Friday, May 30, 2014

One Day Only - Silver Shield Sale - 5/30/14




Silver Shield with Aqua Sol Technology harnesses the power of silver colloids for incredible immune system support. With 18 parts per million, Silver Shield is both safe and effective.

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Monday, May 26, 2014

3$ Shipping and 5% OFF - 5/26 - 5/28/14




Salads, watermelon, plates, cups...and supplements!
Don't forget your health this holiday!

Save up to 18% this week on Vitamin B-Complex capsules, our weekly special. This formula supports nervous system health and aids digestive function. B vitamins also help regulate energy, circulation, hormones and more. Since they are water-soluble, it's important to replenish them daily.

PLUS, today is the LAST day to save on Stomach Comfort chewable tablets for help with occasional indigestion and upset stomach.

Happy holidays and happy healthy savings from NSP!

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32 fl. oz. 12
16 fl. oz. 20
Thai-Go and Noni Juice 4 two-packs

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Save On Anxiousless Up To 25% OFF - 5/21 - 5/22/14




Have YOU tried AnxiousLess? It's NSP's new and extremely popular formula for the nervous system. This natural product is changing lives all over America as it helps quickly ease anxiousness without drowsiness and promotes feelings of confidence.

People who have tried it love it for situational use:

job interviews
before a flight
for dealing with crowds
in anticipation of a confrontation
or any other occasion that might normally cause anxiousness.

AnxiousLess features Sceletium tortuosum and a blend of four specially selected nutrients that offer proven nourishment to the nervous system. It may help improve mood and reduce fatigue! You've got to share stuff this good!

If you haven't tried it yet, NOW is your best opportunity! Save up to 25% when you purchase at least 9 bottles. Other discounts are available too.

NSP's unique and effective AnxiousLess formula is patent-pending. Check it out today and see how good you're supposed to feel.

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Monday, May 19, 2014

Soothe Your Tummy - Save Up To 18% On Stomach Comfort - 5/19 - 5/26/14

Stomach Comfort

When your food bites you back, send your stomach some comfort.Soothing Stomach Comfort provides natural support for occasional indigestion and upset stomach. It contains:
calcium carbonate to help neutralize acid and help balance pH levels
alginic acid, which helps maintain the mucus lining of the esophagus
slippery elm bark to coat and soothe the digestive tract
digestive herbs (ginger, papaya and licorice) to support proper digestion and healthy stomach function

Avoid artificial colors, flavors and other additives often found in popular over-the-counter antacids. Go natural with NSP Stomach Comfort.

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Reminder: May 19 is the last day to save up to 18% on our top-seller Nutri-Calm®, for soothing nervous system support. Stock up today!

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Up To 36% OFF - Spring Savings - 5/14 - 5/16/14


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We're welcoming spring with a bouquet of savings for you and your customers. Enjoy EXTRA-BIG discounts on five favorites, including two at more than 30% off!

Pick up Magnesium Complex for just $7 a bottle!
Citrus Bioflavonoids (500 mg Vitamin C/tablet) is just $10 a bottle!
And save up to 25% on three other unique and popular NSP formulas with our "buy 4 get 1 FREE" and "buy 9 get 3 FREE" specials on Skeletal Strength®, Mega-Chel® and Adrenal Support.

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Magnesium supports the nervous and structural systems and nourishes muscles as it aids with energy production.
Citrus Bioflavonoids provides essential vitamin C for immune system support and collagen production.
Skeletal Strength offers key nutritional factors to build and strengthen bones, including calcium, magnesium, vitamin D and phosphorus plus a host of other minerals, B vitamins and nourishing herbs.
Mega-Chel is a mega-supplement for the circulatory system, providing copious quantities of essential vitamins and minerals, plus herbs and other nutrients and substances to support the heart and entire blood vessel network.
Adrenal Support blends a variety of vitamins, minerals, enzymes and adaptogenic herbs in a special formula to nourish the adrenal glands, thereby supporting the body's ability to cope with stress.

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Don't miss the savings May 14-16.

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Monday, May 12, 2014

Save Up To 18% On Nutri-Calm - May 12 - 19, 2014





Whatever your "keep calm" slogan may be, Nutri-Calm can help make it happen!

