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• Need Energy? Need Energy?

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    Low on energy?

    You might not be getting enough magnesium. A study published in the Journal of Nutrition, found that magnesium deficiency impacts the way you feel, especially your energy level. Researchers found that people who didn’t get enough of this essential macromineral needed more oxygen during exercise than people who had enough magnesium. If your magnesium "batteries” aren’t charged, you’ll likely feel more tired than usual, even when not exercising.
    
    Other research has shown that not getting enough magnesium can lead to muscle weakness, irregular heartbeats, bone weakening and headaches.
    
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    Get the magnesium you need for energy and the calcium you need for strong bones with TriVita’s doctor-fomulated VitaCal-Mag D™.
    
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• Love Your Pearly Whites Love Your Pearly Whites

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    Love Your Pearly Whites

    Caring for your teeth and gums – no matter what condition they are currently in – is important to your health. Of course, most people want a mouth full of strong white teeth just so they look good; but dental care is about a lot more than flashing a bright smile.
    
    Studies have proven that poor dental care can lead directly to heart disease. Your gums are particularly vulnerable to infection, and infections can get into your bloodstream – and from there to the rest of your body, including your heart – through gums that are unhealthy.
    
    Take care of your smile today by:
    . Making an appointment with your dentist if it has been more than six months since your last check-up and cleaning. Realize that dentist visits are not the terrible experience they might have been 10 or 20 years ago; fear of the dentist isn’t reason enough to risk heart disease!
    
    . Brushing and flossing at least twice a day. It just takes three weeks to make flossing a lifetime habit. Remember - any bleeding that occurs the first couple of days will stop as your gums toughen up. Ask your dentist how to floss if you’re not certain you are doing it right.
    
    . Drinking pure water. In addition to helping your entire body, drinking water helps clean your mouth during and after meals, and doesn’t promote tooth decay like soda and other sugary drinks.
    
    Protecting your heart begins with protecting your mouth: what you eat and how you care for your teeth and gums makes all the difference. Your teeth are designed to last a lifetime; whether they do or not is up to you!
    
    TriVita’s VitaCal-Mag D™, with five unique forms of chelated calcium, is excellent for helping to strengthen teeth and bones, and helping prevent the bone loss that leads to osteoporosis. Fortified with Vitamin D™, magnesium, phosphorus and other nutrients, VitaCal-Mag D makes a great addition to caring for your body!
    
    French Montreville
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    http://www.myempoweringteam.ws/
    Independent TriVita Business Affiliate, Trivita ID# 13011183

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• Love Your Pearly Whites Love Your Pearly Whites

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    Love Your Pearly Whites
    
    TriVita’s VitaCal-Mag D™, with five unique forms of chelated calcium, is excellent for helping to strengthen teeth and bones, and helping prevent the bone loss that leads to osteoporosis. Fortified with Vitamin D™, magnesium, phosphorus and other nutrients, VitaCal-Mag D makes a great addition to caring for your body!
    
    French Montreville
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    1-617-487-4340
    http://www.myempoweringteam.ws/
    Independent TriVita Business Affiliate, Trivita ID# 13011183

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• Health Myths Quiz Health Myths Quiz

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    Are these true or false?
    
    1. Carrots are good for your eyes.
    2. Osteoporosis isn’t a health risk for men.
    3. You probably won’t get the West Nile Virus.
    4. Caffeine won’t give you lasting energy.
    5. Tanning beds won’t damage your skin.
    6. Most people don’t get enough nutrients from food alone.
    
    Carrot are good for your eyes
    True. Carrots contain Vitamin A, a nutrient your body needs for vision health. But don’t worry if carrots aren’t your thing – this important vitamin is also found in kale, cantaloupe, and eggs. A daily vitamin supplement will help ensure you get enough essential vitamins.
    
    Caffeine won't give you lasting energy
    True. Caffeine is a quick fix that can zap your energy. Caffeine can also keep you up at night, leading to even more fatigue. It’s also a diuretic – and if you lose enough water, dehydration can set in and leave you feeling exhausted. To get energy the healthy way, exercise, eat right and make sure you’re getting the nutrition your body needs. TriVita’s Sublingual B-12, B-6 & Folic Acid™ and 2-Step Energy System™ help your body produce lasting energy.
    
    Osteoporosis isn't a healthy risk for men
    False. You’ve probably heard that 8 million women have osteoporosis in the U.S., but did you know that 2 million men do? After age 50, men have a greater risk of osteoporosis-related bone fractures than they do of getting prostate cancer.
    
    Tanning beds won't damage your skin
    False. Getting that “healthy” glow causes skin damage even from tanning beds. Sunlamps emit ultraviolet (UV) rays that can lead to deadly damage. A Dartmouth Medical School study linked tanning beds to skin cancer. If you want a tan look, use rub-on “self-tanning” creams and stay away from tanning beds.
    
    Your probably won't get the West Nile Virus
    True. Despite all the hype, the chances of getting a serious case of the virus are very small. Even in parts of the country with many cases, only 1 percent of mosquitoes carry the West Nile Virus, reported The University of California, Berkeley. And if you do get bitten, chances are you won’t even know it – 80 percent of people have no symptoms. Of those who develop flu-like symptoms, only 1 percent of cases are serious.
    
    Most people get enough nutrients from food alone
    True. American diets are low in nutritious foods, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. In 2000, 73 percent of women and 81 percent of men ate fewer than five servings of fruits and vegetables each day. To make sure you get the nutrition you need, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and take a pharmaceutical-quality vitamin supplement every day.
    
    Nourish your body with essential nutrients day and night with TriVita’s VitaDaily™ AM/PM

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• The Best Calcium for Your Bone The Best Calcium for Your Bones

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    The Best Calcium for Your Bones

    By Dr. Minshew

    The second best-selling nutritional supplement in America is calcium. What does it really do? And what are the best sources?
    
    Calcium: What it is and what it does
    Calcium is an essential nutrient for all animal and plant life. It begins life as a mineral: calcium carbonate in rocks. Plants extract calcium salts (calcium chloride) and use them for creating energy. As the food chain continues, animals that eat plants then concentrate the calcium into both liquid and solid states. Solid calcium helps create hard, compact tissues like teeth and bones. Liquid calcium resides inside your cells, your nerves and all of your muscles – including your heart! Every time a muscle contracts it uses calcium. There is also calcium in your bloodstream.
    
    All medical organizations recognize the need to get adequate calcium every day. This is usually through:
    
    Dietary sources – Dietary sources range from kale and walnuts to beef and milk.
    Supplementation – Supplements use calcium from both living and non-living sources. Living sources include things such as bone meal and microcrystalline hydroxyapatite concentrate (MCHC), while non-living sources include things such as calcium carbonate.

    Calcium and osteoporosis
    The primary use for calcium is treating osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is the condition where there’s a high loss of bone density; your bones become so thin that they may break with the simple act of sneezing or stepping off a curb.
    
    Osteoporosis is a very serious disease, with more women dying of osteoporosis-related fractures than from breast cancer! A diet high in calcium can help prevent osteoporosis if the calcium is absorbed and if there are enough other nutrients (such as Vitamin D) to transport this calcium to the bones.
    
    The best sources of calcium
    The debate about the quality of calcium begins with its source: Is calcium from stone, oyster shell or eggshell as good as calcium from fruits and vegetables? Is calcium from milk and beef equivalent to calcium from nuts and fish? The answer is that certain forms of calcium are good for certain applications.
    
    Calcium carbonate contributes to our health in supplement form by stabilizing stomach acids. These supplements have also been shown to reduce a person’s risk for colon cancer. Some people find that calcium carbonate provides relief from muscle cramps or cramps associated with PMS.

    Chelated calcium is calcium carbonate bound to protein (calcium orotate, calcium lactate, calcium citrate, etc.). These have been shown to effectively balance the ratio of “good” cholesterol (HDL) to “bad” cholesterol (LDL).

    Calcium from bone meal and MCHC works best with teeth and bones. For instance, calcium carbonate will not help with the worst cases of osteoporosis. Yet studies have shown that MCHC may improve/increase bone density as much as 6% in a single year! Let me repeat this: In clinical trials where bone density is measured, the greatest benefits to teeth and bones came from MCHC. Calcium carbonate provided only a fraction of the protection of MCHC.

    One of the primary sources of calcium is from food itself. After all, where do animals get their calcium? From fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, fish and some meats! We are no different. We should eat up to nine servings of fruit and vegetables daily to ensure that we get enough calcium. We can increase the likelihood of a consistent calcium supply by supplementing with an appropriate source of calcium.

    The dairy debate

    One common recommendation for the prevention of osteoporosis is to drink milk and eat milk-based foods. This recommendation is based on the observation that milk contains a significant amount of calcium. Yet many people are allergic to milk and have difficulty drinking the recommended amount.
    
    Further, the Physicians Health Study reported a 30% increase in prostate cancer occurrence for male doctors who consumed dairy products. And a Harvard study of over 12,000 women found that those who consumed the recommended amount of calcium from a milk source had twice the risk of hip fractures than women who primarily got their calcium from non-milk sources.
    
    Finally, the journal Pediatrics found that milk consumption had no impact on bone density among young girls.
    
    The problem with red meat
    Beef and other red meats have been cited as another source of calcium. As mentioned earlier, all muscles must have calcium in order to function properly. Steak, roast and ground beef all come primarily from muscles. Therefore, it is no surprise that muscle meats contain significant amounts of calcium.
    
    Beef also contains an abundance of a fat called arachidonic acid (AA). This fat is very inflammatory. AA is why red meat has gained such a bad reputation; eating too much can cause or contribute to many serious health problems. Arachidonic acid may be a good reason to avoid beef as a source of calcium.
    
    Conversely, wild salmon has anti-inflammatory fats and as much as eight times more calcium that beef. And the vegetable okra is even higher in calcium.
    
    The bottom line
    The evidence is clear: Calcium from fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds is the best when it comes to dietary sources of calcium. And, when it comes to supplements, MCHC is far superior to all other supplements at building strong bones!
    
