The quality, depth and amount of sleep influences our mental, emotional and physical health. Sleep deprivation has been linked to the following:
• Shortened life span
• Inflammation
• Strained Relationships
• Heart disease
• Obesity
• Chronic irritability
• Memory loss
• Depression
Sleep is just as important to good health as a good diet, hydration, and exercise. Studies have shown a connection between sleep deprivation and weight gain. Essentially these studies show that people who do not get enough sleep are at risk for becoming overweight or even obese. This may seem illogical; that increasing our most sedentary activity (sleep) would help to prevent weight gain. How can sleeping more help to lose weight? The answer rests in the hormonal and metabolic changes that occur with sleep deprivation.
The stress of sleep deprivation causes our bodies to produce a hormone called cortisol. Cortisol inhibits muscle building and increases the production of insulin. Insulin in turn accelerates fat storage. In other words sleep restriction can contribute to a reduction in muscle size and can increase fat accumulation. Chronic sleep restriction alters the blood sugar metabolism and can contribute to diabetes later in life. Another potential source of weight gain is related to the molecule leptin. Leptin is secreted from fat cells signaling satiety, “We have had enough to eat.” It regulates body weight through appetite suppression and is also linked to having adequate sleep .With lack of sleep this signal is inhibited, so that people crave more food than they need. This in turn will lead to overeating and additional weight gain.
Aside from these factors there are other aspects of weight gain. When you are tired, you are not in the mood to exercise. When you are tired your willpower may be compromised and lead to unhealthy eating choices. You may drink more caffeine to stay awake resulting in increased cortisol and insulin production. Caffeine may interfere with normal sleep patterns resulting in a cycle of sleep deprivation and caffeine consumption. A vicious cycle is established, resulting in a downward spiral.
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Automated Corporate Wellness Partner
Become A Strategic Business Partner With the Dr David Wade & the Wellness Education Foundation
"I Want To Invite You To Become A 50% Partner In My Wellness Business That Will Make Over Five Hundred THOUSAND Dollars This Year" If You Can Answer Yes To These 3 Simple Questions...
In the next few weekss I'll Be Accepting 10 New Strategic Business Partners... To Be Considered, You Must Reply to this blog And Submit Your Application Immediately to drwade@wellnesseducationfoundation.org!
VERY IMPORTANT: Review my personal letter below right away. After doing so... if you believe that you and I are a right fit for each other, reply to this page ASAP and submit your application immediately.
Dear Friend,
Congratulations on your interest in becoming my newest Strategic Business Partner in Corporate Wellness.
If you qualify, you're going to have the opportunity to start making money fast – with NO previous wellness experience, NO existing business, NO website, NO subscriber list, NO product, NO risk, NO headaches and NO money out of your pocket.
But…
I've got to give you fair warning.
I'm only accepting applications for a VERY limited time.
Review the information below, and if you qualify to be my partner in this project, return to this page on Friday morning at 9am Pacific time (12 noon Eastern time) and submit your application immediately.
I'll then get back in touch with you next Monday to let you know if you've been accepted as my newest Strategic Business Partner.
If accepted, you'll be paid a whopping 50% commission (up to $595.00) for every sale we make.
________________________________________
Not too long ago I met my long time friend, Jeff, for lunch and we got into a VERY interesting conversation.
Shortly after our meal arrives, he says to me…
"Dr Wade, I read your article in Chiropractic Economics on Corporate Wellness you're the only guy I know personally who's makes a whole lot of money on Automated Corporate Wellness Programs.
I've watched as your business has grown like crazy over the past couple years, and while I'm a little bit jealous, I figure that you could probably show a guy like me how to do what you've done.
In fact, that's why I wanted to take you to lunch today. I was hoping you could help me.
Can someone like me really do the same thing that you've done?
You know me – I'm busier than a one legged man in a kicking contest and I don't have a lot of time on my hands. I don't have a days worth of corporate wellness business experience, I don't have a product to sell, I don't even know how to set up a corporate wellness website.
I'm starting from ground zero.
Is there REALLY hope for a guy like me?
Could you really show me how to do what you've done?
Cause let me tell you, if there were a way to make it happen, I'd be willing to do whatever you told me to do, as long as it was ethical"
After hearing this, I've gotta say, it was an ego boost.
Most of my friends know what I do, and how successful my business has become, but none of them have asked me to show them how I did it.
This was certainly a first.
And being that I've known Jeff for so long, I wanted to help him.
In order to prove that I could show him how to make money, and LOTS of it, I did something that I've never done before.
I decided to take Jeff under my wing and make him a partner in my business.
I gave him access to my 17 years of research and the entire tested and proven system that I've been using for more than 3 years now.
And By That I Mean – I Gave Him EVERYTHING!
He didn't have to:
• Do any market research.
• Find or create a product to sell.
• Build a website.
• Get a merchant account.
• Write any sales copy.
• Build a subscriber list.
• Fill any orders.
• Deal with any customer service issues
He didn't have to do ANY of that.
All he had to do was collect the survey from the comanies he wanted to work with and give away tickets to my free seminar-by-phone.
In short, I handed him a complete "done-for-you" business package, and I handed it to him on a silver platter.
By setting Jeff up as a business partner, it was impossible for him to fail.
In fact, in less than a month, he made a whopping $2,777.00, and he barely even had to do any work.
BUT - make no doubt about it, I benefited from our arrangement as well.
I too made an extra $2,777.00 that I wouldn't have made if it weren't for Jeff.
After seeing this, it got me thinking, "wouldn't it be awesome if I could find a few more business partners that were motivated like Jeff was?
I could do the same thing for them, and it would be a win-win situation for both of us.
And that brings me to the purpose of this letter.
But…
Before I go any further, I've got to let you know - what I'm about to tell you about is a SERIOUS partnership opportunity in my business.
There are 3 conditions that MUST be met in order to become my partner (which I'll tell you about shortly).
Needless To Say, You May Not Qualify For This Offer
In fact – MOST people will NOT qualify to be my partner in this venture.
But…
If you consider yourself a serious entrepreneur who's open to a sensible, rational, very attractive opportunity, then read on.
If you've been with me for any period of time, you already know most of my story.
I went from owning a business I used to hate, where I was working 14-16 hours a day, 7 days a week and getting paid next to nothing for my efforts… to being a respected corporate and small business authority on wellness where I regularly get paid $30,000.00, $40,000.00… and NOW… $50,000.00+ a month.
GONE are the days of hating life and working hard.
I now get paid for doing what I LOVE, which is helping other Wellness coaches, chiropractors, physical therapists and medical doctors and their staff achieve the same kind of success in their own practices.
So, you're probably wondering, if things are going so well in my business, why would I be willing to offer YOU the same kind of partnership opportunity I gave Jeff?
The answer is actually quite simple.
Over the last several years I've been successfully marketing my core product - the Automated Corporate Wellness System – to entrepreneurs in private practice who are looking for a way to start a corporate wellness business center of their own, without having all the hassles and headaches that come with a "typical" business.
These special folks also benefit through becoming known to decision-makers and are invited into business to assist in implementation of the Wellness System.
The sales system for this product works like gangbusters. In fact, it's currently providing me with more NEW sales – than I can personally handle - EVERY single month.
But here's the problem:
There's no way I can possibly reach all of the potential customers for this product on my own.
Every year economic benefit of implementing Automated Corporate Wellness Systems, and they would gladly invest in this product, if they only knew it existed.
The Fact Is, Over The Last 3 Years, I've Barely Scratched The Surface Of This Market
And my little experiment with Jeff has proven this to be true.
I could keep doing what I'm doing for years to come, and there's no way I'd be able to contact ALL these folks on my own.
I've been trying to figure out a way to reach and help more people, and Jeff helped me find the answer I was looking for.
And if that weren't enough…
I recently had another experience that let me know I was on the right track with this idea of taking on a few select business partners.
Recently I was on Amazon.com buying a new book – and that's when it was staring me in the face… BIGTIME!
As you know, Amazon.com has become a HUGE company.
What's so interesting about their success is the fact that they don't do everything on their own.
They have thousands and thousands and thousands of business partners, and every one of these partners gets paid for telling other people about Amazon.
Amazon starts their partners out at a 4% commission rate.
So let's analyze this for a second.
Let's say that I were one of their business partners and I told you about the Amazon.com website.
You then decide to go there and buy a book, or a movie, or any of the other products they offer.
Because I was the one that told you about them, Amazon would pay me a 4% commission on whatever you bought from them.
Let's say that you decided to buy a book for $29.95.
Amazon would then pay me $1.19, because I was the one who told you about them.
After visiting their website, it got me thinking…
"If these guys have thousands and thousands of business partners who are excited to tell others about the Amazon.com site when they only get paid a 4% commission, and the average price of a product is about 30 bucks, I wonder how many people would jump at the opportunity to become a business partner with me when I give them a 50% commission – and the price of my hottest selling product is $1,191.00?"
I mean seriously...
You'd Get A Lot More Excited About Making $595.00... Wouldn't You?
Wouldn't you rather get paid $595.00 for a referral - instead of $1.19?
Of course you would!
And you'd get more excited if I gave you the same opportunity I gave Jeff, and let you become my business partner… for FREE!
Of course you would!
And what if I were to give you EVERYTHING you needed, a complete tested and proven system that made it impossible for you to fail?
You'd get even MORE excited – WOULDN'T YOU!
You know that you would!
Well let me tell you - that's exactly what I'm going to do – when you're qualified like Jeff was (and I'll be telling you more about that in a minute).
Yes, I'm going to invite you to become my business partner, at absolutely NO cost to you.
Because the truth is, I don't need your money.
What I need is your help.
As I mentioned before, I already have a successful business that supports my family and I very nicely.
I've got a product that corporations are clamoring to buy, and for the last 3 years, my system has been selling this product like hotcakes.
What I'm offering you is a tested and proven, "done-for-you" business partnership where all you have to do is give away tickets to my FREE seminar-by-phone.
I'll then do EVERYTHING else for you – and you'll get paid a whopping 50% commission (Up to $595.00) every time we make a sale.
Oh, and just in case you're thinking to yourself, "This all sounds fantastic Dr. Wade, and I'd love to become your business partner, but how in the heck could I possibly make money from this when I don't even have a list (and I don't want to spend a bunch of my own money)?"
The GREAT news is – I've got you covered on that as well.
So let me tell you what you're going to get if you're chosen to be my business partner.
