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APRIL—JUNE SPRING 2016 EDITION

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Why suffer with pain and discomfort simply because it’s physical not critical?

Avena update: there’s something new going on and we want you to know about it.

Exclusive interview with Darren Berrecloth (Pro Rider from Red Bull Rampage) about healing from injury with Avena.

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Important Pages Recovery and Relief

Avena Products for Injuries

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Have you ever hurt yourself? Silly question right? Each of us at some point has had a bruise, cut, or scrape.

The key though is to know when it’s more than something small, and to start putting our physical

Dear Avena

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Avena carries numerous products, some of which can directly and indirectly help with physical ailments. For a quick reference to see which product might be best

Avena Update

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Have you tried some of our products only to find that they gave you an unexpected reaction? In this editions’ Dear Avena we answer Mary’s questions as to

Sales for April, May and June

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Finally it’s here. We have plenty of updates for you, but one that many were waiting for. The updated catalogue is finally available! Find out just what Avena is up to and how you can become involved.

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Avena Events

Jump into spring with some fantastic sales this season.

It’s always great to get your favourite products when they’re cheaper, especially in the spring so you can try them out before summer.

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Healthy Raw Recipes Page 17

Raw Recipes are delicious and packed with valuable nutrients, this quarter our focus is on raw recipes with ingredients that are anti-inflammatory. Try them out, see which one is your favourite.

Lots of new events happening in and around Canada with new locations across provinces. Find out if one is near you, or better yet, what dates are available for YOU to have an event.

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IA man who has to deal with some of the toughest and most grueling ‘work conditions’, Darren is no stranger to physical pain. Find out directly from Darren about his Avena regime and how that’s helped him and his athletics.

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WELCOME SPRING 2016

Spring is my favourite time of year. You’re rewarded with warmer weather and fresh beginnings. When the snow departs and the brown grass goes away; there’s so much life to be witnessed all around. Spring is the best springboard to try something new; to gain new ground never seen before.

We can harness the energy that nature is providing us and use this to our advantage. A great idea is to try something new and simple. A hobby is a great start; an activity that you can use to engage yourself in a new way. It doesn’t have to be strenuous or difficult. It could be something such as knitting, walks, reading, a new game, or group event. The premise is that you give you and your body the opportunity to grow and change.

Don’t let this theory be limited to your physical self, and your activities; let this permeate and start to change new and positive outlooks! When you surround yourself with positivity and a better interpretation of events that happen, this becomes more; it makes you more. Try telling yourself everyday an affirmation. It can be I can do this.

I am worth it.

I am beautiful.

People look up to me for support and strength.

Today is a new day.

Take this and use it as a means of shifting your outlook. Now, these are just examples, you may find a phrase that resonates more with you, and that’s ok. This is FOR YOU. No one else. The hardest part is to start, and to believe in

Kelowna Avena Community Celebrates the Retirement Of Francis Reglin.

Francis has been the Keystone in the Avena Community for 20 plus years and has left us the Legacy of a healthier consciousness through his passion for the Avena lifestyle. He has been both mentor and caring friend whose leadership will be greatly missed.

Sunday, March 6th we celebrated Francis's retirement with a Potluck Dinner, hosted by Marg and Dave G. Francis, you have affected our lives in so many wonderful ways. Thank you good friend and many happy and healthy retirement days ahead.

Dave G

AVENA CATALOGUE The new and updated Avena Catalogue is now available.

If you’d like your copy or additional copies, please call our office and request yours today.

Avena EXPO Our annual conference is fast approaching. If you couldn’t make this year with the fantastic line up—don’t worry! We’re recording as much as we can. These recordings will be made available after the event .

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DEAR AVENA “I love your Vitamin Supreme. I just started taking it a few days ago. I’ve noticed that my energy has leveled out and if possible, I feel more balance. I have a couple concerns though. To start with, and to me this is strange, but my urine is a different colour. The other thing is, the first few times I took the product my ears got hot, my skin warmed up and kind of went pink like a sunburn.” ~Mary

Thank you for your question!

Awesome question, and don’t worry these symptoms are extremely common. Let’s talk about the urine first.

