MCS Wellbeing

Herbalife Business Opportunities

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:39:00 +0000

Having first been introduced to Herbalife a few years ago we were so impressed by the results achieved that we decided to become a distributor. As business opportunities go Herbalife was an easy choice. We wanted to make a difference to peoples' lives. Earning a living is something we all have to do, but if we can do it by helping improve the quality of life for others then all the better.

If you are interested in business opportunities like Herbalife you can read a little more detail about the company on this web site. To help out we thought we'd summarise some of the principles and objectives here:

Herbalife health objectives:
* to achieve sustainable weight loss
* to supply nutritional food and snacks
* to improve personal care

And on the business opportunities side it also aims to provide opportunity for financial reward for those wanting to become a distributor.

Why Herbalife is a good opportunity:
* a scientifically based product range giving you the peace of mind and confidence to maximise your supply chains
* an excellent support network which reaches world-wide
* literally millions of other distributors whose experience and guidance you can count on to assist you when first starting out
* options to work from home at either a full-time or part-time level depending on what commitment you can afford to give
* Internet, conference calls and training meetings give you great support whenever you need it

So if you're looking around for business opportunities why not take some time to investigate the possibilities with Herbalife.

Nutritional Food Is No Fairy Story

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:27:00 +0000

Herbalife nutritional food has been available since Mark Hughes first realised his dream in 1980. The story goes that Hughes' mother had suffered with weight problems in her earlier life for which she'd tried various fad diets and prescription drugs. Unfortunately this spiralled out of control and eventually led to addiction and her death. Inspired by this tragedy Hughes resolved to find a solution so that others wouldn't suffer the same fate. From this Herbalife nutritional food was born.

Such inspirational stories might seem a little "Hollywood" or perhaps even a little far-fetched to the cynics amongst us. Whether or not you believe the full story is besides the point I think; we have experienced our own little mini-dramas many times during our tender as suppliers of nutritional food, enough to believe in the product itself, which is more important than its origins. We even have first-hand experience of the weight management programme working its magic on us, so we don't need a fairy story or media spin; we're sold!

If you are serious about taking control of your life again and losing those extra undesirable pounds then you could do better than to give Herbalife nutritional food a go. Any business which prospers after nearly 30 years in a fickle and fad-ridden world such as weight loss must know its onions, and has to produce results. Why not give it a go yourself!?

Nutritious Snacks

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:57:00 +0000

It might seem like something of an oxymoron, especially to the cynics among us, but it is possible for snacks to be nutritious. I suppose it depends on your definition of "snack". In the eyes of many a snack is inherently associated with something unhealthy; a sugar-loaded candy bar, a packet of crisps or a couple of biscuits consumed specifically for one of several reasons:

a) to stave off hunger until meal time.
b) to provide a sugar/energy boost during activity.
c) to give us a mental high during a time of low stimulation.
d) simply out of boredom.
e) for the enjoyment of its taste or texture.

So it's pretty easy to see why we tend to choose the less than nutritious snacks when it comes down to it. It's only my guess, but I'd suggest that most snacks are eaten for the latter two reasons (d and e), even if we might pretend that we *need* the sustenance in order to make through the afternoon comfortably, the truth is probably that we just crave the taste.

The problem for those people actively involved with weight management lays in finding a way to indulge in nutritious snacks. If I was to ask you to provide me with an example of a nutritious snack I imagine you'd say things like an apple or banana, or some might say rye-based crackers and unfortunately the taste perception of these options doesn't tend to excite us.

The solution is nutritious snacks such as those in our catalogue. If we can sate our lust for something tasty whilst not consuming the calories then it's mission accomplished! Why not check out some of the Herbal Life Products on our catalogue pages and take control of your life again!

Herbal Life Products

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:43:00 +0000

As stockists of Herbal Life Products we at MCS Wellbeing are proud of the role we take in helping people in the UK become more healthy. As I've discussed on these pages previously, issues such as weight loss, weight management and the like are rarely out of the press and the media. We are under a constant barrage of pressure to conform to what the Government, or society as a whole, perceive to be an acceptable image. And although there is certainly a section of that pressure which is dangerous and which can be directly attributed to the prevalence of some eating disorders in this country, the benefits to our health of not being overweight are real, and therefore are important.

