Your Quick & Effortless Solution To The Crucial 2/3 Of The Health Equation You May Not Even Realize You're Overlooking ...

Now, You Can Train Your Brain, Mind & Spirit Affordably With Insight & Focus Audio CDs!

I'm sorry to have to say it, but it's true: most people with health challenges - and even those who are healthy and just want to stay that way -- spend 90% of their efforts on improving physical health alone. This is a BIG mistake, plain and simple.

Here's why:

No matter how devoted you are to "physical" factors such as good nutrition, exercise and disease risk avoidance (and yes, they ARE important), you will never achieve your body's maximum potential for health and healing -- unless you also address these two commonly neglected areas: your mind and spirit.

Holistic practitioners see optimal health as a triangle with three essential and interrelated points: body, mind and spirit. Naturally, this view sets holistic practitioners apart from traditional medicine, which seeks to focus primarily on the physical body's symptoms.

Unfortunately, treating the body without looking at your emotional, mental and spiritual health amounts to setting yourself up for failure. And there's no need for that.

Certainly not these days.

Over the past few years, I've researched many approaches and products that address this long-neglected and overlooked area of health. Finally, I found a remarkably effective and affordable way to help you "nourish" not only your emotional and spiritual self, but your body's brain and nervous system as well.

The method I am talking about grows out of proven research in the growing field of neurotechnology. So, if you're afraid I'm going to recommend some kind of unscientific new age regimen, or ask you to become involved in some kind of religious or spiritual "program", don't worry ...

I'm talking about the science of "training your brain" -- known in scientific jargon as brainwave entrainment. And two products I highly recommend, the Insight and Focus Audio CD's, are so affordable and easy to use, you'll soon see why they need to be a part of your life, just like they are an important part of mine.

Mind-Body Medicine Fills the "Hole" in Holistic

You probably know that traditional Chinese and Eastern medicine dating back well over 2,000 years considered the mind to be integral in the treatment of disease. Even Hippocrates, the so-called "father of medicine", recognized the significance of a person's spirit to the overall healing process.

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	I bought the first levels of Holosync, as you suggested, and enjoyed them very much. At your suggestion, I also bought the Insight and Focus CDs. Like you also said these are the best. Like you also told us the price is also much better than Holosync. I particularly enjoy the "Insight" CD for sleeping purposes. I use track No. 1 (once) and then repeat track 2 (8 to 10 times). I'm usually asleep by the beginning of the first track anyway; so it doesn't really matter. Thank you, Michael Scott Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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While the body/mind integrated approach still continues within Eastern healing systems, Western civilization became bogged down during the Renaissance by a philosophical separation of the human spiritual and emotional dimensions from the physical body. This flawed philosophy persists even now.

With the advent of technological advances such as the microscope, the stethoscope, the detection of bacteria and, ultimately, the discovery of antibiotics, the focus of health changed to emphasize humankind's control and triumph over nature. This approach, while technologically efficient, has ignored an integral part of health and healing.

Now, you may or may not know this: one of the reasons I decided to become a doctor of osteopathy (D.O.) instead of an M.D. is because osteopathy has a tradition of treating patients holistically -- considering all aspects of health: mind, body and spirit. The holistic approach focuses on finding the cause of problems rather than merely treating the symptoms (the short-sighted standard medical paradigm).

At my clinic, The Optimal Wellness Center, I have treated tens of thousands of chronically ill patients. And more than any bad dietary or lifestyle habit, the number one cause of their illness has been -- STRESS! Invariably, those patients who experience success at overcoming their illness are those who practice not only my renowned Total Health Program, but also take the steps I recommend to dramatically reduce their stress and emotional burdens.

If you have significant traumas, phobias, or addictions in your life that you want to eliminate, I strongly encourage you to read about the energy psychology tool Emotional Freedom Technique. But meanwhile, to eliminate stress and anxiety, enhance emotional and spiritual growth, expand your mind, and achieve all the other benefits listed below, I urge you to consider the Insight and Focus CDs.

Even NIH Scientists Confirm Validity Of Body/Mind Medicine

These days, holistic or mind-body medicine can no longer be considered the province of unscientific practitioners. Even the National Institutes of Health has accepted the validity of mind-body health, with the creation of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM).

According to the NCCAM, "Mind-body medicine focuses on the interactions among the brain, mind, body, and behavior, and the powerful ways in which emotional, mental, social, spiritual, and behavioral factors can directly affect health."

There are a number of useful and effective mind-body interventions, including relaxation training, biofeedback, visual imagery, meditation, hypnosis, yoga and so forth.

The problem is that most of these techniques take a lot of time -- time to master and time to perform -- as well as a lot of money. This makes them impractical for daily use and puts them out of reach of most of the population.

