What are Antioxidants and Free Radicals?

The term "antioxidant" refers to the activity possessed by numerous vitamins, minerals, and other phytochemicals to serve as protection against the damaging effects of highly reactive molecules known as free radicals. Free radicals have the ability to chemically react with and damage many structures in the body. Particularly susceptible to oxidative damage are the cell membranes of virtually all cells, especially the skin because of its high lipid content and its proximity to ultraviolet rays from the sun.

Just look at our vast network of distributors and you’ll discover people who are proud to own their own business, make a consistent weekly income, and never have to worry about being employed again. There are thousands of stories of how Community Commerce has helped to save family homes, cars, and more—all during the greatest recession to hit since the Great Depression.

A growing body of scientific research and clinical results have shown a link between consumption of flavonoids, which are rich in berries, and various chronic health conditions such as stress, inflammation, neurological problems, and premature aging

At the 2012 MonaVie Convention of the Americas in St. Louis, Team RVLution captain Paul Meehan and team member Steve Stoffel boldly proclaimed that they would “podium finish” the 2012 Race Across the West (RAW) in honor of the MORE Project. On June 15, in Durango, CO, the bicycling team of four made good on that promise by taking second place in their division.

When recruiting new members for your MonaVie team, the notion of "financial security" undoubtedly comes into play.  Here is a five-year trend (recently published by USA Today) showing how Americans have felt, and currently feel, about their state of financial security.

Most of us have experienced the hunger pangs, grouchiness, memory problems, and low energy associated with skipping breakfast—and numerous studies have shown that breakfast eaters have better test scores, superior moods, and slimmer waistlines compared to breakfast skippers.

Adding to the many good reasons to eat breakfast in the morning, is a new study from Harvard researchers showing that eating breakfast also reduces your risk of developing diabetes (published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Volume 95, pages 1182-1189).

A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you than you see in yourself and helps bring it out of you.
—Bob Proctor, Author, Speaker, and Success Coach

We’ve all had mentors in one form or another. Maybe your first mentor was a parent or grandparent. Or, maybe it was a teacher who helped to guide you and provide the advice you needed to advance your education. You may even consider a famous person whom you never met to be a mentor.

Now that you’ve had a couple of days to let the messages and meaning settle in from the MonaVie Convention of the Americas, tell us, did you find a mentor when you were in St. Louis? Did you have an unforgettable “mentor moment”? 

Since we’re all starting RVLutions in our homes and neighborhoods, HBO’s documentary “The Weight of the Nation” couldn’t come at a more perfect time. And tonight is the night when it all begins. It’s time to take action!

Parts 1 and 2 of the four-part series preview this evening (May 14) at 8 p.m. EST, and parts 3 and 4 will show tomorrow (May 15) at 8 p.m. EST.

On May 14–15, HBO will premier their highly anticipated documentary “The Weight of the Nation.” The four-part series declares war on our country’s obesity epidemic by closely examining the causes of our growing collective waistline and decreasing desire to exercise.

Experimental Biology—or “EB” as it is referred to—is the largest nutrition science conference in the world (organized by the American Society for Nutrition, of which I am a long-time member since my graduate-school days).

In a lot of ways, EB is like “Woodstock for nutrition nerds” because nutrition researchers from around the world congregate here every year to present their research on everything from obesity to metabolism to cancer to heart health and everything in between. If you study nutrition, you want to be at EB every year to find out what’s new.