28
Apr/12

Parkinson’s Disease: What You Need to Know

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Parkinson’s Disease: What You Need to Know

Brazos Minshew, TriVita’s Chief Science Officer has shared this article

 

    Stress

Further, toxins may be genetic, environmental (especially herbicides and pesticides), or a combination of both. Protection of this area of the brain is often provided by the concentrated, brain-specific antioxidants in green tea, cocoa and certain berries.

Some studies have suggested that certain other factors can help lower your risk of Parkinson’s disease. Examples include:

Having a higher caffeine intake, especially from green tea and unsweetened cocoa
Using anti-inflammatories
Eating a Mediterranean diet, which includes plant foods (e.g., fruits, veggies, grains, beans, seeds), olive oil, fish and nuts
Regularly engaging in moderate to vigorous exercise

Other risks
A risk factor is something that increases your likelihood of getting a disease or condition. The more risk factors you have, the greater your likelihood of developing Parkinson’s disease. If you have a number of risk factors, ask your doctor what you can do to reduce your risk.

Risk factors include:

Age: Most people develop Parkinson’s disease after the age of 50.
Gender: Men are about 1.5 times more likely than women to develop Parkinson’s disease.
Genetic Factors: A number of people with abnormal genes may develop Parkinson’s disease at a younger age. This type of Parkinson’s tends to run in families. However, the vast majority of Parkinson’s disease occurs in older individuals, and the role of genetics in these individuals is less clear.
Environmental Factors: Exposure to chemicals, such as herbicides and pesticides, is thought to increase your risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. You also have a greater risk of Parkinson’s disease if you live in a rural area, drink well water or live on a farm (perhaps due to an increased exposure to herbicides and pesticides).

You may have a higher risk of Parkinson’s disease if you have had certain health conditions, such as:

A head injury
Polio
High cholesterol
Melanoma skin cancer

The bottom line
Approximately 50,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease every year. Ninety-five percent of those diagnosed are over 50 years old. At any given time, about 500,000 people, or 1% of those over age 50 in the United States are struggling with this condition.

Protect your brain from trauma and toxins, deficiencies (such as lack of sleep and antioxidant deficiencies) and stress. Help reduce brain inflammation, and include brain-specific antioxidants and stress-busting adaptogens for optimum brain vitality as you age.
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Eliminate exposure to pesticides and herbicides
Help reduce stress
Practice relaxation
Consider Adaptogen 10 Plus®
Exercise daily
Eat a “Mediterranean-style” diet
Help reduce inflammation; consider Nopalea™
Target brain-specific antioxidants from green tea and cocoa;
consider Energy Now!®

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14
Apr/12

How to Reduce Allergy Symptoms

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How to Reduce Allergy Symptoms

Brazos Minshew, TriVita’s Chief Science Officer has shared this article

Allergic rhinitis is the set of symptoms that occurs when you breathe in substances you are allergic to. These substances are called allergens and are small proteins.

Seasonal allergy (sometimes called hay fever) occurs during times of the year when allergens are in the air, like spring, summer and fall. The most common allergens are tree, grass or weed pollens. Perennial or persistent allergic rhinitis is caused by allergens that may be present year-round. These may include chemicals, dust, dust mites, cockroaches, animal dander or mold spores.

Causes
An allergic reaction occurs when your body’s immune system overreacts to an allergen. People at highest risk are those who already exhibit some signs of other immune system irregularities, such as food allergies, eczema or asthma.

When you breathe in an allergen, mast cells in your nasal passages release a chemical called histamine. Histamine causes your nose to feel itchy and also causes swelling and mucus production in the nasal passages, runny nose, nasal congestion, sinus pressure, postnasal drip and cough, headache and dark circles under your eyes.

Diagnosis
The two most common tests for airborne allergies are:

    Skin prick test
A tiny bit of an allergen is placed under the skin with a needle. The doctor watches to see if the skin in that area becomes red, raised and itchy. This can be done for multiple allergens at the same time.
   RAST testing
A small sample of blood is taken and tested for different allergens.