With the advanced technology found in the Insight and Focus Audio CD's, these problems are now totally eliminated.

With no learning curve and in only 24 minutes per session (just pop on a set of headphones):

• You can dramatically reduce the stress that is a prime contributor to all forms of disease, while maximizing your awareness and potential for growth.

• You can improve your levels of concentration and clarity, and increase your memory, creativity and problem-solving skills.

• Your brain can reach extraordinary levels of consciousness not normally attainable without years of practice (just like you'd been meditating for years).

Does this sound too good to be true?

I might have thought so too, until I put these methods of brainwave entrainment to the test myself. I've been a major fan of this technology for quite some time now, beginning with the Holosync system, which I used for several years.

Holosync is an adequate program that has helped many thousands of people. However, it has two main drawbacks: it costs considerably more than it needs to. Secondly, it takes too long to achieve the positive benefits.

A while back, an attendee at one of my lectures introduced me to the Insight CD, another brain wave technology product that competes with Holosync. I was pleasantly surprised at its low price, but even more importantly, I was downright amazed at how well it works. And I know you will be too, when you see what it can do for you.

And with Holosync, there are actually 13 "levels", so it is possible to spend over $1000.00 "upgrading" to those subsequent levels. On the other hand, the Insight CD uses a different technology, which I will describe below, to allow you to get all the benefits immediately without having to go to different and progressively deeper levels.

The second key reason I discontinued using Holosync and switched to the Insight CD is TIME. I'm very busy, as I'm sure you are too. I just could not carve a full hour out of my day to do Holosync. I've found this to be true of many of my patients as well. The Insight CD is set up so you can do a quick 24-minute session that gives you the primary benefits while letting you get on with your day. Most people, myself included, can carve out a short 24 minutes. However, the CD is also set up so you can do a longer session if you prefer.

If you have never really focused on your emotional/mental/spiritual health before, the Insight CD is an outstanding way to start. Because it is so effective, it doesn't take up a lot of your time, and it is so EASY TO USE (you just listen!).

All you need is an inexpensive set of headphones and you're ready to go. You can use your stereo, a portable CD player, even your computer's CD-ROM drive.

There is no special equipment to buy. No courses to attend. No expensive seminars. No annoyingly endless multiple level marketing. So very simple ...

If you already practice some form of meditation, or you routinely pray like I do, you will find the CD provides a very powerful enhancement to these healthy habits.

Occasionally, I have noted that people with certain religious beliefs may be concerned that using the Insight CD would seem like "new age" technology and therefore contrary to their beliefs and practices.

It's important to understand that Insight is not a belief system or any form of spiritual teaching. The Insight and Focus CDs both contain technologically-advanced sound recordings based on scientific principles, and are designed to help you relax, focus and concentrate. They can, in fact, enhance your religious practices.

Hard Science Backs Brainwave Technology Like Insight & Focus

Some people are under the misperception that brainwave entrainment technology is a throwback to the psychedelic 60's or some other science fiction mumbo-jumbo.

However, nothing could be farther from the truth. The ability to essentially "train" the brain is backed by hard science.

For instance, the science of biofeedback confirms that it is possible for you to train or regulate various systems of your body based on information you gather from these systems.

As one example, the EEG machine or electroencephalograph is a machine used to measure brain waves. (Brain waves are nothing more than electrical vibrations which are measured over the surface of the scalp.)

Scientists found that people can alter these brain waves with training - this is called EEG biofeedback or neurofeedback. This ability to change or alter brain waves can be therapeutic. In fact, many conditions have been successfully treated this way, including attention deficit disorder, epilepsy and seizure disorders, learning disorders and addictions.

I'm NOT recommending that you pursue a course of biofeedback. It is quite costly and generally requires a long series of sessions with a specialized therapist or physician. Aside from that, it is really geared toward more severe disorders.

Now, there is a simple and inexpensive solution for brain entrainment: the Insight and Focus Audio CDs. This easy-to-use technology is perfect for stress relief, improved memory and focus, better sleep, and overall enhancement of health. To understand the science behind these CDs, you first need to know a little about brain waves ...

Brain Waves: Why Are They So Important?

Although the EEG was discovered back in 1929, it was not until the late 1960's that investigators Galin and Ornstein from the Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute discovered different rhythms of activity that we now identify as brain waves.

Today, scientists recognize four main brain wave patterns, which are measured in cycles per second, termed Hz or Hertz. Each state is important not only for the different emotions and states of consciousness that are generated, but also because of important chemical reactions taking place that affect overall health. Your brain cycles through these states continuously; however, one state usually predominates at any given time.