When you supplement and take B vitamins they can change the colour and smell of your urine to a bright fluorescent yellow. This is due primarily to Riboflavin (Vitamin B2). This is perfectly normal and nothing to be concerned with. The excess Riboflavin is removed or excreted through your urine. (Think of the same way that asparagus, which is also rich in this vitamin, makes your urine smell extra strong and the colour is different.)

The second half of your question, about the skin warming. This happens to some people as well, maybe not as often as the Riboflavin. What you experienced is called a Niacin Flush. Related to the vitamin it’s named after (Niacin aka Vitamin B3); the role that this nutrient plays takes place in the blood vessels, specifically it enlarges them. When the capillaries or small blood vessels near the surface of the skin expand they redden skin; nothing to be worried about. Truth is it can be a great and useful tool.

I’m glad you’re enjoying the Vitamin Supreme and I hope I’ve helped with the questions you’ve had.

If you have questions on any of our products like Mary - write to Avena and YOU could see your question featured in the next Dear Avena!

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Recovery & Relief When accidents happen, they do so indiscriminately. No one is safe, and for some, there is no preparation that could help. This is a real world problem for anyone and everyone. Nowadays we all have to be concerned about our bodies and have to make sure that they're in shape and well cared for. The question becomes ‘what do we do when something does happen?’’ What steps can we take to help the process of recovery?

While it's true that not everyone is a professional athlete that has multiple therapists on staff to ensure their body is in top shape; each of us feels the effects of injury the same way. Just like a downhill biker who can't get back on the bike won’t make their sponsors too happy, if you miss a few days work, or your mobility is limited people will notice.

Physical injuries are the easiest for people to see, understand, and seek help for. Although many put off treatment for far too long, in the hopes that it’ll ‘go away on it’s own’. Yes, it’s true some problems may naturally correct themselves, but, it’s important to understand that each problem has to be assessed individually.

Most of us don't have to deal with full broken bones or ruptured spleens, maybe more of a tweaked wrist or rolled ankle. The severity or grandness of any one type of injury/trauma isn’t the most important factor to look at, but rather the level of impact it can have in your everyday life. A Carpal Tunnel injury for an office worker can be equally as disruptive as a knee injury to a cyclist; both affect the person's ability to perform their required tasks. This wrist injury on a new mother may hamper her strength in holding her own child. Each injury varies on a physical scale but equally devastating to the individual person.

Day to day we rely heavily on our bodies without much thought; it isn't until injury or illness happens that we really take notice. In the same way that we take our cars in for oil changes once the light comes on, or only book the appointment for vehicle inspection when the check engine light appears.

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We need to work on not just accepting something that’s not right because it’s ‘not that big of a nuisance’. A small problem today, left untreated could cause a bigger problem tomorrow. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Our bodies are reactive, and therefore we need to be too. Don’t forget though, that some ‘injury’ is elective and needed to promote healing of a larger issue. Take for example surgery; sometimes this is the best tool that we can use for long term results. Even then, surgery is a big deal.

Your body needs to heal and recover from surgery just as it would any other affliction.

The first thing that we need to take into account with injuries is the inflammation; especially immediately after the incident or issue arises.

Keeping the area iced as soon as possible after trauma is going to greatly reduce the inflammation. When you’re looking at a physical wound, often pain is caused not just from the injury itself but the after effects as well. A great example of this is if you get hit somewhere and a bruise forms, this area can be tender long after the initial impact.

Keeping inflammation down can be helped from internal means as well. Changing your diet being one factor that a lot of people overlook; a diet that’s high in acidity will increase inflammation in the muscles and tissues, which can slow down daily productivity. Foods that increase inflammation can vary person to person. Once you find your ‘triggers’, keeping them out of your diet can cause a drastic difference. Some common foods that cause these reactions: animal products, dairy, wheat, soy, corn, gluten, food dyes & food NewsTo & Views To A Healthier News & Views A Healthier You! You!

colourings, night shades, certain spices, MSG, caffeine, and carbonated drinks to name just a few. On the opposite side there are plenty of foods that can either decrease inflammation, or cause no change (which is equally important); foods like ginger, cilantro, beets, celery, leafy green veggies, pineapple, turmeric, blueberries and other antioxidant rich foods. The advantage moving forward with your diet is you can adjust it as you go to suit your own needs and requirements. If you’re nursing a swollen ankle or have poor joints, consuming foods that will flare up inflammation is exactly what you want to avoid.

a diet that’s high in acidity will increase inflammation

What then do foods that keep inflammation to a minimum have in common? Well they’re plant based, home grown and loaded with enzymes and other nutrients. These enzymes are the key. They’re one of few things that we can supplement in our body along with food to reduce injuries. A specific enzyme to highlight is protease (the protein digesting enzyme).

