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This caught my attention just yesterday when I saw a new commercial on TV that compared itself to Activia – which is a yogurt that promotes a healthier digestive system. You know the one, with actress Jamie Lee Curtis. This new product claimed that it was better than Activia and stated it had more vitamins and fiber, and costs less! (click on link to continue reading story).
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We’ve got some exciting news to share with everyone! As many of you know, we have been telling you about the health benefits of goji juice, and pointing to the clinical studies done by the U.S. National Library of Medicine & the National Institutes of Health’s website – pubmed.gov. We are pleased and very proud to announce that the 14-day clinical study on our product “GoChi” has been published on pubmed.gov! This is an historic ground-breaking opportunity for FreeLife. Imagine our own FreeLife International GoChi on PubMed. This is Huge!!! Just think about the significance of this........no other company has a Gold Standard Double-Blind study, nor one published in a top medical magazine, and no other company has their product published as the first nutritional product on PubMed.
This clearly puts the MLM nutritional world on notice that their specific brand products better be supported by "valid" not bogus clinical studies that go to publication in world recognized peer review journals and pubmed.gov. Not some vanity press that publishes any study without proper credential validation as long as that nutritional company pays enough money to them. Makes you wonder about those people who may be working in another MLM that cannot substantiate their health claims and will never conduct truthful and valid clinicals for fear of having to publish unfavorable clinical results which would close down any nutritional competitor. GoChi – the next generation of Himalayan Goji Juice can validate the effectiveness of our product with clinical and scientific studies. Can yours?
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You’re reading this today for a reason … you’re reading this because destiny has brought you here.
I believe every single thing happens for a reason.
And you’re reading this right now because you’re supposed to be here, joining us on this incredible life-changing journey. No matter how beaten up you may be, how much debt you might be in, how much you owe on your credit cards, how many rejections you have faced, how far away you are from your goals, I’m here to tell you… Don’t give up. Success lies just around the corner!
Let me share a moving story about someone who never, ever gave up. In spite of great obstacles, he kept his dream alive.
Paul Potts was raised in Bristol, England, by his father, a bus driver, and his mother, a supermarket cashier. He developed a love of singing in his school choir, but he was shy and because he stayed out of the spotlight, his talents were overlooked.
Young Paul had a bit of a weight problem and he had been badly bullied in school, to the point that he had no self-confidence whatsoever. “It was pretty bad,” he said. “They used to beat me up. I even thought of throwing myself down some stairs one day—not to kill myself, but to make people feel sorry for me.”
Growing up in a tough urban neighborhood, Paul did not dare disclose his growing love of opera for fear of being bullied even more. His passion became public only because he accepted a dare from friends to enter a local karaoke competition dressed as Luciano Pavarotti. His friends thought it would be funny to see him fumbling on stage, but the laughter stopped as soon as Paul opened his mouth.
Gaining a little confidence from his performance, Paul began to sing and even entered a local television talent contest. Although he didn’t take first place, he won enough money to pay for more voice lessons in Italy, where he actually got to sing in front of his idol, Pavarotti. The great tenor was impressed with Paul, and urged him to continue his studies, but unfortunately, fate had other plans.
Shortly after returning from Italy, Paul was stricken with a ruptured appendix and during emergency surgery, doctors found a tumor on one of his adrenal glands. They wanted to remove it right away, but Paul had no insurance and little means to pay.
Although he was now singing opera with local companies, he was unpaid for these performances. He sang in the truest meaning of the word “amateur”—for the pure love of singing.
Ultimately, he had no choice but to have the surgery, and he had to sell his car to pay for it. This meant he now had to bicycle 15 miles to his “day job” as a salesman at Car Phone Warehouse, and work 13 hour days just to put food on the table for himself and his new bride. In 2003, as if he had not had enough bad luck, Paul was knocked off his bicycle by a careless motorist and suffered a badly broken collarbone and severe whiplash.
The long and painful recuperation was made even worse by extreme financial difficulty, and Paul was so desperate that he even stopped singing for the next four years. By 2007, he was 30,000 pounds in debt, living on the brink of poverty.
One day, while surfing the Internet, he came across “Britain's Got Talent” website by accident.
