Posts Tagged ‘Vi-Shape’

Try Before You Buy? Sample the Body by Vi Challenge Vi-Shape Shake Mix!

March 3rd, 2012

Sample the Vi-Shape Shake Mix? Absolutely!

Now you can taste the shake mix that tastes like cake mix, before you commit to your Body by Vi 90 Day Challenge!


Interested in attending a Challenge Party in your area to sample the Vi-Shape Shake?

Contact me at 732.790.0876.

Body By Vi Challenge Kit Options?

February 20th, 2012

Body By Vi Challenge Really is Simple & Easy!

Starting your Body by Vi 90 Day Challenge really is as simple & easy! Simple, because all you have to do is set your 90 Day Health Challenge Goal. Easy, because once you set your goal you pick 1 of 5 kits! Is it really that simple and easy? Yes because ViSalus designed the 5 Kits to simplify things for you! So to get you started toward a healthier you, review the kit options below then pick the kit that best suits your health goal challenge and be on your way to giving your body the nutrition it needs and wants while working towards your 90 Day Health Challenge.

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 The Body by Vi Challenge is for Everybody, and Every BODY — this challenge is customized for YOU.

Take the challenge to save money, save time, and reshape your body!!

Are you up for The Challenge?

Order TODAY and be ready for SUMMER!

Look amazing in your bikinis ladies and gentleman be ready to show off those abs!

ViSalus Green Friday Special! FREE Standard Shipping! EXTENDED THROUGH MONDAY!

November 24th, 2011

ViSalus is offering a GREEN Friday Special!

Free standard shipping on ANY order placed Thanksgiving Thursday through midnight Friday Monday!

If you haven’t heard the news, now is the time to take advantage of a deal like no other! ViSalus is offering free standard shipping to say THANK YOU for helping people lead healthier, happier lives with the Body by Vi Challenge.  Make it a Green Thursday & Friday through Monday, avoid the rush at the malls, and help others Stay Healthy for the Holidays.

THROUGH MONDAY ONLY – FREE SHIPPING (Standard shipping) on any order placed THURSDAY, November 24th thru FRIDAY, November 25th MONDAY, November 28th.

Avoid extra pounds, or get ready to take on the world with your New Year’s Resolution. Give the gift of better health, or just stock up on your favorite Challenge Products!

Visit here to start shopping NOW, and be sure to spread the word!

Free Standard Shipping applies to ALL ViSalus Customer and Promoter Product orders for both U.S. and Canada – Including ESS and Basic Kits, all Challenge Kits, and a all la carte orders.

Wishing you and your family, near and far, a very Happy Thanksgiving! May you be surrounded by all that you are thankful for!

ViSalus Featured in Direct Selling News Company Spotlight “ViSalus Sciences: Marketing Its Way to the Fast Track”

February 11th, 2011

ViSalus Sciences: Marketing Its Way to the Fast Track

Originally featured in Direct Selling News:  February 2011 “ViSalus Sciences: Marketing Its Way to the Fast Track” by Barbara Seale

ViSalus

Founder and CEO Ryan Blair says that he and his two co-founders spent the company’s first five years learning what not to do. Now that they have found the formula, they’re celebrating a year of 500 percent revenue growth.

When entrepreneur Blair combined forces with his ViSalus co-founders Blake Mallen and Nick Sarnicola, they had noble intentions to build a health-based business that would benefit business owners and customers over the long term.

Blair says: “We spent the first five years learning what not to do. Then we spent last year not repeating the same mistakes we made over the first five and doing what works instead. The economic downturn forced us to get focused on what works, and now we’re at an all-time high in every category. By early 2011, we’ll be in the neighborhood of $10 million a month in sales.”

What turned everything around was a long-lasting flash of marketing brilliance called the Body by Vi™ Challenge. The Challenge has been so successful that it has become the company’s foundation.

Shaking Things Up

ViSalus Sciences: Marketing Its Way to the Fast Track

The simple 90-day program lets participants take advantage of ViSalus health products and support tools to transform their bodies. As a marketing tool, as well as a health-transformation tool, the Challenge has been wildly successful. Since its launch in July 2009, ViSalus estimates to have helped people lose 3 million pounds.

