Bariatric Liquid Vitamins and Minerals, EPIC ULTRA LIQUID VITAMINS AND MINERALS, Alphazan Weight Managment System, BariCare Protein Supplement, high protein snacks

Epic Ultra All-IN-One Liquid Vitamins and Minerals, NRG, BariCare Protein Supplement

Liquid vitamins and liquid minerals are optimum for bariatric surgery patients, or anyone who may have difficulty swallowing pills. Liquid vitamins, liquid minerals, and liquid medications are the first choice of bariatric surgeons for their gastric bypass patients. Bariatric surgery is a common term for the many forms of weight loss surgery, including roux-en-y surgery--also known as RNY, gastric bypass surgery, lap band surgery, etc. Pills take from 2 to 6 hours to begin working in the body, as they have to be broken down by stomach acid. Liquid vitamins avoid this digestion process, so they are working in your body in about 3 minutes. The Epic Ultra All-IN-One is a great form of a liquid vitamin and minerals for the bariatric patient, due to the reduced stomach size. Bariatric patients must take at least twice the RDA of normal vitamins, and Epic Ultra's formula exceeds these requirements several times in most cases (see supplement fact sheet link below). This vitamin is ideal for lap band patients, as you do NOT have to grind your larger vitamin supplements to get them past your stomach restriction from the lap band. It tastes good, like an apple cider, but it's also a greatly enhanced liquid vitamin formula, offering several additional health supplements. The greatest things about Epic Ultra All-IN-One is HOW GREAT IT MAKES YOU FEEL, and it's low price of $29 per month (plus S & H), when set up on an auto-ship basis, OR it can be purchased on an individual order basis from the new link further down this page. Shipment is available to the US and all of it's territories. International shipments not available at this time.

The 2 photos above are a comparison of myself prior to my RNY surgery of May 10, 2006, and May, 2006, 2 years after surgery.

My name is Dave Chambers and I am a bariatric surgery patient, having the surgery done on May 10, 2006. I had the Roux-en-Y bariatric procedure done, which tends to be the most successful. One of the biggest problems facing bariatric patients is the ability to consume all the vitamins and nutrients needed to maintain a healthy body, while loosing weight. My bariatric surgeon has reviewed the supplemental fact sheet on the the Epic Ultra Liquid Vitamins and found it to be more than satisfactory for use with bariatric patients. Instead of taking several vitamins pills twice daily (besides other supplements), only a one ounce serving of the EPIC ULTRA Liquid Vitamins is needed each day. TIP: place one capful of vitamins in your mouth, hold under tongue for 30 seconds, and then swallow. This allows you to absorb part of the B12 liquid vitamin component sublingually, and then the rest after ingestion. The only other supplement bariatric surgery patients need is some additional calcium citrate, which I take later in the day. You should NEVER take your calcium citrate supplement with vitamins, as the iron content of the vitamin will be adversely affected by the calcium . Wait two hours between taking vitamins and calcium citrate supplement. Here are my lab results from 2 years past surgery, taking the liquid vitamin levels in Epic liquid vitamins for 7 months:

Cholesterol, 135 (normal <200), Triglyceride 86 (normal <150), HDL (good) 60 (normal >/=40), LDL (bad) 58 (normal <100), cholesterol/HDL 2.3 (normal <5.0).

Albumin was 4.6, normal 3.3 to 4.8----Calcium 9.7, normal 8.5 to 10.5----Creatinine 1.3, normal 0.7 to 1.3, Electrolytes (Sodium was 142, normal 135-145, Potassium was 4.8, normal 3.5 to 5.0, Chloride was 103, normal 101-111, CO2 was 29.5, normal 21-31),--- Glucose (fasting) was 84, normal 70-99, Iron was 107, normal 60-170---- Total Iron Binding Capacity was 290, normal 250-420----Iron Sat was 37%, normal 20-50%----Ferritin was 416.8, normal 30-400----Folate was 13.95, normal >5.38----Parathyroid was 57, normal 15-65----Thiamine (B1) was 192, normal 87-280----B12 was 584, normal 200-910----Vitamin D was 33 (25 for D3 and 8 for D2), normal total is 30-100.