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    Excellent dietary sources of calcium
    Fruits
    Vegetables
    Nuts
    Seeds
    Excellent supplement sources of calcium (with MCHC)
    VitaCal-Mag D to prevent bone loss
    TriVita’s Bone Builder to rebuild bones
    Get 20 minutes of morning/evening sun for Vitamin D
    Exercise
    Weight-bearing exercise at least twice weekly (more is better)
    Aerobic exercise for 30 minutes most days of the week
    Avoid calcium-stealing habits
    Soft drinks
    Caffeinated beverages
    Smoking
    
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    Preventing Osteoporosis
    Learn more ways to help protect against osteoporosis
    
    Critical Information About Your Bone Health
    Find out how to prevent bone loss and maintain bone health
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    French Montreville
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    1-617-487-4340
    http://www.myempoweringteam.ws/
    Independent TriVita Business Affiliate, Trivita ID# 13011183

    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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• The Effects of Addiction The Effects of Addiction

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    The Effects of Addiction

    By Dr. Minshew

    There is much talk within the medical community about the nature of addiction. Is it a disease and, if so, does it have genetic roots? Is addiction strictly physical or are there psychological and moral dimensions to it? The answers to these questions depend to a large extent upon who you ask.
    
    The cause and effects of addiction
    In nearly all of the Weekly Wellness Reports, I strive to uncover and explain the root causes of disorders and address them at this base level for truly effective relief. Because there are so many opposing views of addiction, let’s start by discussing changes in behavior and chemical changes in the brain and body.
    
    . All addictions have certain things in common:
    . They become the focus of a person’s attention

    . They interfere with stewardship of health, time and resources

    They elicit a pleasure response in the brain that tends to escalate over time. This means the addict needs larger doses just to get the same effect. As time progresses, the brain simply does not give the same pleasure response to the addiction as it did in the beginning. When this happens, a person may continue the addictive behavior not necessarily to get pleasure, but just to avoid the pain of withdrawal.

    Some common addictions that fit this model include drugs (prescribed or recreational), tobacco, alcohol, sugar and foods in general. But substances aren’t the only addictions. Behaviors can also fit the addiction model.
    
    For instance, work can become an addiction. So can procrastination, anger, exercise, stress, video games and text messaging! Virtually anything can become an addiction if it becomes the focus of a person’s attention, interferes with daily life and becomes more intense over time. The results of addiction are always the same:

    . Relationships suffer
    . Resources dwindle
    . Quality of life is lost.

    The physical effects of addiction
    When a person repeats an addictive behavior the brain literally and physically changes to accommodate the addiction. However, there are several ways we can address these physical effects.

    Omega-3 fatty acids
    Our brain is made mostly of fats (three-fourths of it!). Two-thirds of the fat in our brain is DHA, an Omega-3 fatty acid. We get DHA directly from fish oils and our bodies make DHA from flax oil and perilla seed oil. Addictions can alter the fat content of the brain and reduce brain volume. Rehydration with an Omega fatty acid is needed to help reverse this pattern. I suggest several grams of OmegaPrime daily to help re-hydrate the brain.
    
    Vitamin B-12
    Accelerated metabolism in any specific area of the brain (for instance, the area most impacted by an addictive behavior) can result in the brain becoming scarred and riddled with pockmarks resembling potholes in the road. It will begin to shrink in a process called “brain erosion.” Vitamin B-12 can help protect against brain erosion and promotes repair in the brain. TriVita’s Sublingual B-12 has exceptional absorption to help maximize recovery results. A person in recovery may need three lozenges daily (spread throughout the day) to help the brain recover.
    
    Vitamin C
    The brain and body use Vitamin C in the repair process in at least three ways:
    Detoxification – This occurs in the brain, the liver and in the lymphatic system. Using the Vitamin C flush can help you calculate the maximum amount of Vitamin C your body can use to assist in detoxification.
    
    Increases brain-specific antioxidants – Vitamin C increases glutathione, the “mother” of all brain antioxidants. This protects delicate brain tissues from damage caused by toxins and stress.
    
    Promotes chemical balance in the brain – Vitamin C also helps balance the brain’s chemistry by facilitating chemical balance. Chemical imbalance is a key trigger in addictions.

    A balanced lifestyle

    The 10 Essentials of Health and Wellness provide the elements needed for a healthy lifestyle. Learn and live these important principles as an aid in the struggle with addictions. I can guarantee that to the extent these Essentials are practiced, health will improve no matter how severe the addiction.
    
    In the final analysis, whether addiction is a disease or not, a person can recover. This may require medical and psychological care, family and spiritual support and a strong desire by the addicted person to improve their condition. The end result for the recovering addict will be physical, emotional and spiritual health both for today and for tomorrow!
    
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    Practice deep breathing for at least 20 minutes daily
    Drink ½ ounce of water per pound of body weight
    Sleep 7 ½ to 9 hours every night
    Eat 7 to 9 servings of fruit and vegetables daily
    Exercise moderately for 30 minutes most days of the week
    Nourish healthy relationships
    Supplement with the nutrients that can help with the effects of addiction
    OmegaPrime
    Sublingual B-12
    Vitamin C
    
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    French Montreville
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    Independent TriVita Business Affiliate, Trivita ID# 13011183

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• Test Yourself for "D"efficienc Test Yourself for "D"efficiency

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    Test Yourself for "D"efficiency
    By Dr. Minshew

    Quick test: Find out in 10 seconds if you are "D"efficient
    With your thumb, press on your sternum (breastbone). Is it tender or painful? Now, press on the tibia (shin bone) of both your legs. Are they sore or tender? If the answer is "yes" to both of these tests then there’s a 93 percent chance you’re deficient in Vitamin D. This is one of the most prevalent deficiencies in our culture.

    What is Vitamin D and what does it do for us?
    
    Vitamin D is both a hormone and a vitamin (vital amine). It’s a hormone because it’s created by the body when sunlight hits the skin. It also acts as a vitamin when it binds with calcium for proper absorption in the human body. Without enough Vitamin D, the body cannot absorb calcium or even mobilize essential fatty acids, such as Omega-3. It’s absolutely essential to have enough Vitamin D, yet many people don’t.
    
    Signs of deficiency
    The test above is one way of checking for low levels of Vitamin D. That’s because calcium is delivered to an area of the bones that is like a gelatin matrix. It’s this gelatin matrix that hardens into sturdy bone. But calcium can only be absorbed into this matrix when it is accompanied with enough Vitamin D. If there’s a Vitamin D deficiency, this matrix will revert back to gelatin near the surface of the bone, resulting in tenderness and bone pain.
    
    This kind of bone pain can not only be seen in cases of osteomalacia (softening of the bones), but also in fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and even the pain associated with chronic depression.
    
    Vitamin D deficiency can result in obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and psoriasis. Eventually, Vitamin D deficiency may lead to osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer, especially breast, prostate and colon.
    
    Reasons for deficiency
    The primary reasons why people become deficient in Vitamin D are cultural or environmental. For instance, in cultures where women are totally clothed, including veils, people are almost universally deficient in Vitamin D, as are submariners who spend extended time submerged. Neither group gets much direct sunlight. For North Americans, the primary reason for Vitamin D deficiency also includes a lack of exposure to sunlight and insufficient consumption of cold-water fish, such as wild salmon, mackerel and sardines. These are good food sources of Vitamin D as well as calcium and Omega-3 fatty acids.
    
    Many foods have been supplemented with Vitamin D, but this has not resulted in an overall increase in Vitamin D levels. This is likely because some food and supplement manufacturers rely on an inexpensive form of synthetic Vitamin D called "ergocalciferol" – a form of Vitamin D-2. Food sources of Vitamin D and supplements such as TriVita’s Bone Builder and VitaCal-Mag D use Vitamin D-3 (cholecalciferol), which is the same form that your body makes from sunshine.
    
    What to do?
    If your bones are tender or if you have a low blood level of Vitamin D, the solution may be as simple as increasing your exposure to sunlight (see Is the Sun our Enemy? in the "Learn More" section of this report). Spend 20 minutes daily in the sun with 40 percent of your skin surface exposed. Morning sun is best, evening sun is acceptable, but in any case, never allow your skin to burn.
    
    When supplementing with Vitamin D, always choose D-3
    It is also good to remember that this is a "fat soluble" vitamin. That means that you can store the nutrient for many days. I will often suggest two capsules of TriVita’s Bone Builder or two tablets of VitaCal-Mag D to be taken at every meal. I suggest reducing the recommended dosage to one capsule or tablet per meal after six months if the tenderness has disappeared from the sternum and shin bones. It is good to get a blood test for appropriate blood levels of Vitamin D and use this as a factor to help you structure a supplement program.
    
    Recommended Intake
    
    Age Group (years) Adequate Intake
    
    Females
    Males
    
    1 - 50
    200 IU
    200 IU
    
    51 - 70
    400 IU
    400 IU
    
    70 +
    600 IU
    600 IU
    
    You can also include Vitamin D-rich foods in your diet:
    
    Food Serving size
    Vitamin D content (IU)
    
    Cod liver oil
    1 Tbs.
    1,360
    
    Salmon, cooked
    3 ½ ounces
    360
    
    Mackerel, cooked
    3 ½ ounces
    345
    
    Sardines, canned in oil
    3 ½ ounces
    270
    
    Milk, Vitamin D-fortified
    1 cup
    98
    
    Margarine, fortified
    1 Tbs.
    60
    
    Liver, beef, cooked
    3 ½ ounces
    30
    
    Egg
    1 large
    25
    
    Eventually, health comes down to healthy habits practiced every day. Every day we should nourish our body and nurture our spirit for sustained health.
    
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    Spend time in the sun daily:
    20 minutes in the morning sun (10 minutes morning and evening work also)
    Expose 40 percent of your skin surface to the sun
    Never allow your skin to burn!
    Eat foods high in Vitamin D, or take Vitamin D supplements:
    Make sure to select D-3
    Spread the dose throughout the day
    Take Vitamin D supplements with food – especially foods high in Vitamin D
    
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    Is the Sun Our Enemy?
    Sunlight (in moderation) is actually crucial for life.
    
    Men’s Health
    Addiction
    
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    French Montreville
    Skype ID# Provenmedias
    1-617-487-4340
    http://www.myempoweringteam.ws/
    Independent TriVita Business Affiliate, Trivita ID# 13011183

    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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• Your Teeth Could Be Telling Yo Your Teeth Could Be Telling You Something About Your Heart!

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    Your Teeth Could Be Telling You Something About Your Heart!

    By Dr. Minshew

    Here is a question from a member: When I recently went to my dentist for a cleaning, he said that my gums were receding. He then went on to say there is a close link between my gum and heart health. Can you tell me about this?
    
    Your dentist was right – there is a strong link between gum disease and other very serious health conditions, including not only your heart but even your brain. Let me explain how this works.
    