The core ViSalus products are low-calorie, high-nutrition meal replacement shakes. But because of the Challenge, distributors don’t focus on “selling” the products. Instead, they issue a friendly weight-loss challenge. “Let me tell you about these great weight-loss shakes” has transformed into “I’m working on losing 20 pounds in the next 90 days. Anybody want to join me?”

“The Body by Vi Challenge is the business. It’s the only thing we talk about,” Founder and Chief Marketing Officer Blake Mallen says. “It’s a simple conversational message that draws lots of responses. There’s nothing to sell or explain.”
ViSalus crafts products from high-quality ingredients that taste good. Then they develop packaging to conform to Challenge-participants’ goals. For example, the basic “Balance Kit” is targeted to people who simply want better nutrition. It contains 30 servings of the Vi-Shape™ Nutritional Shake Mix for once-a-day balanced nutrition. The kit includes an assortment of Health Flavors, which add flavor variety and even more health benefits to the shake. The Shape Kit includes 60 servings of shake mix, enough for 60 slimming meals—two a day that result in weight loss. The Transformation Kit includes the 60 meals, plus additional products to help people transform their bodies as quickly as possible. The Core Kit helps support the active lifestyle with one shake a day, healthy energy and nutritional supplements. All of the kits come with recipes, meal plans, exercise plans and more.

“Ours tastes really good—sort of like cake mix. We know that if you enjoy it, you’ll stick with it,” says Senior Vice President of Marketing and Brand Development Audrey Sommerfeld. “When mixed as directed, in the shake you get 22 to 25 grams of high-quality protein and a full serving of fiber that keeps your blood sugar level and makes you feel full. Those are the amounts of nutrients nutritionists recommend most. We recommend blending the shake mix with fruit. That makes a 200 to 220 calorie meal that saves you money and is much better for you than most American breakfasts. Use two shakes a day to melt the pounds away.”

The basic light sweet cream flavor that Sommerfeld describes as “like cake mix” is a foundation. It can be enjoyed alone or with added Health Flavors, such as chocolate, cappuccino, banana, orange or peach. Each offers specific health benefits as well as flavor variety. Craving something crunchy? ViSalus also has Nutra-Cookies made with their exclusive Tri-Sorb™ protein system, prebiotics, fiber and antioxidants to support a healthy immune system, healthy digestive system, and help curb appetite. More products are in the works for 2011. Mallen hints that new products will support energy and fitness.

ViSalus Sciences: Marketing Its Way to the Fast TrackFree Products

The products and the Body by Vi Challenge keep the business opportunity simple, and the Three for Free promotion lets distributors get their products at no cost.

“The whole message is super simple: Lose weight, get fit and save money because you’re replacing meals with our shakes, literally saving people a couple hundred dollars a month,” Mallen says. “Then we layered in Three for Free, which removed all financial objections and barriers. We let our customers and our distributors refer three other people. Then their own products are sent to them free. We’re averaging over $400 in monthly product revenue for every distributor in our company. That’s unheard of! And our retention is dramatically better than the industry average.”

Retention results from several factors, including a strong compensation plan that lets new distributors promote quickly.

“We pay out up to 80 percent payout at the highest levels,” Blair says, “and we have a car bonus at the lowest rank of any competitor we’ve looked at.” More than 1,500 distributors have already qualified for a BMW, making them members of the company’s fancifully named Bimmer Club.

But the comp plan is intentionally skewed toward the bottom and middle ranks of producers, helping them quickly earn income that makes a real difference in a family’s budget.

A Prosperous Partnership

ViSalus founders with Robert B. Goergen Sr.

Starting any new company takes a lot of money. In addition to the resources of ViSalus Sciences’ founders, the company also had silent backing from entrepreneurial icon and self-made millionaire Robert B. Goergen Sr., the namesake of the Goergen Entrepreneurial Management Program at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Ryan Blair, ViSalus Founder and CEO, has counted Goergen as one of his best friends ever since Goergen invested in Blair’s first business.

