The World's Best Foundation for Health

Get vitalized, protect your heart and strengthen your immunity! The Shaklee Vitalizer Pack  with Energizing Soy protein shake mix is a simple three step nutrition program to provide vitality and to help you look and feel better.

Step 1  is Vitalizer. 80 bio-optimized nutrients clinically proven to create a foundation for a longer healthier life. With the S.M.A.R.T. delivery system and based on 12 Shaklee clinical studies, Vitalizer delivers the right nutrients, to the right place at the right time.

Step 2  is NutriFeron. A breakthrough in immune science, NutriFeron strengthens your immune system by naturally boosting the body's natural protection of interferon.


Step 3  is Energizing Soy protein shake mix. Protein is an essential building block for health that is critical for muscle retention, immunity and virtually every function in the body. Energizing Soy Protein provides a healthy protein boost in a great-tasting, convenient shake mix.


Are you feeling less than fantastic?
Try the Shaklee Wellness Pack! What do you have to loose? You will gain better health for yourself and family! In just 30 days you will have more energy and feel better for less than a "burger and coke"... and it will do more for your general health than you can imagine. In just 30 days you'll be competing with the Energizer Bunny!


The cold and flu season is here for the season. The Shaklee Wellness Pack is better than the flu shots that so many of us get!! If you want to Feel Better and have more energy, be sure to add the Wellness Pack to your daily food intake.

If you are already using a good Shaklee nutrition package daily, but not using NutriFeron, then add NutriFeron to your daily nutrition program. Start building your defense against sickness and disease!!

Share it with friends and enjoy life to the fullest as never before.
For more information on the Shaklee products listed above click on LQ-Wellness in the right column.

Have a great day and until next time: "Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live." ( Jim Rohn)

Enjoy a Happy, Safe, Healthy Halloween

If you are like most of us you are going to be stocking up on candy for the trick-or-treaters! It is a great Holiday - BUT - it is a ton of temptation when you are trying to lose weight and eat healthy! Here are a couple of things to remember; candy can be calorie dense which means the calories add up quickly. Chocolate tends to be higher in fat so that increases the calories as well. Better choices for low fat or fat free treats are candy corn, twizzlers or hard candies because not only are they lower in fat but typically the serving size is bigger. Fun Size candy bars are always a good option because they are portion controlled.
My favorite 'tricks' for keeping on track are:
* Wait until Halloween to buy the candy so you won't be tempted to open it early!
* Buy only what you think you can give away to the kids!
* Take the left over candy to work, school or simply give it away to get it out of the house!

Enjoy Halloween, it's OK to have a treat or 2 - you won't gain 10 pounds in 1 night! 


Halloween can be a healthy eater's nightmare! Candy everywhere you turn? Buckets of sweet treats at your disposal? That's enough to torture even the healthiest of eaters--and if you're trying to lose weight, Halloween is probably not your favorite holiday.


Here is the "Skinny" on Halloween Candy:

Candy can be ‘Calorie Dense’ which means the calories can add up quickly!  Check out the stats below on some favorite Halloween Treats!  Have a treat or 2 but remember to check the label so you know what you are eating!

Candy Corn (19 pieces) –
calories, 90  –  fat, 0g – sugar, 13g

Skittles (1 Fun Size Bag)
calories, 80  –  fat, .75g – sugar, 15g

Starburst (4 pieces)
calories, 80  –  fat, 1.75g – sugar, 11.5g

Gummi Bears (14 pieces)
calories, 140  –  fat, 0g – sugar, 22g

Milky Way (1 Fun Size Bar)
calories, 75  –  fat, 3g – sugar, 10g

3 Musketeers Bar (1 Fun Size Bar)
calories, 70  –  fat, 2g – sugar, 11g

M & M’s (1 Fun Size Bag)
calories, 110  –  fat, 5g – sugar, 13g

Snickers Bar (1 Fun Size Bar)
calories, 45  –  fat, 2g – sugar, 6g

Twix (1 Fun Size Bar)
calories, 80  –  fat, 4g – sugar, 8g

Almond Joy (1 Fun Size Bar)
calories, 100  –  fat, 5g – sugar, 19g

Have fun, be safe and be healthy this Halloween!

Lower Your Cholesterol Naturally

ARE YOU AMONG THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WITH HIGH CHOLESTEROL?

DID YOU KNOW?

