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Q&A: Anti Aging – Fountain of Youth?

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Question:

I would like to know if there is a herb or substance I can take to improve my muscle tone and perhaps muscle size.  I don’t really expect to recover my youth.  But would like to add anything to my routine of regular exercise and good diet, that may help my muscle tone and/or size ?
So now that you have picked yourself up off the floor from laughter; maybe  you could make a suggestion of a herb,  or a hormone,  or maybe a plastic surgeon (just kidding) that  could help.
Please don’t take this too seriously, but – HELP !!!!!  (just kidding again)  Thanks much, all the best, D

Answer:

No joke D, your concerns are shared by most people over 60, myself included.
Many magic fountain of youth formulations have been touted for years; I have never known any of these to be scientifically backed. However, there are certain things I believe help, which I personally use; some of them for years. The evidence and research is solid, and I have seen positive results during my 40 years of helping people.

 

I take Melatonin, Collagen powder and Skeletal Strength every night before bed.
I sleep like a baby and so far, touch wood, have none of the aches and pains that many in their 70’s have to deal with.

* Melatonin Extra

Melatonin has many advantages, in addition to helping many people sleep more soundly, Sleep is when the body rebuilds and regenerates all cells, including organs and bones.
 As explained on p. 63 of my Paw Paw Program book. Melatonin is not only an essential hormone, from which other hormones can be created; but a potent anti-oxidant; it slows abnormal cell growth; and is critical for natural healing processes.

* Collagen

Collagen that I use contains effective peptides derived from grass-fed, pasture-raised cows, leading to substantial beauty & wellness benefits.  A quality processed Collagen contains premium collagen peptides. Studies have shown that when collagen hydrolysate is taken orally, it is absorbed as di- and tripeptides (two or three amino acids) typically rich in hydroxyproline. These smaller peptides are able to  reach target tissues like skin or cartilage where they help support collagen-producing cells (fibroblasts).

  • Supports healthy skin, hair and nails
  • Supports joints, bones, and gut health
  • Promotes elasticity and hydration
  • Offer a clean, effective source of pure protein
  • Aid in promoting and maintaining a more youthful appearance

* Skeletal Strength

Skeletal Strength is the ultimate combination of more than 20  vitamins, minerals and specially chosen herbs for enhanced nutritional support, known to support  your bones & healthy teeth. Plus it’s great for what’s NOT in there… For example, our calcium citrate is free of pesticides, animal derivatives, allergens and gluten. It’s also Kosher and Halal certified. Our vitamin D3 is non-GMO and allergen-free.

  • Vital for Bones, Muscles, Ligaments, Tendons, and Skin
  • Provides nutrients for proper structural system function
I follow the dietary suggestions in my book. Plus there are a few healthy recipes. No matter what diet you choose to follow, keto, vegan, intermittent fasting, blood type, always includes more  low carbohydrate vegetables and fruits. Here are 2 or 3 other articles that deal more specifically with diet. 

In my 284 page book I cover the 4 Pillars of Health. Two more Lifestyle Pillars are:

  • Exercise -to build muscles, one must use them! Weight bearing exercises are essential for building the bone matrix – i.e. flexible and strong bones.
  • Stress – destroys many nutrients, in addition to affecting our emotional & mental health.  Managing stress is important.

All pillars of health are essential for healthy aging.

To order my book for detailed why’s and hows, including a few recipes. Canadians save money if you contact me to order this book. US clients can order using PayPal button in top R of this page:  Paw Paw Program

*Should you choose to purchase any product recommendations

Links change frequently so please contact Lorene if I can be of assistance to you in your natural health journey. I can help you get the best product, 20-25% discount, plus Free Shipping, with no obligation.

 

Note that someone will receive a commission when you purchase any health supplement, whether the company, some unknown Amazon seller, or me. If you go through me, or an associate who works with me, you will get professional support in addition to the discounts and Free S/H.

 

Q & A – Calcium for Osteoporosis and Alendronate (fosamex) – Part 2

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Question:

Hi Lorene, my Doc is insisting I take fosomax  for osteo, do you have a good calcium product that is easy to absorb? and how much per month would it be? I might want to try the calcium way first. Will it constipate me? I am already taking cascara every day.
Cheers L.

 

Answer:

Great question and timing! I just published another post on Osteopenia, Osteoporosis and Bone Health Part 1, so here is Part 2 to answer your questions!

The types of calcium that we use in our practice are not constipating. In fact the one I just posted about, Nature’s Gold, is an excellent fibre source and increases bowel movements. The other ones we use the most are all in a herbal base, which 1) makes them more absorbable, therefore more effective even when the mg. numbers may be lower, and

2) the herbs add nutrients for overall benefit and

3) the herbs prevent constipation, while benefiting the obody overall with other healing properties.

The formulas I use the most are Cal Mag & D and Liquid Cal-Mag. For menopausal women having hot flashes, if Flash Ease does not work on its own, then we add Herbal Calcium.  My suggestion is to read the fact sheets giving you details of each one, (by clicking on the name of each supplement).

I have listed them in order of most common, so you may also just want to order the first one on the list. The cost for Cal Mag Plus D  is: Canada:  $29.50 for 200 tablets;  US: $19.90  for 150 tablets. Recommended dosage is listed on each fact sheet – there is no problem to double or triple this if you need extra calcium.

It is important with all supplements, but especially minerals,  to make sure they break down in normal stomach conditions. Nature’s Sunshine is one of the few companies that tests for this, and because of this we have had excellent results for lowering pH levels, eliminating muscle cramps as well as bone health.

Another post to read will explain to you the importance of Magnesium in any calcium formula. If a person is prone to any kind of cramping, they should take at least additional Magnesium Complex  capsule with each Calcium.

Fosamex is riddled with many side effects.  I encourage you to look into this further and share with your doctor, as well as sharing the positive results we have in increasing bone density in older women with the natural supplementation. Then make your decision.

