What Is A Mineral?

Q. WHAT IS A MINERAL?

A. An inorganic element, such as calcium, iron, potassium, sodium, or zinc, that is
essential to the nutrition of humans, animals, and plants.

Q. What is the difference between inorganic vs. organic minerals?

A. Please understand these facts:

1. Minerals are inorganic, as they exist naturally in the soil and water.
2. Minerals are organic, as they exist in plants and animals.
3. Only plants can transform inorganic minerals into organic minerals.
4. Animals must eat plants or plant-eating animals to obtain their organic minerals.
5. Inorganic minerals are useless and injurious to the animal organism. (That’s us!)

How the Confusion Began:

Because inorganic minerals and organic minerals have the same chemical compositions, the early nutritionists confused them. The mineral, iron, in the bloodstream has the same chemical composition as the mineral, iron, in a nail—iron is iron, after all. However, these nutritionists incorrectly reasoned that there were no other differences between these two forms of iron. As a consequence, there actually were iron mineral supplements that consisted of surplus powdered nails.

Perhaps you have heard the expression, “mad enough to chew nails.” In this case, mad or unbalanced is certainly the correct word.

Chemically, it is true that iron in the bloodstream and iron in nails are the same and that calcium in rocks (known as dolomite) is identical to calcium in the bones.

However, it is a grave error to believe that the body can digest and assimilate and utilize powdered nails and crushed rocks.

This is why you must be very careful about any mineral supplement you take. Calcium supplements come mostly in pill form and largely consist of an inorganic form of  Calcium.

Eating leafy green vegetables such as collard greens, spinach and broccoli are considered a good source of plant based Calcium but, due to the mineral deficiency of our farm soils the average person falls well short of getting enough Calcium through their diet.

Why are minerals important?

Minerals are the spark plugs of life because they are required to activate thousands of enzyme reactions within the body. In a way they are more important than vitamins since plants manufacture vitamins but minerals must be obtained from the soil. If the mineral is not in the soil, it cannot possibly be in the plant. Since our very existence is dependent upon the body’s ability to utilize minerals because minerals activate enzymes and enzymes control all the chemical reactions that take place in a living system, i.e. our bodies.

Health Problems From Lack Of Minerals

According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Americans typically lack a sufficient amount of the minerals calcium, magnesium, potassium and the vitamins A, C, D and E needed to maintain good health.

Mild calcium deficiencies can cause heart palpitations, insomnia, and irritabil-ity.

Without adequate minerals, research has shown that people de-velop chronic life threatening diseases like; diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, macular degeneration, bone loss, and dementia.

Key Minerals We Need Daily

List of Minerals Believed to be Essential to Humans and Their Roles in the Body:

Mineral            Roles in the Body

Boron: promotes healthy bones, teeth; metabolism of other minerals

Calcium: blood clotting, intracellular signaling, muscle contraction

Chromium: insulin and glucose tolerance responses

Cobalt: contained in vitamin B12

Copper: formation of hemoglobin; absorption and use of iron; skin, hair pigmentation
Fluoride: prevents dental carries; crystalline structure of bones and teeth

Iodine: contained in hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3).

Iron: contained in cytochromes , myoglobin, haemoglobin.

Magnesium: mineral present mainly in the bones; maintains electrical potential in nerve and muscle cells

Phosphorus: contained in bones, teeth; role in energy metabolism

Potassium: role in fluid and electrolyte balance; heart muscle activity; metabolism and protein synthesis

Selenium: proper heart function; possibly prevents certain cancers

Sodium: present in extracellular fluid

Sulphur: energy metabolism, enzyme function, and detoxification

Zinc: contained in enzymes, transcription factors

Through the process of photosynthesis,  sea vegetables  take in the inorganic minerals in the ocean and made them organic, thus they are the highest source of organic minerals on the planet.

Another way to get minerals absorbed by the body is to chelate an inorganic Calcium source like calcium carbonate into a highly absorbable organic form of Calcium. (see below)

“Chelated” minerals, those bonded with food acids, are known to be better absorbed in the human body as they are recognized as food substances.

Organic Calcium Forms:
-Calcium amino acid chelates has 65-80% absorption rates. They are fairly expensive and not as easily found.

-Calcium ascorbate gives you the benefit of Vitamin C as the other part of the molecule sans the acidity of the vitamin. It’s both expensive and hard to find.

-Calcium aspartate is the second best absorbed – 85% – of the commercially available types of calcium. Along with calcium orotate, it is the hardest to find.

