Energy Beyond Compare

In my personal journey to wellness, there have been a lot of things that have really made me excited. If you're a regular reader of this blog, you've seen a bunch of them here. And just when I think I find the one thing that can't be topped, something else new comes along. Today, I want to introduce you to one of them. Something that has the power to change your life! Just like the Prayer of Jabez (see my previous post) can revitalize your life in a spiritual way, I have just found out about a pack of products that can revitalize your physical life in an incredible way! You won't believe what they can do for you. If you're looking for a healthy, natural way to boost your energy....read on! You'll get excited too and might even want to give it a chance to make your own journey more energized!

What am I so excited about? Shaklee's Vitalizer Wellness Packs! This is astounding! This pack is loaded with goodies never before put together into a single pack! And if purchased together in the pack, you get a savings of close to $25 as opposed to purchasing each product separately. These products literally help nourish every part of your body to get it to function properly and efficiently. Believe me, once you begin using these products together as a team, your body will almost immediately feel the difference! Check out the info below and you'll soon discover the scientific reasons why these products make such a dramatic difference in your health and well-being.

A new landmark study showed that people who took Shaklee supplements had markedly better health than both users of other multivitamins and users who took no supplements. Shaklee supplement users retained normal levels of: • Blood pressure • HDL cholesterol • Triglycerides • C-reactive protein • Homocysteine

Shaklee scientists studied and analyzed this breakthrough information and designed Vitalizer. Vitalizer provides:
• Vitamins + Minerals your body needs, in a S.M.A.R.T delivery system technology for
enhanced absorption.

• Most Powerful Antioxidant Spectrum: Superior protection against free radical damage
with full-spectrum vitamin E derived from eight natural forms and 26 antioxidants working together to augment your body’s antioxidant network.

• Anti-aging phytonutrients, including lutein and lycopene, to protect DNA and support healthy aging.

• Seven omega-3s from ultrapure pharmaceutical grade fish oil help promote heart, brain, and joint health.

• Live probiotics in a patented delivery system to ensure beneficial organisms arrive alive in intestines to support healthy digestion and immunity.

It's incredible that they were able to put all of these powerful products into one power pack! And added to Shaklee's Energizing Soy Protein or Shaklee's Cinch protein in the Vitalizer Wellness Pack....you will be amazed just how good you will feel. And now you can choose between Soy Cinch or Whey Protein Cinch as well. So, now you don't have any excuses for being tired!

So join me in my journey to revitalize my life....and make the choice to revitalize yours! And as always...HERE'S TO YOUR HEALTH!

Is Your Immune System Healthy?

I think most of us would think that our immune systems are functioning as they should. Most of us feel fine most of the time. And then out of the blue we get slammed with the flu or our bi-annual cold. No big deal, right? It's just something we have learned to expect and live through. But is it really something we have to live through? That is the question of the day. Is there a way to protect your immune system and help your body function as it was created to? Is it actually possible to treat your immune system in such a way that it will take care of you and keep you healthy all year long?

Well, I've got a couple stories to tell you about just that. First of all, my husband recently found out that he has contracted an inactive form of TB. Not something we like to shout from the mountain tops...but it's relevant here. He has come to understand that it is just a job hazzard. Working at a homeless mission, he knew that at some point he would come into contact with some sort of serious infectious disease. Thankfully, the TB is inactive and not contagious. But, they put him on a drug that will kill the germ that currenly lies dormant in his body but would damage his liver in the process. Not a nice prospect to consider. Okay, so the TB will die, but so will his liver. So, we decided to embark upon new territory in our vitamin supplementation program. We decided to do our best to feed his immune system and build it up so that it could in turn protect his liver from the ravages of the drug he now has to take for four months. Of course, we checked through our Shaklee products to see what would help. We found NutriFeron and the Liver DTX Complex and decided to give them both a try. NutriFeron helps the body produce natural interferons which in turn strenghten the immune system and help fight infection. The Liver DTX Complex supports the body's normal ability to make proteins that help regenerate liver cells. So these two supplements together should really pack a punch to keep John healthy.

He has been taking these products for almost a month now and is feeling great! It will be interesting to see how his liver fares in this process. We both believe firmly that these products will protect him from the ravages of both TB and the liver problems the TB drug is supposed to cause. We'll keep you posted on his progress.

