WELLNESS THOUGHTS ~ SPORTS NUTRITION

Sports Performance  ~  Not Just For Athletes

Over the years, Shaklee has fueled the dreams of many athletes. In fact, Shaklee-powered athletes have won over 100 medals at both the summer and winter Games. This year Shaklee has extended our commitment to these world-class athletes by creating the Shaklee Pure Performance Team. To learn more about the Performance Team click here.
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But you don't need to be an athlete to be interested in Shaklee Sports Nutrition. Remember, anyone looking to live a healthier and more active life is a candidate. Our natural products with no artificial flavors, sweeteners, or preservatives have everything you need and nothing you don't. Shaklee Energy Chews*, Performance® and Physique® products offer solutions for before, during and after your workouts. 


Shaklee's Sport Nutrition will power you from start to finish and will give you a nutritional advantage. Today's athletes are bigger, stronger, and faster than ever before. They maintain a healthful diet. They train hard. And they boost their workouts with scientifically advanced nutritional supplements.

With products clinically proven to help you perform better, train longer, and recover faster, the Shaklee Sports Nutrition™ line was designed with the modern athlete in mind. In fact, Shaklee-powered athletes have ruled the podium, winning more than 100 gold, silver, and bronze medals at the most elite athletic competitions in the world. 

Over the years, Shaklee has fueled some of the world's most elite athletes. In fact, Shaklee-powered athletes have won over 100 medals at the levels of highest levels of competition.

This year Shaklee has extended their commitment to these world-class athletes by creating the Shaklee Pure Performance Team. Led by 2008 Beijing Games competitor and pentathlete Eli Bremer, this group of elite athletes was handpicked from a variety of highly competitive sports.

Their goal with the Shaklee Pure Performance Team is simple. They aren't trying to make the superstars of sport richer through lucrative sponsorship deals, but rather to put premium nutritional products in the hands of those who believe in, and have come to rely on, their benefits. 

The world's best athletes will come together for two weeks this summer in London at the 29th Summer Games. There is certain to be a tremendous amount of focus on proper diets and nutritional regimens in an effort to optimize athletic performance, but how far back do we need to look to find the origins of modern-day sports nutrition?

Two thousand years ago, meat was a staple of the athlete's diet. Even alcohol was accepted for use during training and before competition. It has been reported that marathon runners drank cognac to enhance performance in the 1908 Games, and at least one German long-distance walker is said to have consumed 22 glasses of beer and half a bottle of wine during competition!

At the 1904 Games in St. Louis, Mo., the gold-medal winner in the marathon was given only egg whites, brandy, strychnine, and a wet sponge to suck on over the entire 26.2-mile course. And in the 1952 Games in Helsinki, Finland, the average athlete consumed a high-fat diet with 40% of calories coming from fat, another 40% from carbohydrate, and the remaining 20% of calories from protein.

Then in the 1970s, researchers began studying trained athletes, and much of the initial research focused on hydration, sports drinks, and carbohydrate intake. In the 1980s, as the value of proteins and carbohydrate for recovery became clear, strength athletes began to more carefully consider their carbohydrate intake, and endurance athletes were better educated on the importance of protein consumption.

And in the past 25 years, hundreds of research studies have helped us to better understand the true value of sports-nutrition strategies. As a result, most of today's athletes preparing for competition are well versed in the benefits of proper hydration—as well as a healthful diet rich in carbohydrates and lean, high-quality protein, but with a limited fat intake. Best of all, we know that elite and recreational athletes alike can take advantage of a smart approach to sports nutrition before, during, and after exercise to maximize athletic performance.

As we watch the Games in London unfold this summer, we can be certain that the latest science-based nutritional strategies will be applied by the world's best athletes to help fuel amazing feats of athletic performance! At the same time, we'll marvel as we think about just how far we've come in the field of sports nutrition over the past 2,000 years.

