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AGEL Enterprises, a nutritional supplement supplier, is a multi-level marketing (MLM) company and was started in March 2005 in Provo, Utah. AGEL 's first products shipped in May 2005 and are now sold in 55 countries.AGEL has identified the new category of suspension gel technology and it is now already the market leader. AGEL is committed to using every new system at its disposal to develop, produce, and distribute gel technologies and the personal financial opportunities they inspire.Automated inventory systems, virtual distribution of marketing materials, global web-enabled support...these are just some of the leading-edge integrated systems AGEL has leveraged to become, quite literally, the first technology-driven company in the network marketing industry.
What are Gelceuticals? To put it simply, they are nutrients suspended in gel and AGEL stands at the head of this food-supplements revolution the first company to bring this revolutionary product to market. It’s quickly becoming a craze that’s capturing an ever-expanding market of health-conscious families.
Gelceuticals™ - amazing scientific breakthough, New Patent-Pending SUSPENSION GEL Technology Offers Better Nutrient Delivery System.
Our diet inlcudes more and more processed food substitutes instead of real food. We've actually convinced ourselves that things like cake, cookies and chips are actually food!
People aren't getting the nutrition their bodies need through their diet. So they crave more and eat more. But these empty calories provide fat, but not much nutrition. Our bodies are crying out for true nourishment. As one pundit remarked, "We are digging our graves with our teeth!"
News reports lament the fact that our children may be the first generation to live shorter, more unhealthy lives than their parents. We are literally feeding our kids to death!
The problem is spreading worldwide, as fast food outlets proliferate, and our busy lifestyles force more and more of us to eat on the go. People everywhere are in serious need of proper nutrition.
Pills are not the answer
You've no doubt seen all the stories in the mainstream press: study after study showing that many over-the-counter vitamin and mineral supplements simply pass through your body - providing you with limited or even no nutrients.
THE PROBLEM : your body simply can't assimilate the nutrition it needs from some pills, capsules and tablets.
And that's not the only issue... Many children and elderly people have extreme difficulty swallowing pills. Even many young adults have difficulty choking them down. Others choose not to because of the inconvenience, and bad smell. Yet others complain of upset stomachs, the dreadful taste and "vitamin burps." For people on the go, needing water to take pills can be limiting.
But probably the biggest challenge for most people is not knowing what supplements they should take - and which ones to choose from the myriad brands on display in the average health food store, pharmacy or supermarket. There is shelf after shelf of pills, capsules and tablets; each one claiming to be the best.
People are confused, and don't know who to trust. Store clerks are rarely any help, having no idea themselves. But a recent technological breakthrough is changing all of that.
New Suspension Gel Technology
Recently, the scientists at Agel Enterprises reached a technological breakthrough in nutrition, with the introduction of their suspension gel technology.
This new scientific breakthrough in nutrient assimilation is revolutionizing the wellness industry. AGEL ‘s proprietary suspension gel technology offers you a better way to burn fat, increase your energy and look and feel great.
Elite tri-athletes and marathon runners have been experimenting for several years with small packets of gel, looking for a timely blast of energy. AGEL researchers wondered if this same concept would work for daily consumption of critical components like antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.
AGEL's innovative new gel packs let consumers get their nutrition on the run.Basically, there are three critical factors that influence the efficiency of any nutritional supplements that you take:
They are:
* Properly timed ingestion * Correct quantities of nutritional components * High bioavailability of the nutrients
AGEL gel packs accomplish all three of these factors. Through suspension gel technology, you daily nutrients can be taken anywhere, quickly and easily. This facilitates the proper timing for taking the supplements with meals, magnifying the absorption and utilization of each nutrient.
It’s a total revolutionary concept!
AGEL has come up with four unique categories for their line in order to uphold an optimal level of health, plus provide for special health needs – as well as benefit athletes in constant motion and training and those who simple want to keep their youth alive.
AGEL Active - Build strength, Stay fit
Get energized. Build strength. Stay fit. Do more. Are you trying to lose a few pounds? Do you need a little boost to keep you focused, whether at work or at play? Ask yourself, “Do I want to be more active? Do I want a healthier lifestyle?” If the answer is yes then AGEL ACTIVE is for you.
• AGEL OHM…keeps your energy levels and mental clarity up throughout the day… enabling higher performance and clear headedness.
• AGEL FIT…finally a product to make maintaining the ideal weight easier than ever, without jitter causing pills and chalky powders that just keep you hungry through the day…
• AGEL PRO…which provides the ideal amount of quality whey protein essential for everyone wanting to build and maintain muscle mass for much better and stronger performance…
AGEL Core - healthy lifestyle
Everyday wellness. Discover the building blocks for a healthy lifestyle. Do you need vitamins and minerals? How about a healthy immune system? Are you concerned about free-radical causing pollutants? If you’re concerned about any of this then AGEL CORE is for you.
• AGEL EXO…a special blend of 14 antioxidants to fight disease causing free radicals so that you have a much better chance to live a healthy vibrant life!
• AGEL MIN…this is the ultimate multi-vitamin providing 100% of the Recommended Daily Intake (RDI) of 12 vitamins and up to 75% of the RDI of 10 essential minerals.
• AGEL UMI…to assist in improving your immune system, the active ingredient here is Fucoidan, which helps promote the health of white blood cells, a critical part of your body’s imuno-response.
AGEL Thrive - Discover your inner strength
Live fully. Discover your inner strength. Are you concerned about maintaining healthy body systems? Concerned about pain or discomfort associated with aging or high levels of activity? Are you concerned about maintaining a healthy cardiovascular system? If so then Agel Thrive is for you.
• AGEL FLX…the first gel supplement to successfully blend the 4 crucial ingredients for healthy joints as well as cartilage formation, elasticity and repair.
• AGEL HRT…a completely safe and natural way to keep your heart healthy, boost your myocardial system…and repair previous minor heart damage…
• AGEL CAL… was formulated to help you get the right amount of the most abundant mineral in the human body, Calcium. Calcium is a mineral needed by the body for healthy bones, teeth, and proper function of the heart, muscles, and nerves. Everyone these days wants to stay not only feeling young but young looking as well, and so comes the Agel Ageless line.
AGEL Body - Ageless
Nourish your skin. Discover complete, natural skin nutrition. Are you concerned about the health of your skin? Maybe you are looking for some preventative care.
If you’re concerned about proper skin nutrition then Agel Body is for you.
• Stay healthy… • Maitain a more youthful appearance… • Make your skin glow… • Reduce wrinkles… • Strengthen your skin by enhancing Collagen production…
How can you go wrong with a line of revolutionary products that are so easy to use, work so effectively and efficiently, and take care of so many of your health needs?
1. Executive Pack (3 business center) RM$910 (US$250) 2. Personal Pack (1 business center) RM$3750 (US$1000)
AGEL has created a new compensation structure that is truly revolutionary. This compensation plan will produce some of the largest checks in network marketing history. Although your downline is organized in a two-leg or two-team structure, the AGEL compensation plan is nothing like what the industry refers to as a "binary".
As you will get paid for all the number of people located below you, even the ones you did not sponsor. This is called 'spillover' from your upline sponsorship.Different from most binary plans, you ALWAYS (Monthly!!) make money on your organization's volume. I JUST LIKE TO SAY IT AGAIN… IT IS MONTHLY!!There are no "cycles." You don't have to match sales on the right and left sides. There is no need to "balance" sales on the left and right sides.No penalization of bonuses and pools or fluctuations in cycle requirements to balance payout.
There are no hard, "take away" qualifications or "cumulative" sales and sponsoring requirements and all the other worries that exist in binary plans.
The AGEL plan has much easier qualifications than other plans. It gives beginners a real chance at success and gives experienced marketers the ability to get paid what they are really worth.Although it may seem complex, the AGEL plan is one of the simplest PAYING plans there is. The plan focuses not on ways you have to QUALIFY for payment but ways to get you additional payments and bonuses.
In the Agel plan, you simply sponsor people into your left and right team. You receive a US $35 to US$200 Fast Start Bonus (depending on the activation order placed by your 'enrollee') on your team members initial purchases.As your left and right teams grow, you will make 10% of volume of your smaller team (Left or right team/leg), up to a commission of US $25,000 a month (for 1 business center, 3 business center= US$75,000!).
