DBC Outline Tuesday December 11, 2007: Slide Presentation

“Benefits of a Therapeutic Lifestyle” Testimonial Video Discuss the increased health benefits of incorporating

UltraMeal shakes and bars and EPA-DHA into your daily program

Review the FLT program binder Why the FLT program should begin with a

detoxification plan Q & A

THERAPEUTIC LIFESTYLE PROGRAM

Making a conscious effort to eat, drink and live

healthfully.

Therapeutic Lifestyle

Live your life as if your health depends on it…

because it does!

Health Span vs. Life Span

To enjoy a long health spaninstead of just a long life span,make therapeutic lifestyle choices!

Healthy Life Span

“Not only do persons with better health habits survive longer, but in such persons, disability is postponed and compressed into fewer years at the end of life.”

N Eng J Med 1998: 1035 - 41

Diabetes

Incidence - over 17 million people

151,000 under age 20

$98 Billion per year

Heart Disease

Number one cause of death in

U.S.

Death every 34 seconds

710,760 in 1997 (NCHS data)

Obesity and Overweight

Obesity is the #1 nutrition-related disorder

Over 60% are overweight or obese

Obesity among children and adolescents is epidemic

Obesity is now thought to be a dominant public health problem – perhaps surpassing smoking.

Overweight-Related Disorders

Heart DiseaseDiabetes StrokeHypertensionGallstonesOsteoarthritisSome cancers

DANGEROVERWEIGHT

Therapeutic Lifestyle Approach

Healthy Meal Plan

Exercise

Stress Management

“G.M.P.” Certified

Supplements

Healthy Lifestyle

New news or old news? You may already know the keys to avoiding the

conditions we just spoke about. The trick is doing it, and that’s what the FLT program

will help you with.

Lifestyle Change – How?

It takes 45 days to change a habit or incorporate a new one

5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

5 Stages of Change

Pre-contemplationContemplationPreparationActionMaintenance

Stages of Change

Not always in a linear progressionCan move backward and forward many

timesIt is normal to stay in one stage for long

time

Action & Maintenance

Positive reinforcement

Support

Individual contract

Short term & long term

goals

Reward

Journaling

Short-term and long-term goals

Daily successes

Challenges and how you will met

them

Keep it positive!

Diet Diary / Exercise Log

Keep daily track of: Everything you eat Everything you drink Your activity and exercise

Tracking your eating and exercise can be a positive reinforcement when you’re developing new lifestyle habits. People who self-monitor both eating and exercise behaviors, are more successful at reaching and maintaining their ideal weight.

Med Sci Sports Exerc 2001: 2145-56

Visualize Your Success

Visualize yourself changing

Act, think and talk as if you’re taking action

This is your journey……….believe in yourself!