Stressed? Worried about Alzheimers?

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B Saves Aging Brains!! (I found this in my emails this morning.)

Taking 800 micrograms of folic acid every day might help keep your brain from going into cognitive decline as you get older. That's what Dutch scientist's have found.

More than 800 people ages 50 to 70 who took an 800mcg. folic acid pill every day for three years scored better on cognitive tests than those on a placebo. In fact, the folic acid users scored as well on memory tests as people five years younger, and they processed info as fast as people two years younger.

One explanation: In the study, folic acid lowered blood levels of homocysteine by 25%. High homocysteine is tied to increased risk of heart disease,stroke, and Alzheimer's.

SHAKLEE’S patented B-Complex - with all eight Bs - promotes a healthy cardiovascular system. And what makes this Shaklee product unique is that it's formulated so that the hard-to-absorb but critical B vitamin, called folic acid, is readily absorbed.Shaklee Vita Lea and Vita Lea Gold also have 400mcg. of folic acid in each serving.-taken twice a day,as directed, gives you the guaranteed amount that you need.

To Your Health,
Linda

"Leave your drugs in the Chemist's pot if you can heal the patient with food." Hippocrates 460 BC

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More on the benefits of "B".

B Complex (120 caplets) $24.95 Member Pricing

a. Referred to as the “Happy-Feel-Good Vitamin”, “Energy Vitamin”, “Hormone Balancer”, “Brain Saver”, and the “Heart-Saver”. B Vitamins help to maintain the health of the nerves, skin, eyes, hair, liver and mouth, as well as healthy muscle tone in the gastrointestinal tract and proper brain function. B Complex vitamins are coenzymes involved in energy production and are useful for preventing depression and anxiety.

b. Adequate intake of the B vitamins is very important for elderly people, because these nutrients are not as well absorbed as we age. Dementia and Alzheimer’s can be caused or made worse due to a lack of B vitamins.

c. Being deficient in B Complex is just as great a heart attack risk as smoking, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. “Homocysteine” is a natural by-product of protein metabolism. High homocysteine levels can triple the thickening of plaque in arteries. High levels of homocysteine can significantly increase the risk of ...
>strokes in the large vessels,
>small strokes in the brain that result in mental problems,
>blockage in the arteries of the arms, hands, legs, feet, etc.,

What keeps the “homocysteine” level low? If you have optimal levels of B complex daily (especially folic acid and B6), homocysteine is converted to a harmless substance. It is essential to have adequate B Complex on a daily basis because it is a water soluble vitamin complex, and does not store in the body.

d. There are EIGHT B vitamins that always come together in nature … they always come as a “team” and when used as a supplement, the eight “team members” should always be together in the ratios as found in nature.

e. People with high stress should increase their B Complex because B vitamins are used up very quickly when stress is high.

f. Shaklee’s B Complex has a patented bioactivated folic acid coating. Folic acid is not easily absorbed, so Shaklee developed a unique folic acid coating that makes the nutrient more accessible & bioavailable. This technology is a Shaklee exclusive!

Quote from Emanuel Cheraskin, MD: “Man is a food dependent creature. If you don’t feed him, he will die. If you feed him improperly, part of him will die.”

Blessings,
Linda