When you reach the Director level (10,000 volume in your smaller team/leg), you will receive a Leveraged Matching Bonus of 25 to 50% of the team volume commission of anyone you have enrolled - no matter where they are in your downline! Plus, you can receive a matching bonus on the income of THEIR enrollees down through 7 generations.
The only requirement for all these bonuses is a simple US $120 (2 boxes) personal monthly order. You may start by one box only..up to Supervisor level (where 2 boxes are needed to qualify for your AGEL benefits)You can also qualify for shares in an Executive Bonus Pool (if you ordered the Executive Kit) made up of 3% of the global sales volume when your smaller leg volume grows by 1000 or more than the previous month.There are also 3 more bonuses for cars, expense accounts and international leadership trips.
RECAP..
The Four Main Income Methods(Total 8 income bonuses) (Note the requirement to qualify for the bonus)
1. Retail Sales Team Members can purchase Agel products at the wholesale price with a margin of 20% profit.
2. Fast Start Bonus (Requirement: 1 box minimum monthly personal purchase)
US$35 per Personal Pack and US$200 per Executive pack Signed Up under you.
3. Team Volume Commission (Requirement: 1 box minimum monthly personal purchase)
[Based on a two-leg or two-team structure.]As people in your teams purchase product for personal use, samples, retail or as Preferred Customers, each box of product adds to your Commissionable Volume in each team.Each month you will be paid 10% of the total Commissionable Volume (CV) in your lesser leg/team. Commissions are paid on increments of 100 CV with a maximum of 250,000 CV per month (US $25,000) -(for 1 business center, 3 business center= US$75,000!).So if your "left team" racks up 20,000 in CV and your "right team" creates 15,000, you will be paid 10% of the 15,000 (the lesser), which would be US $1500 just in Team Volume Commission!.This means that you earn commissions on any newperson you place in your left or right tree regardless of how far down they are from you - NO LEVEL LIMITS!Also by purchasing the Executive Kit (US $1000) as your activation order you can increase the maximum to 750,000 CV per month for a total Team Volume Commission potential of US $75,000 per month.
This is the bonus that keeps the leaders up at night!Team Members who reach the Director (10,000 smaller side volume) and above earn a percentage of the the Team Volume Commissions of the Team Members down to the 7th level in their enroller tree. Each personally sponsored Team Member, placed on any level within your organization (downline), is considered on the 1st level of your Enroller Tree.Subsequently when one of your personally sponsored Team Members sponsors a new Team Member, that new Team Member becomes part of the 2nd level of your Enroller Tree (and 1st level to the person who sponsored them). This means that when you sponsor a new Team Member and place them in either your left or right team, it does not matter how far down in your "tree" they are. They are still considered as on your first level of the separate Enroller Tree.The Leveraged Matching Bounus pays you a bonus based on the Team Volume Commission of each person in your Enroller Tree. So if a person you sponsored earns US $1000 in Team Volume Commission and you are at the 25% bonus level, your bonus will be US $250. They get their $1000 and you also get a $250 bonus - just on that one person!The number of Enroller Tree levels and percentages of the Leveraged Matching Bonus depend on the rank you have achieved based on your smaller leg/team volume.Plus!!! Four Other Bonuses!
5. Luxury Car Bonus
Any month that a Team Member is a qualified Senior Director (40,000 small side volume and 2 personally enrolled Directors) or above they will receive the specified Car BonusSenior Director US $500Corporate Director US $1000Diamond Director US $1500Double Diamond Director US $2000Triple Diamond Director US $2500Quaduple Diamond Director US $3000
6. Travel/Business Expense Allowance
Any month that a Team Member is a qualified Senior Director (40,000 small side volume and 2 personally enrolled Directors) or above they will receive the specified travel/business expense allowance.Senior Director US $500Corporate Director US $1000Diamond Director US $1500Double Diamond Director US $2000Quaduple Diamond Director US $3000
7. Annual Leadership Retreat
Each year Senior Directors and above will be invited to the annual leadership convention, which will be held in an exotic location. They will be required to qualify for Senior Director or above for three months during the calendar year to qualify for the retreat. Based on trip and location each year each leadership level will receive different allowances for the trip.
3% of the global company commissionable volume (CV) is put into the Executive Bonus Pool. Team Members who begin their business by placing an order for the Executive Kit (US $1000) will be eligible to receive one or more shares of this pool each month in which their smaller leg volume grows by 1000 or more vs. the prior month's volume.For each 1000 your smaller leg volume grows vs. the prior month, you will receive one share of the Executive Bonus pool. This bonus ends when you reach the Senior Director level (40,000 volume). Thus you will have 40 opportunities to earn a share of this bonus.
We all have some great ideas about how to market our AGEL business. You may have stopped by this Blog presumably because you are looking for new AGEL marketing tips or in search of money making ideas on the internet or also for any reasons that may be..I want to share with you some of the network marketing tips and ideas that others and I have ventured into..
So here we go!!
AGEL Marketing Tip No.1
Utilize low cost and low labour intensive methods for your marketing. When marketing your AGEL business, it can become very expensive especially in the beginning. You attend AGEL business meetings and business building seminars and are bombarded with glossy brochures, AGEL promotional DVDs and a myriad of other marketing materials. It is so easy to spend much more money than you are actually making in the first few months. This financial outlay coupled with an early sign up rate is probably the main reason why people fail and give up their potentially life changing business without using proper planning and budgeting wisely.
So what are the low cost options?
I will give you just one today.Make a Blog. Yes so obvious you say. You are reading this Blog. So in part I am succeeding with one of my low cost marketing options. It is so easy to make a Blog. Go to http://www.blogger.com/ - you will need a gmail account first and you can be "on the road" in minutes.
Blogs are not only cheap - they are free, unless you spend money on expensive software and dedicated blog hosting. Blogs used correctly are a sure fire way to drive hundreds or possibly thousands of potential AGEL team members to your site.
So what should I put in the Blog? How can I ensure hundreds or thousands of people visit my Blog every day? How can I get people to come back again week after week, day after day?
To find the answer. To learn more about how you can be successful with your AGEL marketing please bookmark this Blog and come back again sometime. If you have a Blog already then GREAT I would really appreciate a link to my Blog here and I will reciprocate and give you a link back.
FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF THE FIRST 20 APPLICANTS, YES ONLY 20 APPLICANTS!! ENROLLED UNDER ME, WITH AN EXECUTIVE PACK, WILL GET A FREE AGEL BLOG LIKE THIS ONE..YES, A FREE BUSINESS SITE FOR YOU TO START EARINING AND RECIPROCATE THE IDEA. You get it??? Yeah you do..
Once registered, please email me: shariz.agel@gmail.com
1. Your AGEL Company name 2. AGEL Registration Number 3. Your Business Package
**You might want to hurry up as the number of applicants is nearly reaching 20!!!!Details will be informed (seriously sooner than I thought!!!) and replied..
AGEL’s EXO™ gel will help you delay signs of age–related declines. Aging causes natural declines in your mobility, coordination, memory, vision, skin, hair and health. These signs of aging often lead to persistant health conditions. This exclusive Gelceutical™ blend of 14 all–natural fruits helps you age gracefully — slowing down the visible signs of aging.
The Need
The NeedSigns of age-related declines originate with every breath of oxygen. Oxygen is the major source of harmful free radicals. Ironic that life-giving oxygen also causes signs of health declines with advancing years. Oxygen free radicals have an unstable, single electron (versus stable, paired electrons) enabling them to chemically alter lipids, proteins, carbohydrates and even DNA. An oxygen free radical “attacks” a biomolecule by “stealing”s one electron, thereby changing the “good biomolecule” into a reactive free radical, but restoring oxygen to a stable state. Continual creation of biological free radicals damages cells and tissues – leading to the visual signs of aging.
Aging is a 24/7 declining process resulting from alterations to our normal biochemistry within every cell of the body — free radical aging. Free radical aging results in less–responsive cells. The life-extension capabilities of the cell are weakened when sections of DNA experience free radical damage. Changing in DNA coding alters the biosynthesis of proteins and enzymes that maintain normal cell functions. This is why aging is such a slow, continuous process.
