I’m tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That’s deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas?
~ Jean Kerr

Beautiful outside, beautiful inside?
Who doesn’t want beautiful looking skin – especially as we age? Our outside layer of skin often reflects the health of our internal organs, as we discussed in the Weekly Wellness Report on “Liver Spots.” For instance, skin hydration relies on glucosamine just as joint hydration does. So, dry skin likely means dry joints. Skin that is easily torn and damaged indicates rapid aging of our circulatory system. And skin that is easily burned by the sun may indicate that our antioxidant reserve is low. This could also mean that other tissues relying on antioxidants for protection may also be at risk.

So, our skin can be a good indicator of our inside health.

Nourishing from the inside-out…
As we age our skin is likely to get wrinkled and blotchy. It may start to get pigment spots and become easily injured. There are many products and procedures we can use to help our skin from the outside in and these are important. But much more important is nourishing our skin from the inside out.

Our skin has a base of healthy fats. Most of the external emollients we use on our skin are some form of fat. However, our human bodies are not designed to take in fats very efficiently through the skin. One of the best ways to help give our skin a healthy base is to take OmegaPrime essential fatty acids. Two a day is good, but for skin health, even more is better! Other good sources of essential fatty acids include salmon, tuna, leafy greens, walnuts and tofu.

Like our joints, skin contains collagen. So, the same things that help form collagen in the joints also help form it in the skin. This includes such things as glucosamine and hyaluronic acid pure collagen supplements. Hyaluronic acid forms chains in our skin like rebar reinforcements in concrete. These regularly spaced hyaluronic acid proteins collect glucosamine molecules. Glucosamine unit acts like the negative poles of a magnet. When they meet another glucosamine unit they repel each other and push apart. This creates a vacuum and sucks in water, minerals, vitamins and antioxidants.

OptimaFlex is designed to specifically feed this collagen cycle. As OptimaFlex creates healthy collagen links, nutrients and water are needed to fill the space between the “rebar.” OptimaFlex has some antioxidants, but more will be needed for healthy skin. NutraFruits is an excellent blend of ingredients to help build antioxidant reserve needed for good skin health. And if we are under severe stress, Adaptogen 10 Plus would be another great antioxidant source. You can also get antioxidants by eating a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Nourishing from the outside-in…
There is an immense industry that provides cleansers, peels and emollients for the outside of our skin. But remember, use of skin treatments is important only after we have been nourished from the inside. For women, this means your skin will have beauty long after the makeup has been removed. Try this simple cleanse to exfoliate your skin while you protect it:

TriVita’s Non-Acidic Vitamin C Crystals are perfect for your weekly beautiful skin routine. To make a natural deep moisturizer treatment and skin exfoliant, add 1/4 teaspoon of the Vitamin C Crystals to your daily skin moisturizer and mix thoroughly. Liberally apply the cream to your face and neck, massaging gently. Leave on for 10 minutes. Wash off completely with warm water; follow with a splash of cold water to close your pores. Afterward, your skin should have a lovely glow.

Vitamin E also greatly benefits the skin as a topical antioxidant. Simply pierce a Vitamin E soft gel and apply the Vitamin E directly to the skin. The longer you leave Vitamin E on your skin, the more protection it offers.

What about sunscreen?
The discussion about sunscreen is full of rhetoric almost as hot as the sun itself. The first thing I say about using sunscreen is that it is completely up to you: It’s your choice! I can also point out that for thousands of years people have lived outdoors without serious risk from sun exposure. The increase in skin cancer risk came about as a “perfect storm” of severely polluted air, a low antioxidant/nutrient diet and the 40-year tanning craze following World War II.

The truth is that more people die from cancer related to Vitamin D deficiency than from skin cancer caused by sunburn. As we have advised in the sun health Weekly Wellness Report, get some morning and evening sunshine for good health, never get a sunburn and keep your skin covered when you are exposed to midday sun. Beyond these recommendations, do what seems reasonable to you.

Total health
The health of our skin can tell us much about the health of our entire body. We naturally desire that “healthy glow” and beautiful skin. And that makes sense, doesn’t it? We have a readily available, built-in gauge to assess our internal health: our skin. All we have to do is learn to look at it and be receptive to the message it’s giving us!

Take Control of Your Health

* Eat healthy fats and take OmegaPrime to form a solid foundation
* Take OptimaFlex for healthy collagen
* Drink plenty of water
* Eat an antioxidant-rich diet
* Take a specific antioxidant, such as
Adaptogen 10 Plus or NutraFruits
* Use topical antioxidants frequently
* Get appropriate sunshine – never burn!
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We live in a toxic world. Each year in the United States alone we introduce six billion pounds of pollution into our environment. And that is only the amount of chemicals reported to the EPA. Each of these chemicals has now found its way into our air, our streams, our drinking water and our food chain.

