The holidays are upon us and that means cold weather, family, and endless food and goodies. With all of that tempting food surrounding you, it can be hard to stay on track with healthy eating. Here are a few tips that will help you make it through the holidays without sacrificing your healthy habits or the fun of socializing with family and friends.

Recipe Remix
If you’re baking during the holidays, save yourself some calories with healthy swaps. Instead of oil, use applesauce (ratio 1:1), skip the sugar and add stevia (1:3/4), and ditch regular milk and use almond milk (1:1). Synergy lovers have found that SLMsmart Meal Replacement is a great substitute for flour in a variety of SLMsmart recipes created by you. While using all of these healthy swaps at once will make your cookies and treats better for you, we recommend trying one swap per recipe, so have fun and start experimenting!

Stay Hydrated
Social schedules packed with holiday parties and fun outings with the family leaves little room to think about your water intake, especially when there is an abundance of sugary hot drinks and cocktails that sound much more appealing. However, most people don’t realize that many food cravings are actually water cravings. By staying properly hydrated, not only will your skin look amazing in holiday photos, you will be able to avoid becoming a victim of the endless desserts that show up on your doorstep. And while you’re pouring yourself a glass of refreshing, much-needed water, add a scoop or packet of ProArgi-9+ or a dose of Phytolife for even more far-reaching health benefits.

Plan Ahead
If you’re heading to a holiday party and already feeling hungry, try eating a sensible meal before arriving. No time to meal prep? Mix up a SLMsmart Meal Replacement shake in place. This shake is the perfect small meal because its three-protein blend keeps you satisfied for hours, and it's loaded with all of the essential nutrients your body craves. This will allow you to pick and choose what treats you really want instead of eating anything and everything in sight because you are desperate to ease your hunger. Also, if you are bringing a dish to share, go for a healthy and filling option that you know fits within your diet goals.

Moderation
The holiday season is a time that should be spent with loved ones, not fretting over your nutrition goals. Don’t beat yourself up if you eat an extra cookie after dinner or add another helping of potatoes to your plate. Remind yourself of your goals and remember that tomorrow is another day to start again. While this won’t keep the weight off, it will definitely make the holidays more enjoyable while you work toward a healthier New Year.

Happy holidays!

In early November, two Synergy distributors and partners from Austria were announced as the first Team Members to earn the highest Go Elite bonus of €1200. This means that they became Elite Honors qualified and sponored 10 or more Elite Honors qualifiers in one month.

Congratulations, Pearl Executive Franz Friess and Team Leader Corinna Fröwein! These exemplary leaders have proven that earning the highest Go Elite payout is attainable through focus and determination. A special congratulations to Franz for exceeding the highest Go Elite bonus qualification in October and sponsoring 11 Elite Honors qualifiers.  

Corinna and Franz didn’t jump into Elite Honors blindly. They sat down after the Elite Honors launch at Summit 2015 and devised a detailed plan, which made accomplishing their goals easier, Corinna said. Though their plan made the task at hand „easier“, it did not necessarily make it „easy.“ They were on the road constantly, working long days to achieve this goal.

Franz knew from the beginning that he wanted to be the first Team Member in Europe to sponsor at least 10 Elite Honors qualifiers in one month. It was of the utmost imporance to him to show those he was leading what was possible through this new business model.

„I am absolutely sure that the Elite Honors earnings model has the power to change everything,“ Franz said. „I’ve seen many new Team Members celebrate their earnings. Most of my Elite Honors qualifiers were actually new Team Members. As soon as I signed them up I began encouraging them to become Elite Honors qualified.“

Corinna arranges meetings in her home and public presentations to teach people more about Elite Honors. She said many of the Team Members in her downline have committed to do everything in their power to become qualifiers becaue they know it is the most successful way to build their businesses. Corinna and Franz spend a great deal of time supporting those who are working toward Elite Honors.

Both Corinna and Franz siad they know the Elite Honors business model works because they’ve witnessed it. Their commissions have increased in the last two months becaue they are actively building their Synergy business along with the majority of their team.

 „Believe in yourself and don’t listen to the voices in your head that say you can’t,“ Corinna said. „I wanted to show people that anyone in Europe can earn this bonus. I don’t have one of the highest titles with Synergy, but it was possible for me to earn the highest possible amount through the Go Elite Promotion.“

Franz and Corinna hope that Elite Honors is an essential part of the Synergy business long-term. Franz expressed his gratitude for Corinna’s tireless efforts and strong belief, calling her Austria’s “superstar”.

Go Elite bonuses have been up for grabs for more than two months and Synergy has already paid out more than €42000. Click here to learn how to earn a Go Elite bonus.

Remember, you have until February 29, 2016, to take advantage of the Go Elite bonus promotion!

With the Elite Honours program in full swing, Team Members have been building stronger businesses through defined monthly goals.

 In September, 330 Team Members in Europe became Elite Honours Qualified. That means at least 330 new distributors were enrolled and more than 1,000 customers latched onto Synergy products. Team Members who are becoming Elite Honours Qualified have found that the Elite Honours earnings model is exactly what their businesses were missing.

Congratulations to the many who are finding success through Elite Honours thus far!

Here are a few insights from our newest Elite Honours Qualifiers regarding their success with Elite Honours:

Halldor Kolbeins, Iceland
I love the motivation that the Elite Honours program has given my team. I love explaining this system to new Team Members and showing them how this can help them build a successful long term business in the long term. It’s also great to have the financial bonuses in the short-run as rewards for building our business and for working together as a team to guarantee we are all successful. My team loves the Elite Honours system!