This enzyme does so much more than breaks down protein.

Pathogens that circulate our body are comprised of protein, so these enzymes encourage a natural immune response.

How does that translate into English?

It means that these enzymes can help reduce your chances for infection both body wide and at the

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source of an injury. These enzymes also increase the amount of white blood cells which are another immune response. Something else they do is reducing inflammation. Many people with pain associated with inflammation (such as achy joints) take enzymes (away from foods) and have noticed that the swelling is reduced.

and if you are informed your body needs time to rest and recover the last thing you should do is go out and run a marathon (or even half that). It’s very easy to re-injure yourself by over taxing.

Truthfully many physical injuries are caused by people over exerting themselves and not knowing their own body’s limits.

Now knowing that inflammation is part of a problem, we should see if there are other factors that contribute. With injury sometimes the reason is obvious, say you cut your finger while preparing a meal; not all are so easy to discern. Just like before when looking at athletes and the results they get with low inflammation foods, it’s best to find those who are constantly working with the body.

Grouping injuries into two subgroups can help. On one side you could put all of those internal injuries that still impact the physical body (broken bone, arthritis, pulled muscle). The opposite would be ones that are external and visible (cuts, some sprains, bruising/hematoma).

From this you can figure out which sub-group your particular ailment falls, once you know that, finding a therapist that will help (if needed), can be a huge advantage moving forward.

many physical injuries are caused by people over exerting themselves

If professional athletes who rely on their bodies daily can notice a difference, this can surely create a difference in the average Joe as well. Comparatively for information on what the best gas or oil is for a sporty car, you’d ask a mechanic or a professional driver (someone intimately familiar with car engines and performance). Using the same theory when seeking details on how to maximize our bodies response is a good idea, we should be looking to those who have the knowledge to boost performance.

Whether that be through food, technology, teaching or therapies. If those ‘in the know’ are noticing the impact of these foods; it means all of us should take heed.

Sometimes we don’t ask for opinions because we’re scared of what these therapists will say. No one likes to hear that their injury is that severe or will take effort and time to heal. No one wants to be told by someone that your injury should take so many weeks to heal;

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Those hurts that are visible, are the easiest to see (literally) and thus the hardest to ignore. In the perfect world they’re all minor bumps and bruises that only need small care and time to heal on their own. We don’t live in a perfect world, accidents happen and so do injuries. When you have an an external injury it’s important not to ‘overlook’ what you can see and assume that it’s minor. Some swelling on an ankle may have the simple appearance of just a minor bump, but some sprains can be very severe and cause problems for weeks or months after the original injury. Especially if they’re not treated properly, there's a chance they can heal incorrectly (similar to a broken bone that won’t heal if not ‘set’). Not all pain can be relieved on its own, some need outside help/manipulation to go back to working condition. The key is to know when you require help, and when to ask for it. All too often we suffer in pain and discomfort because that’s easier than admitting we need assistance. Or worse, we make excuses as to why we shouldn’t get the help that would benefit us.

If you have an internal injury that is say muscle related, then you can guess that a physiotherapist or massage therapist can help you. They will be able to help smooth out, relax and stretch out where needed.

Plus, if you find out it’s muscle related then you can also find out which foods and supplements you can focus on (Magnesium). When working with the aids they can also suggest at home things you can try. As well, a great therapist will be able to guide you the When you have a physical issue, finding a great right way if you’re on the right track. Sometimes therapist who can aid you can be muscle problems need a different invaluable to the betterment of your approach (like Chiropractic). When bones Find out which foods are out of place it helps to use both health and lifestyle. If you’re muscle and bone interventions. If you and supplements considering using a massage only treat the chiropractic needs, then the you can focus on therapist, chiropractor, physiotherapist all of these qualified muscles that have been slowly to remove accustomed to being out of place can practitioners can treat you and must inflammation. reach certain criteria in order to then push the bones (which you just fixed) back into a wrong position. So, it is very legally touch your skin and treat you with skin to skin contact/manipulation, those who. important to look at these injuries as a whole and make sure that you treat every aspect of it with the Beyond that there are a variety of doctors and other practitioners who can give invaluable care required to correct the issue. insight as to whom to get treated by, or home based treatments that will be beneficial. It’s never

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a bad idea to ask or seek help when you’re unsure, even more so when it comes to your health and your body.

