True Synergy...

If you’ve been around the dietary supplement industry for any amount of time, then you’ve undoubtedly heard someone talking about how their product has a “synergistic” blend of ingredients or that their products are designed to be “synergistic” when used together. I’ve been developing and researching nutrition products for about two decades, and I can tell you that “synergy” is an exceedingly rare occurrence. Consider the dictionary definition of synergy = “the working together of two things to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual...

Asia Harvest for Eleviv Ingredient...

Each spring, members of the Operations team at XANGO take a trip to Southeast Asia to ensure each aspect of the annual MANGOSTEEN HARVEST meets XANGO’s high standards for quality. In addition to the rigorous schedule we normally undergo for the mangosteen harvest, this year we also visited Malaysia to review the sourcing of one of the four ingredients in Eleviv, Eurycoma longifolia. We would like to share some of the details that go ensure that the best ingredients are used in our unique products and the efforts XANGO makes to provide a superior experience for our...

Vigor and Progress in Nutrition...

Lots of people have been asking me about the new manuscript on Vigor published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal, Progress in Nutrition (Volume 12 – April 2010). The title of the paper is, “Ancient wisdom meets modern ailment – traditional Asian medicine improves psychological Vigor in stressed subjects.” As you can see from the title, “Ancient wisdom meets modern ailment” – the general idea of the publication is to highlight the fact that ancient practitioners of traditional medicine used natural approaches to solving health problems –...

What is Eleviv “Like”?...

As the formulator of Eleviv, I am very often asked by people to describe to them what Eleviv is “like.” If you’ve already experienced the Eleviv product, then you know this is a hard question to answer because Eleviv is not “like” anything else. Eleviv is not quite “like” an “energy” supplement – although it significantly reduces feelings of fatigue without the “trade-off” of jitters, tension, and irritability that energy drinks and shots can give you. Eleviv is not quite “like” an herbal mood booster or memory enhancer (many of which can...

Eleviv Launch in Hong Kong...

We are excited to share the news that our newest category creator Eleviv is going global! We officially launched in Mexico in February and now Eleviv is available in Hong Kong! Eleviv made its debut in Asia with a city tour in Hong Kong and Taiwan featuring our own Dr. David Morton. Daniel Tuan, VP of the Greater China Region, opened with a welcome speech and was followed by Dr. Morton’s Eleviv presentation. We had over 1,000 attendees at our city meetings! This was a major event for our Hong Kong market. Our distributors and their guests were so excited, they started to...

Eleviv – What to Expect (Part 2)...

Improving Vigor (Maintaining Metabolic Balance) Over the past 6 years, our group has conducted a series of human clinical studies (LINK TO http://www.XANGO.com/science/eleviv-clinical-results) in “stressed” volunteers, as short as 1-week and as long as 12 weeks, where we have been able to significantly improve Vigor by 25-30% (following a maintenance of metabolic balance). This means that although chronic stress disrupts metabolic balance, we now know that maintaining metabolic balance helps to improve feelings of Vigor quickly (within 1 week) and that those changes...

Eleviv – What to Expect (Part 1)...

If you’re reading this blog, then it’s likely that you have already heard of Eleviv™ – the natural dietary supplement for improving “Vigor” from XANGO. If this is your first exposure to Eleviv, then you may be wondering what exactly “Vigor” refers to – or if you’ve been using Eleviv for a period of time, you may be wondering how to best explain Eleviv to people you may want to share it with. As the formulator of Eleviv, the way that I typically describe the product to people is that it is the BEST and ONLY dietary supplement that I know of for...

Understanding Eleviv: Part IV – Green ...

Following Part I (benefits of the Eleviv blend) and Parts II & III (Metabolic Balance from Eurycoma and Citrus Peel to improve “physical” energy levels), I wanted to use this final installment (Part IV) to describe how the combination of Green tea extract and Theanine helps to improve “mental energy” – the other half of the Vigor equation (measured as “mental/physical energy”). Green tea (Camellia sinensis) is the second‐most consumed beverage in the world (water is the first) and has been used medicinally for centuries in India, China, and throughout...

Understanding Eleviv: Part III – Citru...

Citrus peel extract is a rich source of Polymethoxylated Flavones (PMFs) – flavonoid compounds with extra (“poly”) methoxy groups compared to “regular” flavones. Like all flavonoids, the PMFs deliver potent antioxidant and anti‐inflammatory activity, but the PMF version is approximately 3‐times more potent in its ability to reduce cholesterol levels (20‐30% reduction in clinical studies) and in balancing cellular cortisol exposure by inhibiting the activity of the fat‐storing enzyme, HSD‐1, inside of abdominal fat cells. The three primary PMFs are...

Understanding Eleviv: Part 2 – Eurycom...

Eurycoma is a tree root, often called Malaysian ginseng or Tongkat Ali, which is used as a traditional “anti‐aging” remedy to help older individuals “adapt” to the reduced energy and mood that often comes with age. In modern dietary supplements, we find eurycoma in a variety of products intended to improve energy and mood (which it can do, based on its mechanism of action of restoring metabolic hormone balance that can be disrupted by stress) and “boost” testosterone levels (which it cannot do, unless we’re talking about restoring testosterone levels from...