Welcome to the Traditional Power of Whole Plant Foods Called Phytonutrients

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You may be familiar with the word VITAMINS but have you checked out the word PHYTONUTRIENT? How often do you consider planning a meal based on PHYTONUTRITION … Optimum quality biological fuel … never a fuel shortage.

I must admit that these words were unknown to me until I undertook a Cellular Nutrition course. Now, it’s a word that should be celebrated at every shopping cart and dinner table.

I hope sharing a few notes will inspire you to learn and appreciate the more than 10,000 types of phytonutrients including common types known as carotenoids, flavanoids, glucosinolates, phytoestrogens and ellagic acid.

Phytonutrients or phytochemicals are abundant micro-nutrients found in plants … in leaves, stems, and roots. Plants use them for protection from the environment. Now bio-scientists are researching and recommending them for health protection in humans.

Our botanical pharmacology contains more than 500,000 plant species. Of that number, only a mere 10% have been investigated from a phytochemical or pharmacological point of view.

Natural plant profiles support the levels of biochemicals used in human metabolism. Take the example of a class of phytonutrients called flavanoids. These are water soluble plant pigments that give color to plants. It is estimated there are 20,000 flavanoids but only 4000 have been chemically analyzed. They include terms such as pectins, carotenoids, terpenes, glycogens, coumarins, catechins and isoflavones. Their function is primarily as anti-oxidants to help protect the liver, maintain normal hormone levels and brain health.

What is a symbol of a typical phytonutrient?

Write and circle these letters: O for Oxygen and H for hydrogen

OH … OH … OH … OH … OH

OOO … HH

For actual chemical compositions check Google images for chemical structures of phytonutrients and check Phytonutrients 101: A Crash Course in Plant Compounds.

In fact, there are obvious similar structural elements between vitamins, anti-oxidants and phytonutrients. This affinity definitely begs further illumination of what food sources best provide these elements for healthy structure and function of cells.

Hundreds of long-term research studies continue to show the roles of phytonutrients in the prevention of degenerative diseases such as cardiovascular, cancer, chronic inflammation, asthma, liver disease and more. They also help to correct any biochemical problem at the cellular level which is the root of most diseases. They maintain hormones, tissues, muscles, neurotransmitters and gene expressions.

For example, there are many studies about sulphorane, a phytonutrient found in cruciferous vegetables. Research shows the prevention of certain cancers by aiding the proper metabolism of estrogens. It helps to naturally detoxify enzymes in the body and lowers blood pressure.

It was noted in the 1950’s that guinea pigs fed a cabbage diet better survived radiation treatments than guineas pigs. Next time you eat broccoli or brussel sprouts, visualize the sulphorane molecules building healthy cells.

You may be delighted to indulge in dark chocolate which contains flavonols with a special compound called epicatechin antioxidant properties that can help your cardiovascular system .

The Kuna people of Panama drink up to 40 cups of coca a week and have less than 10% risk of stroke, cancer and diabetes. Unfortunately, epicatechin is removed from commercial cocoas because it tends to have a bitter taste. Choose high quality dark chocolate that uses the least destructive processing techniques to preserve the highest levels of the beneficial polyphenolic bioflavanoids that are naturally present in cocoa.

Generally speaking, dark, organic chocolate contains the most flavonols, but the best choice would be raw cacao, which is relatively bitter because it doesn’t have sugar in it.

Many new clinical studies proclaim the benefits of whole foods. For example, blueberries by virtue of plant pigments called anthocyanins have 2400 times the anti-oxidant power of Vitamin A. There are 40 anthocyanins and maybe 300 other compounds working together.

Check out www.naturaldatabase.com. This is Natural Medicines comprehensive database which provides objective information about any ingredient and level of effectiveness for various health concerns

Phytonutrition is all about Variety and Synergy

…would you eat a poly-meal filled with phytonutrients or take a poly-pill filled with processed compounds?

Grandma may always have told you to eat your vegetables but she may not have told you about the whole food spectrum with more than a hundred different phytochemicals in just one serving of vegetable.

