Child Obesity And The Heart

Kids are taking high blood pressure and cholesterol medication.

What’s THAT About?

The World Health Organization offers these statistics:  Globally, there are more than 1 billion overweight adults, at least 300 million of them obese.  The key causes are increased consumption of energy-dense foods high in saturated fats and sugars, and reduced physical activity.

Further commentary states:  Obesity and overweight pose a major risk for serious diet-related chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and stroke, and certain forms of cancer. The health consequences range from increased risk of premature death, to serious chronic conditions that reduce the overall quality of life. Of special and alarming concern is the increasing incidence of child obesity.

Childhood obesity is epidemic in some areas and on the rise in others. An estimated 22 million children under five are estimated to be overweight worldwide.  According to the US Surgeon General, the number of overweight children has doubled and the number of overweight adolescents has tripled in the US since 1980 

Tripled!!

Are you as stunned by this statistic as I?

Epidemic is not a word to mess with.   The long term ramifications are costly not only fiscally, but also in loss of life – our health care system can not support this predicted level of illness, worst yet life span for this generation is predicted in early death. 
I repeat… lifespan for this generation is predicted in early death.
I can recommend healthy weight loss methods that are simple and effective.
I personally used a product-centric inch loss program.  Even in maintenance these products are useful in my or any healthy living regime.

I made changes, I didn’t do them all at once, but each layer as it unfolded created a better attitude and better eating habits.  You can too!

Losing weight is very overwhelming.  Mainstream eating has an addiction element that I feel adds to the problem, our very busy lives don’t help the situation.

If I can help you or anyone you know. Please let me know

You can be part of the outreach. Example a healthy lifestyle.  Simple things like taking walks really do make a difference. Share with those you know the success you have.Be encouraging and supportive to the youth around you, if your concerned about a particular youth who’s suffering from obesity, say something.They may not know even where to start.

Testimony: a year ago a teen I know hung with the wrong crowd, they ate lots of really awful food. Volumes of empty calories. That teen gained quite a bit of weight. This fall the teen, stopped eating the junk, added swimming, started biking to school, added veggies at lunch. Lost 20 pounds.

What are you willing to do to lose the weight?

We all know the right things to do.  Which of those things are you willing to do?

Ask your kids these same questions.

Kids don’t want to be fat.  They certainly don’t need the long term consequences.

Do You Really Want To Take That Statin Drug?

It is reported that 86% of Americans over the age of 65 are taking statins.  

YIKES!

Your heart health and those of whom you know and/or care about is very important to me.

The benefits of nutrition for the heart are remarkable.  

The non-drug approaches to reducing risk factors for heart disease are possible with the right nutritional supplement program.

Do you really want to take that Cholesterol Lowering Drug Lipitor?

Did you know that the design of the cholesterol lowering drug Lipitor is for those who can’t lower their cholesterol with diet and exercise alone??

Yet, often when someone is diagnosed with high cholesterol they are just given the drug without attempting first to educate about eating right and exercising more?

Did you know that people with liver problems should not take Lipitor? Yet, blood tests are often done on Lipitor patients because of liver issues actually caused by Lipitor ??

Side effects of Lipitor include: muscle problems including severe muscle pain, kidney problems, including kidney failure, liver problems, headaches, diarrhea, gas, rashes, constipation, upset stomach and pain.

Did you also know that Lipitor depletes the nutrient CoQ10?

CoQ10 is a remarkable nutrient that is actually essential for heart health.

My company produces an absolutely superb CoQ10 with resveratrol and 3x more CoQ10

Every single cell in your body requires CoQ10 to create energy, especially in the heart and the brain, resveratrol are the heart protective properties found in red wine, CoQ10 recycles and regenerates vitamin E, prevents the oxidation of LDL cholesterol up to 80%, reduces platelet aggregation and helps maintain proper blood viscocity.

Should you have these health issues CoQ10 can benefit you: history of heart disease, smoker, angina, arrythmia, peridontal disease, hypothyroidism, lowered immunity, chronic fatique syndrome, fibromyalgia, schizophrenia, alzheimers, mental decline, mitral valve prolaspe, kidney failure

Benefits of CoQ10 include: anti-aging benefits, helps control body weight, protects heart and blood vessels, loweres blood pressure, protests from cholesterol and chemo therapy, important for prevention and treatment of congestive heart failure, helps with macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa, also assists treatment of MS, Parkinsons, Huntington’s disease and hereditary ataxia
sourced from nutrition and you booklet, my personal website


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Our Improved CoQ10 Just For The Heart Of It

Our company has announced an improved CoQ10 just for the heart of it!  This nutrient is impressive for the health of the heart and in all that it does for the energy of each and every cell in our body.  It is of particular significance if someone is medicating with Lipitor.  Lipitor and other statin medications deplete CoQ10 by up to 50%!

