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Nopalea defends your body against dangerous toxins that …threaten cellular health
…lead to inflammation
…and trigger a whole host of diseases
Here is how it helps the body thrive.

The power of Betalains
Harnessing the power of Betalains, a rare and potent class of antioxidants that flourish in the Nopal cactus, Nopalea delivers scientifically proven health benefits.

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Detoxify your body
Every day, we are exposed to toxins in our air, water and food, and even toxins created by our own bodies. Nopalea combines its Betalains with other antitoxic ingredients to combat these poisons where they strike us first, right inside the trillions of cells in our bodies.

By increasing the activity of CYP 2E1, a special enzyme that neutralizes daily toxins, Nopalea protects your cells and vital organs, especially your liver, against the carcinogens, hormone disruptors, respiratory toxins, developmental toxins and neurotoxins that are responsible for one quarter of all the worlds diseases.

Reduce inflammation
When toxins assault your system, or when injury or infection strikes, your body responds with a complex biological process commonly referred to as inflammation. If this inflammation goes unchecked, it can lead to a wide variety of disorders, from stroke to arthritis to heart disease.

Nopalea specifically targets signs of inflammation in your body and reduces them quickly. Its Betalains and other anti-inflammatory ingredients work directly on the fluid surrounding your cells. There, they draw off the toxins and excess water to reduce inflammation and rebalance the cellular environment.

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Protect against premature aging
Your skin is a miraculous covering that protects you from harm. Pollution, toxins, radiation and other potentially damaging influences are kept out of your body by your skin, in which vital organs are protected inside. One of the first signs of aging is thin, sagging, withered skin that is easily damaged.

Nopalea rushes to these damaged areas to shore up your protective layer. The Betalains in Nopalea fill in the gaps of your cells, including the cells in your skin, and return them to the firm, robust nature of young cells, at any age. By providing a healthy environment for the cell, Betalains keep it from withering.

More health benefits
Want even more reasons to drink Nopalea? Scientific research shows that Nopalea also helps the body to

Increase energy
Boost the immune system
Protect against fluid retention
Neutralize free radicals

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How Nopalea aids the body in healing
Its Betalains, come to the rescue
Betalains, pronounced bay ta lins, are a rare and potent class of antioxidants that flourish in the Nopal cactus fruit. Nopalea harnesses the power of this desert Superfruit and its Betalains to bring you scientifically proven health benefits.

These Betalains have been scientifically proven, in hundreds of studies, to help the body detoxify itself and reduce inflammation.

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More about those amazing Betalains
Betalains are the pigments that give the Nopal cactus fruit its vibrant pink color. But that is just the beginning. They are also natural antioxidants, and they are found only in a few of the worlds plants. And among these plants, the Nopal fruit is the leader, by far, as it contains one of the highest amounts of Betalains in all of nature.

How Betalains help with your wellness
When you drink Nopalea, its Betalains enter your system and begin to restore your bodys vitality at the cellular level. They do this by helping your body reduce the toxins surrounding its cells, which allows more essential nutrients to reach each cell. As a result, your cells are better fed and energized to repair and replace damaged tissues and reduce the reactive inflammation, keeping it from becoming chronic and leading to disease.

Scientific research shows that Betalains help to

Reduce the risk of blood clots. Betalains protect the thin lining of your blood vessels. This helps reduce the inflammation that makes your blood sticky and leads to clots.1
Reduce bad cholesterol. Betalains strongly reduce oxidized LDL cholesterol.2
Protect cells from toxins. Betalains protect many types of cells, especially brain cells, from toxins known to trigger tumors.3
Protect your liver. Betalains provide significant protection from toxins that directly affect your liver.4

But getting those precious Betalains can be difficult.

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The average U.S. or Canadian diet is typically devoid of Betalains. The main reason for this is that Betalains are only available from a few types of plants, like the Nopal cactus, beets, Swiss chard and a few weeds and fungi.

Furthermore, not all Betalain producing plants are equal. Plants produce Betalains to protect themselves from harsh environments, so the harsher the environment, the greater the Betalain production. That is why, among all of the worlds plants, the Nopal cactus has the highest concentrations of Betalains. It lives in the brutally inhospitable conditions of the Sonoran Desert.