Lab results are the only way to monitor how any vitamin is being absorbed by your body. Recent studies have shown that over half of the US population suffers from low or seriously low levels of Vitamin D. Based upon this study, I've opted to augment my daily vitamins with additional 5000 IU capsules. Every blood test I had taken for the first 18 months post op had levels of D that ran from 8 to 14, and this was after 50,000 IU prescription D caplets. It was only after I began taking liquid vitamins that my levels of D were within normal limits. So liquid vitamins do get absorbed better, as you can see from my experience with levels of D vitamins.

If you have any questions you'd like answered, please feel free to call me at 951-846-9179.

This web site speaks about how well EPIC ULTA liquid vitamins work for bariatric patients. But EPIC ULTRA is actually a liquid vitamin that anyone can take. Any adult or child can use EPIC ULTRA. Children under 12 are advised to take 1/2 the adult dose. One nice thing about this product is that it has a naturally sweet taste. Those parents who have troubles getting their children to take daily vitamins have a resolution to that problem. When is the last time you saw you child refuse a sweet food item--like candy, etc?? Now, children can take vitamins, and actually enjoy the taste, and not complain about swallowing vitamins.

EPIC ULTRA vitamins are made with all natural products, NO artificial flavors, no wheat or soy derived ingredients, and no added sugars. Each ounce (daily serving) has 17 calories, 3 grams of carbs (from fruit juices), 3 grams of sugar (from fruit juices), 80+ vitamins and minerals, and 2 grams of protein. How many vitamins have you ever heard of that contain protein?? Also included are a 250mg energy blend, and a 1000mg blend of trace minerals.

1668% RDA of B12, 1000% of B2 & B2, 500% of B6, 1250 % of C, 250% of E, PLUS 4000mg of a fruit/veggie blend to assure a minimum ORAC score of 3000+, etc. ORAC stands for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity, a rating on how effective that antioxidant works. Higher ORAC numbers are desired for maximum results in eliminating free radicals that do harm to your body.

This new product was introduced to the US population on June 16, 2008. Click HERE to see any comment from recent Epic Liquid Vitamin users.

Epic Ultra had a price increase on 3/1/10. A price increase had been contemplated for several months. But Greenwood Health Systems decided to keep Epic Ultra at the old price, as it was considered a "loss leader", as people would purchase the EPIC ULTRA, and note their additional products on their web site. But due to 2 things--increased costs of ingredients and production costs AND their commitment to NOT DEGRADE the nutritional value of the vitamins (as GBG vitamins had done in 2009), they had no choice but to increase the cost per bottle. But please remember, EPIC ULTRA offers much higher vitamin levels and many additional health benefits (high ORAC score, etc.) than competitive products, AND the price is over $10 less than almost all of their competitors. GBG is the closest in price, but it's supplemental values much lower than those in EPIC ULTRA.

"While most of the increases were minor, the price of the EPIC ULTRA was raised from $19.95 to $29.00 and some distributors have been asking why such a large increase was necessary. The answer to that question lies with the history of EPIC ULTRA.
EU was not originally a Greenwood product, it was one of the products we inherited when we took over NHR Products. For the past year we have treated EU as a "loss-leader" product and if you do not know what that term means, here is the explanation.
A loss-leader is a product that every time you sell it, you lose money on the sale. Basically, companies use loss-leader products to attract new clients in the hope that those new clients will also purchase other, more profitable products, thus offsetting the loss made on each loss-leader product sale. Ever since we introduced EU into our product range, we have closely monitored the purchasing patterns of those distributors and retail customers who were ordering it. This monitoring showed us that as over 95 percent of those individuals never ever purchased any other products, all we were doing was losing money each time a bottle was ordered. "

Refer to the chart below to see what EPIC ULTRA offers against other brands:

	EPIC ULTRA @ $29 as of 3/1/10 take 1 oz daily	Vibe @ $59.95 on auto ship	Passion4Life @ $42.95 per 30 oz bottle on autoship	Vemma @ $60 for 2--32 oz bottles, take 1-3 oz daily	MonaVie @ $65 for two 25 oz bottles, take 1-3 oz daily	Zrii @ $39.95 for two 25 oz bottles, 1-3 oz daily	Xango @ $70 for two 25 oz bottle, 1-3 oz daily	GBG @ $39.97 take 1 oz daily
Vit A	5000 IU	2000 IU	5000 IU	5000 IU	50 IU	NA	5.4 IU	5000 IU
Vit C	750 mg	120 mg	500 mg	60 mg	10 mg	NA	5.2 mg	500 mg
Vit D	600 IU	500 IU	400 IU	400 IU	30 IU	NA	24.2 IU	400 IU
Vit K	80 mcg	NA	NA	NA	12.4 IU	NA	NA	80 mcg
Potassium	99 mg	NA	80 mg	NA	56 mg	NA	NA	99 mg
B1	15 mg	1.5 mg	12.5 mg	1.5 mg	NA	NA	< 0.5 mg	15 mg
B2	17 mg	1.7 mg	12.5 mg	1.7 mg	NA	NA	< 0.5 mg	17 mg
B6	10 mg	2mg	10 mg	2mg	NA	NA	< 0.5 mg	10 mg
B12	100mcg	12 mcg	250 mcg	6 mcg	NA	NA	< 0.5 mg	100 mcg
Antioxidants	3000 + ORAC	--	--	--	--	--		< 2500 ORAC
Trace Minerals	1000 mg	--	--	--	--	--	--	5 mg
Fruit And Veggie Blend	4000 mg	--	--	--	--	--	--	370 mg

Adult RDA: A=5000 IU, C=75 to 90mg, D = 400 IU, K = 80mcg, B1 = 1.5mg, B2 = 1.7mg, B12=6 mcg

**Prices on autoshipment, single bottle purchase (if available) is at a higher price.

Please examine the food chart to compare some nutrients levels of FDA and EPIC ULTRA liquid vitamins

Adult RDA levels of Vitamins	One oz. of EPIC ULTRA Liquid Vitamins
42 cups 2 % milk = 100% Vitamin D	61 cups of 2% milk = 150% of Vitamin D
1/2 cup roasted almonds = 100% Vitamin E	2 1/4 cups roasted almonds = 250% Vitamin E
1 1/2 cups cooked spinach = 100% Folic Acid	3 3/4 cups cooked spinach = 250% Folic Acid
5.8 cups of cooked oats = 100% B1	58 cups cooked oats = 1000% B1
4 cups cooked spinach = 100% B2	40 cups cooked spinach = 1000% B2
9 cups asparagus = 100% B6	45 cups asparagus = 500% B6
7.4 oz. baked salmon = 100% B12	225 oz baked salmon = 1668% B12
5.5 oz chicken breast = 100% Niacin	11 oz chicken breast = 200% Niacin

EPIC ULTRA liquid vitamins have a high ORAC score of 3000 or more, which means it is a very good antioxidant, removing many more free radicals that can damage your body than virtually any other supplement.

Feel free to email me at dave@BariatricLiquidVitamins.com , or call me at 951-846-9179 to answer any questions you may have on the EPIC ULTRA liquid vitamins.

If you currently are taking or selling Eniva's VIBE liquid vitamins, I'd urge you to examine the chart on this link HERE. This chart shows the difference between NHR and Vibe, clearly showing that NHR (initial name of EPIC ULTRA vitamins) has superior levels of almost every vitamin, as well 27 times the amount of trace minerals. Why spent $59.95 a month for VIBE, when you can get superior supplemental levels from for $29 a month from EPIC ULTRA ?? This is a savings of over $30 a month, compared to VIBE.

Click http://nldbc.com/nopillvitamins to place your order of the Epic Ultra liquid vitamins, the NRG energy capsules, the Herbal Klenz Tea, or other Greenwood Health Systems products on a secure ordering link. No confusion about selling, this is a straight forward RETAIL ordering link.

For optimum savings, order multiple bottles of NHR to save on shipment costs. One bottle costs $10 for shipping and handling, and orders of 2 to 5 bottles are a flat rate of $15 shipping and handling. This means that your net cost is as little as $32 per bottle if 5 bottles are ordered at one time. 5 bottles at $29 per bottle + $15 shipping = $160. Divide by the 5 bottles purchased = $32 per bottle. This is a savings of $7 per bottle compared to purchasing one bottle at a time. I have many clients who purchase this way, and when they open the 5th bottle, they just place another order of 5 bottles. Since wt loss surgery means you'll need daily vitamins forever, saving $7 a month x 12 months/year = saving $84 a year for the rest of your life.