Harm-Aike Hollmann, Germany

Elite Honours is a critical business building tool that simplifies the process of establishing a strong business foundation and promoting long-term success. It also provides incentive for new members to quickly build their business as well as veteran Team Members to continue adding to their customer base. By having customers experience positive results with products matched to their needs, we are creating strong relationships and strengthening trust between the customer and the Team Member.

Tina Fleming, Ireland
Through Elite Honours, Synergy is rewarding us for being more customer-based, which allows our customers to take back control for their own health and wellness while having the support of a team member/sponsor who will advise them on their journey. As a holistic health professional for over 20 years, this no-pressure approach made sense to me. We are truly taking care of people in a holistic manner by focusing on what is best for them instead of focusing only on ourselves and our need to grow our business.  The Elite Honors system provides a concrete goal and motivates me to become even more successful. I personally want to make a difference, one customer at a time, so that I can truly leave a legacy."
Click here to find out what it takes to become Elite Honours Qualified.

When: Saturday, November 28th, 10.30 a.m.
Where: Citywest Hotel, Dublin

Description: We are excited to welcome a special guest speaker to our bi-monthly Dublin Event, Dr. David Hamilton, PhD.

Bestselling author of seven books published by Hay House, Dr. Hamilton gives talks that use science to inspire, fusing science, the mind, and spiritual wisdom.

Having worked on drug development in the pharmaceutical industry for four years, Dr. Hamilton became intrigued by the placebo effect and began studying mind-body interactions. He left the industry to write and speak about the mind, its abilities, and helping others believe in themselves more. He believes strongly in kindness and wishes to spread the idea that a small group of people with compassion and kindness in their hearts can change the world.

Come with your team and guests to learn from Dr. Hamilton, and find out more information on taking control of your long-term health based on discoveries that were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1998.

PLUS ... all guests will be entered into a prize draw where the winner will be picked out to receive a complimentary Synergy Product Pack!

Agenda
Registration: 10.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.
Recognition & Presentations: 11.00 a.m.

For more information contact Keith Robinson: keithrobsyn@gmail.com

Synergy Customer Service will be closed Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27 for the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday.

Normal business hours will resume on Monday, November 30.

 If you have any business that needs to be taken care of with Customer Service, please call earlier in the week. We will do everything we can to accommodate your needs before and after the holiday.

Thank you for your cooperation and Happy Thanksgiving from Synergy headquarters!

Join us in Alicante, Spain, in May of 2016, for an Elite Team Leader Meeting with two of Synergy's top leaders: Presidential Executive Paul Blad and Emerald Executive Bart Woodcook! More event details coming soon!

Qualify for this event between November 1, 2015 and April 30, 2016, by meeting any of the following requirements.

How to Qualify

If your current highest title is Star, you must achieve the Gold title for the first time AND be Elite Honors Qualified three times during the qualification period.

If your current highest title is Bronze, Silver or Gold, you must achieve the Team Leader title for the first time AND be Elite Honors Qualified three times during the qualification period.

If your current highest title is Team Leader or above, you must maintain your highest title two times (with a minimum 4000 CV increase) or rank advance to a new highest title AND be Elite Honors Qualified three times during the qualification period.

* Synergy will cover accommodation, food, entertainment, and training, for all qualifiers, however, qualifiers will be responsible for airfare and transfer costs.

Agenda

Friday night: Dinner
Saturday: Training & relaxation
Saturday Night: Dinner & a show
Sunday: Training, recognition & relaxation
Monday: Departures

An elite group of  Synergy Team Members went beyond the call of duty in September by not only becoming Elite Honors Qualified, but training those they sponsor to become Elite Honors Qualified. By fulfilling the Elite Honors requirements and sponsoring requirements, these Team Members earned Go Elite bonuses based on the number of Elite Honors Qualifiers they sponsored. Click here to learn more about the Go Elite Promotion.

Synergy WorldWide paid out £17,370 in Go Elite bonuses in October. Amazing! We hope that this payout will continue to increase until the Go Elite promotion ends on February 29, 2015.

Challenge yourself to Go Elite this month!

When it comes to nutritional supplements, you deserve superior quality. One of the most frequent product questions we answer in our Customer Service department and on our manufacturing tours is, "Are Synergy products organic?"

As many of you may know, the term "organic" refers to a plant growing method that does not use synthetic chemicals. The extensive farm audits and raw material testing our quality control team performs ensures that all of our herbs and raw materials meet organic standards. Because of our strict internal testing, we do not pursue third party organic certification for any of our finished products. The organic certification process is primarily for marketing purposes.

When applicable, our purchasing department will look for organic-certified ingredients. However, several ingredients are not candidates for organic certification. Plants that are wild-crafted are not grown on farms, and hence cannot be certified organic. We obtain several herbs from outside of the U.S., and very few countries outside the U.S. have any kind of standard for organic certification. We only partner with suppliers that meet our strict quality standards. The extensive inspections and audits our teams conduct on each supplier and their products ensures that our herbs meet organic standards.

When you purchase from Synergy WorldWide, you are guaranteed products with no residue from fertilizers, pesticides or other types of contamination.

Remember, if an independent organization has a product with an organic certification, this certification does not necessarily mean the product contains high quality ingredients. Organic items can still be contaminated through water sources unknown to the growers. The real proof is in the testing, which Synergy conducts according to the strictest quality assurance practices in the industry.

You can be sure that we provide the highest quality products with the highest purity standards.