Product in the Spotlight: Green Tea in e-Shot
Tea comes from the plant Camellia sinensis, and is consumed around the world as green, black or oolong tea (1). Tea is widely used in traditional medicine systems of China, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea (2). Green tea is the second most popular beverage in the world (3), and it’s estimated that about 2.5 million tons of tea leaves are produced each year. Around 20% of this is produced as green tea. Green tea is mainly consumed in Asia, some parts of North Africa, the United States and across Europe (4). What’s the difference between green tea and black tea? For many centuries it was believed that black tea and green tea came from different plants. However, it is now [...]
Switching to a Healthy Lifestyle: What to Expect in the First 30 days
So, you’ve made the decision to adopt a healthy lifestyle, change your eating habits, and get moving. It may seem simple at first, but the reality is that most people need to give their bodies a chance to gradually adjust to these healthy changes. Below are some of the most common challenges people report when making significant changes to their eating and lifestyle habits, along with some advice on how to manage them. Controlling appetite It’s not uncommon to feel hungry when reducing your overall calorie intake. However, be careful to not reduce your calorie intake by too much in the first 30 days. Although we recommend using our System Guides as a starting point, we’re all different and some [...]
The Success Story of a Determined Mum
Laura Hallett was, and still is a busy mum. Before her Isagenix journey, she had no time to exercise and very low self-esteem. She was self-conscious about the fact that she weighed more than when she was pregnant, and didn’t even have the confidence to use the gym that she and her husband built from scratch. Laura was starting to feel like she had lost who she was as a person to the life of a hectic parent. She started to look for ways she could get her old self back. Her husband first introduced her to Isagenix and Isagenix products, but she thought the whole thing was just a fad. After some convincing by him she finally looked in [...]
What happens to your body when you hit a weight-loss plateau?
Few aspects of weight loss are as frustrating as when the changes you’ve seen on the scale begin to slow down, and then seemingly stop altogether. If this sounds familiar, you may be experiencing a weight-loss plateau. Some reasons for slowed weight loss are obvious, such as when healthier diet and exercise choices begin to give way to old, less healthful habits. But it can be hard to identify the reasons for a weight loss plateau when you stick to the healthy lifestyle changes that have already helped you lose weight. Weight loss occurs when there is a calorie deficit. A calorie deficit occurs when you burn more calories than you consume, and can be created either by increasing physical [...]
Susan Sly on Time Management and Organizing Your Business for Success
On Monday 15 January, Millionaire and 8-Star Platinum, 2-Star Executive, Helen Koi talked us through providing a five-star service in order to create loyal Customers. She showed us the importance of really caring for your customer. Helen told us that support is important from day one when you first begin speaking to any customer, right through to when they are experiencing their 30-day pack. She explained what she meant by ‘Re-sponsor-bility’ and how to use this as a personal and business tool. Millionaire* Mindset with Susan Sly On 22 January 17 star platinum, 21 star crystal executive, Susan Sly will walk us through Time Management and Organizing Your Business for Success. Susan Sly is a best-selling author, speaker, trainer and entrepreneur. [...]
What is the PRISE protocol?
Do you want to get all the benefits of exercise but struggle to find the time? The PRISE Protocol, developed by Paul Arciero, Ph.D., Director of the Human Nutrition and Metabolism laboratory at Skidmore College in New York, is a set of principles designed to improve performance, promote recovery, and nourish the body, and works well with busy schedules. PRISE is based on four days of four types of exercise, with each one performed one day per week. Besides incorporating all the major fitness components, PRISE also emphasises providing the body the right nutrients at the right time to improve body composition and performance (1-4). Here we define each letter in the acronym and describe how it fits into the [...]