GeneWize Body Genius Weight Management Program

New Discovery Turns Fat Genes into Lean Genes

Did you know that genetic susceptibility to weight gain is associated with certain biochemical pathways which are connected to certain genes which effect fatty acid breakdown, fatty acid synthesis, cholesterol synthesis, fatty acid transport, and sterol synthesis. The good news is that these weight-control genes can be modulated with certain specific dietary ingredients.

New GeneWize Body Genius™ has scientifically tested ingredients that shift gene expression in your favor. 100% safe and natural ingredients proven to reduce belly fat, body weight, body mass index (BMI),and help burn fat and curb calories include Apple Extract, Vitamin C, Acerola Cherry, Camu Camu Extract, Green Tea, and Yerba Mate. In an independent study, of 87 participants, reported in the Journal of Oleo Science volume 59, using the key proprietary ingredients in the GeneWize Body Genius™ Night formula, a significant decrease in belly fat, body weight, BMI and waist circumference was shown.

Eat Right. Exercise. Modulate your Genes.

By modulating the genes that affect metabolism, fat absorption and oxidation, you have an edge that’s not been available until now. Affordably priced at $59 for a 30 day supply, give yourself today’s GeneWize Genius approach to healthy weight management. All Genewize products carry a 30 day satisfaction guarantee. For more information visit: http://www.customizednutrition4u.net/.

GeneWize Introduces LifeMap YGLT™ - Nutrition and Skin Care for Teens

GeneWize’s new product line, YGLT™ (You’re Gonna Love This) is now available for order. Formulated in consultation with a pediatrician and expert on teen nutrition and skin care and our scientific staff, the YGLT™ products provide evidence-based, targeted nutrition for ages 11 – 17.

LifeMap YGLT™ Nutrition

LifeMap YGLT™ “Good Stuff for Your Body” Nutrition for Teens offers your 11-17 year olds a simple way to get the nutrition their bodies need to stay healthy, have the necessary building blocks to promote strong bone growth, enjoy clear pimple and acne free skin, and helps support academic and athletic performance.

LifeMap YGLT™ Nutrition by GeneWize contains vitamins, minerals, fruit extracts including the superfruits, antioxidants and bioactive compounds that enhance cellular function at the DNA level.

LifeMap YGLT™ Nutrition:

• Contains the equivalent of 4 to 6 servings of fruits and vegetables.


• Includes superfruits acai, mangosteen, goji, blueberry, and other important fruit and vegetable extracts high in ORAC (antioxidant) value.


• Includes Vitamins A, B, C, D and K along with essential minerals including calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium to help build strong bones and healthy internal structures.


• Ingredient effectiveness has been validated by independent third-party research.

LifeMap YGLT™ Anti-Acne Serum

Finally, clear skin without harsh chemicals. The harsh chemicals in most anti-acne products can actually dry and damage the skin. LifeMap YGLT™ serum has the four most powerful all-natural and organic active ingredients available, along with other organic compounds that are designed to reduce the incidence of acne, minimize its effect, and promote healthy, clear skin. LifeMap YGLT™ can help teenagers and adults get rid of acne and pimples and feel more confident in the process.

LifeMap YGLT™ Skin Clearing Therapy:

• Is natural and organic and 100% safe.


• Contains the most effective, all natural "acne-active" ingredients available


• Penetrates deep into pores to help clear acne fast


• Provides key skin nutrients, vitamins & minerals

Please note that although the LifeMap YGLT™ nutritional supplements are designed and targeted for teens, the Skin Clearing Serum can be used by both teens and adults. Both products come with a 30 day guarantee.

For more information and/or to order visit

www.customizednutrition4u.net.

GeneWize Launches LifeMap Me™ DNA Customized Skin Repair Serum

On September 16th, GeneWize Life Sciences launched LifeMap Me (made exclusively) DNA Skin Repair Serum. This “one of a kind” skin repair serum is made exclusively for each customer based on an analysis of key genes that effect skin firmness and wrinkling. Clinically shown to reduce the appearance of fine lines; improve skin tone; and optimize elasticity and firmness; the serum is suitable for women; men; and all skin types.