-Calcium citrate is the most recommended by doctors, because it is the most easily absorbed. Unfortunately, it contains only about 21% of elemental calcium – you have to take more tablets to get enough calcium.

-Calcium gluconate and calcium lactate contain about 15% elemental calcium, similar to citrate in terms of absorbability and lack of side effects. But these cost more – as much as 3 to 10 more than the cost of calcium citrate

-Calcium orotate is the best absorbed of the commercially available types of calcium with 90-95% absorbent rate.

Bottom line: educate yourself about the supplements you take…don’t fall for the hype and slick marketing you see in the media today.

The two mineral supplements I take utilize both these processes. The sea vegetables in Body Balance use photosynthesis to metabolize inorganic minerals into an organic mineral form and OsteOmegaCare uses Orotic Acid as a chelating agent which forms Calcium Orotate, the highest absorbable form of Calcium available.

Yes Virginia, There Is A Healthy Energy Drink!

You pop open your favorite Energy drink and pound it down. A few minutes later you are 10 feet tall and bulletproof and on top of the world, you feel invincible. An hour later you feel overwhelmed and depressed, your officemates stepping over your now crashed and energy depleted body. You drag yourself to the nearest Energy drink and the vicious cycle starts all over again. How did this happen? Where did it all start?

The soft drink market is a 56 BILLION dollar a year industry. A rising part of this industry falls under the category of Energy drinks. Some of the largest beverage manufactures in the world are scrambling to get a piece of this Energy drink market. Companies such as Anheuser-Busch Co., PepsiCo, Coca-Cola Co. and Hansen Natural Corp. are just a few of the big name companies cashing in on the Energy drink phenomenon.

Red Bull, an Austrian company that introduced its trademark brand to Europe in 1987, created the energy drink category. That year, the company sold 1 million cans. The brand came to the United States in 1997, and last year Red Bull sold 1 billion cans worldwide. Red Bull continues to dominate with 51.4% of the market.

In 2002 Energy drink sales totaled nearly 300 million dollars, nearly double from 2000. In 2005 the Energy drink market reported 3 BILLION dollars in sales. However, all these profits come with a price…your health.

Most Energy drinks contain these 4 main ingredients: caffeine, taurine, sugar and guarana. (some energy drinks are now sugar free but be wary of what they substitute the sugar with. Aspartame is linked to many health issues).

All of these ingredients are stimulants, which squeeze or stimulate our adrenal glands to produce additional adrenaline, norepinephrine and cortisol, which are stress hormones that give us that boost of energy.  Unfortunately this continual squeeze on our adrenals can eventually exhaust and burn them out.  The continual over-stimulation of our adrenal glands leads to adrenal fatigue and exhaustion.  This is becoming a common and underlying cause for many of the health challenges we face today.

Our adrenal glands play a critical role in our survival.  Yes they make our stress hormone cortisol, which is catching a lot of attention because of their association with weight loss.  But they are also intimately involved in stabilizing our blood sugar. Insulin Resistance and diabetes is increasing.  Many of these problems are attributable to over-stimulation of our adrenal glands, which leads to adrenal burnout.

The adrenals also make our sex hormones.  This is critical for both women and men, because if the body is constantly having to make stress hormones, it will have to steal progesterone, which in turn effects the balance of estrogen and testosterone.  Is there any wonder why so many people are suffering from hot flashes, PMS, loss of libido and depression?

IS THERE AN ALTERNATIVE TO THESE UNHEALTHFUL ENERGY DRINKS?

The answer is: YES!

A Southern California company called Life Force International has just introduced a HEALTH PROMOTING Energy drink. The product is called TruBoost. What Life Force has done with TruBoost is to turn the conventional energy drink into a product that gives you “honest energy” — that’s what they’re calling it.  They do that by using ingredients called adaptogens.

Adaptogens give you energy by helping your body access your own internal energy. The adaptogenic herbs in TruBoost are a proprietary organic blend of Holy basil or Tulsi and Sensoril, a standardized Ashwagandha extract. Both Ashwagandha and Holy Basil have been used for centuries in Ayurvedic medicine in India.

One of the key ingredients in TruBoost is called Sensoril. This ingredient has clinical proof behind it.  In the studies, positive changes occurred in things like lowering serum cortisol and C-Reactive protein, and raising DHEA levels.  The changes were dramatic.  They also measured subjective things.  The participants consistently reported increased energy, reduced irritability (by 75%), and improved mental clarity. TruBoost uses the exact same amount of Sensoril as was used in the clinical study.