Help reduce symptoms
Four studies in the medical literature have shown us ways to stabilize these mast cells and reduce the symptoms of allergies.

The first study was conducted in Korea on the Nopal fruit (Opuntia ficus indica). It showed significant benefit of Nopal fruit against allergies.

The second study was from Japan. This was an animal study that showed Vitamin B-12 reduced the allergic response in those with allergy to the same levels as those without allergy. One group of physicians in Dallas, Texas used this information to treat humans by giving them 3 milligrams of Vitamin B-12 sublingually. They report in Men’s Health that allergy symptoms decreased by 50% the first year and by 50% more the second year of sublingual B-12 use.

The third study in Helsinki, Finland used probiotics to stabilize mast cells and reduce allergy symptoms.

One of my best, time-tested approaches for allergy came from an older article out of Brussels, Belgium. It shows the absolute necessity of essential fatty acids (EFA) for allergy. A more recent article from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil also commented that EFA and probiotics together are even more effective.

Conclusion
So, what is your opinion: In recent years, have people become more allergic or less? Likely, you will notice more people suffering with allergies. As our world becomes more toxic, we become more sensitive. And as we become more deficient – especially in bioflavonoids, Vitamin B-12, probiotics and essential fatty acids – we are more prone to allergy. So, insulate yourself by taking your nutrients every day and isolate yourself from allergens by following the recommendations below.
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Load up on Nopal bioflavonoids with Nopalea™
Get 3 milligrams of Sublingual B-12 daily
Use FloraVita™ as a good source of probiotics
Help fill your essential fatty acid reserves with OmegaPrime®
Keep the windows of your house and car closed to keep pollen out
Use an air conditioner to reduce indoor humidity and to prevent mold and mildew growth
Clean your air conditioner filters regularly
Consider running an air purifier in your home, especially in your bedroom
Use vacuum cleaners and air conditioners with HEPA filters to trap allergens
Cover pillows and mattresses with vinyl covers to reduce your exposure to dust mites
Wash bedding weekly in very hot water
Use fewer dust-collecting items, such as curtains, bed skirts, carpeting and stuffed animals, especially in your bedroom
Keep your pets out of bedrooms and other rooms with carpets

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10
Mar/12

How to Avoid Premature Aging

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How to Avoid Premature Aging

Brazos Minshew, TriVita’s Chief Science Officer has shared this article.

 

The aging process is like water moving downhill toward the sea: it can be a rushing river or a creeping glacier.

I vote for the creeping glacier!

Remember, death is the only way to halt the aging process. We cannot stop aging, nor should we try. Instead, we should try to balance the aging process and slow its progress. Make it a creeping glacier instead of a rushing river. This is the entire concept behind the theory of antioxidants.

Skin health and antioxidants
One of the earliest discoveries concerning the benefits of antioxidants in foods was their benefits for beauty – skin that was aging in a balanced, healthy way. Unhealthy skin was thought to be caused by excessive sun exposure.

When we look at the skin of people with equal amounts of sun exposure we find a spectrum of aging skin that stretches all the way from “beautifully bronze” to “wrinkled prune.” And time becomes as big a factor as sun exposure because the problem of sun damage becomes worse with age.

Of course, the sun is not our enemy. We were designed to harness the power of the sun to our benefit. The rays that age our skin are the very rays that provide us with Vitamin D – the sunshine vitamin. As the sun strikes our skin, the beneficial effects are harnessed by enzymes and fats and the stress created by sunshine is neutralized by antioxidants.

Antioxidants neutralize the sunrays that may potentially be damaging. But more than that, antioxidants also help protect your skin from toxic chemicals, pollution, temperature extremes in humidity and dryness as well as inflammation. We need a full complement of antioxidants to balance the millions of stresses we know of and the many millions we have yet to discover, unless we are content with “wrinkled prune” and rapidly aging skin.

