Our modern lifestyle is the cause of a serious, epidemic problem that affects our society to-day: heart disease and stroke.In America half of all death are from coronary heart disease, most of them with advanced atherosclerosis(narrowing of the arteries).

The first report  of coronary artery disease in America was published in 1912 in ‘The Journal of the American Medical Association by Dr. James Herrick.
The disease was so rare that famous cardiologist DR. Paul Dudley White, spent the next 10 years searching for it and found only three cases. Today we have thousands of cases in any small city.

In the same medical journal 77 years later, on July 7 1989, a nationwide analysis showed that 60 million American adults aged 20 – 90 now have coronary disease to some degree.
There is no longer any doubt that the wanton destruction of our food, air and water and the inept and corrupt work of our health authorities created this monster and it’s alive and growing in every third one of us.

Humbug physicians will object that cardiovascular disease is declining, because modern medicine has become so wonderful at detecting it early and treating it successfully. Don’t believe them! Even advanced cardiovascular disease is very difficult to detect.
Dr. Lewis Kuller, for example, analyzed records of 326 people who died of sudden heart attacks,all of whom had received medical examinations within six months before death. Eighty-six of the subjects had received medical examinations within 7 days of their death. Not a single one of the heart attacks had been predicted by their physicians.

If you are fortunate enough to have cardiovascular disease correctly diagnosed before it manifests as a heart attack or stroke, then surely modern treatment can tackle it? No way! Most medial therapies for cardiovascular disease are simply symptomatic relief, that does nothing to reverse or even arrest the disease process.

Has the modern electronic bypass  wizardry done a better job than the 100-year- old traditional advice to cut the fat in your diet and go for a daily walk?
The American government  Coronary Artery Surgery Study spent 24 million dollars to find out. Their studies examined records of 16,626 angiogram patients. From these records researchers selected 780 patients with good heart function, but a significant blockage of one or more coronary arteries.
Half the patients were given bypass surgery plus drugs. The other half were treated with nutritional and lifestyle changes plus drugs. Bypass surgery conferred no advantage at all, neither in longevity nor in incidence of future heart attacks.

What if you avoid surgery and just use our wonderful new drugs instead? I wouldn’t.
The Johns Hopkins Medical Letter reports on fatal drug reactions in hospitals, where you would think medical expertise would protect you or at least could save you if a drug reaction occurs Prescribed hospital drugs are so toxic, they kill 130,000 Americans
every year!

Outside the hospitals, the death toll from the same prescription drugs is probably a lot higher, but is frequently unreported or listed simply as heart failure. The 1994 Physicians Desk Reference contains hundreds of pages of side-effects of common prescription drugs used for cardiovascular disease.
Side-effects include many kinds of cancer, heart disease, liver disease, brain damage and sudden death.

Research has proven that there are many factors, which determine the change of getting heart disease or stroke. Some of the important factors we can influence by changing our diet and avoid smoking.

It’s not a disease of old age, children at the age of 15 can show symptoms of the disease.
Narrowing of the arteries is the main cause of stroke This can start at an early age, without any  warning signs.
This process continue and is very hard to detect till suddenly a stroke occurs.
This happens quite fast in most cases and leaves hardly any time to intervene.

Prevention is the key and this has to start at a youthful age; but it has been proven that by changing one’s lifestyle, the process of narrowing of the arteries can be reversed.

There are a number of factors we have to watch for:
1.to  maintain a constant body weight
2. the use of unsaturated oil and fat
3. use of the right type of cholesterol (high density lipoproteins, HDL), that scrubs and vacuums     excess cholesterol off the walls of your arteries.Heart disease risk starts at a cholesterol level     of 168 mg/dl, NOT the 200 mg/dl now bandied about by the media.
4. moderate intake of alcohol, sugar and sugar containing drinks.
5. avoid smoking
6. eat a healthy diet, plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, according to the guidelines of the     department of health.
7. exercise daily for at least 30 minutes.

May the frequent use of this information contribute to the actual fight against heart disease and stroke.
But let us not lose sight of the fact that nutrition is only one of the factors and that smoking, high blood pressure and lack of exercise are also important.