If we wouldn’t let kidney, liver or digestive problems continue unchecked and without seeking answers this same tenacity has to happen too with physical ailments. Far too often we let slide that our foot hurts, or your wrist is sore, maybe that every time you go to the gym you pay for it with stiff/sore muscles for multiple days after. We have to stop allowing ourselves and our bodies to suffer needlessly.

If you have a shoulder problem and can’t lift your arm easily above your head or with reduced motion, sure you can get by...but why should you. When you can seek help and methods that will help bring back range of motion to where it’s supposed to be. An office worker may not need the full range of motion, sure, but what happens if they go home and their child, partner or friends want to play basketball. Suddenly you’re losing out because you’re not investing in your own well being. What if this isn’t a social thing, what if you are walking and fall somewhere and need to pull yourself out of a hole (hypothetical of course), but, if this did happen, now you’re stuck-literally.

same way we would if it were internal (like Diabetes, Cancer, fertility issues, headaches, digestive upset and much more). Allow yourself to treat the outside with equal importance we give our insides. We need to be comfortable with our bodies as they are and as they should be. Not everyone has the perfect body, or ideal situations.

The goal is to create the best bodies we can with what we have! There is NO reason you should allow yourself to be less than 100 percent.

If you’re injured, treat yourself like you’re worth it, because you are!

Each of us needs to take control of our bodies and our health, both the physical outside as well as the all important inside; we deserve to have the best health and wellness possible. You don’t know when you’ll need your body, and it’s the only one you’ll ever have. We need to take the same care with our outward physical health in the

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Fighting Inflammation Enhanced Digestive Enzymes

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Enhanced Enzymes contain several anti inflammatory enzymes that fight excessive inflammation and speed up recovery. Several amazing stories of accelerated healing with mega dosing enzymes. Take Enhanced Digestive Enzymes inbetween meals to provide increased enzyme capacity to heal faster.

Magnesium is amazing for muscle injury, inflammation and recovery.

Do not go without this product in your recovery kit!

Professional athletes all over the world are using this to ease muscle cramping and reduce inflammation & swelling. Take 1-2 Mini Bottles per day and you will notice the benefits.

Super Digestive Enzymes Similar to the Enhanced Digestive Enzymes, but stronger, faster and used for serious inflammation. With 3X the level of protease you can achieve triple the healing abilities by using these enzymes on an empty stomach.

Massage Oil Often referred to as Magical Massage Oil, this unique blend of several oils relaxes muscles, increase blood flow and reduces inflammation.

Apply generously on top of skin and cover with a hot cloth. These oils will penetrate deep into the skin and muscles. To give it an additional boost use it as aromatherapy, apply a small amount under your nose.

Try 5 Capsules 5 times per day for inflammation

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E-Fusion This is an incredible whole food source of Vitamin E, Vit. E has been used for many generations as a tool to help heal our tissues, burns, scars, cuts, rashes, etc. During injury and inflammation, this is a great tool to speed up the healing of any inflamed or damaged tissues.

Try using 3 Tbsp 3 times per day.

Enhanced Digestive Enzymes Enzymes contain several anti inflammatory enzymes that fight excessive inflammation and speed up recovery.

Several amazing stories of accelerated healing with mega dosing enzymes. Take Enhanced Digestive Enzymes in-between meals to provide increased enzyme capacity to heal faster.

Grai Beal

Beating The Odds!

I suffered a very serious football injury and ripped apart all the muscles and 3 tendon's in my shoulder; after extensive surgery, I was told I would not be able to lift weights for 8 months! I was also supposed to keep it in a sling for 6 weeks.

