Let USANA Give Your Immune System a Boost

Let USANA Give Your Immune System a Boost

It’s the perfect time to start preparing yourself for fall and winter, and USANA has an Immune Booster Special to help assure you’ll just be relaxing and sipping cocoa in the months to come. Plus, you’re not just boosting your immune system, you’re boosting your business as well. Purchase the Immune Booster Special and save $15!

Proflavanol® 90: This powerful supplement, combining the highest quality grape-seed extract with the added antioxidant protection of vitamin C, is clinically proven to promote sound cardiovascular health while helping maintain balanced immune function.

Probiotic Plus™: Probiotic Plus is a blend of patented probiotic bacteria that is clinically proven to promote healthy digestion and sound immune function. The bacterial strains were carefully selected to survive the harsh environment of the stomach to ensure effective colonization of the GI tract.

Vitamin D: Produced in the skin upon exposure to sunlight, vitamin D promotes robust and balanced immune function. It is necessary for normal bone mineralization and growth and is also important for the maintenance of muscle strength and coordination, as well as for supporting cardiovascular health.

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Maternal Vitamin D Status Influences Early Childhood Dental Health

October 28, 2009


Maternal Vitamin D Status Influences Early Childhood Dental Health

At a Glance

For the first time, new clinical research out of Canada provides evidence for a relationship between maternal vitamin D levels and select markers of infant dental health.

The relationship between vitamin D and adult bone health is well-understood. However, until recently, less has been known about the relationship between maternal vitamin D status and infant bone health. A new study out of the University of Manitoba sheds new light on this subject by examining the relationship between maternal vitamin D status and two measures of infant dental health: enamel hypoplasia (EH) and early childhood caries (ECC).

206 pregnant women enrolled in the study during their second trimester. Serum vitamin D analyses revealed that more than a third of the women were vitamin D deficient (34.5%, deficiency defined as <= 35 nmol/L). Only 21 women had adequate levels of vitamin D (10.5%, adequacy defined as >= 80 nmol/L).

Over the next two years, 135 infants returned for a dental health examination. 21.6% had EH while 33.6% had ECC. Mothers of children with EH had lower vitamin D concentrations during pregnancy, though the result didn’t quite reach statistical significance (43.2 vs 51.4 nmol/L, p=0.07). However, mothers of children with ECC had significantly lower vitamin D levels than those whose children were caries-free (43.9 vs 52.8 nmol/L, p=0.034).

This study is the first to provide evidence for a correlation between maternal vitamin D levels and infant dental health, and additional research currently underway should shed further light on this important issue.

Schroth R, Lavelle C, Moffatt ME. 2008. Influence of maternal vitamin D status on infant oral health. Proc Int Assoc Dent Res Meet, Abs 1646.

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USANA Essentials - Omega 3

November 11, 2009

Omega-3 Fatty Acids & Death Rates in Female Heart Attack Survivors

At a Glance New research indicates that decreased levels of EPA, an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish, are related to an increased risk of death in women following a heart attack.

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are known to have beneficial effects on many forms of cardiovascular 

disease, and new evidence indicates a positive effect on prognoses for survivors of acute myocardial infarctions (AMI), or heart attacks.

A September 2009 article from Circulation Journal reported an association between decreased levels of the omega-3 fatty acid eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) in women and a greater risk of all-cause mortality following a heart attack.

The study included 365 men and 143 women enrolled in the Infarction Prognosis Study registry of acute myocardial infarction. Blood samples were analyzed for glucose, lipids, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and other factors. The subjects were followed for an average of 16.1 months.

Over the follow-up period, 29 patients died of cardiovascular causes and 7 from noncardiovascular causes. Those who died were older and tended to have a lower body mass index (BMI), a history of hypertension, lower total and LDL cholesterol levels and higher C-reactive protein levels (a marker of inflammation). EPA levels in survivors comprised 1.49 percent of total plasma phospholipids, compared to 1.24 percent in non-survivors. Lower plasma levels of EPA (but not DHA) were an independent predictor for all-cause-mortality in patients with AMI, but this relationship was significant only in female patients.

The researchers attribute this particular benefit of EPA to its anti-inflammatory effect, which has been found to be greater than DHA in some studies.

Circ J. 2009 Sep 29.

USANA Health Sciences formulates exceptional, science-based nutritional and personal-care products. However, inferior manufacturing can destroy even the greatest product formulations. For this reason, USANA manufactures its own nutritional supplements, and voluntarily meets pharmaceutical Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). Pharmaceutical GMP standards are far more stringent than the food GMP requirements set by the U.S. government for supplements. To adhere to the exacting standards of pharmaceutical GMP, and to ensure the quality of every product manufactured, USANA inspects all raw ingredients before they are mixed, tests the product during manufacturing, and performs a final analysis before any product is sent to the customer. USANA's Quality Assurance team keeps track of every detail, from careful testing and evaluation of raw materials, to meticulous product shipping and storage. Visitors to USANA's corporate headquarters can take a self-guided tour to see USANA's manufacturing process firsthand.

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