Goji and Health

GojiMannan™ - The Amazing Ingredient in TAIslim® SKINNYs™

2010-09-04T06:25:00.000-07:00

People everywhere are telling us how much they love TAIslim SKINNYs™. There's simply nothing else like these delicious all-natural chocolate treats, which our studies have shown can maximize your weight loss results with the TAIslim Total Body System. Taken with a glass of water between meals, SKINNYs gently expand in the stomach, filling you up and keeping you feeling satisfied for hours so you can avoid the urge for high-calorie snacks. I like to call them the treat to eat so you don't cheat!

The secret to the effectiveness of SKINNYs is a remarkable proprietary ingredient blend called GojiMannan™, a water-soluble fiber complex derived from the goji berry and the tubers of the konjac plant. You may not be familiar with konjac, but it's been used in Japan as part of a healthy diet for more than 2,000 years. Konjac is a great source of soluble fiber, but the magic happens when the tubers are soaked in purified alkaline water. This converts the konjac fiber into glucomannan, a substance with the ability to absorb many times its weight in water to form a gel. When you take SKINNYs with water, it's the gel that expands in your stomach to make you feel full. The gel moves slowly through your digestive tract, which helps to delay the absorption of foods that you eat. This helps to keep your blood sugar levels from dipping so that you won't feel hungry.

Glucomannan has been around for many years in a variety of grades, but the ultra-premium ingredient used in SKINNYs is markedly superior to any other. Thanks to the efforts of FreeLife's Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Haru Amagase, we have joined forces with Japan's oldest and most respected producer of glucomannan, a company that has been in the business for more than 300 years! The glucomannan used in our GojiMannan blend is unique in that it has the highest molecular weight of any natural substance on earth, and that allows it to absorb an amazing 200 times its weight of water. It is the only form of glucomannan that is supported by worldwide patents, 14 safety studies, and more than 100 clinical studies. Those studies demonstrate: efficacy for weight and body fat reduction; cholesterol control; blood sugar control; prebiotic effects; immune enhancement; and bowel regularity.

One of the most amazing properties of the glucomannan in SKINNYs' GojiMannan blend is what we call the "fat magnet" effect. In laboratory tests, this remarkable ingredient has been shown to absorb up to 50 times its weight in fat or oil. This is important because if you can trap and remove some of the fat from the foods you eat, that fat will not be absorbed and turned into body fat.

GojiMannan also helps your body burn more calories. It has a negative thermic effect, meaning your body burns calories in a vain attempt to digest and absorb the GojiMannan, and you get the benefit of those extra calories burned.

With all of these amazing properties, the best news of all is that GojiMannan is exclusive to FreeLife. Thanks to the GojiMannan in SKINNYs, anyone can now get the most out of their weight loss efforts with the TAIslim Total Body System.

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Weight Loss: Healthy or Unhealthy?

2010-07-05T23:11:00.000-07:00

If losing weight was easy, nobody would be overweight. But losing weight is hard work, and that’s why so many people are attracted to anything that sounds like a quick solution to their problem.

Look on the Internet or on the shelves of your local pharmacy, and you’ll find a dizzying array of pills, potions, patches, and herbal teas – all promising to make you as slim as models or celebrities. From so many offerings, how do you choose? A good first step is to ask yourself this question: Is this product or program healthy or unhealthy?

If you choose an unhealthy way, you’ll probably gain the weight back after you finish the plan.

Here are some of the unhealthy weight loss methods that you should avoid:

ULTRA LOW-CALORIE DIETS. If your body doesn’t get enough calories, it can’t function properly. Your body will cannibalize itself by eating its own muscle, vital organ tissue, and even bone. Long-lasting consequences can include various illnesses, immune suppression, weak bones, brain and nerve damage, and even death.

UNBALANCED OR "FAD" DIETS. These diets are unhealthy because they eliminate entire food groups, which deprives your body of key nutrients it needs to function.

UNPROVEN DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS. Unfortunately, the dietary supplement industry is not required to conduct clinical studies to support weight loss claims. The vast majority of weight loss supplements have not been clinically proven. They may contain ingredients that are of dubious value, even contaminants.

DRUGS. Diet drugs can contain harsh amphetamine-like stimulants designed to trick your metabolism into running in overdrive. When you stop taking the drug, you can suffer from withdrawal symptoms and you’ll quickly regain the weight.

LAXATIVES. Some people believe that laxatives can prevent absorption of foods that you eat. That’s not true. All the calories of the ingested food have already made it to the bloodstream by the time the laxative takes effect. The only weight loss from laxatives is water weight. The downside is that laxatives can be habit forming, and they can cause a wide range of physical problems.

The Key to Healthy Weight Loss
Science knows that the key to healthy weight loss is to eat a well-rounded diet with foods from all food groups, and to take in fewer calories every day than you burn. If you’re like most people, you’ve tried to follow this advice, but you just couldn’t stick to it. But now, there’s the TAIslim Total Body System. This program features easy-to-follow meal planning and healthy lifestyle recommendations, but the real advantage of the TAIslim System is its innovative, scientifically formulated and clinically validated nutritional products, which work with your body to make it easier than ever to cut calories and burn unwanted fat.

TAIslim® liquid utilizes FreeLife’s groundbreaking clinical science and triple patent pending formulation and technology to help you reach and maintain a healthy weight in four important ways:

1. Fights dangerous abdominal fat

2. Safely enhances metabolic fat burning

3. Controls appetite

4. Cleanses and replenishes your system

TAIslim® SKINNYs™ are delicious sugar-free chocolate nuggets that actually help you to lose weight. Backed by more than 100 studies validating the effectiveness of its key ingredients, a SKINNY, when taken with at least 8 ounces of water, gently expands in your stomach, filling you up and keeping you feeling satisfied for hours. A SKINNY acts as a "fat magnet," effectively binding and removing unwanted fat and cholesterol from your gastrointestinal tract. SKINNYs are also great for improving regularity and are the perfect alternative to between-meal and late-night snacks.

FreeLife’s clinical studies on the TAIslim System have shown significantly greater weight loss than with diet and exercise alone. And unlike unhealthy weight loss methods, you’ll lose fat, not lean muscle, with TAIslim. And, studies have shown that those who lose fat, especially around the midsection, can minimize their risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and certain types of cancer. Plus, you’ll look and feel great!

So here’s to your health, and to finding and maintaining a healthy weight for life with the TAIslim Total Body System!

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These Scientific Studies, Presentations Set Us Apart

2010-06-06T21:53:00.000-07:00

People new to FreeLife will sometimes ask why we believe that our products are the most effective and innovative in the industry. After all, many companies talk about the superiority of their products. But the FreeLife difference is that we actually back our claims with rigorous science. To illustrate our strong and ongoing commitment to scientific and clinical research, here is a current list of FreeLife’s peer-reviewed published studies and of the numerous presentations given by our Science Team at important scientific meetings around the world.

Published studies in peer-reviewed scientific journals

1. Amagase, H and Nance, DM. “A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Clinical Study of the General Effects of a Standardized Lycium Barbarum (Goji) Juice, GoChi®” Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 14 (4): 403-412, 2008.

2. Amagase H, Sun B, Borek C. “Lycium Barbarum (Goji) Juice Shows Significant In Vivo Antioxidant Effects in Human Serum in a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Study” Nutrition Research 29: 19-25, 2009.

3. Amagase H, Sun B, and Nance, DM. ”Immunomodulatory Effects of a Standardized Lycium barbarum Fruit Juice in Chinese Older Healthy Human Subjects” Journal of Medicinal Foods 12(5): 1159-1165, 2009.

4. Reeve VE, Allanson M, Arun SJ, Domanski D and Painter N. “Mice Drinking Goji Berry Juice (Lycium barbarum) Are Protected from UV Radiation-induced Skin Damage via Antioxidant Pathways” Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 9: 601-607, 2010.

