AdvancingWithUs focuses on enhancing lives and helping you achieve your wellness goals. By partnering with the world's leading wellness company, we address the key areas of wellness that concern most people today: physical, environmental, financial and personal wellness. We can help you:

• REALIZE FINANCIAL REWARDS
• MAINTAIN VIBRANT HEALTH
• CREATE A SAFER HEALTHIER HOME ENVIRONMENT
• ACHIEVE BALANCE IN YOUR LIFE SO YOU CAN HAVE TIME TO ENJOY WHAT REALLY MATTERS TO YOU

Did you know?

• According to the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, poor nutrition can lead to many chronic diseases and medical concerns, including:
• Cancer
• Cardiovascular disease
• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Osteoporosis
• Stroke
• "Our soil is totally barren and 95% depleted of the basic survival ingredients" (World Health Organization, 1993).
• The modern American diet is public health threat number one (American Journal of Preventive Medicine, March-April 1995).
• "Every adult regardless of age or health status needs a multivitamin to fill the nutritional gaps in his/her diet." (The Journal of American Medical Association).
• Ninety-seven percent of Americans are nutrient deficient (JAMA).
• According to the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act (DSHEA) of 1994, the only responsibility a manufacturer of supplements has is to ensure the supplement is not dangerous before they market it.
• Supplement manufacturers are obligated legally to formulate supplements to only 90% of what their labels state. Some companies include 60% or less of what they claim because they know it is unlikely they will get caught (Dr. William Wheeler, Ph.D., R.D.). They may also include ingredients and impurities not listed on the label. Often the labels that manufacturers put on supplement containers do not adequately reflect what is contained in those supplements.
• The prevalence of individuals who are overweight or obese has steadily increased. Almost two-thirds of adults in the United States are overweight, and 30.5 percent are obese, according to data from the 1999-2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
• The incidence of childhood obesity is also on the rise.

Did you know?

• Most homes today are filled with dangerous, toxic chemicals.
• Chemicals found in cleaning products, as well as personal care products such as soap, shampoo, toothpaste, cosmetics, lotions, etc. are linked to cancer and other diseases.
• Children are even more vulnerable to toxic chemicals than adults are.
• According to the American Cancer Society, the number one cause of death through disease in children is cancer. Environmental causes are linked to the high prevalence of cancer in children, as well as in adults. Others at high risk include the elderly, pregnant women, and those with chronic illness.
• An EPA report found that asthma rates have more than doubled in the last two decades, rising from 3.6% in 1980 to 8.7% or 6.3 million children by 2001. Indoor air quality is being researched as the link to this rise in asthma.

CREATE A SAFE AND HEALTHY HOME: KNOW YOUR A, B, C's
By Dr. Joyce M. Woods

1. Begin by thinking of your home as a toxic waste dump. The average home today contains 62 toxic chemicals - more than a chemistry lab at the turn of the century.
2. More than 72,000 synthetic chemicals have been produced since WW II.
3. Less than 2% of synthetic chemicals in wide spread use have ever been tested for toxicity, birth defects or their mutagenic or carcinogenic effects.
4. The majority of chemicals have NEVER been tested for long-term effects.
5. An EPA survey concluded that indoor air was 3 to 70 times more polluted than outdoor air.
6. Another EPA study stated that the toxic chemicals in household cleaners are 3 times more likely to cause cancer than outdoor air.
7. CMHC reported that houses today are so energy efficient that "out gassing" of chemicals has nowhere to go, so it builds up inside the home.
8. We spend 90% of our time indoors and 65% of our time at home. Moms, infants and the elderly spend 90% of their time in the home.
9. National Cancer Association released results of a 15-year study concluding that women who work in the home are at a 54% higher risk of developing cancer than women who work outside the home.
10. Cancer rates have almost doubled since 1960.
11. Cancer is the number one cause of death for children.
12. There has been a 26% increase in breast cancer since 1982. Breast cancer is the number one killer of women between the ages of 35 and 54. Primary suspects are laundry detergents and bleach, household cleaners, and pesticides.
13. There has been a call from the U.S./ Canadian Commission to ban bleach in North America. Bleach is being linked to the rising rates of breast cancer in women, reproductive problems in men, and learning and behavioral problems in children.
14. Chemicals get into our body through inhalation, ingestion and absorption.
15. We breathe 10 to 20 thousand liters of air per day.
16. There are more than 3 million poisonings every year. Household cleaners are the number one cause of poisoning of children.
17. Since 1980, asthma has increased by 600%. The Canadian Lung Association and the Asthma Society of Canada identify common household cleaners and cosmetics as triggers. (This figure is higher than the figure cited for the increase in childhood asthma in the U.S. by the EPA. Even so, both cite a huge increase in the prevalence of asthma.)
18. ADD/ADHD is an epidemic in schools today. Behavioral problems have long been linked to exposure to toxic chemicals and molds.
19. Chemical and environmental sensitivities are known to cause all types of headaches.
20. Labeling laws do not protect the consumer - they protect big business.
21. The New York Poison Control Center reports that 85% of product warning labels are either inadequate or incorrect for identifying a poison and for first aid instructions.
22. Formaldehyde, phenol, benzene, toluene and xylene are all found in common household cleaners, cosmetics, beverages, fabrics and cigarette smoke. These chemicals are known to be cancer causing and toxic to the immune and nervous systems.
23. Chemicals are attracted to, and stored in fatty tissue. The brain is a prime target for these destructive organics because of its high fat content and very rich blood supply.
24. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health has found more than 2500 chemicals in cosmetics that are toxic, cause tumors, reproductive complications, biological mutations and skin and eye irritations.
25. Fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, circulatory disorders, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, irritable bowel syndrome, depression, and hormonal problems are diseases commonly related to chemical exposure.
26. Pesticides only have to include active ingredients on the labels, even though the inert (inactive) ingredients may account for 99%, many of which are toxic and poisons.

