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I'm a 54 year old Husband, Father of Four Daughters, Pastor and Vice Principal of a private K-12 school on Long Island.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Best Organic Whole Food Juices


URI‘s Live Whole Based InstaFreshTM Powder Drink Mixes are not only nutrient dense, but convenient to take, lifestyle friendly and TASTE GREAT!

URI takes live whole foods and fresh, raw juices (many organic), and dries them using their own unique low-temperature InstaFreshTM Drying Process. Then they combine them into easy-to-mix, great tasting, concentrated powdered drink mixes. This unique process helps maintain the nutritional integrity of the vital living nutrients and live enzymes intact.

There are NO synthetic vitamins, inorganic minerals, and no pasteurization or preservatives. All natural! URI's products are so incredible that you really have to experience them yourself! With today's fast paced lifestyles most people are eating so few fresh fruits and vegetables, and consuming mostly cooked and processed food, they are NOT getting the "LIFE" in and from their foods. They are simply just not eating the healthy diets that their bodies were intended to have.

The name 'URI' in Hebrew means, "Light". And light is what puts true "LIFE" in our foods, and ultimately, in our bodies. URI's live whole food based InstaFreshTM Juice powders "UnLeash the Life Within!"URI International has many outstanding products. Their 3 Core Products are: The Feast, The Feast SuperCharged and Beyond Berries.

The FEAST is URI's Flagship Product. It is a GREAT TASTING, power packed, nutrient dense, LIVE Whole Food Based InstaFreshTM Juice Powder Drink Mix. The Feast contains a FULL Synergistic Spectrum of fruits, berries, greens, vegetables, nuts, seeds, sprouts, minerals, enzymes and probiotics. For health conscious people seeking the best in cutting edge nutritional products -- the Feast is it.
30 Antioxidant Rich Fruits & Berries
30 Powerful Greens & Vegetables
11 Nutrient Dense Seeds, Nuts & Sprouts
83+ Active Enzymes & Fulvic Minerals
22 Strains of Resilient Living Probiotics

THE FEAST SuperCharged is the same blend of superior ingredients as The Feast with the addition of 6 naturally caffeinated Berries, Seeds & Leaves. It is an "all-natural" superior alternative and a much healthier replacement for coffee, tea and sugar or, high fructose corn syrup laden or artificially sweetened sodas and energy drinks.

BEYOND BERRIES is a supreme blend of 15 of the most nutrient dense and antioxidant rich fruits and berries from around the world. Plus the same fulvic mineral, enzyme and living resilient probiotics blend that is in the FEAST! Each serving of Beyond Berries provides more antioxidant rich fresh fruit and berry concentrates per serving than any other fruit or berry supplement on the market.

Tasting Samples:Try each one by itself. Mix a packet in 4-6 oz. of cold water. Most people like to add a few ice cubes and we highly recommend using our unique shaker cup as that gets the best results. Most people think "The Feast" and Beyond Berries simply TASTE GREAT by themselves!. And kids REALLY love them. The SuperCharged Feast has some green tea, green coffee bean, and stimulating herbs like guarana (that contain a mild amount of naturally occurring caffeine), and it is not as naturally sweet tasting as The Feast.If needed, you can add the Beyond Berries or The Feast to the SuperCharged to give it a fruitier and sweeter taste. Or simply add the SuperCharged or any of the powdered mixes to your favorite juice, smoothie, yogurt, etc.

If for any reason you do not like the taste, or you just want the ultimate in convenience, all 3 varieties are available in vegetarian capsules. There are a lot of "Green Drinks and Whole Food Formulas" on the market. But our opinion customers have discovered that "The Feast" is the best tasting and most nutrient dense Green Whole Food based Drink on the market. And when you look at the proprietary low temp InstaFreshTM processing, the quality of ingredients, the variety and quantity of the live whole food and fresh raw juice based powder concentrates in the Feast, you will be amazed that URI International has been able to create something so nutritious, taste so great, and offer it at such a low price!

