Key Strategies for Staying Healthy This Winter

Our Best Prevention Strategies:

Why is it that science is still no closer to a cure for colds and flu? It's because we're dealing with smart viruses. Any one of hundreds of viruses could launch a cold or flu attack, and chances are that this year's flu virus won't be the same as last year's making it nearly impossible to develop a simple cure. But there's still much you can do to stay strong and healthy all winter.

Take Good Care of Yourself: As always, the best place to start to maintain a good immune system is with the basics. Make sure to keep exercising, sleep well, reduce stress, drink alcohol in moderation, and eat a low-fat, low-sugar diet.

Wash Your Hands: Washing hands remains the most effective way to protect yourself and your family from colds and flu. Lather, rinse, repeat throughout the day. Do it long enough to sing "Happy Birthday" twice.

Boost the Beneficial Bacteria: 80 percent of your immune system surrounds your digestive system. Research supports a healthy gut flora and overall immunity. 

Add Foods that Support Immune Health: There are many foods with medicinal properties, make sure you include as many as possible. Think about combining a lot of the ingredients below in chicken soup. 

Oranges, strawberries, bell peppers, potatoes and other vitamin C and E rich fruits and vegetables are all good for your immune system.

Shiitake, Maitake, and other mushrooms have been used, especially in Traditional Chinese Medicine, for boosting the immune system. 

Garlic and Onions not only taste great but have also been researched for their ability to modulate immune function. 

Helpful Herbs: Research supports the immune modulating activity of tumeric, oregano, ginger, Echinacea, Larch, and elderberry. A unique combination of plant extracts discovered in Japan, using pumpkinseed, safflower flower, Asian plantain, and Japanese honeysuckle were shown in a study to stimulate the immune system response.

Make Sure You are Getting the Right Nutrients: Your immune system needs to be well nourished to function at its best. Stock up on the following nutrients:

Macro-Nutrients: the macro-nutrients are proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Focus on good proteins; it is essential for a healthy immune system. 

Supplement with EPA and DHA, or eat fish twice a week for those healthy fats.

Vitamins and Minerals: Vitamins such as vitamin A, B6, B12, E C, folate, and the minerals zinc, copper and iron all support an effective immune response. 

Vitamin D: vitamin D, in particular, has been the focus research on optimal immune system functioning. Vitamin D plays a role in the improving mucus membrane barrier functioning, the production of anti-microbial peptides (small proteins), and in general overall immune support. 

Take care of your immune system by starting early, taking good care of yourself, and feeding your body the nutrients it needs to stay strong.

Info and sources thanks to Shaklee Health Wise Blog

Have a healthy and productive weekend! 

MJ 

Shaklee, America’s number one natural nutrition company since 1957. Check us out at http://mjshealthyway.com  

Healthy Foods To Stay Energized Every Time

Natural energy foods provide you with important vitamins and revitalize your body. Energy increasing foods that you could carry out into your diet plan to aid improve your energy.

Healthy Foods

Natural energy foods might assist keep you awake, energized and alert. Additionally they provide you with important vitamins and revitalize the body. Your body gets energy from calories, that can originate from protein, fat and carbohydrates. There are many food alternatives out there that might offer your body with energy.

To obtain a power supply that serves would be to use existing food in the kitchen area. Energy enhancing foods that you might implement into your diet plan to aid increase your energy level without ruining your diet plan or dish plan.

Almonds

Almonds help take control of your appetite between dishes and provide an excellent source of healthy fat and protein. Proteins are crucial for maintaining long-term energy stores. Simply do not go too insane making use of the almonds, given that the calories in nuts do add up.

Goji Berries

They’re also a fantastic resource of anti-oxidants and polysaccharides and enhance cell-to-cell communication. Keep in mind that these are simply a few examples of foods that supply you energy and can be an exceptional replacement for coffee or various other quick repairs. It’s still crucial that you follow a raw food diet which will provide you with nutrients, energy and alkalinity.

Beans

Beans are a good source of both proteins and carbohydrates, triggering them to be a fantastic choice when aiming to obtain energy. You can add them to your salad, soup, previous dish or on rice to include additional protein to your diet plan and supply your body with long-lasting energy.

Oranges

Oranges are an execllent energy source since of their high Vitamin C content. When you exercise, your muscles experience small splits and Vitamin C helps repair those. Any fruit which has a high amount of Vitamin C is an exceptional natural energy source. You can go beyond simply consuming the fruit itself, with the addition of a orange to some Greek yogurt, milk along with other fruits to produce a smoothie which will taste good and offer your energy a boost.

