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welcome to Invite Health Radio. I am doctor Amanda Willyan's scientific director at Invite Health, and happy Saturday morning to everyone. I have some fun information to share with you today. Of course, I'm going to cover a lot of ground when it comes to so many of the different products that we offer. As you know at Invite Health, we've been in business now for twenty five
years. It's amazing how time flies. And for all of you who have been Invite Health Radio listeners for so many years, you've heard Jerry Hickey on this program talking about all of his wonderful formulations. And we continue to grow and to expand as we get into our twenty fifth year here at Invite and we've revamped our website, so definitely go and check that out. Invitehealth dot com. It's very easy to navigate through the website, search for your favorite
formulations, any of the products that I talk about today. You can easily go to the website and find those products, or even better yet, pop into one of the stores and speak with one of our wonderful nutritional experts, because every single store has a nutritionist who works at that store, and that is a free service for you, So you can go in and you can talk to them about whatever your health concern may be and make sure that you're
doing the right thing when it comes to your dietary supplement routine, because it really does make a difference. I always tell folks, I have had so many conversations throughout the years where people feel like they're doing the right thing as far as their diet and their exercise and the supplements that they're taking, but maybe they could be doing things just slightly different to get the most out of their products. So definitely speak to one of our nutritionists so that they can
help guide you on that path to wellness. So I have many different things that I want to talk about today. We know that Halloween is right around the corner, so I do kind of want to highlight bugs. I always talk about this during this time of year, the creepy Crawley's, and a lot of times folks don't want to hear about this, but I think it's fun and exciting and we can't be naive to the fact that as humans we
accumulate different types of bugs. So we want to make sure that we're doing the right things as far as our diet as well as different supplements that can help chase out some of those bad bugs, because we don't want to be kind of overrun by those. So I will get into all of that. As you know, I'm a huge Michigan fan and we have a huge game tonight, so I will be tuning in. I'll probably be a little bit anxious, I would say for most of the day. Maybe I'll take a
little elthy inane to keep my nerves calm. But we play Michigan State tonight. Now they're saying we have like a ninety three percent chance of winning, but we are playing in East Lansings, We're playing at Michigan State. And this is always even growing up in Michigan, this is like such a big event is when Michigan and Michigan State play each other, and we're going in as the number two team in the country. So I'm a little nervous.
Michigan State doesn't have a great team this year, but you know, anything could happened on any in any given games, so it should be exciting in any event. And there's also other exciting things that are happening, which is Today's Sweetest Day. So if you are not familiar with Sweetest Day, happy Sweetest Day to everybody. This is definitely a Midwest holiday and Hallmark. We always used to laugh at Michigan because it is it's kind of it's a Hallmark
holiday. And so during this time of year, people up in you know, Michigan and Ohio and Wisconsin and Indiana, they all get very excited for Sweetest Day because it's kind of like our fall version of Valentine's Day. And restaurants run different dinner specials so you can take your your loved one out for a nice dinner, and you know, people are buying cards and flowers and
chocolates, and so Today's Sweetest Day. For those of you in New York, you're probably like, have no idea what that is, but it's the fall variety of Valentine's Day, so maybe you want to celebrate that today, So let your loved ones know Happy Sweetest Day. When I was little and growing up, my uncle used to always take my cousin out for lunch on Sweetest Day and they'd have, you know, kind of this father daughter day out. And for the longest time, I thought it was called Swedish Day,
which is kind of funny because they were actually of Swedish descent. So I was like, oh, this is something that they do because you know they're they're from Sweden. But then as I got older, I realized it was Sweetest Day, not Swedish Day. But anyways, so I've got some exciting information to share with all of you who use our probiotic HX, because a new study just came out and it's really quite fascinating. And the reason why you should be excited is if you use our probiotic HX, which contains
five different powerful strains of probiotics so healthy bacteria. Two of those strains are named in this brand new study that just came out. So in our probiotic HX, this contains Lactobacillis ramnosis, there's biffidobactery brevet. In this there's Biffidobacterum animalist subspecies lactice, so you know, zero in on that lactis word.
