Cleansing Help for Weight Loss

We all know that regular cleanse days are important for improving our health. Our bodies need support dealing with the toxins in our food, water and air. Our occasional overindulgent lifestyles also leave our bodies yearning for a rest as well as high-quality nutritional support.

But how can we ensure success in sticking with our goal to complete a cleanse day and stay with your Isagenix Healthy Lifestyle? Consider these tips for a successful cleanse day:

1. Set aside one day each week for cleansing.

When making lifestyle changes we have old habits to break. By designating one day a week you are setting a new schedule with appointments for yourself to commit to. The day can be any that works for you, but Monday often works well to help re-commit and get back on track after a weekend where you may have lost focus a bit.

 

2. Check to be sure you have on hand all the cleansing necessities.

Be sure you have enough Cleanse for Life®, Ionix® Supreme, Isagenix Snacks™, IsaDelight Plus™, Natural Accelerator™, and IsaFlush® to get you through your day. This will help eliminate excuses and ensure you have what you need.

 

3. Work with your coach.

Call your Isagenix enrolling sponsor and ask them any questions you might have about your next Cleanse Day. Let them know what day you are planning to cleanse and ask for their support via phone or email. Or, if your cleanse coach is not available, tune in to our free question and answer  IsaProduct Coaching Conference Call Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. Pacific Time or Monday through Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time with Dr. Ina Nozek.

 

4. Set up accountability.

This can be with your sponsor, or a friend or another person who is using Isagenix. It can be a group of you who all want to succeed at cleansing and your new Isagenix Healthy Lifestyle. Checking in and reporting regularly (I recommend daily) to each other will help keep you on track.

To add an extra level of accountability and even an incentive, join the IsaBody Challenge® today! With a $25,000 grand prize, a cruise, free trips, monthly drawings for product certificates and more, you’ll enjoy your journey to “fit” and be rewarded in more ways than one. Go to  IsaBodychallenge.com  for more details.

 

5. Get rid of temptation.

Toss (or at least put out of sight) any foods, snacks, etc., that don’t belong in your healthy lifestyle.

 

6. Follow the Cleanse Day schedule and protocol.

Drink your 1 ounce of Ionix® Supreme. Drink your 4 ounces of Cleanse For Life® four times a day. Drink plenty of water (goal is one gallon), eat your Isagenix Snacks™, and IsaDelight Plus™ throughout the day, and eat nothing else! I recommend this cleanse day schedule.

 

7. Stay busy.

I like to cleanse on work days because it keeps me busy. You can also plan lots of activities like clothes shopping or long walks that keep you focused on something other than thinking about food. The day flies by when you are busy.

 

8. Keep your goals on display.

If you haven’t made a dream board yet, cleanse days are a good day to make one. If you have one display it prominently on this day. Post your goals and motivational sayings(ones that are motivating to you!) on the refrigerator, bathroom mirror, work space, etc.

If you feel that you are not ready to do full deep cleansing days yet you may want to start out like IsaBody Challenge Winner, Jill Birth. For the first six months she never did a full cleanse day. She did a milder easier daily cleansing. And she lost 80 lbs during that first 6 months! View and print Jill Birth’s daily eating schedule.

When you feel ready, use these tips to set yourself up for success on your cleanse days. Soon cleansing will become second nature to you and your will be enjoying the benefits of regular deep cleanse days and the Healthy Isagenix Lifestyle.

For convenience and review here is everything that is included in the 30 Day Nutritional Cleansing System:

  1 Bottle of Ionix® Supreme
2 Bottles of Cleanse for Life®
4 Canisters IsaLean® Shake
1 Bottle of Isagenix Snacks™
1 Bottle Natural Accelerator Capsules™
1 Bottle of IsaFlush®!
4 Want More Energy? Sticks
1 Program Guide
1 Cleanse for Life CD

Feel free to call or email if you have questions. Or order by choosing a link below:

Marilu Henner will be hosting a special TLC segment “Here’s to Your Health” on January 21st, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. (check your local listings)

This segment will feature successful entrepreneur, multi-million dollar earner and owner and co-founder of Isagenix, Kathy Coover and highlight the transformation stories of IsaBody Challenge 2012 Winnner Jill Birth, Lisa Wolny, and Ms. Bikini Fitness Universe, Lori Harder who all use the Isagenix “Nutritional Cleansing and Anti-aging” system.

