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Discover Wellness

Discover wellness with Vitamark, the makers of Limu Plus®. You’ve heard about the nutritional benefits of kelp—but did you know how difficult it is, thanks to environmental pollution, to find a pure, pristine source? We discovered it in the untouched Pacific paradise of Tonga, the source of our superb Limu Moui extract. Then we added advanced Russian adaptogens, the extraordinary performance-enhancing plants uncovered by years of scientific research.

The result is Limu Plus®, a wellness breakthough, the best of nature and science combined. Add one or two ounces of Limu Plus® to your daily diet and discover wellness for yourself.

Fucoidan

One of nature’s health secrets has been discovered in the waters off the coast of the Pacific island of Tonga. In this lush tropical paradise, untouched by industry and unspoiled by pollution, natives have known the energizing benefits of the sea plant they call Limu Moui.* But Limu Moui is no ordinary plant. In addition to being packed with vitamins, minerals and other life-giving substances that have made kelp such a health food staple, Limu Moui is particularly rich in the polysaccharide fucoidan. Fucoidan is the primary active phytochemical in this “miracle sea plant” and is reported to be the subject of more than 600 scientific studies.

According to research, this complex carbohydrate may lend extraordinary support to the body’s immune functions.

Fucoidan is also said to:

  • Assist with joints*
  • Improve digestion*
  • Offer liver support*
  • Improve blood function*
  • Improve stomach function*
  • Enhance skin and cellular growth*

 

Advanced Russian Adaptogens

The strength of Limu Plus® does not stop at fucoidan. This revolutionary elixir also contains advanced Russian adaptogens. Adaptogens are a rare class of plant first identified by Russian scientists. In the mid-1950s, the Russian government commissioned its Academy of Sciences to create a product to enhance human performance.

The product had to accomplish three objectives:

  • Be safe and non-toxic to the body
  • Support cellular health
  • Equip the body to adapt to stressors

For 40 years, more than 1200 scientists were involved in this unprecedented, confidential project that led to groundbreaking discoveries and thousands of studies. A unique group of plants referred to as “adaptogens” were discovered growing in an area of eastern Russia called the Primorye. The Discovery Channel produced a special on the total devastation created by a meteor in 1908 in the same area of the Primorye Forest to which adaptogens are native. After the devastation, certain plants learned to cope with extreme temperature variations, radiation exposure, altitude variances, sea pressure, toxic exposure and stresses of drought and water variances. These “adaptable” plants—adaptogens—grew back to create one of the most botanically active regions in the world.

According to researchers, adaptogens help restore the body’s overall capacity for exertion and resistance to stress.* In other words, adaptogens help the body adapt to internal and external environmental stressors. In a society where, according to the American Medical Association, more than 80 percent of health challenges may be related to stressors, the adaptogens in Limu Plus® can be your answer for alleviating stress.*

With time and clinical trials, some 12 adaptogenic plants were identified as the most active. Vitamark uses a co-extraction, processed blend of six of the most active adaptogens in Limu Plus®.

This adaptogen blend helps support:

  • Better focus*
  • Mental energy*
  • Stamina*
  • Enhanced sleep*
  • Less toxicity*
  • Better attention to detail*
  • Mood improvement*
  • Improvement in the aging process*
  • Antioxidant capability*
  • Cellular balance*

 

Superior Absorption: Aloe Vera & GreenTea

To be effective, a health beverage must be readily absorbed by the body. One of the best “conductive vehicles” to increase effectiveness in the body is aloe vera. The International Aloe Science Council (IASC) points out the long, illustrious history of the semi-tropical plant called aloe vera. It dates from ancient antiquity and has been mentioned throughout history for its beauty-enhancing, health and medicinal properties.* Aloe vera contains more than 70 essential ingredients and more than 200 biologically active compounds. These include vitamins, minerals, amino acids, enzymes, proteins, polysaccharides (called the master molecule) and biological stimulators.

A recent study co-sponsored by the Aloe Institute and the International Aloe Science Council found that total absorption of water-soluble and fat-soluble vitamins significantly increased and elevated over a 24-hour period when taken in combination with aloe vera compared with vitamin supplements taken alone. Interestingly, there is no other known substance that will increase bioavailability of both water and fat-soluble vitamins. And because aloe speeds the absorption of nutrients in the digestive tract, people can experience benefits from Limu Plus® more readily.

Vitamark’s ACTIValoe™ offers the guarantee of biological activity and effective ingredients. ACTIValoe™ is grown in soils not tainted with insecticides and harmful fertilizers. The farms are located in central Mexico to protect the plants from any chance of being impacted by cold weather. ACTIValoe™ is standardized to be no less than 10% by weight a polysaccharide, the purity and quality is verified by scientific analysis, and it is certified by the International Aloe Science Council. This certification is like the “Good Housekeeping” seal of approval for aloe vera products.