Here's Everything You'll Get... For FREE!
Instant Access To My Automated Online Wellness
Website - $5,000.00 Value
This is the secret behind the entire system, and it took over 5 years of testing and fine-tuning, at a cost of $67,985.87 in order to develop it. The biggest asset that any entrepreneur can have is a tested and proven sales system that can be used over, and over, and over again. As my partner, you get instant access to my ENTIRE tested and proven sales system.
The Lead Capture & Follow Up System - $699.00 Value
Most professionals & Wellness coaches make the grave mistake of trying to sell their products to EVERYONE. The fact is, not everyone is going to be interested in what we have to offer. Our goal is to weed businesses out so that we only spend our time communicating with companies who are pre-interested and pre-disposed to buy our product… people who have raised their hands and said, "Yes, I'm interested in what you have to offer". My Wellness & Injury Prevention Survey & Follow Up System collects the contact information of these people so we can give them the information they requested, while simultaneously giving them multiple buying opportunities for the wellness product & services they came to us for in the first place.
The "Sell… Without Selling Report" - $299.00 Value
When you think back on the last time you had a GREAT buying experience, it dawns on you that you never "felt" like you were being sold. Every successful entrepreneur, myself included, has mastered the art of Selling… Without Selling. When a prospect raises their hand and requests more information about our products and services, they're immediately sent this special report that moves them toward the buying decision they naturally want to make.
The "Sales Stampede Seminar-By-Phone" - $799.00 Value
This is the heart and soul of my automated sales system. This is where all the action happens. This unique event is a finely-tuned sales presentation that delivers consistent results… EVERY time. Each component of the automated sales system is designed to get the prospect to participate on this free seminar-by-phone. By participating in this event, they have the opportunity to get their questions answered, discover that I'm MORE than qualified to help them achieve their goals, and as a result, they're compelled to invest in the Automatic Wellness System. And like I said, each time we make a sale, you'll get paid a whopping 50% commission, up to $595.00.
Seminar-By-Phone Handouts - $200.00 Value
Once a prospect registers for the Seminar-By-Phone, they're given a set of handouts to print out and have ready for the seminar. These handouts are specifically designed to arouse curiosity and further compel them to join us for the big event.
Pre-Seminar Reminder System - $150.00 Value
Each prospect is sent several email reminders prior to the seminar. Knowing that so many product sales are made on this seminar, I REFUSE to leave anything to chance. I want everyone who's registered for the seminar to be sure and join us.
Voice Mail Reminder System - $150.00 Value
Most business owners don't make use of a complete marketing system like this, and those who do make a half-baked effort will limit themselves to "internet only" tools. As I said before – I REFUSE to leave anything to chance. That's why every seminar registrant also gets a personal message from me on their answering machine, congratulating them on registering for the seminar, and offering them an added bonus when they join us for the event.
Post-Seminar Follow Up System - $299.00 Value
At the conclusion of the Seminar-By-Phone, each participant is given the opportunity to invest in my product, which is the Automatic Wellness System. As I've said, this seminar is structured just like the most successful infomercials you see on television. As a result, it creates a stampede of people – racing to get their copy of the product. But… there will always be some folks who need some time to think it over. That's why I send out this series of emails for 3 days after the event. By doing so, we're able to pick up all those additional sales.
Post-Seminar Voice Mail - $150.00 Value
Once again, I want to maximize our sales from the seminar-by-phone. That's why each registrant receives a personal message from me on their answering machine two days after the event, congratulating them on participating, and offering them yet another added bonus when they place their product order by the deadline I told them about on the event.
Personalized Wellness Web Page - $4,500.00 Value
It's long been known that many massively successful (and profitable) businesses have been built on one good sales letter. And let me tell you, my business is no exception. The sales copy on this hidden web page has sold thousands and thousands, and thousands of dollars worth of the Automatic Wellness System. It literally STOPS the reader in their tracks and forces them to read the entire message, which results in them buying the product we're offering.
Ready-To-Go Product (The Automatic Wellness System) - $3,500.00 Value
As you know, this product has been selling like hotcakes for the last 3 years – so you won't have to spend one minute of time creating a product of your own. The market for this product is already HUGE, and it continues to grow every year as more and more corporations make the decision to break out of the healthcare cost spiral and start an Automated Wellness System of their own. As my partner, you'll be able to tap into to this red hot market by offering these businesses this valuable product that virtually sells itself.
Order Fulfillment System - $2,000.00 Value
My company will do all the order fulfillment for every sale you generate. This means that you won't need to set up a merchant account, deal with any paper work, stock any product or talk with any customers.
Customer Service System - $2,000.00 Value
One of the biggest reasons for my success is the ongoing help I provide my clients after the sale has been made. I firmly believe in taking good care of my clients, and as a result, I've got an INCREDIBLE customer service system in place, and you will NEVER have to deal with a single corporate wellness service issue. Like I said, I do everything for you.
24-7 Management Software - $499.00 Value
As my partner, you'll be given a private website where you can login and see your strategic reports and all the wellness statistics anytime you like. You won't have to wait until the end of the month to find out how big your commission check is going to be. You'll be able to access this information at the drop of a hat, whenever you want – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
How To Get Started With No List - 298.00 Value
I realize that you're probably thinking to yourself, "This all sounds fantastic Dr Wade, and I'd love to become your business partner, but how in the heck could I possibly make money from this when I don't even have a list of companies(and I don't want to spend a bunch of my own money)?"
For the first time ever, I'm going to reveal one of my jealously guarded secrets.
This is my favorite method for making money FAST, because you don't need a list, and you don't need to spend any money.
This audio recording & power point training will show you how to use a little-known resource that you'll find at the public library, and get access to ALL the lists you want… for FREE.
As you can see, the total value of everything you'll be getting when you qualify to be my partner is $20,543.00.
And the truth is...
I Could Easily Offer It At That Price
And It Would Be A Bargain
But You Get EVERYTHING... For FREE!
Where else can you get a complete "Done-For-You" tested and proven wellness business for such a small amount?
Nowhere!
When starting my very first business back in 1984, which was a chiropractic services company that I ran – I invested $60,000.00 just to open the doors. My second practice purchased in 1985 cost $250,000.
And make no doubt about it, there was no tested and proven system in place for me when I started that business.
There was no guarantee that I would succeed.
But things are going to be much different for YOU.
As I promised you earlier, when you're selected to become my business partner, you're going to get EVERYTHING I've told you about, the entire system - at absolutely NO cost to you.
Like I Said, I Don't Need Your Money
What I Need Is Your Help
There's no way I can possibly reach all of the potential customers for this product on my own.
Also, you will be established in your area as the local Wellness Coordinator for the Automated Corporate Wellness system, and you will be the professional who develops the relationship with the company’s employees & their families. These corporations would gladly invest in our Wellness product, if they only knew it existed.
The fact is, I've barely scratched the surface, and my little experiment with Jeff has proven this to be true.
I could keep doing what I'm doing for years to come, and there's no way I'd be able to contact ALL these folks on my own.
But…
With YOUR help, we can reach a lot more people and it will be a win-win-win situation.
YOU'LL win.
I'll win.
And the people who invest in our wellness product will win.
That being said, I need to tell you what's required of you in order to become my partner.
You see, I'm not willing to work with any "Joe-Blow" who happens to find out about this offer.
I'm ONLY going to partner with people who are serious about working with me and making a positive and lasting impact on people's lives – just like Jeff was.
To find out if you and I are a right fit...
You Must Be Able To Answer "YES" To These 3 Questions
Indicate your "YES" answer by clicking the box to the left of each question
1. Are you committed to following directions and doing what I tell you to do - in order to make this a massively profitable partnership for you, me and everyone we offer this product to?
2. Are you an ethical person who who will use the automated wellness system in the way that I have intended, and you refuse to make use of illegal business practices?
3. Are you the kind of person who can be accountable - when you say you'll do something, you make good on your promises?
Congratulations!
If you answered yes to all 3 questions, then you're the kind of partner I'm looking for, and the two of us are going to have a long and profitable relationship together.
Your next step is to let me know that you're seriously interested in moving forward.
As I mentioned before, I'm simply not willing to work with any "Joe-Blow" who happens to find out about this offer.
There are many who will say they want to have the kind of income I've talked about, who'll say they want to be my partner, who'll say they want to have the kind of lifestyle most people only get to dream about - but when it comes right down to it, they aren't really serious.
In Order To Weed Out All The "Wanna-Bees"...
I've put up a small barrier to entry.
This small barrier will speak volumes about the kind of person you are, and I hope I'll get to see you on the other side, and welcome you as my partner.
If I don't see you on the other side, it simply means that you and I aren’t a right fit for each other, and I wish you the very best in your endeavors.
As I said, there's No cost to you to become my partner, but you will need to include a small deposit of $497 when submitting your application.
This deposit will let me know that you're serious about working with me, and it will be refunded back to you when we make our first sale together.
That's right...
I'll refund your $497 deposit when we make our first sale!
The truth is, it costs me considerably more than $497 to cover all the expenses of setting you up as my partner, and I'm simply not willing to invest my time or finances in anyone who's not going to be as committed to this partnership as I am.
Oh, and by the way…
This opportunity is only available to the first 10 who qualify.
Like I said, it takes a considerable amount of time (and money) to get you set up as a partner, and that's why I'm putting a cap on this.
So...
At this moment, we're at a turning point. If you feel that you're the kind of person I'm looking for – I invite you to submit your application so I can review it.
I look forward to a long and profitable relationship with you.
Dedicated to your success,
David Wade
"The Head Wellness Coach of Automatic Corporate Wellness Program”
P.S. Submitting an application is NOT a guarantee that you'll be accepted as my partner. I'll be reviewing your application personally, and if I don't believe we're a right fit, I'll refund your deposit immediately.
P.S.S. Once your application has been accepted, I'll send you everything you need to get started.
P.S.S.S. I'm only accepting 10 partners, and that means that time is off the essence. If your interest has been piqued, you must return to this page on Friday morning at 9am Pacific time (12 noon Eastern time) and submit your application immediately.
Submit Your Partnership Application Here...
On Friday - January 29th at 9am Pacific Time (12 Noon Eastern Time)
Yes... Yes... YES!
