Health & Wellness Seminar
Take control of your health in 2010!
The Burning Question
Why do we….
Age?
Get Sick?
Get Diseases?
Our Health Outlook Is Not Good
According to the U.S. World Health Organization:
Male Female
The average life expectancy is: 75 years 80 years
The healthy life expectancy is: 67 years 71 years
Total years spent in sickness is: 8 years 9 years
Additionally:
•80% of adults 65 years or older will get at least one degenerative disease
•50% of adults 65 years or older will get two or more degenerative diseases
Today’s Health Reality
Medical evidence suggests that 80 – 90 % of degenerative diseases involve free radical damage and the resultant oxidative stress and inflammation caused to our cells.
Degenerative Disease is Leading Cause of Premature Death:
• Heart Disease (17 M*)• Cancer (8.6 M*)• Stroke (5.5 M*)• Respiratory Disease (3.7 M*)• Diabetes (990 K*)
The Daily War Within Our Bodies
Healthy cells in culture
Damaged cells after fast-food meal
Similar cells w/ oxidation defense mechanisms included
Free Radicals AreCaused By:
• Normal Cellular Respiration
• Stress
• Radiation from the sun
• Pollution & smog
• Alcohol & tobacco
• Metabolizing food
• Strenuous Exercise
• Pesticides
Am I Getting The Nutrients I Need?
American Medical Association Recommends Supplementation
USDA surveyed 16,000 Americans. Found not one person obtained 100% of essential nutrients such as magnesium, vitamin E, and zinc.1
Children didn’t obtain enough essential nutrients such as folate, vitamin C, and calcium.2
1. Nutrition Today2. USDA nutrition Assistance Program
Report Series CN01-CDI
Wheat Germ (vitamin E fortified)
Almonds (dry roasted, without oil)
Spinach (boiled, drained w/o salt)
Safflower Oil
To get 400 International Units (IU) of vitamin E every day, take one daily dose of Essentials or consume several servings of foods rich in vitamin E
To obtain 400 IUFOOD CUPS POUNDS
13.8
7.5
72.6
3.6
4.5
2.3
28.8
1.7
What Has Happened To Our Food?
The Need For High Quality Supplements
But how do you know how to choose a high quality supplement?
and nutrient poor foods and can also counter the damaging effects of Free Radicals to help prevent degenerative disease.
The Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) established during WW II set the standard for minimum nutrient intakes
necessary to prevent deficiency diseases such as scurvy and rickets but these standards do little to address the OPTIMAL nutrient intakes necessary to PREVENT chronic diseases.
A high quality supplement can provide the nutrients needed to fill in gaps from poor diet
Are You Getting What You Pay For?
Yale study tested 257 vitamins. Only 49 had adequate ratios of nutrients. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, New Haven Hospital
54% of supplements tested did not disintegrate properly. J. Pharm Pharmaceut Sci
(www.cspsCanada.org) 9(1):40 - 49
An estimated 25% of commercially available products may contain steroids, stimulants, binders, fillers, dyes or other contaminants.
Informed-choice.org, Supplements and Contamination,
page 18.
Most Companies Follow Food Grade GMPs
VitaminX
- Inferior Raw Materials
- Low Quality Manufacturing/Little Quality Controls
- Manufacturer Recalls/Contaminants
-Tablets Do Not Fully Absorb
-Only Contains Recommended Daily Allowance At Best
-Labels List Averages Not Actual Contents
Essentials: Top antioxidant in the market
Apple Test
Demonstrates Power or USANA’s Antioxidants
Who are you trusting your health to??
USANA Difference: Pharmaceutical GMPs
First to voluntarily adhere to pharmaceutical-grade GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices)
-Manufacturing standards are MUCH higher and stricter
-Highest quality raw ingredients used
-Formulations are complete, balanced and synergistic
-Products are continuously tested during manufacture
-Guaranteed potency, purity, bioavailability and absorption
Great Science + Great Manufacturing = Great Product
USANA’s Research Partners Include:
- Linus Pauling Institute - University of Utah
- Boston University - University of Colorado
School of Medicine Denver
- University of Sydney
USANA Advanced Daily Supplementation
Superior Ingredients and Manufacturing
Patented “Olivol” Heart of the Olive Antioxidant not available anywhere else in the world
Complete, balanced and synergistic formulations
Scientifically designed to provide optimal cellular nutrition
Tested and certified by numerous 3rd Party Sources
USANA Rated #1 By Independent Source
• Only consumer resource to rate over 1500 supplements
• Book available in bookstores and on www.amazon.com
• Published by 3rd party and based on scientific research panel
We put Our Money Where Our Mouth Is
First to offer USD $1 million athlete guarantee
Official SupplierSony Ericsson Women’s Tennis Association Tour
USA LugeUS Speed SkatingCanada Biathalon
Canada Cross Country SkiingCanada Speed Skating
Professional Rodeo Cowboy AssociationPachuca Soccer Club
Meet USANA’s Founder
• Myron Wentz, Ph.D., Microbiology, Immunology•Utah Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2003•Recipient of Albert Einstein Award for Outstanding Achievement in Life Sciences, June 25, 2007
• Gull Laboratories•Founded 1972•World leader in human-cell culture and medical-diagnostic technologies•Developed the first commercially available test kit for the Epstein-Barr virus
• Shift in Research•From disease diagnostics to disease prevention
• Founded USANA Health Sciences in 1992
• Expert in Growing Cells•Understands the nutritional requirements for the human cell
USANA Difference: Vision and Mission
MISSION OF USANATo develop and provide the highest quality, science-based health products, distributed internationally through network marketing.
“I dream of a world free from pain and suffering. I dream of a world free from disease. The USANA family will be the healthiest family on earth. Share my vision. Love life and live it to its fullest in happiness and health."
- Dr. Myron Wentz, Founder and Chairman, USANA Health Sciences
Wentz Clinic - Uganda Sanoviv Medical Institute - MexicoWentz Clinic - Cambodia
Dr. Wentz’ Personally Funded Research Facilities
Any Questions or Comments?