Do I really need to take Supplements?

There Are Trillions of Reasons Why You Should Supplement! 

Your body contains trillions of cells.  Billions of new cells are created every day.  Each cell is like a high-performance engine.  It needs high-quality raw materials (nutrients) to function perperly.  The quality and quanitty of nutriens you ingest affects every system in your body; cardiovascular and digestive, muscular and skeletal, lymphatic and endocrine, reproducts, urinary, and even your nerfous system.  In other words, how you look, feel and perform is directly affected by your daily nutrient intake.

Your Body Can't Manufacture All the Nutrients It Needs on its Own!
Scientists define a viamin as a compound essential for life.  And since your body cannot manufacture most of these vitamins on its own, they can come only from the food you eat and the supplemtns you take every day.  Over the long term, proper nutrition impacets every aspect of your health-from its ablitity to maintain health to its role in preventing nutrition-related diseases such as heart disease and diabetes.

PROPER NUTRITION AND A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CAN PREVENT MANY MAJOR DISEASES 60-90% OF THE TIME.
Every day you make choise that will either improve your health or harm it.  Studies show that if you don't eat right, get to a healthy weight, exercise regularly, and supplemtn your diet iwth proper nutrition, you increase your risk of developing ettain disaeses such a s heart disease, cancer, and type 2 diabetes.  Good health is a CHOICE, which means that disease (in many cases) also is a choice.

Heart Diease:  #1 Killer in the U.S.
Every minute of every hour of every day, someone dies from a heart attack.  According to the American Heart Association, 80% of all heart disease in women in preventable with proper nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices.

Cancer:  #2 killer in the U.S.
Approximately one in every two adults will be diagnosed win cancer sometime during their life.  The American Cancer Society reports that 60% of all cancer-related deaths can be prevented by improveing lifestlye choices-being physically active, losing wieght, stopping smoking, and getting proper nutrition.

Diabetes:  The Illness Multiplier
Diabetes contributes to more than 230,000 deaths every year. Plus, if you have diabetes, you are tow to four times more likely to have a heart attack or stroke and 10 times more likely to have a limb amputates; also diabetes is the number one cause of kidney failure and blindness.  A recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggest that 90% of all type 2 diabetes is preventable with proper nutrition, achieveing a healthy weight, and engaging in other healthy lifestyle behaviors.

As mentioned in previous posts, our S.A.D. diet is a BIG, FAT problem.  Americans are Overfed yet undernourished.  Our foods are fast and our metabolisms are slow, our drinks are soft and our arteries are hard, our nerves are fried, and so is the junk we put into our bodies!  90% of Americans fall short in getting essential nutrients in our diets.  In addition, our children are tragically suffering as well.  The American Academy of Pediatrics issued a statement recently that suggests, unless current trends revers, one-third of all children born today can expect a shorter life than their parents due to type 2 diabetes.

The Good News is that the very latest research suggests you can positively influence your health every day through the lifestyle changes you make and through the qualify of your nutrition intake! 


Many of the world's leading experts in medicine, biochemist, and nutrition believe nutritional supplementation positively affects overall health.  Doctors from Harvard, Stanford, and Yale, and researchers from the American Heart Association, the American Medical Associate, and the American Cancer Society can't all be wrong!  If you want to improve your health, be sure to get some of the most important nutrients your body and your brain need to function optimally.;  A Multivitamin, Vitamin D, Calcium, B Vitamins, Vitamin C, Omega-3 fatty acids, Antioxidants, and Probiotics.

You might now wonder, Does it matter what supplements I buy?  Well yes, it does!  Just like the quality of food matters, so does the quality of supplement.  A few tips for buying a brand of supplements: 

• Look for Clinical Studies on the ingredients or products
• Look for Natural Ingredients on the label-avoid artificial sweeteners, flavors, and preservatives
• Look for a company that focuses on safety and quality
• Look fro an unconditional money-back guarantee

  
Choosing the right Brand Can Change Your Life!
A recent clinical study confirmed that people who consumed the Shaklee supplements showed dramatic benefits compared to those who took other supplements or no supplements at all.  Shaklee consumers were 73% less likely to have diabetes, 39% less likely to have high blood pressure, had lower incidents of inflammation and more. This is why I choose Shaklee supplements!  Plus Shaklee makes it super simple with their Vitalizer packs designed For Women, For Men, and For 50 Plus.

