| No doctor, thanks - just pass me the açaí
If you believe the vendors at the annual Institute of Food Technologists convention, you may soon be able to eat and drink your way to better health. On display were aisle upon aisle of foods made to do more than provide basic nutrition. There was one kind of yogurt to lower cholesterol and another to curb appetite. Cheese cubes supposedly increased energy and strengthened the immune system. Desserts were laced with heart-healthy fish oil, and a pomegranate-flavored water contained fiber to promote digestive health. Paul Flowerman, president of P.L. Thomas, a food ingredient company, showed a suggested menu of life-enhancing foods, starting with a mixed green salad with antioxidant vinaigrette made from pomegranates, grape-seed extract and açaí (pronounced ah-SIGH-ee), which is the berrylike fruit of a Brazilian palm.
Who is a Healer?
Over the last two weeks, Donna Karan welcomed a diverse group of integrative physicians and practitioners into the Well-Being Forum at her late husband's studio. Her goal was to promote dialogue. And dialogue she got when the conventional and integrative faced off, and looked for commonalities in today's lively discussion, sparked by the presence of actor Michael J. Fox, a real trouper. Speaking to the group, Michael J. Fox shares his health journey, "I was diagnosed in 1991 with Parkinson's Disease. You sit in a doctor's office and hear these words, and you put it into a package that you deal with later. I was trained to think when you get a diagnosis, you go to a doctor -- like you go to a mechanic -- and get fixed. But you have to incorporate the losses into your life.
UNAIDS chief praises China's anti-AIDS efforts
ZHENGZHOU -- The Executive Director of UNAIDS, Dr. Peter Piot, praised the Chinese government's contribution to HIV/AIDS prevention on a return tour of the infamous AIDS villages in central China's Henan Province. Piot made the remarks on Tuesday when recalling his visit on Monday to the severely AIDS-affected village of Nandawu in Shangcai County. Piot and his delegation inspected the local clinics and elementary schools, and visited two AIDS patients' families there to have a closer look at their medical treatment and daily life. He also paid a visit to the "Sunlight Home" in Shangcai, a government-funded charity that looks after AIDS orphans. "During this tour, I have seen with my own eyes how the government supports those AIDS patients and cares about those AIDS-affected orphans.I pay respect to all the efforts, which are consistent with the commitment the Chinese government has made in the sector," said the UN official.
Six Americans of Indian Descent among 100 Distinguished Recipients ...
Six Americans of Indian descent were among 100 distinguished recipients of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor awarded on May 12, 2007 on Ellis Island. The honorees were: Dr. Akshay Desai of St. Petersburg, Fla., the chairman and CEO of Universal Health Care; Mr. Kirti "Kenny" Desai of Clark, N.J., the president of a construction company; Hon. Jacob Eapen, MD, MPH, a pediatrician from Alameda, Calif.; Dr. Kiran C. Patel, of Tampa, Fla., a cardiologist, healthcare entrepreneur, philanthropist and founder of the nonprofit Patel Foundation for Global Understanding; Ms. Smita N. Shah of Chicago, Ill., the president of an engineering and construction management firm as well as the first female of Indian origin to receive this award, and the youngest recipient this year and Mr. Daniel J. Thomas, a periodontist from Leawood, Kan.
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