Life Simplified

Honestly, I am one of those people who want to survive in this world without the use of too much money. My husband is earning decently and he provides well for our family but as our household income rises each month, I noticed our monthly savings remained as it is wherein fact it must have doubled or tripled. When I extracted the root cause, I found out one of the things I dreaded – overspending. I’d like to quote the statement given by a well-known noontime tv show host about the kind of living Filipinos have, “Ang mga tao, kung maliit ang income, pinagkakasya. Dumating ang panahong mas lumaki ang kita, mas dumarami rin ang demands. Hindi na yung basic kundi yung mga bagay na gustong lang bilhin kahit di talaga kailangan – mas maraming pera na kasi ang pwedeng gastahin.” I was alarmed of the in-rush thought. Our children are all under the age of seven and it’s still a long way to go with regards to their education. We have no house and lot yet and we still lack 30% of the amount we intend to use for our first family car.

Honestly, we have debts and we owe less than 30, 000 Php. I once had a credit card for two years and did not anymore take guts to re-apply after its expiration date. It may be a help only if one uses it for emergency purposes. Financial and credit experts always have to tell that these plastic cards must be meant for outputs we need in urgent: sickness, accident and sudden events. But is the rage towards a bag or a gadget or a flat screen tv urgent? Unless, if you lost your cellphone inside the mall and you needed to purchase one immediately and you did not have cash in your wallet.

I just finished reading The Rewards of Simplicity by Pam & Chuck Pierce while my husband read Surviving Financial Meltdown by Ron Blue & Jeremy White. So many literatures we encountered, speakers we have heard talk all pointing to one thing – LIVE WITHIN YOUR MEANS. Indeed. But I’d like to amend one word, instead of ‘within’, why not LESS? Yes, I’d like to live less than our means, less than what we have. After all, we are eating three times a day, have good clothing, a house we rent at a low price per month, we are able to regularly pay for our utilities, our two house helpers at home and the kids’ tuition fees in school and we set aside a fixed part of our income for our tenth to the Lord and offerings we give at church. These are all we need. What more? Inch by inch, we are acquiring things at home that we believe we need: computers, camera, appliances and kitchen essentials. We use them to enhance and make our lives more easy but not complicated.

I just want to wake up every day without any bills overdue. I know I’m not spending wisely when after a purchase, I’d feel the pangs of ‘guilt’. Blessed me, I have a husband who trains me to tighten my grip when it comes to finances. If you receive 5, keep the 3. I am no expert when it comes to budgeting so I work together with my husband. He gives me the authority to equally designate amount to our payables and he, on the other hand is the one saving and making payments for our dream car, house and lot. I am learning to think ten times first before pulling any paper bill or coin out of my bag. I had also learned how to say no to any tempting ‘credit’ or ‘installment’ privileges offered by friends and relatives on things and particulars I believe I CAN LIVE WITHOUT. We do not travel or even avail promo airline fares on credit, we do not buy cellphones and cameras using bank credits, we do not do grocery on credit and of all the things, we do not use credit. We always use and pay in cash and the cash we use are not loaned or whatsoever. I can breathe freely thinking I don’t have any due date to cram up with.

Sorry, but am totally not for credit cards and post-dated checks. My husband has clients having troubles with these forms of payment thru. This is glued on my mind, “Credit is no good. Pay in cash.” And what does it have to do with this post’s title? Our economy is unstable. If you can’t afford to pay in cash for something, why opt the credit payment and pay for the interest you don’t deserve when on the very first place you deserve to be debt-free? Why spend money you (still) don’t have? One could not be hundred percent certain if money, salary, honorarium, donation, pension and financial support would arrive on the day expected. Even field and farm harvest, businesses and firms and any produce and source of income are 50-50 to life until the very minute you have the thousands and millions in your bank account, in your hands and in your bag. One can never put the future in his hands – this goes with everything.

When life is full of unwanted debts, interest loans and credit card overdue – house and lot even home appliances reach the point of foreclosure? Credit card companies, loan institutions and people are after us - what more can we give? Do we still have more to pay for our impulsive spending? 90-95% of whom I know have credit cards and have loans with cooperatives even with what the government offers did not live a peaceful life. How can life be simple, be simplified if we are facing so much of the troubles resulted by debt?

