Sensé Reverses the Signs of Aging for Both Men and Women

Sensé Gives You Options to Create Your Perfect Skin Care Regimen, to Look Younger and Healthier.

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Remember the skin you were born with? It’s time to get reacquainted with Sensé™.

When you’re using Sensé, you know you’re trusting your skin to the very best products available. When USANA launched the Sensé line, it was to provide an alternative to the harsh chemicals commonly used to preserve other personal care products. That’s why USANA’s scientists developed an innovative way to preserve skin care products using liquid crystals, which carry antioxidants, amino acids, and botanicals that keep the product fresh. This breakthrough—called Self-Preserving Technology—received a U.S. patent, and means you don’t have to worry about added chemical preservatives.
 
Sensé is an advanced collection of facial and body care products. Taking the very best from nature and infusing it with solid science gives you products that help visibly reverse signs of aging for glowing, youthful-looking skin.

It all starts with the basics—an easy, three-step process featuring four Sensé products.

• Cleanse: Gentle Daily Cleanser is a mild, soap-free formula that washes away surface dirt and impurities without drying or irritating your skin.

• Tone: Hydrating Toner refines skin’s appearance and restores the pH balance of your skin.

• Replenish: In the morning, Daytime Protective Emulsion restores moisture and protects against environmental damage. Before bed, Night Renewal Crème uses exclusive hydrating technology and shea butter to help you wake up to younger-looking skin.

The basics give you an easy-to-follow, effective beauty regimen. But if you want to take your skin care to the next level, USANA also offers Sensé enhancers. Each of these five products—Perfecting Essence, Serum Intensive, Eye Nourisher, Rice Bran Polisher, and Nutritious Crème Masque—allows you the freedom to target your specific skin concerns. Your skin is unique to you, so use a combination of the basics and enhancers to create your perfect skin care regimen.

Sensé also utilizes USANA’s nutritional expertise to nourish your skin, making it look healthy and beautiful. Proflavanol-T™ combines whole grape extract, green tea extract, and vitamin E to combat damaging free radicals in the skin. Proteo-C™ includes vitamin C and the amino acids proline and glycine to help renew and moisturize skin.

Two exclusive anti-aging technologies are also used to give you younger-looking skin. DSR™ (Dermal Suface Renewal) Technology uses marine-source ingredients to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and bring balance to uneven skin. Regenisomes™ help boost the skin’s response to environmental damage and mend the look of aging.

With all the exclusive technology and solid science, Sensé give you the basics, and a variety of options to give you beautiful results. Start by learning more about Sensé at www.beautifulscience.com. 

To experience this wonderful skin and body care regime:
Contact Dave and Deanna Waters
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#Mercury Laden CFL Light Bulbs Cause Rage In U.S. and Canada

People are taking a dim view of recent legislation in the U.S. and Canada banning the sale of traditional incandescent light bulbs in favor of the more energy efficient, more costly and more dangerous CFL's - Compact Fluorescent Lights.

What's the problem with the new spiral shaped bulbs?   They are extremely dangerous when they break.

Read the instructions on a DFL box about the disposal of a broken bulb and you'll realize you need a Hazmat suit every time you change one or throw it away.  As stated in The Healthy Home book, "When these little vessels of death break, they release one of the most toxic gases known to man - mercury vapor."

From Maclean's Magazine, July 25, 2011 "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides a three-page set of directions on what to do if you break a CFL bulb, including shutting off the furnace or air conditioner to prevent the spread of deadly mercury vapour through the house."

Regular incandescent light bulbs are much healthier and safer.  The LED lights might be the bulbs of the future, which have energy-saving properties without the toxins.  Research continues with those.

Bottom line:  we stocked up on the incandescent bulbs before they are outlawed in our city.   People are doing that through the U.S. and Canada.  Politicians are learning that they need to do more research before they determine what we will and will not buy.   What good does it do to save energy if we are poisoning our atmosphere and ourselves in the process?

