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Health surveys show that incidence of chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes is higher than ever before. This can be attributed largely to the state of our diets, which are woefully inadequate in nutrient-rich whole foods.

Busy lifestyles and multiple commitments mean that families eat too much processed foods and too little fresh fruits and vegetables. The American Heart Association, the National Cancer Institute, and the American Diabetes Association all agree on the nutritional strategy for chronic disease prevention - increased consumption of whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and omega-3 rich fish. Healthcare professionals agree: no matter how vigilant we are, there will be nutritional gaps to bridge.

New Pro Vitality+ helps you bridge this gap, with the whole-food derived nutrients you need in each convenient packet. These supplements provide whole grains (Tre-en-en), fruits and vegetables (Carotenoid Complex), and omega-3 (Salmon Oil Plus) nutrients. And an essential vitamin and mineral complex.

Each packet contains 4 easy-to-take supplements that support:

• Abundant Energy

• Antioxidant Protection

• Heart Health

• Immune Strength

• Flexible, Healthy Joints

• Youthful Skin, Hair & Nails

• And More!

Pro Vitality+Daily Nutrition

for LifelongHealth and

Vitality

Based on the science of cellular nutrition

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ClinicallyTested & Proven

TRE-EN-EN® GRAIN CONCENTRATESFeed Your Cells – Enhance Your EnergyGood nutrition begins at the cellular level. Tre-en-en is the world’s first and only whole grain lipid and sterol supplement proven to enhance energy and vitality by optimising cellular nutrition.

CAROTENOID COMPLEXProtect Your Cells – Optimise Your ImmunityWith the protective power of carotenoids from tomatoes, carrots, spinach, red bell peppers, strawberries, apricots and peaches, this patented formula is the world’s first and only whole food supplement clinically proven by USDA researchers to protect your heart, defend your cells and boost your immune power.

Nutrients get in

Waste gets out

HEALTHY CELLwith TRE-EN-EN®

Whole grain lipids and sterols allow your cell membranes to become their flexible best, making it easier for nutrients to get in and waste to get out.

INCREASEDIMMUNE CAPACITY Clinically proven toboost immune capacityby 37% in 20 days.

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OMEGA-III SALMON OIL PLUSBalance and Regulate Your Cells – Maximise Good Health The world’s finest ultra pure high potency fish oil, complete with standardised amounts of all eight omega-3s. Clinically proven to support heart and cardiovascular health and screened for over 200 potential contaminants with an allowable detection limit of ZERO.

ESSENTIAL VITAMIN &MINERAL COMPLEXNourish Your Cells – More Than Just A Multi Based on over 50 years of nutritional expertise with Formula IV, this proprietary blend of 21 essential vitamins and minerals helps bridge the dietary gap prevalent in many of today’s diets.

Added iron increases the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen to promote vitality.

VITAMINS AND MINERALS BRIDGE THE DIETARY GAP

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CONCENTRATES ALL 8 BENEFICIAL OMEGA-3S IN HIGH POTENCY AND SCREENS FOR

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The NeoLife brand makes a return as a product line that will represent GNLD’s range of nutritional products.

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FROM THE WORLD OF SCIENCENEWS YOU CAN USE

One of the busiest and most challenging times in our lives occurs during the ages of 18-40 years, or ‘young adulthood’ as it is sometimes called. Whether you are striving to do better in school, sports, work, or at home, eating well and providing your body with critical nutrients will help build a solid foundation for optimising your level of success.

Too often our fast-paced lifestyles lead to fast-food diets. For example, every day one in four Americans visit a fast food restaurant, and French fries tend to become our most consumed vegetable1. Fast foods frequently contain too many calories and fall short in essential nutrients that are important for sustaining stamina, feeling sharp, and looking one’s best.

