Okay, so many of you know I have been involved with Juice Plus for almost a year now. It has been the catalyst for me to learn volumes over the past months about nutrition's role in disease. My mom was ill my whole life up until her passing when I was just 14 years old so maybe I'm a little more open to doing whatever possible to prevent living another 14 years or even 1 day with a friend or loved one battling disease in and out of hospitals and taking handfuls of prescriptions daily. The world health organization stated at their last gathering that 70% of our common diseases can be prevented by simple changes in our lifestyles such as improved nutrition, regular exercise and decreasing stress. If you think you are doing okay then take at look at some of the current statistics. *1 in 3 children are overweight.
*1 in 11 women in the world will get breast cancer by age 75 and 9 out of 10 have no family history of breast cancer.
* Our nation has had a 6.9% increase in spending for health care which is 2 times the rate of inflation.
*1 in 4 deaths are due to cancer.
* Someone dies every 2 minutes from heart disease.
*Children have surpassed the elderly in prescription drug use.
*80 million people have some form of heart disease.
*1 in 3 women and 1 in 2 men will have cancer in his or her lifetime.
*By the age of 12, an estimated 70% of our children have developed the beginning stages of hardening of the arteries.
*1 in 3 Americans born in 2000 will develop diabetes.
(sources: American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Cancer Institute)
Type II diabetes is on the rise so much that doctors have stopped calling it adult onset diabetes. If a patient is diagnosed with diabetes, a doctor is taught to automatically treat for heart disease. A 17 year old has been documented having a triple bypass and with so many children being diagnosed with diabetes, bypass surgery in children and teens will be common. All of this is so scary to me!!! Sooooo....I say all this to get back to Juice Plus. Juice Plus is 15 different fruits and vegetables that have been organically grown, picked fresh and juiced. The juice is then dehydrated at a low temperature to retain natural enzymes and the powder which is left is encapsulated along with a couple of grains. You say not possible, well if you were dehydrated and all the liquid was removed you would fit into a capsule. Juice Plus has been around for 15 years and is the most researched nutraceutical product in the world today. Numerous clinical studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals have demonstrated the following benefits of Juice Plus:
*It helps to support the immune system by delivering key antioxidants into the bloodstream.
*It helps to repair DNA damage to our cells.
*It helps to reduce damage to our cells from oxidative stress (free radical damage).
*It positively affects several key indicators of cardiovascular wellness.
I just heard at a conference in Memphis several world renowned doctors speak about the state of health in our nation. Dr. David Katz, director of the Yale Center for Disease and Prevention (him and his family take JP everyday) stated that many things need to be done to change the trends. Improved nutrition is essential along with daily exercise, drinking more water and finding ways to alleviate stress. Only 10% of the population eat the recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables (7-13 servings per day). I know that no matter how hard I try, I do not eat enough fresh fruits and vegetables everyday. Juice Plus bridges the gap with a consistent variety of fruits and vegetables working in synergy everyday. I have customers say well I've been taking it and I just don't feel any different. I urge them to remember prevention is not felt immediately nor is disease felt immediately. The research is sound. The increase of key antioxidants are documented in the research and the decrease of toxic substances are equally documented in many different cultural populations. The research institutions also really impressed me. Some of them are the University of Arizona, University of Florida, King's College in London, University of North Carolina, BYU, Yale University, University of Sydney, University of Maryland, and UCLA.
I can't in good conscience not tell people about Juice Plus now that I know what I know. Taking it does not mean that you will never get sick, or be cured of all disease but it will make a positive impact in your health compared to doing nothing at all. Here are some resources:
It costs $1.38 a day to put into your body the nutrition from 17 fruits vegetables and grains. (Kids can get it free and there are free products offered for exercise participation) I believe if you decide to spend that amount by removing $1.38 a day of bad stuff in your diet, all the better.
All this to say, I'm dedicated to making a positive impact on peoples health and wellness...pure and simple. I care, I really do!!