Just as a reminder, URI International is so confident that you will be absolutely delighted with our nutrient dense, live, Whole Food based products, that we back them up with our unconditional, iron-clad 90-day money back guarantee! Experience URI's products yourself risk free. Try any URI International Live Whole Food Based InstaFreshTM Juice Products for 90 days, and if you are not 100% satisfied for ANY reason you will be refunded 100% of the purchase price!

You can order URI Products directly from my Web site, or you're welcome to give me a call personally. Ed Dono 631-422-6590 rjonodde@aol.com PS. - For more details on URI Products and the proprietary InstaFreshTM Drying Process, go to: http://www.urilife.com/realfoodforlife/products.html PPS. - Would you like to work from home and create a nice part time or incredible full time income? Then take a serious look at the URI Home Business Opportunity along with our incredible business model and marketing systems, visit: http://www.urilife.com/realfoodforlife/opportunity.html

Grace and Peace,
Ed

Living Healthy to 100 and Beyond!

I read an article by Dan Buettner in the June 2008 issue of AARP. It was on Centenarians, those who live to be a hundred years old or more. It looked at where there were concentrations of people living well into their 100's.There are presently 4 "blue zones'" where people live longer than anywhere else. They are Loma Linda, California, Nicoya Penninsula, Costa Rica, Sardinia, Italy and Okinowa, Japan. It is said, for example, that Hojancha, Costa Rica has one of the healthiest, logest-livied populations on the planet. These people are not only old, their vibrant, happy and still very productive!

These are some of the lifestyle practices of this happy, healthy and vibrant group of very senior citizens:

Have a Strong Sense Of Purpose ( a goal, a vision)


Drink Hard Water (high calcium content)


Keep a Focus on the Family (live together and support each other)


Eat a Light Dinner (stay light, especially at night)


Maintain Social Networks ( keep in touch with friends)


Keep Hard at Work (keep up some physical chores)


Get Some Sensible Sun (15min. a day average)


Embrace a Common History (spirituality greatly reduces stress!)

So, there was no "special food" or "special exercise" done by all, they rise early, work hard, maintain a positive outlook on life, enjoy their family and friends, acknowledge God and are thankful to Him and eat healthy from their land. As you can see most of these aspects deal with spiritual and social issues! Perhaps while we focus most of attention to diet and exercise the main factors are relational and stress related.

Great article from Dan Buettner author of, "Lessons for Living Longer from the People Who've Lived the Longest (National Geographic).

Grace and Peace,
Ed


Monday, April 7, 2008

Dinning Out?


Never eat the rolls. If you’re going to eat carbohydrates, save it for a small more healthy dessert like fruit with whipped cream.

Always choose a low-fat protein entrée and ask to replace any starches or grains with lightly cooked extra vegetables.

While waiting for dinner, have a glass of water. Refrain from drinking while eating and immediately after eating. And eat slowly chewing and fully enjoying each bite.

If the low-fat protein you order is significantly greater than the size of your palm, take the excess home.

Determine whether the carbohydrates on your plate are favorable or unfavorable. If you’re eating favorable carbohydrates, have double the volume of carbohydrates compared to the protein portion.

If dining out is not complete without dessert, then don’t eat any carbohydrates during the meal. Order whatever you want for dessert, but eat only half.

Fast Food Suggestions

Arby’s
Breakfast Croissant with ham cheese and egg. Discard top portion of the croissant and eat open-faced
Regular roast beef sandwich with light mayo, garden salad with fat-free Italian dressing. Discard top portion of the bread and eat open-faced
Grilled chicken deluxe on wheat bread. Discard top portion of the bread and eat open-faced
French dip deluxe on wheat bread. Discard top portion of the bread and eat open-faced

Burger King
Croissantwich with eggs and cheese. Discard top portion of the bread and eat open-faced
Chicken or Shrimp Salad with grape tomatoes, baby carrots, red onions and cucumbers
BK broiler without mayo. Remove one-fourth of the bun

Dunkin’ Donuts

Sausage, egg, and cheese croissant sandwich
Ham, egg, and cheese English muffin sandwich. Discard top portion and eat open-faced

