GRAND PRIZE:

Lacy Pryde
Vacaville, CA

2nd Prize:

Thomas Trocke
Carmel, IN

GBG MA+IGP Cash+ Contest IS BACK!

IT’S BACK! We had such an OVER-WHELMING response to the GBG MA+IGP Cash+ Contest that we are doing ANOTHER Cash+ Contest from May 16th through the 31st!

We had so many people that came SO close to winning, it was an easy decision to do another contest through the end of the month!

It’s the EXACT same contest with all the same rules! You need five NEW customers or distributors who purchase any of the MA+IGP packages to qualify and our grand prize winner WINS $1,000 CASH!! The second prize winner will WIN $700 CASH! The third prize winner will WIN $300 CASH! Our fourth through tenth place winners will WIN A FREE MA+IGP Loading Dose 2-Pack.*

This contest runs only from May 16th through MAY 31st!! So get out there and sell any of the MA+IGP Packs today!

*A minimum of five new MA+IGP Pack sales is required to qualify for this contest.

Congratulations April sales leaders, great job!

 Top Customer Gatherers

Norma Caguisa
South Cotabato, Philippines

Annie Lim
Lanao del Norte, Philippines

Chona Ravina
Davao del Norte, Philippines

Quentana Laderas
La Union, Philippines

Tumimbang Nestor
Davao del Sur, Philippines

Miguel Nunez Jr
California, United States

Noe Perez
South Cotabato, Philippines

Dan Degregorio
Massachusetts, United States

Natasha Rudeen
Pennsylvania, United States

Remegio Testado
Davao del Sur, Philippines

Andrew Bergsten
Connecticut, United States

Milagros Labor
Davao del Sur, Philippines

Black Diamond Marketing Group, Llc
California, United States

Nelson Bernaldez
Davao del Sur, Philippines

Yasmin Prescillete Cocos
Nueva Ecija, Philippines

Rosita Dapun
North Cotabato, Philippines

Leon Durnil
Colorado, United States

Russell LeBlanc
Nevada, United States

New Horizons Marketing Llc
Kentucky, United States

Peter Ohryn
New York, United States

Ronaldo Pavia
Manila, Philippines

Bob Steenlage
Wisconsin, United States

John Valentine
California, United States

Eden Zacal
Manila, Philippines

 Top Platinum Enrollers

Charmain Isesele
Lagos, Nigeria

Augustina Ishima
Lagos, Nigeria

That is an important distinction because there are certain online protocols when it comes to maximizing the potential of social media to grow a business. Forbes recently touched on this topic in a recent article “19 Things Successful People Do On Social Media” along with a follow-up article “12 More Ways To Be Legendary And Successful On Social Media.”

Some of the advice offered in these articles includes:

Listen – monitor, observe and respond based on what you learn. Engage with people. That doesn’t mean pushing your product or opportunity. Find out what their needs and interests are and see if there is an opportunity for you to start a conversation.

Be genuine – don’t automate your updates. People want to follow and be friends with people. Automating some maybe ok in certain situations but without real connections and real engagement you will miss out on the real (and most beneficial part) of social media.

Quality vs. quantity – Focus more on the information you are sharing versus the number of posts you are posting. Think about your fans, friends, followers and share information that will be beneficial to them.

Getting paid is #1 – Your fan/follower count doesn’t matter nearly as much as figuring out how to engage with people, learn about their interests and needs and possibly bringing them into your business.

Take it offline too – Build up your following, engage in conversations online and when you are in the area, direct message or email social media contacts and look for opportunities to drop in, stop by or grab a cup of coffee. This could be a great opportunity to learn more about the person and even win business.

Be consistent – don’t just use social media when you have something to sell or promote. Provide value to your audience and don’t ask for anything in return.

Who couldn’t use an extra $1,000 this summer? Want to earn that $1K while improving your cellular health, improving the cellular health of others as well as offering those “others” an opportunity to improve their WEALTH, as well? Well, the GBG MA+IGP CASH+ Contest will fit the bill.

The GBG MA+IGP CASH+ Contest is in FULL swing! For those of you who have been hard at work gathering new MA+IGP Pack customers and distributors this month, DON’T FRET! Your work was not in vain. We are retroactively counting all newly enrolled customers and distributors who purchased any of the GBG MA+IGP Packs since the start of May!