ViSalus proved its worth, and Goergen’s holding company, Blyth Inc., began to openly invest in it. A company that specializes in growing entrepreneurs, Blyth gives six-year-old ViSalus the stability of a company with a much longer history.

ViSalus has become one of the strongest performers in Blyth’s family of companies.

“Because they’re part of the team, we learned a lot about successfully scaling, growing and running a business,” Blair says. “It’s been very helpful having them as our partners. It lets the founders and management team focus on our core strengths, while we benefit from their depth of expertise in areas such as international growth. We’ve been able to piggyback on a lot of their contracts, which gives us a very efficient business model. Leveraging the Blyth knowledge and infrastructure lets us deliver the highest value possible for our customers and distributors.”

Goergen and his two sons, Robert Jr. and Todd, all sit on the ViSalus board of directors.

Youthful Energy

ViSalus distributors’ average is similar to many other companies, but they have a broader range of young, middle-aged and older persons. The top 10 distributors today tend to be slightly younger than the industry average, possibly attracted by the company’s 30-ish founders, but the age of those high achievers ranges from 31 to 75, Mallen says.

“What’s dramatically different is our image and energy,” he says. “In my opinion, young is no longer an age. It’s more of an energy. Everyone wants to feel young, be young, be around a young, vibrant culture. That’s why we attract people of all ages—we attract a young energy. That’s duplicated throughout our leadership and our whole culture.”

The youthful approach embraces the use of technology. In December, ViSalus launched a powerful new generation of Vi-Net™, the private website that its distributors use. Mallen describes it as “like a private Facebook. It will have a front-end marketing site system, the normal back-office genealogy, real-time commissioning and cool stuff for managing your business. But then it layers in an online community, literally like Facebook. People will be able to see everyone’s challenges and fitness goals. There’s a live community feed. It wraps an entire online community around the Challenge. It’s really big when you see that kind of support.”

The new ViNet is fully integrated with Facebook, Twitter and MySpace. Its energetic executives and distributors use it as a standard way of doing business.

Mallen himself sets the standard for activity on social networking sites. He posts videos on Facebook a couple of times a week with content that distributors can share with their personal networks. He often gets about 1,300 views in 24 hours. Technology also supports business presentations, and pre-recorded conference calls are available daily that support distributors’ businesses.

The future is exciting for ViSalus. Mallen says that the eventual revenue goal is $1 billion a year, a figure he believes is attainable within a few years. The ViSalus product portfolio is built years in advance, and the company plans to introduce new products that complement its existing line in 2011. International expansion is also on the horizon, beginning with Canada. And they plan to amp up their consumer-to-consumer business. But through it all, they’ll continue to try not to mess up the formula they’ve refined. It works.

“Our goals are really the same as when we started,” Blair says. “We want to add more value to customers and distributors; we want to get better and make the experience of our customers better. But basically, our ambitions are to continue to help the world lose millions of pounds.”

What Does One Buy Someone That Has Everything? Give the Gift of Life!

December 18th, 2010

Help Feed Children In Need

Do you have someone on your list you never know what to buy because they already have everything?

Why not make a Charitable Donation to feed hungry children, in their name?

ViSalus launched the Body by Vi™ Community Challenge, an initiative that allows you to donate meals to children and families who don’t have the means to get the nutrition they need each day.  Contribute to the Body by Vi™ Community Challenge and help us achieve our goal of providing 1,000,000 healthy, nutritious meals to children in need.  Donate 30 servings of the Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake Mix for just $24 and ViSalus will match it with an additional 30 meals!

Make a Charitable Donation on the behalf of friends and family today and then look for an email from me requesting the person’s name & address to send the gift certificate out for you!

Wishing you a Happy Holiday!

‘Tis the Season of Giving – A Community Challenge Event

December 4th, 2010

‘Tis the Season of Giving

Please help us in raising 1,000,000 meals for hungry kids by  joining us at an event near you this Holiday Season!

Help us on December 12th to get closer to reaching our 1,000,000 meals for kids goal!

