Higher plasma vitamin C concentrations predict lower risk of stroke in adults
To date, clinical trials have not shown significant benefit of vitamin C supplementation in reducing stroke risk, but they have not examined the relation between plasma vitamin C concentrations and stroke risk in a general population.
A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition examined the relation between baseline plasma vitamin C concentrations and risk of incident stroke in a British population of over 20,000 adult men and women. The participants completed a health questionnaire and attended a clinic during 1993"1997. After an average follow-up time of 9.5 years, the participants in the top fourth of plasma vitamin C levels had a 42% lower risk of stroke compared to those with the lowest levels. These results were independent of age, sex, smoking, BMI, blood pressure, cholesterol, physical activity, diabetes, social class, alcohol consumption, and any supplement use.
Plasma vitamin C concentrations, therefore, may act as an indicator of lifestyle or other factors associated with reduced stroke risk and may be helpful in determining those at high risk of stroke.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 87, No. 1, 64-69, January 2008
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Showing posts with label Cooking. Show all posts
Friday, February 22, 2008
Here is how to make your investment friends jealous.
Here is how to make your investment friends jealous.
Let's say that you have $100 to invest. Where would you invest it?
You could be safe and put that $100 in a bank savings account. At 5% interest, you would get a nice, safe, guaranteed return of $5 at the end of the year.
Of course the government wants its share of taxes, so you'd only be left with about $3.50 net. While this is very safe, it's probably not your idea of successful investing.
So why not try investing in the stock market?
Maybe you could invest in some company that you are very familiar with. You'd like to have an inside view or advantage, so you'll stick with a company you intimately know.
Now you buy one share of that company's stock for $100. Because you have inside information, your share of stock appreciates to $200 at the end of the year.
Wow! That's a 100% return on your investment. Pretty smart, don't you think?
Not really.
What if you did this?
You invest the $100 in a classified ad in the local newspaper. By adding a little personal work to your money investment, you successfully recruit one new serious distributor.
And with a little more personal effort, you train your new distributor to be productive.
Your return? An extra $50 a month in bonus income. That's $600 extra per year! That's a 600% return on your investment.
Pretty smart.
But it gets better.
What if you invested the $100 in training?
Maybe you invested the $100 to go to your company's regional training seminar. At the seminar, you learned how to prospect and recruit new distributors without running an ad.
In other words, you won't have to spend $100 to run an ad every time you want to locate and sponsor a new distributor. Instead, you've learned expert methods of locating hot prospects without having to spend any money.
Now you can sponsor one new distributor every month who earns you an extra $50 in monthly income. At the end of the year, you'd have an extra monthly income of $600. That's $7,200 extra a year -- a 7,200% return on your investment.
And that's the kind of investment return that separates part-time distributors from financially independent leaders.
Let's say that you have $100 to invest. Where would you invest it?
You could be safe and put that $100 in a bank savings account. At 5% interest, you would get a nice, safe, guaranteed return of $5 at the end of the year.
Of course the government wants its share of taxes, so you'd only be left with about $3.50 net. While this is very safe, it's probably not your idea of successful investing.
So why not try investing in the stock market?
Maybe you could invest in some company that you are very familiar with. You'd like to have an inside view or advantage, so you'll stick with a company you intimately know.
Now you buy one share of that company's stock for $100. Because you have inside information, your share of stock appreciates to $200 at the end of the year.
Wow! That's a 100% return on your investment. Pretty smart, don't you think?
Not really.
What if you did this?
You invest the $100 in a classified ad in the local newspaper. By adding a little personal work to your money investment, you successfully recruit one new serious distributor.
And with a little more personal effort, you train your new distributor to be productive.
Your return? An extra $50 a month in bonus income. That's $600 extra per year! That's a 600% return on your investment.
Pretty smart.
But it gets better.
What if you invested the $100 in training?
Maybe you invested the $100 to go to your company's regional training seminar. At the seminar, you learned how to prospect and recruit new distributors without running an ad.
In other words, you won't have to spend $100 to run an ad every time you want to locate and sponsor a new distributor. Instead, you've learned expert methods of locating hot prospects without having to spend any money.
Now you can sponsor one new distributor every month who earns you an extra $50 in monthly income. At the end of the year, you'd have an extra monthly income of $600. That's $7,200 extra a year -- a 7,200% return on your investment.
And that's the kind of investment return that separates part-time distributors from financially independent leaders.
* Your Mood Can Impact Your Heart: Dr. Mallika Marshall Explains, On The Saturday Early Show *
* Your Mood Can Impact Your Heart: Dr. Mallika Marshall Explains, On The Saturday Early Show *
There's evidence of a link between how you feel emotionally and how healthy your heart is.
Medical contributor Dr. Mallika Marshall explained it on The Saturday Early Show, in the final part of the weeklong Early Show series, "Early Keeps the Beat,
Marshall says there's "clearly a mind-body connection. The brain collects signals from all over the body and translates them into instructions, telling various organs how to function, including our hearts. ..."
(Go to this link for complete news story)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/15/earlyshow/saturday/main3837538.shtml
There's evidence of a link between how you feel emotionally and how healthy your heart is.
Medical contributor Dr. Mallika Marshall explained it on The Saturday Early Show, in the final part of the weeklong Early Show series, "Early Keeps the Beat,
Marshall says there's "clearly a mind-body connection. The brain collects signals from all over the body and translates them into instructions, telling various organs how to function, including our hearts. ..."
(Go to this link for complete news story)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/15/earlyshow/saturday/main3837538.shtml
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Jeffrey Dach MD
Jeffrey Dach MD has left a new comment on your post "Do Cholesterol Drugs Do Any Good?":
The truth is that NO woman should ever be given Lipitor or any other statin drug for elevated cholesterol.
