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Schizandra Plus - Herbal, Vitamin, Selenium and Amino Acid Complex Tablets

Schizandra Plus is an antioxidant formula containing essential nutrients working in synergy. The key ingredient, Schizandra Berry, is a potent, nutrient-rich plant which has been highly revered by Chinese and Asian herbalists for centuries. This product has been developed to provide assistance in neutralising harmful free radicals.



Key Ingredient Properties:
The colourful berries of the Schizandra plant have been regarded by Chinese herbalists for centuries and have more recently been recognised by western civilisation for their positive effects on the body as adaptogen - a substance that can help the body adjust to environmental conditions. The Shizandra plant helps to increase the body's ability to use oxygen.

Vitamin B6 - water soluble vitamin which needs daily replacement as it is not stored in the body; also important for protein metabolism.

Vitamin E and Selenium - an antioxidant twosome which helps to support the immune system and combat free radicals; minimises deterioration of lipids and essential oils. Males appear to have a greater need for Selenium. Almost half of man's supply of selenium is concentrated in the testicles and portion of the seminal adjecent to the prostate gland. Selenium and Vit E work synergistically - the two together are stronger than the sum of the parts.

Vitamin C and Beta Carotene work together as an antioxidant team to combat free radicals and support the immune system.

L-Cysteine - an essential amino acid containing sulphur. Helps the immune system in the natural process of cleansing the body's impurities.

L-Phenylalanine - an essential amino acid. Helps to promote alertness and vitality.

Pantothenic Acid - Member of the B Complex family. Helps in cell building and assists in the maintenance of natural growth and the development of the central nervous system. Assists the body in the natural conversion of fat and sugar to energy.

Kelp is well known to the herbal and nutrition fraternity for its rich content of iodine and other essential minerals. This mineral helps to support the proper functioning of the Thyroid gland.

Ascorbyl Palmitate - an oil soluble form of Vitamin C that exerts the antioxidant activity characteristic of Vitamin C in the fatty tissue of the body and complements the actions of the Vitamin C.

Are you trying to cram too much into each day?
If you find you are too busy even to recuperate and "recharge your b atteries", you run the risk of using up the body's reserves of energy and nutrients, which may leave you more susceptible to attack. Schizandra Plus helps by topping up the special nutrients needed to assist the body's "fighting force".

How many of the following do you feel may be affecting your day to day life?
Pollutants in drinking water; toxic pesticides and fungicides sprayed onto fruit and vegetable crops; harmful particles ejected into the air by industry; vehicle exhaust fumes; office air conditioning systems; electro-magnetic stress; strong sunshine... Each of these factors and more can have a cummulative and harmful effect on general health by generating free radicals production. Achizandra Plus can help by providing antioxidant support.

Why should you take Schizandra Plus?
The carefully balanced ingredients work to help the body build a protective internal defence useful in countering the effects of a busy lifestyle. Taken daily, the beneficial effects of the antioxidants are available to the body, helping to combat the external and internal "enemy".

For more information, to arrange a free consultation or to order products, call Jamie on +65 81020710 or email herbalife.jamiec@gmail.com.


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.

ShapeWorks Formula 2 - Multivitamin Complex - ShapeWorks Core Essential

Poor eating habits, stressful lifestyle and environmental pollutants can rob our bodies of vital nutrints and wrak havoc on our immune system, making it even more difficult to main our ideal weight. Formula 2 Multivitamin Complex is part of a nutritional maintenance system designed to help replenish the body's nutritional resources and create a foundation to support long-term health. It is also an essential part of your ShapeWorks program.




Overview
A Cellular Nutrition-powered multivitamin with over 20 essential nutrients and antioxidants, including folic acid, calcium and iron.

Key Benefits
Essential nutrients for overall vitality
Support healthy weight management and your immune system
Promote healthy bones, skin and hair

The body is stressed chemically, physically and psychologically every day. How often do you feel stressed? Anything from listening to loud noise to losing your car keys can increase blood pressure and send "stress" chemicals racing around the body as we try to adapt. These altered body functions - chain reactions - deplete energy, increase free radical production and may also lead to stress related health problems. Special nutrients can assist in the protection of the body from stress, but these need to be kept in constant and plentiful supply.

Do you eat hight percentage of processed/ fast foods? You can never know how much nutritional value a "ready made" meal has compared to a carefully prepared home-made alternative. Therefore, supplementation can be very important.

Do you feel your work/ home environment may be affected by chemicals/ fumes/ dust? These are all irritants that enter our body by ingestion, inhalation or through the skin. They can build up and cause various reactions , affecting our well being (e.g. dust and hay fever). Additional antioxidant intake may combat these environmntal influences.

