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Shaklee Baby Wipes
Equipment:
3 qt. Round food storage canister (Tupperware)
1 roll thick paper towels (I use Brawny). Cut in half horizontally with an electric knife to make two short rolls.
Put one of the cut rolls into the canister and pour mixture over the top. Wait five minutes, then pull out the cardboard center. Pull first wipe from the inside roll.
These are very economical and are not cold on baby’s bottom.
Other uses: Handi wipes around the house, in the car, personal hygiene for women, the elderly, or those with sensitive skin.
Matt McAsey Virtually all Americans either have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar, are overweight, smoke or exercise too little, the team led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
"Unfortunately, the limited strides that were made toward this goal during the 1970s and 1980s were eroded by the increases in excess weight, diabetes and hypertension during more recent decades," the CDC's Dr. Earl Ford, who led the study, said in a statement.
Ford's team looked at four national studies covering tens of thousands of Americans aged 25 to 74.
Only 10 percent had low risk scores in all five categories, they reported in the journal Circulation.
"Until the early 90s, we were moving in a positive direction, but then it took a turn and we're headed in a negative direction," said Ford.
"When you look at the individual factors, tobacco use is still headed in the right direction and so are cholesterol levels, although that has leveled off. The problem is that blood pressure, BMI (body mass index, a measure of obesity) and diabetes are all headed in the wrong direction."
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer in the United States and many other countries. (Reuters September 14, 2009) What are the major risk factors you can modify, treat or control by changing your lifestyle or taking medicine?
* Tobacco smoke — Smokers' risk of developing coronary heart disease is 2–4 times that of nonsmokers. Cigarette smoking is a powerful independent risk factor for sudden cardiac death in patients with coronary heart disease; smokers have about twice the risk of nonsmokers. Cigarette smoking also acts with other risk factors to greatly increase the risk for coronary heart disease. People who smoke cigars or pipes seem to have a higher risk of death from coronary heart disease (and possibly stroke) but their risk isn't as great as cigarette smokers'. Exposure to other people's smoke increases the risk of heart disease even for nonsmokers.
* High blood cholesterol — As blood cholesterol rises, so does risk of coronary heart disease. When other risk factors (such as high blood pressure and tobacco smoke) are present, this risk increases even more. A person's cholesterol level is also affected by age, sex, heredity and diet.
* High blood pressure — High blood pressure increases the heart's workload, causing the heart to thicken and become stiffer. It also increases your risk of stroke, heart attack, kidney failure and congestive heart failure. When high blood pressure exists with obesity, smoking, high blood cholesterol levels or diabetes, the risk of heart attack or stroke increases several times.
* Physical inactivity — An inactive lifestyle is a risk factor for coronary heart disease. Regular, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity helps prevent heart and blood vessel disease. The more vigorous the activity, the greater your benefits. However, even moderate-intensity activities help if done regularly and long term. Physical activity can help control blood cholesterol, diabetes and obesity, as well as help lower blood pressure in some people.
* Obesity and overweight — People who have excess body fat — especially if a lot of it is at the waist — are more likely to develop heart disease and stroke even if they have no other risk factors. Excess weight increases the heart's work. It also raises blood pressure and blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and lowers HDL ("good") cholesterol levels. It can also make diabetes more likely to develop. Many obese and overweight people may have difficulty losing weight. But by losing even as few as 10 pounds, you can lower your heart disease risk.
* Diabetes mellitus — Diabetes seriously increases your risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Even when glucose (blood sugar) levels are under control, diabetes increases the risk of heart disease and stroke, but the risks are even greater if blood sugar is not well controlled. About three-quarters of people with diabetes die of some form of heart or blood vessel disease. If you have diabetes, it's extremely important to work with your healthcare provider to manage it and control any other risk factors you can.
What other factors contribute to heart disease risk?
* Individual response to stress may be a contributing factor. Some scientists have noted a relationship between coronary heart disease risk and stress in a person's life, their health behaviors and socioeconomic status. These factors may affect established risk factors. For example, people under stress may overeat, start smoking or smoke more than they otherwise would.
* Drinking too much alcohol can raise blood pressure, cause heart failure and lead to stroke. It can contribute to high triglycerides, cancer and other diseases, and produce irregular heartbeats. It contributes to obesity, alcoholism, suicide and accidents.
