One of the Strongest Anti-Oxidants on the Market

Did you know the many benefits of USANA’s Proflavanol^® C 100? This powerful combination of Grapeseed Extract and Poly C (USANA’s highly absorbable form of Vitamin C) is one of the strongest antioxidants on the market; it flushes your system of toxins, counteracts free radicals, builds your immune system and is an anti-inflammatory (great for allergies, asthma, etc.) With the weather erratically changing, be sure to have extra Proflavanol C 100 on hand.

Proflavanol C 100 employs USANA’s innovative Nutritional Hybrid Technology. This state-of-the-art approach to formula design and manufacture features bilayer tableting: the separation of various formula ingredients into two distinct tablet layers. This form allows the grape-seed bioflavonoids and vitamin C work together to provide advanced antioxidant protection.

The best benefit you can get from Proflavanol C 100 is it really boosts your immune system quickly and continues to boost it over time.  

1. Take at least two Proflavanol C 100 per day or as needed

2. Best to have an medicine box with it for emergencies – if you feel a cold coming on, a scratchy throat, low energy, etc.  Give to significant others too if they need it .

3. When you are stressed, over-worked, tired, have been around sick people or feel like you’re about to come down with something – take 6 Proflavanol C 100′s per day for 2-3 days – this will boost your immune system very quickly.

4. If you have had an overly rich meal or have drank more alcohol than usual – which of course no Live Well client ever does  – take 2-3 extra Proflavanol C 100’s at night before you go to bed with LOTS of water – this will help to detox your body more quickly.  You won’t have a hangover because it is an anti-inflammatory; take them with a big glass of water.

5. If you work out quite a bit – Proflavanol C 100 is also really good for your immune system, recovery. etc. – you should be taking at least four per day.

6. When you travel, fly, or are in different surroundings with a different routine – take six Proflavanol C 100 each day – again, this will help your body adjust and cope with extra stress.

7. If you have Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, or Epstein Barr, this is the product that will really, really help your immune system (in addition to the Essentials or Health Pak 100).

8. In short – take at least TWO Proflavanol C 100 per day normally, FOUR if you are an active person or feel you need more energy.  SIX during the day if you are under the weather, stressed, over-worked, tired, “coming down with something”, traveling and TWO-THREE extra at night if you have “overindulged”  As Dr. Ladd McNamara says, you can’t “overdose” on Proflavanol C 100 (within reason – I’m sure you wouldn’t want to take 2 bottles at one time), so you don’t have to get too caught up in remembering exact numbers 

Massive Benefits of Proflavanol C

Pregnancy and Healthy Diet

Eat right to help prevent complications during pregnancy. -E.C.

Consume a healthy diet during pregnancy to help optimize your baby's growth and development.

Consuming adequate amounts of certain key nutrients during pregnancy is important for optimal fetal health and development. According to the American Dietetic Association, many women in the United States do not consume proper nutrition before, during and after pregnancy. The American Dietetic Association also reports that maintaining a good nutritional status during pregnancy, which includes gaining the appropriate amount of weight, staying physically active, consuming a variety of healthy foods, taking appropriate vitamin and mineral supplements, safe food handling and avoiding tobacco and alcohol, can help prevent birth defects, chronic health problems in children and suboptimal fetal growth and development.

Calorie Needs

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reports that on average, pregnant women need about 300 extra calories per day compared with non-pregnant women. This recommended calorie increase is usually less than 300 calories per day during your first trimester and more than 300 calories per day during your third trimester of pregnancy.

Pregnancy Weight Gain

If your pre-pregnancy body weight was within a healthy range, the American College of Nurse Midwives recommends you gain between 25 and 35 pounds over the course of your pregnancy. If you were overweight or obese when you became pregnant, your obstetrician may recommend you gain less than 25 pounds, and if you were underweight when you conceived your obstetrician may encourage you to gain up to 40 pounds over the course of your pregnancy.

Protein during Pregnancy

Pregnant women require significantly more protein on a daily basis compared to non-pregnant women. The Institute of Medicine's Food and Nutrition Board advises pregnant women to consume at least 71 grams of protein each day, compared to a minimum requirement of 46 grams per day for non-pregnant women. High-protein foods for pregnant women include lean beef, chicken, eggs, low-fat dairy products, soy protein, nuts and seeds.