The word debt is mentioned in the Bible but it is not written in the Scriptures to conform its rate. It was however practiced in the Old Testament but given with clear and profound construction by King Solomon and more of its instructions during Jesus’ ministry. Debt is good when paid in time. Debt is good when the money borrowed is used wisely. Debt is ok in cases of emergency. I too could not state a final fact that on the days ahead, I might need the use of credit – when life is at stake. But to use payment thru just to please the flesh – why would I? The lust of the flesh is one of the three temptations Satan used to defile Jesus in His 40-day fasting.

Simplicity for me is not to abstain from money, from spending, from entertainment, enjoyment and buying of things. It is rather to live within or less within our means. True happiness can’t be found in worldly wealth. Real happiness is when you are living in accordance to the will of God to be worry-free and debt-free. We are redeemed from sinful debt when the Son of God died on the cross. Matthew 6:33 – “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and ALL THESE THINGS shall be added unto you.” Knock and the door will be opened. Seek and you will find. Ask and you will receive.

What Do We Have For Christmas?

24 days before the day of the world-known-belief Jesus’ birth was the day I learned to breathe on my own outside my mother’s womb. I just turned 25 and I still have a hangover from the Halloween weeks ago. Days fly by like buzzing bees so eager to finish the time’s workload and off again for the next busy schedule. I need to count, less than 26 days from now the 2011 calendar will be out from every person’s sight. Actually, when the last two quarters of this year began, 2012 calendars already started to come out from printing machines. Here in our town, cooperatives, buildings and houses are now in full bloom every night with blinking Christmas lights, Disneyland and the manger landscaping themes and all. Whew! Christmas!

Our boys in the house

Just this November I had thought of decorating our rented house with something colorful that would remind me of the 'ber' months. Not glam or fab, I just wanted it purely simple. Luckily, I found a 3-foot green Christmas tree at only 99.75 Php that comes with a free golden star top and bought sets of red and golden Christmas bells and balls and some trinkets for hanging around the symbolic tree of the season. The familiar greetings in colored foils I found very cheap at 25 Php suited our brown plywood walls in our tiny living room. My husband’s starting collection of deer skulls and horns enhanced the effect so it’s already fine for us. We just added three red Christmas sacks (yes, sacks not socks) for our three kids where we put treats and goodies every morning before they get up from bed. I believe Christmas is the time to overeat sweets especially for children. Let them be. The rest of the year they still can fill their tummies with sugar but not on a regular basis. Hehe.

Our 2-yr old Reese hugging and kissing our first-ever Christmas tree!

Simple as it is! ^^,

My husband so proud of his deer skull collection. He's not for  the season. lol

For our friends, we have prepared books simply tied in red ribbons. Books. They make a lot of sense. Our two helpers at home will surely receive Christmas bonuses. The kids are excited of their coming Christmas party in school where I already bought Santa’s hats for the twins and a reindeer head suit for the youngest and only girl.

For myself, I am planning to have a hair rebond before December 20^th. My husband wants to have a weeklong rest in Bukidnon.

And, prayers. For people I won’t be able to see and greet personally this season, because of my limited resources, prayers will be my gift. Wishing you all a blessed life with your love ones and may you all grow well in the Lord. Merry Christmas!

Music, Books and Be Merry

November 20, 2011, Sunday in the afternoon, I with my husband, two of my church friends and a classmate in Mindanao Regional Bible College (formerly AGBIM) volunteered to participate in OMF GenSan’s Pre-Christmas Sale Caroling. After church service, we eagerly prepared ourselves for the three-hour experience.

