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RG-Max - Nature’s Sunshine’s New Arginine-fortified Amino Acid Drink Mix

Many Americans are particularly concerned with the health of their heart and circulatory system. Often during middle age, people begin to notice that they can’t do what they used to in terms of energy and stamina. Limitations on energy and endurance lead to frustration and may also usher in greater decline.

A healthy circulatory system requires proper nutrition, plenty of exercise and smart supplementation. Nature’s Sunshine’s RG-Max drink mix employs the benefits of l-arginine along with other amino acids and additional nutrients to promote optimal cardiovascular function.

Great-tasting RG-Max drink mix contains the following beneficial ingredients.

Free-form L-arginine. L-arginine is well-known among fitness experts for its ability to help support stamina. In the body, it is converted to nitric oxide, which helps support blood vessel flexibility. L-arginine also supports immunity. Each serving provides 5 grams of l-arginine.

Acetyl-L-Carnitine. This amino acid aids the cells’ energy-production facilities. L-carnitine may have a positive impact on blood lipid profiles as it supports heart function.

Taurine. Another amino acid, taurine has antioxidant properties and may help strengthen the heart. Taurine levels typically decrease with age and during times of physical or emotional stress. Supplementation can help rebuild proper levels of taurine.

N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC). A precursor of glutathione, a powerful antioxidant produced in the body, NAC can penetrate cell membranes and helps to reduce free radical damage inside the cell.

Amino Acid Blend. Six additional amino acids—l-isoleucine, l-leucine, l-methionine, l-tyrosine, l-threonine and l-glutamine—provide energy to muscles, including the heart.

Grape Skin Extract. Grape skin has been attributed with the ability to help protect the circulatory system, even with a high-fat diet. It contains proanthocyanidins and resveratrol—two powerful antioxidants that offer considerable cardio-protective benefits.

Xylitol. If you do some checking, you’ll find that most other arginine products are sweetened with sucrose.  But Nature’s Sunshine’s RG-Max contains great-tasting, low-glycemic xylitol, which translates to little or no impact on your blood sugar and to good health benefits for your teeth. And xylitol doesn’t promote arterial inflexibility the way sugar does.

Natural lemon juice and strawberry flavor. RG-Max tastes great!

RG-Max:

• Protects against premature cardiovascular aging.
• Promotes the maintenance of blood pressure levels already in the normal range.
• May help boost energy levels.
• Helps maintain already-normal blood flow.
• Sweetened with xylitol, it may reduce the risk of tooth decay.

“I experienced a positive effect…within 24 hours. I feel that RG-Max definitely helped with energy.”
—Jonas Yoder, Ohio

“I love the taste. I feel like RG-Max provided good energy throughout the day.”
—Jay Vanden Heuvel, Wis.

BusinessWeek has published a very important article this week about cholesterol-lowering drugs stating, that “most people are taking something with no chance of benefit and a risk of harm.” It really clarifies that cholesterol plays very little role in heart disease and heart attacks. Click here to read the entire article. It is really important information.

What the article does not go into is how lowering your cholesterol too much can actually cause serious problems. Cholesterol is manufactured by the body to protect the cells. Without the cholesterol protecting our cells, the cells are attacked by toxins and mutate. Another name for this is cancer.

Please share this with others you know and care about. The article is long but well worth the read if this is a topic that is important to you.

“I purchased mega-chel through a local supplier about 4 months ago. I had heaed from a friend that Herbal Supplements were save and healthy. Of course like most people you have your doubts unless you experience the results yourself.  Well, the only reason I chose to try it is because I am a healthly 45 year old and storng believer in “health is for Life” well I saw my doctor about 4 months ago, it was time for my yearly check up.  Once I received my blood results I was disappointed by my docotr told me he was going to prescribe LIPITOL for high  cholesterol. Well, I started the mega-chel treatment and 3mos. later I re-ran my blood test and it was suprising to know that my cholesterol went down from 277 to 236, I was told that all my blood tests done that day results in 40% lower which meant all was good.  the doctor said “keep doing what you’re doing” because your cholesterol is going good.  I also started watching my food intake and exterice atlease 3X’s a week.  Now I tell all my friends that have some type of medical problems, to at least try it, they have nothing to lose.”

