Trace Nutrients - "It doesn’t mean never"

JAN - MAR WINTER 2019 EDITION

To A Healthier You When we say "Winter Blues" we don't mean your eyes!

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Set healthy goals for 2019 with Avena!

Trace Nutrients

“It doesn’t mean never” Avena Originals #20, 6200 – 67A Street, Red Deer, AB, T4P 3E8 www.avenaoriginals.com info@avenaoriginals.ca Telephone: 1-800-207-2239 Fax: 1-888-352-5145

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TABLE OF Contents

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Welcome

07

Have you checked your iodine levels lately?

Vitamins and Minerals are

05 Traveling Healthy with Avena

17 You Are, What You Absorb

08 the first to make an impact 09

Avena ProStak Bottle

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Sharing Just Got Easier!

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Avena’s YouTube

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Avena Testimony

14 06 Trace Nutrients “It doesn’t mean never”

15 Defeat the Winter Blues

11 Avena Retreat - Are you coming?

Letter From the Vice President’s Desk

Reward Program 16 Membership Earn FREE Shipping!

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Gourmet Raw Lasagna

19

Local Avena Events

Have you looked at the calendar lately? Can you believe it’s 2019?

My, how those years just keep rolling by…

When the calendar flips over it always feels like a fresh start; a mini reset. That ‘change’ can be in the air. I love using this time of year to find out what I’d like to accomplish over the year.

Less of a ‘New Year’s Resolution’ and more like a goal list with a long time to finish.

I find resolutions can be too absolute and hard to complete. Once you lose momentum, the mood can quickly drop. Then it just starts rolling in the wrong direction or stops altogether. The goal is to build and achieve over the year. Don’t be short-sighted and think of a significant goal with a timeframe that’s unobtainable. Be realistic, but dedicated.

You can do it!

The best way to have a good 2019, is to enjoy it, embrace it and SHARE it. If you have a goal but don’t tell anyone, you’re accountable to no one. Setting a mark is a great idea, but creating a firm plan of action and asking for help and guidance is the key to success.

We’re human, we’re designed to be around others and support one another. Make time to encourage those around you, but also don’t be afraid to receive help either! Together we can all make 2019 phenomenal!

- Nicole Tarry

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Avena Tips Dear Avena, This winter has been extra hard.

I’ve decided to travel for a bit, somewhere nice and hot.

Any recommendations to look into health wise before I go (or during and after)?

Travel is always a new and exciting time, but you have to realize your body is now going to be exposed to a whole new world; new cuisine, water, environment, athletic demands, and other outside factors (airplanes). Many times when we go somewhere it’s with a purpose; whether it be an adventure or R & R. The idea is that it’s different from your usual.

This is what you should focus on before you travel.

You can prepare by doing little things prior such as drinking enough water in the days leading up to your travel. You can increase your probiotics and fermented food in your diet the week before you go to help create a stable base before you travel outside.

Once there, try and keep your food simple and as close to your regular routine as possible. Travel is a gift; and one that we should relish! You don’t want to bring back unwanted souvenirs, so keeping it simple and being prepared are great ideas.

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Trace, it doesn’t mean never Over and over we’re told to watch our intakes. Labels are full of information on calorie content and protein levels. All of these are important, we know they are, that’s why they’re on the sides of boxes. The tricky part then comes when you’re ready to start the next level of information, going deeper into what makes our bodies so strong and capable.

It's a critical element to health such as say Selenium or vitamin B12, but we just have to have a small bit.

However, if missing, or there’s a break in the chain of absorption, it can have dramatic effects on our health.

We have these huge big ticket “Trace nutrients are essential for health These trace items that are requirements, but are needed in much smaller quantities nutrients if given in yet, it’s rare these that get left and less often (thus the term trace).” massive singlebehind; it’s the little guys. use doses, won't Those critical pieces that are give you the full value because not as flashy or marquee. So that’s what we’re going to there’s only so much your body can look at today - the trace nutrients. process at a time.