    Inflammation – it’s a vicious cycle
    The problems with gum health start with inflammation. Where does the inflammation begin? It mostly stems from any of these four areas: (1) Trauma, (2) Toxins, (3) Stress, and (4) Nutrient Deficiency. Once inflammation begins, it feeds upon itself in a vicious cycle:

    Inflammation causes histamine release, which causes potential allergic reactions and even more inflammation.
    
    More inflammation kills off gum and bone cells prematurely. These dead cells feed bacteria, which start an infection, and cause even more inflammation.
    To try to overcome this growing problem, your immune system sends white blood cells to the site. But the chemicals secreted by the white blood cells to kill infection are themselves inflammatory and perpetuate the inflammation cycle.
    
    Treat the cycle and treat the cause
    Once inflammation begins, you have to break its cycle to reverse the process. To break the cycle, I like to add essential fatty acids to a diet, such as perilla seed oil and evening primrose oil.
    
    You can also treat dental inflammation’s causes to help keep them from even starting.
    Trauma – this could be caused by bruxism, an abnormal grinding of your teeth, especially during your sleep.
    
    Toxins – may come from such things as tobacco use and foods that stick to your dental surfaces, such as hard candy.
    
    Stress – the roots of your teeth need a rich blood supply to remain healthy. But stress steals blood circulation destined for the gums and teeth and diverts it to other body systems. Prolonged stress literally starves your teeth of food and oxygen.
    
    Nutrient Deficiencies – there are two main categories:
    
    Vitamin C deficiency - Vitamin C serves as the foundation for collagen. Without healthy collagen, your teeth become loose and your gums may bleed when brushing your teeth. This deficiency is a tell-tale sign of bigger problems in your entire body. If your gums are Vitamin C deficient, then most likely your whole body is Vitamin C deficient, which can negatively affect your heart, your brain, your immune system and your skin.
    
    CoEnzyme Q-10 Deficiency - This nutrient is critical not only for the good health of your gums, but also for the good health of your brain, heart, lungs and reproductive system. CoQ-10 is the key element of life in every cell. When it is present in abundance, the cells – and the person – are healthy. When CoQ-10 levels drop in your cells, you begin to age, and the faster it drops, the faster you age. This is seen primarily in your gums, so your gum health is the most obvious sign of how fast you are aging. But taking CoQ-10 will help slow down the aging process in your gums and in your whole body.

    What to do It is well known today that your whole body health is reflected in your dental health. This is especially true of heart and brain health because of the CoQ-10 connection. You can’t see your heart or your brain, but you can see your teeth!
    
    If your dental health is less than perfect, your heart health and brain health may also be less than perfect. If you have dental inflammation such as gingivitis, you may also have heart inflammation, brain inflammation and infections in other parts of your body. This is why there is such a strong link between poor dental health and heart disease and Dementia!
    
    To help repair dental problems, treat the causes first: Vitamin C and CoQ-10.
    
    For Vitamin C, I suggest the Vitamin C flush to determine the maximum amount of Vitamin C you can use each day.
    
    For CoQ-10, many health care providers recommend up to 400 mg of CoQ-10. TriVita’s CoQ-10 is nearly 10 times more “bio-available” than other brands. So, 1-2 capsules will usually be enough. And remember, with CoQ-10, it’s a case of “more is better.” There is no toxicity with CoQ-10 – it’s the enzyme of life!
    
    For best dental health, you need to see your professional dentist. He or she will have a treatment plan that can restore your gums and teeth to health and keep them that way. But remember, anything done by your dentist in his office can be “undone” by poor lifestyle habits. So learn and live the 10 Essentials and follow the habits of proper dental health. It’s not only good for your teeth, but for your entire body.
    
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    Don’t smoke
    Avoid candy

    Treat the cause of poor dental health:
    Take CoQ-10 daily – more is better!
    Take a maximum amount of Vitamin C daily
    
    Treat your teeth right:
    Get frequent dental checkups
    Follow your hygienist’s advice on brushing and flossing
    
    Treat the whole body, not just the teeth:
    Practice the 10 Essentials daily
    Take your foundational nutrients
    
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    Brush Your Teeth - It’s Good for Your Heart
    Learn the risk factors for gum disease and steps you can take to help prevent it.
    
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    Protecting Against Osteoporosis

    By Dr. Minshew

    According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, ten million people in North America have Osteoporosis; eighty percent of those affected by Osteoporosis are women. One in two women and one in four men over the age of 50 will have an Osteoporosis-related fracture as they age. Following a hip fracture from Osteoporosis, one in four people will die within a year (the death rate is twice as high for men as for women), and one in four will become complete invalids requiring long-term care.
    
    What is Osteoporosis?
    To understand the disease of Osteoporosis we must first understand the nature of bone. Your bones are alive. This fact surprises many people, as the common belief is that bones are just accumulations of calcium. But every cell in your skeleton has a lifespan. It is "born," it lives for many years and then it dies. During its lifetime it contributes to your immune system and adds to your metabolism. 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 bone cells dying. Our bones get longer, bigger, denser and healthier. At about age 30 the rate of bone cells being born and those dying are about the same. By age 40 the pendulum has definitely swung to the other side and the amount of bone cells that die every day exceeds the few being born. Your bones become thinner, less active and less able 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 a bone becomes so thin that it resembles Swiss cheese (full of holes and pores), the condition is said to be Osteoporosis. This bone is diseased and can fracture with the slightest stress.
    
    Protecting Against Osteoporosis
    The best way to deal with Osteoporosis is to protect against it.
    
    Adults up to age 30 should:
    
    Take a calcium, magnesium and Vitamin D supplement every day.
    Focus their diet on leafy, green vegetables.

    Get at least 20 minutes of direct sunlight on 40 percent of their body every day.
    Perform weight-bearing exercises most days of the week.
    
    Adults over 30 should do the same things. However, bone-building supplements for people over age 30 need to be more aggressive. This is especially true if you have any risk factors for Osteoporosis. Some key areas of concern for adults as they mature include:
    
    The ability to produce collagen – Collagen is like the rebar (reinforcing steel bars) in a concrete foundation: it provides tensile strength and gives the aggregate minerals, such as calcium and magnesium, something to hold on to! Microcrystalline hydroxyapatite (MCHC) is the specific collagen in your bones. It makes sense to supplement your bones with this special collagen and, in fact, people that take enough MCHC can build new, healthy bone cells even into their senior years. We need more MCHC!
    
    Homocysteine (HCY) breaks up collagen. Reducing HCY is critical to protecting against Osteoporosis.
    
    The effects of stress – Reducing the effects of stress is important in conserving your bones. When you are under stress your body’s response is to steal minerals from your bones to fuel the "fight or flight" response. Then, cortisol acts to excrete these minerals through your urine rather than putting them back into your bones. The amino acid GABA helps reduce this effect of cortisol and allows minerals to go back into your bones when you sleep.
    
    The inability to get good sleep – Speaking of sleep, your body produces a hormone called NAMOT (related to melatonin) when you reach stage 4 sleep. This hormone signals your bones to begin repairing themselves. When a person is unable to get deep, restorative sleep, they cannot repair the bone cells that die every day. Methoxytryptamine (5MT) is the protein that your pituitary gland uses to produce NAMOT. Supplementing with 5MT is important for bone health.
    
    Growing new bone
    Regardless of your age or bone density you can slow the bone loss process of Osteoporosis and start producing new, healthy bone cells. All it requires is a little time every day for exercise, sunshine and the right nutrients. The nutrition you need is found in whole foods – especially leafy green vegetables. Supplements can play a critical role by providing the intense, specific nutrients required for restoring healthy bones.
    
    TriVita’s Bone Builder is designed for people over 30 who have risk factors for Osteoporosis. Taking 3 capsules daily will provide you with most of the building blocks your body needs for healthy bones. However, if you have already begun to lose too much bone density, you will need to take 6 capsules every day. The good news is that you can add back more than 5% of new, healthy bone mass every year you follow these steps – no matter how old you are or how thin your bones are. Turn back the clock on Osteoporosis with proper lifestyle choice and intense nutrition.
    
    Take Control of Your Health
    
    Get 20 minutes of morning and/or evening sunlight every day
    Do weight-bearing exercises most days of the week
    Eat 7 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables daily
    This should include 4 to 7 servings of leafy-green vegetables
    Sleep 7 ½ to 9 hours every night
    Supplement your diet with GABA and 5MT for good sleep
    Take calcium, magnesium, Vitamin D and MCHC every day*
    
    Help reduce homocysteine
    * Younger individuals who are not at high risk for Osteoporosis, have not been diagnosed with low bone density and who don’t consume enough calcium, can help maintain strong bones with TriVita’s VitaCal-Mag D.
    
    Learn more!
    
    Osteoporosis
    Learn about the risk factors, symptoms and treatment options for osteoporosis.
    
    Summer Sun: The Benefits and the Risks
    Related Material: Weekly Wellness Report from July 14, 2007
    
    Homocysteine (HCY): What is it exactly?
    Related Material: Weekly Wellness Report from March 3, 2007
    
    SMART goals
    Why crash diets fail
    
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• Protect Yourself Against Cold Protect Yourself Against Cold and Flu

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    Tinnitus: Ringing in Your Ears
    By Dr. Minshew

    Are your ears ringing? If so, you are like most people because almost everyone has tinnitus (ringing in the ears) from time to time. What causes tinnitus? Is it a danger sign? What can you do to get the ringing in your ears to stop?
    
    Types of tinnitus
    There are two basic types of tinnitus: In one ear or in both ears. Tinnitus in one ear is very often a danger sign. Tinnitus in both ears is a sign as well. Ringing in both ears may come from a host of causes that may be hard to isolate. Some of these causes are serious, but most are not.
    
    In one ear
    Tinnitus in one ear can come from an extreme noise – such as an explosion – that occurs very close to one ear so that the hearing apparatus is damaged but the other ear is not affected. More often, tinnitus in one ear is caused by vascular damage, tumors, stroke or abnormal bone growth in the ear. These conditions require immediate medical attention.
    
    In both ears
    Tinnitus in both ears is far more common. It is a sign that your body is having difficulty adjusting to an extreme situation. The ringing in the ears is a sign that you are unable to fully compensate for this extreme. It is caused by four imbalances: trauma, toxins, deficiency and stress.
    
    Trauma
    Trauma to the head and neck can lead to tinnitus. Nerves become impinged and blood vessels can become stagnant after trauma. This leads to alarm signals that cause ringing in your ears. To resolve this type of irritation you need to resolve the trauma first. Approaches can include:
    
    Massage
    Chiropractic
    Osteopathic manipulation
    Physical therapy

    Next, nutrients need to be rushed to the area to facilitate repair. Nerve Growth Factor rebuilds damaged nerves – even the fine nerves in your ears. Specific nutrients can increase the amount of Nerve Growth Factor available for repairing these nerves.
    