The Solution
AGEL’s EXO gel formulated with 14 exotic all–natural fruits and fruit extracts, each containing a wide–variety of antioxidants. EXO abounds with over 200 distinct antioxidants to shield, quench and repair the broadest spectrum of biological proteins, membrane lipids and nucleic DNA free–radicals. EXO is your greatest biological shield against the signs of age–related declines.
AGEL’s EXO GelBenefits:
1. Combats signs of age–related decline* 2. Supports youthful vision & recognition* 3. Maintains normal joint mobility* 4. Helps control youthful coordination* 5. Boosts immune function activity* 6. Enhances feelings of youthful energy* 7. Supports healthy cholesterol levels already within the normal range* 8. Guards healthy urinary tract health* 9. Shields the body from harmful free–radicals* 10. Reversing age–related losses in short–term memory*
EXO’s antioxidant spectrum slows down signs of age–related decline. Regular consumption of EXO releases an active army of antioxidants in your bloodstream. EXO antioxidants work in two ways to minimize signs of aging — through EXO’s Antioxidant BioShield™ and through its exclusive Antioxidant Recharging?. EXO’s Antioxidant BioShield technology guards against free radical damage to both water-soluble and fat–soluble biomolecules.
The Antioxidant BioShield is very protective due the variety of natural antioxidants within EXO’s 14 exotic fruits, including: flavonoids, proanthocyanins, anthocyanins, phenolic acids, polyphenols, carotenoids, vitamins, and essential minerals. EXO's Antioxidant BioShield™ minimizes free radical bioactivity and repairs free radical damage to cellular DNA, lipids, proteins and enzymes. AGEL’s Antioxidant BioShield also places the immune system on “surveillance alert” via active fruit polysaccharides against foreign invaders.
Antioxidant Recharging™ is AGEL‘s exclusive formulation technology that regulates antioxidant bioactivity. For example, in the process of repairing free radical–damaged biomolecule with the vitamin E antioxidant, vitamin E becomes “deactivated” as an antioxidant. With AGEL’s exclusive Antioxidant Recharging™ system, the deactivated vitamin E is recharged by vitamin C. The resulting water–soluble, “deactivated” vitamin C is readily eliminated from the body following the recharging process. AGEL’s EXO contains many examples of coordinated Antioxidant Recharging. EXO’s exclusive Antioxidant BioShield™ and Antioxidant Recharging™ provides you the best bioprotection against signs of aging — 24/7.
The Ingredient
The exotic antioxidant-rich fruits in EXO represent the best berry and fruit sources from around the globe. Blueberries from the lush Pacific Northwest of USA, Dark-skinned grapes from Europe and North America, Cranberries from quiet waters of Northeastern USA, Bilberries from rich lands of Northern Europe, Aronia chokeberry from forests of Central Europe, Pomegranate from Persia and Mediterranea, Aloe vera gel from the arid Mexican plains, Noni fruit from mineral-rich Polynesian shores, Para guava from South America, Acerola cherry from Brazil , Wolfberries from China and Southeast Asia, Acai berries from Amazon rainforests, Ashwaganda from depths of India, Rooibos herb extract from Africa. These selected fruits are ranked highest in ORAC rating ? a rating of antioxidant bioactivity.
*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.
AGEL MIN: StaMINa and Ageless Zest
AGEL MIN is the Gelceutical™ designed to nourish your stamina and deliver zesty health. MIN contains required daily levels of 12 essential vitamins and high levels of 11 essential minerals. MIN helps you get more energy from your food, and then stores these energy reserves to provide stamina. In addition, MIN’s essential vitamins and minerals sustain of over 5000 vital biofunctions to deliver vigor, drive, well-being and ageless zest.
MIN Health Benefits
StaMINa™
Stamina is defined as the complete physical and cognitive energy required for an active lifestyle. Unfortunately, many people lack stamina. They seem to “walk into a wall”. MIN contains 12 essential vitamins and 11 essential minerals to maintain your stamina. Increased stamina is obtained from MIN by providing essential nutrients that:
1. Gives stamina energy from food 2. Create an efficient biochemistry throughout the body.
StaMINa Generation
Vitamins and minerals are closely involved in the processes of converting food into energy. They are cofactors of enzymes that efficiently generate biochemical energy from carbohydrates, fats and proteins in the diet. Increased efficiency equals increased energy.
StaMINa = Energy Reserves
Trillions of biochemical reactions take place every second within the body to maintain vigor, wellness and gusto. Every biochemical reaction requires energy. Essential vitamins and minerals work with biocatalytic enzymes that minimize the energy necessary for each biochemical reaction. Multiply trillions of reactions over thousands of seconds each day equal substantial energy reserves. These energy reserves provide stamina. Therefore, vitamins and minerals save energy — helping the body biochemistry to run efficiently. Stamina is the result of efficiency. Ageless Zest™
Regardless of age, the body should feel zest. Zest is a drive to live, feeling vim & vigor, and a state of good health regardless of one’s chronological age. Ageless Zest is a composite of thousands and thousands of properly functioning biochemical reactions within the body. These biochemical reactions allow over 5000 functions within the body to maintain overall health, vigor, vim and vitality. Ageless Zest may be associated with vision, joints, bones, teeth, hair, smell, taste, hearing, touch, immune functions, heart, lungs, gastrointestinal, nerves, brain, muscles, tendons, cartilage, hormones, reproduction, pregnancy, respiration, coordination, etc. Falling levels of any one or more essential vitamins or minerals can create instabilities with some of the over 5000 functions – resulting in loss of zest, drive, spirit and vivacity.
MIN’s essential
vitamins and minerals help maintain necessary micronutrient levels to ensure stability of over 5000 biofunctions. Ageless Zest is A-Z health.
Who and When
MIN is recommended for healthy adults, teenagers, children and athletes. Consume MIN at the same time every day. Consume one Agel MIN packet a day. Endurance athletes may consume a second MIN packet for stamina.
Precautions
Pregnant or nursing women should consult with their physician concerning the MIN formula.
Those who need MIN’s StaMINa and Ageless Zest • Unable to finish tasks • Tired of life • Without drive to work • Lacking vim and vigor • Why don’t I feel enthusiastic? • Always feel tired • No get-up-and-go • Frequently feel sick • Wish I had more sick-days • Loss of spirit to innovate • Poor physical condition • I’m feeling my age • Less enthusiasm • Feeling older every day • Life is too complicated • Wishing to be more successful • My kids are always sick • Where to people get all that stamina? • My drive to work slows down by afternoon • There is no “dash” to my step • Feeling “over-the-hill”
AGEL UMI
In many parts of the world, seaweed is not a regular part of the daily diet. In fact, there are many people who would not even consider eating seaweed. However, with AGEL UMI, the exceptional health benefits of this oceanic treasure are now available to the masses. So, what is it about the brown seaweed that is so extraordinary? Through extensive research, scientists have identified a complex sulfated polysaccharide, called fucoidan as the active ingredient. Its primary makeup consists of an essential sugar called fucose along with other elements such as xylose, mannose, and galactose, and glucose. Studies consistently show that fucoidan possesses a wide range of properties beneficial to maintaining optimal health.
One of the primary ways in which Fucoidan provides a vast array of health benefits is its ability to interact with, and modulate the immune system. Several studies have identified many of the immune modulating effects of Fucoidan.1 2 The ability of a substance to modulate the immune system is an extremely useful property. Modulation is a term used to describe the process of reducing the extremes of cellular activity – either stimulation or inhibition. Immune modulating substances have the ability to increase immune function when it is depressed, such as in conditions like chronic fatigue, and then to reduce it when it is over-stimulated, such as in auto-immune diseases like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis.
Most immune modulating agents work by improving inter-cellular communication. One way cells interact and communicate is by presenting glycoproteins on their surface. Glycoproteins are complex information-rich macromolecules composed of a protein core to which is bound arrays of linked saccharides or sugars (polysaccharides). The structures of the saccharides vary and therefore relay different codes for different messages. For example, one message might tell a cell to secrete a specific cellular product, and another message might tell a cell when to divide. Other cells have corresponding glycoprotein receptor molecules, which can then read these messages and respond accordingly. Thus, our bodies are involved in a very sophisticated and harmonious intercellular communication all the time.
