The document summarizes an HR conference in Florida from August 30 to September 1, 2010. It lists the presenters Charles K. Bens and Gail Hill Smith who will discuss the vital role of HR in economic recovery and making consumers have more control over health costs. The document also provides details about ideal workplace wellness programs and the links between nutrition, lifestyle choices, and preventing illnesses.

1. HR FLORIDA 2010 CONFERENCE & EXPO
August 30 – September 1, 2010
Presenters:
Charles K. Bens, PhD.
Healthy at Work, Inc.
and
Gail Hill Smith, MBA, PHR, CHC
Your Nutrition Partners, LLC

2. “The role HR must play in the economic
recovery is vital”.
“HR will be at the epicenter of the change
needed to turn the global economy around”.
“HR’s role to to provide consumers more
controls, if you want to see costs decrease and
access improve”.
Steve Forbes
2010 SHRM Management Conference and Exposition, Sand Diego, CA

3. Ideal Workplace Wellness
Program:
• Define and set goals of program.
• Upper management support. Employee involvement.
• Work-life (lifestyle) balance.
• Employee growth and development.
• Employee recognition.
• Added component: HR’s role to monitor Health Care
reform measures to provide consumers more controls.

4. Study after study indicates:
• 70% of all illness and disease is preventable.
• Each of us controls up to 70% of the way our gene
DNA expresses itself.
• Sound lifestyle and nutrition choices are factors for
prevention.
• The “quick-fix” approach is not the sustainable
approach for prevention.

5. FACTS:
• Obesity is linked to diabetes, heart disease and cancer. 72 million
adults are obese. 84.8 million adults have no leisure-time physical
activity, and the total health care cost related to obesity sits at an
estimated $147 billion. Weight management is preventable, treatable
and even reversible.
• Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. It is second to
lung cancer as the leading cause of death for women. The total cost
of illness for breast cancer has been estimated at $3.8 billion, of
which $1.8 billion represent medical care. Breast cancer, if detected
early, can cost considerably less. This form of disease is treatable
and even reversible.
• Diabetes: America’s Silent Killer. It’s the fastest growing disease in
human history, damaging the health of 6 million Americans, affecting
some 80 million ore unknowingly and costing $174 billion a year to
treat. More than AIDS and every cancer combined! Diabetes, for the
most part, if managed, is preventable, treatable and even reversible.

6. FACTS:
• Pregnancy. Being overweight or gaining too much weight before or
during pregnancy can have serious consequences for the baby.
* Children 6 yrs and under: 59% likely to be overweight
* Babies 6-months and under: 74% likely to be overweight
* Babies born to obese moms: twice as likely to be premature, have asthma
or birth defects
“Excessive weight gain during pregnancy is directly associated with having an
overweight child. Overweight children are at a higher risk for health
conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol,”
Dr. Emily Oken, Harvard
• Children: future workforce, if they live that long. Experts now say
1 in 5 of our children are overweight and obese. Type II diabetes,
heart issues and an increase of cancers are already being seen.
First generation whose lives will be shortened due to the adult health
issues already plaguing these young bodies if left unmanaged.
These are preventable, treatable and reversible.
Sources: News-Medical.net , Ross, Healthatoz.com

8. Wellness Program measurement
models:
• Wellness Council of America.
• The Alliance for Wellness ROI, Inc.
• The Corporate Executive Board.
• Life Force Solutions, Inc.
Companies must build a culture of health and
enable employees to become better guardians of
their own well being.
Source: Overman, S. (2009) Next-Generation Wellness at Work, ABC CLIO, LLC

9. SHRM
Nutrition = Wellness
Presented by:
Charles K. Bens, Ph.D.
Healthy at Work, Inc.

10. Only 15% of SHRM members surveyed
had nutrition as a top priority in their
wellness program.
Why?
Nutrition is the number one cause of poor
health in the workplace. How could so
many employers not get this?

11. Food as Pharma:
Time Magazine 06-22-09
“There is an overwhelmingly strong
database of studies suggesting that the
quality of calories we eat has a high impact
on our well-being and our risk of chronic
disease and longevity.”
Dr. David Ludwig
Children’s Hospital, Boston

12. Nutrition Clinical Studies
• Vitamin D reduces the risk of breast cancer by 77%.
• CoQ10 reverses kidney disease in 50% of patients.
• Krill oil reduces breast cancer risk by 32%.
• Vitamin B6 deficiency in 70% of carpal tunnel cases.
• Vitamin C reduces heart disease risk by 50%.