Presentations at international scientific meetings

1. Amagase H and Handel R. “Sub-Chronic Effects of Orally Taken Liquid Dietary Supplement, TAIslim® Containing A Combination of Indigestible Soluble Dietary Fiber, Phenylalanine, N-Acetyl-Tyrosine, Caffeine, Tea Polyphenols and Lycium barbarum on Body Weight and Other Anthropometric Parameters in a Controlled Cross-over Human Clinical Study” Experimental Biology 2010, Anaheim, CA. FASEB J. 2010; 24:936.13.

2. Amagase H. “Comparison of Lycium Barbarum-containing Liquid Dietary Supplements to Caffeinated Beverages on Energy/Caloric Metabolism Activity and Salivary Adrenocortical Hormone levels in Healthy Human Adults” Experimental Biology 2010, Anaheim, CA. FASEB J. 2010; 24:540.13.

3. Amagase H. “Impact of Orally Consumed Lycium Barbarum on Various Urinary Neurotransmitter Levels in Healthy Human Male Adults” Experimental Biology 2010, Anaheim, CA. FASEB J. 2010; 24:540.12.

4. Amagase H and Handel R. “Comparison of Various Preparations of Gynostemma Pentaphyllum (Jiaogulan) and Its Main Active Constituents, Gypenoside Saponins, on Resting Metabolic Rate: Controlled Human Clinical Study” Experimental Biology 2010, Anaheim, CA. FASEB J. 2010; 24:lb264.

5. Amagase H and Campbell J. “Kinetic Analysis of the Impact of A Single Bolus Intake of Gynostemma pentaphyllum (Jiaogulan)-containing Liquid Dietary Supplement, Jule of the Orient® on Human Peripheral Blood Circulation” Experimental Biology 2010, Anaheim, CA. FASEB J. 2010; 24:lb334.

6. Amagase H and Nance DM. “Impact of 2-week Oral Consumption of Gynostemma Pentaphyllum (Jiaogulan)-containing Liquid Dietary Supplement, Jule of the Orient® on Various Subjective Symptoms, Blood Circulation, Blood Pressure and Other Anthropometric Parameters: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Human Clinical Study” Experimental Biology 2010, Anaheim, CA. FASEB J. 2010; 24:lb336.

7. Amagase H and Handel R. “Acute Clinical Effects of A Liquid Dietary Supplement Containing a Combination of Indigestible Soluble Fiber, Phenylalanine, N-Acetyl-Tyrosine, Caffeine, Tea Polyphenols and Lycium Barbarum on Anthropometric Parameters and Resting Metabolic Rate” OBESITY 2009, 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society, Washington, DC. Obesity 2009; 17:S271-2

8. Amagase H and Handel R. “Kinetic Analysis of Energy/Caloric Metabolism Activity of a Single Bout of Consuming Various Beverages and Dietary Supplements in Healthy Human Adults: Comparison of Lycium Barbarum-containing Liquid Dietary Supplements to Caffeinated Beverages” OBESITY 2009, 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society, Washington, DC. Obesity 2009; 17:S271

9. Nance DM, Amagase H and Luczy-Bachman G. “Effects of Lycium Barbarum on Basal and LPS-induced Cytokine Production” Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society Annual Meeting 2009. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity July 2009; 23 (supp 2):S51

10. Amagase H and Handel R. “Acute Effects of A Liquid Dietary Supplement, TAIslim® Containing A Combination of Indigestible Soluble Dietary Fiber, Phenylalanine, N-Acetyl-Tyrosine, Caffeine, Tea Polyphenols and Lycium Barbarum on Resting Metabolic Rate: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study” Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA. FASEB J. 2009; 23:LB474.

11. Amagase H and Nance DM. “Effect of Standardized Lycium Barbarum (Goji) Juice, GoChi® Intake on Resting Metabolic Rate and Waist Circumference: Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind Clinical Studies” Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA. FASEB J. 2009; 23:LB419.

12. Amagase H and Nance DM. “Lycium Barbarum Attenuates Increased Plasma Stress Hormone Levels Induced by a Short and Intense Exercise Challenge. A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Human Clinical Study” Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA. FASEB J. 2009; 23:104.6

13. Amagase H and Nance DM. “Effects of Lycium Barbarum on Feelings of General Well-being, Neurological/Psychological Traits and Plasma Levels of Catecholamines. A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Human Clinical Study” Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA. FASEB J. 2009; 23:716.2.

14. Amagase H and Hsu CHP. “Meta-analysis of the General Effects of a Standardized Lycium Barbarum Fruit Juice Shown in Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Human Clinical Studies” Experimental Biology 2009, New Orleans, LA. FASEB J. 2009; 23:716.1.

15. Amagase H and Handel R. “Randomized, Blind, Placebo-controlled Human Clinical Studies Showed Waist Circumference Reduction by an Intake of Standardized Lycium Barbarum Fruit Juice” Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society, Phoenix, AZ. Obesity 2008;16:S293

16. Amagase H and Nance DM. “Improvement of Sleep Quality by a Standardized Lycium Barbarum Fruit Juice Shown in a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Human Clinical Study” 7th Joint Meeting of GA, AFERP, ASP, PSI & SIF, Athens, Greece. Planta Medica 2008;74:PH18

17. Amagase H, Sun B and Nance DM. “Immune Modulation by a Standardized Lycium Barbarum Fruit (Goji) Juice in Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Studies” 7th Joint Meeting of GA, AFERP, ASP, PSI & SIF, Athens, Greece. Planta Medica 2008;74:PH5

18. Amagase H, Sun B and Nance DM. “Clinical Studies of Improving General Well-being by a Standardized Lycium Barbarum Fruit Juice” 7th Joint Meeting of GA, AFERP, ASP, PSI & SIF, Athens, Greece. Planta Medica 2008;74:PH16.

19. Farnsworth NR, Amagase H, Sun B and Nance DM. “Botanical Characteristics, Chemical Constituents and Clinical Relevance of Lycium Barbarum” 7th Joint Meeting of GA, AFERP, ASP, PSI & SIF, Athens, Greece. Planta Medica 2008;74:PA133.

20. Reeve VE, Allanson M, Domanski D. “Mice Drinking Goji Berry Juice Are Protected Against Photoimmune Suppression via Haem Oxygenase Induction.” Abstract #WAM1-1, ASP2008, Annual meeting of the American Society for Photobiology, Burlingame, CA, June, 2008

21. Amagase, H. and Nance, DM. “A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Clinical Study of the General Effects of GoChi®, a Standardized Lycium Barbarum (Goji) Juice” Experimental Biology 2008, San Diego, CA. FASEB J. 2008; 22:889.16.

22. Amagase, H. and Sun, B. “Immunomodulation, General Effects and Safety of a Standardized Lycium Barbarum (Goji) Juice, GoChi® Shown in a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Study” Experimental Biology 2008, San Diego, CA. FASEB J. 2008; 22:lb776.

23. Amagase, H. and Sun, B. “GoChi®, a Standardized Lycium Barbarum (Goji) Juice, Shows Significant in vivo Antioxidant Effects in Human Serum in a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Study” Experimental Biology 2008, San Diego, CA. FASEB J. 2008; 22:lb781.

24. Amagase, H. “A Controlled Clinical Study Showed Waist Circumference Reduction by a Standardized Lycium Barbarum (Goji) Juice, GoChi®” Experimental Biology 2008, San Diego, CA. FASEB J. 2008; 22:lb771.

25. Amagase, H. “General Toxicity and Histological Analysis from Acute Toxicological Study of a Standardized Lycium Barbarum (Goji) Juice (GoChi®) in Rodents” Experimental Biology 2008, San Diego, CA. FASEB J. 2008; 22:lb722.

26. Amagase, H. “Acute Hematological and Biochemical Effects of a Standardized Lycium Barbarum (Goji) Juice, GoChi®in Rodents” Experimental Biology 2008, San Diego, CA. FASEB J. 2008; 22:889.17.

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Study Demonstrates the Power of the TAIslim Total Body System

2010-05-09T18:21:00.000-07:00

TAIslim® liquid has been helping people all over the world find and maintain a healthy weight by fighting dangerous abdominal fat, safely increasing metabolic fat burning, controlling appetite, and by cleansing and replenishing the body. And now, the clinically validated benefits of TAIslim have just gotten even better with the introduction of TAIslim® SKINNYs™. Now you can enjoy the pleasure of a delicious, sugar-free chocolate that actually helps you lose weight!