Vitamins and Minerals

Key vitamins and minerals during pregnancy include folic acid, iron, calcium, vitamin D and iodine. Most prenatal supplements contain these nutrients, but check the label to be sure. The Institute of Medicine's minimum daily requirements for these key nutrients during pregnancy include 15 micrograms of vitamin D, 600 micrograms of folic acid, 1,300 milligrams of calcium for pregnant women ages 18 and under, 1,000 milligrams of calcium for pregnant women ages 19 and up, 27 milligrams of iron and 220 micrograms of iodine each day.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Omega-3 fatty acids are essential for proper fetal growth and development. If your prenatal vitamin doesn't contain omega-3s, especially DHA, ask your obstetrician about taking a prenatal DHA supplement. The American Pregnancy Association recommends all pregnant women consume at least 300 milligrams of DHA on a daily basis. Fish is a good source of DHA, but should be limited during pregnancy due to the presence of mercury. Purified fish oil supplements usually contain little or no harmful contaminants such as mercury.

It's important to avoid certain types of food during pregnancy. These include undercooked meats, unpasteurized dairy products, unheated hot dogs or deli meats, soft cheese such as Brie or feta and high-mercury fish such as shark, swordfish, tilefish and king mackerel. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, pregnant women should limit fish consumption to 12 ounces per week of low-mercury selections such as salmon, canned light tuna, shrimp, catfish or pollock, and limit albacore tuna consumption to 6 ounces or less per week.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this article is for educational purposes only and should not be used for diagnosis or to guide treatment without the opinion of a health professional. Any reader who is concerned about his or her health should contact a doctor for advice.

Read more at Suite101: Healthy Pregnancy Diet  |Suite101 by Doc Erin 

USANA and Pregnancy

Part of a program of lifelong nutrition is recognizing that we all have different nutritional needs, and that our individual needs change as we move from one life stage to the next. For each one of us, a unique combination of age, sex, lifestyle, and other considerations demand a nutritional program that is both customized and flexible.

USANA nutritionals comprise both the Essentials and Optimizers to successfully meet this challenge

A healthy baby begins with a healthy mom, so start as soon as possible to prepare your body and mind for motherhood. Pregnancy is one of the most nutritionally demanding times in a woman’s life. The Essentials ™ products provide the foundation of Usana’s nutritional system. The optimizers allow you to customize that nutritional system for your individual needs.

Reference: http://www.supplements-natural.com/Pregnancy.php

Planning to Have a Fruits and Vegetables DIET?

They stare at you from packed shelves in the grocery Store and scream buy me with their bright shiny reds, glossy greens and mellow yellows but these fresh fruits and veggies have lost some of their nutritional punch!

Our grocery Stores are always well stocked with a good looking selection of fruits and vegetables but today the individual nutritional value of these once more powerful products are not what they used to be. 

Less than 50 years ago, an apple was just an apple and a broccoli just a broccoli but according to recent analysis1, they've lost some of the nutritional punch they once had.   Over-farming the soils in which they are grown has leached most of the natural minerals and nutrients out of the soil leaving little to promote natural growth.

• In fact, growing produce in the same soils year after year would be impossible without modern chemistry.  Note: Organic produce has not suffered the same fate at all.

• A look at USDA and Health Canada foods guides of today vs. 40-50 years ago provides an insight into the nutrient decline and reinforces the need to top up our fresh food selections to the recommended 10 servings/day, or more.

DR. Tim Lang, a professor at the Centre for Food Policy in London, England said. "We think of an orange as a constant, but the reality is it isn't."

"In fact, you would have to eat eight oranges today to get the same amount of vitamin A your grandparents got from a single orange. And you would need to eat five to get the same level of iron"

The analysis1 examined food tables that were prepared by government researchers in 1951, 1972 and 1999, comparing the nutrients available from 100 grams samples.

In the USA, UK and Canada the results were almost identical.  The U.K. research was published in the British Food Journal, a peer-reviewed, scientific publication and according to the reports data on nutritional comparisons:

• 80% of foods tested showed a substantial drop in Calcium and Iron
•  75% had a large drop in Vitamin A
• 50% lost considerable Vitamin C and Riboflavin
• 33% lost thiamine and 12% lost niacin

What About My Apples and Broccoli?

In the analysis, the biggest loser was broccoli, a food that epitomizes healthy eating. All seven of its measurable nutrients showed a massive drop, notably calcium which fell 63% and iron which dropped 34%. It's often cited as a big source of calcium and iron.

Other examples indicate the amount of vitamin C in sweet peppers has decreased 24% and vitamin A in apples has dropped by 41% according to USDA 1961 vs. 2001 data.

What Can A Person Do

Most people know they should be eating a nutrient rich diet but over 65% of people in North America do not even get the recommended minimum of 5 servings a day. Complicating this situation are the many nutrient poor foods (manufactured, processed and fast-foods) that have been introduced over the past 50 years.

These "foods" are substances our body does not really recognize as foods because we were not biologically engineered or wired for them.  Worse!  These "foods" are so well marketed that a majority of people now consider them food! 

