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TriVita Health – Embracing Wellness

Janine Theiss, TriVita Employee
“My mother is the most important woman in my life. Growing up as a young girl my mom was always there for me to talk with, share special times and be my all-around best friend. She was a huge support for me and I always respected her opinion and wanted her approval.

In September 1988 at age 22 I was diagnosed with cancer. My mom was there, holding my hand the whole way. She took me to my doctor’s appointments and told me I was going to be OK. Within two months I had already had five surgeries to try and clear the cancer. The week before Thanksgiving I went in for my final surgery. Still my mom kept telling me I was going to be OK.

Waking up from that surgery, I remember her leaning over my bed with tears in her eyes telling me she wished it was her in that bed and not me. She rubbed my face so gently and said with a quiver in her voice, ‘Janine, you’re going to be OK now.’ I have been free and clear from cancer for 20 years because my mom told me I was going to be OK. Mothers know everything. I call my mother every morning at 7:15 a.m. on my way to work to see what she is doing for the day and if there is anything we need to catch up on. She is the Angel that watches over me. I LOVE YOU MOM!”

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TriVita Health – Embracing Wellness — Susan Wright, Affiliate Member

Susan Wright, Affiliate Member
“My mom is the type of woman who ‘never needs anything,’ so it took me until my late 20’s to learn how my mother received appreciation. I think this is a key factor in our relationships as everyone is different.

How I like to show appreciation isn’t always the way that is important or most effective to someone else. So when I learned that my mother loves to receive gifts (could be a wildflower picked by the stream) I started sending her little ‘just because’ gifts throughout the year (could just be a card letting her know I appreciate her). For major holidays like Mother’s Day and her birthday, I really try to pick a gift through her eyes – what is it she would really like if she were here doing the picking for herself.”

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TriVita Health – Embracing Wellness — Heather Andrews, Member

How do you show appreciation to your mother?

Heather Andrews, Member
“I have finally come to the realization of how much my mother means to me. As a stay-at-home mom of three children, I am now reminded of how much she did for me and my siblings. She was also a stay-at-home mother of three. We went hiking and swimming every weekend and rode horses and dirt bikes. I truly show my appreciation and love to her regularly. I call my mother at least every other day. I never forget her birthday or anniversary.

When the kids and I go to the park we always call to see if she would like to join us; when the parade comes every summer she’s invited, and of course every fall we go to the fair together. Every spring the kids and I spend several days helping my mom clean her flowerbeds and start her garden. I occasionally buy my mom a bouquet of flowers, but I feel that the time my mother and I spend together is the most valuable gift. I always tell my mother I love her and always thank her for all her help.”

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TriVita Health — Big, healthy brains and B-12
Research shows the positive connection

If you’ve been supplementing with Vitamin B-12, you know why you continue to make this smart health move. You may find that this amazing vitamin helps you stay upbeat and maintain a balanced mood, keep energy levels steady throughout the day, stay mentally sharp and enhance memory. But the potential benefits don’t stop there. Research continues to find new and exciting connections between B-12 and many aspects of good health, and I’d like to focus on one in particular that made headlines just a few months ago.

It was a small but significant study, publicized in medical journals and some mass media. From the University of Oxford, England came this dramatic finding: People with lower levels of Vitamin B-12 were six times more likely to have brain volume loss (also called brain erosion) than those with higher B-12 levels.

This was a long-term study, spanning five years, involving 107 adults ages 61 to 87. The objective was plain and simple: What’s the link between Vitamin B-12 levels and brain erosion? To find the answer, according to results published in the medical journal Neurology, participants underwent annual blood tests, MRIs, physical exams and memory tests. None of the study subjects had any impairment in mental function when they began the project.

Less B-12 equals more brain erosion
At the end of the five years, all the participants had B-12 levels within the normal range; however, the differences in brain volume were significant between those in the normal-low range and those in the normal-high range. Again, those people with the lowest levels of B-12 were six times more likely to suffer measurable brain erosion than those with the highest levels.

As an advocate of B-12 supplementation with TriVita’s unique, quality formulations, I was thrilled – but frankly not surprised – to learn about this latest evidence.

For some time, clinical evidence has shown that those who have a B-12 deficiency can experience symptoms caused by decreased mental and nerve functioning. These symptoms can include mental confusion and forgetfulness, mood swings and even psychotic behavior like seeing and/or hearing things.

Because of these associations, one of the first things I do when people complain of these problems is make sure they are getting enough of the essential vitamins like B-12.

Why many are at risk of B-12 deficiency
If you’re over 40, a strict vegetarian, or have thyroid, liver or kidney problems, you’re at risk for B-12 deficiency. As we age, our bodies may become less able to absorb some vitamins efficiently, especially in the case of Vitamin B-12. Without enough B-12, other vitamins like folate and B-6 cannot function normally within the body.

