It’s time for everyone to have wholesome foods, which contains all nutrition and become healthy. Functional foods supply more than nutrition alone, they also offer health benefits beyond nutrition alone.

Omega Smart Bar is one such product. Omega combines all nutrition and offers it in bar format so that people can have it easily. It does not put artificial preservatives in their bars so the shelf life is shorter than other bars on the market today. Omega feels that it’s a small price to pay to be able to offer you a truly health promoting bar.

Leading health experts have recognized and promote Omega Smart Bars.

• It is wholesome, organic, whole-food balanced nutrition!
• Ideal balance of complex carbohydrates non-isolated proteins and Essential Fats.
• It is a snack bar, an energy booster, or a quick meal replacement

All Omega Smart bars are easily digested, help to manage blood sugar, contain over 2,000 mg. of Omega-3′s and offer an ideal ratio of complex carbohydrates, proteins, and healthy-fats.

Omega wouldn’t think of using any artificial flavors, colors, additives, chemicals, or preservatives – and they bake their bars just long enough at a low temperature to achieve signature texture.

Omega Smart Bars comes in 10 different flavours. Our Youth In A Bar offerings represent cutting-edge science, with ingredients selected for their anti-aging, antioxidant, metabolism boosting, and collagen promoting properties. Each bar in this line represents what some might consider fanatical attention to detail regarding ingredient research and selection. Frankly, Omega thinks that’s great and actually wouldn’t want it any other way! Omega is currently working on Health Bars. To know more about Omega Smart products, click here.

If you are keen to know about the healthy ingredients, visit http://www.omegasmartbar.com/store/ingredients.html

• 100% All-Natural, Whole-Grain Ingredient: Omega Smart sources only the highest quality whole-grain flaxseed, carefully selected from the cool, clean environments of the northern prairies.
• 20% Omega-3s: Omega Smarts whole-grain flaxseed represents one of nature’s richest sources of omega-3 essential fatty acids . Humans convert the omega-3s in flaxseed into the same long-chain omega-3s (EPA and DHA) otherwise obtained from fish and algae. It takes only 1.3g of flaxseed per reference serving size to claim a product to be a “high, rich, or excellent” source of omega-3s, according to the Food & Drug Administration.
• 25%-plus Dietary Fiber: Whole and ground flaxseed offer rich sources of both soluble and insoluble dietary fibers in support of health and well-being. Flaxseed’s soluble fibers also contribute beneficial pre-biotic qualities to foods.
• Rich source of Antioxidants: Antioxidants play very important roles in helping to support cellular and metabolic integrity. 100% whole-grain flaxseed ingredients provide a rich source of dietary antioxidants.
• Rich in Lignans: Lignans are especially powerful polyphenolic antioxidants that also play an important role in health and nutrition.
• Good Source of Protein: Flaxseed contains 20 – 25% protein by weight, making it a rich source of protein comparable to meat, poultry or fish.
• Low-Glycemic (or Net) Carbs: Virtually all of the carbohydrate in flaxseed is dietary fiber, only 3% is in the form of digestible carbohydrates. This makes flaxseed an especially low-glycemic (or “net” carb) ingredient.
• Good Flavor, Good Taste: good nutrition is great, but you need to make a product taste good in order to make people want to eat it! Flaxseed’s good taste and good flavor make it an especially appropriate ingredient for good nutrition, health and well being.

So, Enjoy a bar…and eat to your health!

Virginia Jawidzik
President
Omega Smart Inc

Virginia Jawidzik – A biography

At the age of 20, Ginny began her career as a restaurateur opening numerous restaurants; catering businesses as well as a fine European Bakery over a span of 20 years.

Ginny enjoyed her work. However, her husbands diabetic condition fuelled her determination to find the answers. She had concerning foods ability to cause such debilitating diseases and also foods ability to heal such diseases.

Ginny is devoted to researching the function of foods and disease and formulating the right combination of nutritious ingredients into a health promoting food bar to help those suffering from numerous ailments.

About Omega Smart:

Omega Smart, Inc is a NH company dedicated to formulating nutritious whole food bars that address numerous health issues such as diabetes, autistic spectrum disorder, celiac disease, heart health and weight management to name a few. Omega Smart, Inc is an entrepreneurial NH company at the cutting edge of a growing nutraceutical market intersecting food and medicine.

The target for the company’s product is a consumer interested in maintaining or regaining their health through lifestyle interventions, including refocusing on healthful eating. The company’s mission is to practice evidence-based formulation where scientific and health literature is monitored and evaluated to assure the most wholesome and healthful ingredients to the consumer. The bars are formulated to be the high in omega-3 fatty acids, fiber and phytonutrients (plant based nutrients) and are label-certified organic.

Integrative Medicine refers to healthcare services and education not often found in traditional Western medical centers. The OSU Center for Integrative Medicine incorporates the art and science of caring for the whole person – body, mind and spirit – to treat and prevent disease, encouraging patients to create a condition of optimal health.

Located in Columbus, Ohio, The Ohio State University Medical Center is one of the largest and most diverse academic medical centers in the country and the only academic medical center in central Ohio.

The Center, located at 2000 Kenny Road, provides an evidence-based, patient-centered approach to holistic health care.  Some of the services include:

• Traditional Western Medicine
• Whole Alternative Medical Systems
• Mind-Body Medicine
• Biologically-Based Practices
• Manipulative and Body-Based Practices
• Energy Medicine

Driven by the mission to improve people’s lives through innovation in research, OSMUC saves lives and improves the quality of life by rapidly translating the latest discoveries from the research lab to the bedside. It educates a large percentage of the region’s physicians and provide advanced training and continuing education for clinicians.

Here are some vital statistics and information on “how our nutritional errors affect our health (both mind and body).  This is a known fact and nobody can ignore these. This has been shared by Dr. Glen Aukerman, MD, who is the Medical Director of OSMUC.  Worth reading it.

“It’s not just a matter of following food pyramid guidelines anymore, not plain and simple.”   The 1992 food pyramid originated in 1991 by the USDA based on the 1980’s general knowledge about nutrition but highly influenced by agribusiness interest groups.

The 2005 pyramid embodies the 1980s nutritional errors with little adjustments of food groups, but did add an exercise base to the pyramid from the fitness interest groups, but does not fix the negative nutritional impacts of today’s available foods on our human immune system of:

• Gluten imbedded as filler in most manufactured or processed foods
• Soy imbedded from prenatal lattes, to infant nutrition, to fitness and health promotion companies
• Flax which worsens the toxic omega-6 levels (is only, 0.2% converted as an omega-3)
• Latex-like proteins in foods out of season/out of region due to ethylene gas ripening process
• Deficiencies for 6 nutrients documented by the USDA food data base (published Dec 2004)
• Loss of Magnesium and Calcium from water supply, city, bottled, soft and reverse osmosis

Today’s food pyramids do not account for nutrition impacts of 5 new fields of knowledge:

• Human Genomic Project provides understanding of the power of nutrition on health
• Pharmacogenomics which looks at the impacts on genes of foods(grapefruit juice) on drugs
• Nutrigenomics which studies the impacts of nutrition on the gene and organ functions since food must provide complete nutrients for genes to manifest as healthy functions phenotypically
• Nutrigenetics (USDA)which restores food base crops to their full 1950 nutritional content
• Integrative Medicine, integrating Genomic Nutrition into Health, Prevention and medical treatments by understanding that the underlying cause of most chronic modern diseases begin in the immune system from the Nutrient-gene mismatch of the Food pyramid eating and our ‘casual grazing’ brought about by hurried lifestyles and the agribusiness fast-food marketing

Top opportunities and ways to help us live longer and manage stressful lives:

• Realize that the real cause of most modern chronic illnesses, including stress and fatique, begins with our food’s nutrient gene mismatch affecting the immune system,
• Consult an Integrative Medicine specialist for a Personalized Genomic Nutrition Intake and Evaluation which addresses and corrects the negative nutritional impacts of today’s available foods on our human immune system by correcting the;

o    Gluten imbedded as filler in most manufactured or processed foods
o    Soy imbedded from prenatal lattes, to infant nutrition, to fitness and health promotion companies
o    Flax which worsens the toxic omega-6 levels (is only , 0.2% converted as an omega-3)
o    Latex-like proteins in foods out of season/out of region due to ethylene gas ripening process
o    Deficiencies for 6 nutrients documented by the USDA food data base (published Dec 2004)
o    Loss of Magnesium and Calcium from water supply, city, bottled, soft and reverse osmosis
o    Addition of missing nutrients per USDA food database analysis(calcium, vit C, phosphorus

Reduction of the 20-30 times excess of omega-6 plant oils in the western diet by reducing:

• Poultry and farm-fed fish, due to being corn-fed
• Nuts and nut based products like nut butters
• Chips prepared with omega-6 plant oils from seeds like canola, sunflower etc
• Excessive Corn Products, tortillas, nachos, breads
• Flax, Soy, Trail-mix, grain-based snack products and bars, granola-like
• Garbanzo bean, hummus

Visit http://www.medicalcenter.osu.edu/go/integrative for class schedule and information for restoring your immune system.

From our upcoming workbook, Getting to Your Genomic Diet Plan

For the many who visit the OSU CIM, Integrative Medicine represents the hope for regaining their health. Many believe it stopped their ravages of premature aging, disease and death. Many patients ask me daily at their office visits, on reporting-in phone calls, at our community education lecture series, at the grocery stores, in restaurants, health food stores and even in the parking lot, “Doctor, Why am I not well?   What is wrong with me?  When / how did I get sick?  How can I ever regain the health I had as a child?”

This collection, in addition to the OSU CIM CORE Series of lectures and daily personalized-care research help each of us by “Getting to Your Genomic Diet, Where Everyone has Health” Glen Aukerman, MD

“Why I Am Not Well” is all about the silent food nutrient deterioration, and its Nutritional Impact.

