The Nozin Web Team had the extreme pleasure of interviewing Dr. Philip Goglia for our most recent #LoveYourNose Live Tweetcast.  And WHAT an interview!

Dr. Goglia talked extensively on nutrition, foods to avoid, gluten free and wheat free diets, how athletes set up their nutritional regimens, metabolism and (my personal favorite) Why Water is the Uber-God!

If you are ready to make some changes and head in the correct direction with nutrition, listen in to Dr. Goglia and the Spring Nutrition Tips.  We raise our beetroot juices to salute him!

More about Dr. Philip Goglia:

Dr. Philip Goglia is the founder of Performance Fitness Concepts, one of the most elite performance nutrition and rejuvenative clinics in the United States. Dr.Goglia has been a certified nutritionist for over 30 years and was recently selected for the 2009 and 2010 and 2011 Best of Santa Monica Award in the Dietician category by the US Commerce Association. He also serves as the official nutritionist for Gold’s Gym international and a spokesperson for TriFit athletic center, Glaceau – Vitaminwater / Smartwater, Nozin and Sharkies nutritional chews.

Dr. Goglia holds a PhD. in Nutritional Science, and is a graduate of Duke University, The American College of Sports Medicine and the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

He is the author of Turn Up the Heat – Unlock the Fat-Burning Power of Your Metabolism.

Dr. Goglia designs realistic and achievable nutrition and exercise programs that focus on an individual’s own unique metabolic needs, lifestyle, eating habits, stress, training regimens and workloads. His clients include not only pro and semi pro athletes and endurance athletes, but as well, hundreds of amateur athletes in the endurance sport community within Los Angeles and across the nation.

Dr. Philip Goglia currently races on the Get Crack’in cycling team and is an active member of Velo Club LaGrange. Additionally, Dr. Goglia holds athletic honors as an All American wrestler and as a collegiate wrestler while attending Duke University. After graduating from Duke University Dr. Goglia continued his athletic interests as he pursued an active involvement in the sport of rugby as “tight head prop”. Simultaneously he trained as national level physique competitor holding the prestigious title of Mr. North America.

Dr. Goglia is not an “armchair nutritionist”. His scientific approach to metabolic nutrition is proven in practice and founded in science. He  is consistently on the cutting edge of performance fitness and nutrition; proving the salt of his scientific nutritional approach daily as he trains next to his teammates and many of his elite endurance clients.

Nurses touch all of our lives

Thinking of all of the great things that Nurses do for us, we are thrilled to celebrate Nurses Week starting today (May 6) and culminating in Florence Nightingale’s birthday on May 12.

As a THANK YOU to Nurses, Nozin is giving away 75 FULL PRODUCTS of Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® !

How does Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® help keep Nurses healthy?

Nurses are exposed to an incredible amount of germs on a daily basis; patients & co-workers, germs in facilities and germs in hospitals.  Proper hand-washing and use of hand sanitizers are an important step in hygiene and protection for Nurses, but the nose is a critical portal of entry for infectious germs into your body.  Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® antiseptic is specially formulated to help protect this vulnerable facial area – Think hand sanitizer for your nose™.  

Nurses can use Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® before their shift to help reduce their risk of infection:

• Kills 99.99% of germs (in lab tests)
• Lasts up to 8 hours
• Clinically proven
• Doctor recommended

Plus, it smells great with a soothing citrus scent.  Our super convenient POPswab® ampules are easy to carry with you and ready to use  during the day.  Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® is the perfect partner for use with handwashing and hand sanitizers.

It is the next logical step for daily protection for all healthcare practitioners!  Slip Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® into your pocket or purse and apply throughout your shift.

Help Keep Nurses Healthy … Share our giveaway with a Nurse you know this week!

10 Reasons to Try Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer®

Please only fill out the form if you are a Nurse.  One sample per household.  Free Sample Giveaway ends at 12:01 am eastern time on Sunday, May 13.  75 Random Winners will be chosen and announced via email and via the Nozin Blog by 10am Monday morning.  Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery.

Spring 2013 has arrived and with it, record-breaking pollen levels.