    Trauma can also increase inflammation in the blood vessels of the ear. Reducing inflammation can be very helpful. For instance, Omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFAs) and the enzyme Bromelain can drive down vascular inflammation in a very powerful way.
    
    Toxicity
    Toxicity is the most common cause of tinnitus. It can come from allergies, medications, pollution or slow detoxification. This happens when more toxins come in to your body than you can eliminate. The danger sign of this imbalance is ringing in your ears. Finding the source of the toxins is very important. For instance, a poorly ventilated sleeping area can allow carbon monoxide or other toxins to accumulate and create tinnitus. This type of ringing is worse in the morning and improves as the day progresses. Food allergies, on the other hand, may trigger tinnitus that worsens as the day progresses.
    
    Many fat-soluble toxins are eliminated through ear secretions commonly called ear wax. Most medications fall into this category. Several drug classes are known to cause tinnitus. Other toxins cause both hearing loss and ringing in the ears.
    
    Detoxification can be facilitated through many means, depending on the source of the toxicity. A Vitamin C purge can often detoxify the lymph system and give respite from ringing in your ears. Other techniques, such as an elimination/rotation diet to identify food allergies may be useful as well.
    
    Deficiency
    Nutrient deficiency may cause tinnitus. A multiple vitamin/mineral supplement is a good start in resolving deficiencies. Interestingly, the same nutrients that nourish your eyes also nourish your ears and the frontal lobes of your brain. TriVita's VisionGuard is an excellent source of nutrients for your eyes, ears and brain.
    
    Stress
    Stress is another cause of tinnitus. Stress may be strictly emotional or it may be a combination of noise pollution, life changes, poor detoxification and too few nutrients for your daily life demands. Noise pollution causes hearing loss accompanied by a range of high and low frequency sounds. Special nutrients called "adaptogens" along with Vitamin B-12 can build a bulwark against the stress that causes ringing in your ears. Insulation with hearing protection such as ear plugs and isolation from loud noises are essential ways of reducing the assault on your hearing from the stress of noise pollution.
    
    Prevention or therapy?
    People often take nutrients such as Ginkgo Biloba and Vitamin B-12 to protect against tinnitus. But, what if you already have symptoms and you would like to try a natural remedy for them? How much of these nutrients will you need to take?
    
    Every essential vitamin and mineral has a "minimum daily requirement" established to protect against acute deficiency illnesses. For best performance, most nutrients have a recommended daily allowance that keeps average people healthy under normal circumstances. Therapeutic servings of nutrients and herbs are usually much higher than the recommendations strictly designed for prevention.
    
    For instance, the minimum daily requirement for Vitamin B-12 is less than 50 micrograms. However, most physicians recommend 1,000 micrograms for people over age 50 (and many people over age 40). Therapeutic servings of Vitamin B-12 for people with tinnitus are 2 or 3 times higher – 3,000 micrograms or more! The same is true for herbal remedies. Ginkgo is used by many people in servings of 60 to 120 milligrams daily. Recommendations for standardized Ginkgo extract with tinnitus and vision problems are often 40 milligrams, three times daily.
    
    Listening to the message of tinnitus
    
    When you have ringing in your ears you really need to find the reason why and work to resolve the cause of the problem. If the ringing is on one side only – especially if it is accompanied by personality changes – see a specialist as soon as possible. When the ringing is in both ears you need to work to identify if it is caused by trauma, toxins, deficiencies, stress or a combination of causes. Answer the ringing. Learn to listen to your body.
    
    Take Control of Your Health
    
    Get medical care for one-sided changes in hearing
    Increase circulation to your ears with VisionGuard
    Reduce inflammation in your ears with EFA and Bromelain
    Build a bulwark against stress with Vitamin B-12 and adaptogens
    Improve nerve health in your ears by inducing Nerve Growth Factor
    Resolve nutrient deficiencies with basic vitamin and mineral supplements

    Detoxify your body
    
    Learn more!
    
    Tinnitus
    Learn more about the causes, risk factors and treatments for tinnitus.
    
    Bruising
    Weight gain during menopause

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• Are You Getting the Best B-12? Are You Getting the Best B-12?

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    Are You Getting the Best B-12?

    By Dr. Minshew

    One of the most challenging questions I'm asked as TriVita's Chief Science Officer is, "Why do you use cyanocobalamin as your source of B-12? Why don't you use methylcobalamin?"
    
    Let me explain the biochemistry of B-12 in just a few words. But first, let me promise you that I will make the information valuable to you. In other words, when you finish this article, you will understand and be able to explain to others why you select a particular type of B-12. So, dive in! This will be interesting - I promise!
    
    Background on the B
    Vitamin B-12 cannot be produced inside your body; it must come from your diet. Once you eat foods containing B-12, it is not easily absorbed and broken down for use within your body. This is because B-12 is very large and complex. Only about 1% of the B-12 in the food you eat is absorbed.
    
    Certain bacteria and sea microbes are able to dissolve and digest the metal cobalt and convert it to Vitamin B-12. We cannot digest metal. When we are young, bacteria in our intestines "ferment" the B-12 from our diet. Fermentation is a long process that may take as long as three weeks to get the meager 1% of the vitamin into our system.
    
    Different types of B-12
    B-12s are stored in various organs and tissues. Some go to your liver, kidneys and muscles, while other B-12s circulate in your body fluids, primarily your blood and cerebral spinal fluid (CSF). This is where the story of Vitamin B-12 gets interesting because each type of B-12 has a different function.
    
    Methylcobalamin is a co-enzyme form of Vitamin B-12 that resides in your liver and kidneys. Methylcobalamin is not a complete form of B-12. Rather, it is a B-12 "co-enzyme" that is activated for specific uses. It is primarily for detoxification. For instance, methylcobalamin participates in getting rid of toxic metals, such as lead and mercury. Methylcobalamin is very effective at removing dangerous levels of homocysteine. That's why we formulated HCY Guard with methylcobalamin.

    Adenosylcobalamin is another form of B-12 co-enzyme; it lives in your muscles. It allows your muscles to stretch without tearing.
    
    Cyanocobalamin is the main form of Vitamin B-12 and it's the type we use in our Sublingual B-12. It is a "whole" B-12, just like hydroxycobalamin. The other B-12s are made from these two sources. Cyanocobalamin resides in your nerves where it heals the scars created by stress, trauma, vitamin deficiency, toxins and just plain time. This has the effect of making you feel lighter. It gives you energy and stamina. Cyanocobalamin also creates a mild euphoria that many people say "just makes me feel better."

    Hydroxycobalamin is a whole form of B-12 often administered to children. It also lives in the nervous system and blood. It is found in cerebral spinal fluid. It metabolizes very slowly, so most people don't report much of an energy boost with hydroxycobalamin.

    What about the cyanide?
    
    Some manufacturers claim that cyanocobalamin releases cyanide. Interestingly, this is usually reported by people who make only methylcobalamin. We have included both cyano and methyl forms in various products for specific results. We use what works. When we want to efficiently eliminate homocysteine we use methylcobalamin. When we want an energy boost and improved mood we use cyanocobalamin.
    
    Find the right B-12 for you
    
    B-12 Type
    
    Purpose Found In
    
    Methylcobalamin
    
    Eliminates homocysteine
    HCY Guard
    
    Cyanocobalamin
    
    Energy boost and mood improvement
    
    Sublingual B-12
    
    There is a cyanide-like compound called nitrile that is found in foods; it is responsible for the health benefits of eating whole foods. For instance, nitriles keep your blood pressure low and increase circulation to your extremities. Nitriles are found in healthy foods from almonds to zucchini. They are also in medications that balance your hormones, prevent Alzheimer's Disease and protect your heart. Nitriles improve carbohydrate and fat metabolism. Cyanocobalamin is the only B-12 that has them.
    
    Cyanocobalamin does not need to break down to be effective; it works just fine as it is. If another form of B-12 is needed, such as methyl- or adenosylcobalamin, cyanocobalamin will break down and convert to these co-enzymes. It will release a little nitrile in the process. Rather than being toxic, this nitrile release improves circulation and blood pressure. It is another advantage of cyanocobalamin.
    
    Sublingual B-12 is still best
    In my audiobook CD, Body Systems 101, I detail the absorption pathway of Vitamin B-12. The pathway is delicate and easily upset. Moreover, B-12 absorption will decline as we age. Given the size and complexity of B-12 as a vitamin and the critical work it does in keeping us healthy and happy, sublingual delivery of cyanocobalamin is still the best.
    
    So, was that discussion interesting and valuable? I hope so. Remember, there are a lot of voices speaking to you about everything from which toothpaste to use to which car to buy. You simply must find a voice you can trust. My ultimate hope in writing the Weekly Wellness Report is to give you reliable, trustworthy information you can use to make the best choices!
    
    Take Control of Your Health
    
    Use Sublingual B-12 if any of these apply to you:
    
    You are over 40
    You have any type of digestion issue
    You have low energy
    You have poor moods
    You need to improve your memory
    Use HCY Guard if:
    
    You have elevated levels of homocysteine
    You are exposed to environmental toxins
    You have low kidney function
    You need detoxification
    
    Learn more!
    
    Who needs B-12?
    Learn more about how B-12 works in your body and the risks of deficiency.
    
    Dementia and Vitamin B-12
    Find out the causes, risk factors and symptoms of Dementia.
    
    A Focus on Quality Control in Supplements
    Beyond Bone Health--The Benefits of Vitamin D
    
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• Test Yourself for “D”efficienc Test Yourself for “D”efficiency

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    TriVita’s Weekly Wellness Report
    By Brazos Minshew, TriVita’s Chief Science Officer
    
    Join us on a journey to physical, emotional and spiritual health. Each Week TriVita’s Weekly Wellness Report brings you essential health and wellness information designed to help you reach your health goals. Brazos Minshew, TriVita’s Chief Science Officer, combines an extensive background in medical science, naturapathy, and alternative treatments to create smart lifestyle and nutritional solutions.
    
    Test Yourself For "D"efficiency
    
    Quick Test: Find Out In 10 seconds If You Are "D"efficient
    With your thumb, press on your sternum (breastbone). Is it tender or painful? Now, press on the tibia (shin bone) of both your legs. Are they sore or tender? If the answer is "yes" to both of these tests then there’s a 93 percent chance you’re deficient in Vitamin D. This is one of the most prevalent deficiencies in our culture.
    