There is lacto Basillis plantarum, and then there's Basilli's coagulants, which is a registered trademark form called lactosepur which can actually allow for better absorption of those healthy bacteria into the intestines, which is very important because the takeaway with that is not all probiotics are created the same, So we want to make sure that when we're taking a probiotic that it's actually going to make its way into the intestines and be able to colonize, as we call it, but that those
healthy bacteria can actually go into the intestines, lay down and make a nice, happy, healthy home for themselves, because in turn, that makes a nice, happy, healthy home for us and for our intestinal environment, which
regulates so many aspects of our health. So we can never overlook the importance of gut health because if we have an unhealthy gut, not only does that have an impact on our immune system, but that can drive up chronic inflammation in the body that can make it difficult for us to regulate our blood sugar and our blood pressure. So with that last word, they're blood pressure. This is the study that I want to share with you because when I was
reading it this week, I was like, oh my goodness. Now we already know, just through the studies conducted over the past two decades on probiotics, that different bacterial strains, good healthy bacterial strains, have different powers, like their own little superpowers. We see this with our probiotic weight formulation, for example, that has that particular strain of biffitobacterum in it that's been shown
to help promote weight loss. We see this in our probiotic women that has the four different strains of lactobacilla, which are the foremost common healthy strains found in the eurogenital tract of both men and women. So we know that there are identifiable bacteria that can either be very helpful for us or very harmful. And most of the time when people think about bacterias, you think about the bad ones. You think about, you know, having a staff infection or
a strep, you know, strep throat. But there are healthy bacteria and hence we all walk around every day with a couple of pounds hanging out in our intestines. They are there to keep us healthy. So this brand new study just came out looking at how probiotics and different strains of probiotics have actually been shown to improve upon blood pressure. Now what's really fascinating was that they were able to zero in on two different strains, one of those being Biffidobactrum
lactis and the other being Lactobacillus ramnosis. So why does that matter to you, Well, if you are taking probiotic HX, this contains biffidobactrum lactics, it also contains Lactobacillus ramnosis. And what was really quite fascinating about this study is the reason why they did it. They said, there's all this accumulating evidence showing that the microbial environment within our intestines really seems to have a very
powerful effect on blood pressure regulation. So they were looking at the use of probiotics in a sense as an anti hypertensive. Basically, if we use different strains of probiotic, would this do anything in terms of regulating blood pressure? And their study indicated this. They found that laccho Bacillus ramnosis as well as biffidobathrum lactics had a significant ability to lower blood pressure. So it's very exciting for us at Invite Health because we already have this. We already have this
particular product bottled up and ready for you to take advantage of. So not only is it great during this time of year, because we have to be honest, it's cold and flu season. I know that the weather's starting to shift. We finally just got our first cold front here in South Florida, which was you know, exciting. I got to, you know, break out my colder weather clothes, which you know, lasted for two days,
but it got a little chilly down here. We got down to a low of sixty for the overnight and the daytime high only crept up to the mid seventies. So it was a much needed break because it's been just incredibly hot down here. So in any event, we know that this is cold and flu season, So taking probiotic HX right now during this time of year is very beneficial for helping your immune system. Now, what's the best way to
take our probiotic HX. I get this question all the time, and you may hear different things from different folks as to know what their experience is with probiotic and what they find is the most helpful. And keep in mind we're all unique, we're all individual, so there is going to be some variability there. But what I find is if you take your probiotic in the evening, and it doesn't have to be with dinner, but if it's easier for you to remember to take it at dinner time, than by all means take
it with your dinner. But you can also take it just before bed. So our probiotics so powerful that it's not impacted by if you take it with food or without food. So if you could take it with food, it's not going to somehow degrade, you're not going to lose any of the pot But if you take it on an empty stomach, it's not going to irritate you either, So that's an important takeaway. So it's very easy. And remember it's shelf stable, so you don't have to keep it in your refrigerator.
