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Welcome to February's edition of "The Main Squeeze!" We are so excited about this month's
newsletter! Not only do we have a new design, but this newsletter has new features, including a
downloadable coupon, a new column called "Ask a Nutritionist" and a great article about family
health. Also, we are introducing our new True Lemon® and True Lime™ shakers, which
are great for cooking, baking, and seasoning! Finally, check out the Q&A of the month,
which discusses finding True Lemon® in your local store. Enjoy!
Our Healthy Challenge Update
The Healthy Challenge has been going on for almost two months now and we are delighted that so many of you are involved. (We now have almost 500 participants!) Our online blog has been filled for the past two months with such positive stories, thoughts, encouragement and successes. You are inspirations to us all and it’s been our pleasure hosting this Healthy Challenge - we hope that it has been beneficial to you so far!
Remember, you can still sign up for The Challenge! The Challenge offers:
- Advice and help tips from our wonderful nutritionists
- A monthly Healthy Living Diary (click here to download your’s!)
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Tips for Success
- An online blog (like an online journal) to share your thoughts, successes, frustrations and ideas as we work together to become healthier
To learn more about the Challenge, click here. To sign up for the Challenge (we'd love to have you be a part of it!), download a monthly Healthy Living Diary, and be eligible for future promotions, click here.
 SUPER FAN:
Mindy Curry-Masales
We are happy to introduce you to Mindy Curry-Masales of Whitehouse, OH! Mindy has lost over 60 pounds thanks to Weight Watchers, Curves for Women, and True Lemon®!
It all started back in July 2005 when Mindy went to the doctor because of the weight she had put on from quitting smoking. “I told the doctor there must be something wrong with me because I just seemed to put on more and more weight. She ran a lot of tests on me and the outcome was that I just was plain fat.”
The doctor told her to exercise everyday and to join Weight Watchers. So Mindy did just that and started losing weight in the first week. Her only problem was drinking her daily recommended amount of water, which she solved when she found True Lemon®. (The general recommendation is that you drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day.)
To read Mindy’s entire profile and how she accomplished this amazing goal, click here.
HEALTH TIP:
February is American Heart Month!
Cardiovascular disease is the single greatest cause of death in the United States each year and the number one killer of women (nearly half a million women a year). According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease claims more lives than the next six most common causes of death combined. Since 1963, Congress has designated February as American Heart Month. Each year, the American Heart Association’s volunteers visit their neighbors and strive to raise funds for research and education and as well as raising awareness about heart disease and stroke.
The American Heart Association notes that the following risk factors can be treated or controlled just by changing your lifestyle:
- Tobacco smoke
- High blood cholesterol
- High blood pressure
- Physical inactivity
- Obesity and overweight
- Diabetes mellitus
Help prevent heart disease! Here are some things you can do to help your heart:
- Schedule a yearly checkup
- Get a physical
- Drink more water
- Eat healthy
- Limit your intake of fat
- Control cholesterol
- Quit smoking
- Maintain a healthy weight
- Exercise
- Limit your intake of sugars, sodium/salt, and alcohol
True Lemon® and True Lime™ are great ways to help you get on track with drinking more water and cutting down on salt. We’ve heard from so many customers that tell us True Lemon® and/or True Lime™ is the only way they get their recommended eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day. Also True Lemon® and/or True Lime™ can be used on food as a delicious and flavorful alternative to salt.
Love your heart! Talk to your doctor and schedule yourself a heart checkup!
How do you use True Lemon® or True Lime™?
“I'm a contractor working in Iraq. The iced tea in the chow halls here is bad tasting instant tea. Instead I make cold brew tea in my room and True Lemon® is the final touch. I can easily carry it in my pocket and it needs no refrigeration. Perfect.”
Lee R.
Tallil Air Base, Iraq
“My husband has a history of kidney stones, which are excruciatingly painful. His doctor suggested that he switch from colas to lemonade. He told him that citrate displaces oxalate in the body, and consuming citrate could help. So he started drinking lemonade, and sure enough, the bouts of stones have stopped. However, commercial lemonade is also loaded with sugar (It has more sugar than many colas.), so he dilutes it at least 2:1 or 3:1. To keep it from tasting like water, he adds packets of True Lemon® (1 packet per glass) which boosts both the taste and the citrate level. He also travels with packets of True Lemon® in his pocket so he can make lemonade on the road.”
Mary Lu
Lincoln , Vermont
If you have a different way you use True Lemon® or True Lime™, email jduerr@grandbrands.us, and you may be featured in the next newsletter! |