The simple answer is to feed the body what it has always known and thrived on for virtually as long as we have been here on this planet.  The practical answer is to take personal control of our diets and ensure they contain at least the "average" 10 servings of fresh veggies/fruits each and every day and opt for organics whenever possible.

Given our lifestyles today often impede our ability to eat perfectly well 3 times a day,  good quality nutritional supplementation can play a vital role in delivering essential  nutrients to the body thus filling in those nutritional gaps.  Tip: pack your own lunch!

Reposted from http://www.healthyyounaturally.com

Are MultiVitamins Safe to Take?

By Anthony Gucciardi- Activist Post

Over the past 27 years — the complete timeframe that the data has been available —  there have been 0 deaths as a result of vitamins and over 3 million deaths related to prescription drug use in the USA alone. In fact, going back 54 years there have only been 11 claims of vitamin-related death, all of which provided no substantial evidence to link vitamins to the cause of death. The news comes after a recent statistically analysis found that pharmaceutical drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in the US.

In 2009, drugs exceeded the amount of traffic-related deaths, killing at least 37,485 people nationwide.

The findings go against the claims of mainstream medical ‘experts’  and mainstream media outlets who often push the idea that multivitamins are detrimental to your health, and that prescription drugs are the only science-backed option to improving your health. While essential nutrients like vitamin D are continually being shown to slash your risk of disease such as diabetes and cancer, prescription pharmaceuticals are continually being linked to such conditions. In fact, the top-selling therapeutic class pharmaceutical drug has been tied to the development of diabetes and even suicide, and whistleblowers are just now starting to speak out despite studies as far back as the 80s highlighting the risks.

Mainstream medical health officials were recently forced to speak out over the danger of antipsychotic drugs, which millions of children have been prescribed since 2009. U.S. pediatric health advisers blew the whistle over the fact that these pharmaceuticals can lead to diabetes and even suicide, the very thing they aim to prevent. What is even more troubling is that half of all Americans will be diagnosed with a mental conditionduring their lifetime thanks to lack of diagnosis guidelines currently set by the medical establishment, of which many cases will lead to the prescription of antipsychotics and other similar medications.

Covering up the side effects

In order to protect sales, the link between suicide and antipsychotic drugs was completely covered up by Eli Lilly & Co, the makers of Prozac. Despite research stretching as far back as the 1980s finding that Prozac actually leads to suicide, the company managed to hide the evidence until a Harvard psychiatrist leaked the information into the press. The psychiatrist, Martin Teicher, stated that the American people were being treated like guinea pigs in a massive pharmaceutical experiment.

Greedy and oftentimes prescription-happy doctors are handing out antipsychotic medication like candy to adults and young children alike. In 2008, antipsychotics became the top-selling therapeutic class prescription drug in the United States and grossing over $14 billion in sales.

Antipsychotic drugs are not the only dangerous pharmaceuticals. The average drug label contains 70 side effects, though many popular pharmaceuticals have been found to contain 100 to 125. Some drugs, prescribed by doctors to supposedly improve your health, come with over 525 negative reactions.

Ritalin, for example, has been linked to conditions including:

·         Increased blood pressure

·         Increased heart rate

·         Increased body temperature

·         Increased alertness

·         Suppressed appetite

Perhaps the hundreds of negative side effects is part of the reason why the FDA announced last year that it is pulling more than 500 cold and allergy off the market due to health concerns. Prescription drugs kill more people than traffic accidents, and come with up to 525 negative side effects. Avoiding these drugs and utilizing high quality organic alternatives like whole food-based multivitamins and green superfoods will lead to a total health transformation without harsh side effects and an exponentially increased death risk.

Do you have the right weight?

Why Is a Healthy Weight Important?
Reaching and maintaining a healthy weight is important for overall health and can help you prevent and control many diseases and conditions. If you are overweight or obese, you are at higher risk of developing serious health problems, including heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, gallstones, breathing problems, and certain cancers. That is why maintaining a healthy weight is so important: It helps you lower your risk for developing these problems, helps you feel good about yourself, and gives you more energy to enjoy life.

What Is Overweight and Obesity?
Overweight is having extra body weight from muscle, bone, fat, and/or water. Obesity is having a high amount of extra body fat. Body mass index (BMI) is a useful measure of overweight and obesity (You may google on website for getting BMI). According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 2007–08, the overall prevalence of overweight and obesity for adults was 68 percent. Children have become heavier as well. In the past 30 years, the prevalence of childhood obesity has more than doubled among children ages 2-5, has tripled among youth ages 6-11, and has more than tripled among adolescents ages 12-19.
The information on this Web site will provide you with information about BMI (including limitations of this measure) and how to reach and stay at a healthy weight. Talk to your health care provider if you are concerned about your BMI.