Without products such as those supplied by Herbal Life and ourselves, it is possible for people to get lost amid an array of confusing theories, diets and fads, most of which contains little or no science. We know that the Herbal Life product range we supply is a great, and more importantly, a healthy way to control or manage weight. Having used the products ourselves, and helping other people to achieve the same results as we did makes our work very rewarding and satisfying.

Although we often talk about Herbal Life products in respect to the weight management functions they perform, we also supply various other Herbal Life ranges which include perfumes, skin care and fitness and vitality products.

Body Care Products

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:24:00 +0000

As well as supplying Herbalife products and the range of healthy skin care products MCS Wellbeing also provide their customers with a range of body care products designed to invigorate, stimulate and relax our world weary limbs.

As a showcase of some of these body care products I have listed their details below:

* Body Buffing Scrub:
Exfoliation has been a part of the human beauty regime since the Egyptians (so some speculate) and is done to remove the old, dead skin cells from the surface, thereby revealing the new skin underneath. New skin cells are created in the lower level before they move towards the surface. After roughly 30 days the cells die and become a protective layer saturated with keratin. As we age this erosion process is no longer even which can leave the surface dry and rough. Exfoliation removes these cells which not only means the newer skin becomes visible, it also unclog the pores, reducing the risk of acne. The Herbalife body care body buffing scrub is specifically designed to soften the skin, smooth it out and enhance the skin's own exfoliation process. Available through the web site for £15.40 for a full 200ml bottle, the scrub comes with instructions for use.

* Body Contouring Creme:
This Herbalife body care product uses multi acids from plants and fruits alongside the special ingredients to aid the toning of the skin. Skin toner is designed to cleanse and shrink the pores of the skin. Available through the web site this product is £25.40 and can be dispatched within 2 working days.

Herbal Skin Care Products

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:16:00 +0000

A friend of mine asked me the other day about the benefits of herbal skin care products. He seemed to have been influenced by media-based indoctrination that anything with origins outside of the medical fraternity must be nothing but ineffective, mumbo-jumbo voodoo. It's very easy to play the victim, or to overreact in defence of one's art/beliefs when one is under constant scrutiny. However I remained calm (for once) and laid out a reasoned argument for why he shouldn't allow the opinions of journalists to dictate his thinking and that if he was really interested in herbal skin care products then he should investigate and draw his own conclusions.

This is a problem with much of our society these days. We pay other people to make up our minds for us. The quick fix is what we're all about. The short cut. We'd rather spend our time being spoon-fed biased information so long as we don't have to think for ourselves. Newspapers, online magazines and even our trusted television news corporations are paid to present facts to us, but I'm afraid this is rarely the case. As a result subjects such as herbal skin care products become a play-thing of the media.

It's a rarity when a writer actually attempts an informed, unprejudiced opinion and then dares to present it to the world; exposed to the likely derision of other critics. This point is probably the most pertinent one. We see this happening time and time again in the music industry. DJ's are quick to promote those bands who are perceived to be popular, so as not to damage their own reputation as a purveyor of all things tasteful/popular. I could go into more detail about the virtues of herbal skin care products but I'd prefer to let you make your own mind up. Feel free to check out the product ranges presented here on the MCS Wellbeing web site, including other natural skin care ranges, nutritional and other wellbeing products, as well the Herbalife products. That's all for now!

Natural Skin Care

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:02:00 +0000

Welcome back to MCS Wellbeing, the online shop for all Herbalife and wellbeing products. The latest news article is concerned with the concept of natural skin care. This is, in part, a response to a forum discussion I was recently involved in where the participants were trying to decide which factor was the defining one in the labelling of a product as part of a natural skin care range. As with many internet forum discussions there were some spurious and impulsive responses, but such is the nature of the best.

I wouldn't ever dare to claim I am about to provide the absolute answer here, but I thought it was worth airing my thoughts nonetheless. As a starting point I think it's a good idea to break the phrase down into it's parts.

