Fact Sheet

Weil Lifestyle, LLC
Fact Sheet

Weil Lifestyle, LLC, an organization founded by Andrew Weil, M.D., is the leading resource for education, information, products, services and philanthropic contributions based on the principles of integrative medicine. Combining a Harvard education and a lifetime of practicing natural health and preventive medicine, Dr. Weil provides an innovative approach to health care that encompasses body, mind, and spirit.

Dr. Weil donates all of his after-tax profits from the sale of Weil Lifestyle natural health products to the Weil Foundation. The Weil Foundation, an independent 501(c)(3), is dedicated to sustaining the vision of integrative medicine by improving the training of health care professionals; educating the public about health, healing, and nutrition; reforming public policies governing health care; and researching the application of integrative medicine.

Headquartered in Phoenix, Ariz., Weil Lifestyle is the exclusive worldwide licensor of distinctive natural health products and services selected and designed by Dr. Weil. The mission of Weil Lifestyle is to provide consumers with a range of best-in-class products and services to enhance their health and well-being and help them live a lifestyle guided by an integrative medicine philosophy.

Weil Lifestyle exclusively markets a line of natural health products and services through Dr.Weil.com and in retail locations across the U.S. including:

• DrWeil.com - DrWeil.com is the leading online resource for healthy living based on an integrative medicine philosophy. For the last seven years, DrWeil.com has helped millions of consumers and health professionals stay abreast of news and information in the field though the site, as well as e-mailed Daily Tips and Weekly Bulletin health updates. DrWeil.com logs more than fifteen million page views and delivers over 14 million opt-in e-bulletins each month. Dr. Weil serves as editorial director for the site, overseeing its direction and content.
• Dr. Weil's Vitamin Advisor® - This online service provides consumers with vitamin and nutritional supplement recommendations prioritized according to the individual's health concerns and based upon their age, gender, medical history, diet, and lifestyle. Products are based upon Dr. Weil's recommendations and come in personalized Vitamin Advisor® Complete Program Daily Dose Packets.
• Dr. Weil on Healthy Aging - Based on the insights in Dr. Weil's bestseller Healthy Aging, DrWeilonHealthyAging.com is an interactive, dynamic online information source that can help anyone who wants to successfully negotiate the process of growing older.
• Dr. Weil's Optimum Health Plan - Based on Dr. Weil's best-selling book 8 Weeks to Optimum Health, Dr. Weil's Optimum Health Plan is a customized, interactive online program designed to help individuals incorporate Dr. Weil's philosophy into all aspects of their life - body, mind, and spirit.
• Dr. Weil's Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplement Formulas - Dr. Weil's exclusive Antioxidant and Multivitamin Formula and Condition-Specific Select Formulas have been designed, selected, and approved by Dr. Weil using evidence-based science research. All contain the highest quality ingredients, and are designed to be readily absorbed.

Licensees of Weil Lifestyle include the following:

