Welcome to the monthly
e-newsletter from Russell Louie and Margaret Auld-Louie at Optimum Choices, LLC.
This newsletter is sent to the friends and customers of Russell & Margaret as
well as people who signed up for a drawing at our booth at a fair or event. If you wish
to unsubscribe, see the bottom of this e-mail for instructions. To receive this newsletter in your e-mail,
click
here.
If you make healthy New Year's resolutions
for yourself, why not include your pet too? We are offering the following sales
during the month of
January:
Purchase any four bottles of
BioSuperfood
(BSF-F2 or BSF-F3 for people) and get one FREE
BioPreparation-F2+
bottle for your pet.
Purchase any five or more bottles of
BioSuperfood
(BSF-F2 or BSF-F3 for people) and get one FREE
BioPreparation-F3+
bottle for your pet.
You must mention "New Year's Sale" or "January
Sale" in your phone order, e-mail or shopping cart
(in the Special Instructions box). Your free bottle
or e-Book will not
show up in the shopping cart but will be added to your order
when shipped. Sale good thru midnight MST, January 31, 2008.
HealthyLife.Net
Radio Show
Wendy's Animal Talk, Host Wendy Nan Rees,
Guest Russell Louie
An Ounce of Prevention
January 15, 2008, 2-3:00 PM MST
This informative and fun-packed hour
on
HealthyLife.Net
will have
interesting guests, hot & happening pet news,
animal stories and more. There will even be live
call ins to answer listener pet questions. Wendy
Nan Rees (http://www.wendynanrees.com),
formerly of Animal Planet is the TV celebrity on
Pettsburg, USA.
Today,
Russell will answer such questions as:
I have a pet, that is 2 years old, running
around with too much energy. Why should I be concerned about prevention at
this stage in his life?
Could my pet live to be 15–20 years old and
still be healthy?
What are the chances of my pet getting a
serious disease?
What role does diet play in my pet’s health?
Won’t premium food and other holistic options
cost me more money?
Many older animals have arthritis and are
taking drugs and glucosamine supplements. Do you have a preventative option
for that?
I want to keep things simple and affordable.
What is one holistic product that I could supplement my pet's diet with?
BioSuperfood-BioPreparation Teleconference Call
January 30, 2008 — BAC ACADEMY, Part IV
of 4
How to Make Your Pet Healthier in 2008
This
free teleconference call will be lead by guest, Russell Louie, and will focus on BAC (Bio-Algae Concentrates) for animals. Russell
has gained valuable experience using BAC with dogs and cats over the last 6
years. Russell will explain how using this
revolutionary whole food product can yield some
very amazing holistic results. Russell will
relate:
How a skeptic, with 55+ years of holistic
experience, came to believe In BioSuperfood/BioPreparation
The amazing turnaround for cats with
Chronic Renal Failure (CRF)
How one product can help both hypothyroid
AND hyperthyroid conditions
Holistic help for immune mediated hemolytic
anemia or auto-immune hemolytic anemia (IMHA or AIHA)
For details and telephone number, click
BAC Academy
Participate in the full series of BAC Academy Teleconferences: Wednesday January 9 - Part I - Research, Technology and Safety Wednesday January 16 - Part II - Ingredients, Characteristics and
Mechanisms of Actions
Wednesday January 23 - Part III - Usages, Guidelines and Benefits
What is HolistiChat? Is it contagious? Do you have a holistic remedy for it?
Actually, HolistiChat is a new service we are offering for our dedicated
customers interested in true holistic wellness.
Any time we are online (usually 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM MST U.S.A., -07:00 GMT)
you can ask us a question by clicking on the
image
on select pages of our website. If we are online, you will be connected to
us and get an immediate answer to your question.
This is not meant to be an in-depth consultation session but a short answer to a
quick question. For example, you may
ask a product, ingredient, dosage or usage question. Remember, we are not
doctors, veterinarians or certified medical
professionals. We can only share our holistic experiences with you.
How many of you make New Year's resolutions (or attempt any life changes) and
never succeed? Do you constantly repeat the same patterns (e.g., same
relationships, boring job, accidents)? I have found that whenever the simple
solution (i.e., formula, product or therapy) does not work, then there generally
is an emotional, mental or spiritual imbalance or blockage that I need to
resolve first. Essential oils excel at helping us release these stuck patterns
and blockages by accessing the amygdala gland, the seat of our stored emotions.
When we get in touch and release the emotional pattern or blockage, then the
solution can now take effect. I personally have used ReleaseTM essential oil blend to
help releaseanger over being laid off three times in less than one
year, release anger after losing my career as an Internet Project Manager,
forgive the driver who ran a Stop sign and totaled my car and process a parent's death. After I
got in touch with the stored anger (that can result in liver toxicity, chi
stagnation, immune system dysfunctions) and allowed forgiveness and
gratitude, I could then move
forward with my life and make the meaningful changes necessary to start my own
business (2002).
Usage
May help stimulate a sense of harmony and balance within the body, mind and
spirit to facilitate releasing anger (e.g., liver congestion, toxicity) and frustration
(e.g., blocked heart, fulfilling one's dreams). Helps release memory
trauma from the liver in order to create emotional well-being. Letting go of
negative emotions and frustration enables one to progress in a positive way
bringing about a sense of peace and emotional well-being.
