History
Total Wellness is published by Rutherford Publishing, which at one time was part of the Paul J. Meyer family of companies and continues its dedication to helping people reach their full potential. Paul J. Meyer founded the first company, Success Motivation Institute, Inc. (SMI), in 1960. SMI is the world's largest producer of programs on personal goal setting, sales management, time management, sales training, and management training. All of the SMI programs and courses, which are translated into 17 languages and sold in more than 60 countries, are based on the Total Person Concept™. The Total Person Concept™ , which focuses on the six areas of life that together make up the total person, was established by Paul J. Meyer 45 years ago. Paul J. Meyer's Total Person Concept™ developed into the Total Wellness® newsletter in September, 1993 when Rutherford Publishing was co-founded with Ronnie Marroquin. In December, 2003, Ronnie Marroquin purchased Rutherford Publishing.

Concept
Rutherford Publishing, believes that wellness is a way of life. Total Wellness® is based on the Total Person Concept™ , which was taught byPaul J. Meyer more than 45 years ago and applied to over 20 full-length personal and professional improvement programs and courses. The Total Person Concept™ focuses on the six areas of life that together make up the total person. Through Total Wellness® , Rutherford Publishing, encourages individuals to set personal goals and take action in all of the key areas of life which make up the total person.

Total Wellness® provides readers with the facts and the motivation to target wellness in all of these areas. At the same time, Total Wellness® provides information to reduce the incidence of injury, illness, and absenteeism on the job. Other topics include improving doctor/patient relations; balancing work and home life; preventing minor and major illnesses like heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, and diabetes; simple guidelines for safety, including seat belts, job safety issues, and home accident prevention; and tips for quitting smoking, reducing stress, building self-esteem, and recognizing the signs of substance abuse.

Content/Selection Process
A concentrated effort is made by the editorial staff at Rutherford Publishing, to review and summarize the latest in wellness information and research. Rutherford Publishing uses reliable resource materials, includes a variety of topics each month, and always encourages readers to share suggestions for articles they would like to see in the newsletter. Rutherford Publishing, realizes the importance of reader input and offers a 24-hour suggestion hotline for readers to call and leave their topic suggestions.

Total Wellness® is written to appeal to everyone within an organization no matter what their position. It is written in a positive, non-judgmental style with a mixture of humor and non-threatening technical terms. All articles and illustrations are original and designed to inform, educate, motivate and entertain.

Total Wellness® contains current information that is pertinent to readers. The majority of articles include step-by-step suggestions on how a person can take positive actions in their own life toward Total Wellness®. The articles are well-researched and sources are cited for most information. Rutherford Publishing, follows the Health Observances and Recognition calendar published by the American Society for Health Care Marketing and Public Relations of the American Hospital Association. This calendar features monthly and weekly national wellness events as well as special recognition days for each month of the year.

Total Wellness® includes a non-fiction book review each month on topics ranging from health to parenting to relationships. Other features of Total Wellness® include a slightly larger-sized type, an easy-to-read format, low-fat recipes from the American Heart Association, self-help tests, "clip and keep" health and safety tips, and phone numbers of toll-free hotlines. Total Wellness® always strives to maintain optimum use of print space and include at least one illustration per page.

Topics for Total Wellness® evolve from careful, ongoing research and planning by the managing editor and chief editor. Before developing the topic list and writing each issue, the editorial staff has a pre-issue briefing to discuss and brainstorm ideas and current developments in wellness. Each topic is weighed according to its contribution to the Total Person Concept™. Total Wellness® focuses on providing people with the facts and motivation to become better informed about and take more responsibility for their own health.

Sources
Most information cited in Total Wellness® is documented in reputable medical or scientific publications including New England Journal of Medicine, Physician and Sports Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association, Business & Health, Fitness Management, or the Annals of Internal Medicine. Other magazines cited in Total Wellness® include: Fitness, Parents, Working Mother, Men's Health, New Woman, Today's Better Life, Veggie Life, Vegetarian Times, Health, Prevention, Parenting, Cooking Light, Sales and Marketing Management, Nation's Business, Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine, EAP Digest, U.S. News and World Report, and Newsweek.

Total Wellness® works closely with health care professionals to promote national and world health and wellness events. These health care professionals include the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, American Medical Association, Sleep Products Safety Council, American Social Health Association, American Optemetric Association, American Dietetic Association, American Hospital Association, Prevent Blindness America, Shriner's Burn Institute, National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, American Association for World Health, Better Sleep Council, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Arthritis Foundation, American Chiropractic Association, National Mental Heatlh Association, President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, National Wellness Institute, The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, National Fire Protection Association, American Pharmaceutical Association, and other professional organizations.

Professional newsletters documented by Total Wellness® include the Aviation Medical Bulletin, Consumer Reports on Health, Health Alert, University of Texas Lifetime HealthLetter, Mayo Clinic Health Letter, The Menninger Letter, Natural Healing Newsletter, Tufts University Diet and Nutrition Letter, the University of California at Berkeley Wellness Letter, Executive Book Summaries, Bottom Line Personal, Communication Briefings, Executive Excellence, and Nutrition Action.

Rutherford Publishing, also maintains a growing, diverse library of several hundred books which focus on the six areas of life that make up the Total Person Concept™. Included in this library is the Home Health Handbook, The Book of Inside Information, Healing Unlimited, The Power of 5, The Doctor's Book of Home Remedies II, Ageless Body, Timeless Mind, Eat Well Live Well, The Merck Manual, Gentle Eating, The Headache Book, The Intimacy Factor, Worry-Free Living, the American Heart Association's Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook, and other helpful resource books.

Editorial Review
Before Total Wellness® is published, it is sent to a distinguished advisory board for careful review and it is proofread several times by the publisher, managing editor, and contributing editors. Members of the Total Wellness® advisory board are:

Bill Anderson, Ph.D., who is a licensed clinical and educational psychologist, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Vanderbilt University.

Sarilee Ferguson, B.A.

Richard Jackson, M.D., F.A.B.F.P., who is a practicing family physician at Hillcrest Medical Clinic in Waco, Texas, and an active member of the Medical Society.

Other Services
Rutherford Publishing, specializes in designing customized mastheads and pages which meet clients' specifications and needs. This service includes copy editing and design of materials. Rutherford Publishing, Inc. is available to provide telephone communication regarding customization of the newsletter and other matters of concern.

In addition to Total Wellness® , Rutherford Publishing, also produces another monthly newsletter, Tyme Management™ , which is a monthly, eight-page newsletter, providing executives, managers, supervisors, secretaries, assistants, owners, sales associates, and other people in the workforce with tips and suggestions on improving time management.