David, I want to be a partner in your business and get paid a 50% commission for every sale we make together. I understand that if I'm accepted, I'll get instant access to your ENTIRE automated wellness system. All I'll have to do is put people into your tested and proven plug-and-play sales system. You'll show me how to get started, even if I don't have a list and don't want to invest any of my own money. I understand that my deposit will be refunded in full as soon as we make our first sale together. On that basis, please accept my application and get back in touch with me as soon as possible to let me know if I qualify to be your partner.
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"I Want To Invite You To Become A 50% Partner In My Wellness Business That Will Make Over Five Hundred THOUSAND Dollars This Year" If You Can Answer Yes To These 3 Simple Questions...
In the next few weekss I'll Be Accepting 10 New Strategic Business Partners... To Be Considered, You Must Reply to this blog And Submit Your Application Immediately to drwade@wellnesseducationfoundation.org!
VERY IMPORTANT: Review my personal letter below right away. After doing so... if you believe that you and I are a right fit for each other, reply to this page ASAP and submit your application immediately.
Dear Friend,
Congratulations on your interest in becoming my newest Strategic Business Partner in Corporate Wellness.
If you qualify, you're going to have the opportunity to start making money fast – with NO previous wellness experience, NO existing business, NO website, NO subscriber list, NO product, NO risk, NO headaches and NO money out of your pocket.
But…
I've got to give you fair warning.
I'm only accepting applications for a VERY limited time.
Review the information below, and if you qualify to be my partner in this project, return to this page on Friday morning at 9am Pacific time (12 noon Eastern time) and submit your application immediately.
I'll then get back in touch with you next Monday to let you know if you've been accepted as my newest Strategic Business Partner.
If accepted, you'll be paid a whopping 50% commission (up to $595.00) for every sale we make.
________________________________________
Not too long ago I met my long time friend, Jeff, for lunch and we got into a VERY interesting conversation.
Shortly after our meal arrives, he says to me…
"Dr Wade, I read your article in Chiropractic Economics on Corporate Wellness you're the only guy I know personally who's makes a whole lot of money on Automated Corporate Wellness Programs.
I've watched as your business has grown like crazy over the past couple years, and while I'm a little bit jealous, I figure that you could probably show a guy like me how to do what you've done.
In fact, that's why I wanted to take you to lunch today. I was hoping you could help me.
Can someone like me really do the same thing that you've done?
You know me – I'm busier than a one legged man in a kicking contest and I don't have a lot of time on my hands. I don't have a days worth of corporate wellness business experience, I don't have a product to sell, I don't even know how to set up a corporate wellness website.
I'm starting from ground zero.
Is there REALLY hope for a guy like me?
Could you really show me how to do what you've done?
Cause let me tell you, if there were a way to make it happen, I'd be willing to do whatever you told me to do, as long as it was ethical"
After hearing this, I've gotta say, it was an ego boost.
Most of my friends know what I do, and how successful my business has become, but none of them have asked me to show them how I did it.
This was certainly a first.
And being that I've known Jeff for so long, I wanted to help him.
In order to prove that I could show him how to make money, and LOTS of it, I did something that I've never done before.
I decided to take Jeff under my wing and make him a partner in my business.
I gave him access to my 17 years of research and the entire tested and proven system that I've been using for more than 3 years now.
And By That I Mean – I Gave Him EVERYTHING!
He didn't have to:
• Do any market research.
• Find or create a product to sell.
• Build a website.
• Get a merchant account.
• Write any sales copy.
• Build a subscriber list.
• Fill any orders.
• Deal with any customer service issues
He didn't have to do ANY of that.
All he had to do was collect the survey from the comanies he wanted to work with and give away tickets to my free seminar-by-phone.
In short, I handed him a complete "done-for-you" business package, and I handed it to him on a silver platter.
By setting Jeff up as a business partner, it was impossible for him to fail.
In fact, in less than a month, he made a whopping $2,777.00, and he barely even had to do any work.
BUT - make no doubt about it, I benefited from our arrangement as well.
I too made an extra $2,777.00 that I wouldn't have made if it weren't for Jeff.
After seeing this, it got me thinking, "wouldn't it be awesome if I could find a few more business partners that were motivated like Jeff was?
I could do the same thing for them, and it would be a win-win situation for both of us.
And that brings me to the purpose of this letter.
But…
Before I go any further, I've got to let you know - what I'm about to tell you about is a SERIOUS partnership opportunity in my business.
There are 3 conditions that MUST be met in order to become my partner (which I'll tell you about shortly).
Needless To Say, You May Not Qualify For This Offer
In fact – MOST people will NOT qualify to be my partner in this venture.
But…
If you consider yourself a serious entrepreneur who's open to a sensible, rational, very attractive opportunity, then read on.
If you've been with me for any period of time, you already know most of my story.
I went from owning a business I used to hate, where I was working 14-16 hours a day, 7 days a week and getting paid next to nothing for my efforts… to being a respected corporate and small business authority on wellness where I regularly get paid $30,000.00, $40,000.00… and NOW… $50,000.00+ a month.
GONE are the days of hating life and working hard.
I now get paid for doing what I LOVE, which is helping other Wellness coaches, chiropractors, physical therapists and medical doctors and their staff achieve the same kind of success in their own practices.
So, you're probably wondering, if things are going so well in my business, why would I be willing to offer YOU the same kind of partnership opportunity I gave Jeff?
The answer is actually quite simple.
Over the last several years I've been successfully marketing my core product - the Automated Corporate Wellness System – to entrepreneurs in private practice who are looking for a way to start a corporate wellness business center of their own, without having all the hassles and headaches that come with a "typical" business.
These special folks also benefit through becoming known to decision-makers and are invited into business to assist in implementation of the Wellness System.
The sales system for this product works like gangbusters. In fact, it's currently providing me with more NEW sales – than I can personally handle - EVERY single month.
But here's the problem:
There's no way I can possibly reach all of the potential customers for this product on my own.
Every year economic benefit of implementing Automated Corporate Wellness Systems, and they would gladly invest in this product, if they only knew it existed.
The Fact Is, Over The Last 3 Years, I've Barely Scratched The Surface Of This Market
And my little experiment with Jeff has proven this to be true.
I could keep doing what I'm doing for years to come, and there's no way I'd be able to contact ALL these folks on my own.
I've been trying to figure out a way to reach and help more people, and Jeff helped me find the answer I was looking for.
And if that weren't enough…
I recently had another experience that let me know I was on the right track with this idea of taking on a few select business partners.
Recently I was on Amazon.com buying a new book – and that's when it was staring me in the face… BIGTIME!
As you know, Amazon.com has become a HUGE company.
What's so interesting about their success is the fact that they don't do everything on their own.
They have thousands and thousands and thousands of business partners, and every one of these partners gets paid for telling other people about Amazon.
Amazon starts their partners out at a 4% commission rate.
So let's analyze this for a second.
Let's say that I were one of their business partners and I told you about the Amazon.com website.
You then decide to go there and buy a book, or a movie, or any of the other products they offer.
Because I was the one that told you about them, Amazon would pay me a 4% commission on whatever you bought from them.
Let's say that you decided to buy a book for $29.95.
Amazon would then pay me $1.19, because I was the one who told you about them.
After visiting their website, it got me thinking…
"If these guys have thousands and thousands of business partners who are excited to tell others about the Amazon.com site when they only get paid a 4% commission, and the average price of a product is about 30 bucks, I wonder how many people would jump at the opportunity to become a business partner with me when I give them a 50% commission – and the price of my hottest selling product is $1,191.00?"
I mean seriously...
You'd Get A Lot More Excited About Making $595.00... Wouldn't You?
Wouldn't you rather get paid $595.00 for a referral - instead of $1.19?
Of course you would!
And you'd get more excited if I gave you the same opportunity I gave Jeff, and let you become my business partner… for FREE!
Of course you would!
And what if I were to give you EVERYTHING you needed, a complete tested and proven system that made it impossible for you to fail?
You'd get even MORE excited – WOULDN'T YOU!
You know that you would!
Well let me tell you - that's exactly what I'm going to do – when you're qualified like Jeff was (and I'll be telling you more about that in a minute).
Yes, I'm going to invite you to become my business partner, at absolutely NO cost to you.
Because the truth is, I don't need your money.
What I need is your help.
As I mentioned before, I already have a successful business that supports my family and I very nicely.
I've got a product that corporations are clamoring to buy, and for the last 3 years, my system has been selling this product like hotcakes.
What I'm offering you is a tested and proven, "done-for-you" business partnership where all you have to do is give away tickets to my FREE seminar-by-phone.
I'll then do EVERYTHING else for you – and you'll get paid a whopping 50% commission (Up to $595.00) every time we make a sale.
Oh, and just in case you're thinking to yourself, "This all sounds fantastic Dr. Wade, and I'd love to become your business partner, but how in the heck could I possibly make money from this when I don't even have a list (and I don't want to spend a bunch of my own money)?"
The GREAT news is – I've got you covered on that as well.
So let me tell you what you're going to get if you're chosen to be my business partner.
Here's Everything You'll Get... For FREE!
Instant Access To My Automated Online Wellness
Website - $5,000.00 Value
This is the secret behind the entire system, and it took over 5 years of testing and fine-tuning, at a cost of $67,985.87 in order to develop it. The biggest asset that any entrepreneur can have is a tested and proven sales system that can be used over, and over, and over again. As my partner, you get instant access to my ENTIRE tested and proven sales system.
The Lead Capture & Follow Up System - $699.00 Value
Most professionals & Wellness coaches make the grave mistake of trying to sell their products to EVERYONE. The fact is, not everyone is going to be interested in what we have to offer. Our goal is to weed businesses out so that we only spend our time communicating with companies who are pre-interested and pre-disposed to buy our product… people who have raised their hands and said, "Yes, I'm interested in what you have to offer". My Wellness & Injury Prevention Survey & Follow Up System collects the contact information of these people so we can give them the information they requested, while simultaneously giving them multiple buying opportunities for the wellness product & services they came to us for in the first place.
The "Sell… Without Selling Report" - $299.00 Value
When you think back on the last time you had a GREAT buying experience, it dawns on you that you never "felt" like you were being sold. Every successful entrepreneur, myself included, has mastered the art of Selling… Without Selling. When a prospect raises their hand and requests more information about our products and services, they're immediately sent this special report that moves them toward the buying decision they naturally want to make.