The definition of "natural" is described as something which is "in accordance with or determined by nature", or "having a classification based on features existing in nature". Clearly we need to go a little further back and discover what these references mean when they refer to "nature". If we do that then it's possible to find several definitions, however I think the one which is most pertinent in this case is one which describes nature as "a primitive state of existence, untouched and uninfluenced by civilisation or artificiality". So is it possible to apply these definitions to the concept of natural skin care, in order to establish what it is that makes a product range natural?

Well, if I was going to be strict in applying the second definition then the only form of product which could be considered as natural would involve rubbing a handful of grass into one's visage, applying some stream water before rolling around in a large sand dune for exfoliation. OK, so I'm being flippant (again), but I think most people would agree that suggesting a skin care product is only natural if it is completely untouched by man is nonsense aside from massively impractical.

Brushing this literal application aside it is possible to define natural skin care products as something in accordance with nature, or as having a classification based on features within nature. Looking at some of the products on the pages on this web site I can see many examples of a product whose root lays firmly in some naturally occurring entity; aloe vera skin care products being an obvious example, or a body contouring cream which uses fruit acids as it's base, or how about a skin activator whose starting point began with the soothing properties of cucumber. Alright, so these products are not being squeezed freshly from their containers as though being plucked from the trees, but they are all based on the healing properties Mother Nature imbued, and their powers harnessed by man, and injected into a skin care range which can definitely be considered natural.

Aloe Vera Skin Care

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:48:00 +0000

Included as part of the skin care product ranges available through MCS Wellbeing is an aloe vera skin care range. Some people have speculated that aloe vera has been used in medical practices since the earliest times. Mentions in the Bible and associations with Cleopatra surely make this desert dwelling plant one of the oldest medicinal fauna in the world.

The possible benefits of aloe vera skin care have been listed as:

* Moisturising the skin
* Increasing the recovery speed of broken skin
* Increasing the recovery speed of burnt skin
* Providing soothing relief to sore skin
* Reducing swelling and itching
* Bacterial deterrent and may help in killing fungi
* Exacerbate the protection of sun screen products

If you are interested in taking advantage of aloe vera skin products have a look through the MCS Wellbeing web site and feel free to contact us with any questions.

Skin Care Cosmetics

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Fri, 16 May 2008 11:34:00 +0000

Skin care cosmetics can be a confusing area for many. Which range of products is right for you? One man's pleasure is another's poison, and with such a huge (and perpetually growing) variety of cosmetics available, it is impossible to try every product on the market. Based on previous experiences I've had I guess most people end up settling for a product they think works best, without actually knowing what they could be missing elsewhere. There are many adults who still use skin care cosmetics they started using as teenagers, which doesn't take into account the way the skin changes over time.

Whilst there are some people who suffer from adult forms of acne, most grow out of it, yet there are plenty of examples of adults who still use acne treatment washes, which has potential to dry the skin out, running the risk of premature aging. It is also true that the majority of people don't ever have their skin tested for which cosmetics will best suit their type. Marketers would have us believe our skin can be divided into 3 types; greasy, normal and dry. Every so often they will create sub-divisions which combine each type, similarly to the way compass points are sub-divided; greasy/normal skin or dry/normal. Of course these generalisations are necessary in a world where not everyone has the opportunity or finances available to have their skin tested in order to be matched for specific skin care cosmetics, so it's difficult to complain about them.

MCS Wellbeing supply a range of skin care cosmetics which are based on a philosophy of "outer nutrition". Divided into Aloe Skin Care Products, Skin Refreshers, Nourifusion Skin Care, and Skin Activators the secret to their success is by combining the Herbalife's nutritional goodness on the inside with a sound skin care routine which provides the body with nutrition from the outside as well. All the skin care cosmetics in the range are botanically-based formulas designed to pamper you, leaving you feeling at your best! For more information please take a look through the rest of the web site.

Wellbeing Products

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:55:00 +0000

You will no doubt have read by now that MCS Wellbeing are distributors for Herbalife and the extensive range of Herbalife products. With distribution across the entire United Kingdom MCS are proud to be able to offer their customers a serious, long lasting and healthy method of losing weight. Aside from weight loss there are many other wellbeing products available on our main website.