Consider this statement from http://www.drugwatch.com/fosamax/side-effects/:

“For those taking Fosamax, perhaps the most frustrating side effect is the drug’s propensity to cause fractures of what is one of the strongest bones in the body – the femur. … stress fractures, often happen when patients least expect it. Some patients reported breaking bones while they were doing normal, everyday tasks such as walking or sitting. Merck said the fractures usually come after weeks or months of groin or hip pain. Researchers are still trying to determine why Fosamax is linked to bone breaks, especially in patients taking the drug for five years or longer. Many scientists theorize the drug shuts down the body’s bone-renewing process and creates more brittle bones.

And from  http://www.drugs.com/sfx/fosamax-side-effects.html:

“When Fosamax was introduced in 1995, it was promoted as the solution to osteoporosis and other bone-damaging diseases. Instead, studies show that Fosamax (alendronate) causes a slew of side effects that may be more problematic than osteoporosis itself. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) documented several of the drug’s side effects and subsequently distributed numerous warnings.

Fosamax belongs to the bisphosphonate drug family, which is known to cause many of the drug’s side effects. They range from mild to severe.

According to the drug’s manufacturer, Merck, the most common side effects include gastrointestinal issues, such as nausea, diarrhea, constipation and cramping. It can also cause skin rashes and eye problems.

Why would one risk this when we have safe, natural food nutrition, like Nature’s Gold and good quality Calcium supplements that increase bone density? 

Of course, following lifestyle recommendation as in Lorene’s book:  The Paw Paw Program – A “Christopher Columbus” Approach to Cancer – The World IS Round and Cancer CAN Be Treated Naturally is recommended to improve ALL health conditions.

Should you wish to have wholesale access any of the same quality supplements we have used over 23 years to help thousands of people achieve optimum health, please email our office at TakeTheNaturalPath@gmail.com, or contact us via our website.

Q & A: and Success with Psoriasis

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Note: due to continually changes to meet FDA & Health Canada regulations , as well as NSP internal Quality controls, links change. Please contact author for product details, and to help you get discount ordering .

 

Question:

Good morning Lorene:  I just wanted to mention to you that I have been doing the Bod-E-Klenz (US only) for the past couple of weeks or so and my psoriasis seems to have improved significantly.  I still have the psoriasis but I would say there is about an 80% improvement.  Seems more than a coincidence to me!

I would like your advice on how often I can do these cleanses or can you perhaps suggest something similar that would help me to maintain these results.  I am also taking the Magnesium Complex – one capsule 2 times a day.  I’m very happy about this improvement with my skin, I look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks Lorene, have a wonderful day! AP

Answer:

Very glad to hear this! 80%  improvement in 2 wks. means you are responding very quickly, so I assume you must be doing some positive dietary changes as well while on the cleanse. You will want to continue lots of vegies and salads once you are finished. The Magnesium will also be helping to relax any anxiety that may be involved.

Bod-E-Klenz is properly balanced in a 2 to 1 ratio Building and Cleansing: the breakfast & lunch packets build and tone digestive and eliminative organs.  Formulas like Master G contain  herbs to nourish the glandular system as well as some vitamins & minerals. The pm packet is cleansing. This is one reason you can do this cleanse safely for 30 days. In this case, I would probably take a break of 2 wks. to 1 month, then do another Bod-E Klenz. In the interim, I would drink lots of Chlorophyll, and follow the dietary and lifestyle suggestions as suggested in my book: The Paw Paw Program – A “Christopher Columbus” Approach to Cancer – The World IS Round and Cancer CAN Be Treated Naturally.

March, 2013 Health Newsletter

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BENOIT & ASSOCIATES

HEALTH EDUCATION NEWSLETTER

March, 2013

For information to help you achieve optimum health, please contact our office; all contact information at end of newsletter.

Lorene Benoit’s book contains lifestyle tips for optimum health, as well as specifics for Cancer: The Paw Paw Program – A “Christopher Columbus” Approach to Cancer – The World IS Round and Cancer CAN Be Treated Naturally

2nd Edition released mid April! Includes excellent tips for health prevention, as well as solutions for cancer. Ongoing special for books, Buy 3 get 1 free. Contact our office.

 

Education   

Our blog offers ongoing health tips. Articles added since the last newsletter, with a direct link:

Spending on prescription drugs in the United States has risen nearly 6-fold since 1990. Canadian statistics follow the US very closely North American Health Advances?

How to treat and avoid thrush, which is a type of yeast infection in the mouth: Q&A : Thrush from anti-biotics

Learn why Magnesium is considered one of the Miracle Minerals.

Knowing  How to Choose Quality Herbs & Supplements? Can make ALL the difference to your health.

Cancer Screening and Prevention, Mammograms – updated with new information

Q & A Graviola versus Paw Paw – Asimini triloba –  an important distinction when using this herb for cancer.

Silver Gel used for Dental Surgery – this still seems to be one our best, cheapest all-round safe, effective anti-biotic. I have not had time to do blogs on all the successes this, but recently had these reports:  sore throat, lung infection and preventing prescription anti-biotics when an infected root canal was extracted – all great success with this Silver Gel!

 

Worldwide: free education via Webinars

Non-members and members alike can access webinars on the US website.  Go to www.nspwebinars.com to view webinars. Contact our office to clarify any topic, or to order any products you learn may benefit your health. To order direct, use Account # 309344 to receive member discount for free!

 

Introducing 2 New Products:

Ionic Minerals with Acai

70 ionic minerals ready for easy and quick assimilation – the electrical spark plugs of our body! This formula is enhanced with the benefits of acai berry concentrate, fulvic acid, and grape skin extract to offer nutrients to support nerve function, energy production,

enzyme formation, pH balance and essential for overall immune and health promotion.

