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..."

Vitamin B12

This ingredient can be found in: Pop A Purple

b12-01Vitamin B12 in the form of methylcobalamin (the most bioavailable form of B12) has important health-promoting effects on the nervous system. Diabetes or a low intake of this vitamin can cause peripheral neuropathy, a disorder of the peripheral nervous system in which motor, sensory, or autonomic neurons do not function well. Methylcobalamin supplements have been shown to significantly improve symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in a number of clinical trials. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy can result from diabetes-induced vitamin B12 deficiency, or from the use of metformin, a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes. Methylcobalamin has also been shown to protect neurons against the toxic effect of excess glutamate, a neurotransmitter.

Methylcobalamin has been shown to help reset the circadian rhythm when it is disrupted by stress. In this way, it can improve sleep quality and increase sleep time to alleviate the effects of fatigue and stress.

Methylcobalamin also has potent cardiovascular protective effects. In combination with folate, methylcobalamin has demonstrated effective reduction of circulating homocsteine.  High levels of the amino acid homocysteine can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease. Elevated homocysteine levels are associated with atherosclerosis, the chronic condition of arteries that have accumulated plaques of cholesterol and inflammatory immune cells.

Vitamin B12 is often deficient in people who are obese or have disorders that affect nutrient absorption, such as Crohn or celiac disease. B12 deficiency is also common in the elderly and is associated with numerous age-related disorders including Alzheimer disease, depression, hearing loss, and poor cognition. Supplementation with B12 is recommended for these groups.

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