Shaklee Sports Nutrition has the winning difference. Whether you're an elite athlete or a "weekend warrior," exercise helps to keep weight under control, support a healthy heart, and manage stress levels. proper nutrition is essential when you're on the move to keep the body running on all cylinders. Shaklee Sports Nutrition products are formulated to help you get the most out of every workout. Shaklee Sports Nutrition is everything you need. Nothing you don't. Exceptional quality control. No trans fats, artificial sweeteners, colors, flavors, preservatives. Gluten free. 

No banned substances = No test worries! Train harder & longer. Recover faster. Perform better. Clinically tested, proven results. Ideal for elite & "everyday" athletes, weekend warriors, gardeners, convalescents &/or elderly (to maintain/build strength & muscle), recovery from injury, surgery, and illness.

Pure Ingredients, Pure Performance Shaklee Sports Nutrition™; products are used at the highest levels of competition so you can trust them every time you take them—before, during, and after your workouts. Train longer. Recover faster. Perform better. And these are natural products with no artificial flavors, sweeteners, or preservatives. Everything you need. Nothing you don't. That's PURE performance.  Shaklee Energy Shaklee Energy Chews provide a clean burst of healthy energy to help you get that extra edge when you need it most. Each chew delivers a scientific blend of caffeine from natural green tea extract, plus L-tyrosine, L-theanine, B vitamins, and vitamin D, to help:* Sustain energy Improve performance Stay alert Sharpen focus Improve mood Shaklee Performance® We call it Performance for good reason. Clinical tests with high-level athletes show that Shaklee Performance: Minimizes fluid loss for enhanced hydration Maintains blood-glucose levels to sustain intense energy output and to increase stamina Increases endurance for better athletic performance Shaklee Physique® Shaklee Physique is a pure, natural, high-octane fuel for rapid muscle recover, endurance, and strength. The intelligent-release protein blend and unique protein-to-carb ratio: Allow your body to absorb a full spectrum of amino acids over time Help build firm, lean muscles Help restore muscle energy Support muscle repair To learn more about Shaklee Sports Nutrition visit my Shaklee website. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to email or cal me. Until next time have a wonderful, healthy day!  Let me be your GPS to Optimal Wellness... Naturally! Are you struggling with excess weight that won't come off no matter what you try? Do you wish you could have more energy and less stress in your daily life? Would you like to take charge of your health so you can feel as good as you did when you were younger? Do you know what you should be doing to feel and look better but would like someone to support you and hold you accountable for making those changes? I'm here to help! Working together with you, I will create a personalized program that will help you feel your best and reach your health goals.  I'll support you every step of the way to help you achieve lasting changes that will make you healthier and happier.  Take the first step and schedule a complimentary ½ hour health breakthrough session to find out how an integrative approach to health can help you. Wishing you health and wellness from the inside out, Lisa LQ WELLNESS Professional Wellness Coach 973-383-0955 lisaquinnwc@embarqmail.com " Yoga is the fountain of youth. You're only as young as your spine is flexible."                                      ~ Bob Harper ~

MEATLESS MONDAY

One Step At a Time....

You Can Go Meatless One Day For All Three Meals

• During World War I, the U.S. Food Administration urged families to reduce consumption of key staples to aid the war effort. “Food Will Win the War,” the government proclaimed, and “Meatless Monday” and “Wheatless Wednesday” were introduced to encourage Americans to do their part.

• Herbert Hoover, then head of the Food Administration, spearheaded implementation of the campaign. In addition to advertising, his office created and distributed recipe booklets and menus in newspapers, magazines and pamphlets.

• The effect was overwhelming. Some 10 million families, 7,000 hotels and nearly 425,000 food dealers pledged to observe national meatless days. In November 1917, New York City hotels saved some 116 tons of meat over the course of just one week. According to a 1929 Saturday Evening Post article, “Americans began to look seriously into the question of what and how much they were eating. Lots of people discovered for the first time that they could eat less and feel no worse – frequently for the better”.

• The campaign returned during World War II and beyond, when Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman used rationing to help feed war-ravaged Europe.

