Why Spartan? Because the Spartans were tough as nails. Because we all thrive under the pressure of survival of the fittest. Their goal is simple… to get you off your couch, throw you in the mud and trails, and feed you the toughest endurance event of your life. And Greens Plus will be there to help push you through it, with the most nutrient-dense Energy Bars on the planet.

Greens Plus will attend each of the 32 Spartan Race events in the United States in 2012, with a selection of nutritional products on hand to assist racers in achieving their personal goals.

For more information on Spartan Race and to sign up for the nearest event, visit www.spartanrace.com or contact Greens Plus at 1-800-643-1210 and online at www.greensplus.com

To help us better understand the importance of health and its effect on us as we age, the National Center for Health Statistics published findings that show the chances of suffering from one of the major chronic diseases: Arthritis, Diabetes, Cancer and Heart Disease, exponentially increases with age. 

Aging and Disease

The Aging Process - 4 Key Factors

But what is Aging? Scientists today believe there are 4 Key Factors in the Aging Process. They are:

1. Free Radicals

2. Methylation

3. Glycation

4. Hormones

As cellular waste and environmental toxins build up, Free Radicals damage our DNA. This damage prevents the Methylation of homocysteine and greatly reduces biological efficiency. 

As metabolism slows down, the stress Hormone cortisol increases blood sugar and the resulting Glycation produces weak connection tissue, inflammation and disease. 

Superfoods Slow the Aging Process

Luckily, Superfoods have been scientifically proven to slow the aging process. In fact, Mother Nature has provided an antidote for each of the 4 Factors, and these antidotes are readily available and easily consumed in the nutrient-rich Superfoods contained in Greens Plus. They are:

1. Antioxidants

2. Methyl Donors

3. AGE Inhibitors

4. Adaptogens

Consuming these nutrients can significantly enhance our ability to live a long, healthy life. And that’s what The Power of the PLUS is all about.

Chris Obertlik, Team Greens+ Athlete, recently competed in the Super Spartan Race on Staten Island in New York and finished 17th out of a field of 7500.

Chris takes on the Spartan Rope Challenge

Spartan is the King of Adventure Races, containing gruelling obstacles in mud, water, extreme weather conditions, on unruly trails and on courses with even more mind blowing mental and physical challenges than you can imagine. With 3 mile, 8 mile or 13 mile runs, Spartan Race caters to every type of person from the extreme athlete to the weekend warriors who just want an adrenaline rush. These events challenge any person to push themselves past their own limits and give an individual a true testament of what they can accomplish if they JUST DONT QUIT.

Spartan Mud Bath

Chris says, “I have seen these races change friends and family members work ethics, life philosophies, goals, and how they approach teamwork once they complete a race. It opens up new paths and new challenges that you flat out did not know existed… are you looking to take the next step? try something new? bored? want to have fun?….want to have the greatest feeling in the world….”a sense of true accomplishment”….take it upon yourself to compete in a Spartan Race. You’ll be glad you did.”

At the Finish Line

Spartan Races are coming to:

Malibu, California – November 19

Dallas, Texas – December 3

Temecula, California – January 28

Chandler, Arizona – February 11

Miami, Flroida – February 25

Learn more at www.spartanrace.com

Follow the action at http://toughmudder.com/events/worlds-toughest-mudder-series-finals/

This past summer the USDA replaced the aging Food Pyramid with the new and up-to-date nutritional information contained in MyPlate, a simple to use, easy to understand graphic designed for making healthy eating choices.

Nutrition experts praised it for its simplicity and for emphasizing the importance of key food groups, such as fruits and vegetables, but also noted the absence of specific information about what to eat within each group and, importantly, what to avoid.

The Harvard Healthy Eating Plate

Essential Nutrients from All 6 Food Groups

In September, researchers at Harvard University unveiled a modified version, called the Healthy Eating Plate, to address these shortcomings. Along with recommending a large variety of Fruits and Vegetables of many different colors, the Harvard scientists also added Water and Healthy Oils as Food Groups, explaining that Americans do not consume enough of them every day.

The Dietary Food Spectrum

In addition, Whole Grains were specified as the preferred choice, like brown rice and whole wheat bread, instead of white rice and refined flours. Healthy Protein choices were also highlighted, recommending fish, poultry, beans and nuts over red meat, and avoiding bacon, cold cuts and processed meats containing cancer-causing chemicals.

So how does Greens Plus fit into the new USDA MyPlate?

The premium-quality Superfoods in Greens Plus deliver essential nutrients from all 6 Food Groups and provide every color in the Dietary Food Spectrum.

Nutrient Equivalency per Serving

In fact, Greens Plus contains the nutrient equivalency of many pounds of fresh produce, all for a fraction of the price.