It was a pop-up and he meant to close it, but instead, he maximized it. Paul filled out the application form but when he reached the bottom where he could either submit or cancel, he could not decide. Was he too old? Did he have enough talent? He had not sung in four years!
And so, in the end, he literally got a 10-pence piece out of his pocket and flipped it. He decided if it landed on heads, he’d go for it, and if it landed on tails, he wouldn’t. It landed on heads.
With his best $35 suit, he dragged himself to the audition. Here’s a quote from Paul regarding that night: “I remember getting to the edge of the stage, and I seriously considered walking out onstage, waving to Simon Cowell, and walking off again. I didn't know what I was doing there. It was a big risk, and I’ve never been much of a risk-taker. I just think it’s easier to think that you might have gotten something than to know that you didn’t.”
Paul went on to win that program and 100,000 pounds. He announced his retirement from Car Phone Warehouse, took his wife on a luxury vacation, paid off his 30,000-pound debt, and got his teeth fixed. “I’d wanted to deal with the teeth because I felt very self-conscious about them,” he said.
He went on to sing in front of the Queen of England and appeared on news programs around the world, including Oprah. He signed a million-dollar worldwide record deal and his album became number one in 17 countries, selling over two million copies.
Paul now sings around the world and is regarded as one of opera’s greatest Cinderella stories. “I still can’t believe it,” said Paul. “I keep waiting for someone to pinch me and say, ‘Wake up, Paul. It’s time for work—you’re late again!’”
· If Paul Potts never gave up on his dream, why should you?
· Are you tired of rejection? So was Paul.
· Are you insecure about yourself? So was Paul.
· Are you in debt? So was Paul.
· Do some people laugh at your dreams? They laughed at Paul.
· Do you have some health challenges? So did Paul.
· Are you a bit overweight? Paul was.
· Are your teeth a little crooked? Paul’s were.
· Are you too busy working a JOB? Paul was.
The bottom line is that none of that matters, not even a little bit. All that matters is that you never give up on your dream.
Never, ever, ever give up on your dreams!
I was recently asked to contribute my articles to a health related organization right here in Florida. I was quite flattered that they contacted me while trying to find 'experts' for their site, but I had to make sure they understood one thing: I am not, nor have I ever been in the medical or professional field related to health care. I am simply a baby boomer that has made the realization that prevention of diseases through nutrition, not pushing pills, is a better way of life.
As many of you know from my previous articles, I am of the opinion that pharmaceutical companies are only in the...
http://www.gojihealthappeal.com/2008/05/prevention-through-nutrition-not-pills.html
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Just a last year, I was the average person: stressed out, suffering from headaches, heartburn, lack of sleep, and on my way to becoming both mentally and physically exhausted. I would get emotional at the drop of a hat, and I would break out into hives every time I got stressed, which seemed frequent.
I was eating junk foods, avoiding exercise, and taking over-the-counter drugs like there was no tomorrow. Don't feel good? No problem, pop a pill for instant gratification. I looked and felt terrible.
I would run to the doctor for every pain and ailment, and always seemed to be taking some type of prescription drug to combat these symptoms. You should have seen all of the prescription medications in my cabinet. I felt run-down and had no energy. Sound familiar?
I never really thought about this until I was sitting in a friend's kitchen one night listening to some people talk. It almost seemed like they were in competition with each other to see who took more prescription drugs, and how much they took on a daily basis. Some of these people were taking in excess of 20 different pills every day! They were talking about the astronomical prices that they pay each month, and how they couldn't live without these miracle medications - even with the side effects. Their doctor was their best friend.
Suddenly, I saw myself sitting at that table. I could see myself heading down that same path. That was when I decided that I did not want to be like them - dependent on prescription drugs for the rest of my life - experiencing unwanted health issues. I wanted to feel better each day, and have more energy without the need for maintenance medications.
Anxious to make changes in my life, I began doing research and found a link between good health and nutrition. I found that almost all diseases are preventable. This includes depression, heart disease, diabetes, stress, and literally hundreds of others. But only if you learn and apply the fundamental laws of nutrition! Wow. Could it really be that simple?
I discovered that good nutrition can activate the body's self-repairing capabilities. The body, simply put, can heal itself of nearly all chronic degenerative diseases or conditions in much the same way it heals a cut or a sprain. The human body is a self-repairing system, after all. What you have to do is give it the right nutritional tools so it can unleash its fullest healing potential. And that comes from natural sources found in Mother Nature.