Are you trying to lose weight without surgery, and having and not having much luck? Are you trying to lose mandatory weight prior to surgery, and having a hard time? OR have you had weight loss surgery, and you're battling the "rebound weight" that occurs a year or two post op? If so, then read below:

Alphazan Weight Management System may be the answer for you. Alphazan is the first and only weight management system that addresses the primary causes of obesity instead of simply trying to treat the result. Bonus: purchase the Alphazan product and you'll receive a FREE bottle of Epic Ultra from me. $10 fee for shipment required. Send proof of purchase of product to me + $10 and the Epic Ultra will be mailed to you.

Greenwood Health Systems offers a FREE retail business opportunity. If you order one bottle of NHR on monthly autoshipment, you are given a free web site, with no hosting fees, where you can earn commissions on each retail sale. This means you can refer other people you know or meet to this free web site, and earn $11.25 per bottle sold as a retail product, without asking these people to sign for automatic shipment. They can purchase one bottle or more as a single purchase, without the having future products ordered automatically each month. If want to make retail purchases, please go to www.greenwoodhealth.net/nopillvitamins , where you will see my free retail site. If you want the FREE business opportunity, just choose "join" on the order product link, and sign to have one bottle on auto-shipment. This is all that is needed to get your free business. Then list your free website with search engines, or place your free web site link on any site you currently own. Extras you get with your free website:

EPIC ULTRA is made by Greenwood Health Systems. To read more about their complete line of nutritional health products, go to http://www.greenwoodhealth.net/nopillvitamins . Greenwood Health Systems is a company that has been providing nutritional health products to health professionals for the past 9 years. The company also has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. Greenwood Health Systems ships products to your address in 2-3 days using US Flat Rate box shipment.

Since you cannot take NSAID medications (like Alleve, Celebrex, etc.) after RNY, there are minimal medications that will help from inflammation. Here is an item I found recently. It's called NOPALEA, made from the fruit of the Nopal cactus of the Sonoran Desert. It is very high in Betalain antioxidants, and this fruit has all 24 of the Betalain antioxidants that help your body in several ways by removing inflammation that causes pain. Since you cannot take NSAIDS anymore, then this is a much safer way to relieve pain. Inflammation has shown (in several studies) to be the root cause of pain connected with your joints, arthritis, back and neck issues, mouth and gums, brain, etc.

Receive the NOPALEA "gift of health". If you call me at 951-685-3252, you can try a bottle of Nopolea for half of the normal price, with free shipment. Your price is only $25 to try a product that offers you a solution to your inflammation pain issues. Payment can be made by credit card or PayPal, or personal check. The taste is pleasant, like a combination of pomegranate and strawberries. This is one of the very few solutions for inflammation past RNY surgery. If you go to http://www.sonoranbloom.com/content/products/nopalea/default.aspx , you can read more about this product. Nopalea has 11 calories per serving, high in antioxidants (912 ORAC score per serving), <3g carbs, and only 2 g of sugar. Suggested dosage is 1-3 oz daily. This product ships very fast. I made my first order, and received my 4 bottles of Nopalea in less than 48 hours.

Make purchases at www.trivita.com/13417842 , where you can view all current specials on available products. Currently you can save over $20 on a 4 pack of Nopalea. Click on "View All Specials" to view the special pricing on many products. If you go to www.sonoranbloom.com/13417842 , you can read details about the products and the Trivita company, over 10 years old at this time.

The products below are shipped separately by me, and not part of Greenwood Health Systems. I use the USPS Flat Rate box or envelopes for shipment.

Vanilla, chocolate, or custard/pudding varieties. Each serving has 20 grams of protein, 4 grams of sugar, 5000% RDA of B12, tastes good too. CLOSEOUT All remaining boxes of BariCare will be sold for $10 per box, plus shipping. That's 7 packets for $10 instead of the normal $15. That's a 33% price reduction. Limited supply left.

This is a generic UNFLAVORED whey isolate protein. It truly has no flavor, makes foods creamier, and blends in easily with hot or cold foods. I use it in SF pudding, Cream of Wheat, cooked oatmeal, mix it in with vegetarian refried beans or squash or sweet potato, etc. Just do NOT put the protein in the product while cooking. Very affordable--$20 gets you 38 servings of 27 g of protein. Combine with other products I have to help with protein intake and eat healthy snacks. Click http://liquidbariatricvitamins.com/unflavored%20whey%20protein%20isolate.htm for more info.

