Time for Health and Wealth

Have you overcome the effects of the short out of Daylight Savings Time?  An Ecuador shaman helped Merri and me shape our daily routine for better energy, vitality and health.

lake county sunrise

The shaman helped us see the value of following nature’s rhythms.  Sunrise at our house.  The body’s clocks are activated by the glowing orange.

lake county sunset

The body’s clocks are sedated by the indigo at sunset.

Making the change from daylight savings time is important because circadian rhythms are amazingly important to our energy and good natural health.  When Merri and I lived and worked with an Ecuador shaman for years, we found that routine was of utmost importance.  Everyone rose at the same time each day. We ate at the same time each day. We exercised at the same time each day and we studied and meditated at the same time each day.  We slept at the same time.

The entire rhythm was based on the rising and setting of the sun.  Setting a good routine on the equator is easier because the sun rises at 6am and sets at 6pm every day all year long.  Ecuador does not have Daylight Savings Time.

In North and South America the target moves.  Merri and I adjust.  During Daylight savings we rise at 6am and decline at 10pm.  During normal hours we rise and sleep an hour earlier by mankind’s clock, at 5am and go to bed an hour earlier at 9pm.

The shamans recognize that every living thing on earth keeps time with the 24-hour light/dark cycle with the master organizer being the sun.

The brain has a master clock, but there are a series of other biological clocks that also impact our energy, vitality and health.

The brain releases proteins that turn various clocks on and off according to the time of night or day.

There is the time when the liver supports detoxification at night and glucose for energy during the day.  The heart is timed so before dawn, the heart gets prepared to be more active.

The kidney regulates electrolytes in the body in daytime and relaxes it at night. The pancreas helps blood get into the cells with the proper amount of insulin/fatty tissue regulates the hormones in the body.

Good health comes when the timing of all this activity works in concert.  If our circadian rhythms are disturbed, the incorrectly times of activity of the various body clocks can lead to a host of chronic health problems.

For example, if fatty tissue releases fats at the wrong time they can congest the body and not be available when hormones and energy are required.

Mankind can fiddle with nature all it likes, but most short term savings are wiped out by long term costs.  Clocks should keep us in tune with nature.  We move time around at our risk because nature always wins.  It is because nature is not limited in time.

Respect and honor the source of all our biological energy, the sun, and you’ll have more energy, vitality and have taken a step to better health.

See how to create a healthy routine at Daylight Savings Tips (1).

You can learn more at “How to Harmonize Your 5 Clocks” at Lifespa.com (2).


How to Kick Start Higher Vitality

Vitality and a good start to the day are the foundations of health and wealth.  Good heart health creates this vitality by sending a strong flow of blood to and through the body and brain.  I believe so much in this fact that I take a supplement called Vitality Force first thing in the morning.  Modern living often inhibits a strong flow of blood and the World Health Organization says that 17 million people die every year from heart disease. Fortunately there is a simple, inexpensive way to kick start a positive heart spiral.

llama walk

After taking Vitality Force, I meditate, have an infrared sauna and do some gentle exercises such as this LLama Walk.  This process gets my mind active and my blood flowing.

Take light exercise (perhaps an easy walk) after eating.  Research has found that timing meals and exercise is important for glycogen loading, muscle maintenance and nutrient uptake and use.  The research suggests that even a little light exercise creates healthy hormonal shifts that improves the way nutrients are metabolized.  The exercise appears to help balance triglyceride and glucose levels which reduce the cravings for between meal snacks and the desire to eat rich, sugary foods.

Vitality Force is my kick start to make sure I have the vitality to take that walk.  This supplement has a powerful precursor to a single simple molecule that can increase vitality and feel like getting a good start.  Vitality Force provides L-arginine. This is theprecursor to nitric oxide.  The medical establishment has known about the benefits of nitric oxide as nitroglycerine which create a flood of nitric oxide.  Nitroglycerine has been used in medicine for over a century.

In 1998, three research scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine when they discovered that nitric oxide is essential to a vital natural cycle at the cellular level.  The nitric oxide cycle, especially helps the heart.  Nitric oxide is the simple molecule that can help improve the flow of blood to the body and brain as it increases energy and stamina, relieve  stress, strengthens the immune and digestive system, plus improves clarity of mind.  Over the past decade, 92 studies examined the role of nitric oxide in modulating the severity of certain heart problems and 73% concluded that nitric oxide has a protective effect.

An Abstract at US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health of a scientific research entitled  “The effect of nitric-oxide-related supplements on human performance” (1)  says:  “Nitric Oxide has led a revolution in physiology and pharmacology research during the last two decades.  This labile molecule plays an important role in many functions in the body regulating vasodilatation, blood flow, mitochondrial respiration and platelet function. Studies involving untrained or moderately trained healthy subjects showed that nitric Oxide donors could improve tolerance to aerobic and anaerobic exercise.

Nitric oxide makes you feel better when you exercise more.  It helps you want to get enough exercise.

The Pritikin Longevity Center website explains the importance of Nitric Oxide in simpler terms in an article, “Sex, Nitric Oxide, and Your Heart” (2) and says: Nitric oxide is a very simple but important molecule.  It is not the same as nitrous oxide, or “laughing gas.” The nitric oxide story is no laughing matter; it will determine how long you live.  And it’s an integral part of sex and heart health.  

