Health in the News
Drugs in Our Water
Pharmaceutical drug use in America is on the rise. Many of these drugs - hormones, blood pressure medications, antibiotics - are showing up in our rivers, streams, and oceans.
Learn more >>
|
|
|
Sustainable Treatments Save City Money
City of Berkeley health and safety initiative represents a progressive approach to addressing work related injuries. By investing in equipment and training to elicit changes in behaviors, employee injuries were prevented and medication and invasive forms of treatment were reduced.
Learn more >>
|
|
|
Beyond the Patient: Prescriptions for an ailing society
For the first time in millennia, however, nature itself is so unwell that doctors cannot fulfill their ancient duties. Twentysix centuries of medical innovations cannot now protect the patient from the wider world, with its modern stresses and toxicity.
Learn more >>
|
|
|
Sustainable Medicine Evokes Abundance
On December 1st, Teleosis and over seventy guests honored leaders in sustainable medicine at the First Green Health Care Awards. This event celebrated the growing need for health professionals who value health care that is ecologically sustainable.
Learn more >>
|
|
|
Massage the Pain Away
Today, one in five American adults suffers from chronic pain. Current research reveals how massage therapy is providing increasing relief compared to prescription and over-the-counter pain medications. Learn more >>
|
|
|
Prozac Threatens Freshwater Mussels
The American Chemical Society revealed the presence of Prozac in waterways is leading to the widespread disappearance of freshwater mussels. Learn more >>
|
|
|
AMA Urges Precautionary Principle
The AMA is urging the EPA to focus research on reducing the consequences of PPCPs before they pose a risk to a larger population. Learn more >>
|
|
|
Health Care Moves Toward Sustainable Treatements
One in four hospitals in the United States provides complementary and alternative services to their clients. Through the careful provision of these services, we can advance to an ecologically sustainable health care system. Learn more >>
|
|
|
Nature Heals in Healthcare
Research from the Center for Health Design shows that the presence of nature enhances healing in health care settings. Learn more >>
|
|
|
Green Health Care Moves Beyond Hospitals
Through Teleosis’ Green Health Care Program, the sustainable health care movement expands to address small to medium sized clinics and private practices.
Learn more >>
|
|
|
Balance Symptoms of Hayfever with ESM
Summer is a time when we experience warmer weather and plenty of outdoor activities, but for over 20 percent of Americans summer means runny noses, sneezing, watery, itchy eyes, and fatigue. For many, this season means dealing with an increase in immune sensitivity to many respiratory irritants.
Learn more >>
|
|
|
Sustainable Herbology: A Must for the Future of Health Care
Over 80% of global citizens depend on Herbal Medicine as their primary health care system. This widespread use demands the adoption of a sustainable harvest protocol for the future of traditional medicine
Learn more >>
|
|
|
Empowering Elders to Age Gracefully
Do you know an elder dealing with a chronic illness? Research at Stanford University confirms
self-management techniques empower seniors to reduce feelings of pain and anxiety without the use
of costly pharmaceutical drugs.
Learn more >>
|
|
|
Keeping the Environment Free of Dental Mercury
Is your dentist doing enough to protect U.S. rivers and streams from dental mercury?
In 2005, the ADA published “Best Management Practices for Amalgam Waste”.
This resulted in a statewide legislation that requires the use and maintenance
of amalgam separators to maintain an ecological dental practice.
Learn more >>
|
|
|
Green Office Benefits Psychosocial Health of Employees
Could your physical work space impact your overall health and well-being? As it turns out,
sustainable buildings have the potential to not only benefit the ecosystem around us through a respectful,
symbiotic relationship--but also increase the psychosocial value of the work environment.
Learn more >>
|
|
|
Acupuncture Aids In Smoking Cessation
Acupuncture is known to alleviate smoking cessation symptoms including nervousness and agitation.
A study published in the American Journal of Public Health reflected an effectiveness rate of 40%
cessation and 53% post-treatment reduction in total cigarettes smoked.
Learn more >>
|
|
|
Art Therapy Eases Depression and Dementia in Alzheimer’s Patients
Crayons and markers are no longer just for children. Researchers Rusted, Sheppard, and
Waller from Sussex University in London, England demonstrated how the use of Art Therapy,
versus general recreational therapy, is highly effective in assisting seniors with dementia.