What Factors Contribute To a Healthy Weight?
Many factors can contribute to a person’s weight. These factors include environment, family history and genetics, metabolism (the way your body changes food and oxygen into energy), and behavior or habits.

Energy Balance
Energy balance is important for maintaining a healthy weight. The amount of energy or calories you get from food and drinks (energy IN) is balanced with the energy your body uses for things like breathing, digesting, and being physically active (energy OUT):

• The same amount of energy IN and energy OUT over time = weight stays the same (energy balance)
• More energy IN than OUT over time = weight gain
• More energy OUT than IN over time = weight loss

To maintain a healthy weight, your energy IN and OUT don’t have to balance exactly every day. It’s the balance over time that helps you maintain a healthy weight.
You can reach and maintain a healthy weight if you:

• Follow a healthy diet, and if you are overweight or obese, reduce your daily intake by 500 calories for weight loss
• Are physically active
• Limit the time you spend being physically inactive

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Great Eating Tips for Busy Families: In Between Meals…

by Dr. Cristine Wood

• Plan for snacks, but don’t allow constant grazing of food. Use fresh fruits and vegetables (carrots, celery with peanut butter, any fruits) as part of the snacks and use less processed foods.
• Don’t use snacks to occupy bored children and don’t offer a constant array of snacks in the car. Kids will associate car rides or boredom with eating.
• Time the snacks so they are not too close to meals. If kids are begging for food after school and right before dinner is ready, offer them salad or carrot sticks to eat.
• Keep healthy food choices handy. Have fruits out on the kitchen counter. Cut up vegetables and have them front and center in the refrigerator.
• Keep treat foods out of sight. Keep candy in an area where they are out of reach for children. Foods that are out of sight will not be eaten as readily (by the children or the adults!)
• If you buy bulk food or snacks, break it down into smaller serving sizes in plastic bags. Everyone is more likely to eat more out of big bag of food, then when it is portioned as a single serving. Serve smaller portions in a bowl or plate rather than allowing eating out of bags.
• Make sure they drink plenty of water. Juice and soda are empty calorie choices. When offering juice, make sure it is 100 percent juice and not just high fructose corn syrup with water. Recommendations are for less than 6 ounces of 100 percent juice per day for ages 1 to 6 years, and less than 12 ounces per day for children ages 7 to 18 years.
• Work on getting kids to get their “five a day.” If you offer a fruit and/or vegetable at every meal and snack, your kids will get their five a day.
• Put snack choices in 3 groups: anytime, sometime and occasional. Anytime snacks would be fruits and vegetables and low-fat yogurt; Sometime snacks would be whole-grain crackers, cheese, and nuts; Occasional snacks would be chips, cookies, or candy. Make a list, post and make sure kids understand when and how often it is appropriate to eat these snacks. If they want a snack close to dinner, tell them it is time for an anytime snack.
• Use a smoothie as a healthy snack. Put a combination of fresh fruit (frozen berries, grapes, bananas, etc.), 3 scoops of USANA Nutrimeal®, fresh vegetable juice (Naked Juice Green Machine®), and water in a blender to make a wholesome smoothie.

Great Eating Tips for Busy Families is a blog series written by Dr. Christine Wood, a practicing pediatrician and author of How to Get Kids to Eat Great and Love It! For more information, please visit www.kidseatgreat.com. For additional posts in the series, please click here.

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

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Health Insurance!

It was found that there are three distinct aspects to a healthy lifestyle that are needed to offer you the absolute best protection for your health. When you adopt 2 of the following lifestyles changes, it is guaranteed that your health will improve. Furthermore, when you make the three lifestyle changes, the results will be phenomenal.

These aspects are:

A healthy diet for ...

•  weight correction / loss or gain
• decreased risk of diabetes
• decreased risk of hearth disease
• decreased risk of almost all cancers
• decreased risk of high blood pressure
• lower cholesterol levels
• enhanced immune system
• increased sensitivity to insulin
• increased energy and ability to concentrate

A modest exercise program for 

• weight loss
• lower blood pressure
• stronger bones and decreased risk of osteoporosis
• lower cholesterol levels
• elevated levels of "good" HDL cholesterol
• decreased levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol
• decreased levels of triglycerydes - the other fat in the blood
• increased strength and coordination which leads to decreased risk of falls
• improved sensitivity to insulin
• enhanced immune system
• overall increase in the sense of well-being

High quality, complete and balances nutritional supplements that... 

• enhances immune system 
• enhances the anti-oxidant defense system
• decreases risk of heart attacks, stokes and cancer
• decreases the risk of arthritis, macular degeneration and cataracts
• decreases the risk of asthma and hay fever
• decreases the risk of alzheimer's dementia, parkinson's desease, and many other chronic degenerative diseases. 

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