Margaret Auld-Louie of Optimum Choices will be offering 10 minute mini
canine massage sessions for $5 at the annual
Old South Pearl Street Pet
Fair, part of the weekly farmer's market on South Pearl Street between
Iowa and Florida in Denver. Russell Louie will be demonstrating the
benefits of our holistic whole food product for pets,
BioPreparation. We will be joined by Cindy Lloyd of
Natural
Pet, LLC, offering anesthesia-free teeth cleaning for dogs and cats. We
offer canine massages by appointment each Friday at
The Whole Cat & Dogs, too! store located at 1540 South Pearl
Street (where the Farmer's Market is held).
Lakewood
on Parade: People and Pets on Parade
Friday, August 26, 4:00 - 10:00 pm
Saturday, August 27, 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Margaret Auld-Louie of Optimum Choices will be offering 10 minute mini
canine massage sessions for $5 at
Lakewood on Parade in Belmar Park in Lakewood. Russell Louie will be demonstrating the
benefits of our holistic whole food product for pets,
BioPreparation and Young
Living's NingXia RedTM juice for people. We will be joined by Cindy Lloyd of
Natural
Pet, LLC, offering anesthesia-free teeth cleaning for dogs and cats.
Lisa Speaker of Dogma
and Margaret Auld-Louie of Optimum Choices are developing a local chapter of the
IAAMB, International Association of Animal Massage and Bodywork
(IAAMB). This will be a
Colorado state organization that meets quarterly to network, mentor, discuss and
affect state legislation and to work on advancing credibility for our
professions. We would like to have a speaker at each meeting so that it
will be an educational experience as well. We are calling this new
organization CAAMB - Colorado Association of Animal Massage and Bodywork.
We have now set a date and location for the first meeting as follows:
Lisa Speaker will talk about CAAMB, including how to get involved and how it
can benefit your practice.
Margaret
Auld-Louie will talk on
Why
All Dogs Need Massage, including demonstrations of common structural
imbalances that most dogs have. We will also have time for networking and
discussing the future of our organization. We will have information on the
International Association of Animal Massage & Bodywork, which CAAMB will be a
chapter of.
We believe that forming the CAAMB is a very important step in advancing the
credibility of our practice on a local level and hope all Colorado Animal Body
Workers will join us! If you are a Colorado animal body worker or energy worker and have an
interest, please fill out our online form or send e-mail
to Margaret@OptimumChoices.com
or call us at (303) 271-1649.
Would you like to have enough energy for your business life and family? Are
you tired of getting colds and flu every season? Do you have a chronic illness
you would like to see improved? Do you want to stay and look young? Wolfberries
are an ancient Chinese secret newly discovered in the West that can provide
these benefits through their super nutrition.
Wolfberries (Lycium barbarum) have been used for over 5,000
years in China (called Goji berries in China). There are over 80 species of
Lycium berries worldwide and 17 different species of wolfberries alone but there
is only one Ningxia wolfberry. The Yellow River on the West Elbow Plateau, known
for its fertile silt deposits, delivers minerals and nutrition to the pristine
environment of the Ningxia province. This, in addition to plenty of sunlight and
just the right temperature difference, has earned this area the title of "herbal
medicine valley". There are 400% more centenarians (people age 100+) living in
the Ningxia province than the rest of China. Chinese Olympic athletes considered
the wolfberries (Goji berries) to be their "secret weapon" for endurance and
stamina. The wolfberries from the Ningxia province are so treasured that there
is a two week celebration in China for this most nutrient dense food on the
planet. Wolfberries were the peasant’s "ginseng" because they could harvest the
wolfberries freely and could not afford the ginseng root.
Wolfberries have:
Higher
beta-carotene than carrots
Higher calcium than cauliflower
More
Vitamin C than oranges
18 amino acids
21
essential minerals
16% protein by volume
Antioxidants
and polysaccharides (containing all eight essential glyconutrients)
Scientific studies have shown wolfberries to:
Improve
vision
Reduce inflammation
Reduce cholesterol levels by 52%
Reduce triglycerides by 71%
Raise HDL cholesterol by 58%
Increases glutathione in the liver by 50%
Lower blood pressure (both systolic and diastolic)
The ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) test,
developed by USDA researchers at Tufts University, is one of the most valuable
methods for measuring the ability of antioxidants to absorb oxygen radicals.
