The Body by Vi^TM 90-Day Challenge now Has 5 Different Kits and One To Meet YOUR 90 Day Challenge Goal

Five roads to better health

It’s now easier than ever to achieve your weight-loss and fitness goals with the Body by Vi^TM 90-Day Challenge – thanks to FIVE nutritionally packed Challenge Kits that help support you on your road to success.

Get ready to roll!  Whether you’re looking to build some lean muscle, run your first marathon or drop a few dress sizes – there’s a Challenge Kit packed with all the nutritional products you need to support your journey.

“Whatever you’re looking to achieve, there’s a Kit to help you,” says John Laun, ViSalus® Director of Sales and Program Management.  “The goal could be dropping 50 pounds or just wanting to balance out your diet; we’ve got the tools to help you get where you want to be.”

How it works

                ViSalus worked hard to create a Challenge that’s compatible with real life.

It’s simple, affordable and fun – just Set, Select & Share!

• Set your weight-loss or fitness goal.
• Select from five unique Challenge Kits.
• Share your 90-day results… & WIN!

Why it Works

Two words that explain why the Body by Vi Challenge is sweeping the nation: convenience and ease.  And at the heart of each Challenge Kit is Vi-Shape® — The shake mix that tastes like a cake mix!  Created using science and protein-rich nutrition, the sweet-cream-flavored Vi-Shape shake helps curb hunger and keep blood sugars level.

• Proprietary Tri-Sorb protein blend
• Gluten-free
• Lactose-free
• Low sugar
• Low sodium
• Low carbohydrates
• Digestive enzymes
• Fiber-rich
• 23 vitamins & minerals
• Diabetic-friendly
• Kosher certified

The scientists behind ViSalus also know that food is fun and should be enjoyed!  Too many programs based on shakes lack fun and variety, and just get boring over time.  Not the Challenge!

To help you stay committed and keep meal-boredom at bay, try the Shape-Up^TMHealth Flavor Mix-Ins.  Add these to your Vi-Shape shake and you’ve found the spice o’ life!  Mix & match to find your favorite nutrient-rich recipe.

• Strawberry Phyto-Power
• Chocolate Cardia Care
• Banana Energy Charge
• Peach Complexion Care
• Orange Everyday Defense

Which Challenge Kit has YOUR name on it?

5 Body By Vi Challenge Kits , One to Fit YOUR 90 Day Goal

Body by Vi^TM Balance Kit

• Your key to nutritional balance
• Begin your journey to better overall health and well-being
• 30 customizable Vi-Shape® Shake meals

Body by Vi^TM Core Kit

• Support your active lifestyle
• Fuel your body properly with lean protein, digestive enzymes, calcium, and more
• 30 customizable Vi-Shape® Shake meals and anti-aging support for ideal physical health

Body by Vi^TM Shape Kit

• Kick-start your road to weight-loss
• Start re-shaping your body
• 60 customizable Vi-Shape® Shake meals to boost quicker results

Body by Vi^TM Transformation Kit

• Get ready for maximum transformation
• The quickest way to achieve optimal results using ViSalus products
• 60 customizable Vi-Shape® Shake meals plus cutting-edge supplements (Vi-Trim, Vi-Slim, Omega Vitals) and energy drinks (Neuro Smart Energy) to further support your physical transformation

Body by Vi^TM Fit Kit

• Take your athletic performance to the next level
• Fuel your body for ultimate performance with nutrients to burn fat, boost endurance, speed up recovery, and pack on lean muscle mass
• 60 customizable Vi-Shape® Shake meals plus cutting-edge supplements and energy drinks (ViSalus Go, ViSalus Pro) to support high octane lifestyles

 Money in the bank!

When you join the Body by Vi Challenge, you can watch your wallet bulk up while your waist trims down.  Seriously, this is one of the best parts!  You’ve got the opportunity to lose weight and get fit for less than $2 a meal!

FACT:  You’d have to eat every single item shown here in order to get the nutrients you consume in just one filling Vi-Shape shake!  That’s an intake of approximately 8,674 calories at an expense of around $102.94, versus a 170-calorie Vi-Shape shake for $1.85.

What’s in Vi-Shape®?

Plus, as the saying goes:  Time is money.  You can blend up your favorite Vi-Shape® shake in half the time it takes to go through a drive-thru.  And for $1.85, there isn’t much (if anything) you could order that would compare to its nutritional content.

Get your Kit for FREE!

