
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Knowing what you should know but don't...

Wednesday, November 2, 2011
National Diabetes Month in the US...

Thursday, August 25, 2011
The Importance of Dietary Fiber
From the article:
A high-fiber diet has many benefits, which include:
- Lowers blood cholesterol levels. Soluble fiber found in beans, oats, flaxseed and oat bran may help lower total blood cholesterol levels by lowering low-density lipoprotein, or "bad," cholesterol levels. Epidemiologic studies have shown that increased fiber in the diet can reduce blood pressure and inflammation, which is also protective to heart health.
- Helps control blood sugar levels. Fiber, particularly soluble fiber, can slow the absorption of sugar, which for people with diabetes can help improve blood sugar levels. A diet that includes insoluble fiber has been associated with a reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
- Aids in weight loss. High-fiber foods generally require more chewing time, which gives your body time to register when you're no longer hungry, so you're less likely to overeat. Also, a high-fiber diet tends to make a meal feel larger and linger longer, so you stay full for a greater amount of time. And high-fiber diets also tend to be less "energy dense," which means they have fewer calories for the same volume of food.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
The importance of glycemic control...


Monday, June 13, 2011
Uh oh, FDA revises advisory for Zocor...


Tuesday, May 31, 2011
A fat buster...

L-carnitine is a dipeptide (shown on the right) comprised of the two amino acids, lysine and methionine. One of the interesting functions of l-carnitine is its integral role in the production of energy in the body. L-carnitine is essential to transporting long-chain fatty acids into the cell's mitochondria. It's in the mitochondria, where the fatty acids take

So getting back to Dr. Oz, if you are interested in helping your body metabolize or burn fat more efficiently, one of the simple things you can do is supplement with L-carnitine. This fat-burning role is one of the principal reasons that L-carnitine (at a 500 mg dose) is included in our Bios Life E, or as we like to call it, Bios Life Matcha formulation. This synergistic role, with the antioxidants from Matcha, to facilitate fatty acid oxidation in the body makes this a great product for anyone seeking a natural way to help burn fat. Combine Matcha with Slim and you are on your way to a 1-2 combo that will transform your body!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Cut it out!

I saw this little article (see here) while reading the news during a layover in Mexico City.
According to the article, the average adults should only be consuming 8 grams (10 if you are following the USDA guidelines for sugar consumption) of sugar a day. One simple was to exceed this is to drink a soda. One 8 oz bottle of Coca Cola contains 46 grams of sugar. That's not a misprint (see here).
Mexico is a beautiful country, rich in history and full of culture - but it is also the Coca Cola capital of the world. I repeat this stat, it's no wonder that type II diabetes is the number 1 killer in Mexico. There are many other similar numbers around the world. A very simple thing to do is stop drinking all the extra sugar by getting rid of sugar-laden soft drinks. Do it for one month and see the results! If you want to see even better results in your health - drink Bios Life E or Bios Life Matcha in its place. Bios Life Matcha has only 1.5 grams of sugar. More importantly it contains polyphenols, naturally produced by the organic Matcha, called catechins. Catechins have been shown in clinical research to reduce carbohydrate absorption and improve insulin sensitivity. Can your soda do that?
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
A new toxin...

Gary Taubes has a good article (see here), worth your time as well on the subject matter. Look at the two graphics on the left and right to see how muc

Now consider what changes you will make in your life. Let me offer a few. First, start consuming Bios Life Slim. Slim reduces the physiological impact of sugars on your body. Two, stop drinking soda! Sodas are the hidden sugar bomb! While in Mexico last month, everywhere I went, I saw people drinking Coca Cola, Sprite, or Fanta. It's no wonder that the number one cause of death in Mexico is diabetes mellitus. Drinking empty calories is a quick way to adding inches to your waistline. More importantly is puts undue strain on your pancreas potentially leading to chronic diseases. Lastly cut out foods made from white flour. This means no white bread, rolls, white rice, doughnuts, pies, cookies, candies, etc...It may seem dramatic but it really isn't and it's very simple to do. Simply switch out the white food with food of color (vegetables, lentils, beans, etc...) Your body needs energy but it also needs vitamins and minerals to function properly. White flour based foods simply provide energy but not the other essential vitamins and minerals your body needs. You are very literally eating empty calories. Now you may experience a withdrawal period (I did) but persevere and plug through it. You will begin to look and feel better with those simple changes.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Some questions about Matcha...
Monday, April 4, 2011
A boost to your slimming efforts...