I believe you wouldn’t say the same thing about trace Similarly, people get injections or nutrients. While much smaller in the amount needed, boosters of vitamin B12 because it’s a they make a significant impact once correctly utilized. jolt directly into the body that can do On the flipside, they pose dramatic differences when immediate benefit, but it’s not a missing. The daily requirements are various nutrient to lasting solution. You either need to nutrient for sure, yet, these same items have different keep going for these or find out why uptake values and needs for absorption. your body is not getting enough; either it’s not plentiful enough in your diet, or If you were to imagine a set of funnels where everything something, somewhere, is preventing filters through to get into the body, then some of the the uptake that you require. funnels would have wide mouths with wide openings, others would have much smaller sizes with different This is precisely the reason why it’s drops (for example, there are fat soluble and water important to have a diet rich in a variety soluble vitamins). These same vitamins can only be of foods and nutrients. If you’re not visible to the body unless there are already amino acids supplying them, there’s no way your body and minerals present. even has a chance to get them.

Since some have higher requirements to be accessible, it makes them harder to come by; usually, to compensate, the body only needs trace amounts.

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A typical example that you may have heard is vitamin B12 and those who follow a vegan diet. There are so few natural vegan sources of this vitamin that it’s highly recommended for vegans to supplement with this nutrient. Guess what though, it’s not only vegans who should be aware of nutrients, it’s something we ALL need to pay attention too.

Have you checked your iodine levels lately?

There is a multitude of trace nutrients that are found in niche areas and may be harder to get without effort. Have you checked your iodine levels lately? If not, iodine maybe your thyroid levels?

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The best source of iodine (which supports the thyroid) is from ocean-specific foods. How many of us eat ocean items on a regular or semi-regular basis? (Sea salt maybe….) As a result, the food industry has begun to notice. Now their processed items come equipped and ‘fortified’ with trace nutrients such as iodine, chromium, B12, folate, zinc and others.

This is both a good and bad thing; one, it’s great that we can get additional nutrients in the food that we’re eating, but it just emphasizes the fact that as a community, our food selection while broad is small in number. If you had to write down how many different foods you eat in a week would that number be higher than 30?

Or, are you considering that many of these trace nutrients come from foods like leafy green vegetables, ocean foods and nuts/ seeds - if you are consuming them, are you getting enough to reach minimum levels? How can we adjust our lifestyles to incorporate more of these trace elements? First and foremost pay attention to what you’re eating and where it comes from to ensure that you’re eating a healthy variety of foods.

NATURE’S LAW FOR MINERAL ABSORPTION

Vitamins = Enhance Mineral performance Amino Acids = Chelate Minerals for absorption Enzymes = Need for Chelation Process Protein = Provides the Amino acids for Chelation

EVERY FOOD USED TO PROVIDE THIS!

Food contained, proteins, enzymes, minerals & vitamins.

All needed at the same time for proper absorption to occur.

Today, enzymes and undamaged proteins are scarce.

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Vitamins and Minerals are the first to make an impact If you’re finding out that there’s not enough of something in your existing diet, that’s where Natural Health Products can come in and assist - by supplementing where the diet is low.

For most, this is going to start from those hardest to get nutrients, vitamins and sometimes minerals. Avena offers a unique combination product that helps you get prime utilization of vitamins - Vitamin Supreme. You can imagine this as a tool you can use to help gain momentum in your healthy lifestyle.

Vitamins and Minerals are the first to make an impact because they are some of the most difficult to uptake. Sure, protein is hard to digest, but digestion is separate from absorption. It’s only apart of the whole ecosystem of nutrient delivery inside the body.

It’s always a case of meeting our bodies demand and critical needs for health. If that’s not being achieved through food alone, it has to be supplemented somehow. Each of us can make small changes that will boost our health dramatically. Switching from general table salt to sea salt is a perfect example.

With this, you’re going from the minimum sodium and chloride (salt) into a sea salt that is full of the minerals of the ocean as well as the sodium and chloride. Even adding in some of the pink salt too can mix things up. Himalayan salt won’t have the same ratios of ocean salt, it tends to have less of some minerals and higher levels of iron (that’s why it’s pink).

