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Lower Cholesterol, Improve Blood Sugar Levels, and Lose Weight While You Eat |
How taking Bios Life anytime you’re hungry—and especially with meals—helps improve your health. |
Let’s Conduct an Experiment
Part One
You won’t need your lab coat or goggles for this one: |
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Take a packet of Bios Life
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Mix the Bios Life with about 8 ounces of water
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Pour your mixture into a clear drinking glass
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Now let it sit. |
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Five Minutes Later…
 Now take a look at your glass of Bios Life. Tip the glass a little. See what’s happened? It’s thickened up, hasn’t it? It’s almost a little jelly-like. Don’t worry; it’s supposed to do that. In fact, if you drank that glass of Bios Life, that’s what it would be doing in your stomach.
Why Does it do That?
What you’re seeing is one of the unique strengths of Bios Life—you’re seeing the foundation of Bios Life called Biosphere Fiber, a patented blend of five highly soluble fibers. As Biosphere Fiber comes in contact with liquid it absorbs the liquid and becomes a gel.
The five soluble fibers in the Biosphere Fiber matrix were carefully researched and chosen for their ability to create the most effective fiber combination possible in the stomach and digestive system—much more effective when blended together than if they were used individually.
How Does it Work?
Biosphere Fiber lowers serum cholesterol by reducing the absorption of cholesterol in the food you’re eating. In addition, this fiber complex absorbs bile acids, which are the compounds manufactured by the liver from cholesterol that are necessary for the proper digestion of fat.
After absorbing the bile acids, the compounds are removed from circulation and don’t make it back to the liver. As a result, the liver must use up additional cholesterol to manufacture new bile acids. Bile acids are necessary for normal digestion of fat. Biosphere Fiber may also reduce the amount of cholesterol manufactured by the liver.
Part Two
Now drop small pieces of food into your glass of Bios Life. Pieces of breakfast cereal, a bit of banana or apple, what ever you have on hand would work. (Remember, that food that actually makes it to our stomach and the waiting Bios Life has usually been chewed up and mixed with saliva).
Watch What Happens…
The bits of food slowly sink into the glass, becomes blanketed with Bios Life. In reality, the churning motion of the stomach would guarantee that what you eat becomes mixed up and coated with Bios Life.
As Bios Life coats your food, it prevents sugar from entering your system too fast. Normally, sugar gives you a momentary boost in energy—followed by a lapse of energy, and usually causes you to crave more sugar in order to boost your energy again. Without Bios Life you submit yourself to a rollercoaster sensation of energy and then exhaustion. The soluble fiber in Bios Life acts as a “time release” agent for the sugars found in your food. |
Beyond the Experiment
What Else Was in that Glass?
Bios Life contains much more than just Biosphere Fiber. In your stomach and digestive tract, other key ingredients in Bios Life go to work full-throttle.  Bios Life turbo charges the Biosphere Fiber by including calcium carbonate in the ingredients in order to make the five-fiber matrix even more effective.
Upon contact with the acidic environment of the stomach, the calcium carbonate starts to release carbon dioxide. This bubbling disperses the fiber matrix quickly through the gastric fluid. As a result, the Biosphere Fiber matrix is formed quickly and efficiently. This aspect of Bios Life is patented. Consequently, no other fiber products can combine soluble fiber with mineral carbonates.
But Wait, There’s More…
Next is chromium. According to new research at Harvard, those with low levels of chromium in their systems are significantly more likely to develop heart problems. Chromium helps to stabilize blood sugar levels in the body. Bios Life contains a patented chromium polynicotinate, or niacin-bound chromium, called ChromeMate® which is the most easily absorbed chromium for the body.
In addition, Bios Life contains vitamins B-6 and B-12. This vitamin B complex is known to boost the immune system and to aid in the breakdown of fat.
Fighting Cholesterol with Phytosterols
In order to be most effective in controlling cholesterol levels, Bios Life has included three types of potent phytosterols: b-sitosterol, campesterol, and stigmasterol. Phytosterols are a chemical found in plants. Technically speaking, phytosterols are cholesterol analogs, which means they have similar functions but different origins. Phytosterols are picked up by these proteins instead of cholesterol, which allows the cholesterol to be passed out of the body and not absorbed into the bloodstream.