The "Sales Stampede Seminar-By-Phone" - $799.00 Value
This is the heart and soul of my automated sales system. This is where all the action happens. This unique event is a finely-tuned sales presentation that delivers consistent results… EVERY time. Each component of the automated sales system is designed to get the prospect to participate on this free seminar-by-phone. By participating in this event, they have the opportunity to get their questions answered, discover that I'm MORE than qualified to help them achieve their goals, and as a result, they're compelled to invest in the Automatic Wellness System. And like I said, each time we make a sale, you'll get paid a whopping 50% commission, up to $595.00.
Seminar-By-Phone Handouts - $200.00 Value
Once a prospect registers for the Seminar-By-Phone, they're given a set of handouts to print out and have ready for the seminar. These handouts are specifically designed to arouse curiosity and further compel them to join us for the big event.
Pre-Seminar Reminder System - $150.00 Value
Each prospect is sent several email reminders prior to the seminar. Knowing that so many product sales are made on this seminar, I REFUSE to leave anything to chance. I want everyone who's registered for the seminar to be sure and join us.
Voice Mail Reminder System - $150.00 Value
Most business owners don't make use of a complete marketing system like this, and those who do make a half-baked effort will limit themselves to "internet only" tools. As I said before – I REFUSE to leave anything to chance. That's why every seminar registrant also gets a personal message from me on their answering machine, congratulating them on registering for the seminar, and offering them an added bonus when they join us for the event.
Post-Seminar Follow Up System - $299.00 Value
At the conclusion of the Seminar-By-Phone, each participant is given the opportunity to invest in my product, which is the Automatic Wellness System. As I've said, this seminar is structured just like the most successful infomercials you see on television. As a result, it creates a stampede of people – racing to get their copy of the product. But… there will always be some folks who need some time to think it over. That's why I send out this series of emails for 3 days after the event. By doing so, we're able to pick up all those additional sales.
Post-Seminar Voice Mail - $150.00 Value
Once again, I want to maximize our sales from the seminar-by-phone. That's why each registrant receives a personal message from me on their answering machine two days after the event, congratulating them on participating, and offering them yet another added bonus when they place their product order by the deadline I told them about on the event.
Personalized Wellness Web Page - $4,500.00 Value
It's long been known that many massively successful (and profitable) businesses have been built on one good sales letter. And let me tell you, my business is no exception. The sales copy on this hidden web page has sold thousands and thousands, and thousands of dollars worth of the Automatic Wellness System. It literally STOPS the reader in their tracks and forces them to read the entire message, which results in them buying the product we're offering.
Ready-To-Go Product (The Automatic Wellness System) - $3,500.00 Value
As you know, this product has been selling like hotcakes for the last 3 years – so you won't have to spend one minute of time creating a product of your own. The market for this product is already HUGE, and it continues to grow every year as more and more corporations make the decision to break out of the healthcare cost spiral and start an Automated Wellness System of their own. As my partner, you'll be able to tap into to this red hot market by offering these businesses this valuable product that virtually sells itself.
Order Fulfillment System - $2,000.00 Value
My company will do all the order fulfillment for every sale you generate. This means that you won't need to set up a merchant account, deal with any paper work, stock any product or talk with any customers.
Customer Service System - $2,000.00 Value
One of the biggest reasons for my success is the ongoing help I provide my clients after the sale has been made. I firmly believe in taking good care of my clients, and as a result, I've got an INCREDIBLE customer service system in place, and you will NEVER have to deal with a single corporate wellness service issue. Like I said, I do everything for you.
24-7 Management Software - $499.00 Value
As my partner, you'll be given a private website where you can login and see your strategic reports and all the wellness statistics anytime you like. You won't have to wait until the end of the month to find out how big your commission check is going to be. You'll be able to access this information at the drop of a hat, whenever you want – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
How To Get Started With No List - 298.00 Value
I realize that you're probably thinking to yourself, "This all sounds fantastic Dr Wade, and I'd love to become your business partner, but how in the heck could I possibly make money from this when I don't even have a list of companies(and I don't want to spend a bunch of my own money)?"
For the first time ever, I'm going to reveal one of my jealously guarded secrets.
This is my favorite method for making money FAST, because you don't need a list, and you don't need to spend any money.
This audio recording & power point training will show you how to use a little-known resource that you'll find at the public library, and get access to ALL the lists you want… for FREE.
As you can see, the total value of everything you'll be getting when you qualify to be my partner is $20,543.00.
And the truth is...
I Could Easily Offer It At That Price
And It Would Be A Bargain
But You Get EVERYTHING... For FREE!
Where else can you get a complete "Done-For-You" tested and proven wellness business for such a small amount?
Nowhere!
When starting my very first business back in 1984, which was a chiropractic services company that I ran – I invested $60,000.00 just to open the doors. My second practice purchased in 1985 cost $250,000.
And make no doubt about it, there was no tested and proven system in place for me when I started that business.
There was no guarantee that I would succeed.
But things are going to be much different for YOU.
As I promised you earlier, when you're selected to become my business partner, you're going to get EVERYTHING I've told you about, the entire system - at absolutely NO cost to you.
Like I Said, I Don't Need Your Money
What I Need Is Your Help
There's no way I can possibly reach all of the potential customers for this product on my own.
Also, you will be established in your area as the local Wellness Coordinator for the Automated Corporate Wellness system, and you will be the professional who develops the relationship with the company’s employees & their families. These corporations would gladly invest in our Wellness product, if they only knew it existed.
The fact is, I've barely scratched the surface, and my little experiment with Jeff has proven this to be true.
I could keep doing what I'm doing for years to come, and there's no way I'd be able to contact ALL these folks on my own.
But…
With YOUR help, we can reach a lot more people and it will be a win-win-win situation.
YOU'LL win.
I'll win.
And the people who invest in our wellness product will win.
That being said, I need to tell you what's required of you in order to become my partner.
You see, I'm not willing to work with any "Joe-Blow" who happens to find out about this offer.
I'm ONLY going to partner with people who are serious about working with me and making a positive and lasting impact on people's lives – just like Jeff was.
To find out if you and I are a right fit...
You Must Be Able To Answer "YES" To These 3 Questions
Indicate your "YES" answer by clicking the box to the left of each question
1. Are you committed to following directions and doing what I tell you to do - in order to make this a massively profitable partnership for you, me and everyone we offer this product to?
2. Are you an ethical person who who will use the automated wellness system in the way that I have intended, and you refuse to make use of illegal business practices?
3. Are you the kind of person who can be accountable - when you say you'll do something, you make good on your promises?
Congratulations!
If you answered yes to all 3 questions, then you're the kind of partner I'm looking for, and the two of us are going to have a long and profitable relationship together.
Your next step is to let me know that you're seriously interested in moving forward.
As I mentioned before, I'm simply not willing to work with any "Joe-Blow" who happens to find out about this offer.
There are many who will say they want to have the kind of income I've talked about, who'll say they want to be my partner, who'll say they want to have the kind of lifestyle most people only get to dream about - but when it comes right down to it, they aren't really serious.
In Order To Weed Out All The "Wanna-Bees"...
I've put up a small barrier to entry.
This small barrier will speak volumes about the kind of person you are, and I hope I'll get to see you on the other side, and welcome you as my partner.
If I don't see you on the other side, it simply means that you and I aren’t a right fit for each other, and I wish you the very best in your endeavors.
As I said, there's No cost to you to become my partner, but you will need to include a small deposit of $497 when submitting your application.
This deposit will let me know that you're serious about working with me, and it will be refunded back to you when we make our first sale together.
That's right...
I'll refund your $497 deposit when we make our first sale!
The truth is, it costs me considerably more than $497 to cover all the expenses of setting you up as my partner, and I'm simply not willing to invest my time or finances in anyone who's not going to be as committed to this partnership as I am.
Oh, and by the way…
This opportunity is only available to the first 10 who qualify.
Like I said, it takes a considerable amount of time (and money) to get you set up as a partner, and that's why I'm putting a cap on this.
So...
At this moment, we're at a turning point. If you feel that you're the kind of person I'm looking for – I invite you to submit your application so I can review it.
I look forward to a long and profitable relationship with you.
Dedicated to your success,
David Wade
"The Head Wellness Coach of Automatic Corporate Wellness Program”
P.S. Submitting an application is NOT a guarantee that you'll be accepted as my partner. I'll be reviewing your application personally, and if I don't believe we're a right fit, I'll refund your deposit immediately.
P.S.S. Once your application has been accepted, I'll send you everything you need to get started.
P.S.S.S. I'm only accepting 10 partners, and that means that time is off the essence. If your interest has been piqued, you must return to this page on Friday morning at 9am Pacific time (12 noon Eastern time) and submit your application immediately.
Submit Your Partnership Application Here...
On Friday - January 29th at 9am Pacific Time (12 Noon Eastern Time)
Yes... Yes... YES!
David, I want to be a partner in your business and get paid a 50% commission for every sale we make together. I understand that if I'm accepted, I'll get instant access to your ENTIRE automated wellness system. All I'll have to do is put people into your tested and proven plug-and-play sales system. You'll show me how to get started, even if I don't have a list and don't want to invest any of my own money. I understand that my deposit will be refunded in full as soon as we make our first sale together. On that basis, please accept my application and get back in touch with me as soon as possible to let me know if I qualify to be your partner.
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Saturday, September 5, 2009
Worksite Health Promotion Activities
The Scientific Research That Supports
Worksite Health Promotion Activities
(Adapted from The Health Promotion First Act prepared by David Anderson, Ph.D.)
Employee Lifestyles Impact Employee Health
Approximately 40% of all deaths in the United States are premature (at least 900,000 deaths annually) and are due to unhealthy lifestyle choices such as tobacco use, poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, misuse of alcohol and drugs, and accidents. Other contributors to early death include genetic predisposition (30%), social circumstances (15%), poor access to quality medical care (10%), and environmental exposures (5%).
Unhealthy lifestyle is the primary contributor to the six leading causes of death in the U.S. – heart disease, cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases, accidents, and diabetes – which collectively account for over 70% of all deaths. , , ,
People with healthier lifestyles live an average of 6 to 9 years longer, postpone disability by 9 years and compress disability into fewer years at the end of life.
The prevalence of obesity among U.S. adults rose to 30% in 1999-2000, a 33% increase from a decade earlier, and the prevalence of diabetes also rose by 33% during approximately the same period (1990 to 1998).