Along with ACTIValoe™, Vitamark adds Green Tea and Taheebo Tea—some of nature’s strongest antioxidants—to Limu Plus®. These two ingredients increase the antioxidant properties of Limu Plus® while insuring the bioavailability of nutrients.

Other Life-Giving Substances

In addition to fucoidan, Limu Moui is packed with other life-giving substances. These include:

Amino acids, the body’s “building blocks.” Limu Moui provides essential amino acids the body cannot create by itself.*

Glycoprotiens, which help the body defend itself.*

Essential fatty acids, which are the key to eye and brain health, normal mental functioning and normal blood sugar ranges.*

Glyconutrients, also known as “sweet nutrients” because they are composed of sugars (monosaccharides). Eight glyconutrients are classified as essential because the body does not readily produce them. In other words, you must get these nutrients from dietary sources. Glyconutrients are part of the structure of every cell in the body and are critical to life itself. They are necessary for cellular communication and have become a focus in the scientific community for their role in delivering messages throughout the body. Thousands of peer-reviewed papers document the importance of glyconutrients in your diet. In fact, a major medical textbook, Harper’s Biochemistry, was revised to include the Nobel Prize-winning category of glyconutrients. Seaweed contains five of these vital glyconutrients: mannose, glucose, galactose, xylose and fucose.*

Powerful antioxidant polyphenols, which address heavy metals, support healthy hair, nails and skin, ease digestive ability and address the aging process.*

Powerful colloidal minerals. These are easily absorbed into the body and help conduction of other nutrients. Colloidal minerals also assist with toxin removal.*

Plant enzymes, which assist literally every bodily function since vitamins, minerals and hormones cannot work without their support. Enzymes also help to build our bodies and aid in the digestion and absorption of nutrients.*

Vitamins and other nutrients that provide and encourage immune function.*

 

The Highest Production Standards

To create a quality product like Limu Plus® demands the highest standard of raw materials and manufacture. Working with one of the leading manufacturers of high quality nutritional supplements in the world, Vitamark delivers the best.

Vitamark’s Limu Moui is harvested by hand to insure that only the best plant material is selected and the process is friendly to the Tongan ecosystem. It is then carefully processed to preserve its beneficial essence. Our adaptogenic plants are also selectively harvested at an exact point during the growing season to insure peak potential. Then, to harness the potency, experts with more than thirty years of experience process the plants.

These ingredients are formulated under the legendary production standards of our manufacturer using state-of-the-art technology. That’s why Limu Plus® is the best of nature and science combined.

Great Taste

Limu Plus® tastes great. You will look forward to drinking it every day for optimal health. Limu Plus®® is a breakthrough product like no other.

 

Are You Aware?

Here are some more facts you should know:


Of the 2.4 million juvenile arrests in 2000, 1.9 million involved substance abuse but only 68,600 or 3.6% of those arrested received any treatment.

Alcohol and drug abuse is the No. 1 public health problem in the US. $1 of every $12 that is spent on personal health care involved the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of those suffering from addictive diseases.

Teens that have 5 or more dinners a week with their family are less likely to try marijuana, smoke cigarettes, or drink alcohol.

For every $1 invested in addiction treatment, society saves $7.
Source: UCLA

The 12-17 population in the US has one of the fastest growing rates of prescription drug abuse, such as OxyContin, Ritalin, and Valium.
Source: National Institutes of Health

The no. of people seeking treatment for methamphetamine addiction quadrupled between 1993 & 2003 attesting to the addictive nature of meth.
Source: SAMHSA

Nearly one in 10 American teenagers, or 2.2 million experienced major depression in 2004.
Source: SAMHSA

Depressed youths are more likely to smoke, drink alcohol, and/or abuse drugs.
Source: SAMHSA

Half of the students in the US have tried an illegal drug before they graduated from high school.
Source: Monitoring the Future

Students who use marijuana are more likely to drop out of school, have lower academic aspirations, and experience job instability in young adulthood.
Source: Hall, W., Room B. & Bondy, WHO Project of Health Implications of Cannabis Use: A Comparative Appraisal of the Health and Psychological Consequences of Alcohol, Cannabis,Nicotine, and Opiate Use, August 28, 1995 (Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, 1998.

86% of all high school seniors think it would be ‘very easy’ or ‘fairly easy’ for them to get marijuana.
Source: Monitoring the Future

Between 1992 and 2002, the number of adolescent treatment admissions increased 65%, while all admissions, for the same time period, only increased 23%.
Source: The DASIS Report, October 15, 2005, p. 1.

Between 1992 and 2002, adolescent admissions with marijuana as the primary substance increased from 23 to 64 percent.
Source: The DASIS Report, October 15, 2005, p. 1.

Over half of all admissions (56%) to substance abuse treatment are due to use of multiple substances (polydrug abuse).
Source: The DASIS Report, October 15, 2005, p. 1.