Learn more >>
|
|
|
Youth Find Direction and Positive Change in the Wilderness
“Wilderness is increasingly being valued for more than just protected biodiversity and recreational opportunity,
but as a healing source for a growing number of emotionally and psychologically troubled adolescents...” – Keith Russell
Learn more >>
|
|
|
Meditation Can Reduce Your Desire to Eat all the Pies This Holiday Season
The average American will gain 5 to 10 pounds this holiday season. This unwanted weight may increase four chances for developing a weight related health issue such as obesity. This epidemic is sweeping our nation as 2/3 of Americans are over weight or obese...
Learn more >>
|
|
|
Lose the Blues This Winter with Light Therapy
Is winter darkness getting you down? Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) accounts for 10% of all cases of major depression. Occurring most often in women, symptoms of SAD include feeling unhappy, anxious, tired, and irritable.
Learn more >>
|
|
|
Reflexology Comforts Breast Cancer Patients During Chemotherapy
Patients with late stage breast cancer may experience a myriad of
emotional and physical issues in response to illness and treatment.
A recent study by Michigan State University determined reflexology to
be an effective treatment...
Learn more >>
|
|
|
Yoga in Jail Could Help Inmates with Stress, Addictions
Downward facing dog, or Adho Mukha Svanasana, is finding its way
into inmates' lives in correctional facilities throughout the country.
The integration of yoga in jails provides inmates with a stress
management technique that is provided to them at no cost to the county.
Learn more >>
|
|
|
Biofeedback Relaxation - Treatment for Symptoms of Diabetes
Biofeedback therapy is an Ecologically Sustainable Medical practice,
which relies on the innate ability and potential to influence the
processes of our bodies through exertion of the will and mind. Using a
special machine... Learn more >>
|
|
|
Wander Garden - Effective Therapy for Post Cerebrovascular Stroke Patients
A wander garden can be used as an effective therapy for a post
cerebrovascular stroke. The use of a contained natural setting proved
effective for restorative therapy in a recently published case study. Learn more >>
|
|
|
Average American Newborn Suffering Heavy Body Burden
Blood samples from the umbilical cords of ten infants born between
August and September, 2004 were tested proving that the average baby
delivered in America is born with over 200 chemicals and pollutants in
their system. Learn more >>
|
|
|
Eat Locally This August
Where does your food come from? This August, join other
environmentally conscious Bay Area residents and eat within 100 miles
of your home. On average, food in America is shipped 1,500 miles to get
from the farm to your plate.
Learn more >>
|
|
|
 Bill to Stop Use of Common Antibiotics in Agriculture Makes it to the US Senate
In an attempt to keep antibiotics effective within medicine, the
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2005 was
introduced to the Senate. This petition calls for the withdrawal of the
following seven specific classes of antibiotics... Learn more >>
|
|
|
Study Finds Transcendental Meditation Contributes to Reduced Mortality in Patients
A study by Schneider et al, published in The American Journal of Cardiology, showed that Transcendental Meditation (T.M) was highly effective in reducing the rate of death from cardiovascular disease in people with high blood pressure.
Learn more >>
|
|
|
EPA’s Clean Air Interstate Act to save $85 to $100 billion in Health Care Costs
On March 10, 2005 the Environmental Agency passed the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) that will offer steep and sustained reductions in air pollution, as well as dramatic health benefits... Learn more >>
|
|
|
Green Outdoor Settings reduced symptoms of ADHD in Children
"Overall, our findings indicate that exposure to ordinary natural
settings in the course of common after-school and weekend activities
may be widely effective in reducing attention deficit symptoms in
children” proved a study recently published... Learn more >>
|
|
|
Sustainability a Must for the Future Finds UN Sponsored Study
According to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a United
Nations-sponsored study, our only viable option for a bright future is
to actively find sustainability. The findings show that past and
present human activities are rapidly degrading 60% of the Earth’s
mechanisms. Learn more >>
|
|
|
Dangerous Chemicals Found in Household Dust
A recent study conducted by Clean Production Action, a Montreal
based international nonprofit of the Tides Center in San Francisco,
indicates that common household dust contains a variety of hazardous
chemicals found in common household products such as Teflon, Gore-Tex
and vinyl.
Learn more >>
|
|
|
 Acupuncture Relieves Pain and Improves Function in Knee Osteoarthritis
Acupuncture provides pain relief and improves function for people
with osteoarthritis of the knee and serves as an effective complement
to standard care.
Learn more >>
|
|
|
|
|
