wellness wire

Transcription

wellness wire

wellness wire
MONTHLY
E-MAGAZINE
MAY 2010
Ask the Expert | On the Move | Get Your Daily Dose of Color | Farm Facts | Next Month | Who Is Nutrilite?
Welcome!
If you’re thinking you need to get to a
healthy weight but don’t know where to
start, we want to share real-life weightloss experiences from seven people who
will encourage you to take steps toward
achieving your own healthy weight for
a lifetime. Each article in this month’s
Wellness Wire will offer insights into
healthy diet, exercise, and supplements
that can help you get started, reach, and
maintain your healthy weight goals.
If the Wellness Wire is not sent directly to
you, you can sign up for your own FREE
subscription at NutriliteHealth.com >
News and Events
Enjoy!
– The NUTRILITE Wellness Wire Editorial Team
News You Can Use
Can your genes help your jeans fit better?
Every day you are bombarded with messages promoting “your perfect diet program,” and with 120 million
overweight or obese Americans, you’ve got to wonder if those programs are working!
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently lists obesity as an epidemic, and many books and
reports support that statement with some hard-hitting facts:
Startling obesity statistics:
Adults
• 120 million Americans are overweight or obese.1
• 1.2 billion people worldwide are overweight or obese.
• 60% of men and 50% of women are overweight or obese.2
• Average weight of Americans is growing two pounds per year.
• Estimated health-care costs of 1 million obese people between the ages of 35 and 84 = $345.9 million annually.
Children
• 30–50% of new type 2 diabetes diagnoses are children 9–19 years old.
• American Academy of Pediatrics states that children as young as 8 years old are starting cholesterollowering medication.
The Optimal Health Revolution, by Duke Johnson, M.D.
North American Association for the Study of Obesity.
1
2
Orders: Amway Global Independent Business Owner | NutriliteHealth.com | call 800-253-6500
1
wellness wire
MONTHLY
E-MAGAZINE
MAY 2010
What if dieting was easier?
What if there was a product to help you understand your
specific weight-loss genetic makeup? Sound futuristic?
It’s not. It’s the Inherent Health™ Weight Management
Genetic Test.
It’s a scientific fact. You are more likely to lose weight with
the diet matched to your genotype results. In a recent
clinical study conducted by a major university, people lost
over 2.5 times more weight with a diet recommended by
the Weight Management Genetic Test, versus people on
a genotype-inappropriate diet. People on the genotypematched diet lost 13.2 pounds on average – and many
lost much more! The best news: Other health factors may
also improve with a genotype-matched diet. This innovative product and impressive clinical data was presented to
the American Heart Association in March and has been featured in major national publications and on television.
Stop guessing if a diet is right for you!
It is always great to hear from someone who has actually used the product.
“Out of a million diets, a genetic test predicted which diet should work best for me! I’d had it with diets. Then a
friend told me about this new genetic test – it revealed what kind of weight-loss program she needed, based on
her DNA. So I got a test for myself. All it took was a simple swab of my cheek at home, then I sent it to the lab.
My test report came back with a personalized diet and exercise plan to work with MY genes! No more guessing!”
Inherent Health is an Amway Global Partner Store. Visit Inherent Health to hear from others who have experienced
the weight management genetic tests and to learn about other genetic tests – Heart Health, Nutritional Needs,
Bone Health – that can help you live a full, active life.
Nutritional Needs Genetic Test
analyzes genetic variations in your
body and can help you gauge your
nutrition needs of B vitamins and
antioxidants/phytonutrients so you
can modify your diet.
Heart Health Genetic
Test is the only test that
uses IL1 gene variations to
identify risk of heart attacks.
By knowing your genetic
risk, you can take specific
steps to reduce your risk for
cardiovascular disease.
Bone Health Genetic Test will analyze your IL1 gene, and your
vitamin D and estrogen receptor genes. Identifying your bone
health risk will allow you to take action sooner to keep your
bones strong for life.
2
wellness wire
MONTHLY
E-MAGAZINE
MAY 2010
Product Focus
Learn from people like you in a quest for better health.
At the end of January, six people from across
the U.S. – and one from Canada! – embarked
together on a 12-week quest to improve their
health for life. They went in with a goal of losing
weight, but left the program with a desire to
continue their newly formed healthy habits for
a lifetime.
They were all selected to be part of the
NUTRILITE® A New Way To A New You
program. They used the Inherent Health™ Weight
Management Genetic Test to identify the diet that
was right for them, then followed one of three
plans – Carb Reducer, Fat Trimmer, or Better
Balancer – using NUTRILITE meal and snack
bars and weight management supplements.