The risk of heart disease in people who drink moderate amounts of alcohol (an average of one drink for women or two drinks for men per day) is lower than in nondrinkers. One drink is defined as 1-1/2 fluid ounces (fl oz) of 80-proof spirits (such as bourbon, Scotch, vodka, gin, etc.), 1 fl oz of 100-proof spirits, 4 fl oz of wine or 12 fl oz of beer. It's not recommended that nondrinkers start using alcohol or that drinkers increase the amount they drink.
Taking Shaklee supplements is a great way to get your health back on track. Just a basic Vitalizer pack and Shaklee's patented Vivix, has proven health benefits. Shaklee also has one of the best healthy weight loss tools on the market, Cinch. The Cinch plan is a tasty, yet proven way to shed those unwanted pounds while staying healthy.
For over 30 years, sound scientific research has been a Shaklee corporate strategy that has resulted in the publication of over 100 scientific papers, 90 of them in peer-reviewed scientific journals. At the Shaklee 2009 Global Conference in St. Louis, we unveiled the latest research studies sponsored by Shaklee, research that advances the state of science in critical nutrition and health issues and supports our scientific credibility and the Shaklee Difference. Here's a snapshot of our current scientific research portfolio:
1. The Landmark Study
Usage Patterns, Health, and Nutritional Status of Long-Term Multiple Dietary Supplement Users: A Cross-Sectional Study, originally published in Nutrition Journal, was a collaboration with researchers from the University of California at Berkeley's School of Public Health. This study was a landmark, first-of-its-kind study that supports the potential benefits of long-term supplementation, which was associated with more favorable blood levels of important nutrients and key heart-health biomarkers. More important, long-term users of multiple dietary supplements generally reported lower prevalence of disease, including diabetes and elevated blood pressure, when compared to those who used only a single multivitamin or no multivitamin at all.
2. The Vitamin D Study
The results from the Landmark Study included an interesting finding related to blood levels of vitamin D. Long-term dietary supplement users had a blood level of 131.5 nmol/L (52.6 ng/dL), well above the blood levels found in most Americans and well within the optimal range recommended by many vitamin D researchers. For example, in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2000?2004 (NHANES), depending on the specific population, 50%78% of Americans had blood vitamin D levels less than 75 nmol/L (30 ng/dL), a level thought to be inadequate to support optimal health. The higher vitamin D blood levels seen in Landmark Study participants might be of great benefit because, in addition to reducing the risk for osteoporosis, higher blood vitamin D levels have been linked to lower risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, certain cancers, all-cause mortality, infections, and more, according to recent research.
So we commissioned a follow-up to the Landmark Study. This new study was intended to compare vitamin D blood levels in long-term users, short-term users, and nonusers of vitamin D dietary supplements to compare and identify optimal vitamin D intakes, blood levels, and their impact on cardiovascular disease risk markers. In this cross-sectional study, blood samples were collected from 257 study participants in August 2008, and the results were certainly impressive.
Figure1
Supplement Intake and Blood Vitamin D Levels (ng/dl)
Figure 2
Blood Vitamin D Levels and HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)
25(OH)D mg/dl
Figure 1 shows that increased vitamin D intakes from supplements are associated with increased vitamin D levels in the blood, and Figure 2 shows that increased blood vitamin D levels are associated with increased HDL cholesterol levels. This is important because higher HDL cholesterol levels have been associated with a lower risk for cardiovascular disease. Other results showed that increased supplemental intake of vitamin D also was associated with decreased risk of metabolic syndrome and decreased waist circumference.
The study findings were so compelling that we are already moving forward with the next study, a clinical intervention trial that is intended to confirm that specific vitamin supplementation can increase vitamin D status and HDL cholesterol levels, and decrease risk for metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease.
3. Polyphenol Study
Researchers have consistently shown that there is a significant increase in reactive oxygen species or oxidative stress in blood cells following the intake of a high-fat, high-carbohydrate meal. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of a unique polyphenol-resveratrol blend on the modulation of this oxidative stress and inflammatory response to such a meal.
This randomized controlled study was conducted at the State University of New York at Buffalo?s Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. Ten healthy subjects were given a 900-plus calorie, high-fat fast food breakfast and either the polyphenol-resveratrol blend or a placebo on different test days. Investigators then measured the biological impact on key genetic regulators related to antioxidant defenses, detoxification, cellular survival, and cellular aging for several hours after breakfast and supplement consumption.
The key measurement was that of NF-E2-related factor-2 (Nrf2), a key genetic regulator (or transcription factor) that protects cells and tissues from oxidative stress by activating protective antioxidant and detoxifying enzymes. It's considered a powerful regulator of antioxidant and cellular defenses and is a critical activator required for genetic expression of key genes related to cellular defenses, for balancing oxidative stress, and for enzymatic detoxification.