There are no statin trials with even the slightest hint of a mortality benefit in women and women should be told so.
In other words, statin drugs don’t work for women.
To read more: Just Say No to Statins
Jeffrey Dach MD
my web site
The truth is that NO woman should ever be given Lipitor or any other statin drug for elevated cholesterol.
There are no statin trials with even the slightest hint of a mortality benefit in women and women should be told so.
In other words, statin drugs don’t work for women.
To read more: Just Say No to Statins
Jeffrey Dach MD
my web site
USANA 2008 International Convention
We have just learned that, in addition to Dr. Myron Wentz and Denis Waitley, keynote speakers at the USANA 2008 International Convention, will include:
Robert Kiyosaki - http://www.richdad.com/
Paul Zane Pilzer - http://www.paulzanepilzer.com/
Tim Sales - http://www.mlmbrilliance.com/about-tim-sales.cfm
This is the first time in history that all of these speakers have appeared at the same venue together, and USANA made it happen!
Many people would pay hundreds of dollars to hear just ONE of these outstanding speakers. Now they have the opportunity to hear ALL of them just for the low price of a USANA Convention ticket.
Please pass this information on to all of your USANA team members, and encourage them to register for Convention NOW while the Early Bird ticket price is still in effect.
Robert Kiyosaki - http://www.richdad.com/
Paul Zane Pilzer - http://www.paulzanepilzer.com/
Tim Sales - http://www.mlmbrilliance.com/about-tim-sales.cfm
This is the first time in history that all of these speakers have appeared at the same venue together, and USANA made it happen!
Many people would pay hundreds of dollars to hear just ONE of these outstanding speakers. Now they have the opportunity to hear ALL of them just for the low price of a USANA Convention ticket.
Please pass this information on to all of your USANA team members, and encourage them to register for Convention NOW while the Early Bird ticket price is still in effect.
2-Star Diamonds in Denton, TX this Thursday Night
2-Star Diamonds in Denton, TX this Thursday Night
We are so pleased and excited to announce to you that 2 Star Diamond Directors Bryan & Layda Morris are joining us for the Health and Freedom Presentation this Thursday night!
Bryan and Layda have shattered records for achievement in USANA, advancing their business to the million dollar mark and 2 star level in only FOUR years!
If you were fortunate enough to have heard them at the recent STI Live event in San Antonio, you already know they have an incredible passion for what they do. Even if you missed STI, NOW is the time to SUPERCHARGE your business by bringing your guests to the Health and Freedom this Thursday in Denton.
Our team is so excited to have Bryan and Layda joining us this week; we hope to see you there and wish you good health and massive success in your business.
Here are the details:
USANA Health & Freedom Presentation
Date: Thursday Night, February 7th
Time: 7:30-8:30pm (Please arrive at 7:10)
HOLIDAY INN
1434 Centre Place Drive
Denton, TX 76205
I-35 E. (Teasley Lane Exit 465A)
BEHIND JOHNNY CARINOS RESTAURANT
Hotel Phone: (940) 383-4100
Cost: $5 for Associates, Guests FREE
What an excellent opportunity to share the gift of USANA with those you care about.
Thanks Everybody,
Jason Levi
Silver Director
Platinum Pacesetter
USANA Games Winner
STI Rookie of the Year Finalist
Keywords:
AHA Scientific Statements, Alice Clegg, Alternative Medicine, antioxidants, body building, Business Opportunity, Calcium, California, Cancer, cardiovascular, diseases, cooking, diets, fitness, food, health, health and freedom, Jason Kilgore, Kilgore and USANA, Kilgore Defense Institute, Kilgore MMA, Martial Arts, men’s health, Mexico USANA, Minerals, mydreams.usana.com, nutrition, Healthy Brain, Cardiorespiratory fitness, nutritional, Recipes, Safety, Sierra Foothills Karate, nutrition, advice, sports, Sports Health, Sports Nutrition, Acupressure, Stress Management, USANA, Usana and Alice Clegg, Usana and Jason Kilgore, Usana and Sierra Foothills Karate, USANA HEALTH SCIENCES, USANA HEALTH SCIENCES DISTRIBUTOR, Traditional Chinese medicine, massage, herbs, botany, marine biology, aquaculture, sea, ocean, Utah, vitamins, wellness, Wellness Misphitz, women, fitness, womens health, Tim Sales, Naturopathic Medicine, integritas group, STI, Health and Freedom, Oriental Medicine, Acupuncture, DAOM, OMD, Metabolic Syndrome, Skin conditions, Journal of Family Practice, Complementary & Alternative Medicine, homeopathic remedies, B vitamins -- folic acid and B12, Alternative Healthcare Professional, Mind Body Health, Cherimoya, Massage Programs, Body Therapy Programs, Asian Holistic Health & massage, Chinese and other Asian systems of medicine, Tui Na Certificate, Tui Na Hand Techniques, CPR/First Aid, Asian Body Therapy, safeliving@usana.com, Mexico USANA, Ocean Conservancy
USANA All Stars: Sony Ericsson WTA Tour
Participating states can play and win!
The top 10 Associates in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona who have the highest total CVP growth from February 2 through February 29, 2008 will win two tickets to the Pacific Life Open, a premiere event on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour.
This is the first of many regional contests USANA will be promoting throughout 2008. Winners of this contest will enjoy the action firsthand while networking with USANA management and other winners in the USANA suite on March 16, 2008. This premiere event of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour takes place in Indian Wells, California.
Log on to USANAtoday to get full rules and details. And, watch for more contests coming to your area in 2008!
The top 10 Associates in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona who have the highest total CVP growth from February 2 through February 29, 2008 will win two tickets to the Pacific Life Open, a premiere event on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour.
