Category Archives: Optimal Health

The Surprising Immune Benefits of B Vitamins

Stefan Tenkoff, Ph.D. inspects a product coming off a packaging line as I look on. Buena Park, Calif. Circa 1965.
Stefan Tenkoff, Ph.D. inspects a product coming off a packaging line as I look on. Buena Park, Calif. Circa 1965.

With all the headline news about immune function, the B vitamins have been on my mind. I know that might sound strange. After all, if I were to ask you to name a few vitamins that are critical for immune health, you might say vitamins A, C or D. If you’re like many people, the B vitamins may be far from your mind. It’s understandable. Despite being well known to nutrition experts, the immune benefits of B vitamins seem almost invisible to everyone else.

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Tips on Healthy Living from Francesca

Sam and I at the Start to Park 10K. We are all smiles knowing we are supporting a good cause, the Power of 5 campaign which helps fight childhood malnutrition. Honolulu, Hawaii, 2017.
Sam and I at the Start to Park 10K. We are all smiles knowing we are supporting a good cause, the Power of 5 campaign which helps fight childhood malnutrition. Honolulu, Hawaii, 2017.

For this post, Sam asked me to share a few tips for healthy living. Like Sam, I have a passion for staying healthy, mostly so we can fully enjoy life’s adventures, big and small. It’s a bond we’ve shared over our 40-plus years of marriage. Staying healthy is priceless at any age, whether you’re in your 20s and just starting out, in your 30s and 40s and going after your goals with gusto, or in your 50s, 60s and beyond and enjoying more free time.

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Happy Happiness Day!

Cheering on runners at our first Nutrilite Power of 5K and kick-off to a virtual 5K, I am all smiles knowing that all this fun, fitness and fresh air is helping raise funds to fight childhood malnutrition around the world. Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada. May 10, 2017.
Cheering on runners at our first Nutrilite Power of 5K and kick-off to a virtual 5K, I am all smiles knowing that all this fun, fitness and fresh air is helping raise funds to fight childhood malnutrition around the world. Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada. May 10, 2017.

I’ve often been called one of those glass-is-half-full kind of guys. I’d have to agree. It’s probably one of the reasons I look forward to the International Day of Happiness every March. Yes, there is an official day to celebrate happiness, thanks to the United Nations and their efforts to recognize the importance of happiness in the lives of people around the world.

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Time to Rethink White Foods

Sliced white onion. The outermost layers are often discarded during food preparation, yet contain the most antioxidants.
Sliced white onion. The outermost layers are often discarded during food preparation, yet contain the most antioxidants.

What white vegetables and fruits lack in color, they make up for in nutrients, including phytonutrients. It’s a key reason why the scientists behind the Nutrilite brand don’t overlook this color group in their quest for health-promoting plant compounds. We can include onions in the mix because it’s an important white vegetable for all the right reasons. Continue reading Time to Rethink White Foods

A Happy Heart Starts Here

An assortment of colorful fruits and vegetables formed into the shape of a heart. Your heart works nonstop pumping about 1,500 to 2,000 gallons of blood through your body daily. In order to do its job optimally, your heart needs proper nourishment.
An assortment of colorful fruits and vegetables formed into the shape of a heart. Your heart works nonstop pumping about 1,500 to 2,000 gallons of blood through your body daily. In order to do its job optimally, your heart needs proper nourishment.

When you think of February, your thoughts may turn to matters of the heart, things like candy, romance and Valentine’s Day. But February is also American Heart Month. This national observance was proclaimed in 1964 by President Lyndon Johnson as a result of the nationwide problem of heart disease. The goal: To urge everyone to take action to achieve and maintain heart health. Continue reading A Happy Heart Starts Here