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Landmark Study
The official name is "Usage Patterns, Health, and Nutritional Status of Long-term Multiple Dietary Supplement Users: A Cross-Sectional Study"
I'll stick to calling it the "Land Mark Study". It's a lot less typing.
What is it and why you should care?:
This was a study to assess the effects of long-term use of food supplements. Three groups were chosen for the study.
1) Those who don't use food supplements
2) Those who have used supplements, but not Shaklee
(Single Supplement users)
3) Those who have used Shaklee food supplements
Shortly after Roger bought Shaklee, he met with a lot of Shaklee members. He and Sloan noticed that the people they were meeting with just didn't look as old as they said they were. Roger and Sloan came up with the "15 year rule," which is that Shaklee people looked 15 years younger than they were.
Out of that observation Roger felt it would be good to do a study to find out what the long term effects of Shaklee were.
They approached the U.C. Berkeley School of Public Health and basically "Bet the Farm." Shaklee had to turn complete control of the study, including conduction and publishing of the study, to Berkley. That meant if the study showed that Shaklee had no positive effects it would be published into a medical journal.
The reason why Berkley agreed to do the study can be found in the study itself. "...Provided an opportunity to study an area of supplementation that has not been researched."
On the Shaklee side, 1200 were invited to participate in the study, and 300 were randomly selected. One of those selected was my Dad who likes to say "I gave my blood for this study."
Shaklee has every reason to be proud of its heritage of "Harmony with Nature." The results are impressive.
When looking at diseases like:
Diabetes, Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Angina, Congestive Heart Failure, Stroke and Emphysema, Shaklee user rates were lower than the other groups.
When looking at Bio Markers Levels ( Cholesterol, HDL-C C-Reactive proteins and others), again Shaklee users scored way better.
Quality of life question:
"Do you feel Good About your Health?"
Non users - 45%
Single Supplement Users - 48%
Shaklee Users - 85%
The average American over the age of 65 takes on average of 19.1 medications in a year. Shaklee users had an average of 0.6 medications. That is HUGE! Think of what that means in terms of quality of life!
The lead author of the Study (Gladys Block Ph.D.) said the results are impressive I would say they are Amazing!
You should download and read the study for yourself. Also have a copy available that you can give to skeptics.
http://www.nutritionj.com/content/pdf/1475-2891-6-30.pdf
Vitalizer – Redefining Vitality
The landmark study showed that people who took Shaklee supplements had markedly better health than both users of other multivitamins and users who took no supplements. Shaklee supplement users retained normal levels of:
• Blood pressure* • HDL cholesterol* • Triglycerides* • C-reactive protein* • Homocysteine*
Shaklee used the results of the study to create Vitalizer. They also invented new ways to manufacture the supplements to improve the ability of your body to make maximum use of the nutrients. In fact Vitalizer is protected by 12 patents. 2 more are still pending, but assuming those are granted that is 14 patents!
The S.M.A.R.T. Release system is the new technology used in Vitalizer. SMART stands for Shaklee Micronutrient Advanced Release Technology.
SMART means the nutrients are released in the correct place in the digestive system, to maximize the body's ability to use the nutrients. This means you don't need as many tablets to get the same benefits.
Here is what is in a Vitalizer pack:
• Vita-Lea®: (Available in three different formulations: with or without iron or Vita-Lea Gold™ with vitamin K).
Folic acid microcoating for immediate release in stomach.
• Caroto-E-Omega: A softgel capsule containing carotenoids, vitamin E, tocotrienols and omega-3 fatty acids (a half-serving of OmegaGuard™) with a pH-activated enteric coating to protect it from stomach acid.
Contents release only after reaching the upper intestine.
• Optiflora® Probiotic: Triple-layer encapsulation protects live probiotic cultures through stomach and
upper intestine for release in lower intestine.
• B+C Complex: Essential B vitamins and vitamin C in a sustained-release gel-diffusion delivery mechanism that’s clinically proven to maintain blood nutrient levels over 12 hours.
Why Vitalizer?
Shaklee scientists studied and analyzed this breakthrough information and designed Vitalizer. Vitalizer provides:
• Vitamins + Minerals your body needs, in a S.M.A.R.T delivery system technology for enhanced absorption.
• Most Powerful Antioxidant Spectrum: Superior protection against free radical damage with full-spectrum vitamin E derived from eight natural forms and 26 antioxidants working together to augment your body’s antioxidant network.
• Anti-aging phytonutrients, including lutein and lycopene, to protect DNA and support healthy aging.
• Seven omega-3s from ultrapure pharmaceutical grade fish oil help promote heart, brain, and joint health.
• Live probiotics in a patented delivery system to ensure beneficial organisms arrive alive in intestines to support healthy digestion and immunity.
Vitalizer Wellness Packs
Includes Vitalizer, NutriFeron and one canister of Energizing Soy Protein or one canister of Cinch™ Shake Mix.
It's hard to overstate the value of the Wellness Packs. Adding the Protein and NutriFeron to the Vitalizer packs, you will be providing your body a nutritionally superior base. This is so important for you. It doesn't matter if you're a teenager or a prime-ager. Feeding your body the nutrients found in the Wellness Packs means you will be having a healthier life. Less illness, fewer doctor visits, less use of prescriptions, means more fun for you.
"The study results were very impressive and support the potential benefits of long-term use of dietary supplements."
Gladys Block Ph.D., renowned nutrition
researcher and Professor of Epidemiology
and Public Health Nutrition
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