 Shaklee Vitalizer
 
To your health~














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Vegetarian Chili

Cooler weather have you craving a warm & healthy bowl of delicious chili?

This easy and yummy vegetarian chili recipe will fill you up-without filling you out!

VEGETARIAN CHILI


 4 teaspoons olive oil
 1 cup onion, chopped
 1 can (14 1/2 oz) Mexican-style diced tomatoes
 2 boxes or cans (14 1/2oz) vegetable broth
 10 Tablespoons Shaklee Instant Soy Protein Powder Mix
1/2 cup bulgur (cracked wheat) I use Bob's Red Mill brand
1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
 1 can (15 1/4oz) organic kidney beans
 1 cup frozen organic corn
1 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
   Salt to taste

Heat oil in a saucepan or Dutch oven and cook onions about 5 minutes or until soft.

Stir in tomatoes, 1 box/can of vegetable broth, bulgur, and bell pepper; bring to a boil.  Reduce heat and simmer, covered., stirring as needed, until bulgur is tender; about 10 minutes.

Add beans, corn, and chili powder.

Mix second box/can of vegetable broth with the Shaklee Instant Soy Protein Mix and then stir mixture into chili.  For thinner chili, add additional vegetable broth or water, as desired.

Makes 8 servings


~Enjoy~

Nutritional Information:
Serving Size:  about 10.4 oz   (1 cup = 8 oz)
Calories         300
   Calories from fat     40
Total Fat          4g
Total Carbs     43g
Protein            22g  (10g soy protein)


 

Overfed and undernourished

OUR S.A.D. DIET IS A BIG, FAT PROBLEM

The Standard American Diet (S.A.D.) is causing a plethora of health challenges. Believe it or not, the United States ranks 37th in longevity behind countries such as Cuba, Chile, Costa Rica, and Greece, even with all of the medical technology and pharmaceutical innovations available today. A major consequence of our S.A.D. is the obesity epidemic, which affects even our children! In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a statement recently that suggests, unless current trends reverse, one-third of all children born today can expect a shorter life than their parents due to type 2 diabetes.

Our super busy lifestyles drive us to make compromises of convenience with regard to what we eat, when we
eat, and how much we eat. And many products that are marketed as “healthy” foods are filled with sugar, fat, and artificial ingredients. Fast food sales have increased nearly 2,000% over the past 30 years. One-third of our total calories come from fast food, which is lacking in good nutrition. Not only does high-fat, high-carbohydrate fast food deliver a lot of calories, but the latest research shows that it also may result in acute inflammation. And consuming these high-fat, high-calorie fast food meals regularly may lead to chronic inflammation, which may put you at risk for many diseases linked to inflammation, including heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, certain cancers, and Alzheimer’s disease.

•  Our foods are fast and our metabolisms are slow

• Our drinks are soft and our arteries are hard

• Our nerves are fried, and so is the junk we put into our bodies 

Fast food sales have increased nearly 2,000% over the past 30 years. One-third of our total calories come from fast food, which is lacking in good nutrition. Not only does high-fat, high-carbohydrate fast food deliver a lot of calories, but the latest research shows that it also may result in acute inflammation. And consuming these high-fat, high-calorie fast food meals regularly may lead to chronic inflammation, which may put you at risk for many diseases linked to inflammation, including heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, certain cancers, and
Alzheimer’s disease.

EATING RIGHT ISN’T AS EASY AS IT SEEMS

98% of Americans do not eat the recommended seven to nine servings of fruits and vegetables each day. What might surprise you even more is that, even when you try to do the right thing, the nutritional value of our produce isn’t what it used to be. In fact, a 2004 study of 43 crops showed a decline in the nutrient content of up to38% over the past 50 years.

