By Dr. Holly Lucille, ND

On July 17th 2011, Dr. Dennis Godby, accompanied by his energetic sons Isaiah and Jeremiah and nephew, Jonas Ely, will set off on an historic, 4-month journey from San Francisco, CA to Bridgeport, CT on foot. Yes, on foot! Why on earth would a doctor, with an established practice, set off to run more than 3,250 miles across the country? Because of you! Dr. Dennis Godby cares about you, and your access to safe, natural health care.
Dr. Godby is a licensed doctor of Naturopathic Medicine. Naturopathic Medicine is a system of medicine based on the belief that the human body has an innate healing ability. Naturopathic doctors (NDs) teach their patients to use diet, exercise, lifestyle changes and cutting edge natural therapies to enhance their bodies’ ability to ward off and combat disease. Since many Americans are not even aware of the many systems of medicine that are available to them, The RUN is a public awareness campaign to educate Americans about natural medicine, and help empower personal choice.

“A jug of wine, a loaf of bread, and thou.”  – Omar Khayyam

Looking for a LOHAS gift for Valentines? Boulder-based Best Organics’ delicious Valentine’s keepsake gift box filled with handpicked artisan brands from organic chocolate, organic aromatic candles and red wine made from organically grown grapes—these are the true foods of lovers; and a perfect gift for healthy heart – people – planet.

Just in Time: CAM Meets Challenges to Improve Health

Tuesday, November 23, 2010 by E. Feigenbaum, Ph.D.  
We all know what healthy living tips we’re supposed to follow: they involve vegetables, whole foods, moderate activity, and giving up those things we know we ought, like tobacco and processed foods.  Yet in the U.S., billions of dollars are spent annually to treat preventable illness, like those associated with obesity and illnesses resulting from tobacco use (www.preventdisease.com/worksite_wellness/health_stats.shtml).   

Maybe it’s a head scratcher why folks in such a wealthy nation as the U.S. have such a tough time doing the right thing for themselves.  On the other hand, when you look at the trends in conventional medicine, the top pharmaceutical products used are not so surprising.  The chart topping prescription drug sales for 2009 included a domination of drugs to treat cholesterol, depression and anxiety, pain, and diabetes.  One study even notes that more than 80% of health care claims costs are due to an individual’s lifestyle.

So the behaviors that makes us sick, and maybe even make us feel pretty horrible about ourselves and the world are medicated rather than resolved.  The good news: Current research suggests that it may never be too late to try to reverse existing damage with appropriate healthy living interventions.

Lifestyle changes can be challenging to address, but complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) providers excel in providing the time and attention needed to examine appropriate lifestyle interventions and make crucial recommendations.  CAM, sometimes called integrative medicine or holistic medicine, encompasses whole health care, and providers may promote healthy choices around diet, stress management, and a variety of concerns facing conscientious consumers of health care.  CAM practitioners may play an important role in helping patients close the gap between information and action.  

  Learn more from CAM PPO of America, Inc. at www.camppoamerica.com. 

Article provided by: LOHAS

In this TED Talk, William Li, the cofounder of the Angiogenesis Foundation, discusses anti-angiogenesis or preventing the growth of blood vessels that feed a tumor. He presents a new way to fight cancer and obesity by switching to diets and food with anti-angiogenesis properties.

By Ted Ning

LOHAS (acronym for Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) provided three days of insightful panels and networking opportunities attended by thought leaders across industries, government, non-profit organizations, research organizations and academic institutions including Faith Popcorn, Joel Makower, Dr. Alan Greene, Philippe Cousteau, U.S. EPA’s Stephanie Owens, Coca-Cola’s Tom LaForge, eBay’s Elisabeth Charles, Edelman’s Henk Campher, Alex Bogusky, Dr. Larry Dossey, 1% for the Planet’s Terry Kellogg, Mother Jones’ Madeleine Buckingham, Malika Chopra, Ode Magazine’s Jurriaan Kamp, among others.

Key insights from the LOHAS 2010 Forum include:

“Learning from the Past to Shape the Future”

“We are in the midst of an evolution of our Cultural mindset from a ‘me’ mentality to a ‘we’ point of view. This transition is a response to a society where economics, ethics and environment are collapsing simultaneously,” said Faith Popcorn, founder of BrainReserve and best-selling author of EVEolution, Clicking, The Popcorn Report, and most recently Dictionary of the Future.