TruBoost contains no stimulants, caffeine, carbonation, colors or preservatives. TruBoost also contains potassium D-glucarate for its detoxifying effects and B-vitamins. TruBoost is lightly sweetened with natural peach juice and organic agave nectar.

For more information or to order TruBoost please call John at Healthy LifeStyle Marketing 805-646-1999 or by email @ healthy_lifestyle@roadrunner.com

Whole Vitamins And Supplements Are Critical For Maintaining Good Health

After reading this, you will be shocked at how damaging synthetic vitamins can be to your body! Please take the time to read this entire blog. If you do, you will never look at supplements or your body the same way ever again!

According to Taber’s Medical Dictionary, vitamins are essential for normal metabolism, growth and life of the body.(1)

They are indispensable for the maintenance of health. Up until now there has been some controversy regarding the necessity to supplement vitamins back into the diet. The Journal of American
Medical Association concluded from a study that every individual should supplement everyday, thus ending that controversy.(2)

Research has proven that your body begins to pay the price as it tries to compensate for nutrient deficiencies. Eventually, poor nutrition can lead to devastating consequences. Please do not make the mistake of thinking that your body is invincible. Your health is worth a billion dollars and it doesn’t take much to give the body what it needs and deserves. Bottom line, getting the proper nutrients and micronutrients each day is critical to maintaining good health.

So, now hundreds of supplement companies have looked to chemical derivatives and synthetic vitamins as a solution. Vitamins are found in food, and just because current growing and processing methods have depleted the vitamins available from our foods, it does not mean that we should come up with newfangled ways to get these micronutrients from some other source. Instead, we should look for a way to get more of the safe, effective supplements that are available only from whole foods.

For instance, look at the use of vitamin C as an example. Ascorbic acid is often sold as vitamin C, and yet it is only a chemically derived fraction of the whole food vitamin. As it is found in food, vitamin C is a complete complex which is actually made up of ascorbic acid plus rutin, bioflavonoids, K factor and J factors
- as well as other substances that no human experiment has been able to replicate. You must have all of these fractions in order for the Vitamin to be complete.

Taking the synthetic form of vitamin C, for example, can actually thicken the arterial walls of the heart by as much as 2.5 times which can harm the body! Ascorbic acid (synthetic vitamin C) is the word that you need to watch out for! Large doses of this material have been found to cause collagen disease, rebound scurvy, kidney stones and impaired mineral metabolism.

In order for the body to absorb and use a supplement, all of the parts of the complex must be present. That means that in order to use the fractionated form of the supplement, the body must first supply the other parts of the whole food complex. If ascorbic acid alone is ingested, the body must complete the complex by robbing its own collagen tissue of the elements that are missing in the “vitamin C” you supplied.

This process is rarely complete and can even cause-increased deficiencies. A published study by Doctors Vinson and Bose showed this to be the case. They found that vitamin C from citrus extract was absorbed 35 percent more than ascorbic acid. Their conclusion was that; “Although natural and synthetic ascorbic acids are chemically identical, citrus fruits contain bioflavonoids such as
naringin and hesperidin as well as carbohydrates and proteins that might affect the bioavailability.”(3)

Likewise, other supplements have been shown in study after study to be more effective in their whole food form. One study by J.A. Vinson and C. Hsu, published in Medical Science Research, found whole food vitamin E and vitamin A to be more bioavailable than isolated, synthetic forms of these vitamins. In the case of vitamin A, results showed the food base product were retained 9.4 times more than the synthetic form. (4)

Synthetic vitamins only give you 50% of biological activity as compared to whole supplements. In fact, research studies show that synthetic vitamins can be dangerous to your health! Synthetic stripped down processed vitamins are currently being sold in almost every brand name supplement today.
Most Vitamin nutrients on the market today use stripped down synthetic vitamins rather than whole vitamins straight from vegetables and fruits.

Synthetic vitamins are much cheaper to produce.

Taking the synthetic form of Vitamin E is proven to actually suck vitamins and minerals right out of the bones, which can do more harm than good to the body! Once again, most vitamin supplements today are using all the synthetic vitamins because they are cheap to manufacture.

Synthetic vitamins simply cannot measure up to the real thing. As of 1996, over 3,800 different compounds have been identified in foods as having nutritional significance. (5)

However, in a laboratory, twenty nutrients are about all that modern science can reproduce and put into a vitamin product.

