Immune Support

It's that time of year again. The holidays! Great food, great people, and...a great possibility that you will get sick! Some people call it cold season. So many of us spend lots of money on cold medicines and remedies once illness hits, but what if you could do something before it happens? Doesn't it make more sense to do something to prevent the cold from happening than to deal with it when it comes?!?!?!? SO, find out how you can boost your immune system to help fight off these nasty infections before they ruin your plans this holiday season!



Find out more or order here: Nutriferon - distributor page

By the way - if you join as a Shaklee member with a $70 order in November, the normal $19.95 membership fee is waived!

Shaklee Product Guide 2010

Healthy Skin

Find out why our environments today can lead to premature skin aging and what you can do.
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/shaklee/enfuselle/#/0

Order Enfuselle now!

The Shaklee Difference

Okay, so you've heard of Shaklee. But aren't there lots of other companies that produce supplements and other health products? What makes Shaklee stand apart?

Among other studies is the Landmark Study, an objective third party study which compared longtime Shaklee supplement users to other longtime supplement users and non-supplement users. Before this study started, Shaklee knew they couldn't hide anything. Whatever this study found would be out there for all to see! Turns out the Shaklee users were by far the healthiest. And surprisingly, the non-supplement users were better off than other supplement users in certain areas!

http://www.landmarkstudy.com/

Watch the video and hear it from others (including doctors)!

Roots of Shaklee

Wonder how Shaklee began?

Mighty Smart!

We just received our first month's supply of Mighty Smart chews with our monthly Shaklee order the other day. These 100% natural, ultra-pure DHA children's chews are fantastic as DHA has been shown to support memory, concentration, and healthy eyes! We decided it was about time to start our 1 year old daughter on this daily supplement along with her Multivitamin and Multimineral Powder. Go brain health! :)

http://saraandstevegibbs.myshaklee.com/us/en/category.php?main_cat=Nutrition&sub_cat=ChildrensHealth

Shaklee Dream Plan

Wondering if Shaklee is for you? Take a look!

Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D?

Why is vitamin D important? Benefits include healthy heart, bones, and immune health. Check out this link for more info.

http://saraandstevegibbs.myshaklee.com/us/en/pop_VitaminD_Quiz.s.html

Revolutionary!

With so many people in the world having high cholesterol, I am so excited that Shaklee came out with the new Cholesterol Reduction Complex. This can seriously change people's lives. It is "a proprietary formula with clinically proven ingredients that help prevent absorption of cholesterol and lower LDL ("bad") cholesterol."

Click on the link to learn more about this amazing new product! http://saraandstevegibbs.myshaklee.com/us/en/products.php?sku=21219

And of course you know, if it's Shaklee, it's safe and effective!

Toxins in Cosmetics?!?!?!

I am passionate about Shaklee. And I want EVERYONE to be passionate. Yes, it has an incredible compensation plan, and yes, it helps allow me to stay home with Maggie. However, I did not pick Shaklee just because of the business aspect. That aspect is key, don't get me wrong, but to have a successful business, the products must be special. Shaklee products are unparalleled.

One of Shaklee's philosophies is that our products are "Always Safe, Always Work, and Always Green." Today, I want to focus on the cosmetics aspect of Shaklee. To understand why Shaklee is so great, let's look at some of the leading marketed brands that you can find on your grocery store shelf.

Check out "The Story of Cosmetics" (not related in any way to Shaklee Corporation).

So my hope is that you understand why so many products out there are just not safe. If you're looking for a healthier and safer alternative, you know where to find me. :)

Introducing Get Clean Water!

I got an email regarding a new Shaklee product, so I'll let the pros introduce it to you!!! (visit my Shaklee personal website to order: http://saraandstevegibbs.myshaklee.com/us/en/welcome)

Introducing Get Clean® Water

Get Clean Water is a revolutionary new water-filtration pitcher system certified by the Water Quality Association (WQA) to reduce up to 99% of lead¹, as well as dozens of other nasty contaminants that can turn up in your water and may be harmful to your health.

Multi-patented Get Clean Water uses a solid block of carbon to filter and clean your water. Each Get Clean Water filter handles 80 gallons of water, twice as much as Brita® and PUR®², and each filter is made from sustainable coconut shell carbon using a zeroemission process. Plus, it’s the first pitcher with a refillable carbon-block filter system, so there’s less waste going to the landfills.

Cleaner, healthier water and a cleaner, healthier planet? We can all drink to that!

Beats Leading Brands
• Certified to reduce up to 99% of lead (Brita® and PUR® water pitchers are not³)
• Certified to filter 80 gallons—twice as much as Brita® and PUR®²
• First-ever pitcher with a refillable carbon-block pitcher filter system, so there’s less waste going to the landfills

The Smart Choice
• The first pitcher with an automatic meter that shows gallons filtered, so you know exactly when to replace your filter—no more guessing!
• Healthier, cleaner-tasting water for only pennies a gallon

ORDER TODAY!

