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HEAT STRESS (a follow-up to last month)
The stress of the planning and execution of
a vacation added to increased environmental
stressors can build up to a deadly
combination causing that glorious day in the
sun to end up a disaster. As temperatures
rise, your body works overtime to keep cool.
Even seemingly harmless outdoor activities
in the summer heat can tax your body.
Nutrients such as vitamins B and C, Zinc,
and other key minerals can help fight the
heat stressed places on your body. Toxins in
the air, like motor exhaust, deodorizers,
and perfumes, stress your body out even more
by saturating your body with free radicals.
The antioxidants vitamin C and E,
carotenoids, flavonoids, and crucifers, can
help boost your immune system by reeling in
those harmful free radicals.
One of our body’s appropriate, though
sometimes not the most fashionable,
reactions to heat is sweat. Even walking to
the car in extreme heat causes those little
salty beads to pop out all over your face,
underarms, and chest. Did you know that a
pound of sweat contains up to 100 mg of
potassium? To keep your electrolyte balance
in check, drink fluids with relatively high
potassium levels like real lemonade,
real limeade, or real
watermelon juice. And we can’t say it
enough: drink at least 8 glasses of water a
day! That statement is never more important
than during the summer months, when high
temperatures outdoors,and air conditioning
indoors, can cause dehydration. Waiting
until you’re thirsty to drink water is a
perfect recipe for disaster. Your body’s
thirst mechanism isn’t very accurate, and
can actually become more unreliable with
misuse and age. By the time most of us feel
thirsty, we’re already slightly dehydrated.
( Take another look at last month’s news
letter)
The sunshine and warm weather invites
activity, but the heat may squash your
energy. Grain oils, like wheat, rice, and
soy contain important lipids and sterols
that help facilitate optimum energy.
Additionally, vitamin C and nutrients found
in liver can help boost energy, while
B-vitamins provide factors for energy
production.
PROBLEMS
Heat exhaustion is a more severe heat
illness that can occur when a person in a
hot climate or environment hasn't been
drinking enough fluids. Symptoms may
include: dehydration; fatigue; weakness;
clammy skin; headache; nausea and/or
vomiting; hyperventilation (rapid
breathing); irritability.
What to do: go indoors or into the shade;
loosen or remove your clothing; eat and
drink something damp and cool; take a bath
in cool (not cold) water; call your doctor
for further advice. If you’re too exhausted
or ill to eat or drink, intravenous fluids
may be necessary. If left untreated, heat
exhaustion may escalate into heatstroke,
which can be fatal.
The most severe form of heat illness,
heatstroke is a life-threatening medical
emergency. The body loses its ability to
regulate its own temperature. Body
temperature can soar to 106 degrees
Fahrenheit (41.1 degrees Celsius) or even
higher, leading to brain damage or even
death if it isn't quickly treated. Prompt
medical treatment is required to bring the
body temperature under control.
Factors that increase the risk for
heatstroke include overdressing and extreme
physical exertion in hot weather with
inadequate fluid intake.
Heatstroke can also happen when a person is
left in, or becomes accidentally trapped in,
a car on a hot day. When the outside
temperature is 93 degrees Fahrenheit (33.9
degrees Celsius), the temperature inside a
car can reach 125 degrees Fahrenheit (51.7
degrees Celsius) in just 20 minutes, quickly
raising a person’s body temperature to
dangerous levels.
Call for emergency medical help if someone
has been outside in the sun exercising for a
long time and shows one or more of the
following symptoms of heatstroke: flushed;
hot; dry skin with no sweating; temperature
of 105 degrees Fahrenheit (40.6 degrees
Celsius) or higher; severe throbbing
headache; weakness; dizziness or confusion;
sluggishness or fatigue; seizure; decreased
responsiveness; loss of consciousness.
While waiting for help: get the person
indoors or into the shade; sponge or douse
with cool water; do not give fluids.
Some ways you can prevent heat illness
include: always drink plenty of fluids
before and during an activity in hot, sunny
weather - even if you aren’t thirsty; wear
light-colored loose clothing; only
participate in heavy activity outdoors
before noon and after 6 PM; get to a shady
cool place immediately whenever you feel
overheated.
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HELPFUL
PRODUCTS
{Dr.O says: If
you take a balanced multiple vitamin like
Super Supplemental, always consult your
health professional before you add any of
the single supplements listed below.}
Super
Supplemental Vit. & Min. (120 tabs)
Benefits: •Provides 100 percent or more of
current daily requirements for 12 essential
vitamins, plus significant amounts of 13
important minerals. •Contains two important
carotenoid antioxidants, lutein and lycopene.