High cholesterol is one of the major controllable risk factors for coronary heart disease.  As blood cholesterol rises, so does the risk of developing heart disease. Your chances of having high cholesterol are greater if you are a male, are older, are a woman experiencing post-menopause, have a family history of high  cholesterol, or if your diet is high in saturated fat and cholesterol.

Fact: One in three adults in the U.S. has high cholesterol, which can affect anyone at any age, and can negatively impact heart health and cardiovascular function over time. People with high cholesterol have a higher risk of developing heart disease compared to those with optimal levels. Among the culprits are genetics and diet. Some people are predisposed to high cholesterol and produce more of it in the liver, while others get too much from the foods they eat—foods such as bacon, hot dogs, and sausages that also contain high amounts saturated fat. These foods may sit well on your palate, but without proper  measures to control intake and reduce body cholesterol levels, they can lead to some major health challenges.

DID YOU KNOW?

• A 10% reduction of LDL (“bad”) cholesterol equates to a 10%–20% decrease in heart disease risk.

• If you eat foods such as pizza, hamburgers, and steak on a regular basis, you may be increasing your chances for  developing high cholesterol.

• The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends consuming no more than 300 mg of cholesterol a day; those with heart disease should consume less than 200 mg of cholesterol.

• According to the AHA, eating one egg for breakfast, drinking two cups of coffee with 1 tablespoon of half-and-half each, lunching on 4 ounces of lean skinless turkey breast with one tablespoon of mayonnaise, and eating a 6-ounce serving of broiled short loin porterhouse steak for dinner yields 510 mg of dietary cholesterol. That’s nearly twice the recommended daily amount!

• Men tend to have higher cholesterol than women. However, after menopause, cholesterol levels in women increase due to a decline in estrogen production.

The good news is you can lower your cholesterol and reduce your risk of heart disease by taking responsibility in managing your cholesterol levels.

The heart-healthy choice that provides 2,000 mg  of plant sterols and stanols per day

Shaklee Cholesterol Reduction Complex is a proprietary formulation with clinically proven ingredients that help prevent the absorption of cholesterol and lower LDL (“bad”) cholesterol.  It contains plant sterols and stanols that, when added to a healthy diet, have been shown in numerous studies to significantly reduce LDL cholesterol.

• Made with a powerful blend of sterols and stanols, which are found naturally in plants, fruits, vegetables, and grains

• Delivers 2,000 mg of plant sterols and stanols daily

• Plant sterols and stanols have been clinically proven by more than 80 studies to lower LDL cholesterol

• Delivers daily 100% of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) recommendation for plant sterols and stanols*

• Gluten free

• Star-K certified (kosher)

So how, exactly, do plant sterols and stanols work?

1. Plant sterols and stanols are ingested from food or supplements.

2. Because they are structurally similar to cholesterol, plant sterols and stanols compete for absorption in the intestines.

3. Plant sterols and stanols bind to receptors in the intestines, leaving cholesterol behind.

4. The net result is that less cholesterol is absorbed by the body, and less ends up in the bloodstream.

HDL Versus LDL:  What’s the Difference?

Not all cholesterol is bad. The good kind—HDL cholesterol, short for high-density lipoproteins—offers some great health benefits. It’s the LDL (“bad”)  cholesterol, or low-density lipoprotein ones, that we really need to watch out for. In general, cholesterol—a type of fat—plays a role in maintaining cell membrane structure and hormone production.  However, excess LDL cholesterol can build up in the arteries, leading to an increased risk of heart disease.

TAKE ACTION TODAY, NATURALLY!

Expect only positive results from using Cholesterol Reduction Complex not negative side affects like some of the medications.

Follow these tips from the National Institutes of Health’s Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes Program to help lower your cholesterol:

1.  Decrease your intake of saturated fat to less than 7% of total calories

2.  Decrease your dietary cholesterol intake to less than 200 mg per day

3.  Lose 10 pounds if overweight

4.  Add 5–10 g of soluble fiber to your diet each day

5.  Add 2,000 mg of plant sterols and stanols to your diet each day

Cholesterol Reduction Complex is a safe, natural way to help promote cardiovascular health by helping to retain normal cholesterol levels. For more information on Shaklee's Cholesterol Reduction Complex contact me personally or click on LQ-Wellness in the right column.

Until next time have a heart healthy day!

How healthy Is Your Home?

