Business in Anchorage is thriving! I rejoice at the successful start-ups and
thrill when I see the community patronizing our old familiar haunts.
In Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, and all over Alaska, you will find
more innovative, customer-centered enterprises than in any corner of
the planet. Indeed, Alaska seems to attract and incubate people with
vision. And not only people with vision, but people with a product niche
that is tailored to the unique tastes of Alaskans. With all this creative
genius available, make certain you patronize Alaskans first. See if
your product or service is available here before you buy Outside. In
addition, Alaska Wellness has a growing list of advertisers.
Find the ones that offer services close to what you need and call them.
You may be pleasantly surprised at what that business can do for you.
Remember that customer service is Alaska's calling card!
AMERICAN MARINE HYPERBARIC SERVICES
We all know that breathing is a good thing, but American Marine has
taken the art to new heights. American Marine is the leading hyperbaric
facility in Alaska with locations in both Anchorage and Wasilla.
What is a hyperbaric service? Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, or HBOT, has been around since the 1940s. It is indicated for use in such cases as decompression sickness, diabetic sores and poor blood circulation. This simple and elegant procedure surrounds the patient with 100% pure oxygen at up to 2.5 times the earth's normal atmospheric pressure. The hyperbaric chamber delivers oxygen at 200 times the normal rate to tissues affected by severe smoke inhalation, carbon monoxide poisoning, gangrene, radiation damage, thermal burns, blood loss, crush injuries, bed sores, or wounds that will not heal. Increased pressure permits oxygen to dissolve more rapidly in the blood and to be transmitted to oxygen-starved tissues. The potential for healing is validated in many studies.
American Marine has the largest number of Certified hyperbaric technologists
and technicians in Alaska with 24/7 emergency service and regular business
hours Monday through Friday, 8-5. A medical referral is required, and
American Marine is fully equipped to handle ambulances. You can reach
American Marine at 562-5420 in Anchorage or at 357-5400 in Wasilla.
By e-mail, contact therapy@amarinecorp.com.
I am very impressed with the devotion, compassion, and care with which the individuals at American Marine addressed my questions. Each and every member of this highly trained staff has a deeply personal relationship with the business. Clearly, their goal is to help you, the consumer, be more familiar with your alternatives and to enjoy a stress-free therapeutic environment. If you are interested in avoiding unnecessary surgery, have a non-healing wound or any indication of oxygen deprivation, call Jim Thompson or ask your doctor about HBOT. It may be indicated for your problem as a primary or alternative therapy.
JOURNEY HOME
Does not this phrase speak of all the treasures of home and hearth? Well, allow
me to introduce you to the most charming interior design and home accessories
boutique in Alaska! Tracy Brooks and Mary Kay Arthaud guide your Journey
Home. A number of years ago, Tracy and Mary Kay spent weeks on buying
trips finding the perfect items for their clients. As you might imagine,
it was costly to purchase by the piece. Since their clients have exquisite
taste, Tracy and Mary Kay decided to invest the very best of what they
discovered at the very best of prices, bringing only a few of each item
into the store and making their "finds" available to the entire community!
I have shopped at Journey Home on a number of occasions, and it does my little Leo heart good to see all that comfortable finery. I just want to purr and stroke the beautiful carpets, lay my mane on the one-of-a-kind silk-embroidered throw pillows, gaze at the superb artwork, and move in. Every piece is a work of art and, better yet, within my budget.
Journey Home carries accent furniture, lamps, carpets, mirrors, and unique treasures. Customers rave about the inviting atmosphere and ever-changing inventory. Journey Home reminds me of the incredible museum in Taipei where the inventory can be changed in its entirety at least three times over before any one piece is duplicated. In an age of mass-production, is this not just what your self-indulgent heart wants? Go in; sample the elegance. I promise you will be thrilled and delighted.
Journey Home is located at 4101 Arctic Blvd., Studio 104, in Anchorage. You may call Tracy and Mary Kay at 562-1188 for a guided tour or just stop in. Journey Home is open Monday through Friday, 11-6 and Saturday 12-5. In late January, they will be adding a scrumptious coffee cart.
NEWS SHORTS:
Come celebrate world Taiji and QiGong Day on Saturday, April 6th at
The International Institute of Medial QiGong. For details of
their 18-month Certification Program and the opening of a new Oriental
Healing Arts Center, go to www.touchoftao.com
or call 279-0135, Cynthia McMullen, Director.
If you are an Alaska Wellness Advertiser and would like to be
featured in this column, please call Jan Carolyn Hardy at 248-5933 or
contact her at NewRealities@alaska.com.
Jan Carolyn Hardy, Principal of New Realities, is mad about business
and metaphysics, or is that metaphysics and business? Both are her true
loves. Call 248-5933 or e-mail