TriVita’s Weekly Wellness Report
by Brazos Minshew, TriVita’s Chief Science Officer

Tips for Better Digestion

As people, we love to eat. All of our most cherished and joyous celebrations surround food somehow. And, judging from the expanding waistline of most folks in North America, we must be the happiest people on Earth!

Digestion really begins with anticipation as our brain triggers the feeling of hunger. Hunger is associated with a family of hormones that “turn on” when our blood sugar drops and “turn off” when our stomachs expand – especially when what we take in has viscosity or thickness to it.

For proper digestion we need water, fiber, proteins, fats and carbohydrates – including starches.

The first step to healthy digestion
The most important recommendation for digestive health is to chew your food thoroughly. Starches and other carbohydrates begin their digestive journey as we chew. Take a small bite, put your fork down and focus on slowing down and chewing your food until it is only water.

Food that is not properly chewed will not properly digest, and large, undigested particles of food will inflame your intestines. Inflammation is at the heart of most chronic illnesses. Inflammation triggers the release of antibodies from your immune system that are designed to remove damaging proteins and protect us. They “remember” the threat – in this case from improperly-chewed food – and treat any similar food as an enemy. This is often the source of food allergy: improperly chewed food!

So remember, poorly chewed food creates inflammation in the digestive tract, which may create food allergies. Chronic inflammation also kills healthy tissue, which provides fertile ground for breeding infection – especially bacteria and yeast infection (many Candida infections result from chronic digestive tract inflammation).

Digestion basics
When we swallow, our stomach is already prepared to receive the food. A hormone called pepsinogen is waiting to bond with hydrochloric acid and produce an enzyme called pepsin. Cinnamon and glucomanan fiber (Leanology capsules) support healthy digestion in the stomach.

After about half an hour, the food begins to pass through the stomach into your small intestine. At the same time, your pancreas secretes enzymes into your small intestine to meet this bolus of food. The starch has been neutralized by chewing and the protein has been prepared by your stomach. Now, the special enzymes from the pancreas convert these nutrients for transport. Most of the magic of digestion occurs in the first part of the small intestine, called the duodenum. Again, fiber and aromatic herbs like cinnamon aid digestion in the small intestine. Also, aloe vera can benefit digestion as an anti-inflammatory.

Most vitamins are absorbed in the stomach and first part of the small intestine. Proteins, fats and other nutrients are absorbed throughout the intestinal tract. Minerals, especially iron and calcium, are absorbed in the large intestine as the last drops of water are taken out of your food.

Stress and digestion
Have you ever experienced butterflies in your stomach? Most of us have. A nervous stomach will not properly digest or absorb food. Stress impairs digestion. Adaptogen 10 Plus has specific botanical extracts that have been used for thousands of years to settle a nervous stomach (it also contains robust levels of aloe vera).

A little help from our friends
Our intestines are teeming with trillions of bacteria – most of them friendly! These bacteria are called “probiotics” and are needed to help us utilize our vitamins and minerals. Healthy bacteria can grow in your digestive system if we have enough water and fiber in our diet and supplements. Eating the right amount of high water-content fruits and vegetables and drinking the right amount of water will give us the best environment for growing our own probiotics.

Take care of your digestion by eating nutritiously and chewing slowly. Include water, fiber, proteins, healthy carbohydrates and healthy fats. Remember, your digestion is impaired by stress. So, consider ways to reduce your stress and supplement your diet with adaptogens to protect digestive health from stress. And don’t forget the joy of eating. Joy is really a sign of acceptance. Acceptance is essential for physical and emotional health!

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Take Control of Your Health
Take small bites, put your fork down and chew slowly
Slow down and enjoy your meals
Eat your fruits and vegetables: 5 servings for children, 7 for women and 9 for men
Adults need about 30 grams of fiber each day
Drink plenty of water every day: about ½ your body weight converted to ounces
Protect against stress with Adaptogen 10 Plus

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TriVita’s Weekly Wellness Report
by Brazos Minshew, TriVita’s Chief Science Officer

Ways to Improve Your Memory

OK, I will admit it if you will: I have forgotten the names of people while I was talking to them! I have lost my car keys, misplaced my glasses and turned the wrong way on my drive home.

How about you? Does it seem like your memory is playing tricks on you as you age? Well, there are reasons for that and very few of these reasons are related to diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer’s.

How to make a memory
Your memory is an amazing miracle. Every second your brain processes billions of bits of information from your five senses. You may consciously perceive only a very small percentage of this information because one function of your brain is to filter out unimportant information. The things you remember will usually be advantageous to you. For instance, remembering your wedding anniversary date or remembering where the speed trap is on your drive home.

Memory is classed into two basic groups:

Short-term: Short term memories are quickly forgotten when they are no longer important.
Long-term: Long-term memories may be divided into recent and distant.
Practicing or rehearsing can improve your memory by moving more information into long-term. For instance, when I am distracted by stress I will not be able to remember where I left my car keys. That information was deleted from my short-term memory. However, if I consciously say, “I am hanging my car keys on the hook,” I am far more likely to remember where they are.

How to keep a memory

Reduce stress
Stress kills your memory. The stress system is designed to ensure survival. It helps us fight off a snarling dog or flee from a snarling bear. As important as that is, humans do more every day than merely survive. If you want to have a good, healthy memory, do all you can to reduce the need for fight or flight stress responses.

