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Six Weeks, Six Pounds: Six Tips to Help You Shape Up for Summer

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:39:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dreading swimsuit season? The days are getting longer and the weather is warming up — which means you can't hide under that heavy winter clothing for much longer. With about six weeks to go before the start of summer, now is the time to get started. Last minute efforts often mean a lot of sacrifice and little payoff — but if you start now, there's still time to safely shed some of that extra winter padding.

"The threat of a warmer climate and skimpier clothing sends people into a ‘get slim quick' frenzy," says Samantha Clayton, director, fitness education at global nutrition company, Herbalife. "But trying to lose more than one or two pounds a week isn't advisable, or safe," she adds.

A two-pronged approach of diet and exercise is the way to get results. But if you haven't worked out for a while, you'll want to take it slow and steady. "If you jump into a fitness routine that's too difficult, you're unlikely to sustain it," Clayton says.

The same holds true for diet. "Many people are in such a hurry to drop weight that they cut their calories too far," notes Susan Bowerman, MS, RD. "Not only can they not keep up with such a strict plan," she adds, "they just don't have the energy to get through their day, not to mention trying to get through a strenuous workout."

Clayton and Bowerman agree that with careful attention to ‘calories in — calories out,' most people should be able to lose about a pound a week. Here are six of their best tips to help you look your best when summer arrives:

Start right away. Wishing and daydreaming about having a perfect body in time for summer is not going to get you any closer to your goal. So get started today. If it's been a while since you've been active, a simple walk or bike ride is a perfect place to start.
Prioritize the changes you want to make. Then, tackle the easier ones first. If skipping breakfast is your problem, make a point to start the day with a healthy, protein-rich meal that will keep hunger away until lunch. Try some cottage cheese or yogurt with fruit; maybe a protein shake made with milk, protein powder and fresh fruit; or a simple egg white omelet.
Take it slow and steady. Jumping into a fitness routine that is too difficult often backfires. If you take on too much, too soon, the resulting sore muscles — or even injury - may derail your plans. Aiming for 30 minutes of activity a day is a great starting point.
Have a plan. In order for your body to change, your workout must change as you adapt to your new increased activity. As you get fitter and your workout seems easier, you can increase your intensity or duration to push your body to improve.
Resist the temptation to weigh too often. Weight can fluctuate, so jumping on the scale every day may not be the best indicator of your progress. Rather than focusing on weight loss, pay attention to your other achievements — the ease of lifting more weights, improvements in your diet, or the inches you're losing around your waistline.
Keep a log to stay motivated. Keeping track of what you eat and how much exercise you get is one of the key components to successful weight loss. And do it every day. Write it all down honestly, and give yourself a pat on the back when you're good. But don't beat yourself up when you're not. Tomorrow is another day.

"The truth is, there are no short cuts," says Clayton. "You may not get a ‘six-pack' in six weeks," she notes, "but wouldn't it feel great to drop a few pounds and feel more fit when summer comes?"

Bowerman is a registered dietician and paid consultant for Herbalife.
Nutrition and fitness blogs can be read at www.discovergoodnutrition.com.

About Herbalife Ltd.

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) is a global nutrition company that sells weight-management, nutrition, and personal care products intended to support a healthy lifestyle. Herbalifeproducts are sold in more than 80 countries to and through a network of independent distributors. The company supports the Herbalife Family Foundation and its Casa Herbalife program to help bring good nutrition to children. Herbalife's website contains information about Herbalife, including financial and other information at www.herbalife.com.

Herbalife Announces That It Will Continue to Be Official Nutrition Partner of FC Spartak Moscow for the 2013-14 Season

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:15:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Herbalife(NYSE: HLF) has announced that it will continue as the Official Nutrition Partner of FC Spartak Moscow for the 2013-2014 Russian Premier Leagueseason.

Herbalifehas been the official nutrition partner of FC Spartak-Moscow since 2011. The new agreement will see Herbalifespecialists continue to work with the club to develop optimal nutrition programs and provide all their sports nutrition products. The company's logo will continue to feature on the players' shirts during Russian league matches, at the team's home stadium, and on all other media.

"We are happy to continue our cooperation with Herbalife, as a recognized global expert in the field of balanced nutrition products," noted Roman Askhabadze, Director General, FC Spartak-Moscow.

The sponsorship of football teams is part of Herbalife's broader program aimed at promoting healthy and active lifestyles. FC Spartak Moscow is one of a number of high profile football teams and players that are using Herbalifeproducts worldwide, including Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona (Spain), the Los Angeles Galaxy (USA), Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), Reading FC (UK) and others.

About Herbalife Ltd.

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) is a global nutrition company that sells weight-management, nutrition and personal care products intended to support a healthy lifestyle. Herbalifeproducts are sold in more than 80 countries to and through a network of independent distributors. The company supports the Herbalife Family Foundation and its Casa Herbalife program to help bring good nutrition to children. Herbalife's website contains information about Herbalife, including financial and other information for investors at http://ir.Herbalife.com. The company encourages investors to visit its website from time to time, as information is updated and new information is posted.

Herbalife Ltd First Quarter Earnings Sneak Peek

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:24:00 +0000

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) will unveil its latest earnings on Monday, April 30, 2012. Herbalife is a marketing company that sells weight management, nutritional supplement, energy, sports and fitness products and personal care products.

Herbalife Ltd. Earnings Preview Cheat Sheet

Wall St. Earnings Expectations: The average analyst estimate is for profit of 81 cents per share, a rise of 14.1% from the company’s actual earnings for the year-ago quarter. During the past three months, the average estimate has moved up from 78 cents. Between one and three months ago, the average estimate moved up. It has been unchanged at 81 cents during the last month. For the year, analysts are projecting net income of $3.64 per share, a rise of 10% from last year.

Past Earnings Performance: Last quarter, the company beat estimates by 13 cents, coming in at profit of 86 cents a share versus the estimate of net income of 73 cents a share. It marked the fourth straight quarter of beating estimates.

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Wall St. Revenue Expectations: Analysts predict a rise of 12.3% in revenue from the year-earlier quarter to $892.9 million.

Analyst Ratings: Analysts are bullish on this stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a buy, none rating it as a sell and one rating it as a hold.

