Just in Time for Back-to-School; -- ITI Launches Learner's Edge for Kids --.

Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2003

The American Academy of Pediatricians estimates between four and 12 percent of all school-age children have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), making it one of the most common chronic conditions of childhood.

Although the causes of this condition are not certain, researchers have recently found evidence that certain nutritional deficiencies may increase aggression and impact brain function, frontal lobe activity, memory and attention span.

For parents seeking a natural alternative, Integrative Therapeutics Inc.(ITI), a leading developer of clinically-validated nutritional supplements to doctors and medical practitioners, has introduced Learner's Edge(R) System.

ITI teamed with nationally recognized expert on neurological health in children, Jeff Bradstreet, M.D., to create this complete system of enzymes, antioxidants and nutritional supplements designed to aid mental function and learning in children.

Dr. Bradstreet is a physician at the International Child Development Resource Center in Florida, where he treats children with autism and ADHD, among other conditions. As a parent of a child with autism, Dr. Bradstreet has been instrumental in the fight to better understand this condition. He recently testified to Congress regarding the connection between childhood vaccines and autism.

"In our fast-food society, parents face a real challenge getting their kids to eat right," said Dr. Bradstreet. "With Learner's Edge, we combined innovative intelligence and the most current research available to create a superior product line that feeds the mind as well as the body."

Learner's Edge features five products:

Child Essence(R) - Among the ingredients in this multi-vitamin are zinc, vitamin C, calcium, iron, vitamin E and additional antioxidants. Zinc, for one, promotes normal growth and development. It forms part of the molecular structure of 80 or more known enzymes that work with red blood cells to move carbon dioxide from tissues to lungs. Zinc also helps maintain an effective immune system. Severe zinc deficiency causes growth retardation, diarrhea, skin lesions, loss of appetite and hair loss. Recent work has shown that even mild zinc deprivation of pre-adolescent monkeys results in deficits in both memory and attention.

PureKids(R) - This product is designed to support hepatic detoxification which transforms foreign chemicals and endotoxins from fat into water-soluble compounds that can be readily eliminated. PureKids provides hepatic support from standardized milk thistle seed extract and select nutritional conjugating agents including calcium D-glucarate antioxidants. Because pound for pound children eat more food, drink more water and breathe more air than adults, they are especially prone to environmental toxins.

ImmunoKids(R) -- ImmunoKids includes vitamin C, bioflavonoids and other effective antioxidants extracted from grape seed and French maritime pine bark to support production of lymphocytes, which are white blood cells that identify and fight foreign substances in the body including bacteria and viruses.

Digest Right(R) -- This comprehensive enzyme enhances digestion and intestinal health by reducing exposure to potentially antigenic foods, promoting healthy intestinal permeability and reducing the impact of the incomplete digestion of dairy (casein) foods and wheat (gluten) products. Digest Right's broad-spectrum enzyme supplementation includes a full range of protease-, peptidase-, and DPP-IV-containing enzymes for optimal digestive health. The plant-based and microbial enzymes in Digest Right are acid-stable and therefore survive exposure to stomach acidity without the need for enteric coatings.

Learner's Edge(R) -- Learner's Edge supports neurological development and function in children through a combination of ingredients including DMAE to promote healthy cognitive function, acetyl L-carnitine to buffer oxidative stress, L-theanine to modulate neurotransmitter activity and carnosine to promote healthy frontal lobe activity.

Learner's Edge is exclusively available through health care practioners, helping ease the worries parents may have about product selection, quality and dosages. For more information contact 1 [phone].