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Get the word out by forwarding this to absolutely everyone you know – Watch the National Geographic special “Six Degrees Could Change the World” on February 11 airs 12AM and 14th at 8pm. Check your local viewing schedule to confirm times. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/index.html
Please don’t miss this special. We should all be very afraid, and then please please change one thing you’re doing and then another and another. Together, we can change the world, one person and one choice at a time.
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This video makes me smile every time I watch it. Our CEO Roger Barnett ROCKS! He wrote the song and then plays keyboard and has made the time to become a billionaire! Oh - and he wants Shaklee to be the first company to win the Nobel Peace Prize for our environmental good works. I love being part of Shaklee Corporation. We know in the Land of And – You Can Have It All. Join us and we’ll get ya started!!
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I’m torn tonight – not sure how to start writing. You see my grandmother suffered a stroke, my mother suffered a stroke and today I got the news that my 43 year old nephew Shane is hospitalized after a stroke. He’s young and I know in my heart of hearts he will be O.K. I pray that he will be O.K.
It has left me wandering around my home with a sense of loss all over again. It took me back to my childhood and memories of babysitting him and how he could always smile and get himself out of any fix he found himself in by following his mischievous sister and brother into trouble. I’ve always been concerned about stroke for the women in our family – this really came out of the blue. If you believe in prayer please say one for Shane as you read this.
I decided to write this blog to honor Shane and his recovery by asking you to consider sponsoring a child and changing a life this holiday season. I’ve had a beautiful and sometimes poignant relationship with our little daughter Ayingene for about 4 years now. I can’t think of anything that is more rewarding than receiving her letters addressed “Dear Parents” unless of course being about to hug and kiss my little grandsons I have close and safe nearby.
Ayingene lives in AIDS ravaged Rwanda. I have every letter Ayingene has ever written me. In our short history of 4 years – her father was released from prison and and I feared for her safety. Her body language changed, the smile was gone and I felt certain life had changed for her with his return. I didn’t hear from Ayingene for a long stretch and then I received a letter from Compassion International that her father had been killed in an auto accident. It was bittersweet news to me.
Next, she lost her sister to disease. Her sister left behind three young children as orphans and Ayingene’s mother took them in as well. The letter before last made my heart sink – she had become seriously ill and asked that I pray for her “next time” that she will not get so sick when it comes “next time”.
I began writing to her about Oprah’s school for girls. I told her women will become leaders in Africa and she needs to study hard. Hope is a wonderful gift and it costs you nothing but means absolutely everything to a child in a bad situation. I explained to her what Oprah was doing and that she is searching all over Africa for girls to come to the school. Study hard sweet daughter.
The letter I received last week was priceless. Ayingene reports she is feeling very well and is studying hard. She asked if I had heard about Oprah . For the first time, Ayingene wrote to me about her future. She wants to be a nurse and help people in need so I wrote her back with words of encouragement to study because she must gain knowledge and knowledge is power. Study hard my sweet daughter.
I tell you all of this because there can be no greater gift than to choose to sponsor a child in need this season. I have two organizations on my blogsite I recommend. If you have children, skip some of the manufactured toys this year and offer them instead the profound gift of changing another child’s life forever. If you don’t have children – adopt one as I have done with my relationship with Ayingene. You’ll be able to write, send birthday and Christmas gifts of money and even be given the chance to meet your child after you’ve demonstrated steady support and a positive impact in your child’s life.
Please think about what is important this season – before we lost Mom after her stroke she said something so profound I will remember it always. She said “The only thing that really matters in life is love – the only thing.” It’s been said by so many but I never really understood until it really meant something to me. Does that make sense?
It came home to me because I was losing something that was so very important to me. So this holiday season – I hope you will reach out and begin a lifetime relationship providing enough food, clean water, medical care, education and support to a child. I hope you will write them often and give them the profound gift of love and hope. Just as life can visit profound sadness on each of us - joy and hope will have victory over a child’s sadness if it can just find it’s way to them. Become a messenger of hope, peace and joy this Christmas and experience the only thing that really matters in life – love.
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Look what Santa’s Helpers have been cooking up! Go Green this Christmas and know you’re choosing presents that are Safe for You, Your Home, and the Planet.