In the beginning with Creation or over time with Evolution (depending on one’s belief system) the very narrowly fixed nutritional requirements of our human genome, its DNA, RNA, and the metabolic enzyme systems were set by foods of those times, leaving little variability in nutritional content of diet (monthly or annually) if one is to be truly healthy, disease free and fully functional today, tomorrow and beyond.

While over the last 10,000 years since our modern human genome is believe to have become fixed,  there have been major shifts in the agriculture and the foods available to our ancestors, it now appears that the most devastating changes have occurred in the last 500 years since the Western hemisphere-based foods began to be introduced to the Eastern hemisphere-based sub-populations (European, Mediterranean,  Asian, African, etc.) for whom corn, tomatoes, peppers, peanuts, and coffee had no genomic experience. Similar nutritional genetic chaos began with the introduction of foods from those Eastern hemisphere regions (wheat, barley, rye and condiments) to the native sub-populations of the Western hemisphere for which they have no genomic experience. While the prior minor sub-continental food exchanges are likely to have occurred many times over the preceding thousands of years, most were likely mere samplings of new-to-the-genome foods and unlikely to have been consumed in amounts large enough on a continuous enough basis to produce the devastating genomic metabolic illness or impacts evidenced in modern day.

Onset of the industrial revolution, agribusiness and expanded commercial shipping, the genomes of the entire planet became exposed to increased dietary complexity issues, toxicity of latex in foods, and the fabulous fakes of the food industry (MSG, preservatives, artificial sweeteners, colorings, and flavorings). Starting in about 1909, the food industry began to incorporate ever increasing amounts of omega-6 plant oils (soybean oil at first, then a cascade of other plant oils) into the increasingly complex food base. Only recently have we known that the three essential oils need to be in a 1:1:1 ratio for optimal health, omega (n)-3 from animals (fish, lard, and butter), omega (n)-6 from plants (canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, safflower, sunflower, and coconut) and omega (n)-9 from trees (olive oil). Alterations from this ratio are known to lead to most modern chronic diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, obesity, depression, etc. and even acute conditions such as panic disorder, pain, fatigue, cancers, diabetes, etc.

Loss of Magnesium in Food and Water since the late 1950 as we shifted from the use of animal-based magnesium / trace minerals-rich fertilizers from the manure of animals eating grass for food-crops to mineral deficient commercial fertilizers. This loss of natural magnesium in the soils has led to an increasing deficit of magnesium in the current grocery-based food supply, compounded by shift of western populations’ food sources from the magnesium-rich home garden to become dependent on grocery-based magnesium deficient produce and fruits. Concurrently, western societies have moved away from the magnesium, potassium and calcium rich well-water to magnesium, potassium and calcium depleted city, softened and bottled water which appears to be a major contributing cause for conditions such as osteopenia, osteoporosis, gastroesophageal reflux disorder, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, hypertension, headaches, insomnia, arthritis, constipation, fatigue, and enhanced pain disorders.

The USDA reports declines since 1950 in Nutrient Content of All 43 US Garden Fruits / Vegetables

• Protein – 6%, leading to protein calorie malnutrition,
• Calcium – 16% / Phosphorus – 9% leading to osteoporosis, osteopenia and muscle bone weakness
• Iron – 15%, leading to anemia,
• Riboflavin decreased by 38%, leading to beriberi symptom complex known at chronic fatigue, irritability, memory problems, insomnia, fatigue, depression, nausea, dermatitis, muscular pains, sleep disturbances, impaired coordination, naso-lateral seborrhea (rosacea), glossitis, pellagra with diarrhea, dermatitis, dementia, growth failure, cheilosis, angular stomatitis, beriberi, polyneuritis, and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome,
• Vitamin C – 15%, leading to immune deficiency disorders / lowered resistance to infections.

These deficits in nutrient content are due to changes in cultivated varieties between 1950-1999, a trade-off of greater yield for less nutrient content, leading to large percentages of the world’s population suffering from deficiency disorders with symptoms of B vitamin deficiency that are devastating to quality of life.

Since Geneticists estimate that we take 10,000 years to adapt our genome to new food introductions.

Here are seven steps to Improved Health and Longevity – by eating more like our ancestors ate:

1. Answer is to move toward those original foods available when the genome became fixed which allowed our ancestors to be healthy enough to survive, flourish, and become our ancestors.
2. Select Original foods match the foods that were responsible for our specific genome surviving, the foods fit for our genome, allowing our DNA and mRNA to work optimally for health and longevity.
3. Avoiding the fabulous fakes of the food industry such as MSG, preservatives, artificial sweeteners, colorings, and flavors we have less to be detoxified by our liver.
4. Limiting foods entering the food system in the last 500 years (corn, tomatoes, peppers, peanuts, wheat, barley, rye, condiments and coffee).  Reduce gluten, soy and avoid flax products completely.
5. Avoiding and limit extracted omega-6 plant oils of the last 100 years, such as canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, safflower, sunflower, coconut oils.
6. Avoid and limit  foods that accumulate omega-6 corn oil (chicken, turkey and farm-fed fish)
7. Avoid fruits / vegetables (picked early out of season / out of region) = Latex exposed to ethylene gas =  increased latex-like injury protein in our fruits and vegetables, even by organic suppliers >1959

Dr. Glen Aukerman M.D.
Medical Director
Ohio State University Center for Integrative Medicine

Glen Aukerman – A biography

Dr. Aukerman, M.D. is a tenured Professor of Family Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine at The Ohio State University and Medical Director for the University’s Center for Integrative Medicine.

Glen Aukerman has served as a professor in the OSU School of Medicine’s Department of Family Medicine since 1995 and as chair of the department from 1995-1998. He was one of four OSU Family Medicine practitioners named to Best Doctors in America in 2003-2004. He also serves as interim medical director for The Ohio State University Managed Health Care System.

Among other positions, he has also served as chief medical officer at the National Practitioner Data Bank and as deputy director and chief medical officer in the Division of Quality Assurance for the Bureau of Health Professions of the Health Resources and Services Administration in Rockville, Md.

Dr. Aukerman’s other areas of expertise include managed care and medical quality assurance. He served in 1993 on the White House Health Reform Task Force Speakers Panel and is a past president of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He has served on many steering and development committees addressing managed care issues.

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We all know that human body is complicated and consists of 90% of water content. It’s a great challenge for all of us to be in better health. Dr. Mark Hyman shares some insights on better health without having any medicine and how we can achieve these.

He strongly feels that our eating habits determine our health. It’s the root cause of all health problems. He talks about how we changed our eating habits over a period of time. Basically, he strongly condemns the food factory and medical doctors. He suggests that a simple food plan over 2-4 weeks can change your health and if you continue to follow these, you will feel better and healthy and get rid of aging.

UltraWellness is a new approach pioneered by Mark Hyman, M.D., that shows you how to work with the fundamental underlying laws by which your body operates to create optimal health. This is 21st-century medicine is finally available to everyone.

This new approach is based on the cutting edge science of systems biology and functional medicine. If put it simply, this means that UltraWellness works with your body as an integrated whole to achieve what conventional medicine cannot.

Here are the 7 keys to your UltraWellness. Try it and you will be amazed with its powers.

1. How Your Environment Affects Your Health
2. The Hidden Threat of Inflammation
3. How to Balance Your Hormones to Control Your Mood, Weight and Health
4. Why Your Digestive System is the Core of Good Health
5. How to Rid Your Body of Deadly Poisions by Optimizing Your Detoxification System
6. How to Boost Your Energy By Optimizing Your Mitochondria
7. How to Improve Your Health by Optimizing your Body-Mind Connection

The process is relatively simple:

• first, identify which of your seven key underlying systems isn’t working correctly;
• second, remove the sources that are causing problems with each one of those keys; and
• third, nourish each of these systems with what it needs to function optimally. Then, your body’s natural intelligence takes over and automatically fixes your remaining problems.

Dr. Hyman has written several books (UltraMetabolism, The Ultra Thyroid Solution, The UltraMetabolism Cookbook, The Ultra Simple Diet, UltraPrevention) and many audio video programs. You can also visit http://www.ultrawellness.com/store to know about these.

UltraMetabolism is a simple plan of 8 week program for automatic weight reduction and optimal health. It consists of mix of recipes and natural way of achieving this. You can also search more UltraMetabolism recipes or join the community for more details.

UltraPrevention is a 6-week plan that will make you Healthy for life. In this book he talks about how to eliminate the five forces, which makes us sick. Also, talking about the principles for restoring and maintaining health. He speaks about underlying causes of sickness.

Some information and facts mentioned by Dr. Hyman are written below to raise your awareness and consciousness.

According to Dr. Hyman:

“The fact is that the human body is complicated. It has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years. There is no one magic bullet that will shoot down all your health issues.”

“I believe, however, that once you stop falling for the myths of modern medicine and once you begin adopting the recommendations of Ultraprevention you will be on your way to a future of better health.”

“Ultraprevention, is a new paradigm of well-being and a system of thought, evaluation, and treatment derived from the scientific study of health. This system is based on remarkable truths uncovered by researchers over the last few years. These truths provide tremendous insights into our health and give us a framework that not only explains but unites the processes of health and illness.”

The five forces of illness are:

1. Malnutrition or sludge
2. Impaired Metabolism or burnout
3. Inflammation or heat
4. Impaired detoxification or waste
5. Oxidative stress or rust

“I believe that every person who pays attention to these forces will enjoy better health. My program is not just about getting better when you feel ill – it is about staying better so you don’t have to feel ill at all.”