Due to aging and environmental stresses, our skin is subject to collagen breakdown, photo aging from the sun, skin wrinkling, skin slacking, mild irritation and damage from environmental pollutants. Some of us are more subject to wrinkling, collagen breakdown, and environmental damage to our skin than others due to SNPs in genes that influence skin health. SNPs or single nucleotide polymorphisms account for the variations that make us different from one another. Since our genes control the enzymes that our bodies produce, research has proven that various vitamins and supplements that influence enzymatic activity can compensate for these small genetic variations. For more information on the science behind the GeneWize products see my article: The Science Behind GeneWize LifeMap™ Nutrition.

LifeMap Me™ is made up of 100% natural, active ingredients with no artificial preservatives, parabens, or petroleum and uses a liposomal delivery system to penetrate the active ingredients deep into the skin for maximum efficacy. This liposomal delivery system is similar to the technology used in patches used to deliver medication. Based on your GeneWize DNA Assessment, SNPActive™ ingredients are added to the formulation to compensate for the genetic variations that influence skin health.

LifeMap Me™ has been scientifically proven, through third party validated double blind test studies, to reduce the appearance of fine lines, and improve skin tone, elasticity and firmness. GeneLink, the GeneWize parent company, completed a double blind, randomized, controlled test on human subjects of the efficacy and anti-wrinkle effects of the specific skin-care regimen versus placebo. Test subjects were given either a placebo skin care formula or the GeneWize formulation. “The purpose of this study was to determine if skin care products, "custom made" for various individuals using information from their individual DNA Skin Aging skin health profile, would show improved performance over individuals similarly tested but who had been given placebo creams in which the custom SNPActive™ ingredients had been left out.” Results were seen after just 14 days of treatment. After 8 weeks of treatment using the genetically guided formula,70% of participants reported the reduction in the appearance of wrinkles and increased skin firmness. Read more about these studies at:

https://helenezemel.mygenewize.com/product/life_map_me_supplement.html.

The LifeMap Me DNA Customized Skin Repair Serum is now available for sale. A one month supply of the skin repair serum is just $129. When you sign up for an autoshipment, your DNA assessment is free. Learn how to receive discounts and even receive your product for free as a GeneWize distributor. To order visit: https://helenezemel.mygenewize.com/join/index.html

GeneWize LifeMap™ Alert Chocolate Chews

I am pleased to announce that GeneWize Life Sciences has just released the LifeMap™ Alert Chocolate Energy Chews. This is the first of the GeneWize LifeStyle Boosts products to be released to the general public.

Researchers have found that certain compounds in chocolate cause the brain to release endorphins which are chemicals that make us feel good. Other compounds in chocolate improve cognitive function, increase energy, and help normalize appetite. A study led by Professor Ian MacDonald of the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom found that “consumption of a cocoa drink rich in flavanols — a key ingredient of dark chocolate — boosts blood flow to key areas of the brain for two to three hours” thus improving cognitive ability. (Science Daily)

Chocolate is also rich in the same polyphenol antioxidants found in red wine. Antioxidants have been scientifically proven to protect the body against free radical damage—one of the main causes of premature aging and artery-clogging plaque, a main cause of atherosclerosis. According to Penny Kris-Etherton, Ph.D., a registered dietitian at Pennsylvania State University: “New and yet-to-be-published studies are showing that antioxidants in chocolate -- dark chocolate and cocoa powder -- may increase "good" (HDL) cholesterol levels by as much as 10 percent.” (CNN.com) Other studies have shown that consuming chocolate can indeed lower blood pressure, improve circulation, and reduce inflammation.

LifeMap™ Alert Chews are a low calorie chocolate-based confection containing a patented dietary supplement called Chocamine®. Chocamine® is a cocoa extract containing an exclusive blend of the compounds associated with the health benefits of chocolate without the calories, fat, sugars, or dairy that you would find in chocolate candy. The result is a clinically tested product that has all the benefits of chocolate without the drawbacks!

For more information on LifeMap™ Alert Chews, visit

www.customizednutrition4u.com or contact me at 888-404-8363 to order.

Sound Advice from Vice President Biden on Protecting Your Family from the Flu

Much ado has been made about Vice President Joe Biden’s remark on advice that he would give his own family members on how to protect against the H1N1 flu better known as the Swine Flu.

Joe Biden made the following remark while a guest on Thursday’s Today show: “I would tell members of my family — and I have — I wouldn’t go anywhere in confined places now... It’s not that it’s going to Mexico. It’s [that] you’re in a confined aircraft. When one person sneezes, it goes all the way through the aircraft. That’s me … So, from my perspective, what it relates to is mitigation. If you’re out in the middle of a field when someone sneezes, that’s one thing. If you’re in a closed aircraft or closed container or closed car or closed classroom, it’s a different thing.”

