Gwyneth Paltrow Helps Shaklee Japan

How can a cookbook written by an Academy Award winning actress help people in Japan to recover from one of the worst natural disasters in history?

Here's how. Recently, Gwyneth Paltrow learned about the Shaklee Family and our values, and about Shaklee Cares and its mission of providing aid following a natural disaster like the one in Japan. She was impressed with the way that the Shaklee Family organizes around helping others, and she wanted to participate.

Shaklee Cares is pleased to announce that part of the proceeds from purchases of Gwyneth Paltrow?s book, My Father's Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family & Togetherness, will benefit the Shaklee Cares for Japan Earthquake Relief effort.

To help make a difference, and to get some ideas for how to make great food that will bring together the people you care about, please visit the Shaklee Cares Amazon.com affiliate page here:
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Laws in 17 States Limit Phosphates in Automatic Dishwasher Cleaning Agents

When Shaklee first launched their patented, phosphate-free Basic-D® in 1991, they were way ahead of the trend in making available a high performing phosphate-free automatic dishwash concentrate. It wasn't until 1994 that phosphates in laundry detergents were restricted nationwide, but until recently, automatic dishwasher detergent manufacturers could include phosphates without concern for environmental regulations prohibiting or limiting the use of phosphates. There simply weren't any.

Well, that time appears to be coming to an end. As of this year, 17 states have enacted laws regarding phosphates in automatic dishwasher cleaners, 15 of them in 2010 alone.

Why the concern about phosphates? Phosphates in bodies of fresh water like lakes, streams, rivers, and creeks, act as a nutrient to organisms like algae, encouraging their growth to an extent that they can harm or threaten plant and fish life.

It's important to know that Shaklee Get Clean® products do not contain phosphates, and never will. And for those who are concerned about performance, Shaklee Get Clean Automatic Dish Wash Concentrate is a patented, highly concentrated, phosphate-free automatic dishwash cleanser, backed by the 100% Shaklee Satisfaction Guarantee, and selected as a 2008 recipient of the PTPA (Parent Tested Parent Approved) seal of approval. Its enzyme-activated formula removes tough stains without prerinsing, dissolving quickly and completely, without residue.

Here are the 17 states in which phosphates in dishwash detergents are now regulated. Is your state one of them?

Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Vermont, Virginia

And even if your state isn't among these, shouldn't everyone you know be using a phosphate-free dishwash concentrate?

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Grape seeds and Alzheimers Disease by Steve Chaney

This post has some great information on research preventing Alzheimers Disease.

For this week's topic I am continuing with the theme of
preventing dementia - not that the professor is getting
any more absent minded!

I came across some fascinating research this past week
about the role of polyphenols extracted from grape
seeds in preventing Alzheimers Disease.

But first some background information:

Alzheimers Disease is thought to be caused by the
accumulation of an abnormal protein called amyloid-beta
or Abeta in the brain. This protein forms large
aggregates that result in the formation of what are
called amyloid plaques in the brain, and it is these
amyloid plaques that are thought to be the direct cause
of the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimers.

The best model system currently available for testing
approaches to preventing or treating Alzheimers Disease
is a strain of mice that have been genetically
engineered to produce large amounts of the Abeta protein
- the so-called Alzheimers Disease or AD mouse.

Now to the experiments:

A research team lead by Dr. Giulio Maria Pasinetti have
asked whether the polyphenols obtained from two
different grape seed extracts reduce amyloid plaque
formation in these genetically engineered AD mice (J.
Wang et al, J. Neurosci., 28: 6388-6392, 2008; L. Ho et
al., J. Alzheimers Disease, 16: 59-72, 2009).

They looked at polyphenol-containing grape seed
extracts from Vitis vinifera (the grapes used to make
red wine) and from Vitis muscadinia (muscadine grapes).

Both decreased the formation of amyloid plaques in AD
mice, but they acted by two different mechanisms.

The grape seed extract from red wine grapes decreased
the formation of Abeta protein, while the grape seed
extract from muscadine grapes prevented the aggregation
of the Abeta protein into amyloid plaques.

Dr. Pasinetti concluded: "Collectively, our
observations suggest that the distinctly different
polyphenolic compounds from red wines may beneficially
modulate Alzheimer Disease phenotypes through multiple
Abeta-related mechanisms. Results from our study
suggest the possibility of developing a 'combination'
of dietary polyphenolic compounds for Alzheimers
Disease prevention and/or therapy by modulating
multiple Abeta-related mechanisms"

It is important to keep in mind that these are animal
studies and need to be replicated by human clinical
trials, but they do suggest that polyphenol extracts
obtained from both red wine grapes and muscadine grapes
may have some unique health benefits.

Stay tuned. I'll keep you informed as this research
story unfolds.

To Your Health!
Dr. Stephen G Chaney

For more information on this subject, watch this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M16jYdF8YUE

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Congratulations Vancouver athletes!!

Shaklee salutes U.S. athletes for their incredible results in Vancouver! The U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding just finished their most successful Vancouver Games in the history of the team - powered by Shaklee products!

How amazing were their results? If the team were a country, at 21 Medals, 6 of which were Gold, the U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding would have earned enough medals to be rated 5th in the world in the entire event! Congratulations to each of our athletes! We are incredibly proud to be associated with this fine group of elite performers.