So that's another positive to our probiotic HX. So I find that when you take it at night, when we're getting ready to you know, be more relaxed, get ready for sleep. This is when the intestines naturally start to have their own calming period. So if the intestinal environment is more relaxed in the evening, then it makes a lot of sense to take these powerful
healthy bacteria in the evening so that they can make their way in. Remember they're going in to colonize, to lay down and start to promote health for us. So I find that using it in the evening is very advantagious. However, if you want to take it first thing in the morning, that is also completely fine. We know from the scientific studies done with our probiotic HX that the absorption rate is excellent, so timing of the day doesn't necessarily
matter. But that's just my way of finding probiotics to work very effectively is if you take it in the evening. So I have a lot of ground to cover. I do want to talk about the bugs and the parasites and Halloween focus, but I do need to squeeze in a quick break, So stick around with me. You are listening to Invite Health Radio. I will be right back. It is cold and flu season again. Is your immune
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Williams, Scientific director at Invite Health. As you know, we've changed some things up at Invite We have our brand new website so it's very easy for you to search for the probiotic HX for example, get that benefit for your immune system, for regulating inflammation, for mood support. It's always fascinating when people start using probiotic checks, and they say, you know, I used to always feel a little anxious, and ever since I started taking probiotic achecks,
I don't feel that way. I know Jerry Hickey always talks about him using probiotic h X during this time of year, not only for his immune system, but for seasonal allergies. So if you deal with hay fever things like that, the blend of different bacteria that's contained in probiotic HX very supportive for histamine regulation. And that's the pesky problem is when someone's dealing with hay fever, is excess histamine that's being released in the body. That's what creates
the symptoms for you. So we know that these strains of probiotic are very beneficial, so probiotic checks. But it is that time, tis the season, and it's Halloween time. This is when I always like to talk about bugs because it's just fitting and we can be naive to the fact that as human beings we come across different unfavorable things, pesky little pathogens as I like to call them. Now, while science wise, I just find this so
interesting. I remember my first kind of introduction or taste of this was an undergraduate and I took a microbiology class and I was hooked. I was like, oh my gosh, this is so amazing, like to understand how these bacteria are working, how they make us sick. But now that we know so much about healthy bacteria and probiotics, now it's even more exciting for me because we know that we can combat the bad things with something good. I
would say, use nature versus nature. Same thing like, if we think about seasonal allergies, if something in the environment is triggering you a tree, pollen or mold, then and why would we use some type of factory, chemical made product when we can use nature to combat nature, Which is why our black seed formulation is so helpful for folks who deal with seasonal allergies. Same thing with our respiratory HX. We're using nature to combat nature. It
just makes a lot of sense. So I always say, whenever we're putting anything in the body that's artificial or synthetic, we're just kind of running the risk of our liver just being completely confused, like what am I supposed to do with all these chemicals? So let's just turn to nature. And hence this is what probotic HX is doing too. We're using powerful strains of bacteria that actually keep us healthy. So it's a great thing. But back to
the creepy crawleys. And this is something that even when I went to medical school, the focus once again was never on healthy bacteria. The focus was always on things that make you sick. Whether we're looking at you know, overgrowth of candida, we never discussed that. Well, candida is part of the natural flora, so you know, we need to have some of it, but too much is not good. That's never where the focus is. Same thing when you look at different bacteria. We only looked at bacteria that
make you very sick or mildly sick. We only looked at parasites that make people ill. And what's always interesting is when you talk to any American about parasites. Right away people think of like National Geographic and something that you saw, you know, maybe when you were in school or watched the show, or back when people used to get the National Geographic magazine delivered to their house.
And you think about like the giant tapeworms that overtake the body. But there are many parasites out there that we can actually be infected with that maybe don't necessarily make us sick to the point that you wake up every day and you're like, oh gosh, something's wrong with me. But they're still there and they're still creating havoc. So that's why I like to talk about this particular topic. And I always say, just look at having a new kitten
or a new puppy. What's the very first thing that people do. Well, they run off to their vet and they get their little new pet, their little baby pet checked over. And what's one of the first things that that veterinarian's gonna do. They're going to give them a dewormer. So why is that? Why is it that across the country every veterinarian is very keen to the fact that animals, especially kittens and puppies need to be dewormed.
