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MULTI NUTRIENT ANTI-AGING POWERPAK

A Triple-Strike Strategy Against Aging at Our Lowest Prices Ever
Save up to $300 a Year*   

A note from Jean Carper

1. Multi Nutrient Formula PLUS with Blood Sugar Support: A potent multi-vitamin-mineral antioxidant formula with optimal doses of 31 anti-aging nutrients, as proved by scientific research. One daily dose equals the antioxidant capacity of 10 servings of fruits and vegetables. This powerful multi is the most fundamental insurance to drive back the biological forces of aging.

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2. Ultra Potent Omega-T Fish Oil: A potent, high quality fish oil capsule that fortifies your cells with the extra-strength levels of omega-3 fatty acids needed to keep your memory, brain and heart functioning optimally. Our Omega-T comes from the highest quality, Norwegian salmon that is certified to be contanimant free by an indepenent organization.

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3. High Antioxidant Green Tea Extract: A very potent dose of green tea extract (decaffeinated) that contains 70% EGCG, a unique antioxidant found in green tea. Remarkable new research shows that EGCG boosts overall health and appears to have exceptionally strong and broad anti-cancer powers. It also has been proven to help you lose weight by burning up to 5% more calories per day.

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 *Savings calculation based on a one year supply of the 1-bottle price of each of these supplements combined compared to a one year supply of the 6-bottle Auto-Ship price of the PowerPack. Current Auto-Ship customers would save $100 per year by upgrading because of their already discounted pricing.

Note: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

MULTI NUTRIENT PLUS WITH GLUCOSE SUPPORT SUPPLEMENT FACTS::

1 bottle: 180 tablets
Serving size: 6 tablets
Servings per bottle: 30 (1 month supply)

*Daily Value not established

Other ingredients:  Microcrystalline cellulose, stearic acid, croscarmellose sodium, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, maltodextrin, hypromellose, polydextrose, titanium dioxide, talc, medium chain triglycerides, caramel color.

Note: Iron is not included in this formula because of its pro-oxidant properties.

Free of corn, milk, yeast, wheat, gluten, sugar, preservatives, and animal products.

Quality Pledge: Made in the USA in an FDA inspected facility to cGMP Pharmaceutical Grade Standards. Manufactured to meet the stringent standards of US Pharmacopeia (USP) for quality, purity, potency and disintegration.

Directions: 6 capsules/tablets daily as a dietary supplement. 3 in the morning and 3 in the evening, preferably soon before or after eating food for maximum absorption.

Warnings: For adults only. If you are on medications, pregnant or nursing a baby, consult a health care physician prior to taking any supplement.

OMEGA-T FISH OIL SUPPLEMENT FACTS:

1 bottle: 60 softgels
Serving size: 2 softgels

Servings per container: 30 (1 month supply)

*Daily Value not established

Other ingredients: Gelatin, glycerin, water, natural caramel color.

Free of corn, milk, yeast, wheat, sugar, and preservatives.

Quality Pledge: Made in the USA in an FDA inspected facility to cGMP Pharmaceutical Grade Standards. Manufactured to meet the stringent standards of US Pharmacopeia (USP) for quality, purity, potency and disintegration.

Directions: Adults take two sotfgels daily as a dietary supplement.

Precautions: For adults only. If you are taking medications consult a health professional before taking this supplement. Do not take if you have any bleeding problems or are pregnant or lactating.

HIGH ANTIOXIDANT GREEN TEA SUPPLEMENT FACTS: 

1 bottle (30 vegetarian capsules)
Serving size: 1 capsule

Servings per container: 30

Other ingredients: Cellulose, magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide.

Free of corn, milk, yeast, wheat, sugar, animal products, artificial colors and preservatives.

Quality Pledge: Made in the USA in an FDA inspected facility to cGMP Pharmaceutical Grade Standards. Manufactured to meet the stringent standards of US Pharmacopeia (USP) for quality, purity, potency and disintegration.

Directions: Adults. take one or two capsules daily, as a dietary supplement.

