Research and current scientific findings show a clear correlation between cardiovascular health and healthy lifestyle. By now, nearly everyone has learned that smoking, weight, blood pressure, physical activity, alcohol consumption, gender and family health history play key roles in our hearts' health. However, years of improved medical technology, aggressive educational efforts and greater public awareness still have not motivated much of the public to change their lifestyle or diet. The effect has been to leave our society in virtually the same place it was in before the educational campaigns started. Because of extensive expertise in the areas of nutrition and wellness, Mannatech’s goal was to develop a nutritional formula that would provide balanced nutritional support for your cardiovascular system, as well as complement Mannatech's Optimal Health System product family. The result is CardioBALANCE® Heart Care Formula, a wellness management product that supplies the nutrients you need to help keep your healthy cardiovascular system healthy.
Mannatech's CardioBALANCE® Heart Care Formula supports all of the major cardiovascular components in your body that must work smoothly together to maintain a healthy heart. When you combine Mannatech's CardioBALANCE® Heart Care Formula with the Optimal Health System, a healthful diet and an active lifestyle that includes regular exercise and/or activity, you can take control of your heart’s health.
For a healthier heart, take Mannatech's CardioBALANCE® daily.
When you take Mannatech's CardioBALANCE® Heart Care Formula, you:
- Help maintain homocysteine and triglyceride levels that are already in the normal range.*
- Help support already healthy artery walls and heart muscle.*
- Help support circulation through your body's 60,000 miles of already healthy blood vessels.*
- Help maintain blood flow and heartbeat already in the normal range.*
- Help maintain cholesterol levels that are already within normal range.*
- Help maintain blood pressure already within the normal range
- Help support already normal blood and oxygen flow to the heart.*
Mannatech's CardioBALANCE® Heart Care Formula provides the nutrients that support a healthy heart. Numerous ingredients have been formulated in CardioBALANCE® in precisely the right proportions to be taken up to three times each day. These ingredients include:
- Several that support already normal, healthy cardiovascular function, circulation and blood pressure.*
- Folic acid for growth, development and red blood cell formation.*
- Garlic, for phytochemical support.*
- A biochemical co-factor for energy metabolism in muscles.*
- Arginine, a key amino acid to help support nitric oxide production.*
Get right to the heart of cardiovascular health today with Mannatech's CardioBALANCE® Heart Care Formula. CardioBALANCE® Heart Care Formula—The nutritional support you need to help keep your healthy heart healthy.
*This statement has not been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
Monday, May 14, 2007
A Call to Action.
Making Our Activity Count
Whether we test our physical limits at the gym or take a brisk power walk around the park, we all want to obtain the maximum benefit from our work and be able to bounce back quickly. To help us achieve this, Mannatech has developed a dynamic range of scientifically formulated Performance Nutrition products. Sports science has demonstrated that during the first two minutes of athletic activity, the body for goes oxygen as an energy source and this results in a short term build-up of lactic acid with possible muscle soreness. After about four minutes of activity, our aerobic energy kicks in and our bodies begin to metabolise fatty acids.
■ Mannatech athletes are advised to take EM•PACT® before physical activity for maximum energy production and to help reduce the effects of lactic acid build–up during exercise
■ Mannatech athletes are advised to take SPORT after exercise to support muscle and aerobic recovery.
Mannatech’s core product range has been tested independently as part of the Supplement Information Scheme, an initiative of the Australian Sports Drug Agency (ASDA), the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and Australian Government Analytical Laboratories (AGAL).
Mannatech’s core product range has been tested Information Scheme, an initiative of the Australian Sports Drug Agency (ASDA), the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and Australian Government Analytical. This scheme provides practical information to athletes regarding the status of supplement products. For more information, go to http://www.asda.org.au, type ‘supplement information scheme’ into the home page search engine and click on the ‘database’ link. Team Mannatech pro-actively supports the mission of the World World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) which is dedicated to preserving the integrity of sporting competition and the health of individual athletes worldwide.
Be At Your Best With Mannatech
Team Mannatech proudly represents Mannatech, Inc., which has been helping people reach their maximum level of wellness for more than a decade. Every day, Mannatech’s products touch thousands of lives around the globe.