On a less serious and more practical note....NutriFeron will help attack cold germs as well. As soon as any of us feel the least little twinge of a cold coming on, we double up on NutriFeron and Defend and Resist in the morning and the evening. More often than not, the symptoms will disappear within 24 hours. So, the question I posed at the top of this post can now be answered, "Is it actually possible to treat your immune system in such a way that it will take care of you and keep you healthy all year long?" The answer is YES!

It's never too late to boost your immune system. No matter what ails you, you can take action and help your body help itself! You owe it to yourself to help yourself! Here's to your health!

Have you got an inch to pinch?

Hey, if you're like the rest of us, losing weight is always on your mind. I've got a great testimonial for you today from Terri, a friend of my parents. She has tried the Shaklee Cinch Plan and had some success. As you'll see, she's a real person with real struggles and health issues but what she's doing is working. It's not a miracle cure or a quick fix. It's a real plan that takes effort, but it works. Check it out for yourself and "Here's to your health!"

"I am a diabetic and really need to lose the weight. I can tell you that there is improvement in my blood work in just the last 6 weeks of using Cinch. In October, I weighed 272 lbs and my A1C blood level was 7.4. Physicians want diabetics to have a A1C level below 7.0. I have lost 12 lbs so far, my A1C level is down to 7.2, my cholesterol is 174, my HDL is 34 (the good cholesterol...needs to be higher) and the LDL is 109 (bad cholesterol.....they want it below 100). My triglycerides are 176, which is very good for me. I was once hospitalized with acute pancreatitus because my triglyceride level was over 2,000. It is very difficult for diabetics to loose weight because of their medications (insulin, cholesterol lowering drugs, etc) that cause weight gain. I think it will come but it will take me much longer than a non-diabetic."
-Terri Ellison

If you struggle with weight loss and are looking for a good healthy alternative to the crazy weight loss drugs out there, be like Terri and give the Shaklee Cinch Plan a try. What do you have to lose but inches in places you don't want extra inches? You could have results like hers and surprise your doctor. Wouldn't that be fun? Click the link above to read more about this great plan and see if this might be something you'd like to order and try for yourself!

The Power of Protein and Children's Health

I'm back. Sorry! I took a couple days off from posting. There are so many stories I want to tell you about but I think I'm going to take this week to talk about my daughter. She's 10....almost 11 and absolutely LOVES Shaklee. It's amazing. She is hooked. And yes, she takes what we do. She LOVES the Energizing Soy Protein/ Physique Shakes and takes the Shaklee Ocean Wonders Children's Vitamins. She feels so good when she uses them. Believe me, you can almost notice an instant difference after she drinks her protein. She drinks the shakes for breakfast and she is set to go for the day.

And let me tell you the difference we have experienced in school. We homeschool so I'm with her all the time to notice her moods and attention span. She is a totally different person when she is using her Shaklee products than she is without. Just like me, she has energy and a clear mind when the nutrients she needs are in her system. Without them, she tends to be very tired, have a VERY short attention span, has meltdowns when she doesn't understand something right away, and it's nearly impossible to complete a subject without both of us getting completely frustrated. But with the protein and the vitamins, wow! She actually learns and she learns quickly and tends to retain things longer too. It really is amazing and I'm convinced that all children are in desperate need of nutritional help and these vitamins and Protein do the trick. I can't tell you all the scientific background to why the Shaklee Energizing Soy Protein is so good for the system. I do know that we don't do school without it...and if we do for one reason or another....we're guarenteed to have a bad day!

It's funny....my daughter has become a serious Shaklee supporter. If she was old enough to sell it, she'd probably be a millionaire because she tells everyone about it. There are other Shaklee products we have tried with her that have literally changed her life that she refuses to live without! I'll be telling you about those as we progress this week. But, if you ever wondered if it was possible to boost your child's health in a safe and natural way that they would actually enjoy...my daughter is a poster child for the benefits of the Shaklee products. I wish you could talk to her and see her face light up when she talks about Shaklee and what it's done for her. Not bad for a 10 year old kid, huh? If it can work for her, believe me, it will work for your kids! Think about it.

Well, that's all for today. Until next time...."Here's to your health!"

What a Difference a Couple Days Can Make!

