Get SLIM for the Holidays

It looks like my Elf on the Shelf wants to lose a few pounds before Christmas.  How about you?

With Christmas around the corner, most of us have multiple parties to attend before the holidays for work, with friends, church and more.  We all know that these parties are NOT diet friendly and that is how this Elf above and I are here to help YOU.

Consider taking the 7 Day Slim Challenge by taking two Slim in a Snap chews twice a day about 1 hour before your biggest meals of the day.  Not only will you curb your appetite, but you will increase your metabolism and energy while losing a few pounds. 

Enhance International is so confident that you’ll lose weight or we’ll give you a refund if you don’t.  Follow this link to go to Santa’s Online Store now and order your packs today!

All you have to lose is weight!

Enhancing lives one at a time,

John Vakidis

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Try the 7 Day Slim Challenge!

 

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving!  Now it’s time to lose that leftover turkey weight! 

 

Are you shopping online for Black Friday?  Well then, you should give your family the best thing you possibly can this Christmas … a healthy YOU! 

Try our 7 Day Slim Challenge!  We are so confident that you’ll lose weight or we’ll give you a full refund.  When you do lose weight, send us a testimonial like one of these and we'll ship you a second week's worth of product for FREE.  “You’ve got nothing to lose, but weight!”

Ready to get started?  Follow this link to go to our online store and have it shipped directly to you door!

 

Want to learn more about this product and our business? 

Watch this video above and see how Slim in a Snap can help you INCREASE your income and help those you know LOSE weight!
 

Relieving Headaches

According to Paula Owens, author of The Power of Four - Your Ultimate Guide Guaranteed to Change Your Body and Transform Your Life, there are several things people can do to relieve headaches and even migraines.  Did you know that migraines affect about 9% of the US population which spends about $1 Billion annually on medical expenses?

Paula recommends 3 natural solutions to prevent headaches (diet, lifestyle and supplementation).  Below are just a few things that caught my attention.

Diet

Keep your water hydrated.  This is an easy thing to do and you can find water everywhere.

Eat diets low in carbs and high in protein.  That filet is sounding pretty good right about now!

If you have a headache, try eating 12-15 raw almonds.  That can help relieve a headache.  Who knew?

Lifestyle

Acupressure.  Without going to see a practitioner, Paula recommends, holding the area between the thumb and the index finger for 9-10 breathing cycles.

Aromotherapy. Peppermint, lavender and eucalyptus oils can be applied on the temple.

Physical therapies.  Tai Chi, reflexology and chiropractic treatments are also good therapies.

Supplemental Support

·        Butterbur(75mg twice daily), Feverfew and Ginger.  

·        Magnesium citrate, 400-600mg produced a 50% reduction in headaches. Those that suffer migraine headaches tend to be significantly deficient in magnesium.

·        Molybdenum

·        Omega-3s with GLA – EFA Sirt Supreme (6-15gm/day)

·        CoQ10, 150mg/day. Supplementation for 3 months resulted in a >50% reduction in headache days in 61.3% of 321 patients.

·        Probiotics

·        Riboflavin

·        Vitamins B2, B6, B12, folic acid

·        Vitamins C and E

Paula states that the above supplements can be helpful, but that they are specific to each individual.  I couldn’t have said that part better myself! 

With a customized supplement plan that takes into consideration one’s diet, exercise, lifestyle and other factors, we can not only defend ourselves from receiving headaches, but we can balance out our body and defend against other health issues.

 Watch this short video below to learn more about ID Nutrition.  A new customized supplement brought to you by Enhance International.

Take your FREE Online Assessment for ID Nutrition now!  Order it and take it for 60 days and if you don’t notice a difference in your health, Enhance International will issue you a full refund.

I’ve been on the product since March 2012 and I have noticed that I sleep better, have more energy throughout the day and I also no longer deal with allergy issues that I’ve had all my life.  That’s my story.  I can’t wait to hear yours!