When I got home I took what I knew about enzymes and started following Avena’s Lifestyle 100%. I slammed Enzymes, I was doing 250 capsules every day. Within a couple days I was able to take the sling off, and start introducing small range of motions. In as little as 3 weeks I was doing Lat pull downs in the gym. Which I was not supposed to be able to do for 8 months.

Today I have full range of motion in that shoulder and every expert surgeon told me with the surgeries I had done, I should NEVER have that range of motion again. I believe in Avena’s Enzymes, and the bodies amazing ability to heal!

I wouldn’t be Able to do what I do every day without Avena Originals supporting my body. ~Grai Beal, Coombs, BC, Canada

Don’t Be Reactive, Be Proactive Waiting until you are injured to start providing this level of nutrition, is asking for trouble, prevent inflammation with being proactive

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The Non Athletes

Many of us never risk our bodies in extreme sports, dangerous situations, or pushing our limits. There are different forms of low level stresses that can cause inflammation.

So much of this inflammation often goes unnoticed until is begins a serious impairment to our health.

Check out this info-graphic on how your average office worker accumulates inflammation all over his body.

From palm inflammation to eye inflammation, to neck tension and spinal cord stresses.

Repetitive stress injuries can happen anywhere with any job.

It is very important to have a strong nutritional support in any scenario today. Avena Originals Lifestyle is proven over 25 years to be one of the very best ways of lowering inflammation and preventing the majority of the injuries commonly found in office and work environments.

Choose chairs that influence the best sitting position, so that you are not slouching all day.

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Carpel Tunnel and wrist pain can be caused by over use of mouse and keyboards.

Make sure to rest your wrists and watch for inflammation.

Eye strain is part of most office environments. Make sure the room and monitor have matching lights, reading a bright screen in a dark room can cause unnecessary eye strain.

Often coming from our intestines, complaining about sitting for long periods.

Make sure to get up and move around frequently, drink plenty of water.

Combine the eye strain, intestines and muscle inflammation, and your alarm bell starts ringing.

Headaches should not be ignored, drink more water, rest your eyes and walk around the office, if you can go outside for a short break.

Very little movement combined with sitting positions and irregular eating habits are causing obesity in offices everywhere.

After spending many hours sitting the hamstring muscle get tight which can easily lead to tight knees and knee pain.

Very common in offices, believed to be caused by intestines and poor posture.

Make sure your bowels are moving and don’t slouch!

Darren Berrecloth Discussing his Secrets of injury HEAL LIKE A TEENAGER INJURY RECOVERY WITH THE “CLAW” Have you ever gazed upon a beautiful cliff and mountain side, admiring it’s beauty and splendor? Well, when someone like Darren Berrecloth looks, he doesn’t just see the drops, dips, valleys and crevices; he sees lines. As in how can he ride from the top down to the bottom.

I’m not like that, my job doesn’t depend on it. My performance isn’t graded on how steep the slope is, how risky the landing. Not even how fast I can sprint or how far I can run. My job is measured in how many words I type a minute, and the less errors the better. The opportunity to dive into the mind and listen to someone who relies on their body in a totally different way intrigued me. (I’m the girl who doesn’t like to ski or snowboard because the thought of riding the chairlift scares me..The hills Darren rides his bike down well, let's just say there’s definitely no chairlifts or easy way up.

What then do you do when this IS your job, more than that, this is something you LOVE. Downhill Mountain Bike Riding is not a sport for the faint of heart, and it definitely is one that is tough on the body. As you can imagine hurtling down a hill that most people would have difficulty climbing even with gear can cause an unimaginable amount of pressure on the body. Remember though, these tricks and moves are not learned on the first go. The greatest source of ‘wear and tear’ comes not through major events but training.

The daily grind literally, where there’s bumps, ridges, drops and flips that the body just soaks up. It wasn’t that long ago when Darren first met his current personal trainer. (A man who could inspire many, and leave those half his age in his dust.) Through this trainer he found Avena Originals products.

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my eyes that I knew nothing about my health, wellness or how foods impacted my performance.

I asked Darren: how long have you been using Avena’s products?

I started out trying a couple products here and there, that must be about four years ago. It was really about two years ago that I became more and more on board and started using the products on a very regular (daily basis).

I had noted that just recently Darren has had surgery on his shoulder and I Asked him about that.