    What Is Vitamin D And What Does It Do For Us?
    Vitamin D is both a hormone and a vitamin (vital amine). It’s a hormone because it’s created by the body when sunlight hits the skin. It also acts as a vitamin when it binds with calcium for proper absorption in the human body. Without enough Vitamin D, the body cannot absorb calcium or even mobilize essential fatty acids, such as Omega-3. It’s absolutely essential to have enough Vitamin D, yet many people don’t.
    
    Signs Of Deficiency
    The test above is one way of checking for low levels of Vitamin D. That’s because calcium is delivered to an area of the bones that is like a gelatin matrix. It’s this gelatin matrix that hardens into sturdy bone. But calcium can only be absorbed into this matrix when it is accompanied with enough Vitamin D. If there’s a Vitamin D deficiency, this matrix will revert back to gelatin near the surface of the bone, resulting in tenderness and bone pain.
    
    This kind of bone pain can not only be seen in cases of osteomalacia (softening of the bones), but also in fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and even the pain associated with chronic depression.
    
    Vitamin D deficiency can result in obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and psoriasis. Eventually, Vitamin D deficiency may lead to osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer, especially breast, prostate and colon.
    
    Reasons For Deficiency
    The primary reasons why people become deficient in Vitamin D are cultural or environmental. For instance, in cultures where women are totally clothed, including veils, people are almost universally deficient in Vitamin D, as are submariners who spend extended time submerged. Neither group gets much direct sunlight. For North Americans, the primary reason for Vitamin D deficiency also includes a lack of exposure to sunlight and insufficient consumption of cold-water fish, such as wild salmon, mackerel and sardines. These are good food sources of Vitamin D as well as calcium and Omega-3 fatty acids.
    
    Many foods have been supplemented with Vitamin D, but this has not resulted in an overall increase in Vitamin D levels. This is likely because some food and supplement manufacturers rely on an inexpensive form of synthetic Vitamin D called "ergocalciferol" – a form of Vitamin D-2. Food sources of Vitamin D and supplements such as TriVita’s Bone Builder and VitaCal-Mag D use Vitamin D-3 (cholecalciferol), which is the same form that your body makes from sunshine.
    
    What To Do?
    If your bones are tender or if you have a low blood level of Vitamin D, the solution may be as simple as increasing your exposure to sunlight (see Is the Sun our Enemy? in the "Learn More" section of this report). Spend 20 minutes daily in the sun with 40 percent of your skin surface exposed. Morning sun is best, evening sun is acceptable, but in any case, never allow your skin to burn.
    
    When Supplementing With Vitamin D, Always Choose D-3
    It is also good to remember that this is a "fat soluble" vitamin. That means that you can store the nutrient for many days. I will often suggest two capsules of TriVita’s Bone Builder or two tablets of VitaCal-Mag D to be taken at every meal. I suggest reducing the recommended dosage to one capsule or tablet per meal after six months if the tenderness has disappeared from the sternum and shin bones. It is good to get a blood test for appropriate blood levels of Vitamin D and use this as a factor to help you structure a supplement program.
    
    Recommended Intake:
    
    Age Group (years) Adequate Intake
    Females Males
    1 - 50 200 IU 200 IU
    51 - 70 400 IU 400 IU
    70 + 600 IU 600 IU
    
    You can also include Vitamin D-rich foods in your diet:
    
    Food Serving size Vitamin D content (IU)
    Cod liver oil 1 Tbs. 1,360
    Salmon, cooked 3 ½ ounces 360
    Mackerel, cooked 3 ½ ounces 345
    Sardines, canned in oil 3 ½ ounces 270
    Milk, Vitamin D-fortified 1 cup 98
    Margarine, fortified 1 Tbs. 60
    Liver, beef, cooked 3 ½ ounces 30
    Egg 1 large 25
    
    Eventually, health comes down to healthy habits practiced every day. Every day we should nourish our body and nurture our spirit for sustained health
    
    Take Control of Your Health
    Spend time in the sun daily:
    20 minutes in the morning sun (10 minutes morning and evening work also)
    Expose 40 percent of your skin surface to the sun
    Never allow your skin to burn!
    
    Eat foods high in Vitamin D, or take Vitamin D supplements:
    Make sure to select D-3
    Spread the dose throughout the day
    Take Vitamin D supplements with food – especially foods high in Vitamin D
    
    Learn More…
    Is the Sun Our Enemy?
    Sunlight (in moderation) is actually crucial for life.
    
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• Not Getting Enough Vitamin D D Not Getting Enough Vitamin D During The Winter Months?

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    TriVita’s Weekly Wellness Report
    By Brazos Minshew, TriVita’s Chief Science Officer
    
    Join us on a journey to physical, emotional and spiritual health. Each Week TriVita’s Weekly Wellness Report brings you essential health and wellness information designed to help you reach your health goals. Brazos Minshew, TriVita’s Chief Science Officer, combines an extensive background in medical science, naturapathy, and alternative treatments to create smart lifestyle and nutritional solutions.

    Not Getting Enough Vitamin D During The Winter Months?
    Make Sure You Get Healthy Amounts Of Vitamin D Year-round
    Practically every day another benefit of Vitamin D is revealed. Vitamin D is created when our skin is exposed to sunshine. It is also present in our diet, mainly in cold-water fish and dark green vegetables. It is primarily responsible for transporting minerals to our bones and keeping them strong. A primary symptom of Vitamin D deficiency is sore bone – see the “D”efficiency and Is the Sun our Enemy? Weekly Wellness Reports.
    
    I want to talk about Vitamin D and its relationship to brain health. This is in response to a recent newspaper headline that read, “Vitamin D Linked to Parkinson’s disease.” Now, as you read that title, do you think the article is reporting on the benefits or the dangers of Vitamin D?
    
    Vitamin D and Parkinson’s
    You won’t have to wait until the end of the article to find out: Vitamin D is beneficial in protecting against Parkinson’s disease. In fact, low levels of Vitamin D are associated with:
    
    Neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
    Autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis
    Metabolic disorders such as diabetes.
    Vitamin D is formed when sunlight strikes the skin and interacts with cholesterol. Its main purpose is to shuttle calcium and other minerals to the bones.
    
    Vitamin D enters the brain tissues surrounded by healthy fats. Just as Vitamin D is necessary for proper calcium absorption into the bones, Vitamin D aids in the delivery of good fats into the brain where they serve as building blocks for healthy brain structure.
    
    Vitamin D – A Messenger
    Information is carried by a number of messengers inside your body, including proteins and fats. Vitamin D can also act like a messenger, telling the cells how much work to do.
    
    This may be compared to building a house. Proteins give specific instructions in the same way a carpenter may decide how best to connect walls and windows and doors. Fats may serve as the building materials for the entire house. Vitamin D serves as the general contractor to determine how much building should be done at any specific time.
    
    We certainly need proteins and protein complexes of Vitamin B-12 to create the structures making up our brain. We also need the fats found in OmegaPrime to serve as raw materials and general information on brain repair. We need Vitamin D to help develop our brain when we are young and to repair it as we age.

    Why You Need To Work Harder To Get Your Wintertime Supply Of Vitamin D
    We get Vitamin D from sunlight, foods and supplements. Because we are exposed to less sunshine in the winter than in the summer, we need to be more vigilant about supplementing with Vitamin D and exposing our skin to sunshine whenever practical. Most doctors who recommend Vitamin D explain that cold and flu outbreaks during winter are directly related to Vitamin D deficiency.
    
    Use TriVita’s VitaCal-Mag D, TriVita’s Bone Builder or Leanology capsules – whichever supplement is most appropriate for you – to help make up for the lack of winter sunshine.
    
    Take Control of Your Health
    Get 20 minutes of morning or evening sunshine:
    Expose at least 40% of your skin to direct sunlight
    Avoid midday sun; never burn!
    Eat wild-caught cold-water fish as appropriate
    Eat dark green leafy vegetables
    Take a Vitamin D supplement such as:
    VitaCal-Mag D
    Bone Builder
    Leanology capsules
    Take healthy aging nutrients:
    Multiple vitamin/mineral
    Sublingual B-12
    OmegaPrime
    Vitamin C
    
    Learn More…
    Vitamin D Deficiency
    
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• Preventive measures can reduce Preventive measures can reduce your risk for osteoporosis

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    Combine a healthy diet, exercise, and nutritional supplements to stay active for a lifetime
    
    There are some really wonderful things about getting older – for instance, most of us grow happier as we grow older. We’ve learned what’s important and what isn’t, so it’s easier to relax and let things go. The little things in life are appreciated and we’re not constantly striving to accomplish more.
    
    Surveys show that we experience increasing self-satisfaction in our 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s – as long as we remain healthy. Managing health as we age takes focus, determination, and the right information; but, it’s worth it.
    
    It’s important to manage the health of your bones
    
    If you turn on the television or open a popular magazine, then you’ll probably see one of the many pharmaceutical remedies for osteoporosis – the most common illness affecting bone. The reason why the ads are so prolific is because osteoporosis is such a common condition.
    
    characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of tissue, leading to bone fragility and an increased susceptibility to fractures.
    
    One in two women and one in four men over age 50 will have an osteoporosisrelated fracture in his or her lifetime. And even more frightening – the Osteoporosis Foundation reports that if you are over 50 and have a hip fracture, your chance of dying within the next year is 24%.
    
    Although these statistics are indeed discouraging, there are protective measures we can take to maintain bone health. It’s amazing the bone-strengthening benefits you’ll get from a little weight-bearing exercise, a healthy diet, and good supplementation.
    
    What is weight-bearing exercise and how can it help my bones?
    
    Exercise must be weight-bearing, or strengthtraining, to benefit bone. Weight-bearing exercises include tennis, weight-lifting, aerobic classes, dancing, walking, and running. According to doctors, you should aim for doing aerobics at least three times weekly, and it should be continued for 20 – 30 minutes each time. If you exercise for 20 minutes, start out slow and work your way up. Consult your health care provider before beginning an exercise routine.
    
    You strengthen only the bones used directly in the exercise. These exercises seem to stimulate bone formation and build up muscles around the bone. The muscles will pull at the bone, which helps to keep them strong.
    
    Physical activity not only improves strength – but it helps balance and coordination, which reduces your risk of falling.
    
    Participate in a variety of weight-bearing exercises that work both the upper and lower body. If you belong to a gym, exercise machines, such as an elliptical trainer, will exercise your arms, legs, and hips. To maintain bone-building benefits, exercise regularly.
    