13. Nutrition Clinical Studies
continued…
• Omega rich fish reduces risk of hearing loss by 42%.
• Less red meat and processed foods reduces risk of
colon cancer by 40%.
• Cauliflower and broccoli reduces risk of digestive
organ cancer by 67%.
• Diet, exercise and supplements reversed Type 2
diabetes 90% of the time in one clinic.

14. Foods and Supplements
Health Bad Foods Good Foods Supplements
Condition
All Red meat, dairy, Vegetables, fruit, -Multiple vitamin
Conditions sugar, fried foods, whole grains, nuts, -Green drink
processed foods seeds, chicken, fish -Digestive Enzymes
Special Bad Special Good Foods Special Supplements
Foods
Breast Alcohol, peanuts, Pomegranate, green Vit.D, Vit.C,
Cancer caffeine tea, soy, brown rice, turmeric, hormones
beet juice, cabbage
juice
Heart Coffee, caffeine, Garlic, onions, fiber CoQ10, Magnesium,
Disease alcohol, spicy cereals, raw foods Vit.C, Vit.D, Vit.E,
foods, chocolate, Vit.B, EFA
salt
Diabetes Alcohol, refined Low glycemic foods, Magnesium, ALA,
carbs, sweets, salt, low fat protein, high chromium vanadium,
fish oils fiber gymnena sylvestre

15. Foods and Supplements (continued…)
Health Special Bad Special Good Foods Special Supplements
Condition Foods
Arthritis Alcohol, caffeine, Pineapple, hot peppers, Bromelain,
citrus fruits, onions, asparagus, glucosamine, MSM,
paprika alfalfa SOD, EFA,
chondrotin, Vit.E
Parkinson’s Meat, poultry, Raw foods, fish, lentils, CoQ10, Glutathione,
disease alcohol, sweets brazil nuts, seeds, minerals, Vit.B, Vit.C,
chicken Vit.E
Macular Salt, sugar, white Broccoli, cabbage, Bilberry, lutein, Vit.A,
degeneration flour, saturated carrots, cauliflower, zeaxanthin,
fats squash, greens glutathione
Kidney Alcohol, salt, Raw foods, asparagus, CoQ10, Vit.B, Vit.B6,
disease chocolate, eggs, celery, cucumbers, Vit.C, CoA, Vit.B
fish, tea garlic, papaya, seeds complex

16. Foods and Supplements (continued…)
Health Special Bad Special Good Foods Special Supplements
Condition Foods
Asthma Gas producing Onions, garlic, juices, Vit.C, Vit.B, Vit.A,
foods, ice cream, pineapple, curry foods Quercetin,
corn, peanuts Magnesium, CoQ10
Depression Alcohol, fruit Soybeans, legumes, EFA, magnesium,
juices, sweets, nuts, whey protein, Vit.B, zinc, 5 htp, L-
simple carbs turkey, millet tyrosine, SAMe
IBS/Crohn’s Yeast products, Papaya, cabbage juice, L-glutamine, Vit.B
dairy, popcorn, carrots, celery, garlic complex, probiotics,
chocolate, spicy EFA, Vit.K, NAG
foods

17. The Role of Our Cells
• Saturated fats harden the membrane.
• Sugar produces AGE’s damage.
• Processed carbs exhaust mitochondria.
• Veggies produce alkalizing minerals.
• Fruits provide antioxidants.
• Amino acids rebuild/replace cells.
• Nuts, seeds, whole grains provide B
Vitamins for methylation.

18. The Five Stages of Cellular Deterioration
1. Stressed 5. Diseased
- Cell exposed to toxin, stress, or poor - DNA damage advances.
nutrition. - Neighbor cells impacted.
- Cell compensates with hyperactivity to - Organ or system fails.
better function and protect itself. - Drugs and surgery treat
- Membrane stiffens, restricting nutrient symptoms.
intake and waste removal. - Natural reversal very difficult.
2. Weakened
- Cell is exhausted and energy 4. Mutated
production slows down. - Cell protection mechanism
- Nutrient intake slows and cell fails.
function impeded. - DNA damage occurs and
- Other cells try to compensate. new cells are flawed.
- Biochemical danger signals
occur.
- Organs begin to fail.
3. Dysfunctional
- Cell cannot function properly.
- Repairs attempted – not successful.
- Other cells and organs try to compensate.

