Nopal Cactus The New Super Fruit?

Look out Acai Berry! A new Super Fruit has emerged!

Our vast planet over the years has yielded some of the most amazing natural healing properties known to man from some of the most uncommon places. As such it only stands to reason that today's new super fruit follows suit! And boy does it!

From the extreme conditions of the desert comes a little known miracle that grows amongst the tumbleweeds, snakes and lizards. This prickly customer not only can create a tasty omelet when it's palm is diced and sliced into eggs. It also produces a powerful anti-inflammatory from an antioxidant called Betalain from within it's juicy, sweet fruit. What is this sticky wonder? Why it's the Nopal cactus.

Yes, you heard me right, the Nopal cactus that grows in the desert. Betalains are a rare and potent class of antioxidants that flourish in the No pal cactus fruit. Opal harnesses the power of this desert super fruit and its betalains to bring you scientifically proven health benefits.

What they are

Betalains are the pigments that give the Nopal cactus fruit its vibrant pink color. But that’s just the beginning. They’re also natural antioxidants—and they’re only found in a few of the world’s plants.

The Nopal fruit isn’t just included in this small group of special plants, it actually leads the group by containing one of the highest amounts of betalains in all of nature.

How they heal

When you drink Nopalea, you take these betalains into your system, where they begin to restore your vitality on a cellular level. By helping the body reduce the toxins surrounding your cells and enabling essential nutrients to reach each cell, the betalains in Nopalea can reduce the inflammation in your body that leads to disease.

Scientific research shows that betalains help to

Reduces the risk of blood clots—betalains protect the thin lining of your blood vessels; this helps reduce the inflammation that makes your blood sticky and leads to clots

Reduces bad cholesterol—betalains strongly reduce oxidized LDL cholesterol

Protects cells from toxins—betalains protect many types of cells, especially brain cells, from toxins known to trigger tumors.

Protects your liver—betalains provide significant protection from toxins that directly affect your liver If you too wish to experience the Nopal Super Fruit and it's wondrous health benefits, you don't have to go out to the desert and find a Nopal cactus, all you need to do is visit this site for more information on TriVit's premier product called Nopalea See you do learn new things every day!

Kim Buchanan
Helping YOU Reach Optimal Health
& Prestigious Wealth
530.383.3041
http://trivitaproduct.info
http://trivita-sonoran-bloom.blogspot.com/
http://trivitaproduct.info/sonoranbloom.html
http://sonoranbloom.isgreat.org

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnosis, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

References

1 - “Antioxidant betalains from cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) inhibit endothelial ICAM-1 expression.” C Gentile, L Tesoriere, M Allegra, M A Livrea, P D’Alessio Dipartimento Farmacochimico, Tossicologico e Biologico, Università di Palermo, Italy. 2 - Allegra M, Tesoriere L, Livrea MA. Free Radic Res. 2007 Mar;41(3):335-41. 3 - Lee MH, Kim JY, Yoon JH, Lim HJ, Kim TH, Jin C, Kwak WJ, Han CK, Ryu JH. Phytother Res. 2006 Sep;20(9):742-7. 4 - Galati EM, Mondello MR, Lauriano ER, Taviano MF, Galluzzo M, Miceli N. Phytother Res. 2005 Sep;19(9):796-800.

Foods For Weight Loss

Health and Wellness Tips

You are what you eat, so in order to have the right foods to prepare each week, you'll obviously need to go grocery shopping. Again, we've made this easy for you.

click here to go to the meal guidelines chart again, just in case you've misplaced it or forgot to print it out. It includes all the best foods for fat loss, all categorized by food type, such as starchy carbs, proteins, etc., so that you can quickly select a few foods from each category.

You won't believe how easy we've made this for Gold members. Once you submit your food selections, we'll develop a shopping list for you that can be printed out or saved and modified later.

You can also go through our recipes and select the ones you'd like to try for the week, such as our shredded BBQ chicken recipe, and then our green bean recipe. These two combined make a perfect dinner because you have a lean, complete protein, the chicken ... combined with a fibrous carob, the green beans. So, if you select these two recipes and click submit, we will create a shopping list for you with the ingredients for these recipes.

And of course, you can easily modify these. For example, if you don't like water chestnuts, which is part of the green bean recipe, you could substitute onions. The point is, we make it really easy to come up with the shopping list needed for really effective meals for fat loss that YOU will enjoy.