My husband & I

Robinsons Place was packed with people doing their shopping and dining with  friends and families. The mall held Jollibee's Jollitown activity so kids were seen everywhere in their fairy tales and cartoon character outfits. The movie house was fully booked due to the first Sunday of the much awaited Breaking Dawn Part I of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga. And, in trend for the Sunday’s happy commotion, the well-fired up staffs and volunteers of OMF Lit GenSan also have their own event inside the bookshop. When we arrived, book lovers already conveyed their own stations inside, scanning and reading the front, back and few first pages of what they have in hand then proceeding to the cashier for the final buy. We were served personally by Ms. Nenet Daguro, OMF Lit GenSan's Bookshop Team Leader with coffee and cookies. We also have  company from the UCCP City Church where one of them served as our program master who looks much alike of our famous young female singer Charice Pempengco. Customers gave her minute-long-stare because of her ‘borrowed’ famous face, even her voice and her tone resembles to Charice’s. Hehehehe.

    

Our host started by giving a welcome address, few lines of introduction and acknowledgements. A brief praise & worship (I and my husband tandem) followed, singing the famous old songs “We’re Together Again” and “Great Is the Lord (We Want To Lift Your Name on High)”. While a pair was singing, others were rummaging through the bookshelves. It was the last day of the 20-30% day sale and customers were buying in heaps. Books were sold at 75 Php from 225 Php! Even my husband got an 86% off on the book he eyed for almost four hours, the Surviving Financial Meltdown was priced at 575 Php but he just paid 75 Php for it! And, FYI, that same night, he finished the book.

Coffee, I mean for free were also offered to OMF Lit customers. Almost all of them meant to stay inside the bookshop for an hour while listening to the songs we played and sang, mostly from Hillsong and lyrics and songs composed by a friend. People inside (even not knowing each other personally) made conversations with each other regarding comments and information of the books they intend to read. I had observed that people who believe in God even if belonging to different religious groups and doctrines still unite when it comes to Christian music and Christian Literature. And I am one of those who are very grateful to OMF Lit for being an instrument to bridge the gap and help diminish divisiveness we have in the Christian community today – through its ministry.

There was this loyal customer (according to Ms. Nenet) of OMF Lit named Ms. Ellen who purchased thousands worth of books that afternoon. God bless her more. I believe this so, when you buy any books from OMF Lit, you are helping missionary works. And you are helping yourself too with the books you read. OMF Lit Special Sale events are great privileges to everybody especially since Christmas time is here. Books are great gifts. Some of my friends who had read my post in Facebook about the OMF Lit GenSan’s Sale also came to visit the bookshop. We, the volunteers even the staffs felt overwhelmed seeing people engrossed in reading. That’s why we were groomed that afternoon wearing the I READ shirts. Thanks, OMF! Not just that, before we prepared to go home, we were given the much anticipated freebie-time of being a volunteer – BOOKS! It took my friends almost an hour to choose from the different OMF Lit published titles. Words of gratitude were exchanged thereafter promising to inform our friends that when it comes to Christian Literature in GenSan, South Cotabato, Sarangani and even for those who are visiting, we will have OMF Lit GenSan in our directory.

GOD Bless, OMF Lit and long live! We are still waiting for more of your books, fun-filled events and a lot more of your sale and freebies! ^^,

I READ in GenSan

Almost seven months ago, I still can picture myself with my husband, three kids ages 5 (twins) and 2 and a helper making our new nest in South Cotabato a place to live comfortably and to have it as a starting hive for my partner in life in his profession. Looking for new friends, adapting to the new place, in good faith to find a good church (actually we are Assemblies of God and they have two in town so it was a decision to make), seeking information about the good schools around, checking grocery stores and the local market, enrolling myself in Mindanao Regional Bible College (AGBIM) and window shopping in malls in the nearby city, General Santos, 25 minutes away from where we stay. I first went to Robinsons Place in Lagao. My instinct was not mistaken; I’ve seen books neatly arranged in shelves stuck on walls and on the center space inside one of its store. I am a book lover and a book shopper. I always read but suddenly changed when I needed to work years ago.

Here now is OMF GenSan. I was overwhelmed during my first stop inside. The ladies who were there accommodated me nicely as well as with my inquiries. They treat people who come by not just as customers or clients but as friends. Also a plus, the colors of the walls and floor blend to the hues and sizes of what are on display making the whole setting of the bookshop relaxing and one of the nicest stores hosted by Robinsons. My first purchase at OMF GenSan was on my first visit and that first purchase made me the first or ‘grand’ winner of their R.O.B. Us 2011!

