In case you haven't heard about the recent recall of peanut butter and peanut butter products, I thought I'd let you know. The peanut butter is only institutional sized containers, so the typical family sized jars were not recalled. Child care centers, nursing homes and restaurants should be checking for the specific brands associated with this recall, since they would use the large containers. Since cookies, crackers, nutrition bars, etc are made from large quantities of peanut butter, they are included in the recall (the large institution sized containers again!).

Another Update!! The following might not be all inclusive. Here is a list of some of the most common products recalled - do not take a chance - throw them away!!!

Austin Brand Peanut butter sandwich crackers
Keebler Peanut Butter Sandwich crackers
Famous Amos Peanut Butter Cookies - 2 & 3 oz packages
Keebler Soft Batch Homestyle Peanut butter Cookies - 2.5 pz package
Little Debbie Peanut Butter Toasty Sandwich Crackers
Little Debbie Peanut Butter Cheese Sandwich Crackers
Zone Perfect Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Zone Perfect Peanut Toffee Bars
NutriPals Peanut butter Chocolate Nutrition Bars
Health Valley Organic Peanut Crunch chewy Granola Bars

You can find recalls of specific products at the link below, however, the list is increasing daily, so it might be best to stay away from all peanut butter products. Check it out! The following link includes all recalls, so you might want to bookmark it for future reference and check it frequently.

http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html --

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By: Ron Klein, INTERLINK Editor

A new commercial hypnosis CD by Dr. Judy Pearson and Oscar Rodriquez, Discover Your Learning Genius, gives listeners an innovative experience of dual induction hypnosis. The purpose of this recording is to help listeners acquire confidence in their learning skills in academic environments, maintain curiosity and a desire to figure things out, improve retention of information, enhance concentration and listening, and strengthen their test-taking skills. The narrative is based on Ericksonian hypnosis, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and the work of Abraham Maslow who advanced the theory that skill and knowledge advance from difficult to easy and from conscious effort to unconscious competence. The speakers utilize stories, analogies, and guided imagery to involve the listener in a hypnotic process that stimulates imagination and intuitive learning.

While there is little research to back up the claim, listening to two separate hypnosis tracks at the same time is thought to increase suggestibility, deepen trance, and intensify the effects of hypnosis. Most dual induction hypnosis CDs have two sound tracks by the same speaker. In Discover Your Learning Genius the combination of a male voice and a female voice adds a new dimension to the genre. Moreover, the CD was mastered so that, if the listener is using headphones, each voices alternate from one ear to the other: Sometimes the male voice is in the right ear and the female voice is in the left ear, and then vice versa. The background music, by Dr. Harry Henshaw, himself a hypnotherapist, was specifically composed and arranged for relaxation and hypnosis.

Judy Pearson is a licensed psychotherapist with and coach certified in clinical hypnotherapy. She is also certified in Neuro-Linguistic Programming as a Master Practitioner and Trainer. Oscar Rodriguez is a life coach with training in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and hypnosis. This is their first joint effort and they plan to produce more dual induction recordings in the future. Whether you are a student studying for an exam, or a professional in a training program, or someone who simply reads books and attends classes for self-improvement or career advancement, this CD could maximize your innate learning skills.

Discover Your Learning Genius can be purchased online at http://www.engagethepower.com/store/store.html.
$24.95 plus shipping and handling

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Clinical Hypnosis for Self Transformation

February 20-21, 2009

This lively workshop, based on Carol and Bill's new book: Brain Change Therapy: Clinical Interventions for Self Transformation to be published by W.W. Norton in May, will teach the clinician new and cutting edge skills and concepts to help clients develop self mastery.

In a didactic and experiential format, we will cover:

• How to transform emotional states and recondition the brain for balance and harmony

• The key to all change processes

• 7 emotional brain circuits responsible for our realities and our ability to turn them on and off

• Power of the Neural Imprint for interventions that work

• Treating the "Eeyore Syndrome"

• Self mastery for life success

• Amazing possibilities from harnessing the human mind

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CEU’S: 12 CEU's (includes 3 hours ethics)

Cost: Early registration: $265 until January 20, $285 until February 12, $325 thereafter.

Location: Holiday Inn 3131 West Loop South Houston, TX 77027 (Phone 713-353-7388)

Times: 9:00am to 4:30pm each day

Instructors: Carol Kershaw, Ed.D. & Bill Wade, M.Div., LPC, LMFT

Register on-line at www.mhehouston.com

Register soon, space is limited.

If you have questions, contact Ann Byrd 713 529-4588.

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