Dave and Deanna Waters
USANA Global Leaders
Dedicated to Healthy Homes and Healthy Lives
Call us to discuss your options : 1-888-320-8250

FDA Approval is Mega Important for a Healthy Home

Toxicity.  Hidden harmful ingredients.  Half the dose stated.  Won't dissolve in the body.  Salmonella.  Do you want these dangers present in your products and in your home?

These are just some of the dangers lurking in supplements that are manufactured at food grade.  You don't know what you are getting.  

USANA has chosen to manufacture at GMP Pharmaceutical standards since it was founded almost 20 years ago.  There has always been a 100% guarantee of potency, purity, dissolution and bioavailability.

As a further recognition of USANA commitment to excellence, the company has recently been certified as an FDA-registered facility.  This means the company has acquired Drug Establishment Registration with the Food and Drug Administration and are no licensed to manufacture over-the-counter drugs.  This is a reflection of the quality of USANA's facilities and manufacturing processes.

The FDA can and will inspect all of USANA's manufacturing facilities and apply the strictest guidelines to is incoming raw materials, labeling, quality assurance, quality control, testing on finished goods, and stability.


"Few nutritional companies voluntarily submit themselves to increased scrutiny, but since we operate in 15 countries including, Australia, where dietary supplements are highly regulated by the Therapeutic Goods Administration, our base manufacturing standards are extremely high," says USANA CEO, Dave Wentz.  "So while obtaining FDA registration won't affect our day-to-day operations, it does help further assure our users of the quality of our products."

 This is yet another reason why USANA continues to be a leader in the nutritional supplements industry.

For a USANA Healthy Home, contact us for further information:
Dave and Deanna Waters  204-237-8250
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June 28, 2011

Canadian household CO2 emissions grow

By CBC News
CBC News

Canadian households share a significant amount of responsibility for Canada's rising greenhouse gas emissions, new Statistics Canada figures show.

Canada is nowhere close to meeting its international commitments to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, which have been linked to global climate change. And while Canadians may be tempted to blame the oil and gas industry, Statistics Canada has found that Canadian households also contributed, increasing their emissions 15 per cent between 1990 and 2007.

Households were responsible for 329 megatonnes or 45 per cent of Canada's totL emissions of greenhouse gases, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday in the first of two reports on Human Activity and the Environment.
The household emissions include those generated directly through the use of heat, electricity and vehicles, and indirectly through the production of goods and services purchased by households.

Based on Canadians' behaviour, household emissions might have been expected to grow even more than that - proportionately, both household spending and household energy use increased more than emissions. Household energy use increased 22 per cent between 1990 to 2007 from 5,528 petajoules to 6,739 petajoules.

One reason for the disproportionately small increase in emissions is that both households and industry have been switching to cleaner fuels such as natural gas, the report said.

Because Canada's population also increased during the time period studied, household greenhouse gas emissions per capita have remained steady.

The report found that overall, Canada's emissions grew 27 per cent to 725 megatonnes in 2007, from 573 megatonnes in 1990, putting it far from its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to six per cent below 1990 levels by the five-year period from 2008 to 2012.

Emissions targets

Under the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement to reduce global warming linked to emissions of greenhouse gases, Canada committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by six per cent below 1990 levels by the five-year commitment period of 2008 to 2012.

Under the Copenhagen Accord, the 2009 successor to the Kyoto Protocol, Canada has committed to reducing emissions to 17 per cent below 2005 levels by the year 2020.

The proportion of emissions generated by households is slightly lower than in 1990, when they made up 50 per cent of emissions, because industrial greenhouse gas emissions have increased more quickly.

Some more detailed findings were that:

• Direct emissions have increased slightly relative to indirect emissions.
• The share of emissions from motor fuels and lubricants has increased in proportion from 19 per cent to 22.7 per cent.
• Heating, lighting and appliances generated 12.4 per cent of emissions in 2007, a down from 14.1 per cent in 1990.