Scientifically designed to work together as a system, the combination of TAIslim liquid and TAIslim SKINNYs will make it easier than ever to find and maintain your ideal weight. To demonstrate this, FreeLife conducted a controlled human clinical study to assess the effects of the TAIslim products on two key aspects of weight management: hunger control and optimizing the body’s ability to burn calories.

In this chart, we show relative feelings of hunger after eating a typical breakfast. As illustrated by the blue line, those in our study who ate breakfast without TAIslim felt satisfied after eating, but their appetite rebounded by mid-morning. Compare that to the yellow line, which represents the people in our study who used the two products of the TAIslim Total Body System. As you can clearly see, TAIslim liquid with breakfast kept mid-morning hunger at bay, and chewing a mid-morning SKINNY drove hunger down even further, an effect that lasted until lunchtime or even longer. In fact, by using the TAIslim System, several of our test subjects found themselves eating less for lunch, and that’s a great thing for a weight loss program!

One of the keys to successful weight loss is taking in fewer calories than you burn in any given day, and as you’ve seen, the TAIslim Total Body System can help you to take in fewer calories by curbing your appetite. Now, as you’ll see in this chart, the TAIslim System can help your body to burn more calories, too.

At the start of this test, subjects drank a balanced 158-calorie meal replacement shake because TAIslim liquid works only if you take it with food. We know that the process of digestion and absorption of food burns some amount of calories, but you almost always store more calories than you burn. We wanted to see if the TAIslim System would increase the amount of calories burned during a four-hour period after eating.

Drinking the meal replacement alone (blue bar) caused a small number of calories to be burned. Let’s call that 100 percent, meaning that it is 100 percent of the normal amount of calorie burning that you’d experience after a meal.

Taking a between-meal SKINNY with at least 8 ounces of water (red bar) significantly increased the calories burned from a meal – a 362 percent boost. And that was without taking TAIslim liquid!

Taking TAIslim liquid at the start of the meal, with no between-meal SKINNYs, allowed the body to burn 438 percent more calories over four hours than it would have burned without TAIslim. That’s impressive, but the magic happens when both products are used in tandem as a system.

The two products together caused an incredible 838 percent increase in metabolic calorie burning over four hours. In other words, the combined use of TAIslim liquid and SKINNYs allowed the body to burn more than eight times more calories than it normally would. That’s the combined power of the TAIslim Total Body System!

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Introducing the TAIslim Total Body System!

2010-04-16T09:07:00.000-07:00

Since it was introduced in 2009, TAIslim® has been helping people all over the world shed pounds and inches to reach and maintain a healthy weight. And now, the clinically tested benefits of TAIslim have just gotten even better with the introduction of the TAIslim Total Body System. Based on sound science, the System takes advantage of the latest breakthroughs in obesity research so that you can get the weight loss results you want faster and easier than ever before.

At the heart of the Total Body System is TAIslim liquid, the revolutionary triple patent pending formula that gently cleanses and replenishes while it fights dangerous abdominal fat, safely enhances metabolism and energy, and helps control your appetite.

Our clinically validated liquid is now joined by a new addition to the TAIslim family –TAIslim® SKINNYs. This sugar-free chocolate nugget is so decadent and delectable, you’ll never believe it can actually help you lose weight. Try it, and you’ll agree that science has never tasted so delicious!

Taken with at least eight ounces of water between meals, the proprietary and patented ingredients in TAIslim SKINNYs gently expand in your stomach, filling you up and keeping you feeling satisfied for hours. Backed by more than 100 studies validating the effectiveness of its key ingredients, TAIslim SKINNYs can help you to reach a healthy weight by curbing your appetite, improving regularity, and by effectively binding and removing unwanted fat and cholesterol from your gastrointestinal tract.† If you’re feeling hungry between meals or late at night, don’t reach for something you’ll regret – chew a delicious SKINNY instead. With just 20 calories, it will satisfy those cravings like nothing you’ve ever tried!

The synergistic effect of SKINNYs with TAIslim liquid is nothing short of remarkable. Our clinical studies have shown that the combination of TAIslim liquid at the start of meals and SKINNYs between meals gives you double the appetite suppression effect of either alone. With such powerful appetite control, chances are that you’ll probably find yourself eating less at mealtime. That’s a great thing for your weight loss program!

The TAIslim Total Body System can also help your body burn more calories, too. In fact, the combined effect of TAIslim liquid at mealtime and SKINNYs between meals is astounding; in our clinical study, it allowed the body to burn 838 percent more calories than it would have without the products!†

Double the appetite suppression and increased calorie burning – those are two great reasons to put the TAIslim Total Body System to work for you. And yet, there’s another great reason. With the help of our latest Scientific Advisory Board member, obesity expert Dr. Marie-Pierre St-Onge, we’ve updated our TAIslim Ultimate Weight Loss Plan and Food Plan to keep you feeling even more motivated and satisfied throughout your weight management journey. We’re sure you’ll enjoy the new TAIslim Total Body System as much as we’ve enjoyed creating it for you!

Cheers!

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New Goji Study Makes International Headlines

2010-03-20T08:52:00.000-07:00

Back in 2003, FreeLife® made headlines with the introduction of Himalayan Goji® Juice, the healthy and delicious functional beverage that started the goji revolution. Seven years later, Himalayan Goji Juice is still making headlines, thanks to exciting new research showing even greater promise for optimal health and wellness.

On February 1, 2010, London’s venerable Daily Express newspaper reported the results of Australian research studying the effects of ultraviolet rays on mice. It is well known that overexposure to the sun’s UV rays can suppress immunity, and that is what makes sun worshippers more susceptible to skin cancer. University of Sydney researchers set out to see if goji, a known immune enhancer, might be able to counteract the harmful effects of ultraviolet radiation.

The mice in the study were divided into two groups: the “Goji Group” was given Himalayan Goji Juice mixed into their drinking water; and the “Control Group” received either apple or pear juice in their drinking water. After UV exposure, the mice in the Control Group developed sunburn, which was accompanied by inflammation and edema (swelling and fluid retention) just like you would have if you had been a bit careless about sunbathing without enough sunscreen.

But what happened to the mice in the Goji Group? As reported in the Express article, “the inflammatory sunburn reaction was strongly reduced.” And this was with just 5 percent goji juice mixed into their water!

According to lead researcher (and FreeLife Scientific Advisory Board member) Dr. Vivienne Reeve, goji’s action is two-fold. It protects against decreased immune response, and it also increases the body’s antioxidant power so that it is better able to mop up the dangerous free radicals that are generated after UV exposure.

Dr. Reeve’s groundbreaking study will be published in the upcoming issue of the respected peer-reviewed journal Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences, a publication of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Animal studies cannot guarantee identical results in humans, but they are an important first step. Dr. Reeve believes that “goji berry juice might prove useful in susceptible humans.”

About Vivienne Reeve, Ph.D.
An expert in photoimmunological research, Dr. Vivienne Reeve received her doctorate in biochemistry from the University of Sydney. A senior research fellow at the University of Sydney since 1989, she is currently a principal research fellow and chief investigator, specializing in research on photoimmunosuppression, photoprotection, and photocarcinogenesis. Dr. Reeve has published multiple articles, and was recently recognized for her pioneering and sustaining research into the immunological significance of the UVA waveband.

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Freelife Endorser Meachem Catches his Championship

2010-03-09T23:07:00.000-08:00

Wide receiver Robert Meachem realized a lifelong dream on February 7, 2010 when he and his New Orleans teammates upset Indianapolis to win professional football’s World Championship.

The game itself was one of the most exciting Championship contests in league history, featuring a dramatic come-from-behind effort by New Orleans and electrifying plays on both sides of the ball. Robert made a couple of key receptions, one of which extended a late drive, to help his team go ahead midway through the fourth quarter. He delivered his gutsy performance in the most-watched program in U.S. television history. The telecast of the game boasted more than 106 million viewers, according to the Nielsen Co.