Get the "real dirt" on clean. You know that good, healthy feeling you get when you've just cleaned house? Sorry to spoil it,but you may have just made your house dirtier. You wouldn't let your children play with toxic chemicals, so why would you let the baby crawl over a floor that's just been wiped with them? Bring Shaklee Get Clean into your home, and you can count on cleaners that are safe for you and your family... and that truly leave your home cleaner.

Standing on the pillars of Safe, Powerful, Green & Smart, Shaklee's Get Clean household cleaning products offer concentrated, nontoxic, biodegradable cleaning that use less packaging and less product than other conventional cleaners. Eschewing nasties like chlorine, ammonia, phosphates and formaldehyde, Get Clean is instead powered by natural enzymes and sustainably-derived ingredients, and are never tested on animals. While we can't back up some of their claims, like buying the Starter Kit can save you $3,400 on equivalent cleaners, will eliminate 108 pounds of packaging waste from landfills and will keep 248 pounds of greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere, we do like to see that you won't need much to get the job done: the product instructions recommends using just 1-2 drops of their Basic H2 Organic Super Cleaning Concentrate per 16 oz. of water to clean windows and mirrors, or just a 1/4 teaspoon per 16 oz. for general cleaning duties, so a little goes a long way. Their product selection includes everyday household cleaner, laundry & dishwashing detergents, scouring paste and more, and they also offer spray bottles, pumps and dispensers for easy diluting and cleaning.


Be a coupon clipper and save! For the month of October I am offering a "Get  Clean" special. Send me or call me with a " manufacturer's coupons" and receive the same discount on the corresponding Shaklee Get Clean product. Mail in (for on-line orders ) " manufacturer's coupons" and I will send you a check for the discounted amount.


Thirsty for more? Check out these related articles from Planetgreen.com:

• The Safety of Personal Care Products
• Is Your City a Smart City?
• San Francisco Moves to Expand the Plastic Bag Ban - California May Follow
• Add Natural Dyes To Kid's Clay
• Styrofoam Out, BioFoam In, and Other Ideas in Green Packaging
• Safety Questions Loom over the Chemical that Triggered the Kellogg's Cereal Recall

To learn more about Shaklee Get Clean click on LQ-WELLNESS in the right column.

Have a wonderful day!

"A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools."

     ( Spanish Proverb)

A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools.(Spanish Proverb)

WEDNESDAY WELLNESS

A quick glance at the numbers is all it takes to understand the scope of the problem.  Almost 24 million Americans have diabetes and another 57 million adults over the age of 20 have pre-diabetes, which means their blood glucose levels are higher than normal, increasing their risk for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke.  According to current projections, about 48 million people in the United States will have diabetes by 2050.  

It’s important to note, however, that there are two conditions called diabetes—type 1 and type 2—and they have some very significant differences:

 

Type 1, formally juvenile-onset or insulin dependent diabetes, effects the pancreas' ability to produce insulin.  Affected individuals must be treated with insulin for life.

 

Type 2 is a national epidemic in this country.  It develops because the body fails to use insulin properly and occurs in people who are overweight (including children). Other risk factors include high cholesterol, high blood pressure, older age, a family history of diabetes, a history of gestational diabetes (diabetes that occurs during pregnancy), impaired glucose metabolism, physical inactivity and race/ethnicity.

 

The same lifestyle changes that can manage type 2 diabetes can also prevent it or at least delay the onset of the disease.  Since obesity is the major contributing factor, the key to prevention is losing weight (5 to 7 percent of body weight) by eating healthier and exercising 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week. 

 

How can you balance blood sugar (glucose) levels?

   * Eat smaller amounts more often

   * Add some type of protein to each meal or snack

   * Consume complex carbs ( whole grain products, vegetables, etc. )

   * Avoid sugar, simple carbs ( sweets, bread, muffins, white flour products, pasta, etc. )

   * Avoid commercial fruit juices, soda pop, alcohol, etc. ( all high in sugar )

Something to think about: " In 1970, Americans spent about $6 billion on fast food; in 2001, we spent more than $110 billion. Americans now spend more money on fast food than on higher education, personal computers, computer software, or new cars. They spend more on fast food than on movies, books, magazines, newspapers, videos, and recorded music~ combined" (Schlosser). "The typical American now consumes approximately three hamburgers and four orders of french fries" (Schlosser).