Saturday, April 2, 2011
Scooped and the lessons learned from it.

In the scientific community - when one of two research groups who same the same research focus publishes a paper just before the other group - it's called scooping. It's a journalistic reference to getting the "scoop" before others do. Well, I was scooped by our CEO, Mr. Stewart Hughes (see here). He posted a recently published article in Obesity addressing meal frequency in obese men (see here), great article to read that gives further evidence to our 4-4-12 rule.
Now - I had highlighted this article to produce a blog post but in the hustle and bustle of the day didn't get around to doing it. Here are the lessons that apply to us all, on the corporate side or in the field. What separates those who lead and are successful from the followers and average joes is ACTION. Leaders do -they don't wait for the opportune time. They see the opportunity and DO IT. Waiting or hesitating results in passed or lost opportunities. In our lives - we are not living by standing on the sidelines. Action makes us participants in the game of life. Who doesn't want to live a richer fuller life?
Second lesson. I have been following Jim Fobair and his teaching a new idea to extend your work day by an extra five minutes. Do five minutes more of what you should be doing. So DO and then DO a little more. Clearly - I can and will improve work but this is part of life to keep working and getting better each day. What are you doing to make your life better?
Monday, March 28, 2011
If you needed another reason to stop smoking...

At the recent American Chemical Society meeting (see here), researchers at Cal State Polytechnical Institute in Pomona, California, found that nicotine raises blood sugar levels and the more nicotine was present, the higher the levels rose.
A quote from the study's author, ""Smoking is really harmful for diabetics. It's even more harmful to them than to a non-diabetic," said study author Xiao-Chuan Liu, an associate professor in the department of chemistry at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona. "This study should encourage diabetics to quit smoking completely, and to realize that it's the nicotine that's raising [blood sugar levels]."
It's tough enough for diabetics but smoking exacerbates their situation. Stop smoking now! There are many local resources to help you in your efforts to quit. Life is too valuable to be spent killing ourselves with this addiction. Seek the help you need to quit smoking. Do it today! A smoker is estimated to lose 14 years of their life due to smoking (see here). Diabetics are estimated to lose 6 years of their life due to the disease. Combing the two means that one will lose 20 years of life! Stop smoking and start Bios Life Slim! Get your blood sugar under control with Slim and stop worsening the problem by quitting the smoking habit! Get Slim and live!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
If there was one product you would take other than Slim, what would it be?
We had the pleasure of having him come to the corporate office, in Orem, Utah, to share with us his amazing story of how he and another Danish doctor, discovered omega-3 fatty acids. Dr. Dyerberg was kind enough to allow our video team to record the conversation. Check it out here. By the way - the answer to the question in the subject is an omega-3 supplement.
Nutrition by the numbers...
5 - eat five servings of fruits and vegetables each day.
4 - drink four glasses of water each day (no sugary drinks)
2 - limit your tv exposure to less than two hours
1 - be physically active for at least one hour
8 - get at least eight hours of sleep
It's very reminiscent to the 5 steps to Optimal Health (Hydrate, Exercise, Cleanse, Nourish and Target). Are you taking control of your health and living by the numbers?
Monday, March 14, 2011
Eat right and live well!

