Elise Hearn

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Is Your Drinking Water as Safe as it Could Be?

Is your drinking water as safe as it could be?
Your water may look clean. But the truth is chemicals - such as pesticides, heavy metals, and industrial pollutants - can actually turn up in the tap water your family drinks. Lead is no exception. Lead from your pipes can leach into your water and cause serious health challenges over time, especially for young children.

What's In your Water?
Disinfection By-products: Long-term exposure may cause increased risk of cancer, as well as liver, kidney or nervous system problems.
Heavy Metals: Even at low levels, long-term exposure may cause behavioral problems and learning disabilities.
Agricultural Pollutants: Long-term exposure may cause increased risk of cancer, as well as liver, kidney, spleen blood, and nervous system problems.
Industrial Pollutants: Long-term exposure may cause increased risk of cancer, as well as blood, nervous system, kidney and liver problems.

Did You Know ?

✔ According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, public water utilities have violated the Safe Drinking Water Act more than 700,000 times in the past seven years.**

✔ Unlike public water utilities, the bottled water industry is not required to publicly disclose the results of any contaminant testing it conducts.

✔ Bottled water may not be contaminant free. The EWG found a total of 38 contaminants in the water of 10 popular brands.***

✔ In 2007, 8.8 billion gallons of bottled water were consumed in the US.****

✔ In 2007, 1.64 million tons of bottled water packaging materials were produced in the U.S.; only 34% of those materials were recycled.****

✔ According to the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ resolution, it takes 1.5 million barrels of oil every year to facilitate the production of water bottles made for use in the U.S. That’s enough oil to power 50,000 cars for a year.

And, let's face it; bottled water is expensive and not good for the environment. The good news is that cleaner, healthier water is just a pitcher away.

“Gets the Lead Out” and More...Get Clean Water Pitcher from Shaklee, is certified by the Water Quality Association (WQA) to reduce up to 99% of lead, which Brita® and PUR® are not.3 This first-of-its-kind water-filtration pitcher system is also certified to reduce dozens of harmful contaminants. A fresh take on healthier water, Get Clean™ Water's multi-patented water filtration system has been certified to reduce 56 contaminants.
Beats Leading Brands!
•    Certified to reduce 9X as many contaminants as Brita® and 2X as many as PUR®1
•    Certified to reduce lead (Brita and PUR are not!2)
•    Certified to filter 80 gallons-2X as much as Brita and PUR3
The Smart Choice
•    Costs only pennies a gallon
•    First automatic pitcher meter that shows gallons filtered
•    First-ever pitcher with refillable carbon-block filter system

To learn more and to purchase the Get Clean Water Pitcher system from Shaklee, use this link to my secure online Shaklee store or email Elise@EliseHearn.com

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**FACTOIDS: Drinking Water and Ground Water Statistics for 2009 (EPA 2009 ***EWG bottled water quality investigation (2008) ****International Bottled Water Association 2007

Great News About Resveratrol

Resveratrol and You

Great News about Resveratrol

The most significant human study to date, which supports the health-enhancing benefits of resveratrol that may address many of the chronic age-related diseases of our time, has just been published!

In a study published December, 2011, in Cell Metabolism, Dutch researchers showed that taking a resveratrol supplement for 30 days significantly lowered multiple markers associated with heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and many other chronic diseases. These include markers of inflammation, improved mitochondrial capacity, lowered blood pressure, and blood glucose.

Since inflammation is at the root of literally hundreds of diseases, this has immense potential health implications. And we know that chronic inflammation leads not only to age-related diseases but to accelerated aging, as well! This study also showed reductions in both blood pressure and triglyceride levels, both of which are associated with heart disease risk.

Diabetes has increased a whopping 35% in just the past decade. Until now, the only nonpharmacologic way to improve insulin sensitivity and reduce your risk of developing diabetes has been calorie restriction and weight loss—which is so very hard for people. This study would suggest that adding a high potency resveratrol supplement may help improve your insulin sensitivity and lower blood-sugar levels.

Anyone out there too tired to exercise? Well, this study may provide an answer for this, as well! These study participants showed significant increases in markers of mitochondrial function. Mitochondria are your body’s energy producers that tend to decrease in number and output as we age. The increases seen in this study were similar to those seen with endurance training. So get some of the energy benefits associated with exercise and ramp up your mitochondria just by taking a resveratrol supplement(Like Vivix)! Sounds too good to be true, but I must say the results here are compelling and exciting.

My advice is that, along with trying to eat better and exercise regularly, it makes better sense than ever to add in a high potency resveratrol supplement to your daily routine.

From Dr Jamie McManus, MD Chair, Medical Affairs, Health Sciences & Education