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InViteⓇ Health Podcast Intro: [00:00:04] Welcome to the InViteⓇ Health Podcast, where our degreed health care professionals are excited to offer you the most important health and wellness information you need to make informed choices about your health. You can learn more about the products discussed in each of these episodes and all that Invite Health has to offer at www.invitehealth.com/podcast. First time customers can use promo code podcast at checkout for an additional 15% off your first purchase. Let’s get started. † [00:00:34]
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Amanda Williams MD, MPH: [00:00:40] Springtime is here, which means we need to make a few adjustments to our daily supplementation routine. I always say that springtime comes with warmer weather, longer daylight hours, and of course, people think about spring cleaning. This is a good thing. But we should also think about cleaning of the body. We don’t want to do a crash detox of course, but what. Should we be thinking of as we step into this new season? I’m going to talk about that today. I am Dr. Amanda Williams, scientific director at Invite Health and with every new season, I always say this is the time that you should be cognizant about how we should best nourish our body. And with every changing season, I always find it to be incredibly advantageous to look at detoxifying, and we know that every single day our body goes through different phases of detoxification that is heavily reliant on vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. And this is why taking a daily complete multivitamin, multimineral is so critical every single day throughout the year. But when we think about the change of the seasons, we should also think about what does this new season mean for me? How does the new season affect my physical well-being? We know in the winter we want to incorporate in more healthy fats. We want to incorporate in vitamin D in a higher amount. But as we get into the warmer seasons, what should we be zeroing in on? We want to think about energy, we’re going to be outdoors, perhaps more, so we want to think about the methylated B vitamins, but we also want to think about how we can facilitate a better means for our body to help self-detoxify. So, we can look at formulations such as the Colon Hx, which we know is a powerful blend of bentonite clay and psyllium fiber. And psyllium fiber is wonderful because it works really lovely with your gut microbiome to help to enhance the release of butyric acid. And that is really important because butyrate is a wonderful way for us to regulate inflammation. We don’t want to step into a new season being inflamed and coming out of winter, it’s always advantageous to do a cleansing of sorts. And so, with the Colon Hx, I find this to be a wonderful thing to add into your daily supplementation routine. Take one scoop generally in the evening and you can do this for ten days, 14 days is usually sufficient, there’s no problem if you take it long term. But if we’re looking at already having a fairly healthy lifestyle, doing the right things each day in terms of our diet, then of course we would want to think about how can we enhance this? And this is where that Colon Hx can really be incredibly supportive. The power of psyllium fiber is quite unique because of the fact that it can make that butyrate. And then when you partner that with something like bentonite clay, which has been used medicinally for hundreds of years for all of its powers, for binding under heavy metals and helping the body remove nasty toxins and chemicals that we’re exposed to, it’s a really good seasonal supplement to consider into your routine. † [00:04:03]
[00:04:04] I had mentioned the methylated B vitamins. The reason why is because we know that as we get into the warmer months that folate in particular has a tendency to be degraded due to UV exposure so from the sun. So, we want to make sure that we maintain healthy folate levels during those warmer months. So, incorporating in one capsule of Methyl B because you’re gonna get that methylated folate. So, it’s a high absorption bioactive form of folic acid, which is. wonderful for immune health, for mood health, for digestive health, for cardiovascular health, you name it, as well as, for liver health. So, to support once again healthy detoxification and having the methyl B allows for our natural Sam-E, to work much more efficiently when it comes to allowing the body to properly neutralize toxins and get rid of them, eliminate them right out of our system. So, these are two different nutrients that we can turn to during the spring. But we also want to think about having more energy. So, incorporating in a formulation such as Energy Hx during the springtime, an excellent choice. The Energy Hx contains Ubiquinol, which is a registered trademark form of that Ubiquinol, it’s called Kaneka and it also is partnered with ginseng extract. So, the two of these nutrients come together and work to drive cellular energy. So, we know that the days are a little longer, maybe you’re more active and we want to make sure that we maintain our energy production throughout the day. So, incorporating in Energy Hx, an excellent choice. But let’s go back and think about all of the crud that we build up throughout the days, and especially as we shift from one season to the next, we can look at a product such as the Greens Hx. † [00:05:56]