A Look Back: In the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year, profit rose 30.1% to $105.4 million (86 cents a share) from $81 million (65 cents a share) the year earlier, exceeding analyst expectations. Revenue rose 19.8% to $884.6 million from $738.4 million.

Key Stats:

The company enters this earnings announcement with substantial revenue momentum. The company has averaged year-over-year revenue growth of 26.5% over the last four quarters.

After experiencing income increases the last three quarters, the company is hoping to keep the good news coming with this earnings announcement. Net income rose 35.7% in the second quarter of the last fiscal year and 42.6% in the third quarter of the last fiscal year before increasing again in the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year.

Stock Price Performance: Between January 27, 2012 and April 24, 2012, the stock price rose $11.88 (20.8%), from $57.22 to $69.10. The stock price saw one of its best stretches over the last year between May 20, 2011 and May 31, 2011, when shares rose for seven straight days, increasing 8.1% (+$4.19) over that span. It saw one of its worst periods between November 3, 2011 and November 10, 2011 when shares fell for six straight days, dropping 7.3% (-$4.40) over that span.

(Company fundamentals by Xignite Financials. Earnings estimates provided by Zacks)

http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/herbalife-ltd-first-quarter-earnings-sneak-peek.html/

Herbalife-sponsored team Reading FC automatically promoted to the Premier League next season!

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:35:00 +0000

Join us in congratulating Herbalife-sponsored team Reading FC, who won 1-0 against Nottingham Forest last night at Madejski Stadium, to now guarantee them a place in the Premier League next season!

This becomes Herbalife's first English Premier League sponsorship.

As a Herbalife Distributor, make sure you're following Reading in the last 2 games of the season to see if they will win the Championship, and follow them next season in the Premiership.

For more information on our work with Reading, please click here.

Wishing you every success in your Herbalife business,

Herbalife UK & Ireland

Herbalife Announced as sponsor of Sussex County Cricket Club's South-West Stand

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:08:00 +0000

Sussex County Cricket Club has announced Herbalife as the new sponsor of their South-West Stand, and it will now simply be known as The ‘Herbalife Stand’.

Herbalife has been Sussex County Cricket Club’s Official Nutrition Partner for the past twelve months and has increased their involvement with the Club by sponsoring the stand which is now fully open for the new season. With the Sussex CCC Club Shop and Newbery housed in the rear of the stand, there is a completely new look to visitors who enter The PROBIZ County Ground from Eaton Road.

The company has signed a three-year deal with Sussex and can look forward to the new 1,700 seat structure being known as The Herbalife Stand until at least the end of the 2014 season.

Gavin Aley, Herbalife Country Director UK and Ireland said, "Herbalife is absolutely delighted to be the Official Nutrition Partner of Sussex CCC. Our first season was a huge success for both parties, especially as the Sussex players love using our products and have reaped the benefits of our leading edge Herbalife24 Sports range.

"The Herbalife Stand is a natural progression in the relationship and we are very excited about Sussex’s prospects for the forthcoming season."

Trevor Mould, Sussex’s Communications and Marketing Manager, said, "We’ve had an excellent relationship with Herbalife since they first got involved with the Club and the feedback from the players regarding their products has been excellent.

"We can now look forward to welcoming Herbalife’s representatives and clients to The PROBIZ County Ground far more often and we’re extremely grateful for their continued support of the Club. They’ll certainly be able to bag a great view of the action from The Herbalife Stand!"

Wishing you every success in your Herbalife business,

Herbalife UK & Ireland

A Special Message from Michael O Johnson - Herbalife CEO

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:05:00 +0000

Dear Team Herbalife,

Mark Hughes had a dream of reaching $5 billion in retail sales. In 2011, you helped make his dream come true, and more. Your passion, pride, and incredible drive have taken this company to unbelievable heights. Our 2011 retail sales were $5.4 billion. Congratulations!

We just had our best year ever. All six of our regions had double-digit volume growth in the fourth quarter, and five out of six had double-digit growth for the full year. Volume points grew 23 percent and exceeded 1 billion in the fourth quarter.

Daily consumption business methods are continuing to drive our business, making access to our products easier, and enabling more Distributors to be successful than ever before in our history. Our overall retention rate is 52 percent, astounding. In some regions, our retention rate has reached even higher – 59 percent in Mexico and in Russia, 77 percent. Throughout 2011 and now in 2012 we continue to focus on making it easier for Distributors to be successful with better tools and technologies.

At our own manufacturing facilities we are manufacturing 25 percent of our global volume and continue to benefit from our improved infrastructure and Seed to Feed program, taking more control over our entire supply chain.

We introduced several significant products last year. Early in the year we released Prolessa Duo in the U.S., a unique satiety and fat reduction product that was designed as a boost for our Formula 1 meal replacement shake. We released several seasonal Formula 1 flavors as well as our Herbalife24 product line, nutrition for the 24-hour athlete, in the U.S and Europe. It’s great to hear from our sponsored athletes and Distributors about how the products are helping to improve their performance. From our title sponsorship of the World Football Challenge, which was aired on ESPN, Univision and other networks, to MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy, to three-time FIFA Ballon d’Or recipient Leo Messi representing us, our brand was seen by more people than ever before.

Through all our growth, we helped to improve our communities. We partnered with GAIN, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition and DSM, one of our nutrient suppliers, to distribute 20 million micronutrient sachets to those in need in Ethiopia and Kenya and the Herbalife Family Foundation opened nine Casa Herbalife programs – we now have 72 Casa Herbalife programs around the world where your time and financial donations are helping more than 20,000 children each day.

Our products and our business opportunity are more relevant for the global marketplace than at any time in our 32-year history. We continue to address the three mega trends that are affecting people the world over – obesity, an aging population and under employment. The hard work and leadership of our Distributors, combined with our products and our industry-leading compensation plan continue to positively differentiate our company.

Our aspirational goal is to achieve 10 billion volume points in the Herbalife Decade by 2020. I believe we can achieve it…because we are just getting started.