Validated science is at the heart of every Mannatech product. Since introducing our first nutritional breakthrough, Ambrotose® complex, in 1994, Mannatech has maintained a leadership position in the worldwide dietary supplements industry. We offer naturally derived patent-pending and proprietary nutritional products that no other company can offer.
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and supplementing your diet are your best game plan! Feeling terrific and preserving youthful vitality may be less difficult than you ever imagined it could be.
Let Mannatech's Optimal Health System be the nucleus of your lifetime health program. It will help you feel more confident, energetic, alert and less stressed-ready to make every day a great day.
Your body has about 60 trillion cells. That's why Mannatech's Optimal Health System are designed to work at the cellular level, where wellness begins. Mannatech's Optimal Health System includes:
- Advanced Ambrotose - for people seeking advanced wellness, our glyconutritional blend supports your immune system and facilitates cell-to-cell communication.
- Ambrotose AO - to support your bodies natural abilities to protect your health through a synergistic blend of antioxidants and gylconutrients.
- Plus - to support your endocrine (gland) system's natural production and balance of hormones.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
MannaBars
Even if you maintain a healthy lifestyle and eat properly, you probably do not ingest enough glyconutrients or omega-3 essential fatty acids to maintain optimum health. Mannatech's MannaBar provides these valuable nutrients in a delicious, healthy snack.
MannaBar’s core ingredient is Mannatech’s proprietary Ambrotose complex – a patented glyconutritional blend of plant sugars (carbohydrates) designed to support the immune system. The bars also contain 80 milligrams of DHA and EPA omega-3 fatty acids – the most active form of omega-3s that the body does not have to convert for nutritional use.
In addition to high levels of protein and soluble fiber, each bar contains 23 vitamins and minerals derived from the whole food matrix. Mannatech's MannaBar is sweetened with natural sugars, including brown rice syrup, honey, fructose and fruit puree. These sweeteners, combined with natural carbohydrates from oat, soy and fruit pieces, are absorbed slowly by the body, having little impact on blood sugar levels.
MannaBar is available in two flavors – chocolate as well as fruit and yogurt. The snack bar currently is only being sold in the
Consumers may obtain this healthy new snack by contacting one of Mannatech’s independent Associates. Consumers may call Mannatech toll free at 1-800-281-4469 to be put in touch with an Associate in their area.
Forbes Magazine has recognized Mannatech as one of the top 10 best small companies in America
In its debut on the Forbes Best 200 Small Companies list, Mannatech was ranked by the magazine as the nation’s fifth overall best small company. The list in the October 30, 2006, edition of Forbes said the companies chosen for the list represent “. . . Small, but growing, businesses designed to survive the ups and downs of market volatility.”
Among other criteria, Forbes defined a “small business” as a company that has performed well recently and over the past several years, with revenues between $5 million and $750 million and net profit margins greater than 5 percent with positive sales and profit growth, on average, over both the last five years and last 12 months. In another article, Forbes recently recognized Mannatech as one of five companies with strong balance sheets. Mannatech has $78 million in cash reserves.
“We are extremely pleased the company has been recognized for its performa Sance,” said Sam Caster, Mannatech’s founder, CEO and chairman of the board. “We believe our success is a testament to the dedication and quality of our employees, the company’s focus on a core line of proprietary products, research and development of new technologies and the passion our independent Associates have for helping others improve their health.
“We believe our success also is directly attributable to strengthening our management team, which we believe is preparing Mannatech for improved growth moving forward,” he added. Since 2005, Mannatech has hired six new executives, including a president of international operations, an executive vice president of global operations, a senior vice president and general counsel, a senior vice president and chief science officer, a vice president of treasury and investor relations and a vice president of global human resources.
The company’s management has been particularly focused on introducing new, proprietary products in the 10 international markets in which it currently operates.