Do you catch colds/ flu/ bugs easilly? Your body's fighting force may be malfunctional due to poorly absorbed nutrients. By topping up with immune system support , you may be in a better position to fight infection.

Do you exercise infrequently/not at all? Too little excercise allows the body to become slagish, thereby allowing toxins to become lodged in fatty tissue. Certain herbs and nutrients are especially good at accelerating the body's natural excretion of toxins and wastes.

Do you consume more than the average amount of alcohol daily? Alcohol (fermented sugar) is rapidly absorbed by the body and turned into energy (calories). Alcohol affects many of the body's systems and acohol over-consumption can lead to excess fat storage and also weaken the body's fighting force.

Do you smoke? Smoking robs the body of Vitamin C and certain B vitamins - 25mg of Vitamin C per one cigarette.

Are you striving to reach your ideal weight? The body functions optimally at its correct body weight. Excess body fat creates extra work and need more nutrients for fuel and functioning. If, on top, diet is poor, then the 24-hour repair and cell replacement is impaired. Equaly, being below ideal weight creates a weak system as the body struggles with reduced facilities for fuel and functioning. Formula 2 contains carefully balanced ingredients to help provide nutrient support in either situation.

KEY INGREDIENT PROPERTIES
Essential Vitamins:
Vitamin A
- fat soluble, needed for proper vision at night, correct bone development and growth.

Vitamin D - fat soluble, helps body to utilise Calcium and Phosphorous for strong bones and teeth.

Vitamin E - fat soluble; protective antioxidant, important for heart, circulation, nerves, muscles and red blood cells.

Vitamin C - water soluble; antioxidant - helps white blood cells fight infection; needed for healthy skin and enhances absorption of iron from non-meat sources.

Thiamin - water soluble, important for release of energy from carbs, aids in functioning of the nervous system;

Riboflavin - water soluble, beneficial to vision; neded for converting proteins, fats and carbs into energy;

Niacin - water soluble, vital for energy release in tissues and cells; helps maintain healthy nervous and digestive systems;

Vitamin B6 - water soluble, promotes healthy skin and nerves; important for protein metabolism;

Folic Acid - water soluble, important as a supplement for women of childbearing age -400 micrograms per day prevent neural tube defects and spina bifida; essential for growth and reproduction of cells, particulary blood cells. Helps to maintain normal levels of homocysteine.

Vitamin B12 - water soluble; contains essential mineral elements; needed for red blood cell reproduction.

Biotin - water soluble, essential for the metabolism of proteins and fats

Pantothenic Acid - water soluble, essential for the release of energy from food, needed for healthy growth and the production of antibodies

Para Amino Benzoic Acid - water soluble; helps keep skin smooth and healthy.

Note: water soluble vitamins need to be replenished daily, fat coluble vitamins can be stored in the body

Essential Minerals:
Calcium
- Most abundant mineral in the body; maintains strong bones and healthy teeth; needed for functioning of nerves and muscles.

Iron - essential for oxygen transport via red blood cell haemoglobin;

Magnesium - essential for nerve and muscle function and energy release. Needed for healthy reproductive and immune system. Also required for tissue repair and renewal.

Iodine - helps maintain thyroid functine;

Copper - Component (with Zinc and Manganese) of an antioxidant enzyme system. Needed for Melanin formation and iron metabolism;

Manganese - component (with Zinc and Copper) of an antioxidant enzyme system. Needed for healthy bones and nervous system.

Chromium GTF - an essential trace mineral important for the body's natural regulation of blood sugar levels. Chromium functions as the "Glucose Tolerance Factor" in our diet;

Selenium - works with Vit E as an antioxidant neutralising free radicals;
Zinc - needed for healthy reproduction and immune systems; also reuired for tissue repair and renewal;

Potassium - a vital micro-mineral important for nerve function. Helps to maintain the body's natural water balance;

Vanadium - trace mineral which may help to inhibit formation of cholesterol in the blood vessels.

Formula 2 Multivitamin Complex also provides a naturally derived nutrient mix consisting of Coline Bitratrate, Inositol, Bee Pollen, Broccoli, Carrot, Cauliflower, Garlic, Licorice Root, Limonex, Polyoids, Spinach, Fungal Enzymes, Cabbage and Citrus Bioflavonoids.

For more information, to arrange a free consultation or to order products, call Jamie on +65 81020710 or email herbalife.jamiec@gmail.com.

This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Changing seasons? In bed with a cold? Here is how to ensure Consistent Health...