I prayed for this! This is now my daily Bible. A very help in my theological studies.

After a few weeks, I became a member of their Pastors’ Exclusives Program. Books are really great for me especially when I get discounts! (Lol) This is a privilege since my husband and I are very fond of reading. We always read. My father and my father in-law are both ministers and my mother and mother in law are both teachers, we are grateful to our parents for our early knowledge through the Bible and Christian Literature. Inspirational, theology, for leaders, church growth, love, children and marriage – books – they are a must for our family. And books are priceless possessions we can hand down to our kids, to our grandkids and to their grandkids. Books are still the best form of learning in hardcopy, moreover if they enhance and nurture us spiritually in accordance to our textbook in life – the Bible.  

Priceless! ^^,

Once or twice a month I visit OMF GenSan to buy Christian books, check on some new titles and to make chit chats with the staffs. I like the books of Gary Chapman, Max Lucado, John Maxwell, Stormie O'Martian, Philip Yancey and the Tomo series. My kids would gather around me every night as I read to them the Hiyas Series.  There will be times, I can be spotted in the bookshop once every week or if I happen to be in Robinsons Place – OMF Lit will either be number one, two or three on my list to go to along with Mandarin and the mall’s supermarket. If I’m in GenSan and my husband will text or call me to ask my location, it’ll be either school or Robinsons. And when my answer is the latter, he will then know where to look for me. I also give credit to Robinsons Place for having a roomy area for mall lovers to roam around. And the mall was also given compliments for having hygienic and clean comfort rooms and facilities. If you are planning to visit General Santos the Tuna Capital of the Philippines or if you are now in the area, get the chance to visit OMF Lit. GenSan and grab some copies of what’s hot for our souls!

my Yancey books

Waiting for Tomo 8, 9, 10 .....

I took photos inside the bookshop during one of my visits:

Don Hen’s in Baguio

It was my first in the coldest city in my country, the summer capital of the Philippines, Baguio City. We arrived around three in the morning riding the ever trusted Victory Liner from Manila. After seven hours of sleep, my husband and I jumped out from our bed to scrape the limited time we will be spending in Baguio. My husband is a frequent in the place long before so it was I who’s cramming to savor our stay.  But, the weather did not cooperate. Rain was pouring and the temperature was at 14 degree Celsius. We stayed at my uncle-in-law's house along the Fairview and we ate brunch: tilapia and Pampanga’s Best Longanisa.

We waited until the rain came to a halt; we went outside and decided to go straight to SM (where air conditioning is not a must, hehe) through a taxi cab. The freezing cold made me shiver and caused me headache so I requested that we find a place where it is warm, where we can have a heavy snack with a hot drink. My cousin in-law brought us on the other side of the mall, at Don Henrico’s place. Well, I just wanted to try other pizza aside from Greenwich, Shakeys and Pizza Hut (anyway, these pizza stores can be located nationwide). Don Hen’s pizza and all its concoctions are in American servings. A fourteen inch pizza could already feed four hungry lions. Believe me, the slice was already a huge slab for a regular sized human. Fried chicken and pastas are also in their daily menu but what I like most (when we dined) was their chocolate drink – of course hot. I was just feeling so cold anyway.

If you’re in Baguio and you crave for pizza, forget about our ‘common’ pizza stores. Try Don Henrico’s. 

Sushi Dito sa Davao

Located along the highway of Quirino Avenue of the known city of Davao, a few steps away from People’s Park and a few meters away from the second new building of Sampaguita Tourist Inn is where Sushi Dito can be experienced. One of the favorite rice dishes Asians especially Filipinos are very fond of is this famous maki rolls stuffed with several fillings: green avocado, ripe mangoes, tuna flakes, variety of fishes, tempura, cucumber, cheese and sea foods; sliced in thin to thick portions for easier munching.