“Many doctors talk about early detection as the cornerstone of prevention. But true prevention has to start long before detection can occur. Why? Patients are not an ambulatory collection of separate organs and various conditions – everything in the body is related. Imbalances or dysfunctions in one system lead to added stresses in the other systems. When these stresses and imbalances tax the organ reserve symptoms and illness result. Remember the old children’s song – the Thighbone is connected to the hipbone… No organism can exist in isolation, and neither can a body system. Most doctors don’t try to put the clues together to form a big pictures – we do!”

Consider the person who has a heart attack — The heart attack didn’t occur out of the blue. It was preceded by decades of plaque buildup caused by oxidation (rusting) of fats in the bloodstream, which became deposited in the wall of the artery, followed by activation of the immune system leading to inflammation (heat) in the wall of the artery and this was aggravated by malnutrition (sludge) and tipped over by the resulting stress on the detoxification (waste) system which finally made one of those plaques break open and rupture causing a clot to form that in turn caused your heart attack. There is a similar chain of events with all common illnesses. The beginnings of all these diseases are like the first in a long line of dominoes to fall in a reaction that may take years to complete eventually ending with the diagnosis of a preventable illness. We look for the very first domino and pick it up before it has a chance to fall. The human body can right itself, if given the chance to do so.

You can identify the illness if you conduct the test as per below parameters. Here are some answers to your queries if you have the above illness.

Test for Malnutrition:

• Homocysteine — Blood test. The Ideal level is less than 9
• Essential Fatty Acids — Blood test. Measured in the red blood cells (Test for Omega 3, 6, and other fatty acids directly)
• Red Blood cell mineral levels — Blood test. Test for the levels of Magnesium, Selenium, Iodine, Zinc and Copper.
• Methylmalonic Acid — Blood or Urine Test. High levels indicate a B12 deficiency.
• Stool analysis — determines digestion and absorption. This will identify if foods are not being broken down and digested properly, or not being absorbed.

Test for Impaired Metabolism:

• Urinary Organic Acids — By measuring acidic compounds in the urine provides a rich amount of information about nutritional aspects of cellular energy production.
• Cardiometabolic stress testing: Measuring oxygen consumption during exercise (VO2 Max) tests for your mitochondria’s metabolic capacity.
• Insulin response test: Normal insulin values at two hours are less than 25 and a normal glucose level is less than 140.
• Lipid profile: Total cholesterol (LDL, HDL, triglycerides) A triglyceride level over 150 or a triglyceride to HDL ratio greater than 4.3 are highly suggestive of insulin resistance as is an HDL level of less than 40.
• TSH or Thyroid Stimulating Hormone — Blood Test. Normal Level is 0.3 to 3.5 with the optimal being 1.0-2.0.
• Free T3 and Free T4: Direct measurement of thyroid hormone in the blood in conjunction with the TSH level provides helpful information regarding thyroid function.
• Thyroid antibodies: This test can detect people at risk of developing hypothyroidism because these antibodies attack the thyroid gland.
• Resting metabolic rate. Clues us into the presence of an underactive thyroid gland.

Test for Inflammation:

• C-reactive protein – The high-sensitivity CRP (Normal levels 0.7 or less)
• Sedimentation rate (SED rate) High SED rates indicated inflammation (Normal values <20)
• Fibrinogen level — Blood Test: Fibrinogen is one of the chief constituents involved in clotting and is made by the liver. It rises in response to inflammation.
• Food Allergy blood tests: I measure the levels of antibodies (IgG, IgE) in the blood to a battery of different foods, potentially reactive foods.
• Gluten/Celiac disease — Blood Test: Specific tests check for gluten allergy and include the anti-gliadin antibody test and the tissue transglutaminase assay.
• Tests for Infections: Antibody tests (H. Pylori and Lyme disease), PCR tests and Cultures.

Test for Impaired Detoxification:

• Detoxification challenge test (Blood and Urine Test) Delayed or impaired detoxification in a specific area can point to nutritional deficiencies involved in detoxification or weak enzyme systems in the liver.
• Blood reduced Glutathione
• Hair analysis: A screening test for heavy metal toxicity (mercury, arsenic, lead, and cadmium)
• Urinary organic acids: Provides information about the body’s ability to detoxify certain solvents as well as hormones and carcinogens.

Test for Oxidative stress:

• Lipid peroxides — Blood or Urine. Measuring the level provides and index of the body’s antioxidant status.
• Superoxide dismutase (SOD), Gluathione peroxidase (GSHPx) and catalase. These are three of the most important natural anti-oxidant enzymes.
• Glutathione — Blood Test
• Urinary hydroxyl markers: Levels of free radicals such as catechol and 2,3-dihydroxybenzoate.
• Blood anti-oxidant levels. Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Co-enzyme Q10 and Beta Carotene

Why do we test for these?

Most doctors don’t pay attention to any of these forces because they operated under this method — if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. The problem as I see it is that “it” may well be broken already. But most Doctors don’t realize this because they wait until something is damaged almost beyond repair before they act.

Knowledge provide by these tests gives us the advantage over other Doctors — they give us lead time to prevent them from occurring.

It is up to you. One of the greatest changes taking place in our medical system is the empowerment of the patient. Everyone needs to become their own health advocate.

Dr. Mark Hyman M.D
Author of UltraPrevention and UltraMetabolism

Dr. Mark Hayman – A biography

Mark Hyman, M.D., is author of the New York Times bestseller The UltraSimple Diet, co-author of the New York Times bestseller Ultraprevention (Scribner), which won a Books for a Better Life Award, creator of The Detox Box, and author of The Five Forces of Wellness. There are nearly 1 million copies of Dr. Hyman’s books in print in the U.S. His New York Times bestseller, UltraMetabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss, published in more than 12 languages, also hit The Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller lists and was the #1 health book on Amazon the year it was published. He is Editor-in-Chief of “Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine” and the Medical Editor of “Natural Solutions.”

He has appeared on Weekend Today, Good Morning America Weekend, The Early Show, The View, and CNN, FOX, PBS, and NPR, as well as in leading consumer magazines including Body & Soul, Elle, Family Circle, Fitness, Glamour, Health, Men’s Health, Natural Health, Parade, Self, Shape, Town & Country, and Woman’s World. Hyman’s website, www.ultrawellness.com, empowers health care consumers by enabling them to take advantage of the medicine of the future, today.

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Vice President, Product Systems Management
Trane Residential Systems

Randy Scott – A biography

Randy Scott, Vice President, Product Systems Management for Trane Residential Systems, has an extensive career in sales, marketing and business development roles with the company. Randy has twenty four years of experience in the HVAC industry.

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Randy is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management with Honor.

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Plastic Surgeon
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Dr. Douglas Senderoff -  A biography

Dr. Senderoff is experienced in the latest techniques in cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery including tumescent liposuction and endoscopic surgery. He specializes in body contouring procedures including breast enlargement and liposuction, as well as face and eyelid surgery and rhinoplasty.
Dr. Douglas Senderoff completed his undergraduate degree in Biology at Emory University and his master’s degree in Human Nutrition, at Columbia University. After he received his medical degree from State University of New York Health Science Center, Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Senderoff trained in general surgery at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City.

Dr. Senderoff completed his residency in plastic surgery and a Microsurgery Research Fellowship at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. He is the author of numerous publications relating to wound healing and has received local and national recognition for his research in the field of microsurgery. Dr. Senderoff has lectured both nationally and internationally on the various areas of his expertise. Dr. Senderoff is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the National Board of Medical Examiners.

He is a Clinical Instructor of Surgery at Weill Medical College of Cornell University.

About Pain-Free-Hair Free:

A revolution is underway, for body hair removal that is virtually painless. The Pain-Free, Hair-Free treatment, offered by spas and physicians around the world, can now free you from daily shaving, painful plucking and expensive waxing to give you silky smooth and beautifully bare skin.

Pain-Free, Hair-Free is the next-generation of laser hair removal. It’s an effective and permanent hair reduction solution that is simple and easy. It takes cutting-edge medical laser technology and combines it with the comfort and convenience of a trip to the spa. In fact, Pain-Free, Hair-Free uses new breakthrough technology that has been described as one of the most comfortable laser hair removal options available.

CamelBak was the first water-bottle company to remove BPA*** from all its water bottles, offering consumers a worry-free option in plastic water bottles. This will help people stay healthy by allowing them a convenient way to consume plenty of water.

It is important to have adequate hydration during summer and during strenuous activities; the typical CamelBak user is attuned to this and the company seeks to meet their needs.

CamelBak will continue to focus on delivering the most innovative hydration products. Until last year, polycarbonate, of which BPA is an ingredient, was included in all CamelBak bottles. CamelBak opted to eliminate polycarbonate from its bottles in response to customer demand for BPA-free products, and as of April 2008 all of CamelBak water bottle products have been made BPA-free. CamelBak’s customers appreciate how the company anticipates their needs and respond quickly.

Reusable bottles are environmentally preferable to temporary plastic bottles. Temporary or disposable plastic water bottles (PET plastics) fill up landfills. CamelBak’s ‘Choose to Reuse’ program highlights this.

Here are some tips on Hydration. For more detailed information, access Hydration 101.

1. Drink early and often
2. Freeze some water in your reservoir
3. Keep the water out of your drinking tube
4. Replace your electrolytes
5. Recognize the symptoms of heat illness and get out of the sun
6. Always keep water with you to all day events

Also mentioned below are some guidelines for easy cleaning and maintaining CamelBak bottles. This will keep it germ free and can use any number of time.

1. Fill reservoir with warm water and mild soap.
2. Clean with Reservoir Brush and Delivery Tube Brush.
3. Re-fill reservoir with 1 litre of water.
4. Add one cleaning tabler.
5. Shake reservoir until tablet is dissolved.
6. Let stand 5 minutes
7. Remove water from reservoir
8. Rinse reservoir thoroughly
9. Re-fill for drinking or dry completely before storage

By following these above disinfecting guidelines you can reduce common micro organisms and build up over 99.99%. In an emergency, you can also add a table spoon of bleach after Step 3. Be sure to rinse thoroughly.