The immune system depends heavily on this kind of communication to co-ordinate cellular defense, apoptosis, cell attack and repair processes. When any of the range of saccharides required to build competent glycoproteins (and thereby convey an accurate message) are missing, the quality of that communication is compromised. It has been shown that dietary supply of certain saccharides improves the integrity of glycoprotein production. Fucoidans provide an abundant supply of Fucose, one of the necessary saccharides, and smaller amounts of several other required sugars. This is likely to be one mechanism by which the fucoidans exert their immunomodulatory effect.
Now, with this understanding of glycoprotiens, and intercellular communication, let’s specifically identify the ways in which Fucoidan has been shown to be of significant benefit for health and wellness.
References
Antibacterial and immunomodulating activity of fucoidan, Zapopozhets TS, Besednova NN, Loenko IuN. Antibiot Khimioter. 1995 Feb;40(2):9-13.
Immunostimulating and anticoagulating activity of fucoidan from brown algae Fucus evanescens of Okhotskoe sea. Kuznetsova TA, Zaporozhets TS, Besednova NN, et al. Antibiot Khimioter. 2003;48(4):11-3.
Regenerate Cells and Increase Life Span
Much of the research that has been done on fucoidan has been focused on its ability to regenerate cells. Studies have shown that fucoidan helps support mobilization of stem cells that enable the body to replace dead cells thereby enabling tissue and organ regeneration. In addition, fucoidan helps slow symptoms of the aging process. In study after study, fucoidan has shown itself to be beneficial in the fight for a longer, healthier life.
References
Sulfated Glycans Induce Rapid Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells Mobilization: Evidence for Selectin-dependent and Independent Mechanisms. Frenette PS, Weiss L. Blood, 2000 Oct 1 96(7):2460-8
Support the Circulatory System & Health Functions
Fucoidan has also been shown to help maintain healthy blood flow and cardiac functions—thereby supporting the circulatory system. Increased blood flow helps all of our organs work more efficiently and helps us to feel better and healthier. Efficient functioning of our vital organs can help us prolong the effects of “wear and tear” of the normal aging process. Additionally, one study suggested that fucoidan helps to slow the absorption rate of glucose, or sugar, into the blood stream. A slower absorption rate leads to a more regulated blood sugar level.
References
Fucoidan is a non-anticoagulant inhibitor of intimal hyperplasia. McCaffrey TA, Falcone DJ, Borth W, Brayton CF, Weksler BB. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1992 Apr 30;184(2):773-81.
Fibrinolytic and anticoagulant activities of highly sulfated Fucoidan. Soeda S, Sakaguchi S, Shimeno H, Nagamatsu A. Biochem Pharmacol. 1992 Apr 15;43(8):1853-8.
Potential Antioxidant Capacity of Sulfated Polysasccharides From the Edible Brown Seaweed Fucus Vesiculosus. Ruperez P. Ahrazern O. Leal JA Agrie Food Chem. 2002 Feb 13;50(4):840-5
Anticoagulant properties of a Fucoidan fraction. Colliec S, Fischer AM, Tapon-Bretaudiere J, Boisson C, Durrand P, Jozefonvicz J. Thromb Res. 1991 Oct 15;64(2):143-54.
Intravascular granulocyte aggregates caused by the selectin-binding carbohydrate fucoidan in pig kidneys. Dittrich S, Lippek F, Gratopp A, Grosse-Siestrup C, Lange PE, Buhrer C. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 2002 Oct; 29 (10): 909-14
Maintain Healthy Cholesterol Levels
The process of cholesterol formation is in the liver. Our bodies produce a “good” cholesterol (HDL) and a “bad” cholesterol (LDL). Optimum health is achieved when we can maintain lower levels of the LDL, and sufficient levels of the HDL. There is some evidence to suggest that fucoidan can help us to maintain healthy levels of cholesterol by influencing the metabolic activity in the liver where fatty acids are processed. In addition, because fucoidan is a dietary fiber, it absorbs cholesterols contained in foods allowing them to be discharged from the body. This suppresses cholesterol elevations related to dietary intake of foods high in cholesterol.
References
Hepatic fatty acid oxidation enzyme activities are stimulated in rats fed the brown seaweed. Murata, M. et al. Journal of Nutrition, 1999 Jan:29(1):146-51.
Help Support Healthy Joint Functions
For many of us in the United States and throughout the world, healthy joints and cartilage are daily concerns. Arthritis and joint pain can be a bothersome and sometimes debilitating. Among its many properties, fucoidan has been hailed as a natural answer to joint health. Fucoidan supports proper joint functions and cartilage health by modulating some of our body’s inflammatory and immune processes.
References
Effects of the anti-inflammatory compounds castanospermine, mannose-6-phosphate and fucoidan on allograft rejection and elicited peritoneal exudates. Bartlett MR, Warren HS, Cowden WB Parish CR Immunol Cell Biol. 1994 Oct; 72(5):367-74
Immunomodulating activity of arabinogalactan and Fucoidan in vitro. Choi EM, Kim AJ, Kim YO, Hwang JK. J Med Food. 2005 Winter;8(4):446-53.
Fucoidan a sulfated polysaccharide from brown algae is a potent modulator of connective tissue proteolysis. Senni K, Gueniche F, Foucault-Bertaud A, Igondjo-Tchen S, Fioretti F, Colliec-Jouault S, Durand P, Guezennec J, Godeau G, Letourneur D. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2006 Jan 1;445(1):56-64.
Assist in Inducing the Elimination of Harmful Cells
Fucoidan may also prove helpful in eliminating harmful cells, including those that are related to some cancers. This is accomplished through a process called apoptosis.
Apoptosis is technical term for the process of a cell “bursting” and therefore dying. Sulphated polysaccharides like fucoidan have been shown to assist in inducing apoptosis, which is a natural process where living organisms eliminate harmful cells and render the genetic blueprint (DNA) of harmful cells useless.
Additionally, some research suggests that fucoidan may have an effect on cancer growth by suppressing the generation of new blood vessels around cancer cells, cutting off their nutrient supply.
References
Antitumor activity and immune response of Mekabu fucoidan extracted from Sporophyll of Undaria pinnatifida. Maruvama H, Tamauchi H, Hashimoto M, Nakano T. In Vivo. 2003 May-Jun;17(3):245-9
Antitumor activity and immunological properties of marine algal polysaccharides, especially fucoidan, prepared from Sargassum thunbergii of Phaeophyceae. Itoh H. Noda H, Amano H, Zhuang C, MizunoT, Ito H Anticancer Res. 1993 Nov-Dec;13(6A):2045-52
Fucoidan extracted from Cladosiphon okamuranus Tokida induces apoptosis of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1-infected T-cell lines and primary adult T-cell leukemia cells. Haneji K, Matsuda T, Tomita M, Kawakami H, Ohshiro K, Uchihara JN, Masuda M, Takasu N, Tanaka Y, Ohta T, Mori N. Nutr Cancer. 2005;52(2):189-201.
Antitumor and antiproliferative effects of fucan extracted from ascophyllum nodosum against a non-small-cell bronchopulmonary carcinoma line. Riou D, Colliec-Jouault S, Pnczon du Sel D, Bosch S, Siavoshian S, Le Bert V, Tomasoni C, Sinquin C, Durand P, Roussakis C. Anticancer Res. 1996 May-Jun;16(3A):1213-8.
Help Maintain a Strong Immune System
Fucoidan supports the immune system in a number of different ways. Some research suggests that it may cause an increase in the number of circulating mature white blood cells in the body, which are an integral part of the body’s natural immune system. The findings from other studies suggest that fucoidan supports the immune system by improving phagocytosis and activating other important immune responses. These processes act together to destroy bacteria, viruses and other foreign particles by multiple blood “scavenger” cells.