Learn something new
As mentioned, practicing or rehearsing something enhances memory. So does learning something new. You see, memory is facilitated through the billions of neurons and synapses in your brain by patterns: retracing old patterns as well as creating new patterns. The more new things we master and the more connections we create, the better our overall memory will be.

If you want to remember your anniversary, start learning a foreign language. If you want to remember important names, learn a musical instrument. The more you learn – and the more you connect the old with the new – the better your overall memory will be.

How to nourish a memory
Certain nutrients help the memory to remain sharp. These nutrients fall into two basic categories: those that create brain structure and those that nourish brain function.

Your brain is made mostly of fat. And the majority of that fat is an Omega-3 called DHA. So, to have a healthy brain we need healthy fats like OmegaPrime®. Your nerve cells convert some fats into functional nerve proteins called myelin. Formation of myelin requires dietary protein and Vitamin B-12. So, for healthy brain structure and function we need Omega-3 fats, healthy dietary protein and Vitamin B-12.

When the memory is activated, it creates heat in the brain. To fuel the memory, quench the heat and repair the daily wear-and-tear on your brain, you need antioxidants. Certain antioxidants target brain function specifically. An excellent antioxidant formula that is also anti-inflammatory is Nopalea™. The Betalain bioflavonoids in Nopalea also help improve circulation by fortifying healthy arteries.

What do you remember?
To recap: Occasional memory lapses usually indicate you are distracted by stress. Rehearsing things you want to remember and practicing new things you have learned can help you avoid stress-induced memory lapses. Because new behaviors create new pathways in your brain, learning something new such as a new language or musical instrument can improve your overall memory.

Stress kills your memory. Nutrients such as Omega-3, Vitamin B-12 and anti-inflammatory antioxidants such as those found in Nopalea can help rebuild and restore your ability to remember. With all of these tools at your disposal, you have access to the power of a healthy memory.

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Take Control of Your Health
Reduce stress
Increase physical activity and mental activity
Learn something new
Rehearse before an important event
Practice and review the things you want to remember
Learn something new (yes, I know I repeated this, but repetition is the mother of retention)
Nourish your memory with:
OmegaPrime
Super Sublingual B-12
Nopalea

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Keeping your memory sharp
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TriVita’s Weekly Wellness Report
by Brazos Minshew, TriVita’s Chief Science Officer

Tools For Summertime Weight Loss

Nearly half of all people in North America make a resolution at the beginning of the year to lose weight. The next most common time for embarking on a weight-loss program is in the summertime: the “swimsuit season.” So now is the perfect time for an encouraging article on how to reach your weight-loss goals.

Unfortunately, being overweight is not simply an ornamental problem; it’s not simply about how we look. It is about how well we are. It’s about how much energy we have for the people we love, and how much vitality we have for the commitments we make. It’s about how successful or unsuccessful we will be at reaching our goals and living a life of purpose and meaning. It’s that serious.

Mechanics of weight loss
Let’s review several steps for weight loss that we have gathered from expert sources:

1. Find your Ideal Body Weight range using the Body Mass Index chart below.

2. Calculate your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) using the calculator below. This is the amount of energy you burn at rest. Reduce your daily calorie intake to match this number.

3. Decide how much weight you want to lose each week. Please understand, weight loss of more than 2 pounds per week is unrealistic and probably dangerous. Your goal is to lose fat; rapid weight loss usually comes from water (which you need), muscle (which you need) and bone (yes, you need that too!).

4. Get started: Reduce your caloric intake to match your BMR and increase your activity to burn ½ to 2 pounds of fat per week.
Always eat breakfast.
Never eat within 2 hours of bedtime.
Morning exercise is better than evening exercise, but both are good.
Never consume more than 400 calories in an hour.
Eat according to an organized plan. For example, The South Beach Diet, Eat More – Weigh Less by Dean Ornish, The Sonoma Diet (my favorite Mediterranean diet plan), etc.
Do both aerobic and resistance exercises most days of the week to meet your fat loss goals.
Remember, your sense of purpose will dictate your actions step by step!
Speed bumps
Somewhere along the way you are going to experience discouragement, disappointment or despondency. It may be when you hit a weight loss plateau. It may be when you see others doing what you used to do and the old habits pull at your heart. It may be when those inner voices – I call them my “counsel of critics” – start to tell you lies about failure and success. What do you do when you hit a speed bump?

The answer to this question does not lie in the “how – when – what” of weight loss. The answer lies in the “why.” Your personal “why” gives you energy. It inspires you, motivates you and drives you to complete your journey.

Supplements for weight loss
Leanology® supplements are also an important part of weight loss. In many people they represent the critical difference between success and failure in lifetime weight control. However, you must always remember that they are supplements; they supplement a diet and exercise program. Use them wisely as an important part of your total wellness program.

Remember to let your desire fuel your action; let your actions harmonize with your sense of purpose. Simply be resolved to live a life of purpose and you will have the energy to get beyond the speed bumps.

