Ayurveda in Sanskrit means the science of long and healthy life.

The advantage for a consultation with a good Ayurvedic physician is that once you have the consultation, then you need not have another consultation, until a life change,  as long as you are following life styles and patterns according to your body needs.

What is your individual need?

Below is a brief bio profile and schedule for Dr. Satam's visit to our area.

Take in the general presentations too.

Physician in Ayurveda to visit.

Dr. Shubhangee Satam will be visiting our area from Nov. 4th. 2009 through Nov 7th. 2009

Dr. Satam is an M.D. in Ayurvedic medicine trained from R.A.Podar Medical College, Worli, Mumbai in1998. Additionally, she has a "Teacher's Training Course in Yoga" from "The Yoga Institute, Mumbai, India" with an Intensive Course of Yoga done from "The Yoga Institute, Santacruz, India"  as a prerequisite to teach Yoga.

Dr Satam has been working as an Ayurvedic Consultant since 1998 with successful results in:

*Obesity
*Cosmetic problems such as Pimples, Complexion problems, Dandruff, Graying of hair
*Other disorders like skin disorders
*Life style disorders like Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, cardiac problems.
Dr. Satam has an excellent knowledge about all the Panchakarma procedures. 
Fluent in Sanskrit, Dr. Satam writes articles on Ayurveda as well has completed translations and interpretation of Sanskrit texts on ancient Indian medicinal literature Dr. Satam has conducted lecture series on Ayurveda for 3 weeks in Salzburg (Austria) sponsored by Intersol.She has conducted training programs for the marketing team of the distributor of Charak's Products in Sri Lanka in the year 2001.She has participated in the exhibition of the Natural Product Expo Europe held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in June 2002 and 2003 as well as the Natural Product Expo West, California, USA in March 2003.She has visited Malaysia in March 2004 for techno-marketing discussions. She participated in an Ayurveda Symposium in September 2006 in Germany and conducted lectures of Ayurveda in Latvia and Austria in 2009. Dr. Satam has traveled several times in Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands for the Business Development and Market survey of products.

Fluent in English, Sanskrit, Hindi Marathi and comfortable in German, French and Dutch, Dr. Satam's Personal Interests: Trekking 

Schedule during Dr. Satam stay in our area:
On Thursday, Nov 5th. 2009, at 7.00 pm during our regular Independent Scholars' Evenings, Dr.Satam will give a general discussion on Ayurveda.

Independent Scholars' Evenings are held on the 2nd floor of The Moline Club 513 16th. Street Moline. The evening is free and open to the public.

Saturday Nov. 7th. 2009 from 2 pm to 5.pm is a first Conference on Ayurveda held at The Moline Club Ballroom, on the 3rd floor. 513 16th. Street Moline.

The areas for discussion will cover the following:

• HINI Flu ---care through Ayurveda

• Ayurvedic Approach to Menopause

• Impotency -Tackle it with Ayurveda

• Diabetes.. .its Management through Ayurveda.

• Ayurveda and Insomnia

• Stress Management : An Ayurvedic Perspective

• Geriatric care.... longer healthier lives through Ayurveda.

• Curcuma ( Turmeric) -- A boon to the World

• Balanced diet and lifestyle.. the regime of Ayurveda.

• Ayurveda --- A Great help to maintain Beauty

The Conference is free and open to the public.

While in our area, Dr. Shubhangee Satam will be available for individual private consultations at The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, held at The Moline Commercial Club, 1530 Fifth Ave. Moline. Enter from the 513 16^th Street door.

Please call 762-9202 for scheduling. A nominal charge of $15.00 for a consultation is applicable.

The 5 day event is sponsored by The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, Ltd.

1530 Fifth Ave. Moline. Illinois, 61265. tel 309-762-9209 www.qcinstitute.org

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Walk Across Illinois is a free health initiative that creates opportunities for everyone to achieve their full potential for physical activity. Find out more at www.WalkAcrossIllinois.org.

Registered participants earn "miles" through physical activity and use those miles to track their progress on virtual routes across the state.  Walk Across Illinois is a program through the Active Transportation Alliance, which works to improve the health and sustainability of Chicagoland's transportation.

More than 12,000 walkers have logged over 1.2 million miles since Walk Across Illinois launched in 2005.

"One of the easiest ways to earn miles is to replace car trips with walking or biking trips," said Rob Sadowsky, Active Trans executive director. "Whether it is a walk to the store or a bike ride with your family, your virtual tour starts right at home."

The program's website provides participants with resources to make it easy to get active. Resources like information on route locations and a tracker that allows participants to report and track their progress will make help walkers stay motivated every step of the way.

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Walk Across Illinois envisions neighborhoods and streets filled with residents being active together within their communities.  This free online program is a fun and rewarding opportunity that makes it easy for everyone to develop active lifestyles through walking and other physical activity.  Anyone can register at www.WalkAcrossIllinois.org and embark on a journey towards health and fitness one step at a time.

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Davenport, IA, October 15, 2009:  Davenport Parks & Recreation is teaming up with the Roosevelt Community Partnership (RCP) to hold a Health  Families event.  This event will include tips on families spending quality time together, how to manage work and families, and being healthy by exercising and eating right.  The event promises to be hands-on experience  for the whole family, including: games, family craft ideas, presentations, facility tours, and a glimpse into all the Roosevelt Community Center has to offer families.

Date:  Saturday, October 17th, 2009

Age:  All Ages

Time: 10:00am-2:00pm

Fee:  FREE

Location: Roosevelt Community Center, 1220 Minnie Ave., Davenport

For questions regarding event, please contact 563-326-7812 or www.cityofdavenportiowa.com

Des Moines, IA - Leading food security advocates from throughout the US and Canada will meet to discuss strategies for taking advantage of the current surge in interest among policymakers and the public for healthy and local foods. The role of health care reform in driving change in the food system is just one example of a topic to be discussed at the conference.

"Sodexo is pleased to continue its sponsorship of the Community Food Security Coalition's annual conference," said Arlin Wasserman, Sodexo's vice president for sustainability & corporate social responsibility. "We are committed to fostering a more sustainable food system and this conference is an important source of dialogue on how to promote healthy and sustainable food choices."

In addition to the numerous panels and workshops, the conference seeks to "walk the talk" by minimizing food waste and serving Iowa-grown or raised products. Organizers see celebration of the gift of food?an expression of relationships between people, land, and animals - as an important element of food security.

"Obesity costs our country $147 billion per year ," said Andy Fisher, executive director of the Community Food Security Coalition. "Increasing access to healthy affordable food is an important strategy to reducing obesity and its costs to the nation. CFSC sponsors annual conferences as a tool for sharing information among community leaders who helping to build healthy farms, communities, landscapes and individuals."

Sodexo, Inc. (www.sodexoUSA.com) is a leading integrated facilities management services company in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, with $7.7 billion (USD) in annual revenue and 120,000 employees. Sodexo serves more than ten million customers daily in corporations, health care, long term care and retirement centers, schools, college campuses, government, and remote sites. Sodexo, Inc., headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., is a member of Sodexo Group, and funds all administrative costs for the Sodexo Foundation (www.SodexoFoundation.org), an independent charitable organization that, since its founding in 1999, has made more than $11 million in grants to fight hunger in America. Visit the corporate blog at www.sodexoUSA.com/blog.

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