While politically incorrect because it may cause people to think twice before taking an airline trip, or even a bus or train trip, and we all know how much the airline and travel industries are hurting during this economic downturn, Joe Biden’s advice makes a lot of common sense.
From personal experience, we all know that colds and flues travel quickly in confined environments. That is why schools are asked to close down and you see the residents of densely populated Mexico City riding buses and subways wearing facial masks.

I remember an experience many years ago. My husband and I took an escorted 9 day trip to Italy. Upon arrival in Rome, we met our tour director. During the first few days in Rome, we were primarily on our own with a half day escorted tour through Rome. During the remainder of the trip, we spent many long hours riding in a bus with our fellow tour mates as we visited such beautiful destinations as Florence, Venice, and Milan. By the time we reached Venice, many members of our tour group were coming down with severe cold or seasonal flu symptoms. I remember my husband not appreciating Milan very much because he was suffering from a bad cold. By the time we left to go back to New York, I was starting to feel the effects of a cold. So, one way to avoid catching the H1N1 flu is to avoid unnecessary travel in confined spaces. I must add that we were traveling during rainy and chilly April to save money which was right in the heart of flu season.

Of course, most of us can’t avoid traveling in public transportation as we go about our daily commute. In this case, be sure to follow the hygiene advice of our health officials by washing your hands frequently or using a hand sanitizer if you are not near soap and water. Teach your children to cover their mouths when they cough and use tissues when they sneeze. I teach piano, and you would be surprised at the poor hygiene that I seem among the children that I teach. Also, if you are sick, do yourself and others a favor by staying home if you can. You will feel more comfortable and your fellow employees will appreciate your consideration.

Do keep your immune system strong during cold and flu season. Get plenty of rest. Maintain any exercise routines that you follow, but be sure not to overexert yourself or get yourself chilled and sweaty.

A number of nutrients are known to protect immunity. For example antioxidants such as Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, carotenoids as well as white tea, green tea, and other fruits and vegetables high in ORAC value (a measure of antioxidant capacity) are known to protect the immune system. There is also proven research that beta glucans found in various types of mushrooms help to protect the immune system by actually helping to activate the body’s macrophages (white blood cells) to help fight infection.

One way to provide your body with the nutrition that it needs to stay fit and resist infection is to take a good nutritional supplement. The

GeneWize LifeMap Nutrition supplement is customized to the individual customer based on a DNA analysis. The GeneWize LifeMap Nutritional formula contains nutrients to correct deficiencies found in the DNA that effect wellness and healthy aging.

The GeneWize LifeMap Nutrition product also contains the ingredients needed to boost the immune system. The GeneWize product contains maitake, shitake, and reishi mushroom extracts for immune boosting beta glucans; white tea, green tea, resveratrol, and broccoli for antioxidant protection; the high antioxidant protection of super fruits: acai, goji, mangosteen, pomegranate and blueberry; and selenium, beta-carotene, vitamin C, A, & E which are vitamins and minerals known for their anti-oxidant protection. LifeMap Nutrition also contains astragalus and AC-11 which help protect the immune system. There is proven research demonstrating that AC-11 can repair DNA. These are just some of the ingredients of the GeneWize nutritional supplement.

AC-11 and DNA Repair

Our bodies are constantly under oxidative stress and damage caused by toxins and pollutants in our environment, diet, and even in the air that we breathe. Damage to our cells and DNA caused by carcinogens, cigarette smoke, air pollution, certain drugs, and exposure to the sun is well documented. Over time this oxidative stress can actually lead to damage to the DNA of the cells themselves which can lead to premature aging, degeneration of the nervous system, and even cancer.

According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology: “Thus, oxidative DNA damage is implicated in carcinogenesis and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease. There is also strong evidence for the role of this type of DNA damage in the aging process. The accumulation of oxidative DNA damage in non-dividing cells is thought to contribute to age-associated diseases.”

Most of us are familiar with the role that antioxidants provide in protecting our bodies from the damage and inflammation caused by free radicals. Are there also compounds that will actually repair DNA damage?