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Plan a balance of calories and activity for lifetime weight control
Eat 5, 7 or 9 servings of fruit and vegetables daily
Plan aerobic activity most days
Do resistance training 2 to 5 times per week
Supplement with Leanology to support the four stages of weight loss:
Energy and Metabolism: Leanology Weight Loss Capsules help increase metabolism and energy to support your body’s ability to burn more calories at rest.
Cortisol & Stress Management: Leanology Weight Loss Capsules help to limit cortisol production in your body. Cortisol is the stress-induced hormone that can lead to abdominal fat.
Appetite Control: Leanology Appetite Control Chews help reduce the natural hunger signals in your body to minimize cravings.
Blood Sugar Control: Leanology Nutritional Shakes help your body use the nutrients you eat as energy, rather than storing them as fat.

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TriVita’s Weekly Wellness Report
by Brazos Minshew, TriVita’s Chief Science Officer

To Sun or Not to Sun: The Benefits and Risks

Humans have existed on earth for many thousands of years. Until recently, we spent entire days in the sun. Now, physicians and scientists say that sun exposure is “bad” for us. Is that true? When did the sun become our enemy? How much is enough and what is the best way to maintain balance when it comes to sun exposure?

Sunlight: crucial for life, health and happiness!

Life – Sunlight is crucial for life because all life on earth depends (to a greater or lesser extent) upon photosynthesis. This is the process in green plants by which carbohydrates are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water using light as an energy source. Most forms of photosynthesis release oxygen as a byproduct.
Health – Sunlight is crucial for health because sunlight creates Vitamin D as it interacts with our skin.
Happiness – Sunlight is crucial for happiness because sunlight activates hormones in the brain that create a sense of euphoria.
Humans are diurnal: we are awake in the daytime and asleep at night. We are designed to live in sunlight. Our skin interacts with sunlight to create Vitamin D, an essential part of our metabolism.

Vitamin D interacts with our bones to make them hard; without Vitamin D we get soft, deformed bones (rickets). Later in life we are at risk for osteoporosis if we have low levels of Vitamin D. This means if your bones are tender, or if you have a low blood level of Vitamin D, you may need to increase your sun exposure (see the “Take Control of Your Health” section below). Vitamin D also interacts with our hormones to balance our blood sugar. And it activates our immune system to help protect against cancer. Vitamin D is good for us in many ways. So it stands to reason that sunlight would be good for us too, wouldn’t it?

The Dark Side of light

Sunlight activates melanocytes. These are pigment-containing cells in our skin that help protect us from too much sun – and too much Vitamin D – by turning dark. Most people will “tan” or darken in the sun. If the sun exposure is prolonged or too intense for this melanocyte system, we will “burn.”
Overexposure to the sun creates oxidative stress similar to radiation burns from exposure to nuclear material. That’s because the sun itself is a huge nuclear furnace. A radiation burn from the sun can start a chain reaction in the melanocyte and other cells. This may lead to cancer in a year or two or in a decade or two. Oxidative stress from sunburn is insidious and dangerous.

Where’s the balance?

The skyrocketing incidence of diabetes, osteoporosis and certain cancers definitely says that we are not getting enough Vitamin D. And the increasing incidence of insomnia and seasonal depression says that we are not getting enough early morning sun.
We need more sunlight. But how do we make it safe?

Safe sun exposure

First, it’s important to recognize both the need for sun and the need for caution. Plan your sun exposure so that you maximize the benefits while minimizing the risks. For instance, get your sunlight early in the day. Early morning sunlight does not have the high ultraviolet rays that midday sun does. So, take a 20-minute walk in the early part of the day with your skin exposed to sunlight. This will give you the benefits without the risks of over exposure.

Alternately, take a 20-minute walk in the late afternoon with your skin exposed to sunlight. There are fewer UV rays in the late afternoon than at midday. So either early morning or late afternoon sun will provide you with many of the same benefits, while decreasing your risk of over exposure.
As for midday sun, never expose your skin to it for long periods of time. Wear clothing that covers most of your skin and wear a hat that provides shade for your face and ears.

Nutrients for healthy skin

Certain nutrients work well to protect against sun damage. Essential fatty acids interact with Vitamin D in your skin to help protect against harmful radiation. Vitamin C helps quench smoldering fires of oxidative stress once they have begun. Antioxidants, such as green tea and those found in berries, help protect against DNA damage from radiation. All these are excellent nutrients for dealing with the stress of too much sun.

So, is the sun our enemy? It can be if we are not careful! For most of us, however, sunlight may be the difference between good and poor health; or even between life and death! Get your sunlight, but be careful – too much of a good thing can cause trouble.

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Spend 20 minutes daily in the sunshine with 40% of your skin surface exposed

Get your sun exposure early in the day or in late afternoon

If you can’t avoid midday sun exposure:

Wear long pants and long sleeves
Wear a hat that provides shade for your face and ears
Wear sunscreen to protect your exposed skin
Never allow yourself to sunburn

Take essential fatty acids, Vitamin C and antioxidants for maximum protection!

Eat foods rich in Vitamin D:
Cod liver oil
Fortified milk
Salmon, mackerel and sardines
Egg yolks
Beef liver

Learn More!

How to Do a Skin Self-Exam
Easy Ways to Protect Your Skin

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TriVita’s Weekly Wellness Report
by Brazos Minshew, TriVita’s Chief Science Officer

Are There Alternatives for Water?

Healthy Living Essential #2 is Drink Water. Many people don’t follow this Essential for one reason or another. Some use water “alternatives” instead. But I can tell you, with full conviction, that there are NO alternatives to water! You must drink water and you must drink it in abundance.