The Center For Nutrition shares why statin users should know about CoQ10

Take Care Of You First Moms

Moms do it all don’t they?

They work, they cook, they clean, they juggle, they shuttle, they worry.

It shows up in stress which takes it’s toll on the body, and it’s now showing up more than ever before.

Moms are tired, maxed out, they can’t sleep, they are overweight.

Woman according to a 2008 survey by the American Pysycholigical Association, are more affected by stress than men. Unhealthy behaviors like comfort eating, poor food choices, smoking and inactivity now shows up in their physical health.  Stressed woman are at risk for serious health concerns down the road

The stress response, also known as flight or flight is a very automatic function of the nervous system. It’s one thing to have it kick in and give you the ability to run like heck when you need it. Yet if the response becomes chronic it can really goof up our hormonal and physical chemistry. This can show up in your heart rate, your blood pressure and your blood sugar. It can actually effect major systems of the body like the immune system, the digestive system, and our reproductive and growth processes.

Normally the stress response is self regulating.  Example: a child gets lost – we go into a full alert panic as we try to find him or her, yet once we find resolve ( and the child ) our bodies become calm again. Balance.
However nowadays everything has become full alert, the body never gets a chance to chill out – it never gets to recharge.

Which are the areas of the body that feel it most?

Digestion - when digestion shuts down it manifests itself physically; a stomach ache, diarrhea, or constipation – if you are stressed and shutting down digestion due to fight or flight responses you are creating a chronic concern. Our digestive system was not meant to be in constant stress. Woman experience Irritable Bowel Syndrome 3 times more than men

Immune Response – suppressed immunity occurs after repeated call to action. The immune system is a very complex balancing act, when it’s in full working order it’s pretty darn miraculous. Yet our full and rigorous lives have us increasing our immunity risk not only to infections but to more serious disorders. Auto-immune diseases are more prevalant in woman.

Cardiovascular Health - if you are constantly stressed you actually raise your heart rate altering your personal chemistry – this chronic acceleration increases risk for heart attack and stroke. Constant fight or flight response can cause an overproduction of cortisol and may have you feeling anxious and depressed

Nervous System - brain cells lose their ability to function and structure when stressed. This shows up in memory function. I thought my classic where is my car parked syndrome was a function of getting older!

Sleep Deprivation - chronic stress and anxiety contributes to sleepless nights, while normally this was thought to be a new mom syndrome, it is now is found in all stages of their lives – woman aren’t getting enough sleep more than ever before. Woman tend to have more insomnia than men. Sleep is what recharges the cortisol connection.

Obesity - the collection of central obesity or the accumulation of abdominal fat is seemingly a direct corrulation to the levels of cortisol in the body, this apple type body shape increases the risk of heart disease dramatically.

SIX Ways to Manage MOM Stress

Being a single mom of two has had it’s moments, however parenting by far has been the most rewarding thing I have ever done. Some of my very roughest times were managed simply by taking care of me first, being a better me – created me as a much better mom

ONE - Identify the stressors, we can not fix what we haven’t identified. Strive to find solutions. Be determined. Besides creating less stress, strident problem solving is a great example for our families

TWO – Schedule personal relaxation times – simply pausing several times a day to breathe, collect and organize your thoughts can recharge even the busiests of moms. Additionally actually scheduling something, anything outside the home regularly can provide just the right relief valve, don’t have the money? A walk with a friend is free. Just do it.

THREE – Eat right. We all know this. I have personally had success with being mindful, eating a variety of foods, and not buying the junk- if it’s around – I’ll eat it!

FOUR – When is bed time? We establish that routine for our kids perhaps it would benefit us as moms too. If our child doesn’t get their nap are they cranky? fatigued? Why would we think anything less for us as moms – go to bed!

FIVE – Movement stimulates all the systems of the body. 10 minutes each and every day is better than nothing. Start with 10 minutes of anything after a big glass of water each and every day and see what a difference that makes for you

SIX – Oh my goodness — Take your vitamins!! Nutritional gaps are inevitable, a really good multi-vitamin is a great start, yet often we need more. Not sure what you need ? I’d love to help.

Choose high quality nutritional supplements that can assist your stress free path.

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Mom’s don’t forget that a sense of humor goes a long way too!

 

Resveratrol For Your Heart And Immunity

Ending my posts about heart health and beginning this month’s conversation about seasonal allergies and immunity. I thought of the profound impact of polyphenols.  Not all are created equal! These notes are designed by the company.  Informative!

Below is a slightly edited version of notes from an informative field call that I thought you might find of interest.