Our daily diet has to consist of sufficient carbohydrates, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals to keep us healthy and fit.
The following average quantities are a good daily measure for an adult, who doesn’t need to perform heavy labor:
1/2 ltr fat reduced milk
one decent serving of vegetables
some potatoes
two to three fruits
1 or 2 slices of cheese
+/- 100 gr. meat
+/- 150 gr. fish
250 – 300 gr. beans
+/- 50 gr. diet margarine
4 – 6 slices of wholemeal bread
2 eggs/ week

Don’t be afraid of cholesterol, it belongs to your body,like arms and legs.
The body makes the necessary amount of cholesterol, which circulate in the blood through your body.
If a big amount of cholesterol in the food enters our body, the amount of cholesterol in our blood rises and atherosclerosis can develop.

Cholesterol rich foods are: egg york, liver, brains, kidneys and milt and roe from fish.

If you don’t eat more than once in a fortnight liver, kidney and occasionally prawns, milt and roe, you don’t have to be afraid of cholesterol. Plenty of exercise has a favorable influence on the cholesterol content of the blood. Walk or cycle daily to work or when going shopping.

May the frequent use of this information contribute to the actual fight against heart disease and stroke.
But let us not lose sight of the fact that nutrition is only one of the factors and that smoking, high blood pressure and lack of exercise are also important.

Why do we need Antioxidants?
The oxidation process that metal causes to rust is also at work inside our body.
Oxidation means:something has reacted with oxygen and oxygen molecules
have lost an electron during their interaction with other molecules.
These so called free radicals try to steal molecules from any healthy
molecules they can find and in the process create more free radicals.

Every breath we take causes free radicals and damage our healthy cells,
as they try to stabilize themselves. The damage of free radicals is significant.
Research is showing more and more evidence that fee radical damage
is the cause of many degenerative diseases,like cancer,stroke,heart – and
eye disease, macular degeneration and the aging process itself.

As with extensive exercises and heavy breathing many free radials are
generated,it is sensible to eat a diet rich in antioxidants,like vit.C packet
citrus fruits,broccoli,dark green vegetables,beta-carotene rich carrots,
sweet potatoes and spinach.Also wheatgerm and vegetable oils,which are
rich in vitamin E, to counteract the damaging effect of free radicals.

As I explained in my subject about cellular nutrition,the anti-oxidants we get
out of our food are not sufficient to neutralize the effect of free radicals.
It makes sense to follow the example of world leading athletes,like:
1.Steve Hooker,Olympic Gold medalist and USANA sponsored athlete,pole vault,
ranked #1 at Bejiing Olympics 2008;ranked #1 at  Perth Interclub Meet in 2008,
ranked #1 at Commonwealth Games in Melbourne 2006.
Steve takes USANA essentials, Biomega, Procosamine, Coquinone,
Garlic EC and bulk nutromeal pouches.

2.Clint Robinson,Olympic Gold medalist and USANA sponsored athlete,
winning K1 1000 meter Canoe/Kayak at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
Clint takes the Essentials,Proflavanol 90,Garlic EC,E-prime and Biomega-3.

3.The Australian Women’s Yngling Sailing Team are newly sponsored
USANA Athletes.They came 2nd place at the Yngling World Championships.
4.The Australian Swim Team:Trevis Nederpelt,Matt Target,Elese Zaleski,
Amy Cockerton,Daniel Blackborrow and Aike Sakeson.
These elite athletes noticed multiple benefits,including health improvements,
increased energy levels and greater endurance.

5.Derek Parra,Olympic Gold medalist speed skating.
6.Jenefer Azzi,Olympic gold medalist basketball.
7.Thurl Baily,NBA All-Star basketball player.
They are using the USANA essentials and other products to
supplement their diet.

Fluids:
An athlete should drink plenty of fluid,before,during and after an event,
even when you are not thirsty,because you can’t rely on thirst as an
indicator of your body’s hydration status.Caffeine containing drinks
can make you dehydrated.
Weigh yourself before and after an event.For every pound you lose,
drink 2 cups of water.