This is the first of many regional contests USANA will be promoting throughout 2008. Winners of this contest will enjoy the action firsthand while networking with USANA management and other winners in the USANA suite on March 16, 2008. This premiere event of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour takes place in Indian Wells, California.
Log on to USANAtoday to get full rules and details. And, watch for more contests coming to your area in 2008!
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Wednesday, January 30 (6:00 - 7:00 pm) *
Taxes & Home-Based Businesses
Kristine Hopfensperger is a Ruby Director and Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Kristine holds two Bachelor of Arts degrees in accounting and Spanish, passed the difficult CPA exam on her first try and then worked in public and private accounting practice for 10 years before retiring to pursue USANA full-time.
Today we're excited to have Kristine share tax saving strategies and information on how to audit-proof our records.
Wednesday, January 30 (6:00 - 7:00 pm) *
Special Events Room
http://www.MyEConference.org
Kristine Hopfensperger is a Ruby Director and Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Kristine holds two Bachelor of Arts degrees in accounting and Spanish, passed the difficult CPA exam on her first try and then worked in public and private accounting practice for 10 years before retiring to pursue USANA full-time.
Today we're excited to have Kristine share tax saving strategies and information on how to audit-proof our records.
Wednesday, January 30 (6:00 - 7:00 pm) *
Special Events Room
http://www.MyEConference.org
Featured Webcasts for January 27 - February 2, 2008
Success Connection
Webcast Presentations and Training
http://www.MyEConference.org
(Visit the link above to access ALL of the webcasts listed)
Featured Webcasts for January 27 - February 2:
Webcast Presentations and Training
http://www.MyEConference.org
(Visit the link above to access ALL of the webcasts listed)
Featured Webcasts for January 27 - February 2:
Friday, January 25, 2008
USANA Reset Webinar /Tuesday, January 29
Guests & Associates, you are invited to a USANA Reset Webinar to learn more about optimal health & losing weight through the Reset & Transform phases (12-week program) as well as our 2008 Reset Contest!
Reset Webinar
Tuesday, January 29
7:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Mountain
1-212-990-8000 (6063#)
Webcast Room - www.GlobalWebcast.usana.com - click on "Global Conference Calls Theater".
Schedule of Speakers
7:00 p.m. Mtn. - "From a Scientist's Perspective" - Dr. John Cuomo who will cover our Clinical Trial Study and the glycemic index of the USANA products.
7:30 p.m. Mtn. - "From a Physician's Perspective" - Dr. Ray Strand who will cover the issues of Insulin Resistance, Glycemic Index, the 12-week program & the support of the Healthy for Life program.
8:15 p.m. Mtn. - "From the Product User's Perspective" - Hear from 4 product users who have had amazing experiences with this program!
- Dana Hoover
- Diane Miller
- Kevin Smith
- Charlene Webster
8:35 - 8:45 p.m. Mtn. - The Reset Contest & Closing Remarks – Mark Wilson, USANA V.P.
Don't just make resolutions for 2008, MAKE LIFESTYLE LIFETIME IMPROVEMENTS!!!
Create YOUR Success for 2008!!!
Patti Roney
Ruby Director & International Trainer
Global Calls Hostess
Patti@DiaMindTeam.com
Reset Webinar
Tuesday, January 29
7:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. Mountain
1-212-990-8000 (6063#)
Webcast Room - www.GlobalWebcast.usana.com - click on "Global Conference Calls Theater".
Schedule of Speakers
7:00 p.m. Mtn. - "From a Scientist's Perspective" - Dr. John Cuomo who will cover our Clinical Trial Study and the glycemic index of the USANA products.
7:30 p.m. Mtn. - "From a Physician's Perspective" - Dr. Ray Strand who will cover the issues of Insulin Resistance, Glycemic Index, the 12-week program & the support of the Healthy for Life program.
8:15 p.m. Mtn. - "From the Product User's Perspective" - Hear from 4 product users who have had amazing experiences with this program!
- Dana Hoover
- Diane Miller
- Kevin Smith
- Charlene Webster
8:35 - 8:45 p.m. Mtn. - The Reset Contest & Closing Remarks – Mark Wilson, USANA V.P.
Don't just make resolutions for 2008, MAKE LIFESTYLE LIFETIME IMPROVEMENTS!!!
Create YOUR Success for 2008!!!
Patti Roney
Ruby Director & International Trainer
Global Calls Hostess
Patti@DiaMindTeam.com
Super Saturday with the Diamonds/February 2, 2008
Super Saturday with the Diamonds
Speakers:
Lynn Allen-Johnson - 5-Star Diamond
Tony & Tammy Daum - 2-Star Diamonds
Mark Wilson - Executive Vice-President for USANA
Date:
February 2, 2008
Where:
First Presbyterian Church of Orlando (Lee Fellowship Hall)
106 East Church Street, Orlando 32801
Go to www.mapquest.com for directions.
(Allow extra time - there is a lot of construction going on!)
Time:
9:00 - 9:30 Registration
9:30 - 10:30 Health & Freedom
10:30 - 11:00 Sign ups & snack break
11:00 - 5:00 Training
There will be a 30 minute lunch break. You can bring your own lunch or you can purchase a boxed lunch if you pre-register @ www.supersaturday2008.eventbrite.com by January 25th.
(Boxed lunch option will be closed after the 25th)
Registration cost:
$20.00 per single distributorship
$25.00 per couple on the same distributorship
Admission is free for non-distributor guests
Boxed lunch includes sandwich, slaw, bag of chips, fruit and a drink
(Pre registered only) $10.00
Speakers:
Lynn Allen-Johnson - 5-Star Diamond
Tony & Tammy Daum - 2-Star Diamonds
Mark Wilson - Executive Vice-President for USANA
Date:
February 2, 2008
Where:
First Presbyterian Church of Orlando (Lee Fellowship Hall)
106 East Church Street, Orlando 32801
Go to www.mapquest.com for directions.