Ingredients
Ylang Ylang (Cananga odorata) increases relaxation; balances male and
female energies. It also restores confidence and equilibrium. Lavandin (Lavandula x hybrida) is antifungal, antibacterial, a strong
antiseptic, and a tissue regenerator. Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) stimulates nerves and assists in
balancing hormones. Its aromatic influence helps release negative memories,
thereby opening and elevating the mind. Sandalwood (Santalum album) is high in sesquiterpene compounds which
stimulate the pineal gland and the limbic region of the brain, the center of
emotions and memory. Used traditionally in yoga and meditation. Blue Tansy (Tanacetum annuum) is anti-inflammatory and helps cleanse the
liver and lymphatic system. Emotionally, it combats anger and negative emotions
and promotes a feeling of self-control. Carrier Oil: Olive oil.
Application
Diffuse, directly inhale, or add 2-4 drops to bath water. Apply over liver or as
a compress. Massage on bottom of feet and behind ears. Dilute 1:15 with
vegetable oil for body massage. Put 4-8 drops on cotton ball and locate on
vents.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Whenever a symptom surfaces the temptation is to run to the health food store
and buy a 'holistic' supplement to take care of it. But is this really
holistic? The definition of allopathic medicine is to introduce a substance into
the body to produce an effect different than that produced by the disease being
treated. In other words, if the body is hot, then one would allopathically treat
this symptom by introducing a substance that would make the body cold (the net
effect ideally would be to return the body to normal temperature). While many
allopathic medicines will do exactly that, the problem is some drugs are so
strong and focused on one symptom (not holistically balancing the whole body) that there
are sometimes side effects that could be worse than the symptoms. Also, by only
suppressing the symptoms, the original cause of the disease is never fixed. So,
is introducing a 'holistic' remedy (albeit natural) into the body to cool down
the fever really holistically treating the body? No, it is still just treating the
symptom. Now, don't take this the wrong way. If one develops a 104º fever
(especially in young children), it would be sound advice to do whatever is
necessary (holistic or allopathic) to prevent it from increasing or carrying on
for too long. But we feel it is equally important to not only treat the symptoms
(i.e., fever) but also look at the body holistically to try to balance the
source of why the body is sick in the first place. This is true holistic
wellness.
Ever since science has been able to isolate nutrients and active ingredients,
the tendency has been to make those ingredients purer and stronger. If a
patented process could be developed, that would be even better. There is a
plethora of isolated supplements with wonderful claims of boosting your immune
system, increasing white blood cells, reducing cancer, detoxifying the liver,
increasing energy, etc. But recent
research is now disputing the benefits of that philosophy. There have been many
research articles published within the last 2-3 years that show therapeutic
dosages of certain vitamins and antioxidants do not decrease the chances of
disease and in some cases slightly increase the chances of symptoms and produce
side effects. Consider
these studies:
Early infant multivitamin supplementation is associated with increased
risk for food allergy and asthma. (PEDIATRICS, Vol. 114, No. 1, July, 2004,
pp. 27-32)
There is now strong evidence that antioxidant supplements—vitamins A, C
and E and beta carotene—are not effective in protecting against
gastrointestinal cancer. On the contrary, there may be a small increase in
mortality from these tumors among people taking antioxidants compared with a
placebo. (Goran Bjelakovic, professor, internal medicine, University of Nis,
Serbia and Montenegro; Eric Jacobs, Ph.D., senior epidemiologist, American
Cancer Society, New York City; Oct. 2, 2004, The Lancet)
Glucosamine may impair insulin secretion through competitive
inhibition of glucokinase in pancreatic beta cells and/or alteration of
peripheral glucose uptake. Patients with diabetes should be cautious since
glucosamine may affect insulin sensitivity or glucose tolerance.
(Physicians Desk Reference for Non-Prescription Drugs & Supplements, 2005)
Trials testing the effect of vitamin supplements and low fat diets have
failed to show reduced rates of chronic diseases, and in some cases have
even shown increased risk. ("Whole Foods Seen Superior to Supplements,"
Vital Choice Wild Seafood & Organics, Dec 30, 2007, Issue 189, Volume 4,
www.vitalchoice.com)
So, even with the best intentions, by taking isolated supplements we may be
doing harm and holistically unbalancing our bodies. Is there a better or more
holistic answer? According to the whole food article cited above (www.vitalchoice.com),
"...scientists who study the effects of foods on health are beginning to
challenge the reductionist, "magic bullet" approach toward nutrition research,
which mimics methods used to test and make drugs. Instead, it's looking more and
more as though many whole foods offer much more than the sum of their parts."
We believe the next paradigm in holistic health will be found in using and
consuming whole foods and whole food products and not supplements (which are
not entirely holistic).
Click the hyperlinks below to read some examples:
Teacher
boosts
her immune system during the cold and flu season with a whole food
antioxidant juice.
303-271-1649 866-305-2306 (toll-free) Normal office hours are 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM Mountain Time (U.S.). If you would
like a return call outside those hours, please specify what days and times are
best.