Carbohydrates:
Carbohydrates are important to fuel your body;60-65% of your diet should
come from carbohydrates.Eating complex carbohydrates will strengthen
your endurance,but are burned off during intense exercise.
Foods high in carbohydrates are not high in calories.

Protein:
Athletes and even weightlifters need .8 to 1 gram of protein per kg.
body weight. Extra protein or protein supplements don’t build more
muscle.Working the muscle is the key!
Most athletes and non-athletes are getting enough protein out of their
daily diet.If you eat more protein than your body need,it’s converted
into body fat, if you consume more calories than your body needs.

An athlete's diet should be selected with the object of maintaining an optimum expenditure of energy.
The foods selected should include wheatmeal bread, wheatmeal or oatmeal porridge with wheatgerm and raisins , and served with milk and honey.

Protein food, and fats also, must be included for staying power, and protein tablets can be kept ready for emergencies.
A splendid protein drink can be made by mixing a desert spoon of brewers' yeast powder with two desert spoonful of skim milk in a glass of water, and sweetening with a little honey. This drink is also rich in calcium, phosphorus and iron.

'Mid-meals' should be taken, consisting of dried fruits, rich in natural  sugars, which release energy.
Salt is lost to the body by perspiration and must be replaced. 

There is some evidence that a high intake of vitamin C minimizes muscle soreness
in athletes, engaged in unusually strenuous muscular activities.
It also appears to reduce foot troubles, such as swellings and pains. 
The high intake of vitamin C should be commenced some days or perhaps weeks before the strenuous exercise is commenced, and continued during the period of exercise. This vitamin is also required for strong, healthy bone structure and connective tissue.

Another vitamin invaluable for athletes is vitamin E, which strengthens the heart and muscles,improves the circulation and reduces the body's need for oxygen.

Athletes need vitamin B complex tablets to strengthen the nervous system, and the need is greatly increased during strenuous exercise.
Vitamin A should also be taken, as it helps to build up resistance to infectious diseases such as cold and flu, etc.

The USANA Macro-Opimizers, like Fibergy,  Nutromeal and snack bars contain
the right ratio’s of Carbohydrates,protein and fat to keep your energy at optimum level.

The USANA products are manufactured according to pharmaceutical standards,
they are bio-available,potency guaranteed,well balanced and the ingredients work together in synergy.
USANA products are the Gold Standard for the sports community.
Visit the USANA website:http://nutrobalance.usana.com

    Edition #28

The Alkaline Advantage How pH Promotes
Optimal Health and Performance

It amazes me how little attention the value of balanced pH has garnered from the mainstream medical world. read it all….

The 5 Surprising Best Exercises to Lose Belly Fat…
No, Not Crunches!

For many of us, it’s too elusive–those flat, six pack abs that grace the cover of fitness and diet magazines (and unfortunately, not us).

With an obesity rate that continues to climb in the United States, it’s clear most of us don’t have our bodies under control either.

“So in one sense, the obesity crisis is the result of simple math. It’s a calories in, calories out calculation,” says Cathy Newman, a senior writer for National Geographic. “The First Law of Fat says that anything you eat beyond your immediate need for energy, from avocados to ziti, converts to fat.” read it all…

Curcumin and turmeric: Improving the therapeutic benefits by enhancing absorption and bio availability

Source:

Taylor & Francis

Summary:

Few natural products have demonstrated the range of protective and therapeutic promise as have turmeric and its principal bio active components, the curcuminoids.  Success in translating this potential into tangible benefits has been limited by inherently poor intestinal absorption, rapid metabolism, and limited systemic bio availability. Seeking to overcome these limitations, food ingredient formulators have begun to employ a variety of approaches to enhance absorption and bio availability. read it all…..

Recipe of the Day– Gennaro’s baked four-cheese spirali
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Cell Bodyguards
Exercise lowers cholesterol
Cabbage against cancer

Your immune system is a co-ordinated system of cells, proteins, and chemical signals that are designed to fend off bacteria, viruses, and parasites. It help co-ordinate the wound healing process, cellular/tissue turnover, repair, and (re)building.

For optimal immune function, it is important to support all three aspects of our immunity:
surface immunity, innate immunity and adaptive immunity.