The most rapid pattern (at 14 to 40 Hz) is known as beta, which is found during our normal waking state of consciousness. Predominant characteristics associated with beta include alertness, concentration, and cognition -- our higher level mental functions associated with learning, thinking, reasoning and memory.

The first brain wave discovered (and the most famous one) is known as the alpha rhythm. The alpha state reflects a relaxed but alert state of rhythmic electric activity occurring from 8 to about 14 Hz. The alpha state is also associated with light sleep or meditation, even "superlearning". Production of serotonin, the "feel-good" chemical messenger, increases during the alpha stage.

The theta stage, at 4 to 8 Hz, has come to represent dreaming sleep (known as REM sleep), along with deep meditation and access to the unconscious mind. Theta is also associated with "superlearning", intuition, memory and vivid imagery. Theta also stimulates production of endorphins, the body's natural painkiller substances.

The slowest stage, delta (0.5 to 4 Hz), is typically associated with deep and dreamless sleep. However, some experiments have shown that delta can be reached in a deep trance-like state. During delta, human growth hormone (HGH) may be released. This chemical, a biomarker of the aging process which decreases as we get older, is beneficial for healing and body regeneration, which explains why healthy restorative sleep is so necessary for optimal health and healing.

The Insight and Focus CDs use sophisticated audio technology to guide your brain into these states naturally, with no effort on your part, simply by listening through stereo headphones. In this way, the brain's frequency or brain wave pattern can be entrained to a different stage.

The Mystery of the Binaural Beat Solved

Unfortunately, the human sense of hearing is not acute enough to hear the low sounds needed for specifically-applied brain stimulation. Because of this, a special technique known as the "binaural beat" was developed.

Dr. Gerald Oster, a biophysicist, first presented his groundbreaking research on binaural beats in 1973. He discovered that when two different sound frequencies are delivered to the brain through each ear separately, the left and right hemispheres of the brain start working together to perceive not these individual audio signals, but a third "phantom" signal -- the binaural beat.

In other words, if one ear is presented with a sound frequency of 100 Hz and the other ear is presented with 110 Hz, the brain creates a new signal equal to the difference between the two tones (10 Hz).

By introducing this binaural beat via headphones, you can effortlessly guide your brain to resonate at specific frequencies that enhance your ability to learn, concentrate or relax, while stimulating different parts of your brain to work together in a synchronized fashion.

The Insight CD: Just 24 Minutes To Less Stress & Better Health

The Insight CD is designed to reduce stress, promote long-term personal growth and improvement, improve sleep and achieve deeper levels of self-awareness and personal insight. By simply listening to the CD 24 minutes per day (or per session, depending upon your schedule), you can make dramatic changes in your physical and mental health.

The CD is composed of three separate tracks, each 24 minutes long. You can listen to only one 24 minute track per session, or to 2 or 3 tracks for a longer experience if you have the time or desire.

The Insight CD gently guides your mind from the Beta to the Alpha state, then into the deeper Theta state and finally into the very deep Delta range. This state has been scientifically proven to benefit your physical and mental health, reduce stress and enhance your conscious self-awareness.

Using special audio technology, harmonically layered beneath the soothing sounds of falling rain, the Insight CD will help you to:

• Reduce your stress level and anxiety ...

• Improve your sleep quality, so you can be more productive ...

• Increase your energy level and vitality ...

• Achieve an enhanced state of relaxation, even of deep meditation ...

• Develop your sense of self-awareness, intuition and personal insight ...

• Use your brain more effectively to find solutions to your life problems ...

The Insight CD is so effective, it is even used by massage therapists, Reiki practitioners, and other bodywork professionals to relax their clients.

While it would take years, possibly even a decade or more, to achieve these results with traditional meditation techniques or other types of personal growth programs, the Insight CD accelerates the process dramatically.

Now, you can reach deep levels of relaxation and heightened levels of awareness formerly relegated to Zen monks or Yogi Masters after many years of study and practice.

And while some brainwave products offer just temporary benefits, The Insight CD is purposefully designed to improve your mental, emotional and physical health and well-being for long-term results.

Not only that, but the quality of the Insight and Focus CDs is unsurpassed. While other companies offer recordings using only a single pair of binaural frequencies, these CDs use multiple harmonically layered frequencies to induce natural brain wave patterns, simply and effortlessly.

Do NOT listen to the Insight Program CD if you have a history of epilepsy or seizure disorder. Never listen to the CD while driving or operating machinery.

Focus CDs Help You Do Just What The Name Suggests

This special Focus 2-Disc Set was specially crafted to help you improve your focus, clarity, mental alertness, concentration and creativity. Just as with the Insight CD, you simply need to listen to the Focus CDs through stereo headphones. That's it ...