- modified from : Edward Stanley (1826-1893) from The Conduct of Life
There is no better illustration to this quote than to simply look at some diabetes statistics. In the US - currently over 1/3 of the population is diagnosed a type 1 or type 2 diabetic or is considered to be pre-diabetic (based on fasting glucose and A1C results). The percentage of the population that is type 2 diabetic increases with age, in fact over 1.4 million new diagnoses of type 2 diabetes occurred in people over the age of 45. It's estimated that over $174 BILLION (that's nine zeros) is spent on direct and indirect costs simply due to diabetes (see here and here for diabetes stats). These are staggering numbers. The real problem is that experts aren't thinking it's going to get better. The tragedy is that type 2 diabetes is the result of a poor eating habits. It's a preventable disease.
The good news is that those eating habits aren't set in stone. They can change. For thousands of people, they have changed. We just aren't reaching enough people. One frequent question that a pre-diabetic (someone with a fasting glucose level greater than 100 mg/dl) might ask, "Is where do I start?" To answer that, let's turn a review article, published in The Journal of Nutrition in 2008. The authors of this article review what the metabolic effects are of consuming dietary fiber. They note that the consumption of soluble fiber decreases postprandial glucose responses and increases insulin sensitivity. This means that soluble fiber slows the rate at which your body absorbs glucose and reduces the output of insulin.
A year earlier, a research group showed that not all soluble fiber is equal, but rather viscous soluble fiber had a greater impact on post meal responses to glucose asborption. A colleague recently asked what made Bios Life Slim different from other fiber products available on the market. It's simple - the fibers used in Slim - are fibers that add viscosity to the gut thereby maximizing the effect on how your body absorbs glucose from your meals. It's not just one fiber but it's a blend of six different fibers, each contributing to the viscous nature of the drink that makes Slim unique. If you have any doubt, simply try it. Eat a meal and measure your glucose 60 minutes after eating that meal. Then do the same thing, only this time drink Slim before eating your meal. You'll see the difference!
Hippocrates wrote, "The wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings. Let food be your medicine." Let Slim be your first step to your greatest blessing - good health.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Keep moving forward...

I hope you are all doing well and have had a successful first two months for 2011. Many of you (hopefully all of you) have set goals and resolutions to do something to Make Life Better in some form of personal development. One of the keys to long term success, be it in business or personal health is setting appropriate goals and developing metrics to track your progress.
In 2009, researchers from the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, reported that participants who weighed themselves more frequently were associated with greater weight loss. This is not new data. Another group, from Drexel University, reported in 2007 a similar finding - that participants who frequently weighed themselves reported greater weight loss. Even more so - participants who stopped weighing themselves reported an increase in their body weight. Participants who lost at least 30 lbs and have been able to keep the weight off for at least one year share, as a common behavior, frequently weighing themselves. (As an aside - they also ate breakfast.)
Now whether you choose to track your body weight, your waist circumference or your body fat percentage - that is up to you. What is important is that you start keeping track of something. Tracking your progress is a simple exercise that reminds you of your goals and in the process creates a mechanism whereby you will make future positive choices throughout the day. Will all your future choices be the "right" ones (e.g. eating more fruits and vegetables or exercising)? Perhaps not at first, but over time, as you begin to replace poor eating habits with good ones, they will be.
One of the simplest habits that you can start to build is consistently drink Slim. Slim is the key to improving your nutrition and your health. There are many apps, calendars, websites, etc... that are at your disposal to track your progress. You can only see differences but if you are tracking them. The key is STARTING and DOING. "When you track performance - performance improves. When you track performance and report it - performance is accelerated." (Thomas S. Monson) Make it a family affair -get your spouse or loved one to join in with you. Perhaps a friendly wager to see who can have the greatest transformation is what you need to get motivated. Whatever it is - TRACK IT. Get out, get started and keep track of your peformance.
A matter of the heart...