Your grocery list is a key to developing healthy, well-balanced meals that promote awesome fat loss results. When you shop, stay focused and buy only the foods on the list or those that you know will help you move towards your goals.

And never go to the grocery store hungry. Everything will look good and you'll be much more likely to slip into your old habits. Eat a healthy meal or snack prior to shopping, so that you're full of energy, in control, and ready to make wise food decisions that will stock your kitchen with the foods you need for great results.

Key points to remember:

Go shopping for the right types of foods. You'll be able to easily create a comprehensive list of everything you'll need on the web site. As a Gold member, we can help you come up with this list, plan your meals for you, offer you all coaching and support you need, and hold you accountable each day.

 

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Weight Loss

If your having trouble losing weight, could it be your mother or father's fault? According to the authors of a British study, "children are more likely to become obese when their same-gender parent is obese."

The researchers from Peninsula Medical School studied 226 families. Here's where the link to your mother or father, regarding your weight comes in; "they found that the daughters of obese mothers were more likely to struggle with weight problems." They also "found that the sons of obese fathers ran a higher risk of becoming obese " (Perez-Pastor EM et al. 2009).

So you have to look no further than your mother or father when it comes to your weight. However, if you're a man, you may be able to blame the weight on him, and if you're a woman, you may be able to place the blame on your mother. The reason I say this is because the authors of that study "did not find the same link between mothers and sons or between fathers and their daughters."

Now, before you go blaming your mother or father on your weight problems, your may want to first start by looking into the mirror. Not all the time, because genetics (we won't get into that in this article) does have a lot to do with it, it's the person in the mirror that needs to take responsibility for their own eating habits, and weight loss and/or weight management strategies.

I know it's easier to point your finger and say it's that person's fault, but we need to become more responsible for the food we eat, and our daily activities. Typically, if the parents are lazy, or couch potatoes, the children will be the same. Some how, some way, that pattern has to be broken. And the best way to break the pattern is by starting with self.

When you were growing up, who did you look up to? More than likely, your parents were your role models. Little girls liked to hang with their mothers, and boys loved to hang with their fathers, and I believe that's what this study is all about. It's about learning, or becoming, like your mother and/or father.

Included in that study, their research showed that ""the risks of obesity among eight year old girls were 10 times greater if their mother was obese. With boys, the risk of obesity was six times greater if their father was obese. And compared to the apparent influence exerted by the weight of their same-gender parent, the weight of the children measured at the age of eight bore no significant relationship to their birth weight."

Here are the results, if you were thinking your weight problem was all genetics. The findings in this study suggests that "childhood obesity is not primarily caused by genetic traits passed down by same-gender parents."

As I've mentioned, it's not all genetics. We pick up the same "good" and/or "bad" habits from the people that influence our lives the most. And as a child, most likely, it was your parents. Just as the authors of the study wrote,

"Childhood obesity today seems to be largely confined to those whose same-sex parents are obese, and the link does not seem to be genetic. Parental obesity, like smoking, might be targeted in the interests of the child." (Perez-Pastor EM et al. 2009).

I would think that this finding (above all others) seems very important because it may mean that w as parents can reduce our same-gender child’s risk of obesity by losing weight ourselves. That's what I'm trying to communicate in this article. If we take a long hard look into the mirror, we may find the source of the real problem.

This should not be news to anyone of us. However, it may be something that we are just hiding from, or something we don't want to deal with. If we are going to break the pattern of obesity in our family, you may have to take a stand, and take action. Weight loss does not have to be painful or even a chore. We just have to use common sense. Weight loss can all start by eating healthier meals, and becoming more active - put down the television remote control and go for a walk.

If you've tried diet plans before and they didn't work, give TriVita's Leanology® a try. What do you have to loose?

To learn more about weight loss or TriVita, click on the previous links.

Jeffrey Sloe
Independent TriVita Business Affiliate - 12871028
440-725-3729

The above information presented herein is intended for educational purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent disease. Individual results may vary, and before using any supplements, it is always advisable to consult with your own health care provider.

Sources:

• http://newsletter.vitalchoice.com/e_article001572970.cfm?x=bgb4LV2,bfv5gTb0
• Temple JL, Wrotniak BH, Paluch RA, Roemmich JN, Epstein LH. Relationship between sex of parent and child on weight loss and maintenance in a family-based obesity treatment program. Int J Obes (Lond). 2006 Aug;30(8):1260-4. Epub 2006 Feb 21.