(Allow extra time - there is a lot of construction going on!)
Time:
9:00 - 9:30 Registration
9:30 - 10:30 Health & Freedom
10:30 - 11:00 Sign ups & snack break
11:00 - 5:00 Training
There will be a 30 minute lunch break. You can bring your own lunch or you can purchase a boxed lunch if you pre-register @ www.supersaturday2008.eventbrite.com by January 25th.
(Boxed lunch option will be closed after the 25th)
Registration cost:
$20.00 per single distributorship
$25.00 per couple on the same distributorship
Admission is free for non-distributor guests
Boxed lunch includes sandwich, slaw, bag of chips, fruit and a drink
(Pre registered only) $10.00
Thursday, January 24, 2008
USANA President Dave Wentz
Watch a video of USANA President Dave Wentz sharing a crucial announcement concerning the company. You DO NOT want to miss this!
Here are the direct video links to for anyone to access this 3 minute video.
Click here for Windows Media Player Format
Click here for MOV Format
Here are the direct video links to for anyone to access this 3 minute video.
Click here for Windows Media Player Format
Click here for MOV Format
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
7 benefits of regular physical activity
Exercise: 7 benefits of regular physical activity
Date updated: July 26, 2007
Content provided by MayoClinic.com
Want to feel better, have more energy and perhaps even live longer? Look no further than old-fashioned exercise.
The merits of exercise - from preventing chronic health conditions to boosting confidence and self-esteem - are hard to ignore. And the benefits are yours for the taking, regardless of age, sex or physical ability. Need more convincing? Check out seven specific ways exercise can improve your life.
1. Exercise improves your mood.
Need to blow off some steam after a stressful day? A workout at the gym or a brisk 30-minute walk can help you calm down.
Exercise stimulates various brain chemicals, which may leave you feeling happier and more relaxed than you were before you worked out. You'll also look better and feel better when you exercise regularly, which can boost your confidence and improve your self-esteem. Exercise even reduces feelings of depression and anxiety.
2. Exercise combats chronic diseases.
Worried about heart disease? Hoping to prevent osteoporosis? Regular exercise might be the ticket.
Regular exercise can help you prevent - or manage - high blood pressure. Your cholesterol will benefit, too. Regular exercise boosts high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or "good," cholesterol while decreasing low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or "bad," cholesterol. This one-two punch keeps your blood flowing smoothly by lowering the buildup of plaques in your arteries.
And there's more. Regular exercise can help you prevent type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis and certain types of cancer.
3. Exercise helps you manage your weight.
Want to drop those excess pounds? Trade some couch time for walking or other physical activities.
This one's a no-brainer. When you exercise, you burn calories. The more intensely you exercise, the more calories you burn - and the easier it is to keep your weight under control. You don't even need to set aside major chunks of time for working out. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Walk during your lunch break. Do jumping jacks during commercials. Better yet, turn off the TV and take a brisk walk. Dedicated workouts are great, but activity you accumulate throughout the day helps you burn calories, too.
4. Exercise strengthens your heart and lungs.
Winded by grocery shopping or household chores? Don't throw in the towel. Regular exercise can leave you breathing easier.
Exercise delivers oxygen and nutrients to your tissues. In fact, regular exercise helps your entire cardiovascular system - the circulation of blood through your heart and blood vessels - work more efficiently. Big deal? You bet! When your heart and lungs work more efficiently, you'll have more energy to do the things you enjoy.
5. Exercise promotes better sleep.
Struggling to fall asleep? Or stay asleep? It might help to boost your physical activity during the day.
A good night's sleep can improve your concentration, productivity and mood. And, you guessed it, exercise is sometimes the key to better sleep. Regular exercise can help you fall asleep faster and deepen your sleep. The timing is up to you - but if you're having trouble sleeping, you might want to try late afternoon workouts. The natural dip in body temperature five to six hours after you exercise might help you fall asleep.
6. Exercise can put the spark back into your sex life.
Are you too tired to have sex? Or feeling too out of shape to enjoy physical intimacy? Exercise to the rescue.
Regular exercise can leave you feeling energized and looking better, which may have a positive effect on your sex life. But there's more to it than that. Exercise improves your circulation, which can lead to more satisfying sex. And men who exercise regularly are less likely to have problems with erectile dysfunction than are men who don't exercise, especially as they get older.
7. Exercise can be - gasp - fun!
Wondering what to do on a Saturday afternoon? Looking for an activity that suits the entire family? Get physical!
Exercise doesn't have to be drudgery. Take a ballroom dancing class. Check out a local climbing wall or hiking trail. Push your kids on the swings or climb with them on the jungle gym. Plan a neighborhood kickball or touch football game. Find an activity you enjoy, and go for it. If you get bored, try something new. If you're moving, it counts!
Are you convinced? Good. Start reaping the benefits of physical activity today!
Date updated: July 26, 2007
Content provided by MayoClinic.com
Want to feel better, have more energy and perhaps even live longer? Look no further than old-fashioned exercise.
The merits of exercise - from preventing chronic health conditions to boosting confidence and self-esteem - are hard to ignore. And the benefits are yours for the taking, regardless of age, sex or physical ability. Need more convincing? Check out seven specific ways exercise can improve your life.
1. Exercise improves your mood.
Need to blow off some steam after a stressful day? A workout at the gym or a brisk 30-minute walk can help you calm down.
Exercise stimulates various brain chemicals, which may leave you feeling happier and more relaxed than you were before you worked out. You'll also look better and feel better when you exercise regularly, which can boost your confidence and improve your self-esteem. Exercise even reduces feelings of depression and anxiety.