    What is a well-balanced diet and how does it help my bones?
    
    How many times have we heard a health care practitioner say to eat a well-balanced diet? Plenty – but what exactly does it mean? When you consider your bones, it means you should eat lots of calcium-rich foods.
    
    According to the University of California, Berkeley Center for Weight and Health, if you are 51 or older, you need approximately 1,200 mg of calcium daily for healthy bones. If you’re 40 – 50 years old, 1,000 mg of calcium is sufficient. (For a complete chart of recommended calcium requirements, go to trivita.com.)
    
    The foods richest in calcium are the dairy products, such as milk, yogurt, and calcium-fortified soymilk and orange juice. Sardines and salmon with bones also offer a high level of calcium. For a chart of foods and their calcium content, go to trivita.com
    
    In order to get 1,000 milligrams of calcium a day, you need to have a calcium-rich food at every meal. For instance, you’d have to eat approximately 350 – 400 mg of calcium at three meals. A cup of milk and a serving of calcium-fortified cereal for breakfast – lunch could include 3-ounces of sardines with bones. Yogurt would be a high-calcium snack, or try calcium-fortified orange juice and two-ounces of almonds. As you can see, you’d have to plan very carefully to get all of your recommended calcium from food alone. (To view a sample menu of high calcium foods, go to trivita.com.)
    
    There are other nutrients that are essential to bone health, such as magnesium and Vitamin D. Both have been shown to aid in the absorbability of calcium. Magnesium is abundant in whole grains, while Vitamin D can be obtained through foods fortified with this essential vitamin.
    
    One last dietary note: avoid carbonated sodas – they are harmful to your bones. According to noted natural health experts, Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., authors of The Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, carbonated sodas raise phosphorous in the bloodstream. High phosphorous levels pull calcium from bones, which weakens them.
    
    What role does supplementation play in keeping my bones strong?
    
    It’s very difficult to get all of your calcium through diet alone. Also, as we age our digestive systems are less efficient at absorbing nutrients from food, so supplementation is necessary in most cases to reach the 1,000 – 1,200 milligram daily requirement for calcium.
    
    Because your health and happiness are at stake, it’s important for you to choose a quality supplement. TriVita guarantees that our supplements meet the highest standards of quality. Our doctors precisely formulate our products, we test them for purity and results, and we adhere to the safest manufacturing processes.
    
    TriVita’s formulas are physician-designed in the exact proportions so you get the best result. We test many of our formulas to ensure that they do precisely what they’re supposed to do. In addition, we use the latest safe manufacturing processes to ensure that our supplements are top grade.
    
    Are you rebuilding or maintaining skeletal mass?
    
    Bone remodeling is a process that happens when we reach adulthood. Our bones help give our bodies structure, but they are also repositories for minerals that the body uses in other processes. After age 20, calcium and phosphorous are taken from the bone (breaking down), and used in other parts of the body. Food provides the nutrients necessary to replenish and rebuild the bone (rebuilding.) After age 30, the rebuilding process falls behind the breaking down process. This is about the same time many of our bodies start to become less efficient at absorbing nutrients from foods. If we don’t supplement with bone-nourishing nutrients, our bones can grow weaker.
    
    TriVita offers two supplements to naturally support the health of your bones – TriVita™ Bone Builder (rebuild) and VitaCal-Mag D (maintain.) Both are physician-formulated in precise proportions to optimize bone health.
    
    TriVita™ Bone Builder is proven to rebuild bone in university- controlled studies. Using the latest data about nutrients, we formulated our bone rebuilding product to help improve bone density with consistent use. Arizona State University managed a study featuring 114 females and showed that after six months, the subjects who took TriVita Bone Builder consistently had 6% more bone mass than the subjects who did not.
    
    The key ingredient is Bone Growth Factor™, which can only be found in TriVita Bone Builder. It’s an exact blend of nutrients that facilitate the natural rebuilding of bone by activating the cells that are responsible for rebuilding bone.
    
    VitaCal-Mag D is an important supplement that helps to maintain healthy bone mass. Chock-full of 17 bone-nourishing nutrients in balanced proportions, our calcium-mineral blend is a perfect supplement for individuals who are at low-risk for osteoporosis – younger with no significant family history of osteoporosis, eat a healthy diet, and exercise regularly.
    
    Bones should last your lifetime
    
    Stay active, independent, and healthy for as long as you are able. A healthy diet, exercise, and supplement routine is a great way to ensure you’re off to a good start. You can work with a trusted health care practitioner to put a plan into place that will keep you as healthy as possible into your latest years.
    
    If you enjoyed this article, go to trivita.com to learn more about rebuilding and maintaining healthy bones

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• Nearly 100 Million Americans a Nearly 100 Million Americans are Dangerously Overweight

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    Nearly 100 Million Americans are Dangerously Overweight !

    "Don't try to lose another pound until you have read my FREE report..."
    
    The number of obese Americans is rising. The maps to the right represent the growing percentage of obese adults in each state.
    
    Obesity is responsible for increasing your risk for diabetes, heart disease - even dying! We've all heard the statistics - Americans are getting FATTER! It's more than a cosmetic problem - it's impacting our health.
    
    A July 9, 2006 Time Magazine article detailed a study that appeared in the Journal of American Medical Association. Researchers followed 90,000 older women over seven years. Some participants were normal weight, others obese and morbidly obese. They found:

    • Being obese was linked to a 12% greater risk of dying, than being normal weight.
    • Women who are 100 pounds or more overweight are at an 86% greater risk of dying, compared to women at normal weight.
    • Women who are 30 pounds or less overweight did not have a greater risk of dying - but their chance of developing heart disease increased.

    
    The Center for Disease Control reports that these health risks are linked to being overweight or obese:
    

    • Hypertension
    • High total cholesterol and triglycerides
    • Type II Diabetes (90% of Type II diabetics are overweight)
    • Coronary Heart Disease
    • Stroke
    • Gallbladder disease
    • Osteoarthritis
    • Sleep apnea
    • Some cancers (endometrial, breast and colon)

    
    The CDC believes the major contributor to our growing obesity problem is an imbalance of energy (calories consumed is higher than calories used) over a long period of time.
    
    To correct the energy imbalance, and begin to correct the obesity epidemic, we must consume less food and expend more energy through physical activity.
    
    There's a reason they call Osteoporosis the "Silent disease"
    
    The National Osteoporosis Foundation reports that half of the women 50 and older will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in her lifetime. The damage can begin as early as age 30, when the average person begins to lose more bone than their body is able to replace.
    
    There are few outward signs that osteoporosis may be approaching - most often a fracture will signal that the illness has already arrived.
    
    Prevention is the key. Exercise, a diet with healthy dairy products and supplementing with a balanced calcium-mineral supplement, like TriVita^TM Bone Builder rebuilds bone. Work with your health care practitioner to monitor bone density and assess your risk of osteoporosis.
    
    If you already have or are at high risk for the disease, work with your health care practitioner and take TriVita Bone Builder, clinically proven to rebuild bone.
    
    TriVita Bone Builder helped dramatically improve Teri Arnold's osteoporosis symptoms - read her story on page 29.
    
    What is your osteoporosis risk?
    
    The more "yes" answers you have to the questions below, the higher your osteoporosis risk. If you are at high risk, it's important to include TriVita Bone Builder in your daily vitamin routine.

    • Do you smoke or drink more than two alcoholic beverages a day?
    • Are you sedentary?
    • Do you weigh less than 125 pounds?
    • Have you ever had a bone fracture?
    • Are you postmenopausal?
    • Have you taken or are you taking diuretics, steroids, or anti-convulsant medications?
    • Do you have a family history of osteoporosis?

    Rid yourself of disruptive menopausal symptoms

    After trying 62 different diet programs, which ultimately led to a maximum weight of 478 pounds, I discovered the ONE thing that's helped me lose over 190 pounds!
    
    By the year 2010, the average age of the North American population will be over 45. Longevity is surely on the rise - increasing 23% since 1940. The average life expectancy in 1940 was about 63 years old; today it's nearly 78 years.
    
    Because we're living longer, we're spending more time managing age-related health issues - some serious, some merely uncomfortable.
    
    The physical symptoms of menopause fall into the latter category. Fluctuating hormones, changing bodies and modern day stress contribute to hot fl ashes, night sweats and other difficult symptoms that can interfere with any woman's busy day. More serious symptoms such as accelerated bone loss can also begin at menopause. See the information about TriVita Bone Builder, to the right, to help reduce your risk of osteoporosis.
    
    Help lessen menopausal symptoms by avoiding caffeine, spicy foods, hot baths or showers at night and alcohol. Peri-menopausal and menopausal women should exercise, eat balanced meals and take a daily supplement designed to help them use, balance and rid themselves of excess hormones - like Balanced Woman.
    
    Herbs proven to help reduce menopausal symptoms, such as dong quai and chaste berries, are in Balanced Woman.
    
    Though you're living more years than your grandmother - there's no need to live them in discomfort. Try Balanced Woman to help rid yourself of aggravating symptoms.
    
    Habits that contribute to menopausal symptoms:
    

    • Caffeinated drinks
    • Being sedentary
    • Eating spicy foods
    • Eating too much sugar
    • Stress

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• Don't rely on Good Genes to ke Don't rely on Good Genes to keep you healthy

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    Don't rely on "Good Genes" to keep you healthy
    
    Smart lifestyle choices will free you from nagging health woes and worries
    
    Researchers estimate longevity and health is 80% determined by lifestyle factors. Even if our parents and grandparents lived to a ripe old age - or died incredibly young - your life span is not completely determined by genetics.
    
    Look at the long life of our 39th president, James Earl Carter. President Carter was born in 1924. He'll be 82 years old when this VitaJournal is published. All three of his siblings died before their 65th birthday. Gloria died at age 64, Ruth died at 54 and Billy died at 51. Today, President Carter is actively doing good works through Habitat for Humanity and the Carter Center in Atlanta.
    
    What explains the difference between these four siblings? They were raised in the same home, had the same parents, yet three of the children in this family died much earlier than the national longevity average, (about 77).
    
    Poor lifestyle choices can contribute to lifestyle-related illnesses. Although we can't speak to the habits of his siblings, we know that President Carter had robust health during his presidency - even running a marathon in his mid-50's.
    
    People who make healthy lifestyle choices not only live longer, they live better. They have a higher quality of life, with fewer years of disability and many more vibrant, active years. If you're not one of those with abundant good health - wouldn't you like to be?
    