About two-thirds of American adults are overweight or obese,8 55% do not get enough physical activity, 26% are completely inactive,10 and only 25% eat recommended amounts of fruit and vegetables If diet/physical activity patterns continue worsening at their current rate, these behaviors will soon surpass tobacco use as contributors to mortality.3
Among young people, the prevalence of overweight has more than quadrupled in the past 20 years to 16%, daily participation in high school physical education classes has dropped from 42% in 1991 to 28% in 2003, more than 60% eat too much saturated fat, and almost 80% do not eat recommended amounts of fruit and vegetables.
Lifestyle diseases disproportionately affect women, racial and ethnic minorities, the poor and seniors:
• The prevalence of diabetes among African Americans is about 70% higher than among white Americans, and the prevalence among Hispanics is nearly double that for white Americans.
• Women comprise more than half of the people who die each year of cardiovascular disease.
• Chronic conditions significantly limit daily activity for 35% of persons over 65 years of age.
Financial Impact of Lifestyle
It is estimated that lifestyle-related chronic diseases account for 70% of the nation’s medical care costs, which translates to over 11% of the entire U.S. gross domestic product.
Two comprehensive scientific reviews identified 83 peer-reviewed studies reporting that people with unhealthy habits have higher medical costs. ,
Research conservatively estimates that high health risks (high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, etc) account for at least 25% of total medical costs.
Recent research indicates a direct relationship between modifiable lifestyle risks and lower worker productivity, , and relevant data suggest that the costs to employers in lost productivity due to poor employee health may be substantially more than the direct medical and disability costs. ,
Unhealthy lifestyles often lead to chronic disease, many of which cannot be cured and require years or decades of expensive treatments. Below are estimated annual costs of selected unhealthy lifestyles and chronic diseases including obesity, , smoking, hypertension, diabetes, stress, and inactivity.
Worksite Health Promotion Improves Health and Yields Major Savings
Comprehensive scientific reviews identified 378 peer-reviewed studies showing that worksite health promotion programs improve health knowledge, health behaviors, and underlying health conditions.
Research has demonstrated that lifestyle modification may often be more effective and cost-effective than medical intervention in reducing morbidity and mortality.
Several scientific reviews indicate that worksite health promotion programs reduce medical costs and absenteeism and produce a positive return on investment.20, , , The most definitive review of financial impact reported that:
• 18 studies indicated that these programs reduce medical costs, and 14 studies indicated that they reduce absenteeism costs.20
• 13 studies that calculated benefit/cost ratios all showed the savings from these programs are much greater than their cost, with medical cost savings averaging $3.48 and the absenteeism savings averaging $5.82 per dollar invested in the programs.20
Medical costs are expected to exceed 16 percent of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2005 and to grow at 7.2 percent annually through 2015, when medical expenditures will account for 20 percent of GDP: ,
• Per capita medical costs in the U.S. are the highest in the world and more than double the median for OECD countries (see chart below), yet the United States ranks 26th in terms of healthy life expectancy.
• Medicaid is the second largest item in most state budgets, and its portion of the total budgets is increasing each year.
• Rising medical costs for U.S. employers continue to outpace general inflation, averaging 12 percent per year for the past 10 years. This trend is causing a tremendous financial hardship on U.S. employers.
References, upon request
For more information contact the Wellness Education Foundation call 1800-287-9488
Worksite Health Promotion Activities
(Adapted from The Health Promotion First Act prepared by David Anderson, Ph.D.)
Employee Lifestyles Impact Employee Health
Approximately 40% of all deaths in the United States are premature (at least 900,000 deaths annually) and are due to unhealthy lifestyle choices such as tobacco use, poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, misuse of alcohol and drugs, and accidents. Other contributors to early death include genetic predisposition (30%), social circumstances (15%), poor access to quality medical care (10%), and environmental exposures (5%).
Unhealthy lifestyle is the primary contributor to the six leading causes of death in the U.S. – heart disease, cancer, stroke, respiratory diseases, accidents, and diabetes – which collectively account for over 70% of all deaths. , , ,
People with healthier lifestyles live an average of 6 to 9 years longer, postpone disability by 9 years and compress disability into fewer years at the end of life.
The prevalence of obesity among U.S. adults rose to 30% in 1999-2000, a 33% increase from a decade earlier, and the prevalence of diabetes also rose by 33% during approximately the same period (1990 to 1998).
About two-thirds of American adults are overweight or obese,8 55% do not get enough physical activity, 26% are completely inactive,10 and only 25% eat recommended amounts of fruit and vegetables If diet/physical activity patterns continue worsening at their current rate, these behaviors will soon surpass tobacco use as contributors to mortality.3
Among young people, the prevalence of overweight has more than quadrupled in the past 20 years to 16%, daily participation in high school physical education classes has dropped from 42% in 1991 to 28% in 2003, more than 60% eat too much saturated fat, and almost 80% do not eat recommended amounts of fruit and vegetables.
Lifestyle diseases disproportionately affect women, racial and ethnic minorities, the poor and seniors:
• The prevalence of diabetes among African Americans is about 70% higher than among white Americans, and the prevalence among Hispanics is nearly double that for white Americans.
• Women comprise more than half of the people who die each year of cardiovascular disease.
• Chronic conditions significantly limit daily activity for 35% of persons over 65 years of age.
Financial Impact of Lifestyle
It is estimated that lifestyle-related chronic diseases account for 70% of the nation’s medical care costs, which translates to over 11% of the entire U.S. gross domestic product.
Two comprehensive scientific reviews identified 83 peer-reviewed studies reporting that people with unhealthy habits have higher medical costs. ,
Research conservatively estimates that high health risks (high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, etc) account for at least 25% of total medical costs.
Recent research indicates a direct relationship between modifiable lifestyle risks and lower worker productivity, , and relevant data suggest that the costs to employers in lost productivity due to poor employee health may be substantially more than the direct medical and disability costs. ,
Unhealthy lifestyles often lead to chronic disease, many of which cannot be cured and require years or decades of expensive treatments. Below are estimated annual costs of selected unhealthy lifestyles and chronic diseases including obesity, , smoking, hypertension, diabetes, stress, and inactivity.
Worksite Health Promotion Improves Health and Yields Major Savings
Comprehensive scientific reviews identified 378 peer-reviewed studies showing that worksite health promotion programs improve health knowledge, health behaviors, and underlying health conditions.
Research has demonstrated that lifestyle modification may often be more effective and cost-effective than medical intervention in reducing morbidity and mortality.
Several scientific reviews indicate that worksite health promotion programs reduce medical costs and absenteeism and produce a positive return on investment.20, , , The most definitive review of financial impact reported that:
• 18 studies indicated that these programs reduce medical costs, and 14 studies indicated that they reduce absenteeism costs.20
• 13 studies that calculated benefit/cost ratios all showed the savings from these programs are much greater than their cost, with medical cost savings averaging $3.48 and the absenteeism savings averaging $5.82 per dollar invested in the programs.20
Medical costs are expected to exceed 16 percent of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2005 and to grow at 7.2 percent annually through 2015, when medical expenditures will account for 20 percent of GDP: ,
• Per capita medical costs in the U.S. are the highest in the world and more than double the median for OECD countries (see chart below), yet the United States ranks 26th in terms of healthy life expectancy.
• Medicaid is the second largest item in most state budgets, and its portion of the total budgets is increasing each year.
• Rising medical costs for U.S. employers continue to outpace general inflation, averaging 12 percent per year for the past 10 years. This trend is causing a tremendous financial hardship on U.S. employers.
References, upon request
For more information contact the Wellness Education Foundation call 1800-287-9488
Wellness Today, for a Better Life Tomorrow
The Wellness Education Foundation, Inc (WEF) was founded 1992 by Dr. David Wade and is governed by the laws of Alabama. It is an IRS approved 501-c3 non-profit corporation focused on improving the health and wellness of the individual and the dissemination of wellness knowledge to management and workers of all organizations and businesses.
WEF is positioned to become a major provider of Wellness services in this soon to be $1 trillion dollar a year Wellness Industry in the US. Specifically, WEF works closely with employees and their families to reduce the health risk factors that drive rising insurance costs for companies and ruin good health. It is provided online and at the worksite by company workers and WEF affiliated providers (doctors). The providers working with the WEF program share the vision of Wellness Today, For A Better Life Tomorrow.
WEF also sells products and services discounted directly to the public. through the affiliated Buyer's Club WEF will receive revenue from many sources. Dr Wade is the Director of WEF and dedicated to assisting companies and their employees, municipalities, government organizations, chambers of commerce and church groups and individuals with wellness, health and injury prevention programs. Through online tools and professional volunteer members nation-wide, the WEF disseminates health and wellness information to the public.
The Internet site is www.wellnesseducationfoundation.org, which is the outreach and educational tool for reaching the world with wellness education. Dr Wade also owns Online Wellness, www.onlinewellness.org which provides specific subscription based online wellness tools through contractual strategic alliances such Convergence Health, Health Risk Assessment, Comprehensive Stress Survey, and Health e Campaign.
Healthy People 2010, the US Department of Health and Human Services set of health goals for the nation for the first decade of this century, has two primary objectives:
" Increase quality and years of healthy life.
" Eliminate health disparities among different segments of the population.
Healthy People 2010 challenges all --professionals, communities, and individuals, to take specific steps to ensure, that good health and long life are enjoyed by all.
WEF has the programs to meet the Challenge of Healthy People 2010, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, educational programs, and injury prevention.
The WEF Members in Alabama were able to obtain credentials as part of the Poly Clinic Medical Staff for the 1996 Olympic Village in Birmingham for the Quarterfinal Soccer Games. WEF Members have presented educational programs at governmental agencies, schools, churches, corporations. WEF Members are assisting and in many cases coordinating monthly themed health fairs at Wal Marts in conjunction with the Vision Centers and Pharmacy across the US.
Internet and e-commerce training services show constant growth rates. For the United States where the company operates, the Internet training industry expects significant growth rates to persist in the near future, so that investments in that segment tend to be very profitable. The goal of this operation is to offer a wide range of services. Online health and wellness products will also be offered like a shopping mall. In addition to this core business, the company offers a selection of consulting services through their professional providers and health coaches which will help to increase sales revenues and utilize personnel capacity.
The wellness programming is also packaged for sale to individuals, fitness centers, patients of Wellness Coaches, other physician's patients, associations, and other non-employer based groups.