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[00:05:57] The Greens Hx, which contains over 40 different fruit and vegetable extracts, so we’re getting all the vitamins and the minerals and the antioxidants that are naturally occurring from those fruits and vegetables, and that is combined with these powerful little algaes, chorella, and spirulina, which do a wonderful job in terms of cellular detoxification. So maybe you’re carrying around a little extra sludge from the winter. We want to make sure that the body can help itself remove that. And with the power of the Greens Hx, this really sets you up to have a much more efficient way to have the body detoxify. And this is always key. Detoxification is something that we shouldn’t look at as just a snapshot in time like, “Oh, I’m going to detox by just for two days.” Those crash detoxes are not necessarily sustainable. At the end of the day, what we end up creating is a kind of a rebound effect because as we are stripping our body of essential vitamins and minerals and antioxidants, the body can struggle to kind of come back to normal levels of those because we removed those. So that’s why the crash detoxes, generally speaking, are not that beneficial for you. So, we want to do everyday support of our body. So first and foremost, it comes from the foods. We have to always go back to that concept of letting food be thy medicine. So, if we’re having high antioxidant rich foods coming from fruits and vegetables, those powerful carotenoid, rich green leafy vegetables, for example, in the springtime is a perfect time to really start to freshen up your different recipes that you’re making every day, the foods that you are eating every day, because the access to those fresh fruits and vegetables become more pronounced during this time of the year. So, we always want to make those healthier choices when it comes to the foods that we’re eating and even the things that we’re snacking on. So instead of having potato chips, maybe have a handful of nuts, for example. If you’re making a lovely salad, for example, maybe put some sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds on that to help to increase the healthy fat exposure, get some good fiber. These are all things that help the body with detoxification and create balance across all systems. † [00:08:24]
[00:08:25] So when we go from season to season, we want to look at dietary shifts, what do we have maybe more access to during a particular season? How do we incorporate those healthy foods into our daily routine? And then, of course, what nutrients would be advantageous based off of a seasonal shift? So, Colon Hx definitely from season to season, we always want to incorporate this one in and as I mentioned, maybe ten days, 14 days of utilizing this formulation, excellent choice. Has that bentonite clay and the psyllium fiber. And then we want to look at the daily support of detoxification with Greens Hx because we know the power of that greens, which also has a probiotic blend in that I should mention, because that’s great for your immune system and that gut-brain connection and the gut-liver connection. So having the Greens Hx, very good choice there. One scoop a day, you can get very creative with the Greens Hx as to how you want to use this. You can make smoothies with it; you can drink it straight up just with water. It’s kind of your choice. And then certainly we have to think about the impact that UV light has on folate, so, during the spring and summer time, want to make sure that we’re getting greater amounts of folate via supplementation, so that’s where your methyl B comes into play. But remember you get that rebound benefit of taking methyl B for the support of your mood, for your energy, for your detoxification overall, those B vitamins incredibly critical to so many different functions in the human body. So, the methyl B formulation. Then of course, we want to have that energy, so we can look at the Energy Hx that partnering of Ubiquinol, CoQ10 and ginseng extract. So, if you follow this routine throughout the springtime, you should have that energy, feel better. Feel as though your body has had that wonderful spring cleaning and you will be off to the races. So that is all that I have for you for today, and I want to thank you so much for tuning into the InViteⓇ Health Podcast. Remember, you can find all of our episodes for free wherever you listen to podcast, or by visiting, invitehealth.com/podcast. Do make sure that you subscribe, and you leave us a review. You can follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. And we will see you next time for another episode of the InViteⓇ Health Podcast.† [00:08:25]
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Hosted by Melissa Bistricer, MS, RDN