So if inflammation is the problem, then Nopalea is a natural solution.

1.Antioxidant Betalains from cactus pear, Opuntia ficus-indica, inhibit endothelial ICAM 1 expression. C Gentile, L Tesoriere, M Allegra, M A Livrea, P DAlessio Dipartimento Farmacochimico, Tossicologico e Biologico, Università di Palermo, Italy.
2.Allegra M, Tesoriere L, Livrea MA. Free Radic Res. 2007 Mar 41 3 335 through 341.
3.Lee MH, Kim JY, Yoon JH, Lim HJ, Kim TH, Jin C, Kwak WJ, Han CK, Ryu JH. Phytother Res. 2006 Sep 20 9 742 through 747.
4.Galati EM, Mondello MR, Lauriano ER, Taviano MF, Galluzzo M, Miceli N. Phytother Res. 2005 Sep 19 9 796 through 800.

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Chronic Inflammation

It is long been a secret problem,
now scientist are discovering it is the cause of so many different kinds of pain and serious disease

Chronic inflammation is linked to a wide variety of conditions, including many types of pain, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, Alzheimers and even gum disease!

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For the longest time, chronic inflammation remained hidden and unknown as an extremely serious health problem. It was not until not too long ago that it was discovered to be so dangerous. So much so that TIME Magazine even published a story about it on its cover. Now, scientists are finding more and more links between chronic inflammation and a wide variety of conditions including,

Many types of pain
Heart disease
Diabetes
Cancer
Alzheimer’s disease
Gum disease

Although inflammation has not been pinpointed as the cause of all these conditions, it has been well documented as playing a part in them, often intensifying the symptoms and effects.

So what exactly is inflammation, how can it affect you and how can you help reduce it?

First things first. What is inflammation?
Inflammation is your immune systems response to damage. This damage can arise from trauma, bacterial, viral or parasitic infection, stress, genetic abnormalities, metabolic disorders and a host of other sources. Certain lifestyle conditions can also contribute to inflammation, such as poor diet, stress, being overweight, a sedentary lifestyle and smoking. Inflammation can cause redness, swelling, heat, pain and loss of function.

When you are injured, the inflammatory response immediately moves into action. White blood cells rush to the scene of the damage and begin to destroy the damaged cells, while sending out chemical signals that call for more help. Part of this response process creates free radicals, which attack the damaged area and help correct the problem. Finally, at a certain point, the body overcomes the damage, repairs the tissues, and equilibrium is restored.

However, if the body can not overcome the damage and restore equilibrium, then the inflammation continues unabated. Those free radicals, instead of stopping, continue attacking the bodys tissues, and now start damaging healthy cells. This new damage leads to yet the continuation of inflammation, which mistakenly causes more damage, which results in further inflammation, and so on. This is the cycle of chronic, never ending inflammation. And it is what causes all the serious trouble.

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How chronic inflammation worsens your health over time
Though you may not see or even feel chronic inflammation, it could be silently causing trouble within your body right now. Over time, it can result in two kinds of damage, first, to the immediate area of your body that’s chronically inflamed, and second to your overall health as well. Common problems can include,

Heart Problems. Chronic inflammation is believed to contribute to the formation of plaque in blood vessels, as well as the formation of blood clots. When these blood clots break free into the blood, they can block blood flow to the brain or heart, resulting in a heart attack or stroke.

Brain Problems. Chronic inflammation plays a role in Alzheimers disease, yet scientists are still uncertain what that role is. However, one theory is that inflammation kicks into gear because of the plaques and tangles in the brains of Alzheimers patients. In trying to solve the problem, inflammation just makes matters worse.

Joint Problems. Chronic inflammation of the joints can result in destroyed ligaments and tendons, damage to joint cartilage and bone and even bone erosion. This leads to pain, deformity and an inability to perform daily tasks, drastically affecting quality of life.

Mouth and Gum Problems. Dental researchers once thought bacterial infections caused gum disease, but now it is thought that some of the more severe symptoms of gum disease are attributable to chronic inflammation. The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, part of the National Institutes of Health, report that inflammation can even break down bone and connective tissue that keep the teeth in place.

