Dear Customer,

It's time to stock up on products to keep you healthy and on track. For the month of January, save an extra 10% on every product that you order. Use promo code NEWYOU in your shopping cart to take advantage of the savings.*

Starting in this issue, we'll feature one step of the TRANSCEND program in each newsletter. Our goal is to provide you with a better understanding of the steps needed to stay healthy and cross Bridge One.

Also in this Issue 

• Strong Foundations
• TRANSCEND - Step "T"
• Bridge 1 News Review
• Green Tea Might Help You Lose Fat
• Top Ten Killers List Includes Omega-3 Deficiency
• Antioxidants Could Preserve Muscle Strength
• Longer Life in Mammals Attributed to Caloric Restriction
• Small Changes Can Save Money on Health Care

Strong Foundations

Packet combinations can save you money and time. 

Our Longevity Multipack combines the top three foundation products to provide you with a base of aggressive supplementation. The packets contain individual doses of multi-vitamin-antioxidant formula as well as omega-3s. This product is convenient and saves you at least $10 a month.

The Antiaging Multipack contains our top three supplements to fight aging in individual dosage packets. Choosing this convenience product instead of the individual bottles will save you a minimum of $14 per month.

Personalized Packets are also available after completing the TRANSCEND survey.

Use NEWYOU to receive 10% off of any product until the end of the month.*

TRANSCEND Step 1 – Talk to your doctor

Prevention and early detection of disease are essential to maintaining good health as long as possible. You should take an active role in developing your own preventive health program. Be informed and conduct open discussions with your healthcare provider.

The Conversation

The typical doctor-patient visit consists of three parts.

1. Medical History
2. Physical Exam
3. Laboratory Testing

You can apply the TRANSCEND principles to "talk to your doctor" and make your healthcare experience more efficient and effective.

Medical History: Compile your personal and familial medical histories prior to your doctor's visit. Include personal information on your diet, sleep patterns, medications and supplements and exercise program. Include family information from your parents, children and siblings. Grand parents' histories are helpful, but not as essential.

Physical Exam: Several components can be done at home (e.g. breast self-exams and testicular self-exams) and you should get in the habit of performing these regularly. A comprehensive physician will also examine your head, lungs, heart, abdomen, spine and other body systems.

Laboratory Testing: Many tests (e.g. cholesterol, homocysteine levels) are routinely done by conventional physicians. Others (e.g. hormone levels, vitamin levels) are less routinely done, but you can request them during your visit. Still other useful testing needs to be done by complementary or holistic physicians. These include hair mineral analysis, stool microbiology, hepatic detox, and environmental pollutants.

Keeping Track

Having some of your records at one doctor’s office, some with another, others at the hospital and your self test records at home is not an optimal way to keep track of your health data. We recommend keeping track of all your test results yourself. There are online programs that can help you maintain a personal health record.

Where to go

You can guide the examination process if you do your homework, but note that most conventional physicians are not trained well in this regard. There are a few clinics and hospitals that specialize in the comprehensive approach.

The Grossman Wellness Center is Terry's clinic in Denver, CO, where patients from all over the world participate in comprehensive wellness and executive health evaluations based on the TRANSCEND program. grossmanwellness.com

The American College for Advancement in Medicine is dedicated to educating health professionals in integrative medicine. To find a complementary physician near you, search (ACAM) website. http://www.acamnet.org

For more information on Finding a Practitioner.

Once you initiate this conversation and create your own personal health record, you will have an excellent foundation for preventative care.

In the next issue, we will discuss "R"elaxation.

Bridge 1 News Review

To start off the year, we'll take a look back at health developments made during 2009. This issue highlights Bridge One. Visit our site to watch Ray and Terry's video describing the Bridges.

	Green Tea Might Help You Lose Fat A study evaluated the influence of green tea catechins on body composition and fat distribution in overweight and obese adults during exercise-induced weight loss. Minimizing abdominal weight is one way to protect your healthy heart and cross Bridge One safely.
	Top Ten Killers List Includes Omega-3 Deficiency Harvard School of Public Health found Omega-3 deficient diets cause roughly 4% of premature deaths annually in the United States. Of the 12 dietary, lifestyle and metabolic risk factors examined in the study, Omega-3 fatty acid deficiency ranked as the eighth highest killer of Americans. Adding these healthy fats to your diet is one of the Bridge One strategies. Study Abstract: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19399161
	Antioxidants Could Preserve Muscle Strength In a study in older adults, dietary intake of vitamins C and E was linked with muscle strength, leading the researchers to suggest that a diet high in antioxidants could play an important role in preserving muscle function in older adults. Staying active is an important part of Bridge One.
	Longer Life in Mammals Attributed to Caloric Restriction Findings published in Science indicate that 80 per cent of rhesus monkeys who consumed a calorie restricted diet without being malnourished were still alive after 20 years, compared to only 50 per cent of control animals who ate freely. Moderate calorie restriction can help you live healthy for longer, which is the goal of Bridge One.
	Small Changes Can Save Money on Health Care Consider the small changes you can make to keep yourself healthier. They won't cost you much and they will save you in the long run.  Prevention is the key to Bridge One success.

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Best wishes for great health!
Ray & Terry's Longevity Products

Ray Kurzweil and Terry Grossman, M.D.

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