• Meatless Monday was revived in 2003 by former ad man turned health advocate Sid Lerner, who saw the prevalence of preventable illnesses associated with excessive meat consumption and decided to introduce Meatless Monday as a public health awareness campaign. The initiative was backed by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for a Livable Future and endorsed by 30 schools of public health.

• Meatless Monday has since turned into a global movement with a wide network of participating hospitals, schools, worksites and restaurants around the globe. The simplicity of Meatless Monday’s message has allowed the campaign to once again become part of the American lexicon.

Give Meatless Monday a try and you may feel better!

Healthy Meatless Recipe: Pasta with Roasted 

  Cauliflower & Arugula  ( courtesy of Pamela Anderson )

Load your plate with color and layers of flavor. Roasted cauliflower mixes perfectly with  sweet grape tomatoes and peppery arugula. Pasta night just got a little more interesting.Serves 4Ingredients

Kosher salt 
1 medium head cauliflower, cored and cut into 3/4-inch florets 
1 pint grape tomatoes 
3 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil 
Freshly ground black pepper 
9 large fresh sage leaves 
4 large cloves garlic, peeled 
12 oz. dried orecchiette 
5 oz. baby arugula (5 lightly packed cups) 
3/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano 

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Directions

Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and heat the oven to 425°F. Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil.
Toss the cauliflower, tomatoes, oil, 3/4 tsp. salt, and 1/2 tsp. pepper on a rimmed baking sheet; spread in a single layer. Roast, stirring once or twice, until the cauliflower begins to turn golden and tender, about 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, pulse the sage and garlic in a food processor until minced. Once the cauliflower is golden, toss the herb mixture into the vegetables and continue to roast until fragrant and the cauliflower is golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes.
Boil the orecchiette until al dente, 9 to 10 minutes. Reserve 1 cup pasta-cooking water. Drain the pasta and return it to the pot. Stir in the roasted cauliflower mixture, arugula, cheese, and enough pasta water to moisten. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Enjoy and Bon Appetit!


Weekly Motivator

“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” ~ Larry Elder ~

 

One habit many successful people share is the routine of setting goals and striving to achieve them.  They are driven to excel in their chosen arena by challenging themselves and then rising to meet that challenge.  These people are highly motivated—they know what they want and will do what they have to do to get it.  Most of us, however, can use a little help identifying our goals and implementing some strategies for achieving them.

Are you struggling with excess weight that won't come off no matter what you try?

Do you wish you could have more energy and less stress in your daily life?

Would you like to take charge of your health so you can feel as good as you did when you were younger?

Do you know what you should be doing to feel and look better but would like someone to support you and hold you accountable for making those changes?

I'm here to help! Working together with you, I will create a personalized program that will help you feel your best and reach your health goals.  I'll support you every step of the way to help you achieve lasting changes that will make you healthier and happier. Take the first step and schedule a complimentary ½ hour health breakthrough session to find out how an integrative approach to health can help you.

Have a great week everyone and remember a better tomorrow starts with what you eat today!
Send me your favorite meatless recipe so we can share with all!    

Wishing you health and wellness from the inside out,

Lisa

Professional Wellness Coach

973-383-0955

lisaquinnwc@embarqmail.com

" To affect meaningful, permanent change in your life you must change the way you think."

       

                                         ~ Victoria DePaul ~

MEATLESS MONDAY

One Step At a Time....

You Can Go Meatless One Day For All Three Meals

Shift To Plant Foods for Better Health

Cut back on animal foods such as meats and cheese and shift to more organic, locally grown plant foods, including beans, vegetables and grains, to slash your carbon footprint. All the attention on climate change brings into focus the role you can play to help protect our planet through your everyday food choices.

Choosing a plant-based diet that emphasizes fruits, vegetables, beans, lentils, soy foods, grains, nuts, and seeds over animal foods has the biggest impact on lowering your carbon footprint. Meat requires many more pounds than its weight in grain feed, which has to grown, irrigated, processed, packaged, and shipped.