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Body Burden Challenge #4 is toy safety. Keep your kids safe this holiday season and buy a lead test at your local hardware store. Please forward this funny video from the Consumer Union (the Non Profit publisher of Consumer Reports) to every parent you know and get the word out now. Send the message to your local lawmakers found at the link below after you view the video. Parents shouldn’t have to worry about the safety of the toys they are puchasing for their children.
https://secure.npsite.org/cu/site/Advocacy?cmd=homepage&page=UserAction&id=1732
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Our family farm of my childhood is selling this week and it’s been a chance to reclaim youthful memories and create new family ties to weather the changes we are undergoing now that our parents are gone.
It’s a sentimental time for me and I decided to make body burden challenge #3 about reclaiming and reusing. I was reminded this week of the simple joy that is found in living the life of a farmer. I grew up with very few ‘things’ and what we had, my father was very proud to say we owned. It’s no different than what Suze Orman preaches now really. People first, then money, then things. And so the wisdom of the generations continue across decades and economic class.
I’ve found the person you just wrote off as a never do well may be a millionaire and the people you are sure are financially superior just filed bankrupcy. So I believe there is honor in living a life of no frills, valuing people and money before things and to be debt free (or using leverged debt to increase weath but that’s another topic and another day).
During our household and tool auction this week – men and women came together to claim the new “old” things of our family. New to them but old in age. It reminded me of my purchase at Savers recently to replace the set of pots and pans my daughter took with her when she moved out. They were heavy, Oneida stainless steel – worn but solid and stable. I was thrilled to have a brand new “old” set for $18 and I consciously made a decision to reduce and reuse.
If we all decide to reduce supply and demand of manufactured goods – there will be much less carbon emissions from the manufacturing and transportation of new goods. We will be putting less in the landfills and putting our money where our mouth is – so to speak. We’ll be reducing the toxins we are generating and sending to the landfills – less lead, mercury, aluminum, packaging, plastics and many of the untested chemicals in the products sold. Watch the faces of the young people you know as they watch you doing your part to protect the world they are inheriting – you will experience the joy of being a leader in your little part of the world. That is something to feel good about.
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Please forward this to everyone you care about… CNN and the other major news outlets will be releasing this story in the coming days and weeks. This new study is going to change the way we all think of vitamins and supplements – and the companies that manufacture and market them.
Peer Review of a recent clinical study conducted by the University of California Berkeley has been completed. This study has been dubbed the “Landmark Study” and will be the groundbreaking baseline for future clinical studies.
Shaklee Corporation based in Pleasonton, CA came out on top of it’s game as the ONLY company that has proof their vitamins and supplements work and have an impact on disease states.
The table below summarizes some of the key Landmark Study findings. Read on to access the PDF link at the end of this article for the full report.
The numbers are fascinating. You’ll see that taking no multi-vitamin may be safer than taking other company brands. Shaklee Corporation came out of the study with bragging rights that it’s users had markedly lower incidence of coronary heart disease, angina, congestive heart failure, diabetes, stroke and emphysema not to mention lower homocysteine, LDL,(bad cholesterol), Triglycerides and higher HDL (good cholesterol).
Landmark Study Key Findings
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50th Anniversary Landmark Study – Do vitamins and supplements really work? Read for yourself:
The groundbreaking study of long-term dietary supplement users showed that people who took Shaklee supplements had markedly better health than both multivitamin and non-supplement users alike. The attached PDF is long, but could make a huge difference in your health! Remember these are powerful food sources, never take them on an empty stomach!
Nutrition Journal 2007, 6:30doi:10.1186/1475-2891-6-30
Usage patterns, health, and nutritional status of long-term multiple dietary supplement users: a cross-sectional study:
Gladys Block , Christopher D Jensen , Edward P Norkus , Tapashi B Dalvi , Les G Wong , Jamie F McManus and Mark L Hudes
Abstract (provisional) Published October 24, 2007
http://www.nutritionj.com/content/pdf/1475-2891-6-30.pdf
Background
Dietary supplement use in the United States is prevalent and represents an important source of nutrition. However, little is known about individuals who routinely consume multiple dietary supplements. This study describes the dietary supplement usage patterns, health, and nutritional status of long-term multiple dietary supplement users, and where possible makes comparisons to non-users and multivitamin/mineral supplement users.