To know more about CamelBak products, click here.

Note:
***Polycarbonate contains a manmade chemical called bisphenol A (BPA), which leaches from the plastic at levels dramatically higher than previously thought. The chemical has been linked to breast and prostrate cancer, brain damage, and disruptions of the endocrine system. While there have been worries over BPA in water bottles for years, the evidence is now clear and compelling: You should ditch your polycarbonate bottles and use something free of BPA, such as stainless steel or a new, BPA-safe plastic called Tritan.

Dave Carr
Global Category Manager
CamelBak Products LLC

Dave Carr – A biography

Dave Carr is the Product Manager for the Bottle Category at CamelBak. He has been with the company for 3 years. Prior to holding this position, Dave was a senior engineer at CamelBak whose focus was on the full line of hydration products, including bottles and reservoirs. Dave comes from a previous position at San Diego-based Sola International Inc., a company that designs, manufactures and distributes a broad range of high-performance spectacle lenses.

Dave is a 1991 graduate of the Yale University School of Engineering and Applied Science, and lives in Napa, California. with his wife and daughter.

About CamelBak:

CamelBak has spent over a decade helping people to maximize their performance, comfort, and health by providing the highest quality drink delivery systems available. Originator of the hands-free hydration category, we focus on technically innovative, high-performance systems that fit your active lifestyle.

CamelBak is the originator and world leader in hands-free hydration system. The first CamelBak products proved to be very popular among mountain bikers and motocross riders, because it allowed them to drink without taking their hands off of the handlebars in technical terrain. The product began to cross over into other sports when scientific studies showed athletes drank more fluids and performed better when they were a CamelBak.

Since then, athletes from an ever-growing list of sports and activities use CamelBak hydration systems for their convenience and performance benefits. In addition to cycling, CamelBak has Hands-Free Hydration Systems for hiking, running, snowboarding and skiing. CamelBak’s state-of-the-art packs and hydration systems have benefited athletes, outdoors men and soldiers around the world.

While CamelBak has grown tremendously since the early days, one thing hasn’t changed. CamelBak still believes in the performance advantage that proper hydration delivers for just about any activity.

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• Some Aluminum Water Bottles Leach BPA (webmd.com)

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Macs are becoming increasingly popular with businesses because they give users extra control. Additionally, Macs have a different configuration than PCs. Windows servers are Mac compatible, which makes Macs more attractive to businesses. Mac users find that they offer a more consistent feel than PCs. Macs are also gaining market share in the personal computing space.

John Aumann – A biography

Jon Aumann, one of Geek Squad’s most-accomplished special agents, has been fascinated by computers for most of his life. The inner workings of complex machines have always interested Jon and driven him to understand what allows them to endure and operate as efficiently (and sometimes not so efficiently) as they do. His curiosity directed him, from an early age, to constantly take things apart, though admittedly taking things apart proved easier than putting them back together. Jon recalled that his desire to understand how computers work expanded when he bought his first computer: he learned that the computer was not simply one giant operating system but a network of systems performing multiple tasks at the same time. Jon began tinkering with computers alongside friends in high school during impromptu sessions in which they would do everything from setting up firewalled corporate networks to creating a LAN (local area network) to play games. He became involved with the computer-repair industry through an internship as an assistant network administrator. In addition to basic repairs, his primary intern duties centered on network-administration setup and helping maintain a large-scale network. Frequently, the computers he was working on were older models than he was used to, so he had to familiarize himself quickly with the systems he was given to correct. This training was essential to Jon’s development as a computer technician because it gave him to know-how to fix any computer no matter its make, model, or age.

The most memorable moments on the job for Jon revolve around his interactions with his clients, especially those who have very little experience with computers. One particularly memorable client had never operated a computer before she met Jon. By the time he was finished, she felt comfortable with the basic operations and had even mastered using her webcam to view pictures of her great-grandson from across the country. “It’s the best feeling in the world when I can give someone a practical, everyday use for their computer and make them truly enjoy it,” John said.

Though technology positions are widely characterized as purely mechanical and isolated in nature, John’s advice to those interested in computer repair is to learn to love communicating with others. He believes that too many clients have encountered inattentive and anti-social computer professionals who simply don’t understand that customers are already frustrated when they walk through the door. John revealed that, “Fixing the computer is only part of my job. Equally important is making the client feel like a part of the process and having them come away with positive experiences. My job is not just technical, and in fact, people skills are a large part of what I do everyday.”

Currently a junior at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, where he is studying computer engineering, John began his professional career working part-time for Geek Squad. Though initially he viewed his job at Geek Squad as simply a temporary college gig, he has developed it into a full career path, moving from part-time in-store technician to full-time in-home technician. He said that, “Working for the Geek Squad allows me multiple career possibilities within Geek Squad itself and with our parent company, Best Buy. Once I get my degree, I hope to continue towards a master’s degree while maintaining various certifications.” John envisions his future to be at Geek Squad Corporate, where he plans to provide support for agents around the world.

For help with all of your computing, home theater and mobile entertainment needs, trust Geek Squad. Geek Squad Agents, Home Theatre Installers and Auto Techs can be located by calling 1.800 GEEK SQUAD, visiting www.geeksquad.com or the Geek Squad Precinct located in every Best Buy. We provide our services wherever and whenever you need them – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Current Automotive batteries take hours to recharge an don’t last. They were great in the 1940′s, but just don’t cut it for our newer, more battery intensive automotive applications. I interviewed Alan J. Gotcher Ph.D, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the leader in a whole new standard for rechargeable batteries. [Listen Here to the Interview]

Altairnano, Inc., the leaders in innovative battery technology, have created a rechargeable, nano-titanate battery system that provides fundamental advantages over existing, traditional lithium ion batteries. With a very fast charge, long life, high power, an extremely wide operating temperature range, and inherently safe, Altair’s lithium titanate batteries are cost effective with prices similar to that of other rechargeable batteries.

• Altair’s lithium titanate batteries are rechargeable in a few minutes, versus hours required for other rechargeable batteries.

• Altairnano’s batteries do not explode or exhibit thermal runaway. These thermally stable batteries are well suited for hostile environments.

• Altairnano batteries can operate at temperatures as low as –50°C and as high as +75°C, with no unsafe characteristics

• With instantaneous power even at very cold temperatures, Altair’s lithium titanate batteries deliver power per unit weight and unit volume several times that of conventional lithium ion batteries. Altairnano laboratory measurements indicate power density as high as 4000 W/Kg and over 5000W/litre.

Phoenix Motorcars, Lightning Car Company, Micro-Vett and many others are leveraging this technology.

Here is the comparison:

Alan J. Gotcher Ph.D
President and Chief Executive Officer

Alan J. Gothcher – A biography

Dr. Gotcher was appointed CEO in August, 2004 and President in March 2005. Previously, Dr. Gotcher was Chairman and CEO of Nevada-based InDelible Technologies, Inc., and prior to that he spent fourteen years with Avery Dennison, a well known public company in Pasadena, California. While at Avery Dennison, Dr. Gotcher served as Senior Vice president, Manufacturing & Technology, and Chief Technology Officer. During his tenure Dr. Gotcher led Avery’s teams that created and commercialized the Duracell On-Cell tester battery label and pressure sensitive battery labels, which created new business sales in excess of $100 million per year, and the United States Postal Service’s self-stick stamp products which created new sales of approximately $100 million per year. Prior to joining Avery Dennison, Dr. Gotcher was Laboratory Director, U.S. Corporate Research and Development, with Menlo Park, California-based Raychem Corporation where he lead the business development teams that created, developed and commercialized the profitable, conductive polymer-based PolySwitch® over-current protection device business

Altairnano is an innovator and manufacturer of advanced novel, ceramic nanomaterials which are used in products that exhibit ground-breaking performance. Altairnano’s products address a diverse range of high-growth energy, pharmaceutical, and industrial applications. Working with leading market partners in their respective industries, Altairnano licenses or manufactures superior products. Rapid commercial successes are achieved through Altairnano’s tightly integrated and dedicated teams of product development, scientists, management, production, marketing, and sales people.

This is the #1 event on the calendar for thousands of youth from high schools around the United States. This weekend, Manchester New Hampshire is hosting the area’s regional FIRST competition at the Verizon Wireless Arena. More than three dozen teams comprised of hundreds of high school-aged students will be competing for a half dozen prizes by entering their self-designed and built robots into a two-part competition.

This year’s game, called “Overdrive”, will pit co-operative alliances of competitors against other alliances in a multi-faceted race around the track. More details can be found on the game’s website.

After seeing how the fields of science and technology were beginning to dwindle here in the US, yet sports were encouraged and celebrated by almost everyone throughout society, FIRST was founded to help inspire our youth’s participation in what may be the most important fields within our country.

This weekend I will be broadcasting live from the event, interviewing participants, organizers, coaches, sponsors and even doing live play-by-plays. Encourage your friends and families to listen on-the-air or on-line. The entire event will be broadcast on the Internet at http://wgiram.com and over-the-air on AM 930 and AM 1540 in Northern Mass and Southern New Hampshire from 1pm through the end of the competition. Part of the game will also be broadcast on AM 610 as well.

I hope to see you there!

What is the RejuvaWand™ Skincare System? How does it work?

The RejuvaWand™ Skincare System is the first home-use, light-based skincare system to use both red and infrared light to reduce the signs of aging. The restorative red and infrared light that emits from the wand penetrates the skin’s surface and stimulates new cell production and blood flow. Restorative light therapy helps to reverse the signs of aging and leads to a healthy and younger looking appearance, proponents say. The RejuvaWand also went through rigorous clinical tests and is “the nexus of skincare, healthcare and technology.”