Beauty inside?
People with healthy skin are, in general, healthy people.  Our skin is protected by antioxidants. We get those antioxidants from our foods. Colorful foods contain more antioxidants. The more colorful a food is, the more antioxidants it contains. All fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds contain antioxidants. The more antioxidants we eat, the more protection we will have.

Antioxidants begin their work of safeguarding our health and beauty from the moment we eat them. Our body receives them, breaks them into small packets of different sizes and distributes them through circulation. Cells at the end of the journey receive them and put them to work in harmonizing our inside world with our outside world. Each different shape of antioxidant has an affinity for certain types of tissue in your body, like a square peg in a square hole and a round peg in a round hole. All antioxidants help protect the skin and find a home in at least one other tissue. A good example is the antioxidant anthocyanins found in blueberries: they help protect your skin, eyes and brain. Or the polyphenol antioxidants found in grape skins: they help protect your skin, heart and blood vessels.

So, the beauty of your skin reflects the abundance of your antioxidant load.

The health of your heart, brain, immune system and every other body system depends in part on a robust antioxidant supply. And, since many antioxidants cannot be stored in your body, it highlights the need for daily antioxidant nutrition. Antioxidants come in different shapes and colors, so we should eat a rainbow of colorful fruits and vegetables daily: 5 servings for children, 7 for women and 9 for men.

Your antioxidant load
When I was young my mom used to say, “Eat your vegetables and you’ll grow up strong and tall like Joe DiMaggio!” My dad’s advice was simpler: Eat your spinach and you’ll be as strong as Popeye! I am sure all parents said similar things to their children. Our compliance with that mandate (along with improvements in medical care and personal hygiene) led my generation to have the greatest longevity since Noah stepped off the Ark. The children born since the year 2000 (Generation Y) will not live as long or as well as their parents and grandparents.

Generation Y eat only 1 ¾ servings of fruits and vegetables daily – mainly in the form of French fries and ketchup!

We need to do better in training our kids and we need to do better at building up our own antioxidant reserve if we want to slow and balance the aging process. One way to supplement your diet with a rainbow of antioxidants is with TriVita’s Fruits ‘n VegEZ™. It contains over 30 different fruits and vegetables of every shape and color. One scoop daily will give children a full complement of antioxidants (1 ½ scoops for women and 2 scoops for men). Try it, you’ll like it!
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Eat a nutritious diet every day:
5 servings of fruits and vegetables for children
7 servings of fruits and vegetables for women
9 servings of fruits and vegetables for men
Learn, live and share the 10 Essentials for Health and Wellness
Take your Healthy Aging supplements
A multiple vitamin/mineral
Sublingual B-12
Vitamin C
OmegaPrime®
Use TriVita’s Fruits ‘n VegEZ to help bolster your antioxidant load

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25
Feb/12

Ways to Lower Your Blood Pressure

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Ways to Lower Your Blood Pressure

There are several types of high blood pressure. In some cases, the top number is too high, but the bottom number is normal. In others, the top number may be acceptable but the bottom number is too high. In many people, both the top and bottom numbers are too high.

What do these numbers mean? What can we do to help reduce our blood pressure?

What the numbers mean
The top number in a blood pressure reading is called the systolic blood pressure. It represents the pressure generated by your heart as it pushes the blood through the blood vessels. Most of the resistance to blood flow (75%) comes from an intermediate blood vessel called an arteriole. Arterioles are very sensitive to adrenaline.  Stress produces adrenaline and stress alone is a common cause of high blood pressure where only the top number is too high.

The bottom number in a blood pressure reading is called the diastolic blood pressure. It represents the pressure exerted upon the heart when it is at rest, drawing in blood to pump out to the rest of the body. Toxins in the bloodstream such as fat, sugar, salt, alcohol and nicotine may cause high diastolic blood pressure. The kidneys and lungs are organs that excrete toxins from your body. High levels of toxins elevate diastolic blood pressure and place stress on these delicate organs. This may cause them to fail.