Together let's choose to diversify our foods, add something new, and try something different. But most of all pay attention not only to what we’re eating but what value it contains too.

We don’t want to miss anything, because if it’s missing in your diet, your body will surely show you!

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You Are, What You Absorb

How do your bowels affect nutrient absorption

By Kameron Tarry

The bowel places a fundamental role in our overall well-being, and that includes how we digest and absorb our nutrients.

When your body’s ability to digest your food is impacted in any way, this affects everything ‘down the line’ when it comes to the digestive tract; those areas that experience the most significant impact are your small and large intestines.

Undigested food goes into these areas and begins to clog up the vicinity, acting as a barrier or filter, and slowing the progress of any nutrients from getting through or being seen by your body.

When looking at the utilization of those harder to get nutrients like vitamins and minerals, that they require so much to be present to be accessible.

The problem is when items fall through the cracks, they’re not always caught right away. Soon they start to pile up as missing or deficient. At this point, your body is beginning to feel the negative impact, and a cascade will begin to form.

The Negative Effects of Mal Absorption Low proteins mean your minerals will have a harder time to get used. Minerals that help create hormones, enzymes, support bones and are essential for the utilization of vitamins. Vitamins go missing that are critical for nerve health, antioxidants, immune support and skin, eye and organ health.

Once these are in low supply, you’ll start to feel it for sure. You can add in minerals and vitamins, and that will help substantially, but it’s only half of the problem.

Unless you go back to the bowel health, you’re just helping, not creating a solution.

To create that full circle support, we need to go back to the food and sources of what we’re eating. Beyond that, we should address the whole digestive process that creates that unwanted filter in our bowel.

Important aspects to ensuring the best absorption of nutrients 1. Ensuring that we’re digesting our food 2. Keep our bowels healthy and functioning in prime condition

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KRISTINE DAY Lake Country, BC Customer Spotlight

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I was in my 20's and every few years my face kept breaking out in fluid like blisters.

Every time I had the breakout it would last sometimes 8 months at a time and as it got worse I didn't even want to leave the house, be social or be seen by anyone. It was horrible.

I went to a few doctors and they kept on subscribing topical treatments and Tetracyline.

None of these worked!!

25 YEARS old I was introduced to Avena Originals Herb Cocktail, and I am still using HERB COCKTAIL today, it is my miracle cleanser. Every time I stop and my body and intestines begin to build toxic waste, which I know is the cause of my dermatitis, and I get those blisters again.

I am never going to be without this stuff!! :) P.S. No bloating, my stomach goes flat , more energy, more clarity after drinking this product.

Thank you Avena Originals - Kristine Day

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Letter From the Vice President’s Desk

Enzyme Formulation Delays Some of you are aware of the delay in our enzyme production. I want to take this time to chat with you about what happened. This product was postponed by excessive delays from Health Canada to provide an updated NPN number.

In June we were notified that our approved producer of the beet fibre we had been using (as our alternative to magnesium stearate), had decided to stop producing it, and it would no longer be available in the market.

We quickly found a replacement: Rice complex made of rice bran (like the E-Fusion). We submitted this change to Health Canada in early July 2018.

Legally we are not allowed to blend, mix, or move forward using this change of ingredients until Health Canada approves it. This process usually is 2-4 weeks, but this is where the delay occurred. Finally getting approval from Health Canada in the first week of November, we were able to start our 12-week process.

This situation put enormous stress on our manufacturing facility as Avena was already running very low on stock, and had been anticipating the whole process to be completed by late September. We regret that this situation to have happened, especially in the Christmas season, but it was merely out of our hands.

We will aim to be more proactive and ready, but the fact remains we can only control so much. Our goal is to produce an excellent, most effective Natural Health Products that we can to give our clients the best possible outcomes.