Warnings: If pregnant, nursing or taking a prescription drug, consult health care practitioner prior to use.

Alpha lipoic acid

Alpha lipoic acid is exceptionally potent, ranking above vitamin E and vitamin C in antioxidant activity. It has unique abilities to enter the brain, and help rev up mental and physical energy. It shows promise in helping prevent and repair degeneration of brain cells in elderly animals and to slow progression of neurogenerative diseases in humans, such as Alzheimer's.

Dr. Lester Packer, University of Southern California, calls alpha lipoic acid a "universal" antioxidant that offers protection aainst an aging brain, declining memory, strokes, heart disease, cancer and cataracts. In high doses (200-600 milligrams daily), alpha lipoic acid is used to prevent and lessen the symptoms of diabetic neuropathy.

Alpha lipoic acid works best as an anti-aging agent as part of a network of other antioxidants, such as vitamin E, C and coenzyme Q10, as combined in a multi-nutrient supplement.

Calcium

Many Americans don't get enough calcium. On the other hand, some older people overdo calcium supplements believing it's a magic bullet against fragile bones, fractures and osteoporosis. Calcium is important in building and maintaining strong bones, but is only one of several nutrients involved; vitamin D, the B vitamins and magnesium are also important in bone density.

Calcium need not be excessive to be effective. In a major Tufts study, taking only 500 mg calcium and 700 IU vitamin D daily cut the risk of nonvetebral fractures in older men and women by 42 percent. Vitamin D enhances calcium activity.

It's not necessary to take 1200-1500 milligrams of calcium supplements daily, as often recommended, says Katherine Tucker, Friedman School of Nutrition at Tufts. "A 700--800 milligram daily supplement is usually enough." You typically get 500-600 milligrams of calcium daily from foods, so it adds up. And more is not better, according to research.

Chromium

You need chromium, a trace mineral, to properly burn carbohydrates and fats. Chromium boosts the activity of insulin, and a lack of chromium promotes insulin resistance and high blood sugar that may trigger type 2 diabetes. Much research shows that taking chromium can help prevent diabetes onset and even reverse diabetic symptoms by normalizing insulin, says Richard Anderson, PhD., US Department of Agriculture, who has extensively studied chromium. He advises taking 200 micrograms of chromium daily to help prevent high insulin, blood sugar and diabetes, especially if you are borderline diabetic.

Chromium also fights diabetes symptoms, such as thirst and fatigue, studies show. Recent Israeli research showed that 200 mcg chromium picolinate twice a day for three weeks reduced diabetics' blood glucose by 26 percent and cholesterol by 9 percent.

No safety concerns: Reports that chromium picolinate is hazardous are untrue. After extensive study, it has been declared safe by experts worldwide, and cleared of any suspicion of harm. Ten years ago, some charged that chromium picolinate caused chromosome breaks in test tubes, and thus, could lead to cancer. After an extensive investigation, the Institute of Medicine/ National Academy of Sciences in 2004 dismissed such chromosome studies as meaningless, and, citing wide safety evidence, declared chromium picolinate "free of concern regarding its safety or toxicity" at commonly used doses. It is now considered GRAS--generally recognized as safe by the Food and Drug Administration.

Curcumin

Curcurmin is concentrated in the yellow curry spice, turmeric. As an extract in supplements, curcumin is a potent antioxidant, antiinflammatory and anticancer agent. It shows promise as an antidote to Alzheimer's, say researchers. In UCLA tests, curcumin slashed the build-up of Alzheimer's-like toxic plaque (amyloid beta) in the brains of rats by 50 percent, and also blocked memory loss in middle-aged rats. Curcumin may help explain why the curry-eating population of India has an extremely low rate of Alzheimer's, say scientists. The average Indian eats about 200 milligrams of curcumin daily; an equivalent dose protected the brains of UCLA rats.

Curcumin also has strong anticancer activity. It blocks proliferation of human cancer cells and induces them to commit suicide, say researchers at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. This occurs when curcumin is mixed with head and neck cancer cells, prostate cancer cells, breast cancer cells and liver cancer cells. At the same time, curcumin does not harm non-malignant cells. Curcumin works by switching off genes that trigger inflammation and replication of cancer cells, say researchers.