Inflammation in the bloodstream is a common cause of high blood pressure where both numbers are too high. Often, a toxin such as homocysteine injures the blood vessel walls. Homocysteine is a protein that looks very much like a sliver of broken glass. As it slices through your delicate arteries, they release markers of distress such as C-Reactive protein. Bad cholesterol (LDL) that becomes too sticky may start a “grease fire” in the lining of the arteries. White blood cells may use a sort of foam to try to put the fire out and calcium may turn the blood vessels into bone! Hardening of the arteries is a common reason why both systolic and diastolic numbers are too high.

What to do
First, you should know that high blood pressure is a medical emergency. Get medical help immediately. Once your type of high blood pressure has been diagnosed, there are several things you may do to help bring it under control.

For systolic (top number) hypertension, stress management is important. Practice deep breathing for 10 minutes, three times daily and for 20 minutes at bedtime. Take long walks and talk with a woman (blood pressures goes down when men talk with women or when women talk with women; it remains the same when a woman talks with a man). Consider adding Adaptogen 10 Plus® to your supplement program as well as Leanology® Capsules to help address cortisol (the other side of the adrenaline equation) – especially if you are gaining weight around the middle.

For diastolic (bottom number) hypertension a comprehensive detoxification program is needed. Practice deep breathing (75% of all body waste is excreted through the lungs) and increase your water consumption unless you have been limited by your doctor. Eliminate all obvious toxins (see above) and start hunting for more subtle poisons, such as chemicals stored in your home. Use the Vital C Flush to encourage your body to eliminate more toxins.

With essential hypertension, where both the systolic and diastolic numbers are too high, you may need to change everything in your lifestyle: reduce stress, lose weight, control LDL cholesterol, homocysteine CRP and inflammation, eliminate toxins, etc. Remember, this is a medical emergency and you must do whatever it takes to lower your blood pressure before you suffer organ failure, heart attack, stroke and death.

Conclusion
High blood pressure of any kind is a message of distress sent to you by your body. The more you are able to listen to this message and take appropriate actions, the happier your body will be. Learn to listen to the subtle – and not so subtle – messages from your body and respond appropriately.

It is my hope that this Weekly Wellness Report series has helped you take control of your health so that you may claim the resources needed to live the life of purpose and enthusiasm that is your birthright!

Take Control of Your Health

Reduce stress
Breathe deeply
Enjoy activity
Give and receive love
Take Adaptogen 10 Plus
Consider Leanology Capsules
Reduce toxicity
Breathe deeply
Drink pure water
Reduce salt, sugar, caffeine, tobacco, etc.
Search out and eliminate common poisons
Try a Vital C Flush
Control inflammation
Eat nutritiously – especially nuts, seeds, fruits and vegetables
Increase fiber to help decrease LDL
OmegaPrime® to help protect blood vessels
HCY Guard® to help reduce homocysteine
Nopalea™ to help the body reduce inflammation

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24
Feb/12

Having Trouble Catching Those Zs?

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Having Trouble Catching Those Zs?

If you have spent a sleepless night, you know it can be debilitating. Most people get less sleep per night than is necessary to stay healthy and alert. But, you can get help catching those Z’s. By improving your sleep hours, your waking hours should improve as well.

Doug, a teacher in his late 40′s, complains of fatigue, dozing at his desk in the middle of the day, and practically falling asleep at the wheel. He admits he has never had “good sleep” and is fed up with his lack of energy and its impact on his work and social life.

Doug is one of many Americans who suffer with insomnia. J. Christian Gillin, MD, professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, says that though men complain of insomnia less often than women, men’s sleep gets worse as they get older.

What Are the Symptoms?

Many adults complain of excessive sleepiness and tiredness during the day, and they may readily fall asleep when reading or watching TV. Other symptoms include:

Taking a long time to fall asleep
Trouble with memory and concentration
Irritability
Decreased work productivity
Waking up fatigued, with a headache and feeling unrefreshed
Waking up frequently and having trouble falling back to sleep

With sleep apnea, the sleep partner often reports loud snoring and pauses in breathing followed by gasping, a choking sound, or coughing. Doug’s wife complains about his loud snoring, but says he does not seem to gasp or cough at night. Even so, he does not feel refreshed when he gets up in the morning and wonders if he should have it checked out. Sleep apnea may be associated with a number of chronic conditions like cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure.

