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Active AutoShip: A Consultant who has made a purchase, in the current month, on the automatic monthly shipping system.
Active Consultant: A Consultant who has made a purchase of products with associated volume points, in the current month, or who is qualified as an Associate Consultant or higher.
Alternative Medicine: A group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine.
Amino Acid: A building block of proteins.
Anthocyanins: Phytochemicals from the class of flavonoids (pigments) which help to protect the plant from UV damage. Anthocyanins have powerful anti-oxidant activities.
Antibody: Any of various blood proteins produced in response to and then counteracting antigens (a foreign substance, such as a toxin).
Antioxidant: A substance that removes potentially damaging oxidizing agents. For example, vitamins C and E are antioxidants. Also called Free Radical Scavengers.
Arthritis: Inflammation of a joint causing pain, swelling, and stiffness.
Associate Consultant: An Associate Consultant is a Consultant that has accumulated 400 PV within one commission period. Associate Consultants qualify for the maximum 30% discount and are eligible to be paid down one generation (G1) on Customers and other Associates. Associate Consultants must maintain 180 PV monthly to maintain their “paid as” Associate status.
AutoShip: The automatic monthly shipping system for Independent Consultants. AutoShip may be cancelled at any time.
Bioactive Milk Peptide: A whey peptide that exerts an active physiological function.
Bioactivity: A material that elicits a specific biological response at the interface of the material which results in the formation of a bond between tissues and the material.
Body Mass Index: A guideline computed through a combination of weight and height.
Bonded Cysteine: A building block for glutathione, which is a naturally-occurring protein in our bodies.
Business Builder Bonus: This bonus is paid to sponsors of new Consultants and is calculated as a percentage of new Consultants’ qualified volume. To qualify, new Consultants must purchase a minimum of 400 PV in their 1st month. It is an ongoing bonus, meaning that in any month that you sponsor new Consultants, you are paid a Business Builder Bonus on your new Consultants’ qualified volume. The bonus can be 5%, 10% or 20%, depending on the number of Consultants you sponsor during that month. To earn this bonus, you must be paid as Associate or higher and maintain an active AutoShip.
Business Center: A system that allows Consultants to access their Immunotec account 24 hours a day from anywhere on the planet. It allows them to view downline reports, send e-mails and more in real-time.
CMP: See Cytokine Modulating Proteins.
Calcium: A chemical element essential for many body functions, such as muscle contraction, building strong bones and teeth, blood clotting, nerve impulse transmission, regulating heartbeat, and fluid balance within cells.
Calcium (Citrate): Calcium citrate is a source of bioavailability calcium commonly used as a food additive. This calcium salt of citric acid is also used as a water softener.
Chromium Picolinate: A biologically active form of chromium, used as a nutritional supplement. Picolinate, a by-product of the amino acid tryptophan, is paired with chromium in supplements because it is said to help the body absorb chromium more efficiently.
Citric Acid: weak organic acid found in citrus fruits that play important role as an intermediate in the citric acid cycle. Once protons are released, citrate ions make excellent buffers for controlling the pH of acidic solutions.
Compression: Compression allows Immunotec to fully pay out all commissions. Commissions flow upline to qualified Consultants until each pay level (Generation) has been paid.
Commissionable Volume (CV): Dollar base assigned to a product on which commissions are paid.
Complementary Medicine: A group of diverse medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not presently considered to be part of conventional medicine.
COX enzyme: COX enzymes speed up your body’s production of hormone-like substances called prostaglandins. Prostaglandins cause the feeling of pain by irritating your nerve endings. They are also part of the system that helps your body control temperature.
Creatine: Is a nitrogenous organic acid that helps supply energy to the muscle cells.
Customer: A Customer is an individual who purchases at retail price but does not participate in the business opportunity. Customers may also benefit from the Customer Referral Program.
Cyanidin: Aglycon (non-sugar compound remaining after replacement of a glycosyl group by a hydrogen atom) anthocyanins with powerful antioxidant activities.
Cysteine: An amino acid, or protein building block, that is part of glutathione.
Cystine: A pair of bonded cysteine. Two cysteine molecules bonded together offer each other protection against digestion.