Of course, every chemical is not necessarily harmful. Many break down in a very short time. However, others remain for long periods of time in our environment. A recent news report detailed the wide array of drugs – from pain killers and birth control pills to antibiotics – that are contaminating the water supply of most US cities. It’s no wonder many of us are feeling a little toxic these days.

The detoxification process
When a toxin enters your body a special family of enzymes goes into action. These are called cytochrome P450 enzymes or “CYP.” The toxin is an abrasive tangle of sharp edges like a ball of steel wool. It must be unfolded by the CYP enzyme and ironed out so it is completely exposed. Then your liver saturates the entire surface of this unfolded toxin with antioxidants. Once the toxin is saturated, the CYP enzyme turns the steel wool into a water soluble jelly.

Toxins that are completely broken down will be excreted as harmless waste through your breath, colon, urine, skin and mucous membranes.

Every stage of this detoxification process requires nutrients. If a vitamin or mineral is missing at the critical moment it is needed, the detoxification will be incomplete – and this can lead to serious problems. Some of these abrasive toxins can escape into your bloodstream and damage your brain and body.

When these poisons are excreted before they are completely broken down, your organs of excretion become vulnerable to damage. This is one reason why we have seen an increase in problems related to the intestines, kidneys, lungs and skin. These are all organs designed to eliminate contamination. Can you imagine the damage that could be caused trying to force steel wool through these delicate tissues?

Avoiding damage from toxins
Much of the tissue damage that is caused by toxins can be avoided through two techniques I call isolation and insulation.

Isolation
Isolation is an easy concept. It means that you reduce your total toxic load by consciously avoiding toxins. We can isolate ourselves from many common poisons with just a few simple techniques. First, make an inventory of the toxins you store in your home: bathroom and kitchen cleaning supplies, lawn care chemicals, automobile-related solvents, etc. Isolate yourself from these contaminants by switching to low-toxin alternatives. When this is not practical, isolate yourself from these toxins by removing them from your home and using them only while wearing appropriate protection and with good ventilation.

Insulation
Insulation means that you have all the nutrients you need for detoxification in your body all of the time. This insulates you from many toxins and reduces the possible damage they can do. The Healthy Aging Pack includes the basic nutrients for detoxification including antioxidants. Antioxidants are critical to detoxification and Vitamin C is one of the absolute best antioxidants. Use the Vitamin C flush to calibrate how much Vitamin C your body can use in its effort to fend off contamination.

Spread your daily intake of Vitamin C throughout the day. Take a broad-spectrum antioxidant along with Vitamin C. Adaptogen 10 Plus and NutraFruits are good broad-spectrum antioxidants. Both of these are made from whole concentrates of super foods – special foods with known high antioxidant activity.

You’ll find another family of special detoxification nutrients in HCY Guard. We usually talk about homocysteine when we discuss HCY Guard and in fact, elevated homocysteine is quite toxic. However, HCY Guard does more than just lower homocysteine levels. The same cycle that controls homocysteine also protects us from heavy metal contaminants like mercury and lead.

No end in sight
The problems of environmental pollution will only get worse. As we do what we can to isolate and eliminate toxin contamination from our air, food and water we must also do what we can to insulate ourselves against the toxins we face today. Keep a full complement of nutrients on board and in your body at all times. This is the only defense we have against a toxic world.

Take Control of Your Health

* Isolate yourself from toxins:
o Use “eco-friendly” household chemicals
o Use organic lawn care
o Select certified organic foods
o Use air and water filtration systems
* Insulate yourself from toxins:
o Eat a rainbow of colorful fruits and vegetables
o Supplement with antioxidants
o Determine the maximum amount of Vitamin C you may take daily with the Vitamin C flush
o Take a multiple vitamin daily
o Take an Omega Essential Fatty Acids supplement
o Use HCY Guard to help excrete toxic metal

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I receive more questions about the unpleasant symptoms associated with menopause than perhaps any other condition. Usually, the concerns are about how to stop the symptoms (for example, hot flashes) rather than why they occur in the first place. In this Weekly Wellness Report we will discuss some of the more uncomfortable symptoms of abnormal menopause and what they mean. Hopefully, we can map out a strategy that will help reduce symptoms for you as well as your friends.

What does your score mean?
Add up the points you scored in each section. If your scores total:
0-8: This hormone is probably not an issue for you.
9-18: This hormone could be causing symptoms for you.
19-25: This hormone is likely at the heart of your symptoms.

Note: See your health care provider to have your hormones tested.

Hormone basics
You may experience adverse reactions when estrogen, progesterone and testosterone levels are unbalanced. However, these three hormones don’t represent the whole “picture.” In fact, they represent broad categories of hormones that may encompass hundreds of other hormones. Also, they interact in such a way that a relative excess in one hormone may make another hormone seem deficient even though blood tests say it is “normal.”