References
Antitumor activity and immunological properties of marine algal polysaccharides, especially fucoidan, prepared from Sargassum thunbergii of Phaeophyceae. Itoh H. Noda H, Amano H, Zhuang C, MizunoT, Ito H Anticancer Res. 1993 Nov-Dec;13(6A):2045-52
Antitumor active fucoidan from the brown seaweed, umitoranoo (Sargassum thunbergii). Zhuang C. et al. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem, 1995 Apr:59(4):563-7.
Antibacterial and immunomodulating activity of Fucoidan. Zapopozhets TS, Besednova NN, Loenko IuN. Anitbiot Khimoioter. 1995 Feb;40(2):9-13.
Pentosan polysulfate, a sulfated oligosaccharide, is a potent and selective anti-HIV agent in vitro. Baba M, Nakajima M, Schols D, Pauwels R, Balzarini J, De Clercq E. Antiviral Res. 1988 Sep;9(6):335-43.
Anitviral properties of Fucoidan fractions from Leathesia difformis. Feldman SC, Reynaldi S, Stortz CA, Cerezo AS, Damont EB. Phytomedicine. 1999 Nov;6(5):335-40.
Promotes Optimal Gastrointestinal Health
The number of people suffering from gastric diseases is rapidly increasing around the world as more and more people are consuming foods with more fat content and less dietary fiber. Once in the stomach, fucoidan attaches to the stomach lining where it has a protective effect. In addition, it stimulates the stomach lining to regulate the inflammatory process and also to “self-repair” damaged tissue. Fucoidan, because of its immune promoting and inflammation modulating activity, is a tremendous aid in maintaining proper gastrointestinal function and health.
References
Fucoidan derived from Cladosiphon okamuranus Tokida ameliorates murine chronic colitis through the down-regulation of interleukin-6 production on colonic epithelial cells, Matsumoto S.,Nagaoka M, Hara T. Kimura-Takagi I, Mistsuvama K. Clinical and Experimental Immunology. June 2004, vol. 136, no.3 pp. 432-439(8)
Increase Energy & Support Respiratory Functions
Fucoidan supports immunological abilities by assisting the body in the production of interferon-Y and interleukin-12 while supporting normal respiratory functions.
References
The Polysaccharide Fucoidan Inhibits the Antibiotic-induced Inflammatory Cascade in Experimental Pneumococcal Meningitis, Granert C. Raud J, Lindquist L, Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, May 1998, 5(3): 322-4
Detoxify the Body and Help Rid The Body of Free Radicals
The deleterious effect of free radicals on our bodies is well documented. The beneficial effect of antioxidants in helping to neutralize the oxidative stresses placed upon our organs and metabolic processes is also very clear. Fucoidan has a long list of health and wellness properties, not the least of which is that it also is a rich supply of antioxidants.
References
Potential Antioxidant Capacity of Sulphated Polysaccharides From the Edible Brown Seaweed Fucus Vesiculosus. Ruperez P, Ahrazem O, Leal JA. Agric Food Chem. 2002 Feb 13; 50(4):840-5
Promotes Kidney Health
The kidneys serve as the “waste disposal system” for our bodies. Therefore, the proper function of our kidneys is vital to our overall health and wellbeing. There are numerous studies in the literature to suggest that fucoidan may play a significant roll in maintaining optimal kidney function.
References
Intravascular granulocyte aggregates caused by the selectin-¬binding carbohydrate fucoidan in pig kidneys. Dittrich S, Lippek F, Gratopp A. Grosse-Siestrup C, Lange PE. Buhrer C, Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol. 2002 Oct 29(10):909-14
Protective effects of inhibiting both blood and vascular selectins after stroke and reperfusion. Ruehl ML, Orozco JA, Stoker MB, McDonagh PF, Coull BM, Ritter LS. Neurol Res. 2002 Apr;24(3):226-32.
Effects of Fucoidan on chronic renal failure in rats. Zhang Q, Li Z, Xu Z, Niu X, Zhang H. Planta Med. 2003 Jun;69(6):537-41.
Fucoidan inhibits the development of proteinuria in active Heymann nephritis. Zhang Q, Li N, Zhao T, Qi H, Xu Z, Li Z. Phytother Res. 2005 Jan;19(1):50-3
Supports Vibrant Health & Vitality
Fucoidan supports the body against “complement activation” believed to play an adverse role in chronic degenerative symptoms like atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, alzheimer’s disease and other conditions associated with aging.
The literature is plentiful supporting the fact that fucoidan is a valuable resource for maintaining optimal health. The brown algae harvested from the earth’s ocean are truly one of the most valuable gifts of the great deep. And Agel has harnessed this power into a single gelceutical—UMI.
References
Effects of C-reactive protein and pentosan polysulphate on human complement activation. Klegeris A. Singh EA. McGerr PL Immunology 2002 Jul;106(3):381-8
AGEL OHM
AGEL OHM is the Gelceutical™ designed to boost your energy when you are feeling tired, fatigued or lazy. An added benefit of OHM is to provide focus when you are lacking motivation or stressed by life’s circumstances. Therefore, OHM can be summed up in two words energy and focus.
Health Benefits
Energy Increased energy is obtained from OHM by providing key nutrients that either 1. generate more energy from your food 2. are direct sources of energy to the body
The first category (helping to generate energy from food) is a collection of water–soluble B–vitamins. B–vitamins are enzyme cofactors that generate more energy from your diet of carbohydrates, fats and proteins. The second category (direct sources of energy) is D–ribose. D–ribose is the quick energy the body uses for bursts of speed Focus.
There are 3 natural herbal ingredients that help provide you focus. Helping to reduce stress, provide feelings of motivation, increase cognitive functions (memory & learning), and enhance physical work & endurance can be wrapped up in a single word – focus. These benefits are provided by the synergistic action of Schizandra fruit, Ginseng root and Rhodiola root.
Who and When
Recommended for healthy adults (including older teenagers) and athletes. Consume during the morning or afternoon (for those who sleep at night). Consume one AGEL OHM packet a day. Some individuals may want to “rip ‘n’ sip” two packets in a day when energy levels are extremely low.
Precautions
Not recommended for children or pregnant/nursing women. Those with very high blood pressure or high intracranial pressure should use caution. May cause sleeplessness if consumed too soon before bedtime.
Signs of Low-Energy and Lack of Focus
* Afternoon fatigue * Lack of daily focus * Doing low-priority tasks first * Tired after a full night’s sleep * Eating too much junk food * Easily cross or angry * Complain about lack of energy * Complain about others’ energy levels’ * Move around slowly * Feel inadequate as a parent * Have to stop between flights of stairs * Eat enough, but do not feel energetic * Not motivated to work * Prefer to sit and watch TV * No zest for life * Feel stress from work or home * Feel like too many tasks to do * Feel like all tasks have equal priority * Easily stressed by the unexpected * Always feel overworked * Never feel like receiving adequate rest * Frequently sick * Have memory lapses * Problems focusing on learning * Difficulty learning new concepts
AGEL FIT
Agel’s FIT™ gel is a key component in your weight-loss and weight-maintenance goals. Nearly everyone wants to lose weight, reduce body fat and contour arms, abdomen, chest, and legs.
The Reason
“I want to lose weight. Now.” “I want my 6-pack abdomen back.” “I want to look good in my swim suit.” “I’ve got to get fit now!!” Ever hear yourself or someone make these comments. Our busy lives often “force” us to eat poorly. No balanced diet. Only processed foods. Eating on the run. These choices have led to an overweight and obesity pandemic that now rivals chronic diseases.
Statistics in the USA are an indicator of problems stemming from overweight and obesity. The prevalence of human overweight and obesity has increased over the years in both genders, for all age groups, for all racial groups and all educational levels. Astonishing overweight and obesity statistics abound for USA citizens. USA males overweight = 69% and females overweight = 62% should be surprising.
The percentage of obese adults (BMI ≥ 30): males 28% and females 33%. Surprising? It is still on the rise.Overweight (BMI > 25.0-29.9) statistics have shown that the 20-34 year old range has been impacted the most in the past 20 years. Males 20-34 years old in the overweight classification increased 139%, while females increased 189%.
Even more alarming over the past 20 years are the increases in obesity (BMI ≥ 30.0) among adults, with male obesity increased 217% and female obesity increased 195%.