Yours in the best of health,

Michael

Herbalife Ltd. Announces Record Fourth Quarter 2011 and Full Year Results, Record Sales Leader Retention and Raises 2012 Earnings Guidance

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:16:00 +0000

Fourth quarter worldwide volume growth of 23 percent with double-digit increases in each of its six regions compared to the prior year period.
Fourth quarter EPS of $0.86 increased 25 percent compared to the prior year period.
Raising FY'12 EPS guidance to a range of $3.40 to $3.60.
Record annual sales leader retention of over 50 percent.
Board of directors approved a $0.30 per share quarterly dividend.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) today reported that fourth quarter net sales increased 20 percent and local currency net sales increased 23 percent compared to the same time period in 2010. Net income for the quarter of $105.4 million, or $0.86 per diluted share compares to 2010 fourth quarter net income of $86.3 million and EPS of $0.69, respectively.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, the company reported record net sales of $3.5 billion, a 26 percent increase on 21 percent volume growth compared to 2010. For the same period, the company reported adjusted¹ net income of $413.3 million, or $3.31 per diluted share, reflecting an increase of 35 percent and 37 percent respectively compared to the adjusted 2010 results of $305.6 million and $2.42 per diluted share. On a reported basis, EPS of $3.30 increased 39 percent compared to 2010.

"The momentum in our business continued throughout 2011 as we set new records in net sales, earnings per share, and free cash flow," said Michael O. Johnson, the company's chairman and CEO. "Equally important, we continue to set records in many Distributor metrics that are the foundation for continued growth, including activity levels and retention rates of Sales Leaders."

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the company generated cash flow from operations of $509.3 million, an increase of 31 percent compared to 2010, paid dividends of $85.5 million, invested $90.9 million in capital expenditures and repurchased $298.8 million in common shares outstanding related to our share repurchase program.

Let's support our sponsored athlete Tania Cagnotto!

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:13:00 +0000

Show your support for Herbalife-sponsored athlete,
Tania Cagnotto!

Herbalife-sponsored athlete, Tania Cagnotto, will be attending the Diving World Cup
in London on Saturday 25th February!

This World Cup is very important because it is Tania's chance to qualify for the Olympics for Synchronised Swimming, along with her partner Francesca Dallapè.

Tania, who has already qualified for the 3m individual dive, will be at the Aquatics Centre Diving Pool, located in the Olympic Park in Stratford, East London.

Tania's preliminary race will take place at 2.00pm and the final race will be at 8.30pm

Please do go along to show your support in true Herbalife style for our
Herbalife Champion!

Top 10 Best-Rated Personal Services Stocks - Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) is No 7

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:37:00 +0000

Below are the top 10 best-rated Personal Services stocks, based on the percentage of positive ratings by brokerage analysts. One Chinese company (XRS) is on the list.

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:NUS) is the first best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 100% of the 8 brokerage analysts covering it. TAL Education Group (ADR) (NYSE:XRS) is the second best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 100% of the 6 brokerage analysts covering it. NutriSystem Inc. (NASDAQ:NTRI) is the third best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 100% of the 5 brokerage analysts covering it. Stewart Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:STEI) is the fourth best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 100% of the 5 brokerage analysts covering it. DynaVox, Inc. (NASDAQ:DVOX) is the fifth best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 100% of the 4 brokerage analysts covering it.

Service Corporation International (NYSE:SCI) is the sixth best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 100% of the 4 brokerage analysts covering it.Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) is the seventh best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 91% of the 11 brokerage analysts covering it. Higher One Holdings, Inc (NYSE:ONE) is the eighth best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 91% of the 11 brokerage analysts covering it. Summer Infant, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUMR) is the ninth best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 89% of the 9 brokerage analysts covering it. Grand Canyon Education Inc (NASDAQ:LOPE) is the 10th best-rated stock in this segment of the market. It is rated positively by 83% of the 12 brokerage analysts covering it.

http://www.cnanalyst.com/2012/02/top-10-best-rated-personal-services-stocks-nus-xrs-ntri-stei-dvox-sci-hlf-one-sumr-lope-feb-03-2012-.html

Herbalife Opens in Uruguay

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:06:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), a global nutrition company, announced that it will begin operations in Uruguay, effective February 15, 2012. A distribution center where independent distributors can pick up and order products will open in the capital city of Montevideo.

This will be the 17^th market in the company's South America/Central America region, under the direction of Managing Director Patricio Cuesta, and 81^st country overall. The country director is Rafael Seoane, who joined the company last September and who also oversees Argentina and Paraguay.

Products available at launch include the company's flagship Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix in three flavors, Personalized Protein Powder, Herbal Tea Concentrate, NRG Powder, and several products from the NouriFusion™ skin care line.

About Herbalife Ltd.

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) is a global nutrition company that sells weight-management, nutrition, and personal care products intended to support a healthy lifestyle. Herbalife products are sold in 81 countries through a network of approximately 2.5 million independent distributors. The company supports the Herbalife Family Foundation and its Casa Herbalife program to help bring good nutrition to children. Herbalife's website contains a significant amount of information about Herbalife, including financial and other information for investors at http://ir.Herbalife.com. The company encourages investors to visit its website from time to time, as information is updated and new information is posted.

Herbalife Family Foundation Brings Good Nutrition to Children in Indonesia

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:57:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF), a non-profit organization committed to helping children at risk, provided a grant to the Pondok Kasih Agape Orphanage in Jakarta, Indonesia to improve nutrition for children living at the orphanage.

The funds from the grant that establish a Casa Herbalife program will be used to renovate the kitchen and sanitation facility at the orphanage and bring better nutrition to the 220 children living at the orphanage. The grant provided to the Pondok Kasih Agape Orphanage was initiated with the concern of the growing number of orphans and underprivileged children who need better nutrition and assistance.

The Casa Herbalife program was established in 2005 to help bring good nutrition to children living in orphanages, after school centers, and other non-profit facilities. This marks the 72nd Casa Herbalife program worldwide and the 16th in Herbalife's Asia Pacific region. After the initial grants made by HFF, the organizations receive local financial and volunteer support from Herbalife Independent Distributors and corporate employees.

HFF is a 501 C(3), non-profit corporation dedicated to improving children's lives by helping organizations provide healthy nutrition to children at risk. Additionally, HFF often supports relief efforts in response to natural disasters.

Leo Messi wins the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or Award!

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:44:00 +0000

For the third consecutive year, Leo Messi has won the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or (Golden Ball) honour!

FC Barcelona’s Leo Messi beat

out fellow finalists Cristiano

Ronaldo of Real Madrid, and FC

Barcelona teammate Xavi

Hernández to become the fourth

player in history to win the

prestigious Ballon d’Or three

times.