FreeLife® has been a long-time supporter of Robert, who drinks both GoChi® and Chi3 Energy™ as a part of his fitness regimen.

Robert’s journey to stardom is an impressive story. A graduate of Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Meachem was named a high school All-American by Parade magazine and SuperPrep reporting services. He accepted a football scholarship at the University of Tennessee, where he garnered rave reviews, and had what was considered his breakout year in 2006, earning an all-Southeast Conference honors and a consensus All-America selection.

Icing on the Cake:

Robert Meachem’s season that ended with a Championship began with the “Play of the Year.” In Week 1 of the season, Robert stole the ball from a Washington defender who had just made an interception, and took it all the way for a touchdown. That was designated “Play of the Year” by one of the league’s corporate sponsors.

On the Other Side of the Ball

New Orleans players Robert Meachem and Paul Spicer, a defensive end, were not the only Freelife endorsers to suit up on super Sunday. On the other side of the ball was Indianapolis cornerback Tim Jennings. While Tim did not leave the field victorious, he did make a highlight-film tackle, stopping New Orleans running back Pierre Thomas just short of the goal line.

While they are opponents on the football field, those three FreeLife endorsers agree on at least one thing: All are huge advocates of GoChi.

2 Years, 2 Championships with FreeLife

This year it was FreeLife endorsers Robert Meachem and Paul Spicer who hoisted the trophy for the city of New Orleans. Last year, Pittsburgh enjoyed a Championship with the spotlight on its brilliant defensive back and FreeLife endorser, Ryan Clark. Starting to see a pattern of performance here?

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What is Himalayan Goji Juice?

2010-02-25T07:45:00.000-08:00

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TAIslim... The Weight is Over

2010-02-15T20:32:00.000-08:00

Have you tried diet after diet, but still can’t seem to lose weight? You’re not alone. Millions of Americans are spending $60 million a year on fad diets, pills, and potions, and – more often than not – all they’re losing is their hard-earned money.

If you’ve been disappointed time after time by overblown hype and false promises, we agree that you have the right to be skeptical about any new weight loss product. But we’re hoping that you’ll read on, because we truly believe that you owe it to yourself to learn about TAIslim®.

TAIslim helps reach and maintain your ideal weight in four important ways.

Watch Dr. Rick Handel as he talks about TAIslim and how it works.

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FreeLife International Presents Results of Successful Clinical Studies at Annual Obesity Society Meeting

2010-02-04T22:23:00.000-08:00

PHOENIX, AZ – October 28, 2009 – FreeLife International® recently presented the significant results of several human clinical studies on TAIslim®, its proprietary triple patent pending liquid weight loss supplement, at the 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society. This important conference, held in Washington, DC, brought together the world’s leading players in the field of obesity – from basic and clinical researchers and clinicians to educators, advocates, policy shapers, and practitioners.

At the conference, FreeLife’s Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Haru Amagase presented research on the impact of TAIslim on weight management. He discussed TAIslim’s unique mode of action and the significant reductions in body weight, body mass index (BMI), and waist and hip circumferences observed in several controlled human clinical studies. TAIslim was also found to cause significant improvements over placebo in blood pressure, fasting glucose levels, and total body fat content. The formula was developed after weight loss benefits were noted in clinical studies on two other FreeLife supplements – GoChi® and Chi3 Energy™, both of which are based on the Asian goji berry (Lycium barbarum).

FreeLife’s findings on TAIslim will be published in the respected journal Obesity. “These results are very interesting and promising,” remarked Dr. Marie-Pierre St-Onge, noted obesity research expert and Assistant Professor at St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital and New York Obesity Research Center at Columbia University. She added, “The rise in energy expenditure (i.e., fat burning) with these goji-based products is interesting and suggests a mechanism by which they can assist in weight management.”

“Lycium barbarum is a very interesting herb,” stated Dr. Norman R. Farnsworth, world-renowned Professor of Pharmacognosy (study of plant-based medicines) at the University of Illinois at Chicago. “Clinical studies have shown multiple health benefits for humans, especially for general well-being, for immune-modulation, and for its antioxidant effects. The medicinal properties of Lycium barbarum in traditional Asian medicine correlate well with recent scientific studies. It appears that the active compounds in Lycium barbarum are polysaccharides (LBP) on which the TAIslim product is standardized.”

FreeLife® is the first company to perfect a difficult and demanding proprietary process and create the most highly standardized form of the goji berry available in the world today. According to FreeLife’s Dr. Amagase, “TAIslim is the only product on the market that combines standardized goji LBP with a proprietary blend of synergistic natural ingredients, and we believe that our research demonstrates great promise for those seeking safe, effective, and sustainable weight control. We are honored to have the opportunity to share our significant study results with the best and brightest experts and scientists in obesity research.”

With three patents pending, the TAIslim formula is a result of FreeLife’s continuing commitment to cutting-edge science and human clinical research. No other weight loss product can approach TAIslim’s exclusive formula, scientific innovation, or clinically demonstrated efficacy.

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Paul Spicer

2010-01-30T02:53:00.000-08:00

Spicer entered the league in 1998 as an undrafted free agent signed by Seattle. Now in his 11th season, Spicer spent nine years in Jacksonville and one year in Detroit. In March 2009, Spicer signed a new deal with New Orleans where he will be entering his first season in the Big Easy. He was a two-year starter at Saginaw Valley State University and was a junior college All-American at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois where he played for legendary coach Bob McDougal.

Paul Spicer
Professional Football Jacksonville/New Orleans-Defensive End

“I’ve tried all sorts of energy drinks and none of them have given me the instant boost of energy that they promised. When I first tried Chi3 Energy, I experienced an almost instant change in the way I felt. Since that time, I have noticed a change in my endurance, strength, and flexibility during my workouts. Chi3 Energy allows me to perfectly time that “boost” without the fear of a “crash” later on. I use it before every practice and game, knowing it can provide me with that little extra to practice and produce at a high level. I’ve been a professional football player for 11 years and this is the first product that has made me feel like I could play for another 11. Add in my daily 4 ounces of GoChi, my do-it-all juice supplement with Chi3 Energy, and it’s the rookies who are going to have to worry about keeping up.”

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27 Reasons to Drink TAISlim Every Day!

2010-01-15T23:43:00.000-08:00

Science now knows that there are four distinct aspects that must be addressed together for successful weight management. If you’ve been on diet plans that have failed, it’s because they only deal with one or two parts of the equation. But now, finally, “The Weight is Over!” FreeLife science has found the way to help you to lose weight, and it’s name is TAIslim™.

In Asia, the word tai signifies “total” or “complete.” And unlike any other diet you’ve ever tried, the comprehensive TAIslim plan addresses all of the key aspects of successful weight control. Based on FreeLife’s revolutionary triple patent pending formulation and research on the ability of the goji berry to reduce unsightly and unhealthy belly fat, our proprietary TAIslim helps you to reach and maintain a healthy weight in four important ways:†

TAIslim can continue to offer a lifetime of benefits even after you’ve reached your goal. Here are 27 good, healthy reasons to continue to drink TAIslim every day. Now you can lose weight and feel great for life. Drink TAIslim, for a totally new you!

1. Lose weight!

No matter how ambitious your ultimate weight goal may be, the good news is that you don’t have to reach your ideal weight to lower your risk of developing obesity-related medical problems. Losing just 5 to 10% of your total weight will make you significantly healthier, and you’ll feel better, too! TAIslim can help you to reach your short-term and long-range goals. Thanks to its triple patent pending technology and formulation, its clinically demonstrated efficacy, and its exclusive 4-way action, it will be easier than ever for you to lose weight and feel great!

2. Fight unhealthy ‘belly fat’!

One of the most significant weight-related health risks occurs when fat accumulates deep within the abdominal cavity. Studies have proven that “belly fat” can double your risk of dying from heart disease, stroke, cancer, and diabetes. TAIslim is synergistically formulated with key nutrients to help shrink your waistline, including FreeLife’s exclusive GoChi®, the standardized goji juice that is clinically shown to decrease the body’s production of stress hormones that cause you to accumulate unhealthy belly fat.†

3. Enhance your energy levels!

TAIslim has been shown in studies to cause an increase in the body’s production of energy.† It features scientifically proven GoChi, along with four powerful tea extracts and a small amount of natural caffeine to boost your metabolism safely and naturally, without the use of harsh herbal stimulants.

