Press release For release on 3 June 2011

Graduation of first cohort of sex addiction treatment specialists

The treatment of sex addiction has been given a boost by the graduation of nine students from what is the first comprehensive eight months training course in sex addiction. The course is the brainchild of Dr Thaddeus Birchard, Chairperson of the Association of Sex Association for the Treatment of Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity: www.sexaddictionandcompulsivity.com.

He is also the Clinical Director of the Marylebone Centre in central London where he has pioneered the UK's first sex addiction treatment programme for men and women over the last 10 years. Having achieved this long time ambition, the Association is looking forward to admitting students as the second cohort.

Dr Birchard said of the students "they have demonstrated an exceptionally high level of competency and professionalism, which is an endorsement of their existing practices in the field of Relationship & Sex therapy".

He reflects on the fact that "The completion of the course by this first cohort creates a pool of highly trained experts in the field of sex and love addiction from which the public will have increased availability as they practice in different regions of the country".

Gary McFarlane from Bristol is one of those graduates who treats clients face to face and via Skype throughout the country. He endorses the course and says that "it is hard to belief that we are the first cohort in the country to have undergone such comprehensive training in the cutting edge thoughts and practice of sex addiction treatment and we benefitted from the USA experience and from some highly committed, competent and specialist trainers such as Paula Hall and Joy Rosendale. They ensure that we develop treatment regimes which also provide support for partners of addicts".

Speaking of the partners of addicts, Gary explains that they are mostly women and can be easily ignored and all attention focuses on the addict. He plans to develop a partner's support group here in Bristol.

Gary is held a symposium to facilitate information exchange for those involved with sex and love addicts in the southwest on 14 May 2011 and plans to hold a further symposium. Do contact him to register your interest. He can be contacted on 0786 609 7247 and www.garymcfarlane.com.

Notes to editor

Sex addiction is a pattern of sexual behaviour that brings with it harmful consequences, but is repetitious and ultimately unfulfilling. It feels out of control, preoccupying and is normally used to anaesthetise negative feeling states. It is defined not by 'what you do' but 'why you do it'. Underpinning it is "Shame".

Tiger Woods, Michael Douglas, Russell Brand and David Duchoyny are some of the celebs attributed by the media as having expressions of sex addiction. The suffering partners remain in the shadows. Little is yet said of the celebs who suffer from Love addiction and who are mostly women. The gender split has something to do with preferences for romantic stimuli of verbal and written communication which comes from romance " expressed in the use of the social networks or the mostly male preference for visual internet porn images and cybersex relationships.
Multiple addictions can have a strong presence. Work on one addiction (particularly with self help techniques) and inadequate rehab, counseling, sex therapy and sex facts – may see other addictions re-surfacing, like gambling addiction, alcoholism & alcohol addiction, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, drug addiction, substance abuse, heroin addiction, cocaine addiction and food addiction. The need to attend SAA, a 12 steps programme, good sex facts, what is good sex, what is kinky sex, defining whether you are suffer from love & sex addiction, masturbation addiction, supersex, sex addiction recovery – are just some of the features and work which are undertaken with a competent sex addiction therapist.

The American Psychiatric Association is presently deliberating on whether to include sex addiction as a defined and classified mental health condition for medics worldwide. That will no doubt give an air of legitimacy to a condition that plagues the lives of many peoples at an increasing rate since the advent of the internet.

Gary McFarlane was a solicitor for some 22 years and is aware that sex addiction is a significant problem within the various professions. Stress and anxiety are traits which feed the propensity towards sex addiction. He is all too aware that confidentiality issues are so crucial that it determines whether or not such professionals and others seek the help which they need.
Contact: Gary McFarlane BA, LLM

Gary is a Relate trained and experienced Relationship counsellor, Mediator and undertakes Sex Therapy & Sex Addiction treatment all of which are undertaken by Skype, telephone and face to face with clients from all parts of the country. He is also a member of BACP and the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity.

www.garymcfarlane.com
www.sexaddictiontreatment.co.uk
Tel: 0786 609 7247

What's Stopping You? By Robert Kelsey

Published 8th May 2011 by Capstone/Wiley in paperback, £12.99

"This personal, witty and insightful book teaches us about the fears that drive failure as well as the self-awareness that can help to navigate it. The excellent point with this book is that it is both philosophical with regards the nature of fear and its impact on achievement, and practical. For those that could be paralysed by a anxiety about failure, it offers a means through" Luke Johnson, serial entrepreneur, Chairman of the RSA and Financial Times columnist.