The Sweet Addition of Policosanol
Policosanol, an ingredient in Bios Life that originates from sugarcane, has been shown to inhibit an enzyme called HMG-CoA reductase—one of the enzymes involved in cholesterol synthesis. Policosanol is in fact a highly effective, all-natural statin—without the potential dangerous side-effects of prescription statins.
Stop and Smell the Chrysanthemums
It was our own Unicity Research and Development that discovered that a water extract of chrysanthemum morifolium energizes an enzyme called 7-alpha hydroxylase. 7-alpha hydroxylase takes cholesterol out of your system and converts it to cholic acid—a form of bile acid. Chrysanthemum morifolium extract is like giving the 7-alpha hydroxylase enzymes an energy drink that make them work twice as hard. As a result, more cholesterol is taken from your body’s storage and converted into cholic acid—thus reducing the total amount of cholesterol in your body.
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As Many as 1 in 3 Adults Currently Suffers from Symptoms of Arthritis
Could you be one of them? |
Arthritis isn’t just one disease—it’s a complex disorder that comprises more than 100 distinct conditions and can affect people at any stage of life.
Two of the most common forms are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
These 2 forms have very different causes, risk factors, and effects on the body, yet they often share a common symptom—persistent joint pain. The joint pain of arthritis can appear as hip, knee, hand, or wrist pain, as well as joint pain in other areas of the body. |
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis in the United States, affecting an estimated 21 million adults. OA begins with the breakdown of joint cartilage, resulting in pain and stiffness.
 OA commonly affects the joints of the fingers, knees, hips, and spine. Other joints affected less frequently include the wrists, elbows, shoulders, and ankles. When OA is found in a less-frequently affected joint, there is usually a history of injury or unusual stress to that joint.
Work-related repetitive injury and physical trauma may contribute to the development of OA. For example, if you have a strenuous job that requires repetitive bending, kneeling, or squatting, you may be at high risk for OA of the knee. |
What are the Symptoms of Osteoarthritis?
The most common symptoms of OA include:
- Steady or intermittent pain in a joint
- Stiffness after periods of inactivity, such as sleeping or sitting
- Swelling or tenderness in 1 or more joints
- Crunching feeling or sound of bone rubbing on bone (called crepitus) when the joint is used
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OA usually comes on slowly. Early in the disease, joints may ache after physical work or exercise. |
What Causes Osteoarthritis?
Although the exact cause of OA is not known, some scientists believe that joint damage begins in response to physical stress such as an injury or repetitive movement.
Also known as "wear and tear," this stress can erode the cartilage that normally encases the ends of the bones in a joint. Cartilage serves to cushion the bones and to help the joint move smoothly and easily.
As cartilage breaks down, the ends of the bones thicken and the joint may lose its normal shape. With further cartilage breakdown, the ends of the bones may begin to rub together causing pain. In addition, damaged joint tissue can cause the release of certain substances called prostaglandins, which can also contribute to the pain and swelling characteristic of the disease. |
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can affect many different joints and, in some people, other parts of the body as well, including the blood, the lungs, and the heart.
 Inflammation of the joint lining, called the synovium, can cause pain, stiffness, swelling, warmth, and redness. The affected joint may also lose its shape, resulting in loss of normal movement. RA can last a long time and can be a disease of flares (active symptoms) and remissions (few to no symptoms).
RA affects 2.1 million Americans, or about 1% of the adult population in the United States. This disease is 2 to 3 times more common in women than in men. Also, although it generally affects people between the ages of 20 and 50, it can also affect young children through a form of RA called Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. |
What are the Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Symptoms of RA differ from person to person but can generally include:
- Joint tenderness, warmth, and swelling. Both sides of the body are usually affected at the same time. This is also called a "symmetrical pattern" of inflammation. For example, if one knee is affected, the other one is also affected. This is in contrast to osteoarthritis, where it is possible for only one knee to be affected
- Pain and stiffness lasting for more than 1 hour in the morning or after a long rest
- Joint inflammation in the wrist and finger joints closest to the hand (although joints of the neck, shoulders, elbows, hips, knees, ankles, and feet can be affected as well)
- Fatigue, an occasional fever, and a general sense of not feeling well (called malaise).
- Symptoms that last for an extended period of time
- Symptoms in other parts of the body, not just in the joints
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RA causes inflammation of the joint lining which can lead to pain, swelling, stiffness, and loss of function. It also can cause inflammation of your tear glands, salivary glands, the lining of your heart and lungs, and the lungs themselves. |
What Causes Rheumatoid Arthritis?