Unflavored whey protein isolate, 3 Tbsp is a 27 gram portion. Sold at $20 per pound (not including shipping) which makes 35 of the 27 gram servings, or 58 of the 18 gram servings (2T). Can be mixed with other foods or make your own protein drinks. Has mild flavor of evaporated milk. Click Here.

Calcium citrate powder, 1 tsp = 700mg. Use this instead of those LARGE calcium citrate pills. Sold at $10 per 10 oz bag, plus shipping. Each bag has 94 servings of 700mg or about 125 servings of 600mg calcium citrate. Click HERE for more.

1/4 cup has 8 gr. of protein, 1 lb. bag has 108 grams protein, credit cards or PayPal accepted.

Wasabi dried peas, high protein snack food with a spicy flavor. 1/4 cup has 7 gr of protein. Click HERE for more information.

These are roasted soynuts. These are mature soybeans, roasted to make them crunchy, and lightly salted so they taste like peanuts. Edamame are the same soybeans only harvested at 80% of mature growth. High in protein, and taste like peanuts. Sold in 1 pound bags for $5.

1/4 cup has 14 grams of protein, 1 lb. bag has >224 grams protein, credit cards, Paypal accepted.

Veggie Trail mix, 7 gr of protein per 1/4 cup serving. Info. Click HERE for more details.

Also available are veggie chips, 5.3 oz for $5. Even though the dried veggie chips are very delicious, it's highly recommended that due to lower protein level, these should be mixed with edamame, peas, wasabe peas or soynuts for a much high protein content.

These are dried carrot chips. They are also in the veggie chip blend. But I had so many people request the just the carrot chips, I finally found a source. These are in 4 oz bags for $5 each.

These are dried green bean chips, also contained in the veggie trail mix. I now have these available by themselves. A 4 oz bag is $5.

80mg sodium, total carbs 17, fiber 3g, sugar 3g, protein 1g, VitA 8%, Calcium 2%, Iron 4%

	Daily Cost / Dosage	Monthly Cost	Need to Consider
EPIC ULTRA	$1, normal 1 oz.	$29 + shipping	lowest cost per day, same price for retail or autoshipment, group rate shipping to save more $$, $15 flat rate for as many bottles you order at one time
Vibe	$2, normal 1 oz.	$59.95 + shipping**	2x more $$ than Epic Ultra, autoship only
GBG	$1.33, normal 1 oz.	$39.97 + shipping**	Min. minerals, lower vitamins, poor shipping service, autoshipment only--NO retail
Passion4Life	$1.43, normal 1 oz.	$42.95 + shipping**	about 50% more $$ than Epic Ultra, autoship only
VEMMA	$2, normal 2 oz.	$60 + shipping**	2X more $$ than Epic Ultra, autoship only
MonaVie	$2.60 or more, 2 oz.	$78 + shipping**	Costly and virtually no vitamins in it, cost quoted on 4 bottles for lowest price,autoship
Zrii	$3.20, med. dosage	$98 + shipping**	Costly and virtually no vitamins in it, 1-3 oz daily, autoship only
Xango	$1.25, low dosage	$37.50 + shipping**	1 or 2 oz daily, would cost $2.50/day at 2 oz dosage, autoship only

Roasted Soynuts	Spanish Peanuts
1/4 C serving	1/4 C serving
Calories - 200, Fat calories - 90	Calories - 200, Fat calories - 150
Total fat - 11g - 17% RDA	Total fat - 16g - 25% RDA
Saturated fat - 1 g - 5%	Saturated fat - 2 g - 10%
Cholesterol 0 g	Cholesterol 0 g
Sodium 70 mg --23%	Sodium 140 mg --47%
Total Carb - 15 g- 5%	Total Carb - 6 g -2%
Dietary Fiber - 8 g - 32%	Dietary Fiber - 2 g - 8%
Sugars 0 g	Sugars 0 g
Protein 15 g - 30%	Protein 9 g - 18%
Vitamin A 2%	Calcium 4%
Iron 8%	Iron 4%
Based on a 2000 cal/ day diet	Based on a 2000 cal/ day diet