Pros and cons of water “alternatives”
Let’s look at some of the positive and negative aspects of so-called alternatives to water:

100% fruit juice – contains some vitamins, minerals and a lot of sugar. In fact, a 16-ounce glass of fruit juice contains about 50 grams of sugar and 220 calories. Fructose, or fruit sugar, reduces the rate at which we absorb fluid and can actually make you thirstier, leading to over-consumption of calories from juice.
Sport drinks – often contain fructose or sucrose syrups, flavorings and colorings. The electrolytes, sodium and potassium are helpful for endurance-type exercise or activity, but not necessary for everyday exercise. A 16 ounce sport drink has roughly 30 grams of sugar and over 100 calories.
Energy drinks – contain vitamins, amino acids, a lot of sugar and caffeine. Although advertised as providing more energy, what they really provide is more calories and caffeine. Added caffeine can be temporarily energizing, but often leads to a rapid dip in energy and can be potentially habit forming. An eight ounce energy drink has about 115 calories and 80 milligrams of caffeine.
Fitness waters – these waters are laced with an assortment of nutrients, herbs, flavorings and/or sweeteners. These enhancements are usually too insufficient to have any meaningful impact on your health; plus these waters can be costly. As for calories, they can contain anywhere from 10 to 100 or more calories in a 16 ounce drink.
Carbonated beverages – such as regular or diet sodas can be high in sugar or artificial sweeteners and caffeine. Colas are also high in phosphates, which bind with calcium and weaken bones. Regular soda can contain up to 200 or more calories for 16 ounces.
Coffee, tea and lattes – are also very popular. But along with the caffeine, they often contain added sugars and fats which can add up to as many as 450 calories for a 16 ounce drink. Since most caffeinated products provide very few nutrients, it is typically advised to keep intake low.
Flavored waters – are waters with a touch of natural flavoring. By itself, this is fine. Unfortunately, however, many flavored waters contain sugar (some even have more than a can of soda pop) or caffeine and other additives, all of which should be avoided.
In contrast to the water alternatives above, we can get water that is good for us from food. Many fruits and vegetables, for example, are high in water content as well as antioxidants (which is a nice plus). The guideline for consuming the right amount of fruit and vegetables is 5, 7 or 9 servings daily, depending upon our size and gender.

Healthy ways to spice up your water

In summary, we now know two things. First, there are no real alternatives to water – they all have too many drawbacks. And second, water is essential to good health – it helps the body both detoxify and fuel metabolism for energy.

But these two findings present a problem for all of the people who feel that water is just too boring to drink on a regular basis. They are likely to wonder, “Are there ways to make my water taste better? And are there drinks besides water that can help support my body’s detoxification and metabolic processes?” The answer is YES. You can use the recipes below to spice up your water while adding extra detoxification and metabolism support:

Nopalea Splash: Take 6 ounces of naturally carbonated spring water and add 1 ounce of Nopalea™ to it for a hydrating, detoxifying and refreshing beverage that naturally helps reduce inflammation.
Tea Time 10 Plus: Take 6 ounces of either hot or cold green tea and add 1 ounce of Adaptogen 10 Plus®. You can get the health benefits of green tea coupled with the stress-busting effects of adaptogens.
Water: the life-essential beverage
At birth, water can make up as much as 80% of a baby’s body weight. Yet at death, for adults in their 70s and 80s, water often makes up less than 40% of the body weight.

Water is life. And in a sense, dehydration equals death.

Drink Water – and claim the health benefits of this life-giving liquid!

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Calculate your water needs using the simple formula below:

Work with your body:
Drink 2 glasses of water when you get up in the morning
Drink 2 glasses of water per hour until your needs are met
After 3 p.m., drink only small amounts of water as needed
Eat brightly colored, high water-content fruits and vegetables:
5 servings for children
7 servings for women
9 servings for men
Try mixing Nopalea with sparkling water
Try adding Adaptogen 10 Plus to hot or cold green tea

Learn More!

Dehydration Article

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by Brazos Minshew, TriVita’s Chief Science Officer

Reversing bone loss

The shocking statistics – according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation:

10 million people in North America have osteoporosis.
80% of those affected by osteoporosis are women.
1 in 2 women and 1 in 4 men over the age of 50 will have an osteoporosis-related fracture as they age.
Following a hip fracture from osteoporosis, 1 in 4 people will die within a year (the death rate is twice as high for men as for women). Also, 1 in 4 will become complete invalids requiring long-term care.
Only one-third of the people suffering an osteoporosis-related hip fracture will heal and return to a normal life.
A childhood disease?

To understand the process of premature bone loss we must first understand the nature of bone. Your bones are alive. But every cell in your skeleton has a lifespan. It is “born” from stem cells, it lives for many years and then it dies. When it reaches the end of its lifespan, a new bone cell replaces it.

During our youth, there are more new bone cells being born than there are old bone cells dying. As a result, our bones get longer, bigger, denser and healthier. By our teen years our bones reach PMD (peak mineral density). Therefore, the healthier our bones are as children, the longer they will last as we age. Good nutrition during childhood is so important because we are building a healthy bone foundation for our senior years.

At about age 30 the rates of bone cells being born and those dying are about equal. By age 40 the pendulum definitely swings to the other side and the amount of bone cells dying every day exceeds the amount being born. Over time, your bones become thinner, less active and are more challenged to support your body.