Even more of a concern than the ineffectiveness of these synthetic vitamins is the harm that they can cause. Fat-soluble isolated/synthetic vitamins are significantly more toxic, and isolated/synthetic minerals can settle out in the tissues without being utilized, causing similar toxicities and serious problems (isolated/synthetic iron found in supplements contributes to heart disease in adults and is a cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6, for example).

With all this evidence to support whole food supplements, why do you think companies continue to make and market the “cheap imitations”?
The answer: Because they are cheap.
However, while these companies may save money and make more profit, there is no way the synthetic forms can match the effectiveness and health promoting qualities of a whole food supplement.

The best supplements and vitamins for you are those that are made from natural, organic foods.

The human cell recognizes and can use for fuel, repair and function, only natural, whole food complexes.

Whole food supplements do not rob precious nutrients from the body, but supply the individual cells with the nutrients they need to flourish. For greatest gains in terms of health, take only whole food supplements. When evaluating a supplement, you can simply read the label. Rather than multi-syllable, unpronounceable chemical names, you should find the names of foods listed as the vitamin sources. This is your way of knowing that you are getting the best possible absorption and retention of your supplements.

Remember, next to the name of any vitamin or supplement, if you don’t see a name of a food or an asterisk leading you to a place on the label that tells you the food source of the supplements, you are more than likely looking at an inexpensive, processed vitamin that is stripped of all other compounds that are normally present with supplements that are found in fruits and vegetables. If you see the name of a food referenced to the supplement, be excited to know that you are getting vitamins direct from the whole food and, therefore, you are also getting the essential precursors, enzymes, activators, antioxidants, and micronutrients (essential compounds) that are natural. These essential compounds make it much easier for the body to absorb and utilize the supplements you are taking! Your body deserves to be given the right supplements that are essential for your good health!

Eating healthy, getting the proper nutrients, annual medical checkups, and exercise are all critical in keeping the body strong and healthy.

In addition to taking our whole food based supplement, please feed your body less processed foods and more raw fruits and vegetables. The difference could be amazing!

Years ago we thought nothing of our children riding in a car with just a seat belt to protect them. Today, since we are far more educated, most of us would never consider having a baby ride in a car unless properly secured in a car seat.

Educating yourself regarding the facts about your body and the nutrients that are essential for good health, is as important as brushing your teeth daily for good dental health.

Your body is worth a billion dollars and yet most of us abuse our body as though it has the ability to handle major abuse year after year without paying any price.

It’s often many years later when we discover all that abuse comes at a major price. Let’s educate ourselves and others about nutrition and our body so we can all live a longer and healthier life.

1. Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, Edition 16. F.A. Davis Company: Philadelphia ,1989, p.
2000.
2. JAMA 2002; 287:3116.
3. Vinson, J.A., Bose P. Comparative Bioavailability to Humans of Ascorbic Acid Alone or in a
Citrus Extract. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1998, Vol 38, No 3, p. 601-604.
4. Vinson, J.A., and Hsu. Effect of Vitamin A,E, and a citrus extract on in vitro and in vivo Lipid
Peroxidation.” Medical Science Research, 1992, 20, 145-146.
5. Duke, James. Handbook of Chemical Constituents of Grasses, Herbs, and other Economical
Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton . 19

For information about where you can find the best liquid whole food supplement available, please contact John @ 805.646.1999 or E mail me @ healthy_lifestyle@roadrunner.com

Reducing High Blood Pressure with Vitamins – Four Nutrients That Will Save Your Life

This article was written by Alvin Hopkinson a researcher who specializes in natural ways to reduce blood pressure.

This article goes along with my philosophy that prescription drugs, necessary and life saving in most cases are not the ONLY solutions to physical and mental ailments. I believe that if we are provided with the proper nutrients and minerals each day that our own body can “heal” itself. I am NOT advocating to stop the usage of your properly prescribed medications, but offering you information that could help your body combat any health issues you may have.

In addition to prescribed medications, it is extremely beneficial to incorporate home remedies to lower your blood pressure. Hypertension is significantly dangerous and potentially life threatening. Consequently, anyone suffering from the disease would be encouraged to research information about reducing high blood pressure with vitamins. Medical research and studies conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) indicates that certain vitamins are guaranteed to lower your blood pressure.Eating right comes easy by choosing a good diet which is essential for people with Hypertension. The dietary guidelines recommended by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and of the Health and Human Services combat the factors that are associated with high blood pressure. The goal is to minimize the unhealthy lifestyle habits that are harmful to your health and may shorten your life. Here is a productive list of USDA approved vitamin supplements that are effective against high blood pressure.

