USANA patented product "Olivol"

At Convention, Dr Ladd MacNamara of the Medical Advisory Board spoke about the following (briefly noted):

Goddess Athena gave Athens the gift of the olive branch.

Polyphenol antioxidant unique + Vit C + Vit E decreases risk of disease - mediterranean diet best.

Crete 1st, Italy 2nd, Spain 3rd - in Crete cancer is rare .... UK/US some 37 times less olive oil is consumed.

Cretians consume 2 to 3 oz per day / 60 to 90 grams per day (700 cals per day).

Essentials Mega Antioxidant has 30mg of patented Olivol product = 60 grams of olive oil.

Hepasil has 45 mg of Olivol extract = 90 grams of olive oil.

Breast cancer affects 1 in 8 women ... treatment? nothing just a mammogram.

With just 10 grams of olive oil, breast cancer risk is halved.

Magnesium

At Convention, Dr Monica Lewis of the Medical Advisory Board spoke about the following (briefly noted):

Magnesium in Active Calcium and the chewable version for kids contain magnesium to help absorption of calcium into the bone.

Osteoporosis -> bone pain, collapsed vertebrae, fractures, starts in teens.

USANA Active Calcium study: 100 no. 12-year olds took 4 tabs a day and 4 placebos over one year ... showed increased bone density and bone tissue.

Magnesium is the forgotten mineral which we universally require.

Mg and Ca work together for bone, muscle and nerve transmission.

We all need extra Mg.

When muscles/nerves relax - Ca out, Mg in.

Shortage? Ca is not a problem as it is stored in the body but Mg is not.

Mg shortage - nerves on edge. Muscles all over body can be affected - raised blood pressure, muscle tightening (asthma, cramp, migraines), nerve twitching - anxious, on edge, depression, grumpy teenagers, poor sleep, inability to relax, heart palpitations.

You're short of Mg when you crave chocolate!

Conclusion: treasure these products - Active Calcium and Chewable Calcium.

The USANA difference for kids

At Convention, Dr Christine Wood of the Medical Advisory Board spoke about the following (briefly noted):

A. Why do kids need supplements?
B. USANA difference?
C. Why take the opportunity to educate?

A. Why do kids need supplements?

Advergaming - advertising of food and drinks on-line
Are kids too wired for their own good?
TVs in bedrooms - 3 hrs/day, 8 hrs media multi-tasking
Changing food - depletion of nutrients
Microwave nutrient deficiency - 97% lost compared with 11% steamed
Kids junk food

B. USANA difference?

Spinabifida from folate deficiency

Tablet disintegration study - 3 out of 9 vits aren't released

Consumerlabs.com reviews

Use betacarotene - precursor to Vit A - no toxicity

No iron - no toxicity build up

Comparative Guide 5* listing

Xylitol inc. in Usanimals - natural sweetner decreases dental caries and ear infections

Omega 3: 6 ratio (brain development, behaviour ADD/ADHD)

Recommendations: Usanimals, OptOmega in shakes, Calcium, bioflavinoids (Proflavanol), macro optimisers (Paediactrics March 2003)

C. Why take the opportunity to educate?

Doh! because of cradle-to-grave marketing affecting us and our kids. Take social responsibility to educate.

Glycemic control

Just come back from Convention - excuse the plug, but simply awesome.

Dr. Ray Strand of the medical advisory board spoke on the captioned topic.

Hypo-caloric diets are doomed to fail:

• low or v.low caloric intake (400 to 1,000 cals)


• tremendous reliance on will power


• many are high carb/low fat programs (isogenics, Jenny Craig, weight watchers)

Metabolic syndrome X - an underlying disease process

• central obesity - muscle becomes insulin resistant first


• high blood pressure


• low LDL

which happens because of oxidative stress which creates insulin resistance and therefore increases insulin levels => glycemic stress.

In 5 years diabetes +500%.

Triglycerides/HDL >2 => insulin resistance.

25% adults have metabolic syndrome (Ford, JAMA).

1/3 of children today will become diabetic (CDC).

45% of diabetes in children today is Type 2.

Children given high GI meals ate 80% more calories in a day.

Then there's a techincal looking curve which shows a graph over 20 years where as insulin resistance increases then so does fasting plasma glucose with a corresponding reduction in insulin production leading to Type 2 diabetes.

The Health for Life Program

1. Healthy diet - low GI carbs, good fats and proteins

2. Modest exercise

3. Cellular nutrition - USANA's Essentials or HealthPak 100

Transition with products:

a) Start with RESET (5-day high fibre cleanse);

b) followed by Phase 1 maintenance with two meal replacments and one low GI meal and snack; and

c) followed by Phase 2 maintenance with with one meal replacment and two low GI meals and snacks.

and Certified Team Leader program - education, awareness and behaviour modification program which I am registered on to teach.

Western Internation Review Board (with Drs Tim Wood and Ray Strand)

Study protocol - 25 participants, 12-week clinical trial

Average 13 lbs weight loss, 2" waist loss

Cholesterol 206 -> 176

Triglycerides 141 -> 106

Systolic bp 131 -> 121

Diastolic bp 86 ->80

Insulin sensitivity index 111 -> 127 (+12%)

Blood insulin (120 min) 34-> 19

Drug-induced nutrient depletion

Just come back from Convention - excuse the plug, but it inspiring.

Dr. Bart Moore of the medical advisory board spoke on the captioned topic. A google search using the same term provides only a few references.

Top 5 causes of death:

1. Cancer
2. Heart disease
3. Stroke
4. Lung disease
5. DRUGS
6. Accidents

Also, Dr. Wentz spoke of Lipitor and Zocor - two of the US's best-selling drugs at $15bn sales and 75m prescriptions - these deplete Coenzyme Q10 which lead to high blood pressure, congestive heart failure and low energy.... and the no. 1 prescriptive drug at 100m is acetaminophen which depletes glutathiones which decrease hepatic detoxification and immunity.