All Posts from April, 2010

Apr
21
2010

Alive Brand Coral Calcium

Categories: Alive Brand, Bone Health

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quick tips on Coral Calcium:

  • Coral Calcium is naturally ionized (natures smallest form, its 1000 times smaller than colloidal). 
  • Coral calcium becomes ionic upon contact with moisture which makes coral calcium one of the most absorbable forms of calcium.
  • Alive Brand Coral Calcium has: Magnesium Citrate, Vitamin D, HCL and 74 trace minerals!
  • Calcium and other minerals help return the body to its natural alkaline state and this helps reduce disease.
  • Coral Calcium is extremely effective in preventing Osteoporosis, and if you do have Osteo, Coral Calcium is a great choice because of its high absorbtion.

Coral Calcium has been a favourite amoung our customers for years.  Our customers love it because of its high absorbtion and great results! Alive Coral Calcium comes in a capsule form which makes it much easier to get down.  No more horse pills!  As always we look forward to helping you with  your health!  We have many different calciums to fit your needs.  See you soon!

Apr
18
2010

New Genuine Health Product: Derma Lipid Moisturizer

Categories: Hot products, Skin Care

Genuine Health takes healthy skin to another level.  While there are many topical moisturizers out on the market, Genuine Health continues to produce unique products of excellent quality that have the research behind them to show their effectiveness.  Their newest product moisturizes the skin from the inside out.  These little softgels that are filled with nourishment and hydration for the skin are called, Dermalipid

Currently, Genuine Health skin care line consists of:

  • Health Skin Chocolate Chews also available in powder form.  Helps to maintain the elasticity of the skin and to improve the skins complexion.
  • Omega Glow is their omega 3 fish oil.  Fish oil is an essential nutrient for the skin.
  • Multi Daily Glow is their multivitamin.  This multi focusses on the essential minerals, vitamins and antioxidants for the skin.
  • Perfect Skin is for acne prone skin.  Helps to reduce inflammation and irritation to the skin.

AND now Genuine Health has Dermalipid, the final step in healthy skin is to moiturize.

Next to body wash or soap, moisturizers are the second most popular costmetic that people buy.  Nobody wants dry skin; and it is not just because dry wrinkly skin makes us look older, it is irritating and uncomfortable.  The trouble with many moisturizers is the chemicals.  With Dermalipid you do not have to worry.  There are no preservatives, or parabens.  Dermalipid is completely safe and effective.

Main points of Dermalipid:

  1. Works with the first layer of the skin the epidermis and it helps to improve the skin “brick wall”.  The bricks become tighter and closer together so the skin doesnt loose its shape.
  2. It looks in moisture from within – as oposed to just covering up the skin
  3. Uses natural ingredients such as borage oil, squalene oil (from olive oil).
  4. Slows down the aging process.
  5. Its completely safe and natural!
Apr
15
2010

April 21st Last Day of Alive Health Centre, Supplements Plus & Morning Sun SPRING Flyer Sale!

Categories: FLYER SALE!

Just a quick reminder to our customers that Wednesday April 21st 2010 is the last day of the Spring flyer sale.  The next flyer will not be until the fall.  Be sure to check out the fabulous deals before its too late!  There is everything from:

  • Antioxidants
  • Bone and Joint formulas
  • Heart Health
  • Immune support
  • Memory support
  • Digestive Health and more……..

Below is the link for the FLYER and COUPON!

http://www.alivehealthblog.com/2010/03/25/alive-morning-sun-and-supplements-plus-spring-flyer-2010/

Apr
9
2010

How to Improve Your Childs Concentration

Categories: Kids Health, Parents, Stress

Nordic Naturals DHA for: Brain Development, Focus and Concentration. Teenagers, Adults and Pregnant woman can use this excellent high quality source of DHA.

I get many emails from parents who are concerned about their childrens lack of focus.  Below are the tips that you can use to help improve your childs concentration.  Hope you enjoy the read!

Concentration problems are extremely common these days, but there are many things we can do to help them along the way.  First we will discuss the safe supplements you can give them: 1. A good quality fish oil 2.A B-Complex. 3. A good multivitamin. This is simple but a good start. 

 
1. Fish Oil: They can take either liquid or capsules.  Also if your family is vegetarian or allergic to fish they can use Flax oil instead, but Fish Oil is the best choice because it is more concentrated in Essential Fatty Acids (EFA’s).  Just a reminder that there are two EFA’s: EPA and DHA.  EPA is good for inflammation, skin conditions such as eczema, heart and joints.  DHA is what children need for concentration, focus, and development of a healthy brain. 
 
Good Brands: Nordic Naturals, Nutra Sea or Norweigian Gold Fish oils.
 
2. B-Complex.  Royal Jelly comes in softgels and it is rich in B vitamins, Amino Acids, and it is great for the immune system.  I took Royal Jelly all throughout University and I never had to have coffee.  It provided me with stamina, focus, and concentration instead of false energy which is typically what students use to get through the day.  It also helps you with stress. Royal Jelly is more expensive than a plain B Complex, but it has the added benefits for the immune system.  If cost is a concern a B-Complex is a great start.  B-Complex comes in capsules, tablets, as well as liquid.  Liquid is not the best taste, but it is possible hide the taste in a shake or juice.  Capsules are the easiest to swallow and are definately convenient.
 
Good Brands For Royal Jelly: Honeslty, Royal Jelly by Alive Brand is fantastic.  I take this one still everyday.  I never travel without it.
 