Yeah there's a great doctor down in California that I Like to go to. He did the surgery and the follow ups. He’s remarked before that my healing is always nice and speedy. Two things that are of big importance when that can mean sitting out the next competition or riding.

More than that, he found that all those doctor visits and trainers before had never told him the basics of nutrition and lifestyle.

When it first came to Avena products and the healthy lifestyle that we support and encourage, I asked Darren if there was anything that surprised him.

I’m of the impression that all athletes are competitive and they all got where they are from a mixture of love of their sport and determination. Nothing, can hamper that more than injury. Imagine training for months riding regularly only to find yourself sidelined and watching the action. I guess in the business world, that’d almost be like a CEO in his prime stepping aside for a few months to watch the business run around themselves; not participating and hoping that when they come back they can hop right back in with no trouble and a smooth transition.

It wasn’t so much of a singular product as it was the lack of what I knew. I was amazed at how little time I’d invested and lacking the information on nutrition was out there. Here i was a pro athlete already for 10 years and I Was just finding out things about my body and different means of nutrition that blew me away.

One of the biggest that stands out even today is the issue of pH and how it impacts our bodies.

Foods that are acidic and heavy that just wear your body down from the inside out.

Sure the world of an athlete is a different one, but injury is injury. The key to not getting sidelines, is practice, diligence, luck and a little bit of knowledge. Darren is not unfamiliar with this pain as he’s been an athlete reliant on his body for his entire career. For him, injury can be

One of the first things I remember was finding out about the bodies pH and how that impacts your health and recovery. I felt like, why am I just learning about this now? I’ve been a pro athlete for over 10 years. It really just opened News & Views To A Healthier You!

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W A L C R A E B THE devastating. Particularly in a sport like MTB where one wrong move, one bad landing doesn’t just mean a sprained finger, or bruised rib it can be cracked and broken bones, concussions and road burn that covers your body.

Darren since you’ve been taking Avena for awhile now, any favourite products, ones you don’t leave home without?

First off travel is always tricky. Especially when it comes to eating healthy and having good access to food. I’ve travelled some places where it’s just local fare that has no name and some water. For light packing I’ve gone with little ziplock bags mixed with Enzymes and probiotics and just grab a few out of the bad each day (like Kameron uses when he visits out here). I’ll do the same with the RP3 and E Fusion. The RP3 especially is awesome, because as long as I Have access to water I’m know there's’ at least something I can have (mixing water & rp3). Often I’ve just grabbed a container dumped some stuff in it with water and slammed it.

That brings me to my favourite product; the RP3, I take it everyday. I Make smoothies for myself regularly and always toss in The RP3 and E-Fusion. It’s awesome. I like it so much because it has everything right there that you need (the enzymes and protein) I guess, at the end of the day, no matter who you are or what you do for a living any type of injury that will ‘sideline’ you doesn’t have to be seen as the end; merely a bump in the road. The body will heal, it’s divine by design.

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Avena Product Guide Darren uses Avena’s RP3 as his only protein supplement, It is easy to digest, offers superior

RP3 - Raw Proteins protein content, while providing 21grams of the highest absorbable proteins by combining protease enzymes and probiotics with the protein.

Try using two servings per day.

P.I.N. Magnesium Magnesium is an athletes best friend, it allows for muscle to relax and heal, avoid cramps, and is used by over 300 processes in your liver. Under stress your body uses up magnesium rapidly, often leaving us deficient. PIN Magnesium does what no other magnesium can do! It delivers the highest amount of magnesium directly into the cells through its unique ionic cellular absorption.

Try using one mini bottle of PIN each day.

Enhanced Digestive Enzymes Avena’s enzymes are known as the best in the world and for good reason, they have a long track record of exceeding expectations. Darren uses enzymes with every meal as he understands the enzymes are missing in the food he is eating.

Try taking 5 with each meal.

E-Fusion He combines the E-Fusion with the RP3 to really boost his natural healing abilities. Vitamin E is a fantastic healing powerhouse for anyone who is under stress, both physically or emotionally.

Try three rounded tablespoons twice per day

Proteolytic Probiotics Darren has expressed his love for these probiotics many times, Healthy bacteria is a instrument to a alkaline body and making sure you keep your gut healthy. Try taking 5 capsules before bed.

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