Scientific Studies Prove the Efficacy of AC-11 to Repair DNA

Scientific research has demonstrated that a number supplements can actually repair DNA. The compound AC-11 or Uncaria tomentosa has attracted considerable attention as a repairer of DNA. AC-11 is extracted from Cat’s Claw, a woody vine found in South American rain forests.

Several studies have proven that AC-11 can repair DNA damage. In one study, hairless mice were subjected to ultraviolet radiation which is known to cause DNA damage and skin cancer. According to Dermatology Online Journal Volume 13 Number 3: “AC-11-treated animals almost completely repaired single-strand DNA breaks “ and “double-strand DNA breaks were substantially fewer in animals treated with 40 mg of AC-11 and significantly fewer in animals treated with 80 mg of AC-11 compared to untreated animals.” In another study, human subjects who had undergone previous chemotherapy and later given AC-11 supplementation demonstrated DNA repair. AC-11 is also known for its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immune enhancing properties.

AC-11 is one of the key ingredients in the base product of the GeneWize LifeMap Nutrition™ supplement. GeneWize customers send in the Healthy Aging DNA Assessment and GeneWize custom makes a nutritional supplement based on this DNA assessment. In addition to AC-11, the GeneWize product contains antioxidants; super fruits such as Acai, Goji, Mangosteen, Pomegranate; resveratrol, green tea, folate, vitamins, and other ingredients important for optimal health.

For more information on GeneWize Healthy Aging Assessment and LifeMap Nutrition visit: www.lifemapnutrition.com/helenezemel.

GeneWize at the Super Bowl

GeneWize kicked off the official launch of the GeneWize Sports Nutrition program with an exhibit at last Sunday's Super Bowl.

75 past and present NFL players and their guests signed up for the GeneWize LifeMap Nutrition product. The NFL teams included: the Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans, New York Jets, New England Patriots, Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Atlanta Falcons, Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins, and the Miami Dolphins.

Athlete Testimonials

According to Stephanie Miner, head of the GeneWize Sports Health Advisory Council, who attended the event:

"My husband played for the Boston Celtics, and like many other Athletes, he was approached to try different products all the time. It was gratifying to see the NFL Players actually getting excited about OUR product! They found the idea of Genetically Guided Nutrition based on their own DNA fascinating. Everyone is excited about receiving their Healthy Aging Assessment™ and getting on our amazing product."

Here is another testimonial from an athlete, former LA Raider and 1992 Olympic Bobsled team member, Gregory Harrell:

"I was very excited to receive my Healthy Aging DNA assessment along with the LifeMap Custom supplements, which I’ve been taking now for about five months. One of the first changes I noticed was that my knees don’t ache anymore after my daily run. My late night craving for sweets is gone; I feel more rested in the daytime and have more energy because I’m sleeping through the night. This is truly an awesome product."

And yet another sports testimonial by Tony Chung, Former World Martial Arts Council World Champion 1997:

"I have never performed at this level, on any nutritional program I’ve been on in the past, even with the assistance of a nutritionist. I totally believe in the LifeMap Nutrition™. It has changed my life as far as my health is concerned. After looking deeper into the company, I am certain it will change my financial future as well."

You don’t have to be an athlete to benefit from the GeneWize LifeMap Nutrition program. Now you can have a nutritional supplement specially customized for you and based on a confidential assessment of your DNA. For more information, visit: www.lifemapnutrition.com/helenezemel.

The Science behind GeneWize LifeMap Nutrition™

The Science

The DNA between any 2 people is 99.1% identical. It is this 0.9% variation in the genetic makeup of every individual that accounts for differences in eye color, height, hair color, skin type, susceptibility to disease, and even differences on how we age.

Small variations in DNA are called polymorphisms. The smallest of these variations are called single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs (pronounced snips). Many of these SNPs have no consequence to the body, but some effect enzymes that influence bone density, how we detoxify substances like alcohol and cigarette smoke, antioxidant levels in the body, the homocysteine levels in the blood (a factor in heart health), blood sugar and lipid regulation in the body, how we break down collagen (effecting our skin, bones, and joints), and even the inflammatory process in the body. Our genes are responsible for creating important enzymes in our bodies, and many enzymes are vitamin-dependent.