What Are the Causes?

Physical Causes

Duane Slegel, PhD, clinical director of the Sleep Center of Texas, explains that the condition sleep apnea, often due to increased body weight, may also be due to problems with the airway, such as enlarged tonsils. Jawbone abnormalities that impair airflow at rest, even in people who are thin, can also disrupt sleep.

Other health problems that may disrupt sleep include restless leg syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux, and chronic pain.

Taking certain medicine can also increase the risk of insomnia. Some examples include medicines used to treat high blood pressure, depression, Parkinson’s disease, and thyroid disorder.

Psychological Causes

Dr. Gillin says that while sleep problems can be due to an underlying medical disorder, it is also important to consider a mental health condition. Psychological causes of sleep disorders include stress, depression, anxiety, and drug abuse.

Lifestyle Causes

Caffeine, alcohol, and smoking are common culprits in sleep disturbance. Dr. Gillin says that the habit of having a nightcap to relax in the evening can impair your sleep, and that “the combination of alcohol and coffee, like at dinner, is a huge problem.” While a glass of wine or beer may seem to help you sleep, the caffeine in your cup of coffee rears its head just as your blood alcohol level drops.

The same can be said for nicotine. Dr. Gillin says, “Ask yourself how long you can go without a smoke after you wake up. If you cannot go more than 30 minutes, you’re likely to awaken at night to refurbish the falling level of nicotine.”

Night-shift work or rotating shifts can throw off your normal sleep-wake rhythm. Working long hours and having jet lag can also lead to insomnia. A disrupted schedule often includes irregular diet and exercise, both of which are important for good rest.

How Are Sleep Problems Diagnosed?

Dr. Gillin says the following questions can help identify the severity of your sleep problem:

How long has this sleep problem lasted?
How much has it interfered with your normal day?
Are there any underlying problems—stress, relationship issues?
Do you have an odd work schedule?
Have you had recent or frequent travel?
Are you a smoker? How heavy?
Do you drink alcohol? How much and how often?

If your doctor suspects a serious physiological cause, such as in sleep apnea, you should be referred to a sleep specialist.

What Are the Treatments?

There are a range of treatments for insomnia. For example, if you are like Doug and are diagnosed with sleep apnea, your doctor may recommend treatments like losing weight, using a continuous positive airway pressure(CPAP) machine, or undergoing surgery. For other causes of insomnia, your doctor may recommend that you make lifestyle changes, such as improving your “sleep hygiene.” This involves strategies like:

Doing relaxation therapy
Getting regular exercise
Having regular bed- and wake-time hours
Keeping the bedroom dark and quiet
Limiting alcohol and caffeine consumption

There are many other treatments to help you get a good night’s rest. In some cases, medicines may be prescribed to aid you in falling asleep and staying asleep through the whole night. Also, if you have an underlying condition, like depression, getting proper treatment can improve insomnia.


What Should You Do If You Have a Sleep Disorder?

As a rule, if you are not waking up as refreshed as you used to, pay attention. It is not normal to wake up tired and worn out. Will cutting back on caffeine and alcohol do the trick. Or, is something else—such as a physical problem—disrupting your sleep?

If your sleep problems persist for longer than a week and are bothersome, or if sleepiness interferes with the way you feel or function during the day, a doctor’s help may be needed. To get the most out of your doctor’s visit, you will find it helpful to keep a diary of your sleep habits for about 10 days to identify just how much sleep you are getting over a period of time and what you are doing that interferes with your sleep time.

RESOURCES:

American Sleep Disorders Association

http://www.aasmnet.org/

National Sleep Foundation

http://www.sleepfoundation.org/

CANADIAN RESOURCES:

Better Sleep Council of Canada

http://www.bettersleep.ca/

Canadian Sleep Society

http://www.css.to/

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22
Feb/12

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

TriVita Chief Science Officer Brazos Minshew talks with special guest Jon. B who has suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for the past 18 years. Learn about his experience and what he has done to finally find relief from his symptoms.