Folic acid

Folic acid, a B vitamin, is critically important, especially in suppressing homocysteine, a blood protein, linked to heart disease, strokes and dementia. The vitamin also reduces the risk of birth defects and certain cancers.

The right dose? 800 micrograms, even though typical multis have half that--400 mcg. However, 800 mcg is the optimal dose needed to control homocysteine, say British researchers in the Archives of Internal Medicine. They tested daily doses of 200, 400, 800 or 1,000 micrograms of folic acid--or a placebo--on heart patients for three months.

All doses worked, but 800 mcg caused the most dramatic drop--23 percent, expected to reduce heart disease 15 percent. Upping the dose to 1000 mcg daily was no more effective.

Alzheimer's and folic acid: A dramatic new double-blind Dutch study shows that taking 800 mcg of folic acid daily slowed expected age-related memory decline by more than five years! On tests of cognitive functioning, the folic-acid takers scored astonishingly better on tests, showing their memory was as good as someone 5.4 years younger. Blood levels of homocysteine decreased about 25 percent, suggesting that may be a major way folic acid stalls brain aging. (Alzheimer's Association conference, Washington, D.C.,June 21, 2005)

Folic acid vs. cancer: Much research ties low levels of folic acid to various cancers. Indeed, taking multi-vitamins with folic acid (about 400 mcg) for 15 years cut colon cancer risk an astonishing 75 percent in 88,000 female nurses in a Harvard study. Foods high in folate did not cut cancer risk.

Drinking alcohol boosts risk of breast cancer, but not if you get 600 mcg or more of folic acid daily, says Harvard's Walter Willett. The extra folic acid cancels the added risk, he says.

How safe? Taking more than 1,000 micrograms a day could mask a B12 deficiency. So if you take lots of folic acid, it is also advisable to take high B12 to prevent any possible deficiencies.

Lutein

Lutein is a yellow pigment and antioxidant concentrated in leafy greens, mainly kale, collard greens, and spinach. As a supplement, lutein has been shown to help slow down and possibly repair damage from macular degeneration, an age-related cause of vision loss. Lutein also seems to reduce the odds of cataracts (opacity of the lens) by 20 to 50 percent, according to several studies.

And maybe cancer, too. In animals, lutein slowed the growth of breast tumors, and in test tubes, caused the death of cancer cells. Researchers speculate lutein switches off carcinogenic activity and boosts immune functioning.

Also clogged arteries. Mice given lutein had about 43 percent less artery damage. Signs of atherosclerosis in the carotid (neck) arteries was also much less in middle-aged men and women with high blood levels of lutein, in other research.

Lutein may even help block osteoarthritis. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health discovered that individuals with the highest blood lutein were about 70 percent less likely to have osteoarthritis of the knee.

Consumer Alert: Don't be fooled by products that advertise lutein but contain infinitesimal amounts. Centrum contains only 250 micrograms, when experts say 6,000 to 10,000 micrograms (or 6 to 10 milligrams) daily is needed to convey benefits shown in eye studies. That's 25 to 40 times the amount in Centrum.

Lycopene

Lycopene, a red pigment concentrated in tomatoes, is a strong antioxidant that protects cells from all kinds of age-related damage, including cancer, cataracts and heart disease. Both eating tomatoes and taking lycopene directly in a supplement appear to convey protection.

Men who eat lots of tomatoes have lower rates of prostate cancer. In one study, patients with localized prostate cancer who took 15 milligrams of lycopene a day cut their odds of progressing to high-grade cancer by 33 percent. Another Indian study suggests that only 4 milligrams daily of lycopene might help shrink prostate tumors.

So promising is lycopene as an anti-cancer agent that the National Cancer Institute is conducting two studies to investigate the efficacy and safety of lycopene in preventing and treating prostate cancer.