Choosing organically grown and raised products has less impact on the environment because fewer chemical pesticides and fertilizers are used. Organic animal products have no synthetic hormones or antibiotics.

Eating locally produced foods reduces greenhouse gas emissions by lowering the number of miles your food travels.A little research can reveal local farms, food cooperatives, community supported agriculture (CSA), and farmers markets. Of course, it doesn't get any more local than your own backyard. Growing your own food, even if it's a window box of herbs or vegetables, or a rented plot in a community garden is ideal, organic and healthy.

Healthy Meatless Recipe: Chili Stuffed Peppers

(Courtesy of Susan Voisin)

If you don’t want to go to the trouble of stuffing peppers, this chili makes a delicious filling for tortillas.

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, chopped fine
• 1 large portabello mushroom, diced
• 1 jalapeño pepper, minced (or more to taste)
• 1 16-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed well (or 1 1/2 cups cooked black beans)
• 1 1/2 cup corn kernels, fresh or frozen
• 1 15-ounce can diced fire-roasted tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 1/2 teaspoon chili powder* (or more, to taste)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 red bell peppers
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced

Instructions

1. Heat a large non-stick skillet or saucepan. Add the onion and cook, stirring often until it softens, about 4 minutes. (Add a splash of water as necessary to prevent sticking.) Add the mushrooms and jalapeno and continue to cook until mushrooms soften.
2. Add black beans, corn, tomatoes, and seasonings. Cook for a few more minutes to allow most of the tomato liquid to cook off.
3. Preheat oven to 400F.
4. While the chili is cooking, prepare the peppers by cutting them in half through the stem end, removing the seeds and membranes, and rinsing the insides to make sure all the seeds are out. Check to see if they will stand upright, and if not, peel a strip off of the back side. Oil a baking dish big enough for the peppers (or line it with parchment paper). Fill each pepper half with the chili and place it in the baking dish. Bake until peppers are tender, about 40 minutes.
5. Sprinkle each pepper with sliced green onions and serve hot.

*Note: I used Penzey’s Chili 9000, a chili powder that contains cumin, oregano, and other spices as well as chiles. Depending on the spiciness and flavor of your chili powder, you may need to add more or less.

Preparation time: 10 minute(s) | Cooking time: 50 minute(s)

Number of servings (yield): 5

Enjoy and Bon Appetit!

Healthy Weekly Motivator: Focus On Fruit

Fruits are not only delicious, but also an essential component of a healthy diet! They are full of cancer-fighting antioxidants and have enough fiber to help you stay full on less. Fresh fruit is best, but frozen and canned (without sugar) also has it's benefits. Dried fruit is nutritious as well but less filling, so be mindful of serving size!

Make fruit part of your routine this week. Add a daily dose at breakfast, as a mid-day snack, or for dessert. If you are already consistently enjoy fruit each day add one more piece to the mix! Not only will you be getting more nutrients, you'll likely have less room for processed snacks.

Are you struggling with excess weight that won't come off no matter what you try?

Do you wish you could have more energy and less stress in your daily life?

Would you like to take charge of your health so you can feel as good as you did when you were younger?

Do you know what you should be doing to feel and look better but would like someone to support you and hold you accountable for making those changes?

I'm here to help! Working together with you, I will create a personalized program that will help you feel your best and reach your health goals.  I'll support you every step of the way to help you achieve lasting changes that will make you healthier and happier. Take the first step and schedule a complimentary ½ hour health breakthrough session to find out how an integrative approach to health can help you.

Have a great week everyone and remember a better tomorrow starts with what you eat today!
Send me your favorite meatless recipe so we can share with all!    

Wishing you health and wellness from the inside out,

Lisa

Professional Wellness Coach

973-383-0955

lisaquinnwc@embarqmail.com

" Our bodies are our gardens - our wills are our gardeners."

                       ~ William Shakespeare ~

WELLNESS THOUGHTS

Wow! It's hard to believe Memorial Day has come and gone and the summer season is already here. It's time to pull out the shorts, sundresses and swimsuits- but is your skin ready for it?

