Dan vs. Dan Update

Curious how the challengers are doing? It’s been just over one month since Synergy Founder Dan Higginson and President Dan Norman made a friendly weight-loss wager, and we are still well over a month away from the Business Builder Conference where the final weigh-in will take place. Who seems to be winning so far? Who is switching their typical breakfast to Health Shake? This video sent from Dan Higginson’s cell phone may provide the answer:

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As you can see, Mr. Higginson is not messing around. Using an arsenal of Synergy products to amplify his efforts, he claims to have lost 26.5 pounds of fat. He’s looking more slim, sounding confident, and may just have a win coming his way. He seems to be exercising regularly which will definitely speed-up his smart-switch results. In fact, Dan’s wife Suzanna was good enough to send another video our way, proving further that Dan is walking the walk (or running the run?):

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At an impressive pace, Mr. Higginson seems to be taking $1000 out of Dan Norman’s pocket.

Then again,
Dan Higgison is on his way to Cancun, joining North America’s Top 50 Team Members of 2013. Starting tomorrow, they’ll be enjoying a resort together that provides food, fun and more food. Will he remember to pack his SLMsmart Health Shake? Will he be able to say “no” to the sugary drinks and endless snacks? Will he be listening to Bon Jovi on the resort treadmills or just mariachi music on a poolside lounge chair?

This may be Dan Norman’s chance to pull ahead. Mr. Norman has reportedly lost 15 pounds. Though this is significantly less than his competition, he’ll be home this weekend, far away from tempting buffets, safely close to scoops of Health Shake.

On top of that, Dan Norman has not lost confidence. Not once has he declared defeat. In fact, after watching these videos, his response was a simple smile and the words “I’m not worried.”

How is your personal Smart Switch Challenge going? Are you still drinking Health Shake instead of a typical breakfast? Maybe you’ve been switching your lunch to Health Shake also? Don’t forget to tell us about it! Submit your Smart Switch Challenge forms to tell your story, and you will be put in the running for big prizes from Synergy WorldWide. On top of that, you’ll be on a track to healthy, maintainable weight-loss that brings a world of rewards your way.

March 2014 Product Promotion

March Product Promotion

From now until April 15, you can benefit from the power of green fusion and 35 time-honored herbs with our Go Green Promotion! Featuring Core Greens, our invigorating, pH balancing green fusion formula, and Body Cleanse, a naturally-gentle blend of herbs designed to rid your body of the waste and toxins that build up as a result of poor diet and environment. Click Here to Order About Core Greens The Core Greens formula consists of an important blend of greens including wheat grass, barley grass, kamut grass, and oat grass. These cereal grasses contain an extraordinarily wide range of potent plant compounds, including antioxidants, phytonutrients, and flavonoids–all noted for their ability to strengthen, protect and nourish the body. The American diet often consists mostly of red meat and dairy products. This kind of food constitutes an acidic diet, and too many acids can adversely affect the major body systems. Greens can provide an alkalizing effect and help you successfully follow a pH balancing regimen. Core Greens is the only greens product you’ll ever need. The capsule form makes it easy and convenient to get the vitamins and minerals your body requires. Take the capsules with one liter of water to feel fresh, invigorated, and hydrated. Other benefits include:

  • Phytonutrients provide powerful health-protective benefits
  • Antioxidants combat free radicals and help counter cell damage
  • Chlorophyll enhances immunity and protects cells
  • Green Fusion Technology harnesses the power of the sun
  • Brings you the green fire of photosynthesis in an easily digestible form
  • Enhanced energy and increased nutrition
About Body Cleanse
One of the post popular products from the SLMsmart line, Body Cleanse is valued greatly for its ability to cleanse your gastrointestinal system in a way more gentle and effective than other abrasive cleanse products, concoctions or fasts. Body Cleanse capsule and tablets are composed of 35 herbs that have each been approved by the German Commission E, the world’s leading authority on herbal supplementation.
For more information about Body Cleanse, download the detailed fact sheet or watch the video below:
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Click Here to Order

Legacy Retreat 2015 Announced with New Qualifications

Legacy Retreat 2015 Announced with New Qualifications

Over the years Synergy has taken you to relaxing havens all over the Western hemisphere, but in 2015 we are changing up locations and making it even easier for you to qualify!

Get ready for Legacy Retreat in Dubai — January 11-15, 2015!