Potassium: This is a vitamin that is proven to help prevent and control high blood pressure. Be sure to eat foods that pertain plenty of Potassium. Foods that are a good source for potassium are fruits, vegetables, dairy foods and fish. Specific foods are apricots, bananas, beets, oranges, prunes, milk- fat free or skim, baked potato (flesh &skin), cooked spinach, fish and winter squash.

Calcium: This vitamin/minerals supplement is a powerful blood pressure lowering element. It is an important nutrient for overall good health. It is recommended that you take one gram of elemental calcium daily. Foods that are a good source of calcium are dairy products such as milk, yogurt and cheese. To maintain a healthy body weight, however, be sure to consume skim or lowfat varieties. Foods that are high in calcium include raw broccoli, salmon, cooked turnip greens and tofu.

Magnesium: Magnesium deficiency could be potentially dangerous for those suffering from Hypertension. As a matter-of-fact, the vitamin level is extremely low in the Hypertension patients. Therefore, it is recommended that you eat plenty of foods that contain this nutrient. It is possible to take a daily supplement of 400mg daily. Recommended food source for magnesium is beans, okra, broccoli, spinach, croaker and nuts/seeds.

Vitamin C: This nutritional supplement is important for controlling elevated blood pressure. If the serum level of Vitamin C is low, the blood pressure rises. It is not yet determined, however, if this is a result of dietary habits or a direct effect of the Hypertension.

The key to reducing high blood pressure with vitamins is to eat a variety of foods that actually supply the nutrients, fiber and vitamins that is indeed required to reduce elevated pressure. Fundamentally, you should apply a basic vitamin or mineral formula to your diet and supplement it with nutritional supplements daily.

Alvin Hopkinson is a leading and avid researcher of various high blood pressure treatments. He runs a content-packed website that provides free tips to lower your hypertension and unbiased reviews on common blood pressure medications. Grab your FREE report on how to lower your blood pressure naturally and visit his site at http://www.minusbloodpressure.com

*Your Healthy Lifestyle solution for today is: Whether or not you are currently taking any prescription medication , the addition of a good vitamin and mineral supplement to your daily diet can add an extra layer of protection against illness and disease. I recommend Body Balance and OsteOmegaCare by Life Force International.

*Always consult your doctor before taking any supplements because some poorly made supplements can interfere/react with your medication/s.

The Power Of “Compounding Duplication” In Your Network Marketing Business

Walk up to a friend or family member and ask them this question, “Would you rather have a penny doubled every day for 30 days or $1000 cash right now?” What do you think their answer would be? I bet most of them would jump at the $1000 cash offer immediately.
Sadly, to often people are looking for the fast cash, the instant gratification, never understanding the power in the principals of what I call “compounding duplication.”
Now, back to our greedy cousin who jumped at the easy and fast $1000. He doesn’t realize how much money he just lost.

Let’s see just how much money our lazy cousin lost…here goes:

Day 1: hey, you have one shiny new penny!
Day 2: double that and now you have two pennies…see how this works?
Day 7: WOW, you now have 64 cents…won’t buy you much yet will it?
Day 14: Two weeks into our compounding we now have $82…looking better
Day 21: Three weeks down and we have $10,486…how did that happen?
Day 28: If this is February and not a leap year you have $1,342,177…HOLY HANNAH!
Day 30: You can round this up to a cool $5,000,000…yes that’s a “5″ with six zeros after it!
Day 31: You will have made ~ $10,000,000 in ONE MONTH!

Oh, by the way, our greedy cousin already spent his $1000 on new tires, a 12-pack and a lift kit for his 4×4.

Our network marketing business operates in much the same way. Here is one of the best-kept secrets in the network marketing industry and is crucial for you to understand…
READY?

All you need to do to become insanely rich is sponsor one person a month AND teach that person to do the same thing.

“WHAT?” your greedy cousin who comes by twice a week for gas money says in disbelief, “How can 12 people make you rich?” Your cousin still does not understand the power of “compounding duplication.” If you sponsor only one person each month and then teach that person to go out and sponsor one person each month and so on and so on, after 12 months you will have over…
4000 people in your group!

Remember! You only brought in one person every month but through the power of “compounding duplication” you now have over 4000 people in your down line.
Imagine having financial freedom in one year. What if it took 2 years or even 5? Wouldn’t it still be worth it? No other business can provide you with so much power and leverage, none.

Wealth is created through leverage and “compounding duplication” IS LEVERAGE!

