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Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) March 8, 2007

With Unte.com reporting that “insurance companies are slowly catching on to the benefits of alternative treatments,” LocalEdu.com advises people looking for a job change to consider careers in alternative medicine. Learning holistic massage therapy in a community of healers provides personal as well as career benefits, according to a new article, “Alternative Medicine Thrives in Westbrook, Maine” on top degree program site LocalEdu.com (http://www.localedu.com/state/maine/alternative-medicine-westbrook-maine.php). Potential students exploring career possibilities in holistic massage therapy can learn more about alternative medicine as a business at LocalEdu.com, a site that provides educational resources about a variety of industries.

In the March issue of Utne.com, Elizabeth Ryan reports that: “Holistic therapies such as acupuncture and shiatsu massage are becoming as mainstream and routine as a trip to the dentist. But getting adequate insurance coverage for such treatments is anything but the norm.” However, Ryan reviews an “Alternative Medicine” report that states “insurance companies are beginning to capitalize on the popularity of natural alternatives, and consumers are starting to reap the benefits.”

“Alternative Medicine Thrives in Westbrook, Maine” offers details about the town of Westbrook and the local programs in holistic massage therapy:

    The Maine Medical Center in nearby Portland boasts an alternative medicine residency program.

    The Portland/Westbrook metro area supports about 75 massage therapists, several yoga studios and more than 20 acupuncturists.

    Local holistic massage therapy programs focus on the whole person, including the body, mind and emotions.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that employment for massage therapists is expected to increase faster than average in the coming years. In the 33 states regulating the industry, therapists who complete formal training programs are likely to have very good job opportunities.

According to LocalEdu.com, “Maine is home to top schools offering programs than can help build a career, get a start in the world and advance educational opportunities” (http://www.localedu.com/state/maine/index.php).

Now may be a good time to enter the field of alternative medicine and massage. Almost twice as many doctors recommended massage therapy to their patients in 2006 than in 2001 in a survey by the American Massage Therapy Association. The survey revealed that as of 2006, 25 million more Americans per year are getting massages than in 1996.

LocalEdu.com is an educational resource that provides students with information on cities, schools and educational programs. Students can search the LocalEdu.com directory to find universities, colleges and vocational schools anywhere they want to go to school — from California to Florida, Texas to Illinois.

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Award-winning Tea Infuser from The Tea Spot Gains National Distribution in Sur La Table Stores

Loose Tea Infuser from The Tea Spot – The Tuffy Steeper

Boulder, CO (Vocus) October 19, 2010

The Tuffy Tea Steeper is an affordable and easy to use tool for people looking to discover loose leaf tea, or for tea aficionados looking to take their leaf tea steeping on the road. It is now being introduced in Sur La Table stores nationwide at a retail price of .95.

The Tuffy Steeper is a revolutionary portable silicone tea infuser. This loose tea infuser is a versatile kitchen gadget designed for steeping loose leaf tea, coarse ground coffee, and herbs, both at home and on the go. Designed to fit most cups, mugs and teapots, it is now available in six bright colors, including two new vibrant shades – Strawberry and Key Lime – perfect for the upcoming holiday season.

The Tuffy Tea Steeper is the entry level Patent-Pending loose leaf tea infuser in The Tea Spot’s line of Steepware®. The Tea Spot was awarded the 2009 Gear of the Year Award for the Tuffy Steeper by Shape You, Home of the Gear of Year Awards™. This durable silicone tea infuser weighs only 2 oz., and folds down to less than an inch tall with a 3-inch diameter, making it ideal for travel and camping. It is dishwasher safe.

Steepware® designs are The Tea Spot’s functionally designed tools that bring convenience to the quality and integrity of steeping loose leaf tea. Steepware® is a new category in housewares that infuses ancient tea traditions with modern technology and design. The Tea Spot’s Steepware® line currently includes Steeping Cups, Tea Mugs, and the Dripless Teapot – all handcrafted using high quality lead–free ceramics. The Tea Spot will continue to bring new products to this line to enhance the simplicity of steeping great loose leaf tea.

Jessica Burtenshaw, The Tea Spot’s Director of Development, announced “Being from the West Coast, I grew up going to Sur La Table stores with my father, a weekend warrior chef and avid collector of cooking gadgets. Naturally, I’m ecstatic that our latest Steepware® innovation is going to be carried at Sur La Table – the gourmet cook’s paradise.”

The first Sur La Table store opened in Seattle’s Pike Place Market in 1972 selling hard-to-find kitchenware imported from France. Since then the company has expanded to more than 75 stores nationwide, a direct-mail business distributing millions of catalogs each year, an e-commerce site, a gift registry, and a cooking class program. Sur La Table continues to carry many of the same products from France that it carried when it opened, but now offers tools from around the world to prepare any cuisine. Sur La Table remains committed to its roots by continuing to provide exceptional customer service and a broad assortment of premium-quality products. Sur La Table headquarters are located in Seattle, Washington.

The Tea Spot is a certified woman-owned and operated business producing proprietary products for loose leaf tea. Patented tea infuser products are marketed under the Steepware® trademark. They also offer a line of exclusive, organic, and Fair-Trade Certified™ leaf teas. Based in Boulder, Colorado, the company was founded in 2004 by Maria Uspenski, a cancer survivor drawn to the health benefits of green leaf tea during her recovery. She set forth to modernize the loose tea experience, making it an everyday luxury. Her message is simple and powerful: leaf tea in its freshest form renders incredible flavor, unmatched health benefits, and is eco-friendly. The company ensures that its teaware upholds clean, sustainable and fair manufacturing standards. The Tea Spot’s model of social entrepreneurship incorporates a culture of giving as it grows: Ten percent of every sale made is donated in-kind to cancer and community wellness programs.

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