Check it out at Larry Winget's Blog
Larry lets it all hang out--I confess, I agree with a lot of what he says....
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
What You Think Is What You Get
"When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free."
Catherine Ponder
Author of Dynamic Laws of Prosperity
Featured in the October reading list HERE
Catherine Ponder
Author of Dynamic Laws of Prosperity
Featured in the October reading list HERE
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Reflections and loss
I am sitting here tonight living what I have heard at many Vemma events--that "what if you DON'T tell someone about Vemma". My friend Mike was diagnosed with brain cancer and although Mark and I shared the product, he even taking it for a month, he decided that he would do the chemo. That was several months ago. He has been having multiple health issues and just now, I received word that they have found cancer throughout his body. My heart just breaks for this family, his youngest daughter is just 17, he being only 50--that is so young.
I/we introduced them to Vemma, they made the choice and decision not to go that route--my conscious is "free" although my heart breaks. I only write this because I know what amazing health results others have had on the product. Please, and this is for myself as for anyone, don't let fear of a "no" stop you from sharing this product with everyone you know---it is life changing--even though it seems "too late" I will again offer the product to my friend--miracles never cease and my friend RachelT just this week told me a story of her friends Mom with cancer and how the product, although it didn't take away the cancer or delay her death, made her more comfortable in the time she had left here on earth......
Share the product you never know who's life you can affect for the good....
I/we introduced them to Vemma, they made the choice and decision not to go that route--my conscious is "free" although my heart breaks. I only write this because I know what amazing health results others have had on the product. Please, and this is for myself as for anyone, don't let fear of a "no" stop you from sharing this product with everyone you know---it is life changing--even though it seems "too late" I will again offer the product to my friend--miracles never cease and my friend RachelT just this week told me a story of her friends Mom with cancer and how the product, although it didn't take away the cancer or delay her death, made her more comfortable in the time she had left here on earth......
Share the product you never know who's life you can affect for the good....
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Benefits of Guarana and Caffeine
What is guarana and why is it used in Verve!?
Guarana seed was traditionally used by indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest as a beverage and medicine. In the early 1800’s the plant was introduced into France by a physician who had been working in Brazil and it came to be employed in the treatment of numerous ailments. Today, nutritionists believe it may be supportive for athletic performance, fatigue and weight control.
Based on recent analyses of guarana by high-performance chromatography it’s been determined to have antioxidant and free-radical scavenging abilities. The primary active constituents in guarana are guaranine; which is nearly identical to caffeine, and the closely related alkaloids, theobromine and theophylline. Guaranine is responsible for supporting vitality and is compatible with a wide variety of nutrients, hence the inclusion of guarana in Verve!
What are the benefits of caffeine?
Caffeine’s effects (and hence those of guaranine) are well known. It stimulates the central nervous system, increasing metabolic rate, and has a mild diuretic effect.¹ One recent research study showed that caffeine consumption may have benefits for performance and safety in the workplace.² The results of another study showed that caffeine may modulate a higher brain function through its effects on distinct areas of the brain, particularly as it relates to working memory.³ Working memory represents the type of brain activity needed to remember things for a short period of time such as looking at a phone number and mentally storing it until it’s been dialed. While all of these results are promising, the research does not suggest increased consumption of what is considered normal just yet
What are some of the caffeine levels of products that are currently on the market?
information found HERE
Verve! currently has 80 milligrams of caffeine which is considered an amount healthy for your heart and blood pressure by leading doctors in the field. Get your Verve! today and do something HEALTHY for your body!
Guarana seed was traditionally used by indigenous people of the Amazon rainforest as a beverage and medicine. In the early 1800’s the plant was introduced into France by a physician who had been working in Brazil and it came to be employed in the treatment of numerous ailments. Today, nutritionists believe it may be supportive for athletic performance, fatigue and weight control.
Based on recent analyses of guarana by high-performance chromatography it’s been determined to have antioxidant and free-radical scavenging abilities. The primary active constituents in guarana are guaranine; which is nearly identical to caffeine, and the closely related alkaloids, theobromine and theophylline. Guaranine is responsible for supporting vitality and is compatible with a wide variety of nutrients, hence the inclusion of guarana in Verve!
What are the benefits of caffeine?