The only thing better than saving some serious bucks on groceries is actually getting your Kit for free!  For most of us, it’s more fun to get fit with friends, versus traveling solo.  The Body by Vi Challenge Community makes it easy to meet new people on you same path.  But what if you wrangled some of your friends or work colleagues?  With the THREE for FREE program, all you have to do is refer 3 friends and your next Kit is totally free!

You’ll be shocked how easy ViSalus has made it to get your Kit FREE every month!  Just grab some friends, help them start their own Challenges with a Body by Vi 90-Day Challenge Kit (of equal or greater value to your own) – and your next kit is FREE.  No strings.  No small print.  No problem

The Body by Vi^TM 90-Day Challenge Journey

Five roads to better health
From The Challenge Magazine

The Science of Weight Loss

With the help of sound science, the Body by Vi Challenge can help you achieve your weight-loss goal.

ViSalus strives to formulate unique products with the highest-quality ingredients available today to support anybody on the Body by Vi^TM Challenge.  We see many competitors right now trying to copy us, but don’t think they can.  One key reason is the unique process we go through to identify, formulate and deliver cutting-edge products.  No one can copy that.

With more than six decades of experience, the Product Team at ViSalus is a fine-tuned machine.  With our combined experience, we have formulated products to work in more than 65 countries around the world.  Through this process, we learned a lot about how to make the best, cutting-edge, great-tasting products available on the planet today.

We start with the consumer, the industry and the competition.  We really try to understand what consumers need and want, and then how to deliver it better than other companies.  “We study a lot of trends, research ingredients, talk to scientists and doctors, read clinical studies and more before we even begin to formulate a product,” says ViSalus Senior President of Product Development and Global Marketing Audrey Sommerfeld.

Additionally, we go through many quality processes to ensure our products deliver what they promise.  Our products are made in cGMP facilities that are also FDA inspected.  This means we test our ingredients when they come into the plant for potency and purity.  We test during manufacturing to ensure consistent quality.  We test at the end of manufacturing to ensure we meet label claims.  We send our products to outside independent testing labs to verify all of the above, and then also test for heavy metals, PCBs and more.

“In addition to these quality processes, many of our products are also kosher,” Sommerfeld says.  This means that the Orthodox Union has approved every ingredient, and not just the ingredient but the manufacturer of each ingredient.  They also have strict standards for quality testing, how we store our ingredients, for our labels and more.”

These steps help us to provide the money-back guarantees that ViSalus offers, and is one of the reasons we see so many people achieving personal victories on the Body by Vi Challenge.  We are simply one of the best products on the market today!

As a leading expert in the field of food science, nutrition and product formulation, I am dedicated to formulating the world’s best ingredients into the safest and most effective weight-loss products in the industry.

In my 30 years in the nutrition industry, I have worked for big-name companies that have placed spending caps on product development.  But ViSalus is different.  The company stops at nothing to provide the best-possible ingredients available today.  This is why I can say with confidence that we’ve developed the most effective weight-loss products on the market.

These products are safe, low in caffeine and sodium, versatile and not too expensive – plus they’re helping a lot of people lose a lot of weight.  As a nutritionist and dietitian, it doesn’t get any better than that for me.

Let’s take a look at some of the unique and cutting-edge ingredients found in our Body by vi challenge products.

ViSalus is willing to pay more for the best-possible ingredients available today.  This is why I can say with confidence that we’ve developed the most effective weight-loss products on the market.  – Steven A. Witherly, Ph.D.

Vi-Shape Shake

                Based on my experience, the Vi-shape shake is the best-tasting shake on the market today.  We use three different kinds of high-quality protein, so that we do not need to add fillers or fat, sodium and sugar to make them taste good.  We also use premium vanilla to provide outstanding flavor.  There’s a reason we call it “the shake mix that tastes like a cake mix.”  It is truly delicious!

Vi-Shape is also very versatile.  You can add whatever you want to the shake, and that makes it unique.  Since we use sucralose as a sweetener, instead of sugar; it is low in carbohydrates.  Many people, including myself, adhere to low-carb diets.

If you want more carbohydrates, you can add fruit.  You can also add more protein simply by adding another scoop of the shake mix.  Additionally, the glycemic index of the shake is very low, so it’s ideal for diabetics.

There are three different proteins in the shake – soy protein, whey protein and whey protein hydrolysate.  These proteins make the perfect mix for not only losing body fat but also shaping your muscles.  So the shake works for dieters, diabetics and bodybuilders.  Now that’s versatile!