Estrogen, progesterone and testosterone are examples of trophic hormones. They are made of the same substance: cholesterol. If your body is unable to convert cholesterol into these hormones you may see your blood levels of cholesterol rise. You can bring your cholesterol down and your low hormones up by helping convert cholesterol to trophic hormones. This is all part of balancing hormones. You will find that your symptoms improve as your hormones become balanced.

Balancing hormones
Make them, use them and detoxify them. This is the cycle of balanced hormones: We make good hormones from good fats. Leanology shakes contain over 1,200 milligrams of Omega-3 fats for building healthy estrogens. OmegaPrime contains Omega-3 fats as well. OmegaPrime also contains evening primrose oil to help convert cholesterol to any of these hormones that may be too low. While one or two Leanology shakes may provide enough Omega-3, you may find that you need more OmegaPrime soft gels every day to help properly convert cholesterol into trophic hormones.

Balanced Woman and Vitamin E can help direct the hormones to the proper hormone receptors. Once there, Balanced Woman and Vitamin E help the hormones complete their work: the job of all hormones is to build up the body and mind.

Finally, the hormones must be excreted from your body to prevent them from building up to harmful levels. Vitamin E and Balanced Woman work with OmegaPrime and Leanology shakes to help make, use and detoxify imbalanced hormones.

The vast majority of women using these supplements achieve balanced hormones in just a few months. Over half of these women find substantial symptom relief in their first month using this approach.

One final note: imbalanced hormones can cause uncomfortable symptoms, which creates stress. Stress all by itself creates hormone imbalances. Add the insult of a harmful chemical world to the daily traumas, nutrient deficiencies and stresses from inside and outside our bodies and we have a recipe for disaster. The 10 Essentials of Health and Wellness replenish your reserves through nutrients and nurturing. Embrace the 10 Essentials and practice them daily for a healthy mind, body and spirit.

Take Control of Your Health

* If you experience signs of hormone imbalance
o See your health care provider
o Increase your rest
o Increase your exercise (aerobic and resistance)
o Increase consumption of vegetables and legumes

* Make hormones from healthy fats
o Leanology shakes for Omega-3 (1 or 2 shakes daily)
o OmegaPrime to convert fats to hormones (2 or more daily)

* Use hormones with targeted nutrition
o Balanced Woman for hormone function (2 to 6 capsules daily)
o Vitamin E helps protect hormones from inflammation (1 daily)

* Excrete hormones to prevent toxicity
o Balanced Woman contains branched chain amino acids for detoxification

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The inside scoop on calories and fats
Do you know what a calorie is? It’s a measurement of energy. More specifically, it’s the amount of potential energy stored in any food we eat. Generally speaking, both protein and carbohydrate foods each contain about four calories per gram. Fats, in comparison, have more than twice the calories and twice the potential energy per gram (note: 28.3 grams=1 ounce). So for long-term energy and stamina, think fats!

Small snacks with powerhouse fats
o English walnuts – It takes about 100 calories of energy for me to walk a mile, and about 130 calories to run one mile. A one-ounce serving of English walnuts (about 7 pieces) provides 180 calories of energy – that’s enough fat energy for me to walk nearly two miles or to run 1¼ miles! Plus, walnuts are very high in Omega-3 fats.
o Avocado – It takes about 250 calories of energy for me to ride a stationary bicycle for 30 minutes (average speed 10 mph). That’s about the amount of energy in a small avocado, a very delicious fruit containing high levels of beneficial fats.
o Green olives – It takes about 140 calories for me to swim 20 laps in the pool. That’s about the same amount of energy found in a small serving of green olives (my favorites!). The olive oil is beneficial for your heart and brain, as well as serving as a natural antibiotic. It is one of the most healthful oils for your body and like other sources of fat, it’s filled with lots of potential energy.

Calories in, calories out
For any single day, whenever you don’t use up all the food energy you consume, the excess energy is stored in fat cells as triglycerides. In other words, you gain fat. Conversely, whenever you use up more energy in a day than you consume, that deficit will likely be taken from fat stored in fat cells (the exception to this is when you are under severe stress). Here, you’ll lose fat, which is a very good thing for most North Americans.

The good, the bad and the ugly
Fats contain more than twice as much potential energy as protein and carbohydrates. For instance, Omega-3 fats are absolutely vital for your brain and heart - so much so that a neurologist said that “Omega-3 is to the brain what calcium is to the bones.” Some sound advice: eat small portions of good fats every day and eat more fat when you need more energy – for instance, on a long hike.