As a doctor, I know the importance of maintaining appropriate levels of these essential vitamins, especially Vitamin B-12. That’s why I applaud those who supplement their healthy diets with TriVita Sublingual B-12 products, and encourage others to see how they might benefit, too.

Unlike injections, or pills that you swallow, Sublingual B-12 dissolves under the tongue. That’s the painless, easy way to make sure it gets into your bloodstream to give you maximum absorption and maximum benefit. On top of all the other proven benefits of B-12, who wouldn’t also want their brain to stay the biggest and healthiest it could be?

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TriVita Health – Bike Safety Tips

• Ride defensively; assume cars don’t see you
• Ride with traffic, never against it
• Obey traffic signs and signals
• Wear a helmet
• Make sure you have a headlight and rear reflectors for night riding
• Keep your bike in good condition
• Use hand signals to let others know your intentions
• Wear reflective clothing
• In town, ride on the far right unless turning left
• On trails, yield to pedestrians and horses
• Stay off sidewalks; they are more dangerous to bikers than the street
• Ride in bike lanes where available

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TriVita Health — Biking to Better Health
Enjoy the outdoors with this low-impact exercise

Bicycling is a great aerobic exercise that is easy on the body. And, not only will you burn calories, but you can enjoy the outdoors at the same time. Enjoy biking alone or with friends and family. But first, here are some tips to get you started.

Picking the right bike
Depending on your fitness and comfort level, as well as where you want to ride, you have numerous bicycle options – everything from “comfort” bikes to mountain bikes. Visit local bike shops and research online to find out what’s available. Check consumer ratings to find out which bikes others have been pleased with – and which ones to avoid.

Most importantly, you will want to consult an experienced salesperson to help you find the bike that’s right for you: the right type – and the right fit. If you don’t have the right size bike, injuries and accidents are more likely to occur. Above all, pick a bike that is comfortable, especially the seat. If possible, try to rent a bike similar to the one you’re interested in; take it for a test run to see how it works for you.

Safety first: wear a helmet
A bike helmet is a must. Be sure to choose one that is certified by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) or the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Also, make sure it:

• Sits level on your head
• Fits snugly
• Is brightly colored for increased visibility

Getting started
If you’re not used to riding, don’t try to go for miles on your first ride – unless you want to be so sore the next day that you can’t move! Start out reasonably and gradually increase your pace and distance.

It’s always fun to exercise with friends. Consider joining a biking club in your area. A quick Internet search or visit to a bike shop can help you find a biking group. The Internet and bike shops are also great resources for bike path/trail information.

Be sure to follow state and local laws governing biking – both in the city and on trails. These laws may include everything from where you can legally ride your bike to which safety equipment is required.

Log miles – without leaving your home
If you prefer to exercise indoors or if you have balance problems, you can get all the benefits of bicycling without leaving your home. Stationary bikes are a great exercise tool you can use from the comfort of your home – and, bad weather won’t stop you!

Check with local sports equipment retailers to find the best stationary bike for you. Recumbent bikes are becoming very popular; they have a more comfortable seat than traditional stationary bikes and put even less strain on your joints.

If you’re feeling adventurous, try a spin class at your gym. Accompanied by music, a spin instructor will lead you through different workouts that simulate hills, sprints and more. It’s a great workout – and you can meet new friends at the same time.

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TriVita Health — Minimize the “Menopot”
Menopause weight gain is not inevitable

Many women gain weight around the middle in their mid-40s, early 50s and beyond. This accumulation of fat in the abdominal area has been dubbed the “menopot.” The exact cause of this weight gain has been blamed on a number of things including genetics, fluctuating hormones and reduced physical activity.

The good news? With healthy lifestyle changes, you can help control – and reduce – the dreaded menopot. This is good news not just from a vanity standpoint but from a health standpoint as well: abdominal fat – especially what’s called visceral fat – can increase your risk of heart disease, diabetes and even certain cancers.

Visceral fat surrounds your organs, can be very dangerous and is the result of a sedentary lifestyle. The menopot is generally composed of subcutaneous fat, the fat that lies between your skin and your abdominal wall. Although less dangerous than visceral fat, it can still be distressing. The bottom line is that any type of fat is unhealthy.

Lifestyle changes, including diet and exercise, cannot only help reduce the risks to your health, but they can also help “whittle your middle” – and help you minimize the menopot.

Burn away the menopot
Reduced physical activity can contribute to increased weight in the menopause years. Plus, as people age, they lose lean muscle tissue, which burns calories. By maintaining or even increasing your activity level, you can help keep the menopot at bay.