Can’t attend an event in your Community?  Make a $24 donation now by visiting http://getto.ViSalusGiving.com/

Happy Holidays to you and your family!


ViSalus & The Body By Vi Challenge Featured in September Issue of…

July 25th, 2010

…Success from Home magazine because of the explosive growth of the Body By Vi Challenge!

I wanted to share this amazing news with you!  While in Orlando at Vitality,  July 16th-18th, we got to see and get our hands on the September Issues of Success from Home Magazine in which ViSalus, The Body by Vi Challenge & The Body By Vi Community Challenge is featured!

A very limited amounts of the magazines were available for us to purchase before the magazine hits newsstands on August 10th!

Featuring ViSalus Sciences, the Body By Vi Challenge and the Body By Vi Community Challenge

We are having Debut Parties all over the US all week long to give our friends and families an opportunity to check it out beforehand!

Success From Home Magazine

Want to get a sneak peak before August?

Find a party in your area to attend and then RSVP at 732-790-0876 to get the full details!

Debut Parties are being added all the time so check back often!

Debut Party Special! FREE $25 Product Voucher to all new Customers and Distributors who buy any Challenge Kit before midnight, Sunday, July 25th!

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Sunday, July 25th

Body By Vi Success from Home Magazine Debut & Challenge Party
Piscataway, NJ
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Eastern Time

ViSalus Celebration: Success From Home Magazine Debut
Denver, CO
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Mountain Time

Grand Rapids Success Magazine Debut
Grand Rapids, MI
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Eastern Time

Success Magazine Debut Party w/ Kyle and Susan Pacetti
Orlando, FL
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Time

RSVP at 732-790-0876 to get details for the one near you!

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Monday, July 26th

Body By Vi Success from Home Magazine Debut & Challenge Party
Piscataway, NJ
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Eastern Time

Body by Vi – Portland, OR Success from Home Debut
Portland, OR
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Pacific Time

RSVP at 732-790-0876 to get details for the one near you!

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Tuesday, July 27th

Body By Vi Success from Home Magazine Debut & Challenge Party
Piscataway, NJ
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Eastern Time

Success Magazine Launch party
Omaha, NE
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Central Time

Success From Home Magazine Launch / Debut Party
Kanata (Ottawa), ON
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Central Time

Indianapolis, IN Debut of the August 2010 Success from Home Magazine
Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Central Time

RSVP at 732-790-0876 to get details for the one near you!

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Thursday, July 29th

Success From Home Magazine Launch and Community Challenge w/ Ryan Blair
Columbus, OH
7:00 PM – 10:30 PM Eastern Time

Success From Home Debut Party w/ Blake Mallen
Orange, CA
6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Pacific Time

Body by Vi Challenge Party & Magazine Launch
Jupiter, FL
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Eastern Time

RSVP at 732-790-0876 to get details for the one near you!

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Friday, July 30th

Debut Party for Success from Home Magazine w/ Tra Dinkins and Ethan Lanagan
Anchorage, AK
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Alaska Time

RSVP at 732-790-0876 to get details for the one near you!

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Saturday, July 31st

Success From Home Debut/Tasting Party
Ft Walton Beach, Fl
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Eastern Time

Success From Home Debut Party
Dothan, AL
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Central Time

RSVP at 732-790-0876 to get details for the one near you!

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Once the magazine hits newsstands on August 10th, there will be no stopping the Momentum it will create and the growth of the Body By Vi Challenge!

Connect with me if you want to attand a Debut Party in your area this week to get a sneak peak about a company that is changing peoples lives and health!

To Your Transformation!

Agnes Vigh

732-790-0876

http://www.BodyByViNJ.com

ViSalus Body By Vi Nutritional Vi-Shape Shake Mix

April 10th, 2010

Cutting calories while getting proper nutrition can be hard, expensive, and time-consuming.

Vi-ShapeTM offers you a fast ‘ideal meal’ that can save you money while providing amazing nutrition.

