This document summarizes a workshop on nutrition in America presented by Ashley Reynolds. The workshop covered topics like the problems with the current American diet like lack of nutrients, fiber, omega-3s and probiotics. It discussed how modern farming practices have depleted soils of minerals and the benefits of supplementation. Specific health benefits of fiber, omega-3s and probiotics were provided. The workshop recommended getting nutrients from whole foods but emphasized supplementation may be needed due to dietary and soil deficiencies. It promoted partnering with Melaleuca for natural wellness products.

1. WELLNESS WEDNESDAY
WORKSHOP SERIES:
“NUTRITION IN AMERICA”
ASHLEY REYNOLDS
Natural Trends in
Common Health
Challenges

2. Why I’ve Come Today
Informed Consumers Always Make Better
Choices and have more control over their own
health than they have ever been lead to believe!
We all need to leave sustainable wellness traditions
behind for our children and grandchildren.
Consumer product manufacturers should be held
accountable to PRODUCT PERFORMANCE,
PRODUCT SAFETY, PRODUCT
INGREDIENTS, PRODUCT VALUE, PRICE
POINT, & PROFIT SHARING!

3. What We Will Cover Today… in 40 Minutes!
 (Disclaimer: It’s all about what TO eat… not what NOT TO eat!)
Nutrition in the 21st
Century: Problems With Our
Current System and Why We Recommend
Supplementation
Applications at Work / Testimonials
What Did You Learn? / Call to Action

4. 5 Things We DON’T Get Enough Of
in Our American Diet
Micronutrients (Vitamins and Minerals)
Fiber
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Probiotics
Water

5. Nutrition in the 21st
Century
Overfed and Undernourished!
The modern diet differs drastically compared to that
of our ancestors.
Although we live in an age of availability and
abundance, we choose to ignore many foods that are
good for us.
Processing foods destroys nutrients!

6. WHY Supplement?
Your body can’t produce them.
Timing is everything.
Deficiencies today can hurt tomorrow.
What happens when we don’t get enough??

7. Soil Mineral Depletion Warning…
35 Years Ago!
“In the future, we will not be able to rely anymore on
our premise that the consumption of a varied
balanced diet will provide all the essential trace
elements, because such a diet will be very difficult to
obtain for millions of people.”
 Dr. Walter Mertz, US Department of Agriculture, 1977
Statement to Congress

8. Soil Mineral Depletion:
Farming Disrupts Healthy Land
Natural Land Cultivated Land
Inhabited by a diversity of plant
species
Often limited to a single type of crop,
depleting the soil of essential nutrients
(Modern farmers attempt to counter this
with crop rotation)
Plants grow according to seasonal
and climatic fluctuations
Manipulated to accelerate the maturation of
the plant, sometimes, yielding multiple crops
in a single growing season, accelerating
mineral depletion
Replenished by its own dying and
decaying plant matter
Harvested, removing all plant matter, leaving
the land barren (today’s organic waste is
either incinerated or buried in a toxic mix of
trash at massive landfills)

9. Soil Mineral Depletion: Chemicals
Ever increasing demands on the farm
Pesticides and herbicides reduce the plant’s ability to
absorb and assimilate the few trace minerals that
may be remaining in the soil.
In Conclusion: When nature gets cheated, SO DO
THE REST OF US!

10. 3 Potential Solutions
Re-mineralize farmlands.
Eat locally grown produce from organic farms.
Provide the body with minerals and nutrients
directly through supplementation.

11. Why You Need Fiber
Not Just for “Old People” or Constipation!
Non-Digestible Part of Plant Food
Average Person Needs 25-38 grams/day
 Most people only get 10-15 grams

12. Why You Need Fiber
Fiber performs functions that NO OTHER ORGAN
CAN and plays a HUGE part in our Overall Health…
Enhanced Immunity (85% in your Digestive Track)
Lowers Cholesterol
Helps Reduce Risk of Heart Disease
Collects and Sweeps Away Toxins and Waste
Improved Regularity
Promotes Digestive Health
Weight Management

13. 2 Types of Fiber
Soluble Fiber
 Dissolves in Water
 Forms a Gel-like Substance
 Traps Excess Sugar, Fat and Cholesterol
Insoluble Fiber
 Never Dissolves
 Soaks Up 15x Weight
 Promotes a Feeling of Fullness
 Speeds Movement of Food Through Digestive Tract

14. NOT Enough Fiber…
If there is NOT enough fiber in the intestines…
The Cholesterol, Fat and Toxins are
RECIRCULATED throughout the body and the
whole process begins again!
A Dangerous Sludge Forms… Like taking multiple
baths in the same water over and over and over
again… keeps getting dirtier and dirtier!
Ask Me About Intestinal Villi!

15. Omega-3 Benefits
Pre-Natal, Infancy/Childhood, Adulthood, Old Age
The typical American diet now tends to contain 20
times more Omega-6s than Omega-3s
Commonly found in fish (salmon), Chia seeds,
walnuts, pumpkin seeds, tofu and leafy vegetables
Ideal Supplementation: sourced from pure coldwater
fish, and then purified, distilled, and certified to
contain no contaminants.

16. Omega-3 Benefits
Incredible Brain Booster
 Approximately 2/3 of the brain is composed of fats, and DHA
Omega-3s make up 90% of these fats.
 Safeguards against Depression
 Slows the progression of Age-Related Memory Loss, reduces
risk of Dementia
Critical for Childhood Development
 Promote healthy development of the fetal brain, eyes and
nervous system
 Taken during pregnancy improve childhood vision, cognitive
ability and IQ through adolescence.

17. Omega-3 Benefits
Supercharged Heart Guard
 Regular intake of Omega-3s significantly decreased their risk
of nonfatal heart attack and stroke.
Full Body Benefits
 Promotes healthy eyes and vision
 Promotes joint mobility and flexibility
 Nourishes skin, hair and nails
 Promotes healthy immune response

18. The PRO in PRObiotic!
Digestive system is 30 feet long and over 100 Trillion
(2 lbs.) bacterial cells!
An imbalance of good and bad flora can lead to
occasional indigestion, constipation, abdominal
discomfort, and other digestive problems. Can also
lead to Acne, bad breath, sluggishness and
unexplained fatigue.
The Culprits: Chlorine, Stress, Antibiotics*, White
Sugar/Flour

19. The PRO in PRObiotic
Flora: microorganisms living in or on the body (flora
of the intestine)
Probiotic food sources: yogurt, miso soup,
sauerkraut, kefir, and kombucha.
Attach themselves to intestinal wall to counteract
bad flora. Need FIBER to stay alive!
Supplementing? Look for:
 Stomach-acid-resistant strains
 Lactobacillus acidophilus: targets small intestine
 Bifidobacterium lactis: targets colon

20. We’re ALL Thirsty!

21. My Partnership
I am partnered with a USA-based manufacturer called
Melaleuca: The Wellness Company
who manufactures and distributes over 350 products
right to your front door!
Many products are patented…
or have patents pending!
2 Thing that make shopping with us very different:
Just-In-Time Manufacturing
Preferred Customer Program