Certain good fats are not found in the diets of people in developed countries. Or, at the very least, they are not eaten with the same regularity as they were in past times. If we do not have enough good fats in our diet, our health will suffer in many ways. The internal organs and hormones made up from these fats will not function correctly. Our brain will literally shrink without good fats. We will have blood sugar and hormone imbalances. We may even have a heart attack without enough good fats. Therefore, it’s important that we select a good balance of fats in our diet and also include a high quality, Omega essential fatty acid supplement. Omega-3 supplements are perhaps the most important supplement we can take.

Some fats are inherently bad. No matter what foods they’re found in they are always bad for you. Both trans-fats and hydrogenated fats fall into this category. Never eat them. Fortunately, neither of these fats occur in nature. So, as long as you are eating whole foods that have not been processed or over-cooked, you are unlikely to be poisoned by these bad fats.

Finally, as with all foods, you can over-consume even the good fats – it’s like getting too much of a good thing. This is the ugly side of dietary fats. High fat foods provide a lot of energy. If you do not plan to burn off that energy, be sure to eat very little of these foods. Otherwise, unused stores of excess energy will appear in ugly places!

Take Control of Your Health

* Eat good fats
o Mono- and poly-unsaturated oils (e.g., olive and sesame)
o Nuts – be sure they are not rancid (spoiled)
o Fish – salmon, halibut, tuna and other cold-water fish
o Olives – a whole food source of olive oil and Vitamin E
o Avocado – nutritious and filled with antioxidants
* Avoid bad fats
o Trans-fats
o Hydrogenated fats
o Saturated fats: a little is OK but never more than 20% Daily Value
o Any amount of fat consumed above your energy requirements for the day
* Build a solid foundation of nutrition
o An Omega EFA supplement
o A multiple vitamin / mineral
o Antioxidants
o Vitamin B-12

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What is pain?
Pain is a message that something is wrong. It is the transmission of a specific type of impulse from the body site of an injury to the spine, then from the spine to the brain. Depending on the cause of the impulse, the signal may feel like a sharp or dull pain. You may also feel unusually hot or cold.

Nerve pain
There is one kind of pain that does not follow this site-to-spine-to-brain path. It is nerve pain. Remember, pain is not felt at the site of injury. Instead, stimulation at the body’s injury site is interpreted by your brain as pain. Sometimes your brain interprets pain from a body site when there is no injury. This kind of pain is called “neurogenic,” meaning it originates from your nerves themselves. In other words, even though there is no injury to the body site served by the nerve, it feels like there is an injury. It can be likened to a serious misunderstanding between your body and your brain; normal conversations along your nerves are being interpreted as insults by your brain.

Diabetic neuropathy nerve pain
One of the most common conditions to cause this type of miscommunication is diabetic neuropathy (DN). As the incidence of diabetes increases worldwide, DN increases as well. It begins when a perfect storm of toxic levels of blood sugar, severe nutrient deficiency (especially Vitamin B-12) and life-stress combine to create nerve damage. Actually, DN damage is visible under a microscope. Small craters (like potholes in the road) form in the nerve and begin to send out distress signals. And, since the nerve is like a “two-way street,” the signal goes up to the spine and brain and, at the same time, down to ends of the fingers or toes (or any other nerve ending).

To promote healing in DN-damaged nerves you must treat the root causes. First, stabilize your blood sugar, reduce your stress and improve nutrition with the specific nutrients needed to help combat DN.

Two other forms of nerve pain
Other forms of nerve pain can come from either infection (such as shingles) or nerve strangulation (such as trigeminal nerve pain). The same procedure for promoting healing also holds true with these conditions: Remove the irritant, reduce stress on the nerve and restore the proper nutrition.

* Shingles – In the case of shingles, removing the irritant means neutralizing the virus. Many modern drugs can be useful here. Proteolytic enzymes can also be very useful with or without anti-viral medications (however, the greatest benefit seems to occur when both remedies are used together). Restoring nutrients that heal the nerves should begin immediately. Also, remember, stress often triggers shingles. Use adaptogens to build a bulwark against stress and practice the Ten Essentials to maximize your body’s reserves.

* Trigeminal neuralgia – This requires a similar approach. However, it is more often caused by a physical strangulation of the nerve and less frequently caused by an infection. This means that any remedy for trigeminal nerve pain should include physical manipulation of the cranial bones. Many Osteopathic physicians, Chiropractors and even some massage therapists are trained in cranial manipulation. Added to proper nutrition and stress management, most nerve pain can be quieted and you can find needed relief.

Improving nerve pain
There are many, many different conditions that cause nerve pain. The examples above show that three basic steps are needed in all conditions causing nerve pain:

1. Remove the underlying cause (such as toxic sugar, virus infection or nerve strangulation)
2. Restore proper nutrition
3. Reduce stress

With these steps, most nerve/brain “misunderstandings” can be ironed out and nerve pain improved.