To make a meal, mix 2 rounded scoops of the Vi-Shape® shake mix into non-fat milk or soy milk and blend. Mix with water for a protein snack.  For added flavor and nutrition, you can also blend in fresh, frozen or canned fruits.

Try our Shape-UpTM Health Flavor mix-ins for flavor and added nutrition.

Why is our shake better than others?

1.  A unique, concentrated and absorbable blend of proteins processed to remove fat, lactose, carbohydrates and isoflavones to provide pure, concentrated protein. When mixed with milk or soy milk, we provide 20-22 grams of protein, the right mix to burn fat and build lean muscle.

2.  Low sodium. Lower than other brands!

3.  Contains a serving of whole milk, for bone healthy calcium.

4.  Contains a full serving of fruit or vegetable fiber, without gas.

5.  Contains digestive aids and enzymes, including prebiotic activity for maximum nutrition absorption.

6.  Smells and tastes like cake mix! No grit! No metallic aftertaste.

What’s in Vi-Shape®?

1.  A unique blend of proteins that work quickly and provide long–lasting nutrition to help you burn fat and build lean muscle.

2.  Heart healthy non-GMO soy protein. (No Isoflavones)

3.  FibersolTM, a new patented fiber blend that helps keep you feeling full, providing benefits of fiber without gas that can be caused by other types of fiber.

4.  AminogenTM to help your body maximize protein and nutrient absorption.

5.  23 Vitamins and minerals, along with other ingredients that help you burn fat.

One shake contains 30% of your daily value in each of the following 23 vitamins and minerals

Vitamin A Vitamin C Calcium Iron Vitamin D Vitamin E Vitamin K thiamin Riboflavin Niacin Vitamin B6 Folate Vitamin B12 Biotin pantothenic acid Phosphorus Iodine Magnesium Zinc

Selenium Copper Manganese Chromium Molybdenum

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:

Contains: Milk and Soy

LACTOSE FREE AND GLUTEN FREE

Serving Size: 2 rounded scoops

Calories 90

Calories from Fat 10

Total Fat 1

Saturated Fat 0

Trans Fat 0

Cholesterol 15

Sodium 75

Potassium 125

Total Carbs 7 gr

Fiber 5 gr

Sugar <1

Protein 12

Other Ingredients: Soy Protein Isolate, Digestive Resistant Maltodextrin (from FibersolTM),Whey Protein Hydrolysate,Whey Protein Concentrate, DiCalcium Phosphate, Sunflower Oil, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Maltodextrin, Gum Arabic, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Caseinate, DiMagnesium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Soy Lecithin, Mono and Diglycerides, Patented Protease (from AminogenTM), DiPotassium Phosphate, Sucralose, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin E Acetate, Chromium Amino Acid Chelate, Molybdenum Amino Acid Chelate, Selenium Amino Acid Chelate, Biotin, Vitamin A Palimate, Niacinamide, Potassium Iodide, Zinc Oxide, Copper Gluconate, Calcium Pantothenate, Cyanocobalamin, Manganese Sulfate, Cholecalciferol, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Phytomenadione and Folic Acid.

ViSalus Vi-Shape® FAQ

1. What is unique about the Vi-Shape® Nutritional Shake mix?
There are so many unique benefits, and ingredients, so here are a few:
a. It tastes amazing. We call it the a. “Shake mix that tastes like a cake mix”. If you do a blind taste test vs. other shakes, you’ll see that many have either a gritty texture, can have a bitter or metallic after taste that lingers.
Other shakes can smell bitter, or like chemicals. Ours is different because of the unique, high quality ingredients that we use.
b. Our shake is lower in sodium, fat, and carbohydrates than other shakes. Many companies will use sodium to make the bland ingredients taste better, fat to make flavor carry, or add sugar to mask bitter notes. You can see from our comparison chart that we surpass the competition, due to our high quality.
c. Our shake is diabetic friendly. Many shakes use sugar, fructose, or other sweeteners that can spike blood sugar. This may result in low energy, hunger, and more. Ours has no added sugar, and is diabetic friendly.
d. We use 3 specially processed proteins. This provides fast, and long lasting hunger control, and can also help maintain lean muscle while targeting fat. Our shake has been specially processed to remove lactose, remove fat, remove carbohydrates, and remove isoflavones from the soy that can impact estrogen. Therefore, body builders, those sensitive to hormones can use our shake.
e. We include ingredients that other shakes don’t. We include digestive enzymes to help maximize protein absorption, prebiotics to support the bodies detox process and digestive health, vitamins, minerals, calcium, and more.
f. Affordability. There is simply no other shake that matches what we offer, for the price! By having a shake a day you can not only help fuel your body with powerful nutrients, but you can save money too.