This year alone, Mannatech has announced the introduction of two revolutionary products. In May the company launched its Optimal Skin Care System in
The Forbes ranking follows on the heels of other recognitions. During 2006, the company received honors from: The Dallas Morning News, which ranked the company 73rd among the top 200 publicly traded companies in the Dallas-Fort Worth area; from the Dallas Business Journal, which ranked Mannatech as the 29th fastest-growing public company in the D/FW area; from the nationally distributed Nutrition Business Journal, which awarded Mannatech its bronze medal for exceptional growth; and the U. S. Department of Commerce, which recognized the company for its successful entry into the international marketplace. The June 6, 2005, edition of BusinessWeek ranked Mannatech sixth among the country’s Top 100 Best Small Businesses.
The Making of the Team Mannatech DVD
Many elite athletes are sought after by dollar wielding commercial sponsors that, no one can deny, assist the athlete's sporting dream and help keep the dream running. So you can imagine how daunting this task was for the Team Mannatech committee stationed at the corporate office in Sydney, to not only attract a sensational team for this years' Team Mannatech campaign but to be able to schedule a bunch of these talented, pro athletes to come to Sydney to shoot the Team Mannatech DVD. Daunting, yes, but possible. Possible because Mannatech's athletes, most of who are at the top of their field, are totally dedicated and openly communicative when it comes to endorsing Mannatech's products.
Months prior to setting film dates and locations, even prior to the 2006-2007 Team Mannatech team being finalised, the Team Mannatech committee began inviting selected athletes already signed up for the year to be part of this exciting project. The important point to remember is the Team Mannatech athletes endorse Mannatech products because of the benefits they note - performance result improvement, increased energy levels and faster training recovery time - not because Mannatech pays them. It is quite fantastical to expect professional athletes to take time out in their hectic schedules to endorse a product for no monetary gain, so to Mannatech's surprise each invited athlete came back to them positively and eager to be part of the filming.
The shoot dates were set, athlete flights and hotel accommodation were booked. Team Mannatech t-shirts and jackets had shipped in from the States, the film crew - Tony and Andy - were on board, Mannatech's public relations representatives and a top photographer were ready to rock. And most importantly the athletes were on their marks and poised to go.
Making a Splash
Australian Olympic Team Trials 2004
1st 100m Breast Stroke Final
1st 200m Breast Stroke Final
3rd 50m Breast Stroke
Commonwealth Games 2x Gold Medalist
Manchester 2002
Piper sometimes known in the inner swimming circles as "Sniper"proved himself at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games when he won bronze for his event of choice the men's 200m breaststroke. The world sat up and took notice of Piper, sometimes overshadowed by champions such as Thorpe and Hackett.
"With the amount of kilometers I swim in the pool each week maintaining my health, fitness and energy levels is crucial to my performance. Mannatech products do this for me,"says Piper. "Mannatech deserves a medal, since I started using Mannatech's products I've never felt better in and out of the pool."
Apart from his bronze win at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne earlier this year Piper came third in the 100m breaststroke before setting a Commonwealth record for the 200m on the way to victory at the Telstra Trials, also in Melbourne. He backed this up with impressive performances at the Mare Nostrum Series where he won silver and bronze, again for the event he's mastered - the 200m breaststroke.
Role models like Jim deliver hope and inspiration. They're amazing to watch in action and we love it when they reap the rewards all hard working athletes crave. Keep swimming Jim, Mannatech thanks you and wishes you every success!
Mannatonin
Mannatech's very own combination of melatonin, valerian root, lecithin and Ambrotose® complex helps you get to sleep, stay asleep and awake refreshed and ready for a terrific day!
Mannatech’s proprietary blend of melatonin and Ambrotose® complex is designed to support your body’s functions of rest and recuperation.
Melatonin is a natural hormone produced during the night by the pineal gland, a pea-sized structure nestled at the center of the brain. Much like other hormones in the body, melatonin has been shown to decrease markedly with age. By the time you are 40 years old, you may have half the levels of melatonin you had in your youth.
What is the proper order in which to use the Optimal Skin Care Products?
• Take off makeup and remove environmental irritants with Mannatech's Optimal Makeup Remover.
• Eliminate excess dirt and oil trapped in your skin cells with the luxurious lather of Mannatech's Optimal Cleansing Silk, a proven skin smoother containing finely ground limestone powder that gently polishes the skin as it washes away toxins.
