Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Something New in the World of Weight Loss

Something New in the World of Weight Loss

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Have you tried so many weight loss programs that you are way too familiar with the terms like body fat and calories? Does the quote “I went on a 2 week diet and all I lost was 14 days!” apply to you? Have you gained back the weight that you once lost? Maybe you are looking for a weight loss solution that will work for you? Something that becomes a way of life?
Some people have luck. The rest of us need a plan. You can’t just hope your way to health. Nothing worthwhile comes easily or haphazardly. You may have not had the success that you wanted with other weight loss programs.
Your plan may start with something small. Do you have a worst meal of the day? Maybe it’s the breakfast that you don’t eat? Maybe it’s the quick bite to eat at a local fast-food restaurant because the lunch you brought from home doesn’t look very appetizing? Replace your worst meal each day with a meal replacement drink. These mixes offer protein, fiber and amazing nutrition in a variety of tastes.
Eating right is only part of the weight loss journey. It’s also important to increase your physical activity. This may mean walking up a flight of stairs at work to use the restroom or lifting weights while you watch your favorite show.
When you are trying to go from fat to firm, it is important to have a weight loss support group. You need someone to celebrate with – someone who is reaching for the same goal you are reaching for.  The American Psychological Association states “Psychological research has found that a group approach [to weight loss] helps, at least in the short-term. It’s easier to stick with a weight loss plan when you have support, can share tips on diet and exercise and have an exercise buddy.”
In March 2014, Nature’s Sunshine launched IN.FORM. It is truly a different kind of weight-loss program. The IN.FORM program looks at all of the aspects of losing weight and keeping it off, including eating right and exercise, but it also includes the social support that is missing in so many programs. It’s a holistic, 13-week, program that brings together group support, accountability and health education into a series of fun, highly-informative, weekly classes that include biotracker analysis and delicious protein shakes. With IN.FORM, you become part of a community that is there is support you, not hinder your progress. You’ll be recognized when you make progress and meet your goals!
NSP’s IN.FORM is a thirteen week program that will change your life. Here’s what you’ll learn about week by week:
Week 1: Program Overview
Week 2: Let’s Get to the Point: What’s Your Reason for Burning Fat and Being Fit?
Week 3: Lose Weight by Losing Toxicity
Week 4: The Good, Bad & Ugly of Weight Loss
Week 5: Mastering Your Food Environment
Week 6: What do my Cravings say About Me?
Week 7: Are Your Thoughts Making You Fat?
Week 8: Dealing With Stress
Week 9: Glandular Health, Wealth and Wisdom
Week 10: Let’s Get a Move On
Week 11: The Importance of Social Networks
Week 12: Mindfulness Eating
Week 13: Keeping Your Change Alive
Nature’s Sunshine Products has been in the health industry since the 1970s. Gene and Kristine Hughes became herbal pioneers, planting the seeds that became Nature’s Sunshine. Plagued with a nagging stomach condition, Gene started taking cayenne pepper at the suggestion of a friend. While the herb provided relief, it was difficult to ingest cayenne pepper by the spoonful. His wife, Kristine, suggested putting the powder into capsules. It was a revolutionary idea—delivering the benefits of herbs through encapsulation. Since becoming the first company to encapsulate herbs in 1972, Nature’s Sunshine has grown from a small, family-owned business to one of the leading health and wellness companies in the world.

Monday, February 9, 2015

New York Attorney General Targets Supplements at Major Retailers

This is why you should only use quality herbs and supplements just because it in a bottle and sold in a store doesn't mean its top quality!! Natures Sunshine only uses the active part of the plant no stems, no leaves. Only the active part of the plant and is tested over 600 times before it is sold to the public.