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Dubai is a city brimming with Arabic culture and history intertwined with impressive modern design and style. Known for its world-renowned hotels, shopping and cuisine, Dubai is a unique destination waiting to be explored.

Qualify this year and we’ll book you a room at Dubai’s Atlantis, The Palm, a strikingly majestic resort with sophistication, glamour and imagination. The Atlantis sits on its own man-made island and offers every aquatic adventure on your site-seeing list, from aquariums and waterparks to swimming with dolphins and scuba diving. This is the vacation of dreams and it’s within your reach!

New Legacy Retreat First-Time Qualifications
Earn 10 Legacy Retreat points by December 31, 2014 and you’ll qualify for Dubai. Starting in 2014, you can now earn up to 4 points per month. Be on active Autoship each month and complete the following to earn points:

• Team Director: Personally sponsor one (paid as)

Team Leader for 1 point or two (paid as) Team Leaders for 2 points
• Team Elite: Personally sponsor one (paid as) Team Leader for 2 points or two (paid as) Team Leaders for 3 points
• Pearl Executive: Personally sponsor one (paid as) Team Leader for 3 points or two (paid as) Team Leaders for 4 points

Remember, points roll over from year to year, so you may have already started accumulating points toward the 2015 Retreat.

New Legacy Retreat Alumni Qualifications
If you have already attended a Legacy Retreat, you have the opportunity to re-qualify to join us in 2015. Legacy Retreat alumni qualifications may be met in one of three ways:

• Rank advance to a new executive level (Pearl and above) for the first time
• OR maintain your highest pin title at or above Pearl for 3 out of 12 months for first-time requalification, then adding an additional month each requalifying year – maxing out at 10 out of 12 months.
• OR for Double Presidential and above, maintain highest pin title 3 out of 12 months or maintain Presidential pin title 3 out of 12 months for first time requalification, then adding an additional month each requalifying year – maxing out at 10 out of 12 months.

Note: All re-qualifying alumni, regardless of how many times you have attended Legacy Retreat in the past, will need to maintain their highest pin title 4 out of 12 times to qualify for 2015. Double Presidential Executives can still qualify by maintaining their highest title 3 out of 12 months or by maintaining the Presidential pin title 4 out of 12 months.

The qualification and re-qualification time period is between January 1 and December 31 of each year.

NEW Legacy Retreat Elite VIP Package
Available only to Presidential Executives and above, Synergy’s VIP package elevates the Legacy Retreat experience from unique to extraordinary.

Qualified leaders will receive business class airfare, an upgraded suite for the duration of their Legacy Retreat stay, limo airport transfers, gifts, and an exclusive VIP dinner experience with Synergy’s executive team.

To qualify, the following criteria must be met during the qualification period:
• Achieve a new rank of Presidential or above for the first time
• OR be a qualified Legacy Retreat alumni and have one (1) personally sponsored Team Member qualify and attend Legacy Retreat for the first time the same year
• OR be a qualified Legacy Retreat alumni and maintain highest title 6 out of 12 months during the qualification period

We’re excited for these enhancements to the Legacy Retreat and we can’t wait to treat many of you to this once-in-a-lifetime experience in Dubai. See you in January 2015!

If you have any questions about this announcement, please contact your local office.

Gold Camp March 29 2014

Gold Camp March 29

On Saturday, March 29, in conjunction with Synergy’s special March Open House, we will be hosting our ever-popular Gold Camp for all Team Members to attend. Space is limited, so we invite you to register today and save your seat!

ABOUT GOLD CAMP

This exclusive, deep-level training is designed to teach Team Members the best techniques for leveraging the Mega-Match Compensation Plan. Hear and practice ways to become the perfect sponsor. Learn from Synergy leaders and the
R.I. Training experts how to increase your income in the most effective ways.

AGENDA
8:30 AM: Check In
9:00 AM: Gold Camp AM Session
12:30 PM: Lunch, compliments of Synergy
1:30 PM: Gold Camp PM Session
5:00 PM: Gold Camp Wrap Up

The cost of registration is $25/person and includes the following:

  • Leadership Training
  • Gold Camp Training Materials
  • Provided Lunch

You will be responsible for personal travel and accommodations. We are excited to share these valuable training sessions with you to enhance your skills as a business builder.

ABOUT R.I. TRAINING

R.I. Training is an organization dedicated to effective personal development and business training. They teach the techniques and principles to help Team Members realize the full potential of the Synergy compensation plan. Gold Camp attendees will have the privilege of learning from the President of R.I. Training, Mr. William Black.