19. Testing for Early Signs of
Nutritional Deficiencies
• pH Balance
• Symptom Analysis
• Thermography
• Electro Dermal Screening
• Blood/Cell Analysis

20. Why Nutritional Deficiencies Occur
Good diet
Nutrient Average Good RDA ODA Shortage deficiency
Diet Diet ODA percent
Vitamin E (IU) 21 75 400 440 365 85 %
Vitamin C (mg) 100 200 60 2000 1800 90%
Vitamin B1 (mg) 2 5 1.5 35 30 85%
Vitamin B2 (mg) 2.18 5 1.5 35 30 85%
Vitamin B3 (mg) 39.6 50 20 85 35 41%
Vitamin B5 (mg) 2.175 20 10 100 80 80%
Vitamin B6 (mg) 3.1 5 2 75 70 93%
Folic Acid (mcg) 325.5 400 400 800 400 50%
Vitamin B12 (mcg) 5.95 10 6 25 15 60%
Omega 6 (mg) 20 40 - 150 110 73%
Omega 3 (mg) 60 100 - 700 600 85%
Calcium (mg) 800 912.5 - 1000 200 20%
Magnesium (mg) 272 350 400 500 150 30%
Zinc (mg) 9.3 10 15 20 10 50%
Amino Acids (mg) 500 1000 NA 2000 1000 50%

21. Nutrition in Wellness program =
prevention
Education + compliancy + accountability
• Diet rich in a variety of healthful foods can cut:
* metabolic syndrome * heart disease * stroke
* obesity * diabetes * certain cancers * osteoporosis
• Programs that focus on managing blood sugar
levels (low glycemic approach) keep :
* brain functions at peak levels * bones and muscles strong
* vision sharp * immune system strong to offset infection and
inflammation
* pain-free joints * enhanced energy
Sources: Lieberman, Shari, PhD., “Transitions Lifestyle System Food Guide”;
Environmental Nutrition, “Healthy Eating Strategies”

22. Health Care Costs, SHRM
•Health care coverage a major financial issue
•Average cost/employee: $7,038
• “The bill (health care legislation) appears to do a fairly good job in
incentivizing wellness programs. Some employers that have not up to this
point taken advantage of the cost savings that wellness programs produce will
probably want to take a new look at what these kinds of programs can offer
them.” Mike Aitken, Director, Government Affairs, SHRM
Source: www.shrm.org/benchmarks

23. Health Care Costs, Kushner
• Kushner & Co. results:
Estimates for Employers’ Health Costs
•2009 survey: $9,660/FTE
•Projected costs using four different annual rates of increase:
Rate increase: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
20% $11,592 $13,910 $16,692 $20,031 $24,037
15% 11,109 12,775 14,692 16,896 19,430
11% 10,723 11,902 13,211 14,665 16,278
7% 10,336 11,060 11,834 12,662 13,549
• What will your company spend?
• More important, what portion will go toward
preventable, reversible illness at the work place?

24. Stress reduction in Wellness
program = prevention
Education + compliancy + accountability
• Programs that decrease stress:
* praise from Direct manager (67%)
* attention from leaders
* opportunity to lead projects
* base pay increases
* stock or stock options (35%)
Source: HRMorning.com

25. Nutritional stress reduction in
Wellness programs = prevention
Education + compliancy + accountability
• Foods that aid in stress relief:
* whole grains * whole vegetables
* whole fruits * legumes
* nuts, seeds * cold water fish
* free range poultry * sugar-free yogurt, cottage cheese
* 70% > dark chocolate
• Programs that focus on managing blood sugar
levels (low glycemic approach) include:
* coach supported * educational * web-based or 1:1
* journaling • nutraceuticals supported (optional)

26. Source: HealthRanger.com

27. Does your company feed the health
crisis and expand the workplace waist?

28. HR FLORIDA 2010 CONFERENCE & EXPO
August 30 – September 1, 2010
Presenters:
Charles K. Bens, PhD.
Healthy at Work, Inc.
888-737-9617 * ckbens@ij.net
www.behealthyatwork.com
and
Gail Hill Smith, MBA, PHR, CHC
Your Nutrition Partners, LLC
407-761-8143 * YourNutritionPartners@gmail.com
www.YourNutritionPartners.com

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