According to the USDA, we should all be eating a well-balanced diet of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, lean meats and cheeses. But the nutritional values in our foods have decreased from 30 years ago, mainly due to soil depletion and chemical enhancements. So what else can you do to get that critical nutrition into your system?
I started my journey to health by eating better. I also added a nutritional dietary supplement to increase my vitamins and minerals. The supplement I chose is made of a natural berry, and is high in antioxidants, which absorbs directly into my body and improves my immune system. This is the first step to allowing your body to fight its own infections.
I actually started noticing a measurable difference in how I felt within two weeks of adding this supplement to my diet, but at the time of this writing, it has been about eight months now. Over this time, I have decreased the amount of coffee, sodas and junk foods that I consumed.
I found that I actually sleep through the night and awaken refreshed and ready for what life throws at me. I rarely have headaches anymore, and the same goes for heartburn. I can't remember the last time I broke out with hives, or even caught a cold. I no longer visit the doctor, and I no longer buy over-the-counter medications. I am confident that these few simple choices have helped me in my endeavor to live a healthy and happier life without the need for maintenance medications as I grow older.
So, are you ready to make a change? You will be surprised about what your own body will do to heal itself. There are quite a few clinical studies out regarding the effect of this supplement and your immune system and its so-very-important antioxidants, as well as 95 studies on this natural berry from pubmed.gov. (enter the Latin name Lycium barbarum). These are scientifically backed studies, showing you proof that this product actually works!
And, just so you know, this juice is also good for your pets! We gave it to our dog, and we saw dramatic improvements in his health, fur, skin, and energy within two weeks! Click here to read more.
For more information on an all natural, preservative free, nutritious liquid dietary supplement, visit our website at http://www.gojihealthappeal.com/. http://www.gojihealthappeal.com/2008/05/link-between-good-health-and-nutrition.html
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Cancer - How Does This Happen? One question keeps haunting me. HOW do we get cancer? Not everybody who has been stricken with this thing was a smoker, or had it passed down through their genes.
Is it our Food? Pollution? Drugs? Cleaning Supplies?
I mean, now we are hearing that our drinking water has drugs in it and our water bottles are toxic! What's going on here?
When my grandmother was growing up, you never heard the word cancer. Now, just about every single person in this world has been affected by this dreaded disease, one way or another.
If they can create a vaccine for the flu, why can they not create a vaccine for cancer?
There are the pharmaceutical companies and their lobbyist looking for that almighty dollar. If they actually had a cure for cancer, do you think they would tell us? No way! They want you to keep coming back over, and over, and over again buying their drugs.
Did you know that drugs are synthesized from PLANTS? That means that they have chemically created something originally perfected by Mother Nature, but their versions are not natural anymore. It is all chemical. This is a possibility; drugs.., chemicals.., you ingest.
And then there is pollution. Just look at California! There are days when asthma sufferers do not dare to venture outside because they will choke to death! Automobile makers are not allowed to make vehicles run cleaner; well, 'nuff said about that topic; we have an Oil Man in charge.
Our soil is being depleted at an alarming rate, and has taken its toll on the nutrient density of our food supply. Corporate America - looking for the big bucks - dumps tons of chemicals into mother earth to make their produce grow faster. And if that is not fast enough for them, they dump more chemicals in to speed up the ripening process. And when the bugs come to visit, they dump toxic pesticides.
Now wait, that is not all, they pick the produce early and spray them with more chemicals so they can ship them across country to our grocery stores. So what is the result? You get chemically enhanced produce. Makes you stop and think, doesn't it? The nutritional value of our fruits and vegetables just are not what they were 30 years ago. Hmm, we are eating chemicals. Could that be it?
We could take vitamin supplements for our diets, but then again, I caution you to ask questions before purchasing them. Do they absorb directly into your system, or do they just pass through your system? And make sure they are packaged so that sunlight doesn't get in (i.e., glass or clear bottles)! Many vitamins are depleted by exposure to light. Hey, even milk is sold in colored containers now. Matter of fact, this is one thing that I do to maintain my health, and the product that I recommend is an all natural, non-preservative juice made directly from the goji berry itself (possibly the most nutritionally dense product in the world). Click here to find out why.