In addition to winning this honour,

some of his other achievements

over the last couple of years

include:

2009–2010 – Awarded the

European Golden Shoe

2009 – FIFA World player of

the year

2009–2010 – Top goal scorer,

UEFA Champion’s League

VISIT

HerbalifeSports.com

TODAY!

Herbalife applauds Leo Messi’s commitment to excellence and is
proud to be the Official Nutrition
Sponsor to him and FC Barcelona.
The Leo Messi Foundation and
Herbalife join in supporting
children around the world.

Slovenia becomes Herbalife's 80th Market

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:14:00 +0000

Message from Michael O Johnson, Chairman & CEO of Herbalife International

Now that we have updated our infrastructure, we are pleased to announce Slovenia as our 80th market, effective January 5.

A new sales center will open later this month and until then, products can be picked up at our current sales center located at Cesta Ljubjanske brigage 2, 1000 Ljubljana.

Products available at opening include Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix in six flavors, Formula 2 Multivitamin Complex, Performance Protein Powder, and three Herbal Tea flavors.

As we continue to expand into new markets through the Herbalife Decade, let's continue to take the high road and set a fine example for our industry.

Yours in the best of health,

Michael

Michael O Johnson, Chairman & CEO of Herbalife International

How Des Walsh helped reinvigorate sales ingenuity at Herbalife

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:11:00 +0000

Des Walsh was looking for a boost. This boost would not come from one of the products offered by Herbalife Ltd., a 4,500-employee nutritional products company that seeks to help people live more active and healthy lives.

Rather, Walsh was looking to provide a boost to Herbalife’s mediocre sales figures. In the three years prior to Walsh’s arrival as company president in January 2010, net sales had been flat, lingering right around either side of $2.2 billion. In 2009, the company registered $2.3 billion.

“Our founder had a vision for Herbalife to become a $5 billion retail company,” Walsh says of company founder Mark Hughes. “That was a core vision he had laid out many years ago. For this new management team, as we embraced the value and vision of the company’s legacy, we adopted that same challenge. We worked with our leaders to try to figure out, how do we grow the business?”

Walsh had a bunch of places he could look to discover this elusive boost. Herbalife is a global brand that markets and sells its products through a network of more than 1.9 million independent distributors in 70 countries around the world.

The problem was that while some parts of the world were experiencing growth, others were not, and that’s what was causing the growth problem. Walsh needed to find a way to take the good ideas and strategies and share them with the people who could use the help. If it was done effectively, revenue would increase and Herbalife would move closer to meeting the goal that its late founder ran out of time to reach. It was up to Walsh to devise a plan that would get everyone back on track toward achieving that goal.

Look at what’s working

Walsh wanted to get inside the heads of his successful distributors and figure out what it was they were doing so well and why it was so much more effective at generating good results than the strategies that others were following.

“We looked for distributors that were achieving significantly higher levels of success than their peer group in a particular market,” Walsh says. “We looked for two things: increasing sales and increasing movement of our marketing plan.”

The marketing plan would be key to achieving the $5 billion goal. Part of Herbalife’s strategy is to recruit new product distributors at the same time the product itself is being pitched. The company’s belief is that if you can get people so excited about your product that they want to help bring it to others, you’ve done more than just create one sale. You have the possibility of creating an exponentially higher number of sales as more people get more potential distributors excited and so on and so on.

The thought of bringing someone on board as a new distributor is always part of the sales pitch.

“When our distributors begin their Herbalife business, they come in with an entrepreneurial spirit,” Walsh says. “It’s driven with wanting to bring the Herbalife brand to more people. Our distributors are very interested in learning from other distributors and helping them to achieve greater success. It’s a very core part of our culture.”

Unfortunately, this sharing of ideas was not taking place uniformly across the entire organization, leading to the slow pace of sales growth.

Walsh needed to get things moving again. He needed to find the ideas that were worth replicating to the benefit of other Herbalife distributors and then work on breaking down the silos and reopening the lines of communication to spread those ideas across the organization.

The first stage of this process is identifying an idea or strategy and exploring whether it is worth sharing with others.

“What is it that is driving growth in a particular distributorship?” Walsh says. “Is this something which we believe is beneficial and sustainable? Sometimes they aren’t sustainable in the long run. We’re looking for success drivers with long, stable growth and duplication potential.”

You also need to look at external factors and determine if they are playing a role in the idea’s success.

“Sometimes an idea works within a particular distributor’s organization, but it’s not exportable or duplicable,” Walsh says. “That’s why we seek to have another distributor test it. If we find out based on that, it is an idea that can spread across cultures and across markets, we look to do that.”

If the idea still looks good after it is tried in multiple environments with multiple leaders, it’s time to give the originator a chance the share their inspiration with others.

“They show distributors what they’ve come up with and they train on how other distributors can duplicate what they’ve done,” Walsh says. “The last stage is we measure the adoption and track the level of success.”

Closely followed, Walsh was confident this process would generate results. He just needed to find an idea worth replicating and get people talking about it.

Spread the word

It wasn’t just one idea that got Herbalife back on course toward its goal of reaching $5 billion in sales. But one of the best examples of an idea that got the company moving in the right direction, and got people talking to each other again, was a weight-loss challenge conceived by a group of distributors in Michigan.

“It was a 12-week program in which they invited members of the community who wish to lose weight to participate in the program,” Walsh says.

After people met initially and recorded their weights and measurements, a regular meeting schedule was set up to monitor progress. These meetings would also feature discussions on the benefits of good nutrition, through the use of Herbalife products, of course.

“What it creates is a fun, competitive environment,” Walsh says. “People find it challenging and rewarding. This becomes a very supportive environment where people can learn about good nutrition. Most importantly, they achieve extraordinary levels of success.”

When you create a program that gets people to not only buy your product but to also be engaged in your product and participate in programs that surround your product, you’ve done more than make a sale.

“But also, in keeping that weight off, it creates permanent customers for Herbalife,” Walsh says. “Plus, many people say, ‘Wow, what a fun thing to do every week,’ and they become an Herbalife distributor. So it not only creates permanent customers, they become Herbalife distributors.”