Jack in the Box (Ask if salads below can be made with low-fat dressing)
Breakfast Jack and a piece of string cheese (that you brought from home)
Greek salad
Asian chicken salad
Chicken club salad
Southwest chicken salad
Chicken fajita pita, a piece of fruit
Southwest pita, a piece of fruit
Small hamburger with cheese

KFC
Chicken breast sandwich (no skin or breading) with a side order of green beans and side order of Cole slaw
Oven roasted chicken sandwich (no sauce) with a side of Cole slaw. Discard top portion of the bread and eat open-faced
Tender roast sandwich with a side of Cole slaw. Discard top portion of the bread and eat open-faced

Long John Silver’s
1 piece of baked cod, 1 hush puppy, vinegar and hot sauce
10 pieces of battered shrimp, no side orders
1 piece of baked cod, 2 orders of Cole slaw
Ultimate fish sandwich, no sides. Discard top portion of the bread and eat open-faced

McDonald’s
Egg McMuffin or Sausage McMuffin with egg
2 orders of scrambled eggs with cheese, English muffin
1 regular hamburger with double meat, garden salad with low-fat balsamic vinaigrette
Chicken McGrill Sandwich, garden salad with low-fat balsamic vinaigrette Discard top portion of the bread and eat open-faced
Grilled chicken and bacon ranch salad, low-fat balsamic vinaigrette dressing
Grilled chicken California Cobb, low-fat balsamic vinaigrette dressing

Pizza Hut
Large slice of hand-tossed style pizza or a medium slice of pan pizza topped with cheese and any one of the following ingredients: chicken, supreme, ham, and a garden salad with light ranch dressing
2 large slices of hand-tossed style pizza or a medium slice of pan pizza topped with cheese and any one of the following ingredients: chicken, supreme, ham. Remove topping from one slice and place it on the other. Discard remaining crust. Garden salad with light ranch dressing

Quiznos
Sierra smoked turkey (small). Discard top portion of the bread and eat open-faced
Honey bourbon chicken (small) on wheat bread. Discard top portion of the bread and eat open-faced
Turkey light (small) on wheat bread. Discard top portion of the bread and eat open-faced
Bowl of chili, garden salad with light dressing

Subway
Chicken bacon ranch wrap
Turkey breast and bacon melt wrap
Turkey breast and ham wrap
Mediterranean chicken salad
Classic club salad
Grilled chicken and baby spinach salad

Taco Bell
2 soft chicken tacos
Taco salad without the shell, extra order of guacamole
Chicken or steak enchito
2 soft tacos supreme with chicken

Wendy’s (Ask if salads can be made with low-fat dressings)
1 junior cheeseburger, no bun, side order of Mandarin oranges
Homestyle chicken strips salad
Mandarin chicken salad
Chili, small for women and large for men
Junior cheeseburger, spring mix salad

Enjoy your meals out without guilt and without those ugly empty calories!

Grace and Peace,
Ed

Sunday, April 6, 2008

URI International as a Home Based Business

An Opportunity of a Lifetime with HUGE Global Potential! Create the lifestyle of your dreams and with consistent effort, have the potential to develop an unlimited residual income marketing an incredible nutritional product (people love and buy over and over again, even if they are not in the business).
Work from the comfort of your home, live wherever you want, use proven cutting edge marketing systems, mass media advertising and the speed, power and global instant access of the Internet combined with the exponential, unlimited residual income potential of network marketing.

After 2 to 3 days of taking URI products you should definitely notice the difference in how you feel. That is because most people are eating so few fruits and vegetables during a normal day, and since their Food is cooked and processed, they are NOT getting the "LIFE" in their Foods or eating the healthy, nutrition-packed diets that their bodies were intended to have.

URI takes live Whole Foods (many organic), dries them with low heat using a unique proprietary process and then combines them into easy to mix, great tasting powdered drinks. This process keeps nearly all the living nutrients and live enzymes intact. There are NO synthetic vitamins, inorganic minerals, pasteurization or preservatives.