What intrigues me about this product is the research, the sourcing of the most supreme grape known to man and finding a way to safely assimilate it in a concentrate for supplementation.

Past that, the testimonies and health impact this product has had during the release have been pretty darn astounding!

Here is the conversation from the call – enjoy!

Hello, I’m Cindy Latham, Senior Vice President of Marketing. And I’m here today with Dr. Jamie McManus, a physician and Chairman of Medical Affairs, Health Sciences and Education and Dr. Carsten Smidt, Chief Scientific Officer, to tell you about our revolutionary resveratrol product.

But, before I do so, Let me just ask the question…How would you like to feel 25 years younger and live 25 years longer? Really, isn’t that everyone’s dream? Exploring longevity is truly the ultimate scientific quest and researchers are spending billions of dollars to unlock the science of living longer.

I’m proud to report that our company, the number one natural nutrition company, is on the forefront of this scientific research. Our scientists have designed a way to create a unique polyphenol blend shown in laboratory studies to fight cellular aging. As a result, we have developed the world’s best anti-aging supplement. This breakthrough Cellular Anti-Aging Tonic, has filed patent applications to protect this unique and exclusive blend of polyphenols.*

Just one of the ingredients in our anti-aging tonic - resveratrol, has been referenced in over 2000 research publications, including studies conducted by Harvard University, the National Institute on Aging, National Cancer Institute and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

But here’s the most exciting news, a 30-day supply delivers the equivalent amount of resveratrol found in 3,000 glasses of red wine. That means just one teaspoon delivers the equivalent amount of resveratrol found in 100 glasses of red wine. The ingredients, with their unique polyphenol profile, have been shown in laboratory studies to be ten times more powerful in slowing a key mechanism of aging than resveratrol alone.*

It took scientists years of research to create this incredible, all natural, patent-pending breakthrough in cellular anti-aging product which is absolutely exclusive to our company.*

How does it work? Well, in laboratory studies,our formula has been shown to impact the four key mechanisms of cellular aging.*

That’s what you’re going to learn about next.

Please welcome our own, Dr. Jamie McManus, to share more of this product story with you.

Dr. Jamie McManus

Hello, I’m so excited to share the science our revolutionary cellular anti-aging breakthrough supplement.* But before we talk about the specific features of this remarkable dietary supplement, let’s get a few facts straight about aging. First of all, contrary to popular belief, aging is not something that happens when we’re…well, old.

Research actually shows that as soon as we finish growing, in our late teens, we start to age. You may not see aging at this young age, but that is because it all begins at the cellular level.

So is aging inevitable? Well, to answer that question, it’s important to differentiate between biologic aging and chronologic aging. We obviously can’t slow down time. With each passing year we do become a year older. But it appears that we may be able to impact biologic aging. This has to do with how efficiently our cells repair and replicate themselves. There are actually four key mechanisms of aging that occur on the cellular level. But let’s start with a little cell physiology lesson first.

At the center of every cell is a nucleus where the DNA resides. DNA carries genetic information for our physical characteristics and defines each cell’s function. Outside the nucleus in the cellular fluid are mitochondria, the organelles in the body’s cells, that generate energy to power the cell’s activities.

If everything works perfectly, the DNA in each cell is well protected and repaired, so it can be copied correctly when the cell divides. And mitochondria effectively generate energy, so all the systems of your body operate at maximum efficiency.

Unfortunately, everything doesn’t work perfectly, and every day, every cell in your body is bombarded by up to a million DNA damaging assaults─from things like an unhealthy diet, toxins in the environment, smoking…you name it, assaults come from everywhere. They’re even a by-product of your own metabolism. These assaults can damage the cell’s database, creating something like a typo that may compromise cellular function and ultimately longevity. If they’re not repaired, some typos can be replicated over and over again as cells divide. Unfortunately, over time our cells become less efficient at preventing and repairing this DNA damage. This DNA damage is the first mechanism of cellular aging that we refer to.

The second mechanism of cellular aging is a class of compounds called genetic regulators which can contribute to age-related cellular deterioration. These genetic regulators in our cells control the dynamic balance between damage and repair, including whether a cell lives or dies. As the years go by, the activity of these genetic regulators promoting cell renewal and energy production declines, while genetic regulators promoting cell death become more active. As natural defenses and self-repair functions decline, cumulative cell damage increases and this cumulative damage throughout life contributes to age-related cellular deterioration.

The third cause of cellular aging is declining cellular energy production. It’s in the cell’s m
itochondria that energy is created to run all the cellular functions. But over time, mitochondrial efficiency naturally decreases, leading to a decline in energy production which then affects cell function.