WEF accepts memberships as Corporations, Professionals and Individuals each with their benefits. It has plans to offer memberships or sponsorships to suppliers of products and services that are aligned with the mission and goals of WEF. The WEF's offering includes:
Corporate Membership Benefits:
Health Risk Assessment for behavioral & lifestyle risk reduction programming, i.e. "wellness program"
" healthier workforce resulting in lower health premiums and costs
" reduced compensation claims
" reduced absenteeism
" increased productivity
happy and healthier employees
group perks program and discount buying
Professional Membership Benefits:
Access to key public sites & companies through affiliation with this national non profit organization (WEF)
Increased opportunities to develop corporate relationships with long term benefits
Increased access to expanding potential patient base in each providers practice
Provide additional wellness services to patient base as individual WEF members, including HRA, Self Help- Programs, Wellness Center, Buyers Club
Expand Wellness Services to business and the community - be recognized as the responsible provider of this unique service
Become a Corporate Wellness Coach - new income opportunity
Increase Income through wellness programs presented
group perks program and discount buying
Individual Program Benefits
Determine Wellness Score to stay healthy for a lifetime - Health Risks identified so person can take action to protect and improve health
Remove the disparaging wellness educational information presented to diverse population groups
Ongoing management of diet & exercise program to prevent illness and injury
Proactive involvement of individual health and often with discounts for services and care.
group perks program and discount buying
WEF appreciates the life giving intervention that conventional medicine can offer in cases of acute injury, life threatening conditions or end stage disease. Conventional medicine, however, has not recognized that it fails to provide a foundation for wellness. Screening for early manifestations of disease, while necessary, is not sufficient. It is our hope that by integrating wellness knowledge, services and products along with certain complementary healthcare approaches into the traditional medical model, all concerned (individuals and organizations) will experience greater savings, improved health and get health and healthcare under control. And by making these services readily available to the public will help remove the health disparities among different segments of the population.
Without this approach, wellness experts predict by 2030 government expenditures on healthcare are projected to reach 50% of government revenues. Much of this could be lessened by employers and employees adopting wellness principles into their daily lives. Companies are facing the same crisis: Starbucks for example reportedly spends more on employee healthcare than coffee. Proven fact: when business leaders and their employees understand the principles of good health and act according to those it leads to increased wellness and prevention of injury and disease. This will impact productivity, decrease health care costs, and `reduce injury rates. Teaching Wellness has been shown to have the unique ability to reduce medical claims even in the first year of implementation.
WEF has a business approach that uniquely provides value to Employers, Individuals, Health & Wellness Providers, Organizations, Insurance Professionals and TPA's.
" Employers benefit by having access to an affordable and effective means of developing a healthier workforce resulting in lower insurance costs, higher productivity, lower absenteeism, and reduced turnover.
" Individuals receive the tools, education, assessments, and incentives to pursue healthier lifestyle choices resulting in the avoidance of many chronic conditions and diseases. Employees and dependents with behavioral and lifestyle risk factors enter the WEF Program with the goal of affecting change. The less effective medical model focuses more on treating symptoms.
" Organizations such as associations, colleges, and universities benefit from our services by offering members/students an opportunity to address lifestyle and behavioral changes.
Health & Wellness Providers enjoy the opportunity to educate clients and, as a result, grow their practices.
" Insurance Professionals & TPA's will be supplied with the WEF proactive solution to the problem of increasing insurance and claims costs creating a marketable differentiation in a competitive marketplace as they add the WEF solution. This results in an increased ability to develop and attract clients.
Phamaceutical companies will benefit as we seek to educate the disease management group in long term strategies to control the progression of disease through maintaining their prescribed treatment guidelines.
WEF has the potential to become an instrument of real change in the way people worldwide maximize their life by improving the knowledge base and assisting individuals in accepting responsibility for their health potential.
WEF is positioned to become a major provider of Wellness services in this soon to be $1 trillion dollar a year Wellness Industry in the US. Specifically, WEF works closely with employees and their families to reduce the health risk factors that drive rising insurance costs for companies and ruin good health. It is provided online and at the worksite by company workers and WEF affiliated providers (doctors). The providers working with the WEF program share the vision of Wellness Today, For A Better Life Tomorrow.
WEF also sells products and services discounted directly to the public. through the affiliated Buyer's Club WEF will receive revenue from many sources. Dr Wade is the Director of WEF and dedicated to assisting companies and their employees, municipalities, government organizations, chambers of commerce and church groups and individuals with wellness, health and injury prevention programs. Through online tools and professional volunteer members nation-wide, the WEF disseminates health and wellness information to the public.
The Internet site is www.wellnesseducationfoundation.org, which is the outreach and educational tool for reaching the world with wellness education. Dr Wade also owns Online Wellness, www.onlinewellness.org which provides specific subscription based online wellness tools through contractual strategic alliances such Convergence Health, Health Risk Assessment, Comprehensive Stress Survey, and Health e Campaign.
Healthy People 2010, the US Department of Health and Human Services set of health goals for the nation for the first decade of this century, has two primary objectives:
" Increase quality and years of healthy life.
" Eliminate health disparities among different segments of the population.
Healthy People 2010 challenges all --professionals, communities, and individuals, to take specific steps to ensure, that good health and long life are enjoyed by all.
WEF has the programs to meet the Challenge of Healthy People 2010, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, educational programs, and injury prevention.
The WEF Members in Alabama were able to obtain credentials as part of the Poly Clinic Medical Staff for the 1996 Olympic Village in Birmingham for the Quarterfinal Soccer Games. WEF Members have presented educational programs at governmental agencies, schools, churches, corporations. WEF Members are assisting and in many cases coordinating monthly themed health fairs at Wal Marts in conjunction with the Vision Centers and Pharmacy across the US.
Internet and e-commerce training services show constant growth rates. For the United States where the company operates, the Internet training industry expects significant growth rates to persist in the near future, so that investments in that segment tend to be very profitable. The goal of this operation is to offer a wide range of services. Online health and wellness products will also be offered like a shopping mall. In addition to this core business, the company offers a selection of consulting services through their professional providers and health coaches which will help to increase sales revenues and utilize personnel capacity.
The wellness programming is also packaged for sale to individuals, fitness centers, patients of Wellness Coaches, other physician's patients, associations, and other non-employer based groups.
WEF accepts memberships as Corporations, Professionals and Individuals each with their benefits. It has plans to offer memberships or sponsorships to suppliers of products and services that are aligned with the mission and goals of WEF. The WEF's offering includes:
Corporate Membership Benefits:
Health Risk Assessment for behavioral & lifestyle risk reduction programming, i.e. "wellness program"
" healthier workforce resulting in lower health premiums and costs
" reduced compensation claims
" reduced absenteeism
" increased productivity
happy and healthier employees
group perks program and discount buying
Professional Membership Benefits:
Access to key public sites & companies through affiliation with this national non profit organization (WEF)
Increased opportunities to develop corporate relationships with long term benefits
Increased access to expanding potential patient base in each providers practice
Provide additional wellness services to patient base as individual WEF members, including HRA, Self Help- Programs, Wellness Center, Buyers Club
Expand Wellness Services to business and the community - be recognized as the responsible provider of this unique service
Become a Corporate Wellness Coach - new income opportunity
Increase Income through wellness programs presented
group perks program and discount buying
Individual Program Benefits
Determine Wellness Score to stay healthy for a lifetime - Health Risks identified so person can take action to protect and improve health
Remove the disparaging wellness educational information presented to diverse population groups
Ongoing management of diet & exercise program to prevent illness and injury
Proactive involvement of individual health and often with discounts for services and care.
group perks program and discount buying
WEF appreciates the life giving intervention that conventional medicine can offer in cases of acute injury, life threatening conditions or end stage disease. Conventional medicine, however, has not recognized that it fails to provide a foundation for wellness. Screening for early manifestations of disease, while necessary, is not sufficient. It is our hope that by integrating wellness knowledge, services and products along with certain complementary healthcare approaches into the traditional medical model, all concerned (individuals and organizations) will experience greater savings, improved health and get health and healthcare under control. And by making these services readily available to the public will help remove the health disparities among different segments of the population.
Without this approach, wellness experts predict by 2030 government expenditures on healthcare are projected to reach 50% of government revenues. Much of this could be lessened by employers and employees adopting wellness principles into their daily lives. Companies are facing the same crisis: Starbucks for example reportedly spends more on employee healthcare than coffee. Proven fact: when business leaders and their employees understand the principles of good health and act according to those it leads to increased wellness and prevention of injury and disease. This will impact productivity, decrease health care costs, and `reduce injury rates. Teaching Wellness has been shown to have the unique ability to reduce medical claims even in the first year of implementation.
WEF has a business approach that uniquely provides value to Employers, Individuals, Health & Wellness Providers, Organizations, Insurance Professionals and TPA's.
" Employers benefit by having access to an affordable and effective means of developing a healthier workforce resulting in lower insurance costs, higher productivity, lower absenteeism, and reduced turnover.
" Individuals receive the tools, education, assessments, and incentives to pursue healthier lifestyle choices resulting in the avoidance of many chronic conditions and diseases. Employees and dependents with behavioral and lifestyle risk factors enter the WEF Program with the goal of affecting change. The less effective medical model focuses more on treating symptoms.
" Organizations such as associations, colleges, and universities benefit from our services by offering members/students an opportunity to address lifestyle and behavioral changes.
Health & Wellness Providers enjoy the opportunity to educate clients and, as a result, grow their practices.
" Insurance Professionals & TPA's will be supplied with the WEF proactive solution to the problem of increasing insurance and claims costs creating a marketable differentiation in a competitive marketplace as they add the WEF solution. This results in an increased ability to develop and attract clients.
Phamaceutical companies will benefit as we seek to educate the disease management group in long term strategies to control the progression of disease through maintaining their prescribed treatment guidelines.
WEF has the potential to become an instrument of real change in the way people worldwide maximize their life by improving the knowledge base and assisting individuals in accepting responsibility for their health potential.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
What is a Subluxation?
Subluxation - “The Silent Killer”
Your Nervous System is responsible for controlling and coordinating all other systems and structures in your body. The Central Nervous System consisting of the Brain and Spinal Cord is responsible for sending and receiving messages to and from every tissue, organ and system in your body. This communication is made possible by your spinal neurological network. This vast communication network is in charge of virtually every function in your body and determines whether you enjoy good health or suffer with ongoing malfunction or disease. The central nervous system is so important that nature build a protective case around it, your skull and spinal column. However, even with this “inborn Protection” your nervous system can experience interference, injury or disturbance. We call this damage to our nervous system a Subluxation.