Egg Whites

Egg whites are wonderful to maintaining a good density of lean muscle mass in addition to boost energy levels. Furthermore, when one keeps a good density of lean muscles, metabolism can likewise be enhanced. When there’s a boost in metabolism, your body becomes a reliable fat burning device. Mainly, egg-whites have excellent protein contents.

Bananas

Bananas are wonderful sources of potassium, excellent filler and booster, also. Banana’s micro nutrient submissions are essential for keeping optimal degree of energy for the body’s day-to-day requirements. In addition, banana’s potassium material might assist prevent tiredness. Consume at least one fresh banana daily for better energy.

Spinach

Spinach is packed with tiredness combating folate. Folate is really a B vitamin that’s needed to prevent anemia, and it could lower the likelihood of establishing depression. B vitamins are likewise revealed to improve energy levels so make sure to take in a lot of this leafy green veggie to help keep not just boost your energy level but aid you stay feeling good too!

Brown Rice

Brown rice is not simply loaded with complicated carbohydrates. This ingredient is another wonderful source of magnesium. There’s a truth that low magnesium levels can impede your body’s energy metabolism. You’ve to merely consume a cup of cooked brown rice to obtain more than 1/4 of the magnesium a lady requires everyday and 1/5 the total quantity a man requires.

Oatmeal

Oatmeal is amongst the most popular energy source selected by athletes since it’s absorbed gradually, offering sustained energy. It may be available in practical single-serve bundles which are easy to warm up, specifically on the run. You can add in fruit and nuts to produce an even higher-energy source snack. Merely to be sure to stay clear of the instant oatmeal which has actually had flavor and sugars included into them.

Have a healthy and energetic holiday season. 

Info thanks to Diet and Nutrition Advisor

MJ

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5 overlooked ways exercise improves your life

Human bodies need regular exercise in order to stay healthy. There are countless physical benefits to exercise, such as losing weight, getting stronger, building stamina, improving cardiovascular health, and enhancing flexibility, but the benefits don’t stop there. Exercise can positively affect many other aspects of your life that go beyond looking and feeling fit. Lifehacker has collected a list of reasons to exercise other than losing weight, and below you'll find my favorites.

1. Exercise is a great de-stresser.

While the cause of your stress probably won’t disappear during a workout, intense exercise can distract and hopefully give a fresh perspective on matters. From a scientific perspective, one study suggests that regular exercise actually rewires the part of our brains responsible for dealing with stress, making active people better able to cope with anxiety than sedentary people.

2. Exercise will improve your mood.

There’s nothing like a workout to burn away negative emotions. You will have accomplished something worthwhile, and you’ll boost personal confidence. Exercise also eases symptoms of depression, though it’s not clear exactly how it’s done. The Mayo Clinic suggests it’s either because the brain releases feel-good chemicals (neurotransmitters and endorphins), or it reduces immune system chemicals that worsen depression; it may also be that an increased body temperature from exercise has a calming effect.

3. Exercise is good for your brain.

Exercise actually “bulks up” the human brain. It gets oxygen flowing, releases hormones that encourage brain cell growth, and actually improves memory and learning capabilities in the process. Researchers at the University of British Columbia put together a group of women in their 70s and 80s with mild cognitive impairment and put them on exercise programs. The results were surprising:

“When we started these experiments, most of us thought that, at best, we’d see less decline” in memory function among the volunteers who exercised, which would have represented success. But beyond merely stemming people’s memory loss, “we saw actual improvements.”

4. Exercise can help you sleep better.

It stands to reason that working your body hard will make it more inclined to rest. One recent study, however, shows that, while aerobic activity improves insomnia in the long run, it takes about four months for the improvement to kick in. You won’t see immediate results after a single workout, but stick with it and you’ll reap the benefits later.

5. You'll be more energetic.

It may seem counterintuitive that after exhausting your body with exercise you’d have even more energy, but it’s true. Banish the afternoon ‘slump’ with a midday workout, or combat general fatigue (not with a medical condition, which plagues one in four Americans) with regular exercise. Researchers from the University of Georgia explain that exercise works on the central nervous system to increase energy and reduce fatigue. “A lot of people are overworked and not sleeping enough. Exercise is a way for people to feel more energetic.”