Cure-Q-Min

So far over 4000 research reports show beneficial effects on pain and inflammation., especially for joints. Cure-Q-Min capsules contain 400 mg of the internationally-recognized Curcumin C3 Complex®. This ingredient is patented for its unique composition ratio and high level of consistency, quality and integrity of the three main antioxidant and protective compounds found in turmeric root, collectively known as curcuminoids. Curcumin C3 Complex® is highly regarded in the clinical literature. It has been the clinical trial material of choice for a significant number of research studies investigating its protective, antioxidant and inflammatory effects. Cure-Q-Min is one of the featured Specials that are 10 % off or buy 3 get 1 free.

 

Upcoming Courses – hold these dates!

Dr.  Jerry McLaughlin BC & Alberta Tour

Dr. McLaughlin is the doctor who discovered the anti-cancer properties of Paw Paw, which is the basis of my Paw Paw Program book. Dr. McLaughlin has a passion to share why Paw Paw, Asimini triloba species, is the perfect herb for all renegade cell growth.

Advance registration will be only $10.

Saturday, June 8   10:00 am        Vernon, BC

Sunday, June 9      6:00 pm           Kelowna, BC

Monday, June 10   7:30 pm           Vancouver, BC

Tuesday, June 11   7:00 pm          Duncan, BC

Wednesday, June 12th    TBA        Nanaimo, BC

Thursday, June 13      TBA            Lloyd Minister,AB

Friday, June 14         TBA              MayerThorpe, AB

Posters will be forthcoming with details.

14th Annual Herbal Intensive July, 2013  – Friday 1-4, Sat. Sun. Mon full days – dates available are July 5-8, 26-29th. Call with your preference.

The Cowichan Valley supports a lush growth of plants that have been traditionally used for medicinal purposes, as well as for food. We will study indigenous, wild, and some cultivated botanicals with a Master Herbalist who has 30 years experience.

 

Specials

The current Canadian Campaign specials offer 10 % off or buy 3 get 1 free on selected seasonal formulas, until March 31st. Any of the specials can be ordered by calling our office 250-748-6802 to help you locate a local Herb Specialist, or if you are a member call NSP at your country’s toll free number. For a full list look on Nature’s Sunshine Canada website home page.

Consider using either the Tiao He Cleanse, a 10 day cleanse balanced with both Chinese and Western herbs to spring cleanse and tune up your body. It is a wise health support to follow that with a Para Pak, , another 10 day cleanse to eliminate parasites, which we all have; especially if you have traveled south during the winter.

Ongoing bowel health can be ensured with BWL BLD – one of those formulas that the longer you take it, the less you need as it  heals your intestines.

The Miracle Mineral Magnesium Complex is also on sale. Check out some of the benefits of Magnesium on our blog.

The new Ionic Minerals with Acai are 10 % off until end of March.

 

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You can receive discounts from 10 – 30% on the most potent, most professionally formulated herbal, vitamin and mineral supplements in the industry since 1972.

Sign up Promotion until April 30th

In addition to regular goodies, you also get a free TNT  (Total Nutrition Today drink powder) with a $75 order. This is a retail value of $32.86 – FREE. 

Members receive great education, resource centre, Fact sheets, Free webinars and conference calls with professionals, coupon book, and weekly specials.

Members can access recorded sessions at: NSP resource Centre

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BONUS: Benoit Health offers a FREE mini-consult up to 15 mins. for new or returning members to help them choose the best products for them!

Phone the office at 250-748-6802 to take advantage of this offer NOW.

 

Success Stories

We encourage you to share your stories with others on our website or via email. Success stories can be read at:

http://www.naturalpathremedies.com/blog/category/success-stories/

 

Medical Scene

Industry-sponsored trials give favourable results for drugs, by burying negative trials. This is a well-documented problem, and it has been researched extensively without anybody stepping in to take effective action.

“Publication bias” — the process whereby negative results go unpublished — is endemic throughout the whole of medicine and academia; regulators have failed to do anything about it, despite decades of data showing the size of the problem.

Because researchers are free to bury any result they please, patients are exposed to harm on a staggering scale throughout the whole of medicine, from research to practice. Doctors can have no idea about the true effects of the treatments they give. Does this drug really work best, or have I simply been deprived of half the data? Nobody can tell. Is this expensive drug worth the money, or have the data simply been massaged? No one can tell. Will this drug kill patients? Is there any evidence that it’s dangerous? No one can tell.

This is a bizarre situation to arise in medicine, a discipline where everything is supposed to be based on evidence and where everyday practice is bound up in medico-legal anxiety. In one of the most regulated corners of human conduct, we’ve taken our eyes off the ball and allowed the evidence driving practice to be polluted and distorted. It seems unimaginable.

Excerpted from “Bad Pharma: How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients” by Ben Goldacre.

 

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Have you tried Lorene’s Balinese massage yet?

Spiritual

How you handle your money, believe it or not, can be used as a spiritual practice.  You can amplify your relationship with the flow of abundance as you participate with more awareness in earning, spending and giving.

Be part of the flow.  You activate the law of receiving by giving.  Appreciate value and put your resources toward that which is in greatest harmony with the life you want to create.  Be grateful for what you have!  When you pay your bills be sure to remember and appreciate having had that phone work all month, having the water flow freely.

Notice when you feel restricted around money and take a deep breath, and offer gratitude instead.  This is a powerful re-patterning that will invite more prosperity into your life.

Stay in the Flow!

From Mary Manin Morrissey

 

Video Pick

This is an interesting 8 minutes on some possible future benefits of technology and medicine. Don’t be put off by to 10 second Burger King ad at beginning – what a paradox!  http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21134540/vp/50582822#50582822 

 

Business Coaching and Brilliant Body

We offer ongoing coaching to help others start their own business using the Brilliant Body CD’s!  The package includes 10 Power Points, covering ten systems of the body: Digestive, Hepatic, Intestinal, Circulatory, Immune, Nervous, Respiratory, Urinary, Glandular and Structural, plus all the tools to educate yourself and others on how your body works – all this for only $25.

