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(Pittsburgh Steelers video under Fox News video)

Last month, Fox News aired this segment about the emerging anti-aging science and research on resveratrol, a natural antioxidant found in grape skins and red wine.  Billions of dollars are being spent by pharmaceutical companies to develop a Fountain of Youth pill, and it’s all centered around resveratrol.  That is five or more years away, but some of the same science and research that has been happening for years has already brought us the world’s only cellular anti-aging tonic with resveratrol and polyphenols from a super (muscadine) grape.

20 year neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers (GO WORLD CHAMPION PITTSBURGH STEELERS!!), Dr. Joseph Maroon, has written a book called The Longevity Factor, about how resveratrol and red wine activate genes for a longer and healthier life.  It’s not about simply living to an older age, it is about fighting the diseases of aging and keeping our bodies younger.

Dr. Joseph Maroon discusses Vivix, and the resveratrol and muscadine grape ingredients that are part of its formulation, in The Longevity Factor, pages 70 and 193 (video also available on this Amazon site where the book is sold).  There is also a great book review and references (praise) posted on this Simon and Schuster website.*

Vivix is a resveratrol product unique to any supplement currently on the market.  With essentially 100% pure resveratrol, this patent-pending formulation that also contains polyphenols from a super (muscadine) grape is 10X more powerful than resveratrol alone and is manufactured by the #1 Natural Nutrition company in the United States.  Years of science and research, partnerships with the world’s leading anti-aging researchers and Harvard University, and the exclusive forumulation, are all part of this revolutionary, pharmaceutical grade, anti-aging tonic.

Let’s look at the comprehensive product development steps that make cellular anti-aging benefits available exclusively to you right now.. not five (or more) years from now.

The Shaklee Corporation has a 52+ year legacy of products developed through science and research.  Creating products that deliver results are testament to the dedication the brand has to changing peoples’ lives.  Vivix is the most complex product in company history.  This brand is the first to create and isolate a unique profile of polyphenols shown in laboratory studies to fight cellular aging, and then to develop a patent-pending extraction process to harness the polyphenol profile of one of the key ingredients, and finally to secure the entire output from the largest and best growers in the world.

Being on the forefront of this emerging scientific research has made it possible for folks to have the opportunity right now to fight aging and the diseases of aging, and to choose to live a longer, healthier life.

Vivix Cellular Anti-Aging Tonic

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*Dr. Joseph Maroon is a distinguished surgeon and a professor of Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.  He is a lifelong athlete, and competed in more than fifty triathlons and three Hawaiian Ironman Championship competition.  His book is heralded as a groundbreaking examination of new scientific research that holds the secret to weight loss, increased strength, endurance, memory, and a healthier, longer life.  I do not know that he is associated directly with The Shaklee Corporation, or Vivix, but was delighted to see his highly respected reference to both in his book.

Are hormones wreaking havoc in your body? Are you tired all of the time?  Do you feel lousy or just out of balance?  Do you get sick too much?  Are you having problems with your heart, cholesterol, or your bones?  Is your skin sagging or looking too old for your age?  Are you forgetting things?  Do you have weight issues that you can’t control?  Hormones have been related to all of the above.

It seems that when hormones are not balanced, they aren’t able to do their job and keep the body operating like it should and feeling happy.  In fact, they can make us miserable and feeling desperate to get back in sync with ourselves.

How are hormones related to the human aging process?  I read an article today about minor hormones causing major consequences in our bodies.  That led to digging in a little deeper to explore these substances that can make so much trouble for us, and learning more about how aging is related to the effects they have on the body.

First, what are some of these hormones and what causes them to get out of whack?   Melatonin is one such hormone that can affect our daily life because it affects our sleep and our body rhythm.  Both seem important enough to me.  I like to feel balanced and happy.  The normal aging process can reduce melatonin levels in our bodies, starting as early as our thirties.  And diseases of aging are escalated in people with hormones that are not synchronized and functioning properly.

