Better Health & Wellness Educational Workshops

 

Better Health & Wellness Center is dedicated to educating the public on a natural, drug-free approach to health. Our workshops are FREE and informative. Please contact our wellness coordinator if you would like to schedule a FREE workshop at your group, church or business.

 

Natural Solutions to Allergy Problems

 

Over 100 million Americans have allergies or allergy-related problems. Sneezing, itchy eyes and skin rashes only "scratch" the surface of allergy problems. Fatigue, depression, migraines, arthritis and even diabetes can be connected to allergic conditions.

You will learn:

 

• What causes allergic reactions.

• What symptoms may appear, or already exist, that indicate an allergy problem.

• How conditions like depression and ADHD can be related to allergy problems.

• Simple tests that you can do at home to identify substances you are allergic to.

• The dangerous side effects of over-the-counter and presciption allergy medications.

• How natural healthcare can help by addressing the nervous system and its relationship to total body wellness.

 

Arthritis: Alternative Approaches to Preventing and Relieving Joint Disease

Over 50 million Americans suffer with joint disease. This presentation educates the audience about what arthritis is, who is susceptible to arthritis, what causes it, how to relieve it, and steps to help prevent joint disease.

You will learn:

 

• What is Arthritis.

• Who is susceptible to Arthritis.

• The different types of Arthritis and their possible causes.

• How to relieve Arthritis and joint diseases.

• Steps to help prevent joint diseases.

 

Five Secrets to Looking and Feeling Younger/Permanent Weight Loss/Diabetes

 

These presentations cover three of the most serious concerns for the American public: Looking and feeling better and younger, losing weight, and helping diabetic symptoms. This presentation will educate you about how the body and metabolism works, why most diets don't work, the true value of being healthy and fit, how food, water, and medication play a roll in their health and how pain limits a person from achieving their full health potential!

 

More than 60% of all Americans over the age of 20 are either overweight or obese. Over $30 million a year is spent on products and services to rectify this problem. Yet, despite all of the fad diets, calorie counting and diet pills, nothing seems to work.

You will learn:

 

• Why calorie counting doesn't lead to permanent weight loss.

• How eating healthier, not dieting, leads to more energy, balanced hormones, and a greater sense of well-being.

• The negative effects of some of the most popular over-the-counter and prescription drugs.

• How exercise builds a stronger body, improves overall health and leads to weight loss.

• And that there is a safe, natural system of total body wellness and healthcare.

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Balancing Hormones Naturally 
A Holistic Approach to Women's Hormone-Related Health Concerns

Over 80 million women in the U.S. currently suffer with PMS and symptoms of menopause. Many of these women are confused as to what health options are available or even right for them. This lecture will educate the you about natural alternatives to address problems related to hormone imbalances and menopause. 

The Balancing Hormones Naturally presentation dispels some of the mysteries surrounding the symptoms women experience with PMS and menopause.

 

A Drug-Free Approach to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 

This lecture will educate parents, teachers, day care supervisors or anyone who may be distressed by a problem child about safe, natural solutions to help improve behavior and performance. This presentation educates you about whether or not A.D.H.D. is in fact an actual "mental" condition and statistics showing the potential dangers of using drugs to treat these conditions the benefits of alternative healthcare treatment and how it can alleviate and even, in some cases, eliminate the problem behavior.

 

In the 1970s as many as 150,000 American children were being prescribed psychiatric drugs for a new condition called "hyperactivity."

 

Now there are over 6 million children in the U.S. alone being diagnosed with symptoms of so-called "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder" and related behavioral/learning problems, in what many believe is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated by pharmaceutical companies; all in the name of selling more drugs.

With this presentation we will educate you on the true causes of learning and behavioral problems.

 

You will learn:

 

• Is A.D.H.D. an actual "mental" condition?

• What the symptoms are.

• Statistics showing the potential dangers of using drugs to treat these conditions.

• The benefits of natural healthcare treatment.

• How natural healthcare can give them and their children back their lives.

 

Understanding Fibromyalgia: A Holistic Approach to Chronic Pain and Fatigue

People who are suffering with fibromyalgia are in search of relief from the constant nagging symptoms, pain and fatigue. Our wellness providers will educate you about safe, effective and natural alternative methods for addressing Fibromyalgia and chronic pain symptoms.

 

According to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), approximately 3.7 million Americans have Fibromyalgia. That is 1 in every 73 people. Fibromyalgia is the second most common rheumatic ailment after osteoarthritis (American College of Rheumatology). Far from being a “waste-basket” diagnosis for an unknown condition, Fibromyalgia is a symptom of overall poor health.

This presentation will educate you on how a holistic approach which encompasses nutrition, diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes such as stress reduction, detoxification and natural healthcare, will help them manage this condition and return you to a healthier, happier lifestyle.

 

Save Your Family's Life

This presentation covers the basics that all families should be aware of in order to raise a healthy family in today's environment: Nutrition, Environmental Toxicity, Exercise and Proper Function. From the birth process to high school sports, from learning to walk to carrying a backpack, children are subjected to health problems and trauma that can affect the well-being of their lives. Infantile colic, ear infections, tonsillitis, scoliosis, adolescent low back pain and even so-called "ADD" can all be related to treatable health problems such as allergies, low blood sugar, nutritional deficiency and impurities in the body.