Phone the office anytime for help!

Compass Zyto Assessment is an extremely efficient, inexpensive tool to help start your business. This 3 minute video shows you what it can do: http://www.zytocompass.com/af/link.aspx?a=lbenoit

 

Serving you in health,

Benoit & Associates Health Education

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Magnesium – one of the Miracle Minerals

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Magnesium is a vital element of the body, concentrated primarily in bones, but also an integral part of each & every cell in our body. Magnesium is essential for calcium absorption, glucose metabolism, cardiovascular health, nervous system and the production and balance of cellular energy.

Magnesium, also known as the “anti-stress”mineral, is a vital catalyst in enzyme activity. Magnesium is involved in nearly every essential bodily function, from the beating of the heart to the creation of bones and the regulation of blood sugar. It is so important that it is called the “gatekeeper of cellular activity”, signifying its critical role in cellular processes. This is particularly important considering the endemic rise of diabetes, with all the complications of the disease.

Magnesium is just one of many minerals and vitamins which research indicates that up to 80% modern society is generally Magnesium deficient.  Dr. Norman Shealy states, “Every known illness is associated with a magnesium deficiency” and that, “magnesium is the most critical mineral required for electrical stability of every cell in the body. A magnesium deficiency may be responsible for more diseases than any other nutrient.”

Some additional specific benefits of a quality, absorbable Magnesium are:

• Helps with the transmission of nerve and muscle impulses
• Helps nerves to relax
• Helps regulate the heartbeat
• Helps burn fat, produce energy, regulate glucose levels
• Aids in maintaining the body’s proper pH balance, as one of the 4 main alkalizing minerals (K, Ca, Na and Mg)
• May help prevent depression, premenstrual syndrome, osteoporosis, pain in fibromyalgia, and cardiovascular disease
• Helps reduce and dissolve calcium phosphate kidney stones, and prevent occurrence
• Prevents premature labour and convulsions in pregnant women.

Lorene has worked with 3 different combinations of Magnesium from Nature’s Sunshine for over 30 years. Please contact her office to determine which will be the optimum one for you.

On page 170 of Lorene Benoit’s book  The Paw Paw Program – A “Christopher Columbus” Approach to Cancer – The World IS Round and Cancer CAN Be Treated Naturally  a chart that shows the reduction of minerals in common foods since the 1940’s.

Agri – farming has created less nutritious food, causing most North American’s to be mineral deficient, and Magnesium is one of the most depleted in produce.  Consider 2 common foods: carrots contained 75% less Mg. in carrots and potatoes contained 35% less in 1990’s than 1940’s. Now, twenty years later?  It is even worse.

It is important to remember that there are critical ratios of  minerals in the human body. Two examples are between calcium and phosphorus, and calcium and magnesium. In  1940 average diet contained  a two to one ratio between phosphorus and calcium. Now there is a one to one ratio. This means that the phosphorus content of many foods has increased. These artificial new ratios  have an important effect on your body chemistry.

Many accepted nutritional references still recommend a dietary intake ratio of 2:1 Ca-Mg. Due to changed food quality and dietary intake, this has been felt to be inadequate, and Magnesium is often the greater deficiency. We  recommend that our clients take at least 1:1 Ca/Mg. ratio. Magnesium citrate, magnesium malate and magnesium HVP chelate are all well absorbed forms of this mineral, especially when quality tested, chelated or combined with magnesium rich herbs that enhance absorption.

In addition,  a balanced Calcium supplement needs to contain both Vit. D3 and Magnesium for effective absorption.  We suggest our clients take one Skeletal Strength with either one Magnesium Complex  or  one Magnesium Tablets 1-2 times per day dependant upon their needs.

In one study published in the Journal of Nutritional Medicine, 15 fibromyalgia patients were given either 1200 to 2400 mg of malic acid daily with 300 to 600 mg of magnesium for 4 to 6 weeks, or a placebo. All the patients receiving the malic acid with magnesium reported a marked decrease in pain within two days, which continued throughout the time they were receiving the treatment. When the women were switched over to the placebo, their condition deteriorated within 48 hours. The formula we recommend for this kind of muscle pain is Magnesium Malate.

Should you wish to have wholesale access any of the same quality supplements we have used professionally  since 1990 to help thousands of people achieve optimum health by setting up preventive nutritional programs, please email our office at TakeTheNaturalPath@gmail.com, or contact us via our website.

NSP offers over 500 different herbal formulas and  supplements, and we can help determine which will be the optimum choices for you!

 

November 2012 Natural Health Newsletter

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BENOIT & ASSOCIATES HEALTH EDUCATION NEWSLETTER

November, 2012

For information to help you achieve optimum health, please contact our office; all contact information at end of newsletter.

Lorene Benoit’s book contains lifestyle tips for optimum health, as well as specifics for Cancer: The Paw Paw Program – A “Christopher Columbus” Approach to Cancer – The World IS Round and Cancer CAN Be Treated Naturally

This book offers excellent tips for health prevention, as well as solutions for cancer. Buy 3 get 1 free. Contact our office.

 

Education   

 Worldwide:

Our blog offers ongoing health tips. Articles added since the last newsletter, with a direct link:

Dr Judy reveals the Benefits of Crystal Free CoQ10… I was amazed at how much more absorbable and effective this COQ10 is. NSP is one of only three companies in the world that has this superior type…….  CoQ10 – crystal free liposomal research

Q&A: Supplements to aid conception…  Q & A: Aids to getting pregnant

Q&A: Excess iron in blood. Covers some tips on liver health & cleansing…..                Q & A : Porphyria cutanea tarda

Curing a Staph infection with Oregon Grape…. Do herbs often work more effectively than prescription antibiotics?   Success with Staph Infection and Oregon Grape

Is there really a difference between brands of health supplements, and how do you know?… NSP Quality by Design Makes the Difference

Take the hassle out of Christmas shopping while giving a gift of health. Some popular choices from over 300 quality products from Nature’s Sunshine… Herbal Gifting 2012 ideas for health!