The cost of lost productivity related to obesity (BMI ≥ 30) among Americans ages 17-64 is $3.9 billion. Workdays lost related to obesity = 39.3 million, physician office visits related to obesity = 62.7 million workdays, restricted activity days related to obesity: 239.0 million workdays.
The Solution
AGEL FIT™ gel can help you, your family, your friends, and your neighbors succeed with weight-loss and physical fitness.
FIT contains active levels of (-)hydroxycitric acid (HCA). (-)Hydroxycitric acid acts to turn off two important biochemical “switches” - fatty acid synthesis/storage and glycogen breakdown.
There are hundreds of biological switches functioning every second within your body chemistry. Switches may be flipped “OFF” when there is abundant product concentration from a biochemical reaction. Conversely, a BioSwitch may be turn “ON” when there is abundant starting material for the reaction. These BioSwitches center around the activity of enzymes. Enzymes are helpful proteins that allow biochemical reactions to take place with the lowest input of energy.
AGEL FIT Gel Benefits
1. Helps curb your appetite 2. Helps you reduce food intake 3. Increases fat burning 4. Inhibits fat synthesis & storage 5. Supports body weight-loss 6. Helps balance emotional feelings 7. Is 3-times more effective than diet and exercise alone 8. Maintains healthy cholesterol levels within already normal levels 9. Reduces Body Mass Index (BMI) to healthier levels
The FIT Program
1. Agel FIT 30-60 minutes before meals (2-4 times/day)
Helps reduce your appetite Supports fat metabolism Long-lasting effects
2. Set caloric limits (2000 kcal/day)
Key to weight loss Choose foods you like Eat more Walk more
3. Eat 5-7 small meals
Helps maintain feeling of fullness Minimizes glucose swings
4. Keep a daily journal
Records you feelings Tracks your success Balances your emotions
5. Get 30 minutes of walking each day
Burns more calories Helps you socialize Increases fitness Eat more Walk more
6. Drink more water (carbonated soft drinks do not count)
Aids digestions Supports energy levels Helps feel satisfied
Agel’s FIT Features:
1. Gelceutical™ enhanced bioactive technology 2. Exclusive FIT BioSwitch™ Technology 3. Patent pending Super Citrimax® HCA 4. Carry-anywhere Agel pouch
AGEL FIT Ingredients
FIT contains the extract of Garcinia cambogia, a small yellow-orange tree fruit from Southern India. Garcinia cambogia contains high concentrations of hydroxycitric acid (HCA). Agel uses the natural, active patent pending Super Citrimax™ (hydroxycitric acid), a concentrated water-soluble extract from Garcinia cambogia.
AGEL PRO
Muscle Building
Effective muscle protein synthesis requires an adequate supply of a wide variety of amino acids. And, the more aggressive the muscle building or regeneration you are engaged in, the more of a high quality protein source you will need. In PRO, the protein source is an ultra-filtered whey protein isolate, the highest quality protein known. This ultra-filtration technology creates a protein that is complete (containing all nine essential amino acids, plus several others), easy to digest, and 90 percent pure. Whey isolate is a rich source of the critical amino acids that give athletes an edge by metabolizing directly into muscle tissue. It also is an excellent source of leucine, an essential amino acid that helps build lean muscle mass while promoting fat loss.
Weight Management
In the last two decades, there has been an increasing awareness of the long-term health benefits of achieving an optimal body composition (more muscle, less fat). Each year, experts identify more and more disease conditions that are related to being significantly overweight. In an effort to thwart this serious health threat, many health professionals and government agencies are spending hundreds of millions of dollars every year to educate us about the importance of decreasing our excessive consumption of high (but empty) calorie foods, and of increasing the amount of our daily physical activity. We are squarely faced with the global issue of a population that is becoming increasingly sedentary, overfed, and undernourished.
So…what do we do about this serious and problematic global health issue? Countless individuals are striving daily to find their own solution to losing those extra pounds, but the “battle of the bulge” can be a very frustrating problem for many. Researchers across the world have been searching for that “magic formula” that will just melt away the excess fat, but most of the proposed solutions usually contain some sort of artificial stimulant or appetite suppressant such as the infamous phen-phen, or the more commonly used ingredients such as caffeine and ephedrine. These ingredients have resulted in some health related problems that are as life-threatening as the extra body fat itself. In fact, these three popular ingredients have resulted in some significant life-threatening conditions, such as heart valve damage, heart attacks, and strokes. In reality, the achievement of an optimal body composition requires a series of proactive lifestyle choices. It requires obedience to a simple law of nature…balancing the quantity and quality of calories consumed with the quantity of calories burned. In simple terms, we have to eat fewer calories, eat smarter, and move more.
What exactly does it mean to be eating smarter and fewer calories? Why all the “mumbo jumbo?” Calories are a way of measuring the energy potential of a food. Certain foods produce more energy than others when metabolized or “burned” by your cells. Food has three basic components; proteins, carbohydrates and fats, and all three of these components play an important role in sustaining your cellular activities. In addition, your body metabolizes each of these components differently. Proteins are broken down into smaller building blocks called amino acids, carbohydrates are broken down into energy-rich simple sugars, and fats are broken down into smaller fatty acids.
All of these are subsequently taken up into your body to be used as energy or to be incorporated into the appropriate cellular structures. Because each of these smaller components can be turned into energy, they represent calories. And, in very simple terms, if you consume more calories (proteins, carbohydrates, fats) than your body needs, your body is genetically programmed to store those calories as fat for later use as a means of preparing itself for times of “famine.” As you are likely aware, your body has a very efficient way of converting extra calories into stored body fat, especially if you are not getting enough activity or exercise during the day.
So, let’s talk about how calories go out. We burn calories at rest, during daily living activity, and when we exercise. Each of us has a basal metabolic rate (BMR). BMR is the minimum caloric requirement needed to sustain life in a resting individual. This is the amount of energy your body would burn if you slept all day (24 hours). Therefore, while you are at rest, your body has a basic energy requirement or BMR that is governed by many factors, but mostly based on your individual body composition (fat to lean-mass ratio).
Simply stated, muscle burns more calories than fat does even while you are at rest. So if your lean-mass ratio is higher, then your metabolic rate is generally higher. If your fat ratio is higher, then your metabolic rate is lower and you don’t burn as many calories at rest. The key to success in burning more calories at rest is to have a higher lean mass ratio, which can be accomplished through resistance or strength training exercises and through optimal nutrition.
Therefore, the optimal body composition, very generally stated, is to have a lower body fat content and more muscle content. In fact, according to the some nutrition experts, the optimum body fat content is between 5%-15% for males and between 12%-20% for females. In summary, a higher ratio of muscle mass results in a higher metabolism, whereas a higher ratio of fat mass results in the opposite.
It is important to note that some body fat is not all bad. In fact, you need body fat for a variety of important physiological reasons. But, in excess amounts, it can be problematic. This is because with more body fat, your body needs fewer calories to function, and therefore you store more of your food calories as fat, thus perpetuating the original problem.
But, what if there was a way to facilitate, from a nutritional standpoint, this seemingly simple, yet sometimes difficult process of balancing the calories in with calories out in order to achieve optimal body composition? In contrast to the harmful stimulants described above, researchers have identified supplemental methods that can be helpful in this process.
They have identified naturally occurring compounds that, when combined with physical activity, can help you to increase lean muscle mass and consequently help your body burn calories more efficiently. With more lean muscle mass, you have a higher BMR, a more efficient metabolism, and improved body composition.
Unfortunately, many people who are trying to manage their weight are just counting total calories. While that is really the essence of weight management and optimal body composition, there is more and more research suggesting that simply counting calories is not the entire formula. It is perhaps even more important to consume more frequent, smaller servings of a meal or snack that have a balance of calories from all three macronutrient sources: protein, carbohydrate, and fat.
Many diets and weight management programs overemphasize a single macronutrient as being the only “solution.” But, the true solution is balance, and getting that balance throughout the day. Just as you need to have an optimal lean mass to fat ratio in your body composition, you also need to have a favorable balance of carbohydrates, fats and proteins in your meals and snacks. This can get rather tricky, but nonetheless is very important to consider.