We’ve also added Aminogen^TM, an enzyme complex that enables you to digest your food more completely and increases the amount of amino acids that you derive from your food.  This helps boost your lean muscle mass.  People who lift weights take a lot of Aminogen^TM.

Finally, we included Fibersol^TM, a fiber that’s soluble and tasteless, and does not promote gassiness.  This fiber promotes satiety, making you feel less hungry while dieting.

All of these ingredients and compounds combine to make Vi-Shape a winning formula.  Scientifically speaking, all the planets aligned for the best-possible product.

Helping us to ensure our products are safe is our SAB member, and founder of the Vi-Pak, Dr. Michael Seidman.

“I am passionate about helping people live healthier lives,” say Dr. Seidman.  “I work with the Product Team to come up with new ideas, work with them to improve products, and provide guidance on the safety of ViSalus products.  The ViSalus Mission and the Body by Vi Challenge help us to make the world healthier, while teaching good nutrition.  Our program has tips on healthy eating, portion control and more.  If followed as directed, Body by Vi helps people get their daily servings of fruits and vegetables, fiber, prebiotics, calcium, vitamins, minerals and more.  It is no surprise when I receive emails telling me how much better people feel, how much more energy they have, how they feel they sleep better – all because we make nutrition fun, affordable and easy to use.”

With over 25 years of research in nutrition, Dr. Michael Seidman has brought his knowledge and experience to the Product Team.  Dr. Seidman has an undergraduate degree in human nutrition, is a worldwide public speaker on the benefits of nutrition, and has published books, journal articles, white papers and so much more.  He heads a $5 billion health facility, and has received grants and funding from the National Institutes of Health for his research on how nutrients like antioxidants can help slow aging, or how other powerful substances can even help reverse age-related hearing loss.

Audrey Sommerfeld has been leading product innovation for more than 20 years in companies such as Proctor & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Herbalife and more.  She is a passionate spokesperson for the Body by Vi Challenge and leads the global expansion, product development, and quality programs for ViSalus.  She has two undergraduate degrees and one graduate degree, and is known among the team for her powerful laugh and infectious enthusiasm for ViSalus products.

The Science of Weight Loss is from The Challenge Magazine

by Steven A. Witherly, Ph.D., with Michael Seidman, M.D., F.A.C.S., and Audrey Sommerfeld

ViSalus Scientific Advisory Board and Product Team

How does the Vi-Shape Shake help you to keep muscle and drop fat?
How does Vi-Shape shake help you to put on MORE muscle when you take it as a post workout recovery shake?

The answer is, the type of protein in the Vi-Shape shake is profoundly different from and superior to any other protein powder product on the market.
In fact, there are 3 types of protein the the shake, plus Aminogen for maximum absorption – along with FULL nutrition.
What this means is that your body actually absorbs and uses more of the protein the Vi-shape shake than from any other source of protein in your diet.
When you absorb and utilize more healthy protein, you will keep muscle and drop fat – and even build more muscle if you are taking the ViShape nutritional shake post workout.

YES, you should eat lean healthy sources of protein at your meals – but the fact is, you will actually absorb more of the protein from your Vi-shape shake than you will from that nice lean piece of chicken or fish.

So please do eat a healthy diet rich in vegetables, lean protein and good fats -
but if your goal is fat loss, then use the Vi-shape nutritional shake to replace 2 meals a day, and watch the fat melt away!
If your goal is to put on muscle, even to simply get more ‘toned’, then take the Vi-shape shake post-workout, and you will see better results from your workouts, guaranteed!

Get your Vi-Shape Shake Sample NOW!

How to Get the Best Results on the Body By Vi Challenge With Exercise

How to Get the Best Results on the Body By Vi Challenge Without Exercise

ViSalus Pro™ Powdered Energy Drink Provides a Healthy Energy Boost For Your Workout, and Helps Aid in Recovery from Exercise. Perfect for Endurance Athletes.

ViSalus Pro

Reach the Peak in your Performance!