Cytokine Modulating Proteins (CMP): Specific molecules of CMP assist the body manage normal cellular growth; work with the body to repair damaged cells.
Daily Values: Daily values are the dietary reference values that are used on all current US Nutrition Facts labels. These values were determined to best represent the minimum needs of the general population. Most DV's are derived from Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) and other recommendations made by the Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine (IOM).
Damiana: An herbal plant found in Baja California, used to enhance energy levels and stimulate muscle contractions and blood circulation. Used as an aphrodisiac.
Dental Plaque: A film of mucus and bacteria which collects around and between teeth. It is the major cause of tooth decay and gum disease (gingivitis).
Detoxifier: An agent that helps facilitate the removal of toxins from the body.
Diamond Consultant: A Diamond Consultant is a Consultant that has accumulated 125,000 TOV which includes 600 PV, 4 qualified Venture Legs with no more than 56,250 coming from any one leg. Diamond Consultants are eligible to be paid down six generations (G1-G6).
Dietary Supplement: A product taken by mouth that contains a “dietary ingredient” intended to supplement the diet. The “dietary ingredients” in these products may include: vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, and substances such as enzymes, organ tissues, glandulars, and metabolites.
Downline: All Independent Consultants and Customers who are below you in your organization.
Emu Oil: Highly moisturizing oil extracted from the thick layer of subcutaneous fat on the back of Emu. This oil penetrating efficacy into the skin, making it an excellent trans-dermal carrier for other added moisturizers or therapeutic ingredients. Emu oil is also said to have medicinal benefits.
Entrepreneur Consultant: An Entrepreneur Consultant is a Consultant who has purchased a Consultant Kit but has not met the requirements for Associate rank or higher. An Entrepreneur Consultant is eligible for a 20% discount.
Enzyme: A protein produced by living cells and functioning as a catalyst in a specific biochemical reaction.
Ephedra: A large genus of jointed nearly leafless desert shrubs (family Gnetaceae) that have the leaves reduced to scales at the nodes and include some (especially E. sinica) that are a source of ephedrine.
Executive Diamond Consultant: An Executive Diamond Consultant is a Consultant that has accumulated 500,000 TOV which includes 600 PV, 4 qualified Venture Legs with no more than 225,000 coming from any one leg. Executive Diamond Consultants are eligible to be paid down seven generations (G1-G7).
Folic Acid: A crystalline vitamin C19H19N7O6 of the B complex that is required for normal production of red blood cells.
Free Radical: An uncharged atom or group of atoms with one or more unpaired electrons. These by-products of a cell’s normal function can’t be avoided, but exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun or other sources promotes their emergence.
Free Radical Scavengers: Agents that can inhibit the toxic effects of beta-amyloid in tissue culture. Also called Antioxidants.
Full Compression: Full compression allows Immunotec to fully pay out all commissions. Commissions flow upline to qualified Consultants until each pay level (Generation) has been paid.
Gamma-Amino Butyric Acid (GABA): Organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group which functions as the most prevalent inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system.
Generation (G): A generation is the relationship between a qualified Upline Consultant and a qualified Consultant in their Downline. Qualification
is dependent on the Consultant being “paid as” their rank title during a given monthly period.
Gingivitis: Inflammation of the gums.
Ginkgo Biloba: An extract of the leaves of the ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) that is used as a dietary supplement and is held to enhance mental functioning by increasing blood circulation to the brain. Also called Gingko.
Ginseng: Any of several medicinal plants of the genus Panax, found in East Asia and North America.
Glutamic Acid: An amino acid, or protein building block, that is part of glutathione.
Glutathione: A small protein produced naturally in every cell of our body. It is made up of three protein building blocks, called amino acids. These are glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine. The cysteine amino acid contains a sulfur group responsible for the chemical properties of the whole glutathione protein.
Glutathione Precursor: A building block necessary for the production of glutathione.
Glycine: An amino acid, or protein building block, that is part of glutathione.
Gold Consultant: A Gold Consultant is a Consultant that has accumulated 30,000 TOV which includes 600 PV, 3 qualified Venture Legs with no more than 13,500 coming from any one leg. Gold Consultants are eligible to be paid down five generations (G1-G5).
