DOES STRESS top your holiday list?
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| Nobody’s holiday wish list includes stress, but there it is, right at the top. It thrives on planning and shopping, get-togethers and gift-giving (and guessing), houseguests and house decorating. And all this, on top of our daily “to-do” lists for job, family and home.
What’s more, we’re “supposed” to also be upbeat and joyful. Even when our nerves are jingle-jangling more than a sackful of sleigh bells, there’s pressure everywhere to be merry and bright. Stress can just take all the “happy” out of holidays – if we let it. There are proven ways to squelch stress. A good start: recognizing the causes of stress at this time of year. What’s stretching you too thin this season? Experts tell us that there are three main issues that often lead to holiday stress or depression: 1. Money If you feel strapped for cash most of the time, you probably feel worse this time of year. Between gifts and travel, food and entertainment, it’s easy to put even more strain on finances. 2. Relationships With family and other loved ones around, old tensions and resentments can flare. (See article on Forgiveness, page 18). On the other hand, being without someone close at the holidays can tend to make us feel sad or lonely. 3. Health The holiday frenzy can boost stress, which disturbs sleep and harms our health. And, the temptations of the season can steal into our exercise time while we’re eating and drinking too much. This is why it’s smart to keep (or start) taking Adaptogen 10 at this time of year. Their stress-fighting nutrients help you feel calm while they protect your health. The unwanted power of stress: How it can hurt our health Stress all by itself is not a bad thing. In fact, we need a certain amount of stress to be alive and to function. But when we get overloaded with pressure and tension, day after day, our bodies and our health can pay a high price. Doctors and researchers have found that there are strong connections between stress and these medical conditions: • Heart disease We also know that too much stress, over a long period, can lead to these dangers (which can put us at risk for serious disease): • Overeating The good news! There are many proven techniques to help us handle stress in general, and holiday stress in particular. So when Yuletide fun seems like just another frenzied chore, relax. Take a deep breath (just like the Number One guideline on TriVita’s 10 Essentials). And remember why we celebrate this season in the first place. |
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Source: VitaJournal December 2007 pg 4
Critical Information About Your Bone Health
November 25, 2008 by admin
Filed under Bone Builder
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Learn about the processes that break down and rebuild bone to help prevent bone loss and maintain bone health Your body is constantly changing. Bone remodeling is a natural process that breaks down and rebuilds bone While you’re growing, the nutrients you take in from food contribute to your body’s growth – including your bone growth. This process is called modeling. During childhood and adolescence, if you don’t give your bones the nutrients they need to grow (primarily calcium and phosphorus), the structure of your bones won’t be as strong when you reach adulthood. Instead of a healthy, dense structure your bones may be porous, which can contribute to breakdown and fragility of your bones (osteoporosis) later in life. |
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| By the time you reach your adult size, around age 20, the growth (modeling) process ends and a new process called “bone remodeling” begins. This is a normal process that breaks down and rebuilds bone. In the best circumstances, you’ve contributed enough calcium and phosphorous to your bones while you were growing, and the food you eat and the supplements you take now will contain enough calcium and phosphorous to rebuild the bone and store away these minerals for future use.If you don’t eat foods that contain calcium and phosphorous or take supplements, your bones will experience a deficiency. Every time these essential minerals are withdrawn and there isn’t a mineral deposit made to help your body rebuild bones, your bones weaken. Natural processes within your body guarantee that your bones will weaken over time