Marilu Henner has starred on stage, in several hit TV series, films, commercials, television movies and specials. She has co-starred with some of Hollywood’s leading men and worked with some of the best directors in Hollywood and on Broadway. She believes that with good health you can do it all. She has an incredible amount of energy, replenished constantly with good health and compatible habits. It is the key to managing the hectic pace of being Marilu Henner.

Here is a sneek peak:

Want to get started now?  Isagenix 30Day Program

The Truth about Fish Oil

Essential fatty acids must always be part of our daily diet, without them, we take one step closer to our deaths. Essential fatty acids are divided into two families: omega-6 EFAs and omega-3 EFAS.

Although there are only very slight differences to distinguish the two groups of essential fatty acids from each other, studies have revealed that too much intake of omega-6 EFAs can lead to inflammation, blood clotting and tumor growth. The good news, however, is that the opposite is true for omega-3 EFAs. Omega-6 EFAs can be found in vegetable oils while omega-3 EFAs can be found in fish oils among other foods.

Omega-6 vs. Omega-3

Physicians and scientists are of the same opinion that the cause behind increasing cases of heart disease, hypertension or high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, premature aging and certain kinds of cancer is none other than an imbalanced intake of omega-3 and omega-6 EFAs.

As mentioned earlier on, omega-6 EFAs can be found in vegetable oils. This includes but is not limited to corn oil and soy oil, both of which contains high amounts of linoleic acid. Omega-3 EFAs on the other hand can be found also in marine plankton and walnut and flaxseed oils. It should be significant to take note that fatty fish and fish oils contain eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), fatty acids that have been observed to provide many benefits to the human body. In the early 1970′s, a study on Greenland Eskimos have revealed that one of the major reasons why they rarely suffer from heart diseases is because of their high-fat diet (mainly composed of fish).

The two essential fatty acids, EPA and DHA, are also helpful in preventing atherosclerosis, heart attacks, depression and various forms of cancer. Fish oil supplemented food have also proven to be useful in treating illnesses like rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, Raynaud’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Other Benefits of Fish Oil

There are a lot more illnesses and situations in which intake of fish oil has proven to be significantly beneficial.

Making the Heart Healthier

The heart is inarguably one of the most important parts of our body and having an unhealthy heart means having to suffer a rather limited lifespan. Naturally, it’s in our best interests to keep our hearts happy and healthy and one way of doing that is eating food that contains fish oil.

In Athens, Greece, for instance, a study was made to show if there was a direct relationship between high fish diet and inflammation of blood vessels. The results revealed that those who ate more fish than the others had a lower level of C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, factors that are commonly used to measure likelihood of blood vessel inflammation. These benefits remained even when the various risks associated with high fish diet were taken into account.

Fish to Become Thin

In Perth, Australia, a study had revealed that fish consumption can be used against hypertension and obesity. Researchers of the UWA (University of Western Australia) have discovered that a weight-loss diet which includes a regular amount of fish consumption can be quite effective in reducing blood pressure and improving glucose tolerance.

Fish Oil to Combat Asthma

People suffering from respiratory problems like asthma tend to be perceived as unfit and unhealthy. They should now be pleased to learn that certain studies have revealed the benefits of fish oil for asthma-burdened-individuals. Statistics show that approximately 20 to 25% of children today suffer one form of asthma or another at a certain point in their lives. And certain evidence reveals a regular diet of food with high linoleic acid content as the reason behind it.