Your examinations have determined that you have one or multiple subluxations that exist in your spinal neurological network. This is a very serious threat to your continued overall health and well being. Many people have subluxations and do not even know that a problem exists. Early subluxation development causes a loss of function in the body, but in the early stages create few symptoms. Most people overlook the early warning signs until significant damage occurs.
Subluxations are often called the “Silent Killer” because of their nature of causing a progressive loss of function, while initially not causing any pain until they are quite progressed. Subluxations usually go undetected for years before they are diagnosed, and frequently have caused progressive deterioration to your overall health potential.
Subluxations have devastating effects on your overall health and wellbeing. Our primary goal is to detect and correct subluxations that are interfering with your nervous system and health thereby allowing your body to heal and establish a healthier you.
Since there is such a hidden nature to the Subluxation, we recommend all individuals be checked for this significant threat to your health. The earlier the subluxation is identified the less likely damage is to occur, so children especially should be checked for interference or subluxation early. Call Wade & Associated Chiropractic and schedule an evaluation, 256-237-9423.
Wade & Associated Chiropractic
A Partnership To Better Health
217 East 7th Street
Anniston, Al
Phone 256-237-9423
FREE HELP VIDEO
Your Nervous System is responsible for controlling and coordinating all other systems and structures in your body. The Central Nervous System consisting of the Brain and Spinal Cord is responsible for sending and receiving messages to and from every tissue, organ and system in your body. This communication is made possible by your spinal neurological network. This vast communication network is in charge of virtually every function in your body and determines whether you enjoy good health or suffer with ongoing malfunction or disease. The central nervous system is so important that nature build a protective case around it, your skull and spinal column. However, even with this “inborn Protection” your nervous system can experience interference, injury or disturbance. We call this damage to our nervous system a Subluxation.
Your examinations have determined that you have one or multiple subluxations that exist in your spinal neurological network. This is a very serious threat to your continued overall health and well being. Many people have subluxations and do not even know that a problem exists. Early subluxation development causes a loss of function in the body, but in the early stages create few symptoms. Most people overlook the early warning signs until significant damage occurs.
Subluxations are often called the “Silent Killer” because of their nature of causing a progressive loss of function, while initially not causing any pain until they are quite progressed. Subluxations usually go undetected for years before they are diagnosed, and frequently have caused progressive deterioration to your overall health potential.
Subluxations have devastating effects on your overall health and wellbeing. Our primary goal is to detect and correct subluxations that are interfering with your nervous system and health thereby allowing your body to heal and establish a healthier you.
Since there is such a hidden nature to the Subluxation, we recommend all individuals be checked for this significant threat to your health. The earlier the subluxation is identified the less likely damage is to occur, so children especially should be checked for interference or subluxation early. Call Wade & Associated Chiropractic and schedule an evaluation, 256-237-9423.
Wade & Associated Chiropractic
A Partnership To Better Health
217 East 7th Street
Anniston, Al
Phone 256-237-9423
FREE HELP VIDEO
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Carpal Tunnel
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most expensive of all work-related injuries. Over his or her lifetime, a carpal tunnel patient loses about $30,000 in medical bills and time absent from work.
CTS typically occurs in adults, with women 3 times more likely to develop it than men. The dominant hand is usually affected first, and the pain is typically severe. CTS is especially common in assembly-line workers in manufacturing, sewing, finishing, cleaning, meatpacking, and similar industries. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, according to recent research, people who perform data entry at a computer (up to 7 hours a day) are not at increased risk of developing CTS.
What Is CTS?
CTS is a problem of the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand. CTS occurs when the median nerve gets compressed in the carpal tunnel-a narrow tunnel at the wrist-made up of bones and soft tissues, such as nerves, tendons, ligaments, and blood vessels. The compression may result in pain, weakness, and/or numbness in the hand and wrist, which radiates up into the forearm. CTS is the most common of the "entrapment neuropathies"-compression or trauma of the body"s nerves in the hands or feet.
What Are the Symptoms?
Burning, tingling, itching, and/or numbness in the palm of the hand and thumb, index, and middle fingers are most common. Some people with CTS say that their fingers feel useless and swollen, even though little or no swelling is apparent. Since many people sleep with flexed wrists, the symptoms often first appear while sleeping. As symptoms worsen, they may feel tingling during the day. In addition, weakened grip strength may make it difficult to form a fist or grasp small objects. Some people develop wasting of the muscles at the base of the thumb. Some are unable to distinguish hot from cold by touch.
Why Does CTS Develop?
Some people have smaller carpal tunnels than others, which makes the median nerve compression more likely. In others, CTS can develop because of an injury to the wrist that causes swelling, over-activity of the pituitary gland, hypothyroidism, diabetes, inflammatory arthritis, mechanical problems in the wrist joint, poor work ergonomics, repeated use of vibrating hand tools, and fluid retention during pregnancy or menopause.
How Is It Diagnosed?
CTS should be diagnosed and treated early. A standard physical examination of the hands, arms, shoulders, and neck can help determine if your symptoms are related to daily activities or to an underlying disorder.
Your doctor of chiropractic can use other specific tests to try to produce the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. The most common are:
• Pressure-provocative test. A cuff placed at the front of the carpal tunnel is inflated, followed by direct pressure on the median nerve.
• Carpal compression test. Moderate pressure is applied with both thumbs directly on the carpal tunnel and underlying median nerve at the transverse carpal ligament. The test is relatively new.
Laboratory tests and x-rays can reveal diabetes, arthritis, fractures, and other common causes of wrist and hand pain. Sometimes electrodiagnostic tests, such as nerveconduction velocity testing, are used to help confirm the diagnosis. With these tests, small electrodes, placed on your skin, measure the speed at which electrical impulses travel across your wrist. CTS will slow the speed of the impulses and will point your doctor of chiropractic to this diagnosis.
What Is the CTS Treatment?
Initial therapy includes:
• Resting the affected hand and wrist
• Avoiding activities that may worsen symptoms
• Immobilizing the wrist in a splint to avoid further damage from twisting or bending
• Applying cool packs to help reduce swelling from inflammations
Some medications can help with pain control and inflammation. Studies have shown that vitamin B6 supplements may relieve CTS symptoms.
Chiropractic joint manipulation and mobilization of the wrist and hand, stretching and strengthening exercises, soft-tissue mobilization techniques, and even yoga can be helpful. Scientists are also investigating other therapies, such as acupuncture, that may help prevent and treat this disorder.
Occasionally, patients whose symptoms fail to respond to conservative care may require surgery. The surgeon releases the ligament covering the carpal tunnel. The majority of patients recover completely after treatment, and the recurrence rate is low. Proper posture and movement as instructed by your doctor of chiropractic can help prevent CTS recurrences.
How Can CTS Be Prevented?
The American Chiropractic Association recommends the following tips:
• Perform on-the-job conditioning, such as stretching and light exercises.
• Take frequent rest breaks.
• Wear splints to help keep the wrists straight.
• Use fingerless gloves to help keep the hands warm and flexible.
• Use correct posture and wrist position.
• To minimize workplace injuries, jobs can be rotated among workers. Employers can also develop programs in ergonomics-the process of adapting workplace conditions and job demands to workers" physical capabilities.
FREE CARPAL TUNNEL HELP VIDEO
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most expensive of all work-related injuries. Over his or her lifetime, a carpal tunnel patient loses about $30,000 in medical bills and time absent from work.
CTS typically occurs in adults, with women 3 times more likely to develop it than men. The dominant hand is usually affected first, and the pain is typically severe. CTS is especially common in assembly-line workers in manufacturing, sewing, finishing, cleaning, meatpacking, and similar industries. Contrary to the conventional wisdom, according to recent research, people who perform data entry at a computer (up to 7 hours a day) are not at increased risk of developing CTS.
What Is CTS?
CTS is a problem of the median nerve, which runs from the forearm into the hand. CTS occurs when the median nerve gets compressed in the carpal tunnel-a narrow tunnel at the wrist-made up of bones and soft tissues, such as nerves, tendons, ligaments, and blood vessels. The compression may result in pain, weakness, and/or numbness in the hand and wrist, which radiates up into the forearm. CTS is the most common of the "entrapment neuropathies"-compression or trauma of the body"s nerves in the hands or feet.
What Are the Symptoms?
Burning, tingling, itching, and/or numbness in the palm of the hand and thumb, index, and middle fingers are most common. Some people with CTS say that their fingers feel useless and swollen, even though little or no swelling is apparent. Since many people sleep with flexed wrists, the symptoms often first appear while sleeping. As symptoms worsen, they may feel tingling during the day. In addition, weakened grip strength may make it difficult to form a fist or grasp small objects. Some people develop wasting of the muscles at the base of the thumb. Some are unable to distinguish hot from cold by touch.
Why Does CTS Develop?
Some people have smaller carpal tunnels than others, which makes the median nerve compression more likely. In others, CTS can develop because of an injury to the wrist that causes swelling, over-activity of the pituitary gland, hypothyroidism, diabetes, inflammatory arthritis, mechanical problems in the wrist joint, poor work ergonomics, repeated use of vibrating hand tools, and fluid retention during pregnancy or menopause.
How Is It Diagnosed?
CTS should be diagnosed and treated early. A standard physical examination of the hands, arms, shoulders, and neck can help determine if your symptoms are related to daily activities or to an underlying disorder.
Your doctor of chiropractic can use other specific tests to try to produce the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. The most common are:
• Pressure-provocative test. A cuff placed at the front of the carpal tunnel is inflated, followed by direct pressure on the median nerve.
• Carpal compression test. Moderate pressure is applied with both thumbs directly on the carpal tunnel and underlying median nerve at the transverse carpal ligament. The test is relatively new.
Laboratory tests and x-rays can reveal diabetes, arthritis, fractures, and other common causes of wrist and hand pain. Sometimes electrodiagnostic tests, such as nerveconduction velocity testing, are used to help confirm the diagnosis. With these tests, small electrodes, placed on your skin, measure the speed at which electrical impulses travel across your wrist. CTS will slow the speed of the impulses and will point your doctor of chiropractic to this diagnosis.
What Is the CTS Treatment?