Many areas with the spring allergy culprits like blooming trees experienced a mild winter and the trees are blooming early and longer.  Not good news for allergy sufferers!  And suffer is the word for it -

“This is not just a matter of having a runny nose,” said Jeffrey Demain, director of theAllergy, Asthma and Immunology Center of Alaska.  “Allergies affect the ability to go to work and go to school, and they affect school and work performance. They interfere with playing sports, social opportunities, how well you sleep, your relationships and your overall general happiness.”  from HuffPo

On average, someone with allergic disorders experiences a quality of life 35 percent less than the general population, Demain said. “It really is quite dramatic,” he said.

Relief, awareness and support is in sight – May is declared to be Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA).

For the month of May, AAFA is offering events, resources and educational tools so everyone can educate themselves about asthma and allergies.  Share these great resources with someone that you know who is suffering!

Allergy Facts

• More than 50 million people in the USA suffer from seasonal allergies.
• Asthma afflicts approximately 20 million Americans.
• Allergies are the most frequently reported chronic condition in children, limiting activities for more than 40% of them.
• Each year, allergies account for more than 17 million outpatient office visits, primarily in the spring and fall; seasonal allergies account for more than half of all allergy visits.
• Skin allergies alone account for more than 7 million outpatient visits each year.
• Food allergies account for 30,000 visits to the emergency room each year.
• Nearly 85% ($12.3 billion) is for direct costs including $1.3 billion for doctor office visits and $11 billion for medications ($7 billion prescription, $4 billion over-the-counter).
• Indirect costs of allergy (missed work or school, lost productivity, death, etc.) account for approximately $2.2 billion (15%) of the total annual cost of allergies in the U.S.
• For adults, allergies (hay fever) is the 5^th leading chronic disease and a major cause of work absenteeism and “presenteeism,” resulting in nearly 4 million missed or lost workdays each year, resulting in a total cost of more than $700 million in total lost productivity
• The U.S. market for allergy drugs is projected to top $14.7 billion in sales by 2015, according to a report by Global Industry Analysts.

Additional Resources

Spring Allergy Capitals for 2013

Spring Immune Boosting Tips

Master Your Allergies™ with Nozin® Allergy Master® Nasal Spray - non-steroidal, no drowsiness, no rebound congestion and all natural nasal spray.

Allergy Master® is now available on Amazon and qualifies for Prime – Allergy Relief delivered to your door!

Stay tuned to @Nozin and the Nozin Facebook for more Allergy Awareness info throughout the month of May!

Sunshine and warmer weather means one thing – more time in the great outdoors!  After a long winter (still occurring in some areas!), we are all ready to get out of the house and shake off the couch potato mentality and cabin fever.

Walking, biking, jogging, fitness activities – Spring brings changes in activity levels and food habits.

To help guide us into a healthy Spring, we are thrilled to have Dr. Philip L. Goglia join us for the Spring Nutrition and Fitness Live Tweetcast!

Join @Nozin and @PFC_Nutrition on twitter on Wednesday, April 24 at 8pm est for a #LoveYourNose twitter party and a live podcasttweetcast at the same time!  You will be able to listen LIVE while tweeting and you can ask Dr. Goglia questions about his areas of expertise – Nutrition and Fitness!

Dr. Philip Goglia

Dr. Philip Goglia is the founder of Performance Fitness Concepts, one of the most elite performance nutrition and rejuvenative clinics in the United States. Dr.Goglia has been a certified nutritionist for over 30 years and was recently selected for the 2009 and 2010 and 2011 Best of Santa Monica Award in the Dietician category by the US Commerce Association. He also serves as the official nutritionist for Gold’s Gym international and a spokesperson for TriFit athletic center, Glaceau – Vitaminwater / Smartwater, Nozin and Sharkies nutritional chews.

Dr. Goglia holds a PhD. in Nutritional Science, and is a graduate of Duke University, The American College of Sports Medicine and the National Academy of Sports Medicine.

He is the author of Turn Up the Heat – Unlock the Fat-Burning Power of Your Metabolism and we have TWO of his books as prizes for two of our attendees!

Listen LIVE on Blogtalk Radio while you tweet on the #LOVEYOURNOSE hashtag on twitter – You can even ask Dr. Goglia questions during the twitter party!

