How is your summer going?
Summer for me is always great, no matter what the weather is. I am blessed with my health and my family's health, we have a lovely home, and business is good. However, my schedule...well let's say I really don't have one.
With my children being out of school I am spending more time with them and taking them to places. The one constant is how I start my day. I start it with my delicious soy protein smoothie and take my supplements. This has been my regiment for almost 12 years now. It was a habit I got into. I thought in the beginning "WILL I BE DOING THIS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE?" YOU BET! Why?
I had my children late in life. I was 36 when I had my son and 39 when my daughter was born. They are now 15 and 12 (do the math and you'll know how old I am). My goal is to see my great granchildren and be active with them. It is always nice to see the shocking look on people's faces when they find out how old I am!
Now I don't always get as many fruits and vegetables in my diet that I would like. That is where supplementation comes in. Vitamins supplement my diet what I don't get in my food and what foods I can't always eat daily. It is my health insurance plan.
So many people are getting cancer, MS, Lupus, fibromyalgia and I am doing everything I can NOT TO! What is in you, on you and around you becomes a part of you.
My good friend introduced me to this lifestyle and I am so grateful. I've learned a great deal over the past 12 years from doctors, nurses, nutritionists and people who have chosen a healthy lifestyle for decades. They are my mentors.
If you are a savvy mom or savvy dad, and life is busy for you and you have the same goal as I do, click here and look at the healthy prescription.
Mama Bear Productions offers a wide variety of services. The one that is in most demand is Personalized Nutrition Consultations. The consultation can be done in person or by telephone, with the convenience of the internet. The consultations are confidential and the first one is at no charge.
Call Mary Beth at 810-813-3308 to find out more about the consultations.
Happy summer and many blessings!
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Wellness in Harsh Times
The economic grind has contributed to this particular blanket being thrown off, and food supplements are revealing themselves to be more than capable of surviving the economic chill.
In the US, market analyst, IRI, notes food supplement sales were up eight per cent in the period ended December, 2008, over the same time a year previous. Similar trends are being reported elsewhere from China to Europe, South Korea, South Africa and Australia.
US vitamin retailer, Vitamine Shoppe, notes 20 per cent of customers in the past six months are first-time food supplements buyers of the likes of omega-3s, multivitamins, herbal extracts, probiotics, glucosamine and chondroitin.
US natural foods merchandiser, Whole Foods, reported its first-ever negative quarter recently, but noted food supplements were the star performer in its nationwide chain of stores.
Self-medication
With fewer shekels in the coffers of household budgets around the world, food supplements are increasing in appeal as fear-ridden consumers look for ways and means to dodge the potential budget-busting hell of the mainstream medical system.
Doctors in white coats; hastily scribbled prescription notes; drug store visits for high-powered and high-cost drugs; hospital stays; clinic visits…no thanks.
As Uwe E. Reinhardt, a professor of economics at Princeton university in the US, told The New York Times last week: “When you go to the formal health system, you very quickly lose control over what this costs you.”
This information was provided by Food Quality News.
Mama Bear Productions provides Personalized Nutrition Consultations. The consultations are confidential, help us to determine which supplements are right for you, the consultations are available in person or over the telephone, and with a high level of customer service to ensure you are getting results.
Contact Mary Beth Potrykus at 810-813-3308 for your initial complimentary consultation.
In the US, market analyst, IRI, notes food supplement sales were up eight per cent in the period ended December, 2008, over the same time a year previous. Similar trends are being reported elsewhere from China to Europe, South Korea, South Africa and Australia.
US vitamin retailer, Vitamine Shoppe, notes 20 per cent of customers in the past six months are first-time food supplements buyers of the likes of omega-3s, multivitamins, herbal extracts, probiotics, glucosamine and chondroitin.
US natural foods merchandiser, Whole Foods, reported its first-ever negative quarter recently, but noted food supplements were the star performer in its nationwide chain of stores.
