Is your Sunscreen Toxic?

A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reveals that 97% of Americans are contaminated with a common sunscreen ingredient called oxybenzone. This toxic chemical has been linked to allergies, hormone disruption, and cell damage, as well as low birth weight in babies whose mothers are exposed during pregnancy. 

Oxybenzone (also known as benzophenone-3) is a penetration enhancer, a chemical that helps other chemicals penetrate the skin. Although oxybenzone is most common in sunscreen, manufacturers also use the chemical in many other personal care products.

The FDA does not require UVA filters in sunscreens, and most manufacturers have never included them in their formulations. However, because of consumer demand and awareness, the number of sunscreens that block harmful UVA radiation more than doubled between summer 2008 and 2009, according to Environmental Working Group's (EWG) analysis.

More Americans than ever are using sunscreen to protect from sunburn and guard against skin cancer. Top choices include products with high SPF ratings, and that are waterproof or that advertise "broad spectrum" protection. Most people trust that the claims on the bottle will ensure that the product truly protects their health and their families', but this is just not the case.

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SUNDURANCE™ Sunscreen is a new and revolutionary way to apply sunscreen to the skin through advanced Micro-Encapsulation Technology (MLT™). Scientists have succeeded in wrapping molecules of protective sunscreen chemicals in a microscopic silicate molecule. The molecule is so small that it is invisible to the naked eye, cannot be felt on the skin, and does not create sheen on the skin. When applied to the skin, these micro-molecules form a complete shield of protection on top of the skin while still allowing the skin to breathe.

The result is a sunscreen formula where the chemicals do not touch the skin, are not carcinogenic, and do not cause irritations. Most sunscreens without MLT use chemicals that are applied and absorbed directly into your skin. Virtually all of these chemicals have been demonstrated to have some level of toxicity to the skin. Due to this toxicity concern, it is not recommended that these types of skincare products be used on infants or on sensitive skin. These types of products may also demonstrate a strong chemical odor, and can even cause increased free radicals and oxidation damage to your skin.

Benefits of Sundurance™ MLT Sunscreen

• Maximum protection with minimal skin interaction.
• Non-irritating to the skin and eyes.
• Enhances skin coverage and increases SPF with less ingredients.
• Protects the skin from oxidation and free radical damage.
• Full UVA/UVB spectrum coverage.
• Top quality pharmaceutical grade active ingredients and 100% natural cream base.
• Optimum SPF formulation for highest coverage and safest use.
• Safe for use on infants and children.

Prevent Colds and Flu! Why Suffer When You Don't Have To?

FACTS:

• Americans get one billion colds a year.
• Americans spend 1.5 billion dollars on doctor visits
• American spend 2 billion dollars on non-prescription cough and cold treatments. 
• The influenza virus hospitalizes more than 200,000 Americans a year 
• 36,000 die each year from the influenza virus
• The flu shot is only 44 percent effective in stopping the flu

Is there any way to decrease your chances of getting a cold or the flu?

According to a study by James R. Sabetta, MD, in the Department of medicine at Yale University, the answer is yes. The study revealed that of those studied, those who had low blood levels of vitamin D had twice as many upper respiratory tract infections. Those who consistently maintained appropriate levels were completely free of these infections.  Most of the study participants that remained healthy were taking a supplement.

Vitamin D is produced most abundantly in the body when the skin is exposed to strong, direct sunlight.  It doesn't take a genius to know that when there's less sun, there's more illness.  It's also easy to connect that when there's less sun, supplements will help fill that gap and keep colds and flus away.

There are many studies that link vitamin D levels to the flu. Yale researchers say that blood levels should be maintained at 38 ng/ml or higher to reduce infection risk. However, according tot he Vitamin D Council, half of all Americans have blood levels below 20 ng/ml.

The Vitamin D Council recommends that you test your blood for vitamin D every 6 months.  Maintain blood levels higher than 38ng/ml in order for vitamin D to be stored in muscles and fat and therefore be the most effective.
 
Keep in mind that studies over the past few years show vitamin D can prevent (and often treat) cancer, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, obesity, depression, asthma, multiple sclerosis, ulcerative colitis, and many other conditions. In fact, high levels of Vitamin D have been linked to a reduction of death from any cause.

The Vitamin D Council recommends a vitamin D supplement of 5,000 IU a day and says that anyone who takes this amount regularly shouldn't get a cold or flu or should recover much faster. They also recommend taking vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), not vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol). Vitamin D3 is the compound your skin makes naturally. And don't worry about an overdose. 

A couple more notes:
Spend 10 minutes each day in the sun during the summer months. Expose as much of your body as possible when the sun is highest in the sky. 

HealthPro Nutrient's Youth D3 is an excellent Vitamin D supplement and in addition to providing protection against infection, is an incredibly efficient anti-aging formula that enhances the skin and combats the effects of aging from the inside out.

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Article sources: 
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-gottlieb/the-easiest-way-to-preven_b_651576.html 
http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/

Why Do You...Age? Get Sick? Get Diseases?

This might seem hard to believe, but we as humans don't actually age, we don't get sick, and we don't get diseases.  Our cells do.

Our body's health is dependent on our cells' health. So to slow down aging, limit sickness, and prevent disease, we must protect and properly feed our cells.  

If you were to put buttermilk in your car's gasoline tank...it would get a "disease" and stop working.

This blog is the first of several entries on this subject, as it is important for all HealthPro Nutrient customers, distributors, and friends to learn as much as possible about how your body works, and how to keep it nourished and healthy.  We have the secret to the best health care plan possible.

That health care plan is knowledge. 

What Are Cells Made Of? 