Wellbeing is about more than just a healthy body, it is about complete contentment for mind and body. Being physically well is a large part of this contentment, but there are many other aspects which can be attended to in order to achieve a holistic health solution. The wellbeing products available through our online catalogue cover such categories as cosmetics, body and facial skin care, fragrances and healthy nutrition. The effect of combining our Herbalife products is to produce a healthy body on the inside and the outside.

Dictionary.com describe "wellbeing" as being "a good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterised by health, happiness, and prosperity". Wikipedia lists wellbeing as a component of the quality of life concept and insists that this concept is distinct from standard of living. Quality of life is described as intangible or impossible to measure, mainly because it is largely subjective in nature. The physical aspects which our wellbeing products aim to treat include health, diet and the prevention of illness or improvement of immune system. The psychological aspects which contribute towards our wellbeing are wrapped up in the balance between our positive and negative emotions; a balance between our stress and our pleasurable experiences.

There is a plethora of information on the relationship between diet and stress, all of which reports that improvements in diet, in particular assuring nutrients and micronutrients are included in our diet, will have positive effects on our immune system. So whilst we can often get caught up in the struggle to improve the way we look, a diet rich in antioxidants and one which provides us with all the relevant nutrition and little of the unnecessary things will not only enable us to lose weight, but will also help us to feel better and be more healthy.

Feel free to browse through our product pages for more information on our health and wellbeing products, as well as the whole range of Herbalife products we stock. If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact us.

Healthy Skin Care in Simple Steps

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:43:00 +0000

Healthy skin and healthy skin care can be achieved by following some simple steps every day. The first and most important factor is to protect yourself from the sun. We are pretty much all aware of the documented cancer risks associated with over exposure to ultraviolet light in the suns rays, but even if we eliminate such drastic risks the damage caused by the sun on our skin is still worth considering. It can be argued that the majority of visible changes to our skin's texture and elasticity are actually a function of a lifetime of being exposed to the sun. So whilst most of us pay for expensive holidays to warmer climes in order to gain a tan, we then come home and complain that we are looking older, and the instances of botox use and other surgical interventions continues to rise.

Healthy skin care can only be achieved if you avoid the sun during it's peak hours, or reduce the amount of time you spend outside during this period. There is an increasing amount of sun-protective clothing available nowadays too; clothing actually manufactured with SPF (sun protection factor). However if this is not something you are interested in, you can still take measures to protect yourself by wearing long sleeve shirts or long trousers, thereby reducing the amount of skin being exposed. It should also be obvious but worth stating that you need to include sunscreen as part of your healthy skin care routine.

Another factor in skin care is whether or not you smoke. Not many people maybe aware of this but smoking not only affects other areas of your health, but it also accelerates the aging process of your skin. The narrowed blood vessels caused by smoking decreases blood flow to the skin, thereby reducing the amount of oxygen and vitamins delivered and ultimately reducing the elasticity of the skin and producing wrinkles.

Washing habits also play a part in healthy skin care routines. It may surprise some people to learn that having your bath too hot, or by staying in the shower for too long reduces the skin's natural oils, and so both should be avoided. Soaps with strong perfumes also have the same oil stripping properties leaving your skin dry. It is also important that you don't rub the skin too hard with your towel, better to pat dry and leave the moisture on the skin.

You should also ensure that you choose the right moisturiser for your skin, and follow a good moisturising routine.

There are a range of herbal skin care products available through our website and catalogue. Soaps, moisturisers and hair care products made with natural aloe vera ensure that you are treating your skin to the moisturising benefits of Mother Nature's own healthy skin care regime.

Skin Care Products Versus Soap

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:41:00 +0000

For the past couple of weeks we have looked at skin care products in respect to both healthy skin care and facial skin care routines. In this latest blog article I wanted to address a few reasons why washing with skin care products is better than simply using soap, as many people still seem to do.

It is easy to be cynical about a multi-million dollar industry that deals in skin care products, but cynicism is just another word for doubt; and there's only one way to remove doubt - do your own investigation and prove the issue one way or another to yourself. MCS Wellbeing have a few different ranges of skin care products; whether it be herbal aloe vera products, or a refreshing range designed to rejuvenate skin affected by the rigours of daily life, these beautiful products will enhance your skin and bring out your natural beauty.