Initial therapy includes:
• Resting the affected hand and wrist
• Avoiding activities that may worsen symptoms
• Immobilizing the wrist in a splint to avoid further damage from twisting or bending
• Applying cool packs to help reduce swelling from inflammations
Some medications can help with pain control and inflammation. Studies have shown that vitamin B6 supplements may relieve CTS symptoms.
Chiropractic joint manipulation and mobilization of the wrist and hand, stretching and strengthening exercises, soft-tissue mobilization techniques, and even yoga can be helpful. Scientists are also investigating other therapies, such as acupuncture, that may help prevent and treat this disorder.
Occasionally, patients whose symptoms fail to respond to conservative care may require surgery. The surgeon releases the ligament covering the carpal tunnel. The majority of patients recover completely after treatment, and the recurrence rate is low. Proper posture and movement as instructed by your doctor of chiropractic can help prevent CTS recurrences.
How Can CTS Be Prevented?
The American Chiropractic Association recommends the following tips:
• Perform on-the-job conditioning, such as stretching and light exercises.
• Take frequent rest breaks.
• Wear splints to help keep the wrists straight.
• Use fingerless gloves to help keep the hands warm and flexible.
• Use correct posture and wrist position.
• To minimize workplace injuries, jobs can be rotated among workers. Employers can also develop programs in ergonomics-the process of adapting workplace conditions and job demands to workers" physical capabilities.
FREE CARPAL TUNNEL HELP VIDEO
14 Fruits and Vegetables That Provide
14 Fruits and Vegetables That Provide
the Best Protection Against Arthritis
According to the Arthritis Foundation, nearly one out of three Americans has arthritis. Of these 66 million adults, 43 million have been diagnosed with arthritis and another 23 million live with chronic joint symptoms that have not been doctor-diagnosed.
In fact, arthritis is one of the leading causes of disability among Americans over the age of 15, and costs related to the disease cost the U.S. economy over $86 billion a year.
Further, half of the people with arthritis do not believe anything can be done to help them. They are wrong. Chiropractic can help, and read on for more help.
There are more than 100 different types of arthritis.
However, new research into just that is finding that for arthritis protection and relief you may need to look no further than your neighborhood grocery store. A study from the University of Manchester's Medical School, published in the August 2005 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that antioxidants called carotenoids in brightly colored yellow/orange fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory disorders.
How Does it Work?
Oxidation, which produces free radicals in our bodies, is known to play a role in joint damage, such as that seen with rheumatoid arthritis. Antioxidants help to combat free radicals, and by doing so may suppress inflammation along the way, researchers said.
Out of the 25,000 participants in the study, 88 developed cases of inflammatory arthritis. These 88 people had:
• 40 percent lower intake of the antioxidant beta-cryptoxanthin than those who did not develop the disease
• 20 percent lower intake of another antioxidant zeaxanthin
"Those in the top third for beta-cryptoxanthin intake were only half as likely to develop inflammatory polyarthritis as those in the lowest third, and vitamin C was also found to be an important factor," said Dr. Dorothy Pattison, the lead researcher of the study.
According to this study and many others, increasing your intakes of certain fruits and veggies does appear to be a sound way to protect against and fight arthritis. Here are the top 14 fruits and vegetables to consider:
1. Oranges: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition study found that a modest increase in the antioxidant beta-cryptoxanthin intake, equivalent to one glass of freshly squeezed orange juice per day, is associated with a reduced risk of developing inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis.
2. Berries: Berries are all great sources of antioxidants and vitamin C. Blueberries have been ranked number 1 in terms of antioxidant concentrations, but cranberries, blackberries, strawberries and raspberries are good choices too.
3. Kiwi: One kiwi provides almost double the vitamin C of an orange, according to the California Kiwifruit Commission. Vitamin C is associated with a reduced risk of arthritis.
4. Apples: Cornell University researchers found that apples contain antioxidants that fight inflammation (along with allergies, cancer and viruses).
"It is known that phytonutrients and antioxidants [in fruits and vegetables] have a role in minimizing inflammation," says Carol Henderson, PhD, a registered dietitian.
5. Cherries: According to Eve Campanelli, PhD in Prevention magazine, after drinking two glasses of black cherry juice (four ounces of juice with four ounces of water) twice a day, 85 percent of her patients experienced at least partial relief from their arthritis pain. Further, the effect continued even after the patients stopped drinking the juice.
6. Parsley: Parsley contains beta-carotene, making it a useful ingredient for those with arthritis, says Cherie Calbom, M.S., a certified nutritionist in Kirkland, Washington.
7. Prunes: These dried plums are antioxidant powerhouses. Researchers at the Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston found that prunes had more than twice the antioxidant power than any other fruit or vegetable in their study.
8. Carrots: They're rich in the antioxidants vitamin A and carotenoids.
9. Broccoli: Calbom says broccoli is helpful for arthritis because of its beta-carotene content. It's also a rich source of vitamin C.
10. Pineapple: Pineapple is rich in the enzyme bromelain, a powerful and natural anti-inflammatory agent.
11. Beans: "The protein in beans helps to replace body proteins broken down by inflammation," says Denise Cedar, a Salem, Oregon-based dietitian.
12. Red Grapes: Red grapes are loaded with antioxidants that can help reduce inflammation associated with arthritis (as well as fight heart disease and cancer).
13. Tomatoes: Tomatoes are an excellent source of the antioxidant lycopene, which has been found to help fight degenerative diseases (and reduce the risk of prostate and other cancers). Cooked tomatoes (tomato sauce or paste, marinara sauce, ketchup, etc.) are best when it comes to lycopene.
14. Sweet Potatoes: These are loaded with antioxidant vitamins A, C and E. One half-cup serving provides twice the Recommended Daily Amount of vitamin E.
Juice Plus provides 17 fruits and vegetables to help supply the essential enzymes, phyto-nutrients and anti-oxidants to your body for reducing inflammation and assisting your body with the sufficient quantity of nutrients for optimal functioning. See one of the staff to get your Juice
Plus information.
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the Best Protection Against Arthritis
According to the Arthritis Foundation, nearly one out of three Americans has arthritis. Of these 66 million adults, 43 million have been diagnosed with arthritis and another 23 million live with chronic joint symptoms that have not been doctor-diagnosed.
In fact, arthritis is one of the leading causes of disability among Americans over the age of 15, and costs related to the disease cost the U.S. economy over $86 billion a year.
Further, half of the people with arthritis do not believe anything can be done to help them. They are wrong. Chiropractic can help, and read on for more help.
There are more than 100 different types of arthritis.
However, new research into just that is finding that for arthritis protection and relief you may need to look no further than your neighborhood grocery store. A study from the University of Manchester's Medical School, published in the August 2005 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that antioxidants called carotenoids in brightly colored yellow/orange fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory disorders.
How Does it Work?
Oxidation, which produces free radicals in our bodies, is known to play a role in joint damage, such as that seen with rheumatoid arthritis. Antioxidants help to combat free radicals, and by doing so may suppress inflammation along the way, researchers said.
Out of the 25,000 participants in the study, 88 developed cases of inflammatory arthritis. These 88 people had:
• 40 percent lower intake of the antioxidant beta-cryptoxanthin than those who did not develop the disease
• 20 percent lower intake of another antioxidant zeaxanthin
"Those in the top third for beta-cryptoxanthin intake were only half as likely to develop inflammatory polyarthritis as those in the lowest third, and vitamin C was also found to be an important factor," said Dr. Dorothy Pattison, the lead researcher of the study.
According to this study and many others, increasing your intakes of certain fruits and veggies does appear to be a sound way to protect against and fight arthritis. Here are the top 14 fruits and vegetables to consider:
1. Oranges: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition study found that a modest increase in the antioxidant beta-cryptoxanthin intake, equivalent to one glass of freshly squeezed orange juice per day, is associated with a reduced risk of developing inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis.
2. Berries: Berries are all great sources of antioxidants and vitamin C. Blueberries have been ranked number 1 in terms of antioxidant concentrations, but cranberries, blackberries, strawberries and raspberries are good choices too.
3. Kiwi: One kiwi provides almost double the vitamin C of an orange, according to the California Kiwifruit Commission. Vitamin C is associated with a reduced risk of arthritis.
4. Apples: Cornell University researchers found that apples contain antioxidants that fight inflammation (along with allergies, cancer and viruses).
"It is known that phytonutrients and antioxidants [in fruits and vegetables] have a role in minimizing inflammation," says Carol Henderson, PhD, a registered dietitian.
5. Cherries: According to Eve Campanelli, PhD in Prevention magazine, after drinking two glasses of black cherry juice (four ounces of juice with four ounces of water) twice a day, 85 percent of her patients experienced at least partial relief from their arthritis pain. Further, the effect continued even after the patients stopped drinking the juice.
6. Parsley: Parsley contains beta-carotene, making it a useful ingredient for those with arthritis, says Cherie Calbom, M.S., a certified nutritionist in Kirkland, Washington.
7. Prunes: These dried plums are antioxidant powerhouses. Researchers at the Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston found that prunes had more than twice the antioxidant power than any other fruit or vegetable in their study.
8. Carrots: They're rich in the antioxidants vitamin A and carotenoids.
9. Broccoli: Calbom says broccoli is helpful for arthritis because of its beta-carotene content. It's also a rich source of vitamin C.
10. Pineapple: Pineapple is rich in the enzyme bromelain, a powerful and natural anti-inflammatory agent.
11. Beans: "The protein in beans helps to replace body proteins broken down by inflammation," says Denise Cedar, a Salem, Oregon-based dietitian.
12. Red Grapes: Red grapes are loaded with antioxidants that can help reduce inflammation associated with arthritis (as well as fight heart disease and cancer).
13. Tomatoes: Tomatoes are an excellent source of the antioxidant lycopene, which has been found to help fight degenerative diseases (and reduce the risk of prostate and other cancers). Cooked tomatoes (tomato sauce or paste, marinara sauce, ketchup, etc.) are best when it comes to lycopene.
14. Sweet Potatoes: These are loaded with antioxidant vitamins A, C and E. One half-cup serving provides twice the Recommended Daily Amount of vitamin E.
Juice Plus provides 17 fruits and vegetables to help supply the essential enzymes, phyto-nutrients and anti-oxidants to your body for reducing inflammation and assisting your body with the sufficient quantity of nutrients for optimal functioning. See one of the staff to get your Juice
Plus information.
ORDER JUICE PLUS
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