The anti-aging hormone, HGH, gets a bad rap when it is abused by athletes; however, it is the hormone that helps us look younger and feel younger.  It helps children grow, and levels significantly drop in our bodies when we are only in our twenties.  It provides many benefits to our bodies such as brain health, cardiovascular health, immune system health, aerobic health, and bone health.  When we are deficient in HGH, it shows up through thinning hair, skin and bones, decreased muscle strength, increased body fat, and heart and immune function are compromised.

Pregnenolone is a steroid hormone, and classified as a prohormone because it is a pre-cursor to a hormone and has minimal hormonal effects by itself.  However, it can have quite an effect with regard to fatigue and memory problems if not functioning properly in the body.  This is another substance affected by aging, and sooner than you think.  The supply starts to decline in our thirties, and when it does, the amount available to make other hormones also decreases.

The mother hormone, DHEA, is one of the most abundant in the body and yet still declines with age leaving 70 year olds with only 10% of what they had as 20 year olds.  Diseases of aging, especially heart disease, Alzheimer’s, and cancer, impact levels of DHEA in our bodies.  Many body processes are affected by DHEA, with unbalanced levels resulting in problems with weight, muscle mass, bones, memory, cholesterol, immune system, and more.

Hormones are chemicals in the bodies that are released by cells and affect other cells in the body.  Because the body processes are so inter-related, when a hormone is not balanced, or not functioning properly, it can be like a ripple effect to each other.  The functions of hormones are very complex and it is not in the scope of this article to be technical, only to discuss how they can make our bodies scream for help.

Learning more about hormones made me realize the importance of doing what we can to keep our hormones balanced so we avoid as much of the hormone craziness as we can.  The aging connection where hormones can accelerate aging is one that we can impact because we have anti-aging choices that help us keep our bodies younger and fight the diseases of aging.

It is up to us as individuals to take charge of our own good health.  We can ‘feel’ if there is something not right happening inside of us.  We deserve to feel good every day.  When that’s not happening, we need to be asking:  why?  We need to find answers.  My personal choice is to look for natural solutions to balance hormones if something is not life threatening and needing meds to survive.  Natural nutrition can work on the underlying cause of the problem, not just help with symptoms. Plus there are side ‘benefits’ with natural products, not side effects.

Feel free to contact me and we can talk further.

Infrared saunas may provide health benefit solutions for people seeking help with pain relief, weight loss, toxins in their body and even stress.

Chronic pain affects many folks and their quality of life.  I had an experience with pain myself this week when I got a stiff neck which I managed to make worse instead of better.  The muscle spasms that resulted in the neck and head area were almost unbearable.  I can’t imagine living with chronic pain and understand that seeking relief would have to be a priority.  Pain can come from any of the following:  muscle spasms, achy or stiff joints, certain health conditions like fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis.  If heat is a solution to the pain that you suffer from, infrared energy penetrates deep into the muscle.

Toxins are a part of our world.  The EPA has stated that indoor air can actually be more harmful to humans than outdoor air.  There are thousands of toxins and chemicals that we are exposed to daily.  Toxins are responsible for all kinds of health issues from asthma, allergy and other respiratory conditions to more serious diseases including cancer.  Infrared technology’s deep penetration may remove toxins that are stored in our fat cells.

Obesity and overweight have been on the rise in the United States and many other parts of the world as well.  The diet industry, and options for weight loss, are huge and yet weight problems continue to grow.  Sauna users may burn calories, produce sweat, and rid their bodies of cellulite while receiving other healthy benefits at the same time.

Stress is part of life in 2009.  Everywhere we look, people are rushed, overworked, and worried.  Our lifestyles are very busy and for many this means that there is not enough time to relax and take care of ourselves the way we should.  Far infrared sauna rays may help us feel better by increasing circulation in our bodies which in turn loosens our muscles that might be tight or stiff, and releasing natural chemicals in our bodies that are responsible for relaxing and overall well-being.