The core of your nutritional program should begin with 100% natural URI Live Whole Food Based “InstaFresh” Juice Powder Nutritional Products, proper diet, quality water & exercise. These products provide a natural synergistic source of thousands of naturally occurring nutritional compounds, vitamins, minerals, live enzymes, antioxidants, amino acids and phytonutrients that can only be obtained from live whole foods.

With products like The Feast and Beyond Berries, there is a huge business potential here. The whole food nutrition and organic food sectors of the marketplace are exploding. People are looking for all natural and wholesome nutritional alternatives. URI International has been making these live whole food based powders for some of the biggest nutritional companies since the early 90's.

Until recently, URI International was a very successful grower and supplier for some major companies. URI then started a Direct Selling Division with a truly lucrative Multi-Level Compensation Plan a little over 3 years ago. But their flagship product The FEAST is only about a year old and hardly anyone has heard about it or URI International for that matter.So the opportunity is literally ground floor, but with a very established, experienced and successful company. And with URI focusing on the United States market at this time, the Global Opportunity is wide open and is definitely huge!

What does this mean for you? Most products being offered by other Companies are so overpriced that their "Wholesale pricing" is often the equivalent of normal "Retail pricing". Since URI grows a number of its own ingredients, dries the produce with its own proprietary drying process, formulates and packages most of its products, URI is able to keep the costs down.URI's flagship product, The Feast retails at only $43.95 and offers a 20% discount off retail on the basic Wholesale pricing.

URI also offers ADDITIONAL Wholesale discounts for auto ship and for case lot purchases.Most QUALITY "Green Drink" products retail in the mid $30.00 to mid $60.00 range. So not only are URI's products some of the most incredible nutritional products on the planet, they are very retail price point friendly.

Our group leader, Brett Rademacher is one of the Top Direct Selling Professionals in the industry. In a previous nutrition based product Opportunity, Brett was making over $350,000 a month, which he accomplished in 2 ½ years working from his home office, while living in Anchorage, AK.

After trying our products and learning about our Business Opportunity, you will instantly realize we have a product concept and sales message that will allow us to take it to the mass market and very aggressively advertise using mass media, such as Radio and TV. Plus, we can tell our story in a way that people will want to buy our product; and with Brett's experience and the Company's Due Diligence, we will be FDA/FTC compliant, as well.

We encourage prospective Distributors to sample our products first so they know how great they are before they join. That way they will be firmly convinced upfront that this is a great Business Opportunity because of our Products, first, and Proprietary Marketing Systems second.

And you can get started with your URI business for just $9.95!

After you join URI International, you will be issued a FREE Web site as part of the sign-up process. It will have a urinternational.com domain name. You will be able to sell product and sign-up other Distributors from your own Web site.

After you sign up as a URI Distributor you can ALSO sign up for a FREE UriLife.com Web site, which is our team's Proprietary Marketing System and is exclusively for our group. It is designed by Brett Rademacher. It is the hub for all our online and offline Proprietary Marketing Systems, tools, advertising co-ops lead programs, training and communications.

That's two dynamic lead generating websites for just $9.95! Uri provides a call center to take, track, fulfill and follow up on your orders. They even call your prospects and customers to offer add on sales, answer questions and improve customer service! This is the best home business opportunity!!

Owning and operating your own URI International business is both rewarding and fun! When you look at all the advantages to starting a home-based business with URI International, you'll want to get started today!Here are just a few:

Time & Freedom - You set your own hours and work your business on your terms.

True Residual Income - One of the most powerful wealth-building tools of all time is residual income - the ability to generate an income 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Thanks to the quality of URI International products, your Affiliate Members and Customers will continue creating true residual (reorder) income for you!

Lucrative Compensation Plan - Paying a remarkable 50% in true commissions, the URI International compensation plan is designed to support the business success of every URI Member. You can earn commissions up to 8 different ways.

Superior Products With Tremendous Value - Finally, a networking opportunity with products that stand on their own and are competitively priced. Our products typically contain more than twice the nutrient value at a lower price when compared with other network marketing products.This is because we are vertically integrated - from growing, processing, packaging, and delivery, URI International can ensure you maximum value at the lowest possible cost, which translates into the highest possible profits for you!