• ITO EN, LTD
  Poised as the world's leading supplier of green tea, ITO EN is dedicated to the promotion of the fine taste, traditions, and benefits of green tea. With a history of innovation spanning four decades, ITO EN has been an industry leader, developing the first, entirely natural ready-to-drink green tea beverages. Dr. Weil worked side-by-side with ITO EN to create a line of unsweetened tea beverages, launched in Spring 2006. Available at select markets such as Whole Foods Market, Pharmaca, Wegmans and online.
• Lucini Italia
  Lucini Italia is committed to creating authentic, handcrafted Italian specialty foods that are based on high quality fresh ingredients from Italy. Dr. Weil has been a proponent of the health benefits of organic foods and extra virgin olive oil and recommends Lucini Italia Organics. The Limited Reserve Organics include Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Whole Peeled Tomatoes, and Stravecchio Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. Products can be found in retailers across the country in natural and mainstream channels.
• Nature's Path Foods
  Nature's Path Foods is North America's #1 organic cereal manufacturer. Nature's Path worked side-by-side with Dr. Weil to create unique healthy and tasty organic products that follow Dr. Weil's philosophies and recommendations for optimum nutrition. The Weil by Nature's Path line launched in September 2007 with five innovative Pure Fruit & Nut bars.
• Origins Natural Resources
  One of The Estée Lauder Companies, Origins Natural Resources has worked side-by-side with Dr. Weil to develop a comprehensive skincare and wellness product line which launched in October 2005 and continues to grow. Dr. Andrew Weil for Origins™ is an innovative combination of both topical and ingestible personal care products to help skin be as healthy as possible. The Dr. Andrew Weil for Origins™ philosophy explores wellness issues in the cosmetics industry, including inflammation, which is increasingly recognized as a major cause of compromised skin health and a contributor to changes associated with aging. Origins is available in more than 430 department and specialty stores in the United States, 16 key global markets including the UK and Japan, as well as in over 135 of its own free-standing retail stores.
• Natural Pet Nutrition
  Natural Pet Nutrition consulted at length with Dr. Weil as it launched the first line of national pet foods, under the Pet Promise brand name, that gives pet owners a purity guarantee. Pet Promise is a full line of natural pet food available nationwide in natural food, pet specialty stores, and mainstream channels. Pet Promise is high quality natural nutrition for pet health, with no animal byproducts, no antibiotic-fed protein sources, no added growth hormone. no factory-farm meat or chicken, no meat or chicken meal, no artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives. Pet Promise is dedicated to changing the way farm animals are raised and companion animals are fed, by sourcing its pure protein from American family farmers and ranchers. Launched in October 2004, Pet Promise is the #1 selling pet food brand in the natural food channel.
• Idea Sphere, Inc.
  Idea Sphere, Inc., manufactures, and distributes a premier nutritional supplement line based on Dr. Weil's recommendations, proprietary formulas, and evidence-based scientific research. Dr. Weil has been a longtime proponent of nutritional supplementation as insurance against gaps in the diet. Weil Nutritional Supplements are available in natural food, specialty, and vitamin retail outlets throughout the U.S.
• Vital Choice Wild Seafood and Organics
  Vital Choice offers sustainably harvested wild Alaska salmon and other natural and organic foods. The Weil for Vital Choice Salmon Sausage products are recommended by Dr. Weil for their superior quality and health benefits. The founders of Vital Choice have decades of first hand experience as Alaska fishermen, and take great pride in sourcing the world’s finest wild seafood on behalf of their customers. The Weil for Vital Choice line is available exclusively online.
• Weil Baby
  Weil Baby produces safe, sustainable baby products developed under the guidance of Dr. Weil and the precepts of integrative pediatrics. Weil Baby utilizes proven technology and BPA-free materials to minimize health risks for children while at the same time reducing the carbon footprint of industry. The complete Weil Baby line is non-toxic and entirely made in the USA using revolutionary new materials. The line will launch at the end of May, 2009 in select Babies"R"Us stores (www.babiesrus.com) and at www.weilbaby.com.

Andrew Weil, M.D.
Founder, Weil Lifestyle, LLC
Andrew Weil, M.D., has devoted the past thirty years to developing, practicing, and teaching others about the principles of integrative medicine and natural health. The founder of Weil Lifestyle, LLC, the leading resource for integrative medicine education, information, products, and services, Dr. Weil combines a Harvard education and a lifetime of practicing integrative medicine to provide a unique approach to health care which encompasses body, mind, and spirit.

Dr. Weil donates all of his after-tax profits from the sale of Weil Lifestyle products to the Weil Foundation, an organization dedicated to sustaining the vision of integrative medicine. This independent 501(c)(3) is committed to improve the training of health care professionals; educating the public about health, healing, and nutrition; reforming public policies governing health care; and researching the application of integrative medicine.

He is a clinical professor of internal medicine and the founder and director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine (AzCIM) at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Dr. Weil received both his medical degree and his undergraduate AB degree in biology (botany) from Harvard University.

Founded by Dr. Weil in 1994, AzCIM trains physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals to apply the principles of integrative medicine and natural health. The program's overriding mission is to foster the transformation of health care through innovative educational programs, rigorous scientific studies, and exceptional clinical care that integrates biomedicine, the complexity of human beings, and the healing power of nature. The program features a broad range of comprehensive fellowship training programs, a clinic, and an NIH supported research group. Through AzCIM, Dr. Weil hopes to grow and strengthen integrative medicine and ultimately transform health care in North America and the world.

A world-renowned leader and pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, Dr. Weil is also a best-selling author and the editorial director of DrWeil.com, the leading online resource for healthy living based on an integrative medicine philosophy. Dr. Weil's books include the national bestsellers Spontaneous Healing, 8 Weeks to Optimum Health, Eating Well for Optimum Health and The Healthy Kitchen. He also authors the popular "Self Healing" newsletter and a monthly column for Prevention magazine. Dr. Weil is an internationally recognized expert on integrative medicine, medicinal herbs and mind-body interactions.

As a frequent guest on "Larry King Live" and "Oprah," Dr. Weil provides valuable information and insight on how to incorporate conventional and complementary medicine practices in one's life to optimize the body's natural healing mechanisms.

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