Pictured left to right: Marshall Johnson, Lisa Land, Carmen Rodriguez, Liz Morales,
Dorothy Clauson, Holly Schick, and Matt Cunningham.
These are people just like you – with jobs, families, and a list of commitments that left little time to focus on
themselves and optimal health. They blogged about their journey at Newwaynewyou.blogspot.com. Check out
their stories, including before-and-after pictures, videos, and details of what they learned along the way.
Here’s a sampling of the healthy tricks, tips, and mindset-changers they blogged about to help you get
started on your own personal journey to optimal health, today!
It all adds up. Liz Morales learned that every day is a new opportunity for her to focus on health. She compared
her new mindset to keeping a clean house. She said being fanatical about housekeeping can be stressful, which
is how she felt about dieting in the past. A “bad” day could turn into a “bad” week. By changing her focus to
being good to herself every day, she now understands she doesn’t have to be perfect. “Some days will work out
perfectly and others won’t, but I know that if I do something every day and that is how I live my life, it will never be
as bad as it was and will only get easier and become a way of life,” she explains.
Dieting doesn’t have to mean going without food. Matt Cunningham learned that eating smaller portions of
healthy foods throughout the day kept his energy levels up and kept him from overeating at dinner. “It’s not about
eating less, it’s about eating less junk and more healthy foods,” Matt explains.
Commit to yourself. Dorothy Clauson learned that being a good wife, mom, and friend includes finding time to
focus on herself so that she’s the best she can be and able to care for her loved ones for years to come. “The
weeks will go by whether I make the commitment to follow my dreams or not. I choose my new life to be the best I
can be. I want optimal health and along with that, a strong, trim body full of energy and excitement for the future,”
Dorothy says.
There are no quick or temporary solutions to losing weight. Marshall Johnson said previous weight-loss
attempts focused on changing eating habits for a temporary period of time – often reducing calories to a degree
that would be unsustainable long-term. He said the A New Way To A New You program is different for him
3
wellness wire
MONTHLY
E-MAGAZINE
MAY 2010
because he understands he can carry on his new habits for life. “The ‘aha’ moment for me was when I understood
that I needed to change my lifestyle, not just my behavior. Changes in my knowledge about optimal health, my
values, attitude, priorities, and my behavior have given me a new way of living that I can continue for a lifetime,”
Marshall says.
Make healthy eating your new normal. Carmen Rodriguez said the exercise of following a simple meal plan
helped her take control of her eating and made her realize that filling up on nutritious fare is something she actually
enjoys! “What I now like and have more taste for is what’s good for me and that is a plate full of colorful fruits and
vegetables and right portions throughout the day. That four-letter word ‘diet’ has now become ‘fuel,’” Carmen says.
Getting in shape doesn’t have to mean spending hours at the gym. All of the A New Way To A New You
participants followed the 4-3-2-1 Workout, developed by Sean Foy. It’s a fast, effective approach to exercise that
really changed Holly Shick’s perceptions. “In terms of exercise, I now realize that intensity in short amounts of time
can be just as effective – if not more so – in terms of keeping my body in shape. I’ve learned that regular exercise
is important, it doesn’t take much, and can be done anywhere,” Holly says.
Vacationing? Take your workout with you. Lisa Land chaperoned a trip for her daughter in Hawaii, but managed
to stay focused on her get-fit goals. “I packed my exercise bands and jump rope and started every day with
exercise on the beach! The sunrise and sound of the surf brought a new dimension to my workouts,” Lisa says.
Ready to get started with your own personal weight-loss journey? You can take the Inherent Health™ Weight
Management Genetic Test and follow the diet that corresponds to your results just like the A New Way To A New
You participants, or order the NUTRILITE Trim Body System to get started right away!
NUTRILITE Meal Bars are a quick, filling lunch or dinner with at least 11 grams of pure satisfying protein and
22 essential vitamins and minerals – but let’s be clear … they taste delicious.
NUTRILITE Meal Replacement Shakes provide a healthy, satisfying, delicious, and convenient meal option for
folks on-the-go! They are available in Chocolate and French Vanilla.
NUTRILITE 100-calorie Snack Bars offer a way to snack smart with these great-tasting flavors: Cranberry
Crunch, Caramel Crème, and Chocolate Caramel.
4
wellness wire
MONTHLY
E-MAGAZINE
MAY 2010
Health
Is protein the magic ingredient for weight loss?
By Julianne Downes, R.D.
Certified Weight Management Trainer
Protein has the best reputation of all the macronutrients. So, how does protein work toward weight loss and what
are appropriate sources of protein in your diet?
