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     Our lectures are free and open to everyone.

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Medicare 2013: What you need to know about the changes
Monday, October 22, 2 p.m. - Saratoga Library
Monday, October 29, 10:30 a.m. - Los Altos Library

Hey, Kids! Learn the Real Tooth
Thursday, November 1, 3:30 p.m. - Cupertino Library in the

Children's Story Room

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Get the End-of-Life Care You Want
Thursday, November 8, 7 p.m. - Gilroy Library

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Ayurvedic Medicine: Ancient wisdom for your health today
Tuesday, November 20, 7 p.m. - Campbell Library

     Candace Ford Gray recently received an award of "recognition and gratitude" for her 25 years of leadership in providing nationally recognized health information services to the public. She has led our organization since its founding in 1987.
     In presenting the award at the international Planetree Alliance conference, president Susan Frampton noted Candace's passionate dedication to providing information to health care consumers and her pioneer status in the once-fledgling consumer health empowerment movement. She has been a consultant to numerous Planetree hospitals across the U.S., as they established their health libraries and patient education centers. 

     The Alliance has grown to over 600 hospital and library affiliates across the U.S. and abroad. The conference attracted nearly 1,000 participants from 13 countries.
     Planetree incorporated as a nonprofit health advocacy organization in San Francisco in 1978. Candace helped develop the second affiliate, which opened as the Planetree Health Resource Center in a Victorian house in downtown San Jose. After two moves, we are now the PlaneTree Health Information Center @ the Cupertino Library.

      "I share this recognition with staff, volunteers, community partners, and donors," Candace said. "Especially in this age of information overload, people appreciate our help in finding the medical information they really want and need."

 

...in your kid's ears," was a long-ago pediatrician's advice to moms. That might be overly cautious, but doctors are particular about how you clean your ears. Here are tongue-out-of-cheek Do's and Don'ts for adult and child ear care.
 

     Do you often have one (or more) of the following?:

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        - neck, shoulder, or lower back pain
        - sore wrists
        - numb fingers
        - tired, irritated eyes
        - headaches

     The 9 resources we recommend on our website were all created by well-respected organizations. You'll find their coverage more trustworthy and less commercial than most search-engine results.
     We also encourage you to come in and explore our new books on alternative medicine. Perhaps most notable among them is the Textbook of Natural Medicine by Joseph Pizzorno and Michael Murray. Over 2,200 pages long, it deftly describes many therapeutic approaches and the naturopathic treatment of numerous health conditions.