Daily Whole Food Multis with 77 Ingredients

The Greens help me wind down…

"Often at night I can't sleep because I'm too worked up running my businesses. If I don't take a Green, I sometimes keep working till 3 or 4 AM, and feel dreadful the next day.

"So now I take Greens with dinner and about 20 minutes before I want to retire, so my mind is calm enough for me to go to sleep. I used to have a shot of cognac or vodka, and sometimes I still do, but they don't work as well as the Greens, plus they're way more expensive and not as healthy."

New Dad finds health – more energy, sleeps better, doesn’t fly off the handle at work anymore…

"If you had asked me at the beginning of the year what I was doing to stay healthy, I would have looked at you with a blank stare. Healthy? Who cares, you only get one ride on this merrygo-round they call life, so why not have fun and be happy.

"Then came the day when, after climbing the stairs to go to bed, I was out of breath and sweating like a pig - and I had walked up them. I thought to myself, "How could I let myself get so out of shape in only 36 years?" Something had to change quick. I was about to become a dad and I want to be around to watch my children grow up.

"I was fortunate to know someone who was so enthusiastic about the Pops that I had no choice but to try them. I am so glad I did. I can now climb stairs easily without sweating, I sleep better at night and I don't fly off the handle at work anymore.

"I love the Pops because they are easy to work into my daily routine. For me, it's one Purple in the morning and one Green after dinner. The Purple gives me the energy to get through the day while the Green helps get rid of all the garbage I eat and helps me sleep better at night."

Unstuck, finally…

"I lost 37 pounds on a low carb diet, but I wasn't eating veggies and I got plugged up. With Pop-A-Green I've been normal for a year now. I can stay on my low carb plan and not worry about getting sick. With both Pops, my husband's high cholesterol dropped 60 points after 3 months..."

Cinnamon

This ingredient can be found in: Pop A Purple

cassia_bark_cinnamon-01Cinnamon from the bark of the cassia tree (an evergreen tree native to Asia) exerts a variety of biological effects, including antioxidant effects. Consumption of cinnamon taken as a supplement results in lower blood pressure and reduced blood glucose. These effects reduce the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, both growing public health concerns. Cinnamon has been found to reduce blood glucose levels by slowing the rate of stomach emptying and by making the body’s tissues more sensitive to insulin. In addition, cinnamon improved body composition by increasing lean body mass and decreasing body fat.

Risk of cardiovascular disease increases considerably with diabetes. Cinnamon supplements can improve triglyceride, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol levels in people with type 2 diabetes, with greater improvement seen when cinnamon was taken daily long-term.

In addition, cinnamon has potent antimicrobial properties. It’s been shown to be effective against Mycobacterium avium, which may play a role in the development of diabetes and gastrointestinal disease. It is also effective against food-borne pathogens such as Campylobacter jejuni, Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, and Salmonella enteric.

Herbs have been used medicinally since ancient times until synthetic drugs were developed. Because they contain bioactive compounds, they are still used as ingredients in convention prescription drugs. In fact, cinnamon has one of the highest concentrations of antioxidants of all culinary herbs.

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