Enhancing lives one at time,

John Vakidis

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Get Better Sleep and Improve Your Health!

Over the last 3-4 weeks, I’ve been handing out Sleep in a Snap samples to everyone I know.  Little did I know, I was helping them with their health, in addition to improving their sleep.

In June, I wrote several posts with links to articles about how sleep impacts one’s health.  You can follow this link to read my June archived posts.

This past Saturday, I got to listen to Paul Sullivan, Enhance International's Chief Scientific Officer, talk about the ingredients in Sleep in a Snap.  Paul went into depth about each of our 3 ingredients.  Below are my notes and further research is posted below.

Melatonin - This is the first ingredient absorbed in our tri-phasic approach to supplement delivery.  Its main function is to help you fall asleep easily.  Our ingredients are on a thin oral strip that you let dissolve into your mouth.  This process allows the melatonin to bypass the digestive system and go straight to the bloodstream.  Most of the people that we survey after they take Sleep in a Snap is that they begin to feel relaxed within a few minutes and typically fall asleep around 20 minutes.

Melatonin is secreted in the pineal gland and it decreases as we age.  This is one of the reasons why many seniors over 55 years of age have issues falling asleep.  Melatonin is also a great antioxidant.  Recent research shows that here are some of the conditions associated with melatonin deficiency:

·         Accelerated Aging

·         Brain Degenerative Diseases (Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s)

·         Depression/Mood Disorders

·         Increased Cancer Risk (Breast and Colorectal)

·         Increased Cardiovascular and Stroke Disease Risk

·         Insomnia 

5-HTP - is the second ingredient in our delivery method.  It helps the body remain calm and relaxes, so if you do wake up in the middle of the night, it’s easier to fall asleep.  5-HTP increases the production of serotonin, a neurotransmitter.  It also increases melatonin.  It has been known to help improve headaches, depression, PMS and even carbohydrate cravings.

L-theanine - is the final and third ingredient used in Sleep in a Snap.  It is an amino acid that comes from green tea extract.  It is known to improve Alpha wave activity /production in the brain which allows for deep REM sleep.  Your body repairs itself best during deep REM sleep cycles.  According to a 2008 study, it was even shown to help reduce blood pressure.  In a 2004 study it was shown to “significantly reduce” body weight increase and fat accumulation.

So, as you can see, Sleep in a Snap is not only a great product to help you fall asleep, stay asleep and wake up refreshed, it is also a product that could have other positive side-affects with your overall health! 

You can go online and Buy It Now or you can contact me directly for more information.  Make sure to Like our Facebook page to read more articles like this, to stay aware of special offers and more!

Enhancing lives one at a time,

John Vakidis

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How to live a long healthy life - Sleep

I woke up this morning to check my email and the first thing I noticed on the screen is an article in Yahoo titled, Want tolive to 100? Sleep.

Over the last few weeks, I’ve written several posts related to sleep and your health, like HowSleep Affects the Nervous System and Sleepand Aging.

Sleep is a big, big deal.  Not just getting a good quantity (like 8 hours a night), buy good quality sleep.  Sleep affects your weight, your sexual drive, your mood, your memory and several other factors.

Wanting better sleep and actually getting better sleep are two different things.  Over 50% of Americans report they could improve their quality of sleep.  Ambien (a pharmaceutical drug with nasty side effects) sells approximately $2B a year.

Well, there are two things you can do NOW to get good, quality sleep. 

1.) Invest in a good nutritional supplement like ID Nutrition.  I’ve been on this product for almost 90 days.  The first thing I noticed was improved sleep.  Enhance International has been getting an overwhelming response from people taking ID Nutrition.  People have reported better digestion, more energy and several other positive side effects, but the overwhelming response from customer is that their sleep has improved significantly.

Consider trying our 60-day challenge.  If you take ID Nutrition daily for 60 days and don’t see a difference in your health or quality of life, we’ll give you a full refund.  Get started now with your FREEOnline Assessment.