ViSalus Pro™ is a unique Powdered Energy Drink formulated with special nutrients for athletes or those that just want healthy, boosting energy. Mixes with water or other beverages. Helps support stamina, muscle recovery, and endurance and can assist in the cellular recovery post workout.* Use before or during your workout, or anytime you need a lift that lasts!*

Balanced Energy Health Benefits

This unique blend includes natural plant extracts and vitamins, to help balance your energy levels throughout the day, helping with:

• Muscle energy, endurance and performance*
• Higher energy levels for exercise and daily activities*
• Free radical defense*
• Helps the body’s ATP production*
• Supports the body’s Nitric Oxide production*

ViSalus Propriety Pro™ Blend Gives You What Your Body Needs*

• Apple Extract for added energy and maintaining a healthy weight.* And fights exercise fatigue that can limit your performance.
• Resveratrol can slow the negative consequences of a sedentary lifestyle like insulin resistance and loss of bone mineral density.*
• Citrulline Malate, an amino acid found in watermelon juice, helps the body make Nitric Oxide, which increases blood flow and helps generate ATP (Adenosine TriPhosphate) the main molecule of energy in the body.
• Isomaltulose is a low-insulinemic sweetener that supports improved fat oxidation during physical activity.
• D-Ribose a natural energy source for the body, it helps with muscle energy and recovery.*
• Eleuthero Extract (Ginseng) helps enhance stamina and stimulate the immune system.*
• Rhodiola Extract can help improve mental and physical performance, and help combat fatigue.
• Eight Essential Vitamins that can help maintain healthy brain function, aid metabolism, and help maintain healthy blood sugar and blood pressure levels.*

Did You Know?
According to an article on Citrulline Malate in the August 2002 “British Journal of Sports Medicine”, it was found that Citrulline Malate promotes aerobic energy production in human exercising muscle.

In the study, 18 men complaining of fatigue were administered 6 g of Citrulline Malate for 15 days, which resulted in reduction in fatigue, 34% increase in ATP production during exercise, and 20% increase in rate of recovery after exercise. As result, it was concluded that changes in muscle metabolism produced by Citrullite Malate helps promote aerobic energy production.

ViSalus Pro™ – Prolonged Energy FAQ

1. What is ViSalus Pro™ Prolonged Energy?
ViSalus Pro™ Prolonged Energy is a patent-pending powder mix formulated to provide you with long lasting healthy and quality energy. This special blend of nutrients and extracts helps support stamina, muscle recovery, endurance and support cellular recovery post workout… and it tastes great!

2. Why ViSalus Pro™ is a better healthy alternative to other energy mixes on the market?
ViSalus Pro™ is more than energy! It is healthy nutrients to support performance – working out or while working at the computer. The individual serving packets are ready to go wherever you go. No more scoops, measuring spoons, mixing or blending. All you need to do is open the package and pour it into your water bottle or into your favorite beverage. But that is not the only reason why ViSalus Pro™ is a better alternative; this product has eight essential vitamins and a propriety blend of unique extracts that are considered a clean source of energy for your body – with natural ingredients such as apple extract and resveratrol.

3. What are the ingredients in ViSalus Pro™ Powdered Energy Mix?

ViSalus Pro Ingredients

• Apple Extract: for added energy and maintaining a healthy weight. Whether you’re a runner, a cyclist, or engage in any high-intensity sport, exercise fatigue can limit your performance. You’ve probably heard the old saying about an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Apples can help do more than keep the doctor away – they can help fight off exercise fatigue too.*
• Whole Grape Extract: unlike other brands that may use only the fruit powder, ViSalus Pro™ uses the clinically tested and patent whole grape extract to help with endurance and power. Clinical testing shows this unique, patented extract can enhance the cell uptake of oxygen, which can help you perform at your best.*
• Grape Seed Extract: contains bioflavonoids that may strengthen and protect cell membranes from oxidative stress. It also may help contribute to a healthy heart.*
• Resveratrol: to improve endurance and memory, and can help reduce the risk of heart disease. A study, published June 30, 2011 in the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal, claims that resveratrol could slow the negative consequences of a sedentary lifestyle like insulin resistance and loss of bone mineral density.*
• Citrulline Malate: an amino acid found in watermelon juice, it helps the body make Nitric Oxide, which increases blood flow and helps generate ATP (Adenosine TriPhosphate) the main molecule of energy in the body. Citrulline Malate or ATP helps the body reduce blood lactate which lowers performance, while also helping the body make creatine, the main muscle fuel!*
• Isomaltulose: is a low-insulinemic sweetener that supports improved fat oxidation during physical activity as high insulin levels hinder the use of lipids as an energy source. Isomaltulose can increase the amount of fat used as energy, thus enhancing performance endurance. It is naturally found in honey and sugar.*
• D-Ribose: a powerful, natural energy source for the body, it helps support ATP production and helps with muscle energy and recovery.*
• Eleuthero Extract (Siberian ginseng): helps enhance stamina and can be useful to help stimulate the immune system especially during times of strenuous physical exertion and stress.*
• Rhodiola Extract: used by Russian Olympic athletes for over 30 years, this herb grown in Siberia, Russia can help improve mental and physical performance, elevates mood, and helps combat fatigue.*
• Vitamins A, C, E, B6, Riboflavin, Thiamin, Niacin, and Pantothenic Acid: to boost immunity, maintain healthy brain function, aid metabolism, and help regulate healthy blood sugar and blood pressure levels.*

