Investment Outlook 2008 – Oil and Gas, Resource World Investment Opportunities and News Magazine, Issue 6, Vol. 1 – December 2007/January 2008
Investment Outlook 2008 – Oil and Gas is a detailed analysis by Joseph Schachter, president of Schachter Asset Management based in Calgary AB. He has been involved in the investment business and the research side since the early 1970s where fundamental research and detailed analysis is used to cover Canadian as well as international companies. Also discussed in this article is the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and how they strategize to control the price of oil for the world in their favor. Biofuels are also discussed as a potential energy source.
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Shiatsu and High Blood Pressure (HBP), 2006
This is an in-depth look at Shiatsu and High Blood Pressure by using one case study as an example. Kensen Saito, owner and Director of the Shiatsu Academy of Tokyo, instructs the public and therapists how to deal with HBP. “The focus of treating high blood pressure with shiatsu is the kind of effectiveness that is received from a treatment. Our goal should be to create homeostasis with the autonomic nervous system, to make it balanced. Particularly, the autonomic nervous system affects the circulatory system so shiatsu creates a better flow.” A detailed chart reveals the numerous effects of high blood pressure on the body including primary and secondary causes of hypertension and how stress plays a role.
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Relieving Stress with Shiatsu, 2006
Since the beginning of time, stress has been imposed upon the human race and its effects have been felt in various degrees on the physical, mental and emotional levels. Stress will always be with us, so it is how we choose to manage stress in our lives that is the key to preventing chronic conditions and health crises before they arise. This booklet is an in-depth look at four clients who experienced the healing benefits of shiatsu therapy. The similarities are numerous in the healing effects that shiatsu delivers to alleviate the stress of these four clients in their daily lives. They share why shiatsu was chosen as a therapy and the positive results that were experienced after the shiatsu sessions.
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Dr. DeMarco Answers Your Questions, Alternative Medicine, Book review – Alternative Bookshelf section, January 2002
This is a book review for the Alternative Bookshelf section of Alternative Medicine, profiling Dr. Carolyn DeMarco’s book Doctor DeMarco Answers Your Questions. Dr. DeMarco’s well-indexed book explores various illnesses and how to treat them naturally. DeMarco has been a progressive force in healthcare and one of the first to advocate that patients adopt a proactive, take-charge attitude when it comes to their health. This proactive stance is reflected in the accumulated knowledge she shares in her book, Doctor DeMarco Answers Your Questions. Additionally, she discusses current practices in alternative medicine including many modalities.
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Tokujiro Namikoshi 1905–2000, Massage Magazine, March/April 2001
A tribute to the late founder of shiatsu, Tokujiro Namikoshi (1905-2000) was published in the Massage magazine shortly after his death. Briefly, it describes the development of shiatsu initiated by the then seven-year-old Tokujiro Namikoshi. He was influential in healing his mother’s rheumatoid arthritis. Although he had no knowledge of anatomy and physiology at the age of 7, he ‘listened’ to his mother’s body with his hands, and as a result of this receptivity, he sensed differences in skin condition, heat, and stiffness. His talent as a healing facilitator was the basis for the development of shiatsu today. By 1957, the newly named Japan Shiatsu School was officially licensed by the Minister of Health and welfare and was known as the first school of its kind in Japan.
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