I myself am an avid fan and eater of what we fondly call as sushi. Well, others call it maki. Adapting the Japanese and Korean style of cooking rice, the dish was and is surely a hit among Filipinos. I use to make my own sushi rolls for my husband who can consume two to three rolls (uncut, 10 inches long and 2 inches in circumference). Filipino style, we just dip it in vinegar-soy sauce combi. Some of our friends would even order and I’d make a batch selling them at a reasonable price. But after dining at Sushi Dito, (actually it was just an accident because I was really famished from my flight from Manila and my stomach could not take in what the hotel we’ve checked in had for dinner so I wandered outside and I stumbled into this newly opened restaurant) I can now improve my edible creation.

The place can accommodate at least eighteen guests. Rice and ramen bowls, sashimi and other types of dishes are also served in Sushi Dito. Best sellers are their California maki at 160 Php/8 pcs. and Miso Ramen at 95 Php. Their prices may be a bit excruciating in one’s tight budget but when you are up to food adventure and is willing to shell out some hash, then go for Sushi Dito for great tasting maki rolls served with wasabis (if you are for Japan’s favorite appetizer) . Take out orders are placed and wrapped in decent plastic trays. You may also order online, visit www.sushidito.com. A plus, the staffs and crews are approachable and accommodating so don’t hesitate to ask them questions of what are their best rice offers. Have a rice-filled meal!

California Maki

Dadiangas

Have you been to the southern part of Mindanao? Have you been to General Santos City? Well, Gen San is fondly called by its locals as Dadiangas, the Tuna Capital of the Philippines. Gen San or Dadiangas is in between Sarangani Province and South Cotabato making the three big places known to be SOCSARGEN.

It’s been almost six months since we transferred in South Cotabato and Gen San is just half an hour to forty five minutes to reach through public transport but less than thirty minutes if you’re riding in your own car. I love the place from the very start though rumors’ spreading it is one of the hottest spots in the country. Well, we are NOT staying in the city, the Bible School I am attending is located in Gen San and one of my husband’s private offices is located in the area. We can be seen frequent in the place but we do not roam around because even if the fare for the motorcycles is only at 8 Php, drivers would still cram up to make the passenger pay double and sometimes up to four times the cost.

Anyway, Gen San has a lot to offer. Here are my top three choices:

I. Low cost of living. Why have I said this? You still can ask “malunggay” leaves & its fruits (the famous green leafy tree of the Filipinos) from people’s houses that have the plant foreshadowing their front gates and yards. You can buy fresh fish and sea foods at very low prices. Like the famous 'tuna panga', if you’re going to buy it straight from the fish port, you’ll get them at less than a 100 Php. If you prefer the local market, a kilo will cost 120-150 Php. A cup of seaweeds at 7-10 Php and a kilo of sea clams/shells (depends on sizes and kind) at 30-40 Php. Malasugue, Tangigue and Barilison at 120 to 200 per kilo (prices vary at times of high and low tides and natural calamities in the area of fishing).

      If I will compare, the cost of my family’s food when we were still in Davao, it ranges from 700-800 Php a week for wet market only, this includes fish, a portion of meat, spices, a few kilos of assorted fruits and vegetables. But here in our new nest and because of Gen San’s bounty access to the sea waters’ produce, only 500 Php goes straight to my bamboo basket every market day. And in this said amount, farm fresh eggs were already added.

      II. Location of Shopping and Entertainment Centers. The J. Catolico Street of Gen San has two of the oldest malls in the city – the Gaisano and the KCC. Hundreds of meters to the south from KCC Mall is where the one year old Robinsons Place takes pride. And just a matter of months from now, the largest SM City in Mindanao (upon built) at more than 8 hectares will open to cater the people of Gen San as well as its visitors. The soon to be newest mall of Gen San is just at the back land area of Gaisano.

      For low prices of goods, Gaisano is the best spot for a shopper who has a tight budget. But if you want products that carry good enough quality though a bit pricier, Robinsons then is the answer.    