Are you a High-AM or maybe a High-FF? Do you have high levels of "achievement motivation" – meaning you place challenging but achievable goals and view failure as a temporary setback that might be overcome with minor adjustments within your grasp? Or have you got high "fear of failure" – which means, terrified of public humiliation, you set goals which are either easily within their capabilities or way beyond them (assuming failure will likely be kindly judged)? Do you also judge any setback as final confirmation of your innate inabilities?

According to Robert Kelsey the High-AM/High-FF divide has a significant impact on our likelihood of success in both our career and private life. It's not our abilities, or lack of them, which may limit our progress, it's our fears, and especially our fear of failure. What's more, while huge numbers of people are afflicted by anxiety about failure, many are unaware they've got this recognised mental condition, despite its affect on their behaviour.

The experiments detailed within What's Stopping You? are well-known among psychologists and academics, yet have failed to make it into the vast majority of self-help books, which Kelsey both criticises for over-promising and encouraging the High-FF towards inappropriate goal-setting (potentially based on their avoidance of challenging but achievable objectives) and "ransacks" for helpful descriptions and methodologies.

What's important, according to What's Stopping You? would be that the High-FF accepts who they are and that their assumptions could be faulty, allowing a reorientation towards the future and so on setting strong, appropriate goals that aren't fuelled by modern influences or curtailed because of personal fears.

Small but practical steps are plotted, aimed at helping High-FFs make progress. Areas like planning, tactical-execution and task efficiency will also be covered as well as High-FF concerns including judgement, idea-generation and – most significantly for the High-FF – managing people.

"What's Stopping You? delivers three core needs to those that have a very high fear of failure" says the author Robert Kelsey. "Firstly, it delivers an awareness of what has happened with our past – of who we are and how we've got here. Secondly, it encourages an acceptance of our own condition – that individuals are who we are. And, even more importantly, it helps us navigate the barriers which can be thrown up by our fears."

"People with a fear of failure require a map," says Kelsey. "Yet What's Stopping You? isn't a map. High-FFs must draw their own personal map. What's Stopping You? offers assistance with how to pull off drawing such a map: in draft, with amendments, fuzzy at the edges, containing a lot of 'here by dragons' elements, but a map nonetheless. Something they're able to grasp and regard as they cut through the thicket."

For more information, extracts, article requests or a discussion with Robert Kelsey please contact Dani Freeman at Midas Public Relations on 020 7361 7866 or email daniel.freeman@midaspr.co.uk

About the author: Entrepreneur, writer, former City banker and financial journalist Robert Kelsey calls himself a practitioner in failure after having a childhood and early-adulthood punctuated with both academic and career disasters. He read lots of self-help books over a 12 year period in an effort to overcome the low self-esteem which had been driving the fears accountable for his failures. Becoming something of a self-help addict, he learned that – while helpful – almost all the books lacked two vital ingredients: an honesty regarding his condition – especially its changeability – and guidance that took account of the flawed thinking of people that have fear of failure. What's Stopping You? is the result.

NO more heart disease

Nitric oxide can help prevent, even reverse, heart disease and strokes

The discovery in our bodies of nitric oxide, a tiny, magic molecule, means we can help prevent, even reverse, heart disease and strokes. Without prescription drugs.

Heart attacks and strokes are triggered by clots and plaque in our blood vessels.

These blockages accumulate with age, unhealthy diet and insufficient exercise. Yet, heart disease and strokes can also afflict people leading a relatively healthy lifestyle.

Ever wondered what blood actually does? Why is it called lifeblood? If we cut off the blood supply to any part of the body, that part dies. To every cell in our body, blood delivers the food and takes out the garbage. The tissues of our brain, heart and all other organs comprise billions of tiny cells. Cells work better, live longer and produce healthier baby cells when kept well nourished, in a clean environment. It's the blood that delivers the oxygen, the nutrients and also removes the waste.

After more than thirty years of team research, Dr Lou Ignarro, author of 'NO More Heart Disease', discovered the existence and magical workings in the blood vessels of nitric oxide. Nitric oxide can help prevent, even reverse, heart disease and strokes. The discoveries were of such outstanding contribution to mankind, that in 1998, Dr Lou was jointly awarded the ultimate commendation, the Nobel Prize, in medicine.

