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Internationally known for her empowering approach to women’s health and wellness, Dr. Northrup is a leading proponent of medicine and healing that acknowledges the unity of the mind and body, as well as the powerful role of the human spirit in creating health. Following a career as a practicing physician in obstetrics and gynecology for over 20 years, Dr. Northrup has now dedicated her lifework to helping women (and the men who love them) learn how to create health in their lives.

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-Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder (a dyssomnia) characterized by overwhelming drowsiness and sudden attacks of sleep. The condition is most characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), in which a person experiences extreme tiredness and possibly falls asleep during inappropriate times, such as at work or school. A narcoleptic will most probably experience disturbed nocturnal sleep, which is often confused with insomnia, and disorder of REM or rapid eye movement sleep.
Cataplexy, a sudden muscular weakness brought on by strong emotions, is a medical condition which may also affect narcoleptics. Often manifesting as muscular weaknesses ranging from a barely perceptible slackening of the facial muscles to the dropping of the jaw or head, weakness at the knees, or a total collapse. Usually only speech is slurred, vision is impaired (double vision, inability to focus), but hearing and awareness remain normal. In some rare cases, an individual’s body becomes paralyzed and muscles will become stiff.
The term narcolepsy derives from the French word narcolepsie created by the French physician Jean-Baptiste-Édouard Gélineau by combining the Greek narke numbness, stupor and lepsis attack, seizure.

-Edson Zerati, MD
http://br.geocities.com/ezerati2005

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Tai Chi for Older Adults (Tai Chi for Over 55)
Duration: 110 mins.
For more information or to place order:
http://www.taichiproductions.com/secureshop/product.php?ProductID=235
Designed to improve your fitness, flexibility and to be more relaxed.

Especially designed for older adults without any prior knowledge of Tai Chi, the movements taught here are easy to learn. Based on Yang style Tai Chi, the tape includes a bonus Sitting Qigong for relaxation.

Contents
• Introduction of Tai Chi
• Warm-up Exercises
• 5 Standard Movements – forms the core of the practise for health and fitness
• 4 Additional Movements – for progression
• Sitting Qigong – learn to relax with breathing exercises while sitting

Features
• Designed to be easy to learn, remember and practise.
• The complete 9 movement Tai Chi program is suitable for people with different needs.
• Qigong breathing exercise to improve relaxation and vitality.
• Comprehensive and easy-to-follow instructions

Below are some comments from our customers, go to www.taichiproductions.com forum to view more comments or add yours.

Thanks for your prompt response. I am impressed with the quality of your programs and services. I feel certain that your tai chi course will benefit elders in my area.
Robert Mc Brien, Ph.D.
“I also find that your explanations of the principles and moves are very thorough and easy to understand. Due to my working situation, going to Tai Chi classes are very difficult, but with the videos I am able to work out and learn at home and apply the principles in the class.”
Allan Hartshorne
“?I send you love and energy and appreciation for all your inspiration and instruction. Your video changed my life.” Peggy Tabor USA
“I use your video a lot to perfect my technique, to check accuracy of movements, listen to instructions and recall various Tai Chi principles.” Jana Solovka, Vic. Australia
The other day I was at the library and saw your video on the shelf… I was impressed with your presentation and the ease of following along. It is clearly one of the best Tai Chi instructional videos I have seen?” Allan J. Glazer, DPM USA

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Tai Chi for Back Pain Instructional DVD
Duration: 120 mins.
For more information or to place order:
http://www.taichiproductions.com/secureshop/product.php?ProductID=229

Designed to relieve back pain, restore the ability to work and play, improve health and quality of life, this program will also help people in wheelchairs and with other medical conditions. This Tai Chi set is adapted from Tai Chi for Arthritis with additional material and different approach in teaching.

Tai chi is a gentle exercise shown by many scientific studies to relieve pain, strengthen muscles, improve stamina, blood circulation, balance and relaxation.
There are numerous forms of tai chi. This program places special emphasis on strengthening the deep stabilizing muscles of the spine and contains adaptations for people with other chronic disabilities. It aims at helping you cope better with daily tasks, as well as improving your mental and physical health. No prior knowledge of tai chi is necessary.

According to new medical findings, the deep muscles close to the spine stabilize and protect the spine. Strengthening these muscles will reduce pain and improve physical function.

Contents

We begin with an introduction of tai chi followed by information on back pain provided by a panel of medical experts: Dr Ashish Diwan, Chief of Spine Service from the University of NSW; Dr Klaus Stelter, an experienced family physician and Trish Wisbey-Roth, a manipulative and sports physiotherapist, and the physiotherapist for the Australian Olympic team in 1996, 2000 and 2004.

This program will be divided into 8 lessons. Depending on your physical ability and time available, you can learn each lesson in one or several sittings. If you are unable or uncomfortable to do the full extent of the movements, simply do what you can and visualize the full extent.

Lesson 1 – stationary
” Warm up, stretching and cooling exercises
” Qigong exercises:
1. The Posture of Infinity
2. The Posture of Tai Chi
3. The Posture of Opening and Closing
” Movement 1. Commencement

Lesson 2 – stationary
” Qigong exercises:
4. The Posture of Yin Yang Harmony
” Movement 2 – Opening and Closing Hands
” Movement 3 – Single Whip

Lesson 3 – stationary
” Movement 4 – Waving Hands in the Cloud.
” Movement 5 – Opening and Closing Hands
” Movement 6 – Closing
” Both sides of the six movements

Lesson 4 – moving
” Warm up, stretching and cooling exercises
” Qigong exercises
” Both sides of the six movements

Lesson 5 – moving
” Advanced movement 1 – Brush Knee
” Advanced movement 2 – Playing the Lute

Lesson 6 – moving
” Advanced movement 3 – Parry and Punch

Lesson 7 – moving
” Advanced movement 4 – Apparent close up
” Advanced movement 5 – Pushing the Mountain
” Advanced movement 6 – Opening and Closing

Lesson 8 – moving
” Both sides of the six advanced movements

Demonstration – both sides of the complete 12 movements
” Front on
” Back on

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May is the national Better Sleep Month. And as the school year comes to a close and the summer is about to begin a national survey has found that it’s the adolescents in the U.S. that are not getting the rest they truly need. Today, UT Health Center’s Dr. Mom puts to rest the facts about teens and how to get quality sleep.

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