OPTIMUM HEALTHY OPTIMUM HEALTHY LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE

• What is optimum healthy What is optimum healthy lifestyle ?lifestyle ?

• Understand how your body gains Understand how your body gains weightweight

• The most effective way to The most effective way to increase your energyincrease your energy

• Strengthen your immune system Strengthen your immune system through a nutritional programthrough a nutritional program

What is Optimum What is Optimum Healthy Lifestyle?Healthy Lifestyle?

5 AREAS ASSOCIATED WITH 5 AREAS ASSOCIATED WITH OPTIMUM HEALTHY OPTIMUM HEALTHY LIFESTYLELIFESTYLE1.1. PHYSICAL HEALTH PHYSICAL HEALTH – State of Body– State of Body

2.2. EMOTIONAL HEALTH - EMOTIONAL HEALTH - State of MindState of Mind

3.3. SOCIAL HEALTH - SOCIAL HEALTH - Ability to keep Healthy Ability to keep Healthy RelationshipsRelationships

4.4. SPIRITUAL HEALTH SPIRITUAL HEALTH – Sense of Purpose – Sense of Purpose in Life; the ability to Give and Receive in Life; the ability to Give and Receive LoveLove

5.5. INTELLECTUAL HEALTH INTELLECTUAL HEALTH – Mental – Mental Stimulation from Work, Hobbies, ActivitiesStimulation from Work, Hobbies, Activities

PHYSICAL PHYSICAL HEALTHHEALTH

OPTIMUM HEALTH IS A OPTIMUM HEALTH IS A STATE IN WHICH YOUR STATE IN WHICH YOUR BODY IS FREE OF BODY IS FREE OF MALFUNCTION AND MALFUNCTION AND UNLIKELY TO DEVELOP UNLIKELY TO DEVELOP DISEASE.DISEASE.

EXERCISE BUILDS MUSCLEEXERCISE BUILDS MUSCLE

Sedentary Lifestyle Builds FatSedentary Lifestyle Builds Fat

EXERCISE BURNS CALORIESEXERCISE BURNS CALORIESSitting around causes Calories to Sitting around causes Calories to Accumulate as FatAccumulate as Fat

If You Want If You Want To:To:•BURN BODY FATBURN BODY FAT

•BOOST YOUR METABOLISMBOOST YOUR METABOLISM

•CHANGE BODY COMPOSITIONCHANGE BODY COMPOSITION

You Must Be ActiveYou Must Be Active

EXERCISEEXERCISESQUATTINGSQUATTING

LUNGINGLUNGING

PUSHINGPUSHING

PULLINGPULLING

ROTATIONROTATION

HEALTHY EATINGHEALTHY EATING

MOST DIETS ARE CALORIE RESTRICTED MOST DIETS ARE CALORIE RESTRICTED AND REDUCE MUSCLE RATHER THAN FATAND REDUCE MUSCLE RATHER THAN FAT

DIETS ARE NOT THE SOLUTION!DIETS ARE NOT THE SOLUTION!

THEY DON’T INDUCE LIFESTYLE CHANGE

THEY ARE NOT MEANT FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME

PEOPLE GET BORED AND EAT MORE

DIETS DO NOT IMPROVE METABOLISM

STRENGTHENING STRENGTHENING YOUR IMMUNE YOUR IMMUNE

SYSTEM THROUGH A SYSTEM THROUGH A NUTRITION PROGRAMNUTRITION PROGRAM

  LOW GLYCEMIC FOODS:LOW GLYCEMIC FOODS:

• MEASURES THE IMPACT OF CARBS MEASURES THE IMPACT OF CARBS ON BLOOD SUGAR LEVELSON BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS

• PROMOTES WEIGHT LOSS WHILE PROMOTES WEIGHT LOSS WHILE PRESERVING LEAN MUSCLE MASS PRESERVING LEAN MUSCLE MASS AND INCREASING METABOLIC RATEAND INCREASING METABOLIC RATE

• GIVES YOUR BODY A STEADY GIVES YOUR BODY A STEADY STREAM OF ENERGYSTREAM OF ENERGY

• FOUND IN FIBRE RICH FOOD – FOUND IN FIBRE RICH FOOD – Vegetables, Proteins, Various Vegetables, Proteins, Various Fruits, Lentils, Beans, Yam, Whole Fruits, Lentils, Beans, Yam, Whole Unprocess GrainsUnprocess Grains

NUTRITIONAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION:SUPPLEMENTATION:

COMBATING AGING AND COMBATING AGING AND DISEASEDISEASE

SUPPLEMENTATIONSUPPLEMENTATION• Antioxidants Antioxidants are natural compounds that are natural compounds that

protect the body from harmful free radicals.protect the body from harmful free radicals.

• A free radical A free radical is an atom or group of is an atom or group of atoms that cause damage to cells and can atoms that cause damage to cells and can impair the immune system, leading to impair the immune system, leading to infection and various diseases such a heart infection and various diseases such a heart disease and cancer.disease and cancer.

• Because Because antioxidants antioxidants combat free combat free radicals, they play a beneficial role in the radicals, they play a beneficial role in the prevention of disease. Scientists also prevention of disease. Scientists also believe free radicals to be the basis of the believe free radicals to be the basis of the aging process.aging process.

What your Doctor Doesn’t know about Nutritional What your Doctor Doesn’t know about Nutritional Medicine May be Killing YouMedicine May be Killing You

By Dr. Ray D. StrandBy Dr. Ray D. Strand

• ““I believe this one simple truth is the I believe this one simple truth is the cause of more confusion about the cause of more confusion about the health benefits of nutritional health benefits of nutritional supplementation than any other fact. supplementation than any other fact. Physicians are training to believe that Physicians are training to believe that the RDAs are the level of nutrients that the RDAs are the level of nutrients that are needed by the body for optimal are needed by the body for optimal health. This false assumption is the health. This false assumption is the main reason I believe physicians, main reason I believe physicians, registered dieticians, nutritionals, and registered dieticians, nutritionals, and the health-care community in general the health-care community in general show such resistance to nutritional show such resistance to nutritional supplementation.....” supplementation.....”

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Presentation based on slideshow done by Rashpal Sahota – Powerful Mind Powerful You