 

The purpose of this workshop is to educate parents on safe, natural alternatives to treating family health problems that don't involve drugs or surgery.

 

Natural Solutions to Sleep Problems

 

This informative workshop covers the three natural solutions to sleep problems: vitamins, exercise and physical treatment. With this presentation our wellness providers will teach you that there are treatable reasons for your sleep problems and that sleeping pills only mask the real cause.

 

Natural Solutions to Headache Pain

Research has shown that headaches generate 80 million doctor visits, 157 million lost work days, over $50 billion in medical bills and $4 billion in over-the-counter medications.

 

Millions of Americans suffer from chronic headaches. This results in millions of doctors visits, millions of lost work days, and billions of dollars in medical bills. This presentation was designed to educate the audience about the different types of headaches, what causes them, how to prevent them, and safe, natural and effective alternatives to treating them.

 

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Multi-Faceted Approach for Repetitive Strain Injuries

One of the costliest conditions employers are faced with, and a major drain on healthcare expenses is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Educate those suffering with this condition on effective, natural solutions without expensive surgery.

People who work in repetitive-motion professions are more likely to suffer with recurring CTS. The problem is, they may never know that you offer an alternative to surgery – now you can learn.

You will learn:

 

• What CTS is, what activities commonly cause this condition.

• Industries that experience the most prevalent amount of CTS.

• The drawbacks of surgery.

• How natural alternatives can help.

• What habits can aggravate CTS.

• Prevention of and faster recovery from injury.

 

Health and Stress Workshop 

Stress is the underlying cause of most illnesses. This lecture will educate you on the symptoms of stress, how stress affects the body's overall health, and what a person can do to relieve stress both at work and at home, so that you can feel better and enjoy life more.

Stay Fit While You Sit: Ergonomics for a Healthier You

Millions of Americans spend millions of hours each year sitting on the job. Managers, receptionists, computer operators, and many others may be surprised to find that their health issues can be improved through purely natural means. This lecture will educate you on how they can prevent problems like neck and back pain and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by sitting properly and setting up your workspaces properly. It will also give you exercises that you can do during breaks that can increase performance and productivity.

 

Natural Approaches to the Prevention and Treatment of Low Back Pain

 

Millions of Americans will suffer from low back pain at least once in their life, and many will turn to medications or surgery to alleviate the pain. This presentation will give you a thorough understanding of the types and causes of low back pain and offer you safe, natural and effective approaches to preventing, treating, or recovering from low back pain.

 

Trigger Point Therapy: A Home Stress Reduction System

This informative workshiop will show you an effective method for reducing physical stress by educating you about what Trigger Points are, how to locate them on a person, and how to relieve them easily and quickly. You will learn the relationship between stress, trigger points and their effects on health.

 

Five Natural Remedies to Reduce Depression

 

FACTS: An estimated 9.5 percent of the population, or about 18.8 million American adults, suffer from symptoms of depression. An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans — about one in four adults — suffer from a “diagnosable mental disorder” in a given year. When applied to the 2004 U.S. Census residential population estimate for ages 18 and older, this figure translates to 57.7 million people.

Is it possible for so many people to have mental illness or could these “disorders” be physical in nature?

 

A natural approach to treating depression with the fewest side effects would obviously be the best solution. The first step of course would be educating you that there are other solutions. The majority of today’s generation see relief coming out of a convenient little bottle or that’s what pharmaceutical advertising has come to educate the public on. Commercials on television advertise drugs as the solution to life’s problems, and the public inevitably comes to the conclusion that that is all there is out there. With this lecture, our wellness consultants can educate you on why it is vitally important to find the source of your depression and a permanent solution.

 

Natural Solution to Breathing Problems (Asthma)

 

This informative workshop educates you about how stress affects the body and how this affects the ability to breathe, the common "triggers" that can cause asthma and other sinus problems, using the revolutionary Buteyko Breathing Method to relieve asthma attacks.

 

Breathing problems affect millions of people in the United States and around the world ranging from the mild irritation of hay fever, to very severe cases of asthma. Until recently, treatment for such conditions was limited to over-the-counter and prescription drugs, some of which have been found to have serious side-effects. Now you can learn about effective natural solutions with the Natural Solutions to Breathing Problems workshop.

 

You will learn:

 

• How stress affects the body and the ability to breathe.

• The revolutionary Buteyko Breathing Method to relieve asthma attacks.

• The common "triggers" that can cause asthma and other sinus problems.

• How natural alternatives can be a safe and a wellness approach to the treatment of asthma or other breathing problems.

 

New Solutions to Eliminate Pain

 

A natural solution to pain with the fewest side effects would be the best solution. The first step is to educate you that there are other solutions!

What is Pain? In this informative workshop our wellness consultants will be able to educate you on the "do's and dont's" of pain management.

This presentation covers:

 

• Drugs and why prescription or over-the-counter drugs may be harmful.

• Surgery and why this often doesn't solve the problem.

• Nutrition

• Exercise, and

• Physical Treatment

Much of today's generation see pain relief coming out of a convenient bottle, or at least that's what the TV commercials are telling them, with their multi-billion dollar phamaceutical advertising budget. Inevitably, many come to the conclusion that that's all there is.

With this informative workshop, our wellness providers will educate you on why it is important to find the actual source of pain in order to find a permanent solution.