Forget Pharmaceuticals-try a nutraceutical

The pharmaceutical industry is a trillion dollar a year business. Every medical issue known to modern medicine has some sort of fix through drugs. In some cases, they can be life savers. In other cases, the most common medical issues such as acid reflux or heart burn, have been labeled a disease so the pharmaceutical companies can patent a drug. Our society spends billions of dollars on pharmaceuticals every year and all of them have some kind of undesirable side effect. Again, in some cases they are necessary. But, what if we could change our life style and our health without having to put a band aid on the wound? This thought process has become more and more popular in recent years, yet there are more and more people taking drugs than ever. It is a vicious cycle.

What if many of our health issues could be controlled and even reversed creating long term health? For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. That is physics. There aren't too many people that die from good nutrition but millions of people a year die from drug overdoses, taking the wrong medication or suffer from the side effects.

The new buzz word for people interested in good health and alternative medicines is Nutraceutical.. New superjuices act and work like a pharmaceutical but no side effects, what a concept.

We are told that it is recommended to consume 5-7 servings of fruits a day. The importance of antioxidants and it's impact on our overall health and well being is clear but, I began to wonder:

Do the fruits we eat consume contain any harmful pesticides? I know I have always heard about the importance of washing your fruit but what about fruits that absorb these pesticides? What about the soil that these fruit come from. We buy organic fruit and still don't really know what we are getting. How do we know what happened to the fruit before it reached our mouth unless the fruit was home grown or bought at a farmers market? All good questions. I think what we don't know will hurt us.

The bottom line is that 5-7 servings of fruit a day is hard enough to consume. Factor in how much it costs to purchase and prepare. Also, are we getting the full nutritional value of these fruits? No one knows for sure. As well, what are the best fruits to buy? Some fruits don't have as high of an ORAC value( the nutritional value) as others. I love fruit and try to eat as much of it as possible. After doing the research, I realized that consuming the right kinds and amounts of fruits and vegetables was just as important as how they were prepared and grown. It makes my head spin to think about it. Fortunately, there is a solution.


Most people either don't have the time or the tolerance to take a ton of vitamins nor do they have the time or resources to digest 5-7 fruits a day. Our fast paced lives don't always permit it. We are more prone to driving through a fast food restaurant and ordering the #3 special. Unfortunately, the foods we eat and the air we breathe is what causes problems. We must protect ourselves from free radicals and keep our immune system in top shape. Vitamins are not easily absorbed and the body typically flushes them out. The body absorbs 98% of the juice and has been proven to protect us from free radical damage, an important factor in the aging process. Inflammation is a cause for concern since it is the root of many health issues. Acai helps to fight inflammation and has been reported as helping people feel great and control many of their ailments without drugs.

According to Paul Zane Pilzer, one of our leading economists, the wellness industry will become a trillion dollar industry by 2010. This is significant since the sickness industry has been in the trillions of dollars for many years now. It is time we take control of our lives. Knowledge is power and we all have a choice.

If every action has a consequence and a reaction, I contend that I want to make the most of my life and enjoy my later years without being attached to a litany of prescription medications that ultimately do more harm than good. It is a hard, long fight to stay healthy and live long. A little knowledge will go a long way to help protect you both health wise and wealth wise.

Launching a Leadership Revolution

Launching a Leadership Revolution

What an amazing book. Mona Vie and TEAM have combined forces to help build leaders in our community. The authors of this book take all proceeds and profits and donate them to charity.

Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady, two incredibly successful businessmen, have hit a home run with their latest book, Launching A Leadership Revolution. Undeniably insightful, well researched and easy to read, their book is sure to become one of the most influential books written about leadership in recent years. The authors have created this book in order to share the business lessons they have learned and developed during the last 10 years while on the journey of building a successful business.

If knowledge is power, it makes perfect sense that anyone interested in succeeding in their business and personal life could learn from others that are already successful. I learn something new everyday and learned a lot from this book.

The wellness industry will produce 10 million millionaires in the next 10 years

Paul Zane Pilzer, one of the world's leading economists believes that the wellness industry is the next biggest boom in America and around the world.

Paul says, "If you have read this far, you have already made your choice—the choice to either become one of, or help create
more of, the next 10 million millionaire households
that will be created in the next 10 years".

http://thewellnessrevolution.paulzanepilzer.com/revolution.php

This is a great book and a must read. If anyone were ever doubtful about getting involved with Mona Vie, take a peek at this site and you will be convinced that we are at the right place at the right time and with the right company and product.

