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It is a recap post which I wrote in 2009.   I would like share this with new readers here who may not have read the post.  

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double x.jpgI started using Double X three weeks ago.  May be I should explain a little bit about why I want to have some supplement.  About a month ago, I felt tired.  A sort of negative energy inside my body. Sometimes, I felt very tired in the big muscles of the legs, thighs, hands and arms. Sometimes, I felt the tiredness in both eyes,  including the eye sockets and eye balls. The fatigue is felt all over the body and the vital organs.   In the early morning,  I have stiffness in the joints especially the small joints in the feet, ankles, heels, and knees.  I could hardly walk properly as I rose from bed and walked from bed to the washroom.    I dragged my feet forward without lifting them as I should.  Pains were felt in the palms of the feet and heels.  These pains and stiffness would normally gone after my body has warmed up sufficiently.    These are early signs warning my body needs  essential nutrients and vitamins norishments.   

By the way, more or less around that same time, I  came across Amway Global.   As I do my research on the company and its products,   I know the company is renowned for it health and vitamins supplement.   DoubleX  is the best among  all bests.  So I decided to give it a try.  I took DoubleX  twice daily after meals with plenty of water.


Improvement were observed about three day of usage of Double X.  Stiffness in the small joints in the feet. heels and ankles diminished.  I could move much better in the early morning rise from bed.   The overall body energy  level was ample.   By now after about three weeks of Double  X usage,  I find my body is much more energized.  My feet are light as I walk during the working hours in the IBM cafeteria. The hands and feet movements are more flexible.   The pain and stiffness are gone and I can walk from my bed to the washroom without dragging the feet along the floor as I used to do in the past.  I should be thankful that my body regains its strength and vigor from DoubleX.  For all these I am thankful.  

For readers who may not know DoubleX I outline below the product info:


Product Description

Hit the road with this convenient 10-day supply. Nutrilite® Double X ® Vitamin/Mineral/Phytonutrient offers you a powerful balance of vitamin, mineral, and natural plant concentrate protection. It delivers benefits you can count on, like natural energy. And it helps with DNA stability, stimulation of protective liver enzyme activity, and heart, skin, bone, and eye health.


Double X® delivers!
  • Provides your body with nutrients it needs for optimal health
  • More natural plant concentrates than three mass-market multis - combined: Advanced Formula Centrum*, Pharmanex* Life Essentials*, and One-A-Day Maximum*.
  • More plant concentrates than two premium multis, combined: USANA* Essentials and Pharmanex LifePak* Anti-aging Formula.
  • Kosher and halal certified.
  • 10-day supply.


FAQs

Why do I need a supplement?
According to an article in a leading medical journal, there is a link between vitamins and the reduced risk of chronic diseases. The article says that all adults should take a multi, daily. This is true even if you already eat a diet rich in fresh, whole, natural foods, because foods can't supply all the vitamins and minerals you need, at the recommended levels. If you're going to supplement, why not start with Double X, the world's best multi?

What's a phytonutrient and why are there so many in Double X?
Phytonutrients are naturally occurring chemicals in plants that help fight off insects, resist disease, promote healthy growth, and enhance survival. Nutrilite has always included these plant nutrients in its supplement formulas because of their health benefits to humans. The phytonutrients found in the 20 plant concentrates in Double X offer you both broad and targeted antioxidant protection.

Why are antioxidants important?
Antioxidants are your natural defenses against free radicals. Free radicals oxidize compounds in your cells - even in your DNA - starting a chain reaction of instability and damage. The antioxidants in Double X neutralize free radicals in five categories and offer protection - right down to your cells!

Why should I choose Double X over any other multivitamin/multimineral?
Because it's the best one, made by the company that marketed the very first multivitamin/multimineral in North America. Nutrilite is the world's leading brand of vitamin, mineral, and dietary supplements, in tablet/capsule form, based on 2006 sales. You get the reassurance of Nutrilite's cutting-edge research; plant concentrates from natural sources, grown to the highest standards; and the nutritional insurance offered by a great multi.



By Lindsay Gaskins, CEO of Marbles: The Brain Store

When you go to the gym, you don't just work on your arms.  You work on the whole body.  It's the same with the brain.  To keep it sharp, you need to cross-train and work different areas.
 
Playing games, doing puzzles, visiting with old friends and learning a new language are great ways to exercise the brain.  A Mayo Clinic study found that healthy adults who used a computer-based training program to improve brain processing speed and accuracy showed twice the improvement in certain aspects of memory when compared to a control group.  Just like going to the gym, though, you have to motivate yourself and dedicate time to maintain good brain health.

Brain fitness software programs offer engaging and stimulating exercises designed to keep the mind sharp.  They work on processing speed, memory, visual-spatial skills, planning, selective attention (or ability to focus) and word recall.  It's best to use brain fitness software three to five times a week for about 15-20 minutes each session, if you can.  Marbles MindSpring, a new program designed with a team of brain health experts, offers nearly two dozen activities designed to boost and train the brain.

To activate the frontal lobe and boost critical thinking, board games like Telepathy and Wise Alec are excellent.  Trivia games such as Kwizniac, Trivial Pursuit and Wits & Wagers activate the hippocampus, which is the memory center of your brain.  Listening to cues and recalling facts activate this area.  Even an old-fashioned card game, hangman or tic tac toe can give the brain a boost.  What's important is that you keep those neurons firing.

