Staying Healthy Tips

I wrote in my last blog about cells growing uncontrollably and how that manifested in my body in a lump in my breast that was benign but concerning nonetheless. I started looking into nutritional supplements that would help repair my body.

You have probably heard that our cells age overtime and there isn’t much we can do about it. It is a natural process of aging. You may have also heard that once we have damaged our bodies we can’t undo it. That is all true to a certain extent. However, science has made some marvelous breakthroughs in how we can repair our bodies at a cellular level. Here’s the deal…

Our cells age in four ways…
1. DNA damage that creates a “typo” in our cells that then gets duplicated as that cell gets reproduced. This is damage that gets done in part by what we expose ourselves to so we can aid our bodies by reducing what we are exposed to that will harm us.
2. Genetic regulators tell our cells to age. This is a natural process although it does seem to happen more quickly for some than others.
3. Cellular energy production declines. Our cells “power packs”, called mitochondria, keep our cells (and us) active and healthy.
4. AGE proteins (Advanced Glycation Endproducts) accumulate and “muck up” our systems. These end-products (Keith calls them cellular poop) make our cells not be as effective and not live so long.

Here’s the deal. You may have heard the saying, “If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always gotten.”

So, if we do nothing, our bodies will continue down their path toward disease because almost all of us have been exposed to unhealthy toxins for years. How many times have you breathed unhealthy exhaust or eaten a poor diet in your lifetime? Those toxins don’t go away unless you go through a detoxification. Most of them get stored in our fat cells (and I was reading they can get released during pregnancy and breastfeeding to go into the newly developing body. YIKES!). So what nutritional supplements are available that are safe AND effective?

Have you heard of resveratrol? It is the substance that has been found in red wine that increases health and longevity. Studies have shown though that you need a lot more resveratrol than what is in a single glass of wine. AND, you probably know, that doctors don’t recommend more than a glass of wine a day (and indeed for women they recommend LESS than a glass of wine per day). They have looked at optimal amounts of resveratrol and have discovered that about the equivalent resveratrol would be found in 100 glass of red wine per day. That would be enough to impact cellular aging.

Resveratrol effectively supports the first three areas of cellular aging AND has been shown time and time again to do so in clinical and laboratory trials.

What about the fourth area? That “cell poop”? Well, it turns out that a polyphenol blend is an excellent addition to resveratrol because it cleans up that cell poop 10 times better than resveratrol alone. Pretty cool.

It turns out that resveratrol is sensitive to light and heat and becomes less effective pretty quickly if it is exposed. So, you want to look for a resveratrol supplement that has been properly processed and packaged to maintain all the good stuff that you are looking for in the first place. Dried or tablet forms are definitely out of the running.

Another consideration is purity. There is a naturally occurring substance in resveratrol called emodum that is a laxative. Make sure that your resveratrol supplement has been properly purified to remove this laxative.

The final consideration is about the polyphenols; are you getting those at the same time?

As you may have guessed, resveratrol is proving itself to be incredibly valuable in treating diseases and illnesses that have been associated with aging. Some of the afflictions that resveratrol is helping are: cancer prevention and treatment, joint health, Alzheimer’s, neurological health, and cardiovascular health to name a few.

For more information about an excellent resveratrol supplement you can go to: http://donnacopeland.myshaklee.com/us/en/products.php?sku=21200

You can also google “resveratrol” and see how many hits come up. There have been over 2,000 research studies on resveratrol and I think that number may be up over 3,000 now!

It is time for me to take my daily dose of resveratrol and polyphenols. A toast to each of you in the New Year for health and happiness!

Donna Copeland is an Independent Shaklee Distributor who is paid by Shaklee for products purchased through her or her website.  You can learn more by going to: www.DonnaCopeland.MyShaklee.com