Self-medication
With fewer shekels in the coffers of household budgets around the world, food supplements are increasing in appeal as fear-ridden consumers look for ways and means to dodge the potential budget-busting hell of the mainstream medical system.
Doctors in white coats; hastily scribbled prescription notes; drug store visits for high-powered and high-cost drugs; hospital stays; clinic visits…no thanks.
As Uwe E. Reinhardt, a professor of economics at Princeton university in the US, told The New York Times last week: “When you go to the formal health system, you very quickly lose control over what this costs you.”
This information was provided by Food Quality News.
Mama Bear Productions provides Personalized Nutrition Consultations. The consultations are confidential, help us to determine which supplements are right for you, the consultations are available in person or over the telephone, and with a high level of customer service to ensure you are getting results.
Contact Mary Beth Potrykus at 810-813-3308 for your initial complimentary consultation.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Tip of the Week July 7, 2009
Savvy moms helping their child's immune system.
The immune system is just develop9ng in young children. That's why they are so susceptible to colds and allergies.
Did you know that those colds are good things, to a certain extent. They create the "immune memory" that they will need to fight off colds and infections in the future.
It is also means that children are particularly susceptible when something really nasty comes along. It is no coincidence that many of the recent victims of the Swine Flu were small children.
When we talk about immunity we need to also talk about intestinal health. It turns out that 80% of the immune system originates in cells lining the intestine. And when bad bacteria populate the intestine, those intestinal immune cells are so busy fending off the bad bacteria that the rest of the immune system can't function optimally. That's why it is important to make sure that our intestines are populated by friendly bacteria.
If children have frequent colds or infections they are often given lots of antiobiotics. Unfortunately, antibiotics wipe out the good guys in their intestines and leave the door wide open for bad guys like yeast.
Now that we understand why your child's immune system is so important and the role that friendly intestinal bacteria play in keeping their immune system operating optimally, it's time to turn our attention to oligofructose-enriched inulin.
We'll start with inulin, which is a complex carbohydrate that comes from foods like the Jerusalem artichoke and chickory root. It is poorly digested - so foods that are rich in inulin tend to be low in calories and high in fiber. Oligofructose-enriched inulin is simply obtained by a partial enzymatic digestion of the inulin.
This is all very medical stuff, right? How easy is it to purchase Jersualem artichoke or chickory root and will your children/family eat them? These are available in supplements made by Shaklee. Click here and find out how you can get the good guys into your child's intestines easy.
The above information was provided by Dr. Stephen Chaney.
The immune system is just develop9ng in young children. That's why they are so susceptible to colds and allergies.
Did you know that those colds are good things, to a certain extent. They create the "immune memory" that they will need to fight off colds and infections in the future.
It is also means that children are particularly susceptible when something really nasty comes along. It is no coincidence that many of the recent victims of the Swine Flu were small children.
When we talk about immunity we need to also talk about intestinal health. It turns out that 80% of the immune system originates in cells lining the intestine. And when bad bacteria populate the intestine, those intestinal immune cells are so busy fending off the bad bacteria that the rest of the immune system can't function optimally. That's why it is important to make sure that our intestines are populated by friendly bacteria.
If children have frequent colds or infections they are often given lots of antiobiotics. Unfortunately, antibiotics wipe out the good guys in their intestines and leave the door wide open for bad guys like yeast.
Now that we understand why your child's immune system is so important and the role that friendly intestinal bacteria play in keeping their immune system operating optimally, it's time to turn our attention to oligofructose-enriched inulin.
We'll start with inulin, which is a complex carbohydrate that comes from foods like the Jerusalem artichoke and chickory root. It is poorly digested - so foods that are rich in inulin tend to be low in calories and high in fiber. Oligofructose-enriched inulin is simply obtained by a partial enzymatic digestion of the inulin.
This is all very medical stuff, right? How easy is it to purchase Jersualem artichoke or chickory root and will your children/family eat them? These are available in supplements made by Shaklee. Click here and find out how you can get the good guys into your child's intestines easy.
The above information was provided by Dr. Stephen Chaney.
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