The article tells how nitric oxide improves the health of the inner wall of a blood vessel, keep vessels pliable and elastic, dilates blood vessels keeping blood flowing smoothly, relax blood vessels, keep platelets and white blood cells calm and prevent them from sticking to the vessel wall, prevent oxidation, slow plaque growth, suppress atherosclerosis and melt away plaque that already exists.

One way to get more nitric oxide into our system is with a small scoop of powdered Vitality Force.

Vitality Force provides arginine, a semi-essential amino acid that has shown promise in the prevention of blockage of the arteries.  L-arginine is a precursor of nitric oxide.  After arginine is consumed in foods and in supplements, it makes its way into the bloodstream and circulates throughout the body.  As it enters the cells that line the smooth muscle walls of blood vessels, an enzymatic reaction converts arginine to nitric oxide.  Rising arginine levels increases production of nitric oxide, which improves your cardiovascular health and makes you feel better.


Vitality Force, is much more than just a solution for cardiovascular health.  The formula includes the highest quality arginine, vitamins, minerals, and other immune boosting ingredients.  It works by dilating the blood vessels to allow more oxygen and nutrients to flow freely throughout the body.   This helps improve the  bioavailability of all nutrients and helps enhance your other supplements that you may already be taking.

I like the powdered form because research suggests that consuming liquid nutritional products provides significantly improved absorption, (80% vs. 20% from tablets).

Vitality Force supports:

* Cardiovascular health

* Healthy immune function

* Anti-aging properties

* Improved energy levels

*  Dilated blood vessels to deliver more oxygen and nutrients to muscles and cardiovascular system

* Increased efficiency of oxygen utilization for energy production

* Enhanced numbers of mitochondria to actually produce energy

Vitality Force includes:


L-Citrulline is an amino acid which promotes energy, stimulates the immune system, and detoxifies ammonia, which damages living cells.

Vitamin D3

Vitamin D, calciferol, is a fat-soluble vitamin. D3 is normally produced in the skin by the action of sunlight.  The major biologic function of vitamin D is to maintain normal blood levels of calcium and phosphorus. Vitamin D aids in the absorption of calcium, helping to form and maintain strong bones.

Vitamin E




B1 (thiamine)


B2 (riboflavin)


B3 (niacin amide)


B5 (pantothenic acid)


B6 (pyridoxine)  


B12 (methylcobalamin)


Folic Acid





Omega 3



Resveratrol is known for anti aging and may confer special protection on the heart.  Research has found that low doses of resveratrol mimic the effects of what is known as caloric restriction – diets with 20-30 percent fewer calories than a typical diet – that in numerous studies has been shown to extend lifespan and blunt the effects of aging.




Chromium Polynicotinate








Selenium has important antioxidant properties and studies have shown a link between low levels of Selenium and a high rate of heart disease and that individuals suffering from heart disease responded well to Selenium supplementation.


Fulvic Minerals




Fructooligo Saccharide

Fructooligosaccharide is a unique prebiotic fiber blend with various sweet characteristics that are used for growth and multiplication by beneficial bacteria (bifidus) in the digestive tract.  A healthy population of these bifidus in the digestive system enhances the digestion and absorption of nutrients, detoxification and elimination processes, and helps boost the immune system.


Stevia Rebaudiana is an herb in the Chrysanthemum family which grows wild as a small shrub in parts of Paraguay and Brazil.  The refined extracts of Stevia called steviosides (a white powder, 85-95% Steviosides) claim to be 200-300 times sweeter than table sugar.   In one study on stevia, participants who consumed stevia before their meals, felt satisfied with fewer calories and did not eat more food throughout the day.  In that same study, the stevia group showed lower after-meal glucose and insulin levels.

All of the above ingredients are in Vitality Force so it packs a lot of positive health spiral into one scoop!

I take mine first thing each morning and feel a big difference in my vitality.

The Ultimate Key to Vitality

Vitality is gained by being vital.

The use it or lose it law is always a part of nature’s play.  Nature is efficient.  Nature does not expend energy maintaining things not used.

Vitality begins with activity including physical activity.  Many factors in modern living inhibit our physical activity.  There is a lot of stress to maintain a lifestyle.  Modern conveniences like the computer, electricity and car make it easier not to exercise.  There is also a difficulty in obtaining vitamin filled and rich, healthy food.  All of this saps vitality and can lead to a negative health spiral.  We feel badly so we eat comfort food and sit.  This makes us feel worse and the negative spiral deepens.

One way to break bad habits and a negative health spiral is to generate more nitric oxide.

One way to generate more nitric oxide is simply by taking a scoop of Vitality Force each day!

vitality Force

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Learn more or order the food supplement Vitality Force.  The price is $44.95 when you order one container.  I recommend ordering two. The price drops to $37.95 and two months supply will give your vitality kick start a better chance.  To order Vitality Force click here


Learn more about Vitality Force here.

(1) NCBI – Effect of Nitric Oxide Related Supplements on Human Performance

(2)  Pritikin Longevity Center – Sex, Nitric Oxide, and Your Heart


(1) Daylight Savings Tips

(2) How to Harmonize Your 5 Clocks


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