This is in opposition to some of the side effects of using soap. According to some research there are some disadvantages to using soap, which aren't present with skin care products. Soap works by making oil water soluble which enables it to be easily wiped away from the skin's surface. Recently it has been discovered that soap also affects the surface protein which leads to irritation and potentially a more rough texture. And, as many adverts are quick to tell us, using soap leaves the skin with a raised acidic pH, as well as causing some minor swelling; as a result of continued use there is a chance that the skin will end up with increased bacteria levels, as well as possible abrasions caused by the swelling.

Skin care products will not remove the skin's natural moisturising factors or affect the protective barrier; neither of which can be said for soap. Please feel free to have a look round the products on our web site for more information on our skin care products.

Healthy Snack Foods Aren't An Oxymoron

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:39:00 +0000

Dictionary.com describes a snack as being "a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals"; Wikipedia.com says it is "seen in Western culture as a type of food not meant to be eaten as a main meal of the day (breakfast, lunch, dinner) but one that is intended rather to assuage a person's hunger between these meals, providing a brief supply of energy for the body, or as a food item consumed between meals purely for the enjoyment of its taste." I'm sure you didn't actually need the definition of a "snack". I'm sure everyone is familiar with the concept. But sometimes it is worth getting down to basics and considering something once it has been broken down to it's bare minimum.

It's interesting that in the latter definition (and I think this is the key point), a snack is something undertaken purely for enjoyment of it's taste. This is the key to why snacking leads many of us to make unhealthy choices. We are interested in hedonistic pursuits, in scratching our itch, or feeding our sugar monster in order that he carry us across the finish line of the workday (I know I'm susceptible to a chocolate muffin or a bag of "choc nibbles" of an weekday afternoon).

It is Mother Nature's cruelest trick that those things which are bad for us, are also those which taste so good. But there are healthy snack foods out there. Snacking can still be hedonistic, it can still pep us up, it can still scratch our itch without adding gunge to our narrowed arteries or inches to our expanding waistlines.

MCS Wellbeing, in conjunction with Herbalife weight management products, provide healthy snack foods which include healthy snack bars, milkshakes, and even a replacement for nuts and crisps, in the form of roasted soybeans, for those with less of a sweet tooth. Why not check out the product here today and help yourself to cut down on the wrong food when the cravings peak?

Anti Ageing Products

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:11:00 +0000

Anti ageing products.

No it's not another distant relative you'd forgotten about, it's a range of skin care items designed to defend your body against the ravages of time.

And gravity for that matter. So often when we consider ageing, in particular fighting the consequences of our increasing years, it is Time at whom our barbs and glib remarks are fired, yet we should also remember that silent partner in crime, the stealth assassin who stalks us through the day and withers our faces at night. His perpetual pulling motion is what causes our eyelids to droop over our eyes, our cheeks to jowl like some dribbling hound from a quirky 80s "One Cop and His Dog" movie, and our chins to multiply like a warren of rabbits.

So this double team spend the entire time you are on this earth giving you the weathered look, but help it on hand. Anti ageing products such as those on display throughout the MCS Wellbeing web site are there to slow down the effects and even reverse some of those which may already be evident.

One example of the type of anti ageing products available is the Skin Activator(TM) Night Time Replenishing Cream. This Herbalife product is an ultra-rich moisturiser which rejuvenates the skin while you sleep. This is advantageous because cell renewal is at it's peak during your sleep. Increased collagen production and the extra hydration this cream provides means skin will look more luminous and feel firmer; effectively turning back the clock.

Skin Refreshers: Get Armed

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:31:00 +0000

Life is stressful. Each new day we are confronted with a vast array of reasons for our blood pressure to rise higher than the tower block buildings we force ourselves to sit in, just so we can watch the clock drip time like tears from eyes which never get sore, never redden, and never relent. On top of the internal struggles between our thoughts and inner demons there are many external influences which play their part in fatiguing the body and the skin. MCS Wellbeing stock a list of products which help to bring balance back to your life. Skin refreshers and other healthy skin care regimes come in the form of cleansers, moisturisers and toners.