4. Turn on your body’s thermogenic power and burn fat!

Thermogenesis refers to the body’s ability to produce heat from stored fat calories. It’s not a prime source of energy, kicking in only when the body is under stress or attack, is exercising heavily, or is in need of heat (the flush of exercise and the “hot under the collar” sensations of anger are both driven by thermogenesis).

Babies are born with highly active thermogenesis, and with lots of baby fat to fuel the heat-producing process. This is why babies don’t shiver in the cold. As children become older, thermogenic activity diminishes and by adulthood, it slows to a crawl. This can lead to weight gain, which is popularly explained as one’s “metabolism slowing down.” What’s really slowing down is the ability to burn fat by thermogenesis.

Fortunately, in numerous studies, TAIslim and its ingredients have been found to significantly increase thermogenesis by multiple mechanisms.† Now you can burn fat again, just like you did as a baby!

5. Control your appetite and curb cravings!

TAIslim™ contains an exclusive Appitol Plus™ appetite control complex, featuring L-phenylalanine and N-acetyl-L-tyrosine. These powerful amino acids work on the pleasure centers of the brain to help suppress food cravings and the urge for between-meal snacks. TAIslim also contains key ingredients that promote the early release of CCK, the satiety hormone that tells your brain that you’re full so you can find it easier to cut out unwanted calories.†

6. Feel fuller longer!

Most people begin to feel hungry as their blood sugar levels drop several hours after eating. TAIslim slows the digestion and absorption of food, helping to keep your blood sugar levels from dipping so you can go longer between meals without feeling the urge for high-calorie snacks!†

7. Absorb fewer calories from the foods you eat!

TAIslim’s Lipitol Ultra™ complex of four potent tea extracts (including the legendary wu long variety) works on digestive tract enzymes, inhibiting their action to help reduce the amount of calories absorbed from starchy or fatty foods.† Additionally, when you take TAIslim with a full glass of water right at the start of a meal, its proprietary NuFlora™ fiber combines with your food, making it more difficult to absorb.† And food that is not absorbed cannot be turned into calories!

8. Cleanse and detoxify!

TAIslim’s exclusive NuFlora is an advanced proprietary soluble dextrin fiber complex that helps to clear metabolic toxins and provides an intestinal cleansing action so gentle that you can use it every day!

9. Fight insulin resistance!

Insulin is a hormone, secreted by the pancreas, which is released every time you eat. Its primary function is to encourage your muscles to absorb sugar from the blood after a meal, so that they can burn it for energy. If you eat more carbohydrates than the body can use, insulin will turn the excess into fat. TAIslim’s NuFlora fiber, in the amount found in every serving, has been clinically shown to reduce the flood of blood sugar after a meal.†

10. Up your fiber intake!

The multiple health benefits of fiber are indisputable, but according to government statistics, most people don’t get anywhere near enough in their diets. Each two-ounce serving of TAIslim™ provides nearly twice the soluble fiber of the leading fiber supplements, and thanks to its advanced NuFlora technology, there’s no thick texture or bad taste, just the great benefits!

11. Improve regularity!

Normal elimination is essential for gastrointestinal health. TAIslim’s remarkable NuFlora dextrin fiber complex has been clinically shown to improve intestinal regularity and frequency of elimination without laxatives.† The GoChi® in TAIslim has also been clinically demonstrated to improve regularity.†

12. Maintain colon health!

Your intestinal tract normally contains trillions of friendly bacteria (flora) that help to maintain the proper pH of the colon, keeping it free from yeasts and harmful organisms. Unfortunately, the composition and number of these helpful bacteria can change as a result of stress, illness, age, diet, or the use of antibiotics. The proprietary NuFlora fiber complex in TAIslim has a prebiotic action, and is clinically demonstrated to restore a normal composition and count of these important immune defenders.† Additionally, TAIslim’s powerful tea flavonoids have been shown to promote colon health in numerous studies.†

13. Banish bad bacteria that may be causing you to gain weight!

The intestinal tracts of overweight people are often populated with malevolent “hungry bacteria” which eat the remnants of already-digested food and turn it into unwanted body fat. TAIslim’s NuFlora dextrin fiber complex fights against these fat-storing bacteria, and promotes the regrowth of normal, healthy intestinal flora.†

14. Keep a healthy heart!

If you’re starting a weight loss program, you’re going to want to increase your physical activity, and that requires a healthy heart. Tea is the ultimate heart-healthy beverage, and that’s because of its high content of protective flavonoids.

Tea flavonoids make blood vessels work better, and an important study shows that people who drink tea after a heart attack are less likely to have another heart attack.† Each serving of TAIslim provides flavonoids from four potent tea extracts, at a level even higher than you’d find in a cup of strong brewed tea!

15. Maintain normal, healthy cholesterol and triglycerides!

Cholesterol is a concern for many who are overweight. Key ingredients in TAIslim have been shown to have a positive effect on blood triglycerides and cholesterol, lowering the bad (LDL) and raising the good (HDL) cholesterol.†

16. Inhibit dangerous lipid peroxidation!

Cholesterol and other blood lipids can become dangerous when they react in the body to form lipid peroxides. TAIslim’s exclusive GoChi® and potent tea flavonoids have been shown in studies to inhibit the formation of dangerous lipid peroxides.†

17. Improve absorption of minerals!

Good nutrition is essential when you’re controlling your food intake. The proprietary NuFlora fiber complex in TAIslim™ has been clinically shown to help your body to absorb valuable minerals from your diet.† Minerals are vitally important for bone and heart health, and for the proper functioning of the body’s enzymes.

18. Fight metabolic syndrome!

Metabolic syndrome is problem in most of the developed world. It’s a cluster of conditions that occur together. Having just one of these conditions − increased blood pressure, elevated insulin levels, excess body fat around the waist or abnormal cholesterol levels − isn’t identified as metabolic syndrome, but it does contribute to your risk of serious disease. If more than one of these conditions occur in combination, your risk is even greater. Fortunately, reducing belly fat with the TAIslim plan can have a very positive impact on metabolic syndrome.†

19. Support normal blood pressure!

According to a study reported in The Archives of Internal Medicine, drinking as little as a half-cup of green or wu long (oolong) tea per day for a minimum of one year may lower the risk of high blood pressure by as much as 50%.† Every serving of TAIslim provides bioactive tea flavonoids – from four potent extracts – at levels exceeding those of a full cup of strong brewed tea.

20. Increase your antioxidant power!

For successful weight loss, you must increase your level of physical activity, and that can cause a build-up of harmful free-radical activity. The right antioxidants can help. TAIslim contains GoChi, the standardized goji berry juice that has been clinically shown to significantly increase the body’s antioxidant status, while decreasing free-radical damage.† TAIslim also provides a high level of EGCG, a compound from green tea that has 25 – 100 times the antioxidant power of vitamin C or E. The amount of EGCG found in each serving of TAIslim has antioxidant effects greater than a serving of broccoli, spinach, carrots, or strawberries.

21. Maximize any exercise!

The TAIslim formula is designed to boost your metabolism and give you the energy to maximize any type of exercise. Physical activity is important for many reasons; it has a balancing effect on your blood sugar levels, it helps to decrease your body fat and cholesterol, and it increases your energy and stamina. You should aim for at least 30 minutes of physical activity every day, but even if you don’t have a regular exercise routine, you can incorporate exercise as part of your lifestyle. Walk to the store, walk up that flight of stairs, and mow your lawn. Studies have shown that these mini-exercise sessions have a beneficial effect on weight loss.

22. Keep focused!

Avoiding distractions is essential if you’re going to reach your desired weight. TAIslim’s exclusive GoChi® has been shown in controlled human studies to improve focus, concentration, and mental sharpness.† And the small amount of caffeine from TAIslim’s four potent tea extracts will help even more to keep you focused on your goals!

