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Dr. Caroline Leaf says that Research Shows That “87%-95% of All Illnesses Are a Result of Thought Life”

Posted by on April 14, 2012 1 comment

Dr. Caroline Leaf says that Research Shows That “87%-95% of All Illnesses Are a Result of Thought Life”











Dr. Caroline Leaf

Omaha, NE (PRWEB) April 13, 2012

According to best-selling author of “Who Switched Off My Brain?” and Cognitive Neuroscientist, Dr. Caroline Leaf, “Eighty-seven to 95 percent of the illnesses that plague us today are a direct result of our thought life,” said Dr. Leaf. “What we think about affects us physically and emotionally. It’s an epidemic of toxic emotions.” Dr. Leaf has researched the human brain for over 25 years with particular emphasis on unlocking its vast untapped potential. She is passionate about linking scientific brain research to Biblical principles in a simple and practical way.

Dr. Leaf will be the keynote presenter next at a medical seminar entitled “The Science of Thought” The goal of the seminar is to explore the science of thought and programs to help people to think, understand and use their brain properly and live healthier, de-toxed thought lives.” Dr. Leaf will cover: how thoughts form, the science of thought, epigenetics and the Geodesic information processing theory and how thoughts become toxic resulting in mental and physical illness. She will also introduce a thought detox program.

This seminar is designed especially for practitioners in the mental health field: nurses, therapists, techs, social workers and chaplains The seminar will run from 9 a.m.-NOON Friday, April 20th at Alegent Healthcare’s Lakeside Hospital in Omaha, NE.

Alegent will award 2.6 contact hours (Continuing Education Units) for those who attend this conference. Alegent Health is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Nebraska Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation. 3.2 contact hours will be awarded by the Iowa Board of Nursing #76, of Alegent Health. Continuing Education Units will also be awarded for all social workers.

The cost of the conference is $ 35 for Alegent Healthcare employees and $ 45 for non-employees. Registrations are available online by going to:http://www.itickets.com

Dr. Leaf frequently speaks at medical seminars, churches, women’s retreats, conferences and ministry events. She has also been featured on numerous shows such as Enjoying Everyday Life with Joyce Meyer, Life Today with James and Betty Robison, It’s Supernatural with Sid Roth, and Marilyn and Sarah with Marilyn Hickey – as well as other local and international shows.

“Thank God for Dr. Leaf,” said James and Betty Robison, of LIFE Outreach International. “Here is real help in understanding how our thoughts impact our outlook on life and affect our physical bodies as well.”

For more information and to register go online to: [http://www.leafconferenceomaha.com or call (402) 763-9255.

The seminar being is sponsored by Fresh Hope, a network of Christian support groups for individuals with mood disorders and their loved ones (http://www.FreshHope.us) and Alegent Healthcare. Brad Hoefs, founder of Fresh Hope says, “We look forward to this seminar. It will provide the opportunity for the medical community to examine the research up and close and see the potential of helping people detox their thought life for a healthier life.”

Dr. Leaf will also be leading a conference on “Detox Your Thoughts and Renew Your Mind” while in Omaha on Friday evening and Saturday, April 20-21st at Emmanuel Fellowship.





















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Health Tap Selects Lasik Eye Surgeon Rajesh Khanna, MD as an Expert on Vision and Eyes

Posted by on August 24, 2011 1 comment

Health Tap Selects Lasik Eye Surgeon Rajesh Khanna, MD as an Expert on Vision and Eyes











Dr.Rajesh Khanna


Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 23, 2011

Health Tap taps Top LASIK Doctor Rajesh Khanna, MD as a medical expert on LASIK and Vision Care. Health tap is a free health information portal for the patients. There is no sales involved, so the answers are likely to be genuine. Dr. Khanna felt “with an explosion in information on the internet, it is difficult for lay people to sift through it all. Many a time the information is misleading as non medical people have written it. ” Cornea and Cataract Surgeon, Dr Khanna thinks this portal may be able to complement the health care in the country and could finally evolve into a cost saving for Health Insurance industry.

Dr.Khanna invites people to post their questions regarding lasik and cataract surgery on this portal. This may benefit even people living in other parts of the world.

Rajesh Khanna, MD is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology. He has specialized training in LASIK, Cataract and Corneal surgery from the University of Cincinnati.

Dr. Khanna is known as the LASIK surgeon to the stars, as he has performed over 10,000 vision correction procedures on many Olympic medal winners and Hollywood personalities like Disney stars Brenda Song and Corbin Bleu, “Hercules” Kevin Sorbo, UFC champion fighter Bas Rutten, and Butch Patrick who played Eddie Munster. He also performs Intacs Surgery for keratoconus.

Khanna is a voluntary member of the UCLA faculty, as well as of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive surgery.