    You can be healthy
    Minimizing stress, eating a balanced diet, exercising and getting enough peaceful sleep all contribute to keeping you healthy and illness-resistant.
    
    Stress ruins health
    Stress is considered by some experts to be a major contributor to illness. When you're stressed, free radicals are created. They wear down your body systems - especially your immune system - which leaves you vulnerable to illness.
    
    Recent research by Dr. Elizabeth Gould at Princeton University finds that stress has another very serious consequence - it stops brain cells (neurons) from regenerating. Neurons in our brain die off naturally, but stress may increase the rate at which they fail. Because neurons die faster and don't regenerate during prolonged stress, your thinking, mood and learning will be impacted.
    
    Fortunately, neurons can be regenerated with brain exercises. When stress levels are reduced and we nourish our brains with the right foods, (see page 17), a healthy brain will begin replacing its brain cells again.
    
    How do you minimize stress?
    Whether we're aware of it or not, stress is always around. Your body reacts to stress caused by air and water pollution, when you care for an elderly parent, or try to find the funds for an unexpected bill.
    
    Exercise is a great stress-buster and studies show that it may boost immune health.
    
    Spending quiet time alone in prayer or contemplation seems to help reduce some of the indicators of high stress - like elevated blood pressure and heart rate.
    
    Eat healthy
    Antioxidants support the immune system and are abundant in fresh fruits and vegetables. Aim for seven servings if you're a woman, nine if you're a man. Fresh antioxidants help counteract the damage caused by stress.
    
    Lean proteins and vegetable proteins support muscle growth. Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids help to reduce inflammation and naturally, the illnesses that inflammation help cause, like coronary heart disease. Avoid fried foods. Check your labels to help you eliminate trans fats and high sodium foods from your pantry.
    
    Drink lots of water to help flush unnecessary waste from your body. Limit juice drinking - it's a concentrated form of fruits and vegetables with higher calories with less beneficial fiber than eating the fruit or vegetables. And, if you're over 50 or concerned about bone density, it's best to avoid carbonated soft drinks altogether.
    
    Enjoy activity
    There are all kinds of studies that confirm the benefits of exercise; so you know that exercise is a good thing. It helps your entire body stay
    
    TriVita^TM Adaptogen 10 Plus helps protect us from the damages of stress.
    
    Our breakthrough formula includes adaptogens. These plants help the body return to normal when faced with stress. Antioxidants in Adaptogen 10 Plus protect us from free-radical damage. Aloe vera is added to the formula to help the absorption of stress-fighting nutrients.
    
    healthy - from your lungs, your skin, your joints, everything.
    
    Increased oxygen helps deliver nutrients throughout your body; which nourish and support each organ and body system. Exercise also helps to relieve stress and eliminate toxins through deep breathing. Keep moving - and stay healthy.
    
    Sleep peacefully
    Sleep is rejuvenating. Like exercise, it affects every part of your body. Brain cells, muscles, blood cells, tissue, bone, everything is regenerated while you sleep. A lack of sleep affects our thinking and mood - but it also interferes with your body's ability to repair itself.
    
    Avoid the irritation and potential health problems of missed sleep with these helpful tips:

    • Don't drink caffeine after noon
    • Turn off your television and computer half an hour before bedtime
    • Pray or spend time in quiet contemplation before bed
    • Listen to soothing music
    • Extinguish all sources of light in your bedroom Nurture good health for a lifetime

    Healthy habits must be done consistently. You can't decide to eat healthy 2-3 days a week - although it is better than none. For the best results, nourishing habits should be done every day. Commit yourself to a lifetime of healthy living and your body may reward you with a lifetime of health!
    

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• Women – Protect your health wi Women – Protect your health with smart lifestyle choices

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    Women - Protect your health with smart lifestyle choices, by Dr. Brazos Minshew
    
    Nutrients and nurturing can help improve heart and bone health, and challenging mid-life conditions
    
    Aging is a great adventure - there's something new to look forward to in every decade. As we grow older, we know and accept ourselves more and that often translates into greater fun and freedom. Unfortunately, greater age also presents greater health challenges.
    
    If we don't take care of ourselves with nutrients and nurturing, we will be faced with more chronic conditions and age-related problems as we grow older. Arm yourself with as much information about health as you can. Partner with your health care provider and actively participate in plans to improve your health. If you're unclear about something, don't be afraid to ask questions - your health is at stake and without it you'll have very little.
    
    October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It's a good reminder to women that they must be proactive with their self-health care. Get regular mammograms and perform monthly self-checks because early cancer detection is so important for successful treatment.
    
    There are other wellness issues that women face throughout their lives that can be helped through self-health care, including protecting against frail heart and bones, and reducing the difficult symptoms of menopause.
    
    Reduce your risk of frailty More of us are living into very old age and frailty is suddenly becoming an important issue. According to Dr. Tamara Harris of the National Institute of Aging (NIA), frailty involves exhaustion, weakness, weight loss, and loss of muscle mass and strength.
    
    If we descend into frailty, it may be nearly impossible for the body to recover. The human body is amazingly resilient, but bodies that are aged and already frail may be in too deep of a health deficit. The best way to plan for frailty is to prevent it as long as possible.
    
    The NIA has identified two factors that contribute to frailty - cardiovascular health and attitude. I also believe that maintaining bone health and helping to prevent age-related breaks is important because broken bones take a lot of the body's resources to heal, which puts nutrient stores at a deficit.
    
    Strengthen your heart
    Exercise is so important - not only does it help maintain heart health, but it also strengthens bones and maintains healthy muscle. By participating in cardiovascular exercise most days a week, you'll help to keep your heart strong.
    
    I also recommend strength-building exercises with resistance bands or weights. Although they don't increase heart rate as much as walking, swimming or bicycling, they have a beneficial effect on the heart and muscles, which is where energy-producing mitochondria live. Without healthy muscles - keep in mind the heart is a muscle - you wouldn't have mitochondria to create the energy you need.
    
    Heart-healthy diet
    Minimize unhealthy saturated, trans fats and empty calories in sugars and white flour. Throw in plenty of fresh vegetables, fruits, lean protein, whole grains and healthy fats from nuts and fish and you've got a recipe for heart health!
    
    The American Heart Association also recommends supplementing with EPA and DHA Omega-3 fatty acids, the kind you'll find in TriVita's OmegaPrime. Studies show that Omega-3 reduces their risk of heart disease. OmegaPrime also contains all four essential fatty acids which may help with decreasing artery-clogging inflammation.
    
    Strong bones = youthful vitality As mentioned earlier, bone health is critical if you want to remain vital into later years. In addition to exercising, add low-fat dairy products or calcium-fortified foods to your diet. Take TriVita's Bone Builder if you are over 50 and interested in maintaining bone health.
    
    In the last issue of the VitaJournal, Dr. Tammy Pon discussed the importance of supplementing with an absorbable form of calcium that has the proper balance of calcium, magnesium, Vitamin D and phosphorous.
    
    Bone Builder has been specially formulated to have a perfect balance of minerals to support bone growth. A 2005 clinical trial proves that Bone Builder improved bone density a net 6% in the hip-femoral area, which is a common site for fracture.
    
    Think young!
    Thinking young will help you stay young. Your attitude about aging plays a big part in the condition of your health.
    
    Menopause - it's important to manage small changes to avoid big problems Hormonal changes can play havoc on everyone's body. I've heard many women in their menopausal years describing feeling betrayed by the body they've been able to rely on for so many years.
    
    Because hormones are declining and other body systems aren't working as efficiently, an imbalance is created that can create unpleasant symptoms such as a sudden 10 pound weight gain, hot fl ashes or night sweats.
    
    Manage "the change" to minimize weight gain and irritating symptoms It's just as important to remove excess hormones as it is to make sure your body is making hormones. Annoying symptoms like hot fl ashes and c-like irritability can be a build up of waste, including an overabundance of hormones your body no longer needs and can't remove.
    
    Whenever you have a buildup that can't be removed, your body creates places to store the waste. Its favorite storage place is fat. If you don't have enough fat, and your body has filled up all the storage in joints and existing fat, your body will create new fat. This is one of the reasons why women gain weight as they approach menopause. Combine that with a slowing metabolism (about 5% every decade) and it's easy to understand why a 10-pound weight gain is normal.
    
    Even if it's the norm, we must be vigilant because becoming overweight increases risks for many illnesses, including diabetes, certain cardiovascular illnesses, high blood pressure and certain types of cancer.
    
    Nutrients that help reduce symptoms by keeping your body balanced Adrenal glands play a part in regulating body temperature - so it's important to keep them healthy to help minimize hot fl ashes and night sweats. Over time, adrenal glands take a beating. They govern the "fight or flight" response that's activated whenever we're faced with stressful or dangerous situations. Because most of us live in a stress-filled environment, our adrenals are always jumping into "fight or flight" mode and they can be exhausted by the time we reach mid-life.
    
    Our lifestyle habits also wear out adrenal glands. Caffeine stimulates adrenal glands and not resting or sleeping enough denies our adrenals the rejuvenation that's so important to maintain health.
    
    Panax ginseng may help promote adrenal gland health. As an adaptogen, Panax ginseng also helps the body maintain balance when it's faced with stress. In other words, the systems don't become activated due to our everyday problems, like heavy traffic and work deadlines.
    
    Chasteberry is used to relieve breast tenderness, irritability and irregular periods. It's believed that it helps to balance out excessive prolactin - a hormone that is produced by the pituitary gland - and in excess is believed to be responsible for the symptoms above.
    
    The pituitary gland also releases a particular hormone called oxytocin, often referred to as the love hormone. If your libido is low, Chasteberry may give it a gentle boost that will help you feel more relaxed and friendly. Dong Quai is a traditional Chinese herb that has been used for centuries to strengthen the blood. Since the 1800's it has also been used as a "female tonic" because it helps ease menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes.
    
    Balanced Woman provides the nutrients necessary to balance hormones naturally
    All of the ingredients described above are included in Balanced Woman. Our formula is clinically proven to help balance your body and minimize the disruptive symptoms of menopause. In a study by Arizona State University, women aged 43 - 68 experienced significant decrease in menopausal symptoms when they used Balanced Woman consistently. These symptoms include hot fl ashes, night sweats and breast tenderness.
    