2.) Try using a sleep aid, like Sleepin a Snap.  Some sleep aids are designed to help you get to sleep, but they don’t help you stay asleep.  Sleep in a Snap uses a tri-phasic approach to help you fall asleep easily, stay asleep and wake up refreshed.

I am giving away FREE samples this week while supplies last.  If you are interested in receiving a FREE sample, give me a call, 972-786-6800.

Wishing you a long healthy life,

John Vakidis

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Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote

“There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him to sleep.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

George Orwell Quote

“People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” - George Orwell

Dale Carnegie Quote

“If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep.” - Dale Carnegie

Henry David Thoreau Quote

“I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I wrote in the dark.” - Henry David Thoreau

Artcile about link between Sleep Loss and Obesity

How sleep loss affects the ability to choose proper foods: new evidence from MRI scans

By Stone Hearth News

MRI scans from a study being presented today at SLEEP 2012 reveal how sleep deprivation impairs the higher-order regions in the human brain where food choices are made, possibly helping explain the link between sleep loss and obesity that previous research has uncovered.

Twenty-three healthy adults participated in two sessions using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), one after a normal night’s sleep and a second after a night of sleep deprivation. In both sessions, participants rated how much they wanted various food items shown to them while they were inside the scanner.

“Our goal was to see if specific regions of the brain associated with food processing were disrupted by sleep deprivation,” said lead author Stephanie Greer, a graduate student at the Sleep and Neuroimaging Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley.

Results show that sleep deprivation significantly impaired brain activity in the frontal lobe, a region critical for controlling behavior and making complex choices, such as the selection of food to eat. The study suggests that sleep loss may prevent the higher brain functions normally critical for making appropriate food choices, rather than necessarily changing activity in deeper brain structures that react to basic desire.

“We did not find significant differences following sleep deprivation in brain areas traditionally associated with basic reward reactivity,” Greer said. “Instead, it seems to be about the regions higher up in the brain, specifically within the frontal lobe, failing to integrate all the different signals that help us normally make wise choices about what we should eat.”

She added that this failure of the frontal lobe to optimally gather the information needed to decide on the right types of foods to eat – such as how healthy relative to how tasty an item may be – may represent one brain mechanism explaining the link between sleep loss and obesity.

“These results shed light on how the brain becomes impaired by sleep deprivation, leading to improper food choices,” Greer said.

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Dalai Lama Quote

“Sleep is the best meditation.”

- Dalai Lama

Woddy Allen Quote

“The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won't get much sleep.” - Woody Allen

... of course that might be different if they both took Sleep in a Snap!

Have a great Saturday everyone!
- John Vakidis

Leonardo da Vinci Quote

“A well-spent day brings happy sleep.”

- Leonardo da Vinci

Ernest Hemingway Quote

“I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I'm awake, you know?”
- Ernest Hemingway

Sleep and Aging

“We all look forward to a good night's sleep. Sleep allows our body to rest and to restore its energy levels. Without enough restful sleep, not only can we become grumpy and irritable, but also inattentive and more prone to accidents. Like food and water, adequate sleep is essential to good health and quality of life.”

- NIH Senior Health

Read more here

Interesting fact: 

70% of people who sleep less than 4 hours a night are more likely to be overweight and have increased appetites.  Sleeping less than 4 hours per night for just 7 days begins to accelerate the aging process.

Tip #1:

Want to slow down your aging process?  Focus on sleep and rest.  Consistency and quality is key! 

Tip #2:

Prescription drugs can sometimes affect your sleep.  Consider using a Sleep in a Snap to increase the quality of your sleep!

For questions about purchasing or distributing Sleep in Snap, please call the number below.  Want a free sample?  Become one of the first 50 people on Facebook to Like our Page and I'll make sure you get one!

