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Holidays are Around the Corner....
We
are pleased to announce a new book for holiday giving
from our own Dr. Chris Steidle
Announcing........Sex and the Heart
.. . . an engaging commentary on the connection between heart
disease and sexual dysfunction by the Director of the Seekwellness
Andropause and Sexuality Centers and his co-author, Janet
Casperson, MSN, ANP-C. Based on their clinical experience
over the last ten years, sexual dysfunction and its therapies
are fully explored and demonstrated in a way that makes Sex
and the Heart an easy to read, fascinating book (or eBook).
According
to Dr. Steidle, "With what we know now, it would be unacceptable
to diagnose and treat ED without identifying and treating
the cause. It's very important to highlight the fact that
as men get older their erection can continue to diminish.
However, this can be successfully treated. It's not uncommon
in our practice to see many men well into their 80's who have
very active sex lives and desire to keep it that way."
Everyone over 40 should read this book -- we highly recommend
it. And, it's a perfect gift for the man or woman you love.
Table
of Contents
Forward
by Dr. Mulcahy
Introduction
Chapters:
1. Sex and Heart Disease
2. Risk Factors
3. Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and ED:The
Link
4. Dyslipidemia
5. Hypertension
6. Testosterone and Sexual Dysfunction
7. Work Up for Sexual Dysfunction
8. Treatment
9. Safe Sex, It’s Not Just Avoiding STDs:
Sexual Activity and Cardiovascular Disease
10. Female Sexual Dysfunction
11. Good Food, Good Living and Good Loving
12. Sex Therapy for Couples
13. How to Find a Health Care Professional
14. The Future
Frequently Asked Questions
Appendices
Index
Order
several copies of either the print or eBook versions here:
Do
you wonder about ways to keep your mind fit as you age?
We do -- at SeekWellness, we suspect that mental
"exercises" are just as important as physical workouts
when it comes to maintaining fitness as we age. It's hard
to know whether doing crossword puzzles, adding numbers in
your head or any other approach is enough to keep brain cells
working at their highest potential. We've been concerned enough
to create a "Mental
Fitness" Center and search for a product that would
help us (and you) exercise the mind properly and build "cognitive
reserves."
What are
the main building blocks to create cognitive reserves? One
common denominator is cognitive effort. In other words, for
some activity to be useful in maintaining or enhancing cognitive
vitality, it has to require some effort, which is similar
to physical exercise. By effort, we imply the need to actively
focus on the task at hand and allocate sufficient resources
of attention to carry it to its successful completion. In
many respects the personal computer, more than anything else,
provides an ideal tool for exercising the mind. This quality
is primarily due to its ability to adjust the level of challenge
to each person individually. It can measure the precise time
it took us to carry out a particular task and whether we completed
it successfully. On the basis of such information, it can
adjust the difficulty of the current task, or select another
one best fitting our needs. We call this "computerized
cognitive training."
Wellness
Partners and SeekWellness have teamed up with a company called
CogniFit to offer computerized mental fitness training. All
of CogniFit's programs have been developed by a professional
team of psychologists, computer specialists, graphic designers
and support personnel. They are all based on the most recent
research into brain function and brain plasticity, which have
shown the computerized training can improve the cognitive
function of people of any age.
Read more
about Cognifit's MindFit
programs. If you know someone who could use a little mental
exercise or if you are a baby-boomer who would like to hang
onto your "smarts" over the coming years, you can
order a copy of MindFit here:
For
the special woman on your list....
 For
millions of women with sexual arousal problems, the mind is
willing but the body just doesn't respond. Arousal disorder
is one of the most common forms of female sexual dysfunction,
and there are literally hundreds of over-the-counter products
claiming to fix the problem. But there has been almost no
scientific proof that any of them worked until now.
Zestra™
is a scientific breakthrough in Women’s Sexual Health
– one that women and sexual medicine experts around the
world are praising for its natural design, ease of use and
effectiveness. Zestra™ helps to increase female sexual
pleasure in normal women, those with arousal difficulties,
and in women suffering sexual side effects
from antidepressant medications.