23. Alleviate everyday stress!

Many overweight people tend to eat when they’re under stress, whether they’re hungry or not. TAIslim™ can help. It contains the clinically studied stress fighter GoChi along with special amino acids, including theanine from green tea, that can help you to adapt and to cope with everyday stress.†

24. Improve your mood!

Losing weight can take time and effort, and it helps to have a positive mood. TAIslim features special amino acids that influence the production of key neuromodulators in the brain, including the “feel good” hormone serotonin, the dopamine (a precursor to energizing adrenaline), and beta-phenethylamine, the substance in chocolate that makes you feel so good when you eat it!† The GoChi in TAIslim has been clinically shown to improve feelings of happiness and contentment.†

25. Build healthy muscle!

As you lose fat, you’ll also want to exercise to build healthy new muscle cells, as it is well known that muscle burns fat. To make sure that those cells reproduce normally, you’ll need to protect your vital DNA. TAIslim contains a powerful extract of green tea, which has been shown to protect against experimentally induced DNA damage.†

26. Improve Your Immune Defenses!

When you’re losing weight, you’ll want to make sure to keep your health up to keep you motivated. The GoChi in TAIslim has been clinically shown in a peer-reviewed scientific journal to significantly increase three important aspects of immunity, and other TAIslim ingredients have been the subject of dozens of studies showing even more wide-ranging immune support benefits.†

27. Support thyroid health!

The thyroid gland works like cruise control in a car, producing hormones that keep the rest of the body working at the right speed. If thyroid hormone levels decrease, cells throughout the rest of the body decrease in activity and that can result in weight gain. TAIslim provides L-phenylalanine, an essential amino acid that is a building block of the important weight-regulating thyroid hormones.†

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†These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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GojiKids® in Asia

2009-12-17T07:27:00.000-08:00

During his late-October tour of Asia, FreeLife® Co-Founder & CEO Ray Faltinsky, on behalf of GojiKids®, continued to extend the Company’s caring hand to children in need.

Bahay Biyaya Hostel - Philippines

With more than 140 Marketing Executives on hand at the FreeLife Philippines Leadership Dinner, Ray presented a generous check to the Bahay Biyaya Hostel.

Located in Quezon City, the student hostel is a well-respected home for disabled students studying in both Manila and Quezon City. It provides educational support services to disabled high school and college students alike. These services include counseling, transportation, tuition, accommodation and lodging, books and school supplies, and library facilities.

During the official Grand Launch of FreeLife Indonesia, Ray made a sizable donation to Hope Worldwide. GojiKids’ benevolence coincided perfectly with the organization’s most recent addition, the local Jakarta chapter’s Turen Community Center.

This new center is already providing education and cultural programs to more than 80 local children. The students, most of whom had previously studied in a crumbling bamboo hut, now have proper classrooms, access to the center’s computer training facility, an
opportunity to receive a better education, and training for choice employment opportunities. One of the goals is to develop students into qualified teachers for the center.

Hope Worldwide - Indonesia

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How TaiSlim Cleanses and Replenishes Your System

2009-12-07T09:32:00.000-08:00

Many experts believe that cleansing and replenishing your digestive system is essential for your weight loss success, and we agree. In fact, it’s an important feature of TAIslim’s exclusive four-way action. To understand how it works, you first need to know about TAIslim’s special proprietary fiber ingredient, NuFlora™.

When most people think of fiber, they only think about something that helps with bowel regularity. But if you use the right kind of fiber, such as NuFlora–it can actually help you to lose weight, too. When you take TAIslim™ with at least eight ounces of water, the NuFlora fiber becomes fully hydrated in your stomach and begins to co-mingle with your food. Because NuFlora is indigestible, it slows down the digestive process so that you don’t overload your bloodstream.† Absorbing food more slowly is very beneficial, and it guarantees that your body can handle it without the stress of having to produce an overabundance of insulin. This is important, because insulin is a fat storing hormone, and producing too much of it is a primary factor in obesity.

NuFlora also helps to escort metabolic wastes and toxins from the body, and it has been clinically shown to promote regularity when used on a continuing basis.† But the most interesting aspect of NuFlora is one that comes straight from the scientific headlines. Thanks to NuFlora, TAIslim can help to rid your body of bad bacteria that may actually be causing you to gain weight!†

A normal colon is populated with trillions of friendly bacteria. We call them the intestinal flora. These flora are also called probiotic bacteria–probiotic means “for life,” because you need them to live. They keep your colon healthy and free of Candida yeast and other harmful organisms, and they even help with maintaining a normal weight by improving your body’s ability to use insulin.

Some alarming new research from the renowned Mayo Clinic is now showing that in many overweight people, their beneficial flora have been depleted and have been replaced with a nasty species called Firmicutes (fur-MICK-you-tees). The name may sound like something from Greek mythology, but Firmicutes are no myth. They’re real. They have an incredible ability to take your already digested food, extract more calories from it, and then store it as body fat. This is now a major focus of leading obesity researchers in the United States and in Europe.

Fortunately, you can get rid of those bad bacteria and restore the healthy flora with the NuFlora in TAIslim.† NuFlora makes your normal probiotic bacteria stronger and better able to fight and get rid of the evil fat-storing invaders, but only if you take it consistently. Cleansing and replenishing your system is just one more great reason to take TAIslim every day!

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†These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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FreeLife donates to the Shriners Hospitals for Children!

2009-11-21T02:31:00.000-08:00

FreeLife® CEO Ray Faltinsky and President Kevin Fournier contributed to an inspirational session at Abundance ’09 with a special donation on behalf of GojiKids®.

The generous donation went to El Zaribah Shriners of Phoenix, Arizona for its work with the Shriners Hospitals for Children.

The presentation was made after an uplifting appearance, including a drum-off with Kevin, by special guest speaker Dan Caro. Caro, who suffered life-threatening, third-degree burns as a youngster, spent literally years in Shriners hospitals. He is now an ambassador for Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Started in 1922, the Shriners Hospitals for Children is a one-of-a-kind health care system dedicated to improving the lives of children by providing pediatric specialty care, innovative research, and outstanding teaching programs.

Every year, the Shriners Hospitals for Children provides care for thousands of children with orthopedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate, in a family-centered environment at no charge.

FreeLife, on behalf of GojiKids, was very pleased to be able to assist a group like Shriners Hospitals for Children, which has been helping kids such as Dan Caro defy the odds for more than 85 years.

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How TAISlim Helps to Control your Appetite

2009-11-09T01:40:00.000-08:00

Experts agree that in order to lose excess fat, you must take in fewer calories each day than you expend. And yet, it can be difficult to break old habits and push yourself away from the table if you’re still hungry. Fortunately, TAIslim™ offers multiple ways to make it easier for you to eat less and still feel satisfied.

TAIslim’s exclusive Appitol Plus complex features two natural amino acids, L-phenylalanine and N-acetyl-L-tyrosine. Studies on these natural building blocks of protein suggest that they can help suppress food cravings and the urge for between-meal snacks. This is because of their action on the brain’s pleasure centers. Your brain is designed to reward you with feelings of pleasure for performing necessary actions like eating or seeking warmth or shelter, and it’s also designed to make you want to avoid uncomfortable sensations such as extreme cold or physical pain. A pleasurable activity such as eating triggers the release of a brain chemical called dopamine, which travels to special receptors to produce a sensation of pleasure—you feel satisfied, and you can therefore stop eating. But in many overweight people, something’s gone haywire with their dopamine receptors, so it takes more food for them to get the message that they’re satisfied.

The amino acids in TAIslim’s Appetol Plus complex are structurally similar to dopamine, and studies have shown that they can increase the activity of dopamine in the brain. That means that, by taking TAIslim at the start of a meal, you can feel that pleasurable sensation without having to overeat.

TAIslim also contains NuFlora™, a special fiber ingredient that promotes the early release of CCK, a hormone that makes you feel fuller faster. And it can make you feel fuller longer as well.