Take a look at today's article to learn simple steps that not only will help you get younger looking skin but also will help you protect it from the strong summer sun.  

Here's To A Great Summer!

Top Tips for Healthy, Younger Looking Skin  #1 Use The Right Sunscreen The #1 cause of wrinkles is the sun's ultraviolet rays, so using sunscreen on a daily basis should be your main weapon in the fight against aging skin. But not all sunscreens are good for you. Stay away from chemical sunscreens that contain ingredients oxybenzone (which can stimulate endocrine cells and estrogen receptors in the body) and retinyl palmate(shown to promote cancer mutations in the laboratory setting). Instead, look for sunscreens that contain micronized zinc oxide, which sits on top of the skin, creating a physical barrier to the sun's UVA and UVB rays. This micronized form does not turn white like traditional zinc oxide. Make sure to choose a product with an SPF of at least 30 and use enough of it- at least 2-3 tablespoons for your whole body. You'll not only be protecting your skin from premature aging, but even more importantly, you'll be cutting your risk of melanoma- the deadliest form of skin cancer- in half.  #2 Eat Your Way to Beautiful Skin Load up on foods containing carotenoids and polyphenols- compoundsfound in fruits and vegetables that give them their vibrant colors and provide us with great benefits for our skin. Carotenoids-found in red and yellow peppers, carrots, squash, spinach, kale and tomatoes-enhance skin tone and fight oxidative stress that leads to skin damage. Polyphenols- found in berries, dark grapes, plums, apples and green vegetables- improve blood flow to the skin and overall skin quality. See the great recipe below to incorporate a number of these foods in one delicious dish! Include regular amounts of omega-3 fatty acids in your diet to make your skin more supple and radiant. Try including two servings of fish per week. Wild Alaskan Salmon, Arctic Char, Mackerel, Sardines and Anchovies are particularly good sources of omega-3s. Cut out sugar. Eating lots of sugar can cause damage to collagen and elastin- proteins that keep skin firm and resilient. Drink water. Staying well hydrated helps plump up skin cells, making skin look smoother and wrinkles less noticeable. #3 Exercise Regular work-outs boost skin cell renewal and increase blood flow to the skin, providing it with more of the nutrients it needs and improving its glow. #4  Sleep A good night's sleep allows our skin cells time to repair and rebuild themselves. Try sleeping on your back- this prevents sleep lines from forming on your face, which over time can lead to permanent wrinkles. #5 Wash Your Face Every Night This may sound like a no-brainer, but many of us have had nights when we are so tired we just want to plop into bed and forget this important step. Every time we do so, we leave excess oil, make-up and dirt on our skin that can clog pores, leading to dull looking skin and break-outs. If you are at home, try washing your face earlier in the evening- after dinner, for example- when you are not too tired. If you know you are going to be out late, try keeping a pack of facial cleansing wipes by your bed for a quick, convenient clean-up.   Shaklee's Enfuselle Skin Care Be ahead of your time and look 10 years behind it. Guaranteed skin care products that really work in one simple system. Skin with lots of laughter to show for it is beautiful. Enfuselle Skin Care is one simple system with all the essential antioxidants and nutrients your skin craves. Each step is formulated to do its part to nourish your skin. But it's the combined system that will give you skin so radiant, you won't believe your mirror. Enfuselle Skin Care has the daily basic regimen with three steps every morning and evening that will keep your skin healthy looking and nourished. Cleanse, Neutralize, and Repair. Enfuselle Skin Care also includes products for special care which addresses your skin's specific needs with cleansers, treatments, moisturizers and sun protection.  