a broader consumer awareness of health and wellness issues and the benefits of nutrition and supplementation, given the desire to live longer, healthier lives and maintain an improved quality of life

Exhibit 10.36

FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     This First Amendment (the “Amendment”) to that certain Employment Agreement dated as of December 5, 2003 (the “Employment Agreement”) among Reginald Steele (the “Executive”) and General Nutrition Centers, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) is entered into as of the 27^th day of September 2004 among the Executive and the Company.

     The Employment Agreement is hereby amended to the extent set forth below, such amendment to be effective upon the execution hereof by the Company and the Executive. All other provisions of the Employment shall remain in full force and effect.

          1. Section 2.2 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

     2.2 Extension. On December 15, 2004, and on each December 15^th thereafter, the Employment Period shall be extended for an additional one-year period unless the Company or the Executive notifies the other in writing prior to such date of its or his election, in its or his sole discretion, not to extend the Employment Period.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement, intending it as a document under seal, as of the date first above written.

WITNESS/ATTEST:				GENERAL NUTRITION CENTERS INC.
/s/ Tracy Helfer				By:		/s/ Lou Mancini
				Name:		Lou Mancini
				Title:		President & CEO
				EXECUTIVE
/s/ Tracy Helfer				/s/ Reginald Steele
				Reginald Steele