Bones that thin too fast are called osteopenic. About 45 million people in North America suffer from bones that are too thin. When thinning continues to the point where a bone resembles Swiss cheese (full of holes and pores), the condition is said to be osteoporosis. The bone at this stage is diseased and can fracture with the slightest stress.

Reversing premature bone loss

The best way to reverse a problem is to help prevent it in the first place.

Children and adults up to age 30 should:

Take a calcium, magnesium and Vitamin D supplement every day.
Focus on leafy green vegetables as a dietary source of calcium and magnesium.
Get at least 20 minutes of direct sunshine on 40% of their body every day as a natural source of Vitamin D.
Perform weight-bearing exercises most days of the week.
Adults over 30 should do the same things. However, bone-building requirements for adults (including supplements) need to be more rigorous. This is especially true if they have any risk factors for osteoporosis.

Growing new bone

Regardless of your age or bone density, you can help slow or stop the process of bone loss and you can start producing new, healthy bone cells. All it requires is a little time every day for exercise and sunshine, plus the right nutrients. The nutrition you need is found in whole foods – especially leafy green vegetables. Supplements can also play a critical role by providing the intense, specific nutrients needed for restoring healthy bones.

TriVita’s VitaCal-Mag D™ is designed for people under age 30 as well as those over that age who have no risk factors for bone loss.
TriVita’s Bone Growth Factor™ is designed for people over 30 who have risk factors for osteoporosis. This disease is characterized by the decrease in bone mass and density; i.e., the bones thin and become more porous. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, there are many different risk factors for this disease, including genetics, age, gender, menopause, certain medications and others. (For a full list of risk factors, see the National Osteoporosis Foundation link listed under the Learn More! section below). Because Bone Growth Factor has been clinically proven to re-grow bone, it is an ideal supplement for those that have Osteopathic risks.
The good news is that you can add more new, healthy bone mass every year you follow these steps – no matter how old you are or how thin your bones are. Help turn back the clock on bone loss with proper lifestyle choices and intense nutrition.

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Get 20 minutes of morning and/or evening sunshine every day
Do weight-bearing exercises most days of the week
Eat the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables daily:
Children: 5 servings (include 2 or 3 servings of leafy green vegetables)
Women: 7 servings (include 4 or 5 servings of leafy green vegetables)
Men: 9 servings (include 6 or 7 servings of leafy green vegetables)
Sleep 7 ½ to 9 hours every night
Supplement your diet with calcium, magnesium, and Vitamin D every day:
TriVita’s VitaCal-Mag D™ for those under age 30
TriVita’s Bone Growth Factor™ for those over age 30

Learn More!

Osteoporosis
Vitamin D Deficiency
Is the Sun Our Enemy?
Homocysteine
National Osteoporosis Foundation — Risks

Upcoming Weekly Wellness Reports…

What is a healthy drink?
How much sun do we need?

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Date Topic
5/25/2010 Eat Nutritiously
5/26/2010 Eat Nutritiously Part 2
5/27/2010 Eat Nutritiously Part 3
5/28/2010 Healthy Aging Nutrients
5/29/2010 Detoxification

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These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

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TriVita’s Weekly Wellness Report
by Brazos Minshew, TriVita’s Chief Science Officer

Tips for Time Management

“Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.”
– Benjamin Franklin

We speak of “time management” as if time were a commodity to be managed like lumber or DVDs. But as Mr. Franklin put it, time is the precious fabric of life. And once a moment has passed, it is gone forever. So, how can we make the most of time (and life)?

Think systematically

An overarching principle of time management was stated by Steven Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. He stressed that we need to “put first things first.” This means having a pretty clear idea of the direction of our life. For convenience’s sake, you could work from these three points:

What is our purpose?
What are our strengths, talents and resources?
What do we desire or want? What are our goals?
So, working with these points, here is the systematic thinking process: Our work should be derived from our sense of purpose. Purpose, then, is a journey rather than a destination. It is the unique way we combine our natural abilities (our talents) with our education and expertise (our strengths) to meet our short term objectives and long term goals. Living a life of Purpose requires that we dedicate our resources (time, energy, health & wealth) in pursuit of a cause or mission that reflects our core identity. It is not dictated by circumstances; rather, Purpose dictates the way we approach every circumstance. Situations change but Purpose does not!”

As for our desires, wants and goals, they should be harmonious with our values and sense of purpose. Steven Covey urges us to consider this “first thing” before our next step, which is to set goals in harmony with our sense of purpose. Goals are general statements of intent that are limited by time, distance, amount and other measurable quantities. Each goal comes with a series of progressive objectives: what needs to be done, by when and by whom? These systematic steps help us create mileposts as we engage in the enthusiasm of living a life of purpose.

Remember, happiness comes from setting and achieving worthwhile goals.

Prioritize

Mr. Covey developed a system for determining how to “put first things first” in almost any situation: the four quadrants of time management.

Quadrant 1 – Urgent and important: crisis management
Quadrant 2 – Not urgent, but important: time management
Quadrant 3 – Urgent, but not important: distraction
Quadrant 4 – Not urgent, not important: wasted time
Quadrant 2 is where the majority of our time should be spent: planning, learning, doing, relationship-building, recreation – all according to immediate objectives, long-term goals and our own, personal sense of purpose. The more time we spend in these activities, the more effective our time management will be. And this translates to a happier life!