Caffeine’s effects (and hence those of guaranine) are well known. It stimulates the central nervous system, increasing metabolic rate, and has a mild diuretic effect.¹ One recent research study showed that caffeine consumption may have benefits for performance and safety in the workplace.² The results of another study showed that caffeine may modulate a higher brain function through its effects on distinct areas of the brain, particularly as it relates to working memory.³ Working memory represents the type of brain activity needed to remember things for a short period of time such as looking at a phone number and mentally storing it until it’s been dialed. While all of these results are promising, the research does not suggest increased consumption of what is considered normal just yet
What are some of the caffeine levels of products that are currently on the market?
information found HERE
Verve! currently has 80 milligrams of caffeine which is considered an amount healthy for your heart and blood pressure by leading doctors in the field. Get your Verve! today and do something HEALTHY for your body!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Antioxidants, Exercise and Inflammation
Was doing an internet search on inflammation and the effects antioxidants have on them and came across the following article. [Emphasis mine]
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A study funded by the National Institute on Aging, and published in the July 2004 issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, examined the effects of exercise and antioxidant supplements on the inflammatory markers C-reactive protein, interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha).
Inflammation is related to a large number of chronic diseases and is associated with obesity and increased age. Bouts of intense or prolonged exercise may stimulate an inflammatory response according to many studies, but the effect of regular exercise on inflammation has been less well researched.
Researchers examined data from the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study which provided information on body mass index, exercise and activity levels, and medication and nutritional supplement intake for 2,964 men and women recruited from two locations in the United States. Blood samples were analyzed for serum levels of C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, and plasma levels of TNF-alpha.
In this study, individuals who reported higher levels of exercise and higher levels of nonexercise physical activity had lower levels of C-reactive protein, interleukin-6 and TNF-alpha. As revealed in previous studies, body mass index was positively related to levels of all three inflammatory markers. The use of multivitamin supplements, beta carotene, vitamin C and/or vitamin E, was associated with lower levels of C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 regardless of whether the participant reported high or low exercise levels. The authors wrote that “taking an antioxidant supplement was associated with CRP levels similar to those seen in those who exercised 180 minutes/week or more and did not take supplements.”
The authors note that differences in body fat level explained some but not all of the association found between exercise levels and reduction in inflammatory markers in this study.
Source:
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; July 2004
for more information on disease, inflammation and CRP, click here
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A study funded by the National Institute on Aging, and published in the July 2004 issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, examined the effects of exercise and antioxidant supplements on the inflammatory markers C-reactive protein, interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha).
Inflammation is related to a large number of chronic diseases and is associated with obesity and increased age. Bouts of intense or prolonged exercise may stimulate an inflammatory response according to many studies, but the effect of regular exercise on inflammation has been less well researched.
Researchers examined data from the Health, Aging and Body Composition Study which provided information on body mass index, exercise and activity levels, and medication and nutritional supplement intake for 2,964 men and women recruited from two locations in the United States. Blood samples were analyzed for serum levels of C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, and plasma levels of TNF-alpha.
In this study, individuals who reported higher levels of exercise and higher levels of nonexercise physical activity had lower levels of C-reactive protein, interleukin-6 and TNF-alpha. As revealed in previous studies, body mass index was positively related to levels of all three inflammatory markers. The use of multivitamin supplements, beta carotene, vitamin C and/or vitamin E, was associated with lower levels of C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 regardless of whether the participant reported high or low exercise levels. The authors wrote that “taking an antioxidant supplement was associated with CRP levels similar to those seen in those who exercised 180 minutes/week or more and did not take supplements.”
The authors note that differences in body fat level explained some but not all of the association found between exercise levels and reduction in inflammatory markers in this study.
Source:
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society; July 2004
for more information on disease, inflammation and CRP, click here
Monday, October 20, 2008
Security
"When you know that you're capable of dealing with whatever comes, you have the only security the world has to offer."
Harry Browne
Financial Advisor and Writer
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Yes, times are crazy, the stock market is nuts,the economy on a downward slide--and there's a pending election to boot!
What is security anyway? According to Dictionary.com a few ways to define security are:
1. freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
2. freedom from care, anxiety, or doubt; well-founded confidence.
3. something that secures or makes safe; protection; defense.
4. freedom from financial cares or from want: The insurance policy gave the family security.
Hmmm, after reading that, I wonder, do we have any security in our lives beyond that which comes from within--the ability to take what is happening at that moment and use it for good? I agree with Harry Browne; Life is what we make of it--and with that, I opt for developing multiple streams of income, how 'bout you?
Harry Browne
Financial Advisor and Writer
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Yes, times are crazy, the stock market is nuts,the economy on a downward slide--and there's a pending election to boot!
What is security anyway? According to Dictionary.com a few ways to define security are:
1. freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
2. freedom from care, anxiety, or doubt; well-founded confidence.
3. something that secures or makes safe; protection; defense.
4. freedom from financial cares or from want: The insurance policy gave the family security.
Hmmm, after reading that, I wonder, do we have any security in our lives beyond that which comes from within--the ability to take what is happening at that moment and use it for good? I agree with Harry Browne; Life is what we make of it--and with that, I opt for developing multiple streams of income, how 'bout you?
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