Wednesday, January 5, 2011

ageLOC Vitality Approved by Supplement Testing Organization

ageLOC Vitality has recently been evaluated by Informed-Choice, a leader in banned substance testing, and has passed a comprehensive analysis which includes testing for banned substances, prohibited steroids and stimulants.

Formulated to address the sources of age-related vitality loss, ageLOC Vitality contains a blend of safe and well studied fruit and phytonutrients and is suitable for all healthy adults. ageLOC Vitality improves the three dimensions of vitality—physical vigor, mental acuity, and sexual drive—by promoting healthy Youth Gene Cluster (YGC) activity associated with youthful vitality.

Informed-Choice is a quality assurance program for sports nutrition products. It certifies that supplements and/or ingredients have been tested for banned substances by the world class sports doping control laboratory, HFL Sport Science. Testing is carried out to standards described by the governing bodies of world sports.

The attached letter indicates that Informed-Choice has tested three separate batches of ageLOC Vitality and all three batches have passed and have been shown to contain no banned substances.

Friday, December 24, 2010

G3 Juice - Made of the Fruit from Heaven

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g3 Super Fruit Juice Blend is 'Fruit From Heaven'
g3 super fruit juice blend
g3™ Gac Super Fruit Blend with Lipocarotenes™
The unique combination of phytonutrients in g3 is derived from carefully selected "Super Fruits" traditionally used throughout the world for their restorative properties and whose benefits have been validated through scientific study. Chinese Lycium fruit, Siberian Pineapple, and Cili fruit work synergistically with Gac to provide exponential benefit through strong vascular and cellular protection and rejuvenation in the body.

G3™ is a nutrient-rich juice from the prized gac "superfruit" of southern Asia, whose nutritional benefits have been scientifically demonstrated to protect cells. Among gac's potent phytonutrients are a unique and highly-bioavailable form of carotenoids called "lipocarotenes™" that provide powerful antioxidant protection while supporting healthy immune function. The G3™formula was developed with 3 additional superfruits-Chinese lycium, Siberian pineapple, and cili fruit-that synergistically provide exponential benefits. G3™has a refreshing flavor that is deliciously sweet, slightly tart and can be enjoyed daily by everyone in the family.

Primary Benefits
• Helps support cellular rejuvenation
• Catalytically–active–increase body’s production of SOD and Catalase
• Slows the common effects of aging through DNA protection
• Fortifies antioxidant defenses against vascular and cellular freeradical damage
• Supports healthy immune function

• SCS Certified™—improves Skin Carotenoid Score with the Pharmanex® BioPhotonic Scanner

What Makes This Product Unique?
• First to market with gac superfruit juice
• Unique red-orange color signifies lipocarotene™ content not found in competitor products
• Great taste means all ages will enjoy and benefit each day from additional antioxidants in their diet
• Proprietary superfruit blend contains more lycopene than a tomato, more carotenoids than a carrot, and 100% RDA of vitamin C

Who Should Use This Product?
G3™is the perfect complement to a diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables, exercising, and taking LifePak®. G3™is recommended for adults and children who need to increase their servings of fruits and vegetables, are frequently exposed to free radical damage, and are interested in boosting their antioxidant network defense.


What is in g3?
g3™ Superfruit Blend Ingredients
The unique combination of phytonutrients in G3™ is derived from carefully selected “Super Fruits” traditionally used throughout the world for their restorative properties and whose nutritional benefits have been validated through scientific study. Chinese lycium fruit, Siberian Pineapple, and Cili fruit work synergistically with G?c to support the body by exponentially benefiting strong vascular and cellular protection and rejuvenation throughout the body.

gâc Fruit from Southern Asia
Gâc is an indigenous fruit known for its unusual and short harvest season, which peaks in December and January, as well as its astonishing nutritional content. Virtually unknown to the Western world, recent research is proving that gâc contains concentrated amounts of a unique and highly-bioavailable form of carotenoids or lipocarotenes™. Gac contains 70 times more lycopene than tomatoes and 10 times more beta-carotene than carrots or sweet potatoes. Science has also demonstrated that lycopene, beta-carotene, and other potent antioxidants found in the g?c fruit help provide strong vascular protection and cellular rejuvenation throughout the body.

