Imagine standing on an apple. It will be difficult. You will be unsteady, swaying in all directions and much effort is required of you to maintain your stand. You may even require a few people to hold your hands to do so.
Imagine standing on a pumpkin. It will be relatively easy to do so, right ? You will be steady and little effort is required for you to maintain your stand. If the pumpkin is a giant one, you can even invite some of your friends to stand on it too.
If your dream is as big as an apple, are you unlikely to be successful? You will lack confidence; direction and a lot of your efforts will be wasted as you move in all directions except towards your goals.
If your dream is as big as a giant pumpkin. You will move steadily, full of confidence and you will move efficiently towards your goals. You can even ‘lend’ your family, friends and biz partners your dream while they create theirs.
So start thinking BIG and have BIG dreams.
Monday, July 28, 2008
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FLX Product Highlights By Dr J Todd Nilson
July 15, 2007
As a full-time anesthesiologist in a very busy practice, I have a chance to meet surgical patients from multiple different surgical subspecialties. I have a chance to interview them and get to know their medical history in very specific detail. As I do so, I am constantly amazed at the number of people that suffer from temporary or minor joint pain due to regular exercise and activity. It can be a real problem for many people who are not able to enjoy life to the fullest as a result of joint aches and pains.
About 4 years ago, I began experiencing some annoying knee pain when I would exercise vigorously. At the young age of 38 at the time, I remember feeling somewhat discouraged that I was already beginning to get "creaky" and "old." It was at that time that I started becoming aware of the vast number of people who were taking Glucosamine and Chondroitin as a means of maintaining their joint mobility and function. Did you know that as we age, our bodies decrease the natural production of Glucosamine? This compound is a primary component of Chondriotin which is a major building block of cartilage and is responsible for keeping our cartilage soft and flexible. So, I decided to see what Glucosamine and Chondriotin could do for me, and I began taking 3 very large pills in the morning and evening every day. It wasn't but a few weeks later that I really noticed a significant decrease in my minor knee pain and increased mobility during regular exercise. I was so pleased, and I became convinced that I needed to be taking those supplements regularly. However, as my knee joint health continued, my motivation to swallow those large "horse pills" began to diminish and I fell out of compliance with my intended Glucosamine and Chondroitin daily regimen.
I remember very well the day Glen Jensen, our founder and CEO approached me about joining his new company as a part of the Medical Advisory Board. As soon as he explained to me his revolutionary concept of Gel Suspension Technology, the first thing I thought of was how fantastic it would be if I could take Glucosamine and Chondroitin in a gel pack. "If only..." I thought.
Well, now here we are just two years later and we have a product that completely exceeds my original expectations of a Glucosamine/Chondroitin supplement. Agel has created FLX, a revolutionary formulation combining not just Glucosamine and Chondroitin, but MSM and Celadrin as well. This synergistic formulation is a combination that nobody else has, and what's more, it is in a gel preparation for convenient, good tasting, easy consumption. Needless to say, I am passionate about Agel FLX. I take it every day, and it is a product that works. It is not just for the elderly, but it is for every adult, age 16 and up.
I am Dr. Todd Nilson, and I AM Agel.
Here is a quick summary of the important aspects of each of the 4 ingredients:
Chondroitin — Major building block in cartilage, helps keep cartilage soft and flexible
Glucosamine — Major building block in cartilage, helps stimulate more production of Chondroitin MSM — provides the essential sulfur that is necessary to build strong collagen which is also a major component of joint cartilage.
Celadrin — a blend of fatty acids that have the effect of increased joint lubrication
Dr J Todd Nilson
As a full-time anesthesiologist in a very busy practice, I have a chance to meet surgical patients from multiple different surgical subspecialties. I have a chance to interview them and get to know their medical history in very specific detail. As I do so, I am constantly amazed at the number of people that suffer from temporary or minor joint pain due to regular exercise and activity. It can be a real problem for many people who are not able to enjoy life to the fullest as a result of joint aches and pains.
