Daily Positive Actions

Recently I came across some really great advice on having daily positive actions. Being positive in our lives, daily, especially in these hard economic times, is challenging. Negativity, along with the stresses we face, creates an unhealthy environment for our bodies. So, being positive and focused is important to our overall mental and physical health.


Here are some of the daily positive actions steps to consider;


- Count your blessings and be grateful


- Monitor what you hear, what you read and what you say


- Set aside personal time to reflect or meditate


- Set aside time to be with loved ones or friends


- Help someone less fortunate


- Feed your spirit


- Reflect on your victories


- Watch your words, be life affirming


- Create an upbeat, positive greeting that builds enthusiasm to everyone around you


- Develop a clear vision, a passion or a goal with completion dates


- Exercise, eat healthier and get the proper nutrition your body needs


The last one is so important because without exercise we become stale and lazy, we don't think as clearly. Without good healthy foods are bodies become burdened and stressed trying to expel the garbage we put into it. And lastly, proper nutrition, by taking the herbs and vitamins our bodies need and don't get from the foods we eat.


There are three main supplements we have in our home and they'll give you the bulk of what your daily requirements are and also give you some preventative actions to keep your bodies healthy.


My first recommendation would be Super Trio. It comes with three supplements in each daily packet. The three are, Super ORAC, which helps neutralize oxidation and the destructive effects of free radicals in our cells, Super Omega 3 EPA, which is an essential fatty acid, and Super Supplemental, which is the vitamins and minerals that are foods are lacking.

The second recommendation would be Thai Go Juice. This one ounce daily supplement is a powerful juice blend that can optimize your health. It has the antioxidant power of 11 friuts, which protects our bodies from the free radical damage we sustain from improper eating and stress, and shields the body against the forces that age us. And I'll add, it has a great flavor too!

And my last recommendation would be Silver Shield. This amazing patented product has been found and documented to kill over 500 different disease causing pathogens, like MRSA, SARS, Malaria, Anthrax, and viruses like hepititus C, Aids and Influenza. It's non-toxic to humans and animals and is more effective on bacteria and viruses than antibiotics and other drugs. It won't harm your good bacteria either the way antibiotics do. By taking a teaspoon of Silver Shield daily, you help support your body in its fight against everything you come in contact with on a daily basis. It is preventative protection that lets your organs and your whole body work on the other important functions instead of disease fighting.

These three products, at the very least, should be in every home. Of course there are more specific herbs for other specific needs, but these three will help put you on the road to better health and maybe even a more positive outlook on life.

To order any of these NSP products, please visit our website at www.mynsp.com/hometownherbs

Health Crisis Hits Home

In the March 16th issue of Time magazine, I read a story titled, "The Health Care Crisis Hits Home" and it made me wonder why we as Americans put up with a government and a system that doesn't work.
Politics aside, the article talked about how we can think we're paying for health insurance but when we submit the claims, the insurance companies deny the coverage. So it made me wonder, why do we sink so much money into insurance only to find we're not covered anyway? We all need catastrophic insurance for those unexpected times we find ourselves in the emergency room. But why do we have coverage for the basics like doctor visits and prescriptions when neither of them work for our benefit and in the case of prescription drugs, harm us more than they help. Remember, prescription drugs deal with the symptoms not the causes. So we are never cured or healed, that's why you generally have to take them forever. Herbs on the other hand work on the causes, the root problems. Once those root problems are gone, you don't need the herbs anymore.
Listen to what the article says, quoting, "Our system pays doctors to diagnose, test and treat - not necessarily keep people healthy. It's why chronic diseases like diabetes absorb 80% of our health care dollars. Pay for holistic success." Exactly I say. Why pour money into basic insurance that won't cure you when for less money you can take herbs and get well?
I leave you with a quote from an ad about the allergy drug Singulair on the back of the Time magazine. Under important safety information, it says, quoting, "Side effects are generally mild and vary by age, and may include headache, ear infection, sore throat, and upper respiratory infection. Side effects generally did not stop patients from taking Singulair."
Why on earth would you risk any of that and would you continue to take it, as it suggests, even if you had those side effects?
If you suffer from allergies, here are some products from Nature's Sunshine that can help you. We call this our allergy blocker formula, it includes, ALJ, Histablock, Trace Minerals Maintenance, Allergy Homeopathic and EW. It will cost you about $70 for these but they will last you a couple of months if taken as advised.
If you'd like more information on any of these or on any Nature's Sunshine Product, call us at 480-720-7735 or email us at hometownherbs@gmail.com
We are here to help you.

