Friday, August 17, 2012

PREPARE FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL GERMS!

PREPARE FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL GERMS!

In a few short weeks, there will be millions of children heading back to school and bringing back home, millions of germs! Michelle and I get ready every year, we UP our dosages of Plant Derived Minerals, make sure our bottles of Cell RTQ are full, and make sure we have our Rebound "on tap" to ensure proper hydration and electrolytes. We know that although all these incredible Youngevity nutrients are making us as resilient and strong as we can be on the inside, it seems our boys are just constantly bringing home germs that are "attacking" us on the outside.

I know this may seem trivial, especially with all of the significant health challenges of our world, but anyone that has gotten a nasty cold can relate. And ever since we were kids, our parents would remind us that the best way to prevent colds is to wash your hands. Many illnesses, including the common cold, are spread by not washing hands properly with soap and water. According to statistics from the National Library of Medicine, the common cold accounts for approximately 22 million missed days of school and 20 million absences from work. So as you can see, getting a "little" cold, sure disrupts your life in a major way.

Health and safety experts feel that handwashing is the single most effective way to prevent infections. You can spread certain germs by simply touching another person casually. Touching a contaminated glass, desk, pencil, locker and then touching your face can easily cause you to catch a germ. Unless you're going to live in a bubble, it's impossible not to come into contact with germs. However, washing your hands properly, frequently, and with the right products can keep you from turning those germs into nasty colds and illness.

Along with humming the "Happy Birthday" song to ensure that you're washing your hands long enough, you also need to use the right products. Soap and water are great, soap doesn't really break down dirt and germs, soap makes your skin slick, so the dirt and germs fall or "slip" off. This can be effective only if you rub your hands and make sure to lather and scrub them well. Waterless or alcohol based hand sanitizers can work well as long as the sanitizer contains at least 60 percent alcohol. However, one of the main reasons why people are less inclined to wash is they complain their hands become dry, itchy, and cracked. This is true due to the fact soaps and sanitizers strip the body's natural oils from the skin and frequent cleanings can cause irritation. Therefore it is important to make sure you also protect your skin by frequently using aloe based hand lotions and take natural essential fatty acids that help the skin to retain its natural moisture.

Youngevity's PureWorks brand offers a "fourth generation" safe and effective antimicrobial hand washing solution. PureWorks is 100% alcohol free and is tough on bacteria but will not dry or irritate the skin. While breaking down bacteria and microbial elements from the skin it softens and conditions the skin and protects against harmful bacteria and harmful germs that cause illness.

I encourage you to "arm" yourself and your children with PureWorks in an effort to ward off the onslaught of germs they will surely be exposed to as they head back into the classroom!

For more information contact Pharmacist Keith, (502) 410-3438

Until next week,

Best Wishes for Ultimate Health and Majestic Dreams!


Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI
Save Money, Get Healthy, Create Wealth!
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Follow Your Dreams!

"People who don't follow their dreams are usually the first ones to criticize those who are!"

Have you ever heard this saying?

Have you ever given up on your dreams because the constant criticism finally "knocked you back to reality?"

If so, you're not alone...

But the truth is that the happiest, most successful, and most accomplished people in the world achieved what they did by never giving up.



Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Blood Clots and Oral Contraceptives

The risk of venous thrombosis (blood clots) in women using oral contraceptives (Birth Control)

200% to 300% increased risk with most combo oral contraceptives

260% to 400% increase with NuvaRing

500% increase with Ortho Evra, Yaz (or similar products)

Pharmacist Letter August 2012; Vol: 28, No. 8

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI

Saturday, August 4, 2012

3 Mental Viruses Keeping You from Success

3 Mental Viruses Keeping You from Success

 

Do you suffer from the three mental viruses that are keeping you from success?

 

  1. The Blame Virus – "It's not me." "It's them." "It's circumstances." "It's the weather." "It's the economy." "It's my bosses." "It's the educational system." "It's my race." "It's my gender." "It's my age." "It's where I was raised."

    Learn how to take responsibility for everything that happens to you and shape your life instead of blaming, because you will find there's no money in blaming. You needed money? Take responsibility!

  2. Give Me Results First Then I'll Work Hard Virus. – "Give me the promotion and then watch my smoke." "Give me the raise and then watch my attitude change." "Give me a new rank. Once I have a new rank inside of my company, then I'll step into my leadership." "When you make me a manager, then I'll really pound it." "I know I'm a bus boy now, but when you make me a server, then I'll do it."  

    Life doesn't work that way anywhere. You got to come in, pay your dues. You got to work hard first, and then the universe will get out of it's way and it'll pay you.

  3. Hope-To-Get-Lucky Virus – "I would much rather get away with something than earn it." "I get excited about cutting a corner and getting lucky rather than figuring something out." "I'd much rather sneak into a movie than pay the admission price." 

    It's much better to earn everything than get away with anything. It's better to be good enough to attract the best people into your business, than to hope to luckily find one or two. When you overcome this attitude your success will be long term not fleeting.

Keith Abell, RPh CIP MI
Save Money, Get Healthy, Earn Cash!