Gout: A disturbance of uric-acid metabolism occurring chiefly in males, characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, especially of the feet and hands, and arthritic attacks resulting from elevated levels of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urate crystals around the joints.
Green Tea: An herb that contains catechins, a class of bioflavonoids, with antioxidants.
Guarana: The seeds of this South American plant are a source of guaranine and are widely used for their stimulating effect. It is a central nervous system stimulant said to increase alertness and help fight fatigue.
Hydrolysed Peptide: A peptide that has been split using water.
ImmunoDirect: The automatic monthly shipping system for Customers. ImmunoDirect may be cancelled at any time.
ImmunoDirect Customer: A Customer who subscribes to a monthly ImmunoDirect program and receives a 20% discount.
Immunological Function: The ability of the body to guard against infection and foreign antigens.
Kosher: Prepared in accordance with Jewish dietary laws.
Lactoferrin: A red iron-binding protein synthesized by neutrophils and glandular epithelial cells, found in many human secretions (as tears and milk), and retarding bacterial and fungal growth.
Lactose: A disaccharide sugar C12H22O11 that is present in milk, yields glucose and galactose upon hydrolysis, yields especially lactic acid upon fermentation, and is used chiefly in foods, medicines, and culture media (as for the manufacture of penicillin). Also called milk sugar.
Lactose-intolerant: An intolerance to milk and some dairy products, characterized by gastrointestinal symptoms.
Lactoserum: Liquid constituent of milk.
Leg: A leg is all first level Consultants and their Downline.
Leg Qualification: For a Consultant to be paid Silver or Gold rank, the Consultant must have sales volume coming from at least one Qualified Venture in each of three “legs” of their Downline organization. For a Consultant to be paid Diamond rank or higher rank, the Consultant must have sales volume coming from at least one Qualified Venture in each of four “legs” of their Downline organization.
Low Glycemic Index: Low Glycemic Index foods have a slow and steady impact on blood sugar levels.
Lymphocyte: Cells of your immune system.
Melatonin: A hormone secreted from the pineal gland. Its concentration in the blood varies following a daily cycle. The maximum concentration occurs in the night, triggering sleepiness, with the minimal concentration around noon.
Method-of-Use Patent: A patent that covers the use of a product to treat certain health problems.
Micro-peptide: A very short peptide.
Milk Protein Isolate: A protein extract of milk that is over 90% pure protein.
Milk Serum: A watery liquid that remains when milk forms curds. Also called whey.
Milk Serum Protein Isolate: See Milk Protein Isolate.
Muira Puama: Is derived from two species of small, shrubby trees in the olive family.
Na PCA: See Sodium PCA.
Nutraceutical: A non-toxic food extract supplement that has scientifically proven health benefits. The Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act requires that this food component be standardized in the nutraceutical product and manufactured under good manufacturing practices. Nutraceuticals are not whole foods, yet are partially or completely derived from them.
ORAC Units: Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity is a widely-used testing method, which measures the antioxidant activity or capability of a food ingredient. The higher the measurement, the better the ORAC value.
Override: The profits generated by the sales of other Consultants working in a Consultant’s business.
PGV: See Personal Group Volume.
PV: See Personal Volume.
Parve: Containing no meat or milk or their derivatives and thus consumable with both meat and dairy dishes according to Jewish dietary laws.
Peptide: Strings of attached amino acids too short to be considered a protein.
Personal Group Volume (PGV): Includes personal volume, retail and Customer volume and all volume of personally sponsored Consultant lines that haven’t promoted to Associate or higher in the prior month.
Personal Sponsorship: A Consultant you personally sponsored into the Immunotec business.
Personal Volume (PV): Is the sum of all volume points developed from personal use orders placed by a Consultant.
Phytochemicals: Biologically active molecules produced by plants that have health promoting properties.
Phytotherapeutic agents: Standardized herbal preparations consisting of a mixture of one or more plants, part of plant or plant material which are used for the management of various diseases.
Plaque: See Dental Plaque.
Platinum Consultant: A Platinum Consultant is a Consultant that has accumulated 1,500,000 TOV which includes 600 PV, 4 qualified Venture Legs with no more than 675,000 coming from any one leg. Platinum Consultants are eligible to be paid down eight generations (G1-G8).