Researchers of UW (University of Wyoming) conducted a study by subjecting a number of children to a high-fish diet while others continued with their regular diet. Results revealed that the participants who ate more fish were less prone to asthma attacks and were able to breathe more easily as well.

Consult Your Nutritionist Now

Nothing is good when consumed or used excessively but complete avoidance of a particular food type is equally harmful as well. Ask your nutritionist for the right amount of fish intake for your age and health status.

Why does aging contort so many bodies in this way? The reason is that many people, throughout their lives, never extend the neck to its full range, and so the muscles shorten. Long hours of reading, sewing, typing, or standing at a workbench take their toll. Eventually deposits of calcium salts in the joints complete the process of immobilization. Once this calcification takes place, nothing can be done to reverse it.

Fortunately, older persons can take action before it is too late. The best action is regular exercise that stretches the muscles and improves flexibility, with special considerations on the core muscles. This kind of response is relatively important for a number of factors that when taken for granted will only lead to serious health problems.

What Are Core Muscles?

Core muscles pertain to the muscles found at the obliques, abdominals, lower back, and the glutes. These four areas of the body are the ones that usually frame the posture of a person. Hence, a good posture reflects the good condition of these muscle areas.

What people do not know is that core muscles are actually the “core” or the central part for all the strength that is needed to carry out different physical activities. This only means that if an individual’s core muscle is physically powerful, it will maintain equilibrium on the body and will stabilize the system every time the person is working out and moving.

Strengthening Core Muscles

The main responsibility of the core muscles is to provide enough power to the body in order to enable it to cope with the dynamic challenges of every physical activity that a person encounters.

For this reason, many health and fitness experts have realized that it is very important to strengthen the core muscles, even more so than the other muscles in the body. Through some series of experiments and research, they have found out that having a stronger core can lessen a lot of health problems concerning posture.

For instance, a well-conditioned core muscle can project good posture. It can also improve the endurance of the back all the way through the day.

Why? Because muscles that are included in the group of core muscles are actually the ones that initiate the proper stabilization of the whole upper and lower torso.

So, for those who wish to know and understand why it is important strengthen the core muscles, here is a list of some of the benefits that you can use as references:

1. Strengthening core muscles will improve posture and prevent low back pain of the muscular origin.

This means that as you incorporate stretching exercises in your routine, taking a particular focus on the muscles of the upper and front part of the trunk, including the abdominal and trunk muscles, the activity has the tendency to strengthen the muscles of the back that extend to the spine.

2. It will help tone the muscles, thereby, avoiding further back injury

Exercising your core muscles will strengthen and tone your lower back muscles and buttocks while stretching the hip flexors and the muscles on the front of the thighs.

Achieving this state will deter you from any serious lower back injury.

3. Improves physical performance

Exercising the core muscles with slow, static stretching is just as effective in relieving stiffness and enhances flexibility. Once the flexibility of a person has improved, it follows that he will be able to perform his physical activities at a better state.

4. They do not cause sore aching muscles

Static stretching for core muscles is best for the muscles and connective tissues. And because it employs slow stretches only, it will not cause any soreness, as do the quick, bouncing exercises that rely on jerky muscle contraction.

5. Lengthen muscles and avoid unbalanced footing as you get old

Core muscle exercises lengthen the muscles that have contracted as a result of pain. It also prevents pain from vigorous exercise if they are included at the end of each workout.

Health and fitness experts highly recommend starting core work out immediately and repeating the routine at least 2 times a week. The process can be done after the workout or even during the activity, for about 10 to 20 minutes only.

Indeed, core muscles are absolutely important in determining the good posture of the body. Strengthening them can absolutely eliminate those annoying back pains.

What is Whey Protein?

Whey protein is actually a term used to describe a group of globular proteins that can be separated from whey. When cow’s milk is used to manufacture cheese, it also leads to the production of whey, which may or may not be discarded. It is a mixture of lactoglobulin, alpha-lactalbumin and serum albumin.

