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Testimonial: 25 lbs lo since Jan 2nd!

[We haven't been able to promote this product as much as it deserves lately, but I thought I'd post this testimonial sent to me by a friend last night.  This is one of his customers and he's really happy to be helping her regain control over her weight.  Truly this is the best weight loss product I've ever used (and I have tried my share.) ~Hans]

For the last 4 years I have tried many diets and pills, none of which worked.  I was skeptical when a friend of mine told me about Zylene, so I was given a 3 day free sample.  I liked the energy that it gave me so I ordered my first bottle and began taking it on January 2nd, 2009. 

Today is February 21st and, to date, I've lost 25 pounds.  I just ordered my second bottle because I am 11 pounds from my goal!

Thanks, 
MG
Citrus Springs, FL

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Success in Crystal River, FL

I started to take Zylene a little over a month ago, taking 1 a day. So far I have lost about 7 pounds.

I have less body aches and more energy.

Before using Zylene I was regularly taking 7 to 8 Advil a day for backaches and body aches.

When I started to use the Zylene the backaches and other pain just - stopped. I'm no longer taking ANY Advil at all !

My breathing volume and respiration also seem to have improved. I have more stamina, so I have more motivation to do physical things, like sports. There is less fatigue.

Now I recommend it to my friends and family and I plan to keep on using it !

Robert V.

Crystal River, Fla.

Word Of The Moment via M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

One of my favorite health words.  Thought of this today while answering a customer's questions because I remembered how I went through a series of changes to get to a new one of these.  Those changes were not entirely pleasant at first (jitters, mild irritability, lethargy) but they passed and came and went fairly fluidly so I stuck with it for a couple of weeks.  Now 16 lbs lighter, I'm glad I did.

Enjoy!

Link: Glossary of Terms H-L - M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

homeostasis A state of balance among all the body systems needed for the body to survive and function correctly. In homeostasis, body levels of acid, blood pressure, blood sugar, electrolytes, energy, hormones, oxygen, proteins, and temperature are constantly adjusted to respond to changes inside and outside the body, to keep them at a normal level.

Long Live....You!

I've been wanting to highlight one of the ingredients in Zylene for some time now: Resveratrol.

You may not know this, but there is a lot of science emerging on this happy little nutraceutical.  Emerging is really the key word too, because it is all very cutting edge and still in development.  But what they (the little guys in the lab coats) are finding is that there is a strong "life extension" aspect of resveratrol.

Also, a friend (and fellow Zylene user and associate of Health4Wealth) happened to see a Discovery-type show a couple of days ago where Resveratrol was a topic.  Apparently what it is doing is counteracting a "fraying" that occurs with DNA.  At the end of a strand of DNA, as we get older, it starts to fray like an old rope.  This keeps it from either extending or attaching (can't recall which just now).  Bottomline: it don't work right no more. :)

The Resveratrol is slowing/stopping this fraying process so the DNA can keep doing its amazing thing.

If you care to read more about Resveratrol, you can go to my notes on this after doing some quick Googling. (I may add to this in the coming days too, so feel free to check back on those notes later if you like.)

Meanwhile I thought it would be good to promote this aspect of Zylene.  There's so much to the product as it is (herbs that are purported to not only help in weight loss, but even "decreases waist and hip circumference", to be specific.

The Resveratrol is getting a lot of attention lately and the science, as you can see, is pretty neat.  Remember, it's in not just the Zylene but also the Nutravex and Biozyte.  So if you want to get the maximum benefit, I'd suggest getting on all three products.  Christine and I have been taking them for months now and we notice a difference when we take them all and not just the "Z".

And who knows: maybe we'll find out this was just the beginning of a long string of developments which will lead to us all breaking 100 and being a lot less frayed than todays centenarians.

Happy Easter!

I like this little guy so much I posted him on a couple of my blogs. Ain't he cuuute?