2. What are the primary benefits of the Vi-Shape shake mix?
›› The shake mix provides complete nutrition – fast
›› Helps control appetite
›› Provides bone-healthy calcium
›› Provides heart healthy, low fat protein
›› Helps promote & maintain lean muscle mass
›› Supports protein digestion and nutrient absorption
›› Helps support healthy energy levels while cutting calories
›› Provides non-gassy fiber benefits for digestive health
›› Includes two unique fibers for health, and for hunger control
›› Supports a low glycemic lifestyle
›› Supports healthy metabolism
›› Gluten free. Lactose free. Low sodium, diabetic friendly. Low sugar. Tastes amazing!

3. How does the Shake help me lose or maintain weight?
The shake can help you lose, or maintain weight depending on how you use it. To lose weight, we recommend using it in place of 2 meals per day, along with sensible snacks (like the ViSalus Nutra-Cookie™), and meal. You can use it for any 2 meals. To maintain weight, we recommend that you have 1 shake per day, and ideally for breakfast.
Why is this?
Well, if we compare the shake blended with non-fat milk (or soy milk, rice milk , or almond milk) and fruit, the shake will provide 20-25 grams of protein, a full serving of fiber, calcium, prebiotics, digestive enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and more, all for around 240 calories. If we compare that to an ‘average’ breakfast of a bagel with cream cheese, small orange juice and coffee with non-fat milk, you can see we provide more nutrition for less calories. The ‘average’ breakfast can add up to around 720 calories, and a whopping 880mg of sodium. So by having a shake, you’ll fuel your body, help keep your blood sugar level, and save calories to help you keep the weight off. We also recommend it for those people that don’t eat breakfast (almost 40% of adults don’t eat breakfast). By not eating breakfast, the metabolism can slow and you may end up eating more calories per day while slowing the bodies’ fat burning system. Your body is like a car, it cannot run without fuel and it cannot be ‘trained’ to do without. So the shake once a day helps keep the metabolism going, keeps you energized, and helps cut calories. Twice a day and you’ll see greater results.

And we also recommend Vi-Slim® to help burn calories without jittery feelings or stimulants, and Vi-Trim® added to the shake to help keep hunger at bay. These two products add powerful added support and can be bought separately, or as part of the Body by Vi™ Transformation kit.

4. Can the shake help me gain weight?
Absolutely! For those who want to gain weight, or even add muscle, the Vi-Shape™ Nutritional Shake mix can help Simply add a shake as a beverage with any meal, or use between meals. For those who exercise, having a shake mixed in water within 30 minutes of finishing a workout will find that it may help the muscles recover easier.

5. Is it nutritionally sound? Is it safe?
The shake is nutritionally very sound, and based on incredible science. It is based on healthy nutrition, and getting the daily requirements your body needs to feel healthy. However, those who are pregnant or lactating, gastric bypass patients, ulcer patients, and anyone known to have a medical condition should consult a physician prior to taking this product or any nutritional supplement.

6. Can I use only water for the shake?
The shake was designed to mix in water as a healthy snack, for after a work out, or to be mixed in milk/soy milk as a healthy meal (milk and soy milk provide more protein, and more calories). The goal is to not cut too many calories, or the body can feel that it is in starvation mode and slow the metabolism further. The U.S. government recommends that we consume a minimum of 1,200 calories per day. So if you do use the shake mixed in water, you may want to use 3 scoops instead of 2, or make sure you have a Nutra-Cookie along with the shake mixed in water to provide adequate calories.

