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Reserveage Organics & CocoaWell Proudly Support Global Fair Trade

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Reserveage™ Organics and CocoaWell are devoted to providing the finest, naturally sourced ingredients in essential, science-based products that deliver life-changing benefits, such as our Fair Trade-certified cocoa.

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We at Reserveage™ Organics are working with Fair for Life, a third-party certification program, to ensure fair and positive relations between producers and their cooperatives. We are passionate about creating long-term and trustful cooperation between partners, transparent price setting, open negotiations and prices that allow for social development of communities.

Every product we create is designed to nourish the body, protect the planet and preserve traditional culture. We are dedicated to improving farmer

livelihoods and conducting responsible business by sourcing organic, fair trade and non-GMO ingredients whenever possible.

Reserveage Organics strives to make the smallest footprint possible without compromising the integrity of our products, supplements or the relationships that support our business. We strive to build a trusted relationship with everyone our products touch.

Through our audit program with manufacturers and suppliers that is conducted every two years, we ask specific and pertinent questions

about traceability, sustainability and social responsibility. Our goal is to gain a better understanding of their positioning on these issues and how they are impacting their community and the world as a whole.

When possible, we strive to build long-term, sustainable relationships with suppliers that are fair trade-certified.

Find out how to obtain a Fair for Life Social & FairTrade Certification.

What’s the advantage of our CocoaWell® supplement powder?

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It’s cocoa for health. Made with organic and Fair Trade-certified cocoa, this supplement powder contains 200 mg of our Pure Plant Flavanol Complex (PPF Complex®), making it a great source of flavanols for whole-body wellness. What’s more, it delivers 250 mg of Organic Chocamine® brand extract to temporarily enhance energy.*

Directions: Mix 1 scoop thoroughly with water or the hot or cold liquid of your choice.

Add 1 scoop to a post-workout supplement combo for additional nutrient supplementation.

Available unsweetened or naturally sweetened. Exclusively at Whole Foods Market.

What can you do with a CocoaWell® Supplement bar?

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• Break off a square—that’s a single serving—and hear the snap of a supplement made with authentic cacao.
• Supplement your diet with your choice of health-supporting nutrients in four different bars—all formulated with 70 percent, organic- and Fair for Life-certified cacao.
• Choose from Cocoa Science™, Longevity*, Energy* and Omega-3.

Cocoa Science™ Bar
With 100 mg of our Pure Plant Flavanol Complex (PPF Complex®), it’s a great source of flavanols for supporting whole-body wellness.*

Longevity* Bar
With 25 mg of Resveratrol to protect from cellular aging, it’s also enhanced with Organic Ashwagandha to provide strong relaxation support while promoting and supporting stamina and endurance.*

Energy* Bar
With 100 mg of our AdaptoStress3™ featuring adaptogenic herbs, it supports the body’s ability to adapt to occasional stress. 50 mg of Organic Yerba Mate and 64.5 mg of Organic Chocamine® brand extract help enhance temporary energy.*

Omega-3 Bar
160 mg of life’sDHA Algae Oil and 225 mg of Organic Chia Seed Oil provide Omega-3 essential fatty acids that can help support heart health.

Available exclusively at Whole Foods Market.

Do you know how award-winning CocoaWell® is? And what makes it a winner?

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True Energy with AdaptoStress3™
2012 Best New Finished Product finalist, Nutraward
2011 Best of Supplements Award, Better Nutrition magazine

Our exclusive AdaptoStress3™ blend features these adaptogenic herbs: 200 mg of Ashwagandha, 300 mg of Rhodiola and 200 mg of Schisandra.

• Clinical studies suggest that Ashwagandha may exhibit strong relaxation support while promoting and supporting stamina and endurance.*

• Rhodiola may help promote concentration, memory and mental acuity on tiring days. It works at the cellular level to help promote energy while fortifying the body to reduce frustration.*

• Schisandra extract helps support improved concentration and endurance while reducing mental fatigue.*

• True Energy with AdaptoStress3 also delivers 142.5 mg of naturally sourced caffeine from tea to help enhance energy and the body’s ability to adapt to occasional stress.*

CoQ10 advanced formula
2012 Best Heart Health Supplement Award honorable mention, Delicious Living magazine

Our CoQ10 combines a 200 mg serving of CoQ10 for cardiovascular support with CocoaWell Organic Cocoa Powder and a 400 mg serving of our Pure Plant Flavanol Complex (PPF Complex®) to provide 225 mg of total flavanols*

CocoaWell
2011 Editor’s Choice Award, National Foods Merchandiser magazine

CocoaWell launched in March 2011

What is CocoaWell®?