It's that time of the year, the weather's all over the place - freezing cold, brief sunshine, wind, rain, some sleet at some places. Because of these changes in weather conditions, we become susceptible to colds and bugs and stay in bed! Saying that, our body, given the right conditions, is a powerful self-healing organism. It is only when we let down our guard and don't provide those "right conditions" that ill health creeps in.Here is how to put the Right Conditions in place, Right Now and defend your health...


Let's start with stress!
Our modern lifestyle means that many of us are under constant pressure. Stress releases a flood of chemicals that should only really be triggered in life-threatening situations. These chemicals must be eliminated, which is a process that depletes essential nutrients needed by the body to maintain health.


This is where daily moderate exercise, preferably in the fresh air, becomes essential. It distracts us from our daily troubles, enlivens the body, oxygenates the blood, and like laughter, releases healing endorphins. Exercise also improves the flow of lymph around the body - the lymph system is the body's waste disposal system, essential for toxin elimination.

To minimise stress, you also need to relax and rest properly. At the end of each day, escape for 15-30 minutes, sit quietly, empty your mind and focus on gentle breathing to minimise stress. Just 60 seconds focusing on your breathing can take you from fast, anxious breathing, to calm, controlled breathing, curbing a stress response and saving your body a lot of unnecessary work.

You need 6-8 hours sound sleep every night so that your body can concentrate its efforts on repair and maintenance. Go to bed in good time, avoid loud, upbeat music, intense exercise or heavy meals three hours beforehand - a busy digestive system doesn't contribute to restful sleep.

Finally, the key to a healthy defence system is a rich supply of hard working nutrients - antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, protein, healthy fats and colourful carbohydrates.

GROUND RULES:
Fill your plate with colourful carbohydrates - seasonal fruit and vegetables: include a generous salad every day (raw food provide more nutrients than cooked foods). Choose light steaming or quick frying when cooking, to preserve nutrients.

Go for organic. This reduces your intake of pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, growth promoters and other chemical toxins (toxins overload the organs of elimination, wasting precious energy and nutrients).

Eat fruit on an empty stomach, not with other foods, to ensure proper digestion.

Eat when relaxed, chew properly, take your time and enjoy.

Five portions of fruit and vegetables daily is the minimum. Double up for double protection!




FOCUS ON:
Sprouted Seeds

They are living foods bursting with vitality and nutrients - a must for winter health maintenance.

Vitamin C rich foods
Such as citrus fruit, kiwis, blackcurrants, dark green leafy vegetables, strawberries and red peppers. Vitamin C enhances immunity and can shorten the duration of colds.

Winter berries
They also help protect against colds and flu. Try blackberries, blueberries, elderberries, cranberries.

Vitamin A rich foods
Vitamin A helps to fight infections and accelerates healing. Found naturally in oily fish, offal, yellow, orange, red and dark green vegetables, egg yolk, milk and dairy products, yellow and orange fruits.

Zinc rich foods
Zinc helps to fight infections and accelerates healing. Found naturally in lean meat, shellfish, wheat germ, brewer's yeast, wholegrains, eggs, seeds and nuts.

Antioxidant rich foods
These include apples, berries, carrots, citrus fruits, garlic and onions, greens, red grapes, seeds, soy foods, sweet potatoes, green tea, turmeric, walnuts, winter squashes...

Healthy Fats
They protect and insulate the cells. Increase your intake of Omega 3s, found in oily fish. If you do not like fish, take a supplement (such as Herbalifeline).

Hot spicy food
Include a hot curry once a week with garlic, which helps fight infection, ginger which relieves cold and flu symptoms and turmeric for its powerful antioxidant properties.

Water
Drink eight glasses of water daily, vital for the transport of precious nutrients!


Herbalife Solution: Take out extra health insurance with our potent antioxidant supplements:

Schizandra Plus
The colourful berries of the Schizandra plant have been highly regarded by Chinese and Asian herbalists for centuries and more recently, the berries have been recognised by western civilisation for their positive effect on the body as an "adaptogen" - a sophisticated substance that can help the body adjust to environmental conditions. Together with Kelp, Vitamins C, E, B6, B5 and amino acids L-Phenylalanine and L-Cysteine, Schizandra Plus provides a powerhouse of antioxidant nutrients to help fight bugs and viruses, perform 24-7 repair and maintenance and disable free radicals. More about Schizandra Plus.