As we age, the cells that manufacture collagen and elastin – your skin’s support system – begin to slow down. Sun exposure accelerates this process and produces a damaging chemical imbalance under the surface of your skin. The RejuvaWand^TM Skincare System from Light Dimensions uses a totally natural approach to reverse the damaging effects of aging and sun exposure. The system combines relaxing massage and light to help invigorate the body’s own natural restorative processes, and counteract the effects of aging.

Some anti-aging treatments, like chemical peels and laser resurfacing, essentially cause damage to the skin, tapping the body’s natural healing processes to produce desired results. The RejuvaWand process is healthier. It stimulates your skin’s natural healing agents and triggers revitalization through a combination of invigorating massage and unique wavelengths of light.

Light from the RejuvaWand permeates the top layers of the skin, telling your cells to produce more energy (scientifically referred to as Adenosine Triphosphate, or ATP) thereby jumpstarting the fuel these cells need during the repair and rejuvenation process. ATP also helps your cells absorb nutrients faster and more effectively.

Independent laboratory studies have shown that increased ATP can help reverse the effects on aging skin. The powerful cellular energy boosts collagen levels, smoothes the skin’s appearance, reduces fine lines and wrinkles, and activates key healing properties. The RejuvaWand’s addition of Rejuva^TM Vibe gentle massage increases blood circulation under your skin, which ultimately increases the flow of nutrients and carries away dead and damaged cells.

Medical Grade Light Therapy

RejuvaWand technology is based on unique high power light emitting diodes (LEDs), which have been proven in independent research to safely deliver powerful cosmetic, hygienic and therapeutic benefits. Even the NASA space program has shown that LED light therapy promotes wound healing and human tissue growth. In addition, the RejuvaWand Skincare System is painless with absolutely no downtime due to redness or swelling of skin.

Rejuva Vibe Restorative Massage

Therapeutic massage helps to relieve muscle pain, increase circulation and has been a cornerstone of physical therapy for centuries. The RejuvaWand harnesses this traditional healing process by using a type of massage called selective harmonic vibration (SHV), or Rejuva Vibe, which promotes increased blood circulation and healing, and increases the formation of new capillaries. Healthy blood vessels replace damaged ones and speed your skin’s rejuvenation process.

Does the treatment hurt? Will the LED lights burn or cut my skin?

No. The RejuvaWand™ Skincare System is non-invasive, which means it works without cutting into the skin.The LED lights are approved for home use and will not burn or damage your skin. RejuvaWand Treatments are extremely comfortable, safe and also relaxing.

What is the difference between The RejuvaWand Skincare System and a laser or Intense Pulsed Light treatment at the doctor’s office?

The RejuvaWand Skincare System uses low-level light energy to stimulate your body’s own natural rejuvenation process, which improves your skin’s condition in a non-irritating and non-invasive way. There is no redness, swelling or downtime with the RejuvaWand Skincare System. Office-based treatments, such as Lasers and intense pulsed light (IPL) systems, achieve their effects by causing damage to the skin, which in turn promotes a healing process. These treatments are also very expensive and often require multiple visits. The RejuvaWand can be used in the privacy of your own home and costs much less than office-based laser and IPL treatments.

How is the RejuvaWand Skincare System different from other light-based skin therapy products?The RejuvaWand personal care appliance offers a number of important advantages over other light-based therapy products.

• Light Sources -Unlike competing products, you can choose from two restorative light sources that emit from the RejuvaWand. The visible red light penetrates directly below the skin’s surface, which jumpstarts cell rejuvenation and makes the skin healthier and younger looking. Infrared light penetrates more deeply to further the rejuvenation process. The light sources are used on alternating days to deliver optimal results.

• Power Output -Other home-based light therapy skin treatment systems emit light at a much lower output level than the RejuvaWand. In fact, the RejuvaWand emits its two therapeutic lights at a level that is more than 20 times other products’ on the market. This ensures the deepest light penetration into the skin and optimal results.

• Emitting Area -The light emission area on the RejuvaWand is over 10 times larger than other products. This design was incorporated for more effective treatment of larger surface areas. and targeted delivery of more light into the skin.

• Rejuva Vibe -The RejuvaWand is the only restorative light therapy product to incorporate Rejuva™ Vibe relaxing and healing massage as a key element in the skin rejuvenation process. Rejuva Vibe relaxes uneven surface areas in the skin to help flatten wrinkles and better target restorative light penetration. This relaxing massage also helps to promote the development of new capillaries, which increases blood circulation and the removal of dead and damaged cells, leaving the skin younger and healthier looking.

• Light Diffuser -The RejuvaWand diffuses and randomly distributes the red and infrared lights into the skin. This helps to ensure that the restorative light covers the entire treatment area.

Is The RejuvaWand dangerous to use around my eyes?

No. The RejuvaWand Skincare System was designed so that its treatment light will not harm your eyes and is only emitted when in contact with or in close proximity to your skin. Even if you accidentally look directly into the light being emitted during the treatment, your eyes will not be harmed. Regardless of the inherent safety features, directions should always be followed and warning labels should always be read.

Are there any negative side effects from using The RejuvaWand skincare system?

The RejuvaWand has been clinically tested by Dermatologists and negative side effects from its use were not reported. In more than 30 years of ongoing clinical tests, trials and studies, there have been no reported short- or long-term negative side effects from similar light treatments.

How long does the RejuvaWand need to be used before I see results?

Results depend on many variables including your age, amount of photo-damage from sun exposure, adherence to instructions, proper and consistent use of the recommended Rejuva three step skincare program, etc. With consistent and proper treatment visible changes in your skin’s appearance should be noticeable in 30 days or less. The changes are gradual so it is always advisable to take close up photographs of the area being treated before treatment and then compare them to photos taken after 30 days of using the RejuvaWand Skincare System.
How often do I need to use the RejuvaWand Skincare System?

For best results, the RejuvaWand Skincare System should be used once a day, in the morning or at nighttime, on each area that is being treated for the preprogrammed amount of time.

Can I use the RejuvaWand Skincare System in conjunction with other treatments like dermabrasion?
Yes. In fact, the combined treatment with dermabrasion or other forms of exfoliation may have very positive effects. Dermatologists have commented on the benefits of using the RejuvaWand on a daily basis between office-based treatments. Consult with your treatment dermatologist or aesthetician about the nature of a specific treatment and the possible effects of combining them with daily RejuvaWand usage.

Can I use the RejuvaWand Skincare System in conjunction with other treatments like dermabrasion?

Yes. In fact, the combined treatment with dermabrasion or other forms of exfoliation may have very positive effects. Dermatologists have commented on the benefits of using the RejuvaWand on a daily basis between office-based treatments. Consult with your treatment dermatologist or aesthetician about the nature of a specific treatment and the possible effects of combining them with daily RejuvaWand usage.

Marc Maisel, Vice President Marketing and Sales

Marc has played a hands-on executive role in the medical laser, ophthalmic products and cosmetic industries for over 35 years. He has served as V.P. of International Sales for Cutera Medical, formerly Altus Medical; V.P. Sales for Coherent Medical, Sales Manager for Bausch & Lomb and Director of Sales and Marketing for Sunshine Natural Products. Throughout his career, Marc has played a key role in the development and introduction of lasers and other groundbreaking products in the fields of dermatology, ophthalmology, urology, skincare and hair care.

About Light Dimensions:

Light Dimensions’ goal is to help you improve the beauty and health of your skin with, medical-quality, restorative light therapy products that help reverse the signs of aging. With regular and convenient home use of the RejuvaWand™ personal care appliance and the RejuvaWand Skincare System, you can enjoy clinically proven, younger-looking skin, achieving results similar to those available from costly and time-consuming treatments in physicians’ offices, salons or spas.

Light Dimensions’ senior team has more than 100 years’ experience in the development, production and clinical distribution of medical lasers, and other high tech medical and dental products. The company’s management team has developed and introduced revolutionary laser products and treatments in a wide range of medical fields, including dermatology, cosmetic surgery, ophthalmology, gynecology, urology and oncology. Many of these pioneering treatments are being used today to fight breast cancer, cataracts, glaucoma, prostate disease, stroke, infertility and more.

These same experts have applied their deep domain knowledge to develop the RejuvaWand™ Skincare System, a revolutionary new line of age-defying skin treatment products. To facilitate their efforts they have assembled a team of world-leading physicists, engineers, chemists and industrial designers.

Eve Michaels of Eve Michaels.com joins Craig to discuss how everyone can have their “WOW” no matter what their age and when you get your body, mind and spirit in sync, you’ll find your WOW! again.

As more and more people are searching for their own “Extreme Makeover”, they are realizing they need a guide. Eve Michaels is a makeover professional who addresses every aspect of a person’s makeover – from fashion, to ettiquette, to surgery if needed. She guides people through the process of not just an “extreme makeover” but a life makeover helping her clients to be their very best.

Makeovers are about more than just new clothes, they are about bringing out the best and feeling comfortable with the “new” you as you incorporate the makeover into your life and lifestyle.

Whether it is helping them pick the best plastic surgeon, brushing up on etiquette and table manners or finding the best fashions for their new look, Eve is there to show them the way.

Today women want to look younger, fresher and sexier, but need someone to teach them how. From injectable fillers for the face, workouts for the body and the newest fashions for their closets.

With over 30 years experience in the fashion, beauty and image industries, Eve has developed the unique ability to help women get in touch with their true essence and to express it through their visual appearance. Eve truly has a gift, a talent, for helping women find their inner spirit and then match it with their outer appearance.

What’s appropriate for any age and what’s not

Eve Shares her 7 tips with us:

LIVE LIFE WITH THE ENTHUSIASM OF A CHILD

• What happened to your excitement and sense of wonder? When did life become so dreary?
• Did growing up have to mean growing old in attitude?
• How did this sneak up on us without our even noticing? As we became more sophisticated so did our toys. But even the toys stopped delighting us.
• What good is a new dress with an old attitude? If you want to look young you have got to feel young. Young at heart. Find the child inside of you. You will be delighted with the adventure of life.