RA is an autoimmune disease. This means the body's natural immune system does not operate as it should; it attacks healthy joint tissue, initiating a process of inflammation and joint damage.
The exact cause of RA is not yet known, although scientists do know that many factors may contribute to the development of RA. Hereditary factors play a role. Scientists have shown certain genes that play a role in the immune system may be involved in determining whether or not you develop RA. However, some people with RA do not have these particular genes, and other people who do have the genes never develop the disease.
Environmental factors may also contribute to the cause of the disease. Researchers have found that RA can be triggered by an infection, possibly a virus or bacterium, in people who have an inherited tendency for the disease. However, RA is not contagious—you can't "catch it" from anyone.
Discover the Freedom to Move Again
Unicity’s CM Plex supports joint health with a proprietary blend of cetyl myristate, cetyl myristoleate, and other carefully developed cetyl ester compounds proven to help penetrate and hydrate joints and increase mobility, encouraging a more active lifestyle.
CM Plex is available in both cream and softgels. The cream and softgels work together—the cream provides additional moisturizing benefits, while the softgels offer additional ingredients for internalized nutritional support.
In Canada: CM Plex Capsules, CM Plex Cream |
Clinical Studies Show that the Ingredients in CM Plex Help Support Joints
The ingredients in CM Plex have been studied in two groups of osteoarthritis patients. These subjects had to do exercises that are considered easy for healthy people, but can be very painful for osteoarthritis sufferers. In both studies* patients experienced clear benefits in pain reduction resulting in improved range-of-motion, and joint mobility.
In 2001, a double-blind study was conducted on 86 subjects: 51 men and 35 women, ages 37-77. For 60 days, half were given 6 capsules of CM Plex per day and the other half were given a placebo: |
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There were a total of 137 affected joints in this population: 98 had painful swelling, 70 had stiffness associated with degrees of deformity, and 18 included some soft tissue involvement.
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Clinical assessments were done on Day 0, Day 30, and Day 60 of the study.
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There were three major areas of investigation: pain, range of motion, and physical activity indicators.
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The vast majority of individuals receiving CM Plex noted decreases in pain and/or increases in joint utilization, resulting in higher levels of physical activity.
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More than 97% of the treated group noted improvements.
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Four Things You Can Do Today
Maintain a Healthy Body Weight
Exercise
Eat a Healthy Diet
Take Bone and Joint Supplements
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* Hesslink et al, “Cetylated fatty acids improve knee function in patients with osteoarthritis,” Journal of Rheumatology (2002) 29, 1708-1712.
Kraemer et al, “Effect of a Cetylated Fatty Acid Topical Cream on Functional Mobility and Quality of Life of Patients with Osteoarthritis,” Journal of Rheumatology (2004) 31, 767-774. |
“I had arthritis in my fingers for the last 16 years—even to the point of feeling pain when I picked up a pencil. My jewelry, especially bracelets, began to fit too tight.
“Ten days after taking CM Plex, the joint swelling and pain in my fingers improved. For the first time in 16 years I can now bend my fingers flat to the palm on each hand. I’ve also noticed that both wrists have gotten smaller—now some of my bracelets are falling off! The joint swelling around my fingers is no longer there.
“I find myself flexing my hands at the joints without pain or discomfort of any kind. I am exuberant about living without pain!”
—M. Smiley, Detroit, Michigan |
“I’m 57 years old and have had problems with extreme morning stiffness for over a decade now. It was so bad that I could hardly walk when I got out of bed—quite painful, especially in my ankles, knees, and hips. The pain in my shoulders and neck would improve after a hot shower. Within one week of starting CM Plex, all signs of stiffness had disappeared. I can’t say enough about this amazing product!”
—Pat |
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CM Plex Listed in 2007 Physicians’ Desk Reference
 CM Plex is one of the Unicity products listed in the 2007 Physicians’ Desk Reference (PDR). The PDR is the nation’s most trusted source of FDA-approved prescribing information, and is consulted by healthcare professionals millions of times each week. The 2007 PDR was distributed to almost half a million MDs and chief pharmacists throughout the US. Ninety percent of healthcare professionals consider this reference to most important source of reliable information and it helps them in making the right decision on advising their patients on which products they should use.
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