 

Chronic Pain and Courage

Chronic Pain and Courage

One of the most important challenges that you can experience in your life is dealing with chronic pain, if you ever challenged to experience this problem.   When somebody starts experiencing chronic pain one of the first things they also experience is fear.  This fear can be a huge problem.   The fear then becomes it’s own problem and literally magnifies the pain.   Fear becomes paralyzing.

Courage is “doing the right thing in spite of fear”.    Many people think that a courageous person is one without fear.   Actually courage is “doing the right thing in spite of or in the face of fear”.   When somebody is dealing with chronic pain and experiences fear that begins to disable that person’s life, courage calls that person to go against the flow.  Courage leads the person with chronic pain to go against what fear is telling the person to do.   Growing from the point of fear to the point of courage is truly “growing”.   This person will become a more complete and whole person---- is spite of their chronic pain!

Perhaps it’s time to ask: what is Chronic Pain anyway?

Well, we all know what pain is.   But what is chronic pain?    Well the purpose of pain is to help us avoid bad things happening to our body.  When an injury happens, things hurt.  That’s the way it’s supposed to be.  That is called “acute pain”.  

Chronic pain, however, is pain that lasts well after the 6 week time that it should normally take for an injury to get better.   Some would say that you can’t call it chronic pain until it has lasted for 3 months.   Either way the pain is lasting well after the injury.

There are many medical strategies to try to help deal with chronic pain and it is absolutely crucial that anybody who has chronic pain seek medical attention to figure out why they have it and what can be done about it.   Nobody--- and I repeat nobody--- should ever deal with their chronic pain using alternative strategies until they have had a thorough evaluation.  

Unfortunately for many people, after the evaluation there is the reality that their chronic pain is still with them.   It just stays and stays and stays.   In that case it becomes very reasonable to pursue alternative strategies as long as they are safe.  

I have discovered that a very powerful nutrient grown right in the Sonoran Desert called “betalains” may help to decrease chronic pain.   At least that’s been the experience of some people who have been fortunate enough to get ahold of this nutrient.

Fortunately this nutrient can now be obtained through a whole food in drink form that actually tastes good.  You can read the story about this very powerful nutrient and how it might help you or someone you love deal with chronic pain at this site. 

 

Nutritional Vitamins

A lot of people suggest that burning more calories than you take in is essential to maintaining your ideal weight or striving to reach your optimal weight. This may be true, but does this simplified idea produce a healthy body? You be the judge. Your overall body health as well as weight gain or loss must be factored in to the equation or you could be heading for health issues in the future.

Correct nutrition can help to reduce the risk of a myriad of health-related problems, the most frightening of which are surely heart disease and cancer. Proper nutrition, however, entails eating many different foods, monitoring your consumption of some food and beverage items, counting calories, and supplementing your diet with a nutritional multi-vitamin. Good diets offer balanced nutrition that reduces cholesterol, blood pressure, and helps with weight control.

The correct combination of nutrients is very important to keep your body functioning at its peak:

Carbohydrates are the primary source of ammunition in your diet. The body uses carbohydrates to build glucose which can be used immediately or stored in your body for later. Too much glucose, however, is stored as fat. There are two types of carbohydrates - simple and complex. Sugars are simple carbohydrates. Starches and fibers are complex carbohydrates.

Proteins help your body build and maintain muscles and other tissues. They also function in the creation of hormones. Like carbohydrates, excess protein is stored as fat.

Animal and vegetable are the two major types of proteins. Too much animal protein can cause high cholesterol, because it's high in saturated fat.

Fat is another nutrient your body requires. Yeah, I know that sounds pretty strange, but fat comes in both saturated and unsaturated forms. Saturated fat puts you at risk of health problems. Unsaturated fat is healthy; however, if it goes through a refinement process, it can become saturated fat.

Vitamins are required nutrients. Every vitamin performs a different task within your body. For example, vitamins can work with the metabolism to help with energy levels, and some vitamins can even help prevent disease.