But then, what about our every day products that we use to clean ourselves and our homes? Corporate America is trying to scare the wits out of people about germs and viruses - but in actuality, if you eliminate all of the germs from your environment, your immune system won't know how to fight it, and once again, you get sick and you start the cycle all over again. You go to the doctor, and get some magic pill to make you feel better. Side effects? No problem, let me give you another chemical pill to combat that. How can you expect your body to fight these battles? No wonder we get sick!
Everything has been provided for us that we need to survive on this earth; food, water, sunshine, oxygen. And most importantly, your body has its own immune system to help protect you. But greedy people are ruining all of it.
In my opinion, if you keep going the easy way by taking that magic pill to make you feel better, stopping by a fast food joint for a quick bite, sanitizing everything that you come in contact with, and most importantly, ignoring your own body (immune system), it is inevitable. You are preventing your own body from living.
And this is not isolated to human beings alone! Now our pets are dying from cancer. We give them drugs for fleas, heartworms, yearly vaccinations and more! We feed them food marketed by corporations. Matter of fact, I just saw a video about horses in Colorado Springs that were sick and dying from the fluorinated water that the City provided. My own dog just passed away from Cancer. Do you see the connection? This boggles my mind!
So what can we do? I just think we all need to stop and think about what we are consuming, whether it is ingested or inhaled. I do recommend taking a dietary supplement because you just can not get the nutrition that we got 30 years ago from food alone. But, find a natural way to get off the maintenance medications (under your doctors' supervision of course). Find products that are 100% natural with no preservatives. Find the products that are 100% plant, and not synthesized.
I think we need to turn back the clock and go natural again; just the way that they did in my grandmothers’ days.
For more information on my recommended supplement to improve your health, or to view clinical studies on antioxidants and the immune system, please continue to my website: http://www.gojihealthappeal.com/
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...It’s Too Hard To Get Back Up! In my quest to learn more about health and nutrition, I hit the internet to do some research. Have you ever tried to do research on the internet about your immune system? Honestly! All of the explanations that I sought seemed to be written by doctors, or even worse, scientists. I couldn’t understand a word! They kept talking about Myeloid Cells, Lymphocytes, T-Cells, B-Cells and more. You get the picture. Trying to understand your immune system is an enormous task and extremely involved! Why can’t someone tell us what we need to know in English? I laugh when I say that only because I simply don’t understand all of the technical terminology used these days. Knowing a little about the immune system makes everything a bit more understandable. So in this article, I will attempt to take a look at how your immune system works so that you can understand what it is doing for you each day, as well as what it is not. In a nutshell, your immune system protects your body from infections or foreign bodies (such as bacteria, viruses, cancer cells, etc). It has two basic ways to do this: - It creates a barrier that prevents bacteria and viruses from entering your body.
- If a bacteria or virus does get in to your body, the immune system will detect and eliminate the foreign material before it attacks your healthy cells and tries to reproduce.
Ever notice a mosquito bite on your skin? It not only itches, but you get a red bump and swelling for a few days. Notice how a scratch heals itself? That is your immune system at work. Most of the time, we do not even give it a second thought. Your immune system is positioned all around your body. It is the strength of our immune system that makes the difference as to whether we get sick or not. I believe that your immune system is one of the most single important factors in your body. It is almost like an internal army – always ready to fight! Now, if your immune system is weakened, you may feel the definite results from a virus or bacteria, or you may become run-down and tired. Age can make our immune system weaker. Stress is also a factor that damages your immune system, as well as poor nutrition. And, last but not least, environmental irritants and airborne pollutants. Add all of these things up – and you just may get sick. What can you do to keep your immune system functioning healthy? Here are a few tips that I use, and hopefully will help you too: - Take a Chill-Pill – Relax. You can not let stress run your life. If you feel the pressure getting to you, do something like this:
- Remove yourself from the situation. Take a walk.
- Call a friend to ventilate. Just don’t keep it bottled up inside of you.
- Change your focus, or perhaps read the funny pages (might make you laugh).
- If you are walking into a stressful situation, try wearing an outfit that makes you feel more confident.
- Good Nutrition – this one is a tough one in today’s society.