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CocoaWell is a daily cocoa supplement that gives you three versatile ways to supplement your diet with the nutrients found in 70 percent cacao:

• A naturally sweetened supplement bar with our CocoaWell Proprietary Cocoa Blend and with health-supporting nutrients*

• A supplement powder formulated with our CocoaWell Proprietary Cocoa Blend and our Pure Plant Flavanol Complex (PPF Complex®) to help boost supplemental nutrients.* Available unsweetened or naturally sweetened.

• A capsule you can take to get the supplemental benefits of cocoa without sugar or calories. *

With these three ways to deliver cocoa’s supplemental benefits, CocoaWell makes supplementing easy.

Why CocoaWell?

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We created CocoaWell® because both the research—and history—tell us people value cocoa not only for its taste but also for its physical benefits. Long before scientists began studying cocoa, people throughout history made it part of their lives, recognizing it as a nutrient that provides sustenance and strength.* Let us point out some of cocoa’s benefits.

First, the indigenous people whose cocoa-drinking culture inspired CocoaWell. We learned how the Kuna of coastal Panama drank 30 ounces of cocoa a day. They were able to maintain this sacred practice in their villages until a disease called witch’s broom killed many of their cacao trees. But when they were drinking cocoa regularly, a research study followed their health for 20 years, finding that as they aged, they were able to maintain blood pressure at already normal levels and enjoy cardiovascular health.*

Numerous university scientific studies indicate that cocoa offers benefits to help support blood flow and blood pressure levels that are already within normal range
and therefore heart health. By supporting the circulatory system, cocoa supports and helps retain good cognitive health as well.*

Our science-based CocoaWell® is grounded in the belief that supplementing with cocoa is a “win-win” for supporting your health.*

Here’s a quick-study of our CocoaWell® products and how each can benefit you:

NEW SUPPLEMENT BARS
Supplement your diet with the health-supporting nutrients in four different CocoaWell bars made with organic- and Fair For Life-certified 70 percent cacao*

Cocoa Science™ delivers our Pure Plant Flavanol Complex (PPF Complex®) to provide antioxidant support. *

Longevity* delivers Organic Resveratrol and Organic Ashwagandha to support whole-body wellness.*

Energy* delivers three adaptogenic herbs, organic Yerba Mate and Organic Chocamine® Brand extract to temporarily enhance energy*

And our Omega-3 bar delivers life’sDHA® Algae Oil and organic chia seed oil to support whole-body wellness.*

NEW MIXABLE SUPPLEMENT POWDERS
Promote energy while supplementing your diet with this proprietary supplemental powder formulated with Pure Plant Flavanol Complex (PPF Complex®), Organic Chocamine® brand extract and organic- and Fair For Life-certified cocoa with 70 percent cacao*


SUPPLEMENT CAPSULES
Delivering the benefits of cocoa for whole-body wellness without sugar or calories*

Chocamine® is exclusively licensed by RFI L.L.C.

life’sDHA is a trademark of Martek Biosciences Corporation.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Reward Your Heart Sweepstakes

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We teamed up with our friends at The Vitamin Shoppe for an exciting sweepstakes! Click here to enter for your chance to win a CocoaWell® prize package and a $250 Visa gift card. The contest ends on February 28, 2013- so don’t wait for your chance to win!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CocoaWell® for Heart Health Month

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How do you measure the strength of a heart?

By its CoQ10.

CoQ10 is a natural substance made by the body and an essential nutrient the heart needs to function. And if you’re taking a cholesterol-lowering statin that may deplete your body’s natural supply of CoQ10, you need to be taking a CoQ10 supplement as well.

