7 BULLETPOINTS IN UNDERSTANDING OPTIMAL HEALTH
Why Isotonix?

1. What is the missing link between Health and Disease? Are we seeing a rise in Auto-immune rates, Cancer, ADD, Depression, etc or is it all Genetic? What if I told you that whether you have something as minor as Allergies to, as Severe as Cancer, many of you have one thing in common, an inability to optimally digest, absorb and assimilate your nutrition.

2. It is not so much, “We are what we eat.” but, “We are what we absorb.” Research shows there is a PROFOUND relationship between wellness and absorption. I am saying, if you are not experiencing optimal health, ie allergies, migraines, fatigue, ADD, arthritis, etc, you can guess that you have an imbalance in the health of the intestinal area. (1-5)

3. Within the digestive tract there is an ecosystem of microbes, actually 3 pounds worth! These microbes have many functions from helping us assimilate our nutrition, to producing vitamins and protecting us from toxins from entering our blood stream. When there is an imbalance in this microbe population, toxins and incompletely digested proteins can enter our bloodstream and contribute to disease. (6,7,8)

4. Medically, the thought is, if I temporarily create a disruption in the flora from antibiotics or other medication, the body will restore itself. If we cut our finger, will it not heal, naturally? However, the Million Dollar Question is: Can our body restore the balance if it is not in balance in the first place?

5. Where do we get this bacteria from? Actually, we get it one of a few ways. First, is from being born through a healthy birth canal (9-12). Second, is Breastfeeding from a mom with a healthy balance herself (13). Last, is a continual inoculation of bacteria from our environment and our foods (14). Unfortunately, much of our fruits and vegetables, which should have these living microbes, have been irradiated. Worst is, we lose this good bacteria many ways, antibiotics, stress, high sugar diet, birth control, steroids, chlorine, and more!

6. Evidence of this imbalance is seen all around us: ulcers, ADD, IBS, Migraine, arthritis, allergies, eczema, food intolerance, fibromyalgia, rheumatism, psoriasis, colon and breast cancer, URI, Acne, PMS. (15-20).

7. IF there is a PROFOUND relationship between our Wellness and our Ability to Absorb optimally, THEN doesn't’t it make sense to address the health of the intestinal area? AND if we are going to supplement, do so with Nutrition that is-in essence- already digested? Well, that describes ISOTONIC NUTRITION.

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