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All I can say is WOW!  Something that lives up to the marketing literature and has Multiple Independent Research to back up claims.  But forget about all that.  This is the first product I have taken that literally makes me feel younger when I get out of bed in the morning and much less my chronological age when I engage in activities!   

Click on Order Now above to be able to order Protandim wholesale (no sign up fees) or call Donna Morrow at 610-565-6561 for help getting registered with the company.  Protandim is available at the Media Wellness Center for retail purchase.

Dr Pat Salvitti 

PROTANDIM OFFERS YOU A BETTER WAY TO FIGHT THE FREE RADICALS THAT CAUSE AGING            

More about Protandim

Results of a new peer-reviewed study published online in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine clearly demonstrates that the synergistic impact of the active ingredients used in the formulation of Protandim(R) dramatically increases the body's production of glutathione, a key antioxidant and anti-aging factor, as well as increases important antioxidant enzymes.

Protandim(R), a patented product developed by LifeVantage Corporation, was proven by an earlier study to actually slow the progressive rate of aging. This new study confirms that Protandim's(R) gene induction approach to antioxidant therapy provides much broader and more powerful benefits to the body than those provided by vitamins such as E and C, according to the Company.

Dr. Joe McCord, a co-author of the study, commented, "The results of this study may change how we view aging and the factors that impact healthy aging. Notably, glutathione, which is of particular interest to many disease researchers, was increased more than 300 percent with Protandim. Glutathione plays a key role in the immune system and when glutathione levels drop, a person's ability to fight disease also decreases. In addition to the findings on glutathione, the study also shows that Protandim delivers an antioxidant benefit to the body that exceeds those provided by vitamins E and C."

McCord added, "Contrary to popular belief, our bodies don't actually rely upon the intake of vitamins, such as C and E, to maintain proper antioxidant balance; rather we utilize a complex network of antioxidant enzymes to maintain health and protect against oxidative stress. Oxidative stress is damaging to our bodies in that it is a major contributor to aging, weakened immune function, and over 200 diseases. In fact, the use of direct antioxidants, such as vitamins C and E, as an effective way to reduce oxidative stress has been largely discredited in the past few years. Under some circumstances, vitamins such as C and E can actually promote oxidative stress rather than relieve it. Protandim(R) reduces oxidative stress by enhancing the body's entire network of antioxidant enzymes."

The study was conducted by scientists at the University of Colorado Denver and Ochsner Medical Center and illustrates that all five of Protandim's active ingredients contribute synergistically to the composition's activity, allowing it to work at low, pharmacologically attainable doses of each. Even low doses of Protandim were shown to induce human cells to increase their production of many antioxidant enzymes, and other anti-aging factors.

David Brown, LifeVantage President and CEO said, "This study is one of over 20 studies involving Protandim. Scientists are well aware of the dangers caused by oxidative stress to the body and are eager to study the only product that has been clinically proven to make such a measurable difference. We believe that the science behind Protandim is unparalleled and that it offers the promise of proven health benefits to anyone who takes the product."

About Protandim(R)
Protandim(R) is a groundbreaking, clinically proven solution for healthy aging. This patented anti-oxidant therapy is 1000's of times more powerful than red wine, oranges, blueberries, acai juice or other popular anti-oxidant supplements. Protandim works by increasing the body's natural anti-oxidant protection at the cellular level, triggering cells to produce naturally occurring protective antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, and glutathione synthase.

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Vitamin D Deficiency

Long known for its role in the prevention of childhood rickets and in the intestinal absorption of dietary calcium, vitamin D has now been found to be important in protecting the body from a wide range of diseases. Disorders linked with vitamin D deficiency include stroke, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, osteomalacia, several forms of cancer, some autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and type I diabetes, and even type 2 diabetes, depression and schizophrenia. A major culprit of vitamin D deficiency is inadequate sun exposure. Vitamin D deficiency is especially problematic for people who spend much of their time indoors, or who live in colder climates.

Who is at Risk?

• The Elderly
The vitamin D precursor decreases in the skin with age, therefore elderly people are more prone to deficiency.  Living in rest homes or becoming home-bound can limit exposure to sunshine. Muscle weakness and osteoporosis associated with vitamin D deficiency make the elderly more susceptible to falling and fracture risk. Clinical trials indicate that vitamin D supplementation may decrease the risk of fractures

• Dark-Skinned People
Dark skinned people require much longer sunlight exposure to generate adequate circulating vitamin D compared to fair-skinned people

• People with Limited Sunlight Exposure
People living at northern latitudes or who have limited sunlight exposure because of their working environment or cultural dress rules may have low vitamin D levels

• Musculoskeletal Pain Sufferers
Patients with symptoms of hypothyroidism20, non-specific musculoskeletal pain21, chronic low back pain22, or fibromyalgia23 are frequently found to have low vitamin D levels and show clinical improvement after supplementation. Vitamin D screening is strongly recommended in patients presenting with musculoskeletal pain24

• Overweight or Obese People
Vitamin D can be locked up in fat stores in obese patients, who have been found to have lower levels of circulating 25-hydroxy vitamin D and are at risk of deficiency25

• Breast-Fed Infants, and Children with Limited SunlightExposure
All children require adequate circulating vitamin D to prevent rickets. Dark-skinned children and those who spend much of the day in indoor daycare centers are at risk of deficiency. Breast-fed children often receive inadequate amounts of
vitamin D, particularly when their mothers are deficient. Maternal supplementation26 or the use of cod liver oil or other vitamin D supplements in infants and children can avoid the risk of developing type 1 diabetes in childhood27

Why Measure D Levels?
Vitamin D screening has been recommended as a routine part of the annual physical examination3,5. Deficiency may be present even when there are no symptoms, yet it is simple to correct and may solve a number of subclinical health problems and reduce risk for more serious diseases.

Innovations in Testing: Vitamin D

Why test Vitamin D? Vitamin D deficiency is very common, particularly in northern climates with little sunshine. Vitamin D has been found to be important in protecting the body from a wide range of diseases, including cardiovascular disease, stroke, osteoporosis, osteomalacia, cancer, autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes (types 1 and 2), and schizophrenia.

ZRT has now developed and refined Vitamin D testing in capillary blood taken from the finger and dried on filter paper. Blood collection can be done at home and from there sent directly to ZRT Laboratory by regular or expedited mail without any special processing or precautions. Also, patients will no longer be inconvenienced by having to drive to a blood collection center and wait their turn.

How does the new blood spot Vitamin D assay compare with conventional venipuncture serum testing? ZRT has shown conclusively that with this new finger-stick dried blood spot testing method Vitamin D results are quantitatively equivalent to Vitamin D testing in serum drawn by venipuncture.

ZRT blood spot tests for Vitamin D are available at the Media Wellness Center  610-566-2525.

For much more information about the importance of Vitamin D go to: http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/