The Khanna Vision Institute has centers in Beverly Hills at 240 S. La Cienega Blvd. #250 and Westlake Village at 179 Auburn Court #1.

Contact: Kelly Schneider

Company Name: Khanna Vision Institute

Telephone Number: (310) 482-1240

Fax Number: (805) 230-2199

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Sen. Dave Durenberger Joins Health Fitness Corporation’s Board of Directors

Posted by on January 11, 2011 1 comment

Sen. Dave Durenberger Joins Health Fitness Corporation’s Board of Directors











Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) August 14, 2007

Health Fitness Corporation (“HFC”) (OTC BB: HFIT) today announced that former U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger, a nationally-recognized health policy thought leader, has been elected to its board of directors.

Active in Minnesota public life for more than 40 years, Durenberger’s experience in the U.S. Senate included 17 years on the influential Senate Finance Committee. He was the ranking member of the Health Subcommittee for a decade, serving six years as chairman.

Durenberger served three terms in the Senate, sponsoring numerous bills that focused on public health and safety. Among them were bills to ensure safe drinking water and clean air, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Continuity of Employment Health Insurance (COBRA), Maternal and Child Health amendments, measures to support Medicare, Medicaid and rural health policy, and acts to streamline and enhance health insurance coverage.

“Health Fitness Corporation warmly welcomes Dave Durenberger’s substantial health policy expertise to our board,” said Mark W. Sheffert, chairman of HFC’s board. “Sen. Durenberger is highly recognized and respected nationwide for his extensive knowledge of both business and health care. His insight and guidance will certainly be additive to the direction and governance of the organization.”

Durenberger has made health policy a focus since his retirement from the Senate in 1995. He is founder and chair of the National Institute of Health Policy, a not-for-profit forum for health care leaders throughout the Upper Midwest to collaborate on complex health care issues and to foster health care transformation. He is also senior health policy fellow at the University of St. Thomas College of Business in Minneapolis. In that role he serves on the faculty of the College of Business, teaching in medical group management programs, physician leadership and other graduate and executive education programs. Durenberger also teaches health policy at the University’s College of Law, contributes regularly to College of Business publications, and consults on curriculum design efforts for health policy courses. His bi-weekly “Commentary” on health policy and politics is a much-read predictor of health policy for more

than 10,000 national leaders. Durenberger is president of Policy Insight, LLC, a business consulting firm for health policy interests both in the United States and globally.

Durenberger continues to influence the future of health policy through his commission and board positions. He serves as commissioner, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission; commissioner, National Commission for Quality Long-term Care; special advisor to the Steering Committee, American Medical Group Association; advisory member, Council of Accountable Physician Practices; commissioner, Kaiser Commission on the Future of Medicaid and the Uninsured; commissioner, Americans for Generational Equity; board member, Center for the Study of Politics and Governance; co-chair, Minnesotan’s Military Appreciation Fund; member, MBA Public Policy Advisory Board, University of St. Thomas; board member, VocalEssence and ServeMinnesota; board member, National Committee on Quality Assurance; and board member, The Mercanti Group.

He was also appointed by Gov. Tim Pawlenty to chair the Minnesota Citizen’s Forum on Healthcare Costs, to explore health care cost drivers, citizen values, and to recommend health care reform in Minnesota, with input from more than 1,000 Minnesota citizens.

He is the recipient of numerous awards for leadership, among them the Leadership, Vision and Commitment Award from the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities; the Minnesota Medical Association’s Sova Award; the Lifetime Achievement Award in Health Care Quality Improvement, James Q. Cannon Memorial Endowment; George Mason University School of Public Policy Founders Award; and Lifetime Leadership Award, Voices for National Service. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

EDITORS NOTE: To speak with Health Fitness CEO, Gregg Lehman, PhD, contact Katherine H. Capps 703-319-0957

About Health Fitness Corporation

Health Fitness Corporation (HFC) is a leading provider of employee health improvement services to Fortune 500 companies, the health care industry and individual consumers. Serving clients for more than 30 years, HFC partners with employers to effectively manage their health care and productivity costs by improving individual health and well-being. HFC serves more than 300 clients globally via on-site management and remotely via Web and telephonic services. HFC provides a complete portfolio of health and fitness management solutions including a proprietary health risk assessment platform, screenings, EMPOWERED™ Health Coaching and delivery of health improvement programs. HFC employs more than 3,000 health and fitness professionals in national and international locations who are committed to the company’s mission of “improving the health and well-being of the people we serve.” For more information on HFC, visit

http://www.hfit.com.

This press release was distributed through eMediawire by Human Resources Marketer (HR Marketer: http://www.HRmarketer.com) on behalf of the company listed above.

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