Honor your health

There is no one better than you for preserving your health. This is also no one better than you for destroying your health. It comes down to honor. Do you honor or dishonor yourself with the choices you make? Honor to yourself could be eating 5-9 servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Dishonor to yourself could be eating 5-9 servings of junk food daily. The same honor and dishonor rules apply to exercise, rest, supplementation, and any thing that affects your physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual well being.

This edition of our USANA Newsletter includes some ways of honoring yourself through our Blog Posts about exercise and supplementation. We are also providing links to additional blogs from USANA and articles about maintaining your health. USANA is recognized for products and work place. The product of the month is Rev3, a healthy alternative energy drink. Something that honors U.S. Soldiers, a World War 1 Documentary called Voices of a Never Ending Dawn on PBS. Learn about a USANA Super Saturday in Irvine. Finally, people to honor in May.

Blog Posts

• Low Vitamin B6 Status is Related to Increased Oxidative Stress
  

Low vitamin B6 status has been linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. New research suggests that vitamin B6’s cardio protective benefits are more far-reaching than originally thought, further emphasizing the essential role of vitamin B6 in supporting a healthy heart. Read more about this study...

• Osteoarthritis Symptoms Improve with Regular Walking & Glucosamine Sulfate Supplementation

New research provides evidence that osteoarthritis sufferers can benefit from a combination of glucosamine sulfate and walking for 30 minutes at least three days per week. Read More...

• Inadequate DHA Intake in Infants is Related to Decreased Visual Acuity

New research shows that infants receiving milk or formula with adequate docosahaxaenoic acid (DHA) have improved visual acuity compared to infants receiving the lowest levels. Higher dietary intakes of DHA (a fat contained in highest amounts in fish oil) can positively affect levels in milk. Read more about the research...

• Vitamin D Supplementation Inhibits Age-Related Bone Loss in Older Women

New research shows that vitamin D supplementation can reverse normal age-associated bone loss in postmenopausal women, which can lead to a reduced risk of osteoporosis and other bone disorders. Read more...

• The Benefits of Exercise in Postmenopausal Women

A new study out of Australia shows significant benefits to bone mineral density among postmenopausal women who participate in a twice-weekly exercise program. Read more about this study...

News from What's up, USANA?

Olympic Athlete and USANA Associate Jennifer Azzi is named Head Coach for Women's Basketball at the University of San Francisco. Read more...

Fitness expert Kathy Kaehler posts her 8th workout video during the Summer Slimdown Campaign. You can check out all 8 videos. Read more...

Expert Mountain Climber Werner Berger leads several USANA Associates to the base camp of Mt Everest. Read more...

USANA honored in April & May

• USANA wins Best of State Awards for three products: best employer, dietary supplements, and nutrition beverage.
• USANA Health Sciences recognized on Earth Day by the Utah Department of Environmental Quality as a Clean Utah Partner.
• USANA Health Sciences is recognized by Outside Magazine for Second Consecutive Year as one of Americas Best Places to Work.

• USANA Probiotic is up for a People's Choice Stevie® Award in the Favorite New Consumer Product category. Click to vote

Product of the Month: Rev3

Why not energize with something that is good for you? Cleaner. Smarter. Stronger. Rev 3 Energy is all the power of an energy drink—refined. Rev3 is a great alternative to crash-and-burn energy drinks. What makes Rev3 Energy unique is that it contains a significant amount of L-carnitine. This ingredient offers two important functions in energy production: first it shuttles fatty acids into the mitochondria where they can be turned into energy, and secondly L-carnitine helps transport the toxic byproduct of energy combustion out of the mitochondria to prevent accumulation. Rev3 is also distinguished by its low-glycemic formula. The total glycemic load from Rev3 is three to four times lower than traditional energy drinks. Typical energy drinks spike your blood sugar levels for a quick burst of energy, but lead to a crash soon after, leaving you feeling drained. Rev3’s proprietary formula creates more of a sustained feeling of energy. Rev3 Energy—join the healthy energy revolution.* Read more...

World War 1 Documentary on PBS.

You might wonder what this has to do with our USANA Newsletter. This is a personal announcement about a Documentary that Dave's Voice is featured in and is a tribute and honor to U.S. Soldiers known as Polar Bears. It is called Voices of a Never Ending Dawn and tells the story in the words of the Soldiers that were sent to fight in World War 1 not in France but to Russia. This will be airing on PBS Station now through July. Click here to find a PBS Station near you...

USANA Super Saturday and Taste of USANA

It's not to late to mark your calenders for Saturday May 15th. The place to be is Irvine Ca at the Hyatt Regency. Make it a half or full day with a USANA Health & Freedom, a Taste of USANA, & Dr. Ladd McNamara & The Power of Cellular Nutrition. If you arrive at 9:30 A.M. you will learn about how to create a large amount of change in your life even if you don't know what to do with Klemmer & Associates. Register online...

Honoring in May

We began this USANA Newsletter about the choices you make for your health to honor yourself. May is also the month to honor your Mother and the Mothers in your life. Later in the month is Memorial Day. A day to remember the Men & Women that died protecting and serving our Country. A common trait between Mom and our Military Deceased is that they are honored for what they gave to us. We slightly change the words of Calvin Coolidge. " No person was ever honored for what he(or she) received. Honor has been the reward for what he(or she) gave."