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InViteⓇ Health Podcast Intro: Welcome to the InViteⓇ Health Podcast, where our degreed healthcare professionals are excited to offer you the most important health and wellness information you need to make informed choices about your health. You can learn more about the products discussed in each of these episodes and all that InViteⓇ Health has to offer at www.invitehealth.com/podcast. First time customers can use promo code PODCAST at checkout for an additional 15% off your first purchase. Let’s get started!†
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Melissa Bistricer, MS, RDN: [00:00:40] Welcome back to another podcast here at InViteⓇ Health. Have you ever looked for new ways to fill in gaps of dietary intake of fruits and vegetables? Well, you’re in luck today. I will be giving you a new outlook on getting the rainbow of the fruits and vegetables in your daily life with our unique formulation of Reds HxⓇ.† [00:00:55]
[00:00:56] My name is Melissa Bistricer and I am a registered dietitian. I am so excited to bring to you the nutritional aspect of nutrients here at InViteⓇ Health. Nutrition Food for Thought: Your diet is a bank account. Good food choices are good investments. InViteⓇ Health, promotes an integrative approach and providing vitamins into your daily life to increase your quality of life in conjunction with nutrients. It is also important to learn and include other lifestyle modifications like nutrition, exercise and sleep. These practices with the use of vitamins will promote optimal benefit in your daily life.† [00:01:28]
[00:01:29] Adequate consumption of fruits and vegetables have been correlated with many different aspects of overall health, which means that they are essential to have in your body and to eat on a daily basis. The benefits of having a diet rich in fruits and vegetables is that they are a great source of vitamins and minerals. They have a variety of flavors and textures. There is always something for everyone. Fruits and vegetables have an increase in fiber, they’re lower in calories, they’re low in fat, and overall help maintain a good health. You never heard of a fruit or vegetable harming a person? Well, I guess if someone has an allergy, they may harm a person. But in general, fruits and vegetables haven’t harmed a person in the sense of being bad for your body. They provide tons of vitamins and minerals. Fruit and vegetable intake has the ability to lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, prevent different types of cancer, lower the risk of eye and digestive problems, and has a positive effect on controlling blood sugar and keeping appetite in check.† [00:02:25]
[00:02:26] The general recommendation is to have two cups of fruits and three cups of vegetables each day. Though the average American is certainly falling short of consuming the adequate amount of fruits and vegetables. When we look closer into the CDC, they recently revealed that only 12.3% of Americans meet the recommended intake of fruit and 10% meet the recommended intake of vegetables each day. You can definitely see why we stressed the importance of getting your fruits and vegetables through a nutritional supplement, as most people are not reaching the recommended amount of two cups of fruit and three cups of vegetables each day. This is why sometimes it is important to turn to supplemental nutrients such as our unique formulation of Reds HxⓇ. † [00:03:06]
[00:03:08] The Reds HxⓇ formula, you may be thinking, Why is this formula so unique? Maybe I should be starting to use it. Let me explain why it is packed with many different beneficial components, such as antioxidants in the blueberry fruit powder, the BlackBerry fruit powder, and the raspberry fruit powder. Not only are you getting the powerful antioxidants, but you’re also getting key nutrients that are beneficial for eye health. These deep, dark berry extracts help to enhance our bodies abilities for rhodopsin, which is the light absorber in the eyes. When taking in these high potent amounts of these berry blends they do so much more and optimize so much more than we even realize. There’s also certain things in the Reds HxⓇ like mango extract, pomegranate extract, which is a wonderful blend of fruit extracts combined with our vegetable extracts such as carrot extract. So we think about our carotenoids and we have our broccoli extract, which we know broccoli has sulfides which is beneficial in the cellular level. When we think about detoxification, having the spinach extract, the beetroot extract helps to promote nitric oxide in the body, which is beneficial for circulation. Along with all those, we also have a fiber blend, which is the flaxseed powder, the barley grass powder, oat bran powder and rice brown powder, which we know that fiber is important to optimize in our microbiome. Fiber is key to having these nutrients help with the proper absorption of foods taken in from diets to obtain the vitamins and minerals. † [00:04:32]
[00:04:33] We also have a probiotic blend within the Reds HxⓇ, which is important to think about our microbiome. We know that we want our body to have a homeostasis with a good, healthy bacteria, with all those little bugs that we know help to do so much, to help optimize our immune system and help our bodies function the way we need them to. Research from the food science and nutrition states that supplements the blend of fruits, vegetables and herbs called ORAC blend in the Reds HxⓇ the ORAC blend helps to fight off oxidative damage to cells. Promoting overall health. ORAC blend is defined as the oxygen radical absorbance capacity scale with the scientific measures of substances that are rich in antioxidants.† [00:05:13]