Similar to protein found in egg white, whey protein can also be irreversibly changed by heat. When made part of the pasteurization process, it becomes less bio-active. If not, whey protein naturally becomes bio-active which basically means it contains a high concentration of cysteine and consequently glutathione, an antioxidant that is essential to improved fitness and health.

Bio-active whey protein is an active source for protein but exposure to extreme heat can easily reduce the amount of cysteine in it without affecting its protein content and basic food value.

What Makes It Good for the Body?

Because whey protein contains an inordinate amount of essential and non-essential acids, it frequently plays a prominent role in most low-carb and high-protein diets. Another reason for this is because of its low content of fats and of course, carbohydrates.

Why Pregnant Mothers Love Whey Protein

A number of OBs have advised their pregnant patients to increase their intake of whey protein because it will provide the basic amount of amino acids needed by the growing infants inside their bodies. An increased intake of whey protein will naturally improve and speed up the development of the baby. Also, increased intake of whey protein will indirectly improve the immune system of the baby. In its growing stages, it is highly vulnerable to different types of illnesses. With the help of whey protein, it grow faster and better and more equipped to defend itself against any health complication.

Whey Protein for Bodybuilding Enthusiasts

For bodybuilders, muscle growth is everything and that’s why they love whey protein so much. Studies have satisfactorily proven that whey protein can lead to acceleration of muscle development. This is welcomed news especially for bodybuilders who are only a few weeks away from the date of competition but is still in high need of muscle growth.

How it Helps Athletes Busy Recovering from Old Injuries

In this case, whey protein saves the day once more because it can be used to supplement diets of individuals who are suffering from compromised immune systems. Basically, it helps athletes heal faster and feel better.

A Weapon against Degenerative Diseases

Although you can’t truly say that any disease is less painful than the other if both have life-altering consequences, it is an inarguable fact that degenerative diseases are one of the worst health complications to suffer from. These illnesses tend to subject people to a protracted form of suffering and with symptoms with increasing levels of severity. They commonly affect three systems in particular: the nervous system, the muscular system and the skeletal system.

Although rarely curable, degenerative diseases can be treated through chemotherapy, surgical operations and the proper diet. Whey protein is often a part of this diet because of its rehabilitative benefits especially when it comes to muscle growth. Cancer, diabetes and AIDS have symptoms that cause muscle strength and growth to deteriorate in an undesirable effect that can be combated with increased intake of whey protein.

Where to Buy Whey Protein

Are you sufficiently convinced of the benefits of whey protein then? You know that you can find commercial whey protein products in most supermarkets and specialty food stores specializing in healthy food, however the grade of whey protein is of utmost importance in obtaining the benefits of this wonderful healthy food. You want the highest grade of whey protein possible. Most whey protein in the US is a grade 2 but you can find grades as high as grade 7 (the highest) if you look for it. Also, look for a source that inspects raw materials before they are manufactured to test their potency as well as to ensure no presence of microbial activity, pesticide, or heavy metals. Look for whey that comes from dairy cows that are pasture-fed on small New Zealand farms, milked according to season, and not treated with hormones or antibiotics.

A Warning

Whey protein is good for the body no doubt about it but too much consumption of anything is never beneficial. Too much intake of whey protein especially of the lower grades can lead to unnecessary complications of your liver. And need we remind you that the liver is the next most important organ in the body? Lastly, lactose intolerant individuals must consume whey protein isolate rather than the normal variety as the former has less lactose content.

The Best Whey Protein Shakes

In my opinion the best tasting and highest quality whey protein shakes are the IsaLean Shakes found in the 9 day and the 30 day system from Isagenix.

William H Andrews, Ph.D.

In this 10+ page article Joseph Hooper talks about Dr. Andrews and his dream of curing aging:

“Because Andrews does intend to cure aging. This stated ambition induces in some listeners the suspicion that Andrews might suffer from delusions of grandeur, but he has a scientific pedigree that insists he be taken seriously. Unlike his friend Aubrey de Grey, the University of Cambridge longevity theorist who relentlessly generates media attention with speculations that straddle the border between science and science fiction, Andrews is an actual research scientist, a top-drawer molecular biologist.