Convenient and easy-to-use, just 3 teaspoons of Greens Plus, mixed in cold water or your favorite juice, provides you and your family the foundation of a healthy diet. And that’s what The Power of the PLUS is all about.

Neil Primrose - Brands Hatch Raceway

One of the world’s most iconic motor racing venues, Brands Hatch plays host to some of the most prestigious events in motorsports, including the British Superbike and Formula Two Championship. Brands Hatch is located 20 miles outside central London.

First built in 1971 by the UK’s first manufacturer of racing vehicles, the Lola T212 has consistently placed in top competitions. It sports a monocoque chassis, where the shell of the car carries the stress loads instead of an internal frame, and a four-cylinder Ford engine mounted in the rear.

Greens+ Sponsored Lola T212

Travis - The Invisible Band (Neil Primrose second from right)

The Landing Zone

Pete Allum, 19 time UK national skydiving champion, 5 time Italian national champion and member of Team Greens+, attended the Dubai Skydiving World Cup in January in the United Arab Emirates. Held at an elite venue next to Palm Island, an artificial archipelago built in the Persian Gulf, the competition boasted the largest ever field of competitors in world skydiving.

Palm Island

Pete Allum

Unlike most skydiving competitions, jumps were performed from helicopters instead of airplanes, significantly reducing the time it takes to reach jumping altitude (14,000 ft) and giving skydivers an unparalleled view of what some call the ‘Eighth Wonder of the World’.
Pete competed in Canopy Piloting and coached a Formation Skydiving team. Based at Skydive Empuriabrava on the Costa Brava, Spain, Pete Allum (innerrythmcoaching.com) has successfully completed more than 27,000 jumps from perfectly good airplanes and will also be attending the World Skydiving Championship in Dubai next year.

The tragedy of Japan is affecting all of us; panic and fear in the natural product’s world is increasing. Radiation protection is now the “hot” topic of conversation everywhere and we need to  protect ourselves and, at the same time, help our Japanese neighbors.

Americans are already surrounded by various sources of radiation. Aside from nuclear fallout, the  modern invasion of cell phones, computers, bluetooth devices, television, I pods, energy saving  light bulbs , watches, x rays, sun exposure and environmental toxins (from lawn fertilizers to kitty litter) are having unknown electromagnetic effects on biological organisms.
These  immune reducing elements are commonplace and we need a nutritional course correction  to live well within our modern society.

Growing up, my mom made sure we were eating hot peppers daily as color TV started appearing on the home front, then microwaves. She was a woman ahead of her time and immune health was at the top of her list. We were healthy, active kids and grew up with strong immunity and we still consume copious amounts of cayenne and habanero peppers as adults.  Curry powder soon followed in her salmon and  other fish entrees. As I grew older, went off to college and discovered Sushi and Indian food with their protective attributes. Paul Pitchford, the author of Healing with Whole Foods, has been one of my role models and favorite resources  for years with much credit going to the Asian culture and traditional health techniques.

America already suffers from  chronic hypo-thyroid conditions (30% of the population and growing) and iodine rich foods do help protect the thyroid. Since the thyroid provides over 200 functions with direct response to the brain, this gland is critical for optimum health and hormonal support throughout the body.

As natural food stores rapidly deplete their iodine supplements headed for Japan, Hawaii and the West Coast, please remember that everyone needs to protect their thyroid and increase the amounts of  protective foods in ones diet. Whatever you put into your mouth should be increasing your health, not adding to the toxic overload of so many everyday junk-filled habits.

If you don’t like sushi or eating seaweed (which is the best natural source of iodine besides sea water)  then taking a trace mineral supplement like Trace mineral drops or Quinone ampules in your daily water consumption is a great start . Other supplements would include  Sun Chlorella and Nutrex Hawaiian Spirulina, both contained in Greens+. It’s very important to drink a green food supplement like Greens+ everyday to support whole body detoxification, energy levels, immunity, healthy aging and alkalinity. The ingredients in Greens+ provide  natural radiation protection in 3 phases:
1) Nutrient Saturation: Spirulina, Wheat grass and Dulse provide trace minerals, selenium and iodine, nutrients that are readily utilized by cells to prevent radioactive element absorption.
2) Free Radical Neutralization: Antioxidants including carotenes, Resveratrol and catechins from green tea neutralize free radicals caused by radioactivity.
3) Heavy Metal Chelation: Apple pectin fiber and chlorophyll bind to radioactive heavy metals and remove them from the body as waste.

