News from Women Business Owners of Southeastern Michigan



Success Through Networking		OnLine Newsletter May 2007

President's Message

Get Connected!
There is no disputing how vital and valuable human connection is for a person's overall well-being- we've seen the data- and unfortunately we've seen the disaster when individuals are void of the ability to form true and meaningful connections.

What about in business? What do we need to do to keep a business healthy? How do we help it grow in positive, profitable, and constructive ways? A key component of the mission of WBO is to provide and promote networking opportunities.

Networking - Making connections to make exchange easier. Developing contacts- sharing information and ideas. Getting to know people and businesses to develop trust and communication that will make the process of business easier and more profitable. Regardless of your previous thoughts and feelings about Networking- WBO will highlight the true and tremendous value inherent in networking opportunities when "Your Wedding Team" takes center stage at the June meeting. YWT will explain how a group of 10+ women business owners have come together to form a dynamic marketing vehicle for their small businesses.

Join us Tuesday June 5th for this inspiring example of networking success.

"We don't accomplish anything in this world alone- and whatever happens is a result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads from one to another that creates something."
-Sandra Day O'Connor

in this issue

	Meeting Update- "How to Live to Be a Healthy 100" Upcoming WBO Events Opportunities Spread the Word - Amy Hale, Changing Lanes, LLC Business Challenge New Members- Please welcome 2007 Member Discounts

Meeting Update- "How to Live to Be a Healthy 100"

Pamela W. Smith, MD is board-certified in anti-aging medicine and is an internationally known speaker and author on the subject of wellness, anti-aging and functional medicine. She is currently the owner and director of The Center For Healthy Living and Longevity with locations in Bloomfield Hills, Ann Arbor, Center Line, Rochester, Flint, Saginaw, and Traverse City, Michigan. She is a member of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Physicians and is a board examiner. Dr. Smith is the Director of The Anti-Aging and Functional Medicine Fellowship which is the only fellowship in this field in the United States. She is also the author of the best selling book, "HRT: The Answers". Her new book entitled "Vitamins: Hype or Hope?" has also recently been published.

Dr Smith presented three main tips on how to live to be a healthy 100. She pointed out that statistics show that if you are currently 50 years old and don't have a major accident, you will live to be 100. But who wants to be 100 and in a nursing home? Our goal for longevity is to be healthy and having fun at 100.

Tip 1: WATER! Drink ½ of your body weight in water each day (ounces). If you weigh 160 pounds, you should drink 80 ounces of water. That is about five 16oz. water bottles. Dr. Smith reported that the best water is 'steam distilled' since it has fewer chemicals in it. Floride and chlorine can have toxic effects on the body. She also pointed out that most home sources of water have been chlorinated; you should avoid letting the shower water soak your face - to limit wrinkles and chemical damage to your skin.

All the chemicals in our food, soda, coffee, medicines, and the irritants to our bladders can be limited by getting enough water. "The solution to pollution is dilution". Drink your water.

Tip 2: Avoid Aspartame There is a report from the 1980s in the FDA that identifies the following effects of aspartame (artificial sweetener, found in most soft drinks):

Dizziness, Visual Impairment, Disorientation, Ear Buzzing, Severe Muscle Aches, Numbness of Extremities, Episodes of High Blood Pressure, Abdominal Cramps, Memory Loss, Headaches
And Aspartame is about 400 times sweeter than sugare which makes your body crave more sweetness. The same is true of other artificial sweeteners. Stevia is an acceptable, natural sweetener.

Tip 3: Be Hormonally Sound Dr. Smith emphases the science of hormones. Current science and testing allows for saliva tests to define the actual balance of hormones in your body. This testing allows for accurate natural additives to balance the hormones in your body. It allows for specific changes to be made in order to keep your body functioning normally.

Typical testing looks for the balance in all the hormones made in our bodies including:

Estrogen: the body makes three types of estrogen.