Note the USDA (U S Department of Agriculture) statement: ”it appears that an effective strategy of supporting health is to increase consumption of phytonutrient rich food. Unfortunately, it is estimated that nearly 70% of what we eat is processed foodstuffs with chemicals that are unknown to the human cells.” Check out report: Phytonutrients are Good for Bone Health

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Phytonutrition Matters Every Day

Slice a whole tomato with hundreds of biochemical nutrients. Rinse spinach with hundreds of biochemical nutrients. Now prepare a meal with a protein source with combined tomatoes and spinach with onions, olive oil and a sprinkle of walnuts. The synergy increases with additional sources.

Eat a couple florets of broccoli … you are not only getting beta carotene (versus a pill), but also you’re getting the health benefits of hundreds if not thousands of other phytonutrients that haven’t even been named yet.

It is with just cause that the Cancer Institute and the Heart Institute recommend eating a variety of vegetables 5 to 7 times a day or more.

Nutritional sciences now recommend a full spectrum of nutrients every day in a balanced ration providing the range of vitamins, all minerals, amino acids, enzymes, co-factors. It’s a tall order but your health depends on it and the best way to deliver it is by eating whole foods.

Perhaps you should question how a single part ( a vitamin or a mineral) can be as beneficial as the whole food. It is no longer reasonable to assume that a single substance whether nutrient, pill or drug, can aid or fix the body’s interdependent systems or maintain cellular integrity.

Just imagine that our medical timeline is 24 hours old. Nutritional sciences and research have emerged in the last 2 or 3 minutes. Many doctors believe that the greatest advances in medicine over the next few years are going to be in nutritional sciences.

It’s interesting to note that there is a kind of “phyto info” war going on. On one side are pill manufacturers trying to extract, package and promote phytonutrients as ‘Cure-Alls.” There are at least 36 companies trying to reproduce the phytochemical called lycopene in a bottle.

How effective is the process of extracting one “buzzword” nutrient? On the other side, you can ask “What’s wrong with just eating a whole tomato?”

Lastly, this is a good rule for your skin: If you can’t it eat it … don’t put it on your body.

You can beautify your skin with whole foods loaded with natural anti-oxidants and phytonutrients. After all, your skin is your body’s largest organ. It provides a barrier of protection from outside threats and also reflects the state of your overall health. Be highly selective of skin care products that contain potential toxins that could be absorbed into your bloodstream and right into your tissues.

Examples: paraben (can drive the growth of human breast tumors), phthalates (plasticizing ingredients linked to reproductive defects, mercury (listed as “thimerosal”), artificial fragrances (among the top five known allergens) and petroleum byproducts.

Personal care products are a $50-billion industry in the United States, yet the U.S. government doesn’t require any mandatory testing for these products before they hit store shelves.

Choose a Whole Plant Foods Shopping List

Purchase fresh food … make an investment in health

Imagine if millions of shopping carts are filled up with whole foods found along the perimeters of stores not oveloaded with scanned boxes and bottles. (Wouldn’t a few corporate heads start to take notice … the power of the well-informed consumer?)

Absolutely believe that whole foods are a major source of your health promoting phytochemicals. Eat a variety of foods. red, green and yellow. For example, a combination of tomatoes and broccoli are more effective than just eating either vegetable alone or taking a lycopene supplement. Especially, seek out organically grown foods and organic meats and wild fish.

Make sure your weekly shopping list includes some of the top 10 anti-oxidant foods as listed out of 100 different types of food: small red beans, wild blueberries, red kidney beans, pinto beans, cultivated blueberries, cranberries, artichokes, blackberries, prunes and raspberries.

Be sure to also include the most phyto-dense good sources such as soy, tomatoes, broccoli, garlic, flax seed, citrus fruits, melons, grapefruit, blueberries, sweet potatoes, chili peppers and legumes (beans lentils).