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18
Feb/12

10 Essentials to Improve Circulation

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It’s pretty simple, really: the blood in your arteries carries nutrients and oxygen to your cells and the blood in your veins carries waste away from your cells for disposal.

Nutrients in, waste out!

With that simple description we can illustrate and understand how critically important good circulation is. How can we measure our circulation? And, if it’s not what we want, how can we improve it?

Measuring blood flow

A common cause of poor circulation is hardening of the arteries. Cholesterol and calcium may clog the arteries a little at a time until the blood flow is completely pinched off. This is a “silent” disease and there are few signs that it is happening. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is one indication that blood is not flowing as it should.

PAD occurs when blood does not flow to your extremities as it should. It is often diagnosed with an ultrasound Doppler and a simple blood pressure cuff. It is painless and everyone should request one with your annual physical examination.

Most people think that cold hands and feet indicate poor circulation. That is completely true, except you can have perfectly clean arteries and veins and still have cold hands and feet. That is because of stress. Yes, stress – one of the four causes of all disease – can cause poor circulation to your hands, feet and heart even when your arteries are completely clear of any blockages.

Stress causes the blood vessels to constrict and contract and choke off blood flow. Stress can even cause a heart attack or stroke by clamping off your precious blood supply. Up to 75% of the restriction in your blood flow can be caused by stress. Adaptogens can help reduce the impact of stress on circulation.

Improving blood flow

The 10 Essentials for Health and Wellness contain many tools, tips and techniques for improving blood flow.

*The most basic (and, therefore, the most important) tip is to breathe deeply. Ten minutes of deep breathing and one to three ounces of Adaptogen 10 Plus® can help reduce the impact of stress.

*Dehydration is another cause of poor blood flow. Blood is mostly water. Without water, blood may be mostly sludge! So, drink up.

*Being well rested is another tip for proper circulation. Too little or too much sleep is interpreted by your body as stress. Your body will react the same to poor sleep as it would if you were being chased by a lion! The supplement Peaceful Sleep™ can help you improve the quality of your sleep every night.

*Diet is an extremely important contributor to good or bad circulation. Eating well may be classed into specific techniques that improve circulation:

1. No “bad” fats. Trans fats are fake fats! Your body doesn’t know what to do with them. They clog and inflame your blood vessels and prevent proper circulation. OmegaPrime® contains good fats that displace some of the bad fats. Good fats improve circulation.

2. Mostly plant-based foods. High-fiber, high water content fruits and vegetables promote circulation by reducing cholesterol and inflammation. HCY Guard® and Nopalea™ also provide the nutrients that help reduce inflammation.

3. No overeating. Stop eating when you are about 80% full. That keeps the hormone insulin low. Insulin causes blood vessel inflammation and poor circulation. Leanology® Capsules help metabolize blood sugar and keep inflammatory insulin balanced.

4. High polyphenols. Eat a rainbow. The more colorful your food is, the more polyphenol nutrients it contains. Polyphenols keep your blood vessels young and healthy.

**Exercise is necessary for good circulation. We need at least 30 minutes of sustained, vigorous activity every day. Actually, we need more – much more! Thirty minutes is a minimum. The Pima natives, known for their extremely low incidence of heart disease, have a routine that encourages more than two hours of vigorous activity every single day. We need this much or more, much more!

**Emotionally, people with a heart full of love have better circulation than isolated, lonely people. We need love to live! Love tells us we matter and have value. It seems that when we are lonely and feel that we do not matter our body begins to shut down. We literally die of a broken heart.

Finally, we need a sense of purpose for good circulation. Why? Because we will simply not have the discipline it takes to eat right, exercise, get our rest and practice deep breathing without a commanding sense of purpose. As every expert in human behavior knows, fear of pain, disease and even death will not motivate us for very long.

Only love for the significant purposes in our life will drive us to make the permanent changes necessary for improved circulation.