Why Healthy People Need Chlorophyll

What is Chlorophyll?

Chlorophyll is known to be the principal element or "life blood" of plant life. Chlorophyll is very important in the world of biology and plants, but not very well known in the world of nutrition. All green plants contain at least one type of chlorophyll, and it's the most critical substance in plants that allows them to absorb light from the sun and convert that light into usable energy. Now, scientists are beginning to unlock the potential health secrets of chlorophyll and how they can be beneficial to you and me.

Here are 11 great reasons to try Chlorophyll:

1) Contains Chlorophyllin. Chlorophyllin is a key derivative of chlorophyll, with research showing that it possesses several potential health benefits.
2) It's an antioxidant. Scientists believe that some of chlorophyll's therapeutic capabilities are in its ability to neutralize free radicals and limit oxidative damage.
3) Acts as an anticancer agent*. Several animal and in vitro studies have shown that chlorophyll (or its derivatives, such as chlorophyllin) possess anti-carcinogenic properties - the ability to prevent or slow cancer. Successful findings have included several types of cancer, including liver, stomach, and colon cancers.
4) Protects against toxins*. Scientists have repeatedly found that chlorophyll and its derivatives can protect against toxins and the effects of those toxins, including abnormal cell death and carcinogeneses (onset of cancer).
5) Supports health of blood cells. Researchers believe that chlorophyll improves the health of blood cells, and that it may help increase the uptake of oxygen in the blood. Some experts attribute this to some similarities between chlorophyll and hemoglobin.
6) Increases energy levels. Partially due to the blood-friendly attribues of chlorophyll and its ability to detoxify, chlorophyll may allow the body to optimize its energy production.
7) Enhances immune function*. Studies indicate that chlorophyllin, a derivative of chlorophyll, was able to increase the number of, and activity of, various immune cells, including T cells, B cells and macrophages. These cells are some of the crucial components of the body's immune defenses.
8) Supports cardiovascular system*. Due to chlorophyll's antioxidant properties, it may help prevent the oxidation of LDL (the "bad cholesterol), thereby lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease and related conditions.
9) Minimizes side effects of chemotherapy*. Scientists have shown that chlorophyllin is successful in thwarting the undesired side effects of the chemotherapeutic agent cyclophosphamide.
10) May reduce risk of kidney stones*. Research suggests that chlorophyll may help protect against calcium oxalate stone disease (one variety of kidney stones)
11) Eliminates odor*. Findings from different studies indicate that chlorophyll may eliminate or reduce odors associated with colostomies and urinary disorders.

Our struggle to minimize the effects of toxins that are all around us and to fight off free radicals, is an everyday battle. To maintain the highest levels of health, make Chlorophyll an important part of your daily regime.

To order go to our website at www.mynsp.com/hometownherbs

*For scientific references please email us and we will forward them to you.

Great New Products From Nature's Sunshine

Nature’s Sunshine has introduced some great new products for this upcoming cold/flu season.

Candida Clear is a 14 day cleansing program designed to help maintain a normal balance of the Candida Albacan colonization in our systems. This supports our immune system & intestinal tract.

Fizz-Active Immune has a unique blend of herbal extracts and antioxidants which help the body activate its natural immune system. This is especially significant during the cold/flu season.

Gentle Move is designed to hydrate intestinal lumen by attracting and retaining fluid within the colon. This helps soften stool and provides soothing nutrients to the intestinal system.

ALJ is particularly effective in the allergy season. ALJ helps soothe irritated tissues, encourage the entire respiratory tract to gently cleanse itself and assists the body in neutralizing allergens by nutritional means.

Elderberry Defense is a immune system booster when your system is under attack. Elderberry Defense provides nutrients that create an unfavorable environment for unfriendly microbes. Read the scientific support section on the fact sheet and you’ll want to have Elderberry Defense on hand before you get sick.

As always, you can buy any of these products by visiting our website at www.mynsp.com/hometownherbs or call Renae at 630-248-0192 if you have any questions concerning these or any of Nature Sunshine’s products.

Dave & Renae Severyns
Hometown Herbs

Diet Soda's - The Sweet Poison

This was sent to me in an email from someone who knows a woman in the medical field and who lectures on problems with diet products.