Emotional Health Problems. Chronic inflammation may even play a role in your emotions. Scientists at the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana, discovered that an enzyme secreted by the immune system caused inflammation related, depression-like symptoms in mice. Because inflammation is linked with conditions often accompanied by depression – such as diabetes, cancer and heart disease, researchers expect that this study will provide insight into chronic inflammations role in depression.

Cancer Problems. Although researchers have not discovered the exact mechanism of chronic inflammations role in cancer, they believe it encourages cancer growth. According to the American Cancer Society, inflammation creates just the right conditions for cancer cells to grow and multiply.

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Anti-Inflammation

TIME Magazine called it, The Secret Killer

…and here is how to help protect against it

In 2004, TIME Magazine ran an astonishing story about inflammation and its destructive effect on the bodys health.

In the years following TIMEs story, medical science went on to find even more links between chronic inflammation and highly debilitating conditions, including allergies, chronic aches and pains, IBS and others.

These links were dumbfounding, because so many different conditions can all stem from just one problem – chronic inflammation.

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And the type of chronic inflammation that is being studied is not just that sore, swollen muscle and joint kind that so many naturally think of. It also includes the deeper, internal types of inflamed tissues affecting vital body systems, such as,

Chronic cardiovascular inflammation in the heart and arteries
Chronic pulmonary inflammation in lungs and airways

Chronic digestive inflammation in the stomach, esophagus and intestines
Chronic inflammation in the other major organs, such as liver, kidneys, etc., and glands
Chronic widespread body cell inflammation existing throughout the body

All of these different types of chronic inflammation can lead to many different kinds of severe health problems, such as,

Ongoing, never ending pain in parts of the body
Allergies and asthmatic reactions
High blood pressure and deteriorating heart and blood vessel health
Ulcers and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Constant, overall tiredness and lethargy

Normal inflammation is good

Whenever your body is subject to threatening elements or events, it may counter these attacks with one of its defense mechanisms such as inflammation. This is normal.

The threats that could trigger the bodys inflammatory response could be little things, such as an injury like a pulled muscle. Or, the threat could be a bacterial intrusion. Stressful feelings and events can also trigger inflammation to flare up in any number of your bodys tissues. And, nutritionally deficient diets can lead to inflammatory flareups.

Finally, one of the biggest causes of inflammation could be todays world, which relentlessly exposes your body to an overwhelming flood of microsized dangers, such as toxins, pollutants, bacteria, viruses and chemicals from … the air you breathe … the water you drink … the foods you eat … and even the things you touch.

But chronic inflammation is very bad

Due to all of the causes of inflammation, it is highly likely that right now, as you read this, your body has many sites that are inflamed. This is not the problem, though. The problem is all of sites in your body where, for a variety of reasons, your inflammation is not being turned off. Instead, the inflammation just keeps going and going. This is chronic inflammation.

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There are several factors that can keep your body from turning off its inflammation response, but three factors are especially prevalent,

Chronic Stress. It keeps your body constantly revved up, wasting nutrient stores and impairing its ability to stop inflammation from becoming chronic.
Chronic Nutritional Deficiencies. Without the right nutrition, on a daily basis, your body may not have the right resources to put a halt to ongoing inflammation.
Chronic Toxin Overload. In todays world, your body is constantly fighting off toxins, pollutants and contaminants from so many sources, that it simply can be too overwhelmed to stop the never ending, triggered inflammation.

You will notice that there is one thing in common with all three of the above factors. Chronic. When these adverse factors are chronic, meaning constant, it greatly increases the chance that your bodys inflammation will be chronic, too. And it is exactly this type of inflammation, the chronic kind, that the TIME Magazine story warned about because it can be so damaging to your health.

Some common examples of how you could be suffering from various kinds of chronic inflammation and their related health problems include,

Muscle, joint and bone inflammation, causing ongoing body pain
Respiratory inflammation, causing allergies and breathing difficulties
Arterial inflammation, causing heart health problems
Digestive tract inflammation, causing ulcers and IBS
Widespread body cell inflammation, causing overall fatigue.

A superior solution to chronic inflammation

If chronic inflammation is the problem, Nopalea is a solution. It is your premier wellness partner in your bodys neverending, daily battle for good health. With its amazing Betalains, Nopalea works in two vital ways: it helps neutralize your bodys inner toxins and it helps reduce its chronic inflammation.

