The January 19th issue of National Geographic highlights how traditional Chinese medicine is taking the scientific community by storm. This ancient medicine is accumulating an evidence base that rivals the best in modern medicine even a Nobel prize in Medicine in 2015. Scientists from leading universities in the United States and Europe, including Harvard Medical School, the Mayo Clinic, UCLA, Duke, and Oxford University are looking at the scientific underpinnings of some traditional treatments for diseases such as pain, depression, anxiety, and even heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and Parkinson’s.

More and more doctors are recommending mind-body therapies like tai chi, meditation, chiropractic, supplements, hypnosis therapy, and even yoga to help you get relief from dozens of painful conditions. Harvard Medical School experts explain the research behind natural and alternative remedies without drugs or surgery.

This enlightening report reveals:

Mind-body secrets for “turning down the volume” on pain

The exercise that may lower your chance of getting shingles

The type of yoga that helps reduce back and neck pain

Why tai chi may be the ideal exercise for battling fibromyalgia

Mind-body secrets for “turning down the volume” on pain

For all of you that have helped with the Oxford Study and the study we just completed for Harvard Medical School and for all of you that are helping make this a healthier world, Joe and Jacqui would like to pass along to you this very special gift of Lifelong Learning Resources this holiday season.

Keep your mind sharp and feed your curiosity. While the weather outside is frightful, explore these world class resources for lifelong learners. Join Oxford University’s Continuing Education Departments community of learning – a community that spans more than 120 countries worldwide. These fun, interactive, educational resources have been chosen for you by Oxford Continuing Education academics and staff.

Please accept our thanks for being part of our community of learning.  We wish you a wonderful festive season and an educationally enriching new year.
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Having trouble getting in to see a real doctor lately? Join the club. In a recent poll conducted by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, most people reported going to urgent care because they believe it is more convenient and takes less time than going to their regular doctor.
Many Americans are seeking alternatives in healthcare simply because seeing the doctor is getting harder and harder. One in 5 said that at least once in the past two years, they were unable to see their regular doctor when they needed medical care, mostly because the doctor didn’t have any available appointments. Even if you can get an appointment you will most likely see a physicians assistant or nurse rather than a real Doctor. and with higher and higher deductibles this is soon destined to affect us all. (more…)

One of the most useful skills in the world today is to know how to simply relax. To be able to take a little vacation from the stresses of daily life is one of the best ways to keep yourself healthy. Watch the video as Harvard professor Herbert Benson teaches you how to reach the relaxation response for yourself. (more…)