- Eat well balanced meals to include fruit and vegetables;
- Avoid a lot of red meat and fast food.
- Use Olive Oil when cooking and cut down on those fried foods!
- You may also take a nutritional supplement with plenty of antioxidants to help booster your immune system.
- Drink a lot of water and fewer sodas.
- Airborne Pollutants – such as smog, smoke, dust, seasonal transitions and environmental changes.
- Clean your air filters in your house, work place, car or any other situation that you may be in to ‘clean’ your air that you breathe.
- Keep your environment dust free and vacuum often!
- Sleep! Your body actually repairs itself while you sleep. This is why it is so important that you get 7-8 hours of restful sleep each night! If you wake up exhausted each day, you are simply not allowing your body to heal itself (stress is a big part of this).
- Don’t eat or drink anything within 1 hour of bedtime.
- Go to bed at the same time every night (including weekends).
- Noise – some people sleep better with a fan on, or some type of soothing sound.
- Go through a mental process when you lay down to ‘relax.’ I count to 100 as I breathe (sheep just isn’t my thing), but it takes my mind off of everything else, and I usually fall to sleep.
But remember this. Your immune system is the single most important friend that you have. Take care of this friend, and it will take care of you! A strong and smooth-running immune system is your most powerful frontline defense against viruses, bacteria and a host of harmful threats to your health. If you would like to see a recently study conducted by FreeLife International on the immune system, visit our website at http://www.gojihealthappeal.com/
I Am Not A Test Tube! I am of the generation that swore they would never get old. I do not run to the doctor every time I sneeze, nor do I take any maintenance medications. I try to eat healthy, exercise and simply enjoy life. I also take supplements to get my recommended daily allowance of vitamins and minerals. However, during my journey to stay healthy, I started hearing one word over and over again. "Antioxidants." What are they, anyway?
It seems that everyone is jumping on the band wagon when it comes to promoting their product which contains antioxidants. I have seen commercials promoting anything from chocolate to dog food; and I have heard sales pitches from nutrition companies. Honestly, I never gave much thought to what antioxidants were. I mean, who cares?
But now I want to understand what people are saying, so I did a little research. To explain antioxidants, I will start off with explaining something that we are already familiar with. Oxidation. What happens to a shovel when you leave it outside in the rain? It rusts. What happens to an apple when you slice it and leave it on the counter? It starts turning brown. You get the idea - that is what oxidation does.
Well, it is the same for your body. As cells function normally in the body, they produce damaged molecules - called free radicals (oxidation). These free radicals are the bad guys (boo, hiss!). These thugs steal from the good cells (such as fat, protein, or DNA), thereby damaging the good cells. This damage continues in a chain reaction, and soon, your good cells will die. We need these good cells to stay healthy and alive!
Antioxidants help prevent widespread good cell destruction by donating components to stabilize free radicals (so they will stop stealing from the good cells). More importantly, antioxidants reinforce the good cells', making them healthier, which allows them to perform their duties of keeping you healthy. When there are not enough antioxidants in your body, free radicals begin damaging healthy cells which, in turn, can lead to problems. For example, free radical damage to immune cells can lead to an increased risk of infections. So antioxidants really are a good thing.
But how do you know which antioxidants will actually help you? Would you like to know how many products prove their claims? They check it in a TEST TUBE. Laboratories test levels using a method called ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity). Anybody can have their product tested if they simply pay for it.
But, this test can not determine if an antioxidant will actually work in your body, and that is a far more important thing to know. Sadly, many high-ORAC fruit antioxidants are poorly absorbed from the digestive tract, or not at all. What good are antioxidants if they simply pass through your system?
What your body really needs are antioxidants that circulate in the blood to protect every cell against harmful free radicals, but our production of these essential antioxidants diminishes with age, or if we are under stress. You have probably already experienced how you feel when you become stressed.
So how do you know which products offer the best antioxidants that will actually absorb into your system and benefit you? Go natural. Eat all natural products such as nuts, grains, fruits and vegetables. If you choose a supplement, make sure it is all natural and preservative free. I personally recommend Himalayan GoChi Juice.
And, this is just my opinion, but when I hear "as shown on the ORAC scale," I am turning around and running in the opposite direction! After all, I am a human being, not a test tube!
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