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EXHIBIT 10.8

                                 LIMITED RELEASE
                                 ---------------

TO ALL WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME OR MAY CONCERN:

                  Natural Health Trends Corp. (the "Company") for and in
consideration of (i) Ten Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable
consideration in hand paid by each of Terry L. LaCore and Mark D. Woodburn (the
"Releasees"), the receipt and sufficiency which consideration is hereby
acknowledged, does for itself and its successors and assigns, hereby now and
forever, voluntarily, knowingly and willingly release and discharge the
Releasees, and each of his heirs, executors, administrators, successors and
assigns (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any and all charges,
complaints, claims, promises, agreements, controversies, causes of action and
demands related to the Specified Conduct (as hereinafter defined) which against
them the Company and its successors or assigns ever had, now have or hereafter
can, shall or may have by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever
arising from the beginning of time to the time the Company executes this Release
other than as provided in the penultimate paragraph of this Release. The Company
shall not seek any action or proceeding that may be commenced on the Company's
behalf directly or indirectly relating to the Specified Conduct. "Specified
Conduct" means (i) directing, accepting, or permitting payments to or for the
benefit of a Releasee or Releasee's affiliate from position 1001 to 1014 located
in the NHT Global (formerly Lexxus International) distributor tree during the
period commencing on January 1, 2001 through the date of this Release; (ii) any
and all related party transactions relating or pertaining to Releasees and
previously disclosed in the Company's public filings as of the date hereof; or
(iii) any disclosures made or omitted to be made, if any, relating or pertaining
to any of the foregoing.

                  It is understood and agreed by the Company that the Releasees
would not have entered into that certain agreement among the Releasees and the
Company dated the date hereof and the exhibits thereto (the "October 2006
Agreement") unless the Company executed this Release and delivered same to the
Releasees, and nothing herein shall be deemed to constitute an admission of
wrongdoing by the Releasees or any of the Released Parties.

                  The Company has been advised to consult with an attorney of
the Company's choice prior to signing this Release. The Releasees understands
and agrees that the Company has the right and has been given the opportunity to
review this Release with an attorney of the Company's' choice should the Company
so desire. The Company also agrees that it has entered into this Release freely
and voluntarily.

                  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Release, this
Release shall not apply to, and the Company expressly reserves any claims
arising solely under the Transaction Documents (as defined in the October 2006
Agreement).

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                  In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this
Release shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remainder of the Release shall not in any way
be affected or impaired thereby. Moreover, if any one or more of the provisions
contained in this Release shall be held to be excessively broad as to duration,
activity or subject, such provisions shall be construed by limiting and reducing
them so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent allowed by applicable law.

Signed as of this 31st day of October, 2006.

                                   NATURAL HEALTH TRENDS CORP.

                                   By /s/ STEPHANIE S. HAYANO
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                   Name:   Stephanie S. Hayano
                                   Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer

                                     F-2-2EXHIBIT 10.9

                                 GENERAL RELEASE
                                 ---------------

TO ALL WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME OR MAY CONCERN:

         Each of Terry LaCore and Mark D. Woodburn (the "Releasors") for and in
consideration of (i) Ten Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable
consideration in hand paid by NATURAL HEALTH TRENDS CORP. (the "Company"), the
receipt and sufficiency which consideration is hereby acknowledged, does for
himself and his heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, hereby
now and forever, voluntarily, knowingly and willingly release and discharge the
Company, and each of its subsidiaries and affiliates, together with their
respective present and former stockholders, officers, directors, shareholders,
employees, representatives and agents, and each of their predecessors, heirs,
executors, administrators, successors and assigns (collectively, the "Released
Parties") from any and all charges, complaints, claims, promises, agreements,
controversies, causes of action and demands of any nature whatsoever, known or
unknown, suspected or unsuspected, which against them, jointly or severally,
Releasors or Releasors' heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns
ever had, now have or hereafter can, shall or may have by reason of any matter,
cause or thing whatsoever arising from the beginning of time to the time
Releasor executes this Release other than as provided in the penultimate
paragraph of this Release. The foregoing release includes, but is not limited
to, any rights or claims relating in any way to Releasor's business
relationships with any of the Released Parties, any federal, state or local law,
regulation, ordinance or common law, or under any policy, agreement,
understanding or promise, written or oral, formal or informal, between any
Released Parties and Releasors. Releasors shall not seek or be entitled to any
recovery, in any action or proceeding that may be commenced on Releasors' behalf
in any way arising out of or relating to the matters released under this
Release.