Thank you for your understanding in this matter; myself, and all of us here at Avena wish you the very best, and healthiest, 2019! - Kameron Tarry, VP

EXTENDING OUR CHRISTMAS OFFER During the Month of January we will offer the 20% discount on the Enhanced Enzyme 500ct that we were unable to be able to provide during our Christmas sale. We want to thank all of those who pre ordered your enzymes at the sale price, this has been a big help! We understand not everyone is in a position to be able to do that so this extension is for you.

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This winter season, don’t let your mood fall! We get less and less light over the winter months, and this gradually affects our bodies. The peak can be felt in January and February.

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The great news is you can counter this decline by being aware and taking steps to help your body.

One of the first places to start is with the sun and the lack of which directly impacts vitamin D production.

If in the summer you’re outside for 5 minutes with about 1 square inch of skin that can ‘see’ the sun, your body should be able to make the required vitamin D for the day.

This is less easy to accomplish in the winter. I should mention this happens to all of us, even with the summer sun, as so few go outside for any sustained duration of time, there’s always a filter between us and the sun.

It is more than just vitamin D though, this is only one example. The best way to help is to keep ensuring you’re getting your minerals, vitamins, and all the elements necessary to use them.

We highly encourage fresh greens over the winter. These are naturally high in minerals - if you’re not getting enough the Superfood is your answer; a concentrated and easy to take your greens (powder or caps) that is going to give you wheelbarrows worth of servings of greens each and every time.

At the end of the day, our secret weapon to combat is our Vitamin Supreme. A fully loaded combination of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and extras to deliver fantastic nutrients at any time of year. This is extra important over these cold winter months. Water is essential too; it's the fluid that runs our body. In the cold, if it helps, try warming your water or adding into it something like lemons, limes, mint, or ginger. Don’t let yourself get dehydrated because that will wear on your body too!

The last and final piece is the one that ties everything together - enzymes.

Everything takes work in our body and enzymes are the workers. Anything that happens is going to need a worker to get the job done; digesting food, delivering it to the body, increasingly and using said nutrient. Every step of the way a different worker is needed. By keeping enzymes in your diet and supplementing, you’re supplying your body with the best chance!

While those winter blues can be diet related, there are also many other things you can change to help.

A fabulous one is exercise; nothing fancy, just walking a few extra steps each day. Movement is a massive boost to the lymphatic system and our overall well-being. In the cold it’s harder to motivate to get outside and move more...so do it inside instead!

Last but not least, positivity. When you’re feeling down in the dumps, sometimes this is the hardest thing.

Concentrating on little victories and support from those around you can help.

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Enjoy some of the Avena Team’s favourite recipes.

Never Dull, ALWAYS exciting, refreshing, and fun!

a n g a s a L w a R G our met Ingredients Lasagna Sheets Zucchini & yellow Squash- thinly sliced and marinated in apple cider vinegar.

Meat Sauce Olive oil, walnuts, sundried tomatoes, sage, light soy sauce and seasonings. Blend all in the food processor.

Béchamel Sauce Macadamia nuts, cashews, pine nuts, lemon juice and seasonings. Blend all.

Creamy Spinach

Directions 1. Spread tomato sauce on the bottom of the 2" Pan. 2. Arrange alternate layers of marinated zucchini and Yellow squash, crisscross wise.

3. Spread spinach mixture evenly on top of the layered zucchini and yellow squash.

4. Spread the meat sauce over the spinach mixture evenly.

5. Spread béchamel sauce evenly.

Spinach, parsley, cilantro, onion, cashew nut and seasonings. Roughly chop and mix well.

6. Follow the arranging of tomato sauce, zucchini, spinach mixture and meat sauce until you have made 3 layers.

Pesto

7. Let the pan rest overnight in the cooler.

Basil, pine nuts, olive oil, garlic and seasonings.

Blend all in the food processor.

TOMATO SAUCE Cherry tomatoes, beefsteak tomatoes, oregano and seasonings. Roughly blend all in the food processor.

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8. Remove the pan from the cooler.

9. Carefully cut the lasagna into the desired shape.

10. Garnish with Pesto sauce, fresh basil and cherry tomatoes.

11. Serve and enjoy!

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