February 28, 2013
February 27, 2013
February 26, 2013
Calcium and Milk: What’s Best for Your Bones and Health?
From Harvard School of Public Health
Table of Contents
Introduction
What Is Calcium, and Where Do We Get It?
Growing Healthy Bones
What Is Osteoporosis
How Can Osteoporosis Be Slowed Down?
Preventing Bone Loss in Adulthood
Should You Get Calcium from Milk?
The Bottom Line: Recommendations for Calcium Intake and Bone Health
References
Introduction
Those advertisements pushing milk as the answer to strong bones are almost inescapable. But does “got milk?” really translate into “got strong bones?”
The pro-milk faction believes that increased calcium intake—particularly in the form of the currently recommended three glasses of milk per day—will help prevent osteoporosis, the weakening of bones. Each year, osteoporosis leads to more than 1.5 million fractures, including 300,000 broken hip.
On the other side are those who believe that consuming a lot of milk and other dairy products will have little effect on the rate of fractures but may contribute to problems such as heart disease or prostate cancer.
Which view is right? The final answers aren’t in. But here is a summary of what’s currently known about calcium and its effects on the body.
Read more from Harvard School of Public Health.
Table of Contents
Introduction
What Is Calcium, and Where Do We Get It?
Growing Healthy Bones
What Is Osteoporosis
How Can Osteoporosis Be Slowed Down?
Preventing Bone Loss in Adulthood
Should You Get Calcium from Milk?
The Bottom Line: Recommendations for Calcium Intake and Bone Health
References
Introduction
Those advertisements pushing milk as the answer to strong bones are almost inescapable. But does “got milk?” really translate into “got strong bones?”
The pro-milk faction believes that increased calcium intake—particularly in the form of the currently recommended three glasses of milk per day—will help prevent osteoporosis, the weakening of bones. Each year, osteoporosis leads to more than 1.5 million fractures, including 300,000 broken hip.
On the other side are those who believe that consuming a lot of milk and other dairy products will have little effect on the rate of fractures but may contribute to problems such as heart disease or prostate cancer.
Which view is right? The final answers aren’t in. But here is a summary of what’s currently known about calcium and its effects on the body.
Read more from Harvard School of Public Health.
February 18, 2013
Fiscal trouble ahead for most future retirees
From the Washington Post
By Michael A. Fletcher, Published: February 16
For the first time since the New Deal, a majority of Americans are headed toward a retirement in which they will be financially worse off than their parents, jeopardizing a long era of improved living standards for the nation’s elderly, according to a growing consensus of new research.
The Great Recession and the weak recovery darkened the retirement picture for significant numbers of Americans. And the full extent of the damage is only now being grasped by experts and policymakers.
There was already mounting concern for the long-term security of the country’s rapidly graying population. Then the downturn destroyed 40 percent of Americans’ personal wealth, while creating a long period of high unemployment and an environment in which savings accounts pay almost no interest. Although the surging stock market is approaching record highs, most of these gains are flowing to well-off Americans who already are in relatively good shape for retirement.
Read more from Washington Post
February 11, 2013
February 10, 2013
HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR 2013!
HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR 2013!
May you attain dreams of freedom from the alarm clock at the dawn rather than sunset of your life!
Photograph courtesy NASA
February 9, 2013
Market America takes on the world with a global Shop.com
From InternetRetailer.com
February 7, 2013, 5:09 PM
Market America takes on the world with a global Shop.com
International sales could generate up to $5 million annually, COO says.
Kevin Woodward
Senior Editor
Market America Inc. is about to embark on a global mission. The plan is to expand its Shop.com e-commerce sales beyond a handful of nations it serves now with the launch in March of Global.Shop.com, says Marc Ashley, chief operating officer. In development for about six months, the international site will sell Market America-branded health and nutrition products to global consumers. Ashley estimates the new site could generate between $2 million and $5 million in annual revenue.
The international site complements Shop.com, a comparison shopping engine that Market America purchased in 2010. Since then, Market America has made Shop.com its only e-commerce site, Ashley says.
Read more.
February 7, 2013, 5:09 PM
Market America takes on the world with a global Shop.com
International sales could generate up to $5 million annually, COO says.
Kevin Woodward
Senior Editor
Market America Inc. is about to embark on a global mission. The plan is to expand its Shop.com e-commerce sales beyond a handful of nations it serves now with the launch in March of Global.Shop.com, says Marc Ashley, chief operating officer. In development for about six months, the international site will sell Market America-branded health and nutrition products to global consumers. Ashley estimates the new site could generate between $2 million and $5 million in annual revenue.
The international site complements Shop.com, a comparison shopping engine that Market America purchased in 2010. Since then, Market America has made Shop.com its only e-commerce site, Ashley says.
Read more.
February 7, 2013
It’s Here! Market America Launches the Emerging Markets Program!
From Market America Blog
As we promised at MAIC 2012 in August, Market America has officially launched a new Emerging Markets Program! You can now sponsor distributors and grow your UnFranchise® business in five new markets! We will be covering this program more in detail at the World Conference next week, but here’s a snap shot in the meantime.