The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services suggests that adults get at least 2.5 hours a week of moderate-intensity physical activity or 1.25 hours of vigorous physical activity per week. If you’ve already noticed you’re getting a menopot, you may want to increase that amount to 5 hours a week of moderate intensity activity or 150 minutes of vigorous activity… or more! Be sure to include both aerobic and strength (resistance) training.

The key to consistent activity is doing something you enjoy. Make exercise fun with some of these calorie-burning activities:

• Swimming

• Bicycling

• Dancing

• Gardening

• Walking

• Tennis

The menopot menu
Your metabolism naturally slows down with age. This means fewer calories are needed to sustain your current weight. However, many people may continue to eat the same amount of food. So, it comes down to the old adage: To lose weight, you must burn more calories than you consume. But that doesn’t mean you have to go hungry!

A study at Pennsylvania State University showed that eating foods that fill you up with water and fiber can help you lose weight. Participants in the study who ate more low-energy-dense, water-rich foods such as fruits and vegetables, lost more weight than participants who went on diets that reduced portion size and fat intake.

Follow these basic diet principles from the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (issued by the USDA and Health and Human Services) to get on the right track:

• Emphasize fruits, vegetables, whole grains and fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products

• Include lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, eggs and nuts

• Eat foods low in saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol, salt (sodium) and added sugars

Need some food ideas? Try adding these tasty and healthy foods to your diet:

• Chicken breast • Fish fillets
• Lean beef • Lean turkey
• Lean pork • Salmon
• Asparagus • Bell pepper
• Broccoli • Cabbage
• Cauliflower • Carrots
• Celery • Green beans
• Spinach • Squash
• Beans • Bran/fiber cereal
• Brown rice • Oatmeal
• Pita bread • Wheat germ
• Apples • Bananas
• Blackberries • Blueberries
• Cherries • Cranberries
• Grapefruit • Grapes
• Kiwi • Nectarines
• Oranges • Raspberries
• Tomatoes • Zucchini

By increasing your exercise and sticking to a well-balanced diet that is high in fiber, whole grains, and fruits and vegetables, you can help minimize the menopot. For extra help, try Leanology® – the Smart Weight Loss System.

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TriVita Health – Embracing Wellness

How do you show appreciation to your mother?

Heather Andrews, Member
“I have finally come to the realization of how much my mother means to me. As a stay-at-home mom of three children, I am now reminded of how much she did for me and my siblings. She was also a stay-at-home mother of three. We went hiking and swimming every weekend and rode horses and dirt bikes. I truly show my appreciation and love to her regularly. I call my mother at least every other day. I never forget her birthday or anniversary.

When the kids and I go to the park we always call to see if she would like to join us; when the parade comes every summer she’s invited, and of course every fall we go to the fair together. Every spring the kids and I spend several days helping my mom clean her flowerbeds and start her garden. I occasionally buy my mom a bouquet of flowers, but I feel that the time my mother and I spend together is the most valuable gift. I always tell my mother I love her and always thank her for all her help.”

Susan Wright, Affiliate Member
“My mom is the type of woman who ‘never needs anything,’ so it took me until my late 20’s to learn how my mother received appreciation. I think this is a key factor in our relationships as everyone is different.

How I like to show appreciation isn’t always the way that is important or most effective to someone else. So when I learned that my mother loves to receive gifts (could be a wildflower picked by the stream) I started sending her little ‘just because’ gifts throughout the year (could just be a card letting her know I appreciate her). For major holidays like Mother’s Day and her birthday, I really try to pick a gift through her eyes – what is it she would really like if she were here doing the picking for herself.”

Janine Theiss, TriVita Employee
“My mother is the most important woman in my life. Growing up as a young girl my mom was always there for me to talk with, share special times and be my all-around best friend. She was a huge support for me and I always respected her opinion and wanted her approval.

In September 1988 at age 22 I was diagnosed with cancer. My mom was there, holding my hand the whole way. She took me to my doctor’s appointments and told me I was going to be OK. Within two months I had already had five surgeries to try and clear the cancer. The week before Thanksgiving I went in for my final surgery. Still my mom kept telling me I was going to be OK.

Waking up from that surgery, I remember her leaning over my bed with tears in her eyes telling me she wished it was her in that bed and not me. She rubbed my face so gently and said with a quiver in her voice, ‘Janine, you’re going to be OK now.’ I have been free and clear from cancer for 20 years because my mom told me I was going to be OK. Mothers know everything. I call my mother every morning at 7:15 a.m. on my way to work to see what she is doing for the day and if there is anything we need to catch up on. She is the Angel that watches over me. I LOVE YOU MOM!”

