In This Issue...
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- A Message from Kelly - New Partnership - Professional Assoc. - New Resource - HOEP Announcement - Trusted Products - Practitioner Spotlight - Holistic Health News - Integrative Nutrition - Quick Links - THO In the News - Weekly Podcast Series - GenGreen Membership
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| New Partnership |
 We proudly announce our newest partnership with NurseTogether.com. Click here to learn more. ------------------------------------
New Professional Association
 Healing Centers United (HCU) has come forth to recognize our work. Click here to learn more.
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New Resource
 Natural Health Science News is an initiative of the American Association for Health Freedom. Find NHSN on our Additional Resources page, and then bookmark it! Click here to learn more.
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Trusted Products
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We proudly endorse these products for our community members and holistic practitioners:

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New CD for massage or to melt away everyday stress. Click to listen
 Coach Tools To GoFor Nutrition Pros, By Nutrition Pros. More
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We are so excited to officially announce the new Holistic Option Ensurance Program, called HOEP! For individuals, families and holistic practitioners, HOEP is designed to help more people achieve optimal health, naturally and affordably. It's our mission to help spark a holistic health revolution in this country! See the HOEP sections below for more details and enrollment information. This week on Holistic Health & Wellness, Kelly Robbins, Founder of A Marketing Connection, discusses effective marketing strategies to help holistic practioners expand their reach. Click here to listen.
Please join me in welcoming Dr. Ann Covalt to our professional Advisory Board. Dr. Covalt is an acupuncturist and herbalist - licensed in New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania - and board certified by NCCAOM. An expert in Oriental Medicine and women's health, she'll be presenting on this very topic on August 27, 2009 at IBM Palisades in NY (along with Dr. Edward Group and Dr. Lauri Grossman, both of our Advisory Board as well). Click here or find more details below, under "Upcoming Events". Dr. Covalt has appeared on Holistic Health & Wellness (episode #31, "Meat Market Medicine") and was instrumental in designing the Holistic Option Ensurance Program. Click here to learn more about our Dr. Covalt and her NY-based practice, Healing Orchid Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs.
For those of you in the NY, NJ, CT area, we've got a special cooking demo and dining event with Andrea Beaman from Bravo's TOP CHEF on August 9th. It's called Local, Organic Summer with Andrea Beaman, and she's serving up a fresh, gourmet meal with produce from the local farmer's market in Piermont, NY. Seating is limited. Click here for find more details below, under "Upcoming Events".
We'd love to hear from you! Send your requests for Holistic Health & Wellness guests, feedback about HOEP, general questions or comments to info@TheHolisticOption.com. Filled with HOEP for the future,  Kelly Campbell President & Founder TheHolisticOption.com
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HOEP: For Individuals & Families
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Today is the day! The Holistic Option Ensurance Program (HOEP) is now available to individuals and families seeking an affordable option for the natural healthcare and wellness services they currently receive or would like to begin utilizing. This is not an insurance plan, requires no paperwork whatsoever, and does not limit the number of yearly visits to your practitioner(s). This program changes everything by reducing your out-of-pocket expenses by 20% for each and every office visit, session or treatment. HOEP ensures that individuals and families get healthy and stay healthy, naturally and affordably. Enrollment is open to Individuals and Families at the same nominal, annual fee. For more information or to register for your Certified HOEP Membership Card now, click here.
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HOEP: For Holistic Practitioners
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Holistic practitioners across the country are currently eligible to become Approved HOEP Providers - at no cost. In fact, there are already 50 Approved HOEP Providers in our national directory in just a few days, and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and enthusiastic!
Enrolling as a HOEP Provider costs you nothing, yet increases your visibility
in your community and surrounding areas. HOEP is designed to help existing and new patients more easily afford your ongoing health and
wellness services, with absolutely no paperwork to submit and no limitation on your treatment plans. For more information or to enroll now, click here.
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Practitioner Spotlight
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Jillian Finker, ND
Dr. Jillian Finker is a Naturopathic Doctor, which means that she is trained as a primary care physician specializing in alternative medicine. She is licensed in Arizona and founded South Shore Naturopathic, Inc. in Bellmore, NY. Dr. Finker is a member of the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians (AANP), the New York Association of Naturopathic Physicians (NYANP) and the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians (OANP). Most recently, she became an Approved HOEP Provider with TheHolisticOption.com.Click here to learn more about Dr. Jillian Finker by viewing her full Profile within our national Practitioner Directory. She is listed under Naturopathy.
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Upcoming THO Events
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August 27, 2009: Natural Health Seminar at IBM Palisades in NY, featuring Dr. Edward Group, Dr. Lauri Grossman and Dr. Ann Covalt. For more information and tickets: www.TheHolisticOption.com/082709

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| Holistic Health News
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06.17.09 | Polio Vaccine Victim Wins Lawsuit Against Lederle
A New York jury concluded that pharmaceutical company Lederle
Laboratories was responsible for the injury to a man who contracted
polio from the vaccine itself 30 years ago, and ordered it to pay him $22.5
million. Click here to read the article.
06.11.09 | FDA Approval of Bipolar Drugs Mirrors AMA Approval of Bayer Heroin for Children's CoughSeroquel, Zyprexa and Goedon have now been approved by the FDA advisory panel to be prescribed to children as young as 10 years old. Click here to read the article by Mike Adams.  Want to get the latest news in holistic health automatically on your web browser bookmarks list or toolbar? It's Really Simple Syndication (RSS), click here.
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Holistic Health & Wellness: Weekly Podcast Series
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 This week on the Holistic Health & Wellness show: Kelly Robbins founder of A Marketing Connection, joins us for Episode 41 on Marketing Your Holistic Practice. Kelly shares effective marketing strategies for alternative health practitioners, the importance of specializing in order to connect with your target market, and more! Click here to listen now.
07/02/09: Gretchen DeBeau, Executive Director of the American Association for Health Freedom, joins us to discuss the work that the AAHF is doing to ensure that we have access to holistic healthcare, supplements, etc.
07/09/09: Jamie Hosmer and Drs. Tom Yarema & Suhas Kshirsagar, two of the formulators of Zrii - a new Ayurvedic liquid nutritional, fully endorsed by The Chopra Center - discuss the healing benefits of amalaki & more. 07/16/09: Brian Dean, author of The Back Pain Diet co-hosts our episode on Back Pain and Emotions. Licensed massage therapist and health expert, Kathy Gruver, is our special guest. This one's not to be missed! If you haven't already subscribed to the podcast, we invite you to do so now by clicking here. (It's FREE and is one of the Top 100 shows in iTunes within Alternative Health.)Do you have a natural product or service that you'd like to discuss on the show? To learn more about affordably increasing traffic to your natural product website, or to download our new 2009 Rate Card, please click here. If you have any questions, please email advertise@theholisticoption.com or call Rick Feldman directly at (845) 353-1729.
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