Surface immunity is the first line of defense against pathogens. It is comprised of the barriers that actively keep pathogens out, such as skin, respiratory tract and gastrointestinal system.
If a pathogen is able to cross a surface barrier, then the innate immune system defenses are stimulated. Innate immunity includes a host of reactions, including the destruction of pathogens through a process called phagocytosis.

Adaptive immunity is called into action if the innate immune system is overwhelmed.
Also known as acquired immunity, this response is highly specific to the pathogen that induces it.

To help your whole immune system function better, there is a unique product on the market that combines ancient wisdom with modern science, containing four potent immune boosting ingredients, which help immune cells to work faster and better….
even under stress.
It is a powerful immune supplement on the market, specifically created for year round comprehensive support. It strengthens overall effectiveness of the immune system to help maintain and improve general well being.

The four natural immune boosting ingredients include:
Reishi – traditionally used in the management of immune and heart function. It helps to support the body’s natural immune defenses against free radical damage. It’s extracts boost the function of immune cells, our body’s first line of defense against infection. Based on its traditional use for longevity and boosting Qi, Reishi is often called the “Mushroom of immortality.”

Shiitake – Shiitake mushrooms, also called “Black Forest Mushroom” are high in several essential nutrients, including vitamins, minerals and lentinan – a polyaccharide and the key . constituent of Shiitake. Theses nutrients help to keep the immune system strong.

Baker’s Yeast – Proglucamune provides beta 1.3/1.6 glucan (Wellmune WGP), a natural carbohydrate derived from a proprietary strain of Baker’s Yeast. It has long been recognized as potent immunological activators with medicinal importance. It has been clinically proven to prime the immune system. Clinical studies have shown reductions in
symptomatic days of upper respiratory tract infections, improved immunity, and
reduced “down time” during cold season. The yeast beta-glucans have also been shown
to support vitality, mood state and general well-being that help protect against the
harmful effects of stress.

Zinc – Zinc is one of the 24 micro nutrients needed for survival. It can be found in meat, eggs, oysters and legume products. It is an essential trace element for maintaining the immune system, supporting proper functioning of immune cells and serving as an intracellular signal molecule for immune cells. It also act as an antioxidant and helps defend against oxidative stress.

Benefits of Proglucamune:
Helps support healthy immune system and function, improvement of general     well-being.
May assist in the management of upper respiratory tract infections in physically active people and people susceptible to upper respiratory tract infection.

May assist in reducing the severity and duration of symptoms associated with colds and flu.
Reishi has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine as a tonic to replenish Qi.
Vegetarian safe.

You can order this product on line by  visiting: www.nutrobalance.usana.com

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    Edition #27

 Dr. Campbell’s recommendations for Dietary Guidelines
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Microbiome-The-Garden-Within

For every cell in the human body, there are about 10 nonhuman cells. These microbial residents of our gut, skin, eyes and nasal passages collectively are referred to as the “microbiome” — and research of its role in human health has revealed enough surprising discoveries that the National Institutes of Health has launched an international Human Microbiome Project.
read it all….

PROGLUCAMUNE : Everyday Immune Defence

 Our modern lives are more demanding than ever and most people
can’t afford to have time out with sickness.

With over 200 different viruses responsible for infecting us with
a cold every year, people with a busy lifestyle want “insurance”
against colds and flu and need a more effective way to stay fit
and well, even when they are under stress.
Good nutrition is key to strengthen the body’s natural defense,
for both prevention and recovery, and to maintain vigorous
and focused every day. That’s where proglucamune comes in.

The unique formulation of USANA’s Proglucamune combines
ancient wisdom with modern science, containing four potent
immune boosting ingredients in one formulation, which help
immune cells to work faster and better …..even under stress.

It’s a powerful immune supplement on the market, specifically
created for year-round comprehensive support, it strengthens
overall effectiveness of the immune system to help maintain
and improve general wellbeing. You can order it by clicking here!

Recipe of the Day:   jools-breakfast-on-the-go click here!