[00:05:14] The scientific validated formula of fruits, vegetables, and herbs so they inhibit free radical production, optimize cellular metabolic activity, and increase nitric oxide levels within our bodies. The main antioxidant activity of ORAC blend helps against five major free radicals, namely found in peroxide hydroxyl peroxide nitrate, superoxide anion and single oxygen radicals. There’s also parsley extract, ginger extract and even milk thistle, which is beneficial for kidney and liver health. A great way of what you might be missing from your daily intake of fruits and vegetables.† [00:05:49]
[00:05:50] We know that the nutrients such as antioxidants that we are getting from fruits and vegetables are not the same as years back due to the soil content not being as nutrient dense in today’s days, meaning we aren’t benefiting as much as years ago. Our own dietary choices may lack, but even if we are taking in enough fruits or vegetables the ones taken it may not have high enough amount of key antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. The formulation is filled with antioxidants that help to protect against free radicals. They are very tasty if you are a picky eater who is not consuming enough fruits and vegetables. When adding in the Reds HxⓇ supplement it helps enhance it at a cellular level, not only to support the immune system or to fight off oxidative stress. The powerful antioxidants support our heart, brain muscles and the entire body. It is essentially supporting through the use of this unique formulation of Reds HxⓇ. † [00:06:42]
[00:06:43] So with all these benefits of Reds HxⓇ, the pressing question is that many of you may be thinking, how come Americans are just not consuming enough fruits and vegetables? The simple answer is that individuals experience barriers to eating fruits and vegetables, primarily due to the high demand of supply food chains, the cost of the food, and the misconception that frozen and some canned products are not as good as eating fresh. The truth is, if you can’t purchase fresh, then a better alternative is getting frozen or canned products, then going to a fast food restaurant that is using no vegetables whatsoever. Convenience might just be the thing that caused you to have serious health issues. So let us add more fruits and vegetables to our diet to optimize our health now rather than when it’s too late. † [00:07:27]
[00:07:27] Again, according to the CDC, to prove a point, there is only about 12.3% of Americans meeting their recommended intake of fruit and 10% meeting their recommended intake of vegetables each day. Let’s change that and get you to eat more fruits and vegetables. I would prefer to see you eat the fruits and vegetables from Whole Foods sources, but sometimes that’s just not an option or it’s just not possible to get all the proper nutrients daily from fresh fruits and vegetables. If you feel like you’re not getting the recommended amounts of two cups of fruit and three cups of vegetables daily. An alternative again is our Reds HxⓇ here at InViteⓇ Health. The Reds HxⓇ is our unique powder that provides you with high quality products of extracts of fruits and vegetables that help with numerous nutrient depletions from lacking intake of fruits and vegetables. The Reds HxⓇ primarily supporting energy, digestive health, skin, cardiovascular health and so much more.† [00:08:21]
[00:08:22] The best test to assess as something has health benefits is by assessing the pigmentation. The general rule of thumb is the more vibrant the color, the more nutrients the item contains. The Reds HxⓇ is made from fruits varied in colors from orange, blue, purple and reds. This formula has been shown to help support immune system, skin, eye health, intestines, arteries, heart circulation, protective cells and organs. And this list can go on and on. We incorporate other components to benefit multiple pathways and systems in the body as well seen in the probiotic blend and the fiber component. † [00:08:56]
[00:08:57] So getting exposure can come in different ways. My advice is to start using the Reds HxⓇ or increasing your intake of fruits and vegetables each day. This can benefit your overall health and targets to benefit the multitude of pathways in the body. You can go check out the products sold here at invitehealth.com and if you have any further questions, you can chat with myself as a nutritionist or any of our other health care providers to assist you here at inviteHealth.com or you can email [email protected]. That’s [email protected].† [00:09:26]
[00:09:30] I am Melissa Bistricer, RDN ready to share the knowledge to help you modify your lifestyle to live a happier and more successful life. I’m looking forward to continuing to provide you with educational podcasts and blog posts. Again nutrition food for Thought: Your diet is a bank account. Good food choices are good investments. Have a great day and tune in for the next podcast coming your way soon.† [00:09:30]
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