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11
Feb/12

HOW TO COMBAT GRED

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As Dr. Elie Metchnikoff said over 100 years ago, “Death begins in the digestive system.”

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the name of the condition where acid from the stomach churns up into the esophagus and causes a burning sensation – the heartburn of acid indigestion. This warning sign is telling us that our digestive system is imbalanced and we need to act immediately if we want to avoid Dr. Metchnikoff’s dire prediction.

Healthy digestion

Digestion of our foods really begins in our mind. As we anticipate eating, our mouth begins to water. The saliva we are producing is full of an enzyme called amylase. This enzyme digests starch. Our saliva is basically neutral pH – a balance between acid and alkaline that creates stability in our food. After physically grinding our food into liquid (thorough chewing is very important to good digestion), we swallow. Meanwhile, our stomach has been preparing an acid bath to break down the food into microscopic particles.

The neutral pH food hits all that acid and explodes! If we don’t thoroughly chew our food or if we eat things we are allergic to, indigestion develops and this explosion erupts like a volcano into our esophagus and we get acid indigestion, a key sign of GERD.

Healthy digestion fully saturates our food in stomach acid. Next, the food is sent into an extremely alkaline environment in the small intestines. The acid food hits the alkaline small intestines and, once again, explodes! (Think of the reaction that occurs when baking soda is added to vinegar.)

During each of these stages of digestion, three basic enzymes (lipase, protease and amylase) and six of their relatives separate each component of food into useful packets. These components are delivered to our liver and circulatory system for distribution to every cell in our body.

Elements of healthy digestion

Probiotics

An important feature in our digestive system (DS) is the presence of probiotics. These are strains of “good bacteria” that have a two-fold purpose: digestion and defense (assimilation and protection). Probiotics protect us from “bad” bacteria, fungus, mold, yeast, parasites and even spoiled food and toxic metals like mercury. They also fuel our body and brain by taking nutrients we can’t use and converting them into nutrients we can use. A good example of this is iron. Elemental iron is toxic. Probiotics in the DS convert iron to ferritin and bind it to transferrin, thus nourishing humans and starving unwanted microbes.

Prebiotics

Prebiotics lay the groundwork for probiotics, as prebiotic fibers help probiotic bacteria establish colonies by providing a food source. Probiotics also have a marvelous impact on the rest of the body and brain as they coordinate the immune system of the DS. Prebiotics and probiotics work together to improve digestion and elimination.

Enzymes

Enzymes begin the healing process because they remove toxic proteins and discourage bad bacteria, yeast and parasites from breeding. And they help digest your food for more energy. Dandelion root works with the lipase enzyme as it thins the bile from the liver and gallbladder. Bile helps lipase to digest fat. Bile also discourages bad bacteria, yeast and parasites from breeding. Milk thistle helps reduce the autoimmune impact from an imbalanced DS, and helps reduce cramps, pain and bloating.

Conclusion

To have a healthy body and brain, we must have a healthy DS. It provides us with digestion and defense. TriVita’s FloraVita™ helps support these processes by supplying our probiotics the food they need – called prebiotics – and by replanting healthy colony-forming units of probiotics. Also, FloraVita helps support digestion and defense with a wide array of digestive enzymes and immune-modulating botanicals.

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7
Oct/11

TriVita Nopalea Cactus Juice

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The Power of TriVita’s Nopalea Cactus Juice

The Power of Nopalea

Everything your body does and how well it performs those tasks depends on the health of your cells. No matter how healthy you may look on the outside, trillions of cells on the inside are battling multitudes of microscopic invaders, from toxins to viruses to parasites. These invaders are in the air you breathe, the water you drink, even the foods you eat. It is no wonder your inner health is threatened daily.

All the toxins surrounding your cells can trigger and feed chronic inflammation in your heart, lungs arteries, muscles and joints. Inflammation exposes your body’s health to a wide variety of grave disorders. As inflammation increases, our cells become weak and susceptible to premature aging and chronic disease, everything from stroke and arthritis to asthma and heart disease and more.