And of course throughout the country as far as agriculture, we know that our livestock all get dewormed at different times throughout the year. They actually have a map, you know, like, oh, over in this part of the country, you know, normal deworming season is, you know, these couple of months. So if everything around us is being dewormed, but we as humans don't think, well, maybe we need to be dewormed. So this
is why I like to talk about this. I know it gives people the creeps, and that's okay, But the reason why we have to talk about it is because it is a reality. There was a study that was conducted and I love talking about this study because it's very important. Takeaway. Why taking probiotic HX is important, Why eating healthy, high fiber foods is very important to encourage a healthy intestinal environment, it all comes back to this study.
So they were looking at the seasonal prevalence of iNeST parasites in the United States. And in this study they took stool samples. And I know that gives people the creeps, but that's just you know, nothing really creeps me out when it comes to human health. I have to be honest about that, which is I guess that's a good thing. I went to medical school,
so things really shouldn't give me the creeps. But they did a stool analysis from individuals across all fifty states, and through these stool analysis they were looking to see the prevalence. Now, do these stool samples have parasites in them? And what was really fascinating was the rate, the rate of parasitic infections found. And it wasn't like it was just oh, this stool sample has just one parasite. It was usually multiple. They were finding two,
three, four different types of parasites. So now I'm not going to get into the heart of the study, but just so we have the takeaway that, yes, this major study was done. It was published in the American journal Tropical Medicine. And we know that in the United States parasitic infections, yes, they are common. How do we know. We tested the stool samples from people from fifty different states and we can see this. So what do we do? What do we do about this? Because remember, these
are parasites that perhaps aren't making you feel sick every day. Maybe it's not creating any type of gi discomfort let's just say, but maybe it is affecting your sleep cycle, or maybe it is affecting your metabolism. Maybe you do feel a little bit run down and you're not exactly sure why. So how do we combat this? Well, we know that there are things from nature that can once again fend off nature, including our probiotic checks, including formulations
like our colon HX, which contains silium extract. We know scillium is so wonderful for one particular reason, and that reason is sillium makes its way into the intestines and then once it starts to kind of incorporate with those good, healthy bacteria, this magical thing happens, and that is the production of what is known as short chain fatty acids. And the short chain fatty acids that scilium has the ability to produce is known as butyrate. That's the most common
one that's produced. Well, why does that matter to us? Because that butyrate actually works as an anti inflammatory. So if we have an inflamed gut, if our intestinal environment is inflamed, and that's not a far stretch because when we think about chronic low grade inflammation, where is that coming from. It starts in the gut. And we look at all of these different disease states. We look at diabetes, we look at earthritis, we look at
different cancers of course, any type of cardiovascular disease. We can see that underpinning of chronic inflammation, which is all GI based initially, So if we're taking colon h ex which contains cilium, which is now going to allow the body to produce buterate, then we can have less inflammation in the intestines. It's a great thing. Plus we're getting fiber, and we know that the average American is only getting about five to ten grams of fiber per day when
we're supposed to get thirty. So we don't really do too good when it comes to fiber intake. And that's not hard to imagine because where do we get most of our fiber from and our foods is fruits and vegetables, and we know that Americans just aren't keen really on eating a high amount of fruits
and vegetables every day. So we take the colon HX just for the cilium, but then we say, oh wait, the colon HX also contains ben tonite, and that bn tonite clay has been shown to be very powerful for targeting different toxins any sludge, so it helps to bind to toxins and heavy metals, but also parasites and unfriendly bacteria. So if you're taking colon HX, this is a great way to kind of go through our own nature's way
of kind of deworming in a sense. So when people ask me about the colon HX formulation, they say, well, how should I use this? And it really depends, once again on what our end goal is. But I generally will tell folks that this is an excellent product to use kind of
as a seasonal cleanse. So when you think about, you know, spring cleaning and then in the fall time, maybe you're changing out things, you know, starting to get your warm blankets out, whatever be the case, then this should be kind of a clue to yourself like, oh, you know what, this is the time I should take some colon HX. So once again, speak with one of our nutritionists because they can really help guide you as to the best practices as to how to use colon chex to get
the most out of that formulation. Now, for folks who have chronic underlying issues, say irritable bowel for example, leaky gut, cybo infections, then taking colon h X on a more regular, frequent basis may make a lot more sense for you. But if we're using it more just for the ability to bind on to unwanted things and help remove those, then doing kind of that seasonal approach works really well. But we know that there are other nutrients
that we can turn to. We can turn to our aged garlic extract bacteria, parasites, viruses, as well as any type of candia overgrowth. They don't like garlic at all. So the scientific studies on age garlic extract are incredibly impressive. I would say age garlic works in a similar fashion to caprillic acid, which comes from coconut, and what it does very effectively is it
kind of helps poke holes or punch holes into the fungal overgrowth. But we also know that it makes it an incredibly inhospitable environment for viruses to get into our system and start to replicate, makes it very unwelcoming for parasites. They're just not friends with garlic. So taking garlic extract along with your probiotic HX is a really good way, once again to create this environment that makes it not so nice for something like a parasite to want to hang out in.