Take Control of Your Health

* Address the cause
o Stabilize blood sugar
o Neutralize viruses
o Set trapped nerves free
* Restore proper nutrition
o Nerve Formula to nourish nerves
o GlucoBalance to help stabilize blood sugar
o Digestive Complex to neutralize nerve viruses
o Proper manipulation to open nerve pathways
* Reduce stress
o Adaptogen 10 Plus for stress defense
o Deep breathing, peaceful sleep and other Essentials for optimum health

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Do you know that we all need cholesterol in order to live a healthy life? Cholesterol is needed by every cell to function properly. However, if you have too much or too little, it can adversely affect your health.

Low Cholesterol
People with very low levels of cholesterol can experience many serious health conditions including intermittent Parkinson’s disease, hemorrhagic stroke, and anxiety disorders.

High Cholesterol
High cholesterol is associated with a high risk of heart attack, ischemic strokes caused by blood clots, Alzheimer’s disease, and many other devastating conditions. When inflammation combines with high cholesterol, it often leads to atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries.

Cholesterol & Hormone Health
Healthy cholesterol levels are associated with a healthy heart, brain, and hormones. Hormones? Yes! Most people do not know that healthy hormones are made from healthy cholesterol. In fact, symptoms of imbalanced hormones may be the first outward sign of impaired cholesterol metabolism.

Men may associate low hormone levels with prostate problems, hair loss, and sexual dysfunction. Other signs of poor cholesterol metabolism include irritability, insomnia, inability to concentrate and weight gain.

Women may associate hormone imbalance symptoms with hot flashes, night sweats and excessive facial hair. Yet many women – and their doctors – fail to recognize that foggy thinking, urinary urgency and headaches are symptoms of imbalanced hormones and impaired cholesterol metabolism.

Cholesterol is called a “proto-hormone,” which means it’s a foundation for building hormones. Hormones are messengers. They carry information and instructions to every cell in your body: your heart, brain, liver, and muscles – every cell receives instructions and communications carried by hormones. You need these hormones to be healthy. And you need cholesterol for healthy hormone balance.
Cholesterol for Good Health
Cholesterol is essential for life and good health. Be sure to have your cholesterol checked annually to ensure optimal cholesterol levels:

Take Control of Your Health
If your cholesterol levels are:

Too High:

* Increase your water intake to .5 ounces of water per pound of body weight.
* Target your sleep to average 7 ½ to 9 hours per night.
* Enthusiastically adhere to a healthier diet.
* Increase your exercise to burn fat. This includes both aerobic and resistance training. Consider taking fiber and “good” fats every day (fish oil, flax oil, etc.).

Too Low:

* For low cholesterol levels, many of the same recommendations are effective.
* You may also consider another source of “good” fats to make more cholesterol: GLA (gamma linolenic acid) found in Olive oil, Evening Primrose oil, and Perilla seed oil.
* Supplements containing the minerals Manganese and Zinc may also be helpful, as is the enzyme form of vitamin B-6 called pyridoxil-5-phosphate.

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When Michael Ellison and others founded TriVita in 1999, they insisted on an essential foundational value: our vitamin and nutrient supplements must be of pharmaceutical-grade quality – nothing less would do. As a result, all TriVita supplements had to meet the standards of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) or we would not even consider putting the TriVita name on them. This commitment ensures that you receive the safest and most effective supplements available.

We continue to maintain the highest quality standards, as you deserve no less.

It’s not just a vitamin, but a complete set of life-enhancing nutrients
Adhering to GMP standards is very important when working with complex vitamins. Let’s examine our flagship multiple vitamin, VitaDaily AM/PM. It contains seven classes of nutrients:

1. Vitamins – The word vitamin is a shortened form of the term “vital amine.” The best way to think of vital amines is that they drive action. If you want your immune system to fully defend you against skin cancer, you feed it vitamin A. If you want your immune system to protect you from the common cold, you feed it vitamin C. If you want your bone marrow to make healthy red blood cells, you feed vitamin B-12 to your bone marrow.

Vitamins drive action. We need vitamins because we are active in more ways than science can even understand!

2. Macro minerals – Minerals come from the earth. Human bodies are made up of the elements of the earth. So, macro minerals provide the foundation for the human form. We know that bones need calcium to be healthy. The energy molecule ATP is built on a foundation of magnesium. Even the delicate balance of fluid in your body is built on a mineral foundation – potassium.

3. Trace minerals – Trace minerals often serve as the foundation of enzymes. A good example of this is the trace mineral selenium. It is the foundation for the enzyme glutathione. Glutathione helps protect against cancer and slows the aging process.

4. Phytonutrients – We also include phytonutrients in AM/PM. “Phyto” means plant. So, phytonutrients are the known and unknown nutrients that are present in plants. Many of these phytonutrients are related to enzymes.

5. Enzymes – An enzyme is a complex combination of proteins, minerals, vitamins and other nutrient fractions that harmonize basic functions. Think of the way oil and vinegar seem to mix when you shake them up. Enzymes “shake up” the proteins, starches, fats and other ingredients in food.