How might foods impact the way that people in the ‘young adult’ stage of life meet everyday challenges? Well, researchers continue to examine the relationship between foods and the nutrients they provide, and such issues as the ability to cope with stress, maintain a healthy appearance, and give birth to healthy offspring. This month’s News You Can Use highlights recent findings on these and related topics.

PRO VITALITY+ NUTRIENTS HELP YOUNG ADULTS LOOK, FEEL AND BE SHARP

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Anxiety is a natural reaction to the stresses of life that we face. It can help motivate us, and help spark the energy to take action when needed. But too much anxiety can sometimes cause people to feel overwhelmed, and interfere with our ability to do our best.

One anxiety-provoking situation for many is taking exams, and the findings of a recent study2 point to a positive role of omega-3s in lowering exam-related anxiety among young adults.

In this trial, researchers from the University of Ohio enrolled 68 first and second year medical students, giving half of them high dose – 2,500mg of fish oil (a source of the omega-3s fatty acids) and half a placebo over the course of 12 weeks. The researchers also measured the amounts of inflammation-promoting compounds called cytokines in the students’ blood.

These compounds were measured because earlier research suggests that they are one of the biological links between stress, anxiety and inflammation. This research team and others had previously shown that anxiety could enhance the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Omega-3s have the ability to lessen inflammatory responses.

Those getting supplemental fish oil had a 20% reduction in anxiety symptoms compared to placebo takers. Analysis of the blood samples also showed important results. The researchers saw a 14% decrease among the omega-3 group in the levels of cytokine in their blood vs. the placebo group.

Omega-3 fatty acids have been studied in people diagnosed with depression and anxiety disorder for a number of years. However the new findings, according to the study’s authors, are the first to suggest that omega-3 supplementation can reduce inflammation and anxiety even among healthy young adults.

Help Students Perform Better in Exams – Omega-3s Reduce Stress & Anxiety

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Stay Active.

Physical activity

provides a stress

release and can

distract you from

daily worries. It also

helps your body

release endorphins

(the ‘happy’

compounds), which

increase your

feelings of overall

wellbeing.

Get enough

rest and sleep.

Obviously, your

body needs time

to recover from

stressful events.

Eat small, frequent

meals and snacks

to keep your blood

sugar and energy

levels steady. Going

more than 4 to

5 hours without

eating can lead

to fatigue, low

concentration, and

headaches.

Choose meals and

snacks that include

high quality protein

as well as complex

carbohydrates.

Protein helps

keep your energy

levels steady, and

research suggests

that a higher protein

meal can help

prevent increases in

levels of cortisol, a

stress hormone.

Avoid sweets,

sugary foods

& sweetened

beverages. Too

much sugar can

lead to energy

crashes and

weight gain.

Drink Plenty of

Water. Even mild

dehydration can

alter a person’s

mood, energy level

and ability to think

clearly, according

to recent findings3,4.

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NEWS YOU CAN USE

Eating whole grains is essential to health. They contain key vitamins and minerals and, though naturally low in fat, the lipids and sterols they provide are essential for cellular nutrition and heart protection. Fibre from whole grains also helps in keeping off excess weight.

A meta-analysis of 66 studies5 revealed that people eating 3-5 servings of whole grains daily had consistently less weight gain during 8-13 years of follow-up in contrast to those who rarely ate these foods. The whole-grain consumers also had a 21% lower risk of diabetes and a 26% lower risk of cardiovascular disease.

Unfortunately, most teens and young adults are missing out on all these benefits. A study6 reports that young people consumed less than 1 serving of whole grains per day. It’s no surprise that the more fast food they ate, the lower their intake of whole grains, depriving their bodies of these key nutrients.

We are reminded the importance of a high protein, low fat, glycaemic response controlled diet in facilitating weight loss. But according to a small, but carefully conducted new study7, daily supplements of vitamin C may decrease heart rate during moderate exercise. This helps exercisers feel less tired and make their task just a little easier. The researchers say that their findings might help people stick to their exercise routine, since both calorie cutting and physical activity are needed for effective weight loss.