What are omega-3 fatty acids and in what foods can they be found? Omega-3 fatty acids or n-3 fatty acids are part of a class of chemicals called polyunsaturated fats. Their name is due to the presence of the first carbon-carbon double bond at the third carbon from the methyl end of the fatty acid. Omega-3 or n-3 fatty acids are found in fish, like salmon, mackerel, sardines and krill. Marine-based sources of n-3 fatty acids, like OmegaLife-3, are particularly rich in two specific types of n-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexanoic acid (DHA).
Another frequently asked question is, "What the big deal about n-3 fatty acids? The Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine recently answered this question (see here and here). It's also helpful to go through a short history lesson to learn about the importance of n-3 fatty acids. In the early 1970’s a group of Danish scientists traveled to Greenland and by dogsled went to visit the Inuit or Eskimo population. They were investigating why this group of people had very low incidences of cardiovascular disease with a primary diet that consisted of mainly fish and seal. After repeated expeditions and drawing many blood samples, these scientists discovered that it was the n-3 fatty acids from the fish, particularly EPA and DHA that reduced the risk of cardiovascular disease in the Inuit population. (As an aside - we had the pleasure of having Dr. Dyerberg visit the office. He has a great mind but more importantly, is a terrific person.) Since that time, further research has confirmed the benefits of n-3 fatty acids, again primarily, EPA and DHA, on the following:
· Lowers blood pressure
· Inhibits platelet aggregation
· Reduced inflammation
The American Heart Association recommends eating at least two servings of fish a week (see here). A very simple, cost-effective way to improve your cardiovascular health is to supplement with an omega-3 product. Look to OmegaLife-3 or Salmon Omega as your sources of n-3 fatty acids.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Dietary guidelines...

As many of you are probably already aware, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently released new dietary guidelines for Americans (you can see them here). In their own words, "... the recommendations encompass two overarching concepts:
- Maintain calorie balance over time to achieve and sustain a healthy weight.
...
- Focus on consuming nutrient-dense foods and beverages. ..."
These two concepts are lofty and noble and the guidelines are safe. A bit too safe and I'm not the only one who thinks this. The folks over at Harvard agree with our take on refined sugars and carbohydrates (here). They also are in line with how we feel about Vitamin D (here, here and here). The guidelines are far too passive on Vitamin D and not in line with the current research for such low recommendations.
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Monday, February 21, 2011
It's not only good for the heart but it's great for the mind as well...



The main takeaway from this research is that is DOESN'T MATTER what age you are - exercise will help keep you thinking in a vibrant manner. The type of exercise you do can be simple and fun. Just be sure to get your heart rate up (be sure to check with a physician if it's been a while.) A great time to exercise is first thing in the morning. As you get your muscles firing, you'll soon see that you get your firing as well. If you need an extra kick in the pants to get off the couch, use Bios Life E. Bios Life E will help you get your body and your mind firing on all cylinders!
Friday, February 4, 2011
The battle of the bulge...

Here is an example of what a Slim intervention can do that comes to us from Scandinavia. The young man is Jonas Karlsson. Jonas is from Sweden. Jonas over the course of the past year, using Slim and Bios Life E, has lost over 50 kilos (that's over 100 lbs). Here is a comment from his mother Evalis, "Please share with others...about how you can change your life, even when its really difficult. And that its possible to feel so much better even with asberger, adha and low activity. And that its possible to beat a eating disorder with Bios Life Slim.

Jonas almost never went to school, just between 1-3 class. The other kids was treating him very bad and the grown up want better. Jonas never thought that he could have a work or anything. Today Unicity and their products have a so warm place in his heart so he talk to people on internet everyday about this. And he inspire other people to start with Slim and E."
Wow! Over 50 kilos is an outstanding result! Congratulations Jonas! Jonas, through his personal experience, discovered the additive benefits of combing Slim and Bios Life E on his fat-loss goals. Slim provides the fiber content and the 7X slimming material that lowers the glycemic load of your meals, keeping your insulin loads low. Bios Life E, provides polyphenos, specifically catechins, that have been shown to increase insulin sensitivity and increase fatty acid oxidation (fat burning). Jonas discovered, what many others are just now realizing, that Slim is great, but it's even better with E.