Pay special attention to inexpensive legumes that are plants with seed pods that can split into two halves. They are rich in plant protein (substituted for meat protein), essential minerals, micro-nutrients, dietary soluble fiber and are low on the glycemic index value scale which means they are less likely to raise blood glucose and insulin. They are a good source of Folate which helps to lower homocystein levels associated with cardiovascular problems.

Don’t forget a weekly supply of raw nuts. Best food sources include almonds, Brazils, cashews, hazelnuts, pecans and walnuts. They are rich in unsaturated fats that lower cholesterol. They contain other healthy nutrients such as magnesium, copper, zinc, potassium, fiber, folic acid, and arginine (an amino acid that helps to keep arteries clear.)

Walnuts are rich in alpha-linolenic acid and omega 3 fatty acids. Research shows eating 1.5 grams of walnuts daily may reduce the risk of heart disease. The US FDA allows these health benefits to be put on labels.

Treat yourself with pumpkin seeds. They are particularly nutrient dense with stores of protein, fiber, iron, copper, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, calcium, potassium, zinc, selenium, folate and niacin as will as arginine and linolenic acid. Sprinkle on salads, mix into casseroles, add to cookies, muffins and snacks.

Sometimes it’s interesting to think that a food product in nature cannot carry a label with health claims. In other words, if a product is found in nature, it can’t be patented to make drugs. Imagine if people turned to nutritional solutions for prevention of health problems … where are the profit margins for drugs?

You are ultimately responsible for your health, but not in an informational vacuum and not in the profit margins of conglomerates.

Marvel once more at the miracle of planting a seed and watching a plant develop out of the soil, minerals, water and air to transpose its nutrients to a healthy body. See Index, preface and disclaimer.

Comments are always welcome about your experiences within the amazing world of phytonutrients.

Annemarie Berukoff

info@newbetterchoices.com

250 304 9710 PST

How to Support Your Amazing Immune System — Food, Supplements and Wellness Lifestyle

 

“Take care of your body … it’s the only place you have to live.” Jim Rohn

Who doesn’t want a strong innate natural immune system to stand guard against all the foreign germs and viruses ever ready to attack and infect?

The good news is that your body’s biology has provided an extraordinary arsenal and complex network called the immune system for protection and healing.

I am not a scientist or doctor, but as a layperson I want to understand how my body works especially as basic elements or cells … the inception points of health or sickness.

The more you learn, the more you start to respect the cellular components of the immune system like microscopic soldiers ready to defend and protect the body from foreign invaders. Don’t they also need proper nutrients and vitamins to function at their best against their constant enemies?

Your immune system is a large network of organs, white blood cells, proteins and chemicals that work together to protect you from microbes, toxins, germs, bacteria, viruses, parasites and Cancer cells as well as heal from infections and injuries.

Do you know there are several types of white blood cells with different functions with programmed missions to eliminate pathogens with their own unique defense systems?

Some Amazing Facts about White Blood Cells … your Immunity Soldiers

The tiny white blood cell can only be seen under a microscope also known as a lymphocyte that lacks hemoglobin, has a cell wall and nucleus, and circulates in the blood to defend the body against inflammation, infection and diseases.

— formed in the soft tissue of bone marrow’s stem cells and account for 1 percent of your blood where it is normal to produce nearly 100 billion white blood cells each day.

— many types of white blood cells with specific missions in your body’s defense system. Some are called granulocytes (neutrophils, eosinophils and basophils), monocytes and lymphocytes (or leukocytes) known as T-Cells, B-Cells and Natural Killer Cells.

— lymphocytes circulate in your blood on a hunt for injury or illness. They notify other white blood cells like a cell army to move to the site to fight the invader by producing proteins to attack and destroy the unknown organism.

— B-Cells produce antibodies to help track a response to infection.

— T-Cells recognize tagged cells and remove infection-causing cells.

— Natural Killer Cells have powerful chemicals to attack any unwanted cells like viral or cancer cells.

— Lymphocytes grow in the thymus gland … T-Cells and B-Cells grow in lymph nodes and spleen.