New York Attorney General Targets Supplements at Major Retailers

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Health supplements on display at Walgreens in Times Square in Manhattan.Credit Yana Paskova for The New York Times
The New York State attorney general’s office accused four major retailers on Monday of selling fraudulent and potentially dangerous herbal supplements and demanded that they remove the products from their shelves.
The authorities said they had conducted tests on top-selling store brands of herbal supplements at four national retailers — GNC, Target, Walgreens and Walmart — and found that four out of five of the products did not contain any of the herbs on their labels. The tests showed that pills labeled medicinal herbs often contained little more than cheap fillers like powdered rice, asparagus and houseplants, and in some cases substances that could be dangerous to those with allergies.
The investigation came as a welcome surprise to health experts who have long complained about the quality and safety of dietary supplements, which are exempt from the strict regulatory oversight applied to prescription drugs.
The Food and Drug Administration has targeted individual supplements found to contain dangerous ingredients. But the announcement Monday was the first time that a law enforcement agency had threatened the biggest retail and drugstore chains with legal action for selling what it said were deliberately misleading herbal products.
Among the attorney general’s findings was a popular store brand of ginseng pills at Walgreens, promoted for “physical endurance and vitality,” that contained only powdered garlic and rice. At Walmart, the authorities found that its ginkgo biloba, a Chinese plant promoted as a memory enhancer, contained little more than powdered radish, houseplants and wheat — despite a claim on the label that the product was wheat- and gluten-free.
Three out of six herbal products at Target — ginkgo biloba, St. John’s wort and valerian root, a sleep aid — tested negative for the herbs on their labels. But they did contain powdered rice, beans, peas and wild carrots. And at GNC, the agency said, it found pills with unlisted ingredients used as fillers, like powdered legumes, the class of plants that includes peanuts and soybeans, a hazard for people with allergies.
The attorney general sent the four retailers cease-and-desist letters on Monday and demanded that they explain what procedures they use to verify the ingredients in their supplements.

Nature’s Sunshine Products Stands Behind its 42-Year Commitment to Quality

Nature’s Sunshine Products Stands Behind its 42-Year Commitment to Quality

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Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (“NSP”), one of the world’s foremost manufacturers and distributors of premium quality health supplements in the natural health and wellness markets, proudly stands behind its 42-year legacy of quality manufacturing and product excellence.
A plethora of health supplement vendors sell products in today’s marketplace, but how do consumers really know what they are getting? Even in the regulated natural supplement industry, consumers can still find a vast spectrum of product quality. Fortunately, a few companies still thrive on being and providing the very best.
NSP invests millions of dollars annually into Quality Assurance and Quality Control, which covers domestic and international vendor audits, cutting-edge equipment, qualified personnel, testing methods and lab materials, documentation review and more. “It’s a great deal of money,” says Gregory L. Probert, NSP Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “But our reputation is worth every dollar we spend and every minute we take to make sure we offer our members the highest quality health supplements available.”
Nature’s Sunshine has built a reputation for having the highest quality in the industry by consistently investing the time and resources to ensure that what’s on the label is what’s in the bottle. This starts with sourcing raw materials from trusted and verified vendors. Prior to using a vendor’s materials, NSP scientists visit their facilities and conduct lengthy audits to ensure they are harvesting and processing plant material to Nature’s Sunshine’s high standards. This can include observing an actual harvest to ensure sustainability where necessary, touring offices and production space, viewing pertinent internal documents and even taking the time to inspect the facilities’ sanitation procedures. No stone goes unturned in Nature’s Sunshine’s pursuit of quality.
Superior quality also includes the manufacturing of Nature’s Sunshine’s own products in its state-of-the-art, climate controlled, 200,000 square-foot facility in Spanish Fork, Utah. NSP scientists use High Performance Liquid Chromatography, infra-red analysis, Thin Layer Chromatography, Gas Chromatography, Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry and other scientific methods and equipment to test raw materials—and finished products—to verify correct plant species and parts are present.
NSP quality experts conduct a battery of tests to check for possible contaminants, including heavy metals, dirt or other impurities, yeast, mold, bacteria, pesticides, herbicides, 2 radiation, etc. Analytical assays are used to verify vitamin and mineral content claims. All told, NSP has at its disposal over 600 different quality and purity tests it can use for materials and finished products in addition to the advanced analytical equipment and science experts to perform the job well.
“Going to these great lengths as we manufacture and warehouse our own products sets us apart from most other companies,” said Lynda Hammons, NSP Vice President of Global Quality and Regulatory Affairs. “I can’t speak for companies that out-source their manufacturing, but I feel very confident about our products because we are right here observing and testing them EVERY step of the way.”
Throughout product development, manufacturing and finished product testing, NSP adheres to stringent quality standards known throughout the industry as Good Manufacturing Practices or GMPs. Additionally, in the Methods Lab, NSP boasts four PhDs who have developed some of their own methods for testing active constituents in natural materials. Many of these have been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Of course, NSP shares these new, accurate testing methods with vendors on these occasions, in the hope that everyone working together can continue to improve quality throughout the industry.
Nature’s Sunshine is proud to have received certification from various independent organizations that revere quality. These include prestigious approval from the Australia Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), which is needed before a company may sell herbal products in Australia. NSP also holds certifications from the National Sanitation Foundation International (NSF), the International Aloe Science Council and Brunswick Laboratories of Southborough, Mass. In 2013,Nature’s Sunshine was also selected as one of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies by Forbes magazine, and was one of just four companies in the entire “pharmaceuticals” category to be so singled out.
Its 42-year legacy of quality, service and integrity has made Nature’s Sunshine a veritable benchmark in the health supplement industry. The Company remains completely committed to excellence in development, manufacturing, quality control and customer satisfaction as it offers safe, efficacious and innovative choices to people seeking wellness.
About Nature’s Sunshine Products
Nature’s Sunshine Products (NASDAQ:NATR), a leading natural health and wellness company, markets and distributes nutritional and personal care products through a global direct sales force of over 670,000 Independent Managers, Distributors and customers in more than 40 countries. NSP manufactures most of its products through its own state-ofthe-art facility to ensure its products continue to set the standard for the highest quality, safety and efficacy on the market today. The Company has three reportable business segments that are divided based on the characteristics of their Distributor base, similarities in compensation plans, as well as the internal organization of NSP’s officers and their responsibilities (NSP Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe; NSP Russia, Central and Eastern Europe; and Synergy WorldWide). The Company also supports health and wellness for children around the world through its partnership with the Sunshine Heroes Foundation. 3 Additional information about the Company can be obtained at its website