 

Zyto Compass is an extremely efficient, inexpensive biofeedback analysis to help you achieve excellent health.

http://www.zytocompass.com/af/link.aspx?a=lbenoit

 

Business Coaching- starting this Monday with NSP Success Week

Starting November 12, join us for four FREE live webinars that will help you be SUCCESSFUL as you share NSP with others! Register for one day or all 4 days!

Use the daily link to join webinar OR a phone and daily PIN to participate by telephone.

Each day will be a different live seminar, offered at 2 different times:

Pacific Mountain Central Eastern
First Live Webinar 10:00 am 11:00 am 12:00 noon 1:00 pm
Second Live Webinar 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm

 All webinars will be recorded and available in the webinar archive at www.nsprc.ca

 

 Monday, November 12

How to Build Instant and Immediate Rapport with Your Prospects with Tom “Big Al” Schreiter     

1-712-432-0453                      PIN 7876408*

1:00pm EST https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/748284657

5:00pm EST https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/459539001

We’re excited to have Tom “Big Al” Schreiter back!  If you missed Convention, this is a great opportunity to experience what other NSP managers are raving about!  MOST PEOPLE love his a fun, relaxing style and you’ll take away tips and strategies you can implement right away!

 

 Tuesday, November 13

 Social Media Part 1: Facebook Pinterest and Twitter for Beginners 1-712-432-0453                      PIN 1447483*

1:00pm EST https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/833902680

5:00pm EST https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/877261577

Every day, millions of people are active on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. The potential for building your business using social media is obvious. But for some who haven’t jumped on the bandwagon yet, starting can be a daunting process. Dan Bischoff, our resident social media pro, will share his expertise and help you get started. Learn why starting in social media is   simple, and can bring quick results. We’ll discuss:

1.  The latest trends in social media to help with your business
2.  How to set up profiles on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest
3.  How to like, post, share, retweet, hashtag, and more
4.  Social media best practices

 

Wednesday, November 14

 Social Media Part 2:  Using Facebook Pinterest and Twitter to Effectively Build Your Business

1-712-432-0453                      PIN 8067844*

1:00pm EST https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/165655753

5:00pm EST https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/178706512

It’s one thing to have a Facebook or Twitter account. It’s something completely different to use social media as a way to grow your business. Forty-seven percent of people say Facebook has the greatest impact on purchase behavior because of social proof, credibility and word of mouth. Join us in this webinar if you’re interested in driving your Nature’s Sunshine business through social media. We’ll discuss:

1.  How to increase your followers and fans
2.  How to identify your true audience and make them happy
3.  How content is central to social media
4.  Tools to help you be more efficient
5.  The Dos and Don’ts of social media

 

Thursday, November 15

New Products 2012 – A Chance to See What You Missed at Conference!

New products are always one of the highlights of our annual Health Conference. If you missed Conference this year, here is your chance to see first hand the new product introductions. If you attended Conference, this is your chance for a second look at the product introductions. You may pick up something you missed the first time around!

1:00 pm EST https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/405155570

5:00 pm EST https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/834216874

We’ll discuss: Revamped Sunshine Heroes line
Added potency to Zambroza, EverFlex tablets, and CoQ10

 

Plan now for 37th Annual Health Conference 2013 in Vancouver, BC

We plan on having at least 50 of our NSP group attend this amazing educational and fun event! Set your goals now to be there September 26-28, 2013

The Annual Health Conference is NSP Canada’s major yearly event, attracting 100’s of NSP Members from across Canada for three days of education, relationship building, celebration, and recognition.

Conference highlights include expert speakers in alternative health and top trainers in business development. Workshops and new business and product announcements add to the excitement Conference brings. For many NSP Managers, it was through attending an Annual Health Conference that they became inspired to achieve new heights of success.

The above is from the NSP website, home page, see: NSP Conference 2013

See the Conference Qualifications pdf for ways you can earn a travel allowance to Conference and start planning to attend now.

 

Education Local:

Home Herbal First Aid

Learn to understand and feel confident in the uses of herbal first aid treatments. We will learn remedies for common colds, flu, cuts, burns, fever, diarrhea, cramps, and more. Will look at sources and costs to prepare your own herbal first aid kit.

Tues. Jan. 15th – 7 pm.   Register with Island Savings Centre: 250-748-PLAY

 

Chinese Herbal Constitutional Formulas and Five Element Theory

This course will cover:

  • Basic philosophy, yin & yang, constitutional nature
  • 5 element theory and practical: what is your constitution
  •  4 extra constitutions
  • 16 Chinese herb formulas and how they can help balance  your life on the physical, mental and emotional levels
  • Each participant will complete a questionnaire for personal evaluation and time for questions    and answers.

Lorene Benoit, MHH, CHC has worked with these NSP Chinese Constitutional Formulas for 18 years. Come ask questions and learn more in depth how this ancient knowledge can help bring balance to your physical and emotional well being.

Wed. January 23rd,  9:30 am- 4:00 pm in Duncan

Investment: $75. $10 discount paid by Jan. 15th.

Register with our office: 250-748-6802


Specials

 For Canadians, we have 6 wk. Campaign specials offering 10 % off or Buy 3 get 1 free on selected seasonal herbs. The current six week campaign offers a good selection of products from Oct. 16th to Nov. 30th. Watch for the new campaign starting Dec. 1st.

Consider the MC or Mega Chel, Magnesium Complex, and Magnesium Malate to ensure your optimum health.  Any of the specials can be ordered by calling our office 250-748-6802 to help you locate a local Herb Specialist, or if you are a member call NSP at your country’s toll free number.

MC (Mega Chelation) – High-Potency, mega-nutrient, vitamin and mineral supplement designed to support the circulatory system. MC contains a variety of natural chelating substances.