In the 1990s, as the director of molecular biology at the Bay Area biotech firm Geron, Andrews helped lead a team of researchers that, in alliance with a lab at the University of Colorado, just barely beat out the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in a furious, near-decade-long race to identify the human telomerase gene. That this basic science took on the trappings of a frenzied Great Race is a testament to the biological preciousness of telomerase, an enzyme that maintains the ends of our cells’ chromosomes, called telomeres. Telomeres get shorter each time a cell divides, and when they get too short the cell can no longer make fresh copies of itself. If we live long enough, the tissues and organ systems that depend on continued cell replication begin to falter: The skin sags, the internal organs grow slack, the immune-system response weakens such that the next chest cold could be our last. But what if we could induce our bodies to express more telomerase? We’ll see, because that is what Andrews intends to do.”

Bill Andrews has been very focused on producing Telomerase activating substances for a very long time. He’s been working from the perspective that he would develop a chemical compound from a combination of chemical compounds and that a pharmaceutical drug would be the result of his research. He has seen some fruits of his labors in that Bill is currently a named inventor on 35 telomerase patents.  But as Hooper describes in his article, Bill was very skeptical about natural botanicals becoming the focus of his search for Telomerase Activators when he began his collaboration with John Anderson.

“The stock-market crash of 2008 nearly wiped out two investors who had until then been his primary funders. Without the money to continue refining the nearly 40 telomerase-activating chemicals he and his team had already discovered, Andrews made the decision last September to cut a deal with John W. Anderson, the founder of Isagenix, an Arizona-based “network marketing” supplement company. This month, Isagenix will launch an anti-aging product containing several natural compounds that Sierra Sciences has verified to have “telomere-supporting” properties. It’s not the powerful drug Andrews originally envisioned, but he says he believes it will promote “health and well-being” and just possibly generate enough cash to underwrite the expensive “medicinal chemistry” required to come up with a more fully developed anti-aging compound…”

But after finding a “strong hit” (Bill’s words for a substance exhibiting a high telomerase activation in vitro) in the first 25 samples that John sent him, Bill began to change his tune. He says now that the natural substances have shown much more potential than the thousands of chemical compounds he had reviewed and tested over that last 10 years. With “strong hit” after “strong hit” found in the natural substances John Anderson has been having the team at Sierra Sciences test, Dr. Andrews has nothing but praise for John’s expertise. In the course of just a few months Anderson and Andrews have been able to put together a powerful combination of many botanicals from around the world that have exhibited the response they were looking for.  Product B has been very well received by the Isagenix community of Associates and Consultants, who are beginning to share it with the world.

Look for ongoing research and regular improvements in the formula for Product B as stronger and stronger telomerase activation evidence is found in more and more newly tested substances. The product is also being tested in studies. Those involved in the study will be having the length of their telomeres measured by another well respected telomere researcher, Telomere Expert Maria Blasco who was recently appointed Director of the National Cancer Research Center in Spain.

Exciting things coming and exciting things being experienced already by those already taking this amazing product. Join the revolution. Join Dr. Bill Andrews and those of us fighting against aging!

We have both experienced a huge increase in energy – and I at least had lots of energy before. And I want to point out that is not like a caffeine induced burst of energy – it just feels like the healthy energy we had when we were younger. The flexibility in our joints has increased greatly and we have had  significant reduction of discomfort in the joints. My muscle tone is getting way better, along with my skin tone. People keep saying “You look so young!” I even had a nephew asked me privately if I had had some “work done” and pointed by the side of his eye. I said “You mean surgery?!” and he nodded. “No” I said. I am still feeling very flattered by that.

My husband has had dark patches coming in in his beard again (instead of completely gray like it was). I am not kidding! He also can lift his knees way up to his waist now while for the last several years he couldn’t even lift them up more than 6 to 8 inches.