Prostate: Gland of the male reproductive system surrounding a part of the urethra just below the bladder. Prostate secretion form up-to the third of the sperm volume and play a role in the activation of the spermatozoid. Cells of prostate gland produce the Prostate Specific Antigene (PSA), a blood protein for which the dosage allow to diagnose of follow-up of prostate disease.
Protein: Long molecule composed of amino acids.
Qualified Venture: A Consultant who is paid at the rank of Venture or above.
Qualifying Volume: Is the sum of all personal volume (PV), personal customer volume and the volume of all legs up to the maximum volume allowed for rank achievement.
RMF: See Redox Modulating Formula.
Rank: Your rank depends on your sales volume (total, personal and group) as well as the number of qualified Venture Legs.
Redox Modulating Formula (RMF): Formula composed of redox couple that allows reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction.
Residual Income: This is payment for work you did in the past. You get a commission based on what the Consultants you sponsored are doing today.
Retail Customer: A customer who purchases from you at the suggested retail price.
Retail Sales: These are any sales you make to Customers at the suggested retail price.
Riboflavin: A yellow crystalline compound C17H20N4O6 that is a growth-promoting member of the vitamin B complex and occurs both free (as in milk) and combined (as in liver). Also called lactoflavin, ovoflavin, vitamin B2.
Saw Palmetto: Small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United States, helps support prostate function.
Selenium: A chemical element in the oxygen family (Group VIa) of the periodic table, closely allied in chemical and physical properties with the elements sulfur and tellurium.
Senior Executive Diamond Consultant: A Senior Executive Diamond Consultant is a Consultant that has accumulated 500,000 TOV which includes 600 PV, 4 qualified Venture Legs with no more than 225,000 coming from any one leg. A Senior Executive Diamond Consultant must also have a minimum of 1 qualified Executive Diamond or higher in their downline. Senior Executive Diamond Consultants are eligible to be paid down seven generations (G1-G7).
Senior Platinum Consultant: A Senior Platinum Consultant is a Consultant that has accumulated 1,500,000 TOV which includes 600 PV, 4 qualified Venture Legs with no more than 675,000 coming from any one leg. A Senior Platinum Consultant must also have at least 1 qualified Platinum Consultant or higher in their downline. Senior Platinum Consultants are eligible to be paid down eight generations (G1-G8).
Serum Milk Concentrate: A protein extract of milk that is over 70% pure protein.
Silver Consultant: A Silver Consultant is a Consultant that has accumulated 6,000 TOV which includes 400 PV, 3 qualified Venture Legs with no more than 2,700 points coming from any one leg. Silver Consultants are eligible to be paid down four generations (G1-G4).
Sodium PCA (Na PCA): A naturally-occurring component of human skin that is thought to be responsible for an ability to trap moisture.
Soluble: Susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a fluid.
Sponsor: The person who introduced you to this business is your sponsor. You’ll be the sponsor of the people you bring into the business.
Thermogenic: The process of fat or calorie burning caused by an increase in the body metabolism through the generation of heat (thermogenesis).
Thiamin: Thiamin, also know as vitamin B1 is a colorless compound with chemical formula C12H17N4OS. It is soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol.
Total Organizational Volume (TOV): Includes all personal volume (PV) plus the total volume of all Downline Consultants and Customers.
Toxin: A colloidal proteinaceous poisonous substance that is a specific product of the metabolic activities of a living organism and is usually very unstable, notably toxic when introduced into the tissues, and typically capable of inducing antibody formation.
Upline: Either your Sponsor or the person your Sponsor “placed you under” on their team.
Venture Consultant: A Venture Consultant is a Consultant that has accumulated 2,000 PGV of which 400 points must be PV within one commission period. Venture Consultants are eligible to be paid down three generations (G1-G3). Venture Consultants must accumulate 400 PV monthly to maintain their paid as Venture status.
Volume Points: Are used for rank advancement and qualification purposes.
Wellness Movement: Being proactive about the quality or state of being in good health especially as an actively sought goal.
Whey Protein: The serum or watery part of milk that is separated from the coagulable part that is rich in lactose, minerals, and vitamins and contains lactalbumin and traces of fat.

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