• Contains butcher’s broom, plus adrenal, spleen and thymus substances (bovine),and Ginkgo biloba.

 

Magnesium Complex – The Mega-Health Mineral complex using two of the best-absorbed forms of this important mineral:magnesium citrate and magnesium malate.

• Helps metabolize carbohydrates, protein and fats.
• Supports the maintenance of healthy bones and teeth.
• Helps with proper muscle function.

Essential for strong bones – research in last 15 years has shown that the 2:1 Cal – Mag ratio is not ideal and that we should be taking these minerals in at least equal mg.

 

Magnesium Malate – Magnesium Plus Malic Acid – A complex of malic acid and magnesium malate, combining the best for fibromyalgia and other generalized muscle pain.

• Supports the structural system.
• Helps with proper muscle function.

The NSP Canadian website has a webinar and Power Point presented by Dr. Kim Balas on the Canadian NSP Resource Centre  teaching about Garlic, Liquid Calcium-Magnesium and Magnesium Malate. Log in using your Membership # and PIN and learn!

 

How does Membership Benefit You?

 Click here to find out how  NSP Membership benefits you?

 You can receive discounts from 10 – 30% on the most potent, most professionally formulated herbal, vitamin and mineral supplements in the industry since 1972.

Members receive great education, resource centre, Fact sheets, Free webinars and conference calls with professionals, coupon book, and weekly specials.

Members can access recorded sessions at: NSP resource Centre

 

Success Stories

Added this month: Curing a Staph infection with Oregon Grape…h Do herbs often work more effectively than prescription antibiotics?   Success with Staph Infection and Oregon Grape

We encourage you to share your stories with others on our website or via email. Success stories can be read at:

http://www.naturalpathremedies.com/blog/category/success-stories/

 

Humour


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a link sure to make you giggle, the gift is in what the mind sees: listen to his laugh!

 

Spiritual

“If you’ve had a bad experience in the past, one of the things that will help you to ask yourself, “If the same circumstance were presented to me today with this awareness, would I do exactly the same thing?” Absolutely not. With this awareness you would respond to a condition differently. The only way you got this awareness is because of what happened in your past. Pasts are reverent, thankful, kind. Practice kindness to the parts of you that brought you to here.

 

Video Pick

 Bernie Siegel – Why Loving Your Life Really Matters – an empowering message, especially for those who are dealing with illness, less than 3 mins.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqLS_8mTWQ8&feature=player_embedded

 

Serving you in health,

Benoit&Associates Health Education
Ph/Fax    250-748-6802                                               EmailTakeTheNaturalPath@gmail.com                                                              Website: www.NaturalPathRemedies.com

June Natural Health Newsletter

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BENOIT & ASSOCIATES HEALTH EDUCATION  NEWSLETTER      

 

For information to help you achieve optimum health, please contact our office:

Phone:       250-748-6802

Email:       TakeTheNaturalPath@gmail.com  ** please  use this email for all correspondence**

Website:    www.NaturalPathRemedies.com

 

Lorene Benoit’s book contains lifestyle tips for optimum health, as well as specifics for Cancer: The Paw Paw Program – A “Christopher Columbus” Approach to Cancer – The World IS Round and Cancer CAN Be Treated Naturally

For upcoming talk shows on book, see the listing below.

Ongoing special for books, which offers excellent tips for health prevention, as well as solutions for cancer. Buy 3 get 1 free. Contact our office to take advantage of this special.

 

Education   

 Our blog offers ongoing health tips. Articles added since the last newsletter are below, with a direct link.  Please use the Search bar at the top of the blog to find any topic of interest. If you do not find a topic you are looking for, just send us your question via email, or on contact form on website. The first one is under our Question and Answer category.

How much water you should drink every day?

Question:                                                                                                                                                                                                                      There has been a lot of contr0versy about how much water a person needs to drink daily. What is your opinion?              JV, from AZ

Answer:

How much water you should drink every day?                                                                                                                                       A recent National newscast stated that we did not need to drink water unless we are thirsty, but the problem is that many people do not recognize thirst and mistake it for hunger.  On this show some medical doctor stated we get enough in our fruits and vegetables. But other Doctors, such as Dr. Batamanghelidj, author of Your Body’s Many Cries for Water,  state otherwise. Macrobiotic theory does not promote excess water drinking. Their diet is well balanced in yin and yang, with adjustments for where they live, what season, consists of many more vegetables than a  Standard American Diet (SAD) and does not have excess yin and yang of sugar salt and coffee. From my clinical experience, many diets are deficient in fruits and vegetables. So obviously how much water is a controversial subject!

What I advise my clients is to divide their body weight in pounds by 1/2 and that equals the number of ounces of water needed per day. For example for a 150 lb. person  divided by 2 = 75 oz. per day. This is just a  guideline figure to be adjusted to suit you. Adjust according to YOUR level of activity, temperature, age and your diet. Pay attention to your body, keep in mind the  9 points below,  know the signs of dehydration and listen to your body!

For the 9 points see the website: How much water you should drink every day?

 

Talks Shows about Paw Paw Program

These are links to talk shows on which I have been interviewed about my book on The Paw Paw Program.

The Yukon wild flowers are in full bloom!

A quick hello from the Yukon

Herbal Intensive

We have a small, but keen group registered so far for our Annual Herbal Intensive July 6th – 9th. There is still space if you wish to join us for a few days of healthy herbal wisdom, practical hands on how to help yourself be self-sufficient. Registration closes July 2nd.

 

Office Clearance of Herbal Education: I am letting go of my collection of audio and VHS lectures, CRA training, Tree of Light Herbal Hours – about 3 pages catalogued, that go back from the late 1980’s. It is time for clearing out and I hope I have most of this great education stored somewhere in my brain computer. If anyone wants any of this information, email me for the list. If local, we can arrange pick-up. If mailing out, you will just have to pay postage.