6. Amino acids – Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Every cell in your body needs amino acids. They come in two classes: essential, meaning you must get them in your diet; and non-essential, meaning your body can make them.

7. Essential fatty acids – Essential fatty acids form the membrane around every cell. Just as a house needs walls, cells need membranes made from essential fatty acids.

These seven classes of nutrients fully mirror the organic foods that serve as a base for VitaDaily AM/PM.

Are they safe?
Imagine all of these nutrients combined together in one supplement. The question would be, “How can you be sure that none of them are contaminated?” Considering the epidemic of contaminated products on the market, this is certainly a very fair question. The answer is that we only use pharmaceutical-grade ingredients.

You see, until July 2008, a supplement manufacturer can purchase raw ingredients from anyone. That has led to trouble in the past; news stories have reported that the quality of vitamins and supplements could be suspect, or even contaminated.

TriVita, though, has never had those troubles. Because from our start, we made the decision to use only pharmaceutical-grade raw ingredients. This costs more money than choosing unregulated ingredients. But, our unwavering commitment has always been to provide the safest and most effective products for our community of TriVita Members.

This means that everything you purchase from TriVita will be the very best of its kind in the marketplace, no matter how simple or complex the product.
It’s a very important truth: better ingredients make better products. This should make you feel good about purchasing TriVita products: the gold standard of vitamins, nutrients and supplements for the entire industry.

Take Control of Your Health

* Take your multiple vitamin/mineral supplement daily
o TriVita’s VitaDaily AM/PM
o TriVita’s Daily Men or Daily Women
* Take your essential fatty acid supplement
o OmegaPrime
* Take your antioxidant supplement
o Super Antioxidant Complex
o Adaptogen 10 Plus
o VisionGuard
* Take your B-12!
o Original, Patented Sublingual
B-12, B-6 & Folic Acid
o HCY Guard
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Quick test: Find out in 10 seconds if you are “D”efficient
With your thumb, press on your sternum (breastbone). Is it tender or painful? Now, press on the tibia (shin bone) of both your legs. Are they sore or tender? If the answer is “yes” to both of these tests then there’s a 93 percent chance you’re deficient in Vitamin D. This is one of the most prevalent deficiencies in our culture.

What is Vitamin D and what does it do for us?
Vitamin D is both a hormone and a vitamin (vital amine). It’s a hormone because it’s created by the body when sunlight hits the skin. It also acts as a vitamin when it binds with calcium for proper absorption in the human body. Without enough Vitamin D, the body cannot absorb calcium or even mobilize essential fatty acids, such as Omega-3. It’s absolutely essential to have enough Vitamin D, yet many people don’t.

Signs of deficiency
The test above is one way of checking for low levels of Vitamin D. That’s because calcium is delivered to an area of the bones that is like a gelatin matrix. It’s this gelatin matrix that hardens into sturdy bone. But calcium can only be absorbed into this matrix when it is accompanied with enough Vitamin D. If there’s a Vitamin D deficiency, this matrix will revert back to gelatin near the surface of the bone, resulting in tenderness and bone pain.

This kind of bone pain can not only be seen in cases of osteomalacia (softening of the bones), but also in fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and even the pain associated with chronic depression.

Vitamin D deficiency can result in obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and psoriasis. Eventually, Vitamin D deficiency may lead to osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s disease and cancer, especially breast, prostate and colon.

Reasons for deficiency
The primary reasons why people become deficient in Vitamin D are cultural or environmental. For instance, in cultures where women are totally clothed, including veils, people are almost universally deficient in Vitamin D, as are submariners who spend extended time submerged. Neither group gets much direct sunlight. For North Americans, the primary reason for Vitamin D deficiency also includes a lack of exposure to sunlight and insufficient consumption of cold-water fish, such as wild salmon, mackerel and sardines. These are good food sources of Vitamin D as well as calcium and Omega-3 fatty acids.

Many foods have been supplemented with Vitamin D, but this has not resulted in an overall increase in Vitamin D levels. This is likely because some food and supplement manufacturers rely on an inexpensive form of synthetic Vitamin D called “ergocalciferol” – a form of Vitamin D-2. Food sources of Vitamin D and supplements such as TriVita’s Bone Builder and VitaCal-Mag D use Vitamin D-3 (cholecalciferol), which is the same form that your body makes from sunshine.

What to do?
If your bones are tender or if you have a low blood level of Vitamin D, the solution may be as simple as increasing your exposure to sunlight (see Is the Sun our Enemy? in the “Learn More” section of this report). Spend 20 minutes daily in the sun with 40 percent of your skin surface exposed. Morning sun is best, evening sun is acceptable, but in any case, never allow your skin to burn.