This extremely popular blend of B vitamins, vitamin C and soothing herbs for the nervous system provides nutritional support for frayed nerves and helps with relaxation and restful sleep.

Everyone has stressful days. With the pace of life and all of its demands, many of us live in a near-constant state of occasional stress. This causes the body to rapidly burn through B vitamins, which are key to the nervous system's function.

Nutri-Calm provides plentiful amounts (100--4,000% of Daily Value) of thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, B6, folic acid, B12, biotin and pantothenic acid to nourish the brain and nervous system. It also contains extra vitamin C, which provides immune defense, along with extracts of valerian root, passionflower flowers and hops flowers--known nervous system supporters. 

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Reminder: May 12 is the last day to save up to 18% on ALJ®, for comprehensive respiratory system support. Stock up today >

ALSO, take advantage of Equolibrium prostate DHT binder specials extended through May 31:

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These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

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Monday, May 5, 2014

Save Big on Allergy Relief - 5/5 - 5/12/14




This time of year airborne particles are everywhere. When they get in our airways, the body turns on its cleansing mechanisms, and kicks the immune system into gear.

NSP's unique herbal formula ALJ® helps balance the natural eliminative functions of the respiratory system, supporting healthy lung function, soothing irritated tissues, and encouraging gentle cleansing of the respiratory system.

Save up to 18% on ALJ when you purchase it May 5-12.

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Exclusive to Nature's Sunshine, Equolibrium harnesses the power of equol-a powerful antioxidant that supports the prostate. Equol is the only known molecule to bind directly to DHT, protecting the prostate without triggering the side effects caused by enzyme-blocking products.

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Immune Health and the Gut

by Dr. William J. Keller

If you have done some reading on the immune system lately, you know that immunity involves a complex network of specialized cells and organs that evolved to defend the body against attacks by foreign invaders such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and other parasites.

The two basic kinds or types of immunity are termed innate and acquired. Innate immunity, also known as genetic or species immunity, represents a wide range of immune protective factors that a person is born with. In contrast, acquired immunity becomes part of the host defenses by means other than heredity. Within this category, immune protection can be acquired naturally or artificially.

Natural acquired immunity is developed through the recovery from a specific infectious disease while artificial acquired immunity occurs when the host receives a vaccine or antitoxin. This category can be further subdivided by using the terms
active (the host actively produces antibodies in response to a solution of antigens such as those in a vaccine) and passive (the host passively accepts preformed antibodies present in products such as an antitoxin).

When our immune system malfunctions, the consequences can range from microbial infections to cancer. Many nutritional supplement ingredients are effective in supporting immune system health. Some of the more popular and scientifically substantiated ingredients include:

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1. Echinacea has been shown to stimulate the immune system by increasing the activity of certain immune cells and by promoting the release of cytokines (cellular communication and regulatory molecules) from these immune cells (1).

2. Elderberry contains flavonoid derivatives called anthocyanidins that appear to have immunomodulatory effects. These compounds in elderberry extract have been found to bind to viruses and block their ability to invade host cells (2). In this way, elderberry is thought to reduce the severity of viral flu symptoms.

3. Vitamin D3 has been known for quite some time as being important in supporting bone health. However, recently Vitamin D3 has also been shown to be a key component in enhancing the immune system. Sophisticated experiments have demonstrated that Vitamin D3 is essential for the activation of immune cells needed to seek out and destroy infectious invading microbes (3). Without this activation, infections such as influenza and the common cold appear to be more severe and longer lasting.

4. Scientific studies on ingredients such as zinc, Korean ginseng, Vitamin C, beta-glucans and arabinogalactans show that all of these enhance and improve the effectiveness of the immune system by increasing the protective activity of certain immune cells. Macrophages, neutrophils, NK (natural killer) cells and T-cells (T-lymphocytes) are responsible for attacking and neutralizing foreign, disease-causing microbes. Without the proper function of these immune cells, infectious diseases such as colds and the flu usually occur more frequently, are more severe, and have a longer duration.

As a pharmacy student and during my graduate school days, I was always interested in the concepts of immunology. However, back in those days, the association of immune function and the gut was either not mentioned or was discussed very superficially. Now that we understand how important a properly functioning gut is to the immune system, I’m fascinated by reading the many excellent scientific papers on this topic. A particularly intriguing aspect focuses on how gut bacteria may influence various disease processes while being involved with their beneficial role in digestion and metabolism.