Among polydrug admissions, alcohol was the most commonly reported substance (76%). Marijuana was the 2nd most commonly reported substance (55%), followed by cocaine (48%), opiates (27%) & other drugs (26%).
Source: The DASIS Report, March 35, 2005, p. 1.

Youths admitted for substance abuse treatment are more likely than older admissions to report multiple drugs use, 65% of admissions for those under 20 years of age.
Source: The DASIS Report, March 25, 2005, p. 1,2.

Every day, approximately, 4,700 American children under the age of 18 try marijuana for the first time.
Source: Parents. The Anti-Drug.

 

'Alarming' Rise in Teen ER Visits for Misuse of ADHD Drugs

More 12- to 17-year-olds went to hospital emergency rooms for problems related to use of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs in 2004 than people ages 18 to 24, according to research from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Data from SAMHSA's Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) showed that there were about 8,000 ER visits for drugs like Ritalin, Concerta, and Adderal in 2004. Among those legally prescribed the drugs, ER visits occurred at the rate of 1.6 per 100,000 population among 12- to 17-year-olds and 0.4 per 100,000 among those ages 18 to 24. Among nonmedical users of the drugs, the rates were 1.7 visits per 100,000 population among those ages 12 to 17 and 1.0 per 100,000 among 18- to 24-year-olds.

Among ER patients using ADHD drugs nonmedically, 21 percent took the drug alone, 20 percent used it with alcohol, 26 percent used it with an illicit drug, and 57 percent used it in combination with other pharmaceuticals.

"These findings suggest an alarming level of nonmedical use that could have life-threatening consequences, such as heart attack or stroke," said Assistant Surgeon General Eric Broderick, D.D.S., M.P.H., SAMHSA's acting deputy administrator. "Parents need to help break this dangerous pattern of behavior by carefully monitoring their child's use of ADHD medication."

 

Prescription Painkillers Becoming More Popular than Marijuana

Marijuana has long been the most popular illicit drug in the U.S., but federal researchers say that there are now more new recreational users of prescription painkillers than new pot smokers.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reported Oct. 27 that a new study, "Misuse of Prescription Drugs: Data from the 2002, 2003 and 2004 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health," found that misuse of prescription drugs has become the second-biggest illicit-drug problem behind marijuana use.

The study estimated that about 2.7 million people ages 12 and older first misused prescription drugs each year, compared to an estimated 2.1 million new users of marijuana. Nonmedical use of prescription drugs was highest among 18- to 25-year-olds, followed by 12- to 17-year-olds.

Drugs like hydrocodone, including Vicodin, were especially popular, as were oxycodone-based drugs like OcyContin and Percocet.

"While marijuana continues to be the most commonly used illicit drug, the misuse of prescription drugs is clearly a growing national concern that requires action from multiple segments of our society," said Assistant Surgeon General Eric Broderick, SAMHSA's acting deputy administrator.

"We know that 70 to 80 percent of those 12 years or older said they got their drugs from a friend or relative and, very likely, those came from the family medicine cabinet. Only 4.3 percent got the pain relievers from a drug dealer or other stranger, and only 0.8 percent reported buying the drug on the Internet. Parents and other caregivers should store their prescription drugs carefully and dispose of any unused drugs before they can fall into the wrong hands." 

 

Discover Science

With innovative products like Limu Plus, Vitamark is leading the health and wellness revolution. The nutritional market is dynamic and rapidly changing. To deliver the latest innovations, we work with the industry’s top minds and leading manufacturers. We bring you the best of nature and science combined.

How do we insure that our products lead the field? We start with superb formulations and the best ingredients on the market, and then we manufacture to the highest possible standards.

Hydration, Cleansing, Nutrition, Exercise

The Vitamark approach to whole-body wellness includes four essential steps: hydration, cleansing, nutrition and exercise. This holistic approach is designed to support your body in its search for natural balance. The principles are time-tested and backed by cutting edge science.

Hydration is the key to good health. To live at our best, we need to absorb essential vitamins, minerals and nutrients. That’s why Vitamark focuses on formulations that insure maximum absorbability.

Our environment is full of toxins and our bodies need all the help they can get to overcome them and restore balance. Cleansing your system of harmful agents is easy with Vitamark. In addition to the superb cleansing properties of Limu Plus, we offer an extensive line tailored to your individual needs—including VitaChe, the best cleansing supplement on the market.

Think of hydration and cleansing as restorative steps, and once that work is done it is time for good nutrition. Modern diets are poor in nutrients and packed with things your body cannot process. Make up the deficit with supplements from Vitamark, including our breakthrough one-stop source for daily nutrition, VitaOne.

Of course, every healthy regimen includes regular exercise.

 

  • Better focus*
  • Mental energy*
  • Stamina*
  • Enhanced sleep*
  • Less toxicity*
  • Better attention to detail*
  • Mood improvement*
  • Improvement in the aging process*
  • Antioxidant capability*
  • Cellular balance*

 

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