It’s not always that simple, of course. In the case of people who already are Herbalife distributors, if you have one person who is experiencing success offering their perspective to someone who is not doing as well, the potential exists for egos to be bruised.

“All we can do is highlight success and have other distributors train on how that success can be duplicated,” Walsh says. “Our distributors are not saying, ‘What you are doing today is wrong.’ What you are doing today is great. But what we are showing you could help you even more. We’ve all heard the same thing before where the leader says, ‘I’m here from corporate and I’m here to help.’ But rather than force ideas from one country or one organization to another, it’s a slower path. It may take as much as two or three years, but it achieves a higher level of success.”

If you’ve got someone in your organization, whether they are an independent contractor or an employee, the key to getting them to successfully share an idea with a peer is convincing them to show humility.

“I’m not here to tell you what to do,” Walsh says, of how to open the conversation. “But what I am here to do is share with you my story. If there is something in this that can help you in your business, I encourage you to adopt it. It’s that spirit of humility that can make a big difference.”

It’s the same measured approach that you need to take with customers who you want to turn into distributors if you want a chance at closing the deal.

“The process that I’ve described is not a fast-track process,” Walsh says.

Build relationships

Your humility and desire to help others is important, but you need people who want to learn and want to explore the opportunity you’re presenting. So when you have opportunities out there to bring to other parts of your organization, it’s typically best to seek out volunteers to receive them.

In other words, don’t force ideas on people who aren’t interested.

“You want people to evaluate the concept with an open mind and with a real interest in helping it to be successful,” Walsh says. “If you take your top sales leaders and say, ‘I want you to experiment with this, who is interested in seeing if we can adapt this to your country?’ you will have people who are actively looking for ways to enhance and grow the idea and adopt it successfully.”

Create opportunities for people to share information and find ways to get them talking to each other.

“Have your sales and your corporate team spend as much time out in the field as possible,” Walsh says. “There’s no substitute to hearing and listening to good ideas firsthand.”

But don’t lay all the burden of talking with your people on your management team. Walsh makes trips around the world, and instead of just meeting with regional leaders, he wants to talk to the top performing salespeople.

“I want some personal face-to-face time with our lower-level distributors who are moving rapidly,” Walsh says. “I always have two questions for them. What are you doing that is causing you to have such success? What can we do to support you to achieve even greater success? By having these face-to-face meetings, which are always in the presence of local and regional management, we are constantly looking for the next great idea. We are fostering the culture that everyone is totally focused with helping.”

The Michigan weight loss program turned out to be very translatable to other parts of the world. As more communication took place and ideas moved more freely around the organization, sales began to improve. In 2010, net sales hit $2.7 billion.

“I was just at a Russian extravaganza in Minsk where they just launched an expansion of that program,” Walsh says. “What they found was that many customers in our Russian-speaking market would complete the 12 weeks and ask if they could come back and participate in the program with more topics. It just shows you the desire of people to achieve a weight loss goal in a supportive environment.”

Walsh says great ideas don’t always have to come from the president or CEO.

“No matter how bright somebody is, no matter how experienced we are, we all benefit from hearing ideas from others,” Walsh says. “Those ideas are best when heard from people closest to the customer. Making the time to hear ideas from those people who are in the early stage of their careers when they have a fresh perspective is always time well spent.”

How to reach: Herbalife Ltd., (866) 617-4273 or www.herbalife.com

The Walsh File

Born: Dublin, Ireland

Education: Bachelor of Laws degree, University of London

What was your very first job as a kid and what did it teach you?

My first job was in an insurance broker’s office in Dublin after I finished high school. It taught me that the best way to achieve success was always to be looking for ways to do things better.

Who has had the biggest influence on your life?

My dad, who exemplified the importance of staying calm in every storm, doing the right thing every time and treating everyone with equal respect.

Who is one person that you would like a chance to sit down and talk to?

Colin Powell

More on Herbalife: The company’s products include protein shakes, protein snacks, nutrition, energy and fitness supplements, and personal care products. Its mission is “Changing people’s lives.”

Michael O. Johnson joined the company as CEO in April 2003 after 17 years with Walt Disney Corp., most recently as president of Disney International

http://www.sbnonline.com/2012/01/how-des-walsh-helped-reinvigorate-sales-ingenuity-at-herbalife/?full=1

Herbalife Sponsored athlete Rachael Cadman sets a World First!

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:24:00 +0000

Rachael Cadman sets a World First!

Herbalife-sponsored athlete Rachael Cadman has become the first woman in history to complete the Enduroman Arch 2 Arc Challenge!

We have fantastic news to share with you! Rachael Cadman has set a World First by becoming the first woman to complete the Enduroman Arch 2 Arc challenge.

Rachael set off from Marble Arch on Friday afternoon and ran 87 miles to Dover. From there, she swam the length of the English Channel (23 miles) and then cycled 181 miles to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, where she completed the challenge yesterday at approximately 5.30pm.

It was a gruelling challenge which really pushed Rachael to her limits. However she overcame all the odds and is now a record-setter. To see how Herbalife^® products helped Rachael during her training regime, please read the full interview she gave for the Today Magazine earlier this year here.

The British Forces News was covering Rachael's challenge throughout. Click here to see their coverage. Her success has already been featured on BBC Radio, online and the Yahoo News homepage, with loads more to come!

For more information on Rachael and her achievements, please click here through to the RAF Careers website.

Rachael was raising money for 2 incredible causes: Help for Heroes and Shelter Box. If you have not yet donated to these fantastic causes, you still have time to do so:

www.justgiving.com/rachaelcadman (Help for Heroes)

http://www.justgiving.com/rachaelcadmanshelterbox (Shelter Box)

Please join us in congratulating Rachael on this spectacular achievement!

It’s Bathing Suit Season, Do You Dare to Be Bare or Keep It under Wraps?

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:12:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Despite summer's searing heat wave, a recent survey* found that half the respondents are keeping their bodies out of view or off the beach. And that's apparently a lot easier than trying to shape up — a large majority also said that they made no efforts to diet and exercise their way towards a better shape for summer.

The nationwide survey of 1,000 adults, sponsored by Herbalife, found that only 27 percent of all respondents reported trying to shape up for the summer — compared with 69 percent of women and 76 percent of men who made no attempts at all. Which may help explain some of the survey's other findings: at the beach or pool, more than half said they keep themselves "under wraps", 36 percent said they're "embarrassed to be seen in a bathing suit", and another 16 percent avoid swimming situations altogether - because they simply don't want to be seen.