The hunger signal occurs several hours after eating as blood sugar levels begin to dip. Once you have eaten another meal, blood sugar levels once again rise to normal and your hunger goes away. Scientists know that if you can keep your blood sugar levels up
for a longer period of time, you can delay the hunger signal, and this is another way in which TAIslim can offer help. By delaying the absorption of food, TAIslim’s unique NuFlora fiber lets it into the bloodstream a little at a time—a constant trickle instead of a flood. This helps to maintain normal blood sugar levels, and also allows your body to deal with your food much more easily, without having to overproduce fat-storing stress hormones like insulin and cortisol.

With TAIslim, you can find it easier than ever to walk away from the dining table earlier, and you won’t be as anxious waiting for the dinner bell to ring!

Know about the TAIslim Success Stories

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†These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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Freelife's Science Team

2009-11-01T09:43:00.000-08:00

The FreeLife Science Team is composed of our in-house scientists and a global Scientific Advisory Board of leading experts in the fields of nutrition, health, and medicine.

They represent 20 renowned centers of learning around the world, including the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Paris, Tufts School of Medicine, the University of California at Irvine, Cornell Medical College, and the University of Queensland in Australia.

Our team members hold a combined 23 advanced degrees, including 7 honorary doctorate degrees.

Their work has been published in over 1,400 medical and scientific journals and more than 100 books.

They have given more than 700 scientific presentations.

They are fellows of more than 50 prestigious scientific and medical societies.

They have dedicated a combined 346 years to scientific research.

They have been honored by their peers with more than 21 prestigious awards and prizes.

They have served as expert judges for more than 40 peer-review journals.

Their advice is sought by leading organizations such as the National Institute on Aging, National Cancer Institute, and the National Academy of Sciences.

Overseen by Dr. Haru Amagase, our Chief Scientific Officer, FreeLife’s GoChi studies have been accepted and published by three leading peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals. Such independent validation of GoChi’s benefits represents a first in the
Direct Selling industry, and is an accomplishment that our entire FreeLife Family can be proud of.

In addition to these published studies, Dr. Amagase and our Scientific Advisory Board members have in just a little over a year delivered 18 enthusiastically received presentations on our GoChi and TAIslim research at important symposiums and conferences around the world. These include:

Experimental Biology Convention 2008, San Diego, April 5-9, 2008 (6 separate research papers presented)

Annual meeting of the American Society for Photobiology, Burlingame, CA, June 20-25, 2008

7th Joint Meeting of Natural Products with Pharmaceutical, Nutraceutical, Cosmetic, and Agrochemical Interest, Athens, Greece, August 3-8, 2008 (4 separate research papers
presented)

Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society, Phoenix, AZ, October 3-7, 2008

Experimental Biology Convention 2009, New Orleans, LA, April 17-22, 2009 (5 separate research papers presented)

16th Annual Meeting of the Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society, Breckenridge, CO, June 3-6, 2009

Dr. Amagase will also be revealing new TAIslim research at OBESITY 2009, the 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society, Washington, DC, October 24-28, 2009.

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Ryan Clark

2009-11-01T03:00:00.000-08:00

The road to success was a wild ride for professional football player Ryan Clark. After enjoying an impressive college career at Louisiana State where he started 36 consecutive games at free safety, Ryan debuted as a professional in New York back in 2002.

Ryan Clark
Professional Football Pittsburgh Defensive Back

He played in the Big Apple for two years before his next contract landed him in Washington, where he played well for another two seasons. Despite his impressive on-field numbers, Washington allowed him to leave for Pittsburgh at the end of his contract. There he battled talented competition, overcame a serious illness that almost took his life, and still managed to anchor one of the toughest positions, free safety, on the league’s top defense. Ryan has earned the reputation as one of the fiercest hitters in the league, grown into a fan favorite, inspired his teammates through his amazing recovery and return to football, and managed to earn not one, but two World Championships with Pittsburgh. Armed with GoChi and a deep belief in his abilities to overcome virtually any obstacle, Ryan’s future both on and off the field looks to be very bright indeed.

“GoChi’s taste is second to none; its competition doesn’t even come close. Its taste is only outdone by its freshness and the energy it provides. GoChi is a real game-changer.”

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TaiSlim... For a Totally New YOU!

2009-10-14T01:56:00.000-07:00

TAIslim helps you to reach and maintain a healthy weight in four important ways:

1. FIGHTS ABDOMINAL FAT:

TAIslim contains FreeLife’s exclusive GoChi®, clinically shown to decrease the body’s production of stress hormones that cause you to accumulate unhealthy belly fat.† Other ingredients act on digestive tract enzymes to help reduce the amount of calories absorbed from starchy or fatty foods.†

2. ENHANCES METABOLISM:

Clinical results on TAIslim have demonstrated a dramatic increase in the body’s calorie burning potential compared to placebo, giving you the energy to maximize your workout performance.†

3. HELPS CONTROL APPETITE:

TAIslim supports a positive mood, suppressing appetite and between-meal cravings to help you to cut unwanted calories.†

4. CLEANSES and REPLENISHES:

TAIslim's advanced proprietary NuFlora™ fiber provides gentle cleansing and detoxifying action to promote regularity and healthy microflora, while slowing the absorption of food to improve metabolism.†

Doctors and diet experts agree that there’s only one permanent way to lose pounds and inches, and that’s to burn more calories than you take in. But if you’ve failed with diet after diet, it’s not your fault. Trendy pills and potions use gimmicks to give you some early results, but the weight always returns. Over time, this yo-yo cycle of losing and regaining can actually slow your metabolism, making it even harder to lose weight. But now, FreeLife® science has found the way to lose the fat and keep it off, and that’s TAIslim.†‡

In Asia, the word tai signifies “total” or “complete.” And unlike any other diet you’ve ever tried, the comprehensive TAIslim plan addresses every key aspect of successful weight control. TAIslim is based on FreeLife’s revolutionary patent pending technology and research on the ability of the goji berry to reduce unsightly and dangerous belly fat.

Know about the TAIslim Success Stories

‡For best results, use every day in conjunction with healthy dietary choices and exercise, and drink 8 glasses of water per day.
†These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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Turn ON the BAT, and burn OFF the FAT

2009-10-04T09:04:00.000-07:00

Thermogenesis refers to the body’s ability to produce heat from stored fat calories by increasing the metabolic rate. This fat burning is called lipolysis, and takes place mostly in unique pockets of brown adipose tissue (BAT) located throughout the body.

Other than in hibernating animals, BAT thermogenesis is not a prime energy source for the body. Rather, it is a means of getting rid of excess caloric intake, or as a supplemental source of energy when the body is under stress, attack, is exercising heavily, or is in need of heat (the fl ush of exercise and the “hot under the collar” sensations of anger are both driven by thermogenesis).

Babies are born with highly active BAT, and lots of baby fat to fuel the heat-producing process. This is why babies don’t shiver in the cold. As children become older, BAT thermogenic activity diminishes. By adulthood, BAT activity can slow to a crawl if not adequately stimulated by regular aerobic exercise. This can lead to weight gain, which is popularly explained as one’s “metabolism slowing down.” What’s really slowing down is the ability of the BAT to burn the fat!

Some people, especially those who work outdoors or who live in extremely cold climates, are able to retain BAT activity throughout their lives. In clinical studies on adults with active BAT, even eating thousands of excess calories over a long period often didn’t alter their weight, and some even managed to lose weight.

Fortunately, you don’t have to work outdoors in an Alaskan oil field to activate BAT. Foods such as cinnamon, ginger, and hot peppers can make you perspire and feel flushed, and that’s thermogenesis in action, but the effect quickly wears off. The effects of coffee and tea last a bit longer, thanks to their combination of polyphenols and caffeine, which work together to keep the fat burning going. In fact, the fat burning effect of green tea has been scientifically measured, and it’s equal to burning 80 extra calories a day. That means that you could lose nearly 10 pounds a year just by drinking green tea. But what if that’s not enough?

Now, there’s a better way to turn on your thermogenic power, and that’s TAIslim. In a controlled human clinical study, TAIslim burned calories at the amazing rate of 200 calories per day – that’s 250% more than what was shown in the green tea studies. The 200 calorie thermogenic boost is just one of TAIslim’s four modes of action which, combined, are responsible for the incredible results that people are seeing with TAIslim.