About 4 years ago, I began experiencing some annoying knee pain when I would exercise vigorously. At the young age of 38 at the time, I remember feeling somewhat discouraged that I was already beginning to get "creaky" and "old." It was at that time that I started becoming aware of the vast number of people who were taking Glucosamine and Chondroitin as a means of maintaining their joint mobility and function. Did you know that as we age, our bodies decrease the natural production of Glucosamine? This compound is a primary component of Chondriotin which is a major building block of cartilage and is responsible for keeping our cartilage soft and flexible. So, I decided to see what Glucosamine and Chondriotin could do for me, and I began taking 3 very large pills in the morning and evening every day. It wasn't but a few weeks later that I really noticed a significant decrease in my minor knee pain and increased mobility during regular exercise. I was so pleased, and I became convinced that I needed to be taking those supplements regularly. However, as my knee joint health continued, my motivation to swallow those large "horse pills" began to diminish and I fell out of compliance with my intended Glucosamine and Chondroitin daily regimen.
I remember very well the day Glen Jensen, our founder and CEO approached me about joining his new company as a part of the Medical Advisory Board. As soon as he explained to me his revolutionary concept of Gel Suspension Technology, the first thing I thought of was how fantastic it would be if I could take Glucosamine and Chondroitin in a gel pack. "If only..." I thought.
Well, now here we are just two years later and we have a product that completely exceeds my original expectations of a Glucosamine/Chondroitin supplement. Agel has created FLX, a revolutionary formulation combining not just Glucosamine and Chondroitin, but MSM and Celadrin as well. This synergistic formulation is a combination that nobody else has, and what's more, it is in a gel preparation for convenient, good tasting, easy consumption. Needless to say, I am passionate about Agel FLX. I take it every day, and it is a product that works. It is not just for the elderly, but it is for every adult, age 16 and up.
I am Dr. Todd Nilson, and I AM Agel.
Here is a quick summary of the important aspects of each of the 4 ingredients:
Chondroitin — Major building block in cartilage, helps keep cartilage soft and flexible
Glucosamine — Major building block in cartilage, helps stimulate more production of Chondroitin MSM — provides the essential sulfur that is necessary to build strong collagen which is also a major component of joint cartilage.
Celadrin — a blend of fatty acids that have the effect of increased joint lubrication
Dr J Todd Nilson
HRT Product Highlights By Dr Jaroslav Boublik
Though I am from Melbourne Australia, I write this on the 4th of July from a hotel room in Provo Utah, just a few miles from the Agel global headquarters. I have been in the US for a week and felt really privileged to be involved in the launch of Agel's latest product HRT at the Orlando Mastermind event over the weekend. I presented the science behind this wonderful product to 2000 excited Agel Team Members and it was by far the pinnacle of my time as a Geldoc.
To give you a little of my background that is relevant to my particular interest in HRT, my father passed away when I was 12 years old of a massive coronary. He had been a long time smoker in a high stress job and, while he was not overweight, his food choices, in retrospect, could have been better. Dad's birthday was July 4th and he would have been 90 today. I can't help but wonder if HRT had've been around 40 years ago if he may have made it….
That experience set me on a path to pursue a career in medical research and after getting a PhD. in neuroendocrinology I came to the US to do a Post-Doc in peptide research at the Salk Institute, in La Jolla CA. My interest turned back to cardiovascular research and I worked on a newly discovered peptide, Neuropeptide Y, which was found to be important in blood pressure control. It's interesting to note that the most recent research on NPY suggests that it is important in managing the drive to consume carbohydrates so NPY-related compounds may prove important in controlling obesity. I guess this shows how intimately linked all these systems are.
When I went back to Australia I set up and, for 5 years, ran the Peptide Chemistry Laboratory at the Baker Medical Research Institute, Australia's #1 centre for cardiovascular research. As time went on I became disillusioned with the drug therapy approach to medicine and became increasingly interested in nutritional medicine. I studied nutritional and complementary medicine and in 1994 left the Baker Institute to start my own company, focused on nutritional and complementary medicine research and development. As part of that work I'm always looking for the latest technologies in nutrition and nutrient delivery and late in 2005 I came across Agel. I immediately saw that the Suspension Gel delivery system was a concept before it's time and I have been involved in Agel as a member of the “Geldocs” Professional Advisory Team since early 2006.