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TriVita Health — Start rebuilding and nourishing bones at an early age
TriVita makes two outstanding bone health supplements: Vitacal-Mag D™ and Bone Builder
By Brazos Minshew, Chief Science Officer

The calcium debate – and what it means to you
Calcium is an essential nutrient for all animal and plant life. It begins life as a mineral called calcium carbonate – a rock. Plants extract calcium salts (calcium chloride) and use them in creating energy. As the food chain continues, herbivores (plant-eating animals) consume the plants and concentrate the calcium into both liquid and solid states. Solid calcium helps create hard, compact tissues like teeth and bones. Liquid calcium resides inside your cells, nerves and all of your muscles – including your heart! Every time a muscle contracts it uses calcium. There is also calcium in your bloodstream.

The debate about calcium begins with the source: Is calcium from stone (carbonate), oyster shell or eggshell as good as calcium from fruits and vegetables? Is calcium from milk and beef equivalent to calcium from nuts and fish? There is no simple answer; however, certain forms of calcium are good for certain applications.

Calcium from bone meal and MCHC (found in abundance in VitaCal-Mag D) helps strengthen teeth and bones. Studies have shown that MCHC may improve and increase bone density as much as 6% in a single year! Let me repeat this: In clinical trials where bone density is measured, the greatest benefits to our teeth and bones came from MCHC. There’s another reason for the high quality of VitaCal-Mag D; it contains five different forms of chelated calcium for maximum absorption.

Reversing osteoporosis
MCHC is the specific collagen in your bones. You’ll find it in both VitaCal-Mag D and TriVita’s Bone Builder. It makes sense to supplement your bones with this special collagen. Even more remarkable is the fact that people who take enough MCHC build new, healthy bone cells even into their senior years.

Homocysteine (HCY) breaks up collagen and reducing HCY is critical to preventing osteoporosis. TriVita’s Bone Builder is the perfect partner to HCY Guard® because it includes nutrients that help reduce homocysteine.

Reducing the effect of stress is important in conserving your bones. When you are under stress your body’s response is to steal minerals from your bones to fuel the “fight or flight” response. TriVita’s Bone Builder contains the amino acid GABA, which helps reduce this effect of cortisol and allows minerals to go back into your bones when you sleep.

Speaking of sleep, your body produces a hormone called NAMOT (related to melatonin) when you are in a deep sleep. This hormone signals your bones to begin repairing themselves. Methoxytryptamine (5MT) is the protein that your pituitary gland uses to produce NAMOT, and we include this vital protein in TriVita’s Bone Builder.

Growing new bone
The best way to manage osteoporosis is to prevent it. Children and adults up to age 30 should take a calcium, magnesium and Vitamin D supplement every day. I also encourage people to focus their diet on leafy, green vegetables, get at least 20 minutes of direct sunshine on 40% of their body every day and perform weight-bearing exercises most days of the week.

Regardless of your age or bone density you can slow bone loss, delay the disease process of osteoporosis and start producing new, healthy bone cells. TriVita’s VitaCal-Mag D is ideal for people under 30 years old and those with the lowest risk factors. TriVita’s Bone Builder is designed for people over 30 who have risk factors for osteoporosis.

The good news is that you can add back up to 6% of new, healthy bone mass every year if you follow these steps – no matter how old you are or how thin your bones are. Turn back the clock on osteoporosis with proper lifestyle choice and intense nutrition.

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Health — One stroke that hit close to home
TriVita’s own Keala Stant had a stroke at age 28

Many people think that strokes only happen to the old and infirm. In fact, anyone – even infants – can have them. Keala Stant, operations manager for TriVita’s Care Center, can attest to that. At age 28, this otherwise healthy mother of two children suffered a stroke that seemed to come out of nowhere. “I always considered myself athletic so it was unexpected,” she says. “Later, I discovered that I had certain conditions that increased my chances for a stroke, including migraine headaches and a heart defect.”

Keala was getting ready for work one morning in September 2008 when she had difficulty talking and her left side went numb. Assuming that she would feel better, Keala went ahead and dropped her kids off at school. However, once she arrived at work Keala’s condition worsened and she realized she needed help. Keala was able to call an ambulance and she was rushed to the hospital, where extensive tests revealed that she had suffered a stroke.

Luckily, Keala’s recovery was quick. Her speech quickly returned to normal and the feeling in her fingers and hand eventually came back. Keala also had surgery to repair her heart. She is tremendously grateful to her TriVita co-workers who held a prayer session on her behalf. “I don’t think I would have done as well without their prayers,” says Keala. “Now I’m taking action to make sure this doesn’t happen again by watching what I eat and exercising 30 minutes a day.”

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