July 1, 2011

Contents:

1. The Path to Wellness: BC Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Day
2. Acupuncture Treats Pain
3. Canada's Organic Rules in Full Force
4. Dr. Ernie Murakami Speaks on Lyme Disease
5. Organizing Smart Meter Resistance across International Borders
6. Nova Scotia Should Steer Clear of Genetic Modification, groups warn
7. Healing Crohn's with Raw Foods
8. Common Ground Community Farm--Fresh Local Produce Delivered to Your Door
9. Health Action Magazine Welcomes New Professional Members
10. Classifieds: Clinic space

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The Path to Wellness: BC Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Day

Sunday, July 24, 2011

At this free event in Vancouver's Chinatown, traditional Chinese medicine professionals will provide consultation, TCM and acupuncture seminars, free clinics and educational booths. BC TCM Acupuncture Day also includes a Tai Chi Health seminar, kung fu and traditional Chinese live music performances. Free admission.

Date: Sunday, July 24, 2011, 10:00am to 5:00pm
Location: Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver, 50 East Pender Street, Vancouver
Inquiry: tel: 604-278-6220, email: qatcma@uniserve.com, website: http://www.qatcma.org
Co-organized by Health Action Network Society. Check out http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=23203058348...

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Acupuncture Treats Pain

by Carlos Becerra, R.Ac.

Jan, late 50s, sought out acupuncture to relieve her pain three months after a dog pulled at the leash and strained her right shoulder and arm. "I was in extreme pain at the top of my shoulder, the back of my shoulder and my biceps muscle," she says. Jan certainly knows from experience how bad musculoskeletal pain can be.

Musculoskeletal pain affects muscles, tendons, bones, ligaments, cartilage and nerves. This pain may be accompanied by rigidity, inflammation, difficulty in the movements and even immobility. When practised by a qualified acupuncturist, acupuncture effectively and safely treats all kinds of musculoskeletal pain conditions. Find out how >> http://www.hans.org/magazine/833/Acupuncture-Treats-...

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Canada's Organic Rules in Full Force

by Organic Trade Association

Canada's Organic Products Regulations will be fully enforced starting July 1, two years after the regulations became law in 2009. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has followed a two-year Stream of Commerce and Enforcement Policy, allowing operators time to become fully compliant with the regulations.

"Full compliance with all provisions of the Organic Products Regulations is now mandatory. The Stream of Commerce policy was a great help for organic operators working to bring their documentation and labeling into compliance," said Matthew Holmes, Executive Director of the Canada Organic Trade Association. "Now products labeled as 'organic' in Canada and subject to the regulations must be certified by a CFIA-accredited certification body, and all organic product labels must carry the name of the certifier." Read more >> http://www.organicnewsroom.com/2011/06/canadas_organ...

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Dr. Ernie Murakami Speaks on Lyme Disease

Lyme Disease Worsens in Canada

Dr. Ernie Murakami spoke to close to 100 attendees at a HANS public meeting on June 27 at the Heritage Hall in Vancouver. Dr. Murakami's specialty, Lyme Disease, is not something that will be going away any time soon, what with higher weather temperatures creating more dreaded ticks in the wild. >> http://www.hans.org/157-murakami-appreciated-by-hans...

View event photos on Facebook >> http://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.21310823...

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Organizing Smart Meter Resistance across International Borders

On June 16, 2011, Joshua Hart, director of the California-based grassroots group Stop Smart Meters, joined Terrance Evans and Sandra Hansen, hosts of the Bmadd Show, in conversation with Milt Bowling of the Clean Energy Foundation and the Health Action Network Society.

They discussed the alarming health impacts, fire danger and privacy concerns of the meters, and how the Smart Grid functions as a constantly pulsing mesh network that contributes dramatically to already dangerous levels of electrosmog. Listen in on the Bmadd Show on CJSF 90.1FM (audio, 51 minutes) >> http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/06/18/18682231...

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Nova Scotia Should Steer Clear of Genetic Modification, groups warn

by Canadian Biotechnology Action Network

Late June, groups in Nova Scotia raised concerns about the future of genetic modification (GM) in the province as Premier Darrell Dexter returned home from the major Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) conference in Washington DC >> http://www.cban.ca/Press/Press-Releases/Nova-Scotia-...

And check out this new film of interviews with US famers called Farmer to Farmer: The Truth about GM Crops (Video 23 minutes) >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEX654gN3c4&feature=p...

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Healing Crohn's with Raw Foods

"Before I went to the hospital, I was actually feeling quite good on the raw food diet--with way less bloating, indigestion and stomach churning than I've had with cooked food."

In her blog, The Copycat Cook, HANS freelance writer and nutrition student Sondi Bruner offers fascinating insight into her 28-day raw food diet to improve her Crohn's disease and transition off the medication that she'd been taking since she was 18. Follow her successes and setbacks and be inspired by beautiful food photography and delicious recipes, including Chocolate Avocado Mousse, as well as tips such as "How to Eat Raw and Still Have Friends." >> http://thecopycatcook.wordpress.com/raw-food-challen.../

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Common Ground Community Farm--Fresh Local Produce Delivered to Your Door

Dave Carlson has recently started an organic community farm in Burnaby called Common Ground Community Farm. He is selling shares in the farm's production, which means you can buy a portion of his crop for the season, and he then delivers baskets of fresh produce to your home. His season has just started, and he still has shares available.

Prices for a full season share are $500 ($25 x 20 weeks) for a small basket, $640 ($32 x 20 weeks) for large and a weekly share of $32. Interested? Contact Dave through Facebook >> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Common-Ground-Communit...

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Health Action Magazine Welcomes New Professional Members

by Alison McNamar

Mindfulness Techniques Treat Anxiety and Depression
Dawn Schooler, director of clinical services at Jericho Counselling, says that mindfulness-based techniques are an increasingly effective way to treat anxiety, depression and other emotional and psychological issues. Because of our frenetic daily pace, Schooler says that we often find ourselves "not fully paying attention to anything." Find out more >> http://www.hans.org/magazine/854/Mindfulness-Techniq...

Gong Meditation Heals with Sound
Paul Bissonnette, a trained gongmaster, and Kathy Cameron, a certified sound practitioner, have together formed Harmony of the Spheres as a way of sharing their passion of gong sound healing therapy with others. Discover deep relaxation, harmony and inner peace through gong sound therapy >> http://www.hans.org/magazine/853/Gong-Meditation-Hea...

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Classifieds: Clinic space

Kamloops Multidisciplinary Clinic Seeks Practitioners to Share Space
Private rooms, plenty of parking, near to stores and highway, uptown location in medical-professional complex (Tudor Village). Contact Brian Scrivener at 250-377-7675 / handsonhealth.brian@telus.net.

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