Ben

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Need a boost of energy?

Lack of energy is one of the most common complaints for many americans. There are many reasons we feel tired. Some are easy to pinpoint: Lack of sleep, stress, inactivity, poor eating habits and over reliance on sugar and caffeine.

Other reasons for fatigue may be harder to pinpoint. Medical conditions such as low thyroid, obesity, chronic fatigue, heart disease, hypoglycemia, anemia and infections can leave us with constantly depleted energy reserves. Take a bunch of sugar and put it in your gas tank. Does your car run well if at all? Same thing with your body.

Instead of caffeine, try these natural ways to get lasting energy. A balanced diet, nutrients for energy, natural herbs and vitamin supplements. Of course a good work out always helps. It seems easier said than done but it all requires a discipline to determine what works best for you. Most look for an easy way to get what they want. Most of the time, there is no easy fix.

To help however get a lasting boost of energy, this blend of fruits including the acai berry, provides a perfect blend of 19 fruits, all optimized to help your body restore it's precious balance. Two ounces a day offers 13 servings of fruits a day. Thousands of people everyday are feeling a surge of energy. Unlike energy drinks such as redbull and coffee, there is no spike in your blood sugar and no crash afterwords.

On top of everything else, you are getting glucosamine and esterfied acids for your joints, a number of fats, minerals, trace minerals, Omega 3,6,9 fatty acids, fiber, vitamins a-e, phytonutrients, protein, amino acids and a number of other ingredients. The acai berry alone has the highest ORAC score among berries to help fight free radicals.

While you may not feel this drink is an "energy drink" per se, the phytoblend of 19 different fruits have been reported to be useful in preventing or responding to eye problems, cancers, sexual dysfunction, immune problems, circulatory conditions, strokes, ENERGY deficiencies, diabetes, inflammations, arthritis, intestinal problems, memory loss, urinary tract infections, DNA damage, insomnia, asthma, anxiety, among others.

In the end, this is a functional beverage and all the testimony on this amazing drink makes buying it, a no "brainer" if you are interested in having energy and health. Who doesnt want to feel better? That is worth the price of admission.

The ORAC chronicles

WHAT IS ORAC?

An Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) score is a test tube analysis that measures the antioxidant levels of food and other chemical substances. If a food has a high ORAC score, then it means the food is high in antioxidants. The antioxidant’s strength is its ability to eliminate oxygen free radicals. With the ORAC score, a higher score means the food is better at helping us fight diseases such as heart disease and cancer.

Foods with a high ORAC score may be able to protect cells and their components from oxidative damage. Oxygen radicals are chemicals that form naturally inside the body through the process of oxidation. Everyday functions such as digestion and physical activity produce oxygen radicals. Daily exposure to polluted air, rancid food and oxidizing radiation from the sun and electrical appliances also contribute.

An easy to understand example of oxidation is to imagine rust attacking metal. When the rust eats away at the metal, the metal starts to weaken and decay until it can no longer work. This is what happens to our body when free radicals attack it. Organs, cells and other parts of the body can be weakened by oxidation. This leads to diseases such as cancer, skin and heart diseases, senile dementia and osteoarthritis.

The ORAC score test was developed by Dr. Guohua Cao, a chemist and physician. The ORAC score covers all the antioxidants in foods. Antioxidants cannot easily be measured separately, but the ORAC score test can identify which nutrients are the important antioxidants. Combinations of nutrients found in foods may have greater protective benefits than each nutrient on its own. Many people obtain a number of their daily nutrients from supplements in pill or powder form, but in order to receive the best form of nutrients, it is essential to receive them from plant chemicals rather than just from supplements.

There are certain types of plants that have a better antioxidant level than others, and the ORAC score can measure these. Different types of fruit and vegetables have different ORAC scores. The recommended “5-a-day” fruit and vegetable servings will give you an ORAC score of 1,750 units. You could pick seven fruits with a low ORAC level and achieve only 1,300 ORAC units, or you could pick seven with high values and receive around 6,000 ORAC units or more. A large handful of blueberries would give you an ORAC score of around 6,000.

Studies have shown that eating foods with a high ORAC score will raise the antioxidant levels in the blood by around 10 to 25%. The ORAC figure suggested by experts is around 5,000 units per day to have a significant effect on plasma and tissue antioxidant levels. Eating eight to ten servings of brightly colored fruits and vegetables or dark greens will help achieve this level. More and more foods and supplements are beginning to state the ORAC score on their labels, and this should make it easier to find foods you like which are also good for you.

