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     AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON AUGUST 23, 2000
                                                      REGISTRATION NO. 333-29822

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM S-8
             REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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                           thehealthchannel.com, Inc.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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             DELAWARE                                   33-0728140
  (State or other jurisdiction of          (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  incorporation or organization)

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                           thehealthchannel.com, Inc.
                       260 Newport Center Drive, Suite 250
                             Newport Beach, CA 92660
                                 (949) 631-8317
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    (Address of Registrant's principal executive offices, including zip code)
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                            ADVISOR COMPENSATION PLAN
                            (Full title of the Plan)

                             The Company Corporation
                                1013 Centre Road
                              Wilmington, DE 19805
                                 (302) 636-5440
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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                                   COPIES TO:
                            Lawrence W. Horwitz, Esq.
                                 Horwitz & Beam
                          Two Venture Plaza, Suite 350
                                Irvine, CA 92618
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                Approximate Date of Proposed Sale to the Public:
   As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
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                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

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        Title of Securities            Amount to be      Proposed Maximum    Proposed Maximum       Amount of
         to be Registered               Registered      Offering Price per  Aggregate Offering   Registration Fee
                                                               Share               Price
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  Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value(1)      1,250,000             $0.30             $375,000             $99.00
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(1)  Consists of 1,250,000 shares of common stock issuable for business
development and advisory services to Lawrence W. Horwitz.

(2)  The registration fee is based upon the closing bid price of the Shares as
of August 10, 2000 calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c).

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         CROSS REFERENCE SHEET REQUIRED BY ITEM 501(b) OF REGULATION S-K

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         FORM S-8 ITEM NUMBER
             AND CAPTION                             CAPTION IN PROSPECTUS
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<S>                                                  <C>
1.       Forepart of Registration Statement          Facing Page of Registration
         and Outside Front Cover Page of             Statement and Cover Page of
         Prospectus                                  Prospectus

2.       Inside Front and Outside Back               Inside Cover Page of Prospectus
         Cover Pages of Prospectus                   and Outside Cover Page of Prospectus

3.       Summary Information, Risk Factors           Not Applicable
         and Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

4.       Use of Proceeds                             Not Applicable

5.       Determination of Offering Price             Not Applicable

6.       Dilution                                    Not Applicable

7.       Selling Security Holders                    Sales by Selling Security Holder

8.       Plan of Distribution                        Cover Page of Prospectus and Sales
                                                     by Selling Security Holder

9.       Description of Securities to be             Description of Securities;
         Registered

10.      Interests of Named Experts and              Legal Matters
         Counsel

11.      Material Changes                            Not Applicable

12.      Incorporation of Certain Information        Incorporation of Certain
         by Reference                                Documents by Reference

13.      Disclosure of Commission Position           Indemnification of Directors
         on Indemnification for Securities           and Officers; Undertakings
         Act Liabilities
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                             DATED: AUGUST 21, 2000

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                                     PART II

Item 3.  INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

         The Registrant incorporates the following documents by reference in the
registration statement:

         The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed for the quarter
ended June 30, 2000, the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed for the
quarter ended March 31, 2000, the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed
for the year ended December 31, 1999 and the description of the Company's Common
Stock contained in the Company's Form 10-SB dated April 21, 2000

         All other documents filed in the future by Registrant after the date of
this Registration Statement, under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement which deregisters the securities
covered hereunder which remain unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date
of filing of such documents.

Item 4.  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.

         The class of securities to be offered is registered under Section 12(g)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A description of the
Registrant's securities is set forth in the Prospectus incorporated as a part of
this Registration Statement.

Item 5.  INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

         None.

Item 6.  INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

         The Company's Bylaws and the Delaware Corporation Law provide for
indemnification of directors and officers against certain liabilities. Officers
and directors of the Company are indemnified generally against expenses actually
and reasonably incurred in connection with proceedings, whether civil or
criminal, provided that it is determined that they acted in good faith, were not
found guilty, and, in any criminal matter, had reasonable cause to believe that
their conduct was not unlawful.

         The Company's Certificate of Incorporation further provides that a
director of the Company shall not be personally liable for monetary damages to
the Company or its shareholders for breach of any fiduciary duty as a director,
except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the
Company or its stockholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) for
the unlawful payments of dividends or stock redemption by the Company or (iv)
for any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal
benefit.

Item 7.  EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED

         Not applicable.

Item 8.  EXHIBITS

         5        Opinion of Horwitz & Beam, consent included, relating to the
                  issuance of the shares of securities pursuant to the Retainer
                  Agreement

         23.1     Consent of Horwitz & Beam (contained in their opinion set
                  forth as Exhibit 5)

         23.2     Consent of Stonefield Josephson, Inc.

Item 9.  UNDERTAKINGS

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         (a)      The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

                  (1)   To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

                        (i)   To include any  prospectus  required by section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

                        (ii)  To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
registration statement;

                        (iii) To include any material information with respect
to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such information in the registration
statement, including (but not limited to) any addition or election of a managing
underwriter.

                  (2)   That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities offered at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.

                  (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.

         (b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.

         (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel that matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court
of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.

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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized in the City of Newport Beach, State of California, on August 21,
2000.


                        thehealthchannel.com, Inc.



                         /s/  Donald J. Shea
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                        By: Donald J. Shea
                        Its: President, Chief Executive
                        Officer, Director

                         /s/  Thomas P. Lonergan
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                        By: Thomas P. Lonergan
                        Its: Executive Vice President, Chief Operating
                        Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Director