Nature’s Sunshine Managers will have first priority until July 7th, then it open to any and all who are interested in this mode of learning, and still have a VHS machine to play the,m. I cannot say it is progress to have moved to DVD’s – the VHS are still great quality.

 

Compass Group Assessment Classes – invite some friends for a fun way to find out what are the best supplements for you! Call office for details. 

Compass Zyto is an extremely efficient, inexpensive step to excellent health.

Watch this 3 minute video : http://www.zytocompass.com/af/link.aspx?a=lbenoit

 

Brilliant Body for your own education and to help build your Business Helping Others

There is ongoing coaching to help others start their own business using the Brilliant Body CD’s!   Phone the office anytime for help!

 

Specials

Adrenal Support – Includes the herbs holy basil and rhodiola for maintenance of good health. Contains Borage seed oil, a sort of EFA.

Flax Hull Lignans – Provides antioxidants for the maintenance of good health. One scoop equals two gallons of flax seeds in lignan content. Studies from Health Research Institute show decrease in both breast and prostrate cancer.

 Maca – An adaptogen herb traditionally used by both men and women. Also known as “Peruvian Ginseng”.

Magnesium Complex – A complex using different sources of magnesium to ensure maximum utilization. Helps metabolize carbs, proteins and fats.

 For Canadians, the current six week campaign offers a selection of natural products to support the glandular system. Until July 22nd , you can have 10 % off or buy 3 get 1 free. This is in addition to any member discount. Consider Adrenal Support, Flax Hull Lignans or Maca to ensure your optimum health. Chlorophyll is also on sale! To receive the campaign via email, which is 14 pages full of useful information and testimonials, email our office with “Campaign #4” in subject line.

We have a new price list as of June 1st, 2012. The first 8 products I looked up are all less expensive, due to the strength of our Canadian dollar the last couple of years! How many companies do you know that LOWER their prices, while maintaining their Quality, Integrity and Service?

Order by calling our office 250-748-6802 to help you locate a local Herb Specialist, or if you are a member call NSP at your country’s toll free number.


For information on joining Nature’s Sunshine to receive a 10-30% discount on products or for a great business opportunity please refer to the links below.

 

How does Membership Benefit You?

 Click here to find out How does  NSP Membership benefit you?

 You can receive discounts from 10 – 30% on the most potent, most professionally formulated herbal, vitamin and mineral supplements in the industry since 1972.

Members receive great education, resource centre, Fact sheets, Free webinars and conference calls with professionals, coupon book, and weekly specials.

Members can access recorded sessions at: NSP resource Centre


Success Stories

We encourage you to share your stories with others on our website or via email. Success stories can be read at:

http://www.naturalpathremedies.com/blog/category/success-stories/


Political Scene

People world wide are demonstrating against government over-control and increased bureaucracy intended to limit our freedoms. Especially in Canada and the US, rights which we fought long and hard to guarantee in our constitutions, are becoming eroded.

We need to let politicians know that WE elect and pay them and we expect to have our voices heard. Get involved, while you still have the right to. As we become involved, let us not look for what’s wrong and what’s missing, as this thinking can attract more of the same negative.

We can help direct positive change by daily expression of gratitude for what we DO have.  Focus on a loving world that provides for all and let this  positive emotion create a vibration that attracts to us an increased experience of the good. The tides are turning as we balance the dark greed forces with those of light and love. With this loving energy we can create the changes we desire. Since your mind is going to hold images of something, hold images of high ideals.

 

Humour

 The Amazing Human Body

It takes your food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.

One human hair can support 6.6 pounds.

The average man’s penis is two times the length of his thumb.

Human thighbones are stronger than concrete.

A woman’s heart beats faster than a man’s.

There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.

Women blink twice as often as men.

The average person’s skin weighs twice as much as the brain.

Your body uses 300 muscles to balance itself when you are standing still.

If saliva cannot dissolve something, you cannot taste it.

Women
will be finished reading this by now.
Men
are still busy checking their thumbs.

(Not to be sexist, if we had made a mention about nose size, this could have been put in reverse)

 

Video Pick

Homo Toxicus – By Montreal film maker Carole Poliquin. Explores the links between the hundreds of toxic pollutants in our environment and increasing health problems.

http://www.hotdocslibrary.ca/en/detail.cfm?filmId=26173

 

Business Tip    

When we think and move confidently in the direction of our dream, we cross an invisible boundary.

Once we cross this invisible boundary line all sorts of things begin to happen.  Our mind begins to contact the minds of others who think along the same line.

This law is immutable. We begin to attract what we are, we get in the frequency of what we want. We release concern about how it is going to come to us.

Our job is to move our feet in the direction of our dream and expect that it will meet us.  And it will!

Go Confidently and with the intention of serving,


Benoit & Associates Health Education

Ph/Fax    250-748-6802

Email:    TakeTheNaturalPath@gmail.com

Website: www.NaturalPathRemedies.com

Kidney Stones: Causes, Prevention and Emergency Treatment

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Kidney stones can be the cause of great pain and distress.  Symptoms could include pain originating in the middle back and radiating around to the front lower abdominal area.  The urine may contain blood or pus.  There may be nausea and vomiting.  Irritation by the stones may induce an infection in the urinary tract causing fever and chills.  Once a stone starts growing in the kidneys, it continues to grow without any specific symptoms.  The jagged stone travelling down the urethra and scraping the lining causes pain.

 

CAUSES of  KIDNEY STONES

There are several different kinds of kidney stones; if possible, collection and analysis will help determine exact cause. However, they are all due to mineral imbalance of some kind. 80% or more are calcium-oxalate stones, formed by an imbalance of calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus (both meat and milk are higher in phosphorus than calcium). An excess of phosphorus displaces the calcium and causes it to precipitate out of solution.  Magnesium helps keep calcium in solution in the body so the calcium does not precipitate to form stones.