Enfuselle Optimal Skin Nutrition, Developed by Shaklee Nutritionists Enfuselle , the revolutionary breakthrough in skin care. Protected by eight patents. Clinically proven and exclusive to Shaklee.Behind the science of skin care While a healthy diet supported by dietary supplements can help keep your skin healthy and younger looking, it takes even more to protect skin from the outside world--it takes the very best "skin" vitamins, minerals, and nutrients, highly effective when incorporated into anti-aging skin care products.Skin care ahead of its time Recognized as pioneers in the development of nutritional supplementation for almost a half-century, Shaklee scientists focused their scientific expertise on investigating the causes of aging. They found that accelerated aging occurs, in part, because of increased exposure to the sun and environmental pollutants, which creates free radicals on the skin. This in turn takes its toll on the skin, the body’s largest organ, by causing effects that you may not even see for a long time. A concept borne out of research a decade ago led to the discovery and development of Vital Repair+® Complex, a patented comprehensive combination of proprietary ingredients that you would expect to find in a dietary supplement. This exclusive complex is the heart of the Enfuselle skin care line and remains your best defense against the chain of damage caused by time and environmental assaults. A revolutionary breakthrough in skin care.Skin infusing nutrition – the name tells the story  Enfuselle infuses skin cells to combat aging assaults. The exclusive antioxidant formula,Vital Repair+ Complex, systematically breaks each link in the chain of free radical damage with seven nutrients for the skin, all of which work in synergy, providing greater benefit together than when used separately. It’s a formula so unique that it holds three patents. No other skin care line offers better support. Many others include nutritional ingredients, but Enfuselle comprehensively blocks all the free radical reactions that take place on the skin, reactions that can lead to the premature signs of visible aging. And, because Shaklee takes a new approach to skin nutrition, Enfuselle never includes harsh ingredients that others do to achieve short-term results, but that may not lead to a lifetime of beautiful, healthy skin. With Shaklee and Enfuselle, you feel your best, and look your best now-- and for life.Shaklee is the difference, and we have the proof: Shaklee has invested more than $1 million in research, development, and clinical studies on the products that make up the Enfuselle skin care system. Eight patents have been awarded to the Enfuselle line, so it’s both recognized and safeguarded for its unique and effective formulations. Only a few skin care companies have any patents, and even fewer have as many as eight. Enfuselle products have been proven safe and effective in laboratory and human testing. One test included 2,000 people worldwide.Test subjects were selected due to their skin sensitivities. Test results were so remarkable that they exceeded Shaklee expectations and those of the independent laboratories that conducted the testing.Plus, all Enfuselle formulas are: • Clinically formulated • Botanically-based • pH balanced • Hypoallergenic • Non-comedogenic (won’t clog pores)  • Dermatologists tested • Never tested on animals • Contains no animal-derived ingredients • Free of occlusive oils, soap, and dyesIt’s as simple as this: Shaklee:A leader in Nutrition for 50 years. Enfuselle: Developed by Shaklee scientists as nutrition for the skin. The result:The best nutritional skin care currently available. Let's Take a Moment to Think About Our Skin Skin is the body's largest organ and the most vulnerable. Do you realize all it does for you? What do you do too support or protect it? What are you throwing at it or on it? Enfuselle Skin Care is a line of products that provide extraordinary antioxidant skin care so advanced, they hold 8 patents. Visit www.healthnetwk.myshaklee.com for incredibly amazing clinically proven results. Call or email me with any questions you may have. Are you struggling with excess weight that won't come off no matter what you try? Do you wish you could have more energy and less stress in your daily life? Would you like to take charge of your health so you can feel as good as you did when you were younger? Do you know what you should be doing to feel and look better but would like someone to support you and hold you accountable for making those changes? I'm here to help! Working together with you, I will create a personalized program that will help you feel your best and reach your health goals.  I'll support you every step of the way to help you achieve lasting changes that will make you healthier and happier. Take the first step and schedule a complimentary ½ hour health breakthrough session to find out how an integrative approach to health can help you. Have a beautiful day and let me be your GPS to Optimal Wellness... Naturally! Lisa LQ WELLNESS Professional Wellness Coach 973-383-0955 lisaquinnwc@embarqmail.com " The groundwork of all happiness is health." ~ Leigh Hunt ~