In a previous Hot Topic paper, I described how the “Western diet”—high in fats and simple sugars—can reshape the gut microbial community (microbiome) and predispose humans to obesity and all of the health problems that accompany the obese state. Dietary fibers escape host digestion, but resident microbes in the distal gut (large intestine) metabolize these indigestible leftovers to yield short-chain fatty acids such as acetic, propionic and butyric acids. Not only do these acids contribute about 10% to our daily energy supply but they also impact the immune system.

Gut microbe-generated acetate interacts with immune cells to quiet an overactive immune system while propionic acid appears to promote the acquired immune response by acting on T-lymphocytes (4). Butyric acid is known to serve as an important energy source for gut endothelial cells thereby enhancing innate immunity.

We’re all familiar with the benefits of the polyphenolic antioxidants. Recently, it has been found that the well-known ellagic acid, present primarily in berries and nuts, is metabolized by gut microbes to a class of compounds known as the urolithins. Specific urolithins are thought to reduce inflammation and thus protect against cancer (5).

We have focused on a few important aspects of gut health as they relate to a properly functioning immune system. However, keep in mind that our gut microbes have long been known to be part of other processes such as food digestion and the production of essential micronutrients.

On the downside, our gut bacteria can be directly linked to medical conditions such as obesity, inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes and cancer. Therefore, I believe that it’s imperative that we continue toward a better understanding of this huge population of microbes that live in our gastrointestinal tract and other parts of our body. Another way of looking at this situation is that we are outnumbered. Believe it or not, the vast majority of cells that make up the human body are microbial cells.

References:
1. Echinacea. Pharmacist’s Letter/Prescriber’s Letter Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database. 8th ed. Stockton, CA: Therapeutic Research Faculty ; 2010. p. 605.
2. Elderberry. Pharmacist’s Letter/Prescriber’s Letter Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database. 8th ed. Stockton, CA: Therapeutic Research Faculty ; 2010. p. 615.
3. Von Essen MR, et al. Vitamin D controls T cell antigen receptor signaling and activation of human T cells. Nature Immunology. 2010; 11(4):344-349.
4. Fukuda S, et al. Bifidobacteria can protect from enteropathogenic infection through production of acetate. Nature. 2011 Jan 27;469(7331):543-547.
5. González-Sarrías A, et al. NF-kappaB-dependent anti-inflammatory activity of urolithins, gut microbiota ellagic acid-derived metabolites, in human colonic fibroblasts. British Journal of Nutrition. 2010 Aug;104(4):503-12.

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Protecting brain health

Protecting brain health is imperative at any age, but this concept is particularly meaningful after 50. Scientific and medical wisdom suggest that some degree of cognitive decline is part of the aging process. The possibility of living longer and healthier lives are within reach, but brain health must be preserved while achieving this goal.

For this reason, it’s quite encouraging to learn that scientists have discovered that neurological structure and function can be preserved and even restored. We can now offer scientifically substantiated approaches to enhancing our cognitive health.

Factors contributing to the gradual decline of mental acuity

Various factors contribute to the gradual decline of mental acuity as we age. Recent studies suggest that inflammation, high blood pressure, elevated insulin levels, obesity, arterial inelasticity, and a condition known as metabolic syndrome are all risk factors that can lead to an accelerated decline in brain health.

Anxiety and depression can also predispose an individual to a deterioration of brain health. A good strategy for preserving brain function starts with preventing illnesses that are known to contribute to cognitive decline. The old adage “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” definitely applies here. Good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle are obviously beneficial to brain health and should be addressed daily.

A healthy neurological system is also dependent on keeping blood pressure and body weight in check, avoiding diabetes and its precursor metabolic syndrome, as well as treating depression and anxiety disorders.

Well-known dietary supplement ingredients support brain health

A number of well-known dietary supplement ingredients support brain health. Nerve cells (neurons) have a high energy demand, and for this reason, free radicals are abundant due to a high level of oxidative metabolism within neurons. Antioxidants scavenge these free radicals and thus minimize neuronal damage.