Twenty overweight men and women, average age of 35, were put on calorie and vitamin C-controlled diets, then assigned to receive either 500 mg of vitamin C daily or a placebo over a 4 week period. At the trial’s start and conclusion, participants got on a treadmill for 60 minutes at 50% intensity of predicted maximal oxygen consumption - the maximum capacity of an individual’s body to transport and use oxygen during exercise.

Both groups lost about the same amount of weight, and there was no difference in breathing between the groups. Those taking vitamin C, however, had fewer heartbeats during exercise compared to those on the placebo. They also reported feeling that the treadmill session took less effort and that they felt less fatigue. Perceived exertion - how hard you feel like your body is working - typically correlates with heart rate: If one decreases, the other is likely to be lower too.

Better Health & Weight Control - Eat more Whole Grains

Exercising to Shed Weight? Vitamin C Might Help Keep You on Track

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NEWS YOU CAN USE

Carotenoids, such as lutein, beta-carotene and lycopene, are partly responsible for the colours of the fruits and vegetables that contain them. Although better known for its role in ocular health, lutein for example, may play a similar protective role in the skin by helping to filter out potentially damaging UV light. No wonder carotenoids are often referred to as ‘internal sunscreens’.

It’s been reported that dietary carotenoids accumulate in the skin and offer a measurable photo-protective benefit that’s directly linked to their concentration in skin8,9 (though people still need sunscreen when spending time outdoors). In addition to blocking UV light, carotenoids also contribute to a healthy-looking skin tone, say the authors of a newly published study10.

In this study, researchers tracked the fruit and vegetable intake of 35 undergraduate college students (Caucasian and East Asian ethnicity) over a six-week period. They also carefully measured the participant’s skin colour at the beginning of the study and at 3 and 6 weeks. The team found that modestly increasing consumption of carotenoid-rich fruits and vegetables were enough to show measurable skin colour changes. Spectral testing of the skin revealed that these changes were attributed to increased carotenoids.

They also investigated the level of skin-colour changes needed to improve the healthy look and attractiveness of a person, as rated in testing by 24 students. They found that the changes in skin tone linked to “healthy and attractive” were detectable even at relatively modest increases in fruit and veggie intake - just a 1-2 serving increase daily.

FACTOID: Many health organisations and the Centers for Disease Control urge us to eat at least 5 or more fruit and vegetable servings daily. Yet less than half of Americans meet that goal11. Not only is a produce rich diet associated with better health, these foods are usually low in calories so they can help our weight control efforts.

The role of omega-3 fatty acids in boosting brain function is well established but according to a recent meta-analysis12 (review) of 10 randomised, placebo-controlled trials, a daily multivitamin may improve immediate recall memory - the ability to remember information over a short period of time. The meta-analysis included data from trials involving 3,200 participants where multivitamins were tested for at least one month. While many of the volunteers in the trials included in this review were older men and women, the findings of a series of studies by British neuroscientists suggest that a daily ‘multi’ can benefit mental function in healthy young adults as well.

The British research team followed groups of men and women who took vitamin and mineral supplements daily, and tested their mental performance on tasks that required accuracy, attention, memory, and/or the ability to multi-task. Also assessed were stress levels or mood of the participants.

One study13 of 215 men aged 30-55 found that those taking high-dose B vitamins with vitamin C and minerals for 33 days improved their performance on mental tasks, and showed improved vigor and less mental fatigue versus placebo-takers. In another study14, increased accuracy and speed on multi-tasking tests was seen in over 200 women aged 25-50 taking a multivitamin and mineral supplement over a 9-week period, compared to placebo. The results suggest that ‘multis’ can benefit mental performance in young adults after only a few weeks of supplementation.

Want Attractive, Healthy Looking Skin? Try Carotenoids from Colourful Fruits & Veggies

Stay Mentally Sharp –Boost Brain Function with a ‘Multi’