4. Does ViSalus Pro™ meet the guidelines for athletic usage?
Yes. ViSalus Pro™ contains no ingredients on the Olympic banned substances list.

5. Can I mix it with other beverages?
Yes! You can mix it into 8–16 ounces of water or any of your favorite beverages.

6. How many can I drink per day?
The US Government guidelines suggest that adults target no more than 240mg of caffeine per day. Many specialty coffees have much more caffeine than ViSalus Pro™—each Pro™ packet has 100mg of caffeine, about 2/3 of a cup of coffee. Therefore you can easily consume 2-4 per day and be under that amount. At a high 4 per day (most people will drink 1-2 per day); your customer can still enjoy their morning coffee or the ViSalus Go™ Energy Shot.

7. Isn’t caffeine bad for you?
Caffeine is known to help stimulate the brain and body. Though there is no nutritional need for caffeine, moderate caffeine intake is not associated with any known health risk. If you are concerned, we recommend you speak to your physician.

8. Are there any allergens in the product?
None of the ingredients are known allergens. As with any product, each person may respond differently, but we are not aware of any known issues.

9. Who can use ViSalus Pro™?
This product is for anyone who wants a long lasting source of energy to sustain an active lifestyle. As with all products, we recommend that if you have a serious medical condition such as cardiovascular disease, or any other cause for concern, that you speak to your physician before using this or any nutritional supplement product. Not recommended for children, pregnant women, or people sensitive to caffeine.

10. Is ViSalus Pro™ for athletic usage only?
No. ViSalus is for anyone who needs a boost of energy. Our mission is to spread the word about good nutrition around the world. To that end, we are developing products that speak to different lifestyles. Whether you are working out, a supermom running after young ones or preparing for a long workday – ViSalus Pro™ can offer you natural energy. Our energy drink mix can provide you with long lasting energy to help you perform at your best.

11. What is the difference between ViSalus Pro™ and Neuro™?
ViSalus Pro™ is dubbed as PROLONGED energy, and it does just that. The special blend of extracts and vitamins are formulated to help you sustain long lasting energy, with extracts, such as: Whole Grape Extract to help relief the aches and pains following a strenuous workout or a long day. Neuro™, dubbed as SMART energy is designed to help with mental alertness and acuity.

12. What is the difference between ViSalus Pro™ and ViSalus Go™?
ViSalus Pro™ is a powder drink mix that provides long lasting energy and ViSalus Go™ is a liquid energy shot for an instant boost whenever you need it. There are some slight differences between the two products, and they were designed to be used together. For example, you can have a ViSalus Pro™ mixed in water 30 minutes to an hour before your workout, and ViSalus Go™ during your workout for an added performance boost, and ViSalus Neuro™ after your workout to fuel your body with special nutrients and hydration. Together you can “Go Pro” and achieve your goals.

ViSalus Pro Comparison Chart

ViSalus Go™ Instant Energy Drink is a Performance Strength Pre Workout RTD Energy Drink

ViSalus Go

Instant Energy to Fuel your Body with Performance Strength benefits!*

ViSalus Go™ Instant Energy Drink is a patent-pending formula that can help fuel your workout from start to finish! It also helps support visual acuity*, which is especially good for anyone who uses computers or plays video games.

ViSalus Go™ is ideal for those who exercise to provide extra energy and nutrition to help support peak muscle performance. It assists alertness, wakefulness, and enhances cognitive performance, while fueling your body with nutrients needed to help sustain exercise. Use this product before or during your workout, or any time you need energy fast.

