Stroke, in Orlando, Florida.
more
Traditional medicine in Thailand
is about to enjoy a very privileged position thanks
to an event that is still rare in the field of
alternative medicine -- the endorsement of the
national government. The government is drafting
laws, which it hopes will double the number of
people using traditional medicine and increase the
number of Thai medicines being used from 23 to 400.
more
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- A study
reported in the journal Science found that
the flavours and scents of food appear to be signals
that the human physiology recognizes for their
nutritional and health benefits. Interestingly, one
commercially bred vegetable had less than one-third the
volatile compounds which produce flavour when compared
to its wild counterpart.
more
-
- A
research
study
published
in the
American
Journal
of
Cardiology
has
shown
that the
practice
of
Transcendental
Meditation
leads to
improved
health
in many
categories
and
leads to
increased
lifespan. The study,
based on the
health
statistics
over an
18-year
period of a
group of 203
individuals
with high
blood
pressure and
an average
age of 71
years,
reported
that the TM
practice
reduced the
death rate
and promoted
longevity.
more
-
- The
American
Heart
Association
journal
reported
a
controlled
study on
the
Transcendental
Meditation
Technique
showing
it to be
effective
in
lowering
cholesterol
build
up, and
reducing
risk of
stroke
and
heart
attack.
more
Time
magazine
reported
that as a
result of
more
sophisticated
brain
scanning
technology,
researchers
have found
that
meditation
directly
affects the
structure
and function
of the
brain,
creating
increased
attention
span,
sharper
focus of
attention,
and improved
memory.
more
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