Enhancing sleep one person at a time,

John Vakidis

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The Power of Four

“Sleep disorders are often the effect of poor diet and nutrition, electromagnetic fields, emotional stress, hormonal imbalances, low serotonin levels, toxic overload and disruptive circadian rhythms due to jetlag and night shift work or 24 hour shift work such as firefighters.” - Paula Owens, author of The Power of Four: Your Ultimate Guide to Change Your Body and Transform Your Life.

Interesting fact: 

According to Paula Owens, author of The Power of 4, she states that sleep deprived individuals might develop dementia or Parkinson’s disease.

Tip #1:

Work on your nutrition with a healthy balanced diet AND supplements (like ID Nutrition) and see if your sleep doesn’t improve within a matter of days. 

Tip 2:

Add Sleep in a Snap to your evening before bed for even better results.

For questions about purchasing or distributing Sleep in Snap, please call the number below.  Follow Sleep in a Snap on Facebook.  The first 50 to do so will receive a FREE sample.

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How Sleep Affects the Nervous System

Hugo Rivera wrote an article for About.com, titled Top 8 Effects and Maladies Caused by Sleep Deprivation.  Those are:

1. Impaired glucose tolerance

2. Possible link to obesity

3. Increased carbohydrate cravings

4. Weakened immune system

5. Increased risk of getting breast cancer

6. Decreased alertness and ability to focus

7. Hardening of the arteries

8. Depression and irritability

Read more here

Interesting fact: 

Sleep is a heightened anabolic state, accentuating the growth and rejuvenation of the immune, nervous, skeletal and muscular systems. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep

Tip #1:

Do a test and try getting 8 hours of restful sleep for 21 days.  See if you decrease food cravings or test your blood pressure before and after and see if it makes a difference.

Tip #2:

Try Sleep in a Snap and see if you don’t wake up more refreshed than you normally do.  The 3rd phase of the TriPhasic dosage is 5-HTP, which helps your sleep quality which allows you to wake up restored. 

For questions about purchasing or distributing Sleep in Snap, please call the number below.  Like us on Facebook to receive a free sample!

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The Power of Restful Sleep

Do you get at least 8 hours of restful sleep a night?  For most adults, Timothy Morgenthaler, M.D. with the Mayo Clinic says the average adult needs between 7-9 hours. 

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Interesting fact: 

Also, according to the National Institute of Health, your body repairs and regenerates between 10PM-2AM when you are asleep, your mind, spiritual and emotional components get balanced between 2AM-6AM. 

Tip #1:

Try going to bed at the same time every night as much as possible.  Our bodies have a perfect internal clock inside them.  If you train your body and mind to go to bed at say, 10AM every night, it will be easier to fall asleep and stay asleep over time.

Tip #2:

Buy Sleep in a Snap if you need help staying asleep.  The 2^nd phase of the TriPhasic dosage is L-theanine, which helps increase feelings of well-being, mood elevation and calm.

For questions about purchasing or distributing Sleep in Snap, please call the number below.

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How Sleep Affects Your Weight

Quote:

 “It’s not so much that if you sleep, you will lose weight, but if you are sleep-deprived, meaning that you are not getting enough minutes of sleep or good quality sleep, your metabolism will not function properly,” explains Michael Breus, PhD, author of Beauty Sleepand the clinical director of the sleep division for Arrowhead Health in Glendale, Ariz

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Interesting fact: 

Sleep cannot only help with weight loss, but getting restful sleep regularly has other positive side effects, like increasing your memory, enhancing your immune function and reducing your risk of cancer.

Tip #1:

Try to add a workout to your daily regimen at least 3 days a week.  By pushing your body, you will naturally need more rest.  Just don’t work out too late.  If you do, you might have problems falling asleep.

Tip #2:

Buy Sleep in a Snap if you are having problems falling asleep.  It has a healthy amount of melatonin to help give you that quick start.  For most that have sampled it, they fall asleep within 10-20 minutes!

For questions about purchasing or distributing Sleep in Snap, please call the number below.

Enhancing sleep one person at a time,

John Vakidis

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