How does this all work? Every time you ingest food, you send numerous signals to your body. A meal with high levels of carbohydrates signals the secretion of insulin, a fat storage hormone (messenger). At the same time, the carbohydrates are broken down into the simple sugars, and a whole mechanism of enzymes and cellular processes are activated in an effort to generate immediate energy. Additionally, some of the sugars are stored for later use in the form of glycogen, a rapid release form of energy. However, those sugars that are not needed for immediate energy production or for glycogen storage are then converted to fat, your body’s long-term food storage system.
Thus, excess consumption of carbohydrates will lead to excessive fat storage.A meal with a higher protein ratio, on the other hand, signals the secretion of glucagon, which can be considered the opposite of insulin – it signals your body to burn fat instead. In addition, protein breaks down into amino acids, the primary building block of enzymes and muscles. These amino acids stimulate muscle generation and repair, and they accelerate metabolism. Proteins are essential to virtually every aspect of cellular activity, and are responsible for the integrity and proper function of almost all body systems. Needless to say, we all need protein in sufficient quantities every day in our diet. At a minimum, it is recommended by nutritional experts that you get 1.0 to 1.5 grams of protein in your diet for every kilogram of body weight (.45 gm to .68 gm per pound). And, with physical exercise, stress, and sickness, your dietary protein requirements are even higher.
Then there is dietary fat. By itself, fat doesn’t have much of an affect on either insulin or glucagon, but moderate amounts of fat in your diet are healthy and necessary. Fatty acids are essential to a myriad of cellular structures and processes, including cell membranes, joint fluids, brain matter, and hormones, just to name a few. And, in fact, you need about 25 to 30% of your daily caloric intake to come from healthy fats in your diet. Although fats are an essential part of your diet, if you take in too much fat (which is high in calories), you create an excess of calories needed for your metabolic needs, and this triggers insulin release, which then turns on fat storage. Once again, balance and moderation is essential.
By balancing the amounts of protein, carbohydrates and fats that you ingest with your meals and snacks, and by avoiding excess caloric intake, you are helping your body store less fat and build more muscle. This is how you obtain an optimal body composition.
Why Whey Isolate?
Whey isolate is one of the finest sources of protein available for many different reasons. It is easy to digest. It contains only trace amounts of milk fat and lactose (less than 0.5%) making it easily digestible even for those with lactose intolerance. It contains over 90% pure protein. It is complete, in that it contains all nine essential amino acids, plus several additional ones including leucine, which plays a key role in building lean muscle mass and promoting fat loss (whey isolate has 50% more leucine than soy protein isolate.) Furthermore, whey isolate has the highest known levels of branched chain amino acids (BCAA’s) of any natural food source. BCAA’s, unlike other amino acids, are metabolized directly in the muscle tissue (instead of being metabolized in the liver). Thus, they are the first to be used during periods of exercise and training.
Why Medium-Chain Triglycerides (MCT’s)?
Of the fats that make up your diet, the ones that are the healthiest and most easily digested are the medium chain triglycerides (MCT’s). In contrast, the long chain triglycerides (LCT’s) that are also present in your food are much more difficult to digest and are more easily stored as body fat. Because MCTs are easily digested, rapidly absorbed, quickly metabolized, and readily converted to energy in the body, they are not as readily deposited as body fat. For these reasons, they have been used for many years in clinical nutritional formulas to help feed those with malabsorption syndromes. MCTs contain a high amount of lauric acid, the major fatty acid from the fat of the coconut. This fatty acid has been recognized for its unique properties including its antiviral, antibacterial, and antiprotozoal functions. Also in one clinical trial with overweight men, consumption of a diet rich in MCTs resulted in greater loss of fat perhaps due to increased energy expenditure and fat oxidation observed with MCT intake. MCTs may be considered as agents that potentially stimulate weight loss.
Mini-Meal Replacement
AGEL PRO can also be used as a mini-meal replacement or in-between meal snack. It is becoming increasingly clear that we should eat less in quantity for but more frequently. This alternative eating practice has many proven benefits over just eating 2-3 times per day, and ideally, you need to be eating 5-6 times per day. However, your meals and snacks should have fewer calories since you are eating more of them. In addition, in order to be most effective, you need to be eating meals and snacks that are balanced with the appropriate ratios of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats.
The following are just some of the many proven benefits provided by eating smaller but more frequent meals and snacks:
1. Lowered total cholesterol with improved HDL (good) to LDL (bad) ratio 2. Reduction in appetite by 27% 3. Weight loss while sparing lean mass (muscle) - in other words, fat loss 4. Fewer insulin surges from better blood sugar control 5. More normal cortisol levels (lower) - helping in better body composition
Many of us are so busy in our day-to-day lives that we don't take the time to eat often enough. A convenient and balanced between-meal protein supplement could be the answer to help you eat less, more frequently.
AGEL FLX
Chondroitin is extracted from shark or bovine cartilage. It is one of the major building blocks used in the formation and repair of the cartilage matrix. Cartilage is the tough, flexible connective tissue that serves as the cushion for the joints and is also found in other parts of the body such as the tip of the nose and outer ears. One of chondroitin’s primary functions as one of the key components in the cartilage matrix is to attract water to the other larger macromolecules within the matrix, thus keeping it soft and flexible. As such, it helps provide the cushion necessary to prevent bone-to-bone contact, especially in the weight bearing joints such as the knees and hips. In addition, the body uses chondroitin to prevent certain enzymes from breaking down the existing cartilage, thus providing a protective effect. The optimum daily dose is 1200 mg.
Glucosamine is produced from crab, lobster and shrimp shells. It is classified as an amino sugar. Unlike other forms of sugar found in the body, this form is incorporated into the structure of body tissues, rather than being used for energy. In fact, the body uses glucosamine to build your fingernails and toenails, tendons, skin, eyes, bones, ligaments and even your heart valves. But, in particular, it is found in high concentrations in your joint tissues and more specifically the cartilage matrix. Glucosamine is one of the components used in the production of Chondroitin, and in fact, it stimulates the body to produce more of this important building block for joint cartilage. As we age, our bodies decrease the natural production of Glucosamine therefore supplementation of this important joint structural component is important. The optimal daily dose is 1500 mg.
In multiple clinical trials, Glucosamine and Chondroitin have been found to work synergistically to help reduce joint degeneration and may in fact help to stimulate the regeneration of damaged cartilage.
MSM (MethylSulfonylMethane) is a naturally occurring organic sulfur compound found in many plant and animal tissues. Sulfur is an essential component of healthy hair, skin, nails, tendons, and joints. It has also been found to help detoxify the body on a cellular level, in addition to relieving pain and inflammation. MSM provides the essential sulfur that is necessary to build strong collagen and therefore strong and healthy cartilage by strengthening the sulfur bonds between the collagen strands. Although MSM is found in many of the foods that we eat, processing and cooking easily destroy it. As a result, MSM is probably not present in significant quantities in the majority of foods that we eat. Most people would probably benefit from supplementation of this crucial element for optimal health.
Celadrin® is a patented blend of cetylated fatty acids (CFA’s) that have been stabilized through a proprietary process of esterifying oils. This blend has been formulated to optimize the natural ability of CFA’s to alleviate pain and reduce inflammation in human tissues. In addition, the CFA’s in Celadrin® have the effect of increased joint lubrication. The prime role of Celadrin® appears to be its ability to enhance cell membrane health and integrity. As a result it halts the production of inflammatory compounds known as prostaglandins. It also reduces the production of the negative immune factors like IL-6 that also play a central role in inflammation.
The body is made up of an enormous number of cells separated into various types and functions. The cell membrane is the organized structure that separates and protects components in the cell from neighboring cells and the outside world. Some of the major components of the cell membrane are structural lipids, which regulate nutrients and other compounds across the cell membrane. This regulation is very critical to the adequate function and health of the individual cell.
Celadrin® enhances the cell membrane and its integrity for efficient functionality. The result is a more efficient, fluid, permeable and a youthful cell membrane. Loss of cell membrane integrity from internal and external stressors begins a number of rapid aging processes – including uncontrolled or imbalanced inflammation.