Hidden amongst millions of chemicals in our body, the tiny, short lived nitric oxide is our chief anti-ageing molecule. It is responsible for relaxing and enlarging blood vessels so that blood flows more freely. The more freely our lifeblood flows the better, building and protecting healthy tissue in all parts of the body, including the heart and brain.

The bad news is that from around age 40, we produce less and less nitric oxide so our blood vessels don't widen as much. Blood flow becomes more restricted and we begin to develop a higher risk of heart disease and stroke.

The good news is that Dr Lou, working with Herbalife, has developed unique food supplement with special ingredients to stimulate the body to keep on producing healthy levels of nitric oxide. This age-proofs our magnificent cardio vascular system (heart and blood vessels). Being a food supplement, not a drug nor a pharmaceutical product, it is not designed to cure or treat any medical conditions. It simply provides nutritional support to help the body take good care of itself.

That unique food supplement is Niteworks
For more information contact Phil 'Herbalife' Mylotte 0151-728 8396 or 07736 164 764 or email philm@nwmarketing.co.uk

-ENDS-

NOTES TO EDITOR:

Herbalife began in 1980 and has been changing people's lives ever since. The company offers nutrition, weight-management and personal care products exclusively through more than 2 million independent Distributors in 75 countries.

The Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) and its Casa Herbalife program bring good nutrition to children. Herbalife sponsors sports, fitness and community activities around the world to help promote a healthy, active lifestyle.

Our Mission is to change people's lives by providing the best nutrition and weight management products in the world and the best business opportunity in direct selling.

See www.herbalife.co.uk or www.herbalife.com
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Sleep is essential to general well-being and health. Studies show that restless sleep, allergies effecting sleep patterns and difficulty in relaxing to sleep results in low par behavourial patterns. The right bed or mattress is the start but it also comes down to the bedding. Natural bedding is proven to aid better sleep. Its inherent qualities in preventing dust mites and bed bugs, its natrual thermal properties for regualting body temperarture should make it top of the list. Wool is a perfect example. 100% natural, eco friendly, fire resitent, resitence to dust mites and temperature regulating properties aid better sleep. White Cloud is a specialist company selling wool duvets, wool pillows, wool blankets and wool underlays. It also has a child range as natural bedding is ideal for chilren especially for those with allergies. http://www.whitecloud.co.uk invest in good sleep and well-being the natural way.

A new website has been launched as an instant product information source for people with elderly relatives.

www.restoftheirlife.com is specifically aimed at individuals who are concerned about the well-being of an older member of the family and want to research what products and services are available from trusted suppliers.

"It is quite normal now for people to live into their eighties and beyond," says Managing Director Mike Bingham. "Maintaining independence is often an issue and one way families can show they care without interfering is to do the information gathering, whether it be sending off for a brochure or downloading details off web-sites. This has been a time-consuming task in the past but now the customer only needs to go to one website, www.restoftheirlife.com , where they can choose and request information about a whole range of products and services , including insurance, mobility, health, care services and even funeral plans."

Suppliers have signed up to a common charter of fair practice and the site also carries a news feed and blog facility.

The National Well-being project, championed by David Cameron and being run by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), aims to establish new measures which will most accurately reflect the equality of life of people in Britain today. Three of the identified areas for consultation are job satisfaction, good connections and personal activities, such as caring and volunteering.

Having completed academic research with the University of Manchester and Unilever (published in the scientific journal Personality and Individual Differences), Professor Alex Linley (CPsychol) founding director of the Center of Applied Positive Psychology, is well placed to demonstrate that having, understanding and using our strengths are key factors in improving well-being and reducing stress levels.

The six-month study of over 200 people, demonstrated that the people who understood and acted upon their strengths were happier and less stressed.

Strengths, in simple terms, are things we love doing and do best, says Linley.

As we are a nation of individuals to get a true gage of the nations well-being we need to look at what makes people happy and why.

The results of our study clearly show that when analysing the nations well-being we need to look for opportunities for people to use their key strengths, which they can do at work, in their personal relationships, and across their leisure time all key influences of our well-being. If Camerons new index is to accurately measure our psychological well-being, ONS needs to adopt a fresh approach.