Starting May 1st through May 15th, GBG will give away $2000 in cash prizes and SEVEN FREE MA+IGP Loading Dose Starter Packs to the top 10 winners of this contest! Here’s how it works:

GBG now offers a variety of MA+IGP Packs:

• MA+IGP Loading Dose Starter 2-Pack
• MA+IGP Rejuvenation 3-Pack
• MA+IGP Business Builders 6-Pack
• MA+IGP Platinum 8-Pack

The person who sells the most MA+IGP Packs (any of the Packs named above) to new customers or distributors (existing customers and distributors excluded) during the contest period will WIN $1,000 CASH!! The second prize winner will WIN $700 CASH! The third prize winner will WIN $300 CASH! Our fourth through tenth place winners will WIN A FREE MA+IGP Loading Dose 2-Pack.*

This contest runs only from May 1st through MAY 15!! So get out there and sell any of the MA+IGP Packs today!

*A minimum of five new MA+IGP Pack sales is required to qualify for this contest.

We are offering the MA+IGP THREE to be FREE promotion! Sign up three personal customers / distributors* on MA+IGP during the month of May and we will send you a FREE MA+IGP in June! Sign up six personal customers/distributors*, you get TWO MA+IGP canisters FREE! Sign up nine personal customers/distributors*, you get THREE MA+IGP canisters FREE!

3 gets you 1 FREE!
6 gets you 2 FREE!
9 gets you 3 FREE!

Want to get your MA+IGP FREE EVERY MONTH? If you take advantage of this offer during the month of May and continue to maintain 3, 6, or 9 personal customers / distributors who are purchasing MA+IGP monthly, you will continue to receive your 1, 2, or 3 canisters of MA+IGP FREE!

Your customers/distributors must order their MA+IGP within the calendar month of May for you to receive your FREE canister(s) in June. Here is the promotional flyer (MA+IGP_3Free), download it, share it with your friends and get your MA+IGP for FREE!

*This Promotion is offered to the first 1,000 people who qualify during the month of May. To qualify, you must have at least three separate and personal customer orders regardless of how many MA+IGP canisters each customer purchases. This promotion only applies to MA+IGP, none of the other GBG products qualify for this offer.

Life today runs at a breakneck pace. Each year goes by faster than the last and birthdays and anniversaries add up rapidly.  We’re thankful for the years because as Dr. Fennema says, “never regret getting older, it’s a privilege denied to many.” However, the person staring back at us in the mirror is not what we want to see.

Our “Rejuvenation Challenge” will have you looking 10 years younger in 30 days. The fountain of youth is a reality and it’s available to everyone! To join our Rejuvenation Challenge take a “before” of yourself and email it to challenge@gbgcorp.com along with your full name, contact phone number and your GBG ID number. Then use our MA+IGP as a face mask for only 20 min, everyday. After 30 days, take an “after” photo and show us your amazing results. Everyone in the challenge will receive a free t-shirt and the person with the most dramatic results will receive MA+IGP free for an entire year!!

Simply, mix together about 2 teaspoons of the MA+IGP with about 1 teaspoon of saline solution or purified water. Experiment and find out what consistency works best for your preferences; moist enough to spread onto your skin but dry enough to keep from dripping off. The consistency of eggnog or a milkshake seems to work best. Apply the mixture to clean, dry skin every day, allowing it to dry for 20 minutes. Rinse off afterwards. Repeat daily for 30 days. You have to mix this together immediately before applying each day. You cannot save any for the next day or premix a batch for the week. The proteins will die and you won’t see the results you’re looking for.

Join our Rejuvenation Challenge and help your outside match how good you feel on the inside! And don’t forget to send us pictures (challenge@gbgcorp.com) we want to see your amazing results and you could win MA+IGP free for a year!

To help you share the wonderful benefits of MA+IGP we have released a new 12-page, full-color, informational booklet that is the perfect marketing material for GBG’s MA+IGP. It includes a lot of the nutritional information and the health benefits of GBG’s MA+IGP as well as several testimonials from people who have experienced life-changing results.