Chinese Lycium Fruit from Southern China
Chinese lycium is a small red berry, which has been traditionally used for vision, tension, dizziness, kidney, and liver function. Today, scientists have discovered benefits from its high amounts of antioxidants, polysaccharides, vitamins, and amino acids.

Siberian Pineapple Fruit from Asia
Siberian pineapple is a small orange or yellow berry native to Europe, Russia, and China. In the Chinese Pharmacopoeia it is recognized for promoting upper-respiratory tract health, encouraging digestion, removing food stagnancy, and promoting blood flow. Russian cosmonauts ate the fruit and used the oil in a cream, believing it would help protect them from solar radiation. Modern research shows this small, but potent fruit is a concentrated natural source of carotenoids, tocopherols, vitamin C, and flavonoids. Animal studies show it also supports immune function.

Cili Fruit from the mountains of China
Cili fruit, also called the “King of Vitamin C,” is an orangish-yellow wild fruit that contains 60 times more vitamin C than an orange. Shown to improve antioxidant capacity, preliminary evidence suggests it may have cardiovascular, immune, and mental function benefits as well.

Money-Back Guarantee: LifePak® & g3 Super Fruit Juice Blend
try g3 juice risk freeUse the Pharmanex® BioPhotonic Scanner to provide immediate evidence of your antioxidant levels. If your skin carotenoid score (antioxidant defense score) does not improve after taking LifePak® or g3 Super Fruit Juice Blend, twice per day for 60 days, we will refund your money.
Get on the LifePak® monthly automatic-delivery program and watch your skin carotenoid score improve!
STEP 1: Receive first time scan and skin carotenoid score.
STEP 2: Sign up for monthly delivery of LifePak® or g3 Super Fruit Juice Blend.
STEP 3: Every 60 days you will receive a FREE scan certificate.
STEP 4: Redeem your FREE scan certificate for a routine scan session through the Pharmanex® BioPhotonic Scanner at an infoBayArea.com networking mixer.
Within one week of each scan you can view and track the progress of your scores online by entering your scan certificate number or your username and password at www.Pharmanex.com.





Thursday, December 16, 2010

What is Biophotonic Scanner?


Scanner Overview


The incredible Pharmanex BioPhotonic Scanner has transformed the way we look at our health, and has created a business opportunity like no other in the world.

What is the Scanner?
It's a revolutionary tool developed by Pharmanex to measure the carotenoid antioxidant levels in your skin-and prove the effectiveness of your supplements in improving your overall antioxidant health.

What does the Scanner do?
Place the palm of your hand in front of the Scanner's safe, low-energy blue light laser, and you will obtain an immediate reading of the carotenoid antioxidant levels in your skin-your Skin Carotenoid Score.

Why should I be scanned?
By measuring the stable level of carotenoid antioxidants in your skin and generating your Skin Carotenoid Score, the Scanner provides a more accurate and reliable biomarker of your overall antioxidant health status than other methods of measuring antioxidants. Getting your Skin Carotenoid Score makes you aware of the antioxidant levels in your body-and gives you the push you need to improve your overall antioxidant health.

The LifePak® and g3™ Money-Back Guarantee
Get your Skin Carotenoid Score measured with the Scanner, take LifePak® or g3™ for 60 days, and get your Score measured again. You will have proof that Pharmanex® supplements can improve your antioxidant levels and your overall antioxidant health. In fact, Pharmanex guarantees that your Skin Carotenoid Score will increase as you take LifePak® or g3™ regularly as directed.


Nu Skin Enterprises was awarded a 2005 American Business Award at the annual American Business Awards ceremony in New York City on June 6, 2005. Nu Skin Enterprises won the award in the Most Innovative Company category for the Pharmanex® BioPhotonic Scanner. The award was given in recognition of the Scanner for the Most Innovative Company among contenders with more than 2,500 employees, competing against other finalists like Oracle Corporation and PACCAR Inc. Last year's winner in the same category was United Parcel Service (UPS). Nu Skin Enterprises was recognized among other top companies that included AT&T, Procter & Gamble, Sprint, and Intuit and was the only direct selling company to receive a 2005 American Business Award.