Professor Linley is now offering his data, a thorough well-being briefing and use of his own Realise2 analysis to the National Office of Statistics (ONS).

For more information on CAPP and the services it can offer visit www.cappeu.com

Relaxa launches its employee health screening service UK-wide via our team of more than 200 experienced nurses and medical professionals. Relaxa provides 20-minute or 30-minute health screens for groups of employees providing employees with a summary of their data and recommendations as to how to improve their health relating to issues highlighted by their health screen. The health screening program is followed up with a detailed analysis report of all the population data of employees that have been screened.

Relaxa provides a comprehensive health screening service that takes 20-minutes, or 30-minutes, to complete and is carried out by one of our team of experienced medical professionals.

The 20-minute health screen includes:
Height, Weight, BMI (Body Mass Index)
Blood Pressure (advice if outside of normal range)
Total Cholesterol check
Blood Glucose check
Waist Measurement check (Shape as an indicator in line with risk of CHD)

The 30-minute health screen will include the following in addition to above:
A peak flow test which measures lung function and respiratory rate.

The health screen will also include advice regarding the following:
5 portions of fruit / vegetables per day
Fluid intake
Reducing Caffeinated drinks
Sleep
Exercise / Cardio Vascular
Frequency of Health Checks (Dentist/Dr/ Health Screen etc)
Alcohol intake and Smoking habits
Clients will be provided with guidance for improving health and lifestyle issues.

Relaxa is a leading provider of employee health promotion & wellness services for companies UK-wide. We employ a team of more than 1,000 medical professionals, consultants and practitioners and work with more than 2,500 clients.

Contact:
Tel: 0845 345 3172
Email: rodney.epstein@relaxa.co.uk
Web: www.relaxa.co.uk

Detoxification or cleansing is very important these days. There are many benefits brought about by detoxification. Juice cleansing is one of the most effective methods of cleansing. Unfortunately people do not have enough time to prepare juices that they need to drink every day. Fortunately for London residents they can detoxify with the help of Raw to Door. Raw to Door is a company which firmly believes that everyone should benefit from raw juice cleansing. The company prepares the juice for you and delivers them to your doorsteps.

Why is detoxification necessary? In todays society where most people eat unhealthy foods and live unhealthy lifestyles, it is very important to cleanse the body from the different toxins. If too much toxins is inside our body, it will lead to the development of different illnesses. But with detoxification, the toxins will be flushed out of our system. There are many methods of detoxification these days but juice cleansing remains to be one of the most effective. There are many benefits of detoxification through juice cleansing. For one, juice cleansing has been proven as an effective treatment to different illnesses. Even if you are not sick you can still gain a lot from juices such as those offered by Raw to Door. Raw fruit and vegetable juices can help you lose weight and look younger. Additionally, they can also promote a serene and positive mind and good digestion. Furthermore, fruit and vegetable juices contain all the necessary minerals, vitamins and nutrients which are needed to live a stress and disease free life.

People in London who want to benefit from juice cleansing but do not have the time to prepare for it need not worry. They can simply buy the different products offered by Raw to Door. Customers are assured that the company delivers freshly pressed fruit and vegetable juices every morning. Drinking raw or fresh juices is better than preserved ones.

At Raw to Door, clients can buy the raw cleanse box which will enable them to receive six fresh juices every day. Each juice contains important nutrients and minerals. The juices are taken instead of eating so there is a designated juice which substitutes the meal. For instance, for breakfast you can drink the Morning Flush which is good for the digestion. For lunch, you should drink the Super green juice which is a combination of pineapple and avocado. The other juices are taken throughout the day. Juice cleansing can be done for 1, 3 or 5 days. For those who cannot survive without solid food, they can still detoxify though juice cleansing. They will still take the same kind of juices but they are allowed to eat after 4 pm. They should also stay away from foods rich in calories and toxins. Interested individuals call the company or email them for more information or if they want to avail of the companys products.

The health benefits of juice cleansing are manifold. With the help of Raw to Door, you can get all the mentioned benefits in a very easy and convenient way.

New Anti-Aging and HGH Supplements Web Site Offers Visitors Special Benefits!