We look forward to having you attend this event, the second Gold Camp of 2014.

Click here or call Customer Service at (801) 769-7800 to register today!

The Science Behind Soy

The Science Behind Soy

The SLMsmart Health Shake packs an important, powerful blend of three proteins that each release at different intervals of digestion. This post will focus on one of those important proteins: Soy.

People have been eating soybeans for millennia, particularly in many Asian countries where soy is an important part of the diet. Soy protein offers many health benefits.

A Complete Protein
Soy is a complete protein, which means that it contains all of the amino acids required for growth and development. And, in soy, these amino acids are readily bioavailable. The quality of a given protein is rated using a method called “Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score” (PDCAAS). The PDCAAS score rates proteins for their amino acid content and the body’s ability to digest and absorb those amino acids. The highest possible score is a 1, meaning that after digestion the protein source provides 100% or more of the essential amino acids per unit of protein. Soy protein has a PDCAAS of 1. By comparison beef protein has a score of 0.92, black beans, 0.75 and peanuts, 0.52.

Heart Benefits
Soy protein has been shown to benefit the circulatory system. To whit:

  • Since 1999, the FDA has allowed the claim stating that 25 grams of soy protein per day is associated with a lower risk of coronary heart disease. Substituting soy protein for animal protein can lower blood levels of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol.
  • Researchers from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine found that a daily 40 gram allotment of soy protein was associated with significant reductions in e-selectin and leptin, two biomarkers of inflammation associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease1.

Isoflavones
Soy protein contains isoflavones, phytoestrogens that bind to estrogen receptors in the body. Isoflavones exhibit both estrogen-promoting and estrogen-inhibiting activity. Much of the research on soy protein revolves around the action of isoflavones in the body.

  • Population studies suggest that soy consumption is associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer2  and may help protect against hormonally regulated cancer3.
  • Soy isoflavones are reported to reduce menopause symptom4,5.
  • Soy isoflavones appear to modestly protect against bone loss in women6.
  • Isoflavones offer a protective benefit to men in the form of reducing the risk of prostate cancer7.

Soy in Synergy Products
Synergy manufactures and rigorously tests its own products. Additionally, our Quality Assurance team does independent audits of every Soy vendor that sends us raw material. We check to make sure the source of soy is sanitary,safe and abiding by correct practices. Then, every batch of soy that comes through the doors of our manufacturing facility goes through many tests where we look for harmful chemicals, radiation, impurities, dangerous modifications and more.

Anyone seeking to get the benefits of soy into their diet should choose Synergy products as the safest source. To learn more about our commitment to safety, purity and quality, click here.


Make a Smart Switch
Increase your protein intake and enjoy a wide variety of benefits with the help of Health Shake. Including soy, casein and whey protein, Health Shake is a smarter meal that curbs appetite, protects muscle, provides energy and promotes healthy, maintainable weight loss.

REMEMBER: This month you can get a free container of Health Shake with the purchase of 5. That’s enough Health Shake to smart-switch one meal per day for a whole month. Order your Health Shake today, and don’t forget to enter for a chance to win big prizes in our Smart Switch Challenge!


[1] Rebholz CM. et al. Effect of soybean protein on novel cardiovascular disease risk factors: a randomized control trial. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2013;67:58–63.
[2] Keinan-Boker L, van Der Schouw YT, Grobbee DE, Peters PH. Dietary phytoestrogens and breast cancer risk. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2004;79:282–8.
[3] Trock BJ, Hilakivi-Clarke L, Clarke R. Meta-analysis of soy intake and breast cancer risk. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2006;98:459–71.
[4] Washburn S, Burke GL, Morgan T, et al. Effect of soy protein supplementation on serum lipoproteins, blood pressure, and menopausal symptoms in peri-menopausal women. Menopause 1999;6:7–13.
[5] Albertazzi P, Pansini F, Bonaccorsi G, et al. The effect of dietary soy supplementation on hot flashes. Obstetrics and Gynecology 1998;91:6–11.
[6] Ho SC, Chan SG, Ti Q, et al. Soy intake and the maintenance of peak bone mass in Hong Kong Chinese women. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 2001:16:363–9.
[7] Kumar NB, Cantor A, Allen K, et al. The specific role of isoflavones in reducing prostate cancer risk. Prostate 2004;59:141–7.