Mission

Health & Wellness Magazine is intended as an educational tool to acquaint the reader with alternative methods for maintenance of good health and the treatment of illness. It is our goal to let people know they do have choices.

We suggest you discuss  with your health care professional alternative or less invasive procedures as seen in this magazine. We encourage you to investigate and take charge of your optimal health. Treatment of chronic disease currently accounts for 85 percent of the national health care bill.

Message

Health & Wellness Magazine is a bi-monthly, definitive guide to health and wellness services and products in Middle Tennessee.

Each issue is packed with information that will help you live a healthier, well-balanced life. Our articles cover topics such as holistic dentistry, massage therapy, colonics, herbology, chiropractic and detoxifying your home.

Each issue also includes hundreds of resources and business listings to help you achieve the healthy lifestyle you deserve.

20,000 copies are distributed free to more than 160 distribution points including health food stores, bookstores, cafes, wellness centers and many other locations.

In addition to our print publication, we are the only all-encompassing website bringing all the services and products together for Middle Tennessee Internet visitors.

Health & Wellness has a monthly (free) networking meeting at a new location each month. Please see our calendar for dates and locations.

Growth & Community Involvement

Health & Wellness Magazine has experienced significant growth since 1999. The magazine has grown from a quarterly publication to a bi-monthly publication; from 32 pages to 66 pages.

We attend approximately six health-related conventions per year and continue to introduce more and more people from all walks of life to Health & Wellness.

People

Patricia Martin: Publisher

Patricia Martin moved to Nashville in 1991. Shortly after her arrival she noticed a need for more information related to alternative and complimentary medicine, health products and physicians. Patricia decided to combined her public relations and marketing background with her zeal for providing information. She established Health & Wellness Magazine. Patricia admits that growing up in Lexington, Kentucky, where her parents owned a printing company, has left ink in her blood. Recognition by her community and associates is rewarding for this publisher, who says she sees evidence every day that the community is benefiting from the information in her magazine.

Alisa Welch: Sales Representative, Contributing Writer

Amanda Fraser: Sales Representative, Contributing Writer

Mel Erickson: Web Designer, Contributing Writer

Mel Erickson moved to Nashville, TN in 2001 to escape the cold winters of upstate New York. After ten years in the IT field, she established Erickson Business Services to provide reasonably priced marketing, development and editorial services to businesses in the Nashville area. You can contact Mel at EricksonConsulting@comcast.net.

Advertisers

Our advertisers share in our mission of providing quality, affordable, healthy living solutions to the health-conscious in Nashville and its surrounding areas.  And although we do our best to screen all advertisements and articles printed in Health & Wellness Magazine, it is important for our readers to realize that the information provided by our advertisers is based on their current knowledge and/or opinions and do not necessarily reflect the views and/or opinions of Health & Wellness Magazine.