TAIslim’s thermogenic effect is also long lasting. In fact, after 4 hours, clinical study participants taking TAIslim were burning 20 times more calories than those drinking coffee or green tea! So, drink TAIslim. It’s a great way to turn on the BAT, and burn off the fat!

Know about the TAIslim Success Stories

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Ronald Bartell

2009-09-22T20:10:00.000-07:00

“I was just recently introduced to GoChi and Chi3 and after trying these products, I absolutely love them! During my training in the off-season, Chi3 has really helped me stay sharp and energized on a daily basis. It gives me an edge to get through those tough workouts and I feel great at the end of the day. I love the taste of GoChi and will continue with it as part of my daily regimen during the season as well.”

Ronald Bartell
Professional Football St. Louis cornerback

Ron Bartell is considered one of the best young cornerbacks in the league and was recently granted a new four-year deal with St.Louis. Bartell was drafted in 2005 in the second round by St. Louis (50th overall). In 42 career games, Ron has 129 tackles (108 solo), five interceptions, one touchdown, 23 passes defensed, four forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery. Ron played his college ball at Howard University after transferring from Central Michigan where he started every game as a sophomore. Born and raised in Detroit, he now resides in St.Louis.

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FreeLife® Co-Founders Spread Generosity Across the U.S. with GojiKids®

2009-09-01T02:12:00.000-07:00

FreeLife® CEO Ray Faltinsky and President Kevin Fournier presented donations to two youth charities on behalf of GojiKids® during their Co-Founders’ events.

Ray made a special donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Idaho while he was in Idaho Falls. Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has enriched the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions through its wish-granting work. The Idaho Make-A-Wish (idaho.wish.org) organization was established in 1986 and has granted more than 700 wishes through the work of about 200 volunteers.

Kevin, who was in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, presented a generous check to Little by Little, a local charity that teaches the value of education and college to economically disadvantaged children in third grade and older. Little by Little, a subsidiary of Partnership for Children (smartstart-nc.org), rewards youngsters who achieve certain goals by taking them to college basketball games and on tours of colleges, and it provides scholarship funds of more than $500 per child for children who participate in the program and show signs of improvement.

GojiKids is proud to assist such worthy organizations as Make-AWish, which is devoted to bringing smiles to deserving children, and Little by Little, whose goal is to break generational poverty through education.

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Real Science, Real Benefits

2009-08-24T06:29:00.000-07:00

At FreeLife, we pride ourselves on our commitment to scientific research. We are proud to have demonstrated 19 impressive benefits with GoChi® in three human clinical studies, and our results have been independently validated by acceptance and publication in three scholarly scientific journals. The worldwide nutrition research community is excited about the discoveries of our Science Team, and yet, it seems that some competitors just can’t resist the temptation to knock us. They certainly have a right to their opinions, but we have the right to object when they don’t play fair.

What really troubles our Science Team is when other companies assert superiority for their products based on faulty comparisons. This is especially true when the subject turns to antioxidant power. Many products are marketed with boasts about high antioxidant potency, but most are basing their claim on two inappropriate tests: ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) and FRAP (Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Potential). These two tests were designed to measure only the theoretical antioxidant potential of a substance in a laboratory beaker, but the tests tell you absolutely nothing about how that substance might actually perform in a human body. The truth is that many fruits that test very high for ORAC and FRAP actually perform miserably as antioxidants in the body because they’re not able to be absorbed. High-ORAC foods do provide nutritional benefits, but to say that those benefits are because of their antioxidant power is simply not telling the scientific truth.

Leading scientists believe that to really obtain a compound’s antioxidant effect, tests should be conducted on actual effectiveness in the human body, and that is what we have done with GoChi.

In a recent randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled study, blood tests on participants drinking GoChi showed highly significant improvements in levels of the body’s two most important antioxidants, superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase. This was accompanied by a corresponding reduction in blood levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), a prime indicator of free-radical damage and a known health-risk factor.

Competitors can talk all they want about their test-tube scores, but of all the products of its kind that we know, only GoChi has demonstrated such significant antioxidant power inside the human body, with independent validation by the expert judges of the peer-reviewed journal Nutrition Research.

Our antioxidant study is yet another demonstration of the remarkable power of GoChi, and it illustrates FreeLife’s ongoing commitment to bringing you the best that nature and science have to offer, and to backing up our claims with published clinical research.

–Rick Handel, Chief Product Officer

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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Eli Home & Centro del Triunfo receive contributions through GojiKids

2009-08-04T10:34:00.000-07:00

Monthly donations through GojiKids® are part of FreeLife’s guiding principle “to serve each other by promoting good health, well-being, and the opportunity for an abundant life.”

FreeLife CEO and Co-Founder Ray Faltinsky presented The Eli Home (elihome.org) an Orange County, California shelter for child abuse victims, with a generous donation on behalf of GojiKids®.

The Eli Home began in 1983 as a Bible study group and has developed into a shelter that provides comfort, healing, encouragement, and strength to the victims of child abuse and neglect. It breaks the cycle of child abuse by preparing victims to re-enter the community and lead stable, non-violent lives free of fear and intimidation.

The multi-faceted, faith-based organization includes three shelters, a thrift store, and professional counseling and therapy facilities. It began in the living room of Mike and Lorri Galloway, whose passion has inspired multitudes of contributors throughout the years. The Eli Home has earned multiple citations from U.S. Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

Centro Del Triunfo also benefited from a GojiKids donation. It provides services to mentally challenged children from 2 months to 21 years old in Puerto Rico. Created in 1972 by concerned parents and professionals, Centro Del Triunfo has addressed an increased need after the closure of Puerto Rico’s Diagnostic & Orientation Center for Mentally Retarded Children.
The GojiKids team was very pleased to be able to assist two groups, The Eli Home and Centro Del Triunfo, which improve the quality of so many young people’s lives.

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Mia St. John

2009-06-15T01:35:00.000-07:00

“I drink GoChi every morning! Not only does it taste amazing, but I’m able to work out longer and with a higher intensity. GoChi plays an important role in my daily regimen. I had also been looking for new ways to increase my endurance and a friend recommended that I try Chi3 Energy, a much healthier energy drink compared to any of the others I had seen before. Though I was resistant at first given the ‘energy drink hype,’ I decided to give it a try. I found that Chi3 Energy improves my workout stamina without all the caffeine and sugar its competition relies on. Moreover, I no longer have to experience that sugar or caffeine ‘crash’ at the end of the day. Unbelievably, I am finding that I am eating less despite the fact that Chi3 is only 16 calories per serving! Best of all, Chi3 Energy tastes great and never gives me the jitters.”

Mia St. John
WBC International Boxing Champion

In 1996, Mia decided to pursue her true passion full time in the sport of combat. On Valentine’s Day 1997, Mia made her pro debut in boxing, knocking out her opponent 54 seconds into the first round. Mia signed with Don King and stayed with the promoter for a year and a half before she dropped King for his rival Bob Arum of Top Rank. At Top Rank, Mia spent four years opening for all of Oscar De La Hoya’s major fights.

As well as being a hard-hitting boxer, Mia is media savvy. She has appeared on such shows as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight, Extra, E!, and countless others. She has also acted in commercials and played herself on the TV show Pacific Blue. Mia also has her own Playstation game by EA sports.

Her exercise DVD, Million Dollar Workout, is now in stores nationwide in both English and Spanish. She is also hosting for networks such as Fox Sports Net, ESPN, and providing color commentary for many pay-per-view fights. Mia is an author as well. Her fitness book, The Knock-Out Body Plan, is now available in Barnes & Noble and Borders.

On June 14, 2008, Mia fulfilled her dream of fighting in her mother’s home country of Mexico. She won one of the toughest fights of her career, becoming the WBC International Boxing Champion at the age of 40. She continues the fight in Mexico, not only in boxing but with her charity work as well. In November 2008, the Governor of the Mexican state of Zacatecas awarded Mia an outstanding achievement award for her work
in sports and humanitarian causes.

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