Light bulbs and thermostats

A second report in Statistics Canada's Human Activity and Environment series found that by 2009, most Canadian households used energy-saving devices such as thermostats. Eighty-nine per cent used at least one type of energy-saving light, such as compact fluorescents and 91 per cent of households use a thermostat during the winter.

Ontario households were most likely (61 per cent) and Newfoundland and Labrador households were least likely (20 per cent) to have a programmable thermostat. Those with programmable thermostats were far more likely to conserve energy and reduce emissions by keeping the temperature lower at home while they slept (74 per cent verus 53 per cent respectively).

The increase in Canada's overall emissions were driven largely by a 67 per cent increase in emissions from oil and gas extraction, which generated 111 megatonnes in 2007.

In a report with more up-to-date figures submitted to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in May, Environment Canada reported that emissions grew 17 per cent between 1990 and 2009 and that the energy sector was reponsible for 82 per cent of emissions or 566 megatonnes in 2009. The same report said emissions from oilsands activities grew 40 per cent between 2005 and 2009.

Oil industry spends most on environment

The new Statistics Canada report shows that while the oil and gas industry is a major greenhouse gas emitter, it also spends more than any other sector on environmental protection.

The oil and gas extraction industry spent $2.9 billion to protect the environment in 2008 - nearly a third of the $9.1 billion spent by all Canadian businesses combined, said a Statistics Canada report released Tuesday. The biggest proportion of spending was on decommissioning and cleaning up older sites and on pollution prevention and control. Environment monitoring, audits and assessments were the next largest categories.
By province, Alberta accounted for 34 per cent of environmental protection spending, followed by Ontario with 24 per cent and Quebec with 16 per cent.

Thousands of Chemicals Greet Children Every Day

Toxic Environment: How safe are the thousands of chemicals children encounter every day?

That's the headline from an article in Time Magazine, My 9, 2011, page 15.

Quote: "They're in the toys children play with, on the foods they eat and in the air they breathe.  Each year, about 27 trillion lb. (12 trillion kg) of chemicals are produced in or imported into the U.S., and pediatricians say there is precious little research regarding the effects that the bulk of these compounds may have on children's development." 

This is one of the serious environmental dangers The Healthy Home book is warning us about.

The primary law regulating chemicals in the U.S., the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, is outdated, with only five chemicals regulated in the past three decades.

The article reports that three research groups independently reported that babies with higher prenatal exposure to pesticides had lower IQs in childhood than those born to women with less exposure.

I thought that meant women from the farm and orchards where chemicals would be used.  But no,  the contact came from fruits and vegetables, obviously not washed well before use.  That includes any family who trusts produce without washing it well.


Even foods and condiments that say "all natural" have no meaning, because there are no regulations for that statement.  Check pages 122 through 124 in The Healthy Home book for more on this topic.  You can learn even more from the website: wwwmyhealthyhome.com   Use the passcode: 1UFF521HH

USANA Health Sciences has a Detox Program to help clear out the chemicals in your system:  www.thehealthyhomesite.com 


Protect your family.   Be wise.

Contact us for further information or to obtain a book
\Dave and Deanna   204-237-8250

The Healthy Home Tips To Avoid Toxins And Live Healthier

Therese Borchard

Author of the blog, Beyond Blue, on Beliefnet.com 

31 Ways To Protect Yourself From Toxins In Your Home

In their exceptional, informative book "The Healthy Home: Simple Truths of Protect Your Family From Hidden Household Dangers," son-and-father team Myron Wentz and Dave Wentz tackle the topic of toxins from room to room, starting with the bedroom and ending with the garage and yard. "Every second of every day, we face an onslaught of unnecessary dangers -- toxic chemicals, negative energies, unforeseen side effects and more -- in our modern world," writes Dave, the younger Wentz.

Myron, his father, who holds a Ph.D. in microbiology with a specialty in immunology from the University of Utah, throws in the statistics: "A new chemical substance is discovered every nine seconds during the workday. Chemists discovered the eighteenth millionth chemical substance known to science on June 15, 1998. Many thousands more have been developed since then." Wrap your brain around that figure for a moment. It looks like this: 18,000,000.