Date: 24th July 2011.
New web-site allows site visitors opportunity to discover how to look and feel 10 years younger in just 2 weeks. It really is distinctive in that it approaches the subject of aging and its effects from the point of view of the customer thereby making it very user friendly.
Because of this website, visitors can in fact learn about the benefits of HGH or human growth hormone. Additionally visitors will find these useful features; the easy layout of the site design, the simple and everyday language used to explain complex concepts and the copious amounts of information and articles on the many subjects covered.
Online entrepreneur, Web marketer and webmaster Samuele White remarked that this site was developed in order to make people aware of the fact that HGH is now considered the miracle "drug" of choice. Most important was the need for all to know that this HGH now comes in capsule form.
The site was created especially for site visitors who might be reaching that age when the signs of aging become all too apparent and they begin preparing for the fight against them. So it is no wonder that it provides website visitors with a distinctive series of facts and details to point out that it is now possible to get human growth hormone "released naturally" into your blood stream without resorting to dangerous HGH injections.
The underlying attractiveness of this approach is the fact that it introduces visitors to the concept of HGH releasers. These are the active ingredients of GenF20 Plus, the product this website is concentrating on. It is amazing and offers these additional advantages: – it contains no actual HGH (human growth hormone); it is manufactured to the same exacting standards as all other life saving prescription medications but you don’t need a prescription to buy GenF20 Plus.
Well-known online marketer and oft-times guru Marcus Chibb, had this to say about http://genf20-plus.info, " this is a great resource for anybody wanting to find out about the fight against aging and the best weapons in this fight, without the distractions of adsense ads and other ‘flashings & whistles’. Here you only get REAL information and even news on the industry".
And just why did this site get designed and brought online now rather than some other time? Web site owner Samuele White explained it this way, Though we make no medical claims, the site is based on personal experience and the testimonies of REAL customers. You only get real information and news on the industry".
With all of the websites available on the internet currently, what makes this one worth visiting repeatedly? Samuele White responds to this question by declaring, "This website deals with nothing else but anti-aging issues and the very BEST ‘instruments’ & product to reverse the aging process. Absolutely nothing else".
Did you know that 95% of people who use the very expensive HGH Injections developed side effects like Cancers & Tumours? Ive found a way to BENEFIT from hgh WITHOUT any side effects; and also look & feel 10 years younger in as little as 2 weeks. Discover that way by going to this "Look 20 years younger" website at http://genf20-plus.info.

This year, for the first time in the history of the Natural Products Outstanding Achievement Award, Natural Products readers have been invited to join in the award’s selection process by first nominating, and then later voting for, their choice of inspirational individual, or organisation, whose contribution to the natural and organic sector has been genuinely transformational.

Jim Manson, Natural Products editor, commented: "The Natural Products Outstanding Achievement Award is an opportunity for the whole industry to recognise and celebrate the contribution of one truly exceptional individual. So we’d like to ask you the industry to tell us who think should be our winner this year. Your own nominee might be an inspiring company or industry leader, or a brilliant shopfloor or backroom worker whose commitment and dedication is genuinely outstanding. The more nominations the better!"

Those who are interested in submitting a nomination should email Jim Manson at editor@naturalproducts.co.uk. An optional supporting statement of up to 250 words may also be included. The deadline for nominations is Friday 4 February 2011.

The March issue of Natural Products will publish a list of the 10 nominees who have received the most nominations, along with a short biography of each outlining their personal achievements. The readers of the magazine (both in print and online) will then be called upon to cast a final vote to decide the overall winner of this prestigious Award.

The Natural Products Outstanding Achievement Award, sponsored by Pegasus PR, will be presented to the winner at the Natural & Organic Awards, taking place on Sunday 3 April at Olympia Conference Centre after the close of business on the first day of the Natural & Organic Products Europe trade show.

Past winners of this award include: Patrick Holden, director of the Soil Association; Sue Croft, director of Consumers for Health Choice; Sandy Constable, retailer; Jan de Vries, world renowned naturopath; Graham Gunn, managing director, The Health Store; Harriet Lamb, director of the Fairtrade Foundation; Bill Jordan, Co-founder JordansYOU; and Tim Powell, Bill Henry, Community Foods.

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Notes for editors:

- The Natural Products Outstanding Achievement Award, sponsored by Pegasus PR, celebrates the achievement of an individual, or organisation, whose contribution to the natural and organic sector has been genuinely transformational. It is made in recognition of exceptional dedication, leadership and vision that will make a lasting impression on our sector and inspire others to great things in the future.

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