But unlike the Insight CD, listen to the Focus CDs while you perform activities:

• Listen while you read or study to improve your concentration and information retention (great for students or you life-long learners like me).

• Listen while you exercise or work out to get in "the zone" conducive to athletic or sport success.

• Listen while you work at the office or even at your computer to increase your level of concentration and focus.

• Listen while you brainstorm or struggle to solve a vexing problem.

• Listen while you work on artistic or writing projects to enhance your natural creativity.

Focus CDs Help Solve Major Brain Problems for Children and At-Risk Elderly

These advanced technologies are safe for use by children. Not only safe, in fact, but helpful.

The Focus 2-CD Set is useful for children (or adults) with ADD or ADHD to improve concentration and offer a drug-free alternative to enhance attention and cognitive function. Over the last 20 years, research studies have found binaural audio like that used in the Focus Set to be effective at increasing attention span, improving concentration and focusing, and treating ADD.

One study by the Department of Psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center reported in 1998 in the journal Physiology & Behavior found that that binaural auditory beats affect psychomotor performance and mood. The researchers suggested that this type of technology has practical application potential in the control of attention and arousal, and the enhancement of human performance.

And troubled children aren't the only special group to benefit from this advanced neurotechnology. The Focus CD set may also be useful to promote optimal brain function and prevent debilitating diseases such as Alzheimer's and other age-related brain deterioration.

One authority in biomedical engineering, Dr. Robert Cosgrove, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., explained that brainwave-altering technologies are "an excellent neuropathway exerciser". This shouldn't come as a big surprise, however; it is really just an example of the "use it or lose it" common-sense philosophy to keep our brains functioning throughout our entire lifespan.

The Focus CDs use binaural audio technology. If you have a history of seizures or epilepsy, make sure to consult your physician prior to using these CDs.

Focus CDs -- 2 Discs for 2 Different Purposes

Focus is a collection of 2 CDs, each designed with a specific purpose in mind.

Disc #1 contains one 72-minute track entitled Clarity. This track is uniquely intended for use in situations requiring relaxed concentration, such as exercising, reading or performing your favorite hobby. Clarity utilizes the Alpha brainwave state.

Disc #2 contains two different tracks:

The first track, Focus, is a 50-minute audio intended to be used during situations that require heightened attention to detail, such as studying or working. This track utilizes the Beta brainwave state.

The second track, Envision, is a 22-minute audio to be used to boost your creativity and problem-solving skills. Envision utilizes the Alpha and Theta brainwave states.

Of course, you do not need to listen to any of these tracks in their entirety to obtain positive benefits. You can listen to portions of any of the CDs as your schedule allows.

"OK, I'm Convinced ... But, What's The Cost For These Insight & Focus CDs?"

Earlier, I told you how excited I was when I found out how inexpensive these CDs are. Well, it's true.

For a remarkably small investment of $34.95, you can get the powerful life-altering Insight CD program. And the Focus 2-CD collection goes for an incredibly low $19.95.

Of course, I recommend you get both for just $47.95, and save $6.95 in this special offer just for you. (Congratulate yourself on taking a giant step toward better health and wellness and take yourself out for a healthy lunch on the money you save ... )

You may be wondering why I personally recommend you invest in both the Insight and Focus CD Sets (just like I did).

It's simple, really. There are two reasons:

1. Because I want you to achieve the most benefit to your overall health and well-being ...

2. Because the CD's emphasize different areas of brain functioning, they are each unique in their application to your overall enhanced mental and emotional health.

To briefly recap, the Insight Program allows you to:

• Reduce stress and anxiety in your life ...

• Achieve relaxation and deeply meditative states ...

• Improve your sleep quality ...

• Increase your energy level ...

• Expand your self-awareness and personal insight ...

• Find solutions to your life problems through your higher brain centers ...

The Focus 2-CD Collection offers you the opportunity to:

• Improve your levels of focus and concentration ...

• Enhance your memory ...

• Improve your retention of information ...

• Enhance your creativity and problem-solving skills ...

• Achieve "the zone" while exercising ...

• Improve your mental performance at work or school ...

With the reasonable price of these products, they're affordable for you -- and for all of my Mercola.com readers and patients. After all, many people waste more than $47.95 each month on unhealthy habits or food ...

And when you compare them to other similar much more expensive programs out there (like Holosync, which costs upwards of $1000.00 or more for essentially the same benefits), the choice is simple.

Insight CD just $34.95 approx £20.25	Get Both just $47.95 ($7.00 savings!) approx £27.75
Focus 2-CD set just $19.95 approx £11.50
All you need, no multiple levels!