Their book is an excellent, comprehensive resource to learn how, exactly, we go about protecting ourselves from all the toxins. Following are just 20 of the simple solutions they pepper throughout the book.

1. Cut down on the wrinkle-free materials. Five minutes of ironing will spare you from a lifetime of PFC exposure.
2. Make certain your body is wrapped in safe, natural material for at least a third of the day by purchasing pajamas and bedding made from organic cotton.
3. Train and trust your nose. Of all our senses, smell makes the most direct connection between the outside world and your brain.
4. Use one-half cup of white vinegar in place of fabric softener in the washer to reduce static cling and soften clothing.
5. Unwrap and air out your dry-cleaned garments for at least two days in an exterior area, like a garage -- never in a closet or bedroom.
6. Whenever you launder your sheets, open your windows and leave your mattress exposed in order to allow your bed to off-gas for the day.
7. Unplug your electronic gadgets and appliances when they aren't being used.
8. Buy nightlights, alarm clocks and other bedroom electronics that are illuminated with red light, which is less disturbing to melatonin production than white or blue light.
9. Open a window whenever you can to let in some fresh, cleansing air. The air outside is cleaner.
10. Cut down on toxic preservatives like parabens, phthalates and formaldehyde by first replacing products that sit on your skin all day -- like a moisturizers -- with more natural, preservative-free alternatives.
11. Avoid aerosol products that have non-spray alternatives. If you must use aerosols, open a window and run your bathroom fan. Wash products off your face as soon as you get home instead of waiting until bedtime. A few additional chemical-free hours each day could add up to more than six years over a lifetime.
12. Don't use antiperspirant during cooler months or on weekends when it doesn't matter if you sweat a little.
13. If you've been exposed to mercury, consider taking a supplement containing N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) and alpha lipoic acid to aid in detoxification.
14. Give your immune system a boost with the beneficial bacteria found on a probiotic supplement. Just be sure to look in your pharmacy or grocery store for a product that contains "live and active" cultures.
15. Avoid buying products that contain triclosan and its chemical cousin, triclocarban. Simply wash your hands with regular soap and water to get rid of germs.
16. Start with good antioxidant protection, supplemental B vitamins, omega-3 fatty acids, and lots of CoQ10. Also, try one or more of the foods that have been shown to lower cholesterol, such as steel cut oatmeal.
17. Start each day with an alkalizing glass of lemon water by squeezing a fresh lemon (no sugar) into purified water. Make sure you include the pulp.
18. Trade in your table salt for natural sea salt, which contains a mixture of alkaline complexes. And use pepper or other spices to liven your meals.
19. Maintain a good distance -- at least ten feet in front or five feet to the side -- between yourself and the microwave when it's on.
20. If you must use a PTFE-lined pan, keep your stove's burner on medium or lower. Also, never preheat an empty pan.
21. If you plastic wrap, ensure it's LDPE-based plastic, and regardless of what type it is, never use it in the microwave.
22. Purchase reusable grocery bags made of natural materials such as cotton and use them as often as you can.
23. Use a pitcher with an activated carbon filter to reduce contaminants in your water. Although it won't filter out all pollutants, it's a good start at a low cost.
24. If you are cleaning with products that you wouldn't eat, wear gloves!
25. Instead of using an aerosol freshening spray, mist your room with real citrus scent. Simply pour a few drops of orange, lemon or lime essential oil into a spray bottle of water.
26. Buy the best vacuum you can afford. Optimally, get one with a HEPA "completely sealed" system.
27. Use a regular, corded telephone when at home or at work. Cutting even 20 percent of your daily RF exposure is a step in the right direction.
28. If you have Ethernet ports in convenient areas, you can access the Internet using good, old-fashioned wiring.
29. Don't set your car's air conditioner or heater to recirculated air. Selecting the outside air option on your dashboard will reduce the number of pollutants you're circulating inside the car.
30. Take a daily vitamin D supplement with at least 2,000 IUs (International Units) during the winter or year-round if you can't get out into the sun each day.
31. Plant a large, diverse range of plants in your yard--native species are best. The more the merrier and healthier.