Coupled with nationwide statistics showing that, as a nation, we're just getting heavier and heavier, "these numbers suggest that many people may simply be giving up the fight to get fit," said Dr. Luigi Gratton, vice president, nutrition education at Herbalife. And if most people are staying covered up or avoiding the water altogether, they're missing a fantastic opportunity to get in shape. "Swimming is a full-body workout that just blasts calories," adds Gratton, "and a brisk walk or jog in the sand at the beach is great for the legs."

When asked how they felt about their summer bodies, the majority — 61 percent — admitted their bodies lack perfection, but said they were comfortable with what they've got. "On the surface one might say that's a good thing," notes Gratton. "It's important to love the body you've got, and hopefully it's also the best body it can be," he adds. But if, as the statistics suggest, we're working out less and loving it more, "it could mean that our views of what's a normal and healthy body are shifting — in the wrong direction."

There's no question that regular exercise and even small amounts of weight loss go a long way towards improving health. So instead of avoiding the mirror, "put on that swimsuit, get outside and get moving," suggests Gratton. "You'll never get that bathing suit body if you spend your summer on the couch."

*Survey of US adult population, conducted by Synovate eNation, June 27, 2011 through June 29, 2011, margin of error +/- 3 percentage points.

About Herbalife Ltd.

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF) is a global network marketing company that sells weight-management, nutrition, and personal care products intended to support a healthy lifestyle. Herbalife products are sold in 76 countries through a network of approximately 2.3 million independent distributors. The company supports the Herbalife Family Foundation and its Casa Herbalife program to help bring good nutrition to children. Herbalife's website contains a significant amount of information about Herbalife, including financial and other information for investors at http://ir.Herbalife.com. The company encourages investors to visit its website from time to time, as information is updated and new information is posted.

Is Herbalife a Warren Buffett Stock?

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:24:00 +0000

Warren Buffett attracts a lot of attention. As the world's third-richest person and most celebrated investor, thousands try to glean what they can from his thinking processes and track his investments.

While we can't know for sure whether Buffett is about to buy Herbalife (NYSE:HLF) -- he hasn't specifically mentioned anything about it to me -- we can discover whether it's the sort of stock that might interest him. Answering that question could also inform whether it's a stock that should interest us.

In his most recent 10-K, Buffett lays out the qualities he looks for in an investment. In addition to adequate size, proven management, and a reasonable valuation, he demands:

Consistent earnings power.
Good returns on equity with limited or no debt.
Management in place.
Simple, non-techno-mumbo-jumbo businesses.

Does Herbalife meet Buffett's standards?

1. Earnings power
Buffett is famous for betting on a sure thing. For that reason, he likes to see companies with demonstrated earnings stability.

Let's examine Herbalife's earnings and free cash flow history:

Source: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's. Free cash flow is adjusted based on author's calculations.

Over the past five years, Herbalife has generated consistent and growing earnings and free cash flow.

2. Return on equity and debt
Return on equity is a great metric for measuring both management's effectiveness and the strength of a company's competitive advantage or disadvantage -- a classic Buffett consideration. When considering return on equity, it's important to make sure a company doesn't have an enormous debt burden, because that will skew your calculations and make the company look much more efficient than it actually is.

Since competitive strength is a comparison between peers, and various industries have different levels of profitability and require different levels of debt, it helps to use an industry context.

Company	Debt-to-Equity	Return on Equity (LTM)	Return on Equity (5-Year Average)
Herbalife	28%	72%	73%
Church & Dwight(NYS:CHD)	12%	15%	17%
Avon Products(NYS:AVP)	159%	45%	69%
Nu Skin(NYS:NUS)	29%	28%	21%

Source: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's.

Herbalife generates enormous returns on equity while employing fairly minimal debt by focusing on marketing rather than more capital-intensive activities.

3. Management
CEO Michael Johnson has been at the job since 2003. Prior to that, he worked for atDisneyfor almost two decades, where he ran Univision.

4. Business
Herbalife's products aren't particularly susceptible to technological disruption, though Buffett would likely be somewhat concerned with the risks inherent to potentially shifting consumer tastes in what is a developing industry.

The Foolish conclusion
Regardless of whether Buffett would ever buy Herbalife, we've learned that it exhibits several of the characteristics of a quintessential Buffett investment: consistent or growing earnings, and high returns on equity with limited debt, tenured management, and a technologically straightforward industry.

See full article from DailyFinance:http://srph.it/ne933R

Herbalife Family Foundation Launches Nutrition Program for Children in Vietnam

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:29:00 +0000

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF), a non-profit organization helping children at risk, has given a grant to the Hoa Binh Humanitarian Center, a charity organization operated under the Red Cross in Vietnam, to improve nutrition for children.

Under the grant, HFF will establish a Casa Herbalife program at Hoa Binh Humanitarian Center, financing a kitchen upgrade so kids can be served healthier meals. After the initial grant, Herbalife local independent Distributors in Vietnam will continue to support the program with volunteerism and fundraising.

This is the 65^th Casa Herbalife program worldwide, and the 13^th in Herbalife's Asia Pacific region.

HFF is a 501C(3), non-profit corporation dedicated to improving children's lives by helping organizations provide healthy nutrition to children at risk. Additionally, HFF often supports relief efforts in response to natural disasters.

About Herbalife

Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE: HLF) is a global network marketing company that sells weight-management, nutrition, and personal care products intended to support a healthy lifestyle. Herbalife products are sold in 75 countries through a network of approximately 2.3 million independent distributors. The company supports the Herbalife Family Foundation and its Casa Herbalife program to help bring good nutrition to children. Herbalife's website contains a significant amount of information about Herbalife, including financial and other information for investors at http://ir.Herbalife.com. The company encourages investors to visit its website from time to time, as information is updated and new information is posted.

Herbal Aloe Concentrate MANGO Flavour

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:15:00 +0000

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Order yours from:

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VP: 24.95

Basic Price: £24.47 / €34.36

Suggested Selling Price: £32.30 / €37.80

Unemployed and over-50s grab Financial Lifeline

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:15:00 +0000

Over-fifties are cashing in on opportunities offered by "direct selling" companies to boost their earnings or supplement their retirement income.