 

We were delighted to learn that consumers are in tune to CoQ10’s benefits, ranking it their fifth most popular supplement in a recent survey.

 

“As a supplement, CoQ10 is well documented to be supportive of good cardiovascular health,” said Steven Lamm, MD, clinical assistant professor at the New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Lamm serves as a scientific adviser to CocoaWell.*

 

Studies of CoQ10 have shown it supports heart health, helps boost energy and also provides support for brain health and overall healthy aging.*

With those benefits in mind, let us tell you about CocoaWell® CoQ10 and what makes it an advanced formula. CocoaWell combines CoQ10 with healthy cocoa that we’ve enhanced with a flavanol-rich blend of green tea and Acacia catechu. Called Pure Plant Flavanol Complex (PPF Complex®), it delivers the benefits of Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), catechin and epicatechin. Moreover, our CoQ10 is 200 mg—one of the highest on the market, which makes it an excellent value.*

 

Found primarily in the mitochondria of nearly every cell of the body (which is why it’s also known as ubiquinone for ‘ubiquity’), CoQ10 is also present in foods such as wild salmon, broccoli, eggs, nuts, seeds and olive oil. Strawberries and oranges are the only fruits that contain CoQ10. Meats such as beef, chicken and pork are also high in CoQ10.

 

A large body of scientific evidence shows that supplementing your diet with CoQ10 helps to maintain healthy circulation and support a healthy immune system.* Our CoQ10 helps blood pressure and HDL/LDL blood lipid ratios already within the normal range.*

 

In addition, CoQ10 naturally supports the body’s protection from oxidative stress and free radicals.*

Sources:

+ http://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/articles/2012/06/raising-the-coq10-quotient.aspx

 

http://newhope360.com/vitamins/27-facts-about-coq10?cid=nl_360_daily

 

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

 

Calling all Chocolate Lovers…how to eat chocolate and cocoa the healthy way

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Chocolate lovers have it SO good right now. Because university researchers are telling us that eating chocolate can be good for you. And they’re even telling us how much chocolate to eat. How sweet is that?

To support our heart health, we should be indulging in 3.5 ounces or 100 grams of dark chocolate daily. The researchers say this daily indulgence can prevent 70 nonfatal and 15 fatal cardiovascular events per 10,000 people.

 

“Most of the studies show that you don’t need a very high daily amount to get the benefits of dark chocolate,” says Jonny Bowden, PhD, a.k.a. The Rogue Nutritionist, “One to two squares of high-cacao dark chocolate a day will do it!”

 

Bowden is co-author with Stephen Sinatra, MD, of the newly published “The Great Cholesterol Myth: Why Lowering Your Cholesterol Won’t Prevent Heart Disease and the Statin-Free Plan That Will,” as well as author of “The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth” and many others in his “Healthiest Foods” series.

 

Now that you’ve been handed a Willy Wonka Golden Ticket to eating chocolate daily, keep the following in mind:

 

Enjoy up to two pieces daily. Some serving sizes will be larger. Just make sure you know what you’re getting with each serving so you can enjoy your dark chocolate in moderation.

 

Choose dark chocolate. It’s up to you how bitter your taste buds can stand, but your chocolate’s cacao content should be 70 percent or greater. The darker the chocolate, the better.  You’ll be getting less sugar and more of the cocoa flavanols than support healthy blood flow, blood pressure and heart health.

 

Let dark chocolate help you curb your appetite. Many people find that dark chocolate in small portions is plenty. Whether because of the darker flavor or the lower sugar content, eating dark instead of milk chocolate helps keep you from overdoing it.

Supplement your diet with organic cocoa.  CocoaWell® makes it easy to add healthy cocoa to your diet. In addition to whole-food organic cocoa, it contains a flavanol-rich blend of green tea and acacia catechu that provides three types of polyphenols—flavanols such as EGCG, catechin and epicatechin.*

A single serving of two CocoaWell® veggie capsules provides the health benefits of cocoa without sugar or calories.