So whether it's running, CrossFit, or yoga, putting in some effort to exercise regularly can go a long way toward improving overall quality of life.

Info thanks to Treehugger.com

Have a healthy and productive day! 

MJ

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Stress and your immune system

Oh the holidays! They can be the best of times and the worst of times. On the good side, I absolutely love spending time with family and friends whom I don’t see regularly, and I love decorating our home and spending more time in the kitchen. But with these fun activities come long lines at the mall, traffic jams, and the general stress of shopping, cooking, and cleaning. So…keep reading to learn how you can learn to reduce stress!

When we should all be spending more time close to home and hearth, we are rushing with so many holiday-related activities on top of our already busy schedules. . And then there is the food; while it is wonderful to get invited to so many parties, your sister doesn’t always have your health or your weight management struggles in mind when she serves creamed onions, stuffed sweet potatoes, and that impossible-to-resist pumpkin cheesecake! And then there is the eggnog and all those appetizers!

All of this can add up to more stress, and that stress can have a big impact on your immune system. Yes, it is true; stress can weaken the immune system. In fact, there is a whole field of science (called psychoneuroimmunology) that studies just how powerfully our mind influences our health and what these scientists are learning is that what goes on in our minds can dramatically affect our bodies.

How do you know if you are stressed?

This may sound a little strange, but many of you may be more stressed than you know.

Typical signs that you are stressed include anxiety, feeling time pressure, forgetfulness, tight muscles, changes in appetite, changes in digestion, and insomnia. But you may also be stressed if you are noticing forgetfulness, anger, low libido, or even changes in your menstrual cycle.

Chronic stress is a bit of a vicious cycle where the hormones of stress tend to create more stress later on. So the more stress you feel, the more you feel stressed. Your immune system takes a big hit when you experience these chronic stresses, but you are also at a higher risk for anxiety, depression, digestive problems, heart disease, sleep problems, and weight gain.

In order to survive this holiday season with your immune system intact, I recommend the following tips to reduce stress:

• Focus on what is important: Your family and friends are what is important during the holidays, not the perfect gift. Nothing expresses love better than love; show them you care.

Take time for you: Don’t just fill your to-do list with errands for other people. Be a little selfish and remember to find time to relax and also try to set realistic goals on what you can get done each day.

Find time to exercise: Yes, it is cold outside, yes it is dark outside, yes you had too much to eat last night and want to stay in bed, but getting up and doing a yoga tape or going to the gym will not only help your mood and your energy, but also quells anxiety, lifts depression, and gives your immune system the boost it needs.

Practice mindfulness (also called thoughtfulness): Call it mediation, prayer, or just quiet time, but research supports the use of thoughtfulness as a way to reduce stress. Deep breathing is often the quickest way to send your whole body a relaxing message.

Don’t abandon your healthy habits: You know what you should be eating. There are many temptations and you might think that a sugary treat will help your mood, but that good feeling is fleeting and then will be followed by guilt or feeling bad when your sugar rush turns into a blood sugar drop. Check out this article for healthier holiday eating tips.

Stress can have a real and powerful affect on your immune system. What we do each day can either support your immune system or hurt it. Reducing your stress takes a bit of time (to meditate, exercise, etc.) but the payoffs are great for both you and your immune system.

How will you reduce your stress this holiday season? Share your own tips in the comments section below!

Thank you Shaklee Health Wise Blog for the info. 

MJ 

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A Daily Serving of Nuts May Help You Live Longer

Many of us have been told to limit nut consumption because of the high fat content, but now a study from Harvard indicates that eating nuts may actually help people live longer. The study’s results, which were published in the November 21 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, stretched from the 1980s until 2010 and analyzed data from 76,000 women and 42,000 men.

Researchers found that those people who ate 1 ounce (28 grams) of nuts daily, seven days a week, were 20 percent less likely to die over a 30-year period compared with those who did not eat nuts. They were also 29 percent less likely to die of heart disease, 11 percent less likely to die from cancer, and 24 percent less likely to die from respiratory disease. Eating nuts was also connected to a reduced risk of death: people who ate nuts daily were 20 percent less likely to die than those who never ate nuts.

Nuts are nutritional powerhouses, rich in minerals, vitamins, protein, unsaturated fatty acids, and antioxidants. Past studies have shown that nuts improve blood vessel function, blood sugar control, and may help with losing weight – all factors that contribute to better cardiovascular health. They can reduce the risk of colon cancer, Type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. That being said, not all nuts are created equally. It’s a good idea to avoid fried, salted, or sweetened nuts and stick with the plain, unsalted variety.