Here are a few factors which take their toll on skin condition, some of which you may not have previously considered:

- Stress; work, family commitments, financial worries all impact on our immune system and as a result skin becomes tired and dull.
- Sun; bringer of life, exalted ball of warmth in the sky, he who brings colour to our skin also dries us out, causes us to sweat and dolls out the harmful UV faster than the speed of light ... well equal to anyway.
- Pollution; the country mouse might have the advantage here, although a repeat of the mad cow related burnings might go some way towards shifting the balance, but exposure to dirt in the air from traffic, and a lack of ventilation in the cities blocks pores with grease and grime and many oxidants our mothers would prefer to see evacuated.
- Rain; I'm melting, I'm melting!! Well we're not quite at that stage yet, but so-called acid rain from polluted skies carries with it all the dirt from our industrial activities and former hairspray yearnings.

There are probably more factors which add weight to the argument for arming yourself with skin refreshers, and for completing a healthy skin care routine, but the four listed above provide me with enough reason to tool-up, lock and load and lots of other pseudo-macho references to looking like Arnie in Commando.

For more information about skin refreshers, please take some time to have a look at the products available on the web site, and if you have any questions at all, then don't hesitate to contact us.

Fitness And Vitality Products: Kick The Caffeine Habit

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:21:00 +0000

Hello again, and welcome to the latest article from Herbalife distributor MCS Wellbeing. Today the focus is on at fitness and vitality products; in particular how they can be used to not only give us the energy to be more active, but also how they can provide us with motivation to WANT to be more active.

I am going to start by saying something you may, or may not agree with, ... we are all addicts. The word "addict" is usually reserved for drug or drink-related activities, but it is misleading to think that we can all duck under the benchmark for being an addict. I'm sure you know by now where this article is headed, but I am unashamedly heading there nonetheless. Nicotine and caffeine are addictive substances, and stripped of their addictive nature, they really offer little or no benefit to our lives or our bodies. In essence we are putting our bodies into debt. Prior to that first taste our bodies were happy in their homeostatic existence, then all of a sudden we introduce a foreign substance which the body then craves from that point forward. But we are no longer adding the substance for an extra "buzz", we are fulfilling the need of the body to receive something it feels is missing.

The problem is that the body and brain can no longer function without hankering after the caffeine or nicotine we feed it. We become reliant on a "cuppa" or a cigarette before we can face the day's tasks. And it's important to remember (hence I reiterate) that we are not stimulating the body to do something extra, rather we are making it feel "normal" again. So we feed our habits, achieve nothing extra from it, and ultimately have to face the inevitable low once the stimulant is flushed from our system. So drinking a cup of coffee or tea doesn't give us the get up and go to run a mile, it gives us the impetus to boil the kettle again.

The caffeine cycle can be broken by fitness and vitality products like the ones on display throughout the product pages of this web site. By replacing the caffeine drinks with a herbal alternative you can reduce the amount of unnecessary stimulant in your body, whilst still achieving a feeling of wellbeing and inner contentment. Heavy drinkers of tea/coffee may need to reduce their intake more carefully than casual drinkers, but most will notice that as the caffeine cravings are reduced, so their energy levels begin to rise and their mental functions sharpen. Giving you the will and the motivation to do some of those physical activities you might otherwise forego through lethargy.

The Herbalife products range of fitness and vitality products come as "Thermojetics Instant Herbal Beverages" and in flavours such as lemon, raspberry and peach. Why not try them today and give yourself the chance to kick the habit you didn't know you had!

Herbalife Products - Reasons To Fall In Love

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:33:00 +0000

Herbalife products - love or hate?

I was recently amused by a sarcastic article written by a fellow blogger detailing 10 reasons why he hated Herbalife products. Of course the author didn't actually hate Herbalife, or perhaps he did ... but the fuel for his apparent hatred was based around the "nightmare" that he now had to deal with feeling so happy and energetic; he could no longer stay in bed all day, he had to buy a whole new wardrobe of clothes to fit his newly trim figure, and he had to deal with jealousy from contemporaries and colleagues who wanted to know the secret behind his weight loss success!