Direct selling is face-to-face selling outside a normal retail environment, either on a one-to-one basis or at specially held parties. Companies such as Betterware, Herbalife and Avon use direct sellers.

It is certainly big business. The industry is worth £2bn annually to the UK economy with more than 400,000 people selling products this way. Direct sellers can often earn more money by recruiting other people to sell products too, and then earning commission on the sales their recruits make.

In most cases getting started requires only a very modest initial investment – usually about £100. Sellers are self-employed and so will need to sort out their own tax and National Insurance payments. Another advantage is that hours are flexible and can generally fit around other jobs or family commitments, which is why traditionally, direct selling has appealed to young working mothers. But increased redundancies and the difficulties older people have finding work means recruits are joining at all times of life.

The Direct Selling Association (DSA), the trade body that represents the UK's major direct selling companies, has seen a 29 per cent increase in recruits aged over 50 in the past year. The DSA estimates there are currently 120,000 direct sellers over the age of 50 in the UK, compared with 93,000 in 2009/10.

Recent statistics have shown that unemployment is falling, but over-fifties are struggling to get back into work, with 44 per cent of unemployed at that age having been out of work for more than a year.

Paul Southworth, the director general of the DSA, says: "In terms of quality of life, from what our member companies tell us, many in the plus-50 age bracket enjoy the social side of direct selling, which allows them to continue to work and network with a variety of people.

"It is an attractive option, allowing them to manage their own business with minimal outlay as well as generate an income. "

So, how does someone – of any age – get started in direct selling? First, find a business with a product range which appeals to you and which you think is fairly priced. Check whether the company concerned is a member of the DSA as its members have certain rules they must stick to that benefit sellers as well as consumers.

If someone else suggests you become a direct seller for a company they're already working for, ask them about what's involved, the hours they put in and the income they generate. Also check how much money their other recruits are making. Either way, be cautious and take exaggerated earnings claims with a pinch of salt. With some businesses, high earnings are possible, but they require time, hard work and dedication.

According to the DSA, the majority of direct sellers spend little more than a few hours per week and earn under £1,000 a year. However, about 30,000 people direct sell full-time with many earning £50,000 or more, although incomes of more than £100,000 are not unheard of.

Herbalife sells weight management and nutrition supplements and has about 8,000 distributors across the UK. The company's vice-president, Neil Spears, says distributors can work as little or as much as they want with most earning between £20 and £2,000 a week.

"Of course, how much they work does strongly tend to reflect how much they earn, which can be anything from nothing to millions of pounds a year," he says, "It's a big range, but then with 8,000 distributors around the UK from all walks of life, the range has to be this big.

"Individuals become distributors for many reasons, some just wanting to earn a few extra pounds a week and others looking for a full-time income which also adds to the range of earnings our distributors achieve."

Cosmetics firm Avon is one the best-known brand names that uses direct sellers and has five million representatives worldwide. As a rough guide sellers can earn £1 for every £4 sold, so if you sold £200 worth of stock you'd get £50. It costs £15 to become a representative. Once you've been a successful representative you can become a sales leader, manage a team and earn commission on your team's sales.

Betterware distributors earn a minimum of 20 per cent of their sales plus bonuses. There are opportunities to become a "co-ordinator" or "territory sales agent" and earn more, although these roles require you to have access to a car and a computer.

Sellers with jewellery company Silpada need to make an initial investment of £149 and they then earn 30 per cent commission on sales as well as getting a 50 per cent discount on jewellery they buy for themselves.

People new to direct selling should beware of invitations to take a short cut to a higher appointment by investing large amounts in stock. Most direct selling businesses will require you to make an initial investment of only about £100.

Always make sure you receive a proper written contract and that you understand it. Check details about when and how much you'll be paid as well as payments for recruiting other sellers and whether you'll earn commission on their sales.

A final word of warning: make sure you don't get direct selling confused with pyramid selling or network marketing. These kind of online business opportunities tend to be offered to Britons by companies based overseas. In most cases there is not an actual physical product sold – just a lot of money changing hands until the scheme eventually collapses.

"Pyramid selling is illegal in the UK and many other countries and is a type of fraud which is disguised to look like direct selling," warns Mr Southworth. "Pyramid selling is where recruits pay an admission fee to join and then earn commissions on persuading others to join rather than supplying any real investment or sale of products or services to the public."

Case Study

Allain McLeish, 61, Direct seller for Pampered Chef

Mrs McLeish, from Aberdeenshire, has worked for the kitchen and cookery company for 11 years and is now in charge of a sales team with a turnover of £3.5m a year.

She first got involved in direct selling 13 years ago after she had children. Back then she was nervous about re-entering the workplace. Previously a secretary in the oil industry, her first direct selling job was with Tupperware. After a year and a half, she moved to a similar role at Dorling Kindersley books.

"I earned commission on what my sales people sold as well as what I sold," she says. "I was earning about £1,000 to £2,000 per month which kept us going when my husband then lost his job."

After Dorling Kindersley was sold off. a friend recommended Pampered Chef which sells kitchen equipment such as pots and pans and cooking dishes.

Mrs McLeish says: "Pampered Chef consultants find a host to host a party. The host buys food for about £10 which the Pampered Chef consultant cooks using Pampered Chef equipment. While the food's in the oven people can buy the kitchen goods. The host gets about £100 worth of freebies and the consultant commission on the sales."

Over the past 11 years Mrs McLeish has recruited about 100 people to Pampered Chef and they in turn have recruited about 500 people, giving her a sales force which has a turnover of about £3.5m a year.

She says direct selling has worked wonders for her self-confidence as well as her bank balance. "I've gone from shaking with nerves at my first cooking show to demonstrating cooking equipment in front of 200 people," she says, "Direct selling has enabled us to put our children though university and pay for my daughter's wedding.

"I also became the breadwinner when my husband was made redundant."

http://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/unemployed-and-over50s-grab-financial-lifeline-offered-by-direct-selling-2314894.html

Herbalife End of Month Review

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:44:00 +0000

My diet and weightloss posts have started moving to a new blog – this is to seperate them from my comping blogs. Apologies for the inconvenience. For a short time posts will appear on both blogs: http://10stonetolose.blogspot.com/

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My Blog Helper Louise has finished using the months worth of Herbalife sent to review.