In a globally connected world, internet technology and social media erases the boundaries that geography and language draw, as we are able to meet new people and create new friendships online every day. Business building, on the other hand, happens a bit slower. The Emerging Markets Program (EMP) is a simple, streamlined process that enables you to expand your business into new markets.
As we promised at MAIC 2012 in August, Market America has officially launched a new Emerging Markets Program! You can now sponsor distributors and grow your UnFranchise® business in five new markets! We will be covering this program more in detail at the World Conference next week, but here’s a snap shot in the meantime.
With the initial launch of the EMP, Market America will expand into Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Columbia, Ecuador and Spain, later planning to add additional EMP countries such as New Zealand, Singapore, and Philippines. Each EMP country is tied to an existing “market” country for the purposes of BV and the products they have access to. For example, all of the countries in Central and South America are tied to North America (United States, Canada and Mexico). EMP UnFranchise® Owners in Central and South America generate BV is credited to the same bank as USA/CAN/MEX UnFranchise® Owners, and they will have access to nearly all of the North American products. EMP countries in Europe (i.e. Spain) will have access to the products that are available in the United Kingdom and generate BV that is credited in the same bank as a United Kingdom UnFranchise® Owner.
The EMP business model is a streamlined version of the UnFranchise® Business with sole focus on Market America branded products earning BV and referral. EMP UnFranchise® Owners’ UnFranchise® Business Accounts (emp.unfranchise.com) provides the necessary functionality and tools to effectively develop and manage their businesses. Each EMP UnFranchise® Owner will be provided a GLOBAL.SHOP.COM website when it is officially launched.
February 6, 2013
February 5, 2013
Dementia Risk
Fitness in 40s, 50s Tied to Later Dementia Risk
By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today
Published: February 04, 2013
Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Individuals with the highest levels of cardiorespiratory fitness during middle age were significantly less likely to develop dementia in their senior years, a long-term prospective study suggested.
Among nearly 20,000 participants in the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study, those in the highest quintile of cardiorespiratory fitness at roughly age 50 were 36% less likely than those in the lowest quintile (adjusted hazard ratio 0.64, 95% CI 0.54 to 0.77) to be diagnosed with dementia after age 65, according to Laura F. DeFina, MD, of the Cooper Institute in Dallas, and colleagues.
Read more from Medpagetoday.com
February 3, 2013
JR’s Closing Speech: Game Changes versus A New Game
on February 2, 2013
JR closed the final day of the 2013 Market America World Conference in a way that only JR can, beginning with quirky adages, ending with inspiration, and a whole lot of wild demonstrations and amazing business insights in between.
“Success is not a destination,” JR said. “It’s a journey. We’re enjoying it way too much and we hope you are too. Are you enjoying the journey?”
JR sent thousands of Market America family members on their way with an emotionally charged speech reflecting on the past and looking toward the bright future of our ever growing family as we create our own economy with the UnFranchise® Business!
Read more from Market America Blog.
JR closed the final day of the 2013 Market America World Conference in a way that only JR can, beginning with quirky adages, ending with inspiration, and a whole lot of wild demonstrations and amazing business insights in between.
“Success is not a destination,” JR said. “It’s a journey. We’re enjoying it way too much and we hope you are too. Are you enjoying the journey?”
JR sent thousands of Market America family members on their way with an emotionally charged speech reflecting on the past and looking toward the bright future of our ever growing family as we create our own economy with the UnFranchise® Business!
Read more from Market America Blog.
February 2, 2013
Jacki Blasko, winner of Market America's Prestigious Jerry Siciliano Award 2013
Below is her profile from thepowerprofile.com:
jacki blasko
Field Vice President
Fifteen years ago, if someone would have told me it was possible to be debt-free, traveling the world, living in the home of my dreams, and leading others on a path of purpose, I would have thought they were crazy.
Fifteen years ago, we knew nothing about Market America. I was a sales manager with a direct sales company for 20 years, and my husband Dave was an automotive instructor and department head for the technology department of a high school. I was suffering from major burnout, so I resigned from my position and started to research and became involved with a number of home-based and MLM businesses. In 1996, I discovered something completely different: Market America! I made Market America my career and after just one year, we were making a substantial income and Dave was able to retire and join me in the business. Now our greatest reward is to see hundreds of lives changed because of market-driven and life-impacting products. Because of the training offered by the National Meeting, Training & Seminar System, we were able to bring the right people who wanted change to the events and they were trained along with us.
Read more.
February 1, 2013
Market America World Conference 2013
Market America World Conference 2013
Tweeter hashtag #MAWC2103
February 1, day 2 of the Market America World Conference 2013, Miami.
Day 3 begins bright and early, Saturday, February 2nd. You can watch some of the events for free at MeetOn.com. You need to register to view some of the events. Click image below to register.
Tweeter hashtag #MAWC2103
February 1, day 2 of the Market America World Conference 2013, Miami.
Day 3 begins bright and early, Saturday, February 2nd. You can watch some of the events for free at MeetOn.com. You need to register to view some of the events. Click image below to register.
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