As you can see, this is less about how we manage time and more about how we manage ourselves.

Use our strengths, talents and resources wisely
We all need to select the most purposeful use of our precious resources:
Time: It can never be replaced. Each moment is the only one of its kind and then it is gone.
Talents: Fortunately, we can develop our talents with time and practice.
Health: We can improve and maintain our health by the vigorous application of The 10 Essentials for Health and Wellness.
Wealth: We can develop wealth appropriate to our spirit of service.
Nutrients can also play a role in building a life of purpose. Certainly, we cannot hope to build a life filled with public and private victories without a solid foundation in health and wellness. Our Healthy Aging nutrients provide a solid foundation for health. Sublingual B-12 can help fuel an energetic mind while Energy Now! can help fuel an energetic body. (Energy now! also personally helps me stay on task without giving in to distractions when doing my important work.)

Dedicate yourself to living a life of purpose. Set worthwhile goals as well as clear, measurable objectives. And both cherish and manage the time that you have – for time is the stuff life is made of!

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1. Explore your most noble desires
Decide what you want your life to stand for.
Write your epitaph – how do you wish to be remembered?
If time and money were not factors, what would you be doing?
2. Write down your purposes. Often these fall into four categories:
Relationships/Love
Play/Recreation
Work
Worship
3. Decide the goals and objectives that you must reach along the way
Write them down specifically
Create measurements or milestones to assess your progress
Celebrate your successes
Re-assess your plans (but not your purposes) often
4. Use the 10 Essentials to create the perfect environment for success

Learn More!

Goals for Healthy Aging
Enjoy Activity
Reducing Stress

Upcoming Weekly Wellness Reports…

Osteoporosis
What is a healthy drink?
How much sun do we need?
Test yourself: exercise

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Date Topic
5/18/2010 Allergies
5/19/2010 Obesity
5/20/2010 Fish Oil or Snake Oil
5/21/2010 Gifts from the Sonora
5/22/2010 Vitamin D & Mobility

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These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

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TriVita’s Weekly Wellness Report
by Brazos Minshew, TriVita’s Chief Science Officer

Take the Nopalea Loading Phase

You can’t put out a forest fire with a single pail of water. Likewise, you can’t break the cycle of inflammation with a single serving of Nopalea™.

We need to meet the level of inflammation in our body with an equivalent force of anti-inflammatory Betalains from Nopalea. We must quench inflammation with a Nopalea Loading Phase (NLP).

The cycle of inflammation
Inflammation in your body is like a campfire: when properly contained it is useful for warming your body and cooking your food. However, when even a single ember escapes the hearth and remains unquenched, it can smolder and spread until it burns down an entire forest!

The cycle of inflammation begins with injury or trauma, toxins or poisons, deficiency or stress. When inflammation is controlled and balanced, it facilitates:

Repair of the injury.
Elimination of the toxins and poisons.
Relief for many forms of deficiency and stress. For example, controlled and balanced inflammation relieves blood and oxygen deficiency in areas of poor circulation.
Runaway inflammation persists long after the cause has been removed. It continues to smolder and spread until something breaks the cycle. With fire, usually a little water will quench an ember before it causes a forest fire. With runaway inflammation in our body, we need anti-inflammatory nutrients that will remove the cause as well as the effect of inflammation.

However, the same amount of water that quenches a single ember will not douse the flames of a forest fire. The same level of anti-inflammatory nutrients that will balance daily trauma, toxins, deficiency and stress will not “put out the fire” of runaway inflammation.

The Nopalea Loading Phase
We are a people on fire: we typically have runaway inflammation raging in one or more places of our bodies. We suffer from this because so many of our health problems stem from this very condition. And if our inflamed condition is greater in size and intensity, the greater our response will have to be in order to put out the fire.

That makes sense, doesn’t it? I mean, if you have a forest fire of inflammation you can’t put it out with a single pail of water. The same is true with our health: If we have been suffering from major inflammation over a long period of time, we need a REALLY SIGNIFICANT RESPONSE to put out the fire.

We need a Nopalea Loading Phase.

The Betalains in Nopalea are anti-inflammatory – as such, they put out the fire of inflammation. But how much Nopalea do you need? That depends: How big is the fire you are trying to put out?

For maintenance, the label suggests drinking 1 to 3 ounces a day; this amount is needed every day just to fight the inflammatory effects of our diet, air and water pollution, and even everyday stress. But you need to take more in the beginning to break the cycle of inflammation. Here is how the Nopalea Loading Phase works:

1. Pre-Evaluation: Before taking Nopalea for the first time, record your level of pain and rate the discomfort you feel. Also, look at things you may not readily associate with inflammation. For example, how well are you sleeping? Write it all down.
2. Complete the Loading Phase: Drink 3 to 6 ounces of chilled Nopalea every day for 30 days.
3. Post-Evaluation: After 30 days, assess how you feel in comparison to before you started the Loading Phase. Most people find a significant difference and I’m sure you will too.
Keep following the Loading Phase directions until the cycle of inflammation is extinguished in your body. Remember, only YOU know how much Nopalea you will need or how LONG you will need to continue the Loading Phase. Trust your intuition.

If you think you need more – take more.
If you think you need to continue the Loading Phase beyond 30 days – then keep doing it.
Trust your instinct because only you can tell when the cycle of inflammation in your body is broken.