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Nopalea’s amazing Betalains
Nopalea’s phenomenal health benefits

Nopalea helps give your body the great relief it needs today, while helping to protect it against debilitating health conditions from manifesting tomorrow.

Nopalea… it is a powerful health solution for todays unhealthy world

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Market Potential

In the U.S. alone, 1.3 million people suffer from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) according to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Skin Diseases (NIAMS).i Overall, the prevalence in North America and the European Union is expected to increase until at least 2010, due to the aging population. With significant unmet clinical need and the progressive introduction of higher value and more effective biopharmaceuticals, the rheumatoid arthritis market is expected to more than double in value to 27 billion dollars by 2015.ii

As of 2007, 23.6 million Americans, 7.8 percent of the population have diabetes, of which an estimated 5.7 million people are undiagnosed. Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), which can be fatal if untreated, usually strikes children and young adults, although it can strike at any age. In adults, T1D accounts for 5 to 10 percent, 0.9 million to 1.8 million people, of all diagnosed cases of diabetes in the U.S. alone. Risk factors for T1D may be autoimmune, genetic, or environmental. No known way to prevent type 1 diabetes exists.iii

There are over 1 million ulcerative colitis patients in the world, with seven major markets in the U.S. Japan, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.iv Colitis, a chronic digestive disease characterized by inflammation of the colon, is an Inflammatory and auto-immune condition affecting the tissue lining both the large and small intestines. Colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease, IBD, as opposed to an irritable bowel syndrome, IBS.

Stage of Development

Phase: I, single ascending dose, SAD, and multiple ascending dose, MAD, studies in healthy volunteers complete. Conducted by SNBL Clinical Pharmacology Center, Inc.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety profile, tolerability and pharmacokinetics in healthy subjects following SAD up to 800 mg and MAD of up to 200 mg twice a day

Study Type: Safety and pharmacokinetics

Study Design: Randomized, double-blind, Subject, Investigator, placebo controlled

Study Start Date, September 2008

Status, Study completed

For more information, www.clinicaltrials.gov Identifier, NCT00760396

Commercialization

Drug, Licensed from Ganial Immunotherapeutics, Inc.

Out-license agreement, TBD.

Technical

Rheumatoid Arthritis, RA

Autoimmune disorder: inflammatory disease leading to irreversible joint damage, deformity and disability

Affects 2.5 million Americans

50,000 people develop RA each year; more common in females

Increased mortality compared to the general population

Cause of RA is unknown

Ref. www.niams.nih.gov

VGX, 1027

Small Molecule drug candidate for the treatment of RA

Orally bioavailable

Novel mechanism of action

Preclinical efficacy against various inflammatory diseases: RA, TID, and colitis

Type 1 Diabetes

Autoimmune disease that results in the permanent destruction of insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas.

TID is usually diagnosed in children and young adults, and was previously known as juvenile Diabetes.

TID is treated with insulin replacement therapy, usually by injection or insulin pump, diet modification, exercise, and careful monitoring of blood glucose levels using Glucose meters.

Untreated diabetes can lead to one form of diabetic coma, diabetic ketoacidosis, and death.

There is no cure for Type 1 diabetes and insulin treatment must be continued indefinitely.

5-10 percent of North American diabetics have T1D.

in Mice

Mechanism of action of VGX 1027 against T1D

In T1D, pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as TNF unknown, interleukin 1 help to destroy the unknown cell in pancreas.

unknown cell destruction causes inhibition of generation and secretion of insulin.

This results in T1D.

i What People With Rheumatoid Arthritis Need to Know About Osteoporosis. November 2006. National Institutes of Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases.

ii Rheumatoid Arthritis Market Expected to More than Double in Value to US 27 Billion dollars by 2015. Business Wire. . FindArticles.com. 04 Dec. 2008.

iii National Diabetes Statistics, 2007. The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, NDIC.

iv DATAMONITOR – Commercial Insight inflammatory Bowel Disease. 11/2006. Reference Code, DMHC2260. Page 19.