2 Balance
Hydrate and balance your skin while dramatically shrinking pore size with Mannatech's Optimal Hydrating Balancer.
3 Nourish
Boost cell regeneration and increase moisture retention with Mannatech's Optimal Restoring Serum. Made of an original blend of sweet almond seed and marine collagen, it helps restore skin’s elasticity and suppleness.
4 Replenish
• Refine, soothe and brighten while protecting against daily environmental damage with Mannatech's lightweight Optimal Moisturizing Cream. It works wonderfully under makeup to build a moisture cushion that gives your skin a healthy glow.
• Reduce the look of fine lines and puffiness around your eyes with Mannatech's Optimal Enriching Eye Cream, which contains powerful antioxidants and anti-inflammatory ingredients. The exclusive trehalose formula also helps to noticeably diminish dark circles.
5 Soothe
Comfort dry, irritated skin with Mannatech's Optimal Soothing Lotion. This gentle blend of natural ingredients helps restore beneficial keratin with anti-inflammatory agents to reduce skin damage that can result from shaving.
Press Release
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Mannatech Introduces Revolutionary, Preservative-Free Skin Care Products Incorporating a Proprietary Water Technology
Wednesday March 21, 4:50 pm ET
COPPELL, Texas, March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global wellness provider Mannatech, Incorporated (Nasdaq: MTEX - News), has overcome one of skin care's time-tested obstacles with a line of water-based skin care products that is completely free of preservatives.
In addition to having been allergy- and ophthalmologist-tested, the preservative-free Optimal Skin Care System also contains no fragrances or colorants. Already sold in
At the heart of the Optimal system is a proprietary technology that runs water through a unique enhancement media that filters, ionizes and enhances the water. In addition to supporting a preservative-free environment, this enhanced water also has been shown to hydrate skin cells more efficiently than filtered-only water.
"Mannatech has accomplished a seemingly impossible feat with the Optimal Skin Care System," said Sam Caster, the company's founder, CEO and chairman of the board. "Research indicates that many preservatives, such as parabens, can prematurely age skin, which defeats the purpose of skin care. Products such as the Optimal line that offer improved hydration help nourish and protect the skin."
Before the Optimal system debuted last May in Japan, the world's largest skin care market, a clinical study showed Mannatech's new line of seven skin care products produced dramatic improvements in its participants' skin hydration, moisture, smoothness and radiance. The system is comprised of a makeup remover, a cleansing silk, a hydrating balancer, a restoring serum, a moisturizing cream, an enriching eye cream and a soothing lotion.
After just one use of each of the products, participants' skin hydration improved 80 percent. After eight weeks of using the products, skin moisture improved 100 percent, skin roughness declined by 96 percent and skin radiance improved by nearly 75 percent.
The hydration technology upon which the Optimal system is based had its origins on the other side of the world.
Intrigued by the idea that water could significantly impact health and performance, former world champion swimmer Haru Naito discovered that certain indigenous peoples in remote corners of the world seemed to enjoy better health and longevity. The Japanese native roamed the world to determine why.
At the behest of his spiritual adviser, Naito visited the Hunza region of northern
Seven years later Naito developed an enhancement process that conferred upon water many of the qualities found in the Hunza region. For more than 15 years, he has provided enhanced water technologies for industries as diverse as health care and agriculture. In 2005, he developed a new enhancement process designed specifically for skin care products.
Research shows that Naito's water technology hydrates skin cells more adequately than other filtered waters, providing a conduit for nourishment to the skin. This enhanced water technology also provides its own protective environment, making it the ideal base for a preservative-free skin care system.
Founded in 1993, Mannatech is a leading wellness company and a pioneer in the field of proprietary glyconutritional supplements and wellness products. In 1996, the company announced a ground-breaking formulation of a nutritional supplement comprised of a unique blend of plant-based saccharides, which are also known as glyconutrients ('glyco' is the Greek word for 'sweet').