Here is a brief video on the science that has led to the discovery of the natrural ingredient combination that is creating these amazing results!

We were so thrilled to be there at Celebration 2011  to see my friend Jill win the grand prize of $120,000 in the IsaBody Challenge! One of the things that is so inspiring about Jill’s winning is that she had been struggling with her weight her whole life. She had been using Isagenix products for more than 5 years, but when she really finally decided to do it she was able to use the Isagenix Products in a special way along with certain other healthy foods, while incorporating a variety of exercise. She was able to be completely focused and dedicated and complete her goal to lose half her body weight and get down to the weight she was in third grade when she first became aware of her weight challenge.   Watch her video

You can enter the Isabody Challenge yourself and have a chance to win and win big both with your personal transformation and financially!  Learn more about Isabody Challenge.

In this recording Jill tells how she was able to win the IsaBody Challenge and some of the program she used to help her succeed (Click contact me for additional information):

Listen to Jill’s winning strategy…

Is Isagenix’s newest product (being introduced in August 2011) featured in Elle magazine this month? Well, yes as a matter-of-fact they even name it, Product B, as in future billion-seller! What is Product B and why would Elle magazine, and Popular Science for that matter, be interested in a new product from the “World Leader in Nutritional Cleansing”? The article tells it all:

Hey – Wanna Live Forever?
More quickly that anyone imagined, Nobel Prize-winning research is yielding promising compounds for fighting the inevitability of aging at the most fundamental cellular level. -By Joseph Hooper

“Chasing Patton’s  heels is Isagenix, a company whose TA*(*Telomerase Activating)  suppliment-in-waiting is scheduled to launch before Labor Day.  (It will be sold in doctor’s offices, online, and door-to-door.)  The TA properties of its one or more natural compounds (the identity of which Isagenix has so far chosen to keep to itself) have been vetted in the lab by the Molecular Biologist who, back in the ’90s,  helped identify human Telomerase for Geron.  John Anderson, the businessman and self taught chemist behind the new venture, calls it his “Product B,” as in future billion-seller.

With their TA supplements, these companies are proposing nothing less than to fix the wrinkles underneath our skin-at the molecular level.  How deeply from the Telomerase cup of immortality can we hope to drink?  Pick your fantasy scenario, in descending order of fabulousness (and increasing likelihood) :  Lengthen our maximum life span -to 150 years, perhaps?- to a degree that will translate our existential horizons (some scientists working on longevity believe this could happen during our lifetime);  increase “health span” by a significant margin by delaying disease of aging -in other words, look and feel relatively great until you hit the same old longevity wall at 90 or 100 (probably a majority of researchers see this as a goal within our grasp); or at 50, your skin could pass for a 20-year-old’s (telomerase is most active in cells that divide most frequently, such as those in our skin.)“

Click here if you are interested in learning more about Isagenix.  If you want to understand Product B, and the science behind it, contact me by filling out this form and I will give you a call at your convenience for a brief presentation.  I have used Isagenix products for 7 years now, which has greatly improved my health, but I have been on Product B (you can order it now if you have tickets to Isagenix Celebration) for 7 weeks now and the results I have gotten are nothing short of phenomenal!  Incredible!  So contact me for more details.

When you get to be 60 years old it can be harder to tone up and lose weight. It seems like we have to do more, work harder, eat less, etc., etc. Well doing this program using the Isagenix products and this workout it seems to be actually not too hard. I took the 4th of July week to party with my old (no offense ladies) school friends out in Oregon. I ate more than usual and not of my usual things. I didn’t really gain on that trip because I also took one high protein IsaLean shake each day. I got back on the program when I got home and when I was weighed and measured at Curves this morning I had lost 2% body fat this month, along with several inches and 2 pounds of weight. I am stoked!

To learn more about this program just stay tuned – or request written information at debbieyounkin@yahoo.com