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Isagenix Makes Shape Magazine’s Top 10 Cleanse Diets

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2014 was the year of the cleanse diet. Celebrities swear by them and more and more people have been getting in on the action, whether it’s to detox diet, brighten skin, lose weight, or get a fresh start. And nowhere is that more evident than in Yahoo’s Year in Review, where different health cleanses consistently topped the site’s most popular stories lists. Here, the year’s top 10 most popular cleanses:
1. A Colon Cleanse. Our colons have the important, albeit kind of icky, job of taking digested food from our stomachs, pulling the nutrients out, and excreting waste. While for most of us, our colons perform their duties just fine, every once in a while you might feel like giving a helping hand, er, enema. Colon cleanses come in many different types, methods, and prices, but the main idea is to use water, fiber, and/or supplements to flush all the gunk out of your intestines so you can start fresh. Considering a colonic? Read our expert’s take first.
2. A Liver Cleanse. Just like our colons, our livers play an important role in ridding our bodies of unwanted toxins. The three-pound organ sits just under your ribs and is responsible for cleaning your blood. Some people believe that eating

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Medifast To Close 34 Corporate Owned Centers By December 31st

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Medifast, Inc. (NYSE: MED), a leading United States manufacturer and provider of clinically proven, weight-loss products and programs, announced today the plan by a subsidiary to close 34 corporate-owned Medifast Weight Control Centers by December 31, 2014.
Medifast also expects its subsidiary to sell the assets of 17 corporate-owned Medifast Weight Control Centers to existing business partners, which would then be transitioned to the franchise model.

“Exiting the corporate Center model is consistent with our long-term strategy and will allow us to focus on optimizing the performance of our franchise partners,” said Michael MacDonald, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Medifast. “We will continue to leverage our multi-channel distribution approach across franchised Medifast Weight Control Centers, Take Shape For Life, Medifast Direct, and Medifast Medical Providers.
By providing unique support offerings, we meet customers where they are in their weight-loss or weight-management journey and provide healthy living tools for long-term wellness.”

The Company will offer severance to impacted employees and the unique opportunity to become a Take Shape For Life Health Coach. Affected Center members will have several options to continue their programs with Medifast. Members can opt to transition to nearby franchised Medifast Weight Control Centers, get a free health coach

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Amway To Make India Exporting Hub

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Times of India reports: 
Direct selling major Amway plans to make India an export hub for its operations in Middle East and South Asian countries, even as its business growth here has slowed down due to lack of clarity for applicable regulations. 
The company also said there is an urgent need for detailed regulations to distinguish genuine direct sellers from sham players and to give a sense of legitimacy to the industry. 

“We need more clarity in the regulations so that the growth level is up. Few years ago, it had a very strong double digit growth which has slowed down and there is a need for a better understanding of legitimate direct selling company,” Amway managing director & CEO William S Pinckney told PTI. 

Amway, which is setting up Rs 600 crore unit at Nilakottai in Tamil Nadu is also looking for further expansion along with additional plant as the company is mulling to make India a hub for its Middle East and neighbouring countries as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh etc. 
“We are looking outside Indian markets, like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, UAE, Middle East. We think and believe that India can be an export hub to those market. That could cause us more quickly for look for more investments

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Regal Ware Moving Into Direct-Selling Mode

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A century-old cookware manufacturer based in Kewaskum said it will sign a deal next week to sell products through a firm in China that does direct marketing to consumers, like Amway Corp. or Mary Kay Cosmetics in the United States.
Regal Ware Inc. says its products will be sold through a network of 2 million sales consultants worldwide and 2,500 storefronts in China. The marketer, Joymain Science & Technology Inc., had about $1.5 billion in sales this year and expects $2 billion in 2015, according to Regal Ware.
Joymain’s products include household and health items. The company has a U.S. affiliate, JM Ocean Avenue, that sells nutritional supplements and personal care items.
Most of the company’s business is in China, where Regal Ware also has sales but now stands to gain a much bigger share of the cookware market.
Regal Ware manufactures its products in Kewaskum and West Bend. More than half of the company’s sales are outside of the U.S., said David Lenz, senior vice president of sales and marketing.
Regal Ware says it expects to begin shipping products to Joymain in mid-2015. It was introduced to the Chinese firm through an international business broker.

“We understand the direct-sales business, and Joymain was very attracted to

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