I have to tell you something really cool that happened to me a couple weeks ago. We have been living in Dallas for about seven months now and up until a few weeks ago, I was enjoying an almost vacation like life. I had really grown accustomed to our laid back lifestyle when I was given the opportunity to earn a few extra dollars by going to work full time temporarily for the homeless shelter where my husband works. I was asked to fill in for a couple weeks until the permanent replacement was able to begin working. I was excited about making some extra money…but not thrilled about the new schedule. It was going to disrupt my “pool time.” But I agreed to do it anyways.

The week before I began this temporary full time job was one of those weeks that we had run out of our products and didn’t have money to order more. We got our new products the day before I started working. When I got up at 5:30 that first morning, I went right to the kitchen and made my Energizing Soy Protein and Physique shake and took my food supplements. I can’t tell you how much I enjoy those shakes and they really are energizing as the name might suggest! That’s all I had for breakfast and believe it or not, I was good to go until about 10:30am. That’s five hours of energy with just having a delicious shake for breakfast. I’d say that’s pretty good.

The job I was doing was very physically demanding. I was incredibly tired when I got home that first night. I was ready to go to bed and really crabby by about 8:30pm. I was really dragging the first couple of days, but by that third day I could completely tell a difference! My eyes weren’t tired, my muscles weren’t hurting, my head was clear and I got so much done! And believe it or not, I had the energy to keep going until about 11:00pm and was still able to maintain my house the way I like to! That was quite a realization for me that these products are truly remarkable!

So, do you see why I’ve decided to dedicate this site to the power of these products? It really is amazing what a difference a couple days can make! It’s so great to feel so good and have energy to spare! You just can’t understand it until you experience it! Shaklee has been our answer…maybe it could be yours too. Who knows! Well, folks, have a great weekend and we’ll see you back here on Monday! Until then….. “Here’s to your health!”

A Real Metamorphosis

I know you probably don’t believe me that you can notice a difference in how you feel with Shaklee, but it’s true! It’s truly unbelievable. Remember how I said yesterday that before Shaklee I couldn’t drag myself out of bed before 10:30am? Well, get this, since starting on the Shaklee Essential Foundation program, I’m now able to get up at 6:00am with my husband and accomplish so much more than I ever thought possible. My life is organized, laundry done, folded and put away, my house is clean and the dishes are done. I never thought that was possible. Just ask my husband. He’s put up with a disorganized house for many, many years. But things are different now! I love the metamorphosis that has occurred in my life. I really believe it has to do with the fact that my body is functioning as it should with the nutrients it needs! It’s really quite amazing! And believe me, when I don’t take them, my body complains. I’m back to being tired and sluggish again.

So there you have it folks. Maybe it’s time for your own “metamorphosis!” The products are not cheap….but they are worth it. But as we've all heard many times in our lives, "You get what you pay for!" Cheap is always best! So take some time to research these products and decide for yourself if they're worth investing in. It may be hard to squeeze it into your budget…but if you decide to join me in the journey, your body will be so glad you did. But if you’re still not convinced that it’s time to explore the Shaklee option, just stick with me here. Keep on coming back and reading about my journey. You may learn something you never knew before as you follow my journey or at least be somewhat entertained as we go! So, until next time…. “Here’s to your health!”

Our Lightbulb Moment!

We had a fairly traumatic year last year for several reasons that I won’t bore you with here. But because of the stress of the crazy events in our lives, my daughter and I spent a bit more time at home with my parents and they re-introduced me to Shaklee. Holy cow! What a difference it has made! All those years of being so tired and unmotivated have changed. I have energy. Remember yesterday that I mentioned how tired I had been? I used to really struggle to get out of bed in the morning. It was usually about 10:30am or so before I could drag myself out of bed. Luckily my daughter liked to sleep in too! I always felt really guilty about sleeping in but no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t get up! I mean, we were eating healthy and doing what we thought we should to live a healthy lifestyle but I still didn’t feel right.

Shaklee was the answer to my struggle! After listening to my parents describe how Shaklee creates and produces these food supplements and doing some research on my own, it all makes sense why Shaklee is so different than the vitamins you can get at the vitamin store! The nutrients found in these supplements will protect and heal your body at the cellular level. How cool is that? This program is unique to others because it has scientific medical data to prove that these supplements actually do what they claim. And the cool thing about these supplements is that they are indeed all natural! They are not chemically created vitamins. There’s nothing artificial in them and there are no fillers. They are created from food. It’s just that simple. All we’re doing is eating healthy food in supplement form. These food supplements are created in such a way that they absorb into our bodies just like food does. We’re not poisoning ourselves with chemicals and other things our bodies weren’t created to absorb. These products are as natural as the apple in the fruit basket. So, we are simply supplementing our healthy diet with these great Shaklee products and building up our bodies to function the way they should.