Media Coverage


The Scanner in the media
Although it is the work of Pharmanex distributors to bring the Scanner to the world, this revolutionary tool still gains plenty of attention--and respect--on its own.

Awards
Nu Skin Enterprises was awarded a 2005 American Business Award at the annual American Business Awards ceremony in New York City on June 6, 2005. Nu Skin Enterprises won the award in the Most Innovative Company category for the Pharmanex® BioPhotonic Scanner. The award was given in recognition of the Scanner for the Most Innovative Company among contenders with more than 2,500 employees, competing against other finalists like Oracle Corporation and PACCAR Inc. Last year's winner in the same category was United Parcel Service (UPS). Nu Skin Enterprises was recognized among other top companies that included AT&T, Procter & Gamble, Sprint, and Intuit and was the only direct selling company to receive a 2005 American Business Award.

Ads


The Scanner was featured in a full-page ad in USA Today on October 6, 2005, in conjunction with the Nu Skin Enterprises worldwide convent


SCANNER STUDIES & REFERENCES

Evolution of the Pharmanex Biophotonic Scanner

Resonance Raman Technology Studies Utilizing Tools Other than the Biophotonic Scanner

The Eye

  1. Bernstein PS, Zhao DY, Sharifzadeh M, Ermakov IV, Gellermann W. Resonance Raman measurement of macular carotenoids in the living human eye. Arch Biochem Biophys 2004;15;430(2):163-9.
  2. Bernstein PS, Zhao DY, Wintch SW, Ermakov IV, McClane RW, Gellermann W. Resonance Raman measurement of macular carotenoids in normal subjects and in age-related macular degeneration patients. Ophthalmology 2002;109(10):1780-7.
  3. Bernstein, P.S. and Gellermann, W. Measurement of carotenoids in the living primate eye using resonance Raman spectroscopy. In: Oxidants and Antioxidants: Ultrastructure and Molecular Biology Protocols, edited by D. Armstrong, Totowa:Humana Press, Inc., 2002;321-329.
  4. Bernstein, P.S. New insights into the role of the macular carotenoids in age-related macular degeneration. Resonance Raman studies. Pure and Applied Chemistry 2002;74(8):1419-1425.
  5. Bernstein PS, Yoshida MD, Katz NB, McClane RW, Gellermann W. Raman detection of macular carotenoid pigments in intact human retina. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1998;39(11):2003-11.
  6. Ermakov IV, Ermakova MR, Gellermann W. Simple Raman instrument for in vivo detection of macular pigments. Appl Spectrosc 2005;59(7):861-7.
  7. Ermakov I, Ermakova M, Gellermann W, Bernstein PS. Macular pigment Raman detector for clinical applications. J Biomed Opt 2004; 9(1):139–48.
  8. Ermakov IG, McClane RW, Gellermann W. Resonant Raman detection of macular pigments in the living human retina. Optics Letters 2001;26(4):202–204.
  9. Gellermann W, Bernstein PS. Noninvasive detection of macular pigments in the human eye. J Biomed Opt. 2004;9(1):75-85.
  10. Gellermann W, Ermakov IV, Ermakova MR, McClane RW, Zhao DY, Bernstein PS. In vivo resonant Raman measurement of macular carotenoid pigments in the young and the aging human retina. J Opt Soc Am A Opt Image Sci Vis. 2002;19(6):1172-86.
  11. Gellermann, W., Ermakov, I,V., McClane, R.W. Raman imaging of human macular pigments. Optics Letters 2002; 27(1):833–835.
  12. Neelam, K.; O'Gorman, N.; Nolan, J.; O'Donovan, O.; Wong, H.B.; Au Eong, K.G. and Beatty, S. Measurement of Macular Pigment: Raman Spectroscopy versus Heterochromatic Flicker Photometry. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2005;46(3):1023-1032.
  13. Zhao DY, Wintch SW, Ermakov IV, Gellermann W, Bernstein PS. Resonance Raman measurement of macular carotenoids in retinal, choroidal, and macular dystrophies. Arch Ophthalmol 2003;121(7):967-72.