John F. Obraza
Healthy LifeStyle Marketing
805.646.1999
healthy_lifestyle@roadrunner.com
www.mineralsfromthesea.net

Lack Of Sufficient Iodine In Your Diet Can Cause Mental Retardation

Research published in Environmental Science and Technology Journal, (Dasgupta P, Liu Y, et al.) has revealed that iodized salt is not likely to contain the amount of iodine it’s supposed to, and even if it did, many Americans are cutting back on salting home-cooked meals.

Because excessive sodium intake can increase hypertension risks, many agencies now recommend reducing salt intake. A 1995 report found 58% of men and 68% of women reported never using salt, using “lite” salt, or rarely using ordinary table salt. In addition, the use of iodized salt is not mandatory in the U.S., and virtually all of the salt used in restaurants and processed foods in the U.S. is not iodized, leaving Americans at high risk for iodine deficiency.

Why should we be concerned? Iodine is necessary for the body’s production of thyroid hormones, which, in addition to regulating metabolic rate, direct brain development, making iodine critical starting in the first trimester of pregnancy through adolescence.

Lack of sufficient iodine is the leading cause of preventable mental retardation in the world. Even a mild iodine deficit in pregnant women, infants, and children, can lower intelligence by 10-15 IQ points, lessening an individual’s mental abilities throughout life.

Public-health studies over the past 30 years indicate that iodine levels in the U.S. population, particularly in women of childbearing age, are too low.

In an editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine entitled “Iodine Nutrition – More is Better,” thyroidologist Robert Utiger of Harvard Medical School urges that the recommended daily intake of iodine be increased to 300 to 400 mcg.

Medical research has proven that the highest source of dietary iodine is found in sea vegetables. Since eating sea vegetables is seldom part of our Western diet, more and more Americans are suffering from iodine deficiencies. The segment of our population MOST AT RISK…pregnant women and children.

This IS a preventable health problem…you can find a variety of sea vegetable sources on the Internet. The best source would be from a reputable company who tests every batch of their product.

The ONLY company I recommend is Life Force International, Life Force International has been manufacturing a liquid, organic, whole food product called Body Balance for over 22 years. Body Balance is a blend of 9 species of sea vegetables in a base of organic Aloe Vera. Body Balance has over 120 vitamins, minerals and vital trace-minerals essential for proper nutrition.

In fact, 2 ounces of Body Balance provides ~ 195mcg of Iodine. 4 ounces ~ 390mcg of Iodine. This is in alignment with Dr. Utiger’s recommended daily amount.

For more information about Body Balance please contact me:

John Obraza

805-646-1999

Email: healthy_lifestyle@roadrunner.com

Healthy LifeStyle Marketing Offers The Perfect Storm Of Opportunity

Healthy LifeStyle Marketing is implementing a two-pronged attack to help the aging Baby Boomers retire wealthier and healthier.

By being born on the first second after midnight on Jan. 1, 1946, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling became the nation’s first Baby Boomer. On Feb. 12, Ms. Casey-Kirschling became the first Boomer to receive a Social Security retirement benefit check.

Ms. Casey-Kirschling thus became the first ripple in what Social Security officials fear as “America’s silver tsunami,” a wave of more than 70 million Baby Boomers who will become eligible for Social Security retirement benefits over the next two decades. From now until the money runs out, an average of more than 10,000 people per day will become eligible to draw retirement benefits.

The sudden and massive retirement of the Baby Boomer generation has long been considered the financial crisis most likely to bankrupt the Social Security system. With most of the wealth tied up in equity in their homes, the declining housing market has many Boomers seeing their main source of retirement assets shrink. For the past several decades, Boomers have set the trend for thousands of products. From Gerber baby food to PC’s, Boomers have set the pace for these products. Today, Baby Boomers are leading the Health and Wellness trend and are the most health conscience group in the United States today, spending millions each year trying to stay and look younger.

Healthy LifeStyle Marketing is part of what noted economist; Paul Zane Pilzer refers to as, “The Next Trillion Dollar Industry” or the “Wellness Industry.”

Healthy LifeStyle Marketing has developed a business plan that satisfies the Boomers quest for continued health and vitality with the opportunity to create extra income. This extra income will have the effect of putting off Social Security Benefits until later in life, helping to ease the coming financial shortfall of the Social Security system. Also, by giving Boomers access to the growing market of health and wellness products, this will satisfy their desire to stay younger and healthier.

By showing Baby Boomers how they can create new income in the Wellness Industry and gain access to potential greater health and longevity, Healthy LifeStyle Marketing is truly offering The Perfect Storm Of Opportunity for the 70-80 million Baby Boomers.