— these cells can also form immunological memory to continue to respond to particular disease germs — the basis of how vaccinations work.

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Other parts of your body's immune system

Antibodies ... proteins that bind to invaders to destroy them.

Cytokines … proteins serve as different types of chemical messengers that tell your immune cells where to go and what to do with inflammation that are damaging tissue.

Lymph nodes … vital part of your lymphatic system that forms a network similar to the blood vessels but carries a fluid called lymph instead of blood. These are small bean-shaped organs that filter waste products from your tissues and cells while keeping the good components, like nutrients.

Spleen … organ stores white blood B cells, filters your blood, and recycles old and damaged cells to make new ones.

Tonsils and adenoids … located in your throat and nasal passage that trap bacteria or viruses as soon as they enter your body.

Thymus ... small organ helps T-Cells to mature before they travel elsewhere in your body for protection.

Bone marrow … fatty tissue inside your bones is like a factory to make blood cells including white blood cells.

Mucosa … a three-layered membrane that lines cavities and organs throughout your body that secretes mucus to capture germs and then clear them out.

Skin … a protective barrier that stop germs from entering your body

How to Take Care of Your Immune System

What an awe-inspiring, well-equipped, fully-functioning natural defense system to respect and support!

Do you ever think that sometimes words are inadequate to describe such complex interrelationships within our cells, tissues, and organs as self- organized, adaptive regulated systems?

Interesting that a cell is so complex that even with the highest level of technology that no effort to create an artificial cell has ever met with success.

However, as humans we are also unpredictable, emotional and irrational beings responsive to choices and loaded with cognitive biases.

But, in this human interaction, nothing is as important as taking care of your own immune system and protect your personal immunity in a world filled with new challenges and threats of unknown pathogens, outbreaks and airborne viruses.

How take care of your immune system

In general, the immune system is known as a complex network of cells, tissues and organs but personal immunity is often assessed at individual levels, risks, choices and age.

A weak immune system may be too weak to fight off invaders, or it may be overactive with a too strong of a response leading to problems like auto-immune problems or allergic reactions.

As we get older, our immune system starts to become less effective in counteracting pathogens.

The lifestyle steps are fundamentally simple:

— practice good hygiene to prevent infection — wash hands often

— be physically active

— maintain a healthy weight — obesity impairs immune function

— quit nicotine habit and avoid too much alcohol

— take vitamins to boost your immune system

— eat good foods that boost immune system

Examples include yogurt with probiotics, lean protein, antioxidant-rich vegetables, nuts, berries and garlic. See bottom link for more information.

Take Supplements for Immune Health

There is certainly an enhanced interest in how to boost the immune function and reduce risk of infectious diseases and threats. Clinical deficiencies of these nutrients can weaken immunity and increase susceptibility to infections.

Common advice is to consume adequate amounts of several vitamins and minerals including Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Vitamin E, selenium and zinc. See bottom link for more information.

My personal choice is Peak Immunity as Electi Daily Drops with a powerhouse anti-oxidant formulation of Vitamin C, Curcumin and Frankincense. This is a revolutionary wellness solution that takes immune support to the next level to provide your body with the necessary tools to ward off illness and stay at the top of your game with the Power of Curcumin, Frankincense, and Vitamin C.

Call me for more information about unique Swiss Pure Cell Technology for best cellular nutrition.

In Conclusion

A well-functioning immune system is the foundation of good health.

The better we understand our amazing immunity cells, the more we can find answers to stay healthy and avoid diseases through cellular nutrition as a fundamental process for growth, repair and defense.

Everything related to our health begins at the foundation of the human cells. Our role is to respect their integrity and ensure that they receive the nutrients necessary to perform all their major functions and help achieve optimal health and wellness lifestyle.

What is more amazing than our innate immune system to protect and defend us? What words would you use to describe your personal immunity?