After 30, if the normal remodeling process is allowed to continue, your bones will naturally break down at a faster rate than they’re rebuilt. If you don’t add additional nutrients that are proven to rebuild bone, your bones will grow increasingly weak, will eventually become brittle (osteoporosis), and you’ll be at greater risk for fractures. Most supplements on the market only maintain current bone structure. There are three primary reasons why you need a supplement that will rebuild bone: In childhood, when bones build and grow, did your diet include enough bone-building calcium (dairy, kale, broccoli)? Were you active enough to provide a strong foundation for healthy bones? If not, then you probably reached your full growth at age 20 with some bone weakness. Did you do enough weight bearing exercise to keep bones strong? If not, then your bones weakened even more. After age 31, did you supplement daily with a bone-building formula to help support bone rebuilding? The TriVita Bone Builder helps rebuild bone. Bone Builder contains Bone Growth Factor, an exclusive blend of ingredients proven to improve bone density. Third-party, scientific tests prove that TriVita Bone Builder, with Bone Growth Factor, builds bone. Bone Growth Factor is a proprietary blend of nutrients selected using the latest science. The nutrients were researched, tested, and blended in the exact proportions to help grow bone. In addition to Bone Growth Factor, TriVitaTM Bone Builder combines highly absorbable minerals and nutrients known to promote bone strength. A clinical trial conducted by Larry A. Tucker Ph.D. shows that TriVitaTM Bone Builder helps rebuild bones. The 114 women subjects were required to be healthy non-smokers between the ages of 25 – 65 years of age; the average age was 48.5 years. The subjects were not allowed to participate in the study if they were taking any prescription drug to manage low bone density or osteoporosis. At the beginning of the study, each subject was given a bone density exam to measure bone mass. After 9 months of taking Bone Builder, subjects showed significantly greater bone mass density (gain) in their hips and necks when compared with subjects who did not take Bone Builder (placebo). The results of the study show that Bone Builder improved bone mass, helping subjects who consistently took Bone Builder to rebuild bone mass. Along with a good diet, weight-bearing exercise, and not smoking, take TriVitaTM Bone Builder, with Bone Growth Factor, to help rebuild bones and protect against osteoporosis. Regular use of Bone Builder will help protect your bones in three ways: 1. Helps maintain current bone mass with highly absorbable minerals known to promote bone health 2. Our patented formula encourages the body’s natural internal mechanisms to rebuild bone in women over 40 3.Speeds the bone building process while helping to reduce the break down process Osteoporosis is a silent disease – the first noticeable sign that you have osteoporosis could be a fracture. We recommend asking your health care practitioner to schedule regular bone scans to track your bone health after age 50. Source: VitaJournal, November 2006 pg 6. |
Are You At Risk? What’s Your Homocysteine Level?
High homocysteine often leads to serious, debilitating conditions including:
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| Help reduce the risk of degenerative diseases
The damage can rarely be reversed. Most North Americans are poorly prepared to handle the effects of a stroke. It’s hard to fully recover from a stroke, so that’s a good reason to start taking TnVita’s HCY Guard immediately to help reduce your risk. When your homocysteine level is too high, your body suffers During the methylation cycle, when HCY fails to recombine the “leftover’ protein into methionine, this excess HCY escapes into your bloodstream. It may begin to build up and cause destructive explosions to the most delicate tissues in your body. For example, it can damage your arteries, brain, bones and even your DNA. The results can be devastating This is the kind of damage that high levels of homocysteine can cause inside your body and brain: Thickening and hardening your arteries and weakening heart tissue —this can lead to strokes and heart attacks by shredding your most delicate tissues and inflicting thousands of tiny paper cuts inside your arteries and brain • Building fibrous webs in the synapses of your brain — this may lead to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease • Impacting DNA function, causing potentially dangerous cell or DNA mutations • Leaving your bones unable to absorb calcium, causing weak bones and osteoporosis • Contributing to the damage done by many degenerative diseases. Risk Factors A family history of: Cardiovascular disease, Stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, Osteoporosis, Diabetes • Low Vitamin B-12, B-6 and Folic Acid levels • Gastric disturbances, breathing difficulties or kidney issues • Age aver 50 • Pregnancy • High stress • Poor eating habits • Lack of exercise • Excessive smoking or coffee drinking. Source: TriVita Magazine, November 2008 pg 10. TriVita’s HCY Guard helps maintain healthy homocysteine levels, get yours here today! |
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