Listen LIVE here on the night of the twitter party 4/24/2013 at 8pm est or listen on your phone by dialing into 909-362-8228.

RSVP & Enter to Win 1 of 17 prizes!

1.  RSVP NOW below – we are giving away 15 Nozin Family Packs with Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® AND Nozin® Allergy Master® and 2 Family Packs with Dr. Goglia’s Book – Turn Up the Heat!  17 Prizes in total!

2.  Attend the Twitter Party on March 27 at 8pm est using hashtag #LoveYourNose

3.  Tweet and Listen Live on your phone or online with the link above the night of the twitter party!

4.  Leave any questions for Dr. Goglia in the comments below or save your question for the Twitter Party #LoveYourNose

 
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More about Dr. Goglia:

Dr. Goglia designs realistic and achievable nutrition and exercise programs that focus on an individual’s own unique metabolic needs, lifestyle, eating habits, stress, training regimens and workloads. His clients include not only pro and semi pro athletes and endurance athletes, but as well, hundreds of amateur athletes in the endurance sport community within Los Angeles and across the nation.

Dr. Philip Goglia currently races on the Get Crack’in cycling team and is an active member of Velo Club LaGrange. Additionally, Dr. Goglia holds athletic honors as an All American wrestler and as a collegiate wrestler while attending Duke University. After graduating from Duke University Dr. Goglia continued his athletic interests as he pursued an active involvement in the sport of rugby as “tight head prop”. Simultaneously he trained as national level physique competitor holding the prestigious title of Mr. North America.

Dr. Goglia is not an “armchair nutritionist”. His scientific approach to metabolic nutrition is proven in practice and founded in science. He  is consistently on the cutting edge of performance fitness and nutrition; proving the salt of his scientific nutritional approach daily as he trains next to his teammates and many of his elite endurance clients.

For those of you that have PRIME, that means 2 day free shipping – the 8ml bottle of Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® and the Nozin® Allergy Master® nasal spray are both available on Amazon Prime.

If you love the Nozin products, we would love a review of your experience with our products!

THANK YOU!

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AHCHOO!  Spring is here and with it come all the trees, flowers and allergy activators of the season.

Over 40 million Americans suffer from seasonal allergies and the symptoms can adversely affect home and work life for those sufferers.  If you are suffering from Seasonal Spring Allergies, part of the problem may be where you live.

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has released their Spring Allergy Capitals for 2013.

The Top Ten Spring Allergy Capitals are:

1. Jackson, Mississippi – Jackson was #4 last year and moved to #1 worst city for Spring Allergies this year!
2. Knoxville, Tennessee
3. Chattanooga, Tennessee
4. McAllen, Texas
5. Louisville, Kentucky
6. Wichita, Kansas
7. Dayton, Ohio
8. Memphis, Tennessee
9. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
10. Baton Rouge, Louisiana

See the full list of Spring Allergy Capitals here

The rankings are based on scientific analysis of three factors for the 100 largest metro areas in the U.S. The data measured and compared for the ranking include:

• Pollen scores (airborne grass/tree/weed pollen and mold spores)
• Number of allergy medications used per patient
• Number of allergy specialists per patient

How does your city rank?

Happy April and Happy Spring!

As we gear up for the season change, it is really important to Make Noses Happy™.  Our noses are on the front line for germ exposure, especially when you consider that we touch our faces more than 100 times a day!

Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® is the perfect addition to your daily hygiene routine – apply before you leave the house and take our handy POPswab® along to apply throughout the day.

You can find Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® at Walgreens nationally and other fine retailers.

Get the $2.00 off APRIL in-store coupon here

How are you celebrating Spring?

Nozin is absolutely THRILLED to be part of the Sponsor Team for such an amazing, inspirational group of athletes.  Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® is a great addition to a daily athletic regimen to help keep athletes in TIP TOP shape!

Stay tuned to our Facebook Page for occasional updates on TEAM VRC and *like* them on the Team VRC Facebook Page… GO TEAM!

Bo Knickman from Team VRC – Do you see Nozin Logo?

Tyler Brandt from Team VRC – Check out the Nozin Logo!

