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The secret of getting ahead is getting started. -Mark Twain

Why Wellness?

WE ARE WHAT WE EAT!

The quality of our health is contingent upon the quality of the building materials going into our bodies.

Our bodies are made up of what we eat and drink.

The body completely regenerates our cells every 7 years

WHY YOUR BODY NEEDS WATER

Helps keep kidneys functioning properly

Eliminates waste

Helps with weight loss

Gives body cells shape, form and elasticity

Carries nutrients and oxygen to all cells

And . . . It Has NO CALORIES!And . . . It Has NO CALORIES!

Women / Men who had a high daily intake of water (5+ glasses) had 41% / 51% fewer heart attacks as those who had low intakes (<2 glasses).

With those who drank other fluids (coffee, soda pop, etc.), they found no protective effects of higher fluid intake.

In fact, those who had the highest fluid intake from other beverages (in place of water) had higher mortality rates, especially in women.  - Source: American Journal of Epidemiology 155 (9):827-33, Jan. 2002

Adventist Health Study, 6 years, 8280 men and 12017 women:

And…Water Helps prevent Heart Disease!!

Exercise and the connection to Diabetes & Obesity

RESEARCH NEWS !

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30 men with low-risk prostate cancer chose lifestyle changes over conventional medical treatment

Three months of major lifestyle changes:• a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and soy

products • moderate exercise such as walking for half an hour a day• stress management, such as meditation or deep breathing

Results after 3 months: • Weight loss, lower blood pressure, other health improvements• Prostate biopsies showed changes in activity in about 500

genes — disease-preventing genes increased; disease-promoting genes shut down or “turned off”

*Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Dean Ornish, head of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Sausalito, California

A New Study* Says YES!

Can Lifestyle Change Our Genes?

Exercise and Human Growth Hormone

Our production of Human Growth Hormone decreases significantly as we age

EXERCISE promotes our internal production of growth hormone.

• By gradually increasing the intensity or difficulty of exercise we are helping to increase growth hormone production.

Very important to our health:

• Helps keep our body fat low

• Helps us maintain our muscle mass and bone density

• Just as important for women as for men

And how could we forget…Warm-Up The Dynamic Wellness Way

Triggers release of Synovial FluidWarm up our joints as well as our musclesPlus it’s just plain FUN

Let’s Rock and Roll!

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The Ahead Wellness Challenge