I will continue to searching your website for other herbal supplements to maintain my family healthy as well.

thank you,

gloria salinas - del rio, tx

Melt Away Fat with Fish Oil:  You know that taking fish oil supplements, which are loaded with omega-3 fatty acids, is good for everything from improving heart health to fighting depression.  Now there is another benefit:  Fish oil may also help you burn fat.  According to a recent study by Australian scientists, people who walked 45 minutes three days a week and took six grams of fish oil burned seven times more fat than those who just exercised.  Researchers suspect fish oil may increase the enzymes your body produces to burn fat.  It would take 12 ounces (4 servings) of salmon to get that much fish oil a day so you should consider supplementation to get all the benefits of fish oil. - Health, December, 2007, p.96

Circulation Greatly Improved:  “My youngest son, Joshua, took Nature’s Sunshine’s RG-Max after determining that he liked the taste. After only taking 1/2 scoop of RG Max a day plus Super Trio, his arms no longer go to sleep when they are above his head. This is an inherited weakness as his dad’s do that and his grandpa’s did, too and mine occasionally do the same thing. They do not even need to have their arms above their heads for them to go to sleep–just driving their hands go to sleep. Joshua is excited about this improvement in his health!
“PS:  Joshua said he had laid a lot of tile last weekend–5-7 times more then he had another time earlier and he did not hurt after last week end to the degree he had when he had laid that amount earlier.” - Margretha Koehn, Nevada, MO

After-Workout Shake:  RG-Max tastes great added to vanilla Nutri-burn and makes a great after-workout shake to help build muscle and increase your protein intake. - Suggested by Nicole Bandes, Area Manager

Love Potion Works:  One of my friends who is on medication for prostate cancer requested help with impotency caused by the drug. I suggested that he take Nature’s Sunshine’s RG-Max to increase the circulation to the area. Often herbs do not offset the side-effects of drugs, but in this case we scored a victory!  His wife let me know that the “love potion” I sent is working great.  Want Herbal Viagra?  Think RG-Max!

Sugar Reg Now Contains Cinnamon, which has become increasingly popular for its positive effects on blood sugar levels. In a recent clinical study, people with diabetes were given ground cinnamon bark or a placebo for three months. Results showed that those who were given cinnamon bark had a fasting glucose level that was 10% lower, while those who were given the placebo did not see a change. Other studies have also demonstrated positive results with cinnamon bark. As you know, healthy blood sugar levels are essential to maintaining optimum health. Nature’s Sunshine recently added cinnamon bark to our popular SugarReg product. Try some today!

Daily Doses of Probiotics (products containing friendly bacteria), along with multivitamins, help to lessen the severity of the common cold. Boosting the levels of healthy bacteria in your gut can help to reduce the duration of a cold. In addition, the symptoms are less severe than if you took multivitamins alone. The addition of probiotics can reduce the hours of fever to six, compared with 24 hours experienced by those not taking a probiotic.

Raising levels of healthy gut bacteria boosts your immune system. This has frequently been corroborated by blood tests, which show significantly higher enhancement pf helper cells with the use probiotics. - Source: Clinical Nutrition Journal 2005;24:481-491; European Influenza Conference, St Julians, Malta , Sep 2005.

Nature’s Sunshine offers Probiotic Eleven and Bifidophilus Flora Force to meet your probiotic needs.

A low-dose daily supplement of folic acid, taken for eight weeks, improves levels of homocysteine in those with high levels of this harmful amino acid, thereby reducing the risk of coronary artery disease.High levels of homocysteine are thought to be a risk factor for atherosclerotic disease, which contributes to heart attacks.

Folic acid supplementation may also have a beneficial impact on cognitive function: high levels of homocysteine are also associated with dementia.

Even a low dose of folic acid supplement (400 micrograms) could lead to significant reductions in homocysteine in older people.

It has also been reported that vitamin B12 is a more important determinant of high homocysteine levels in people over 70 than folate. So dietary supplementation of 1000 micrograms of B12 in older people may also be protective.

Purchase high quality Nature’s Sunshine Folic Acid here.

Source: Nutrition Research 2006;26:460-466.
Nutrition Hints from Betty Kamen, PhD, and Dr. Michael Rosenbaum, MD
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