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Remember These Signs of Failing Memory

A fat, healthy brain thrives on Sublingual B-12 and Nopalea
By Dr. Scott Conard

Do you suspect that a memory problem has developed for you, or someone in your life? While it is normal to sometimes forget where you put your car keys, be alert for the signs that something more serious is occurring. It may be time to consult a healthcare professional if

Memory loss is disrupting daily life. If tasks that used to be routine, such as balancing a checkbook or bathing, become difficult, action should be taken.

Lapses are becoming more frequent. It is not normal to forget where you parked every day, or to forget appointments over and over.

You easily forget well-known things. Forgetting the name of a close friend or relative could be significant. Other potential tip-offs of trouble could be forgetting entire conversations, frequently repeating yourself or asking the same questions more than once in the same conversation.

There are signs of confusion. As I have been writing in the VitaJournal for years, memory, energy and mental clarity are key benefits of supplementing with TriVita Sublingual B-12. More recently, a growing body of research has linked an actual reduction in the size of our brains to low levels of B-12. That loss of volume, along with inflammation, is the enemy of a fully-functioning, full-sized brain. Of course, that is where the anti-inflammatory benefits of Nopalea combine with Sublingual B-12 for a powerful combination.

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Brain erosion, B-12 and inflammation
Our brains do become smaller over time. Normally, this loss of volume begins after age 30. After age 50, it can become severe. In fact, some 25 percent of our brain volume can erode by age 60, and this may have to do with our inability to absorb Vitamin B-12 as we age. Studies have indicated that the people with the highest level of B-12 in their bloodstreams have the lowest level of brain erosion. So, this is a good indicator that a relationship exists between low brain volume and low levels of B-12, and higher brain volume is linked with higher levels of B-12.

What is more, with people who are clinically diagnosed with cognitive, mental, decline, research has shown that sudden, profound memory loss often is directly tied to brain inflammation. In one of the fastest-rising brain conditions affecting mental function, there are three characteristic aspects. People can retain normal mental function if they have two of these aspects, but sudden, severe memory loss is triggered only when inflammation, the third aspect, is present.

With people living longer lives, we have seen a significant increase in our lifetime in the number of people suffering from mental decline. What is of equal concern is that often we see people being stricken at younger and younger ages. We know there is a direct correlation between B-12 levels and mental decline, and also a link between brain inflammation and mental decline. So now you can understand why, along with Sublingual B-12, Nopalea, which helps the body reduce inflammation, can be so vital to preserving and maintaining brain health.

In addition, as my colleague at TriVita, Chief Science Officer Brazos Minshew points out, we can not ignore the role that Omega-3 essential fatty acids play in brain health. In fact, just about half of our brains are made of Omega-3, so it is important to make sure that we get enough of this good fat through healthy eating and supplementation. I suggest TriVitas OmegaPrime.

Remember. When memory seems to be failing, consult your healthcare provider. And consider TriVita Sublingual B-12 and Nopalea together as important steps toward helping you be sharp, and to stay that way.

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Are There Alternatives For Water?
by Brazos Minshew, TriVitas Chief Science Officer

Healthy Living Essential number 2 is Drink Water. Many people do not follow this Essential for one reason or another. Some use water alternatives instead. But I can tell you, with full conviction, that there are NO alternatives to water! You must drink water and you must drink it in abundance.

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Pros and cons of water alternatives
Let us look at some of the positive and negative aspects of so-called alternatives to water

100% fruit juice contains some vitamins, minerals and a lot of sugar. In fact, a 16-ounce glass of fruit juice contains about 50 grams of sugar and 220 calories. Fructose, or fruit sugar, reduces the rate at which we absorb fluid and can actually make you thirstier, leading to over-consumption of calories from juice.

Sport drinks often contain fructose or sucrose syrups, flavorings and colorings. The electrolytes, sodium and potassium are helpful for endurance-type exercise or activity, but not necessary for everyday exercise. A 16 ounce sport drink has roughly 30 grams of sugar and over 100 calories.

Energy drinks contain vitamins, amino acids, a lot of sugar and caffeine. Although advertised as providing more energy, what they really provide is more calories and caffeine. Added caffeine can be temporarily energizing, but often leads to a rapid dip in energy and can be potentially habit forming. An eight ounce energy drink has about 115 calories and 80 milligrams of caffeine.