CHANGE HOW YOU THINK ABOUT AGING

• The most important thing you can do to start getting your “WOW” back is to change the way you think about aging. Healthy and positive aging is possible.
• Most women were raised to believe that certain depressing things would happen to our bodies as we age, especially after having children. Even worse, we were taught that our personal worth would diminish with each year we live.
• Nowadays, 50 is the new 30. I know. I am 53 years old and loving it.
• At least twice a day affirm from the heart saying “I am growing younger, better, happier, healthier, wealthier and more full of life.”
• Say it with feeling and total faith. Say it out loud during your daily prayers.
• Think it as you drive, do chores, whenever. Remember that what you think about is what you’ll become. Please don’t let anyone tell you otherwise! You’ll be a happier woman believing that you are getting better all of the time.

FIND YOUR INNER SELF AND INDULGE DAILY WITH JOY

• Whatever it is that really regenerates you, do it. Balance is the key.
• It is vital to take some time for yourself so you remain a whole and balanced person. When you live only for others it’s not possible to have WOW!

FIND YOUR INNER SELF AND INDULGE DAILY WITH JOY

• Whatever it is that really regenerates you, do it. Balance is the key.
• It is vital to take some time for yourself so you remain a whole and balanced person. When you live only for others it’s not possible to have WOW!
• Someone who has WOW! has a fountain of personal energy and vitality. They’re interesting. They have an endless source of love to tap into.
• Everything can’t be about the kids. If it’s all about others you lose your self. And your children don’t need the guilt of being the entire universe to you. They respect your having your own needs and filling them.
• You have to be a complete person in order to have a great relationship with someone else and that includes your kids.
• You started off by being yourself and then attracting another. Then you had children and may have lost who you are and forgot about your marriage.
• If this happens to you, what kind of life will you be offering your children?
• Your spouse and your children will appreciate a mom who nurtures all sides of herself and teaches them to do the same.
• Mom is a person first and foremost, then a mate and a mom. All three sides must be tended to.
• Indulge yourself each day � even if it’s only for a few minutes. Nurture your spirit and individuality. Enhance your mind. This is an important source of your WOW!

REVEL IN YOUR SENSUALITY

• When you are young, you have a strong sex drive which motivates much of your behavior. It also is responsible for attracting your significant other. In fact, chances are that you would not be a mom at all if you were not a sexual person.
• We are all sensual beings. We can’t deny that part of ourselves. Sexual energy is the driving force behind all of creation. In Eastern philosophies, it is a well-accepted fact that the creative chakra (center) of our bodies is also the sex chakra.
• As moms, we can’t go through life doing one task after another without any time to nurture our own physical needs. Your significant other wants the person they fell in love with. When you were dating, didn’t you make him a priority? Make him feel important? Loved being intimate with him? Well, just because you had children doesn’t mean that all that must stop.
• The parents’ love for one another is the foundation of the home.

FOSTER AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE

• It is only from a sense of gratitude and joy that we create more good things in our life. That is because positive attracts positive. So if you want more goodness, focus on goodness.
• Nothing fades anger and sadness quicker than shifting our attitude to thoughts of gratitude.
• When you are feeling good, remember to tell your face. It shows what you think.
• No amount of makeup or surgery will make your face look joyous and stress free. Only you can do that.
• Renowned facialist Vera Brown always said, “By 30 you have the face you’ve earned and by 50 you have the face you deserve”
• Change your attitude and do an about face! All puns intended.

UPDATE YOUR LOOK WITH AN IMAGE MAKEOVER

• If your computer software is more current than your hairdo, you might be in a rut. You’re ready for an image makeover.
• REJUVENATE YOUR BODY – LOOKING YOUNGER
• The physical is an affirmation of the mental and spiritual. You live in a physical world. So take good care of the vehicle that carries you around this planet.
• We do not need to grow old, weak, flabby, and ill. Wellness, strength, stamina, good energy is our natural state. Do what it takes daily to nurture your body. Be good to it and it will be good to you.
• Don’t get caught in your own time warp. You wouldn’t expect a 10 year-old computer program to serve your needs, so why expect that an outdated style will.
• You need to learn what flatters your best features and accentuate them. Make the trends work for your body, shape and coloring.
• Part of being modern is accurately communicating who you are. You don’t have to try to look twenty. But you must keep up with the trends. Your children will love it.
• Your makeup should be updated every spring and fall. Your hairstyle needs to change at least every 2 years. Update your clothing on a seasonal basis.
• On a budget? Just add a couple of key pieces, change the way you wear what you have, and keep your hair and makeup current.
• We have a responsibility to stay in the fashion groove. If we look like a dinosaur, people will treat us like one.
• People are not born “out of style”. They get that way when they stop putting effort into their appearance.
• It’s often fear that stops us from changing. Fear of looking silly. Fear of not wearing the new trend correctly.

Eve Michaels – Biography

As a working Mom with kids, husband and the whole nine yards, Eve really understands the challenges of being a Mom. Eve’s life was not always as perfect as it seems today. She experienced makeover magic herself.

At 53 years old she looks a glamorous 35. She lives a life many would envy – with a home in Beverly Hills, a wonderful relationship with her husband, great kids and a successful career she loves.

But it has taken her many years of deep introspection and study to find the unique blend of body, mind and spirit makeover magic insights she applies to her life everyday. She has gone through a divorce and many ups and down in her life.

Now Eve knows it is possible to have it all – and that we deserve to have it all. She turned her own life around and now has the life she always dreamed of.

Eve’s philosophy is that when you get your body, mind and spirit in sync, you’ll get your WOW! back. “How to grow young is the passion of my life,” says Eve, who has worked as a celebrity image designer with the rich and famous.

Eve is dedicating her life to helping people from all walks of life look and feel vibrant, beautiful and modern.

“I’ve built up my expertise over the last 30 years by working in all aspects of the fashion and makeover industry,” says Michaels.

“I had an intense interest in natural healing, spirituality, and metaphysics. That’s how I’ve been able to develop a holistic approach.”

Eve brings her unique journey and her holistic approach to people everywhere through her makeover magic programs.

Unlike other makeovers, Eve’s program goes way beyond hair, make up and dress – it offers you a real opportunity to walk the path she has prepared and to experience personal enhancement – in body, mind and spirit.

Dr. Paul Nassif, MD of Spalding Drive Cosmetic Surgery and Dermatology say’s SPRINGTIME IS THE BEST TIME FOR WOMEN AND MEN TO REJUVENATE THEIR LOOK. He joins Craig to discuss how we can put your best face forward this spring with help from renowned facial and reconstructive surgeon.

“Many patients are simply looking for small changes, maybe they are tired of the crows’ feet around their eyes or they would like fuller, plumper lips. For these, injectable fillers are a great answer. But, there are options to great looking skin at every age,” said Dr. Nassif.

Here is Dr. Nassif’s guide for great skin at any age:

Twenties — For 20-year-olds, their skin looks great, but sunscreen is essential. To protect their skin from premature aging moisturize with at least spf 15 daily. Injectables like Restylane offer younger patients a way to plump up lips and add volume to checks and chins.

Thirties – In the 30s, the skin can look drier, thinner and wrinkles may start to appear around the eyes and mouth. Plenty of water and moisturizing twice a day keeps the skin hydrated. Another tool, injectables and fillers such as BOTOX, Juvederm, Sculptra and Radiesse combat the early signs of aging by filling in wrinkles, or plumping up lips and cheeks.

Forties – During the forties, the skin’s cell renewal and collagen production begins to slow down leaving the skin looking dull. Age spots, freckles, and pores become more noticeable. Exfoliation and chemical peels help get rid of dead skin cells and reveal smoother skin. A blepharoplasty can be a good option for those with sagging skin around the eyes.

Fifties — Dry skin and wrinkles are common in the 50s, as well as sagging skin around the neck and chin so good skin care is essential. Other ways to fight aging include dermal fillers to add fullness and facelifts, like the Anti-Gravity Lift, to address saggy cheeks, chins and jowls

Sixties — Moisturizer is critical in the 60s. Decreased circulation to the skin makes it look lighter and dryer. Laser resurfacing and microdermadrasion help address skin issues. While an upper and lower facelift or facial implants correct heavy jowls and deep facial lines.

Cosmetic surgery should strive to create a natural look that is in harmony with your features and appearance.

About Dr. Paul Nassif:

A skilled facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon with a distinguished background, Dr. Paul S. Nassif has received international recognition by the media, patients and peers for his innovative surgical techniques. Known as a revision rhinoplasty specialist, Dr. Nassif is sought after by patients from around the world for help in correcting some of the most challenging complications cases. His work specializes in obtaining natural results in both rhinoplasty and aging face surgery.

For rhinoplasty, Dr. Nassif uses his skill as an artist and a surgeon to shape the nose to fit the face, rather than make it appear artificial. Patients marvel at how Dr. Nassif is able to create a nose that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing. In addition to his work with revision work, Dr. Nassif also specializes in rhinoplasty for ethnic noses, ensuring tailored results that look proportional to an individual’s ethnic and racial features.

As a specialist in aging face endoscopic surgery, Dr. Nassif skillfully conceals incisions by performing minimally invasive procedures that reduce the evidence of scars. A procedure that he developed, “The Anti-Gravity Facelift,” leaves no visible scars and has been noted for achieving natural-looking results in the shortest recovery time. To accelerate the healing process, Dr. Nassif uses platelet gel derived from a patient’s own blood cells.

Affiliated with top hospitals and medical schools in Southern California, Dr. Nassif has authored numerous peer-review articles on facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and has been called upon to give medical conference presentations and lectures about the latest surgical techniques. He teaches residents and colleagues at the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles – schools of medicine.