Fruits/Vegetables/Juices

  1. Bhosale P, Ermakov IV, Ermakova MR, Gellermann W, Bernstein PS. Resonance Raman quantification of nutritionally important carotenoids in fruits, vegetables, and their juices in comparison to high-pressure liquid chromatography analysis. J Agric Food Chem 2004;52(11):3281–3285.

The Skin

  1. Ermakov IV, Gellermann W. Validation model for Raman based skin carotenoid detection. Arch Biochem Biophys 2010;504(1):40-9.
  2. Darvin ME, Patzelt A, Knorr F, Blume-Peytavi U, Sterry W, Lademann J. One-year study on the variation of carotenoid antioxidant substances in living human skin: influence of dietary suplementation and stress factors.  J. Biomed. Opt 2008;13(4)(EPub Ahead of Print Jul/Aug 2008; 044028).
  3. Darwin M, Schanzer S, Teichmann A, Blume-Peytavi U, Sterry W, Lademann J. [Functional food and bioavailability in the target organ skin.] Hautarzt. 2006;57(4):286-90. German. 
  4. Ermakov IV, Ermakova MR, Gellermann W, Lademann J. Noninvasive selective detection of lycopene and beta-carotene in human skin using Raman spectroscopy. J Biomed Opt 2004;9(2):332–8.
  5. Ermakov et al. Resonance Raman detection of carotenoid antioxidants in living human tissues. Optics Letters 2001;26(15):1179–1181.
  6. Gellermann, W., Ermakov, I.V., Scholz, T.A. and Bernstein, P. S. Noninvasive laser Raman detection of carotenoid antioxidants in skin. Cosmetic Dermatology 2002;15(9):65-68.
  7. Hata TR, Scholz TA, Ermakov IV, McClane RW, Khachik F, Gellermann W, Pershing LK. Non-invasive Raman spectroscopic detection of carotenoids in human skin. J Invest Dermatology 2000;115:441-448.

Studies Utilizing the Pharmanex Biophotonic Scanner

Abstracts

  1. Wengreen H, Aguilar S, Lefevre M. Skin Carotenoids as a Biomarker of Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Children. Presented at American Dietetic Association’s Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo. Boston,Ma. November 6-9, 2010.
  2. Bi, S.X., Li, C.L., Guo, H.W., Poole, S., Zhu, J. S. The effects of life styles and LifePak on human skin carotenoids scores measured by resonance Raman spectroscopy BioPhotonic Scanner. FASEB Journal 2007;21(4):A709. 
  3. Changling Li, Hongwei Guo, Senxu Bi, Zhu, Z.G., Zhu, J. S. Skin Carotenoids Measured by Resonance Raman Spectroscopy BioPhotonic Scanner and the Effects of Life Styles and LifePak on Human Carotenoids Nutritional Status and Skin Scores.  Asian Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2006;15(Suppl.):S79.
  4. Zukley, LM., Nguyen,V, Lowndes, J., Smidt, C., Angelopoulos, TJ., Rippe, JM., Effects of antioxidant supplementation on skin and serum carotenoids, FASEB Journal 2006;20:A145.
  5. Fiutem J, Zukley L, Geise T, Legowski P, Nguyen V, Dube T, Yount B, Smidt C, Angelopoulos T, Rippe J. Adiposity Negatively Influences Carotenoids and Antioxidant Status in Overweight Individuals. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise Suppl 2004;36(5):A302.
  6. Smidt, C. R.; W. R. Gellermann and J. R. Zidichouski. Noninvasive Raman spectroscopy measurement of human carotenoid status. FASEB Journal 2004;18(4):A480.
  7. Smidt, C.R., Shieh, D. Non-invasive, biophotonic assessment of skin carotenoids as a biomarker of human antioxidant status. FASEB Journal 2003;17(5):A1115.
  8. Zukley L, Legowski P, Nguyen V, Geise T, Lowndes J, Melanson K, Angelopoulos T, Rippe J. The Effect of Weight Loss on Dietary Carotenoid and Skin Carotenoid Levels in Subjects Participating in a Weight Loss Study. Obesity Research Suppl 2004;12:A57.