One Way To Tell If You Might Be Dehyrdrated

I thought this was an interesting point. For years I've thought that yellow urine was mostly a sign of having the recntly consumed some B vitamins (although clearly not much of a quantitative measurement). Hadn't occurred to me that it might also just mean there's not as much hydration as there should be.

Thought I'd post it here because a) hydration is so important and b) when taking Zylene, it's even more important. So if you see that pee going dark on you, try upping your trips to the water cooler!

Link: Urine Color

The normal color of urine is a straw-colored, pale yellow. But what
does it mean if you experience urine that’s a different color?
There are many reasons for changes in urine color – illness,
certain foods, supplements, dehydration –all may cause changes in
the urine color. ...

Dark yellow urine is often a sign that you’re not drinking enough water.

Obesity Increases Cancer Risks

Interesting study.  Life Extension is one of my favorite health publications, by the way.  You will see me quote and refer to them a lot.It's a good website to have handy.  They also sell supplements.  

More importantly, they use their  now considerable resources to fight to preserve our right to take  supplements, which the medical establishment (AMA) has been trying to gain  control of for years now.

"Being obese boosts the
risk of half a dozen types of cancer, and the odds strengthen as one's
waistline thickens, according to a major review published on Saturday
by The Lancet. Doctors at the University of Manchester, northwestern
England, trawled through 141 studies that monitored the health of
282,000 people who gained weight."-Life Extension Foundation

Diabetes, Blood Sugar and Lean Muscle

Here's some interesting data about diabetes and its trend in society.  All the more reason to get blood sugar under control, something which I find Zylene does really well for me.

"Uncontrolled diabetes wreaks havoc on the body, often leading to kidney failure, blindness
and death. A new study shows that the nation's unchecked diabetes epidemic exacts a heavy financial toll as well: $174 billion a year.  That's about as much as the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and the global war on terrorism combined. It's more than the $150
billion in damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.  The incidence of diabetes has ballooned -- there are 1 million new cases a year -- as more Americans become overweight or
obese, according to the study, released Wednesday by the American Diabetes Association. The cost of diabetes -- both in direct medical care and lost productivity -- has swelled 32% since 2002, the report shows. Diabetes killed more than 284,000 Americans last year, according to the diabetes association."  -Life Extension Magazine

Christine and I have also been making a point of avoiding old sugar-eating habits when the cravings have subsided.  It seems as if the need to eat sugar in the past has come partly from the chemistry of our bodies demanding it (after having eaten it, spiking blood sugar levels and then the resulting cravings when bloogsugar crashes afterwards) and also from just the habit of eating that way.  The latter probably is influenced somewheat too by the habit of purchasing the stuff and keeping it handy in the first place..

These days we're eating more "meat and veg" and less deserts, snackies and other things of a healthier nature.  This has really helped take the weight loss to the next level.

Some of you may also be experiencing what we are which is, we lost the first weight 10-13 lbs or so) rather rapidly and now we're losing more inches and less pounds.  I was sharing with one Zylene-consuming friend recently that my theory is that what is happening now is lean muscle (weighing more than fat) is being added while the last bits of fat are slowly melting off from the more hidden areas of the body.

In any case, we're still very happy with Zylene and hope you are too.  If you have any questions or need any help with your own use of it, we're happy to assist in any way we can.

Life Extension Daily News

Happy New Year!

Here's an interesting article about the value of sleep relative to how one's body handles blood sugar.  Fascinating!

Sugar is such a slippery slope.  I eat a little bit of protein before I go to bed (like a 1/4 ounce of turkey or something like that--not bread, no carbs) because it helps keep my blood sugar stable and that gives me a better night sleep.  Conversely, if I eat any sugar or alcohol after about 7pm, I noticed I sleep much lighter, often waking up around 3 or 4 am.  Sometimes when I wake up at that time I can't get back to sleep for an hour! 