Here are some good examples; vitamins A, C, and E, called antioxidants, can assist with the prevention of coronary artery disease by keeping build up from occurring on artery walls. Vitamin B-1 is needed for digestion and proper nervous system function. Vitamin B-2 is needed for normal cell growth. Vitamin B-3 helps to detoxify your body. Folic acid assists with production of red blood cells. Vitamin D assists with the absorption of calcium. Vitamin K helps your blood clot.

Your body requires minerals and trace elements, other nutrients, that are used in many different body processes. For example, a mineral like chlorine helps to create your digestive juices. On the other hand, phosphorus helps build strong bones. Both chlorine and phosphorus can be found in the foods we eat. Salt is another nutrient required by your body. However, according to some health professionals, you should not consume more than 2400 milligrams per day.

I suggest that you follow the guidelines set forth by your health care provider to create a well balanced, nutritional diet. And most of them will tell you to consume two and one half cups of vegetables, and two cups of fruit each day. A good variety of fruits and vegetables is always suggested. It has also been suggested that you eat as many different colors as possible.

Whole grain products should also be consumed each day. Many nutritionists suggest that at least half of your grain intake should be whole grain based. Milk is also a necessity to a healthy diet. However, it should be low fat milk. Ten and thirty percent of your calorie intake should come from fat. Make sure the fats you consume are in the form of unsaturated fats.

Excellent nutrition is the basis of a healthy diet, and nutritional vitamin supplements can provide the missing vitamins and minerals that your body needs to perform at its peak.

You can learn all about nutritional vitamin supplements by going to the TriVita website.

Jeffrey Sloe
440-725-3729
jeff@internetmarketingadvisors.net
TriVita Independent Business Affiliate, 12871028

 

 

 

 

Nutritional Vitamins

A lot of people suggest that burning more calories than you take in is essential to maintaining your ideal weight or striving to reach your optimal weight. This may be true, but does this simplified idea produce a healthy body? You be the judge. Your overall body health as well as weight gain or loss must be factored in to the equation or you could be heading for health issues in the future.

Correct nutrition can help to reduce the risk of a myriad of health-related problems, the most frightening of which are surely heart disease and cancer. Proper nutrition, however, entails eating many different foods, monitoring your consumption of some food and beverage items, counting calories, and supplementing your diet with a nutritional multi-vitamin. Good diets offer balanced nutrition that reduces cholesterol, blood pressure, and helps with weight control.

The correct combination of nutrients is very important to keep your body functioning at its peak:

Carbohydrates are the primary source of ammunition in your diet. The body uses carbohydrates to build glucose which can be used immediately or stored in your body for later. Too much glucose, however, is stored as fat. There are two types of carbohydrates - simple and complex. Sugars are simple carbohydrates. Starches and fibers are complex carbohydrates.

Proteins help your body build and maintain muscles and other tissues. They also function in the creation of hormones. Like carbohydrates, excess protein is stored as fat.

Animal and vegetable are the two major types of proteins. Too much animal protein can cause high cholesterol, because it's high in saturated fat.

Fat is another nutrient your body requires. Yeah, I know that sounds pretty strange, but fat comes in both saturated and unsaturated forms. Saturated fat puts you at risk of health problems. Unsaturated fat is healthy; however, if it goes through a refinement process, it can become saturated fat.

Vitamins are required nutrients. Every vitamin performs a different task within your body. For example, vitamins can work with the metabolism to help with energy levels, and some vitamins can even help prevent disease.

Here are some good examples; vitamins A, C, and E, called antioxidants, can assist with the prevention of coronary artery disease by keeping build up from occurring on artery walls. Vitamin B-1 is needed for digestion and proper nervous system function. Vitamin B-2 is needed for normal cell growth. Vitamin B-3 helps to detoxify your body. Folic acid assists with production of red blood cells. Vitamin D assists with the absorption of calcium. Vitamin K helps your blood clot.

Your body requires minerals and trace elements, other nutrients, that are used in many different body processes. For example, a mineral like chlorine helps to create your digestive juices. On the other hand, phosphorus helps build strong bones. Both chlorine and phosphorus can be found in the foods we eat. Salt is another nutrient required by your body. However, according to some health professionals, you should not consume more than 2400 milligrams per day.

I suggest that you follow the guidelines set forth by your health care provider to create a well balanced, nutritional diet. And most of them will tell you to consume two and one half cups of vegetables, and two cups of fruit each day. A good variety of fruits and vegetables is always suggested. It has also been suggested that you eat as many different colors as possible.