2. Exercise combats chronic diseases.
Worried about heart disease? Hoping to prevent osteoporosis? Regular exercise might be the ticket.
Regular exercise can help you prevent - or manage - high blood pressure. Your cholesterol will benefit, too. Regular exercise boosts high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or "good," cholesterol while decreasing low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or "bad," cholesterol. This one-two punch keeps your blood flowing smoothly by lowering the buildup of plaques in your arteries.
And there's more. Regular exercise can help you prevent type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis and certain types of cancer.
3. Exercise helps you manage your weight.
Want to drop those excess pounds? Trade some couch time for walking or other physical activities.
This one's a no-brainer. When you exercise, you burn calories. The more intensely you exercise, the more calories you burn - and the easier it is to keep your weight under control. You don't even need to set aside major chunks of time for working out. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Walk during your lunch break. Do jumping jacks during commercials. Better yet, turn off the TV and take a brisk walk. Dedicated workouts are great, but activity you accumulate throughout the day helps you burn calories, too.
4. Exercise strengthens your heart and lungs.
Winded by grocery shopping or household chores? Don't throw in the towel. Regular exercise can leave you breathing easier.
Exercise delivers oxygen and nutrients to your tissues. In fact, regular exercise helps your entire cardiovascular system - the circulation of blood through your heart and blood vessels - work more efficiently. Big deal? You bet! When your heart and lungs work more efficiently, you'll have more energy to do the things you enjoy.
5. Exercise promotes better sleep.
Struggling to fall asleep? Or stay asleep? It might help to boost your physical activity during the day.
A good night's sleep can improve your concentration, productivity and mood. And, you guessed it, exercise is sometimes the key to better sleep. Regular exercise can help you fall asleep faster and deepen your sleep. The timing is up to you - but if you're having trouble sleeping, you might want to try late afternoon workouts. The natural dip in body temperature five to six hours after you exercise might help you fall asleep.
6. Exercise can put the spark back into your sex life.
Are you too tired to have sex? Or feeling too out of shape to enjoy physical intimacy? Exercise to the rescue.
Regular exercise can leave you feeling energized and looking better, which may have a positive effect on your sex life. But there's more to it than that. Exercise improves your circulation, which can lead to more satisfying sex. And men who exercise regularly are less likely to have problems with erectile dysfunction than are men who don't exercise, especially as they get older.
7. Exercise can be - gasp - fun!
Wondering what to do on a Saturday afternoon? Looking for an activity that suits the entire family? Get physical!
Exercise doesn't have to be drudgery. Take a ballroom dancing class. Check out a local climbing wall or hiking trail. Push your kids on the swings or climb with them on the jungle gym. Plan a neighborhood kickball or touch football game. Find an activity you enjoy, and go for it. If you get bored, try something new. If you're moving, it counts!
Are you convinced? Good. Start reaping the benefits of physical activity today!
RESET YOUR BODY - RESET YOUR FINANCES
RESET YOUR BODY - RESET YOUR FINANCES!
Hosted by 2-Star Diamond Directors, Bud and Bunny Barth
Featured Guest Speaker: Ladd McNamara, M.D.
Expert in Nutraceutical Supplementation & Anti-Aging Medicine,
Best-selling Author and International Speaker
Create Permanent Weight Loss Without the Cravings!!!
Have More Energy, Better Focus & Feel Great
Improve Your Health and the Health of Your Family
Learn how to Create a Lifetime Stream of Residual Income
You are in Business for Yourself, but not by Yourself
Low Start Up Cost, and High Income Potential in the Next Trillion Dollar Industry: The Health & Wellness Industry
Thursday, January 17, 2007 – 7:00-8:45 PM
*****NEW LOCATION!!!!!*****
Laguna Hills Community Center
25555 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, California
For Information call
Nadine Lederfine - 562-972-2753 or
Kathleen Rockney - 714-968-5102
ASSOCIATES - $10 GUESTS ARE FREE
Hosted by 2-Star Diamond Directors, Bud and Bunny Barth
Featured Guest Speaker: Ladd McNamara, M.D.
Expert in Nutraceutical Supplementation & Anti-Aging Medicine,
Best-selling Author and International Speaker
Create Permanent Weight Loss Without the Cravings!!!
Have More Energy, Better Focus & Feel Great
Improve Your Health and the Health of Your Family
Learn how to Create a Lifetime Stream of Residual Income
You are in Business for Yourself, but not by Yourself
Low Start Up Cost, and High Income Potential in the Next Trillion Dollar Industry: The Health & Wellness Industry
Thursday, January 17, 2007 – 7:00-8:45 PM
*****NEW LOCATION!!!!!*****
Laguna Hills Community Center
25555 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, California
For Information call
Nadine Lederfine - 562-972-2753 or
Kathleen Rockney - 714-968-5102
ASSOCIATES - $10 GUESTS ARE FREE
Health & Freedom '08
USANA will also be offering the presentation. There will be NO phone line available to dial into, so you will need to listen to the audio through your computer. There are three rooms set up for each Web conference on the East and West Coast. 2008 H&F Presentation Kick Off - East Coast (East of Texas) Time: 6:00 p.m. MST
Live Meeting Links:
Northeast
https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/usana500/join?
Central
https://www.livemeet%20ing.com/cc/usana500/join?
Southeast
https://www.livemeet%20ing.com/cc/usana500/join?
2008 H&F Presentation Kick Off -
West CoastTime: 8:00 p.m. MST
Live Meeting links:
Northwest https://www.livemee%20ting.com/cc/usana500/join?
Centralhttps://www.livemee%20ting.com/cc/usana500/join?
Southwest https://www.livemee%20ting.com/cc/usana500/join?
We look forward to having you join one of these incredible events.
Health & Freedom '08 is sure to be a smash hit!