To promote a better understanding of the benefits and comfort of cosmetic surgery, Dr. Nassif has been interviewed on NBC Nightly News, Inside Edition, CBS Healthbeat, Entertainment Tonight and EXTRA. Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings and other members of the media have asked Dr. Nassif to demonstrate and talk about advancements in facial rejuvenation, computer morphing and Botox, the latest anti-wrinkle drug. Good Morning America and Entertainment Tonight, have featured Dr. Nassif and his “Anti-Gravity Facelift.” He also has been interviewed by People Magazine, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press.

Since time began, in every corner of the globe, people have looked for ways to purify themselves, to find balance and contentment through natural means. Martha Orellana Vice President of Mr. Steam joins Craig to discuss Steam, sauna, and aromatherapy and how all can play an important role in your personal stress and health management.

Steambathing promotes feelings of relaxation and rejuvenation and is an effective way to reduce stress and detoxify the body and help restore balance.

Holistic benefits are enhanced with the use of Aromasteam™ system, Chromasteam™ system and in-shower music therapy speakers.

Installing a steam unit is not just a product available to the wealthy, with Mr. Steam it is now affordable to create a private spa in your home

About Martha Orellana, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Mr.Steam:
As vice president of sales and marketing for Sussman Lifestyle Group, Martha Orellana has responsibility for managing the company’s sales force in the Western United States, Mexico and Canada.

Since joining the company more than 21 years ago, she has held management positions of increasing responsibility, including import/export manager, customer service manager, product manager and sales manager, where she was instrumental in organizing and establishing the rep firms now in place across the U.S.

About Mr. Steam:
Mr.Steam provides the finest quality steambath generators, towel warmers, sauna rooms and sauna heaters for residential and commercial use. Mr.Steam’s innovative steam systems, towel warmers and saunas enable people around the world to enjoy a healthy and luxurious lifestyle and spa experience. For more than 50 years, discerning consumers, interior designers, architects, builders and plumbing contractors have chosen Mr.Steam products. The company continues to redefine quality and reliability. Mr.Steam places great emphasis on customer service by offering builders and consumers design and technical assistance through our locations on the east and west coasts, as well as our expansive website at www.mrsteam.com. Mr.Steam products are backed by consumer-friendly, limited warranties that exemplify the company’s total commitment to customer satisfaction and provide exclusive remedy to the purchasers.

For more information on Mr.Steam’s and its other fine products, visit www.mrsteam.com or call 1.800.76.STEAM.

Experiences with Lasik Surgery have varied from gaining better than 20/20 vision to complete disasters. You can’t just run down to the corner clinic and hope that you’re going to get your eyes fixed. You need to find a true expert, and you need to make sure they’re using the most up-to-date equipment and techniques.

Captain Steven Schallhorn, M.D., USN, Ret of Top Gun Vision tells us exactly what we can do to keep our vision in top health for longer than ever before possible.

He offers his refractive surgery skills and expertise to the residents of and visitors to San Diego. Dr. Schallhorn was the ophthalmologist selected to evaluate the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO, the highest ranking Naval Officer), Surgeon General of the Navy (highest ranking Navy doctor), Admirals, Naval Aviators, SEALs, Sailors, and Marines. The devotion and care he exhibits in the correction of vision for our nation’s highest asset military personnel will be applied to each and every refractive surgery case he performs in the civilian sector. He was the Director of Refractive Surgery for the U.S. Navy. He founded and directs the refractive surgery center at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, Calif. He is a principal investigator for the U.S. Navy on the safety and efficacy of photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and LASIK. Many of his clinical studies have focused on laser vision correction and night vision.

What You Need to Know About Wavefront Refractive Surgery

The STAR S4 IR™ Excimer Laser System is designed to bring CustomVue® individualized laser vision correction to life and provide the flexibility to treat patients with the broadest range of FDA approvals to date.

Technologies like Active Trak® 3-D eye tracking, automatic centering, Variable Spot Scanning (VSS™), Variable Repetition Rate (VRR™), and Iris Registration add to the laser’s already remarkable precision.

The WaveScan WaveFront® System sets the industry standard for outstanding wavefront acquisition and diagnostic utility. fast and powerful, it delivers the unprecedented levels and measurement accuracy essential to the CustomVue™ procedure – and to optimized outcomes.

The WaveScan WaveFront® System provides fast and efficient capture of the patient’s wavefront data through the use of precise Hartmann-Shack aberrometry. WaveScan® technology is also designed to provide a host of practice-enhancing capabilities, such as using the Fourier algorithm to precisely reconstruct the wavefront treatment plan, off-line programming, and auto exam selection mode, which maximize patient flow.

CustomVue™ Laser Vision Correction:
FDA approved to treat myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism

You may have heard CustomVue treatments referred to as “custom” or “wavefront” LASIK. This breakthrough treatment establishes a new standard in laser vision correction.

CustomVue treatments use WaveScan™ technology, originally developed to reduce distortions in high-powered telescopes, to measure imperfections in your eye 25 times more precisely than standard methods.

In a clinical study for treatment of low to moderate myopia (nearsightedness), one year after treatment 98 percent of patients receiving CustomVue treatment could see 20/20 or better.

CustomVue treatment can free you from the full-time use of eyeglasses or contact lenses, while offering the potential for better vision than you could achieve with either.

Are you a candidate for the CustomVue procedure? Since CustomVue treatment is approved for myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism, 94 percent* of all laser vision correction candidates are potentially eligible for a CustomVue procedure.

How the CustomVue™ Procedure Works

CustomVue treatments use WaveScan™ technology created by VISX, Incorporated, originally developed to reduce distortions in high-powered telescopes when viewing distant objects in space.

• WaveScan technology measures imperfections in your eye 25 times more precisely than standard methods for glasses and contact lenses.
• The WaveScan WaveFront™ System produces a detailed map of your eye. Much like a fingerprint, no two eyes are exactly alike.
• The digital information is transferred to the STAR S4 IR™ Excimer Laser System, which performs the CustomVue procedure.
• Your CustomVue treatment is designed to correct the unique imperfections of your eyes.

In addition, the CustomVue procedure uses Iris Registration Technology — the first fully automated method of aligning and registering wavefront corrections for CustomVue treatments. Accurate alignment is essential to optimizing customized wavefront-guided ablations.

Iris Registration Technology:

• replaces manual methods of treatment alignment.
• aligns treatment to the cornea and provides greater alignment accuracy.
• centers the treatment correctly.

ABOUT

Dr. Steven Schallhorn, MD., USN, Ret.

Captain Steven Schallhorn, MD, has helped numerous soldiers over the years with his pioneering work in LASIK and refractive surgery.

His extensive research and surgical skills has allowed many soldiers to have LASIK surgery prior to their deployment to
Iraq and Afghanistan. In these areas, harsh, sandy and windy conditions make contact lenses unfeasible and the danger of
lost or damaged glasses a serious safety hazard for both the soldier and their entire unit.

In the last few weeks, Dr. Schallhorn has begun performing LASIK surgery on naval aviators. This is the first time the US
Navy has allowed vision correction surgery to be performed on naval aviators, due in part to Schallhorn’s extensive studies.Previously, navy aviators have been ineligible to have LASIK
surgery.

Captain Schallhorn is also one of the legendary Top Gun FighterPilots and instructors from the Miramar Naval Air Station. As a Naval Aviator, Schallhorn earned the highest grade ever recorded on a training squadron. He is qualified as an F-14A, A-4, and F-5 aircraft test pilot with more than 2,000 flight hours.

While an instructor at Miramar, Captain Schallhorn was interviewed extensively as a basis for the movie Top Gun. While
the movie was a fictional portrayal of Naval Aviation, many of the events in the movie were based on the captain’s personal experiences.

Medical Background

Dr Schallhorn graduated from the University of Uniformed Services (USU) School of Health Sciences with a degree in medicine in 1988, completed his internship in 1989, served as a general medical officer in 1990, completed his residency program in 1993, and certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology in 1995.

Captain Steve Schallhorn served as the Director of Cornea Service and Refractive Surgery at Naval Medical Center San Diego (“Balboa Hospital”) and the Refractive Surgery Program Manager for the United States Navy. He conceived of and initiated the first refractive surgery programs for the US armed forces to study the visual recovery and
performance characteristics of PRK and LASIK before excimer lasers were FDA approved. He is a member of the AMA, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS), American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO), and fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). He is a scientific reviewer for the ophthalmology peer review journals Ophthalmology, Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, and Journal of Refractive Surgery.

Dr Schallhorn serves his profession as chairman of AAO Refractive Ophthalmic Technology Assessment committee and the AAO Refractive Surgery knowledge base committee, executive steering committee member of the AAO Refractive Surgery Interest Group, contributor to the AAO basic science curriculum in Refractive Surgery, and Executive Committee member of the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS).

As an acknowledged by his peers as an expert in refractive surgery, Dr Schalhorn receives numerous requests to conduct nationwide training courses, and routinely provides consultation regarding refractive surgery to various organizations, including his role as: Author of 16 peer-reviewed papers and 3 book chapters Visiting professor of medicine at Harvard, USC, UCSF, Baylor, and others.

Consultant to NASA, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Advisor for refractive surgery to Australia, Canada, France, Great Britain, Greece, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan, Turkey, and the US Air Force, Army, and Coast Guard ASCRS representative to the annual meetings in Russia and Singapore AAO representative to the annual meeting in the Philippines.