Fitness waters waters are laced with an assortment of nutrients, herbs, flavorings and or sweeteners. These enhancements are usually too insufficient to have any meaningful impact on your health, plus these waters can be costly. As for calories, they can contain anywhere from 10 to 100 or more calories in a 16 ounce drink.

Carbonated beverages such as regular or diet sodas can be high in sugar or artificial sweeteners and caffeine. Colas are also high in phosphates, which bind with calcium and weaken bones. Regular soda can contain up to 200 or more calories for 16 ounces.

Coffee, tea and lattes are also very popular. But along with the caffeine, they often contain added sugars and fats which can add up to as many as 450 calories for a 16 ounce drink. Since most caffeinated products provide very few nutrients, it is typically advised to keep intake low.

Flavored waters are waters with a touch of natural flavoring. By itself, this is fine. Unfortunately, however, many flavored waters contain sugar, some even have more than a can of soda pop, or caffeine and other additives, all of which should be avoided.

In contrast to the water alternatives above, we can get water that is good for us from food. Many fruits and vegetables, for example, are high in water content as well as antioxidants, which is a nice plus. The guideline for consuming the right amount of fruit and vegetables is 5, 7 or 9 servings daily, depending upon our size and gender.

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Healthy ways to spice up your water
In summary, we now know two things. First, there are no real alternatives to water. They all have too many drawbacks. And second, water is essential to good health. It helps the body both detoxify and fuel metabolism for energy.

But these two findings present a problem for all of the people who feel that water is just too boring to drink on a regular basis. They are likely to wonder, Are there ways to make my water taste better? And are there drinks besides water that can help support my bodys detoxification and metabolic processes? The answer is YES. You can use the recipes below to spice up your water while adding extra detoxification and metabolism support

Nopalea Splash. Take 6 ounces of naturally carbonated spring water and add 1 ounce of Nopalea to it for a hydrating, detoxifying and refreshing beverage that naturally helps reduce inflammation.
Tea Time 10 Plus. Take 6 ounces of either hot or cold green tea and add 1 ounce of Adaptogen 10 Plus. You can get the health benefits of green tea coupled with the stress-busting effects of adaptogens.

Water, the life-essential beverage
At birth, water can make up as much as 80 percent of a babys body weight. Yet at death, for adults in their 70s and 80s, water often makes up less than 40 percent of the body weight.

Water is life. And in a sense, dehydration equals death.

Drink Water and claim the health benefits of this life-giving liquid!

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Calculate your water needs using the simple formula below

Work with your body
Drink 2 glasses of water when you get up in the morning
Drink 2 glasses of water per hour until your needs are met

After 3 p.m., drink only small amounts of water as needed
Eat brightly colored, high water-content fruits and vegetables
5 servings for children
7 servings for women
9 servings for men

Try mixing Nopalea with sparkling water
Try adding Adaptogen 10 Plus to hot or cold green tea

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Inflammation Hot Spots
by Brazos Minshew, TriVitas Chief Science Officer

The process of inflammation starts with injury, toxicity, deficiency or emotional distress. One particular deficiency that causes inflammation is a genetic deficiency called MTHFR. This deficiency is relatively common, perhaps the most common genetic deficiency in North America. It is related to the way we manufacture proteins. A sign that we have MTHFR deficiency is elevated homocysteine.

MTHFR deficiency creates pools of homocysteine that ignite inflammation like bonfires in specific tissues of your body. The strategies for reducing this inflammation depend greatly on where the bonfire starts. And, like many forest fires, inflammation often features multiple fronts that require different strategies for quelling its flames.

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Burning brain
The delicate tissues of the brain are common victims of inflammation from an MTHFR deficiency. Elevated homocysteine feeds the fire that melts fragile neurons. Movement disorders like Parkinsons disease and dementias such as Alzheimers disease are associated with elevated homocysteine. Further, inflammation in the brain associated with MTHFR and elevated homocysteine are also implicated in autism, ADD/ADHD, bipolar depression and schizophrenia.

MTHFR deficiency is addressed by increasing folates in the diet. Folates describe a B vitamin from foliage, leafy green vegetables. Actually, all fruits and vegetables contain some folate. Eating the optimum amount of folate can go a long way to filling the deficiency associated with MTHFR and elevated homocysteine. Remember, the optimum number of servings for fruits and vegetables is

5 servings for children
7 servings for women
9 servings for men

Make sure you eat vegetables of every color, eat a rainbow!