Agel's product development guru, Joel Rockwood, conceived HRT and the Geldocs provided advisory services during its development so in some ways it's the first product to emerge from a co-operative development process and as such we are all very proud of it. Joel has done an amazing job getting a formulation together for maximal effectiveness and a wonderful butterscotch flavour. HRT contains a series of critical nutrients that assist in managing cholesterol levels, maintaining optimal homo-cysteine levels (an important marker for vascular damage), supporting both baseline, and exercise-induced, cardiac muscle energy production and provide several cardiovascular-specific antioxidants to manage free radical production.
I believe that the key to maintaining long-term wellness, if you already enjoy a good level of health, or developing it if you don't, is a concerted program of preventative practices. They include; regular (daily) consumption of a broad range of high quality nutritional supplements - like the Agel range, making careful food choices based on predominately fresh foods, regular exercise, some kind of stress management activity, and adequate sleep. This kind of program applies directly to cardiovascular health and will help manage your “cardiovascular disease risk factors”. These fall into two groups; fixed risks - those that you can't do anything about, and variable, or manageable, risks - those that you can address and minimise. Fixed risks include your chronological age, gender and genetic inheritance. For me, with a parent who died at an early age (54) of cardiovascular disease, my genetic inheritance risk is high so I must work even harder to manage the risks I can address. The manageable risks include; obesity, elevated blood cholesterol, elevated blood pressure, smoking, inactivity, stress and biological age. All of these can be actively minimized through the choices we make and those choices can be supported by a well-designed cardiovascular supplement.
HRT is the best cardiovascular support supplement I've seen and for me it will become a regular, once a day, lifetime habit.
To give you a little of my background that is relevant to my particular interest in HRT, my father passed away when I was 12 years old of a massive coronary. He had been a long time smoker in a high stress job and, while he was not overweight, his food choices, in retrospect, could have been better. Dad's birthday was July 4th and he would have been 90 today. I can't help but wonder if HRT had've been around 40 years ago if he may have made it….
That experience set me on a path to pursue a career in medical research and after getting a PhD. in neuroendocrinology I came to the US to do a Post-Doc in peptide research at the Salk Institute, in La Jolla CA. My interest turned back to cardiovascular research and I worked on a newly discovered peptide, Neuropeptide Y, which was found to be important in blood pressure control. It's interesting to note that the most recent research on NPY suggests that it is important in managing the drive to consume carbohydrates so NPY-related compounds may prove important in controlling obesity. I guess this shows how intimately linked all these systems are.
When I went back to Australia I set up and, for 5 years, ran the Peptide Chemistry Laboratory at the Baker Medical Research Institute, Australia's #1 centre for cardiovascular research. As time went on I became disillusioned with the drug therapy approach to medicine and became increasingly interested in nutritional medicine. I studied nutritional and complementary medicine and in 1994 left the Baker Institute to start my own company, focused on nutritional and complementary medicine research and development. As part of that work I'm always looking for the latest technologies in nutrition and nutrient delivery and late in 2005 I came across Agel. I immediately saw that the Suspension Gel delivery system was a concept before it's time and I have been involved in Agel as a member of the “Geldocs” Professional Advisory Team since early 2006.
Agel's product development guru, Joel Rockwood, conceived HRT and the Geldocs provided advisory services during its development so in some ways it's the first product to emerge from a co-operative development process and as such we are all very proud of it. Joel has done an amazing job getting a formulation together for maximal effectiveness and a wonderful butterscotch flavour. HRT contains a series of critical nutrients that assist in managing cholesterol levels, maintaining optimal homo-cysteine levels (an important marker for vascular damage), supporting both baseline, and exercise-induced, cardiac muscle energy production and provide several cardiovascular-specific antioxidants to manage free radical production.