Good Brands for B Complex: Alive, or Sisu are great choices.
 
NOTE: for dosages and specifics it is best to go over this in the store.  Dosages depend on the size of the child, not necessarily the age.  I am always at the Oakridge Mall Alive Health Centre in Vancouver BC.  If this is no where near you we have lots of stores in BC, Alberta and Ontario.  If this is not close to you feel free to call the Oakridge location @ 604 263 3235 and we can do mail orders.
3. Lastly, a multi vitamin would be a great addition.  Depending on your childs size you can give them an adult one.  If they are a smaller frame, not putting on weight, then definately give them a teenager multi. 

Extra Tips

  • Extra Vitamin D is also safe, helpful, and it is very inexpensive.  This is fabulous for mood (happiness).  
  • I know this is obvious, but make sure they are drinking water.  Sometimes a lack of focus is as simple as dehydration.  
  • In terms of diet, make sure they are not getting too many sweets and sugar, try to balance this.  Pop is the worst which you probably already know.  Sugar can make kids tire so fast.  They drop like a rock. 
  • If your child has a hard time concentrating after lunch they may need to adjust their diet, eat smaller meals, but more frequently throughout the day to balance their blood sugar.  
  • Lastly, but probably MOST IMPORTANTLY, keep them active!  Even if you feel your child is not into sports, expose them to lifestyle activities, like hiking, skiing, or swimming.  Also, encourage them to play and get outside.  When they learn to sit inside all day on the weekends and after school it is hard to break the habit.  When there is time for play, they can complete their homework faster, but of the same quality and their concentration increases dramatically.

Our kids are our future, let’s help them be the best they can be.  As always, we look forward to helping you in the stores at which ever location is nearsest you!  See you soon!

Apr
1
2010

Stress is Common and Chronic: Conquer Stress with Platinum Multi Stressentials

Categories: Stress

Platinums Multi Stressentials COUPON! Only Available at Alive Health Centre, Supplements Plus and Morning Sun 

  

Click on the link ABOVE to get your $2.50 COUPON!

Stress doesn’t have to be common and chronic.  Most of us want to know how to handle stress better, so we join yoga classes, we meditate, we go for a walk amoung other things, but sometimes this is not enough.  If you have a racing mind, poor sleep and many other complaints such as joint pain and gutt problems perhaps caused by stress, there is a fantastic multivitamin by Platinum Naturals called Stressentials!  Platinum Naturals is all about quality and delivering the best formula with the latest research.  While they believe it is important to have a complete, as well as safe formula, half the battle is absorption and they thought about this 100% with their patented (OST) Omega Suspension Technology.  Its time to stop putting off stress and deal with it! 

How Serious is Stress? 

Everytime we are stressed, we think: “Stress is normal, everyone has stress, it’s no big deal.”  Eventually stress catches up with us.  Health stores, doctors, pharmacy’s, and psychologists are overwhelmed with the common complaint of stress.  Some of us are not even aware that we are stressed, but it will show up later down the line.  Even when the stress is low, it is continuous and this is the kind of stress that is the most dangerous.  Ultimately our body spends so much time dealing with constant little stressers such as: doing your taxes, preparing for a trip, driving during rush our, talking to your boss, or having to prove yourself.  In these cases if you are not a pro at dealing with stress (which most of us can improve on) your body is constantly working at full speed.  In order to survive the body will: constrict the muscles, speed up with heart rate, use up unnecassary energy storage and more.  When the body is just fighting to get through the day, the body quicklybecomes out of balance.  Your immune system is the first to go, digestive disorders arise, and even pain from arthritis can be linked to as something as simple as stress.  So what are we waiting for?  We know stress is not healthy, but most of us don’t have time to think about it and we hope it will just dissappear on its own.  

So when your doctor tells you that you need to look at your stress levels and that it may be the culprit of your IBS or Rheumatoid Arthritis, give it some real consideration.  Blaming diseases on stress is not a cop out; its serious.  In fact stress is often referred to as the silent killer.  We all have a story about the classic story of a perfectly healthy young man or woman that suddenly dropped dead?  They exercised regularily, ate well, had a nice family and a steady well respected job, but one day you heard the news and were totally shocked they passed away.  A lot of times it is due to continuous small stressors.  A person may seem healthy on the outside, but on inside their stress is eating away at them. 

The GOOD News and What You Can Do 

Well, the good news is that is not all doom and gloom from here.  The first step is to RECOGNIZE that you have stress and to do something about it.  The second step is to LEARN how you can cope with your stress.  Coping with stress is different for each person whether it is going for walks, exercising, playing a board game etc.  We all need to learn how to relax and take time out.  Unfortunately I cannot give out the magic recipe that works for all.  However, one thing we can all benefit from a good quality Multivitamin like Platinum Naturals Stressentials.  This is not just your regular multivitamin with the B-Complex incorporated, there is GABA, Siberian Ginseng and other key ingreedients to help you not just get through your day, but SOAR through your day.  For additional information on Stressentials and for the COUPON click on the link below. 

Platinums Multi Stressentials COUPON! Only Available at Alive Health Centre, Supplements Plus and Morning Sun 

As always, Alive Health Centre, Morning Sun and Supplements Plus look forward to helping you with what ever your health concerns are!  Remember we are only a phone call away.  We hope you enjoy and make use of the $2.50 coupon that goes towards your Stressentials Multivitamin by Platinum.  Hope to see you soon!