So, although the post I mention is a sarcastic one, I decided to write a response to the "hate" for Herbalife, so here are 10 tongue-in-cheek reasons to "LOVE" Herbalife products:

1. Herbalife means you never have to plan lunch again.
2. No longer do you have to spend time making sandwiches, choosing crisps or which chocolate biscuit to include.
3. Using Herbalife gives you something new to talk about with your colleagues.
4. You can debate with friends over whether "Herbalife" should be spelt with one or two "l's".
5. You can debate with your American friends whether they should be pronouncing the "h" in "herbal" or not.
6. It is possible to make your friends jealous in a number of different flavours; cappuccino, vanilla, tropical fruit, strawberry, cookies and cream, or chocolate.
7. You'll get to go on plenty of shopping trips, because you'll need to update your wardrobe to fit your newly trim figure.
8. Using Herbalife products means you don't have to worry about who's uploaded pictures of you to the internet over the weekend, chances are you'll look fantastic.
9. Being of less gravitational impact means your shoes will probably last longer, and with less blisters too! No need for gel inserts here!
10. Herbalife meals take less time to prepare and consume than queuing at the local supermarket/sandwich shop/hot dog stand. More time to email/text/phone your friends during your lunch-break!

Nourifusion Products

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:43:00 +0000

As part of the healthy skin care and facial skin care routines we have previously discussed on these pages, today's article will reflect on Herbalife's own Nourifusion products range. The principle behind Nourifusion is to feed the skin a banquet of it's recommended daily amount of vitamins. Sensible eating from the outside-in.

Nourifusion products has been described as multivitamin skin care, and is often associated with the slogan "ACE for your face", representing the trilogy of vitamins the range provides you with. The benefits of using the Nourifusion skin care range can be broken down by the vitamins they include:

Vitamin A:
- regulates skin growth
- improved skin moisture
- aids skin renewal
- helps with fine lines and wrinkles

Vitamin C:
- promotes collagen production
- firmer skin tone
- aids skin immune system
- antioxidant

Vitamin E:
- improves skin moisture
- smoother skin surface
- reduces skin inflammation
- antioxidant

Products available in the Nourifusion range are clarifying masks, exfoliating scrubs, eye creams and gels, cream cleansers, sun protecting moisturisers, toners and night creams. It is possible to purchase kits of Nourifusion products. These include various combinations of cleansers, toners and moisturisers.

For more details on these products, please feel free to browse through the MCS Wellbeing web site for Nourifusion products.

Facial Skin Care Out in the Cold

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:20:00 +0000

The last time around we discussed tips for healthy skin care, so I thought we'd zoom in a little and focus on facial skin care for this article. It may seem self explanatory or common sense to many of you, but it's easy to make assumptions about what we believe to be common knowledge. Remember when Delia released a cook book which included instructions for how to boil an egg? Many people scoffed at the idea, whilst there were many a grateful reader who genuinely needed the help. Well I'm sure there are some parallels with this subject matter too. But just to quieten those cynics amongst our readers I've decided to add an extra ingredient to the mix and look at some tips for winter skin.

So onto the question of following a winter facial skin care routine. Before we start lets look at the things which impact on our skin during this season; cold temperatures and biting winds, rain which can often carry with it dirt and grime, especially for those city dwellers among us, and finally less hours of sunshine. The net effect of these conditions can often be dry, itchy skin.

Even hiding your skin away from the world can't protect you from the elements, and the only way to improve your facial skin care during winter is to ensure a good moisturising routine is followed. Remember from our previous article that hot baths, or even washing in the sink in hot water actually purges your skin of it's naturally produced oils, which will eventually lead to dry skin conditions. Take showers in lukewarm water, and don't spend all morning bathing in it's warmth. Do your thing and get out of there, for your skin's sake!

Next on the list for keeping good facial skin care habits is to moisturise whilst your skin is still damp. A moisturiser will work by trapping the moisture so it's much more effective when applied soon after your bath or shower. The best advice is to pat dry your face with the towel and then smother your skin with the delicious moisture it craves! You might also want to invest in a humidifier as the air is much more dry in the winter. And finally one should never overlook moisturising from the inside by ensuring you ditch the caffeine and other diuretic drinks and switch to water. You should drink at least 8 glasses a day, but don't forget that for every cup of tea or coffee you take, you need to add another glass of water!