Calcium-oxalate stones also form when there is a deficiency of Vitamin B6.  When vitamin B6 is under supplied, the amino acid glycine is improperly utilized and changes into oxalic acid. Omitting foods containing oxalic acid (rhubarb, spinach) does not stop stone formation, as oxalate stones can still be formed even when there is no oxalic acid in the diet.  The problem is the B6 deficiency.

 

DIETARY CONSIDERATIONS

A good supply of Hydrochloric digestive acid (use Protein Digestive Aid or Digestive Enzymes with HCl) is important when consuming meat, to properly digest and absorb minerals, and help prevent stone formation.

Acidic foods like apple cider vinegar (stimulates natural HCl secretion) and pure cranberry juice (can be sweetened with Stevia) help keep calcium in solution by acidifying the urine.

 

PREVENTION FOR KIDNEY STONES

  • Avoid anti-acid preparations.  They create severe magnesium deficiency, causing stones, as well as alkalizing the urine contributing to stone formation. Take digestive aids to prevent the problem.
  • Drink plenty of pure water – about 2 quarts per day – to flush out the kidneys on an on going basis.
  • Two tablets of Magnesium (#1786-6) with one Vitamin B6 tablet (#1626-6) will prevent most stone formation. Take this daily, once stones have been eliminated. These two and either of the following herbs are recommended for maintenance.
  • Hydrangea (#395-6) is a herb used for its solvent properties for kidney stones or gallstones, and gout.  Two capsules per meal for a couple of months may help dissolve existing stones.
  • Uva Ursi (#710-9) is a herb that supports urinary function, treats infections, and has been used to dissolve kidney stones.
  • Cranberry Buchu (#834-5) Cranberry helps acidify the urine and Buchu helps dissolve kidney stones, as well as prevent infection. When taken as a combination,  you have enhanced synergy for better results.
  • Any of the above can be taken as capsules or may be made into a tea (1-2 capsules/cup) a quart or more can be drunk every day.

 

EMERGENCY KIDNEY STONE PROCEDURE

Every 15 minutes drink the juice of one lemon, preferably organic. Take Marshmallow (#440-0), about 4 capsules 4 times a day – it is a mucilaginous, slippery herb and helps the stones to pass with less pain and damage to the urinary tract. It is high in Zinc to promote healing. Also take Hydrangea (#395-6) 3 capsules 4 times a day to help dissolve the stone. Lobelia – internally – .5 ml every ½ – 1 hour as needed, will help relax the ureters, and calm nerves to decrease pain.  Externally – rub a few drops over area for pain and to stop spasms.

Usually this will take no longer than 12 – 14 hours to pass stone(s).  If you urinate through a strainer and can collect the stone(s), it can help to determine to which type you are prone.

Afterwards, Echinacea and  Golden Seal (#835-2 capsules – up to 6/day or #3180-1 liquid – 3ml/day) can be used to aid healing and to help prevent infection in damaged ureters.

Then follow maintenance suggested under “Prevention for Kidneys Stones”. The supplementation to prevent future attacks, especially for Magnesium and B6 is not expensive, especially when one considers the pain and possible damage caused by a stone. Correcting the underlying imbalance with natural aids will also help prevent other chronic conditions and enhance overall health.

The kidneys are essential to life; if you are having challenges, consult a trained herbalist or natural health practitioner to guide you in the healing process.

 

Resources:

“Let’s Be Well” by Adelle Davis

“Nutrition Almanac” by Lavon Dunne

“Health in the Space Age” by LaDean Griffin

“The Ultimate Healing System” by Donald LePore

“Prescription for Herbal Healing” by Phyllis Balch

“The Merck Manual”

Benoit and Associates Health Education

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Questions and answers: Menopause and Calcium versus Magnesium intake

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We have added a category to our blog for general questions and answers.

Anytime there is something we can help with, please add your question to this category.

We have started with these two questions that came in via email.

Menopause

Question/from CW:

My co-worker at work is experiencing what I think is peri-menopause but quite extreme.  Her heart is pounding (out of her chest as she puts it), insides burning up and very weak…lasts a long time, like at least 20 min the last one….
She is going to make an appt with her doctor but I’m thinking if it is hormonal that Maca may be a good one to balance her hormones.  What do you think?  Any other suggestions as you know more about NSP products for that than I do.  She is on blood pressure meds and on NSP Blood Pressurex and does smoke.  She isn’t overweight and has been exercising this last year.

Answer:

Hi CW,

Yes your suggestion of Maca is good as a hormonal balancer, but I would also think from the description you are giving that this is how hot flashes affect her, so I would recommend FE in addition. As it is time release, she only needs 1 am and 1 pm until she notices improvement, then can may decrease to 1 per day.

Personally I played with these dosages over a period of several years – more when needed, less when not and it worked wonders. Please get back to us if to let us know how she is doing, once on the program. Of course all other lifestyle improvements, such as covered in my book The Paw Paw Program need to be followed.

 

Heart attack and Stroke

Question re: Cal-Mag intake

I read,  “new findings now suggest that calcium supplementation (greater than 1000mg/day) may modestly increase the risk of heart attack and stroke. Although more research needs to be done in this area, it is recommended that individuals meet their calcium requirements from dietary sources…first and foremost, seeking individualized recommendations from your doctor is recommended…”

Answer:

Yes I agree with part of this – too much Calcium is not a good thing. I always try to balance it with at least same milligrams  of Magnesium, or more if any constipation. NSP”s Calcium (in liquid form) includes 200mg Magnesium. There are  also pill combinations of Calcium and Magnesium in Cal – Mag Plus D and Calcium & Magnesium SynerPro . More research shows that Mag. is also essential for bone strength, and Calcium. has been overrated. And yes, we can get lots from food, if our digestion is working. As far as getting individualized recommendation from a doctor? As most medical doctors study nutrition less than 10 hours in 10 years, I think you would do better with continuing your own research or contacting an expert who works with natural health and supplementation, such as you have just done.