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Exercise lowers Cholesterol
Cabbage against cancer
Antioxidant protection

Cabbage contains an abundance of vitamins, C, E, and carotene and two compounds that studies show can help prevent cancer.
Researchers reviewed almost 100 studies that evaluated the relationship between cruciferous vegetables, such as cabbage and cancer. They found that in 70% of the studies, cabbage consumption was associated with a lower risk of cancer. Cabbage is particularly effective in preventing breast-, lung-, and prostate cancer.

However, only 2% of these vitamins are present in the average American diet.
Most Americans today don’t eat their cabbage or any other vegetable.The average intake is
less than one serving per day of either fruit or vegetables.

The first of these compounds, indole-3-carbinol, or I3C, is especially effective against
breast cancer. The compound acts as an antiestrogen, which means that it sweeps up harmful estrogens that have been linked to breast cancer.

Most breast cancer is linked to deficit in estrogen metabolism.
The under-nourished female body can’t de-activate its estrogen properly. It uses what is
called the estradiol 16-alpha hydroxylation pathway, which leaves the hormone still active
enough to cause cell transformation in the breast (and reproductive organs).
Over years these cells gradually transform to cancer.The properly nourished female body,
however, uses what is called the estradiol 2-alpha hydroxilation pathway, which neutralizes the hormone completely and never leads to breast cancer.

The other compound found in cabbage, called sulforaphane, has been shown to inhibit
carcionogens and aid in DNA repair.

Women in Poland eat three times as much cabbage,especially raw cabbage,
as women in the US.
Researchers studied hundreds of Polish women living in the US and found that women who ate four or more servings of cabbage per week while preteens were 72% less likely to develop breast cancer as adults than the women who ate one serving or less of cabbage a week while preteens. Eating lots of cabbage as adults also provided significant cancer protection.

The compounds in cabbage can also protect against lung cancer.
A study of Chinese women in Singapore, a city with high levels of air pollution, found that
nonsmokers who ate cruciferous vegetables lowered their risk of lung cancer by 30%.
Smokers who ate cruciferous vegetables reduced their lung cancer risk by 69%!

Two types of cabbage: bok choy and savoy, are also super sources of beta-carotene,
a nutrient that other types of cabbage don’t have in abundance.
High blood levels of beta-carotene are related to lower incidences of heart attacks, certain
types of cancer, and cataracts.

These cabbages are also rich in vitamin C, which has been shown to boost the immune system as well as reduce blood pressure and fight heart disease.
They are also rich sources of the B vitamin folate. The body uses folate for normal tissue
growth and studies shows that folate may protect against certain forms of cancer, including cervical, colorectal, and lung cancers, heart disease, and birth defects.
Research shows that women are at high risk for folate deficiency, especially if they take
birth control pills.

Even though the science for some of these compounds is now well established, the profit-
motivated restrictions of our disease industry make it doubtful that they will hit
mainstream medicine any time soon. With breast- and reproductive system cancers, for
example, we are in the ludicrous position that hospitals cannot use indole-3-carbinol
to stop the disease,because it is not an approved drug. To get a good supply, you have to
eat cabbage.

Against the glittering backdrop of modern medicine’s high tech bells and whistles,
a number of cancer hospitals are now effectively treating breast cancer with plain,
old cabbage juice.That’s just what Great-Grandma used to drink back in the days when
breast cancer was a much rarer malady. Funny, isn’t it?

A few tips to get the most out of the cabbage.
1) Experts recommend to eat the cabbage raw to preserve it’s beneficial compounds.
2) If you must cook the cabbage, steam it lightly (5 minutes or less) to preserve the
phytonutrients and to maximize their availability. Don’t microwave cabbage, as it
decreases the amount of sulforaphane and don’t boil it either.
3) Buy it whole.
Avoid buying halved or shredded cabbage as it loses its vitamin C content quickly,
once cut. When you get your cabbage home, place the whole head in a plastic bag in the fridge.
4) Let it sit.
To promote the production of the most glucosinolates, slice or chop cabbage and let it
sit for 5 to 10 minutes before cooking.

Cholesterol is essential for every body function. Your body makes all your steroid hormones, including adrenalin, estrogen and testosterone from cholesterol. Cholesterol forms part of all your organs, including your heart and your brain. You can’t live without it.