For additional information:

• Children's Environmental Health Fact Sheet

Did you know?

• People are living longer and longer today, but most are unprepared financially for retirement.
• When the first pension plan was created in the 1880s, sixty-five was selected as the age of retirement. Today, the baby boomers, the largest generation in history will live well into their 80's and 90's, How can we avoid financial disaster when tens of millions of baby boomers outlive their retirement savings and pension plans (Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., 1999)?
• Ten percent of the workforce today is comprised of people ages 60-78. Almost half of the workforce is made up of baby boomers, ages 41-59 (Work & Family Connection).
• The majority of today's senior citizens are living below the poverty level.
• According to a Time Investigation (Time, October 2005), many Americans working in private industry today have lost the pension and health-care plans they had been promised. This will drive millions of American into poverty as they enter their retirement years.
• In the United States, short-term debt for consumers is well over two trillion dollars, according to the Federal Reserve.
• In 2004, there were 2,062,000 people who filed bankruptcy in the United States (BankruptcyAction.com).
• With just $300 a month in extra income, 90% of all bankruptcies could be prevented.
• Most Americans are maxed out on their credit cards. Out of control spending is at an all time high:
• In 1990, household credit card debt averaged $3000.
• In 2003, household credit card debt averaged $9,200 (up 207%).
• In 2004, 51 million households carried credit card debt, at an average of $12,000 (up another 30%).
• Many Americans upgraded their homes in the last few years because of low interest rates, but now that inflation is back and interest rates are higher, variable rate mortgages are going up and many homeowners may not be able to make their payments (Money, October 2005).
• In 1997, financing of automobiles through banks averaged 89% of the price. In 2003, the financing averaged 101% of the price because they needed to cover the costs of trade-ins worth less than the outstanding loan.
• A new Census Bureau states that the number of people who are in the work force and are at the poverty level increased by 563,000 from 2003 to 2004.
• There is a huge disparity of pay in the work force. Today the yearly wage for the average executive is now more than 400 times higher than the average worker's salary.
• If the average worker's wages had risen at the same pace since the 1980s as the average CEO, the workers would be making more than $184,000 a year rather than just under $27,000 (Workforce Management).
• For the 2005-2006 school year, the average total charges (including tuition, fees, room and board) at private four-year colleges are $29,026. For public four-year colleges, the average total charges are $12,127 ("Trends in College Pricing", College Board, 2005).
• Layoffs are continuing in major industries; restructuring, downsizing and rightsizing have become the norm in corporate America.
• In fact, 5.3 million workers were displaced from jobs they had held for at least 3 years between January 2001 and December 2003. That is an increase of 4.0 million from their survey for the previous two-year time period. (Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor).

Did you know?

• A nine-year research study conducted at New York State University of more than 12,000 men with a high risk of heart disease found that if these men took regular vacations, they were less likely to die prematurely.
• According to Alan Muney, M.D. and chief medical officer and executive vice-president at Oxford Health Plans, Inc., "Regular vacations are preventative medicine--they cut down on stress-related illness and save health care dollars." A major survey conducted in 2000 found that one in six adults who responded to the survey didn't take any kind of vacation because of their work or other pressures in their lives.
• In 1973, households averaged 26.2 hours a week for relaxation, leisure activities and socializing. By 1999, this decreased to 19.8 hours a week according to researcher, Gary Burtless.
• A 2002 study conducted by the Families and Work Institute found 80% of college-educated employees of all ages reported a desire to work less, indicating that both men and women want to achieve more balance in the work and family lives.
• Working outside of the home is significantly affecting the lives of families
• To climb the corporate ladder, more and more workers are in the office for longer and longer hours with less time to spend with their families.
• Workers are taking more and more work home.
• Technology, such as the Internet and PC, is making it increasingly hard to leave work at the office.
• Those who work outside of the home are skipping meals with their families to work late.
• Many corporate executives travel on weekends for business.
• In discussing the problem of balancing work and family, a senior manager said that no one in his company who wanted to get ahead was taking weekends off. In fact six and seven day weeks were the norm (Ivey Business Journal, July-August 2005). Unfortunately, this is pretty typical in Corporate America.
• In a survey conducted by professors Linda Duxbury and Chris Higgins (Ivey Business Journal, July-August 2005), when asked how they cope with the challenges of work-family conflict:
• Seventy-eight percent say they work even harder.
• Sixty percent report they cut down on outside activities.
• Fifty-Five percent state they get less sleep.
• One-fourth of the women surveyed said they had fewer children because of work demands; 15% of the men said this was also true for them.
• Because of the demands of work, 42% of professional women and 30% of the men surveyed say they had not started a family.

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