Most people I know who take vitamins eventually forget or deviate from the routine. When you have gone off your vitamins for 3 days or so, have you noticed any difference? If not, perhaps you should consider switching to a high quality supplement. People who take Usana Essentials can tell the difference in how they feel!

As the claims for the benefits of statin drugs proliferate, it is up to us to understand the potential dangers and side effects.  Statin drugs deplete the body’s waning stores of CoQ10, an essential enzyme,  so it’s wise to replace this with a high quality supplement. If you worry about cholesterol levels, look into the benefits of supplementing with high-quality fish oil as well as making lifestyle changes.

While prevention is critically important, there are also ways to help reverse inflammation. These include taking a pharmaceutical grade multi-vitamin/mineral, high in antioxidants, eating a low-glycemic diet, and having an active, healthy lifestyle.

See Dr. Christianne Northrup’s enews to read the full article, “Buyer Beware
Statins are not a panacea”.  Visit my Usana website if you want to order supplements or get more information.

I am an Independent Associate/Distributor with Usana Health Sciences, Inc. Usana nutritional supplements, weight-management and body/skin-care products are truly in a class by themselves, providing cellular nutrition from the inside out and the outside in. Visit my personal Usana website for more information about health, wellness, and/or building wealth. No pressure, no commitments.  My hope is simply to provide resources and open doors for those who are seeking something more in life, now or in the future. I offer this in the spirit of  sharing openly and with the wish that you will honor me by returning to my personal website if you decide to purchase products or pursue opportunities with Usana.  [If you're shy, it's possible to order products through my website and remain anonymous to me, but I'd be happy to answer questions or make suggestions.]  Happy exploring!

Optimize Health with Usana

It’s so exciting to support people in improving their health or optimizing wellness.  My life was changed when I discovered the importance of high-quality supplements – I could feel a difference! I want to share this experience with others. Even if you’re just curious, please take a closer look at Usana.

Seek Financial Health with Usana

When I listen to Suzy Orman or Dr. Chris Northrup, I understand that it is difficult to gain complete health when finances are a constant stress. Usana has provided outstanding opportunities for change for many through a well-regarded compensation plan, top-rated supplements, and the “power of two” (Usana’s binary plan allows business success by personally sponsoring as few as 2 people). Find out more when you visit my personal Usana website – watch the online presentation or ask me to email videos and other information to you. Contact me to help yourself and others now…Partner with me on Team Northrup for an exceptional home-based business opportunity.

Today on NPR they were reporting a study by a man in Scotland who hypothesized that music may affect our perceptions about how a wine tastes. What he found was that people gave wine much more powerful ratings when they were listening to music that they liked. I think that the music affected the people’s enjoyment of the wine and the intensity of the taste. I’m sure you can read more about it at Performance Today. The brain is powerful – what we think and perceive affects everything!
I just know that I feel better when I listen to music.

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My Alexander teacher talks about how everything is connected.  The goal of these lessons is to affect the neuro-circuitry of my brain to guide me in the best use of my body.  It took a long time for my body to learn these bad habits, and it is a real process to un-learn them and recall the intuitive ways in which I moved as a baby. By attending lessons regularly, and over a long period of time, the messages seep into my consciousness – moving from my short-term memory and into my long-term memory.  I can affect the way I walk by using visual images of energy moving upward inside me. It starts with the intention of good use of my body and even some fun visualizations. Intentions can be very powerful. More about that later – in music, psychology, etc. For now, I am seeing many good things to come in 2009.

Education and helping others are both pretty important to me, and prevention is a strong value.  I have learned so much about health, especially in the last 10 years, that I feel compelled to share some of the body’s wisdom.  This blog refers to a wealth of quality health resources and information and may help you sift through information rather than feel like you’re drowning in it.  I hope that you will learn or become curious about something as a result of reading this blog. Read my “Personal Journey” for more details about how I came upon this knowledge.  Enjoy meeting  ”My Mentors” – these people have been very influential, and in so many ways they have saved my life. I am also indebted to the many anonymous teachers/mentors, including those posting on the internet, for providing access to astounding information. An important part of my journey was the discovery of Usana Health Sciences.  My best friend introduced me to the company, and I have always trusted her to seek out the highest quality in everything. Barbara is my mentor and lifelong friend, and she was especially intrigued about Usana when she learned that she could partner with Dr. Christiane Northrup on Team Northrup, as she had long followed Dr. Northrup’s work.  I am an independent associate/distributor for Usana Health Sciences, Inc. For more information, please visit my website or contact me

Note: All material provided on the Perceiving Life website is provided for educational purposes only. The information contained on this website has not been evaluated by the FDA. This information is not intended to treat, diagnose, cure or prevent any disease. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you have regarding a medical condition, and before undertaking any diet, exercise or other health program.

My Mentors

• Alexander Technique:  Joy Paoletto embodies joy and wisdom about the body, and she’s a delight to work with.
• Acupuncture:  Susan Sandlin is a highly sensitive, attuned, and intuitive acupuncturist.
• Dr. Ray Strand is a practicing physician and serves on the Scientific Advisory Council at Usana.  He is a kind man with a lot of integrity, and he is generous with his time.  Dr. Strand has developed a remarkable program with which I can help people establish and maintain a healthy lifestyle, incorporating Usana products. Ask me about “Reset”!

Me and Dr. Strand

• Neurological Chiropractor, Dr. Mark Smith, Practitioner of Complementary and Alternative Medicine using a functional medicine approach.
• Skin Deep: Usana is one of the “compact signers“, pledging “not only to make safer products, but also to provide greater transparency to consumers about their products.”
• Dr. Jo Lynne Robins, mentor, colleague, and personal wellness consultant…vivacious, bright, warm.  She is an area guru for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Her bio says she has worked “with individuals, with and without medical diagnoses, who are trying to develop healthier, more balanced lives. She has extensive knowledge working with menopause, fibromyalgia, digestive disorders, and cancer, among others.”  She has studied the effects of stress on the immune system and presented nationally on many topics related to complementary and alternative medicine for 10 years.
• Sanoviv teleseminar series “Reclaim Your Health 2008″

• Usana Health Sciences, Inc.:  The name USANA is derived from Greek and Latin, meaning “true health.”    Usana Associates and Customers have access to a feature called “Ask the Scientists” for answers to hundreds of technical questions.  I learned a lot from my association with this company and the many dedicated, talented people who have mentored me.

Personal Journey

Check back later for my story:  Awakening to the health issues in my life and my journey to health