Supplements such as HCY Guard provide nutrients that help re-methylate homocysteine in the presence of this MTHFR deficiency. Inflammation is normalized by the anti-inflammatory Betalains found in Nopalea. Essential fatty acids and EFA supplements such as OmegaPrime serve as primary building blocks for a healthy brain. Also, Omega-3 EFA, Betalains and ECGC polyphenols in Energy Now! serve to help the body protect DNA strands and create stem cells that are needed to repair delicate, fragile brain tissues.

Burning bones
Bones are living tissue. Osteoblast cells lay down a matrix of collagen proteins and build minerals around it. Collagen provides tensile strength for the bones and minerals provide compression strength for the bones. Homocysteine shatters this matrix and melts the collagen in your bones, and elsewhere, resulting in brittle bones. Further, without collagen, minerals cannot form and the bones become porous. The end result is often osteoporosis.

Folates and plant hormones such as Vitamin K found in leafy green vegetables help reduce the impact of MTHFR deficiency and increase the opportunity for osteoblasts to make healthy bone. Healthy bones also require significant amounts of Vitamin D. Sunshine is the best source of Vitamin D, however, in North America it is not always possible to get enough healthy sun exposure to meet our Vitamin D needs. Supplements such as Bone Growth Factor and VitaCal-Mag D can help give us the nutrients we need for healthy bones. HCY Guard can help the body reduce inflammatory homocysteine and Betalains from Nopalea can help reduce the impact of inflammation.

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Burning blood
MTHFR deficiency was discovered when scientists began searching for the reasons why heart disease and stroke seemed to cluster in certain families. It was discovered that these families shared a genetic deficiency that required far more folate than their diet provided. Folate deficiency depletes Vitamin B-12 and compounds the homocysteine problem. Homocysteine ignites LDL, bad cholesterol in the bloodstream and creates the inflammation at the root of cardiovascular disease, heart attacks and stroke.

A high folate diet focusing on leafy green vegetables can fill this deficiency. Supplements such as HCY Guard, Nopalea and OmegaPrime can help the body ease the fire in the delicate tissues lining the blood vessels. According to the VISP study, Vitamin Intervention for Stroke Prevention, this comprehensive strategy can fill the deficiency created by MTHFR, put out the fire fueled by homocysteine, and reduce the likelihood of heart attack and stroke.

Conclusion
Inflammation hot spots build fires around your body in places like your brain, your bones and your heart.

A high folate diet can fill the deficiency that causes these body bonfires.
Safe daily sun exposure along with exercise and peaceful sleep can help build a solid foundation for wellness.
Appropriate supplementation can help satisfy the needs created by MTHFR while putting out the fires of inflammation and creating vigorous cells for health today and a healthier tomorrow.

Take Control of Your Health

Eat 5, 7 or 9 servings of fruit and vegetables
Eat a rainbow, include leafy green vegetables
Supplement appropriately
HCY Guard to help reduce inflammatory homocysteine
Nopalea to put out the fire
OmegaPrime for a healthy brain and heart
Bone Growth Factor for healthy bones
Sleep peacefully every night and enjoy activity every day

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Anti-inflammatory Product

Taking the Flame Out of Inflammation
by Brazos Minshew, TriVitas Chief Science Officer

We usually describe the process of inflammation like a series of dominos all set up and ready for something to tip over the first domino and start the chain reaction. The first one tips over the second one, which tips over the third one and so on. This is called the domino effect. Clever people can set up these dominos in an amazing array of complicated designs.

Inflammation is a process much like that. A single event may trigger a domino effect of inflammatory reactions. While many of the reactions are fairly predictable, many others are not. They seem to involve amazingly complicated patterns unique to the individual. Still, all inflammation exhibits five basic signs caused by four basic triggers.

