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NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Amy Herzog Director of Public Relations 831-238-1849 amy@psibands.com January 12, 2009 This Year’s Summer Travelers Combat Motion Sickness with Style; Psi Bands Offer Fashionable Drug-Free Nausea Relief Pacific Grove, CA (January 12, 2009) — You’ve got the maps, the tunes, the road trip munchies and you’re all set for the journey. But even a well-planned getaway can quickly turn into “get-out-of-my-way” for anyone who has ever suffered from motion sickness. Whether by car, boat, train or plane, an exciting vacation can quickly turn sour unless you are prepared for the nausea that often accompanies travel. There is now a stylish accessory that should be in everyone’s travel bag. The product is Psi Bands — acupressure wrist bands that relieve nausea caused by travel (motion sickness). Psi Bands come in five different fun designs (two of them unisex), and are uniquely adjustable at two areas, around the wrist like a watch and at the acupressure point for personalized comfort. The FDA-cleared bands are also waterproof (no more soggy wrist bands), reusable, and affordable. “Mompreneurs” Carla Falcone and Romy Taormina invented Psi Bands (pronounced “sigh bands” as in breathe a sigh of relief) after personally experiencing many months of morning sickness during each of their pregnancies and finding nausea relief due to wrist acupressure. However, they found the existing products on the market to be dull and unsatisfying and were inspired to create something both functional and fashionable for others who suffer from nausea. Motion sickness strikes when the body, the inner ear, and the eyes send conflicting signals to the brain. This often occurs when the body is subjected to accelerations of movement in different directions or under conditions where visual contact with the actual outside horizon is lost. About 90 percent1 of people suffer from motion sickness at some point in their lives. From 1/3 to 1/22 of airline passengers will experience some degree of motion sickness when encountering heavy turbulence, and almost 100%3 of boat passengers become motion sick in rough seas. In addition to relieving motion sickness, Psi Bands provide nausea relief due to pregnancy (morning sickness), anesthesia, and chemotherapy. Psi Bands are worn on both wrists at the Nei-kuan acupressure point. Acupressure is an ancient healing art that uses pressure to stimulate the body’s natural self- curative abilities. Psi Bands are drug-free, thus avoiding some of the common side effects caused by nausea medications, including: blurred vision, dry mouth and drowsiness. Taormina stated, “As an individual who experiences motion sickness, I found that the drug-free choices to alleviate nausea were limited. We created Psi Bands to provide consumers with an effective, comfortable, and stylish choice. We want users to ‘Breathe a Psi of Relief’ when they travel.” Psi Bands come two to a set and sell for $14.99-$19.99 per set depending on retailer and location. Psi Bands are available nationwide at your local Rite Aid store, as well as numerous regional chains and online. For a complete list of retailers and/or to learn more about Psi Bands, visit www. HYPERLINK “http://www.psibands.com/” psibands.com. -more- DRUG-FREE TIPS FOR RELIEVING MOTION SICKNESS: If you’re susceptible to motion sickness, when traveling: • Sit where there’s the least motion: • in cars, drive or sit in the front passenger’s seat; • on ships, reserve a cabin in the front or middle of the ship, or on the upper deck; • by plane, ask for a seat over the wing; and • by train, take a seat near the front and next to a window. Face forward. • Focus on the horizon or on a distant, stationary object. Don’t read. • Keep your head still, while resting against a seat back. • Don’t smoke or sit near smokers. • Avoid spicy and greasy foods and alcohol. Don’t overeat. • Eat dry crackers or drink a carbonated beverage to help settle your stomach. • Get fresh air. Crack a window, go on deck, open an air vent. • Wear Psi Bands, stylish, drug-free wrist bands for the relief of nausea. # # # MEDIA ONLY: High-resolution images, samples, and press kits are available upon request. 1 HYPERLINK “http://www.familydoctor.co.nz/index.asp?U=conditions&A=32820″ http://www.familydoctor.co.nz/index.asp?U=conditions&A=32820 2 HYPERLINK “http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/907367055.html” http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/907367055.html 3 HYPERLINK “http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/yellowBookCh6-MotionSickness.aspx” http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/yellowBookCh6MotionSickness.aspx