7. I’ve tried other shakes, and they don’t taste as good. Why is that?
Our formula uses the highest quality proteins available today, and we worked very hard to ensure it would taste great. This is because we believe in proper nutrition. It’s our company philosophy to make the best products we can.

8. Why soy protein? Does it impact estrogen?
Soy is an excellent source of protein that delivers healthy heart benefits. Regular consumption of soy has been linked to helping reduce c-reactive proteins in the body, which benefit a healthy heart. Our soy protein is non-GMO (non Genetically Modified). It has been specially processed to remove the isoflavones, which are the active compound in soy that can affect estrogen.

9. Who should take this product?
Anyone interested in losing or maintaining weight, or who want to balance their daily nutrition with a perfect meal. We encourage those on serious medications, women who are pregnant or lactating, or those who are not in good health to consult a physician before starting our program, or any weight management program or nutritional supplement. The shake (with your doctor’s permission) is safe to use 1 scoop for children 4-12 for additional protein.

10. Why are the proteins unique?
Our proteins are high quality, concentrated forms of nutritional protein. They have been specially processed to remove fat, remove lactose, and remove carbohydrates. We also removed the isoflavones from the soy, to alleviate estrogenic activity concerns. This special processing leaves a purely great–tasting shake mix. This is why we call it “the shake mix that tastes like cake mix.™”

11. How many can I drink or use per day?
We recommend 1–2 servings per day of each product. However, you can take up to 3 packets of the Vi-Trim®, and you can use the shake for all meals if you desire. We recommend no more than 4 tablets of the Vi-Slim® per day.

12. Why artificial sweeteners?
To control calories, and the impact of sugar on glucose levels, we chose to use sweeteners. Many overweight people are diabetic, or borderline diabetic, and we did not want to have a product that they could not use. There is a lot of misinformation out on the internet about sweeteners, and there is no ‘perfect’ sweetener that can meet everyone’s needs. For example, xylitol and other sugar alcohols can cause diarrhea in up to 20% of the population, so it is not an ideal sweetener to us. Stevia has only recently been approved in the U.S., but is still pending global approvals. It can impart a bitter or licorice after taste that some people do not like. Agave has fructose, which can impact hunger. Sugar can impact blood sugar and impact tooth health. Aspartame is a sweetener that causes concerns for some people, as when it is heated it can degrade. We do not use those sweeteners. We use sucralose, which has been approved globally in over 60 countries, and has passed rigid approval processes for safety. It can be used hot or cold.

13. Why one flavor?
Our Sweet Cream flavor was designed to be mixed with fruit, yogurt, juice, or even into oatmeal if you want to add more protein to your diet! We also have our Shape-Up™ Health Flavors Mix-Ins, to help add flavor and nutritional benefits to the shake. Other companies may make you buy multiple canisters of product, which just sits there on your counter. We wanted to help control costs, and add fun to your day with our Health Flavors. Be sure to look in our program guide for many recipes to create nutritious and flavorful shakes! Or, add in our Health Flavors, use one, or create your own mixture of 2 or more for on the go variety.

14. Why a shake powder mix, and not ready to drink in a can?
The powder provides the best opportunity for you to mix it as you like, into non-fat milk, flavored or plain soy milk, low fat/low sugar yogurts, cottage cheese, or water.

 

The Vi-Shape Kosher?

January 3rd, 2010

Vi-Shape has received the worlds most trusted certification and trademark!

For over 80 years, the Orthodox Union has maintained the highest standard of kosher certification. Today, the OU supervises more than 400,000 products, making it the world’s most recognized and most trusted kosher symbol.

Look for this symbol soon on our Vi-Shape packaging!

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The Neuro Smart Energy is Kosher?

January 3rd, 2010

Neuro has received the worlds most trusted certification and trademark!

For over 80 years, the Orthodox Union has maintained the highest standard of kosher certification. Today, the OU supervises more than 400,000 products, making it the world’s most recognized and most trusted kosher symbol.

Look for this symbol soon on our Neuro packaging!