Originally published on Psych Central. Therese is Associate Editor at Psych Central, where she contributes to "World of Psychology." She writes the daily blog, "Beyond Blue," for Beliefnet.com, and is the author of "Beyond Blue: Surviving Depression & Anxiety and Making the Most of Bad Genes." Visit her at www.ThereseBorchard.com.

 

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Tips For A Healthy Home, Healthy You

Staying Healthy with USANA: Tips for All Types

April 18 2011 written by Teresa Elias, USANA Health Sciences

Most people want to be healthy. And for some people, that means losing weight. But sometimes losing weight can be a mind game. In fact, I don’t even like the term “losing weight.” You don’t lose it. You work it off. Keep that in mind, and you’ll be mentally prepared to put up a fight rather than passively thinking the pounds will fall off and get lost in the cookie aisle at the grocery store.

That being said, here are a few tips I use to keep my mind in the game of fitness, weight loss, and health.

Learn how to balance (figuratively). Things always come up — birthday parties, mini vacations throughout the year, special nights out, dinner with friends. These don’t have to throw you off track. Just compensate when you can. If you know you’re going to be eating cake and ice cream in the evening, have smaller portions of your usual breakfast and lunch meals. Or, when you’re working out, add 15 minutes on to your usual routine for a few days before and after your day of indulgence. You may also try upping, ever so slightly, the resistance on the cardio machines you’re using. Then, enjoy the party!

Do yourself a favor. Don’t weigh yourself after a cruise or other vacation away from the gym. It’ll only bum you out. Get yourself back into your normal eating and exercise routine for a week or so before stepping on the scale and continuing your fitness goals.
But besides that vacation “free” pass…

Weigh yourself weekly. Choose one day a week at a certain time (right after waking up in the morning works well) to step on the scale. [Tip: I prefer not to do this on Monday, because if the news isn’t good, it just makes a hard day worse.] Also, realize there will always be some natural fluctuations, and try not to let the “weighty” news affect you too much either way.

Remember: slow and steady wins the race. Keep at it, and don’t lose focus on your goals. This is a lifestyle change, not a temporary one.

Try the “half rule.” Okay, so it’s not a “rule” — I just made it up. But I think it’s a good way to get a handle on all those special treats we all seem to come in contact with. Think about all the food and goodies you get offered day in and day out at the office or hanging out with friends. You don’t like offending people, right? And some of that stuff looks delicious. But imagine if you could say yes only half the time, and you said no the rest of the time. You could save yourself a lot of calories over a whole year. So practice saying no with me. Really. Say it right now. It’s a powerful word. A no, thank you also works.

Know your triggers. Mine are stress and staying up past my regular bedtime. Both of these send me running for sweets of any kind, and put my will power and resolve on the back burner until I get a fix. Now, I stop myself and notice what I’m feeling or what I’m doing. Usually I can relax my shoulders and do some deep breathing to relieve stress, and if I am trying to stay up late unnecessarily, I brush my teeth, wash my face, and I’m instantly ready for bed instead of another meal. Be mindful of what triggers you to throw caution to the wind and eat things you’re trying to avoid. Then, do your best to avoid those triggers in the future.


Adjust to your mood. If you’re feeling strong during one of your workouts, up the resistance on your cardio machine, add a few pounds to the weights you’re using, or consider working out a little longer. At the same time, if you’re not feeling up to your workout, don’t skip it. Challenge yourself to put in at least half your usual time and at a lower resistance level. Once you get through that, you might find you can stay and complete your whole workout. Or, go home feeling proud that you stuck it out as long as you did. Do this a couple times, and your body and mind will get used to these (mentally) tougher workouts, and you’ll gain confidence in yourself that you can at least complete a toned-down workout when you’re feeling drained.

Your Turn

What tips do you have that have helped you meet or move toward your fitness, health, or weight-loss goals? Please let me and your fellow readers know in the comments.