Still no magic bullet for your health

We might not know all of the changes that will come with the passage of National Health Care by the Congress in March. We do know that when it comes to our individual and family health that our actions determine our health or disease. Former Surgeon General C Everett Koop said, "Your choice of diet can influence your long-term health prospects more than any other action you might take."

In this issue of our newsletter we will provide you with information to promote your short and long term health with news of the recent partnership of Trainer Kathy Kaehler and USANA, Autoimmune disease & Osteoporosis from Dr. Ray Strand, a free health assessment, our Blog posts, USANA Product of the Month: USANA Foods, and becoming a champion of your life.

Summer Slimdown with Kathy Kaehler

A few weeks ago many people within and around the USANA Family started a Summer Slimdown program with fitness expert and Celebrity Trainer Kathy Kaehler. It includes utilizing the Reset Program from USANA, Cellular Nutrition with USANA Products, and customized workouts by Kathy. The workouts are available on the USANA Blog what's up, USANA?
There is also information available on Kathy Kaehler's website. Click here.

Autoimmune Disease - Dr. Ray Strand

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) estimates that over 23.5 million Americans suffer from an autoimmune disease and the prevalence is rising. Researchers have identified 80 plus different autoimmune diseases and suspect at least 40 additional diseases of having an autoimmune basis. In this newsletter, I am going to discuss the general aspects of autoimmune disease rather than talk about any specific disease...click here to read more

Osteoporosis- Dr Ray Strand

Osteoporosis is an epidemic nutritional deficiency in the United States. There are more than 25 million Americans who have osteoporosis, and the cost to the economy of the United States is about 14 billion dollars each year. At least 1.2 million fractures occur each year in the United States as a direct result of osteoporosis. I have had patients fracture a hip as they simply walked into my office without any kind of fall or injury. Spontaneous compression fractures of the vertebrae of the back cause tremendous pain and tremendous suffering in my patients with osteoporosis...click to read more.

How does healthcare affect you?

It's important to understand that when you are at a starting point, it is critical to know where you are. Just as you know what your weight is before you begin a weight loss effort, you should know about your health. USANA has developed a free health assessment that is available to you. It will help you to analyze your nutritional needs, optimize your diet and supplement regiment, and help you realize your full health potential. Click here

Blog Posts

We have an update blog at stevensfamilyhealthupdates@blogspot.com that often has the latest studies on supplementation and USANA News. Here are some recent posts starting with new information on Vitamin D.

Vitamin D deficiency associated with cardiovascular disease prevalence.

Inadequate vitamin D levels are known to be associated with certain cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, but until recently the association between vitamin D levels and the prevalence of CVD had not been comprehensively examined in the general U.S. population.

Vitamin D levels linked to healthy lung function

Low concentrations of vitamin D have been associated with a number of diseases. Research out of New Zealand indicates that serum concentrations of vitamin D may also influence pulmonary (lung) function.

We also posted a video about the USANA Essentials being the highest rated supplements in the World. Click here

We often share and link stories that come from USANA Blogs and Social Media that are updated often and usually daily. Here are two of the Blogs.

• What's up, USANA?
• Blog USANA
  

USANA Foods: Products of the Month

USANA's wide variety of nutritionals are known to be the highest rated products for micro nutrients such as vitamins and minerals. How about the macro nutrients your body needs? Macro nutrients are proteins, fats, and carbohydrates your body needs on a daily basis. The USANA foods were developed to help bring the macro nutrients into balance.

• Nutrimeal- A delicious meal replacement shake that is high in fiber, has 15 grams of protein, low in saturated fat, and low glycemic. Read more...
• Nutrition Bars- A convenient and nutritious snack bar that is heart healthy, and low glycemic. The Oatmeal Raisin Bar is dairy free. The Peanut Butter Crunch Nutrition Bar is Gluten free. Read more...
• Fibergy- Significant daily fiber supplement in a convenient drink mix. It provides at least 12 grams of fiber, is low glycemic, 80 calories, and Peach Mango Fibergy is Gluten free. Read more...
  

Becoming a Champion of your life.

Are you living life to it's fullest or do you seem like you are stuck? There is a line from an Elton John song that says frozen here on the ladder of my life. It often happens that we settle for many things in our relationships, business, weight, or personal life. You can create a large amount of change in your life in a short amount of time.

We are part of the USANA OC Independent Leadership and would like to personally invite you to a Champions Workshop and USANA Health & Freedom on May 15th in Irvine Ca.. You can register for half or the full day. The morning will feature the Klemmer and Associates Champions Workshop along with Dr. Ladd McNamara presenting The Power of Cellular Nutrition. The afternoon will be a USANA Health & Freedom Event. Read more and register online...

In closing, there are many products and services that advertise and often promise instant gratification. In the area of weight loss there are super diets and even surgery to get you to where you want to be with little or no effort. Any worthwhile endeavor or major lifestyle change usually takes a consistent and focused effort. It is important not to lose sight that you are worth the time, money, and investment you make in yourself. USANA and Klemmer and Associates are two of the many tools we use to improve our health, our family, relationships, business, and personal growth.

We began our USANA journey four years ago and enjoy great health today. We invested in ourselves about two and a half years ago with the Klemmer Program and continue to move forward in our personal growth. We accomplished many things that were once beyond anything we thought were possible for us as a result of shifting a way of thinking and developing daily habits. Your success in life started a long time ago even if you don't recognize it or understand it and continues to shape your life every day. What areas of your life would you like to improve?