Retaining normal blood sugar levels is essential to long term health and wellness. That process begins with achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.

Step 1

Shaklee's Cinch Inch Loss Plan: achieving a healthy weight helps retain healthy blood-glucose levels.

     

Step 2

Glucose Regulation Complex: helps retain normal blood sugar levels.

Other essential Shaklee products for maintaining blood sugar levels: Protein,B-Complex, Alfalfa, Optiflora, DTX, multivitamin/multimineral supplement. For more information on these products please click on LQ-Wellness in the right column of this blog or contact me personally.

To your health naturally,

Lisa

HEALTHY GREEN SCHOOLS

18 Ways to Green Your School


Our kids spend a least 6 hours a day, 180 days a year, at school. Sending them off to a safe, chemical free school is as important as establishing  a clean, toxin free home. Helping your local school with their efforts to go green is worth your time and energy and will set a wonderful example for your children.
What can concerned parents do to ensure that their children are not being exposed to dangerous chemicals when trying to learn? Can parents make a difference in the curriculum to be sure that their children are prepared for a green future when they graduate?
Parents can make a difference. Getting involved in your child's education doesn't stop with homework help and helping out with fundraisers. Parental involvement in greening up our schools can go a long way in improving the learning environment for our children while protecting Earth's precious natural habitats.
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not.   — Dr. Seuss, from The Lorax

18 Ways To Green Your School

The following suggestions include ways to get involved in helping your local school go green as well as tips for your children to become green students.

1. Start an eco-committee of parents and interested teachers to organize and direct green activities and efforts at your school. In middle schools and high schools, students should be represented on the committee as well.
2. Find out if your school has an environmental mission statement or "planet pledge" - if they don't, help establish one.
3. Conduct an environmental survey or energy audit of the building and grounds and create a plan of action based on the results. Get students involved in the plan of action and have teachers discuss the issues with their students.
4. Encourage teachers to include green topics in their curriculum. Offer to present a project or topic for discussion to your child's class.
5. Buy your child vinyl and lead free lunch boxes.
6. Send your child to school with a healthy lunch in a reusable container. Attempt to create a "trash free" lunch. 
7. Buy your child a large, chemical free water bottle for them to use throughout the school day.
8. Buy unbleached recycled-paper notebooks.
9. If your older student carries a cell phone, ipod or laptop to school, consider a solar powered backpack to power her gadgets.
10. Buy backpacks made from recycled materials.
11. Buy non-toxic school supplies including glue, crayons and markers.
12.  Ask the teacher to use low-odor dry erase markers and dust free chalk. Offer to purchase them for the teacher if cost is an issue.
13.  Request that the school provides a clean, safe indoor environment and clean air by using non-toxic cleaners in the classrooms and throughout the building.
14.  Are toxic pesticides sprayed on the playground? Find out and petition for change. Present viable options.
15.  How is pest control handled inside the school? Help to make necessary changes by researching and presenting a better, chemical free solution.
16.  Request that school forms and notices be distributed through email whenever possible to cut back on paper use.
17. Find coloring pages online. It is easy to find exactly what your child would like to color without having to buy – or waste – an entire coloring book that contains pages they are not interested in coloring.
18. Encourage you child to get involved in the recycling effort within the school and to participate in any other going green programs.

A First Step for Greener Schools

These tips are simply the first steps in creating green schools. Some schools have already taken going green much farther by installing solar panels on their rooftops or creating "green roofs", by establishing organic gardens for students to work with and teaching renewable energy principles in the classroom.
Establishing a clean non-toxic environment in our schools will absolutely benefit the health of teachers and students. Exploring going green and renewable energy in the classroom will spark the imaginations of the great thinkers of tomorrow! It is their future we are preserving, after all.
We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. ~Native American Proverb


Your children's schools should be the safest, healthiest, cleanliness  place in the whole world. Shaklee's Get Clean philosophy is they don't believe cleaning shouldn't involve dirtying the earth. Get Clean products are safe for you and your families, especially your children at home, work and school. There are ZERO chemicals like phosphates, chlorine, and nitrates that are harmful to our planet and especially our children are in Get Clean products.


For over 50 years, generations of families have counted on Shaklee to do what no other company can do quite like Shaklee....make products that are naturally safe and proven effective. Click on the LQ_WELLNESS link on the right for more information on Get Clean products.