We can also look at grape seed extract and remember our grape seed extract that we sell at Invite Health contains indenna grape seed. Why does that matter to
you, Well, this is a California sourced grape seed extract. So it's very powerful, and it's very clean, and it has been used in human clinical trials to show its uptake and its effectiveness for things like blood pressure regulation once again, but also for creating this optimal environment within the intestines to promote a healthier inflammatory response as well as for the support of the immune defenses.
So our grape seed extract, which is very high in those OPCs, those ollegomeric pro anthocynodens, along with the age garlic, along with the probiotic HX, is a really good way for you to say, hmm, okay, I take my puppy or my kitten off to the vet because they need to be dewormed. What should I be doing as a human being. Well, those are kind of some of the options that we have. We can take the grape seed extract, we can take that age garlic, we can take
our probiotic HX, and we can have a very optimal intestinal environment. So I have a lot more ground to cover. Looking at the clock, I know I need to squeeze in a quick break. So you are listening to Invite Health Radio, stick around with me. I will be right back. For twenty five years, Invite Health has been leading the way in wellness with our extensive line of dietary supplements. With our brand new, state of the art website, we now offer new, everyday low prices. Save even more
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Health. Happy Saturday morning to everyone. I know it's a little a little chilly up there in New York, little drizzly, but hopefully the weather will will change. I'm sure people have big plans. Now. You know, it's sweetest day, so you are welcome, you know, So go out, get your love one a nice car, maybe some flowers. Better yet, go over to invite. Don't get yourself some probiotic chex. I always
say no better gift to give than the gift of health. And I always like to talk about that during the holiday time because I'm so into wellness and I have so many folks who reach out to me, whether they call me or they email me, and they're always trying to encourage someone that they know to you know, be healthier. They'll say, well, you know, I have a friend in the in my neighborhood and you know they got a lot of you know, problems with their knee. You know, which products
should they take? And I always say, you know, I can give you a lot of different advice, but the person who you know needs to be taking the supplement. They need to be on board with that. So I always think it's great talk to your friends, talk to your co workers, talk to your you know, family members about you know, getting healthy and staying healthy. But they have to to want that. I always say, you have to be proactive your own health in order for any type of
a routine to work. So you know, always keep that in mind that giving the gift of health is a wonderful thing. But do encourage them to definitely reach out to one of our nutritionists because sometimes you may say, oh, you know, you should be taking this, you know, bio Curcumen five locks and because it's great for your knee. Yet I started using it and I don't have any knee pain anymore. And maybe your coworker, your friend is like, eh, I'm not exactly sure. But that's when you
follow up with them. You say, but you can talk to a nature pathic doctor about this. They can explain it to you. So let them know the resources that we have available at invite And remember we we now that we've changed everything on our website, it's very easy to search for those products. And we have our media back up on our website, so I know that there was some concerns with that, so we have our streaming back up
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excuses, you can pop into a store. So we have a new product, our plant protein, and this is a very exciting addition to our product line because we've had so many folks through the years who have asked us about this, you know, for whatever reason, you know, maybe it's dietary restriction base where they didn't want to use the way protein isolate that we offered, and they said, oh, you don't have a plant protein. So now we do. Now we have a plant protein, and I'm telling you
this stuff packs the punch. Every scoop of our plant protein contains twenty grams of protein. And many times people say, you know, when I think about protein, I think that that's only coming from animal sources and that couldn't be you know, farther from the truth. So when we're looking at our brand new plant protein, we have this powerful blend of brown rice protein. There's pea protein in this pumpkin, so tis the season once again. There's
pumpkin protein in this. There's flax in chia, which that should kind of make your your ears pain a little bit because flax seed as well as chia seed are both excellent sources of omega threes. So just think about that for a minute. You're using the plant protein for muscle support, for energy, but you're also getting vitamins, minerals, antioxidts, and omega three fatty acids.