The LifeMap Healthy Aging Assessment™

GeneWize Life Sciences is a wholly owned direct marketing subsidiary of GeneLink™ Inc., a publicly traded company. GeneLink is a biosciences company that creates and markets low cost DNA-based assessments as the nucleus for personalized health, beauty, and wellness solutions. The GeneWize Healthy Aging Assessment™ evaluates a total of 12 key SNP that are factors for diminished health and wellness. As clinical research has proven, many of these genetic variations can be influenced by nutritional supplements such as vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. The Healthy Aging Assessment™ provides a simple color-coded system to show you which nutritional health areas you may have disadvantages in. Your GeneWize LifeMap Nutrition™ supplement is specifically customized to address those nutritional needs.

The Good News

The good news is that there is proven scientific research that demonstrates that vitamins and other supplements can repair DNA damage. The University of California at Berkeley conducted research; partially funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, on the theory that vitamin supplementation can repair defective genes. As reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (see Science Daily, June 3, 2008), the Berkeley scientists stated that: “there are many genetic differences that make people’s enzymes less efficient than normal, and that simple supplementation with vitamins can often restore some of these deficient enzymes to full working order.” Nicholas Marini, another Berkeley scientist stated: “I wouldn’t be surprised if everybody is going to require a different optimal dose of vitamins based on their genetic makeup, based upon the kind of variance they are harboring in vitamin-dependent enzymes.”

The damage to the body that free radicals can cause is well documented. Scientific research has documented that antioxidants can destroy these free radicals in the bloodstream. Antioxidants such as bilberry, green and white tea, blueberry extract, resveratrol, lycopene, pomegranate, alpha lipoic acid, and broccoli are important ingredients in the GeneWize supplement as well as Vitamins C, E, and selenium. The supplement also includes goji fruit, mangosteen, and acai extract. AC-11, folic acid, and various B vitamins have been scientifically proven to repair DNA damage and are part of the GeneWize product. Your customized product may well contain over 65 ingredients specially formulated to your DNA assessment. There are over 177,000 possible ingredient combinations in the GeneWize product. For more information visit: www.mygenewize.com/helenezemel.

The GeneWize LifeMap Nutritional Supplement

The GeneWize LifeMap Nutrition supplement has these features:

• High-grade pharmaceutical process


• Significant antioxidant support


• 5,000 to 9,000 ORAC units (a measure of antioxidant activity)


• mostly whole foods


• Many organic ingredients


• Includes AC-11, scientifically proven to repair DNA


• Affordable at about $3 per day
  

For more information on the GeneWize LifeMap Nutritional System visit: www.lifemapnutrition.com/helenezemel.

Introducing GeneWize LifeMap Nutrition™ System

All of us have unique nutritional needs. Everyone at some point will feel the effects of aging, but some of us will come down with lifestyle related conditions such as metabolic syndrome, diabetes, osteoporosis, cancer, heart disease, and even Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases much sooner than others. In addition, we all have a different response to how our bodies respond to food, physical activity, and environmental stresses such as exposure to chemicals in our environment, pollution and sun damage. These differences that can lead some of us to experience premature damage to our skin and health can be attributed to the small variations in our genes that make us unique individuals.

It is known that oxygen free radicals have a damaging effect on the body. This effect is even more profound in those that have a genetic predisposition to the effects of oxidative stress. Scientific research has shown that consuming fruits and vegetables with a high ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) value may help slow the aging process. The ORAC value is a method of measuring the ability of foods and other substances to reduce oxygen free radicals. A recent study done at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University in Boston showed that rats fed a diet high in ORAC activity, such as spinach, strawberries, and blueberries, showed an increase in the level of antioxidants in their blood and were protected against damage to their capillaries and to their long-term memory and learning ability. See the article “Can Foods Forestall Aging?” at: http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/feb99/aging0299.htm.

I recently came across an innovative company that has been in the news. The name of the company is GeneWize, a subsidiary of Gene Link, a publicly traded company. The GeneWize LifeMap Nutrition™ System is the first scientifically supported nutritional supplement program that utilizes YOUR DNA to create a custom nutritional supplement formula that contains the nutrients your body really needs. The LifeMap nutrition is formulated just for you based on an analysis of your specific DNA. The custom tailored GeneWize nutritional supplements are high in the antioxidants and phytonutrients that your body needs. GeneWize LifeMap Nutrition™ also has a high ORAC value.

These customized products were formerly only available at expensive spas. Now everyone can benefit from 100% product personalization based on a personal DNA assessment. For more information on this innovative company, visit: http://www.yourbetterhealth.dnawellnesssolutions.com/ .