Estrone (found in studies to be linked to breast cancer)
Estradiol (provides the functions for hormonal balance in our bodies)
Estriol (found to help prevent breast cancer)

Progesterone: balances estrogen. Synthetics are progestins and are not the same as naturally occurring progesterone. Be wary of the over the counter progesterones as you must be balanced in your hormone levels for safety. If you take extra and upset the balance you put yourself at risk for health problems including diabetes. Please consult your doctor for specific hormone testing before taking any hormone replacements!
Testosterone- Plays a key role in maintaining human health, strength and energy. While primarily considered a male hormone, testosterone is also necessary for a woman's health.
DHEA - comes from cholesterol; it rejuvenates virtually every organ system, so it "actually makes you look, feel, and think better."
Cortisol- yes, cortisol and stress can buid fat around your waist. However it is necessary for good health. Excessive chronic stress eventually depletes cortisol levels and levels drop. This stage is called adrenal fatigue. Abnormally low cortisol levels contribute to chronic fatigue, depression and poor immune defenses making a person more vulnerable to developing diseases, infections and even cancers.

ALL of these hormones are vital to healthy life and healthy functioning of our organs. Balance and low stress are the keys to keeping healthy hormonal levels.

THE GOOD NEWS!
All of this is fixable with specific testing available through qualified physicians right here in Ann Arbor. Contact the Centers For Healthy Living at 313-884- 3288 for an appointment to assess your individual hormonal levels and learn how to enhance your body for function and healthy aging. You have nothing to lose and years of better health and function to gain. You are definitely worth it!

For more information

Upcoming WBO Events

Monthly Meeting, Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Speaker: Your Wedding Team: Building Power Teams to support your Business
Sponsor, Alicia Botti, AmeriPrise Financial

Monthly Meeting, Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Open House/Power Hour
Time: 5:30 - 7:30
Sponsor, Lori Shepard, SimplyScrumptious Catering

For more Meeting information

Opportunities

Michigan Women's Marketplace offers all women owned businesses the opportunity to have a free listing. Join today at www.miwomen.com to have your business represented and please use the MWM whenever the opportunity arises.

T.Rose of Contours Express and a WBO member is writing a book about Women's Wellness. Be well, Love life! She is looking for volunteers to be interviewed. Contact T.Rose at info@bewelllovelife.com.

BECOME A WBO MEETING SPONSOR
For $25 you can sponsor one of our Monthly Meetings. You will have 5 minutes to describe your business and "train your salesforce". You will also get a link to your site in the WBO Newsletter and a listing in the WBO website. We are looking for Meeting Sponsors for September. Contact TRose at contoursexpress@thesistersgroup.com to sign up.

THE WBO NEWSLETTER CAN FEATURE YOUR BUSINESS
For $25 you can feature your business in this Newsletter. Not only do you get in print, but your article and links to your site remain in the WBO Newsletter Archives. Contact Hillary Handwerger at hhandwerger@ix.netcom.com. We are looking for sponsors for July on.

For more Women's events...

Spread the Word - Amy Hale, Changing Lanes, LLC

Amy Hale, a Clinical Hypnotherapist, is owner of Changing Lanes, LLC in Plymouth, Michigan. Amy helps her clients get out of their own way so that they can move into their full potential.

Hypnotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) are tools which can be used to remove blocks that hinder a person's progress toward a prosperous and fulfilling future. Both have been successfully used to help individuals gain confidence in various activities including social engagements, smoking cessation, weight loss and building a prosperous business; and they have been proven useful in helping people make more effective decisions for both business and personal use.

This is only the tip of the iceberg for its many uses and purposes. Hypnotherapy uses a state of mind similar to focused thought with higher and more potent awareness, allowing the user to look at challenging situations from multiple points of view. With this new perspective and new awareness, a person can let go of self-sabotage and use a better outlook to move forward on the road to a more rewarding future.

NLP is a useful option to help move you towards your goals. It can be used to provide the subject more control on how the mind processes sensory data. When used with hypnotherapy, NLP has been especially successful in helping people with social anxiety, phobias and achieving goals.

Amy uses a coaching model to administer these tools with her clients in order to move them into a more positive attitude so that they can achieve their goals and experience success more often.

Amy offers free initial consultation to help you become acquainted with the healing aspects and the exceptional tools which can be used to move toward your goals.