      III. The people. Gen San people are very down to earth persons. I call them simple. Why have I said so? They can afford to go to malls without the killer-looks and seldom will you find one who over dresses. The rich ones plainly stroll wearing everyday clothes, I mean casual but not overdone. I guess this is because of the kind of living they adapt from the place itself – their sources of income and what the Mother of the City has on display, Hon. Mayor Darlene Magnolia Antonino-Custodio – a very simple and small lady but a woman of bravery.

Dandiangas’ neighboring provinces’ (Sarangani and South Cotabato) crops and produce have a large contribution to Gen San’s improvement and livelihood. And Gen San also has a say for them. Give and take.

Pro-Health

I was born prone to common sicknesses like flu and hay fever and have a body system that easily catches colds, coughs and some allergies in which my initial action was to run to the nearest leading drug-stores. And even if I fully dislike the smell of my body excretes after taking (commercial) preventive medicines and vitamins, I don't have a choice. Though herbal healing is already acknowledged, the process is still low-paced due to lack of ample knowledge on the how to's. 

I can still remember my younger years; my doting mother always had a budget set aside for her children’s vitamins and food supplement: Vitamin C (Ascorbic), Ferrous Sulfate, growth enhancers, Vitamins B1 to B12 and so many others. When I got kids on my own, I also adopted what I have seen in her, from moms out there and in what I see on TV and from other sources of information that have a say on child-rearing and in proper taking care of their fragile health.

For example, with Vitamin C, it is for the boost and protection of our immune system against daily viruses and helps with the absorption of other essential nutrients our body need. I’ve tried so many kinds of well-known vitamins and minerals supplement in the world market for how many years, took dosages of them for myself and my family and NONE of them so far had reached my expectations until I came to know NUTRILITE™.

NUTRILITE™ is the world's leading brand of vitamin, mineral and dietary supplements based on their 2006 sales report. This brand is a world leader in phytonutrient research and what it has is applied to its own products. Also, NUTRILITE™ takes pride in its organic farming method and actually it has thousands of acres of land in Brazil, Mexico and the United States where plants are grown, harvested, and handled using ONLY sustainable, non-synthetic, pesticide-free ways. Medical practitioners, groups of health companies and certain individuals attest that NUTRILITE™ is one of the leading or the best food supplement we have in the health market for more than four decades.

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At first, I was hesitant to purchase NUTRILITE™. I had doubts and in my mind I said, “Here we go again, another batch of health products on the loose.”  But honestly, I was in a desperate search of a pack of vitamins and minerals that will help me sustain my health and of my family’s. Here are my recommendations:

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For the prevention of osteoporosis.

Nutrilite Cal Mag D delivers different calcium sources, in addition to magnesium and vitamin D to aid in absorption.

University studies and scientific research have all come to the same conclusion: It’s not how much calcium you take, it’s how much calcium your body absorbs that matters. After all, if your body doesn’t absorb what it takes, your body can’t use what it takes.

That’s why, along with providing unique sources of calcium that your body can absorb differently, Cal Mag D delivers a balance of magnesium and vitamin D that allows your body’s chemistry to actually absorb and use that calcium.

NUTRILITE LECITHIN-E

Puts the E in balanced nutrition!
Fatty food, alcohol, exercise and sun zap up vitamin E from your body. Nutrilite Lecithin-E restores this important antioxidant while the lecithin helps your body absorb it. Nutrilite Lecithin-E is a naturally derived source of lecithin from soybeans and vitamin E from vegetable oil. It’s an exclusive blend that lets you use both ingredients more efficiently. Chewable and comes in a pleasant-tasting, natural maple-walnut and honey flavor!

NUTRILITE ACEROLA C 

Helps fight everyday effects of stress, sunlight and pollution!

Vitamin C helps support our immune system, cell membranes and connective tissues and capillary strength. An unbalanced diet, stress, aspirin, air pollution, alcohol and tobacco are some of the things that drain your body of vitamin C. NUTRILITE ACEROLA C contains an exclusive formula of acerola cherries, one of nature's richest sources of vitamin C, as well as lemon bioflavonoid complex that provides phytochemical benefits. Chewable, delicious cherry flavor Acerola C, perfect for the entire family!

NUTRILITE NATURAL B COMPLEX

For natural energy production!