ShapeWorks Formula 2 Multivitamin Complex
Most health experts recommend taking a daily multivitamin and mineral supplement, with good reason: depleted soils produce harvests with reduced nutrient content, modern fast foods typically have all the goodness "processed out", poor diet, smoking, alcohol, stress, pollution, excess weight, all create a demand for a higher intake of vitamins and minerals. The kindest habit you can adopt for your health is a daily multi-supplement; it's the most authentic all-year-round form of health insurance and Herbalife's Formula 2 is one of the best quality multi-supplement you can find around! More about Formula 2 Multivitamin Complex.

The role of vitamins and minerals in your body: Why we must supplement?

Vitamins and minerals are natural substances found in living things such as plants and they are vital nutrients for bodily functions and prevention of disease. In a massive study of 26000 people it was concluded that not one person received nutritional requirements set by Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA). This pretty much does it for an archaic argument of "I can get everything I need from food!" Well, no, you can not!

The fact is that every one of us will eventually die, however, how you look and feel for the last 20 to 50 years of your life will depend on your lifestyle and vitamin and mineral intake throughout your life as Vitamins and Minerals influence the following:

Your Immune System: They help build up your immunity as heart disease, cancer and other illnesses and ailments are created due to deficiencies based on what
you eat or don't eat.

Your Energy Levels: Optimum consumption of vitamins and minerals will increase your energy levels and vitamins and minerals are involved in the release of energy from digested foods. Strong and long lasting energy levels are pretty good indicators of a healthy nutrition.

Your Appearance: Vitamins and Minerals influence the appearance of your skin, tone, elasticity, hair strength, thickness and colour, fingernail strength, colour and texture, etc. Ever came across someone who looks 50 at 30 or someone who actually looks 30 at 50?

Your Intelligence: Brain function, ability to concentrate and memory are boosted by proper vitamin and mineral intake.

According to the research in the US alone, 96% of Americans die of disease attributed to NOT getting proper nutrition. This figure will be close to majority of the Western countries. Considering that the UK is The Fat Capital of Europe, straight after the USA in the World, this figure could be closer to the UK than any other country.
"A deficiency of a vitamin or mineral will cause a body part to malfunction and
eventually break down - and, like dominos, other body parts will follow",
James
F. Balch, M.D., Prescription for Nutritional Healing
Here are the reasons why there is an increasing evidence that vitamin and mineral supplementation is absolutely necessary:

Crop nutrient losses - decades of agriculture have overworked and depleted soils of minerals.
Poor digestion - eating too much or too quickly and stress can cause indigestion, which, in turn, reduces absorption of vitamins and minerals.

Over-cooking - can easily destroy valuable food nutrients.

Microwave cooking - easily alter the nutritional structure and value of food

Food storage - length of storage and freezing deplete the nutritional value of most foods.

Food selection - eating a too limited range of different food groups will result in nutrient deficiency.

Food omission - allergies to foods, crash dieting and poorly designed vegetarian diets omit significant dietary sources of nutrients.

Environmental factors - herbicides and pesticides are used on crops, leaving them wit low nutritional value.

Antibiotics - interfere with the intake of essential nutrients.

Poor lifestyle habits - smoking, alcohol and caffeine can inhibit the absorption of vitamins and minerals or accelerate the loss of nutrients.

Stress - be it physical or emotional, it can increase body's requirement of vitamins and minerals.

Out of balance - the level of each mineral and vitamin in the body has an effect on others, so, if one is missing or out of balance, all will be effected. All combined enhance the power of the others.

Nutrient variance - there are substantial differences between one fruit or vegetable and another. One tomato can have 10 times more nutritional value than another - which one did you eat?

"Insufficient vitamin intake is apparently a cause of chronic diseases... Most people do not consume an optimal amount of all vitamins by diet alone. Pending strong evidence of effectiveness from randomised trials, it appears prudent for all adults to take vitamin supplements",
American Medical Association.


Vitamins and Minerals in your body work in synergy as a network of nutrients working together and if one nutrient is missing, it will throw the entire network of nutrients out of balance. That is why supplements should include many different types of vitamins and minerals, combined in the right proportions.

Please note that not all supplements are beneficial. For a supplement to be beneficial to your body, it must be absorbed by your body. Research has proven that many, especially low cost supplements from high street stores, "name brands", would do you absolutely no good as the x-rays have shown that they simply remain in your colon, completely undissolved!

Herbalife's products are Cellular Nutrition and, as such, guarantee to be of the highest quality and completely absorbed by your body. That is why people say that they feel a difference when taking Herbalife products. Find out more about Herbalife's Cellular Nutrition Technology.

So, considering the above and the fact that your health, intelligence, energy levels and your looks are dependent on you replenishing your vitamins and minerals several times per day, have you decided which life are you designing for yourself?