Signs of inflammation
With tissue injury, inflammation is part of the healing process

Redness. An injured area needs an increased supply of nutrients and proteins carried in the blood. So, blood supply increases and the tissue turns red. The Latin word is rubor.
Swelling. The injured area is bathed in healing proteins and substances to control bleeding, as well as an increased supply of plasma for transport of waste. This causes the injured area to swell. The Latin word is tumor.
Pain. The injured area needs to be protected. We instinctively guard an injury because we feel or anticipate pain. The Latin word is dolor.
Heat. The damaged tissue now becomes weakened and so it is susceptible to infection. White blood cells rush to the area and defend the fragile cells from microbes. A sign that this is working is heat or fever in the damaged area. The Latin word is calor.
Loss of Function. This process is accompanied by a reduction in function of the injured area until it is healed. The Latin word is functio laesa.

The dominoes fall in the same predictable pattern if the injury is a sprained ankle or heart attack! No matter what triggers the inflammation, the process is the same.

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Inflammation triggers
Inflammation is the response to four basic triggers, trauma, toxins, deficiency and stress. All four of these triggers cause tissue injury. Our body responds to injury with inflammation.

Trauma
We usually think of trauma as a direct injury that causes pain and distress. However, a sedentary lifestyle is also a serious cause of trauma. Why? Because our body was made to move! The more we move, the more we are able to move, and the more we want to move. The less we move, the less we are able to move. Our muscles and other tissues shorten and atrophy. Then, any movement causes injury. So, the less we move, the less we want to move.
Toxins
Toxicity causes cells to rupture in the same way that a needle causes a balloon to pop. Is there any doubt that we live in a toxic world? An article in National Geographic estimated that humans create 700,000 tons of pollution and waste every day! Between these exotoxins, toxins created outside our body, and endotoxins, toxins created inside our body, we are bathed in inflammation-producing poison every moment of every day. Any successful strategy for reducing inflammation must address the level of toxins we face.
Deficiency
Deficiencies also cause inflammation. For example, an omega-3 essential fatty acid, or EFA, deficiency leaves the cell walls weak and unable to function normally. Again, cells are like balloons. If the balloon membrane is too thin, even a normal amount of air will make it pop. If the cell wall is too thin because of an omega-3 EFA deficiency, even normal cell activity will cause the cell to pop and trigger the domino effect of inflammation. Similarly, deficiency of other nutrients can have a catastrophic effect on cells within your body. A deficiency in oxygen, water, sleep and circulation can also trigger inflammation.
Stress
Emotional distress is also a cause of inflammation. When we appraise a situation to be stressful, our brain releases chemicals called catecholamines that trigger the release of many inflammatory processes. For example, stress causes the release of insulin, a pro-inflammatory hormone. Too much stress over too long a period of time will cause insulin resistance, or IR, which is associated with obesity. Other stress-related chemicals reduce circulation to our digestive and reproductive systems and trigger inflammation from blood deficiency. Stress is a serious cause of inflammation!

First steps
We are made with the ability to respond to trauma, toxins, deficiency and stress with inflammation. Therefore, inflammation is not the enemy, however, runaway inflammation is definitely our enemy! Stop the domino effect of runaway inflammation before it starts by learning and living the 10 Essentials for Health and Wellness.

Reduce basic nutrient deficiencies through our Healthy Foundation program.
Help reduce the effect of harmful toxins with Nopalea.
Ease the disturbances caused by emotional distress with anti-stress adaptogens.

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A word about Nopalea
Once runaway inflammation is triggered it follows an amazingly intricate course leading to catastrophe. It is as if tens of thousands of dominoes are falling in an extremely complex design. Many of the steps are known to medical science, but many are not. One thing we know and have known for thousands of years is to stop the runaway inflammation and health will always improve! So, no matter what the condition is that is causing distress, reducing excess inflammation will always improve the way we feel.

Betalains in Nopalea are anti-inflammatory nutrients. They help your body do what it does best, repair with controlled inflammation while dousing the flames of runaway inflammation. So, we can say with confidence that if runaway inflammation is the problem, reducing that inflammation is part of the solution. Address the root causes of runaway inflammation by following the 10 Essentials, and taking Healthy Aging nutrients, adaptogens and Nopalea!

Take Control of Your Health

Eat 5, 7 or 9 servings of fruit and vegetables each day. Include a rainbow of colors, including leafy green vegetables.
Supplement appropriately
Healthy Foundation to fill deficiency
Nopalea to put out the fire and drain toxins
Adaptogen 10 Plus to help counteract damage caused by stress
Sleep peacefully every night and enjoy activity every day

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