Next post I'll share: How & Why Supplementing, Proper Nutrition and a Healthy Lifestyle can prevent many major diseases 60–90% of the time.

~Every day you make choices that will either improve your health or harm it.  Which will you choose today?~

Ready for School to Start?

Class is in Session!

Summer is drawing to an end and parents all over the country are getting ready for the back-to-school blitz. This year, take a little stress out of the season by making sure you and your family are well-prepared for the first bell.

Childrens Nutrition

Brain Boosters

An alert, healthy brain is essential for scholastic success, and one of the most important elements of brain health is proper nutrition. Natural nutrients, especially omega 3 fatty acids, improve brain function and your child´s ability to focus for long periods of time. Loaded with healthy DHA (the brain health portion of Omega 3 versus the hearth health EPA), Shaklee´s Mighty Smart chews are the perfect way to keep your little one´s brain in tip-top shape. Try to give them just one of these tasty treats each day--it's harder than you think! They are so yummy that your kids will want "more" all day long.


"Jessie is a 9 year old with a learning disability. She has trouble focusing and reading. Her mom ordered the Incredivites (Shaklee's chewable multi for kids) and Mighty Smarts. She started on them the day they arrived.


On May 26 Jessie was doing her reading. This is difficult for her. She was sounding out her words for her mom. Her focus seemed to be much better than usual. Then she came to the word "look" which she did not sound out. Mom noticed she had not and asked her why she had not sounded it out. She replied "that was one of my spelling words from yesterday." Jessie has not been capable of having this memory before. Mom said she got tears in her eyes at this point. She states that Jessie is just a different child since the vitamins. Mom anticipates Jessie will have a very improved reading capability by the beginning school year in August." ~C. Wainwright




Keep ‘em Clean

Go Green-Get Clean

No matter how many times you tell them to keep their brand new school clothes clean, you know your adventurous teens collect stains that even Scotland Yard couldn´t identify. This year, keep everything clean with our Get Clean Laundry Mini Kit. This comprehensive kit contains everything you´ll need to clean even the most stubborn stains, using only the safest suds found in nature.


Fresh Liquid Laundry Testimonial---"My husband is building a hotrod and he comes in every night in grease, transmission fluid, etc. He uses Shaklee’s Fresh Liquid Laundry with Nature Bright and the results are amazing!" J. Thackrey

ADHD Webinar

Monday, August 15th at 8:30pm cst join us for a webinar on ADHD by clicking HERE http://healthandwealth.adobeconnect.com/adhd31/


Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed childhood conditions. School age children are the most commonly affected by ADHD, a condition characterized by excessive hyperactivity, inattention, and impulsivity. If you have children or know someone with children who may fall into this category, join us for our webinar on ADHD.



After School Snacks

Heahlthy Snacks

You know the drill. As soon as your kids get home from a long day at school, they head straight for the fridge. Their young bodies need the extra fuel, but 3pm junk food binges can lead to struggles with obesity down the road. Fortunately, Shaklee´s Cinch Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip and Blueberry Crisp Meal-In-A-Bars are packed with powerful proteins to promote healthy growth. These satisfyingly sweet snacks make an excellent option for the teen on the go.




Freedom, Fortune and Family

Join Our Shaklee Family

Finding time to take care of your family and your bank account isn´t easy – especially when the school bells start ringing. If you´re sick of slaving away at your day job and stressing about family schedules, maybe it´s time to consider the income potential of self-employment. As a Shaklee Distributor, you´ll set your own hours, leaving ample time to manage your family responsibilities – not to mention making it easy to earn the kind of salary you´ve always dreamed of.


Join us for a Thursday night webinar to learn more! Our webinars are from 7-7:45pm cst--join by visiting http://healthandwealth.adobeconnect.com/teamglacken/

Toxic World

Are your cleaning products causing Asthma?