So we're very excited that we have this brand new plant protein. If you are looking into maybe using this as a pre workout or a post workout. Maybe you don't work out at all, but you're just concerned about maintaining muscle mass as you grow older, this is a wonderful option for you. So very clean, very powerful, twenty grams in every single scoop. So for any of you vegans out there, vegetarians, we've got you covered.
Now. What's interesting is there's always the concern that, well, if it's coming from a plant, it can't be as powerful as weigh protein, not the case at all. The research done on plant proteins and really looking at their nutritional quality is incredibly impressive, and we can see how the hemp protein there's hemp protein in this as well, and the brown rice protein and the pea protein in particular, they have this really high amount of branch chained amino
acids. So that includes things like valene, leucine, isoleucine. Those are very important when we think about that muscle mass management and I call it muscle mass management because we know that as we get older, we are more prone
to loss of muscle mass. So thinking about this like, oh, if I'm a vegan and I want to maintain my muscles, this is a really good way for me to do this because the amino acid spectrum that is derived from these plant proteins is incredibly powerful and so you don't feel like you're going
without somehow because you're not using the way iceland. But we still have our way protein and we know that the way protein islet and the wonderful spectrum of amino acids contained in our way is a great way to support your muscle,
support your immune defenses, and help with b vitamin status. It's always default back to that study that was conducted over in Australia where they were giving individuals way protein islet and then one of the interesting finds that they looked at was like, hey, their B twelve level was starting to come up and their
fo L eight level was coming up. We know that when you're looking at all of these different amino acids, whether it's source from whey or whether it's source from a plant protein, that each one of those amino acids has its own functionality in the body, which makes it so much fun to talk about because if you have tripped to fani, what is trip tofan going to be
utilized for. Well, we know that the trip to fan helps to make serotonin, which is our feel good neurotransmitter, but it also helps with the manufacturing of melatonin, so getting exposure to that. Having arginine on board, we know rginine is the amino acid that helps with the promotion and the release
of nitric oxide, so for vascular support. So that's why we always want to break down a protein powder and understand how functionally it's actually working to help to optimize detoxification every day, helps to support the production and release of your healthy neurotransmitters. So this is why when people start using whether it's the plant protein or our way protein isolate, they have this general sense of well being
because you're getting all of those power amino acids into the system. So though different pathways, different functions are working much more effectively. So the science is out. We know plant protein definitely packs a punch. Our plant protein in particular does just because of the powerhouse blend that we're actually using. You can see a lot of different plant proteins out there on the market. Maybe it's just a p protein blend, maybe a little bit of brown rice protein.
But the fact that we are using all of these different protein sources, including coming from the hemp, and we know hemp itself has a lot of anti inflammatory properties to it, getting that flax in the chia for the omega three component to that. So this is why we look at our plant protein and
we say, oh yeah, this is definitely a real powerhouse. And this is something that for individuals who maybe are on a restricted diet for you know, a particular health condition for example, and they're concerned that maybe their protein intake every day is not where it needs to be. This is a really good way to get that twenty grams of protein on board. And you can fancy this up however you want. You know, you can put it into a blender and add berries into it and with a you know, a milk
alternative, whatever tickles your fancy on that one. But this is definitely an excellent choice. And when it comes to protein, this is just a caveat to this because I always have concerns about, you know, kidney health, and I have a lot of folks who come to me and say, well, can I take plant protein if I have chronic kidney disease? And yes you can. Can you take way protein if you have chronic kidney disease? Yes. The key takeaway is with protein intake, we don't want to overload
the system with protein all at one time. And this is why many Americans end up with chronic kidney disease is because they consume way too much protein all at the same time. Now they'll have fifty sixty grams of protein at one sitting. Well, that's a lot for your kidney to be able to filter through. So we want to space this out and the average protein intake for just a typical adult is roughly about fifty to sixty grams of protein per day.
