Here is the latest issue of the Teplitz Email Report. Enjoy it.

How Hard Should Your Mattress Be?

Finally, a study published in Lancet analyzed how hard a mattress should be. We've all been told the harder the firmer. Orthopedic physicians will even recommend a firm mattress to alleviate low-back pain. In this study they had 133 people with cronic low-back pain sleep on either a firm or medium-firm mattress for three months.

Surprisingly, the medium-firm mattress won! The patients who slept on the medium-firm mattress were twice as likely as those sleeping on the firm ones to report reduced pain while lying in bed or getting up in the morning. They also had less disability associated with back pain and were less reliant on pain-killing drugs.

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Options If You Are Pre-hypertensive

Subscriber, Chris Rasmussen, emailed about his having prehypertension, which is moving towards high blood pressure.. Here's what he did to solve the difficulties:
"I began taking CoEnzyme Q10, proanthocyanidin (Grape Seed extract), Pycnogenol, Coral Calcium...along with my normal Vitamin C and multivitamin.
Within a month or two, I was back to a healthy normal -- maybe a higher systolic due to my caffeine intake, but my diastolic has been perfect."

Chris also heard me speak about a year ago and here's what he said "I saw you when you were in Pittsburgh last, and have been amazing myself and others with the muscle testing."

Thanks for you insights, Chris.

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Men Need Social Networks To Live Longer

Time Magazine reported a study of more than 800 men and women and found that socially isolated men ages 70 to 79 appear to be at greater risk of heart disease than men with more robust social networks. There was no link that they could find with women, heart disease and social networks.

So...for men, you want to keep those friendships going as you age and develop new ones for your health.

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All Drugs Are Not The Same

While I don't normally recommend drugs, for those of you who are inclined to take a drug to lower your cholesterol, you need to be aware of a study which compared the statin Lipitor and Pravacol. The researcher were surprised to find that after 18 monthst Lipitor lowered cholesterol levels more than Pravachol (79 vs. 110). Lipitor also had a measurable effect on the buildup of plaque in the patients' arteries. It actually stopped the deposits, developing and may have even shrunk them a little. Pravachol just slowed the progression of the fatty buildup.

In addition a study at Oxford University found that diabetics who took statins daily lower the risk of having a first heart attack or stroke by 25%.

Since I do prefer the non-drug route there's another option to cholesterol drugs and that's taking niacin. Dr. William Campbell Douglas recommends taking niacin in the form of inositol hexaniacinate. His view is everyone should be taking 190 mg per day.

If you're diagnosed with high cholesterol then he recommends the following regimen: Start with 500 mg three times per day for two or three weeks. Then increase the dosage to 1,000 mg. Once your cholesterol is down to under 280, cut back to 500 mg three times per day. Once you're down to under 250 , cut that dose in half. You can find inositol hexaniacinate in most health food stores.

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A Poem For The Times We Live In

I ran across this poem and thought it appropriate for the times which we live. It was written hundreds of years ago by the Chinese philosopher, Lao Tse to explain how each of us is a pathway to peace.

"If there is to be peace in the world,
     There must be peace in the nations.
If there is to be peace in the nations,
      There must be peace in the cities.
If there is to be peace in the cities,
     There must be peace between neighbors.
If there is to be peace in between neighbors,
      There must be peace in the home.
If there is to be peace in the home,
      There must be peace in the heart."

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How A Baby Learns

Bruce Lipton shared this information at a seminar he conducted. He said the way babies learn between birth and age six is based on their brain wave patterns as measured by EEGs. Babies operate in the brain wave states of delta and theta. Clinical hypnotherapists refer to this as the hypnogogic state. This is the state that the client's brain must reach so that they are susceptible to suggestion.

This means a baby is being programmed by everything that goes on around it. The baby is making the perceptions and behaviors of his or her parents its own. These then become the baby's fundamental beliefs and attitudes about life. So...if you have a baby, keep in mind that what you say and do has an impact.

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Starting January Will Be My 30th year!

This January will mark my 30th year as a Professional Speaker. When I started out I thought I'd teach people how to manage their stress for a couple of years and then everyone would know what to do and I'd go do something else. Well, guess what, I'm still at it...and its been an amazing 30 years. To all of you who have been members of my audience, thank you for allowing me to share what I know with you.

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Comments From Readers

Karin Blackhurst recently attended one of my seminars. Here's what she emailed me "Thank you so very much for sending this (The Teplitz Email Report). Your class was totally unique. I plan on incorporating all you taught in my everyday life."

Here's what Betty McDonald wrote me about Steven Halpern's No Smoking subliminal music CD. "I hired a new employee that smokes 1 pack per day and talked about quitting. I gave her the CD. She is down to 1/2 pack and can't stand the smoke from her husband and daughter and won't let them smoke around her."

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Impact of My Golf Video Seminar

Here's what Thomas J. Ciesielka, owner of www.1Stop4Golf.com website had to say about my golf video seminar Par and Beyond: Secrets To Better Golf. "Being in the golfing business, I see countless golf related products that promise an immediate improvement in your golf game. It was with this expectation that I started viewing your Par and Beyond: Secrets To Better Golf video. However, after only a few minutes, I felt that my presumption was going to be seriously challenged. And it was!

Even though I am an infrequent golfer, I have seen the benefits when I apply the techniques in your program. I know this program should be in every golfer's video library."

So...my golf video or DVD will make a great X-mas gift for the golfer in your life. The video/DVD regularly sell for $85.00. This month's X-mas Special Price is only $59.99 plus $7.50 shipping and handling. It even comes with a 60 day money-back guarantee.

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Seminar Schedule

Last month, I had mentioned the dates for my upcoming Switched-On Seminars. The dates have changed and are now as follows:

SWITCHED-ON MANAGEMENT SEMINAR
January 27-28, 2004 - Oakland, CA
February 11-12, 2004 - Virginia Beach, VA

SWITCHED-ON SELLING SEMINAR
January 23, 2004 - Oakland, CA
February 13, 2004 - Virginia Beach, VA

SWITCHED-ON NETWORK MARKETING SEMINAR
January 23, 2004 - Oakland, CA
February 13, 2004 - Virginia Beach, VA

For more information on these seminars and the registration forms go to www.teplitz.com/switched_main.htm. If you would prefer me to email you any of the brochures, write me at info@teplitz.com.

Also, you can become an Instructor of these seminars. For more information on the Instructor Certifications requirements, just click on the link that's above and then click on "How To Become and Instructor".

Please give my office a call at 800-777-3529 if you have any questions about these programs or if you'd like to register.

That's it for this month.

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