Energy

HEALTH DEFINITION

REDEFINE HEALTH

RE-DIFINE HEALTH

RATIONALIZATION

“The only thing keeping you from what you want is the story you have about why you can’t have it” Tony Robbins

Rationalizations TIME!!  Only thing

that is equal in humanity

 What we rank as being a priority

5 Steps to Energy!

GOOD FATS

NUTRIENT DENSE FOOD BREAKFAST

MOVEMENT

WATER

CLARITY Redefine Health

Energy Physical body

emotions

#1 The Cell   Water   Oxygen   Efficient

Elimination

#2 Exercise for Energy 30min Daily!!

Exercise – 4 easy ways   Rebound   10min 3x/day   Sit on a ball at work   NET Time

  Walk while kids are at practice or lessons

#1 Eat Breakfast   Balances blood

sugars   Prevents more caloric

consumption later in the day

  Reduces stress hormones

  Provides energy, focus and concentration

Eating Frequency Don’t skip meals

  Skipping meals leads to increased production of stress hormones that cause muscle loss

Eat frequently   3 small meals and 2-3 snacks daily   To maintain stable blood sugar and insulin levels

#3 Be an Educated Eater

  Eat whole foods   Avoid processed food

“if it wasn’t here 100 years ago don’t eat it”

  Increase green leafy vegetables

Food Decisions

200/day 73,000/year

5,548,000 per lifetime

Calories are NOT Equal Feather and Rock

McDonalds vs. Whole Food Diet

We need good QUALITY food to improve your body composition, health, vitality, energy and to fight disease

“The Thrive Diet” Brendan Brazier

Fake Food Diet LOSE WEIGHT – maybe

GAIN HEALTH ?

Food is NOT just Calories…

Are they Sacrifices 320, 000 processed foods 116, 000 since 1990 $30 billion dollars is spent

on marketing fast foods More money is spent on

fast food per year than higher education, cars and computers combined Mark Hyman Ultrametabolism 2006

Educated Eater

Educated Eater We can make daily food choices that

create health or promote disease

# 3 Healthy Fats   Cell Membrane   Weight loss   Blood Pressure/Chol   Memory   Growth & development   Skin health   Joint Health

99% of us are DEFICIENT!!

Cell Membrane

What kind of fats do you want in your cell membrane?

Grape or Raisin?

Good Fats – 4-6 Servings   1/8 avocado   1 tsp olive, hemp, canola, flax oil   ¼ cup nuts   Fish   Flax, flax oil   Hemp, salba, chia 2 tbsp   Olives 8-10

Action Step

GOOD FATS 4-6 servings/da

NUTRIENT DENSE FOOD

BREAKFAST Within 30min waking

MOVEMENT 30min/day

WATER 2L/day

CLARITY vibrant energy

150lbs calm

Over exposure to stress hormone accounts for

75%-90% of all primary care visits

#1 reason why people… •  Eat poorly •  Quit healthy lifestyle programs •  Practice substance abuse

(Na$onal Ins$tute for Occupa$onal Safety and Health) American Ins$tute of Stress, “America’s #1 health problem.” 12‐16‐01. hHp://www.stress.org/problem.htm 

Stress Questionnaire

“TRY” There is no trying – to do or not to do

- unknown

We need to switch language…we are not trying to be healthier, we are making lifestyle changes

TRY CHAIR EXERCISE!!!

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