When supplementing with Vitamin D, always choose D-3
It is also good to remember that this is a “fat soluble” vitamin. That means that you can store the nutrient for many days. I will often suggest two capsules of TriVita’s Bone Builder or two tablets of VitaCal-Mag D to be taken at every meal. I suggest reducing the recommended dosage to one capsule or tablet per meal after six months if the tenderness has disappeared from the sternum and shin bones. It is good to get a blood test for appropriate blood levels of Vitamin D and use this as a factor to help you structure a supplement program.

Recommended Intake

Age Group (years)

Adequate Intake

Females

Males

1 - 50

200 IU

200 IU

51 - 70

400 IU

400 IU

70 +

600 IU

600 IU

You can also include Vitamin D-rich foods in your diet:

Food

Serving size

Vitamin D content (IU)

Cod liver oil

1 Tbs.

1,360

Salmon, cooked

3 ½ ounces

360

Mackerel, cooked

3 ½ ounces

345

Sardines, canned in oil

3 ½ ounces

270

Milk, Vitamin D-fortified

1 cup

98

Margarine, fortified

1 Tbs.

60

Liver, beef, cooked

3 ½ ounces

30

Egg

1 large

25

Eventually, health comes down to healthy habits practiced every day. Every day we should nourish our body and nurture our spirit for sustained health.
Take Control of Your Health
Spend time in the sun daily:

* 20 minutes in the morning sun (10 minutes morning and evening work also)
* Expose 40 percent of your skin surface to the sun
* Never allow your skin to burn!

Eat foods high in Vitamin D, or take Vitamin D supplements:

* Make sure to select D-3
* Spread the dose throughout the day
* Take Vitamin D supplements with food – especially foods high in Vitamin D

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Everyone creates energy. However, not everyone feels energetic.

Merely existing is not enough. Being energetic, feeling a zest for life – this is a much better way to live. It’s having the resources you need to accomplish whatever you want: to make your dreams come true, or for the smaller tasks of the day. Feeling energetic inspires optimism and healthy self-esteem. Feeling energetic makes you happy and gives you hope.

Real energy
Real energy is more than just a passing mood. It’s a complex series of biochemical and electrical processes. In order for you to feel energetic your body must carry out a long series of interactions, very much like a long line of dominoes falling over in the right sequence. Each transaction requires the energy from the previous domino, and donates energy to the next domino in line.

The first step in the production of energy is eating the basic nutrients: sugars, proteins and fats. Sugars provide a rapid but brief donation of energy. Proteins donate five times more energy than sugar. Fats donate eight times more! These three nutrients make up the basis for energy production and the basis for your future wellness. This makes the selection of your foods very important, so choose them well.The end result contributes to the way you feel and your ability to live the life of your dreams.

The nitrogen cycle
To make energy from protein we must first process it through the nitrogen cycle. You may remember that the air we breathe is about 78 percent nitrogen. Bacteria in the soil “fix” nitrogen into the earth to grow healthy plants (so does lightning). Fertilizers are mostly made of nitrogen. Without it, plants will not grow and humans cannot process protein. Nitrogen is a very important basic building block of life.

We get nitrogen from eating fruits and vegetables. We can also get it from whole-food supplements such as Adaptogen 10 Plus. In our bodies, nitrogen is stable as nitrate and active as nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is probably the most important source of energy for the heart, vascular system and immune system. Nitric oxide interacts with CoEnzyme Q-10 (CoQ-10) to produce energy inside each and every one of our bodies’ millions of cells. In fact, the death of each cell occurs because nitric oxide and CoQ-10 cannot balance the cell’s energy.

Protein and nitrogen needs
We need about 50 to 65 grams of protein each day (about 1/3 gram of protein per pound of body weight). However, we can only digest about 25 grams at a time (the amount that fills the palm of your hand). One reason for this is that we have only a limited reservoir of nitrogen. As mentioned, we get nitrogen from eating fruits and vegetables, but, like many important nutrients, we cannot store it. Since processing protein will use up large amounts of available nitrogen, we need to replace it by eating more fruits and vegetables. So, if we want energy from protein, we simply must eat our fruits and vegetables.

Nitrogen is also manufactured by bacteria in the human body. So, this is why probiotics and enzymes are needed - they also help convert protein into energy through the nitrogen cycle. TriVita’s Digestive Complex serves to encourage healthy bacteria in the gut for protein metabolism and increased energy.

The nitrogen danger
There is a dark side to protein metabolism that’s found in a particular form of nitrogen: ammonia. Excess ammonia may be formed in our body and brain if we eat protein but do not have enough nitrogen to complete the energy process. This is often seen in people who experience bloating or uncomfortable fullness after a healthy, protein-rich meal. It may also be seen in those who experience excessive fatigue after a meal.