Protein is a macronutrient, just like carbohydrate and fat. And a healthy diet includes a balance of carbohydrates
to protein to fat calories. Each macronutrient has specific functions that are necessary for good health. Protein
helps to curb your appetite – which may help you lose weight – and plays a crucial role in your body functions.
Proteins provide structural features of body tissue and serve as immune-system antibodies or signaling molecules;
and in the form of enzymes and hormones, proteins can help to regulate sleep, digestion, and ovulation.1
For these functions and others, your body requires complete proteins.
• Complete proteins come from animal or soy foods and contain all nine essential amino acids that must be
supplied by food or dietary protein.
• Incomplete proteins include plant proteins like vegetables, nuts, and legumes. They are called incomplete
because they lack one or more of the nine essential amino acids. Yet, combinations of plant proteins that
complement each other such as rice and beans, peanut butter and bread, or hummus and pita can meet your
body’s protein requirements without eating meat or soy.
To maintain a healthy weight, don’t overdue your protein – or any macronutrients. If you consume more protein
than you need, you could gain weight. Even if you are highly active (exercise daily for an hour or more), the
recommendation is still that only 30% of your total daily calories – around one gram of protein per pound of ideal
body weight – should come from protein.
Consuming more calories than you need in a day,
even if they are protein calories, will cause your
body to store the extra calories as fat. In 2009,
a top medical journal concluded that reducedcalorie diets result in clinically meaningful weight
loss regardless of which macronutrients they
emphasize.2 So, the moral of the weight-loss
story, keep calories down and keep those all
important macronutrients balanced.
Protein is essential for good health and for
healthy weight loss. Focus on sources of lean
meat and plant proteins. Remember to not
eat more of one food item at the expense of
others. Leaving out vegetables, grains, and other
healthy foods, can deprive your body of essential
nutrients – especially phytonutrients – that are
essential to living a full, active lifestyle.
5
wellness wire
MONTHLY
E-MAGAZINE
MAY 2010
NUTRILITE® Protein Powder provides 8 g of soy protein,
2 g of whey protein, nine essential amino acids, and 12.5
mg of isoflavones in each scoop.
Available in June 2010 – Adding NUTRILITE Protein Bars
to your diet can help you reach your healthy weight goals.
Unlike other weight management protein bars, only the
NUTRILITE Protein Bar offers 20 grams of high-quality,
satisfying, and easy-to-digest protein. Sweetened with allnatural sweeteners, the bar is not only good for you, but
delicious too.
SportFuel, Inc.: The Truth about protein and weight loss.
New England Journal of Medicine: Volume 360:859-873.
1
2
Fitness
Tired of excuses? Try these steps to get fit and stay fit!
By Sean Foy, M.A.
Have you ever heard yourself saying, “I’ve tried
to exercise before but I just can’t seem to stick
with it!” For many of us, exercise is at the bottom
of our to-do list. If we get to it … we get to it! We
know that exercise is good for us, will help us lose
weight or keep weight off, and is the best thing for
our health, but for some reason or another:
“I don’t have the time!”
“I am not motivated!”
“Exercise is a pain!”
“I don’t like to sweat!”
“I hate exercise!
… our best intentions seem to fail!
I want to encourage you, don’t give up! Whatever your challenge or whatever your experiences have been I want
to share with you proven steps and helpful strategies to help you get fit and stay fit!
Getting started or starting all over again!
1. You CAN do it!
The first step to getting started and creating an active physically fit lifestyle is to begin believing that you can
do it! No matter what your past experiences have been in getting or staying fit, no matter how many times you
have tried and failed in the past … you have a choice right now to take responsibility for your future. Commit to
changing today!
6
wellness wire
MONTHLY
E-MAGAZINE
MAY 2010
2. Determine your goals
Making fitness a regular part of your life entails “getting real” with yourself, identifying your current fitness level, and
determining the level of fitness you want to achieve.
• Where are you right now? (Which statement below best represents you?)
• I plan to exercise (at least three days per week) in the next six months.
• I plan to exercise (at least three days per week) in the next month.
• I am taking action now to exercise (at least three days per week).
• I have been exercising regularly (at least three days per week) for at least the last six months.
• What do you “wish” to accomplish in the future? Ask yourself, “If I were as healthy and as fit as I could
possibly be, what would I look like? What would I feel like? What would be different about me? How would
being fit and healthy benefit my life?” Take a few moments to dream and write down anything that comes to
your mind.
• What do you “want” to accomplish in the next year? Break down what you would like to accomplish in the