Dark chocolate research studies you should know about

How much chocolate you should eat to support heart health

http://www.bmj.com/content/344/bmj.e3657

 

Chocolate consumption supports heart health

http://www.bmj.com/content/343/bmj.d4488

Cocoa flavanols positively influence blood circulation, a claim the European Union approves

http://www.th-eu-nit.com/index.php/current-top-ten/1087-european-union-european-food-safety-authority-efsa-rule-that-chocolate-is-good-for-you-

Meta-analysis of cocoa and chocolate studies find flavanols support cardiovascular health

http://www.ajcn.org/content/95/3/740.abstract

 

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

 

Do you know CocoaWell® by Reserveage™ Organics?

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CocoaWell® by Reserveage™ Organics, like explorers of old, began its exotic journey circumventing the globe, trampling through thick tangled jungles in search of the renowned cocoa, a cocoa reminiscent of the tales of the past. A cocoa so powerful and legendary that an indigenous people still consider it a vital and essential part of their daily lives! A cocoa grown, harvested and treated with great reverence by the Kuna, where two mighty oceans, the Atlantic and Pacific, meet at the Isthmus of Panama.  The jewel of our quest is a land almost overlooked—the tiny San Blas islands, home to the Kuna and the powerful cocoa superfruit they regard like a member of the family.

The Kuna live a life infused with ancient wisdom and traditions. The Kuna Yala region is a geo-politically-recognized territory comprised of 49 Kuna villages or communities. Age-old knowledge is passed down through Saila—‘governors’ or ‘senators’ from each community who, following custom, have memorized and chants the history, legends and laws of the Kuna, including the sacred history of the people, such as the importance and health benefits of cocoa.

Their ancestors had long considered cocoa a beverage of the gods, and by extension, members of the family. They consumed this sacred potion in vast quantities. Tradition has it that it extends life and keeps one fit and vigorous and alert throughout life. Today the Kuna keep this tradition very much alive. Until they lost most of their cacao trees to witch’s broom disease, and their livelihood as cocoa farmers as a result, they drank as many as 30 ounces of cocoa a day!

Surrounded by rich moist jungle, oceans and inland rivers that provide them with a plethora of foods, cocoa being the most important, the Kuna “are known for their ability to maintain blood pressure and cardiovascular health already at normal levels,” as noted in the Harvard Medical School 20-year study. Researcher Dr. Hollenberg’s study concluded this is directly attributed to their daily consumption of unadulterated, un-stripped cocoa. It is cocoa’s hidden compound epicatechin that, in spite of a high-salt diet, is believed to be responsible for the Kuna’s health and vigor. This is further supported by Dr. Hollenberg’s observation that the coastal Kuna enjoyed better health than their neighbors on the mainland who did not drink cocoa regularly. Dr. Hollenberg concluded his study with the declaration that Kuna people have “probably the most flavonoid-rich diet of any population.”*

CocoaWell offers you the best of all worlds—cocoa without the guilt and sometimes without the calories[J1] ! The Kuna people’s healthy experience with cocoa inspired it, and now CocoaWell by Reserveage Organics has partnered with them to promote CocoaWell and cocoa’s health benefits. This is the first time the Kuna have permitted a company to use their cultural likeness to promote a product.

It’s called CocoaWell because, in addition to whole-food organic cocoa, it contains our proprietary blend called Pure Plant Flavanol Complex (PPF Complex®). This blend of green tea and acacia catechu provides three types of polyphenols—flavanols such as EGCG, catechin and epicatechin.

We introduced CocoaWell with three supplements in veggie capsules to support whole-body wellness and enhance energy*: Cocoa Science™, True Energy with AdaptoStress3™ and CoQ10 advanced formula.

 

Now we’re introducing these exciting new products at Whole Foods Market in January 2013:

  • Organic and Fair Trade Dark Chocolate Supplements

In four supercharged bars for whole-body wellness and energy—Cocoa Science™, Energy*, Longevity* and Omega-3.

  • Cocoa Naturally Energizing Fair Trade Cocoa Powder Supplement

Our naturally sweetened and unsweetened Cocoa Powder Supplement contains 200 mg of our PPF Complex and 250 mg of Organic Chocamine®  brand extract for promoting whole-body wellness.*

 

Chocamine® is exclusively licensed by RFI L.L.C.