Ideal Bite | If Nothing Else, Try This...

Check out the lIDEAL BITE ink below but be sure to then come back to http://andiralph.myshaklee.com/us/en/category.php?main_cat=HomeCare and explore the Get Clean products. When you buy the Get Clean Starter Kit versus conventional, ready-to-use cleaners, 108 pounds of packaging waste stays out of landfills and 248 pounds of greenhouse gas is eliminated. And if that’s not enough, through the sale of Shaklee Get Clean Basic H2 in the past year alone, Shaklee has eliminated the need for 2.7 billion 26-ounce bottles of ready-to-use window cleaner—if placed end to end, these bottles would wrap around the earth more than 18 times!

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How We Age

There are 4 key mechanisms of aging: DNA damage, genetic regulators, declining cellular energy production and Advanced Glycation Endproducts (AGE). In collaboration with scientists from the University of Georgia, Shaklee scientists employed a bioassay-guided process, which resulted in a patent-pending super grape extract with ellagic acid, a polyphenol not found in ordinary grapes. Ellagic acid is thought to be responsible for many of the unique cellular anti-aging actions of the super grape in the Vivix formulation.* Shaklee had to create a new extraction machine for this product. Vivix is all natural, in liquid form and 1 teaspoon per day is to be taken with a meal. I have experienced an increase in energy since taking it, because it fires up the mitochrondria in the cells. There are no artificial colors, sweeteners, flavors or preservatives - it has a shelf life of 9 months but it is recommended that the product be refrigerated. The Rejuvetrol™ Patent Pending Blend in VIVIX is based on the latest scientific studies and emerging research from such places as Harvard and National Institutes of Health (NIH).
I don't know about anyone else but I find it well worth it to invest in such a product and the testimonials from users keep pouring in. I want to feel 25 years younger and live 25 years longer! In addition to this product, everyone should get daily exercise, eat nutritiously, intake natural food supplements to maintain healthy levels of nutrients in the body and get enough sleep...........and if you smoke, well, it will age you. It will age your skin too.
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* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Perseid Meteor Shower

The Perseid Meteor Shower is this time of year, well, to brag, it actually falls right on my birthday give or take a few hours between 2 days. When I was small we could see so many stars and one satellite (Sputnik), but now with all the lights that the cities have and in neighborhoods, one has to go a long way out to find a dark enough place to view the sky. We used to go to Sunrise at Mt Rainier, about 6100 foot elevation - the meteors shoot through the parking lot. There are some towns in the U.S. that ban light pollution, as it is called, and keep the towns dark at night. It's a good idea to save energy also; maybe just have motion detector lights instead of ones that stay on all night. I've read that light pollution has health consequences such as the thought that excess light may induce loss in visual acuity. Over-illumination of buildings is a waste of energy sources.
OK, back to the meteor shower - I found this on You Tube and it's very good, about 5 minutes long: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ_B0d1pr6I&NR=1
Take a nap and set your alarm clock to watch the Perseids. If you need energy the next day try Shaklee CorEnergy and the Cinch Tea!

August 11

Will it be sunny for my birthday today? Hmmmm, it is the Pacific Northwest after all, but we are in the sign of Leo, ruled by the sun! C'mon, sun! Still catching up on mail, email, news, etc. Have to go back to my corporate job tomorrow but had fun while I was off this past week, mingling with my Green friends, seeing my daughter.
Even though everyone thinks it rains here all the time, I get tan, even through sunscreen. I do try to keep SPF on my face but absorb some rays and Vitamin D from sun on arms, legs, hands for 10-15 minutes and then put sunscreen on them. I have a slight tan, good for living so far north, just from hanging out in yard and garden. Speaking of SPF, I use the Enfuselle SPF 30 because: 1) it is proven to not break down in sun, 2) it protects against UVA and UVB, and 3) it has triple-patented Vital Repair+ complex which makes your skin feel great. Under my makeup I use the AM Repair which is SPF15. And....speaking of Vitamin D, apparently all people in North America who live north of Atlanta do not get enough from the sun, wow, that's a lot of people.

Raining

After about 2 wks of very hot dry weather in Seattle it is now raining. Left hot weather a wk ago to go to St Louis for the Shaklee conference - it is very hot and very very humid there -sunny skies but heavy air. I'm glad to be back in the cooler less humid part of the country. The rain might green up our grass because it looks like straw right now. In our flower garden pictured here, we use organic fertilizers, including Shaklee Basic H. This year it looks a bit different as we have tomatos and squash planted near the building. We water with the hose so we can target areas that need it.