Cells are made up of many atoms.  When these atoms are healthy, the cells replicate (make an exact copy) and keep the body young, well, and disease free. What makes an atom healthy is that it has "paired" electrons (yellow dots). 

How Do Cells Age, Get Sick, And Get Diseases?

Atoms missing an electron (yellow dot) are not just "bad", they actually destroy surrounding atoms by stealing their electrons.  An atom missing an electron is called a Free Radical. Free Radicals alter or destroy cells. Cells that die, and cells that replicate in a damaged state, are the cause or contribute to premature aging, sicknesses, and diseases such as cancer, heart disease, osteoporosis, and many others.

Where Do Free Radicals Come From?

• smoking
• stress
• UV rays
  
• pesticides
• pollution
• medications
• certain foods
• food additives
• x-rays
• excessive exercise
• chlorine
• mercury
• many more 

Free radicals come from pollution released into our environment all over the world.

Free radicals come from pesticides and insecticides put on our plants, grass, weeds, and in our air.

Free radicals come from water treated with chlorine to make it "safe" for drinking.

One cigarette generates approximately one quadrillion free radicals (1,000,000,000,000,000).

The Solution Is Antioxidants

Antioxidants have "extra" electrons (yellow dots) that can give to free radicals, which eliminate their harmful effects.

Antioxidants are your body's defense against destructive free radicals. Therefore they are your defense against aging, sickness, and disease.

Part 2 in this series will provide you with information about how antioxidants neutralize free radicals and reduce your risk of disease.

The Power of Green Tea

Green tea has been in the news quite a bit lately, and for good reason...below are two articles related to the powerful effects green tea has been found to have on cancer.

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• C+CoQ10, a super antioxidant supplement using plant cell technology
  
• BrainRestore, a scientific blend of antioxidants designed to protect the brain against cellular damage from free radicals and toxins that contribute to the aging process
• Endocrine Complex Men/Women multi-vitamins provide a complete spectrum of vitamins and herbs essential for optimizing men's and women's health

Green Tea Reduces Risk of Blood Cancers by 42 Percent 

A Japanese green tea study has determined impressive results regarding the reduction of blood and lymph cancers. Tohoku University researchers found a 42 percent reduction for blood cancers and 48 percent reduction for lymph cancers with high green tea consumption.

To arrive at these results, they analyzed the age, gender, lifestyle, and health of 40,000 Japanese over a ten-year period. The statistical observations over time have been bolstered with western clinical application and lab studies that revealed interesting observations.

For example, the Mayo Clinic of Minnesota fed leukemia patients large doses of GTE's (green tea extracts) and discovered immediate benefits in their patients. The doctors consider GTE's a helpful adjunct to orthodox cancer treatments. They declined the notion of using GTE's exclusively or in conjunction with other natural cancer treatments.

Researchers in Spain and England isolated the mechanics of green tea's inhibition of cancer cells. Their research was published in the March 2005 issue of Cancer Research. They found that EGCG, an extremely abundant catechin (active polyphenolic antioxidant metabolites) in green teas, inhibits the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), which are needed by cancer cells to proliferate. Upon closer scrutiny of green tea EGCG, they determined that its molecular structure closely resembles that of the cancer drug methotrexate used in chemotherapy.

source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6325630/Five-cups-of-green-tea-a-day-lowers-cancer-risk.html

Green Tea Extracts May Protect Against Oral Cancer 

Extracts from green tea may prevent the formation of mouth cancers in people with risk signs of the disease, according to a new study from Texas.

Over 50 per cent of participants in the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center study experienced a clinical response to the green tea extracts, according to findings published in Cancer Prevention Research.

“While still very early, and not definitive proof that green tea is an effective preventive agent, these results certainly encourage more study for patients at highest risk for oral cancer,” lead researcher Vassiliki Papadimitrakopoulou, MD.

“The extract's lack of toxicity is attractive - in prevention trials, it's very important to remember that these are otherwise healthy individuals and we need to ensure that agents studied produce no harm,” he added.

Green tea contains between 30 and 40 per cent of water-extractable polyphenols, while black tea (green tea that has been oxidized by fermentation) contains between 3 and 10 per cent. Oolong tea is semi-fermented tea and is somewhere between green and black tea.

The four primary polyphenols found in fresh tea leaves are epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), epigallocatechin (EGC), epicatechin gallate (ECG), and epicatechin (EC).

Phase II Stats

The study, a phase II dose-finding trial, followed 41 people with oral leukoplakia who are at risk for developing oral cancer. The participants were assigned to receive either placebo or green tea extract.

Almost 60 percent of people taking the two highest doses of the green tea extracts had a clinical response. Just over 36 percent of people in the lowest extract dose group had a clinical response, compared to 18 percent in the placebo group, said the researchers.

Commenting on the safety, the researchers noted that side effects such as insomnia and nervousness were mostly only recorded in the high-dose group. None of these produced significant toxicity, they added.

“While these are encouraging findings, much more research must be done before we can conclude that green tea may prevent oral or any other type of cancer. It's also important to remind people that this trial enrolled very few participants who, at the highest dose levels took the equivalent of eight cups of green tea three times a day,” cautioned Papadimitrakopoulo.

“We need to further understand if green tea offers longer-term prevention effects for patients,” he added.

According to the American Cancer Society, more than 35,720 are expected to be diagnosed with oral and/or pharynx cancer and the five year survival rate is less than 50 percent.

Source: Cancer Prevention Research, Volume 2, 931; "Phase II Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial of Green Tea Extract in Patients with High-risk Oral Premalignant Lesions"; Authors: A.S. Tsao, D. Liu, J. Martin, X. Tang, et al.