Live Meeting Links:
Northeast
https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/usana500/join?
Central
https://www.livemeet%20ing.com/cc/usana500/join?
Southeast
https://www.livemeet%20ing.com/cc/usana500/join?
2008 H&F Presentation Kick Off -
West CoastTime: 8:00 p.m. MST
Live Meeting links:
Northwest https://www.livemee%20ting.com/cc/usana500/join?
Centralhttps://www.livemee%20ting.com/cc/usana500/join?
Southwest https://www.livemee%20ting.com/cc/usana500/join?
We look forward to having you join one of these incredible events.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008
RESET Games Kick-off call on Wednesday, January 2
Join us for the RESET Games Kick-off call on Wednesday, January 2 to learn how you and your team can participate in the 2nd Annual RESET Games. Executive Vice President of Customer Relations Mark Wilson will host the call with special guests, Jennifer Azzi and Gina Hampton, RESET Games winners from last year!
Don’t miss it. This is the opportunity to jump start your business in 2008!
January 2
RESET Games: 12-Week Lifestyle Challenge Kick Off
Time: 6:00 p.m. MST (Not in a MST time zone? Click here to convert to your time zone)
Call-in Number: 641-594-7500
PIN: 641342
Live Meeting link:
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For more information on the RESET Games, visit: http://products.usana.com/en/products/us/macros/reset
Don’t miss it. This is the opportunity to jump start your business in 2008!
January 2
RESET Games: 12-Week Lifestyle Challenge Kick Off
Time: 6:00 p.m. MST (Not in a MST time zone? Click here to convert to your time zone)
Call-in Number: 641-594-7500
PIN: 641342
Live Meeting link:
(East) https://www106.livemeeting.com/cc/usana500/join?id=RESET08E&role=attend
(West) https://www106.livemeeting.com/cc/usana500/join?id=RESET08W&role=attend
For more information on the RESET Games, visit: http://products.usana.com/en/products/us/macros/reset
The One and Only Right Way...
The One and Only Right Way...
The idea of duplication has taken on considerable status in the theories of Network Marketing business-building. Some "success systems," however, take this idea too far--to the detriment of many distributors with unique skills and connections, says Tom Schreiter. Here's what the seasoned Networker has to say about the myth and reality of duplication...
by Tom (Big Al) Schreiter
I LIKE THINGS TO BE BLACK AND WHITE, RIGHT OR WRONG WITH no ambiguity. Don't you? Knowing how to do it right saves me from thinking.
So, wouldn't it be nice if there was only one right way to do Network Marketing?
Sure... would be nice. But I certainly haven't found the way. And, I'm not sure why there should be only one way to do Network Marketing right.
I see many ways of doing our business that work. Every day, people succeed in our business, each doing the business a little or a lot differently.
For example: I hate using the telephone. I'm extremely uncomfortable whenever I'm in a phone conversation longer than 30 seconds. So, what would happen if my sponsor told me, "The only way to be successful in Network Marketing is to use the telephone."?
Well, maybe I could force myself to suffer for a month or two, but after a period of continued suffering, I'd look for another way of doing the business that was more comfortable for me--unless I'd already found a way out of the business.
I've sponsored leaders who have built their entire business over the telephone.
The process works. I just choose to do it in a more enjoyable way for me.
My favorite method is to sponsor someone across the kitchen table. Maybe it's my preoccupation with food--I don't know--but that method works great for me.
But what about my leaders who build their business by phone? They'd quickly return to using the telephone if I forced them to do the business in my "table-top" way.
Some leaders build their business through opportunity meetings, product parties, person-to-person cold calls, direct mail, advertising, referrals... many different ways. I respect all these methods. I don't use them all myself, but I respect them. And, as a leader, I try to learn as much as I can about each method, so I can help new distributors who choose one of these alternate ways of building their business.
Network Marketing should be fun. We should enjoy our business. So why would you want to ruin your fun by using a business-building method you hate?
HOW MANY DIFFERENT METHODS are there to build your Network Marketing business?
Lots. I've written five books on recruiting and each book is filled with different methods and techniques.
The biggest service we can render to new distributors is to help them find what method works for them. Then, let's help them use that method to build their business successfully.
Egos and Hero Worship
Here is where the different methods make people uncomfortable: imagine you are a leader and have built your group by running radio ads for opportunity meetings.
Great! It works for you.
However, being human, you decide that you've found the one and only secret to success. In fact, you insist that everyone in your group uses the exact same method (and worships you as the founder of the ultimate Networking success truth, too).
Then what happens?
Soon the radio is full of similar ads. Listeners turn off their attention as soon as they hear the ads run again. Some of your distributors run their own ads that don't work. People with hearing disabilities will never hear of your opportunity. Some communities in the valley don't get good radio reception. Some people are watching TV.
Well, you get the point. This one ultimate truth isn't so ultimate, i.e., it won't work for everybody.
The Duplication Myth
I'm not sure who started the rumor that everything you must do in MLM must be duplicatable for your entire downline. Maybe an escapee from a mental institute? A communist insurgent? A government official? I see no need to insist on duplication of your activities--other than to get your ego massaged.
It's okay to use different activities and methods to achieve the results you want. Just because your sponsor doesn't do opportunity meetings, doesn't mean that you are banned from using this proven activity to build your business.
Some people have natural strengths and talents and should take advantage of them to build their Network Marketing organizations.
One of my friends has a 10,000 mailing list of customers who know and trust him. What am I going to say to him?
"Don't mail or contact your customers. Sure, lots of them would love to join and be in your business, but it's not duplicatable! No one else has 10,000 customers. Don't do it. You're setting a bad example."
I don't think I could tell my friend that. It's ludicrous. I'd encourage my friend to contact his natural market even though few people could duplicate his method.