Here are a few tips to boost memory from Dr. Cynthia Green, memory expert at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York: 

1.  Teacher, teacher.  Name all your teachers from elementary school, beginning with kindergarten.  Want more? Move on to middle school, then try high school.  How about your health teacher?

2.  An old camp favorite:  Take a word, such as "love," and see how many songs you can think of that use the word in lyrics.  Suggestions:  Love, Rain, Angel, Girl, Bird, Sun.

3.  The List.  This is a very powerful exercise to boost memory.  Write a list of 10 words, try to remember them and then go about your business for about 5 minutes.  After 5 minutes, see how many words you can remember.

4.  Based on the game Geography.  Name a place, such as a country, state or city.  The next person takes the last letter of that place's name and has to come up with another place on the map.

5.  Flex your verbal skills and your creative juices by writing your autobiography in ten words.  Try writing others: your parents, friends or famous people.

For more information on products designed to strengthen and stimulate the brain,
please visit
www.marblesthebrainstore.com.

I got the news release from Jessie.  The information is for boomers and seniors:                                                                                                                                                                                                           

 

Alzheimer's Foundation of America to Host Online Puzzle Competition

Renowned Puzzle Master Lends His Expertise to the Cause

 

NEW YORK, NEW YORK--The Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) is calling on crossword buffs, novices up for a challenge and others in between to participate in its inaugural National Brain Game Challenge, an online game of skill created by one of the nation's most admired puzzle masters.


    For the National Brain Game Challenge, Merl Reagle, whose popular Sunday crossword is syndicated in 50 newspapers across the country, has crafted a series of challenging, fresh-themed puzzles that lead to a single solution.


    Players pay a $25 registration fee, which will give them online access to the puzzles on September 25 at exactly 3 p.m. ET. The contest ends September 27, and AFA will announce the winners the following day. Up for grabs: a $5,000 grand prize and other prizes. To register and for more information, visit www.alzfdn.org.


    The educational and fundraising event is aimed at boosting awareness of lifestyle choices that promote brain health; alerting the public about AFA as a resource for support services and information about memory concerns, successful aging and caregiving; and raising funds for AFA's programs and services nationwide.


     It stems from research that suggests that regular mental workouts may help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease--an incurable brain disorder that is increasing in incidence nationwide and primarily affects the older population.


    "The human brain thrives within an enriched environment filled with novel and complex stimuli. Mental stimulation in the form of crossword puzzles, language development, travel, visits to the museum, etc. has been found to enhance the health of the brain through the development of 'brain reserve,'" said Paul Nussbaum, Ph.D., chairman of AFA's Prevention Advisory Board and a brain health expert whose latest book is entitled "Save Your Brain."


    Reagle and his wife, Marie Haley, of Tampa, FL have a personal interest in the cause, having been caregivers for "1,000 days" for Marie's mother, who had Alzheimer's disease.


  "Alzheimer's disease is devastating to the people who have it, but it's especially tough on family caregivers, who are perennially overworked and underfunded. After seeing its impact close up, I've always wanted to do my share to benefit the cause directly, and I thank AFA for giving me that chance," said Reagle, who co-starred in the hit documentary "Wordplay" and has been a character, playing himself, on "The Simpsons."


    Registration for the National Brain Game Challenge began August 7, which coincides with the birthday of Marie's mother.


highlights "the increasing reality of Alzheimer's disease and the importance of adapting healthy lifestyles that may mitigate its wrath."


    "With the National Brain Game Challenge, we hope to replace fear with fun, and send the message that it's never too early or too late to embrace brain health," he said.


     Under the rules of the National Brain Game Challenge, players must electronically submit their solutions to each puzzle plus a final answer to AFA. AFA will determine the grand prize winner, runners-up and additional winners based on accuracy and speed. Besides the $5,000 grand prize, AFA will award a $1,000 second prize; $500 third prize, and more than a dozen $100 prizes to a specific sequence of winners, including the 5,000th person with the correct response.


     The contest is open to individuals aged 18 and older, except any finalist or winner in the A and B Division playoffs of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and/or any person who ever constructed a playoff puzzle for the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, as well as AFA employees and their immediate families.


    Complementing this online challenge, in a pilot program initiated by AFA, various AFA member organizations around the country will be hosting their own Brain Game Challenge events in their communities from September 10 to 24. In general, each local event will involve visual puzzles, math challenges and memory games that can be played by participants of all ages, abilities and interests simultaneously.


    Currently, Alzheimer's disease, which results in loss of memory and other intellectual functions, affects as many as 5.1 million Americans and is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States.  Advanced age is the greatest known risk factor.


    The Alzheimer's Foundation of America, based in New York, is a national nonprofit organization that unites more than 1,600 member organizations nationwide with the goal of providing optimal care and services to individuals confronting dementia, and to their caregivers and families. Its services include counseling and referrals by licensed social workers via a toll-free hot line, e-mail, Skype, and live chat; educational materials; a free quarterly magazine for caregivers; and professional training. For more information about AFA, call toll-free 866-AFA-8484 or visit www.alzfdn.org. For specific information about successful aging, visit www.alzprevention.org.

                                                          

 

 

Alzheimer's Foundation of America

Jessie McHeffey

Public Relations Associate & AFA Teens Coordinator

322 Eighth Avenue, 7th Floor

New York, NY 10001

PH: 866.232.8484 ext. 121

Fax: 646.638.1546

Email: jmcheffey@alzfdn.org

 

Please help us spread the word about our new Web site for family caregivers: www.carecrossroads.org. Meet. Learn. Connect.

 


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