Almonds: These are an excellent source of antioxidant Vitamin E. 

Walnuts: These contain healthy omega-3 fatty acids that may protect against irregular heart rhythms.

Pecans: They are higher in fat than other nuts, but contain important B-complex vitamins.

Macadamia nuts: They have lots of Vitamin E and selenium.

Pine nuts: They contain lutein, monosaturated fats, and vitamins A, C, and D.

Hazelnuts (filberts): These are rich in magnesium, which keeps the heart from overexerting itself, unsaturated fats, and vitamin E. 

Peanuts: While they’re not officially nuts, their nutritional properties make them part of the nut family. These are rich in potassium, protein, and vitamin B. 

Brazil nuts: While these contain mostly unsaturated fat, they do have the highest amount of saturated fat among the other nuts. They’re also provide selenium, magnesium, and copper.

Pistachios: These contain vitamin E, oleic avid, and many healthy minerals and antioxidants.

The study was paid for by the National Institutes of Health and the International Tree Nut Council Nutrition Research & Education Foundation, but the Council had no say in how the study was done or how its results were eventually reported.

The study relied on self-reported information from the participants, and does not prove that nuts caused the participants to live longer. While the researchers did account for several factors that may impact a person's longevity, such as weight and vegetable consumption, there may be other confounding variables.

The good news is now you don’t need to avoid the holiday nut plate – just choose wisely.

Article thanks to TreeHugger

Have a nutty and productive day! :) 

MJ 

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Are You Vitamin D Deficient?

Probably … if you live anywhere north of a line that links Atlanta to LA or your skin is any shade darker than a notepad!

Season variations in vitamin D status are well documented in released studies. A recent College of California-Irvine and Mayo Facility research with 3.44 million blood samples of discovered that serum vitamin D levels are greatest in August and most affordable in February. From November through March, the absence of UVB rays in the Northern Hemisphere implies we cannot produce vitamin D from sun exposure to our skin.

“If you live north of a line that connects Atlanta to L.a, you essentially cannot make any vitamin D in your skin from November through March,” states Michael Holick, Ph.D., M.D., Teacher of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, and among the world’s foremost authorities on vitamin D.

Vitamin D improves calcium to keep bone wellness, but hundreds of other published researches reveal that vitamin D might assist avoid autoimmune diseases like type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis. The nutrient could likewise play a duty in preventing particular types of cancer and state of mind disorders, and is linked to improved muscle strength and athletic efficiency and may play a function in weight management.

“Vitamin D is known to assist regulate– straight or indirectly-some 2,000 genes that manage everything from immunity, programmed cell death as well as appetite regulation,” explains Holick. “If you’ve receptors for D in practically all your cells and tissues, there’s a reason. Vitamin D appears to act like a surveillance mechanism for overall health.”

How Much Vitamin D is Enough?

It’s difficult to figure out how much vitamin D is required daily due to the fact that sunshine supplies the bulk our vitamin D from April-August. However, dark-skinned individuals, sunscreens, air pollution and various other factors all adversely affect the body’s ability to produce vitamin D. According to the Workplace of Dietary Supplements of the National Institutes of Wellness, the main is to get enough vitamin D with reasonable sun exposure, diet and supplements to keep an optimal blood level of a minimum of 30 nm/L of 25-hydroxyvitaminD.

The Institute of Medicine recommends 600 IU per day for adults (800 IU for those 70 and over) and a ceiling of 4,000 IU per day, The Endocrine Society’s specialist panel suggests 600-1,000 IU daily and a tolerable upper limit of 10,000 IU/day. Dr. Holick and lots of other vitamin D experts advise 2,000 IU per day. Considering that you are most likely getting less than 600 IU per day right now, try incorporating even more vitamin D-enriched foods into your diet plan to obtain at least 600 IU per day. Then, think about a vitamin D3 supplement if you live north of the 33 degrees latitude.

Vitamin D Lacking in US Diet

Vitamin D is among the hardest nutrients to satisfy your everyday requirements for due to the fact that it’s found in really couple of foods normally. Natural sources consist of cod liver oil, fatty fish, egg yolks, liver and mushrooms. Some 90-95 % of the vitamin D in the body comes from UVB rays that we transform in the skin to the nutrient. From November-March, strengthened foods and supplements end up being significantly necessary to obtain optimal amounts of vitamin D in your diet. A research from The Journal of Nutrition reported that more than 90 % of UNITED STATE adults fail to fulfill the recommended intakes from diet plan alone.