Most of your cholesterol doesn’t come from food, but it’s made every day by your liver. When you eat high cholesterol food, the liver reduces its own production to keep blood cholesterol level low and healthy.

Blood cholesterol can rise to dangerous levels by disordered cholesterol metabolism, which is a man-made disease, caused mainly by our degraded nutrition and sedentary lifestyle.

We have low-density lipoprotein (LDL), which is “bad” cholesterol and high-density liproprotein (HDL), which is “good” cholesterol. Total cholesterol is mostly LDL, with smaller particles and this simple measure is still one of the best predictors of cardiovascular disease. It can now be measured with a simple device called the “accumeter”, which is reasonable accurate.

What level can we consider to be healthy? In the mid 80’s, the American Heart Association and other US health authorities recommended below 200 mg/dl. Today we know that even 200 mg/dl is too high. Death rates from cardiovascular disease starts to rise as cholesterol goes above 168 mg/dl.

According to a very comprehensive study by Dr. Jeremiah Stamler, which involved 356,000 men in 28 US cities, total cholesterol rises over 200 mg/dl when they are in their 30’s and reach about 220 mg/dl by age 45. It is obvious that sitting like a slug makes you ripe for disease.

How do athletes perform? Recent research shows that average cholesterol levels in male and female bodybuilders and runners, ranged between 158 mg/dl and 183 mg/dl. Without a doubt, exercise makes the healthy difference.

Exercise is a must in order to protect you from cardiovascular disease for two reasons.Firstly, they are far beyond anything else our biggest disease problem, killing more than twice as many Americans as all cancers, nine times as many as all other lung and liver diseases combined and 28 times as many as all forms of diabetes.

Alzheimer’s, osteoporosis, kidney diseases, multiple sclerosis and other high profile disorders are all minor (except to the folk suffering them) and AIDS, despite all it’s publicity, isn’t even in the hunt.

The second reason for stressing cardiovascular protection by exercise, distortions by the media of the deaths of bad informed people who went from long-term sedentary lifestyles into strenuous exercise programs. For many good reasons, a thorough medical and physician’s approval is a must before starting any exercise program. According to John Hopkins Medical Letter, sudden exertion in sedentary people “raises their changes of a heart attack ……100-fold”.

Most people who have heart attacks during activity are sedentary or have underlying heart disease and overdo it. But if you do the right exercise, five times per week for at least 30 minutes or longer, sudden exertion hardly increases your risk at all.

So ignore media headlines that yet another jogger has dropped dead during training. It was likely his first exercise program for years.

You probably heard it before: we are what we eat. But I like a more accurate definition: We are what we can get out of our food. Because it is the bio-availability of the nutrients we take in and more importantly: the cell's ability to absorb those nutrients,that are the determinant factors defining a person's health and well being.

The nutrients have to be in a form that the cells can except them and the cells have to be in optimum condition to be able to absorb the nutrients, are the keys to successful nutrition. These are two often overlooked facts. That's why most supplements miss the mark. They don't address the cellular condition of the body. Worse, many are in a form that is unacceptable for the cells themselves. They don't contain biological available substances that are useful to the cells in the body. They contain inorganic versions of those nutrients, which the body can't use.

There is however, one remarkable exception on this depressive trend and that are the nutritional supplements,designed and manufactured by USANA Health Sciences. 

To help you understand,I like to take you back to the basics. Have you ever thought about where our body is made of? The human body is built up of 100 trillion cells, each cell with his own DNA, which contains a blue print of the entire body. Today, life begins at conception. When the sperm of the male and the egg of the female join together and a cell is formed. The single cell contains DNA,the blue print of what the entire body will be like. Including the sex of the individual, right down to the color of the eyes. It's amazing when you realize what happens after the sperm and egg unite. The original cell divides into two cells,each with there own DNA. The two cells become four, the four eight, the eight 16, the 16 become 32 and on and on these cells continue to multiply with an unbelievable speed for the next eleven months.