    Fatigue and memory hiccups
    Did you forget where your keys were today? How about that dental appointment that you missed earlier in the week? Does it seem as if you're dragging halfway through the day, no matter how much sleep you got the night before? If these little annoyances are happening more and more, then you might be experiencing B-12 deficiency. B-12 is notoriously hard to absorb through food and it only gets worse as we grow older. Starting at age 35 your digestion begins to slow and then dramatically declines at age 50. After age 50, Vitamin B-12 deficiency is commonplace.
    
    The dangers of B-12 deficiency begin with
    fatigue, irritability and forgetfulness. If allowed to progress, B-12 deficiency can lead to very serious neurological problems such as Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease.

    Sublingual B-12, B-6 & Folic Acid remains TriVita's best-selling product because it addresses this common and health-threatening deficiency. The sublingual delivery system delivers nutrients efficiently, so it begins working quickly. If you've noticed fatigue, forgetfulness or an inability to stay focused Sublingual B-12 may be your best solution.
    
    Sublingual B-12, B-6 & Folic Acid remains TriVita's best-selling product because it addresses this common and health-threatening deficiency. The sublingual delivery system delivers nutrients efficiently, so it begins working quickly. If you've noticed fatigue, forgetfulness or an inability to stay focused Sublingual B-12 may be your best solution.
    
    Women's Cancer Risks at each Decade
    With each passing decade, the risk for certain types of cancers increase. Here is a partial list and the suggested steps you can take to help avoid falling ill to cancer. Become a co-manager of your health with your health care provider and ask questions or ask for screenings if you see unexplained changes in your body.
    
    20s
    Cervical Cancer - get an annual pap exam
    
    30s
    Cervical Cancer - annual pap exam Lymphoma - monthly breast and lymph self exam and annual doctor's exam
    
    40s
    Breast Cancer - monthly breast self exam, annual mammogram or as yourdoctor directs Lymphoma - monthly breast and lymph self exam and annual doctor's exam
    
    50s
    Breast Cancer - monthly breast self exam, annual mammogram or as your doctor directs Colon Cancer - exams as directed by your doctor Lung Cancer - don't smoke; report any weight loss, fatigue and bloody cough to doctor
    
    60s
    Breast Cancer - monthly breast self exam, annual mammogram or as your doctor directs Colon Cancer - exams as directed by your doctor Lung Cancer - don't smoke; report any weight loss, fatigue and bloody cough to doctor Ovarian Cancer - report abdominal swelling, pelvic pain or pressure to doctor Cancer of the Uterine Lining - stay at a healthy weight and report any abnormal vaginal bleeding to doctor
    
    70s
    Breast Cancer- monthly breast self exam, annual mammogram or as your doctor directs Colon Cancer - exams as directed by your doctor Leukemia - report fatigue and abdominal swelling to doctor, have an exam and blood test every year Lung Cancer - don't smoke; report any weight loss, fatigue and bloody cough to doctor Ovarian Cancer - report abdominal swelling, pelvic pain or pressure to doctor Cancer of the Uterine Lining - stay at a healthy weight and report any abnormal vaginal bleeding to doctor

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• B-12 deficiency may speed bone B-12 deficiency may speed bone loss

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    Low B-12 levels in women may be linked to rapid bone loss
     
    Managing your health may seem to be a daunting task because the rules change throughout our lives. Nutritional and supplement needs must be adjusted with each passing decade. We know that when people reach age 50, they are in danger of greater vitamin deficiency.
     
    In my monthly column, I share the latest research about B vitamins and the dangers of deficiency to illustrate the importance of supplementing with Sublingual B-12, B-6 & Folic Acid. In this column, I want to discuss how B-12 deficiency impacts women, particularly as it relates to bone health.
     
    Research shows B-12 levels are linked to increase bone loss The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism published findings in 2004 that linked low levels of B-12 to rapid bone loss in women. A study conducted by the University of California, San Francisco, studied 83 women over the age of 64, over a number of years. They measured hip bone mineral density in these women during two and six year follow-up exams.
     
    The test results showed that women with the lowest levels of B-12 experienced rapid hip bone loss when compared with women with higher levels of B-12. "Our research shows that women with the lowest levels of Vitamin B-12 are at an increased risk for bone loss in their hips, which could lead to fractures," said Dr. Katie Stone. "We knew that Vitamin B-12 benefited the nervous system, but our findings suggest that it may also benefit bone health." The researchers concluded that modification in diet and supplementation may help reduce the rate of bone loss in elderly women. For women over age 50, this should also include a calciummagnesium- Vitamin D supplement, along with another supplement that includes Vitamin B-12.
     
    How we become deficient We think the reason why so many adults past the age of 50 become deficient in B-12 is the reduction in our ability to absorb certain nutrients from foods decreases as we get older. B-12 is found primarily in animal products such as meat, shellfish, milk, cheese and eggs, which requires several steps to successfully get the nutrient from the food we eat into our bodies. This includes producing intrinsic factor in the stomach, binding of the B-12 and later absorption by the small intestine. Another reason is that many adults begin to eat less of these foods and follow a more vegetarian diet later in life. This can greatly accelerate any potential deficiency if they do not get their B-12 from another source, like supplementation. 
     
    As early as age 30 some people's digestive system can become less efficient and may struggle with absorbing nutrients. At age 50, there may be a further decline which can cause worsening deficiency. 
     
    B-12 is crucial to overall health Because B-12 is used in making red blood cells, a deficiency may affect the number and quality of blood cells your body can make. We also know that B-12 is vital in allowing our brains to function normally, meaning a deficiency may affect the energy and clarity of thinking we experience. This study also suggests that it may be important for our bone health.
     
    Increasing Bone Density If you're concerned with bone loss, there is hope! A university-controlled study has proven that TriVita Bone Builder rebuilds bone while protecting existing bone. These are good reasons for us to take both Sublingual B-12, B-6 & Folic Acid and TriVita Bone Builder to improve our chances of experiencing a long, healthy life.
     
    For more information on maintaining and building healthy bone.

    French Montreville
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    1-617-487-4340
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    Independent TriVita Business Affiliate, Trivita ID# 13011183

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• A bonus day of healthy living A bonus day of healthy living

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    A bonus day of healthy living
    
    24 extra hours this Leap Year month, 24 easy ways to welcome wellness
    
    Not only is February Heart Month, but it's also a Leap Year month. That means a whole extra day added on to February's usual 28, and a whole extra day to be good to yourself and your health. (Leap Years happen every four years so that our calendar can match up with the Earth's motion around the sun).
    
    What will you do with your extra 24 hours? Here are some easy tips to try, one for each hour of the extra day, to help you feel and be healthier.
    
    Eating or Drinking
    1. Snack smarter. Don't reach for the same old chips, crackers or cookies. Instead, enjoy some raisins, an apple, carrot sticks or a cup of low-fat popcorn.
    
    2. Can the cans. Carbonated soft drinks - even the "diet" versions - are loaded with caffeine, chemicals and preservatives that damage teeth, bones and other body parts. Fruit juice is better, but watch the calories. You can't go wrong with good old fashioned water to stay hydrated and keep your energy levels up.
    
    3. Skip the salad dressing trap. Eating lots of salads? Great! Dousing them with high-fat dressings? Bad! Next time you cruise the salad bar, choose a tablespoon of olive oil instead.
    
    4. C lick off TV eating. Watching TV with food in hand leads to "unconscious eating" and weight gain. If you need to occupy your hands, try knitting or a game puzzle, or stand up and stretch.
    
    5. B an bottomless plates. When serving a meal, avoid having platters and bowls of food on the table: this encourages repeat helpings. Instead, fill plates and then bring them to the table.
    
    6. T ry TriVita's Leanology. In just moments, you can order your Leanology Starter Kit and be on your way to a healthier, slimmer you. Already have the Starter Kit? Stock up on exclusive Leanology Capsules and tasty nutritional shakes (for more, see pages 6-7).
    
    Exercise
    7. G et FREE workouts. Take the stairs instead of the escalator. Park far away from the store. Bag your own groceries. Think of these habits as free health club memberships: they're everywhere!
    
    8. Break your desk chains. Do you sit in front of a computer all day? Get up and walk around the office, stop in to talk with a co-worker instead of sending an email and walk briskly to the water fountain.
    
    9. Dance. Solo or with a partner (brooms count), try a little two-step, cha-cha or... remember The Hustle?
    
    10. Delight your dog. Take a walk with your best friend.
    
    11. B e phone fit. Stand up when talking on the phone. It's a weight-bearing posture that does a little something for bone health. (And if you're sitting when the phone rings, rising makes you move).
    
    12. Be a walking wonder. If you do nothing else, walk. Walking has the lowest drop-out rate of any physical activity. PLUS: for every hour of regular, heartbeat-raising exercise we do - like brisk walking we add two hours to our lives.
    
    Healthy Habits
    13. Snuff out smoking. Cutting down on (or cutting out) smoking? Instead of lighting up, light up someone's life with a note or phone call.
    
    14. P ay yourself for health. Start a "good health" money jar. Every time you resist the urge to overeat or smoke or skip your walk, put some coins in the jar. When the cash adds up, reward yourself with something fun.
    
    15. Take supplements daily. Get the essential nutrients and vitamins you need in quality TriVita supplements, and take them every day.
    
    16. A toast to you. If you drink alcohol, practice moderation and avoid high calorie distilled spirits. Better idea: club soda or water with lemon or lime.
    
    17. Protect your sleep. To snooze more soundly, ban the TV from the bedroom and avoid exercise and alcohol within a few hours of bedtime.
    
    18. Connect with others. Contact with people, especially in later life, improves health. So go to church, volunteer and keep in touch.
    
    Stress-busters
    19. Practice Trivita's 10 Essentials for Health and Wellness. Every single one, from breathing deeply to practicing acceptance, is proven to reduce stress and increase relaxation and happiness.
    
    20. Meditate. Think about all the ways in which you're blessed. Pray. Picture a calming scene.
    
    21. Tense up. Deliberately tense every muscle in your body all at once:
    wrinkle your forehead, clench your teeth and fists, tighten everything and hold it for 7-10 seconds. Then relax all these muscles and breathe deeply several times.
    
    22. Zone out. Focus on relaxing your muscles one area or zone at a time. Start at your feet and work toward your head, or vice versa.
    
    23. Listen to music.
    
    24. Get the health habit. All the elements of good health help reduce stress: eat right, sleep well, exercise, limit caffeine and alcohol intake and nourish your wellness with vitamins and nutrients from TriVita.

    French Montreville
    fmontreville@yahoo.com
    1-617-487-4340
    http://www.myempoweringteam.ws/
    Independent TriVita Business Affiliate, Trivita ID# 13011183

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