Whole grain products should also be consumed each day. Many nutritionists suggest that at least half of your grain intake should be whole grain based. Milk is also a necessity to a healthy diet. However, it should be low fat milk. Ten and thirty percent of your calorie intake should come from fat. Make sure the fats you consume are in the form of unsaturated fats.

Excellent nutrition is the basis of a healthy diet, and nutritional vitamin supplements can provide the missing vitamins and minerals that your body needs to perform at its peak.

You can learn all about nutritional vitamin supplements by going to the TriVita website.

Jeffrey Sloe
440-725-3729
jeff@internetmarketingadvisors.net
TriVita Independent Business Affiliate, 12871028

 

Nopal Cactus The New Super Fruit?

<P>Look out Acai Berry! A new Super Fruit has emerged!

<P>Our vast planet over the years has yielded some of the most amazing natural healing properties known to man from some of the most uncommon places. As such it only stands to reason that today's new super fruit follows suit! And boy does it!

<P>From the extreme conditions of the desert comes a little known miracle that grows amongst the tumbleweeds, snakes and lizards. This prickly customer not only can create a tasty omelet when it's palm is diced and sliced into eggs. It also produces a powerful anti-inflammatory from an antioxidant called Betalain from within it's juicy, sweet fruit. What is this sticky wonder? Why it's the Nopal cactus.

<P>Yes, you heard me right, the Nopal cactus that grows in the desert. Betalains are a rare and potent class of antioxidants that flourish in the No pal cactus fruit. Opal harnesses the power of this desert super fruit and its betalains to bring you scientifically proven health benefits.<BR>

<P><B>What they are</B><BR>

<P>Betalains are the pigments that give the Nopal cactus fruit its vibrant pink color. But that’s just the beginning. They’re also natural antioxidants—and they’re only found in a few of the world’s plants.

<P>The Nopal fruit isn’t just included in this small group of special plants, it actually leads the group by containing one of the highest amounts of betalains in all of nature.

<P><B>How they heal</B><BR>

<P>When you drink Nopalea, you take these betalains into your system, where they begin to restore your vitality on a cellular level. By helping the body reduce the toxins surrounding your cells and enabling essential nutrients to reach each cell, the betalains in Nopalea can reduce the inflammation in your body that leads to disease.

<P><B>Scientific research shows that betalains help to</B><BR>

 <P>Reduces the risk of blood clots—betalains protect the thin lining of your blood vessels; this helps reduce the inflammation that makes your blood sticky and leads to clots

 <P>Reduces bad cholesterol—betalains strongly reduce oxidized LDL cholesterol

 <P>Protects cells from toxins—betalains protect many types of cells, especially brain cells, from toxins known to trigger tumors.
 
 <P>Protects your liver—betalains provide significant protection from toxins that directly affect your liver

 If you too wish to experience the Nopal Super Fruit and it's wondrous health benefits, you don't have to go out to the desert and find a Nopal cactus, all you need to do is visit this site for more information on TriVit's premier product called Nopalea

 See you do learn new things every day!

 <P>Kim Buchanan<BR>
 Helping YOU Reach Optimal Health<BR>
 & Prestigious Wealth<BR>
 530.383.3041<BR>
 http://trivitaproduct.info<BR>
 http://trivita-sonoran-bloom.blogspot.com/<BR>
 http://trivitaproduct.info/sonoranbloom.html<BR>
 http://sonoranbloom.isgreat.org<BR>

<P>These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnosis, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

<P>References

<P>1 - “Antioxidant betalains from cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) inhibit endothelial ICAM-1 expression.” C Gentile, L Tesoriere, M Allegra, M A Livrea, P D’Alessio Dipartimento Farmacochimico, Tossicologico e Biologico, Università di Palermo, Italy.
2 - Allegra M, Tesoriere L, Livrea MA. Free Radic Res. 2007 Mar;41(3):335-41.
3 - Lee MH, Kim JY, Yoon JH, Lim HJ, Kim TH, Jin C, Kwak WJ, Han CK, Ryu JH. Phytother Res. 2006 Sep;20(9):742-7.
4 - Galati EM, Mondello MR, Lauriano ER, Taviano MF, Galluzzo M, Miceli N. Phytother Res. 2005 Sep;19(9):796-800.