After 11 months, two months after birth, the body has his full complement of cells. Why are cells significant? Because they are the simplest living biological unit in our body.
They convert the nutrients we ingest into the energy we need and determine the health of the body. To slow down aging, limit sickness and prevent disease we must protect and properly feed our cells.

There are 210 different types of cells. Red blood cells, white blood cells, braincells, heart cells etc. The body's organs and tissues are composed of cells. Everything from our eyes to our hair is made up of an collection of cells. One billion cells have to be replaced every hour, that is 24 billion every day. Our skin is replaced every 27 days. Every two months, every heart cell is replaced. So, the question is: Will our new body be stronger or weaker than the old one. This depends entirely upon the building materials we provide; that is: the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breath in. The human body is a truly remarkable creature.
Our body's health is dependent on the health of our cells. The health of the cells depends on the fluid in which they exist, also known as the biological terrain.
The biological terrain, the internal environment of the body that surround every cell, is regulated by homeostatic processes,which are dependent on the supply of a wide variety of substances, such as nutrients and the removal of waste.

Our cells can only benefit from the nutrients we take in, if they can get rid of what they don't need. The process of absorption, digestion and transportation are crucial to the biological terrain of the cell. If the biological terrain is wrong,toxins build up and the cells are unable to absorb the nutrients. Toxification depends on the amount of water we drink, the'PH' of the body and the body fluid,specially the environment that surrounds the cells.

Good nutrition is fundamental for good health. The human body is a complex system that requires a full spectrum of nutrients for optimal health.
We require the right amount of macro-nutrients, such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats in the right ratios. We also need the right amount of 59 different vitamins, minerals and antioxidants daily.

Optimum, broad spectrum nutrition is very important on the short term, but is particular important on the long term, if we come to understand the fundamental roll that nutrition plays in maintaining optimum health.
It has been said that we are overfed and under-nourished.

In the USA,over 25% of young people are in a state of degenerative disease and don't even know it. 95% of the population of 65 and over are suffering from any of the degenerative diseases,like stroke,cancer,diabetes,osteoporosis,Arthritis.

Most nutritional manufacturers don't understand what nutritional science is all about. Good nutrition is not only the study of food, but of all the processes of maintenance & repair of the living body, dependent on the digestion of that food. It's about the interaction of our food with our body and the interaction of the body with our food.
Many nutritional supplements on the market today don't contain bio-nutritional substances useful to the cells & the body.

By applying an excellent foundation of broad-spectrum and bio-available nutrients,one can be assured that the optimum levels are being met. 

Without a doubt, USANA offers the highest quality nutritionals available to-day.
By taking the advanced products, such as healthpak-100, optimizers,OptOmega (mineral fatty acids),which helps to provide the cells with essential needs.
You can order the USANA products online, by visiting:
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   Edition #26

Get balanced, get blissed
A wholistic approach to health & healing

Having lost my mom to cancer at the early age of 54, as well as losing twin girls, my job and my marriage, I suddenly woke up to the fact that I needed to find a different approach to life. I had hit rock bottom, and I needed to dig my way back out. I needed solutions—and fast. read it all …..

Deficiency Diseases

In today’s world we don’t see a lot of full-blown deficiency diseases.
Although deficiency diseases are rare in developed countries, they may still occur.

However, we do see sub-clinical or low-level deficiency diseases.
People with digestive disorders may not get all the nutrients they need.
People who abuse alcohol are particularly prone to deficiency diseases, as are those
who live in poverty. They regularly occur in many parts of the developing countries.
read it all….

USANA’s Probiotic features a unique 50/50 mixture of Bifidobacterium, BB-12® and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG, LGG®. These probiotic bacteria strains help to maintain
a healthy balance of beneficial bacteria in the gut, commonly known as the gut flora.
Take USANA Probiotic alone or add one serving of the mildly sweet, powdered formulation to NutrimealTM, FibergyTM, cold beverages or foods every one or two days!

Why Nutrition is Important
Eating a balanced diet is vital for good health and well being. Food provides our bodies with the energy, protein, essential fats, vitamins and minerals to live, grow and function properly. We need a wide variety of different foods to provide the right amounts of nutrients for good health.May 19, 2014

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