In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick. She had stomach spasms and she was having a hard time getting around. Walking was a major chore. It took everything she had just to get out of bed; she was in so much pain.
By March 2002, she had undergone several tissue and muscle biopsies and was on 24 various prescription medications. The doctors could not determine what was wrong with her. She was in so much pain, and so sick, she just knew she was dying. She put her house, bank accounts, life insurance, etc., in her oldest daughter's name, and made sure that her younger children were to be taken care of.
She also wanted her last hooray, so she planned a trip to Florida (basically in a wheelchair) for March 22nd.
On March 19 I called her to ask how her most recent tests went, and she said they didn't find anything on the test, but they believed she had MS.
I recalled an article a friend of mine e-mailed to me and I asked my sister if she drank diet soda? She told me that she did. As a matter of fact, she was getting ready to crack one open that moment.
I told her not to open it, and to stop drinking the diet soda!
I e-mailed her the article my friend, a lawyer, had sent.
My sister called me within 32 hours after our phone conversation and told me she had stopped drinking the diet soda AND she could walk! The muscle spasms went away. She said she didn't feel 100% but she sure felt a lot better. She told me she was going to her doctor with this article and would call me when she got home.
Well, she called me, and said her doctor was amazed! He is going to call all of his MS patients to find out if they consumed artificial sweeteners of any kind.
In a nutshell, she was being poisoned by the Aspartame in the diet soda...and literally dying a slow and miserable death.
When she got to Florida March 22, all she had to take was one pill, and that was a pill for the Aspartame poisoning! She is well on her way to a complete recovery.
And she is walking! No wheelchair! This article saved her life.
If it says 'SUGAR FREE' on the label; DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!
I have spent several days lecturing at the WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE on 'ASPARTAME,' marketed as 'NutraSweet,' 'Equal,' and 'Spoonful.'
In the keynote address by the EPA, it was announced that in the United States in 2001 there is an epidemic of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus. It was difficult to determine exactly what toxin was causing this to be rampant.
I stood up and said that I was there to lecture on exactly that subject.
I will explain why Aspartame is so dangerous: When the temperature of this sweetener exceeds 86 degrees F , the wood alcohol in ASPARTAME converts to formaldehyde and then to formic acid, which in turn causes metabolic acidosis. Formic acid is the poison found in the sting of fire ants. The methanol toxicity mimics, among other conditions, multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus. Many people were being diagnosed in error. Although multiple sclerosis is not a death sentence, Methanol toxicity is!
Systemic lupus has become almost as rampant as multiple sclerosis, especially with Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi drinkers. The victim usually does not know that the Aspartame is the culprit. He or she continues its use; irritating the lupus to such a degree that it may become a life-threatening condition.
We have seen patients with systemic lupus become asymptotic, once taken off diet sodas.
In cases of those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, most of the symptoms disappear. We've seen many cases where vision loss returned and hearing loss improved markedly.
This also applies to cases of tinnitus and fibromyalgia.
During a lecture, I said, ' If you are using ASPARTAME (NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc) and you suffer from fibromyalgia symptoms, spasms, shooting, pains, numbness in your legs, cramps, vertigo, dizziness, headaches, tinnitus, joint pain , unexplainable depression, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision, or memory loss you probably have ASPARTAME poisoning!'
People were jumping up during the lecture saying, 'I have some of these symptoms. Is it reversible?'
Yes! Yes! Yes! STOP drinking diet sodas and be alert for Aspartame on food labels! Many products are fortified with it! This is a serious problem.
Dr. Espart (one of my speakers) remarked that so many people seem to be symptomatic for MS and during his recent visit to a hospice, a nurse stated that six of her friends, who were heavy Diet Coke addicts, had all been diagnosed with MS. This is beyond coincidence!
Diet soda is NOT a diet product! It is a chemically altered, multiple SODIUM (salt) and ASPARTAME containing product that actually makes you crave carbohydrates. It is far more likely to make you GAIN weight!
These products also contain formaldehyde, which stores in the fat cells, particularly in the hips and thighs. Formaldehyde is an absolute toxin and is used primarily to preserve 'tissue specimens.' Many products we use every day contain this chemical but we SHOULD NOT store it IN our body!
Dr. H. J. Roberts stated in his lectures that once free of the 'diet products' and with no significant increase in exercise; his patients lost an average of 19 pounds over a trial period.
Aspartame is especially dangerous for diabetics.
We found that some physicians, who believed that they had a patient with retinopathy, in fact, had symptoms caused by Aspartame.
The Aspartame drives the blood sugar out of control. Thus diabetics may suffer acute memory loss due to the fact that aspartic acid and phenylalanine are NEUROTOXIC when taken without the other amino acids necessary for a good balance.
Treating diabetes is all about BALANCE. Especially with diabetics, the Aspartame passes the blood/brain barrier and it then deteriorates the neurons of the brain; causing various levels of brain damage, seizures, depression, manic depression, panic attacks, uncontrollable anger and rage.
Consumption of Aspartame causes these same symptoms in non-diabetics as well.
Documentation and observation also reveal that thousands of children diagnosed with ADD and ADHD have had complete turnarounds in their behavior when these chemicals have been removed from their diet. So called 'behavior modification prescription drugs' (Ritalin and others) are no longer needed. Truth be told, they were never NEEDED in the first place! Most of these children were being 'poisoned' on a daily basis with the very foods that were 'better for them than sugar.'
It is also suspected that the Aspartame in thousands of pallets of diet Coke and diet Pepsi consumed by men and women fighting in the Gulf War, may be partially to blame for the well-known Gulf War Syndrome.
Dr. Roberts warns that it can cause birth defects, i.e. mental retardation, if taken at the time of conception and during early pregnancy.
Children are especially at risk for neurological disorders and should NEVER be given artificial sweeteners. There are many different case histories to relate of children suffering seizures and other neurological disturbances directly caused by the use of this deadly poison.'
Senator Howard Metzenbaum wrote and presented a bill that would require label warnings on products containing Aspartame, especially regarding pregnant women, children and infants. The bill would also institute independent studies on the known dangers and the problems existing in the general population regarding seizures, changes in brain chemistry, neurological changes and behavioral symptoms.
The bill was killed.