ViSalus Propriety Go™ Blend Includes:

Powergrape®—Whole Grape Extract unlike other brands that may use only the fruit powder, ViSalus Go™ uses the clinically tested and patent whole grape extract to help with endurance and power. Clinical testing shows this unique, patented extract can enhance the cell uptake of oxygen, which can help you perform at your best.*

• Black Currant Extract a strong antioxidant.
• Rhodiola Extract can help improve mental and physical performance, elevates mood, and helps combats fatigue.*
• Cassis Pigment Extract clinically shown to help the body after exercise feel its best, an important nutrient that can help the body fight inflammation.*
• Isomaltulose is a low-insulinemic sweetener that supports improved fat oxidation during physical activity.
• Citrulline Malate helps the body make Nitric Oxide, which increases blood flow and helps generate ATP (Adenosine TriPhosphate) the main molecule of energy in the body.
• Five Essential Vitamins to help protect cells from damage, boost immunity, support efficient brain function, aid metabolism, and help maintain healthy blood sugar and blood pressure levels.*

ViSalus Go™—Instant Energy FAQ

ViSalus Go Ingredients

1. What is ViSalus Go™ Instant Energy Shot?
ViSalus Go™ Instant Energy Drink is a patent-pending formula that can help fuel your workout from start to finish! Our product is specially formulated to deliver instant energy that lasts and to help athletes perform at their best.* GO™ Instant Energy can also help support visual acuity*, which is especially good for those who bike or run, or anyone who uses computers or plays video games. ViSalus Go™ is ideal for those who exercise to provide extra energy and nutrition to help support peak muscle performance. It assists alertness, wakefulness, and enhances cognitive performance, while fueling your body with nutrients needed to help sustain exercise.

2. Why choose ViSalus Go™ over other energy shots?
The convenient two ounces bottle is ready to serve anytime you need an instant boost of energy. Small and portable enough to fit in a pocket, purse, or gym bag for on the go energy – no need to wait for a coffee pot to brew or stand in line at the coffee shop. And as an added advantage, you will benefit from a special formulated elixir of unique extracts (including Powergrape®) and a combination of vitamins that will give you quality energy and nutrients. Unlike other energy shots, ViSalus Go™ is not packed with sodium or sugar that that can help you feel more tired later.

3. What is Powergrape®?
PowerGrape®— Whole Grape Extract: unlike other brands that may use only the fruit powder, ViSalus Go™ has clinical strength whole grape extract to help with endurance and power. Clinical testing shows this unique, patented extract can enhance the cell uptake of oxygen, which can help you perform at your best.*

4. What are the ingredients in ViSalus Go™ Energy Shot?

• Black Currant Extract: a strong antioxidant that blocks or inhibits destructive oxidation reactions in the body, and supports visual acuity.* Important for athletes, because as you work out, you release more free radicals into the body.
• Rhodiola Extract: used by Russian Olympic athletes for over 30 years, this herb grown in Siberia, Russia can help improve mental and physical performance, elevates mood, and helps combats fatigue.*
• Cassis Pigment Extract: clinically shown to help the body after exercise feel its best, an important nutrient that can help the body fight inflammation.*
• Isomaltulose: is a low-insulinemic sweetener that supports improved fat oxidation during physical activity as high insulin levels hinder the use of lipids as an energy source. Isomaltulose can increase the amount of fat used as energy, thus enhancing performance endurance. It is naturally found in honey and sugar.*
• Citrulline Malate: an amino acid found in watermelon juice, it helps the body make Nitric Oxide, which increases blood flow and helps generate ATP (Adenosine TriPhosphate) the main molecule of energy in the body. Citrulline Malate or ATP helps the body reduce blood lactate which lowers performance, while also helping the body make creatine, the main muscle fuel!*
• Vitamins E, B6, Thiamin, Niacin, and Pantothenic Acid: to boost immunity, support efficient brain function, aid metabolism, and help maintain healthy blood sugar and blood pressure levels.*

5. Why artificial sweeteners?
The formula contains fruit extracts, which can be difficult to make it taste good using sugar as a sweetener. Sugar can also cause a high, followed by a low as it enters the body, which defeats the purpose of energy production. It also appeals to a wide audience, as industry data shows that 69% of consumers want low to no sugar products. While some people are concerned with safety, there are no known studies linking the use of the sweeteners we’ve selected with health risks.

6. Does ViSalus Go™ meet guidelines for high-level athletic usage?
Yes. ViSalus contains no ingredients on the Olympic banned substances list.

7. Can I mix it with water?
Yes! You can drink straight from the bottle (best served cold) or mix into 8-16 ounces of water, add to your shake or other beverage.