Get Clean® Water Components:
• Get Clean Water “Year of Clean Water†” Starter Pack with
Water Filter Refill 3-Pack #89113
SRP: $124.65 / MN: $105.95 / PV: 50.00

• Get Clean Water Starter Pack #89099
SRP: $67.70 / MN: $57.50 / PV: 20.00

• Get Clean Water Refillable Filter Housing Kit #52117
SRP: $32.35 / MN: $27.50 / PV: 15.00

• Get Clean Water Filter Refill 1-Pack #52115
SRP: $22.35 / MN: $19.00 / PV: 11.00

• Get Clean Water Filter Refill 3-Pack #52116
SRP: $60.40 / MN: $51.30 / PV: 28.00

• Get Clean Water Replacement Pitcher #52114
SRP: $35.35 / MN: $30.00 / PV: 0.00

¹Substances reduced may not be in all users’ water.
²Compared to Brita® and PUR® pitcher filters at 40 gallons. “Leading brands” is defined as Brita and PUR. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
³This comparison of current WQA and NSF certified reduction claims was conducted on June 16, 2010, on the Brita® OB-36 and the PUR® CR-6000C
pitchers and is valid only for the named products marketed at that time. Models compared also are certified to reduce chlorine (taste and odor), nominal
particulates, plus the following: Brita OB-36: zinc; PUR CR-6000C: cysts, MTBE, toxaphene, and zinc. Product claims obtained from the respective
manufacturers’ Web sites.

Big B, Little B, What Begins with B?

B vitamins!

Let me introduce you to B-complex, a supplement that provides all 8 essential B vitamins. What are these vitamins and why are them important? Glad you asked! B vitamins are water-soluble vitamins that are easily absorbed by the body and must be replenished everyday. These are just some of the main functions of these vitamins:

1. B1 (thiamin) -converts sugar to energy, essential for nervous system, cardiovascular and muscular function.
2. B2 (riboflavin) - breaks down carbohydrates, fats and protein for use by the body, converts carbohydrates into ATP
3. B3 (niacin) - helps the body make hormones in the adrenal glands and other parts of the body and is effective in improving circulation and reducing cholesterol levels in the blood.
4. B5 (pantothenic acid) - essential to the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, as well as for the synthesis of hormones and cholesterol
5. B6(pyridoxine) - needed for protein metabolism, essential for red blood cell metabolism, and is important for proper functioning of the nervous and immune systems.
6. B12 (cobalamine) - required for proper red blood cell formation, neurological function, and DNA synthesis.
7. Biotin - needed for the formation of fatty acids and glucose
8. Folic Acid - helps produce and maintain new cells, especially important during infancy and pregnancy. Folate is needed to make DNA and RNA, the building blocks of cells, and helps prevent DNA changes which could cause cancer.

And here's more of the Shaklee difference in regards to B-Complex. While folic acid is not easily absorbed, Shaklee has a patented folic acid coating that makes it more accessible and bioavailable.

Learn more about why B vitamins are so crucial to your health and try some B-Complex today! http://saraandstevegibbs.myshaklee.com/us/en/products.php?sku=20186

Other sources:

http://altmedicine.about.com/

http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/

Healthy Cleaning

I was scouring my sink and stove this morning with Shaklee Get Clean's Scour Off while holding my 9-month-old, and it got me thinking. There's no way I'd let my daughter be this close if I was using other cleaning products.

Other cleaning products can contain ammonia, butyl cellosolve, formaldehyde, hydrochloric acid, and phenols just to name a few. Some of the dangers include irritants, carcinogens, and reproductive damage not to mention an increase in respiratory problems such as asthma. People, we are "cleaning" with these! Our kids are playing in rooms where we're using these, and we're eating and preparing food off surfaces which have had these chemicals on them.

Don't just take my word for it. Check out some common cleaning products at the Household Products Database at the National Institutes of Health (http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/).

And these are just some of the known dangers. As Sloan Barnett says in her book, Green Goes with Everything, "The fact is that the government has no idea whether most of the chemicals used in everyday cleaning products are safe because it doesn't test them, and it doesn't require manufacturers to test them either.

So do yourself and your family a favor. Opt for safe and healthy cleaning products that are not only safe for you, but good for the environment as well. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Shaklee's Get Clean line. On top of the health benefits, it's also easy on your pocketbook. Check it out.

http://www.shaklee.com/products_prod_getclean.shtml

Wash Your Fruits and Veggies

With summer upon us, we tend to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. This is great! What's not great, however, is the bacteria that could be making a home on these tasty treats. From pesticides that could have been used and bacteria transferred from hands that have handled the produce, pathogens often abound. Rinsing with just water may not remove all the dangerous stuff. Keep your family safe by washing your fresh produce with safe and effective Basic H2.

Basic H2 is an all-purpose cleaner with countless uses. While you may not think of using an all-purpose cleaner for your fruits and veggies, H2 is different. I use it for just about everything at my house, and here are its credentials:

• Nontoxic
• Natural
• Doubly concentrated
• Biodegradable
• No phosphates

So while you enjoy those tasty summer treats, make sure that the health really is outweighing the risks. Keep your family safe, and wash your produce with Basic H2. And hey, while you're at it, appreciate H2's other uses as well.

http://saraandstevegibbs.myshaklee.com/us/en/products.php?sku=00015

Add on: I forgot to mention that it's also important to wash fruits like watermelon, pineapple, and cantaloupe. Even though the outer rind is not eaten, cutting through with a knife can transfer bacteria to the edible part. Happy eating!