Inflammation can occur with age, dietary conditions, free radicals, stress or other insults which stimulate or stiffen cell membranes. This could lead to one or more forms of joint inflammation. Celadrin® not only halts the cascade of inflammation but rapidly begins restoring flexibility and eliminating pain. Celadrin® accomplishes these features by enhancing the lipid structure of the cell membrane and converting it to a super membrane enabling the cells to rapidly repair and regenerate. This unique enhancement of the cell membrane leads to the multitude of restorative, healing attributes of Celadrin® - including arthritis and inflammatory conditions.
In simple terms, Celadrin® improves the lubrication of joints and prevents the manufacture of compounds that produce pain and inflammation.
Can Celadrin® be used with glucosamine sulfate and other natural approaches for osteoarthritis?
Absolutely, Celadrin’s® unique mechanisms of action complement any natural or drug therapy for osteoarthritis safely and without side effect.
How does Celadrin® compare to CMO (cetylmyristoleate)?
CMO is simply one of the components of the unique matrix of Celadrin®. Researchers discovered the mixture was more effective than the isolated CMO. Hence, Celadrin® can be simply regarded as an enhanced form of CMO.
Is there any difference between the various oral forms of Celadrin®?
The product has previously been available in tablets, soft gelatin, and hard gelatin capsules. Since Celadrin® is a fatty acid complex, softgel capsules may provide advantages in absorption, just as with other lipid-loving molecues (e.g. CoQ10). As well, the published clinical trials utilized Celadrin® in a softgel form.
Is Celadrin® safe?
The safety profile is exceptional with no reported side effects or drug interactions. Celadrin® definitely does not have any of the side effects associated with anti-inflammatory drugs such as Steroids, NSAIDS (e.g. aspirin), and COX 2 inhibitors (e.g. Vioxx, Celebrex).
Can Celadrin® be used on a long-term basis?
Absolutely, Celadrin® is completely safe for indefinite use without side effect. Are there any interactions with prescription drugs? There is no indication or known mechanism where Celadrin® would cause an adverse interaction with any medication.
What are the joint health benefits in summary:
1. Glucosamine as a major structural component of Chondroitin, stimulates its production. 2. Chondroitin as a major building block of cartilage helps keep it soft and flexible, and protects it from enzymatic destruction. 3. MSM strengthens collagen bonds, creating stronger, healthier cartilage 4. MSM relieves pain and reduces inflammation 5. Celadrin® increases cell membrane integrity helping to reduce pain and inflammation of damaged joint tissues. 6. Celadrin® helps provide adequate joint lubrication.
Precautions
There are some precautions in taking these ingredients. Chondroitin is chemically similar the blood thinner called heparin. Therefore, it should be used with caution in those who are taking other blood thinners such as aspirin, coumadin, or others. It is important to consult with your physician if you are on other medications, prior to taking this supplement. In addition, there have not been sufficient studies to determine the effect of these ingredients on pregnancy, and are therefore not recommended for pregnant women. If you are allergic to shellfish, you should avoid glucosamine supplements.
AGEL HRT
AGEL HRT puts your heart in the right place.
A well-functioning heart is essential for good health, and the unique blend of nutrients in HRT can help you achieve the best heart possible. This scientifically formulated and technologically advanced gel is designed specifically to help protect your heart, fuel your myocardial system, and maintain healthy levels of cholesterol.
HRT can help you maintain healthy cholesterol levels.
Good news is that, in conjunction with diet and exercise, HRT can help you maintain existing healthy cholesterol levels.
HRT can fuel and protect your heart.
With its blend of antioxidants and other nutrients, HRT offers the heart energy and protection. Taurine, for example, supports healthy heart tissue, while carnitine helps increase myocardial energy production—and these are just two examples of all the heart-oriented components found in HRT.
Get to the heart of the matter.
The condition of your heart can have a big impact on your life. So eat right and exercise. And to augment your healthy heart lifestyle, consider the unique blend of nutrients found in HRT. What can HRT do for you? Here are just a few of the many potential benefits: • Helps to maintain healthy levels of cholesterol • Gives your heart energy • Supplements a heart-healthy life
AGEL CAL
You can never have too much of a good thing. Blood vessel contraction and expansion, the secretion of hormones and enzymes, sending messages through the nervous system and of course healthy bones; what do all these things have in common? Calcium: the most abundant mineral in the human body and now Calcium is easier for your body to get than ever before, with CAL.
Most of the Calcium in your body is stored in the bones and teeth where it supports their structure. The rest is found throughout the body in the blood, muscles, and the fluid between cells. Every day your body withdraws small amounts from your bones to support the normal function of your body systems. If you don’t get enough calcium, you could be withdrawing more than you are depositing. CAL makes sure that you are taking in more than you are giving out. Just the right amount.
Just like a sponge your body can only absorb so much at one time. This is true with Calcium supplements. Studies have shown that 500mg taken twice a day is the proper way to replenish your body. Any more than that gets wasted. CAL has been specially formulated with these limits in mind.
AGEL GLO
Beauty from the inside out.
Hydrating your body is key to looking good and feeling good. As we age, it becomes increasingly more difficult for our cells to absorb water. This leads to a dry, flaky and dull appearance. When combined, Green Tea Seed Oil, Grape Seed Oil and Aloe Vera help your cells absorb water, providing fuller, healthier skin, hair and nails.
Enhancing the Collagen fibers in our bodies can reduce fine lines and wrinkles, giving you a more youthful appearance. Over time these fibers weaken and stretch causing fine lines and wrinkles, even sagging. By combining Acerola Cherry extract, Horsetail extract and Coenzyme Q-10 you can properly support your collagen fibers.
Protecting yourself from environmental pollutants and the long term effects of the sun can give you an even, smooth and healthy complexion for years to come. GLO accomplishes this by combining Green Tea Extract with Turmeric and Oats.
AGEL Ageless
Gentle Daily Cleansing Gel
Eliminate impurities with this fresh, foaming gel. The Ageless Daily Cleansing Gel removes makeup and eliminates dead skin cells, environmental particles, and excess oil. Use it morning and night for soft, clean, and supple skin.
Revitalizing Gel Scrub
Exfoliate and purify your skin with this gentle and effective scrub. The Ageless Gel Scrub removes dead skin cells, allowing your skin to breathe easier. Use it four to five times per week for a smooth and radiant complexion.
Refreshing Misting Gel
Tone and balance your skin with this light, hydrating mist. The Ageless Anti-oxidant Misting Gel removes all traces of cleanser and impurities. Use it morning and night to complete your cleansing process and restore your skin’s moisture.
Intensive Gel Serum
Give your skin a younger, healthy glow with this vitamin-packed anti-oxidant serum. The Ageless Anti-aging Gel Serum restores your complexion from within, minimizing fine lines, wrinkles, and sagging skin. Use this miracle product morning and night to visibly reduce the effects of aging.
Age-defying Eye Gel
Brighten the skin around your eyes with this specially formulated eye gel. The Ageless Age-defying Eye Gel smoothes fine lines and wrinkles, promoting elastin and collagen in the eye contour area. Use it morning and night to reduce signs of tiredness and aging. Applying this vitamin-packed anti-oxidant serum will help you restore your complexion from within, minimizing fine lines, wrinkles, and sagging skin. This amazing product will give your skin a younger, healthy glow and will help reduce the effects of aging. The Ageless Age-defying Eye Gel will help you smooth fine lines and wrinkles, it also promotes elastin and collagen production in the eye contour area.
Daily Moisturizing Gel
Prevent free radicals from damaging your skin with this hydrating day gel. The Ageless Daily Moisturizing Gel protects your skin from the multitude of daily stresses it encounters, including pollution and wind. Use it daily to combat toxins and keep your skin hydrated. Moisturizers are designed to reduce water loss from the epidermis. They prevent dryness and act as a barrier to dirt.
Nourishing Night Gel
Enhance cell renewal while you sleep with this ultra-rich nighttime gel. The Ageless Nourishing Night Gel rebuilds collagen and renews your skin’s surface. Use it nightly to restore your skin’s elasticity-and wake up in the morning with healthy, younger-looking skin. The Ageless Nourishing Gel assists in rebuilding collagen and renewing your skin’s surface. It can also helps you recover from the visible signs of aging while you sleep. This way you wake up in the morning with healthier, younger-looking skin.
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