"In
independent clinical studies, women that used Zestra™
reported satisfaction with their arousal 95% of the time.
Women with arousal difficulties reported satisfaction
with their arousal 85% of the time when using Zestra."
Source: WebMD
Zestra™
is a blend of pure botanical oils and other natural ingredients
scientifically formulated to heighten sexual sensation, arousal
and pleasure for 30 to 45 minutes when topically applied.
The natural botanical ingredients in Zestra™ are not
found in any other women's sexual product and no other product
is proven to be more effective for increasing female sexual
sensation, arousal, pleasure and satisfaction.
Ingredients:
PA-Free Borage Seed Oil, Evening Primrose Oil, Angelica Extract,
Coleus Extract, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and natural fragrances.
Speaking
of special gifts, who wouldn't appreciate
14 Days to Wellness : The Easy, Effective, and Fun Way to
Optimum Health by Donald B. Ardell, PhD, our Wellness
Center Director?
Drawn from the author's 20 years of experience promoting wellness
worldwide, this two-week program features 14 steps that take
only 20 minutes to complete, but make for a lifetime of physical,
emotional, and mental wellness. The book takes about twenty
minutes per day of reading and includes suggestions for action
steps at the end of each of the 14 stages or days. For a year-long
gift, add a year's subscription of the Ardell Wellness Report,
published in print four times a year and every week via email.
Selection
of Wellness Gifts by Don Ardell
Another thoughtful gift for your
favorite woman over 40....
 Very
Private moisturizer helps ease the beginning of intimacy and
gives maximum tissue protection, literally cushioning the
tissue with moisture so sexual activity is completely comfortable
and can last as long as desired. It is extremely effective
and consumer friendly and feels as natural as a woman's own
moisture with no stickiness, no residue and no superfluous
ingredients to change the natural vaginal environment. Very
Private Moisturizer has been used by thousands of women with
great satisfaction and is recommended by several teaching
hospitals including MD Anderson and Cedars Sinai departments
of gynecology.
Read
about the complete line of Very Private products
Do you know someone with arthritis?
We've been reading news reports about the effects of cherry
juice on muscle pain and it's pretty impressive. In June of
this year, we read about a new study: According to researchers
from the University of Vermont in Burlington Vt, cherry juice
can reduce muscle pain and damage induced by exercise. The
authors say there have been many attempts to solve the dual
muscle problem in the past, but few have been effective.
The
study was comprised of 14 volunteers. They were asked to drink
fresh cherry juice blended with commercial apple juice twice
a day for three days before exercise and four days afterward,
or to drink a mixture containing no cherry juice. When the
study was complete, there was a significant difference in
the degree of muscle strength loss between those drinking
the cherry juice blend and those taking the random mixture.
The authors
conclude, "These results have important practical applications
for athletes, as performance after damaging exercise bouts
is primarily affected by strength loss and pain."
SOURCE:
British Journal of Sports Medicine, published online June
22, 2006
Cherry
Juice Concentrate was also front and center in a NewsWeek
article on the health benefits of consuming certain foods
that are rich in anthocyanins. The focus of the story was
on how scientists are trying to clinically prove some of the
folk remedies that have been around for years. One particular
folk remedy is that cherries will help relieve the pain associated
with arthritis and gout. Some of this clinical work is being
done at Michigan State University (MSU) National Food Safety
and Toxicology Center. At MSU, scientists have discovered
that the anthocyanins in tart cherries give ten times the
anti-inflammatory relief of aspirin.
Last but not least -- our gift to you.
As a Seekwellness Member you can earn valuable Wellness Dollars
on all purchases you make through the Seekwellness Store.
You can also use accrued Wellness Dollars to gain up to 50%
discounts on new orders. Once you have purchased your items
and are ready to view your shopping cart, follow the links
above your cart under the "SeekWellness Member Benefits"
heading.
And
have a wonderful holiday!
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We're always looking for innovative
gifts for the special man or woman in our lives and what better
way to show our love than through a gift of health and wellness?
Our books and carefully chosen health products are great ways
to help people (or maybe even yourself) and to let them know
you care. 