What about someone who is a great speaker who motivates crowds to his cause? If your system insists that all activities be conducted one-on-one, across the kitchen table, aren't you doing your speaker-distributor a disservice by not allowing him to use his natural talents to build his business?
The Key Difference
Here is what we really need to duplicate--Results!
What results are we looking for in Network Marketing? We want to sponsor distributors and make them successful--right?
If we focus on results, we can allow people the freedom to achieve those results in many different ways.
Some will achieve results contacting prospects by mail. Some by giving product parties. Some by wearing three-piece suits and conducting opportunity meetings. And even some will achieve these results in Bermuda shorts at the beach.
The bottom line is: Don't worry about duplicating activities. Focus on duplicating results.
Why Techniques and Rigid Systems Don't Matter
In the end, it's not so much what you do? it's who you are.
Have you ever seen a new distributor excited about your opportunity? Your new distributor makes all kinds of mistakes and still sponsors lots of people.
Why?
Enthusiasm. Trust. Personal belief. These things show through your new distributor's presentation so loudly that the prospect doesn't care about the business details. Prospects join because of who you are!
They don't join because your marketing plan pays 4% on level three in the alternate months, or because your product explanation took only 2.3 minutes with a magic Columbo close.
Prospects buy you--not your company.
How Do You Learn the Sponsoring Technique That's Right For You?
I learned from personal trial and error.
It's a great way to learn. Unfortunately it has two drawbacks:
It takes a long time to try and test different techniques. It could take years of trial and error and you may end up with scars all over your body (heart and mind). If you have a lot of time and can wait a few years to get your business started, then you are one of the fortunate few. Most of us want results a bit faster.
It's expensive to fund all your trial and error campaigns. Very expensive. If you have money to burn, or just enjoy being poor--abused by credit card collectors, then it's not so bad. However, most of us hate to waste money.
Those are the only two things I have against the trial and error method of finding a good sponsoring technique that works for you.
There's a better way.
Read some books. Attend seminars. Consult with your sponsor. And listen to some tapes of people who have gone before you (check to see if they have scar tissue). Why beat yourself up and spend lots of money when you can read or listen to the results of the different methods you are considering?
Capitalize on the experience of others.
I think that's why many Network Marketing distributors enjoy the Big Al books. They know that I've been out there in the trenches, continue to be in the trenches, and the techniques I write about are from experience. I leave out the hype. I don't tell distributors what techniques to use, I just report them. Adults are smart enough to pick out the techniques they enjoy.
As my good friend Tom Paredes says, "Even if you go to work at McDonald's flipping hamburgers, they still make you go through their training program." With our business, so much more complicated than flipping hamburgers, don't you think it makes sense to learn how to do it?
What Is The Ultimate Secret To Network Marketing Success?
The real secret?
It's to build leaders and make them successful.
Distributors come and go. It's the leaders who count. You want to develop a few good loyal leaders and then, if you choose, you can retire.
If I had my entire career to do all over again, I'd concentrate on building and developing one leader each year.
We talk about the cumulative effect of our efforts in Network Marketing. Well, only leaders accumulate. That's why you should focus your effort into developing leaders.
I have a friend who started with me in Network Marketing 24 years ago. We lost touch until about four years ago. During those 20 years we both worked hard in Network Marketing.
When we finally met, I had a self-sustaining, large and profitable organization. He was starting all over again.
The difference?
I had developed some leaders during my 20 years of hard work. He had sponsored distributors during his 20 years of hard work. We both worked hard. Today, he has no organization. He is still starting over.
THERE IS A "RIGHT WAY" to build your Network Marketing business: Help your new distributors find what method works for them. Then, help them become leaders doing what they do best.
The idea of duplication has taken on considerable status in the theories of Network Marketing business-building. Some "success systems," however, take this idea too far--to the detriment of many distributors with unique skills and connections, says Tom Schreiter. Here's what the seasoned Networker has to say about the myth and reality of duplication...
by Tom (Big Al) Schreiter
I LIKE THINGS TO BE BLACK AND WHITE, RIGHT OR WRONG WITH no ambiguity. Don't you? Knowing how to do it right saves me from thinking.
So, wouldn't it be nice if there was only one right way to do Network Marketing?
Sure... would be nice. But I certainly haven't found the way. And, I'm not sure why there should be only one way to do Network Marketing right.
I see many ways of doing our business that work. Every day, people succeed in our business, each doing the business a little or a lot differently.
For example: I hate using the telephone. I'm extremely uncomfortable whenever I'm in a phone conversation longer than 30 seconds. So, what would happen if my sponsor told me, "The only way to be successful in Network Marketing is to use the telephone."?
Well, maybe I could force myself to suffer for a month or two, but after a period of continued suffering, I'd look for another way of doing the business that was more comfortable for me--unless I'd already found a way out of the business.
I've sponsored leaders who have built their entire business over the telephone.
The process works. I just choose to do it in a more enjoyable way for me.
My favorite method is to sponsor someone across the kitchen table. Maybe it's my preoccupation with food--I don't know--but that method works great for me.
But what about my leaders who build their business by phone? They'd quickly return to using the telephone if I forced them to do the business in my "table-top" way.
Some leaders build their business through opportunity meetings, product parties, person-to-person cold calls, direct mail, advertising, referrals... many different ways. I respect all these methods. I don't use them all myself, but I respect them. And, as a leader, I try to learn as much as I can about each method, so I can help new distributors who choose one of these alternate ways of building their business.
Network Marketing should be fun. We should enjoy our business. So why would you want to ruin your fun by using a business-building method you hate?
HOW MANY DIFFERENT METHODS are there to build your Network Marketing business?
Lots. I've written five books on recruiting and each book is filled with different methods and techniques.