Food Sources of Vitamin D

1 Tablespoon cod liver oil, 1,360 IU

3 oz wild salmon, 800 IU

1 Tablespoon strengthened spreads, 100-200 IU

3 oz sardines, 192 IU

3 oz canned tuna, 154 IU

1 huge Eggland’s Best Egg, 120 IU

1 cup Vitamin D Fortified Soymilk, 120 IU

1 cup fortified Orange Juice (check labels for quantities), 100-130 IU

3 oz beef liver, 50 IU

1 large egg yolk, 40 IU

Vitamin D Supplements

Taking a vitamin supplement in the winter season is also a great option for many individuals. Shaklee offered a vey affordable vitamin 3# supplement for all. Here is the link to check it out: http://mjshealthyway.myshaklee.com/us/en/products.php?sku=21214

Info thanks to Diet Nutrition Advisor

I hope you have a healthy and productive holiday season. 

MJ 

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Have A Great Weekend!

We will be back Monday with some healthy news and posts. I hope you all have a healthy and productive weekend!

MJ

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Finding Your Inner Athlete Part 2

Sports Nutrition, Before, During, and After Workouts

We all know regular exercise is an important component of fitness and health, but how many of us know that what we ate last night and this morning can have a huge impact on the quality of today's workout? Sports nutrition, the science of using simple dietary practices to help optimize athletic performance, combines all the best nutritional components and strategies to ensure your diet will efficiently fuel your exercise regimen—not slow it down.

Let's look at the components of a healthful training diet that supports athletic performance:

• Fluids help maintain normal body temperature and deliver energy and nutrients to hardworking muscles, so it's no surprise that well-hydrated athletes perform better and can sustain longer than their poorly hydrated counterparts.
• Carbohydrate is the fuel of choice for both recreational and competitive athletes because it is the most readily available fuel for working muscles. In fact, low-carbohydrate fuel stores are a common limiting factor in high-intensity and endurance exercise.
• Protein is essential for increasing muscle mass and strength, as well as for recovering from prolonged exercise.
• Vitamins and minerals don't provide energy, but they're essential for converting the food you eat into energy your muscles can use.

Timing the consumption of food and drink throughout your exercise session can significantly improve hydration, energy, recovery, and the quality of individual workouts. Following this hydration and nutrition regimen before, during, and after workouts can help to optimize exercise performance and improve recovery for subsequent workouts.

BEFORE: Two to four hours before exercise, be sure to hydrate early and often, and eat healthful and nutritious carbohydrate-rich foods, including light sandwiches, pasta, salads, fruits, and nutritional bars. Consider more rapidly absorbed nutritional shakes as little as one hour before an event, depending on your individual level of digestive comfort. Continue hydrating right up to the start of an event and consider a natural caffeine boost 30 minutes prior to exercise.

DURING: Continue hydrating with small amounts of cool fluids, including water and sports drinks, every 15 to 30 minutes. For events lasting longer than an hour, consider rapidly digested carbohydrate-rich foods such as bagels, gels, bananas, apples, oranges, and nutritional bars.

AFTER: Try to consume a balanced intake of fluids, carbohydrate, and protein immediately after exercise to maximize hydration, muscle-energy refueling, muscle repair, and muscle rebuilding. The right balance of carbohydrate and protein can trigger and enhance the anabolic recovery process when consumed immediately after exercise and again an hour or two later—especially for those who have multiple daily workout sessions.

Sports nutrition—it's smart nutrition for elite athletes and smart for the athlete inside each of us.

Have a healthy and Productive day! 

MJ 

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Feeling Fatigued?

Fatigue and lack of energy is one of the more common complaints a doctor hears from patients. If you find you don't have the energy you used to have, there is a lot you can do right now to get back on track to a more energetic you. 

WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES?

It is no surprise that women are tired; they are busier than ever. Many are juggling work, children, family and endless responsibilities — it is a recipe for fatigue. All of this hustle means that women are not taking care of themselves; not eating right, not getting enough nutrients, nor are they getting enough exercise or sleep.

Our busy lives leave us with low energy, irritability, stress, worn down immune systems, and may even lead more serious conditions like depression.

