WELLNESS WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP SERIES:

“NUTRITION IN AMERICA”

ASHLEY REYNOLDS

Natural Trends inCommon Health

Challenges

Why I’ve Come Today

Informed Consumers Always Make Better Choices and have more control over their own health than they have ever been lead to believe!

We all need to leave sustainable wellness traditions behind for our children and grandchildren.

Consumer product manufacturers should be held accountable to PRODUCT PERFORMANCE, PRODUCT SAFETY, PRODUCT INGREDIENTS, PRODUCT VALUE, PRICE POINT, & PROFIT SHARING!

What We Will Cover Today… in 40 Minutes!

(Disclaimer: It’s all about what TO eat… not what NOT TO eat!)

Nutrition in the 21st Century: Problems With Our Current System and Why We Recommend Supplementation

Applications at Work / TestimonialsWhat Did You Learn? / Call to Action

5 Things We DON’T Get Enough Of in Our American Diet

Micronutrients (Vitamins and Minerals)FiberOmega-3 Fatty AcidsProbioticsWater

Nutrition in the 21st Century

Overfed and Undernourished!The modern diet differs drastically compared

to that of our ancestors.Although we live in an age of availability and

abundance, we choose to ignore many foods that are good for us.

Processing foods destroys nutrients!

WHY Supplement?

Your body can’t produce them.Timing is everything.Deficiencies today can hurt tomorrow.

What happens when we don’t get enough??

Soil Mineral Depletion Warning… 35 Years Ago!

“In the future, we will not be able to rely anymore on our premise that the consumption of a varied balanced diet will provide all the essential trace elements, because such a diet will be very difficult to obtain for millions of people.” Dr. Walter Mertz, US Department of Agriculture, 1977

Statement to Congress

Soil Mineral Depletion:Farming Disrupts Healthy Land

Natural Land Cultivated Land

Inhabited by a diversity of plant species

Often limited to a single type of crop, depleting the soil of essential nutrients (Modern farmers attempt to counter this with crop rotation)

Plants grow according to seasonal and climatic fluctuations

Manipulated to accelerate the maturation of the plant, sometimes, yielding multiple crops in a single growing season, accelerating mineral depletion

Replenished by its own dying and decaying plant matter

Harvested, removing all plant matter, leaving the land barren (today’s organic waste is either incinerated or buried in a toxic mix of trash at massive landfills)

Soil Mineral Depletion: Chemicals

Ever increasing demands on the farmPesticides and herbicides reduce the plant’s

ability to absorb and assimilate the few trace minerals that may be remaining in the soil.

In Conclusion: When nature gets cheated, SO DO THE REST OF US!

3 Potential Solutions

Re-mineralize farmlands.Eat locally grown produce from organic

farms.Provide the body with minerals and nutrients

directly through supplementation.

Why You Need Fiber

Not Just for “Old People” or Constipation!Non-Digestible Part of Plant FoodAverage Person Needs 25-38 grams/day

Most people only get 10-15 grams

Why You Need Fiber

Fiber performs functions that NO OTHER ORGAN CAN and plays a HUGE part in our Overall Health…

Enhanced Immunity (85% in your Digestive Track)Lowers CholesterolHelps Reduce Risk of Heart DiseaseCollects and Sweeps Away Toxins and WasteImproved RegularityPromotes Digestive HealthWeight Management

2 Types of Fiber

Soluble Fiber Dissolves in Water Forms a Gel-like Substance Traps Excess Sugar, Fat and Cholesterol

Insoluble Fiber Never Dissolves Soaks Up 15x Weight Promotes a Feeling of Fullness Speeds Movement of Food Through Digestive Tract

NOT Enough Fiber…

If there is NOT enough fiber in the intestines…The Cholesterol, Fat and Toxins are

RECIRCULATED throughout the body and the whole process begins again!

A Dangerous Sludge Forms… Like taking multiple baths in the same water over and over and over again… keeps getting dirtier and dirtier!

Ask Me About Intestinal Villi!

Omega-3 Benefits

Pre-Natal, Infancy/Childhood, Adulthood, Old Age

The typical American diet now tends to contain 20 times more Omega-6s than Omega-3s

Commonly found in fish (salmon), Chia seeds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, tofu and leafy vegetables

Ideal Supplementation: sourced from pure coldwater fish, and then purified, distilled, and certified to contain no contaminants.

Omega-3 Benefits

Incredible Brain Booster Approximately 2/3 of the brain is composed of fats,

and DHA Omega-3s make up 90% of these fats. Safeguards against Depression Slows the progression of Age-Related Memory Loss,

reduces risk of Dementia

Critical for Childhood Development Promote healthy development of the fetal brain, eyes

and nervous system Taken during pregnancy improve childhood vision,

cognitive ability and IQ through adolescence.

Omega-3 Benefits

Supercharged Heart Guard Regular intake of Omega-3s significantly decreased

their risk of nonfatal heart attack and stroke.

Full Body Benefits Promotes healthy eyes and vision Promotes joint mobility and flexibility Nourishes skin, hair and nails Promotes healthy immune response

The PRO in PRObiotic!

Digestive system is 30 feet long and over 100 Trillion (2 lbs.) bacterial cells!

An imbalance of good and bad flora can lead to occasional indigestion, constipation, abdominal discomfort, and other digestive problems. Can also lead to Acne, bad breath, sluggishness and unexplained fatigue.

The Culprits: Chlorine, Stress, Antibiotics*, White Sugar/Flour

The PRO in PRObiotic

Flora: microorganisms living in or on the body (flora of the intestine)

Probiotic food sources: yogurt, miso soup, sauerkraut, kefir, and kombucha.

Attach themselves to intestinal wall to counteract bad flora. Need FIBER to stay alive!

Supplementing? Look for: Stomach-acid-resistant strains Lactobacillus acidophilus: targets small intestine Bifidobacterium lactis: targets colon

We’re ALL Thirsty!

My Partnership

I am partnered with a USA-based manufacturer called Melaleuca: The Wellness Companywho manufactures and distributes over 350

products right to your front door!Many products are patented…

or have patents pending!2 Thing that make shopping with us very

different:Just-In-Time Manufacturing

Preferred Customer Program