Dr Schallhorn is the recipient of numerous military and academic awards and honors, including:

• Selection for Alpha Omega Alpha medical honors society
• Honors medical school graduate (ranked in the top 5% of his class)
• Designated “Fellow of the Year” at Doheny Eye Institute (1995/96) during the period of his 2-year fellowship training in Cornea and External Disease.
• The Joint Chiefs of Staff Award for Excellence in Military Medicine (1997) presented by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (General John M. Shalikashvili) and American patriot Zachary Fisher – the award included a $50,000 research grant.
• The Navy Legion of Merit, the highest non-combat medal in the military, awarded for performance of meritorious service to the United States for his work in refractive surgery
• Distinguished Lans Refractive Surgery Award (2004) by the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS), a 3,500-member worldwide medical research organization comprised of leading eye care experts in vision correction surgery.
• Selected by his peers to be included as one of the Best Doctors in America 2005-
• 2006.
• Voted one of the “TOP 50 Opinion Leaders” for Outstanding Contribution and
• Leadership in the Fields of Cataract and Refractive Surgery in 2006.
• Selected to give the prestigious keynote address, the Binkhorst Lecture, at the 2007 annual meeting of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons.

Naval Background

Before entering medical school, Dr Schallhorn had a successful career as a Naval Aviator and TOPGUN instructor in the US Navy. During that time he instituted and directed a multi-year project that resulted in enhanced combat survivability of aircrew through the Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory (NAMRL).

1977 – 1978: Flight training

1979 – 1982: F-14 pilot, Fighter Squadron Two (VF-2) served two 10-month deployments in the western Pacific, during the second and while in the Indian Ocean, he was selected to TOPGUN.

1982 – 1984: TOPGUN instructor, Navy Fighter Weapons School

As a fighter pilot, Steve Schallhorn (call sign “Legs”), was: Designated a Naval Aviator with the highest grade recorded in training squadron.

• Qualified as F-14A, A-4 and F-5 aircraft test pilot with over 2,000 flight hours.
• Winner of the 1981 annual F-14 fighter derby with the highest grade ever recorded in a scored air-to-air combat exercise.
• Instrumental in winning the coveted “Mutha” and safety award for Fighter Squadron Two, 1981-1982.
• Selected as one of the ten best carrier pilots onboard USS Ranger with over 300 arrested landings including over 100 night landings.
• Selected among hundreds of highly qualified naval officers to serve as combat instructor at the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN).
• A top lieutenant in competitive fitness reports at TOPGUN among highly screened peers while serving as training and safety officer.

About AMO

Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (AMO) (NYSE: EYE) is a global medical device leader focused on the discovery and delivery of innovative vision technologies that optimize the quality of life for people of all ages. The company focuses on developing a broad suite of innovative technologies and devices to address a wide range of eye disorders.

AMO became an independent company in June 2002 following a spin-off from Allergan, Inc. AMO is based in Santa Ana, California, and employs approximately 3,800 people worldwide. The company has operations in 24 countries and markets products in approximately 60 countries.

AMO (originally American Medical Optics) started business in 1976 as a pioneer in the early development of intraocular lenses for cataract patients. We brought the first small-incision foldable intraocular lens through the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory process and began marketing it in 1989. Foldable lenses were a major advance in cataract surgery because they made it possible for surgeons to insert the lens through a small incision. This meant less trauma to the eye and faster visual recovery from cataract surgery, from months to days.

AMO developed the Array® intraocular lens, the first multifocal intraocular lens to be approved for commercial distribution by the U.S. FDA. Multifocal implants provide patients with distance, intermediate, and near vision. Traditional monofocal lenses generally provide good distance vision only.

AMO designed and developed new equipment for removing cataracts. We have an outstanding phacoemulsification system, called the Sovereign® System. The Sovereign® System is equipped with WhiteStar™ software, an advanced technology that uses very low levels of ultrasound power to dissolve the full range of dense cataracts that can develop in the eye. The Sovereign® System won the prestigious Medical Design Excellence Silver Award from the Industrial Designers Society of America in 1999 for “excellence in medical product design engineering.”

AMO entered the refractive surgery market with the Amadeus™ Microkeratome, a device used during LASIK procedures. The Amadeus™ microkeratome produces the corneal flap that protects the eye after the laser procedure.

In 2004, AMO introduced the Verisyse™ phakic IOL for treatment of moderate to severe myopia, the first lens of its kind to receive FDA approval. The company also acquired the Tecnis® and CeeOn® IOLs, the Healon® line of viscoelastics and the Baerveldt® glaucoma device, marking the company’s entrance into the glaucoma market. The Tecnis® IOL is the first IOL with a modified prolate optic to have a claim for improved functional vision.

More than 65 million Americans have high blood pressure. Unfortunately, even with the traditional treatment methods of diet, exercise and medication, 70 percent of that population is unable to reach their lower blood pressure goals or can’t tolerate the side effects of medications. Leaving high blood pressure untreated can be dangerous and may lead to heart attack, stroke and kidney and heart failure.

There are alternative treatments available that can be used in conjunction with medication or other lifestyle modifications to treat this common, yet serious condition.

RESPeRATE is a personal therapeutic device that is FDA-cleared for over the counter sale and guides patients through a series of paced-breathing exercises. RESPeRATE is a safe, non-drug, clinically proven treatment option for those who have high blood pressure. The device guides patients through a series of paced-breathing exercises proven to reduce hypertension.

Mechanism:

RESPeRATE’s breathing sensor automatically analyzes an individual breathing pattern and creates a personalized melody composed of two distinct inhale and exhale guiding tones. Users listen to the melody through the headphones, and the body’s natural tendency to follow external rhythms will enable the user to easily synchronize his or her breathing to the tones. By gradually prolonging the exhalation tone to slow the user’s breathing, RESPeRATE leads the user to the therapeutic zone of less than 10 breaths per minute. Within a few minutes, the muscles surrounding the small blood vessels in the body relax, blood flows more freely, and blood pressure is significantly reduced.

RESPeRATE provides physicians with another option for their patients besides just increasing medication dosages or adding additional prescription medications to reduce high blood pressure.

As shown in seven clinical trials, RESPeRATE can lower blood pressure by up to 36 points systolic and 20 points diastolic, with average reductions of 14/8 points. On average, patients start to see significant results in 4-6 weeks, and the reductions are proven to last with continued use of the device.

RESPeRATE is available without a prescription.

The RESPeRATE device consists of a computerized control unit, about the size of a portable CD player, which is connected to a sensor that fastens around the patient’s abdomen, as well as a set of headphones. The RESPeRATE sensor analyzes the breathing rate and pattern of the user, then creates a personalized melody composed of two distinct tones: a high tone for inhalation and a low tone for exhalation. Using the body’s natural tendency to follow external rhythms, RESPeRATE gradually slows the user’s breathing rate to a “therapeutic zone” of less than 10 breaths per minute. Within a few minutes, the muscles surrounding the small blood vessels in the body relax and constricted blood vessels open up allowing blood to flow more freely-ultimately yielding a significant and lasting reduction of blood pressure.

Patients who use RESPeRATE for 15 minutes a day three to four times a week should see their blood pressure drop within eight weeks of use. Clinical studies have proven that RESPeRATE lowers high blood pressure by 14/8 points on average, with the top 10 percent experiencing a reduction of 36/20 points.

Proven To Lower Blood Pressure In 7 Clinical Studies

High blood pressure treatment options are not confined to blood pressure medications. Natural remedies for high blood pressure can be safe and effective. RESPeRATE’s ability to generate a significant and sustained reduction in blood pressure was substantiated in 7 separate clinical studies published in peer-reviewed medical journals.

• The studies compared those who used RESPeRATE for 15 minutes a day for 8 weeks to a “control” group, using a walkman with relaxing music¹, a home blood pressure monitoring ^4,5 or both ²
• Clinical studies design included four double-blind and randomized^1,2,5,8, one controlled and randomized⁴, and two open-label studies^3,6
• There were 286 participants, average age of 58
• 78% of participants were already taking blood pressure medications, a third of whom were taking more then 3 medications.
• Average initial office blood pressure of 150/90 mmHg despite using diet, exercise and/or medications.

An Important Addition to Your Blood Pressure Regimen

If you’re trying to lower your blood pressure with diet, exercise, and even medication, RESPeRATE can be an important addition. In seven clinical trials, RESPeRATE was found to be safe and effective for people from borderline to severe high blood pressure, some of whom were taking medications and some of whom were not.

RESPeRATE has been proven to be an effective high blood pressure treatment even when medications are not. A study published in the American Journal of Hypertension found that RESPeRATE significantly reduced uncontrollable blood pressure, even when three or more medications were taken at maximum dosage.

About Dr. Pugh

Dr. Guy F. Pugh recieved his BA from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT in 1979; His MS from Indiana University, Bloomington, IN in 1981 and his MD from Harvard in 1990. He did his residency in Internal Medicine at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, VA from 1990-1991 and an Internship at Mount Auburn Hospital from 1994 to 1996.

Professional Associations:
American Medical Association; Massachusetts Medical Society; American College for Advancement of Medicine
Academic Appointment:
Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Board Certification/Licensure:
American Board of Internal Medicine/Massachusetts

The Marino Center for Progressive Health

The Marino Center for Progressive Health was created to fill an unmet need in today’s health care landscape. We offer state-of-the-art conventional medicine combined with complementary and alternative therapies, health education and prevention programs, in a caring environment.

Our staff takes the time necessary to assess the many aspects of your health. You are a full participant in developing a health care plan custom-tailored to your needs. Whether your plan calls for the latest medical treatment, a change in diet, a chiropractic adjustment or other bodywork, a program of stress reduction, or using the services of a modern hospital, The Marino Center is equipped to serve you. We are located in Cambridge Massachusetts.

The Marino Foundation

In 1998, the Center became a non-profit foundation dedicated to the integration of the best of alternative and traditional medicines. Our mission includes obtaining funding to train our staff to become experts in this new domain, conduct scientific research to test what we do and explore many unanswered questions about human health, and to take the time to train new doctors who are entering our field. We are actively pursuing educational grants and research opportunities. We would gratefully accept charitable donations from anyone who supports our mission, and wants to contribute or be a part of what we are doing.