John Obraza
805.646.1999
healthy_lifestyle@adelphia.net
www.mineralsfromthesea.com
www.mineralsfromthesea.net

Mineral Supplementation Is Vital For Good Health

“Minerals in the soil control the metabolism of plants, animals and man. All of life will be either healthy or unhealthy according to the fertility of the soil”. Nobel Prize winner Dr Alexus Carrel, 1912.

In 1936 the USA Senate saw the growing problem of farming and nutrition. Here is a quote from the 74th Congress, 2nd Session. “The alarming fact is that foods (fruits, vegetables and grains) now being raised on millions of acres of land that no longer contain enough of certain minerals are starving us – no matter how much of them we eat. No man of today can eat enough fruits and vegetables to supply his system with the minerals he requires for perfect health because his stomach isn’t big enough to hold them”.

Environmental chemicals, pharmaceutical drugs, insecticides, antibiotics, pesticides and preservatives were relatively uncommon and posed no real threat to our bodies assimilating nutrients. It was not until 1992 that the Earth Summit Report found that depletion of the mineral content of soil was 76% in Europe and 80% in the USA. “High-yield crops grow bigger or faster, but are not necessarily able to make or uptake sufficient nutrients to maintain their nutritional value,” said Donald Davis recently, a biochemist at the University of Texas. The decline in nutritional levels in foods is called ‘the dilution effect’(2).

The birth of intensive farming stripped the minerals from the soil and forgot to replace them. Only Nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium were returned, because they help the plants grow slightly better. No consideration was taken for the nutritional content. Pesticides and insecticides disrupt the natural balance of pro-biotic bacteria in the soil, which help the minerals absorb into the plant effectively.

Organic fulvic acids are created by micro-organisms in the soil, for the purpose of transporting minerals and nutrients from the soil into the plant. From there, complex photosynthesis reactions produce the components of all the various parts of the plant. Muco-polysacharrides (complex carbohydrate sugars) flow throughout the plant for nourishment. Some are returned to the roots. There, the micro-organisms are nourished and produce fulvic acid to mix with minerals and nutrients to restart the cycle again. Fulvate organic electolites are involved in complex biochemical reactions in living plants and animals, which directly influence the very metabolic processes at the cellular level. To the science of living cells, fulvic acids are vital in bringing substantial amounts of nutrients and minerals into water solution and delivering their living energies to the living cells. So, two issues – a lot less minerals and no way to absorb the little that are left.

Minerals play a vital host of roles in the human physiology. They support the uptake of vitamins from foods and supplements. If minerals are not present in the diet, vitamins become useless. The US Senate Report #264 quoted “…vitamins control the body’s appropriation of minerals and in the absence of minerals, they have no function to perform. Lacking vitamins, the system can make use of some minerals; but lacking minerals, vitamins are useless”.

Minerals also play a role in alkalizing the digestive system. Most food we eat is slightly acidic, which stresses the body and can lead to a multitude of disorders. Minerals control the acid alkaline balance essential for basic health. Maintaining PH balance is the second most important role the body has to carry out. Breathing is the first.

“Why is it that you have to eat four carrots to get the same amount of magnesium as you would have done in 1940?” asks Dr David Thomas, a primary healthcare practitioner and independent researcher who released the recent report. Notable deficiencies in today’s children are magnesium, zinc, iron, copper & calcium. The report found that magnesium was down by 24%, Calcium 46%, Iron 54% and Copper 76%. The percentages varied from vegetables to meats but the numbers tell a grave story. Remember that refined flour (in bread, cakes, pancakes etc) lose up to 98% of the essential minerals in processing. Calcium, Magnesium, chromium, manganese and zinc are the main deficiencies.

Minerals play a key role in preventing disease, alkalizing the body, aiding in vitamin absorption and literally hundreds of other uses. They are the building blocks of the body. Minerals and trace minerals are the catalysts for all the vitamins and other nutrients your body uses for developing and maintaining optimum health.

For information on where you can purchase an organic, whole food liquid supplement, please contact

John Obraza

805-646-1999

Minerals From The Sea

IS YOUR BODY BALANCED?

Why You Should Start Your Own Home Business Today

This is from an article in “Success” magazine by Erin Casey, John David Mann from May 5th 2008. To read more articles by Erin Casey, John Mann and others go to “Success” magazine online.