Consumer Alert: Centrum contains a mere 300 micrograms of lycopene. That's the amount in about 1/3 of a teaspoon of tomato sauce, or 1/36 of a medium size tomato--in other words, a small bite. (Stop Aging Now! Multi-Nutrient Formula has 5000 micrograms of lycopene--16 times more than that in Centrum.)

Magnesium

A lack of magnesium underlies our epidemic of heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and osteoporosis, declares Lawrence Resnick, M.D. professor of medicine at Cornell Medical Center. Without enough magnesium, hearts beat irregularly, arteries stiffen, constrict and clog, blood pressure rises, blood tends to clot, muscles go into spasms, insulin grows weaker, blood sugar jumps, bones lose strength, and even pain signals intensify.

"Diabetes is a magnesium deficiency state." says Jerry Nadler, M.D., University of Virginia School of Medicine. He says magnesium supplements can improve insulin activity, thus, may cut the risk and complications of diabetes. Some specialists advise diabetics to routinely take 400 mg magnesium daily.

"Many people needlessly suffer pain--including fibromyalgia, migraines and muscle cramps--because they don't get enough magnesium," says Mildred Seelig, M.D., a leading magnesium researcher and adjunct professor, University of North Carolina. She recommends 200-400 milligrams daily of a magnesium supplement.

Also experts say magnesium can help provide a good night's sleep and relief from leg cramps, chronic low back pain, restless legs syndrome, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

You need extra magnesium if you drink alcohol, take diuretics or high doses of calcium. They all deplete magnesium.

Possible side effects: diarrhea or loose stools. But the body usually adapts, or you can cut back, so "it's no big deal," says Seelig. Avoid magnesium supplements if you have kidney disease, she advises.

Niacin

Niacin joins other B vitamins (B12, B6 and folic acid) as a protector of the brain against Alzheimer's disease and age-related mental decline in general, according to a major new study by Chicago's Rush Institute for Healthy Aging. Older men and women who ate the most niacin in foods (about 22 milligrams daily) were 80 percent less apt to develop Alzheimer's and 44 percent less likely to suffer cognitive decline than those who ate the least: about 14 mg niacin daily.

A severe deficiency of niacin is well known to cause pellagra, a condition characterized by dementia.

Pantothenic Acid (B5)

This B vitamin is necessary to carry out many chemical reactions vital to life. This includes the synthesis of essential fats, cholesterol and the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, that is critical for encoding memory, and is lowered in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.

Deficiencies are rare, doses needed for optimal health are unknown, but pantothenic acid, even in very high doses, is not thought to be toxic. It makes sense to include pantothenic acid in a multi-nutrient formula.

Selenium

Selenium is a trace mineral with strong evidence that it helps prevent certain cancers. A blockbuster controlled double-blind study in 1997 showed that taking 200 micrograms of selenium (selenomethionine) daily for five years reduced overall cancer rate by 42 percent and cancer deaths by 52 percent. In the study by Dr. Larry Clark, University of Arizona, selenium was particularly potent against colorectal cancer--reducing risk 64 percent--and prostate cancer--reducing risk 69 percent.

The National Institutes of Health is conducting a test of selenium on men at high risk of prostate cancer to determine the extent of its protection.

Running low on selenium also exposes you to more virulent viruses leading to infections, say U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers.

Selenium can be toxic, so limit doses to 200 mcg daily.

Thiamin (Vitamin B1)

Thiamin is one of the B-complex vitamins with a critical enzymatic role in energy production within the mitochondria (energy factories) of all cells. Both nerve and muscle cells have high concentrations of thiamin, thus shortages affect nervous, cardiovascular and muscular systems. Severe deficiencies may result in brain cell damage, dementia and poor motor coordination. In fact, studies show deficiencies of a form of thiamin in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.

Thus, it's smart to get sufficient thiamin to help protect your brain against development of Alzheimer's. But there is no good evidence that high doses of thiamin can reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer's or delay its progression.

Thiamin is considered very safe with no known toxic effects in humans at doses up to 200 milligrams a day.

