A great way to do healthy snacks

School will be starting soon. Celebrity Trainer and USANA Spokesperson Kathy Kaehler talked about health snacks recently on NBC Los Angeles.
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Adult kids success and struggles affect parents.

As a parent, you are always concerned for the health and well being of your children. It is especially true when they are small. Many parents feel that when the children turn 18 that your worries are over. Those words could not be further from the truth. There is no finish line when it comes to being a parent. It doesn't matter if you have infants or are empty nesters. Parents share emotionally in the successes and failures in their kids lives. The health of parents is affected by divorce, self abuse with drugs or alcohol, and financial hardship...read more from Health.com

Oxidation is a bigger health risk than high cholesterol

If you believe every commercial, Americans Cholesterol levels are too high and need to be constantly lowered. Did you know that your body needs the LDL or bad Cholesterol we are constantly being told is too and high and we need to lower?
Dr. Ladd McNamara in his book the CHOLESTEROL CONSPIRACY says that the oxidated cholesterol in our bloodstream caused by free radicals is where the risk and damage comes from. He goes on to say," In fact, the majority of people dying of heart disease have NORMAL LDL cholesterol levels! The reason: because their LDL cholesterol and arteries are oxidized year after year and plaque develops despite normal LDL cholesterol levels. So, HOW MUCH good are we doing by simply lowering their LDL cholesterol with statin drugs?"...Read more on the Cholesterol Conspiracy.

USANA Health Sciences acquires Baby Care LTD in China

It was recently announced that China passed Japan as the number 2 World Economy. USANA Health Sciences has now acquired Baby Care LTD. USANA's CEO Dave Wentz said, “We are very excited about this acquisition and the opportunity that it provides for USANA to ultimately establish a business via BabyCare in China. BabyCare is a natural fit for us, as they share our philosophy for high-quality products and pristine manufacturing practices. In fact, 15 of BabyCare’s nutritional supplement products are qualified by SFDA, the Government’s highest level of product regulatory approval. As a company with over 11 years of in-country experience, and as one of only 25 companies operating with a direct selling license in China, BabyCare brings us both valuable knowledge of China’s direct selling market and the ability to expand our business in China via BabyCare. We believe this acquisition is the most effective way for us to enter this enormous market.”...read more.

A history of Vitamins

The word Vita means life and amine was once thought to be a compound in all vitamins. The science and research of vitamins, minerals, and nutritional supplements are expanding all of the time. Many early discoveries of vitamins were by accident and not of science. The benefits of vitamin A was discovered by The Ancient Egyptians. They were able to cure night blindness by giving the person liver. Vitamin C Scurvy was cured by giving a person oranges, lemons, and grapefruit.
There were once vitamins F & G...Find out more.

Swim to fitness and find an app.

Rainy Days and Monday used to get people down. Mondays are also the day of the week when most people begin a diet or fitness program. Our Monday Blogs will focus on getting in shape, exercise, sports and other ways to improve your fitness. This week we have two ways to begin swimming and using technology.
The Dogs day of Summer seem to bark a little less when we can take a dip in the pool. Swimming is also a good way to get your workouts in, especially when the temperature is to hot for any other type of workout. You can do casual swimming which is low impact if you have joint or knee pain. You can also take it to the level of people that are in the best shape of their lives. Who do think for people in the best shapes of their lives? Trainers, Professional and Olympic Athletes and our Military. I recently looked at Military.com to see what type of workout they have. They have plenty to choose from...find out which workout to take on.

People are using technology to help them with their diet and fitness programs. You can download the right app. for your I Phone or other smart phone...read more from What's up? USANA.