Questions and comments are always welcome,

Mary (Annemarie) Berukoff

amarie10@gmail.com

250 304 9710 PST

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How to Find the Right Mlm Home Business Partner and Team — Two Beliefs and Two Basic Skills

 Today we are strangers. Tomorrow we can build a common understanding for a great home business story.

I’d like to share my story and offer an open hand if you may be looking for a reliable network marketing home business opportunity within your range of experience…negative, positive or neutral. Not withstanding, this unique industry has many stories where people have made satisfactory or even spectacular incomes working from home.

So, what are they doing right? Who do you trust? What is the best new company to join? Most importantly, where can I find a compatible partner relationship for support … the key to growing a home business together.

In fact, why not consider joining my team? But not as a stranger, that’s foolhardy, too much unknown Facebook.

At this time, all I can do is relate my real experiences of heartaches, strategies and life-changing breakthroughs while accumulating veteran knowledge of what works in this unique referral marketing system. I’d like to share my beliefs to see if they resonate with yours.

Belief # 1: I believe that following basic principles of network marketing is the only way where families with above average dreams can make above average income with a little capital and sweat equity.

Belief # 2: I believe in a healthy natural lifestyle as prevention to sickness. It’s important to know how our body needs a full spectrum of nutrients daily to help its ability to repair and protect itself from infections or other diseases.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of treatment!

Belief # 1: Network Marketing — brief personal history

My teaching career spanned 24 years and when I took early retirement I wanted to pursue my goals of being an entrepreneur as part of our family farming heritage. I first joined as a distributor for Usana, a health company still active and respected. It wasn’t that unusual for my upline mentor to drive 3 hours to make a presentation leaving brochures to help make my decision to join.

This is how I first saw that networking had three basic steps for an ideal home business start-up compared to starting from scratch.

First, company manufactured products…

Second, as a messenger (advertising arm) I shared the products…

Third, I received commissions from sales from direct and indirect referrals.

That was the power of multilevel marketing that multiplied numbers of people by numbers of levels earned. This was the power of residual income based on work once and get paid multiple times versus a linear income of working one hour getting paid one hour by a boss at a job.

The big question was how to duplicate a marketing system that worked for the average networker. I soon started to question the lack of generic education to explain how to apply the business principles of sales and conversion beyond any company’s promotions.

Hyping WHY DREAMS doesn’t lay the foundation of any business without WHAT TOOLS that work.

The big problem was only a few elite top networkers (2%)with credible business spheres made the most money and the majority (98%) were able to recruit 2 or 3 people based on unsustainable hype and poor business training who dropped out with negative reviews.

With the advent of the internet, network marketing went through a massive transformation with the world turned into a backyard; sometimes, for the better of mass communication, and, sometimes for the worst for interpersonal truths.

Early digital marketers soon mastered and dominated the channels and social media where the highest credit was given to self-glorifying websites with the largest list of followers. All of a sudden, the message blared loud and clear, you don’t have to talk to anyone…just collect followers who will buy from you.

But the reality soon dawned that people don’t join websites … they join people they like who understand their needs with a personal touch.

It is my sincere belief to return to basics and practise this relationship marketing on the merits of any sales business to get to know the prospects first, their problems, goals and how I can help.

Belief #2: Natural Healthy Lifestyle

Health has always been a priority in my choice of whole food, natural dietary supplements, exercise, rest and wellbeing. After all, we all have an expectation of a long-life minus disease interventions; perhaps, noting we live longer, but what is the quality of longevity?

In fact, I was so intrigued with being the best Usana distributor that I took a 2 year online course with Dr. Laz Bannock at the Institute of Cellular Nutrition to earn my certificate as a nutritional supplement distributor.

This was a major breakthrough! What I learned about nutrition in reference to cellular health has changed my perspective about how food and supplements make a difference in maintaining health especially in ingesting proper nutrients, protecting self-immunity, neutralizing free radicals’ damage and ameliorating the aging process.

ONE: For the first time, I understood the difference between two kinds of diseases:

***Infectious Diseases are caused by infections that are best treated with a handy drug or prescription medication

***Cellular Degenerative Diseases are caused when cells become sick because they lack proper nutrition for growth and healthy regeneration, not because they lack a certain drug.