In Continued health ,Sally Byrd

Takano training former Olympic wrestler and Pro MMA fighter Kazuyuki Miyata

Mak Takano has been training pro-athletes and non-athletes alike for holistic health for the past 30 years. For 15 of those years as a Physical Fitness, Strength and Conditioning Trainer, he has also been an avid user of Greens Plus products.

Takano says, “I have trained many different athletes from different sports, but Mixed Martial Arts is one of the most physically demanding sports. Also, due to its popularity in the past 6 to 8 years, I am seeing more athletes wanting to compete in the sport, as compared to back in 1994, when I first started training in MMA.”

Bibiano Fernandes, five time World Jui-jitsu Champion, winning DREAM MMA World Featherweight Belt

For optimum health and due to the vigorous impact of MMA training, which consists of different forms of martial arts, including boxing, muay thai and juijitsu, as well as strength and conditioning training, Takano knows it is essential to use the very best nutritional products. He customizes each program based upon the needs of his athletes and clients.

Takano uses the same principles in his own program, which he shares with us.

• Upon waking, Takano drinks his Greens Plus Powder. He chooses Orange or Berry for extra Vitamin C, and takes it before breakfast for better absorption of all the greens nutrition. He says, “Greens Plus powder gives total balance of natural multi-vitamins, anti-oxidants and intestinal health.”
• An hour before each training session, he takes Greens Plus Thermo-Greens, which contains acetyl l-carnitine, Japanese green tea extract, cocoa bean extract and green coffee bean extract. Takano uses Thermo-Greens for its “fat-burning effect and natural caffeine.”
• To sustain hydration and energy during training, Takano uses Chia seeds and natural apple juice. For low blood sugar, he recommends Greens Plus Energy Bars or Omega 3Chia Energy Bars.
• Immediately following training, he drinks another round of Greens Plus powder, this time adding Greens Plus Resveratrol. He values Greens Plus Resveratrol for its Vitamin C, MSM and grape seeds, which aid in muscle and joint recovery.
• Between meals, Takano reaches for Greens Plus Chocolate-coated Peanut Butter Protein Bars. He says, “It’s the optimum snack. It’s the best and healthiest protein bar on the market.”

To learn more about Mak Takano, visit maktakano.com.

Map of Japan

Mt. Fuji Green Tea

We are aware that there is a serious danger to our food supply, and we have commenced testing of two key ingredients in Greens Plus: Japanese Green Tea and Chlorella.

The growing of Green Tea is concentrated in the central prefectures of the main Japanese island of Honshu, near Osaka, and on the southernmost island of Kyushu near Fukuoka.

Chlorella is grown on the island of Ishigaki, south of Okinawa and nearer to the coast of Taiwan than to the Japanese mainland. The relative distance of these locations from Fukushima significantly decreases the chances of radioactive contamination.

Chlorella Ponds on Ishigaki-shima

To be sure of this, we now require raw ingredient suppliers to provide independent, third-party radioactivity tests of every lot of Green Tea and Chlorella so that no ingredient with even trace levels of contamination will be used in any Greens Plus product.

It takes from 6 to 18 months for these ingredients to complete their growing cycle, be processed into powder form, and then ship to the United States. The ingredients used in products previously packaged by Greens Plus were imported in 2010 and are in no danger of contamination.

Our families take Greens Plus every day, just as yours do, so please be assured that Greens Plus will perform radiation testing of all raw materials coming from Japan, and at the same time continue to work with the Japanese people during these difficult circumstances, by supporting their economy and purchasing their proven-safe agricultural products.

Wishing you Abundant Good health,

Your Friends at Greens Plus

For over 10 years Greens+ has had the honor of being able to give back by donating Greens+ powder to an amazing non-profit group called World Harvest Missions and New Life Childrens Home in Haiti. Started in 1977 by Mariam Frederick, World Harvest Missions has helped thousands of malnourished, diseased and dying people in Haiti by providing water, food, medical care, shelter and hope.

World Harvest Missions holds open air clinics in the mountainous regions where people come far and wide, walking for hours over the rugged terrain for help, suffering from every disease imagineable. Mariam and her team are able to give them the medical attention and food that they so desperately need. Greens+ is used as a healing catalyst to heal the malnourished and is able to be put into the feeding tubes of the sick who are too weak to eat.

World Harvest Missions has been able to build New Life Children’s Home in Port-Au-Prince, where over 100 orphaned children now have a home and hope for the future. World Harvest Missions also assists schools, feeding programs and medical care in the mountainous regions.

Please read more about World Harvest Missions by visiting www.newlife4kids.org They are currently working on building a water reservior and a hospital in the village of Pestel. Any donations you may be able to give to them are greatly appreciated.

Please see the beautiful letter we received from the Founder and Director of World Harvest Missions, Mariam Frederick. Mariam you are truly and angel on Earth.