According to the ORAC test, the Ningxia wolfberry is one of the highest known
antioxidant whole foods. This means the wolfberry has unsurpassed ability to
absorb the bad free radicals that attack the body and contribute to cancer and
aging. The most common and worst free radical is the superoxide radical.
Elevated superoxides have been linked to asthma, allergies, heart disease,
hepatitis, cancer and most chronic diseases. Therefore, there are two tests: the
ORAC and S-ORAC. Here is a graph comparing the ORAC values for different foods.
Plants carry most of their antioxidants and polysaccharides in their peel.
Whole wolfberries have shown far better antioxidant activity than either the
isolated polysaccharide or other extracts of wolfberries. Of any food, the
Ningxia wolfberry has the highest content of potassium, a mineral with proven
cardio-protective effects. Young Living Essential Oils now offers a whole
wolfberry juice blend called NingXia RedTM that contains 51%
wolfberry puree by volume. This whole food puree uses the peel, pulp and
juice of the prized Chinese Ningxia wolfberry. It also contains blueberry,
pomegranate and raspberry juices as well as lemon and orange essential oils.
Pomegranates are high in quercetin and ellagic acid while wolfberries are high
in polyphenols and polysaccharides. There is tremendous synergy between the
wolfberry and pomegranates juices.
The antioxidant power of NingXia RedTM juice has been proven in
independent tests.ORAC and S-ORAC tests were done on randomly
selected consumer-bottled product by independent third-party Brunswick
Laboratories. Results of the ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity)
test:
What makes Young Living’s NingXia RedTM unique
among all the other juices onthe market?
Uses only wolfberries from the "herbal medicine valley" Ningxia province
in China
Contains only whole food juices. No extracts, concentrates or chemically
altered compounds
Manufactured using the proprietary Nutrient-Guard process developed
after 7 years of research. This process preserves the bioactivity of
enzymes, vitamin C and the rest of the nutrients by cooling the juice
quickly after the heating of pasteurization (similar to flash
pasteurization)
The
wolfberries in the juice have the Green Certificate equivalent to organic
certification, meaning it contains no fertilizers, pesticides or heavy
metals and no sulfites, dyes or irradiation have been used.
The ingredients in NingXia RedTM juice offer the following
benefits:
Ningxia
Wolfberry puree--highest antioxidant food, rich in immune-stimulating
polysaccharides, ellagic acid, cerebrosides, pyrroles, and other unique
phytochemicals
Blueberry
juice--rich in proanthocyanidins. Tufts University studies show that it
protects blood cells against free radical oxidation and slows brain aging;
University of Mainz studies shows that it protects cell DNA
Pomegranate juice--3 times the antioxidant activity of green tea or red
wine, reduces oxidized cholesterol by 40%
Raspberry
juice--high levels of ellagic acid
Lemon and
Orange Essential Oils--high in limonene which combats cell mutation
The dried Ningxia wolfberries have a low food glycemic
index of 29. Studies done by Young Living showed 50 g of NingXia RedTM
juice raised serum glucose levels less than half as much as a control of 50 g of
glucose. This is important even for non-diabetics as a high-glycemic diet can
accelerate aging and triple the risk of heart disease. (If you are a diabetic,
consult your medical professional before ingesting dried wolfberries or NingXia
RedTM juice.)
The following are my personal experiences with the new
NingXia RedTM juice and dried wolfberries:
After four days at the Young Living convention, I was
falling asleep during the morning lectures. I took a one ounce shot of
NingXia RedTM juice and was able to stay awake the rest of the
day without the afternoon "caffeine" slump.
Snacking on dried wolfberries helped me stay alert and
awake during the tiring 9-hour drive from Salt Lake City to Denver.
I eat a teaspoon of the dried wolfberries after each
meal which greatly helps my acid reflux condition (heartburn).
NingXia RedTM
has helped people with such health challenges as asthma, allergies, liver
problems, kidney disease, stomach illness, digestive disorders, fibromyalgia and poor
eyesight. The super nutrition in it helps prevent degenerative diseases such as
heart disease, arthritis, diabetes and cancer and promotes longevity. Just one
ounce per day can make a significant difference in your health.
For a free
booklet and sample of NingXia RedTM juice,
click here to send an e-mail or call us at (303) 271-1649 or (866) 305-2306.
We are sorry but requests from freebie websites or lists will not be honored.
To purchase NingXia RedTM juice (Product #3003),
go to our Young
Living website and go to the Product Catalog and do a Search on "Ningxia" or
"Ningxia Red juice". The dried wolfberries are also available (Product #6360, search on "dried berries") as well as other products containing
wolfberries. Or call us at (303) 271-1649 or toll-free at (866) 305-2306 to
order these products retail.