Degeneration results when your very own cells no longer absorb adequate nutrients or eliminate waste properly … There are at least 70 degenerative diseases for which there are limited cures outside of proper nutrition.

TWO: I began to understand the universal power of one cell.

***Each individual cell is a living unit that constructs your genetic blueprint multiplied by 75 to 100 million trillion cells. Cells are molecular biochemical factories that are integrated into every major system, programmed for maximum efficiency.

***In fact, the health of a single cell holds the key to the health, or disease of the body.

WHAT AN EXCITING DISCOVERY about CELLULAR NUTRITION!

So, in my life’s confluence of experience and opportunities, how natural and exciting it was to learn about a product formulated with nutrients that are 1/1000 of a cell to nurture cell vitality and defense!

This Pure Cell Technology has patented liquid drops for increased absorption, protection and longevity for every cell. Clinical research shows how micronutrients pass through cell membranes if encapsulated in water molecules for 98% absorption.

Compare this fast-action delivery versus passage through the digestive system with a handful of pills.

The company is Swiss Pharmacan with a joint mlm venture called Electi with multi-functions for everyone. I feel so fortunate to be able to endorse their mission:

BE HEALTHY — use latest clinical technology for bioavailable cellular nutrition.

BE WEALTHY — plug into a compensation plan based on three legs to infinity with one company Payline and matching bonuses. The amount of money to be made with small numbers has never been seen before.

BE HAPPY — enjoy wholesale discount travel opportunities and personal development activities.

BACK TO BASICS NETWORK MARKETING HOME BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

Time to Master Two Skills — Online and/or Offline

Social media marketing is vibrantly active for networkers as major “influencers” with AI algorithms, videos and webinars. The ability to leverage masterminds and duplicate their expertise is an important way to share sales messages and programs.

However, there must also be room for people at a grassroots word-of-mouth level, too.

As a special note, it’s hard to describe the joy as a veteran networker trying to survive the internet marketing social media circus to hear Electi’s international trainer talk about the Seven Steps to Success that include 3 steps: use the product, share the product with follow-up and earn commissions as much as starting 30%.

What impressed me the most was the exponential power of 3:

Get 3 personals gives you free product every month. 12 people on your team equals $400 a month via personal growth or spill over.

9 people bring in 3 peope each = 9 x 3 = 27 x 3 = 81 equals $700 a month residual.

UNIQUE HISTORICAL ADVANTAGE

MLM history has shown that people who get in early at the top in prelaunch make the most money before critical mass in lifetime legacy companies.

Networkers only dream about getting a spot this high up as a FIRST MOVERS ADVANTAGE to LOCK IN TOP SPOT.

FINAL WORD

Perhaps, this story may prove that we are not strangers anymore. You may be interested to learn more.

I am looking for 3 networkers as partners who have similar interests and visions for both wellness and financial security who want to join a top team.

FIRST: We believe that health, as defined by wellness, is attainable by every single person. Your body works best when aligned with its natural environment vs drugs. Choose dietary supplements that have technologically evolved to be directly absorbed by cells.

SECOND: We believe that network marketing is the sole vehicle for the average person proven to earn money from home…IF the basic principles of network marketing are maintained both online and offline.

There is no other home-based opportunity where a person with above average dreams can join a legacy international company with minimal capital and with some sweat equity to achieve an above average lifestyle.

And, possibly, some providence directive has introduced me and you to the dream destination of a once-in-a-lifetime MLM opportunity that focuses on Health, Wealth and Happiness that only such a business can deliver.

I look forward to hear your thoughts and opinions.

The best sales pitch: try a bottle of patented nutraceutical liquid drops to revitalize millions of cells in the body that give you better energy. It’s all you need to tell the world about it. Bjorn Arnstedt — Master Distributor

Mary (Annemarie) Berukoff

250 304 9710 PST

info@newbetterchoices.com