Now we can, you know, calculate this based off of your weight to be you know, exactly precise, but just as an average about fifty to sixty grams of protein every day. So that should be dispersed throughout the day. So we're thinking, like, you know, twenty in the morning,
twenty at lunch, twenty in the evening. So if we don't have a high protein intake in the morning because maybe you had a bagel for example, which I don't encourage people to do, but let's just say that that's your your routine, and then at night you just kind of overdo it with
the protein. That's very taxing on the kidneys. So once again, speak to one of our nutritionists so that they can help guide you as to you know, how do I space out my protein intake throughout the day, because we have to have protein, but we want to do it the right way. So, and I've worked with so many folks who have chronic kidney disease.
I remember I had a gentleman many years ago who this was before I was with Invite Health, but he came into my office and he had stage four chronic kidney disease, and he was kind of teetering on that border where his nephrologist was like, listen, buddy, you know you're getting pretty close to maybe requiring dialysis here. So he came to me to talk about diet,
nutrition and you know what he should be doing. So I gave him a task for him and his wife to keep a food diary for the course of a week and then come back to my office and we would sit down and we would calculate out how much protein he was actually taking in. So I want to tell you about the rest of this story, but I'm looking at the time and I know I need to squeeze in one final break, so I'm going to pause that story. We'll come back, we'll talk about
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this gentleman and he came in kidney function not great at all. His GFR level was sitting in the the low twenties. And just as an indication, once you get to the point where you need to have dialysis is when your kidney function the GFR which is the filtration right drops down below fifteen. And so he was in the low twenties, so this is kind of danger zone. And his creatine, which is the waste build up, was in the
threes and it shouldn't really be above like one point two. So he was not in good shape and he was feeling horrible, you know, no energy. Uh. Just so I pulled all his blood work. He was dealing with, you know, iron deficiency issues and because the kidneys just weren't you know, properly dealing with the red blood cell production, and so he was
just really in a bad spot. So I give him and his wife this task, and I say, okay, go home, and you know, every time you eat, you know, write down what you're eating, you know, try to be as specific as possible. They came back a week later. We sit down and it took quite a while because you know, I was very particular about it, and we went through we added up how many grams of protein each day he was eating, and he had on most
days about ninety grams of protein that he was eating. And part of it was too because he was in the morning he would have a you know, bowl of cereal, plus he would drink you know, a full glass of milk, which you know, gave him another you know, ten grams of protein right there, and so he never realized and he had gone and talked to the renal dietician who obviously never discussed this with him. So so we go through and he was alarmed. He was like, oh my goodness.
I said, yeah, based on your current kidney you know, function, you really shouldn't be getting more than about forty forty five grams of protein each day. So he was like, wow, so I'm getting like at least double that on most days and I'm like, uh yeah. So we changed up is his diet and this was the amazing takeaway with this whole story. So one month later, so we changed his diet and now he's starting to feel better because now he's eating healthier and all the fund that goes along with
that. And they were very particular. I mean, they kept their food diary to a tea and they'd come back and they'd see me every week and they they get their blood work done or he gets his blood work done and he comes in and he goes, You're never going to believe this. He goes and my nephrologist says, what are you doing? Like what happened in the course of this last month, because this is something's wrong here in a good way. And so his kidney function had gone from the low twenties to
the mid forties. And his GFR, which was in the above A three, I mean, his cratny level which was above A three, had dropped down to one point five. So it was still too high, but it was and he was like, I can't believe this, This all happened because of my diet. I was like, hey, you know, let food be thy medicine. If that's not the screaming to you, I don't know, you know how else to explain it. But this is why protein intake
is so important, because we understand that the body needs protein. We must have it for all of these different functions, not just for muscle mass. We're thinking immune system, for our mood, for you know, detoxification, all the reasons why we need protein. But we don't want to overdo protein. So if you know that you have, you know, a little declining kidney function, make sure you pay attention to how you space your protein out