8. How many can I drink per day?
The US Government guidelines suggest that adults target no more than 240mg of caffeine per day. Many specialty coffees have much more caffeine than ViSalus Go™ – each Go™ bottle has 100mg of caffeine, about 2/3 of a cup of coffee. Therefore you can easily consume 2-4 per day and be under that amount. At a high 4 per day (most people will drink 1-2 per day); your customer can still enjoy their morning coffee or the ViSalus Pro™ Prolonged Energy powder mix.

9. Are there any allergens in the product?
None of the ingredients are known allergens. As with any product, each person may respond differently, but we are not aware of any known issues.

10. Who can use ViSalus Go™?
As with all products, we recommend that if you have a serious medical condition such as cardiovascular disease, or any other cause for concern, that you speak to your physician before using this or any nutritional supplement product. Not recommended for children, pregnant women, or people sensitive to caffeine.

11. Isn’t caffeine bad for you?
Caffeine is known to help stimulate the brain and body. Though there is no nutritional need for caffeine, moderate caffeine intake is not associated with any known health risk. If you are concerned, we recommend you speak to your physician.

12. Is ViSalus Go™ for athletic usage only?
No. ViSalus is for anyone who needs a boost of energy. Our mission is to spread the word about good nutrition around the world. To that end, we are developing products that speak to different lifestyles. Whether you are working out, a supermom running after young ones or a student preparing for finals or mid-terms – ViSalus Go™ can offer you natural energy. Our energy drink will help the brain as well as the body feel more refreshed for those moments in which we all need a little lift.

13. What is the difference between ViSalus Go™ and ViSalus Pro™?
ViSalus Go™ is a liquid energy shot for an instant boost whenever you need it and ViSalus Pro™ is a powder drink mix that provides long lasting energy. There are some slight differences between the two products, and they were designed to be used together. For example, you can have a ViSalus Pro™ mixed in water 30 minutes to an hour before your workout, and ViSalus Go™ during your workout for an added performance boost, and ViSalus Neuro™ after your workout to fuel your body with special nutrients and hydration. Together you can “Go Pro” and achieve your goals.

ViSalus Go Comparison Chart

The core of the Body By Vi Challenge is the Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake Mix. This Article explains how the Vi-Shape Shake measures up to other protein containing shakes on the market.

By Audrey Sommerfeld

Head of Nutrition, SVP Marketing ViSalus Sciences

Vi-Shape shake is not just for weight management. It is for nutrition, body building, and for health. The shake when mixed with non-fat milk or soy milk delivers 20-25 grams of protein, which is the amount nutritionists recommend we get in each meal.

Now body builders claim they often need more, because they are trying to build lean muscle. This may not be true, as not all proteins are created equal. This is the key reason we don’t put ‘grams’ of protein on our shake and tout it like many store brands do. I say this because some brands pump up the ‘grams’ of protein by adding gelatin (great for skin/hair/nails, but not lean muscle). Some use dehydrated milk powder, some just whey. Those also are ok, but not the latest in science.

We use a combination of proteins because they act differently in the body. The soy is used because of it’s heart health benefits. Adequate consumption of soy in the diet can help the body lower c-reactive proteins, an indicator of inflammation and possibly heart disease. Soy is also easily digestible, and a complete protein. Our soy is unique in that we use a non-GMO Soy (not genetically modified), and was specially processed to remove the isoflavones that can impact estrogen. While those isoflavones may be beneficial, we know that women with fibroids, muscle builders, and others worry about the impact of estrogen. Non-GMO soy is about 45% more expensive than regular soy, but we chose to use it because of the concerns some people have about soy.

We use a whey concentrate for fast acting hunger control. Then we use a unique whey hydrolysate, which is the latest technology and is very expensive. It helps retain lean muscle, and is very highly absorbed. While some wheys can be absorbed about 80%, whey hydrolysate is much higher. It is a pure, clean, and concentrated protein. Combine that with the Aminogen®, and we have more ingredients to help build, and maintain lean muscle while promoting fast loss.

So the 3 types of proteins help support heart health, bone health, muscle health, digestive health, and can help curb hunger quickly, and last too!

For athletes, it is recommended that they get protein into their body within 30 minutes after completing a workout. Protein will help the muscles repair themselves, and quicker. This is why Vi-Shape shake was designed to mix in water, and still taste great, and why we have it in individual serving packets. People can take the packet to the gym, and mix it in water and get it into their bodies quickly. The key points of difference are the quality of the proteins that we use (absorbability) as well as the fact that we added Aminogen®. Aminogen® is a patented, and clinically tested ingredient that has been shown to help the body better utilize the protein. This way, you get more nutrition into the body and the muscle. We are also lower sodium than most brands (I’ve not found one yet lower than us).