Vitamin B12

Vitamin B is essential for keeping the nervous system functioning into old age. Deficiencies of B12 have caused symptoms similar to those of Alzheimer's, including dementia. Yet, deficiencies of B12 are widespread in the United States, especially among older people, suggesting that some cognitive decline and dementia may be due to a B12 deficiency. It's well established that high doses of B12 are needed to suppress homocysteine, a blood toxin, linked to dementia and Alzheimer's, as well as heart disease.

How much B12? The daily oral dose needed to correct a deficiency is 500 micrograms B12, concludes a 2005 study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Dutch researchers gave various oral doses of B12 (2.5, 100, 250, 500 and 1000 micrograms) to 120 people age 70 and older for four months. The lowest dose at which B12 was most effective in correcting deficiencies was 500 mcg daily. Taking 1000 mcg was no more effective.

Vitamin D

Millions of Americans are deficient in vitamin D, but don't know it, says Michael F. Holick, M.D., director of the Vitamin D, Skin and Bone Research Laboratory at Boston University Medical Center. This deficiency leads to many "debilitating chronic diseases," he says.

Some surprising connections:

Arthritis, fibromyalgia, muscle weakness and aching bones are often signs of vitamin D deficiency, says Dr. Holick. Harvard researchers found that women who took at least 400 IU of vitamin D supplements daily had a one-third lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis.

Cancer: Consuming more than 645 IU vitamin D daily cut the risk of colon polyps, that can lead to cancer by 40 percent in a large Veterans Affairs study. Vitamin D also slows growth of breast, colon, lung, prostate and pancreatic cancer cells in test tubes, studies show.

Heart Disease: Raising vitamin D blood levels lowered blood pressure as much as medication does, Holick found. In Dutch women, taking vitamin D supplements prevented loss of elasticity in arteries.

Osteoporosis: Vitamin D beat calcium in preventing bone fractures in a Harvard study. Consuming 500 IU of vitamin D daily (compared with 140 IU) cut women's risk of a broken hip 37%. Calcium alone showed no protection. Low vitamin D reduces absorption of calcium, and drains it from bones, making them fragile.

Multiple Sclerosis: Women who took 400 IU or more vitamin D in supplements and ate vitamin-D-rich food were 50 percent less apt to develop multiple sclerosis, compared with women getting little vitamin D in Harvard studies.

Vitamin E

Despite some recent reports questioning the safety and effectiveness of vitamin E, experts declare vitamin E safe and beneficial. Dr. Maret Trabor, a noted worldwide expert on vitamin E safety at Oregon State University, says there is no evidence whatsoever in animals or humans that taking up to 800 IU vitamin E daily has caused any harm of any type. When asked should people continue to take vitamin E, she says, "Absolutely yes."

The confusion comes from biased statistical analyses that included only studies on elderly sick people, not healthy people, and excluded studies showing vitamin to be effective and safe, says Dr. Trabor.

Indeed impeccable new research thoroughly contradicts claims that vitamin E is unsafe and ineffective.

Deaths Down: The largest longest clinical study ever done on vitamin E found it utterly safe with dramatic lifesaving benefits. In the National Institutes of Health study, 40,000 healthy women, took 600 IU of vitamin E or a placebo every other day for ten years. During that entire time, no evidence of harm from vitamin E emerged. Indeed the vitamin E cut the women's odds of heart-related deaths, including cardiac arrest, by an "unexpected" 24 percent, reported Harvard investigator Julie Buring in March, 2005.

Long-time use of vitamin E also cut risk of ALS (Lou Gehrig's) deaths 62 percent and of prostate cancer 50 percent. E also helped fight Alzheimer's, cataracts, macular degeneration, infections, including colds and flu, and low immunity in other current research.

Experts say vitamin E is not a magic bullet alone and they advise taking several antioxidants together, such as vitamin E, C, alpha lipoic acid and coenzyme Q10, because they all work as a network to keep you healthy. However, worries that vitamin E is harmful at doses of 400-800 IU are groundless. The Institute of Medicine/National Academy of Sciences sets the upper safe limit for vitamin E at 1500 IU daily.

Note: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.