         It is understood and agreed by Releasors that the Company would not
have entered into that certain agreement among Releasors and the Company dated
the date hereof and the exhibits thereto (the "October 2006 Agreement") unless
Releasors executed this Release and delivered same to the Company, and nothing
herein shall be deemed to constitute an admission of wrongdoing by the Company
or any of the Released Parties, each of which denies having committed or in any
way being responsible for any wrongful conduct with respect to Releasors.

         Each of the Releasors has been advised to consult with an attorney of
Releasors' choice prior to signing this Release. Releasors understands and
agrees that each of the Releasors has the right and has been given the
opportunity to review this Release with an attorney of Releasors' choice should
Releasors so desire. Each of the Releasors also agrees that each of the
Releasors has entered into this Release freely and voluntarily.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Release, this Release
shall not apply to, and each of the Releasors expressly reserves any claims
arising solely under the Transaction Documents (as defined in the October 2006
Agreement).

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         In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Release
shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remainder of the Release shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby. Moreover, if any one or more of the provisions
contained in this Release shall be held to be excessively broad as to duration,
activity or subject, such provisions shall be construed by limiting and reducing
them so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent allowed by applicable law.

Signed as of this 31st day of October, 2006.

                                       /s/ TERRY L. LACORE
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Terry L. LaCore

                                       /s/ MARK D. WOODBURN
                                       -----------------------------------------
                                       Mark D. Woodburn

                                     F-2-2Billy Martin's Western Wear, LA, Inc

Elite Artz, Inc.

           

(a Nevada Corporation)

Convertible Note

Elite Artz, Inc. a Nevada corporation ("Company") for value received (summarized more specifically in Exhibit I.) hereby promises to pay to Chris Kirch (the "Holder") or his assignee, the sum of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) US, with no interest in consideration of the conversion right and payable in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein.

1)

Payment Terms:  Principal shall be all due and payable on December 31, 2006.

2)

Right to Convert by Holder:  The Holder of this Note shall have the option to convert the entire amount or any portion thereof, of the principal of this Note into shares of common stock of the Company at a conversion price as hereinafter provided in Paragraph 3 below.

3)

Conversion Price:  The principal of the Note shall be converted into common shares of the Company (the "Converted Shares") at a share price equal to the "bid" price of the Company's common stock on the date of the conversion, or in the event the Company has no bid price, the principal of this Note shall be converted into 500,000 shares as an equity position of the Company.

4)

Conversion Date:  The Conversion Date for the Holder of the Note shall be anytime after December 31, 2006 but  no later than December 31, 2007 (the Holder’s Conversion Period).

5)

Manner of Exercise of Conversion rights:  In order to exercise the conversion rights of this Note, the Holder must give notice to the Company at anytime during the Holder's Conversion Period of its intention to exercise

          

its conversion rights.  Absent such a notice to the Company, the Holder's conversion rights shall expire after the expiration of the Holder's Conversion Period.

6)

Prepayment:  The Company shall have the right to prepay all or any part of the principal of this Note without penalty.  However, in the event the Company elects to prepay the Note, the Holder shall have ten (10) days from the receipt of  written notice of this prepayment election to exercise its conversion rights as set forth above in Paragraph 2.

7)

Default:  In the event the Company fails to pay the principal of this Note when due, the Holder shall have the option, after providing thirty (30) days written notice to the Company, to (1) declare the unpaid principal balance all due and payable or (2) exercise their conversion rights for all of the unpaid principal as set forth above in Paragraph 2.

8)

Company to Reserve Shares:   The Company shall at all times during the term of this Note reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares, such amount of its duly authorized shares of common stock as shall be necessary to effect the conversion of this Note. 

9)

Notices:  All notices given pursuant to this Note must be in writing and may be given by (1) personal delivery, or (2) registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or (3) via facsimile transmission.

10)Arbitration:  The parties hereby submit all controversies, claims and           

           matters of difference arising out of the Note to arbitration in Utah.  This

           submission and agreement to arbitrate shall be specifically enforceable. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be executed by its duly authorized officer.

Elite Artz, Inc.

By: /s/ David Miles Oman

Dated: 8-25-06

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