Neways Internationaland SISEL International have announced today that they company have finally reached a resolution regarding legal battles the two companies’ have been engaged in for the last year and a half. The original suit was filed last May in a Utah court.

The two companies announced in a joint statement that they along with their affiliates and distributors have reached a global, confidential settlement that will address and resolve all legal disputes between the two.

Neways claimed that after its takeover by Golden Gate Capital in 2006, many of its distributors were recruited to SISEL by its owners, who happen to be the sons of the Neways founders. Neways promptly took SISEL to court to try and stop them from “stealing” their distributors.
To read the full scoop- check out our article from last year.

As per the agreement, neither party will admit to any wrongdoing. The settlement will remain strictly confidential. Both sides are apparently satisfied with the outcome and although neither part has released a formal statement regarding the resolution of the lawsuits, both sides say they are looking forward to moving on and focusing on their respective businesses.

The ‘NBC Holiday Celebration on Ice, Presented by Amway Global’ is scheduled to air nationally on NBC stations Nov. 30, 2008. The actual event will be taped Nov. 11, 2008 at The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.

As Presenting Sponsor, the Amway Global name will appear in television advertising surrounding the telecast, print materials, and event signage. ARTISTRY Skin Care and Cosmetics, an Amway Global brand, also will have a special opportunity to share product information and samples with fans in attendance, while the program will showcase Artistry’s ‘Beauty Begins with Heart’ cause marketing program benefiting Easter Seals.

‘We are very excited to be part of this unique holiday event,’ says Steve Lieberman, Managing Director for Amway Global. ‘This event captures the spirit and warmth of the season and we are proud to be associated with the quality of the performers and skaters involved.’

The sponsorship is part of a larger Amway Global investment to help build public awareness of its business opportunity and products in North America. The company, which had operated under the Quixtar brand for most of the past decade, is transitioning to the Amway Global name by 2009.

On the ice, Kerrigan and Eldredge will be joined by Olympic champion Ilia Kulik, World champion Yuka Sato, six-time Canadian National champion Jennifer Robinson, and World ice dancing champion and nine-time Canadian National champion Shae-Lynn Bourne. Two-time World Silver medalist ice dancing champions Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, plus three-time World Silver medalist Surya Bonaly and three-time U.S. champion and World Bronze medalist (with partner Kyoko Ina) John Zimmerman, will make for an incredible holiday celebration.

This event will be the first major athletic event that Neways will act as the title sponsor for.
Neways was founded in 1992 and has since dedicated their efforts to helping families build safer, more environmentally friendly homes as well as improving their bodies and health through all natural products. Neways is dedicated to their Healthy Homes program and hopes that this marathon will act as a catalyst for many of their consumers to improve their lives and homes by using safe all natural products.

“Neways feels that this is a great initiative to help make our Healthy Homes program a reality by motivating everyone to train for this event,” said Thierry Sorhaitz, Neways North America managing director. Neways knows that our eco-friendly and healthy products will help everyone get in shape and reach their marathon potential. This marathon’s mission is to be ecologically friendly and sound, just like the Neways mission.” “We want everyone to be involved and participate,” said Sorhaitz. We are so proud of Neways for sponsoring such a healthy event. We are proud to work for a company that cares about our well-being–not just by creating healthy products, but by taking it a step further and encouraging active lifestyles through events like this Neways Maui Paradise Marathon.”

The event which will be called the Neways Maui Paradise Marathon is open to amateurs and professional alike, no matter each participant’s skill level. There is also a half marathon, a 5K and even an event for children.

Neways distributors and products will be in full view throughout the event. Hundreds of distributors will be on hand to participate. Neways will be donating products for use during the event, including the Neways recycled, reusable bags for the race participants.

GlucAffect’s main ingredient, Pycnogenol is a nutrient rich antioxidant that has been shown in clinical studies to provide many health benefits, namely lowering high blood glucose levels. High blood glucose levels along with excess weight are two of the main factors in metabolic syndrome, a disease which increases the chance of suffering from heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Nearly 47 million American has metabolic syndrome according to the American Heart Association.

Reliv conducted its own clinical study of 50 overweight people who showed signs of elevated blood glucose levels. During the eight week study, the subject taking GlucAffect not only lowered their
fasting blood glucose by around 30% percent, but also lost an average of 16 pounds.

“Metabolic syndrome is a serious, emerging health concern among the medical community, and physicians are more frequently looking to nutritional science as a complement to traditional care and prescriptive remedies. We see the study results of GlucAffect as a significant development,” said Dr. Carl Hastings, vice chairman and chief scientific officer, Reliv.

The new product comes in a powder form that can be blended with any liquid; water, juice, coffee or
milk to make a nutritional beverage. The product is now available to all customers in the 13 counties where Reliv operates. This is Reliv’s 13th nutritional product. The Missouri based company currently has five products that are already patented and 2 more on the way.

Of course, it is important to note that none of the statements above have been approved by the FDA-studies that corroborate Reliv statement were done for and by the company itself.