How can you keep your cells happy?

How can you keep your cells healthy?

The Power of Nopalea

Nopalea defends your cells from this unseen war. It keeps harmful intruders out and lets essential nutrients in. And when your cells are happy, your whole body can thrive.

With Nopalea, your health in a bottle, you can tap into an extremely rare class of antioxidants call betalains that flourish in the Nopal fruit. They can power up your life by helping to protect you against premature aging, fight illness-causing inflammation, promote optimal cellular health and cleanse your body of toxins.

From the desert to your home, Nopalea holds the wonders of a fruit used for centuries by the ancient peoples of its land. Go to my website to find out more:

Go to:

www.realhealthychoices.com

Take the Nopalea Challenge Today!

To Your Wealth and Wellness!

Russ Robertson

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2
Aug/11

Which Supplements Do You Need?

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Which Supplements Do You Need?

You and those you love are affected by the decisions you make every day. Healthy decisions eventually become healthy habits. Health is built on healthy habits as you practice them day by day. Your future is built on your health.

Every dream you have, every hope and aspiration, as well as every duty and responsibility in your life, depends on you getting healthy and staying healthy. Remember, it is as inevitable as gravity: A body deprived of nutrients and nurturing will get sick.

Which nutrients do I need to take?

Humans were designed to get their nutrients from foods. “Eating Nutritiously” is an Essential for Wellness. Supplementing with whole food nutrition, such as TriVita’s Fruits ‘n VegEZ™ respects this design, as does whole-food based supplements like Wellavoh® and VitaDaily™ AM/PM. In addition to these Healthy Foundation supplements, other nutrients are needed. Here is a brief description of the most common nutrient deficiencies and the signs that can help you determine if you may be deficient:

Vitamin C
Among the greatest deficiencies in the diet of people over 50 is Vitamin C. Signs of Vitamin C deficiency include:

•Weakness
•Weariness
•Unhealthy gums
•Nosebleeds
•Bruising
•Slow healing
Vitamin B-12
Our ability to absorb Vitamin B-12 declines as we age. Supplement your diet with TriVita’s Sublingual B-12 daily. Remember, after age 30 our brains literally begin to shrink. The more B-12 we have in our bloodstream, the less brain erosion we may experience.

Signs of low B-12 include:

•Mood and memory problems
•Mental fatigue and poor concentration
•Irritability
•Poor circulation
•Un-refreshing sleep

 
Omega-3 fatty acids
Speaking of “brain erosion,” our brains are primarily made of fat. The most common signs of Omega-3 deficiency include mood disorders, such as depression and Attention Deficit Disorder. Other signs that we may need more Omega-3 include hormone imbalance in women and men, immune system imbalance such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, and chronic fatigue.

Vitamin D and Magnesium
Vitamin D comes from both dietary sources and healthy sunshine exposure. It is activated by exercise. Vitamin D is responsible for hardening your bones. Signs of Vitamin D deficiency include poor blood sugar balance, chronic pain and clumsiness.

Magnesium is found abundantly in plant-based foods, such as sea vegetables, nuts and seeds, avocados and leafy green vegetables. Signs of deficiency include:

•Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
•Migraine
•Poor muscle recovery following exercise
Because Vitamin D and magnesium usually cooperate in nature, we put them in cooperative supplements such as VitaCal-Mag D™ and VitaDaily AM/PM. They are available in higher levels in Wellavoh, Bone Growth Factor® and Leanology® Capsules. With osteoporosis at epidemic levels, we need more Vitamin D and magnesium to help support healthy bones!

Essential D™ provides pure Vitamin D and cofactors to make it work in our polluted environment.

Healthy foundation program

To feel better today and healthier tomorrow, we all need to cultivate healthy habits every day. This includes eating nutritiously and taking our supplements to make up for the deficiency in our diet. Select a multi-nutrient complex, an appropriate B-12 and a magnesium/Vitamin D supplement suited to your needs. Add Vital C™ and OmegaPrime® to build the healthy foundation your life’s purpose demands!

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