You can purchase a set of:
50 booklets (at a 40% discount!) for $30 + s/h or
100 booklets (at a 50% discount!) for $50 + s/h

These informational booklets will educate your team as well as your customers and help you grow your GBG Business. This will help you get started building your team and educating others on the amazing MA+IGP product!

We also released a new free e-book of the 12-page, full color informational booklet! The MA+IGP free e-book can be found:

1) Visit: http://gbg.digiflip.com/MA_PLUS_12_PAGE/flipviewerxpress.html

2) On your 8K per Month Club website. Scroll down to the bottom of your front page, click “Next Step” and go to the “Product” page. Scroll down to the MA+IGP and click the link to go to the free e-book!

3) At www.onlyatgbgnow.com. Click on “Take the Tour” and click to the second page or the “Products” page. In the products carousel, you will click on the MA+IGP and the click on “View e-book”.

GBG is launching the “Rejuvenation Challenge” to look 10 Years Younger in 30 Days. Beginning April 18th, we invite YOU to take a “before” picture* of yourself and email it to challenge@gbgcorp.com, along with your full name, contact phone number and your GBG ID number. Also, include a simple statement that you are “Taking the Rejuvenation Challenge.” Anyone — and we do mean anyone (women AND men) — can look 10 years younger in just 30 days! It’s so SIMPLE!

Mix together about 2 teaspoons of the MA+IGP with about 1 teaspoon of saline solution or purified water. Experiment and find out what consistency works best for your preferences; moist enough to spread onto your skin but dry enough to keep from dripping

off. The consistency of eggnog or a milkshake seems to work. Apply the mixture to clean, dry skin every day, allowing it to dry for 20 minutes. Rinse off afterwards. Repeat daily for 30 days. You have to mix this together immediately before applying each day. You cannot save any for the next day or premix a batch for the week. The proteins will die and you won’t see the results you’re looking for.

Then for the next 4 weeks, send us your questions to challenge@gbgcorp.com and tune in to our Wednesday night product training conference call to hear the answers and to hear about others who are experiencing AWESOME results! After your 30 days is over, send us YOUR “after” picture*, along with a short description of your experience.

Everyone who completes the 30 day process completely will receive a FREE “Look 10 Years Younger in 30 Days” t-shirt. There will be additional special prizes for the people who experienced the best results, including a FREE year’s supply of MA+IGP for the most dramatic improvement.

Don’t have your order of MA+IGP yet? NO WORRIES! You can start the 30 day Rejuvenation Challenge ANYTIME! Once you receive your MA+IGP, send us an email to challenge@gbgcorp.com with your “before” picture*, along with your full name, contact phone number and GBG ID number. Anyone starting the 30 day Rejuvenation Challenge after April 18th will also receive a FREE t-shirt if the entire process is fully completed (with the “after” picture* sent with a short testimony about your experience). We will announce ongoing prizes to subsequent challengers as their results come in.

If you missed Wednesday, April 17th conference call, you can listen to the recording by calling: (832) 225-5847 and when prompted enter conference ID# 75143# and then recording number 41713#.

*Pictures and testimonials will be the property of GBG; with implied permission to share them publicly.

Michael Swilling, GBG 100k Presidential Platinum
And special guest Adam Levy, GBG 100k Presidential Platinum

Up-front incomes and earnings are at an all-time high with the successful introduction of GBG’s healthy energy choice – Maximum Energy Shot. In this multi-billion dollar market we have a healthier solution. But this is only the beginning. Be a part of the GBG Revolution and live the lifestyle you have always dreamed of as we expand around the world.

Unite for this unique opportunity to meet top GBG leaders and be among the

first in your area to hear the details about this truly unique opportunity. Those who attend will be well on their way to making 2013 the most abundant year of their lives! Join us and get positioned as we expand rapidly!

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$20/person – all-inclusive dinner

The full article from Dr. Hyman is below.

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Glutathione: The Mother of All Antioxidants

It’s the most important molecule you need to stay healthy and prevent disease — yet you’ve probably never heard of it. It’s the secret to prevent aging, cancer, heart disease, dementia and more, and necessary to treat everything from autism to Alzheimer’s disease. There are more than 89,000 medical articles about it — but your doctor doesn’t know how address the epidemic deficiency of this critical life-giving molecule …

What is it? I’m talking about the mother of all antioxidants, the master detoxifier and maestro of the immune system: GLUTATHIONE (pronounced “gloota-thigh-own”).