Preliminary data analysis shows that Nrf2 activation was significantly increased in the presence of the polyphenol-resveratrol blend compared with the placebo for some hours following polyphenol-resveratrol blend and breakfast consumption. Furthermore, at least one key detoxifying gene regulated by Nrf2 also increased following the meal and supplement consumption, supporting a possible mechanism of action for how this polyphenol blend may be effective in helping to balance the oxidative stress induced by the high-fat meal. Although we don?t recommend intake of high-fat, high-calorie fast food meals, the study findings have significant potential benefits related to reduction of oxidative stress seen with intake of common American high-fat, high-calorie fast food meals.
4. Immune Function Study
Acute respiratory infection is the number one cause of death in children under age 5 resulting in 20% of childhood deaths worldwide. Human parainfluenza virus type 3 (HPIV3) is an important agent of both adult and childhood respiratory disease causing croup, pneumonia, bronchitis, and bronchiolitis. Furthermore, it is an important agent of lower respiratory tract disease in children and it causes several of the most significant childhood viral diseases in both developed and underdeveloped areas of the world and there are no anti-virals or vaccines.
Conducted at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University?s Department of Pediatrics and of Microbiology and Immunology, this research had two distinct goals. The first goal was to develop and confirm a human airway epithelial (HAE) tissue system as an alternative and superior research model compared with the current animal model standard for exploring viral biology and immune function in the human lung. The second goal was to assess the effects of a unique botanical blend on immune response and pathways of inflammation in the HAE research model. Beneficial modulation of lung immunity could have a potentially significant impact on childhood respiratory diseases.
Gene microarray analysis conducted on HAE tissue treated with or without the unique botanical blend confirmed that the botanical blend was safe and impacted multiple gene signaling and communication pathways related to immune function and possible pathways of inflammation in the HAE tissue model. Gene systems that were consistently altered relate to natural killer cell activation, signaling, and proliferation. Of 113 genes known to be involved in NK cell signaling, an average of nine of these interrelated genes were significantly altered after experimentation in multiple test runs.
Sample Genetic Pathways Affected by Botanical Blend Administration
5. Meal Replacement Drink and Exercise Study
After age 35, adults may lose 3%?8% of their muscle mass per decade, and higher rates are commonly observed after age 60. Middle-aged men and women seem to be particularly prone to muscle loss, forfeiting about one-half pound to one pound of muscle every year of life. The ability to preserve or regain muscle mass and strength is an important factor with respect to aging, health, and quality of life. Research confirms that post-exercise protein intake benefits both muscle mass and strength. This study, conducted at the South Shore YMCA in Quincy, Mass., was designed to examine the effects of a strength-training program with and without a protein-carbohydrate meal-replacement drink?on body composition in healthy adult men and women.
Forty-six middle-aged men and women participated in a supervised, 23-week strength and endurance training program with a frequency of two to three days per week. Twenty-four participants consumed a meal-replacement drink following their training session, and 22 subjects did not receive the supplemental meal replacement. The drink provided about 270 calories, 4.5 grams of fat, 35 grams of carbohydrate, and 24 grams of protein, and was fortified with free l-leucine.
After 23 weeks, all 46 exercisers showed improvements in body composition, including a 4.7-pound gain in lean (muscle) weight and 7-pound loss in fat weight. Subjects who ingested the post-exercise drink increased their lean weight by 5.5 pounds and decreased their fat weight by 9 pounds. Those who did not receive supplemental protein increased their lean weight by 3.9 pounds and decreased their fat weight by 4.9 pounds. Published in Fitness Management,Research Update: Protein and Body Composition showed that exercise participants who consumed post-exercise protein added 1.6 pounds more lean weight and lost 4.1 pounds more fat weight than the subjects who exercised without the benefit of the post-exercise meal drink.
Scientific Research is a Key Component of the Shaklee Difference This is just a sampling or our recent scientific research program intended to advance the state of scientific knowledge in critical nutrition and health issues. Sound scientific research is truly a cornerstone of the Shaklee Difference and our 53-year legacy of scientific integrity. Stay tuned as we will be reporting on more Shaklee scientific research in the coming months. At Shaklee, we're "ALL IN" for scientific research!
Optimal nutrition can significantly reduce the risk of cancer and many of us don’t eat the way we should on a daily basis. That’s why the CANCERGUARD PROGRAM (below) makes good sense.