WEDNESDAY WELLNESS

Noteworthy Nuggets:   Some children have health concerns that may require special modifications to the school environment in order to keep them safe and comfortable. It is very important that the school nurse and/or your child’s teacher are made aware of any health condition along with instructions on how to manage the condition on a daily basis and in an emergency situation.   A medication authorization form is generally required if children take medications during school hours.  This authorization applies regardless of whether the medication is a prescribed or an over-the-counter drug.  Details about the medication—including its purpose, side effects, dispensing instructions, and persons who are allowed to administer it—are included on the form.   Most schools require their students to have up-to-date immunizations and corresponding records on file.  This is especially important if your child is going to school for the first time.  An immunization record is generally due at the time of registration.  In addition, a current physical (in the last 12 months) is required, along with a form filled out by your healthcare provider. Kick off the new school year right by getting your child’s health information in order.  There are several items to think about when making back-to-school preparations, including your child’s individual health needs, medications, and immunizations.  Here are some general guidelines to help you prepare for an easy start to the school year. Individual health needs: Some children have health concerns that may require special modifications to the school environment in order to keep them safe and comfortable.  Common problems include asthma, allergies, attention deficit disorder, headaches, diabetes, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, seizures, and mental health issues.  It is very important that the school nurse and/or your child’s teacher are made aware of any health condition along with instructions on how to manage the condition on a daily basis and in an emergency situation.  Most schools provide detailed instruction forms that can be filled out and returned at the beginning of the school year.  Keep in mind that many forms require a physician's signature to authorize an order, so arrange to have these forms signed ahead of time to ensure that the information is received and carried out in a timely manner. Medications: A medication authorization form is generally required if children take medications during school hours.  This authorization applies regardless of whether the medication is a prescribed or an over-the-counter drug.  Details about the medication—including its purpose, side effects, dispensing instructions, and persons who are allowed to administer it—are included on the form.  Again, your healthcare provider may need to sign the form, so plan for this prior to the start of the school year.  Medications should be kept in a bottle with the correct label and should correspond with the medication names listed on the medical authorization form.  This is especially important for those students who self-administer their medications. Immunizations: Most schools require their students to have up-to-date immunizations and corresponding records on file.  This is especially important if your child is going to school for the first time.  An immunization record is generally due at the time of registration.  In addition, a current physical (in the last 12 months) is required, along with a form filled out by your healthcare provider.  Also, if your child received a booster or tetanus shot during the summer, provide a copy of the record to your child’s school for his file. If you haven’t glanced at an immunization schedule* in a while, you may not be aware of recommendations for three new vaccines for the pre-teen and adolescent age groups: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine:  Helps to protect girls from ovarian cancer caused by HPV; given to girls 11-12 years of age. DTaP ( diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis):  Helps to prevent the spread of whooping cough (in addition to tetanus and diphtheria); given to pre-teens and teens. Meningococcal vaccine:  Helps to prevent bacterial meningitis; given to college students living in dorms or similar living environments. Ensuring success: Your child has the best opportunity to succeed when a healthy school environment is in place.  One way to ensure this happens is to provide the necessary health information to nurses and teachers so that they can care for your child’s health needs.  Even if your child does not currently have any health problems, it is equally important to be aware of any changes in their health status.  This may include changes in vision, hearing, behavior, development, or ability to learn.  If you do notice a change, discuss it with your healthcare provider immediately to begin early intervention and treatment. Written by:Ann Henderson, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitian

LQ-WELLNESS Introduction

My passion and specialty as a Health/Wellness Coach is to inspire families to live a life of health in mind, body, and soul. I work with clients who are seeking to improve their level of physical and/or emotional wellness. As a professional Health Coach, I know the importance of healthy wellness. In a perfect world, we wouldn't need health coaches to be healthy. However, with today's processed foods and chemical exposure health coaching is absolutely necessary to help maintain and achieve optimum health. Through my health coaching services greater health and wellness can be a reality for you and your family. Athletes have coaches to succeed and improve their skills, as your Health Coach I will be your confidential partner who will provide the tools and guidance to help you design and create the healthy lifestyle you really want to live happier, healthier, longer, and greener for a healthier environment. Let LQ-WELLNESS be your GPS for optimum health and wellness. In my future blog writings I hope to bring you health articles which will show you how to live your best life by enjoying optimal wellness.