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Hello my Students and Friends!
I heard on the news that the incidence of cancer is on the rise!  People are even more stressed than ever and our children are at risk for middle age health conditions.

WE CAN PROTECT OURSELVES FROM CANCER, HEART DISEASE, DIABETES AND OTHER HEALTH ISSUES!  WE CAN PROTECT OUR CHILDREN!

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Hello All,

Thanks for keeping in touch! It means so much to me to hear from all of you!  Don’t be shy - I do write back and enjoy your e-mails and comments!  My newsletter this month is about responsibility and the television.

First of all, don’t you just want to turn off the TV these days? We survived the elections and I keep this web site non-partisan but I hope everyone is proud of John McCain for being a gracious and conciliatory role- model. And I hope everyone is prepared to lend their support and prayers to our new President Elect, Barack Obama.

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As you know, I’ve been teaching fitness for over thirty years and through my teaching, I have discovered the real truths about what works and what doesn’t.  I’ve recently discovered an article by Gretchen Reynolds that captures the truth about stretching, a practice that a lot of people either don’t do at all or do incorrectly.  I hope you find Gretchen’s article as appealing as I did.

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As promised, I have committed to providing you health-related information that you and your family can find beneficial.  I am constantly learning of new ways to reduce your stress, improve your nutrition, and motivate you to get moving!  These three components: stress reduction, nutrition, and exercise, are vitally important to good health and I am constantly striving to provide you information related to them.  

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There is more evidence now than ever before that sinus health is linked to a person’s overall well-being.  As health-conscience individuals, we must take control of our health, and the health of our families and friends, and be proactive.  Starting today, you can experience immediate relief from allergies and asthma, from colds and sinus infections, simply by cleaning out your sinus. (more…)

Isabella continues to partner with influential organizations like the Center for Mind-Body Medicine so that she can provide you with the latest, most beneficial, health-related information.     (more…)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AWARDS GRANT TO THE CENTER FOR MIND-BODY MEDICINE

Date: October 22, 2008

The Washington, DC based Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM) announced today that it has been awarded a $411,000, two-year grant from the newly formed Defense Center of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, for a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to study the effectiveness of the CMBM’s comprehensive, non-drug approach to treating posttraumatic stress disorder and major depression with troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, and their families. This study, whose principal investigator is the CMBM founder and director, James S. Gordon, MD, will be undertaken at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System, and is entitled “A Randomized Controlled Study of Mind-Body Skills Groups for Treatment of War-Zone Stress in Military and Veteran Populations.”

The study will test the effectiveness of CMBM’s model, which includes mind-body approaches (meditation, guided imagery, biofeedback, and yoga) and self-expression in words, drawings, and movement, in supportive, educational small groups. The groups will be led by VA clinicians who have been trained by Dr. Gordon and his CMBM faculty and will be offered to veterans and their families on weekends over the course of three months.

Dr. Gordon’s model is widely used with anxious and depressed people and those with chronic illness in the US, and has already been incorporated as a stress reduction program for students in a dozen US medical schools. Dr. Gordon describes his groundbreaking approach in detail in his new book,Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven Stage Journey Out of Depression (published by The Penguin Press; June 2008). “This model is educational, non-stigmatizing, and powerfully effective. It can be easily taught and can be used by people of all ages on their own,” Dr. Gordon explains. “Veterans and their families will have the opportunity to share their experiences and challenges in a supportive group and learn techniques which have proved swiftly effective in reducing symptoms of stress and improving mood. They will, often quickly, experience a sense of control and calm and feelings of hope that many of them felt they might never again have.” (more…)

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