The document provides information on how to improve health through diet and lifestyle changes. It recommends eating a whole foods diet high in fruits and vegetables while limiting "bad" foods like sugar, processed foods, and unhealthy fats. Regular exercise is also emphasized along with reducing stress and drinking enough water. The overall message is that making these lifestyle changes can help reduce the risks of diseases like cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and more.

1. The Recipe for Better Health

2. What You Will Learn How to increase your energy How to slow down the aging process How to reduce your risk of: Heart Disease Cancer Stroke Diabetes The health benefits of Whole-Food Nutrition vs. Vitamins

3. 120 to 150 years of age in total health

4. Disease Cancer – 1 in 3 Americans will have cancer in their lifetimes

6. Disease Heart Disease 1 Million Americans have heart attacks every year Children by age 3 have fatty deposits in their arteries 70% of 12 year olds have the beginning stages of hardening of the arteries

7. Disease Obesity - has doubled since 1980 74% of American’s are over weight

8. Other Diseases 15% of Americans have hypertension 33 million Americans suffer from arthritis 5-7% of school children have ADHD More than 5 million children have asthma , up 232% in the last 40 years 40 new cases of Alzheimer’s are diagnosed per hour in the US and is expected to double by 2010

9. Focus on Prevention not Treatment A mammogram tells you that you have breast cancer, it does not prevent it. Medicine focuses on treatment of symptoms rather than the cause of the disease. Never treat an illness with drugs when it can be prevented through diet and lifestyle changes!

10. Reduce Stress WE ARE STRESSED OUT Stress causes free radical damage,which then leads to all diseases including cancer and heart disease!

11. Stressful Lifestyle Reduce Stress By: Deep Breathing Meditation Yoga Massages Vacation Regularly Sleep at least 6 - 8 hr/night Exercise. . .

12. Exercise This should be a priority! You can’t be totally healthy without exercise. Experts recommend 100 minutes of exercise per week. Two 25 minute Cardio Two 25 Minutes of Weight Training

13. Benefits of Exercise Lowers blood pressure and cholesterol Improves circulation Improves calcium storage and bone density Increases your energy Slows down the aging process

14. TWO OLD GUYS

15. Drink More Water Most people do not drink enough! Hydrates & Eliminates cellular waste Reduces constipation Drink half your body weight in pounds, in ounces of water

17. Make Better Food Choices White bread Coffee Hot Dogs Iceberg lettuce French fries Ketchup The most commonly consumed foods:

18. Eat Less “Bad” Food Most of the S.A.D. is white ‘poison’ We consume excess amounts of animal protein, coffee and soda All these are acid producing and disease thrives in an acidic body Your healthy body should have a pH of 7.0 - 7.3 - slightly alkaline

19. 1. Enriched White Flour Chemically treated Most nutrients are destroyed Little nutritional value.

20. 2. Table Salt Commercially refined Most nutrients removed A Better Choice - Sea Salt with 70 naturally occurring minerals.

21. 3. Milk/Dairy We are the only creatures that drink milk from another animal. Three problems: 1. Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH) linked to cancer 2. Antibiotics – result of BGH 3. Pasteurization – shelf life protein + Heat = casein = glue Calcium in milk has never been proven to reduce osteoporosis Soy, almond, rice or organic milk

22. 4. Sugar A 4-oz. candy bar + a can of cola suppress the immune system for up to 6 hrs 24 tsp. decreases immune function by 92% American children consume approximately 3/4 lb. (340 grams) of sugar daily = 5 lbs. a week!

23. 5. Aspartame/Artificial Sweeteners NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, Splenda & Sucralose Diet soda, sugar-free gum, mints, etc. At 86 º F wood alcohol in aspartame  Formaldehyde  Formic Acid  metabolic acidosis…. What’s Your Body Temperature? Weakens immune system and prevents weight loss

24. Bad Fats Saturated, Trans and Omega 6 fats suppress immune function Avoid partially hydrogenated oils/ baked packaged foods Hot dogs are high in fat , sodium and preservatives and contain cheeks, hearts, tongues, lips, eyelids, gums, intestines, ears, nostrils, tails, snouts, tendons, livers, kidneys, bones and blood. Enjoy!

25. Good Fats 20% of our diet should consist of Omega 3 fats Omega 3 enhance the immune function Omega 6 suppress the immune function 1 Omega 3 to 1 Omega 6 or 1 Omega 3 to 2 Omega 6 is ideal (the standard bag of chips has a ratio of 1 omega 3 to 60 Omega 6) Good Sources of Omega 3: Salmon, tuna, organic flax seed, avocados, mangos, raw nuts, free-range eggs, sea vegetables and fish Why Free Range Eggs? 1 to1 vs 1 to 17 Uncooked,Cold Pressed Olive Oil - Omega 9 fat (neutral fat)

26. What Your Body Needs! 4 Meals per day 1 Breakfast 2 Lunches 1 Dinner Fist size of a clean carb. Fist size of a fruit or vegetable Palm Size of a lean protein

27. Protein Lean beef, chicken, turkey, fish, eggs, beans & lentils Use organic, wild and free-range when possible Female needs 20 Grams of Protein per meal Male needs 30 Grams of Protein per meal

28. Consume more Fruits & Vegetables

29. You should consume a r a i n b o w diet . Different colors = different A n t i o x i d a n t s .

32. Are You Eating 5 to 13 Servings a Day? 12,455 Known Phytonutrients Diplock H., American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 1991;53:189S-193S. The Body Knows How to Process Food

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37. Independent Research University of Arizona Brigham Young University University of Maryland University of Sydney MD Anderson Cancer Center University of Mississippi UCLA Wake Forest University Georgetown University University of Vienna King’s College, London Vanderbilt University University of Milan UNC Greensboro Yale University University of Wurzburg Tokyo Women’s University University of Florida University of Graz, Austria “ You are known by the company you keep!”

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