•Offers extra amounts of essential
B-vitamins (depleted by physical stress) for
energy.
Super Supplemental Vitamins & Minerals
[Vital Nutrition] augments any diet.
Balanced nutrients are often in short supply
during periods of physical stress or
convalescence, or in a diet consisting of
mostly processed foods. Supplementing your
diet with Super Supplemental can help fill
the void.
Other ingredients: cellulose, stearic acid,
magnesium stearate, lutein, silicon dioxide,
alfalfa aerial parts, asparagus stem,
broccoli flowers, cabbage leaves, hesperidin,
lemon bioflavonoids, rutin, rose hips
concentrate, and kelp leaves and stems.
Adults: Take 4 tablets with a meal. These
can be taken all at once with a meal, or one
at a time with each meal and at bedtime.
Stock Number: 1792-7 Retail Cost: $25.90
Member Cost : $17.25 QV Points: $17.25
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Super Supplemental Vit. & Min. w/o Iron
(120 tabs) {Dr. O says: healthy
adults who are not normally losing blood,
and eat a balanced diet do not need an iron
supplement.} Benefits: • Provides
100 percent or more of current daily
requirements for 12 essential vitamins, plus
significant amounts of 13 important
minerals.• Contains two important carotenoid
antioxidants, lutein and lycopene.• Offers
extra amounts of essential B-vitamins
(depleted by physical stress) for energy.
Super Supplemental Vitamins & Minerals
[Vital Nutrition] augments any diet.
Balanced nutrients are often in short supply
during periods of physical stress or
convalescence, or in a diet consisting of
mostly processed foods. Supplementing your
diet with Super Supplemental can help fill
the void.
Adults: Take 4 tablets with a meal. These
can be taken all at once with a meal, or one
at a time with each meal and at bedtime.
Stock Number: 1809-0 Retail Cost: $25.90
Member Cost : $17.25 QV Points: $17.25
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Vitamin A & D (10,000/400 IU) (100
softgel caps) [Vital Nutrition]. Vitamin A
was the first vitamin to be discovered. It
is essential in maintaining good vision and
promoting normal growth. It occurs in animal
tissues as retinol but in plants as
carotene, a precursor of vitamin A. This
vitamin is necessary for the health of
epithelial cells and the immune system. It
is also required for the digestion of
protein. It is essential for lactation,
reproduction and the formation of steroid
hormones. It is used to form the cells
lining the digestive, respiratory,
reproductive and urinary tracts and in all
tissue linings of the body. It is also vital
for healthy skin and is a famous
antioxidant. It is best absorbed when taken
with oil or fat. Each capsule contains
10,000 IU of vitamin A derived from fish
oils, or 200 percent of the Daily Value.
Vitamin D works synergistically with vitamin
A. It plays a role in absorbing and
regulating calcium and phosphorus. This
vitamin helps the body synthesize protein
and helps build strong bones, teeth and
skin. It is vital to the health of the
nervous system and kidneys. It can be
derived from the sun’s action on oils
secreted and reabsorbed by the skin. But if
skin is tan or older, it is less capable of
producing vitamin D.
Each capsule of Vitamin A & D contains 400
IU of vitamin D, which is 100 percent of the
Daily Value.
CAUTION: If pregnant or planning pregnancy,
daily vitamin A intake should not exceed
5,000 IU. Quantities in excess of 10,000 IU
may result in reproductive hazards or birth
defects.
Take 1 capsule daily with a meal. Stock
Number: 4065-3 Retail Cost: $14.50 Member
Cost : $9.65 QV Points: $9.65
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Vitamin B Complex, Balanced (120 tabs)
[Vital Nutrition] is suitable for
vegetarians both because of its high level
of B12 and because no animal byproducts are
used. Since the same amount of each B
vitamin is not necessarily needed by the
body, this formula is balanced to assist B12
absorption.
Tablets are coated to preserve freshness.
They contain no sugar, starch, artificial
colorings or flavorings and are yeast-free.
These come in a unique base of choline,
inositol, PABA, cabbage, lettuce, watercress
and rice polish.
Adults: Take 1 tablet daily with a meal.