Restoring balance
Nutrient deficiencies create inflammation. That’s why it makes enormous sense to take a full serving of Healthy Aging nutrients to support our bodies’ firefighting efforts. Furthermore, each of the 10 Essentials for Health and Wellness is also anti-inflammatory in nature. So if we fail to abide by these timeless, natural laws, we could very well be fanning the fires of the inflammatory problems we’re ultimately trying to overcome. It’s important to remember that once you have subdued the flames of runaway inflammation, you need to follow Nopalea’s maintenance regimen to help prevent any smoldering inflammatory embers from re-igniting again.

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Follow the Nopalea Loading Phase: Drink 3 to 6 ounces of chilled Nopalea daily for 30 days. But also consider:
Drinking a greater amount each day if you feel that your body needs it
Extending the Loading Phase beyond 30 days if you feel it will help
Take your Healthy Aging nutrients every day

Practice the 10 Essentials for greater wellness

Upcoming Weekly Wellness Reports…

Hormone Balance
Osteoporosis – Nutritional Causes & Prevention

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Date Topic
5/4/2010 Agave Nectar revisited
5/5/2010 What makes sick people sick?
5/6/2010 Customer Questions: B-12 & depression
5/7/2010 Customer Questions: Involuntary Tremors
5/8/2010 Customer Questions: Brain fog & depression

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These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

© 2010 TriVita, Inc.

TriVita’s Weekly Wellness Report
by Brazos Minshew, TriVita’s Chief Science Officer

Creating Your Wellness Sanctuary

The 10 Essentials of Health and Wellness are the keys to a happy, healthy life. No pill, potion, product or program that excludes these values will succeed for long. Any approach to wellness that you embrace will be enhanced and will have the greatest chance of lifelong success if it is built upon a foundation of the 10 Essentials.

The difference between wellness and illness is not so much the difference between “knowing” and “not knowing” the 10 Essentials; instead, it is the difference between “knowing” and “actually doing” the actions associated with true wellness. Do you agree? Then you will also agree that you not only need knowledge, you also need desire and a helpful setting. You need a wellness sanctuary!

Your sanctuary
What is a “wellness sanctuary”? It is a place and time where you can practice your wellness principles. It should be a stress-free zone, free from conflict. It should be a noise-free zone, where chatter and distractions are minimal or eliminated. It should be pleasant to all of your senses. Your sanctuary needs to be a place of rest and peace.

Your home or garden could be your wellness sanctuary. Or it could be a favorite room, or even a small space within a room. The idea is to make your sanctuary space a place where you can retreat from the relentless stress of the day. So you want to create an environment (big or small) that is conducive to your physical, emotional and spiritual wellness. Also remember, setting up your sanctuary and your wellness regimen is typically not achieved overnight. It could take some time to work it all out, so set SMART goals:

Specific as to time and place
Measurable in their application
Achievable given the reality of your world
Reasonable with respect to commitments you have already made
Timely in their execution
A very useful step we can take toward creating a sanctuary is to designate a specific time and place. Some people make their bedroom their first place of refuge, and then commit to specific do not disturb times for self-care. For example, some turn off their cell phones and retreat to their sanctuary (bedroom) an hour before they actually plan to sleep. There is no computer or television in their bedroom; the light is low and the colors are soft. Many will also journal their progress in applying the 10 Essentials to their lives (they journal with pen and paper, not an electronic gizmo) and meditate on ways to better apply what they know in pursuit of their goals.

Taking time for wellness
Once you have established your sanctuary “place,” it’s critical to also establish your sanctuary “time.” How much “me time” can you commit to on a regular basis? What time is best for you? What will you accomplish during this time?

Morning – in the morning hours, you could physically exercise and mentally prepare for your day by:

Engaging in a minimum of 30 minutes of activity, most days of the week, to satisfy Essential #5 (note: the healthiest cultures on earth spend about 2 1/2 hours daily in physical activity).
Planning your meals in order to get the most nutrition from them (Essential #4) and beginning your daily water intake (Essential #2).
Thinking about how you will…give and receive love during the day (Essential #6)…focus on specific things and people for which you are grateful (Essential #8)…set your spiritual compass for the day ahead (Essential #10).
Evening – during the latter part of the day, you could commit to greater health by:

Practicing deep breathing for 20 minutes (Essential #1).
Quieting your mind in preparation for 7 1/2 to 9 hours of peaceful sleep (Essential #3).
Let go of any lingering resentments from the day (Essentials #7 & #9).
Added Support

To make the most of your “sanctuary time,” it pays to be in a calmer state of body and mind. If you have trouble reaching this state, then there are two supplements in particular that could be added to your daily regimen.

Body – to help your body reach a calmer state, you can take Adaptogen 10 Plus®. Its unique blend of ingredients is specifically targeted to help your body better adapt to and overcome all the stresses of today’s hectic world.
Mind – to help your mind reach a more calm, relaxed and focused state, you can take Sublingual B-12. Many adults have a B-12 deficiency due to aging and diet, so you definitely want to check this out and see how it could help your own situation.
In Conclusion

For complete wellness, you need to learn and live the The 10 Essentials of Health and Wellness. And to help you best incorporate the 10 Essentials, you would benefit greatly by establishing a specific sanctuary of time and space and commit to it. You can always start small, and then later expand your self-care activities as your circumstances permit. But in any case, the goal is to create your very own personal haven of wellness.