The above statements have
not been evaluated by the FDA. This information is for educational purposes only
and is not meant to diagnose, prescribe or treat any medical condition. Please
consult your qualified medical practitioner for any health condition. Scientific
studies citing all the above facts are available upon request or at
www.YoungLiving.com or
www.NingXiaRed.com. (For those using
Warfarin or aspirin, wolfberries
may thin the blood too much, so caution is in order.)
Discovery
of the Ultimate Superfood: How the Ningxia Wolfberry and Four Other Whole Foods
Help Combat Heart Disease, Cancer, Chronic Fatigue, Depression, Diabetes and
More
by Gary Young ND, Ronald Lawrence MD, PhD and Marc Schreuder
This book, which was just published in July this year, contains extensive
scientific information about the health benefits of the Ningxia wolfberry. If
you want to know the science behind the benefits of the wolfberry fruit and the NingXia RedTM juice created from it, this book provides it in great
detail. Every chapter is footnoted with extensive scientific references.
First it describes how Gary Young, President of Young Living Essential Oils,
discovered the wolfberry and how he found more long-lived people in Ningxia,
China than anywhere else in the world renowned for the longevity of its
residents. Young Living became the first major importer of wolfberries into the
USA and is the exclusive importer of them from the Ningxia province, where they
contain the most nutrients. The book explains how free radicals promote aging
and illness and the benefits of whole foods vs. isolated supplements. Charts are
included detailing the nutritional components of wolfberries vs. other foods,
including beta carotene, vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, potassium, B vitamins,
fiber, amino acids and others. The astounding antioxidant levels of wolfberries
are also documented.
There are numerous chapters detailing the many scientific studies, both
Western and Asian, done with wolfberries and wolfberry extracts, as applicable
to different aspects of health such as immunity, cancer, heart, vision, liver,
skin, diabetes, obesity and depression. The studies show wide-ranging and
impressive benefits from wolfberries. The scientific benefits of the other
components of NingXia RedTM juice are then documented, including
ellagic acid (high in wolfberries and raspberries), pomegranates, blueberries
and citrus.
The one chapter that we don't totally agree with is "9 Secrets
to Longevity". It recommends avoiding dairy products as they are high in "artery
clogging saturated fats" and red meat because it increases the risk of colon
cancer and heart disease. According to Mary Enig, PhD, scientific expert on fats
and oils and Vice President of the
Weston Price Foundation, arteries are not clogged by eating saturated
fats but by eating processed and hydrogenated vegetable oils that create free
radicals, leading to inflammation. Many health experts these days are stating
that inflammation (caused by vegetable oils, sugar, toxins and bacteria) is the
main cause of heart disease. Saturated fats provide important fat-soluble
vitamins such as A and D and were prized by traditional cultures for their
health benefits. They contain essential nutrients needed for fertility and
pregnancy as well as growing a healthy brain and nervous system in children.
Sally Fallon, President of the Weston Price Foundation states that the studies
linking red meat to cancer did not separate out the effects of processed red
meats (such as lunch meats) from non-processed red meats. Unfortunately, so few
people avoid processed meats in Western societies that it would be hard to find
enough people to study who eat healthy red meats but not processed meats.
Organic raw dairy products and red meat purchased at health food stores,
particularly from pasture-fed
animals, can be very health promoting and have been eaten for thousands of years
by traditional societies (click
here to read our article on this). These societies enjoyed good health
and longevity until they adopted a Western diet containing processed foods.
Finally, the book ends with a chapter explaining the careful processing of
the NingXia RedTM juice to maintain bioactivity and why the other
ingredients in it were chosen. The method of processing is important because
some super nutritional juices on the market no longer contain super nutrition
after bottling and processing. The nutrients have been destroyed by the bottling
process. The fact that the nutrients are preserved in NingXia RedTM
juice is proven in the Appendix, which displays independent third party
laboratory reports and graphs showing the nutrition and antioxidant levels of
both wolfberries and NingXia RedTM juice vs. other leading
nutritional juice products, based on testing of randomly selected
consumer-bottled product.
This book is available from Essential Science Publishing at
www.essentialscience.net or (800)
336-6308.
Nothing on this website has been evaluated by the FDA. This information
is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Please
see a qualified healthcare practitioner for any disease or illness.