“John” was 53 when the bad news hit: His department was being moved offshore. Since joining the company eight years earlier, he had worked his way up to a solid position in middle management with a decent salary and great benefits. Now, he was out of a job.

Having spent his entire adult life in corporate positions, he knew he could go job hunting. But this was the fifth time he’d had a “secure” position shot out from under him, whether through downsizing, restructuring or other reorganization. With a wife and two teenagers to clothe and feed, he was no longer willing to trust his future to this game of corporate roulette. It was time to go into business for himself.

The Great Migration

Across the country and around the world, legions of people are abandoning their dependence on big business and seeking independence through their own enterprises. Every month, about 1 million Americans go through some type of job change or loss, and increasingly they are deciding to start their own businesses.

In a recent report titled Work, Entrepreneurship and Opportunity in 21st Century America, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said, “Millions of Americans are embracing entrepreneurship by running their own small businesses, through independent contracting or direct selling.” The report also cited a recent Gallup poll finding that 61 percent of Americans now say they prefer to be their own bosses.

Security, which may come as a surprise, is a big reason behind the move. Only a generation or two ago, going into business for yourself was considered risky, and the safest route was to get a good job in a large firm. Back in the 1960s and ’70s, companies like IBM made “employment for life” the gold standard of job security.

Now, working for a traditional corporation has become the risky option. Working for yourself has become the new job security. “If I’m working for someone else, I’m trading time for money, but I’m not building any equity,” says Duncan MacPherson, co-founder and co-CEO of Pareto Systems, a consulting firm. “As an entrepreneur, I’m the master of my own destiny.

A Better Lifestyle

One of the biggest reasons for the self-owned business boom is that people love the benefits of working for themselves and enjoy the freedom they gain from designing their own prosperity. No more commute and no more boss. You get to choose when you work, how you work and with whom you work. Best of all, you don’t have to make the agonizing choice between time for family and time for business.

E-mail, cheap teleconferencing and a new generation of Web tools make it possible to run a fully competitive business from a home desktop. As a home-based businessperson, you can expand your business to Chicago, San Francisco, Hong Kong and London—and still make the soccer game.

Greater Financial Opportunity

The masses making this migration also have a clear eye on the bottom line: There is far greater opportunity to make money by building your own business than by working for someone else’s. There was an implicit trade-off in the old 40-year plan: Working for a firm typically meant there was a fixed ceiling to the wages one might earn, but the benefits and job security were worth it. Now that the benefits and job security (half of the equation) are evaporating, millions are asking, why settle for that arbitrary income ceiling?

“Everyone has heard the phrase, ‘The American Dream.’ I look at it as ‘The American Reality,’ ” says Jeffrey Gitomer, best-selling author of the Little Red Book of Selling and the Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude. “When you’re in business for yourself, you write your own history, you write your own success story, you write your own legacy and most important, you write your own paycheck. Being in business for yourself gives you the opportunity to work your heart out for something you love.”

A Life of Greater Impact

In the Decipher study, 84 percent of respondents said they would be more passionate about their work if they owned their own business. The No. 1 reason they gave for wanting to work for themselves: “to be more passionate about my work life.”

The nation’s 78 million baby boomers are just starting to reach retirement age, yet they’re realizing that they can’t afford to retire. What’s more, they don’t want to.

Dr. Mary Furlong, author of Turning Silver into Gold, says, “Boomers are looking for ways to give back. They are taking the reins of their own futures and redefining their lives. They want work that reflects their values and identity; they want to make a difference.” A landmark study by MetLife Foundation and Civic Ventures found that 50 percent of Americans in their 50s and 60s want to do work “that matters.”

Taking the Plunge

“Leaving the rat race is not as daunting as it may seem,” says author Dan Clements in his guide to worklife balance, Escape 101. “You’ll look back in later years and marvel at how easy it was and how much you gained for so little cost.”

So what does it take? First, let’s look at what it doesn’t take. You don’t need an MBA or high-powered business background, and you don’t need to be rich or to take a second mortgage on your home. Some self-owned business opportunities require expertise, such as consulting, or can take significant capital investment and possibly training, such as real estate investing and franchises; some can be started on a shoestring and prove quite lucrative, including direct selling and online opportunities. Many of the greatest entrepreneurs of our time began with no advanced degrees and hardly any startup capital.

But make no mistake about it: What you save in cash capital you will make up for in sweat equity and passion. The major investment in most self-owned businesses is investment of one’s self in the form of time, focus and persistence. You don’t need to be a genius at negotiation or a whiz at numbers. You need a burning desire and determination fueled by a strong dose of passion!

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