SHAKLEE NUTRITION BEST-SELLERS SYSTEM (the following nutrients are in the daily Vitalizer strips & Shaklee’s Soy Protein)
Vita-Lea- Because most of us do not get all the nutrients we need from diet alone. A well balanced multivitamin/multimineral supplement is nutrition insurance for what we don’t get from our diet.
Energizing Soy Protein - It has been shown to lower the risk of breast and prostate cancer - AND - it boosts energy levels and helps prevent osteoporosis.
B-Complex - Adequate intake of B vitamins may decrease the risk of cervical cancer -AND - most of us don’t get all the B vitamins we need from our diet. Sustained Release Vita-C - Because Vitamin C can help prevent the formation of nitrosamines and dangerous free radicals that can cause cancer AND-many of us do not get enough vitamin C from our diet.
Vita-E Plus- Because both vitamin E and selenium are natural antioxidants which help protect us from some of the cancer causing oxidations that occur in our bodies -AND- most of us don’t get enough of these essential nutrients from our diet.
CarotoMax - CarotoMax contains the essential phytonutrients found in those fresh fruits and vegetable that we are not eating on a regular basis - AND - the phytonutrients in CarotoMax have been shown to significantly reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, and eye disease.
Optiflora – Friendly bacteria reduce the risk of colon cancer, strengthen our immune system, and produce substances that lower serum cholesterol levels- AND - most of us don’t have enough of the "friendly" bacteria in our intestines
EPA - Studies have shown that replacing the fats in the typical American diet with healthier fats such as EPA can reduce cancer risk - AND – most of us don’t get enough cold water fish in our diet.
CorEnergy– Most of us have too much stress in our lives – AND – we need the increased energy that CorEnergy provides.
Are you consuming 3-5 servings of fresh vegetables and 6-11 servings of whole grains each day? YES NO …If not, you may wish to consider the added insurance of Shaklee’s Fiber Plan products and B Complex AND you would benefit from the phytonutrients found in CarotoMax.
Do you eat cold-pressed vegetable oils, raw seeds and nuts, and whole grain products on a daily basis? YES NO …If not, you’re probably not getting the vitamin E you need.
Do you eat one serving of "cold water" fish (mackerel, cod, salmon, sardines, or anchovies) at least every other day? YES NO …If not, then Shaklee’s EPA can provide the essential fatty acids you’re lacking in your diet
* 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.
Why Don’t the Foods We Eat Nourish Our Bodies and Minds?
All too often people eat on the run and give more thought to their next TV show than what nutritional foods or supplements are fueling their bodies. And most people don’t know that missing even one essential nutrient can have long lasting health implications although it might not show up for many years.
Let’s take a look at Magnesium for example. Just what is it and why is it important to you?
There are many minerals that the body needs to build and rebuild our bodies over a life time. Magnesium is the 4th mineral in abundance in the body and it would seem obvious that makes if very important. If you were asked, how much Magnesium did you have each day? I’m quite sure there would be many blank faces. But this is serious as so many health conditions can be avoided through proper nutrition and natural nutritional supplements. 80% of people do not get the proper amount of magnesium in the food plan and need natural supplementation.
Adult males over 31 yrs+ need 420 mg daily and females need 320 mg daily. Children and teens need less of course but really significant amounts.
Most of magnesium is found in the bones, 50% would be the average. The rest is in cells of various body organs and tissues. The blood has only about 1%. What is surprising to me is that it is needed for over so much of our health of life, organs and overall health and wellness. Most of us don’t give magnesium a 2nd thought. Do you?
But my point is, do we count it up in a day or even a week?
Even more so, how many people eat a wide range of vegetables, nuts, whole grains, legumes, etc to even approach what is needed by the body? Certainly few!
Health issues such as muscle and nerve function, energy metabolism, normal blood pressure, regulates blood sugar levels and more. One major roll is the part it plays in management of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and hypertension,
Shaklee has a video on Magnesium and has the highest of quality available. VitalMeg tm has much to offer. Read for yourself and your family.
Prevention is 85% of what you can do to prevent disease and hardships as we grow older. So – what are you going to research and follow up on? May Health and Wellness be yours!
After 23 weeks, all 46 exercisers showed improvements in body composition, including a 4.7-pound gain in lean (muscle) weight and 7-pound loss in fat weight. Subjects who ingested the post-exercise drink increased their lean weight by 5.5 pounds and decreased their fat weight by 9 pounds. Those who did not receive supplemental protein increased their lean weight by 3.9 pounds and decreased their fat weight by 4.9 pounds. Published in Fitness Management, 
