Read lately in a newspaper article from Spokane, Washington how the country’s local, state and national governments are not budgeting enough money to keep up the local rails and public transportation.  Rather more money is put into building and maintaining roads, bridges, etc.  In other words laying more concrete and asphalt rather than making a better train system like in Europe and start eliminating cars thus pollution, creating more green spaces, etc.

Are we not looking at the big picture?

This pollution from too many cars on the road flows over to our bodies.  Most of all our major diseases, heart, cancer, diabetes, auto immune  can be trace to oxidative damage.

Oxidative damage or stress is caused by free radicals.

“The free-radical theory of aging (FRTA) states that organisms age because cells accumulate free radical damage over time. A free radical is any atom or molecule that has a single unpaired electron in an outer shell. While a few free radicals such as melanin are not chemically reactive, most biologically-relevant free radicals are highly reactive. For most biological structures, free radical damage is closely associated with oxidative damage. Antioxidants are reducing agents, and limit oxidative damage to biological structures by passivating free radicals.” Wikipedia, free encyclopedia

As per the above definition we can reduce the amount of oxidative stress by taking antioxidants.

This is how I became a network marketer, my immune system had been compromised and I needed to turn it around.  I started taking recommended vitamin supplements from a direct sales company.  I never looked back, the vitamins were scientifically based formulas including 2-3oz of olive oil.  If you look at charts that show the healthiest people in the world, the Mediterranean area is #1 due to the fact that they have olive oil in their diet.

I ask you to take a good look at what you are doing for your immunological health.

What can you do!

Make noise, write letters to your local governments, and get more money spent on public transportation.

Look at what you are putting into your personal body, good food, exercise and a good antioxidant.  If you are not sure of which ones, compare them.

To your health and mine,

rebecca

Immunological health, antioxidants, cancer, diabetes, free radicals, network marketing, oxidative damage, oxidative stress, vitamin supplements

Just listened to a DVD from my primary network marketing company, Usana and the president, Dave Wentz said “we take better care of our cars than we do of our own health”.

That is crazy! That cannot be true!

Take this test!!!

What will you do first?

1. Make sure the car has the required oil change, repaired light, polished and cleaned.

2. The dog is properly vaccinated, eating the best food, and had its daily walk.

3. Or have you eaten properly, exercised, taken your good nutritional vitamins, and reduced stress.

WHAT WAS YOUR HONEST ANSWER!

We have only this one body, what will our car and dog do without us.

I continually hear people say that they don’t have the money to buy the vitamins for themselves, or they will go and buy the cheapest ones they can find.

Is that going to help them prevent the degenerative diseases that are  growing fast in our world due to environment and life styles.

No, one day the doctor may say to you, “I am sorry to tell you this but you have diabetes or the big C.

Was it preventable? Maybe if you had taken better care of you.

Will your car last longer if you keep it well maintained?

rebecca

Dave Wentz, Usana Health Sciences, cancer, degenerative diseases, diabetes, network marketing, nutrtional supplements, vitamin supplements

As The Economy Is Down, Vitamin Sales Are Up!

· Read this recent article, April 4, 2009 in the New York Times about how the economy is affecting what people can afford to do about their health.

· Loss of jobs, loss of health insurance, so to stay healthy more people are buying vitamin supplements. “If I had a job with health insurance, I probably would have gone to see a doctor by now,” said Ms. Parham, 39, who lost her clerical job at American Greetings a while back. “But instead, I’m here buying Echinacea. I hope it works.” In flusher times, Ms. Parham said, she spent $50 a month on perscriptions for her asthma, allergies and other chronic problems. Now, she pays $6 a month for over-the-counter protein supplements and oregano oil capsules. “That’s an important savings for me,” she said. “It means I can rent a movie or make the kids food that they actually like.”

· Even organic foods are too expensive so some people are buying fish oil and vitamins supplements.

· A lot of consumers seem to be doing the same math. Sales of vitamins and nutritional supplements, which have grown consistently for years, have surged in recent months, rising as the stock market has fallen. People are cutting back on many items, from bread and milk to designer jeans and flat-screen televisions, but they are stocking up on pills that they think can spare them expensive doctor visits.

· The Vitamin Shoppe has tracked a rise in new customers of about 20 percent over the last six months. That increase is at least 25 percent higher than the rise in new customers that the chain saw in the recession of 2001.

· Naturally doctors and the medical profession are alarmed. For many reasons, the long term affect of their patients with serious health issues and the loss of income for the pharmaceutical companies.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

· Myself, I too took a financial hit and wanted to cut my expenses. I have been taking good nutritional supplements for over ten years and they have made the difference in my health, but they are not cheap. I thought for a very short minute that I would cut back on my supplements but after really thinking seriously…what else do I really have but my great health. If I lose that nothing else will work for me.

I hope that you are making the right decisons for your health….really what do we have if we do not have our health.

rebecca russell

antioxidants and lung health, economy and our health, health and wellness, nutrtional supplements, vitamin supplements