The good news is that your body produces its own glutathione. The bad news is that poor diet, pollution, toxins, medications, stress, trauma, aging, infections and radiation all deplete your glutathione.

This leaves you susceptible to unrestrained cell disintegration from oxidative stress, free radicals, infections and cancer. And your liver gets overloaded and damaged, making it unable to do its job of detoxification.

In treating chronically ill patients with Functional Medicine for more than 10 years, I have discovered that glutathione deficiency is found in nearly all very ill patients. These include people with chronic fatigue syndrome, heart disease, cancer, chronic infections, autoimmune disease, diabetes, autism, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, arthritis, asthma, kidney problems, liver disease and more.

At first I thought that this was just a coincidental finding, but over the years I have come to realize that our ability to produce and maintain a high level of glutathione is critical to recovery from nearly all chronic illness — and to preventing disease and maintaining optimal health and performance. The authors of those 76,000 medical articles on glutathione I mentioned earlier have found the same thing!

So in today’s blog I want to explain what glutathione is, why it’s important and

give you 9 tips that will help you optimize your glutathione levels, improve your detoxification system and protect help yourself from chronic illness.

What is Glutathione?

Glutathione is a very simple molecule that is produced naturally all the time in your body. It is a combination of three simple building blocks of protein or amino acids – cysteine glycine and glutamine.

The secret of its power is the sulfur (SH) chemical groups it contains. Sulfur is a sticky, smelly molecule. It acts like fly paper and all the bad things in the body stick onto it, including free radicals and toxins like mercury and other heavy metals.

Normally glutathione is recycled in the body — except when the toxic load becomes too great. And that explains why we are in such trouble.

In my practice, I test the genes involved in glutathione metabolism. These are the genes involved in producing enzymes that allow the body to create and recycle glutathione in the body. These genes have many names, such as GSTM1, GSTP1 and more.

These genes impaired in some people for a variety of important reasons. We humans evolved in a time before the 80,000 toxic industrial chemicals found in our environment today were introduced into our world, before electromagnetic radiation was everywhere and before we polluted our skies, lakes, rivers, oceans and teeth with mercury and lead.

That is why most people survived with the basic version of the genetic detoxification software encoded in our DNA, which is mediocre at ridding the body of toxins. At the time humans evolved we just didn’t need more. Who knew we would be poisoning ourselves and eating a processed, nutrient-depleted diet thousands of years later?

Because most of us didn’t require additional detoxification software, almost of half of the population now has a limited capacity to get rid of toxins. These people are missing GSTM1 function — one of the most important genes needed in the process of creating and recycling glutathione in the body.

Nearly all my very sick patients are missing this function. The one-third of our population that suffers from chronic disease is missing this essential gene. That includes me. Twenty years ago I became mercury poisoned and suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome due to this very problem. My GSTM1 function was inadequate and I didn’t produce enough glutathione as a result. Eventually, my body broke down and I became extremely ill …

This is the same problem I see in so many of my patients. They are missing this critical gene and they descend into disease as a result. Let me explain how this happens …

The Importance of Glutathione in Protecting Against Chronic Illness

Glutathione is critical for one simple reason: It recycles antioxidants. You see, dealing with free radicals is like handing off a hot potato. They get passed around from vitamin C to vitamin E to lipoic acid and then finally to glutathione which cools off the free radicals and recycles other antioxidants. After this happens, the body can “reduce” or regenerate another protective glutathione molecule and we are back in business.

However, problems occur when we are overwhelmed with too much oxidative stress or too many toxins. Then the glutathione becomes depleted and we can no longer protect ourselves against free radicals, infections, or cancer and we can’t get rid of toxins. This leads to further sickness and soon we are in the downward spiral of chronic illness.

But that’s not all. Glutathione is also critical in helping your immune system do its job of fighting infections and preventing cancer. That’s why studies show that it can help in the treatment of AIDS.(i)

Glutathione is also the most critical and integral part of your detoxification system. All the toxins stick onto glutathione, which then carries them into the bile and the stool — and out of your body.

And lastly, it also helps us reach peak mental and physical function. Research has shown that raised glutathione levels decrease muscle damage, reduce recovery time, increase strength and endurance and shift metabolism from fat production to muscle development.