One of the things I think Zylene really did for me, by making me crave sugar less (heck, not at all now that I look at it again), was give me back more deep sleeps.  As a parent, the Sleeping Odds are so stacked against you as you as it is.  So getting some nights of deep sleep back can be a very big deal indeed.

Hopefully the article below sheds some light on this area for you too and here's to a healthy new year to you all and some good nights of sleep, too!

Link: Life Extension Daily News.

Just three nights of bad sleep is enough to dramatically reduce the body's ability to process glucose and raise the risk of diabetes, a study released Monday found.

Suppressing deep sleep for three nights in a row decreased the glucose tolerance of young, healthy adults as much as if they had gained eight to 13 kilos (20 to 30 pounds), researchers at the University of Chicago's medical school found.

And while it is possible that the body's ability to process glucose would adjust to chronic sleep deprivation, it is likely that poor sleep patterns in the elderly and obese play a role in the development of diabetes, the authors concluded.

Deep sleep, or "slow wave sleep," is considered the most restorative form of sleep and has been shown to be important for mental clarity.

This is the first study to show its significance for physical well-being.

"Previous studies from our lab have demonstrated many connections between chronic, partial, sleep deprivation, changes in appetite, metabolic abnormalities, obesity, and diabetes risk," said study author Eve Van Cauter.

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These results solidify those links and add a new wrinkle, the role of poor sleep quality, which is also associated with aging."

Hey, Has Anyone Seen My Waist?

My wife and I were in Target two days ago finishing off the last of our shopping.  While we were there, I was struggling to keep my shorts from sliding of what's left of my waist.  So I told my wife I'm off to go try some pants on and see what size I am now.

Sure enough: I'm down to an easy 32! 

Wow, I thought:  haven't worn 32 since I was in high school!

I mentioned this to my Dad last night, who has also lost several inches using Zylene, and he was reminding me of a condition called Syndrome X, also known as Metabolic Syndrome.  This is worth knowing about because it's a more common physical condition than you might realize.

Metabolic syndrome is a combination of medical disorders that increase one's risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. It affects a large number of people in a clustered fashion. In some studies, the prevalence in the USA is calculated as being up to 25% of the population. ...

It is known under various other names, such as (metabolic) syndrome X, insulin resistance syndrome...

One of the major indicators of this condition (which is really a collection of disease happening at the same time) is "increased waist circumference" or having an "apple shaped" body (due to the increased waist).

However, if these other conditions are also present (and having the increased waist size would probably warrant checking for these), then the diagnosis would be this Syndrome X or Metabolic Syndrome:

• Elevated blood pressure
• An elevated level of the blood fat called triglycerides and a low level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol — the "good" cholesterol
• Resistance to insulin, a hormone that helps to regulate the amount of sugar in your body 

[see references at end of this post for more data]

What I love about the Zylene is that we have been getting all sorts of anecdotal evidence that people are having improved blood sugar, lowered blood pressure and a loss of waist size.  On this last one, it might be important to note that often Zylene users are saying they have hit a plateau on their weight, but are still losing waist size or suspect they are building "lean muscle", which is exactly what has been happening to me. 

That would seem to mean that the correct metric/statistic on measuring Zylene's effectiveness is not so much weight loss, but waist size or inches.    Obviously losing weight is a good thing to most people.  But this "plateau"  in weight loss, if viewed from this Syndrome X angle, would seem to be merely a footnote and probably of little concern.

As with all of this stuff, you should keep your own counsel and school yourself on information like this so you can be more responsible for your own health and not dependent on the advice of others.

Zylene has assisted me personally by helping me have more power of choice over what I eat.  So I'm  eating less of the addictive, bad-fer-ya type foods that are the hardest to put down.  This appears to be helping me by canceling out the first indicator of Metabolic Syndrome. Whether I had any of the other symptoms, or was on that road, I don't know at this point.  But I can tell you I'm happy to be free of that first one!

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolic_syndrome
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/metabolic%20syndrome/DS00522/DSECTION=2