Methods
Using a cross-sectional study design, information was obtained by online questionnaires and physical examination (fasting blood, blood pressure, body weight) from a convenience sample of long-term users of multiple dietary supplements manufactured by Shaklee Corporation (Multiple Supp users, n=278). Data for non-users (No Supp users, n=602) and multivitamin/mineral supplement users (Single Supp users, n=176) were obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001-2002 and NHANES III 1988-1994. Logistic regression methods were used to estimate odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals.
Results
Dietary supplements consumed on a daily basis by more than 50% of Multiple Supp users included a multivitamin/mineral, B-complex, vitamin C, carotenoids, vitamin E, calcium with vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids, flavonoids, lecithin, alfalfa, coenzyme Q10 with resveratrol, glucosamine, and a herbal immune supplement. The majority of women also consumed gamma linolenic acid and a probiotic supplement, whereas men also consumed zinc, garlic, saw palmetto, and a soy protein supplement. Serum nutrient concentrations generally increased with increasing dietary supplement use. After adjustment for age, gender, income, education and body mass index, greater degree of supplement use was associated with more favorable concentrations of serum homocysteine, C-reactive protein, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglycerides, as well as lower risk of prevalent elevated blood pressure and diabetes.
Conclusions
This group of long-term multiple dietary supplement users consumed a broad array of vitamin/mineral, herbal, and condition-specific dietary supplements on a daily basis. They were more likely to have optimal concentrations of chronic disease-related biomarkers, and less likely to have suboptimal blood nutrient concentrations, elevated blood pressure, and diabetes compared to non-users and multivitamin/mineral users. These findings should be confirmed by studying the dietary supplement usage patterns, health, and nutritional status of other groups of heavy users of dietary supplements.
The complete article is available as a provisional PDF. The fully formatted PDF and HTML versions are in production.—————————————————————————
Shaklee Corporation has been a respected provider of health and wellness products for over half a century. The company founder, Dr. Forrest C. Shaklee invented the multi-vitamin in 1915. In 2000, Shaklee was recognized by President Bill Clinton as the first to achieve “Carbon Neutral” status.
NASA astronauts have used a Shaklee product for years called AstroAide to prevent loosing consciousness due to severe dehydration as they re-enter earth’s atmosphere. Fifty two Gold Medalist Olympians have achieved their dream using Shaklee sports and nutrition products even though the company does not pay for athlete endorsements.
The company has invested an impressive $250 million in scientific research and quality control to ensure their products truly impact key health biomarkers. The company also ensures their products contain the quanities and pure ingredients they identify on the label. The company’s standard for their vitamins and supplements is pure - a standard which is higher than organic.
To find out more about Shaklee vitamins and supplements you can find them at http://www.shaklee.net/upnorth.
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If I asked you what your goals and dreams are – what would you say? Stay at home with the kids, spend more time supporting local causes, travel, wake up when your body tells you it’s time to, buy a new car, build your dream home?
What if I told you it’s my dream to help 30 men and women make $80,000 per year part or full time within my organization? Would you like to learn more about that? I left the corporate world and walked away from my successful consulting practice to join the company that people are switching to and supporting. Oprah, Leonardo Dicaprio, N.A.S.A., Will Steger, The Greenbelt Movement, The Wild Dolphin Project, 32 Gold Medal Olympains and thousands of people like you and I are choosing environmentally safe, pure, clinically tested and quality controlled products. Safe for You, Your Home, and the Planet.
We have business recruiters, landscaping professionals, software consultants, students, stay at home moms, retailing specialists and retirees to name a few in our organizaiton. I have a vision and I’m looking for motivated individuals that can learn from our duplicatable business and expand with our organizaiton.
We believe in “Doing Well by Doing Good”. Our business grows by helping others achieve their dreams. Take a minute to send me an e-mail at upnorth@shaklee.net or call me toll free at 1-877-765-0047.
Warm Regards,
Angie Silberberger
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In 50 years, it will be too late to protect our families. Too late for the air, lakes, rivers, animals… too late for our children. The time is now to take personal responsibility for the choices we make and help educate others so that together we can protect life on this planet for ourselves and generations to come. I am ready to do my part to protect the next generation. How about you? If you’re passionate about finding ways you can minimize your impact on the planet and become healthier than maybe you have ever been – let me know. We are on the same page and I’m anxious to hear your comments.