Full-Length Articles Published in Peer Reviewed Journals

  1. Lima X, Kimball A. Skin Carotenoid Levels in Adult Patients with Psoriasis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. Nov 4, 2010.
  2. Bergeson SD, Peatross JB, Eyring NJ, Fralick JF, Stevenson DN, Ferguson SB. Resonance Raman measurements of carotenoids using light-emitting diodes. J. Biomed. Opt 2008;13(EPub Ahead of Print Jul. 15, 2008; 044026).
  3. Rerksuppaphol S, Rerksuppaphol L. Effect of fruit and vegetable intake on skin carotenoid detected by non-invasive Raman spectroscopy. J Med Assoc Thai 2006;89(8):1206-12.
  4. Li CL, Bi SX, Zhu JS, Zhu ZG. New functions of carotenoids and clinical assessments. Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2006;6:261-264. 
  5. Guo HW, Li H, Huang ZY, Xue K, Zhou X, Ma YY, Liu M, Zhu ZG, Li CL, Zhu JS. Examination of Carotenoids in Human Skin by Biophotonic Raman Spectroscopy Scanner. Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2006;23(3):204-206.
  6. Li CL, Bi SX, Poole S, Smidt C, Zhu JS.  Human Skin Carotenoids in 88,611 subjects measured by Biophotonic Scanner. Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 2006;15(2):124-125.  
  7. Smidt, C.R. Non-invasive Raman spectroscopic detection of carotenoids in human skin as a biomarker of antioxidant status. J. Korean Acad Fam Med 2005;26(4):S398-408.
  8. Smidt, C.R., Burke, D.S. Nutritional significance and measurement of carotenoids. Current Topics in Nutraceutical Research 2004;2(2):79-91.

Book Chapters/Book Segments

  1. Gellermann W, Zidichouski JA, Smidt CR, Bernstein PS. Raman Detection of Carotenoids in Human Tissue. In: Packer L, Obermueller‑Jevic U, Kraemer K, and Sies H, eds. Carotenoids and Retinoids – Molecular Aspects and Health Issues. Champaign, IL: AOCS Press, 2005; Ch. 6, 86‑114.
  2. Mahan LK and Escott-Stump S. (Eds.). Krause's Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 12th Ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders 2007; Ch. 15, 427-428.

About Biophotonic Scanner



BioPhotonic Scanner Featured in Recent Studies

THREE TOP UNIVERSITIES USE SCANNER IN RESEARCH OF ANTIOXIDANTS

The Pharmanex BioPhotonic Scanner has been used recently in studies from researchers at three top universities. Each of the three studies focused on carotenoids – a family of powerful antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables.

Developed by Pharmanex, the Scanner is a revolutionary tool used to measure the carotenoid antioxidant levels in your skin-and prove the effectiveness of your supplements in improving your overall antioxidant health. By simply placing the palm of your hand in front of the Scanner's safe  LED light, you obtain an immediate reading of the carotenoid antioxidant levels in your skin-your Skin Carotenoid Score - giving you a personal reliable biomarker of your overall antioxidant health status.

Study #1: “Validation Model for Raman Based Skin Carotenoid Detection”
Conducted by researchers at the University of Utah, the results of this study further validated that Raman Spectroscopy is a valid, non-invasive objective methodology for the quantitative assessment of carotenoid antioxidants in human skin in vivo. The findings were published in the December issue of the journal Archives of Biochemistry and BioPhysics. For more information about the study, click here.
Study #2: “Skin Carotenoids as a Biomarker of Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Children”
This research, conducted at Utah State University with the Pharmanex BioPhotonic Scanner, demonstrated that skin carotenoids are a good measure of fruit and vegetable intake. This research was presented by Dr. Wengreen and colleagues at the American Dietetic Association’s Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo held in Boston in November.

Study 3: “Skin Carotenoid Levels in Patients with Psoriasis”
Anti-Aging Advisory Board member Dr. Alexa Boer-Kimball and colleagues at Harvard Medical School used the Pharmanex BioPhotonic Scanner to find that individuals with the skin condition psoriasis have lower skin carotenoid levels than patients without psoriasis. This study was published in the November issue of theJournal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. For more information about this research, click here.