Alpha-lipoic acid is quite valuable for neuronal protection because of its solubility characteristics that allows considerable free radical neutralizing activity within nerve cell mitochondria. Inflammation is implicated in a wide variety of neurological disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease.

Ginkgo biloba leaf extract (GBE) is well-known for its neur-protective effects mediated through anti-inflammatory and antioxidant action. GBE has been used extensively for memory enhancement as well as in a wide variety of dementias.

Omega-3 fatty acids in particular docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), have been used quite frequently to combat neurological damage and inflammation.

Phosphatidyl-serine (PS) and related phospholipids are integral components of every cell membrane and are particularly abundant in brain neuronal membranes. In Europe and Japan, PS is sold as a prescription drug to remedy memory loss and learning deficits.

Acetylcholine is responsible for a wide range of cognitive deficits

It’s been known that a declining level of the essential neurotransmitter acetylcholine is responsible for a wide range of cognitive deficits (1). By boosting acetylcholine levels in the brain, cognitive deficits are usually reversed. One approach to increasing brain acetylcholine levels involves inhibiting acetylcholine esterase, the enzyme responsible for acetylcholine metabolism or breakdown.

Many of the prescription drugs used to treat Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias act as cholinesterase inhibitors. A naturally occurring cholinesterase inhibitor sold as a nutritional supplement is called huperzine A. This alkaloid is isolated and purified from extracts of the Chinese club moss, Huperzia serrata. Huperzine A has been found to be both potent and effective in elevating brain levels of acetylcholine (2).

Synapses--connections between brain cells

Recent research has demonstrated that cognitive impairment is most closely associated with a functional decline of the connections between brain cells called synapses. It appears that higher concentrations of healthy, highly functional synapses are directly correlated with improved memory and cognition.

Therefore, if brain cell synapses can be protected and preserved, then cognitive health can be maintained and perhaps even enhanced. It has been shown that magnesium is important to the propagation of nerve impulses that occur between cells. In fact, several neurological disorders, such as depression, have been shown to be related to low levels of magnesium in the brain (3).

These and other observations have led to efforts to increase levels of magnesium in the brain. Initial efforts proved to be futile because it was found that magnesium does not efficiently cross the blood–brain barrier.

Recently, it was reported that magnesium threonate facilitates the transport of magnesium across the blood–brain barrier, resulting in significant increases in brain magnesium levels, which in turn resulted in improved cognitive performance (4).

In this study, both young and old participants expressed an increase in cognitive function while taking magnesium threonate. Herbs that may act in concert with magnesium threonate in support of cognitive skills include gotu kola herb, Centella asiatica (5) and bacopa leaf, Bacopa monniera (6).

The brain, like any other organ in the body, is subject to the aging process. During this process, physical and biochemical changes in brain cells can lead to various degrees of cognitive impairment. This loss of brain function as we age is not inevitable. Scientific research has demonstrated mechanisms that explain cognitive decline as well as nutrients/supplement ingredients that can slow and even reverse the progression of age-related brain degeneration. Supplements provide a smart option for maintaining brain health throughout life.

Created by Dr. William J. Keller and Tad Turgeon

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References
  1. Bartus RT, Dean RL, Beer B, Lippa AS. The cholinergic hypothesis of geriatric memory dysfunction. Science. 1982 Jul 30;217(4558):408-14.
  2. Jellin, JD. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database. 2010. pp. 926-929.
  3. Rasmussen HH, Mortensen PB, Jensen IW. Depression and magnesium deficiency. Int J Psychiatry Med. 1989;19(1):57-63.
  4. Slutsky I, Abumaria N, Wu LJ, Huang C, Zhang L, Li B, Zhao X, Govindarajan A, Zhao MG, Zhuo M, Tonegawa S, Liu G. Enhancement of learning and memory by elevating brain magnesium. Neuron. 2010 Jan 28;65(2):165-77.
  5. Brinkhaus B, Lindner M, Schuppan D, Hahn EG. Chemical, pharmacological and clinical profile of the east Asian medical plant Centella asiatica. Phytomedicine. 2000;7:427-48.
  6. Stough C, Lloyd J, Clarke J, et al. The chronic effects of an extract of Bacopa monniera (Brahmi) on cognitive function in healthy human subjects. Psychopharmacology. 2001;156:481-4.