Protein Intake for Building Muscle

A few bodybuilding and weight training coaches recommend protein intakes of 40 percent of energy; for example 40% protein, 40% carbohydrate; 20% fat. Let’s take a look at this. In the 4000 calorie diet of our 100 kilogram bodybuilder, 40% protein would be 1600 calories, equivalent to 400 grams of protein at 4 calories per gram. That’s 4 grams/protein/kilogram body weight/day; over four times the RDI and twice what’s scientifically defensible. Not good.

Fast and Slow Proteins

How quickly amino acids get transported to blood and how quickly they then get assimilated into muscle and other tissue for repair and rebuilding is the basis of this idea. According to some enthusiasts, fast proteins such as whey are superior to slow proteins like casein. Both are derivatives of milk products. Here are some values (Bilsborough 2006):

• Egg protein 1.3 grams/hour

• Casein isolate – 6.1 grams/hour

• Whey isolate – 8-10 grams/hour

There’s not much evidence that these variations make a difference to muscle building over the longer term, although whey has shown some advantage in short-term studies.

Yet the other useful information that can be gleaned from the numbers above is that with an average protein absorption of, say, 7 grams/hour, a theoretical absorption is limited to around 168 grams each day (24×7). If accurate, it makes the 400 gram/day protein diets look entirely unnecessary at best.

Very high-protein diets may not be safe over time for the following reasons:

• High levels of nitrogen and amino acids can be toxic.

• High-protein diets are not safe for those people suffering from chronic kidney disease. Up to 20 percent of the population may be undiagnosed.

Sources:

Lambert CP, Frank LL, Evans WJ. Macronutrient considerations for the sport of bodybuilding. Sports Med. 2004;34(5):317-27. ReVi™ ew.

Bilsborough S, Mann N. A reVi™ ew of issues of dietary protein intake in humans. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2006 Apr;16(2):129-52. ReVi™ ew

Protein and Strength Athletes:

While endurance athletes are easy to convince of the need for a high carbohydrate, low fat diet, strength athletes are a bit harder to convince of the need for adequate carbs and moderate protein. Strength athletes have long adhered to high protein diets in order to build muscle. This idea of high protein = more muscle is a bit overstated.

According to the research of sports nutritionists, strength athletes require high carbohydrate and adequate glycogen stored in the muscle. They point out that all high intensity, powerful muscle contractions (such as weight lifting) are fueled with carbohydrate. Neither fat nor protein can be oxidized rapidly enough to meet the demands of high-intensity exercise. Adequate dietary carbohydrate must be consumed on a daily basis to restore glycogen levels.

In fact, research shows that high protein/high fat diets can hurt performance. An inadequate amount of carbohydrate in the diet can result in:

• Reduced muscle glycogen stores in the muscle and liver

• Decreased endurance

• Decreased maximal effort

• Decreased serum glucose levels

• Increased risk of hypoglycemia

High protein/high fat diets can also have a negative overall impact on health, including the following:

• Increased risk of certain cancers

• Increased calcium excretion and increased risk of osteoporosis

• Reduced intake of Vitamins, minerals, fiber and phytochemicals

But Don’t Strength Athletes Need More Protein To Build Muscle?

Research hasn’t shown this. In fact most strength athletes get far more protein than is necessary to promote muscle synthesis. The current protein recommendations for optimal muscle building in a strength athlete is 1.6 – 1.7 gm protein per kg of body weight. For a athlete weighing 90 kg (200 pounds) that is a total of 145 – 154 grams of protein a day [about 3 small chicken breasts]. There is no scientific evidence that more than 2.0 grams of protein per kg of body weight has any additional benefit in muscle strength or size.

So What Should an Athlete Eat?

The recommendations of sports nutritionists continues to show performance enhancing benefits. These general guidelines are:

• 12-15% of daily calories from protein.

• 25-30% of daily calories from fat.

• 55-65% of daily calories from carbohydrate.

• An athlete’s nutrition plan should be individualized to meet the needs of training and competition.

• Carbohydrates are the primary fuel for intense muscular efforts, and should be the cornerstone of an athlete’s diet, regardless of the sport they play.

Source: Nutrition for Sport and Exercise, 2005, Jacqueline R. Berning, Suzanne Nelson Steen, ISBN 0763737755.

Audrey Sommerfeld

SVP Marketing

ViSalus Sciences

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