Shaklee Kids Special!

There are many reasons I love the ShakleeBaby and ShakleeKids lines. ShakleeBaby uses organic ingredients to make products that are truly safe and gentle for babies. Other popular baby products have been found to contain carcinogens. ShakleeKids has Incredivites with immune-supporting lactoferrin and Mighty Smarts with ultra pure DHA.

Until May 31st, members buy Gentle Wash and get Soothing Lotion for only $5. Also, buy Incredivites and get Mighty Smarts for only $10. This is a phenomenal deal!


http://saraandstevegibbs.myshaklee.com/us/en/category.php?main_cat=Nutrition&sub_cat=ChildrensHealth

Soy Protein

Periodically, I'll be sharing some research newsletters from Dr. Stephen Chaney. Dr. Chaney is Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics and Professor of Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

This particular newsletter discusses the effect of soy protein in women with breast cancer. Here's Dr. Chaney:

"You've probably heard the warnings: "Soy may increase
the risk of breast cancer!" "Women with breast cancer
shouldn't use soy!".

The first warning was never true. Numerous clinical
studies have shown that consumption of soy protein is
associated with a lower risk of developing breast
cancer.

Furthermore, the science behind the second warning has
never been very strong. The concerns that soy might
stimulate the growth of breast cancer cells was based
primarily on cell culture experiments and one
experiment in mice - even though a second experiment in
mice came to the exact opposite conclusion.

However, the possibility that soy isoflavones could
stimulate the growth of estrogen- responsive breast
cancer was biochemically plausible because soy
isoflavones bind to the estrogen receptor and have a
very weak stimulatory effect (much weaker than estrogen
itself).

Even that evidence was not definitive because soy
isoflavones also turn on several tumor
suppressor pathways in breast cells and help strengthen
the immune system - so they could just as easily
inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells.

However, because the concerns were plausible and had
not been definitively disproved, most experts,
including me, have recommended that women with
estrogen- responsive breast cancer might want to avoid
soy protein.

Well a definitive study has finally been performed and
it turns out for women with breast cancer, consumption
of soy foods actually decreases their risk of breast cancer
recurrence and dying from breast cancer.

The study was reported in the December 2009 issue of
the Journal of the American Medical Association by
researchers at Vanderbilt University and Shanghai
Institute of Preventive Medicine.

It was a large, well designed, study that enrolled 5042
Chinese women aged 20 to 75 years old who had been
diagnosed with breast cancer and followed them for an
average period of 3.9 years.

The women were divided into four groups based on the
soy content of their diet (ranging from 5 grams/day to
15 grams/day).

The results were clear cut. Breast cancer survivors
with the highest soy intake had 25% less chance of
breast cancer recurrence and 25% less chance of dying
from breast cancer than the women with the lowest soy
intake.

The effect was equally strong for women with estrogen
receptor-positive and estrogen receptor negative
cancers, for early stage and late stage breast cancer
and for pre- and post-menopausal women.

In short this was a very robust study.

The study also showed that soy protein intake did not
interfere with tamoxifen. The reduction in the risk of
breast cancer recurrence & death was just as great
whether the breast cancer survivors were taking
tamoxifen or not.

In fact, tamoxifen was protective only for women with
low soy intake. It conferred no extra protection for
the women at the highest level of soy intake.

What does this mean for you if you are a breast cancer
survivor?

I personally feel that this study is clear cut enough
that breast cancer survivors no longer need to fear soy
protein as part of a healthy diet.

However. it is important to recognize that this is a
single study. It is a very good study, but it is just
one study.

As a scientist and a cancer researcher I would like to
see this study confirmed by other studies before
recommending that all women who have had breast cancer
should add soy protein to their diets. It may turn out
that some women will benefit much more from using soy
protein than others.

Similarly, this study suggests that soy protein does
not interfere with tamoxifen.

But the use of tamoxifen after breast cancer remission
is a medical treatment - and all medical treatments
should be discussed with your doctor.

Finally, I would like to point out that a number of
previous studies have suggested that isolated
isoflavones may not have the same benefits as soy
protein foods containing the isoflavones - so I don't
recommend skipping the soy protein and opting for an
isoflavone supplement instead."


To Your Health!
Dr. Stephen G Chaney
http://www.chaneyhealth.com/

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food
and Drug Administration. This information is not
intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any
disease.

For Real

Welcome to my blog! I am passionate about sharing healthy living with all, especially moms! As a science teacher, I am also ecologically aware and do my best to take care of our planet. The great news is, I have found a company that stands for exactly these things.

Shaklee is the number one natural nutrition company in the United States and has been leading the green movement for over 50 years. I can think of no other company with more integrity or one more committed to helping others live better, healthier lives.

I would love to share the products but also the incredible opportunity that Shaklee has to offer you. Thanks for reading my blog, and I hope you stop by again for more information and healthy living tips!