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Make wellness a priority
Set Do Not Disturb times and places
Expand your sanctuary to include your entire domain
Use bright, cheery lighting in the morning
Plan your day well
Select soft, comforting shades in the evening
Conclude your day completely

Learn More!

The value of solitude
Healthy optimism
Mental resilience

Upcoming Weekly Wellness Reports…

The Nopalea Loading Phase
Hormone Balance

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Date Topic
4/27/2010 Different Types of B-12
4/28/2010 Nopalea and Your Immune System
4/29/2010 Vitamin B-12: Blood Levels and Allergies
4/30/2010 Energy Now! Cellular Methylation
5/1/2010 Nopalea and Inflammation: Osteoarthritis

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© 2010 TriVita, Inc.

TriVita’s Weekly Wellness Report
by Brazos Minshew, TriVita’s Chief Science Officer

Spring clean with Vitamin C

Well, it’s officially spring in the Northern Hemisphere. This is the traditional time for spring cleaning – in our home and inside our body. Time to rid ourselves of all the junk we can’t use anymore and start fresh!

Vitamin C can help us clean out the old and make room for the new.

Would you like to hear something interesting about Vitamin C? Almost all mammals except humans produce Vitamin C as ascorbic acid in their livers. But not just mammals: Almost all animals in the Animal Kingdom produce Vitamin C every day to maintain their health. Why don’t humans produce Vitamin C? How much Vitamin C do people need to take? What effect does Vitamin C have in your body?

The role of Vitamin C
Let’s answer the easy question first: How much Vitamin C does a person need to take? Well, when animals produce Vitamin C it is according to their needs at that moment and during that particular time in their life. A young dolphin may produce much more Vitamin C than an older sibling or parent. However, all dolphins – and all other animals – produce more Vitamin C when they have an infection, when they are exposed to toxins and when they are under stress.

So, we understand that people need different amounts of Vitamin C at different times in their life. We also need more Vitamin C when we face challenges to our health and well-being. In a recent Weekly Wellness Report on colds and flu, we discussed how a Vitamin C flush can help you determine the precise amount of Vitamin C you can use during a given period in your life. The Vitamin C flush was recommended by two-time Nobel Laureate Dr. Linus Pauling, his protégé Dr. Alfred Libby and former director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Russell Jaffe.

What does your body do with all that Vitamin C?
Vitamin C makes things happen in your body.

• Bones – All of the minerals in your bones require Vitamin C to turn them from lifeless rocks into health-building minerals.

• Blood – Your blood needs Vitamin C to convert iron into hemoglobin.

• Thyroid – Your thyroid gland needs Vitamin C to convert copper into thyroid enzymes that carry protein.

• Collagen – All of the collagen in your skin, gums and the rest of your body requires Vitamin C to convert dead protein from your diet into living tissue. This makes you look good as well as feel good!

• Immune system function – Vitamin C activates a certain kind of immune cell called a lymphocyte. Lymphocytes, as the name implies, live mostly in your lymph system. However, they can travel in and out of your bloodstream as well. Lymphocytes that have been activated by your thymus gland can go anywhere in your body to fight disease. The thymus gland uses Vitamin C to program lymphocytes to search out one specific target and destroy it.

• Antioxidant protection – Vitamin C is also an antioxidant. Your body uses it to make glutathione – the “mother” of all antioxidants. What’s more, all other antioxidants can be refreshed by Vitamin C. Important antioxidants like Vitamins A and E can have their lifespan extended by Vitamin C. Antioxidants protect you from premature aging.

Vitamin C has so many functions that you could spend a lifetime studying this one important vitamin. Try the Vitamin C flush and determine how much Vitamin C you can use each day. It can be quite the “spring cleaning,” as it helps remove old lymphocytes and other debris held over in your body. I suggest that you repeat this procedure quarterly – at the change of the seasons. You will find your need for Vitamin C will diminish when you eat fresh fruits and vegetables. It will increase when you are under stress or facing illness.

Conclusion

Why don’t humans produce Vitamin C like other animals? The answer is that we don’t know. What we do know is that people are healthier when they eat Vitamin C-rich fruits and vegetables. And in this stress-filled, toxic world we have created, more Vitamin C is needed than a depleted diet can provide. This is why we have supplements to help us compensate for the special circumstances we find ourselves in today.

So, do your spring cleaning and start this season of your life in the best possible shape!

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Eat Vitamin C-rich fruits and vegetables:
Sweet and spicy peppers
Most fruits, especially berries and citrus
Dark green and yellow vegetables
Leafy green vegetables

Eat the right daily amount:
Children: 5 servings of fruit and vegetables
Women: 7 servings of fruit and vegetables
Men: 9 servings of fruit and vegetables

Remember, cooking destroys Vitamin C

Take your Healthy Aging supplements

Do the Vitamin C flush quarterly

*Please check with your healthcare provider before starting the Vitamin C Flush.

Learn More!

A Healthy Diet
Ten Tips for Healthy Aging

Upcoming Weekly Wellness Reports…

Create your own sanctuary
Nopalea Loading Phase

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Date Topic
4/20/2010 Agave Nector
4/21/2010 Nopalea Loading Phase
4/22/2010 Vital C
4/23/2010 Vision Guard
4/24/2010 Bone Loss

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These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

© 2010 TriVita, Inc.