She’s had a very up and down month and struggled to get into the routine of it.

Start Weight: 13 stone 1lb

Week 1: 12 stone 11lb’s (4lb loss)

Week 2: 12 stone 9lb’s (2lb loss)

Week 3: 12 stone 13lb’s wisdom teeth/pms problems (4lb gain)

Week 4: 12 stone 10lb’s (3lb loss)

She also reported very bad pms in the 3rd week which meant she went very off track and ate a lot of comfort food such as chocolate. She also had problems with her wisdom teeth.

In total over the 4 weeks on Herbalife Louise lost 5lb’s

Louise had the following to say about her Herbalife experience:

‘The Herbalife Plan is good, but I feel it would get boring after a while. I really started to miss/crave things like bread and sweets.’

‘Although the shakes are quite heavy on your stomach, they do keep you very full so you don’t feel like snacking.’

‘The Multi Vitamins and Fibre Pills aren’t the nicest tasting things in the world but they have kept my energy levels up.’

‘The best thing about Herbalife is the support you get with it. The Coaches are great and will help guide you through the plan and give you advice when you need it.’

FOOTNOTE FROM MYSELF:

I feel that Louise could have had a greater loss on herbalife if she’d shown a bit more determination and willpower – Giving in a lot on week 3 with wisdom teeth and pms problems meant a 4lb gain. If she had really tried to just maintain/stay the same for that week she’d have lost 9lb’s which would have been a great loss for the month.

Having previously used Herbalife myself I found that after a few weeks you got into a routine and once you’d braved the bread/carb/sweet cravings off for the first 1-2 weeks they went away almost entirely. I think that by giving into her cravings/having the bad week – it made the bread/sweet cravings worse.

It is a little hard to give an accurate review and score because of the bad week/problems with willpower. But the weeks Louise did stick to it worked and i’m going to base the score on those weeks.

The score for Herbalife is 9.5/10

It loses out on that final half a mark due to price (prices are not listed on their site and it makes it a bit difficult for those browsing/comparing diets) and the amount of pills that need to be taken which make it quite a fiddly diet to follow.

You can find more information on Herbalife on the website here: http://www.herbalife.co.uk

http://confessionsofacompaholic.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/herbalife-end-of-month-review/

Herbal Aloe Bath and Body Bar Review by BizzieBaby

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:03:00 +0000

Be sure to take a look at this review of the Herbal Aloe Moisturising Soap

"Packaging was good. I use mild soaps as suffer from eczema and was interested to try this. Soap was good quality, lathered up well, lasted a long time and was gentle on my skin. I use soaps all the time due to my condition and this was an effective soap to use. Did not use on our children as we tend to use the main baby bath items. My wife tried this and said left her skin feeling soft and smooth. It does last a long while, but price tag is a bit high. Will continue to use and would purchase every so often as did work well on my skin. Graham Donnington – Lizzie & Arthur 1 & 3 Years"

BizzieBaby Review

Michael O Johnson

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:37:00 +0000

Michael O. Johnson has a track record of success as a leader. Named chief executive officer of Herbalife in 2003 and chairman in 2007, he sets the vision and strategy, and is the voice of the company to approximately 2 million Independent Distributors in 74 countries. He oversees all aspects of the company’s global operations, ensures the company has the resources necessary to meet its goals and pursues profitability and growth to increase shareholder value.

Under his direction, the company has had five years of double-digit sales growth and has doubled – from net sales of $1.1 billion in 2003 to $2.3 billion in 2009 – as well as building a global brand through its sponsorship of more than 100 teams, athletes and fitness events around the world, including the LA Galaxy, FC Barcelona, the LA Triathlon, Amgen Tour of California and American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO).

Michael has strengthened Herbalife’s product development and manufacturing through the creation of Nutrition Advisory Board, the continued funding of the Mark Hughes Cellular and Molecular Nutrition Laboratory at UCLA, research and clinical studies at other leading universities, the development of the Herbalife Product and Science Center in Los Angeles and the Herbalife Innovation & Manufacturing facility in Lake Forest, California, and the creation of the Herbalife Nutrition Institute.

Michael is also chairman of the Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF), which is funded through donations from Herbalife, its Independent Distributors, employees, families and friends. In 2005, HFF launched its worldwide Casa Herbalife program to help bring good nutrition to needy children. Its first US-based site was at A Place Called Home and there are now more than 60 Casa Herbalife programs on six continents.

Outside the boardroom, Michael is a fitness enthusiast and has been participating in triathlons and cycling races for more than 20 years. He has encouraged Herbalife employees and Independent Distributors to join with him in participating in triathlons, marathons, cycling and fitness events around the world. Prior to Herbalife, Michael spent 17 years with The Walt Disney Company.

Exercise, Nutrition and Natural Pain Relief

noreply@blogger.com (Roy Davidson) — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:06:00 +0000

I have recently significantly increased the amount of running I am doing on a weekly basis. Following my first half marathon in October last year, I lost my motivation and my fitness dropped off dramatically toward the end of 2010. Following the big 40th birthday in 2010 I decided in January that 2011 was the year that I needed to get serious about my health and fitness.

I am passionate about well being, natural health, weight management and fitness and it was important to me to practise what I preach to others. Sport was never my biggest passion, at school I avoided all extra mural activities at all costs. However as a maturing adult, I hate referring to myself using these "labels" but after 40 it is difficult to pass as a child.

... back to the point, I believe that a healthy active lifestyle can only be achieved my including regular exercise into your daily routine. For me, I love the outdoors and that exercise comes from running. I have gradually increased the regime from a couple of miles 3 to 5 times a week to over 30 miles as week over a short period of time. It is amazing the speed with which out bodies can improve, but no matter how good our nutrition some level of discomfort is inevitable along the way. For me that is normally some neck or lower back discomfort. I don't normally endorse products here but the only relief seems to come from natural herbal packs. These 100% natural hot and cold packs are certainly a better option than chemically formulated pain medications. Whether its natural back pain relief or neck pain relief simply strapping on one of these packs offers very rapid relief.

Remember, optimal nutrition will greatly reduce your recovery time and minimise injury.

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