next week, month, three months, six months, and the next year as it relates to your health and fitness.
• What “ways” will help you reach your desired goals? Relating to your fitness program, ask yourself this
question, “What is one thing that I can start doing on a regular basis that I KNOW will help me reach my desired
fitness goals? Maybe it is getting up earlier to walk before work, committing to a fitness event (5K run or a
charity walk), or hiring a personal trainer. Take some time to brainstorm the possibilities.
• What are you “willing” to do to reach your goals? Be realistic about the obstacles that could stop you from
getting back or staying on track. Do you travel a lot, have small children, or work strange hours – are you willing
to look for ways to find fitness time that might not be the norm? Set up accountability systems to help “coach”
and support you to do the things you know are best for you.
3. Check your fitness expectations
Thoughts of “I am going to get skinny in a month” or “I am going to work out every day of the week for two
hours a day” can sink your fitness plan before you even begin. Setting unrealistic fitness expectations can lead to
disappointment about progress, decrease self-confidence, and cause termination of your fitness program.
Instead of setting unrealistic goals and results, start your new fitness routine by systematically “planning
experiences” that you know you can achieve.
Instead of beginning your future fitness program with the idea that you will exercise six days a week when you
have not exercised in six months, begin by planning to:
1.Take the stairs instead of the elevator three out of five days this week.
2.Park your car a little farther away and walk into work.
3.Walk for 10 minutes, three days this week, at lunch.
4.Perform your 4-3-2-1 Workout for 10 minutes at least three days this week.
7
wellness wire
MONTHLY
E-MAGAZINE
MAY 2010
Remember, you don’t have to be perfect to be personally fit!
If you miss an exercise session or were inactive for a short period of time, which will happen, don’t beat yourself
up. Simply assess your lifestyle at the time, learn from it, forgive yourself, and plan to get back into your new active
lifestyle as soon as possible.
Maintaining an active healthy lifestyle requires confidence, a good plan, persistence, and most
importantly personal forgiveness! Put this all together and the future of your fitness looks very bright!
Ask the Expert
This month’s questions are answered by:
Sean Foy, M.A., author of The 10-Minute Total Body Breakthrough
Q: What really happens to my body when I diet?
Several dynamics are set in motion when you diet. While you may lose
weight, the diet doesn’t contribute to your overall wellness. Here are four
things that happen to your body when you diet:
• Your metabolism slows down. The lack of nutrients causes your body
to conserve energy and can decrease your metabolism by as much
as 40%.
• Your body activates special fat-storing enzymes. Low-calorie diets can
double your body’s production of fat-storing enzymes.
• Your body reduces its fat-burning enzymes by as much as half. This
makes you susceptible to gaining fat both during and after the diet.
• You lose muscle tissue. When you limit calorie intake, your body seeks other
sources of energy and finds it in muscles. This makes muscles smaller, weaker,
and less efficient at burning fat.
NUTRILITE® SLIMMETRY® supplements have been shown to enhance fat and
weight loss when used in conjunction with a low-calorie diet and exercise.
Q: It seems like a lot of people are miserable when they diet. Have there
been studies on this?
Absolutely! An early study on the psychological price of dieting is documented
in the Ancel Keys Semi-Starvation Study. The researchers looked at how cutting
calories in half affected participants. They found that participants:
• Became preoccupied with food.
• Developed weird food rituals.
• Developed mood swings, and their interest in sex waned.
8
wellness wire
MONTHLY
E-MAGAZINE
MAY 2010
Another study cited in a 1993 article
from Annals of Internal Medicine,
“Relation of Dieting and Voluntary
Weight Loss to Psychological
Functioning and Binge Eating,”
notes that dieting “by persons of
normal weight is associated with
low self-esteem and depressive
symptoms,” and can be linked to
eating disorders.
The best thing you can do for your
body is to provide regular, real food
fuel to your body (three meals and
two to three snacks) and participate
in a consistent fitness routine to
achieve and maintain a healthy body
weight. Talk with your doctor or a registered dietitian if you’re not sure how to get started.
Trim Body System Kit leaves nothing to chance. Jump off the diet merry-go-round and focus on eating better,
exercising more, and establishing supplement habits to enhance your results.
On the Move
The NUTRILITE® Mobile Brand Experience visits:
June 4–6 • Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon
San Diego, California
June 25–26 • Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon
Seattle, Washington
To Benefit
Take the opportunity to switch to a better multivitamin while you’re there –