If you are like we were and have been searching for something that will give you energy and help you feel healthy, Shaklee may be the answer for you as well! After just a few days of taking the Shaklee Essential Foundation Products, you will feel better! Trust me. These products are so amazing...I just want to shout it...or type it from the mountaintops! If you want to be healthy and stay healthy...you've got to give these products a try! So, take some time to check out the link above and see for yourself, just what makes these products so special! Until we meet again…. “Here’s to your health!”

Where My Journey to Wellness Began

Now that you have a little background about what this journey is about, let’s get on with it. My personal journey with Shaklee actually began when I was a child. My parents were Shaklee distributors as far back as I can remember. They always had some Shaklee products on hand when we were growing up. I don’t remember specifically what they kept in the house but I can remember my mom taking whole handfuls of Alfalfa tablets and Vitamin C’s along with some other things too. She took them almost religiously. And come to think of it, she wasn’t sick that much. How about that? I also remember her giving us kids chewable Vitamin C’s by the handfuls when we were sick. I remember loving the taste of those. They were sweet and sour all at the same time. It was like candy to me. Since we didn’t get candy that often, I thought it was great! Who knew it was actually good for me?

All of that to say, that Shaklee has always been a part of my life. I haven’t always used it, but it was always on the shelf at my parent’s house. When I moved out and got out on my own, of course, I thought that a vitamin was a vitamin and didn’t feel the need to use Shaklee. My husband, John, and I have tried all different kinds of vitamins thinking we were doing our bodies good but never really feeling any different. John has always been much better about taking his vitamins than I have. I never got into it much because I really didn’t think they were doing anything for me. My medicine cabinet could prove that. I had bottles and bottles of semi-used and/or completely unopened bottles of various store brand vitamins. Even though we seemed to be doing all the right things…or at least John was, there were still nutrients that our bodies were craving. How do I know this? My body was telling me everyday. I was tired….boy, was I tired!

We knew we needed to make some changes, but what? What could really do the trick for us? There was a lot of hype about “all natural/ whole food” vitamins. We talked to people at vitamin stores and bought into what they “advised” us to do. But we were still tired. It seemed hopeless. But it wasn’t. There was an answer….and that answer was Shaklee. Tune in tomorrow for our “light bulb” moment! It all made sense and we decided to give it a try! So, hang in there with me on my journey to wellness…and as always, “Here’s to your health!”

My Transformation From Agnostic to Evangelist About Food Supplements and Detoxification

How’s that for a title? Sounds deep, doesn't it? But it really does describe what I want to talk about here. I, like some of you, was an agnostic when it came to food supplementation. There’s a lot of hype about the “whole food” supplementation craze in the media now and pretty much every where you look. There’s so much hype that, if you’re like me, you tend to just tune it out thinking that there’s not much substance to it. I mean, even a lot of doctors out there think that taking vitamins or food supplements is a waste of time and money. But is it really possible to get all the nutrients our bodies need from the grocery store or at a restaurant as some might suggest?

Let’s take a moment to explore that question. At one time in the history of the world, probably in the Garden of Eden, it was possible. But considering the current American lifestyle; eating on the run, running while you eat, eating while you drive and burning the candle at both ends, it’s no wonder that we feel tired all the time. We are constantly on the go and don’t take the time to really think about what we’re eating or how we’re treating our bodies. And many of us rationalize the things we eat. We’ve all done it. Here’s my favorite! Pizza can be healthy….right? It possesses the four basic food groups. Bread….check! Dairy….check! Meat/Protein…..check! Fruits & veggies (if you add onions/pineapple)….check! That should cover our nutritional bases, right? Wrong. Obviously, our bodies need so much more that that.

Throughout the course of our discussions here, I want to tell you the story about how my family and I were “transformed from agnostic to evangelist about food supplements and detoxification” and able to get the nutrition our bodies needed and feel better in the process. I believe everyone is looking for some kind of formula, some kind of recipe for optimal health and wellness. Well, believe it or not, I think we’ve found it. So hang in there with me and enjoy my story as I share with you about what we believe to be our personal “fountain of youth!” So, until next time…. “Here’s to your health!”