More Energy

All I can say is that since last August (2008) I have had more energy. I attribute it to using Vivix™ , The World’s Best Anti-Aging Supplement.* We tend to stay up too late and have to get up very early in the morning. Since I've been taking Vivix™, I have more energy and am not tired mid day. It's the only thing I have done differently since last year. I really should go to bed earlier - shouldn't we all? I only drink 1 cup of coffee per day (well would it be considered 2 if it's 2 espresso shots???, but usually it's only 1 shot).....1 tsp of Vivix™ per day is all it takes. I take it in the morning after breakfast. I usually have a Cinch shake for breakfast but sometimes I do egg whites or poached egg whites. (I don't really like the yolks of eggs. I love chile rellenos but don't like the egg batter - doesn't stop me from ordering this dish- what really stops me is the calorie count!!).

Vivix™ Cellular Anti-Aging Tonic, the first all-natural dietary supplement that combines resveratrol with a patent-pending plant extract to combat cellular aging.* Vivix is all natural without artificial flavors, sweeteners, colors or added preservatives. A 30-day supply delivers the equivalent amount of resveratrol found in 3,000 glasses of red wine and has actually been shown in laboratory studies to be ten times more powerful than resveratrol alone at slowing one of the key mechanisms of cellular aging.*

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*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Facial

I had a facial the other day by a friend, Susie, who like me, is an independent Shaklee distributor. Susie incorporates nutritional needs for her clients based on what she sees in the client's skin when she does the facial. Included in the facial is massage on legs, feet, arms. This time she used a new product in the Shakleebaby™ line, the Massage Oil. It has a very nice feel, no fragrance - which is good for me because sometimes the fragrance in products overwhelm my sinuses. She uses natural herbal facial products and some of her Shaklee products and also incorporates Yoga breathing with the treatment. She asked what my skin care consists of and I explained of course I use Shaklee Enfuselle and Minerelles color cosmetics. I use the Hydrating formula of Enfuselle and the Refining Polisher in the shower. About 4 times per week I use the Instant Firming Serum. Susie mentioned she thinks she will begin to incorporate the Firming Serum in her facials. The Serum heals and firms the skin and I have found my skin to be more translucent with using it.


Brand new lines: Shakleebaby™ - Always Safe. Always Gentle. Always Healthy.

Shakleekids™ - Supersmart. Supersafe. Supernutritious. Shakleekids Mighty Smart is scientifically formulated with a power-packed blast of ultra-pure DHA.

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Cherries and arthritis

Our neighbors invited us to pick cherries from their tree last night. We are eating the cherries, pitting the cherries and freezing some of them. The tree produced enough for several boxes.
I plan to use the frozen ones in the winter in my Shaklee Cinch shakes for breakfast. I've been using fresh strawberries and blueberries and had never thought of freezing cherries and using them this way.
I've read and heard nutritionists speak about the benefits of cherries for arthitis; so during the cherry season I make sure I eat some in the morning on an empty stomach as I do have some finger joints with arthritis in them.
We have 2 apple trees but we fighting off apple maggots. Hopefully our apple trees will produce enough good apples to share...this is natural nutrition at its best!

(You can see inch loss help at www.cinchclub.com and product information at our Cinch site: www.cinchplan.com/andiralph)

Vitamin D LINKED TO HDL Cholesterol

Vitamin D research was begun by the Shaklee Corporation last year and continues.....this may be of high interest to those with high cholesterol and cardiovascular issues.

BREAKING RESEARCH SHOWS Vitamin D LINKED TO HDL Cholesterol
Shaklee Corporation Research Suggests an Important Role of Vitamin D for Supporting Cardiovascular Health

PLEASANTON, Calif. – May 19, 2009 – Research supported by Shaklee Corporation, the number one natural nutrition company in the U.S., shows that a lower blood vitamin D level is associated with metabolic syndrome and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

The study results were presented at the National Lipid Association Annual Scientific Sessions in Miami, Florida and suggest an important role of vitamin D nutrition for maintaining cardiovascular health.
In this study, intake of vitamin D from dietary supplements was strongly linked with vitamin D levels in the blood. The greater the intake of vitamin D from dietary supplements, the higher the amount of vitamin D found in the blood. More importantly, as vitamin D intakes increased, HDL cholesterol (or “good cholesterol”) levels increased as well. Future research is needed to determine if vitamin D from dietary supplements can lower risk levels for metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease.

“Our next study, which is already underway, is intended to confirm causality by showing that vitamin D supplementation improves cardiovascular risk factors,” says Dr. Jamie McManus M.D., Chairman of Medical Affairs, Health Sciences and Education, Shaklee Corporation.

Founded more than 50 years ago, Shaklee has been a leading provider of premium-quality natural nutrition products, personal care products, and environmentally friendly home care products. In 2000, Shaklee became the first company in the world to be Climate Neutral™ certified to totally offset its CO2 emissions, resulting in a net-zero impact on the environment.
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Shaklee - Acterra Award for Sustainability

See this YouTube video - Shaklee Chairman & CEO Roger Barnett explains Shaklee's long commitment to sustainable business practices, why environmental responsibility has been part of our DNA for over 50 years, and what is different about our business model.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRJqhLyQW04

LIVE IN THE LAND OF AND Opportunity

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