I believe that the key to maintaining long-term wellness, if you already enjoy a good level of health, or developing it if you don't, is a concerted program of preventative practices. They include; regular (daily) consumption of a broad range of high quality nutritional supplements - like the Agel range, making careful food choices based on predominately fresh foods, regular exercise, some kind of stress management activity, and adequate sleep. This kind of program applies directly to cardiovascular health and will help manage your “cardiovascular disease risk factors”. These fall into two groups; fixed risks - those that you can't do anything about, and variable, or manageable, risks - those that you can address and minimise. Fixed risks include your chronological age, gender and genetic inheritance. For me, with a parent who died at an early age (54) of cardiovascular disease, my genetic inheritance risk is high so I must work even harder to manage the risks I can address. The manageable risks include; obesity, elevated blood cholesterol, elevated blood pressure, smoking, inactivity, stress and biological age. All of these can be actively minimized through the choices we make and those choices can be supported by a well-designed cardiovascular supplement.
HRT is the best cardiovascular support supplement I've seen and for me it will become a regular, once a day, lifetime habit.
OHM Product Highlights By Dr Jaroslav Boublik
November 12, 2007
As spring takes hold in my garden I know that summer isn't far away. For me summer is all about being outside. Whether it's on a windsurfer, mountain bike or just my running shoes I love to get out and enjoy the warm weather.
To really enjoy that outdoor time it's great to have lots of available energy. That energy is also important when we are working, spending time with family or travelling. To have the abundant energy we all want requires a balanced diet, good energy producing mechanisms, regular exercise and sufficient sleep. Those energy-producing mechanisms can be assisted by a range of supplementary nutrients. To make best use of that energy requires focus and optimal focus can also be supported, this time by specific herbs.
By now you may have guessed what this newsletter is going to be about — Agel™ OHM. We are so excited that OHM will soon be available in Australia and New Zealand and soon everyone will be able to experience the boost of energy that every gel pack releases in you.
We are also excited that OHM will be the first TGA Listed product from Agel™. What does that mean to Agel™? More importantly, what does that mean to you? First the TGA is the Therapeutic Goods Administration. They are a division of the Department of Health and Ageing and the Australian regulator of therapeutic goods, including all drugs and nutritional supplements. OHM is a Listed product — that means it is now included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) and to be on the register it has met certain requirements such as the safety of all ingredients, manufacturing in a TGA licensed facility, accurate packaging and a host of others.
The TGA also allows Agel™ to make certain sustainable claims for OHM. There are 2 claims that have been allowed for OHM.
The first is quite short, but extremely powerful, and states, “Aids, assists or helps in the maintenance of general well-being” This tells us that everyone who is serious about creating a state of wellbeing may benefit from the use of OHM.
The second claim is very long (and has some repetition because of the requirements related to the allowed claims for each ingredient) but gives a great overview of the important ingredients in OHM. It states, ”Agel OHM, is a blend of micronutrients and herbs that complements a proper diet and regular exercise to support the body by providing the “extra energy” required to meet everyday demands. It does not rely upon stimulants like caffeine. Rather, it looks to a B—complex vitamin—based formula that acts as a coenzyme to facilitate the body's own metabolic processes required to convert carbohydrates into energy. Panax Ginseng is included, a strong antioxidant helping the body to resist stressful influences. Panax Ginseng has also been associated with beneficial effects on motor performance, cognitive behavior and overall quality of life. Schizandra, grown in China and Korea is another premium herb found in OHM, used historically and today to help improve concentration, strength, stamina, endurance, and alertness, without causing nervousness like caffeine related stimulants. Panax ginseng is used as a so-called "adaptogen" for increasing resistance to environmental stress and as a general tonic for improving well-being. Schizandra is used as an adaptogen for increasing resistance to minor diseases and stress, increasing energy, and increasing physical performance and endurance. Agel™ OHM's schizandra and panax ginseng help increase your resistance against stressful influences and it may help to enhance your body's performance and mental focus, as well as reduce physical recovery time.”
What these claims don't talk about are the other ingredients like Taurine, which among other actions helps maintains healthy enzyme activity in the heart muscle, and contributes to the ability of the heart to pump. OHM also contains Ribose, a metabolic sugar. Many studies demonstrate the ability of ribose to restock fuel stores to the working muscles. Another key ingredient is chromium that is thought to be needed for glucose utilization by insulin in normal health.