Stock Number: 1625-4 Retail Cost: $18.75
Member Cost : $12.50 QV Points: $12.50
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Vitamin C Citrus Bioflav.(500 mg) (90
tabs) Benefits: • Provides nutritional
support to the immune system. • Protects
against free radical damage with its
antioxidant abilities. • Supports tissue
development. • Aids in collagen production.
Vitamin C, Citrus Bioflavonoids [Vital
Nutrition] are nutritional compounds found
together in nature. Bioflavonoids help
protect the body from free radical damage.
They are combined in a unique base
containing 50 mg each of lemon bioflavonoids,
orange bioflavonoids, grapefruit
bioflavonoids, hesperidin complex, rutin and
rose hips extract.
One tablet contains 500 mg of vitamin C or
835 percent of the Daily Value. Contains no
starch, sugar, artificial flavors or colors.
Adults: Take 1–2 tablets with a meal three
times daily.
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Vitamin D3 (60 tabs) {Dr.O
says: 20 minutes a day in real sunshine will
allow your body to make it’s proper amount
of vitamin D.} Benefits: • Supports
bone health.• Helps maintain the immune
system, especially during the cloudy months.
Vitamin D3 [Skeletal, Immune]. The body
manufactures Vitamin D through sun exposure,
which makes it difficult to obtain adequate
amounts of vitamin D during cloudy or winter
months. Vitamin D comes in two forms, D2 and
D3. Of the two, D3 is more bioactive.
In the body, vitamin D is responsible for
maintaining normal blood levels of calcium
and phosphorus and for helping to build
strong bones. Vitamin D works with other
vitamins, minerals and hormones to promote
bone mineralization. Additionally, research
shows that vitamin D may help support a
healthy immune system.
NSP Vitamin D3 contains 2,000 IU natural
vitamin D3 derived from lanolin harvested
from the wool fat of sheep from New Zealand
and Australia. These animals are certified
BSE-free.
Adults: Take 1–2 tablets daily with a meal.
Stock Number: 1155-1 Retail Cost: $12.25
Member Cost : $8.15 QV Points: $8.15
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Vitamin E Complete with Selenium (400 IU)
(60 softgel caps) Benefits: •Protects
against free radicals.•Supports the
circulatory and reproductive systems, as
well as the liver.•Maintains normal-range
blood viscosity.•Supports glandular
health.•Promotes healthy-looking skin.•Helps
maintain cholesterol levels that are already
within the normal range.
Vitamin E Complete with Selenium [Vital
Nutrition, Circulatory] offers the
cardio-protective and antioxidant benefits
of vitamin E and the glandular and cellular
benefits of the trace mineral selenium in a
complete vitamin E formulation. This
antioxidant formula may destroy free
radicals before they can damage cells.
Tocopherols and tocotrienols are two
families of active compounds that we know as
vitamin E. Many vitamin E products on the
market contain only one or two of these
compounds. This product contains all eight!
The delta tocotrienol has been the subject
of much research for maintaining cholesterol
levels within the normal range and for
supporting arterial health. Tocotrienols
have also been studied for their support of
the immune system.
Each softgel provides 400 IU natural
vitamin E (from soy), including 30 mg
tocopherols (alpha, beta, delta and gamma)
plus 5 mg mixed tocotrienols (alpha, beta,
delta and gamma), and 25 mcg selenium in a
base of annato/soybean oil.
Adults: Take 1 softgel daily with a meal.
Stock Number: 1509-8 Retail Cost: $25.45
Member Cost : $16.95 QV Points: $16.95
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Zinc (25 mg) (150 tabs) [Immune]. {Dr.O
says: zinc is the key to the activation of
all enzymatic processes in the body.
} This trace mineral is extremely important
to overall health. More zinc is found in the
body than any other trace element except for
iron. Relatively large amounts are found in
bone and muscle. It’s also prevalent in the
prostate and retina.
Zinc is involved in hundreds of important
functions in the body, including sugar
metabolism, DNA formation, protein
metabolism and energy production. It is also
needed for the growth and development of
bones. Pregnant and lactating women require
extra zinc. This mineral supports immune
functions, and its deficiency results in a
compromised immune system.
This product is derived from zinc gluconate
for more efficient absorption. For maximum
benefit, it is combined in a rich, natural
base of kelp leaves and stem, alfalfa aerial
parts and thyme leaves. Each tablet contains
25 mg of zinc, which is 166 percent of the
Daily Value.
Take 1 tablet daily with a meal. Stock
Number: 1657-9 Retail Cost: $13.50 Member
Cost : $9.00 QV Points: $9.00
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