                               The real dirt on clean
 
You know that good, healthy feeling you get when you’ve just cleaned house? Sorry to spoil it, but you may have just made your home dirtier.
Think of it this way. You wouldn’t let your kids play with toxic chemicals, so why would you let the baby crawl over a floor that’s just been wiped with them? That’s much more dangerous than the
orange juice that was just there.
           

 How dangerous? Just take a look:
• Over 90% of poison exposures happen at home.
• Common chlorine bleach is the #1 household chemical involved in poisoning.
• Organic pollutants, found in many common cleaners & air fresheners, are      found at levels 2 to 5 times higher inside your home than out.
• A person who spends 15 minutes cleaning scale off shower walls could inhale three times the “acute one-hour exposure limit” for glycol ether-containing products set by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
• Common cleaners give off fumes that can potentially increase the risk of kids developing asthma, the most common chronic childhood disease.
• 1 in 13 school-aged children has asthma. Rates in children under five have increased more than 160% from 1980 – 1994.

• Children are highly vulnerable to chemical toxicants. Pound for pound of body weight, children drink more water, eat more food, and breathe more air than adults. The implication of this is that children will have substantially heavier exposures than adults to any toxicants that are present in water, food, or air.

• If your home is anything like the average U.S. home, you generate more than 20 pounds of household hazardous waste each year (the EPA designates toilet cleaners, tub and tile cleaners, oven cleaners, and bleach as hazardous waste). 

Just a few common chemical ingredients to look out for:
Find out what's lurking on your shelves:  Read labels to discover what brands contain: • Sodium hydroxide
• Hydrochloric acid • Butyl cellosolve (2-Butoxyethanol) • Formaldehyde • Bleach (sodium hypochlorite)
• Ammonia • Sulfamic acid • Petroleum distillates • Sulfuric acid • Lye (potassium hydroxide) • Morpholine

4 simple ways to Get Clean
                     Your home should be the safest, healthiest, cleanest place in the whole world!
Here are some pretty easy things you can do to make your family safer and your home healthier. And, as it turns out, what’s good for your home is good for the earth and everyone else on it, too. So let’s make our homes healthy. Let’s clean our hearts out. Let’s Get Green Clean!

1. Get the dirt. Educate yourself about what you bring into your home at
www.householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/products.htm

2. Have a clean-for-all. Put on the gloves and get rid of the nasty stuff in your home. Responsibly, of course. Local waste collection services have guidelines for proper household hazardous waste disposal, as well as collection sites for paint, batteries, cleaners, etc. Whatever you do, please don’t toss this stuff in the garbage.

3. Welcome healthy into your home. Commit to carefully considering everything that crosses your doorstep.
Here are some safe, healthy things to have in your home:
• Cleaners that are truly cleaner. Shaklee Get Clean offers product choices that are: nontoxic, natural, biodegradable,concentrated, and hypoallergenic. To learn more, please visit www.gaskell.myshaklee.com
• Fresh air. Open your windows to reduce indoor air pollution.
• Essential oils. Use these instead of air fresheners.
• Plants. Besides being nice to look at, they can absorb harmful gases and help clean the air.
• Organic cotton bedding. Avoid standard bedding treated with chemicals.
• Floors made of recycled and renewable resources.
• Healthier paint. That new paint smell can be as nasty as it smells. Choose low VOC paint instead.

4. Clean up our collective home. Make Earth healthier for all of us who call it home by using:
• Compact fluorescent lighting. They last a whole lot longer. (Recycle them properly when burned out)
• Energy Star-rated appliances. Save money and energy.
• A low-flush toilet. Replace the largest user of water in your house!
• Low-flow showerheads. Same pressure. Less water.
• Your flicker finger. Turn off lights and appliances when you’re not using them.
• Gray water system. Install one to recycle used household water for your lawn.
• Tankless water heater. Save money, energy, and space in the broom closet.

I hope you have found this information useful.  But mostly I hope that the information has encouraged you to review the products/chemicals/toxins you may have in your home-and moved you to REMOVE them!  If you have already made Green changes to your cleaning regimen-Kudos to you!  Now, go tell a friend-it just may improve their health or save a child from an unnecessary poisoning.




 

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