Go to www.urilife.com/realfoodforlife now to find out more!

Grace and Peace,
Ed

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Stretch for Flexibility

If you're a dog or cat owner, you've probably noticed how often your pet likes to stretch. Stretching feels good, especially after lying around all day. Or, as is more often the case with humans, sitting around all day or sleeping.

But unlike our furry friends, we're not as likely to get up and stretch our bodies after long bouts of inactivity, even though our bodies would like nothing more. From sitting all day at a desk or computer, we usually move on to a seat in a car, bus, or train, and then home to more seated activity — eating, reading, watching television, paying bills, answering email.

With 60% of people over the age of 50 leading an inactive life, is there any wonder that we see more health problems related to joints and muscles that rebel by becoming stiff, sore and even painful? Aging, too, contributes to tight muscles and poor flexibility because, as we age, muscles tend to become less elastic and tissues around the joints thicken. That hampers movement. In fact, you can lose 10% of your flexibility every 10 years if you do nothing! This is really the case of "if you don't use it, you'll lose it."

The best physical activity routine is one that includes all three building blocks of fitness: flexibility and stability, endurance activities (aerobics, walking), and strength training.

Stretching helps keep your muscles loose, which improves your flexibility. Regular stretching can make you more mobile. It's like a reward that you can feel every day. There are other rewards too. Staying flexible can help you:
Improve and maintain your range of motion, which improves balance
Prevent falls
Relieve chronic pain
Reduce tension and stress
Improve circulation and concentration
Boost your energy
Improve your posture

Stretching has been promoted for years as an essential part of fitness programs to decrease the risk of injury, prevent soreness and improve performance. But what does the evidence say? Current research suggests that stretching can decrease pain and soreness after exercise. However, no evidence supports the theory that stretching immediately before exercise can prevent overuse or acute injuries.

According to the experts, what's key in the injury-prevention debate is how often you stretch. Habitual stretching that you do over a period of time, such as a yoga or stretch class, can reduce your risk of injury. But acute bouts of stretching, or stretching that you do only before and after your workouts, won't.

Keep these safety tips in mind when you stretch:
Start slowly. It will become easier to stretch with practice.
Don't force it. Overstretching can cause pain and injury. You might feel slight tension as you ease into a stretch, but it shouldn't hurt. If it does, stop.
Breathe deeply. Don't hold your breath. Breathing slowly and deeply will help you relax and make stretching easier.
Warm up. If you stretch before exercising, warm up your body for at least five minutes first, with light movement such as walking or marching in place. You should avoid stretching a cold muscle, as you can increase your risk of pulling it.

Stretch all major muscle groups, holding each stretch for at least 30 seconds. Fitness professionals recommend focusing on calf muscles, front and back thigh muscles (quadriceps and hamstrings), hip flexors, chest (pectoral) muscles, and upper back muscles. You also can stretch your neck, shoulders, wrists, and ankles.

Be careful about stretching after an injury; if you have a chronic illness, consult a doctor.
Listen to your body and do what you can. Everyone has a different level of flexibility, which is partly determined by your genes.

Here are some activities you can try to improve your flexibility. They also can build strength, balance, or both:
Yoga
Pilates
Ballet, modern dance
Tai Chi, martial arts
Swimming
Balance or stability ball

If you’re taking a class, give your body a chance to rest and repair itself by taking a day off from stretching. If you stretch as part of an exercise routine like walking or jogging, vary your stretches. For instance, hold a few (static stretching) and move on a few (dynamic stretching) – bend, reach side to side, rotate your body around, but don’t bounce.

Stretching throughout the day, rather than in one, longer time period, is perfectly okay, too. A couple of stretches in the morning after you get out of bed, in the evening when you get home from work, or at your desk at lunch or break time can re-energize mind and body.

Whether you’re trying to get active or have been active a long time, stretching will make you feel great all over!

Grace and Peace,
Ed

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