Fact Sheet

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Weil Lifestyle, LLC
Fact Sheet

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 My Optimum Health Plan - Based on Dr. Weil's best-selling book 8 Weeks to Optimum Health, My 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:

• Origins Natural Resources - One of The Estée Lauder Companies, Origins Natural Resources has worked side-by-side with Dr. Weil to develop a new wellness product line slated for global launch in October 2005. Since its launch in 1990, Origins has provided a unique collection of botanically-based Skin Care, Color, Sensory Therapy™ and Bath and Body products. Origins is available in more than 425 department and specialty stores in the United States, as well as in over 125 of its own free-standing retail stores.
• Natural Pet Nutrition has worked 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's formulas don't contain any animal byproducts, added growth hormones or antibiotics, rendered or recycled meats and fats, brain or spinal tissue, or any artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives commonly found in commercial pet foods. Pet Promise is available nationwide in natural health food stores, such as Wild Oats Natural Marketplace, beginning in October 2004.
• Idea Sphere, Inc. - Idea Sphere, Inc. markets, manufactures, and distributes a premier retail nutritional supplement line based on Dr. Weil's recommendations and proprietary formulas. These supplements are available in natural food, specialty, and vitamin retail outlets throughout the U.S.
• Jamieson Laboratories - Quest Vitamins, a division of Jamieson Laboratories, markets, manufactures, and distributes a premier retail nutritional supplement line throughout Canada based on Dr. Weil's recommendations and proprietary formulas. The supplement line launched in over 500 natural health food outlets in December 2004.
• Waterfront Media, Inc. - Waterfront Media markets, develops, and distributes a subscription online service. Waterfront provides leading internet publishing services to consumers to create online personal growth programs.
• Waterford Wedgwood - an internationally recognized maker of premium cookware including the legendary "All-Clad" line, Waterford Wedgwood is working with Dr. Weil to create unique, innovative appliances and cooking utensils that support his Anti-Inflammatory Diet. The products will feature high functionality, durability, quality stainless steel surfaces and stylish appearance.

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 Program in Integrative Medicine (PIM) 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, PIM 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 PIM, 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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