Remember, this was sent to me in an email so I have no way of substantiating the claims. However, if you know anyone who has serious health issues you might want to find out if they drink diet soda's. I am also going to investigate and will post what I find here on the blog.

The Thai-Go Cocktail

Steep 1 fruit flavored tea bag in 4 oz. boiling water (blueberry is a favorite), let cool then pour over ice. Spritz with 4 oz. seltzer water and add 1 oz. of Nature's Sunshine Thai-Go for a refreshing and energizing beverage. Enjoy!



You can order Thai-Go from our website at www.mynsp.com/hometownherbs

For more information on the benefits of Thai-Go, here's a fact sheet on the product.
http://www.naturessunshine.com/contentserver/getfactsheet.axd?id=4095

SPRING CLEANING FOR YOUR BODY

Spring is a wonderful time for new beginnings. After a period of slower activity in the winter, the whole world seems to speed up in springtime, almost as if we, along with the plants and animals, are trying to make up for lost time.
We often need or feel like we want to "rev our engines" a little bit in order to clear out the gunk in our systems. We can't wait, when the weather warms up a bit, to get out and work in the yard, walk around or ride a bike. We all love to open the windows and air out the house and clean out all the clutter from winter to make room for "new life" and activity.
Well, it's also a great time to clear out the body of toxins that have accumulated during the winter. Whether we realize it or not, we all tend to eat "heavier" foods during the winter months to keep us warm. These "heavier" foods take longer to digest and clear out of the colon, which means they can be re-absorbed back into the body and can sensitize various tissues in the body that trigger allergies and hay fever later in the year.
Nature's Sunshine has several products to give our bodies that spring cleaning that they need. Some of the herbal formulas that clean our blood are I-X, BP-X, Enviro-Detox and Milk Thistle Combination. The Tiao He Cleanse is also great for cleaning the liver and colon, conveniently packaged in a 10 day program. This includes the All Cell Detox, which is another formula that helps the tissues detoxify while supporting organs of elimination like the kidneys, liver, colon and lymphatic's.
If you'd like to purchase any of these products you can visit our website at www.mynsp.com/hometownherbs or if you have questions about any of the products feel free to call or email us. And if you know of anyone who might benefit from reading our blogs, please pass it on to them.
Spring is a wonderful time for new beginnings. So, now is the time to establish habits that will support your health over the coming years. Take the process one step at a time and enjoy the results from the efforts you make. It's a great time to renew yourself!