Medical research acknowledges that certain sugars are needed at the cellular level for optimum cellular function.* Considering that most of these sugars are often lacking in modern diets, Mannatech sought new and better sources of the nutrients. The effort culminated in 1996 with the Ambrotose complex.
More than 10 years of research, including in vitro studies, animal studies, human case reports and human clinical studies, suggest that Ambrotose complex may provide a wide range of support for immune system functions.* Mannatech now holds more than 40 patents worldwide -- including three from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office -- for technology related to the Ambrotose complex formulation.
Today Mannatech has more than two dozen glyconutritional products for adults and children that address health and nutrition, sports performance, weight management and skin care.
Effective and Efficient
Additionally, Mannatech states that it continues to research new products and focus on international expansion. In 2004, the company says, it experienced net sales increases over its previous nine quarters.
In December 2004, Mannatech achieved a new annual net sales record with $295 million in sales, exceeding its previous record of $191 million in 2003. For the first nine months of 2005, the company achieved new sales of 4288 million. “Mannatech believes it can continue to effectively and efficiently grow its operations,” the company declares.
Rooted in Science
Mannatech’s history is a testament to its focus on the scientific aspect of the products it develops. In the early 1990s, Sam Caster joined forces with a biochemist who would eventually become his business partner, and the pair began to explore opportunities within the nutrition industry, However, because there were no legal guidelines in place to regulate this type of high-quality nutritional supplement, Caster and his partner decided to go into the pharmaceuticals business and began making biotech products for the agriculture industry.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Sam the Man
Fascinated by renewable energy products, Sam became part of a direct sales business that achieved annual sales in excess of $50 million. When federal renewable energy credits expired in 1985, Sam used his experience with energy products to create a network marketing company that sold a NASA-developed technology called Radiant Barrier. This company, Eagle Shield, exceeded annual sales of $100 million by its third year.
In 1990, Sam was invited to consult with a company that had evolved out of cancer research. Sam recognized the potential of nutrition in the expanding health industry and set out on a quest to find new, proprietary technology in this field.
In 1994, his search was rewarded with the securing of a license to distribute Manapol® with its patented process that preserves the healing properties of Aloe Vera. This was the key technology that Sam used to open Mannatech. During its third year, Mannatech applied for worldwide patents on Ambrotose®, an exciting and revolutionary nutritional product focused on the discovery of glyconutrients. By the end of the company’s ninth year, total cumulative sales worldwide were in excess of one billion dollars with distribution expanding from the U.S. and Canada to the U.K., Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. The company has since expanded into Korea, Taiwan, Denmark, and Germany as well.
Sam has held various positions since co-founding Mannatech: President, Co-Chairman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Regardless of the position, Sam’s emphasis throughout his career has been in the area of sales and marketing. In this capacity, he created a new compensation plan and successfully managed the transition from a binary system to Mannatech’s global Compensation System.
Lifetime Wellness Plan
You've said it a thousand times. "I wish there were one simple thing I could do to make sure I get all the nutrients I need to stay healthy." Now there is. It's call the Optimal Health Products from Mannatech, three powerful products that work to deliver every nutrient you need to maintain optimal health.
Optimal Health Products
Today, many people actively pursue wellness. They want to stay as healthy as they can for their entire lifetime. How? By giving their bodies what they need to stay at the optimal level of health every day.
Why must we be so proactive? Because - thanks to thousands of toxins in the environment, variations, in soil fertility, processed foods and poor nutritional habits- people are finding it more challenging to sustain optimal health. Many may, in fact, feel fine even though their body is gradually losing the nutrients it needs to maintain optimal health. Mannatech is there to help!
Mannatech, has created the Optimal Health Products so that you can be sure to get the nutrients you need to help keep you at your individual level of optimal health. This group of three products - Ambrotose AO, PLUS and Catalyst - it designed to complement each other every day. As a team, they deliver all the glyconutrients, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, co-factors, and phytonutrients your body need to operate at its very best.
Mannatech's number-one commitment has always been delivering a quality product consisting of the richest plant sources necessary for the body to perform at its peak. Mannatech contracts with the very best manufacturers to produce, test, label and package their products. Each must meet stringent specifications and pass a strict quality inspection process.