THE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE OF APPLIED KINESIOLOGY--U.S.A. (ICAK-U.S.A.) ANNOUNCES WINNER OF $1,000 GEORGE J. GOODHEART SCHOLARSHIP IN APPLIED KINESIOLOGY AT  LIFE CHIROPRATIC COLLEGE WEST

Shawnee Mission, Kansas, June 7, 2006 – The International College of Applied Kinesiology – U.S.A. (ICAK-U.S.A.) announced today that they will award the 2006 George Goodheart Scholarship, funded by ViTAL Nutrients, on Friday, June 9, 2006, to Mr. Michael Sheriar Rehl.  Mr. Sheriar Rehl is a 7th quarter student and President of the AK Club at Life West.  He has taken the 100-hour AK course twice, instructed by Dr. Tim Francis, DIBAK, and plans to take the course again next year in its new 130-hour format.   He is eager to become an AK doctor and acknowledges Dr. Tim Francis as a primary influence for his success.  His plans for his scholarship funds include the purchase of educational videos, further advancing his education in AK.

The ceremony will take place on Friday, June 9, 2006 at 10:45 am at Life West, 25001 Industrial Boulevard, Hayward, California, Life West’s main campus entrance.

The scholarship’s namesake, Dr. George Goodheart, a chiropractor, developed a new system of evaluation in chiropractic during the 1960s.  He found that assessment of normal and abnormal body function could be accomplished by using muscle tests.  Since the original discovery, the use of muscle testing has been applied to over 30 different therapeutic systems to evaluate which therapy is appropriate for each patient.  This system is called "applied kinesiology" or AK.  Dr. Goodheart has annually published his observations since 1964 and regularly produces audio tapes with current information. He has published You'll Be Better, The Story of Applied Kinesiology that describes his contribution to AK.  Dr. Goodheart was the first chiropractor to be officially appointed to the Sports Medicine Modalities Committee of the US Olympic Committee and served at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics, as well as the first ICAK-U.S.A. Research Director, a position he retains today.

The International College of Applied Kinesiology – (ICAK-U.S.A.), established in 1974, is an organization of licensed-to-diagnose health care professionals who utilize a range of therapies which focus on prevention, nutrition and wellness.  ICAK-U.S.A. is dedicated to furthering the knowledge of health care professionals in applied kinesiology (AK) all over the world. 

ViTAL Nutrients is a Middletown Connecticut natural product company where quality assurance and quality control are the number one priority.  ViTAL Nutrients was started by Rick Liva, a Registered Pharmacist, Licensed Naturopathic Physician and President of ViTAL Nutrients, to guarantee proven quality and help raise the standards of the natural products manufacturing industry.