American College of Healthcare Sciences announces that Moses Untulan, a 21-year-old Vancouver, WA resident and student in the ACHS Associate of Applied Sciences in Complementary Alternative Medicine degree program, is the winner of the ACHS 2009 Be Part of the Solution video contest. Moses will be awarded a $250 gift certificate to the Apothecary Shoppe College Store and have a link to his video featured on the homepage of the College website at www.achs.edu.

“We received several great video entries,” said Tracey Miller, ACHS Dean of Admissions. “However, Moses’s video really summed up the spirit and purpose of the College, to use holistic medicine as a tool for whole-person health, thus improving your life, your environment, and your community.”

Untulan’s video is simply titled, “What I learned from the American College of Healthcare Sciences,” and talks about the current healthcare crisis. At the beginning of the video Untulan says that holistic medicine is the “increase of awareness to maintain a healthy mind, body, and spirit,” then further explains the importance of taking responsibility for our lives and surrounding environments as a way to heal the root cause of common diseases. Untulan says he has learned to “fear less and be driven with passion.”

Contest runners up include Maureen Jeanson, a graduate of the ACHS Diploma in Herbal Studies and co-author of Squeaky Gourmet, and Emily Stein, a current student in the Diploma in Holistic Health Practice program.

The winning video can be viewed on ACHStv, the College YouTube channel, or on the ACHS website at www.achs.edu. Additional ACHS student-made videos can be viewed on the College website under News and Events: http://www.achs.edu/news/news-detail.aspx?nid=199

American College of Healthcare Sciences is the only accredited, fully online college offering degrees, diplomas, and career-training certificates in complementary alternative medicine. Founded in 1978, ACHS is committed to exceptional online education and is recognized as an industry leader in holistic health education worldwide. For more information about ACHS programs and community wellness events, visit achs.edu, call (503) 244-0726, or stop by the College campus located at 5940 SW Hood Ave., Portland OR 97239.

Joshua Tree, CA, 2009 ( Prfriend ) May 12, 2009 -Cynthia Perkins, M.Ed., publishes new handbook: Living Life to the Fullest: Creative Coping Strategies for Managing Chronic Illness.

“Living Life to the Fullest is full of sound, compassionate advice for the swelling ranks of the chronically ill. In short accessible chapters, Cynthia Perkins offers prescriptions for self-care that are effective, easy to do, and don’t cost money!” says Kat Duff, Author of The Alchemy of Illness

As both a mental health professional and a woman living with the challenges of several chronic health conditions, Cynthia Perkins, M.Ed., shares her personal and professional expertise for managing the many challenges of chronic illness and the impact it has on one’s life. This unique combination results in sound guidance with the added touch of deep understanding that can come only through personal experience.

Living Life to the Fullest: Creative Coping Strategies for Managing Chronic Illness, provides the chronically ill with self-care tips and strategies that encourage, inspire, and empower the chronically ill to reduce feelings of hopelessness and helplessness, manage pain, find new meaning and purpose in life, decrease feelings of powerlessness, improve self-esteem and thrive in spite of symptoms. Learn more at: http://www.holistichelp.net/excerpt.html

Perkins says, “Regardless of your diagnosis, being able to live life to the fullest with a chronic health condition is largely about acceptance and developing effective coping mechanisms.”

Cynthia’s practical tips and strategies for self-care come straight from the heart of someone who knows the ropes. Providing the chronically ill with an outstanding must have handbook that is a concise quick read, yet encompasses the wide spectrum of psychological, physical, spiritual, family and social dimensions that are touched by chronic illness.

Cynthia Perkins, M.Ed. is an author and mental health professional helping individuals living with chronic illness or chronic pain to live life more fully. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in counseling. http://www.holistichelp.net/

Living Life to the Fullest: Creative Coping Strategies for Managing Chronic Illness
Retail Price: $12.95
ISBN: 978-0-578-00554-6
On Demand Printing
Available at Ingram Book Group and Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Living-Life-Fullest-Creative-Strategies/dp/0578005549/
Review copies available on request

Media Contact
Cynthia Perkins
866-343-7714
[email protected]

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Yucca Valley, CA ( PRFriend ) April 8, 2009  – On the pages of this site you’ll find the facts about alcoholism(http://www.alternatives-for-alcoholism.com) in a holistic recovery program that does not require following the 12 step program or embracing the concept of powerlessness. Everything from understanding the process of addiction and why traditional treatment is so ineffective to the impact on marriage, spirituality, personality, physical health as well as prevention are covered with an approach that combines the best from the worlds of biology, psychology and spirituality.

In the coming weeks, in preparation for Cynthia’s new book “Get Sober Stay Sober: The Truth About Alcoholism that will be released in about 2 months,  you’ll also find more pages that address the lack of effectiveness in the standard recovery approach in more depth.http://www.alternatives-for-alcoholism.com/alcoholics-anonymous.html

Cynthia Perkins, M.Ed., sobriety coach and recovered alcoholic with 20 years of uninterrupted sobriety, tells us “although alcoholism affects every area of individuals life, the root of alcoholism lies in an imbalance or mal-functioning of neurotransmitters in the brain and successful recovery is achieved by restoring balance. http://www.alternatives-for-alcoholism.com/holistic.html

Additionally, she says “many people are uncomfortable with and incapable of surrendering to the powerlessness concept, the religious aspect or being sentenced to a life of dependence on AA meetings that is found in traditional recovery programs. Alcoholics and addicts of all kinds are searching for effective alternatives that empower them. Alternatives for Alcoholism provides that alternative.”

Contact:

Cynthia Perkins
Alternatives-for-Alcoholism
P.O. Box 953
Yucca Valley, CA 92286
United States of America.
Phone: 866-343-7714

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