throughout the day. So it's just the key takeaway because you never want to fall into that category where every year your kidney function is getting worse, and you talk to your doctor and they say, oh, well, that's just part of aging. It's not so, you know, in the traditional medical field, that's usually the default is that that's just part of aging. No, we don't have to feel horrible as we get older. I mean, we have to face the reality we're all getting older, but we don't have
to do this in the most difficult way possible. We don't have to go through life with no energy and feeling anxious and feeling on edge and feeling bloated and having achy joints and not sleeping good. That's not normal and we shouldn't accept it as normal. So that's why invite health. We really take that full wellness approach. We look at all those identifiable areas in your life that we can make small, tiny, little modifications to that can improve the way
that you feel every day. So whether it is you say I have stress up to my neck and I'm just stressed out all the time, we can help you with that, not only through the different nutrients that we offer, and we have so many formulations that really zero in on supporting that HPA access, which is the hype thalmis pituitary adrenal access. So whether we're using something like elthianine or we use the adrenocerine formulation. That's for folks who have a
little bit more of that chronic stress. We want to use something a bit more powerful, so we'll use the adrenocirine along with the althianine. But magnesium can be very helpful and for so many Americans being deficient or insufficient in terms of your daily intake of magnesium, sometimes just adding in magnesium citrate or magnesium glycinate can be so helpful. So in any event, don't accept, you know, feeling no energy and feeling stressed out and all of the aches and
pains as just part of life and part of it. It's not so, and we can help you. So definitely reach out to us. Like I always say, it's a free service, So do take advantage of that. I mean, you can go in and you can talk to a naturopathic doctor. I mean, these are wonderful ladies who have gone to school for so many years and have this really strong background in nutrition and dietary supplementation and understanding how these nutrients are working when you start to use them, and what you
should expect from them. And I think that's part of the problem, is say, if you just kind of wander into any old vitamin store and you buy a particular product, and then you're like, I don't know what is this supposed to do for me? What am I supposed to feel? How
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So to set that expectation, it's always important to talk to one of our nutritionness. So staying in the world of fall health, we can think about different nutrients that can help power up our cells energize us. And it stays kind of in that arena of the color changes that happen during this time of year. So the oranges, hax and the reds achax are both excellent options for you during this time of year because they are both loaded down with
vitamins and minerals coming from those fruit and vegetable extracts. Now, the reds HAX, that's great because you're getting forty different fruit and vegetable extracts plus the probiotic, so you're getting that wonderful probiotic blend. We have the Oranges HAX. Now, the oranges HX. Weren't thinking in that field of longevity.
This is really great because not only do we get all of the orange pigmented fruit and vegetable extracts in this, and this is very helpful for skin health and for eye health, all those powerful carotenoids, but this also contains anostol. An anocetol is kind of in its own right like a little b complex, and that anostol can really help with the cell to sell communication in the brain. So during this time of year, as we're starting to lose hours
of daylight. Right now, it's happening in minutes, but you know, fast forward a couple weeks, we're gonna have daylight savings and it's going to
be darker earlier. That can affect your mood. So taking the oranges HAX with all these power carotenoids to help to support the brain cell to have that anocetol in there along with touring and tourine is one of the most abundant amino acids in the human body, and it has really been touted as an anti aging amino acid, and rightfully so, because we can see how tourine is
working across multiple systems. It helps with blood glucose regulation. It certainly is very beneficial for the central nervous system, so for brain health as well as other excitable tissues such as your heart, so we're thinking cardiovascular benefit, blood
glucose benefit, regulation of cholesterol, as well as detoxification. So when you're taking one scoop of oranges HX during the fall, you're getting the power of those carotenoids to help your eyes, you get the power of the anocetol to help our brain so that we feel better, and of course we get that touring which is going to help support all of the excitable tissues and all those cells in the body, help to support circulatory system, and it also helps
to protect the endcaps of your chromosomes. Hence, this is where the longevity factor comes in with touring, so it really does work to extend the length of those telomeres. Remember, if your telomeres begin to shrink, that means your cell lifespan is going to shorten. So oranges HX for longevity as well as for just general energy and wellness, and of course the reds HX.
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