The biggest service we can render to new distributors is to help them find what method works for them. Then, let's help them use that method to build their business successfully.
Egos and Hero Worship
Here is where the different methods make people uncomfortable: imagine you are a leader and have built your group by running radio ads for opportunity meetings.
Great! It works for you.
However, being human, you decide that you've found the one and only secret to success. In fact, you insist that everyone in your group uses the exact same method (and worships you as the founder of the ultimate Networking success truth, too).
Then what happens?
Soon the radio is full of similar ads. Listeners turn off their attention as soon as they hear the ads run again. Some of your distributors run their own ads that don't work. People with hearing disabilities will never hear of your opportunity. Some communities in the valley don't get good radio reception. Some people are watching TV.
Well, you get the point. This one ultimate truth isn't so ultimate, i.e., it won't work for everybody.
The Duplication Myth
I'm not sure who started the rumor that everything you must do in MLM must be duplicatable for your entire downline. Maybe an escapee from a mental institute? A communist insurgent? A government official? I see no need to insist on duplication of your activities--other than to get your ego massaged.
It's okay to use different activities and methods to achieve the results you want. Just because your sponsor doesn't do opportunity meetings, doesn't mean that you are banned from using this proven activity to build your business.
Some people have natural strengths and talents and should take advantage of them to build their Network Marketing organizations.
One of my friends has a 10,000 mailing list of customers who know and trust him. What am I going to say to him?
"Don't mail or contact your customers. Sure, lots of them would love to join and be in your business, but it's not duplicatable! No one else has 10,000 customers. Don't do it. You're setting a bad example."
I don't think I could tell my friend that. It's ludicrous. I'd encourage my friend to contact his natural market even though few people could duplicate his method.
What about someone who is a great speaker who motivates crowds to his cause? If your system insists that all activities be conducted one-on-one, across the kitchen table, aren't you doing your speaker-distributor a disservice by not allowing him to use his natural talents to build his business?
The Key Difference
Here is what we really need to duplicate--Results!
What results are we looking for in Network Marketing? We want to sponsor distributors and make them successful--right?
If we focus on results, we can allow people the freedom to achieve those results in many different ways.
Some will achieve results contacting prospects by mail. Some by giving product parties. Some by wearing three-piece suits and conducting opportunity meetings. And even some will achieve these results in Bermuda shorts at the beach.
The bottom line is: Don't worry about duplicating activities. Focus on duplicating results.
Why Techniques and Rigid Systems Don't Matter
In the end, it's not so much what you do? it's who you are.
Have you ever seen a new distributor excited about your opportunity? Your new distributor makes all kinds of mistakes and still sponsors lots of people.
Why?
Enthusiasm. Trust. Personal belief. These things show through your new distributor's presentation so loudly that the prospect doesn't care about the business details. Prospects join because of who you are!
They don't join because your marketing plan pays 4% on level three in the alternate months, or because your product explanation took only 2.3 minutes with a magic Columbo close.
Prospects buy you--not your company.
How Do You Learn the Sponsoring Technique That's Right For You?
I learned from personal trial and error.
It's a great way to learn. Unfortunately it has two drawbacks:
It takes a long time to try and test different techniques. It could take years of trial and error and you may end up with scars all over your body (heart and mind). If you have a lot of time and can wait a few years to get your business started, then you are one of the fortunate few. Most of us want results a bit faster.
It's expensive to fund all your trial and error campaigns. Very expensive. If you have money to burn, or just enjoy being poor--abused by credit card collectors, then it's not so bad. However, most of us hate to waste money.
Those are the only two things I have against the trial and error method of finding a good sponsoring technique that works for you.
There's a better way.
Read some books. Attend seminars. Consult with your sponsor. And listen to some tapes of people who have gone before you (check to see if they have scar tissue). Why beat yourself up and spend lots of money when you can read or listen to the results of the different methods you are considering?
Capitalize on the experience of others.
I think that's why many Network Marketing distributors enjoy the Big Al books. They know that I've been out there in the trenches, continue to be in the trenches, and the techniques I write about are from experience. I leave out the hype. I don't tell distributors what techniques to use, I just report them. Adults are smart enough to pick out the techniques they enjoy.
As my good friend Tom Paredes says, "Even if you go to work at McDonald's flipping hamburgers, they still make you go through their training program." With our business, so much more complicated than flipping hamburgers, don't you think it makes sense to learn how to do it?
What Is The Ultimate Secret To Network Marketing Success?
The real secret?
It's to build leaders and make them successful.
Distributors come and go. It's the leaders who count. You want to develop a few good loyal leaders and then, if you choose, you can retire.
If I had my entire career to do all over again, I'd concentrate on building and developing one leader each year.
We talk about the cumulative effect of our efforts in Network Marketing. Well, only leaders accumulate. That's why you should focus your effort into developing leaders.
I have a friend who started with me in Network Marketing 24 years ago. We lost touch until about four years ago. During those 20 years we both worked hard in Network Marketing.
When we finally met, I had a self-sustaining, large and profitable organization. He was starting all over again.
The difference?
I had developed some leaders during my 20 years of hard work. He had sponsored distributors during his 20 years of hard work. We both worked hard. Today, he has no organization. He is still starting over.
THERE IS A "RIGHT WAY" to build your Network Marketing business: Help your new distributors find what method works for them. Then, help them become leaders doing what they do best.
Beginning of a new year
With the beginning of a new year, many people are interested in improving their fitness and health. However, exercising can be a daunting task if a person has been sedentary. Also, it is often the belief that to get benefit one must employ the slogan, "no pain, no gain." This frequently results in frustration and failure to exercise consistently. Fortunately, though, research has shown that mild to moderate exercise does provide significant health and fitness benefits, especially in those who are overweight and sedentary.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
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