Nutrilite Natural B Complex provides seven B vitamins from all-natural sources that help support energy production and meet nutritional needs brought on by stressful living. Especially important if you’re older, a vegetarian, a smoker, an alcoholic drinker, or if you demand a lot from your body.

NUTRILITE NATURAL MULTI-CAROTENE

Nutrilite Natural Multi Carotene is an exclusive blend of concentrates providing a range of carotenoids found in fruits and vegetables, namely, alpha carotene, beta carotene, lutein and zeaxanthin, which help promote optimal health. This is a convenient way for people to supplement their diet while appealing to those who do not have the time or appetite to consume carotenoid-containing products.

NUTRILITE DAILY

Gives your body that boost---daily.

Just one Nutrilite Daily Vitamin/Mineral tablet a day gives you 19 vitamins and minerals. That includes A to E plus calcium, iron, zinc and more. Our exclusive Alfalfa/Watercress/Parsley and Acerola Concentrates provide plant-based nutrients. It’s the easy way to get the nutrients you need each day!

Contains the exclusive Nutrilite Concentrate with PHYTOFACTORS plant compounds extracts. Naturally, Nutrilite Daily is the better choice. Better by nature.

NUTRILITE DOUBLE X

Nutrilite Double X is a nutrition powerhouse. Why? It’s everything you need your multivitamins to be—a finely calibrated balance of 12 vitamins, 9 minerals and 19 plant concentrates. Broad support for your healthy heart, brain, eyes, skin and bones. Antioxidants with proven power to defend against cell-damaging free radicals.

NUTRILITE FITH2O 

FITH2O fits your life. It,s an easy way to add powerful antioxidant protection to your day without adding the calories and carbohydrates found in many other fitness waters. Antioxidant protection that helps fight the free radicals you may encounter everyday: pollution, poor diet, exercise and excess stress.

Just one powerful stick pack added to water provides an antioxidant rich formula.

NUTRILITE KIDS CHEWABLE VITAMIN/MINERAL

The fun and delicious way to a healthy habit!

NUTRILITE KIDS CHEWABLE VITAMIN/MINERAL tablets come in fun soccer ball designs, are chewable and great-tasting. This supplement provides 11 vitamins, beta carotene and 4 minerals! Plus PHYTONUTRIENTS from NUTRILITE Acerola Concentrate and Tropical Fruit Concentrates for additional nutritional benefits.

NUTRILITE ACTIVE 8

Drink your Bs and Cs!

Instead of softdrinks, mix Nutrilite Active 8 Tangerine Orange Beverage Crystals with cold water for a tantalizing, fruity and healthful drink. Each serving provides seven B vitamins plus natural vitamin C--convenient way to offer these essentials vitamins to your kids daily, or when friends and family visit.

NUTRILITE KIDS CHEWABLE CONCENTRATED FRUITS & VEGETABLES

A delicious way to get good stuff in fruits and vegetables.

These chewable tablets are so sweet and tangy, your kids will never know they’re getting something good for them. But you will, because you know that nobody gives you concentrated fruits and vegetables better than Nutrilite. Just one chewable tablet delivers naturally sourced key phytonutrients in amounts equivalent to those found in 5+ servings of fruits and vegetables. And they contain xylitol, a natural sweetener that won’t promote tooth decay.

Food supplements must just be secondary to eating the right foods and getting enough sleep and rest. I find NUTRILITE as the best for me and my family. The price may be high but I believe it's worth the buy. Quality and effect are now the main standards of living. I will sacrifice a substantial amount to ensure I am giving my family the best of what I and my husband could afford. 

My doctor can make a statement that in 2 months time of taking NUTRILITE, my health improved. I needed supplements to accompany my food intake. Food supplements and not medicines. I just don't want to be preventive, I want a process of treatment and improvement of health for me and my loved ones. I can say NUTRILITE is contributing a step by step cure to my unwanted diseases. Try Double X, Concentrated Fruits & Vegetables, Lecithin-E and Acerola C and see for yourself what NUTRILITE can do for you.

Sources & References:

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