That's all for now folks! Happy hunting and good luck devising your own facial skin care routine!

Weight Loss Help; Too Easy?

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:20:00 +0000

Getting weight loss help in this modern age is very easy. In fact it's probably a little too easy. I don't say that out of a lack of respect for those people needing advice. The point I am getting at is that anyone wanting assistance will find an absolute plethora of information, and more secrets, tricks, and black magic methods than they can possibly digest (no pun intended)!

A large majority of weight loss help information is contradictory too, which is half the problem. One doctor in America releases a book telling us to only eat carbohydrates in order to lose weight, whilst another doctor in England admonishes the inclusion of any carbohydrate at all! So who to believe!? And the problem with knowing who to believe lies within the fact that pretty much all of these diets are endorsed or invented by scientists, doctors or specialist dietitians; or they are reported to have been anyway.

Confusion and fear are at the heart of most media marketing. A confused public permits the survival of many various diets and fashions; combine this with a fearful public and you can pretty much scare them into doing anything, whether it related to weight loss help or not.

"Feeling tired? You COULD be suffering from Fitzsimmons-Gibbons Disease ... Scientists recommend you drink at least 6 glasses of "Einstein's Mirror Cure-All" to perk you up, giving you the energy you need to keep the Gibbons at bay".

Of course this rather sarcastically-derived fictitious advert is an exaggeration, and the health issues associated with obesity are very real; but it highlights the point that we as a public can be fooled or scared into buying most anything. Feeling tired is common. We lead busy lives, often burning the candle at both ends. The media warns us we might have an illness, and they have the cure. You know what the best cure for tiredness is? Sleep! A week of early nights and I can guarantee you’ll not feel as run down.

The best weight loss advice I can give is to strip away what it not common sense. There is no voodoo, there is no magic. It is a simple matter of mathematics. Energy intake must be less than energy outtake for weight loss to take place. The Herbalife products available through our web site help with weight loss because they control the amount of energy we ingest, giving us a much greater chance of losing weight.

Herbalife Weight Management for a Modern Society.

noreply@blogger.com (searchfirst) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:28:00 +0000

Herbalife weight management promotes a healthy active lifestyle with an emphasis on controlling your energy intake. Weight management is one of the most discussed and searched for things on the internet. There are an endless number of different solutions and an ongoing influx of tricks and fads; diets hit the headlines for a few months at a time and then slump into the shadows again, until the next generation of Hollywood stars dust off their parents' diaries, rediscover the forgotten secrets and reveal them to the world at the latest high profile premiere. But weight management is not about fads, it is not about bursts of effort in between bouts of indulgence. The very word "management" suggests a continuous and consistent programme to be regularly appraised and updated. Weight management is the practice we should all be involved in throughout the whole of our lives. It is not about being "on a diet", it is about leading an active, healthy life.

It is an unfortunate fact that a large majority of the Western population consume too many calories in respect to the amount they expend. As a result many people are overweight and obesity figures continue to rise. This is something the Herbalife weight management programme aims to combat. There is no magic solution to being overweight; modern society has become lazy. We sit in our offices ordering our lives to be delivered to us at our desks. Who needs legs when we have the internet? And when we become bloated, we pay someone to suck the fat out of us and continue to live our lives of gluttony and lethargy. When our legs will no longer support us through lack of use, we will buy another pair. When our sight begins to diminish we point a laser at our retina before sitting back in front of our monitors and televisions which pour a continuous stream of pixelated light into our scarred organs.

But even this writer can admit that whilst there is no magic solution, we often need something which gives us a regime or a system to follow in order to make those lifestyle choices stick. The Herbalife weight management programme provides those who use it with a proven method of losing weight, and a lifestyle which can be maintained, ensuring the effects are no fad. Long lasting weight loss through a healthy diet consisting of fitness and vitality products and healthy snack foods.

Herbalife weight management is based on principles surrounding the different nutrients or energy sources in our diet. Placing the emphasis on protein as the major source of energy ensures we feel more full, the body expends more energy digesting our food and helps to maintain our metabolic rate when compared to diets where the majority of energy comes from either carbohydrates or fats.