bring in your current multivitamin and swap it for a FREE bottle of NUTRILITE®
Daily Multivitamin.
9
wellness wire
MONTHLY
E-MAGAZINE
MAY 2010
Get Your Daily Dose of Color
Ways to stretch your fruit and vegetable budget
At Nutrilite, we believe you should eat whole fresh fruits and
vegetables whenever possible.
We’ve learned that one of the biggest reasons why people
struggle with getting the recommended five to 13 servings of
fruits and vegetables is the cost. That being said, fresh fruits
and vegetables don’t have to break your grocery budget.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Fruits
& Veggies More Matters website has a great PDF called
“30 ways in 30 days to Stretch Your Fruit & Vegetable Budget.”
Some of these awesome tips include:
• Buy fruits and vegetables in season. Shop at farmers
markets or at your local grocery store. If you’re not sure what is in season, visit Fruits & Veggies More Matters
for a listing of seasonal produce.
• Grow your own vegetables. Invest a little in seeds, a growing space, and get yummy, inexpensive vegetables in
return. Visit the CDC website for gardening tips.
• Don’t shop hungry. Eat a healthy snack, such as an apple, before going to the grocery store so that you stick to
your budget and avoid spending money set aside for fruit and vegetables on less healthy temptations.
• Get creative with your leftover fruits and vegetables. Make salsa from your tomatoes and smoothies from your
fruits! Find great recipes at Healthy Cooking with Fruits and Vegetables (fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org).
Farm Facts
What is growing at the Nutrilite farms?
Agricultural Research Farm – Lakeview, California – 126 acres
While farming does occur on this farm, it is the primary
location where farm researchers work to improve existing
NUTRILITE® products, identify nutrients and active ingredients
for new products, and develop organic farming procedures.
Pomegranates and Rosemary are the primary products
grown, and there are many test crops as well.
Trout Lake Farm – Washington state, USA – 700 acres
Trout Lake farm is the largest certified organic herb farm in
North America. Nature comes together to provide irrigation
from the glacier-fed White Salmon River, and the valley is
protected by the Cascade Mountains, which provide a natural
buffer from pollution and contaminants.
10
wellness wire
MONTHLY
E-MAGAZINE
MAY 2010
Primary crops from Trout Lake Farm include: Echinacea purpurea, Echinacea angustifolia, and Peppermint/
Spearmint. Other crops harvested include: Nettle Root, Valerian, St. John’s Wort, Dandelion, Blueberry, Bilberry,
Oregano, Lemon Balm, and White Kidney Beans.
Rancho El Petacal – Jalisco, Mexico – 1,497 acres
Located in a small community in southwestern Mexico, this farm enjoys plenty of sunshine and rainfall. Every acre
of Rancho El Petacal is certified 100% organic.
The primary crops grown on this farm include: Alfalfa, Spinach, Parsley, Broccoli, and Kale. Other products
include: Citrus (Lemons, Oranges, and Grapefruit), Sage, Watercress, and Garlic.
Fazenda Nutriorganica – Ubajara, Brazil – 4,100 acres
This is the largest of all the farms and is certified 100% organic. Over 300 cattle are a part of the farm and produce
natural fertilizer.
An ideal climate allows the Acerola Cherry to be grown year-round. Acerola Cherries cover 450 acres and are
harvested when they are green to capture the highest level of vitamin C available. Other crops grown on Fazenda
Nutriorganica include: Passion Fruit, Watercress, Guava, Coconut, Cashew, Alfalfa, Picao Preto, and herbs.
Next Month:
If you’ve been working out on a regular basis and not getting the results you’re looking for, or you’re taking your
fitness to a new level, you’ll want to read the June edition of Wellness Wire. NUTRILITE® Sports Nutrition is adding
new products to provide complete fitness nutrition – before, during, and after – for athletes at every level, and
we’ll share how to best add these new products to your workout. We’ll also share what professional athletes and
sports teams are using NUTRILITE products in their training – if you’re using NUTRIITE products, you’re in good
company. See you in June!
Who Is Nutrilite?
Discover the world’s leading brand of vitamin, mineral, and dietary supplements.
NUTRILITE is the world’s leading brand of vitamin, mineral, and dietary supplements, based on 2008 sales.
Nutrilite is an expert in plant-based nutrition products that contain a wide array of phytonutrients (phyto means
plant) to support a healthy, active lifestyle. NUTRILITE is the only global vitamin and mineral brand to grow,
harvest, and process plants on Nutrilite-owned, certified
organic farms. Nutrilite has been a supplement innovator
for over 75 years.
©2010 All rights reserved. Printed in the USA. 42725ENA

wellness wire

Transcription

Similar documents

Meet Dr Sam! - Amway of Australia

4 REASONS TO CHOOSE BODYKEY™

nutrilite kids

Eating Plans at a Glance

The weight loss programme that works for oneperson:

mininova.org - Healthworks

10849-ME2-Nutrilite (20-61)

New Distributor Experience Programme

Heifer International