If you are sick or old or are just not in peak shape, you likely have glutathione deficiency.
In fact, the top British medical journal, the Lancet, found the highest glutathione levels in healthy young people, lower levels in healthy elderly, lower still in sick elderly and the lowest of all in the hospitalized elderly. (ii)

Keeping yourself healthy, boosting your performance, preventing disease and aging well depends on keeping your glutathione levels high. I’ll say it again … Glutathione is so important because it is responsible for keeping so many of the keys to Ultra Wellness optimized.

It is critical for immune function and controlling inflammation. It is the master detoxifier and the body’s main antioxidant, protecting our cells and making our energy metabolism run well.

And the good news is that you can do many things to increase this natural and critical molecule in your body. You can eat glutathione-boosting foods. You can exercise. And you can take glutathione-boosting supplements. Let’s review more specifics about each.

9 Tips to Optimize your Glutathione Levels

These 9 tips will help you improve your glutathione levels, improve your health, optimize your performance and live a long, healthy life.

Eat Foods that Support Glutathione Production

1. Consume sulfur-rich foods. The main ones in the diet are garlic, onions and the cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, kale, collards, cabbage, cauliflower, watercress, etc.).

2. Try bioactive whey protein. This is great source of cysteine and the amino acid building blocks for glutathione synthesis. As you know, I am not a big fan of dairy. But this is an exception — with a few warnings. The whey protein MUST be bioactive and made from non-denatured proteins (“denaturing” refers to the breakdown of the normal protein structure). Choose non-pasteurized and non-industrially produced milk that contains no pesticides, hormones, or antibiotics.

Exercise for Your Way to More Glutathione

3. Exercise boosts your glutathione levels and thereby helps boost your immune system, improve detoxification and enhance your body’s own antioxidant defenses. Start slow and build up to 30 minutes a day of vigorous aerobic exercise like walking or jogging, or play various sports. Strength training for 20 minutes 3 times a week is also helpful.

Take Glutathione Supporting Supplements

One would think it would be easy just to take glutathione as a pill, but the body digests protein — so you wouldn’t get the benefits if you did it this way. However, the production and recycling of glutathione in the body requires many different nutrients and you CAN take these. Here are the main supplements that need to be taken consistently to boost glutathione. Besides taking a multivitamin and fish oil, supporting my glutathione levels with these supplements is the most important thing I do every day for my personal health.

4. N-acetyl-cysteine. This has been used for years to help treat asthma and lung disease and to treat people with life-threatening liver failure from Tylenol overdose. In fact, I first learned about it in medical school while working in the emergency room. It is even given to prevent kidney damage from dyes used during x-ray studies.

5. Alpha lipoic acid. This is a close second to glutathione in importance in our cells and is involved in energy production, blood sugar control, brain health and detoxification. The body usually makes it, but given all the stresses we are under, we often become depleted.

6. Methylation nutrients (folate and vitamins B6 and B12). These are perhaps the most critical to keep the body producing glutathione. Methylation and the production and recycling of glutathione are the two most important biochemical functions in your body. Take folate (especially in the active form of 5 methyltetrahydrofolate), B6 (in active form of P5P) and B12 (in the active form of methylcobalamin).

7. Selenium. This important mineral helps the body recycle and produce more glutathione.

8. A family of antioxidants including vitamins C and E (in the form of mixed tocopherols), work together to recycle glutathione.

9. Milk thistle (silymarin) has long been used in liver disease and helps boost glutathione levels.

So use these nine tips and see how they work to help you optimize your glutathione levels. When you do, you will take one more step to lifelong vibrant health.

To your good health,

Mark Hyman, M.D.

References

(i) De Rosa SC, Zaretsky MD, Dubs JG, Roederer M, Anderson M, Green A, Mitra D, Watanabe N, Nakamura H, Tjioe I, Deresinski SC, Moore WA, Ela SW, Parks D, Herzenberg LA, Herzenberg LA. N-acetylcysteine replenishes glutathione in HIV infection. Eur J Clin Invest. 2000 Oct;30(10):915-29

(ii) Nuttall S, Martin U, Sinclair A, Kendall M. 1998. Glutathione: in sickness and in health. The Lancet 351(9103):645-646