WHAT CAN I DO?

You might think that drinking coffee or taking other stimulants is a solution, but these are only temporary fixes that often lead to more fatigue in the future. If you are looking for a better way to ensure your long-term energy needs, try these energy boosters:

Exercise is an important part of your fatigue-fighting routine. Research has shown that regular exercise releases endorphins which help us feel good and exercise has been shown to reduce tiredness.

Getting a good night's sleep is one of the best tools in your fatigue-fighting arsenal. Try going to bed at the same time every day, avoiding caffeine late in the day, or read a book instead of watching TV.

Food is the fuel for your body; try eating healthier, avoiding sugar and processed foods, and don't skip meals.

Take care of yourself. A massage, lunch with friends, a walk in the woods can all help. Take time during the day to relax (even 10 minutes alone can help).

Supplementation:

Multivitamin: even if you try to eat healthy, you may be lacking some key nutrients, so a good multivitamin is a great place to start.

B-Vitamins (including B12 and folate) are important in many metabolic processes in the body and have long been used for people looking for energy. In a study, supplementing with extra B vitamins improved energy, stress, mental health, and improve cognitive performance.

Magnesium deficiency is one of the more common deficiencies in America, with close to half of people in the US not getting enough.ⁱⁱⁱ Magnesium is required for over 300 processes in the body, including the breakdown of glucose into energy. The best form of magnesium to take is a time-release formula; to ensure a steady stream of magnesium.

Iron is an important mineral for women who are still menstruating and low iron can lead to lack of energy, especially in young women who have heavy menstrual bleeding. 

Your lack of energy can be turned around with a little effort and good nutritional supplementation. Remember that fatigue can be a sign of an underlying condition. If your fatigue persists, check with your health care provider.

Shaklee has great alternatives to helping you naturally with Shaklee's Core Energy and Shaklee Energy Chews. Here are the links to the products and I hope you have an awesome Thursday! 

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MJ

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The Power of Pumpkin Seeds! Yum!

Pumpkin Seeds are one of nature’s most nourishing foods. They contain high amounts of vitamin E, B-complex, magnesium, zinc, and omega-3 fatty acids. Pumpkin seeds are essential for men’s health and provide significant protection for the prostate gland. They are an excellent source of tryptophan which is critical for good quality sleep and for keeping anxiety and depression at bay. The B-complex vitamins in pumpkin seeds work as co-factors in the body to help reduce cholesterol and enhance GABA activity which is also known to reduce anxiety and neurological disorders. 

Pumpkin seeds also contain anti-inflammatory properties which provide benefit for those that suffer with chronic inflammation such as in sinusitis, arthritis, bursitis, and other autoimmune disorders. Pumpkin seeds have high concentrations of phytosterols that can help to inhibit the absorption of cholesterol in the gastrointestinal tract which ultimately can help reduce the bad cholesterol in the body. 

Pumpkin Seeds have also been known to prevent kidney stones and osteoporosis. Pumpkin seed butter is a great and tasty alternative to peanut butter and can be found online and in most health food stores. Raw pumpkin seeds will provide you with the most nutrition and health benefits. Try sprinkling them on salads, adding them to trail mixes, or chop them with dates to make your own healthy energy bars.

Thanks to the Medical Medium for the information! 

Shaklee Vitamins vs The Others

Good afternoon folks, I'd like to talk a little about the different between Shaklee's Vita Lea Vitamins and other brands. First of all, Shaklee produces and their vitamins go through a rigorous process for purity and do conduct over 80,000 tests to be sure you're getting the finest natural vitamin on the market.

Other competitors brand Vitamins contain many artificial colors and preservatives. One preservative that comes to mind that I have researched is call magnesium stearate which is used as a lubricant to speed up the production of mass quantities of vitamins. I have also found that magnesium stearate does can cause liver cancer in laboratory testing. WHY would you take cheap processed supplements that put poisons in them to speed up the production process? It's a simple no brainer that Shaklee's Vita Lea is the natural solution to daily vitamins.

Also, a clinical study was conducted back in 2007 with 3 different supplement users, Shaklee users, over the counters users, and non-supplement users. And of course, the Shaklee supplement users showed a decline in disease related illnesses compared to then the other two users. Check out these results at http://landmarkstudy.com

If you want more information on these awesome daily vitamins, click on the link:
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Have a healthy and productive day!

MJ