Sunday, February 8, 2015

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Friday, February 6, 2015

PRINCESS CRUISES 50TH ANNIVERSARY SALE

PRINCESS CRUISES 50TH ANNIVERSARY SALE 

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Liver Cleansing Basics

Liver Cleansing Basics

Liver functions relate to digestion, metabolism, immunity, and the storage of nutrients.  It detoxifies the body and helps with digestion, so the liver is working hard, and it sometimes gets overburdened.
For digestion it produces bile, which makes fats easier for the body to digest.  For metabolism it supports the cells of the body by helping with metabolic processing of things like fats, amino acids, and glucose. The liver stores many essential nutrients and vitamins the body needs in order to provide a constant supply to body tissues.
Basically the liver is key to many aspects of our health, so you need to ask yourself, “Does it need a cleanse?”
If you experience the following signs, you may need to think about doing a liver cleanse:
  1. Occasional bloating
  2. Occasional abdominal discomfort
  3. If your gallbladder has been removed
  4. If you occasionally perspire excessively or overheat easily
  5. If you have itchy or blotchy skin
  6. Occasional fatigue
  7. Consume a high carbohydrate diet
  8. Consume a high percentage of processed or high-sugar foods
  9. Frequently use chemical products on your skin
  10. Exposure to high levels of toxins
So how do you support your body’s detoxification process?
Start by cutting out things like processed and sugary foods, alcohol, carbohydrates, and chemicals.
Consult with a physician, and try a natural detox of consuming whole foods, or try a supplemental detox. According tohttp://nourishholisticnutrition.com/ten-signals-your-liver-is-telling-you-you-need-to-detox/, when detoxifying, 30-40% of your daily consumption should be raw fruits and vegetables, as they can help digestion with their live enzymes and the vitamins and nutrients they contain. You can also eat naturally fermented foods like sauerkraut, cultured vegetables, yogurt, and kefir.
Your goal should be to help your body naturally detoxify by fueling it with the proper foods. But if you need additional support, a cleanse can be very effective.
After cleansing, support liver health through herbs and nutrients such as Vitamins B, C, and E, beta carotene, and amino acids. A healthy liver supports proper digestion and it can help with overall health.

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