We will be CHEERING for Team VRC!

Are you ready for a Healthy Spring Twitter Party with Nozin and Dr. Lorraine Williams to celebrate Spring? 

Join us this Wednesday 3/27/2013 at 8pm est for a #LoveYourNose Twitter Party AND LIVE TWEETCAST/Podcast with Dr. Lorraine Williams!

Dr. Lorraine Williams , M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S. is the Associate Director of the Pediatric division of OHNI (Osbourne Head and Neck Institute), as well as a member of the Pediatric Otolaryngology panel and Pediatric Surgical Services at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.

Board certified in Otolaryngology as an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist, Dr. William’s primary clinical interests revolve around the care of pediatric patients with ear, nose and throat disorders. She is especially interested in patients with chronic allergies, rhinosinusitis, nasal polyps/tumors, cystic fibrosis, choanal atresia, and patients with chronic sleep disorders.

Listen LIVE on Blogtalk Radio while you tweet on the #LOVEYOURNOSE hashtag on twitter – You can even ask Dr. Williams questions during the twitter party!

Listen LIVE here on 3/27/2013 at 8pm est

RSVP & Enter to Win:

1.  RSVP NOW below – we are giving away Nozin Family Packs with Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® AND Nozin® Allergy Master®

2.  Attend the Twitter Party on March 27 at 8pm est using hashtag #LoveYourNose

3.  Tweet and Listen Live on your phone or online with the link above!

4.  Leave any questions for Dr. Williams in the comments below or save your question for the Twitter Party

 
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And Don’t FORGET – Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® is Buy One, Get One Free at Walgreens through March 30, 2013!

Spring is in the air and our focus is beginning to shift from indoors to outdoors, from couch potato to outdoor weekend warrior.

Spring allergies, changes in appetite, and weather shifts can all affect how our immune systems are functioning this Spring.  These changes and stressors may even cause the immune system to work overtime to make the transition.  It’s important to give our immune systems as much natural support as we can.

Are you ready for a Spring BOOST?

1.  Increase your Vitamin D – Being outdoors and in the sunlight may increase your Vitamin D levels but a supplement can be beneficial as well.  ”Laboratory studies indicate that the nutrient may help immune cells identify and destroy bacteria and viruses that make us sick, says Adit Ginde, M.D., M.P.H., a public health researcher at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver.“  Eating Well

2.  Take Daily Walks – Walking not only gets you outside and in that important sunshine, it also increases your daily activity levels.  ”Exercise gets antibodies and white blood cells moving through the body faster, so they may detect illnesses sooner; plus, an increase in circulation may also trigger the release of hormones that “warn” immune cells of intruding pathogens.”  Today Health

3.  Immune Boosting Foods – Eat your way to a healthier immune system.  Some of the foods that support your immune system are: yogurt,  garlic, carrots, black tea, cashews, apples, strawberries, and foods that are iron rich.  Livestrong

4.  Avoid Immune Depleting Items – Caffeine and alcohol deplete our bodies of nutrients that the immune system needs.  Reduce or remove these items from your diet.  Miss Nutritionist

5.  Get a Hula Hoop and Start Hooping – Hooping is a FUN way to build your immune system.  How long can you keep your hoop going?  “If you can keep your hoop going for more than 10 minutes, you can reap the immune boosting benefits that the aerobic nature of hooping can provide. Think about what 30 minutes can do!”    Hooping.org

6.  Try New Recipes – All those great immune-boosting foods?  Put them into a new recipe for your family – 14 Healthy Recipes with Immune Boosting Foods from Huffington Post

7.  Get More Sleep – Lack of sleep opens the door to an overtaxed immune system which wears down your body.  “The optimal amount of sleep for most adults is seven to eight hours of good sleep each night. Teenagers need nine to 10 hours of sleep. School-aged children may need 10 or more hours of sleep.”  Mayo Clinic

8.  Love Your Nose – Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® helps protect you against germs – with Spring Break travel and increased exposure to crowds this season, apply Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® as part of your daily hygiene routine.  (Check out the Walgreens Buy One Get One Free in March!)

Taking better care of your immune system means it will take better care of you!

Wishing you a Happy and Healthy Spring!