NicolePresents: Wellness

We’ve all heard the warning that soda is bad for you, but most people don’t know what exactly is bad about it. For starters, sodas contain a very high level of sugar. Drinking one can of soda is like eating 13 tablespoons of sugar – and not just regular sugarcane sugar, but high fructose corn syrup (a common sweetener made from corn used in many processed foods).  Just because its made from corn, doesn’t mean its healthy as you will find in most studies.

The association between high-fructose corn syrup and obesity may reflect that we consume so much of it. Nearly all sugars add empty calories to our diets. And because high fructose corn syrup is the main sweetener in most soft drinks and a common one in other foods (including breakfast cereals, salad dressings, cheese spreads, yogurts, jams, and peanut butter, among others), many people may just consume more of it then other sugars.

A new study of rats by researchers from the University of Florida suggests that a diet high in fructose may lead the body to develop a resistance to a protein called leptin, which helps control appetite. According to the Washington Post’s recent article, studies have also found mercury in a third of the samples tested. “Mercury is toxic in all its forms. Given how much high-fructose corn syrup is consumed by children, it could be a significant additional source of mercury never before considered. We are calling for immediate changes by industry and the [U.S. Food and Drug Administration] to help stop this avoidable mercury contamination of the food supply,” the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy’s Dr. David Wallinga, a co-author of both studies, said in a prepared statement.

We do know that Americans can stand to cut back on sugar. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average American should consume no more than about 40 grams of added sugars a day–added sugars don’t include those that occur naturally in fruit and other foods.  Just one can of soda is close to this amount.  The average American consumed more than three times that in 2000. People who want to limit their overall sugar intake would be wise to cut down on products that have added sugars, including high-fructose corn syrup, listed among the first several ingredients.

There is a ton of information out there about this and the dangers of HFCS. Start checking your labels and see what you are putting in your body!

Consumer Report Article
Washington Post Article
Empowered Doctor

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We’re back from the Yoli convention in Vegas!  What happens in Vegas is NOT staying in Vegas!

Yoli is on fire!  It’s changing fast and growing rapidly.  In just 90 days of launch they had over 1200 attendees at the conference and people just kept flooding into the room from the Casinos to see what was up.  I guess our enthusiasm swept the Paris Casino. Yoli has been around for just one year including its pre-launch phase and they have already hit industry records of $1MM in sales.

We had such an inspiring 2 days chock full of incredible information about health, wellness and business development. Our cups are really full with great information!

You will start to see an onslaught of information on topics that are really captivating like child obesity, the dangers of sugar, the benefits of AlkaPlex (and other ingredients), the importance of lifestyle and balance, cleanse programs, motivational tools from top Olympic athletes Brian Clay and Carl Lewis, the newest product “FUN”, the Yoli vision for the environment with Trees for the Future, the announcement of the new water bottles and so much more!

What is Yoli? Just ask us about it. We’d love to share.

Email:  nicole@goyoli.com
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The Yoli Blast Cap is an innovative and unique beverage dispensing device changing the way people think about beverages.

It is a device inserted onto a bottle that delivers fresh, freeze dried nutrients and vitamins directly into water for people on the go!

The Blast Cap has virtually an unlimited shelf life and doesn’t have any synthetics, additives and stabilizers found in most beverages like Vitamin Water.  All good and none of the bad!

“Truth” contains so many amazing ingredients – one of the most powerful health choices in the market today!

Probiotics
Superfruits rich with antixoidants
Enzymes
AlkaPlex(tm) – alkalizing agent to bring your PH to neutral
Monatau(tm) – Gold

Yoli will use the Blast Cap technology to design a whole line of products using the most cutting edge ingredients and other innovative uses like Baby Formula and a Pharma Blast for medicinal use.

This technology has revolutionized the beverage industry!  

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