All together OHM is a powerful formulation to support the body by providing the “extra energy” required to meet everyday demands.
Who do you know that needs an energy boost? Energy to get through the “3 o'clock slump”. Energy to chase the grandkids? Or energy to get on that windsurfer and sail all day. That's the one that appeals to me… what's your Agel™ OHM why?
Dr Jaroslav Boublik
As spring takes hold in my garden I know that summer isn't far away. For me summer is all about being outside. Whether it's on a windsurfer, mountain bike or just my running shoes I love to get out and enjoy the warm weather.
To really enjoy that outdoor time it's great to have lots of available energy. That energy is also important when we are working, spending time with family or travelling. To have the abundant energy we all want requires a balanced diet, good energy producing mechanisms, regular exercise and sufficient sleep. Those energy-producing mechanisms can be assisted by a range of supplementary nutrients. To make best use of that energy requires focus and optimal focus can also be supported, this time by specific herbs.
By now you may have guessed what this newsletter is going to be about — Agel™ OHM. We are so excited that OHM will soon be available in Australia and New Zealand and soon everyone will be able to experience the boost of energy that every gel pack releases in you.
We are also excited that OHM will be the first TGA Listed product from Agel™. What does that mean to Agel™? More importantly, what does that mean to you? First the TGA is the Therapeutic Goods Administration. They are a division of the Department of Health and Ageing and the Australian regulator of therapeutic goods, including all drugs and nutritional supplements. OHM is a Listed product — that means it is now included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) and to be on the register it has met certain requirements such as the safety of all ingredients, manufacturing in a TGA licensed facility, accurate packaging and a host of others.
The TGA also allows Agel™ to make certain sustainable claims for OHM. There are 2 claims that have been allowed for OHM.
The first is quite short, but extremely powerful, and states, “Aids, assists or helps in the maintenance of general well-being” This tells us that everyone who is serious about creating a state of wellbeing may benefit from the use of OHM.
The second claim is very long (and has some repetition because of the requirements related to the allowed claims for each ingredient) but gives a great overview of the important ingredients in OHM. It states, ”Agel OHM, is a blend of micronutrients and herbs that complements a proper diet and regular exercise to support the body by providing the “extra energy” required to meet everyday demands. It does not rely upon stimulants like caffeine. Rather, it looks to a B—complex vitamin—based formula that acts as a coenzyme to facilitate the body's own metabolic processes required to convert carbohydrates into energy. Panax Ginseng is included, a strong antioxidant helping the body to resist stressful influences. Panax Ginseng has also been associated with beneficial effects on motor performance, cognitive behavior and overall quality of life. Schizandra, grown in China and Korea is another premium herb found in OHM, used historically and today to help improve concentration, strength, stamina, endurance, and alertness, without causing nervousness like caffeine related stimulants. Panax ginseng is used as a so-called "adaptogen" for increasing resistance to environmental stress and as a general tonic for improving well-being. Schizandra is used as an adaptogen for increasing resistance to minor diseases and stress, increasing energy, and increasing physical performance and endurance. Agel™ OHM's schizandra and panax ginseng help increase your resistance against stressful influences and it may help to enhance your body's performance and mental focus, as well as reduce physical recovery time.”
What these claims don't talk about are the other ingredients like Taurine, which among other actions helps maintains healthy enzyme activity in the heart muscle, and contributes to the ability of the heart to pump. OHM also contains Ribose, a metabolic sugar. Many studies demonstrate the ability of ribose to restock fuel stores to the working muscles. Another key ingredient is chromium that is thought to be needed for glucose utilization by insulin in normal health.
All together OHM is a powerful formulation to support the body by providing the “extra energy” required to meet everyday demands.
Who do you know that needs an energy boost? Energy to get through the “3 o'clock slump”. Energy to chase the grandkids? Or energy to get on that windsurfer and sail all day. That's the one that appeals to me… what's your Agel™ OHM why?
Dr Jaroslav Boublik
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