Mona Vie and the acai berry have some of the highest ORAC scores available combining 19 fruits. It is an amazing blend that is hard to beat.

Do you get 5-7 servings of recommended fruits a day?

Every couple of weeks or so, I make a trip to the local health food store to buy supplements. As I walk by the juice supplement section, I can't help but notice the extensive selection of juice drinks.

I looked for juice blends that specifically contained the Acai berry and found a few. Some brands had a combination of the Acai berry along with a variety of vitamins and minerals. Each blend seemed pretty good but they were all different. I have tried many different kinds of juices, from Gogi to Noni. Although they were good for me, all of them tasted horrible in my opinion. The amazing thing was that these bottles of juice cost anywhere from $29-65.

That was just for the Acai blend alone. In some cases, I have heard of bottles of juice going for $100.00. That seemed a bit crazy. I must admit though, if the juice really worked, it would be worth it.

Our society spends millions of dollars on pharmaceuticals every year and all of them have some kind of undesirable side effect. In some cases they are necessary; What if many of our health issues could be controlled by the juice though? It is happening! Again, the testimony is overwhelming. That is why they call the juice a Nutraceutical-All the benefits of the juice without the side effects.

I was convinced more than ever that a bottle containing 19 different potent fruits from all over the world ( some not easily attainable in the USA) was a better choice than those offering just a single juice. I even tried an Acai blend from the local grocery store. The taste wasn't bad but something told me the "made from concentrate " label along with the high sugar content was in fact good not good for me. It all made sense but that was only half the story.

I thought about this; Do any of us really consume 5-7 servings of fruits a day consistently, as recommended by the FDA? I know I didn't. As I educated myself on the importance of antioxidants and it's impact on our overall health and well being, I learned how important it was. I began to wonder: Do the fruits we eat consume contain any harmful pesticides? I know I have always heard about the importance of washing your fruit but what about fruit that absorbs
these pesticides? What about the soil that these fruit come from. We buy organic fruit and still don't really know what we are getting. How do we know what happened to the fruit before it reached our mouth unless the fruit was home grown or bought at a farmers market? All good questions. I think what we don't know will hurt us.

The bottom line is that 5-7 servings of fruit a day is hard enough to consume. Also factor in how much it costs to buy this fruit . Are we getting the full nutritional value of these fruits? No one knows for sure. As well, what are the best fruits to buy? Some fruits don't have as high of an ORAC value as others.

This blend contains 19 fruits ( including gogi )from all around the world including the most powerful antioxidant and super food, the Acai berry in it's purest form. Mona Vie's patented freeze dry process helps to retain all of the berry's nutritional properties or ORAC value. Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) is a scalar value useful for comparing the antioxidant content of different foods or nutritional supplements. You know what you are getting here. Plus Mona Vie contains glucosamine and Esterfied acids for your joints. Each fruit was specially picked for it's high ORAC value and combined into one formula, offering 15 servings of fruits a day based on the recommended serving.

This blend contains other ingredients such as fiber, fats, protein, omega 6-9 essential fatty acids, minerals and trace minerals, 11-13% solids, phytonutrients, and a number of vitamins. No juice can claim that. Most juices are pasteurized and processed differently where some or most of the nutrients you expect to get are lost. The freeze dry process and timely processing are the key to maintaining the nutritional value of the juices. What this simply means is that you are getting ALL of the above ingredients along with a quality guarantee, all for $45 ( and, it is much cheaper if you are a distributor)

Glucosamine alone costs between $25-50 a month at the health food store. Most people either don't have the time or the tolerance to take a ton of vitamins nor do they have the time or resources to digest 5-7 fruits a day. Our fast paced lives don't always permit it.

Statistically, there are approximately 110 million baby boomers retiring soon, all looking to feel and look better. They are tired of taking drugs and are smart enough to realize the benefits of good health with supplements. The health and wellness industry will become a trillion dollar industry by 2010. This is significant since the sickness industry has been in the trillions for many years now. We can enjoy the benefits of the juice and take advantage of the business aspects of it as well.

I was skeptical at first, but after my wife and I started drinking the juice, we became true believers in all the benefits this juice has to offer. We feel better, sleep better and have more energy among many other changes we have noticed. That is no joke. That combined with the successful business we have created has changed our lives. That is worth sharing in my book.


Ben