And the fourth way cells age is by accumulation of something called Advanced Glycation End Products, or what are commonly called AGE proteins. They’re a bit like plaque that builds up on your teeth, or in your arteries over time. As your cell functions, bringing nutrients in and eliminating waste, this plaque is a byproduct which begins to stick and build up inside the cells, compromising cellular integrity, cell function and ultimately, longevity.

Now for the good news! Laboratory studies show that the key ingredients in our productimpact all four of these mechanisms of cellular aging.*

First, our polyphenols have been shown to effectively help protect and repair cellular DNA.*

Second, our polyphenols have been shown to positively impact genetic regulators which help fight cellular aging.

Third, our polyphenols have been shown to promote mitochondrial biogenesis, which helps increase power production within the cells.*

And finally, our polyphenols also reduced the formation of those AGE proteins that can gradually clog up your cells. In fact laboratory studies demonstrate that the ingredients in our product are 10 times more powerful than resveratrol alone in slowing AGE protein formation.*

OurAnti-Aging Tonic, truly is the revolutionary breakthrough we’ve been waiting for because it harnesses the power of a unique polyphenol blend to impact the four key mechanisms of cellular aging.*

The ingredients support heart health, brain health and cardiovascular function. They also enhance immunity and support joint health.*

The ingredients also promote cellular longevity, increase cellular energy, fight free radicals, and promote good health and well being.

And, of course, because it’s from our companyit is all natural with no artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners or preservatives.

My colleague Dr. Carsten Smidt, Chief Scientific Officer, is here to share more about the exclusive ingredients in our anti-aging formulation.

Carsten?

Dr. Carsten R. Smidt

One of the most exciting areas in longevity research has been the study of the genetic regulators of aging. Recently, scientists identified in laboratory studies that resveratrol—a compound found in red wine—activates genetic longevity regulators inside cells called sirtuins, which have positive effects on DNA health and metabolism.

Today, as Cindy said, there are over 2000 research publications about resveratrol.

Now, the science team took this very exciting research to the next level to create our product─ first by sourcing the purest and most potent resveratrol. That’s no easy task since the vast majority of resveratrol sources on today’s market are not pure enough. They often contain substantial amounts of unwanted compounds that can cause tolerance problems. To avoid these issues, we identified a novel, natural resveratrol source that is the purest available.

Then our scientists zeroed in on a remarkable super grape, known as Vitis rotundifolia. This is the only grape in nature with an extra chromosome – which scientists believe greatly enhances its polyphenol profile and potential health benefits.

After much research, we identified and selected the most potent varieties of this super grape. Then, together with scientists from the University of Georgia, we created a carefully designed extraction process to guarantee the highest possible biological activity. We tried many different processes, and we chose the one that gave us the highest biological efficacy in a series of anti-aging laboratory tests. This gentle, efficient extraction process resulted in a super-grape extract high in ellagic acid, which is a phytonutrient not found in ordinary grapes. Ellagic acid is responsible for many of the unique cellular anti-aging actions of the super grape in our formulation. In addition, the extract supplies many other potent polyphenols affecting cellular longevity pathways, such as phenolic acids, ellagitannins, anthocyanins, and proanthocyanidins.*

By harnessing the special cellular anti-aging power of this super grape and combining it with ultrapure, natural resveratrol our scientists have achieved a real breakthrough in the fight against cellular aging.*

In fact, this is the most complex product ever developed by our science team. That’s because of the challenges to develop a new extract from scratch and to combine it into the highly concentrated and potent liquid formula.Moreover, knowing the enormous health benefits of this super grape, we were able to secure the entire output from the largest and best growers in the world, and have filed patents to protect this exclusive and innovative polyphenol formulation.*

A 30-day supply delivers the equivalent amount of resveratrol found in 3,000 glasses of wine. That means just one teaspoon a day delivers the equivalent amount of resveratrol provided in 100 glasses of red wine. And with the inclusion of our exclusive super grape extract, the ingredients have been shown in laboratory studies to be 10 times more powerful than resveratrol alone at slowing the formation of AGE proteins.*

You won’t find another product like this on the market. It took years of research and ingenuity─ first to identify the unique polyphenol profile of this super grape, then to secure the entire output from the largest and best growers in the world, and finally to develop a unique, proprietary extraction process. The result is a remarkable tonic with ingredients that have been research tested to address the four key mechanisms of aging.* It is so exclusive, we have applied for patents to protect our intellectual property so no one can duplicate it.

Cindy Latham

So don’t wait another minute. Turn to the #1 natural nutrition company in the United States, and take positive action today. Try our Cellular Anti-Aging Tonic, the world’s best cellular anti-aging dietary supplement, and find out, first hand, what the excitement is all about.*

* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.