The remedy is to encourage protein digestion with probiotics (as found in Digestive Complex). We can also eat extra servings of fruit and vegetables. Plus, supplements can provide a lot of help. I would suggest one serving of Adaptogen 10 Plus and CoQ-10 at each meal until the fatigue is erased and vibrant energy replaces it!

Take Control of Your Health

* Eat enough high-quality protein every day
o One-third of your body weight in grams daily
o Never more than 25 grams per meal
* Eat enough nitrogen (fruits and vegetables) every day
o 5 servings for children
o 7 servings for women
o 9 servings for men
o Adaptogen 10 Plus as a supplement
* Encourage healthy bacteria
o Eat fermented foods such as yogurt, olives, kimchee, sauerkraut, pickles and pickled mushrooms
o Take probiotics

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There is much talk within the medical community about the nature of addiction. Is it a disease and, if so, does it have genetic roots? Is addiction strictly physical or are there psychological and moral dimensions to it? The answers to these questions depend to a large extent upon who you ask.

The cause and effects of addiction
In nearly all of the Weekly Wellness Reports, I strive to uncover and explain the root causes of disorders and address them at this base level for truly effective relief. Because there are so many opposing views of addiction, let’s start by discussing changes in behavior and chemical changes in the brain and body.

All addictions have certain things in common:

* They become the focus of a person’s attention
* They interfere with stewardship of health, time and resources
* They elicit a pleasure response in the brain that tends to escalate over time. This means the addict needs larger doses just to get the same effect. As time progresses, the brain simply does not give the same pleasure response to the addiction as it did in the beginning. When this happens, a person may continue the addictive behavior not necessarily to get pleasure, but just to avoid the pain of withdrawal.

Some common addictions that fit this model include drugs (prescribed or recreational), tobacco, alcohol, sugar and foods in general. But substances aren’t the only addictions. Behaviors can also fit the addiction model.

For instance, work can become an addiction. So can procrastination, anger, exercise, stress, video games and text messaging! Virtually anything can become an addiction if it becomes the focus of a person’s attention, interferes with daily life and becomes more intense over time. The results of addiction are always the same:

* Relationships suffer
* Resources dwindle
* Quality of life is lost.

The physical effects of addiction
When a person repeats an addictive behavior the brain literally and physically changes to accommodate the addiction. However, there are several ways we can address these physical effects.

Omega-3 fatty acids
Our brain is made mostly of fats (three-fourths of it!). Two-thirds of the fat in our brain is DHA, an Omega-3 fatty acid. We get DHA directly from fish oils and our bodies make DHA from flax oil and perilla seed oil. Addictions can alter the fat content of the brain and reduce brain volume. Rehydration with an Omega fatty acid is needed to help reverse this pattern. I suggest several grams of OmegaPrime daily to help re-hydrate the brain.

Vitamin B-12
Accelerated metabolism in any specific area of the brain (for instance, the area most impacted by an addictive behavior) can result in the brain becoming scarred and riddled with pockmarks resembling potholes in the road. It will begin to shrink in a process called “brain erosion.” Vitamin B-12 can help protect against brain erosion and promotes repair in the brain. TriVita’s Sublingual B-12 has exceptional absorption to help maximize recovery results. A person in recovery may need three lozenges daily (spread throughout the day) to help the brain recover.

Vitamin C
The brain and body use Vitamin C in the repair process in at least three ways:

1. Detoxification – This occurs in the brain, the liver and in the lymphatic system. Using the Vitamin C flush can help you calculate the maximum amount of Vitamin C your body can use to assist in detoxification.

2. Increases brain-specific antioxidants – Vitamin C increases glutathione, the “mother” of all brain antioxidants. This protects delicate brain tissues from damage caused by toxins and stress.

3. Promotes chemical balance in the brain – Vitamin C also helps balance the brain’s chemistry by facilitating chemical balance. Chemical imbalance is a key trigger in addictions.

A balanced lifestyle
The 10 Essentials of Health and Wellness provide the elements needed for a healthy lifestyle. Learn and live these important principles as an aid in the struggle with addictions. I can guarantee that to the extent these Essentials are practiced, health will improve no matter how severe the addiction.

In the final analysis, whether addiction is a disease or not, a person can recover. This may require medical and psychological care, family and spiritual support and a strong desire by the addicted person to improve their condition. The end result for the recovering addict will be physical, emotional and spiritual health both for today and for tomorrow!

Take Control of Your Health

* Practice deep breathing for at least 20 minutes daily
* Drink ½ ounce of water per pound of body weight
* Sleep 7 ½ to 9 hours every night
* Eat 7 to 9 servings of fruit and vegetables daily
* Exercise moderately for 30 minutes most days of the week
* Nourish healthy relationships
* Supplement with the nutrients that can help with the effects of addiction
o OmegaPrime
o Sublingual B-12
o Vitamin C
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