Give The Body You Have A Fighting Chance Susan Merrick 2012 TCOA Age Well Live Well

Give the Body a Fighting Chance Age Well Live Well Austin Ambassador 20 year volunteer with aging & disability Diagnosed Pre-Everything at 50 Mom & Grandmother died of Alzheimers Spent 5 years reading about reversing illnesses Turned my health around with this formula Health = Nutrients/Calories Consumed (www.drfuhrman.com) Good intentions? Or another layer of pavement on the road to illness? Todd Whitthornes compelling 2011 TCOA message Tools for health

Give The Body A Fighting Chance You Can Be Thin and Unhealthy -- Todd Whitthorne circa 2003.

Give The Body A Fighting Chance Are You Kidding Me! ( -- Susan Darr (Merrick), circa 2003 (fresh from 40-Lb loss /Atkins & South Beach)

Give the Body a Fighting Chance To Live Healthy to 100

Give the Body a Fighting Chance To Reverse & Prevent Degenerative Diseases Dr. Neal Bernards Program for Reversing Diabetes Beating Alzheimers by Tom Warren Prevent & Reverse Heart Disease by Caldwell Esselstyn, MD Overcoming Thyroid Disorders by David Brownstein, MD (Fibromyalgia, Graves, Hashimotos, Hypo/Hyper Thyroid Disorders & 54 more Healing the Gerson Way, by Charlotte Gerson (Headaches, Diabetes, Lupus & Stage IV Cancers)

Give The Body A Fighting Chance Against Fad Diets & Studies It matters how we trim down. The fuel the bodys cells need causes healthy, natural weight loss.

Fad Diets Do Not They lack needed phytonutrient calories Diet pills? Bottled/canned smoothies/shakes? Appetite suppressants? Food deprivation? Beef, pork, poultry, fish, cheese, milk, ice cream? Processed foods? The Standard American Diet? Atkins/South Beach/Red Wine/Chocolate

Give the Body a Fighting Chance NEW START to Age Well- Live Well N = ? E W S T A R T Live Healthy to 100Live with Disease Resources InResources Out

Give the Body a Fighting ChanceNEW START - Nutrition Reverse Disease with Nutrition Health = Nutrients/Calories Macro-nutrients in both animal & plants Protein Fat Carbohydrate Micro-nutrient-dense foods = plants Vitamins Minerals Enzymes Phytonutrients (Thousands work Antioxidants Bioflavonoids Carotenoids Lignans

Give the Body a Fighting ChanceNEW START - Nutrition Live Healthy to 100Live with Disease Produce/Alkaline/True Hunger Products/Acidic/Toxic Hunger Spinach = more protein/calorie than meat, fish, eggs, cheese Complete protein is in all plants packaged with fiber and phytonutrients Animal = cancer & heart & gut diseases Animal = got its protein by eating plants Animal protein is packaged with saturated fat, cholesterol, arachidonic acid and leads to degenerative diseases, including dementia Avocado, walnuts, seeds = Omega 3s body makes EPA & DHA from Cheese = highest saturated fat / calorie Oils = harden & produce free-radicals & lead to degenerative diseases, including dementia Complex carbohydrates densely packed with phytonutrients Enriched flour + sugar = devoid of nutrients = inflammation = degenerative diseases, including dementia Resources InResources Out

Give the Body a Fighting ChanceNEW START - Nutrition Tool 2: Health = Nutrients/Calories Consumed 1. Salad is the main dish. Eat it first at lunch & dinner 2. Eat at least 4 fresh fruits daily 3. Variety of raw greens & vegetables is spice of life 4. For 6 weeks, limit high-starch whole foods to 1-cup/day (corn on cob, sweet potato, brown rice) 5. Eat at least a cup of beans or legumes every day 6. For 6 weeks, eliminate animal & dairy products 7. Have a tablespoon of ground flax seed a day 8. Eat an ounce of raw nuts & seeds a day in salad 9. Mushrooms with beans & soups & salads 10. Keep it simple

Give the Body a Fighting Chance Nutrition How we cook/eat matters Live Healthy to 100Live with Disease Steam/blanch in H 2 O two minBrowned meats = acrylamides Soak beans, legumes, grainsBaked = acrylamides Heat vegetables to 112 degreesFried = acrylamides Heat soups to 112 degreesGrilled = acrylamides Roasted = acrylamides True hungerBBQd = acrylamides Water-based cooking at low heat preserves enzymes, etc. Oil-based cooking hardens the oils & produces free radicals Chew until liquidChomp, chomp, swallow Resources InResources Out

Give the Body a Fighting Chance NEW START to Age Well- Live Well Nutrition E = ? W S T A R T Live Healthy to 100Live with Disease Produce/Alkaline/True Hunger Products/Acidic/Toxic Hunger Resources InResources Out

Give the Body a Fighting Chance NEW START - Exercise

Give the Body a Fighting Chance NEW START to Age Well- Live Well Nutrition Exercise W = ? S T A R T Live Healthy to 100Live with Disease Produce/Alkaline/True Hunger Products/Acidic/Toxic Hunger Active Sedentary Resources InResources Out

Give the Body a Fighting Chance NEW START - Water Live Healthy to 100Live with Disease Water 8-10 glasses/meatsAlcohol (even red wine) Water 4 to 5 glasses/plantsCoffee Add H 2 O if exercisingMilk (cow, soy) Add H 2 O if out in heatJuice (bottle, can, carton) Add H 2 O if stressedPowdered drinks Add H 2 O if up all nightSoda Add H 2 O if eat treatSports drinks Add H 2 O if sick, hurt, medsTea Resources InResources Out

Give the Body a Fighting Chance NEW START - Water Live Healthy to 100Live with Disease Body = 75% water Allergies & Asthma (lungs) Bowel moves 30 min/eatConstipation Heart, lungs, blood movesEdema, Congestive Heart Pain freeFibromyalgia pain Healthy gut (unless SAD)Gastrointestinal diseases Pain freeHeadaches, Migraines Pain freeJoint pain. inflammation Brain = 85% waterSeizure Resources InResources Out

Give the Body a Fighting Chance NEW START to Age Well- Live Well Nutrition Exercise Water S = ? T A R T Live Healthy to 100Live with Disease Produce/Alkaline/True Hunger Products/Acidic/Toxic Hunger Active Sedentary Energy Inflammation Resources InResources Out

Give the Body a Fighting Chance NEW START - Sunshine 20 minutes of morning sunlight /day To make Vitamin D-3 from cholesterol in skin Or plant-based Vitamin D-3 supplement www.drfuhrman.com

Give the Body a Fighting Chance NEW START Nutrition Exercise Water Sunshine T = ? A R T Live Healthy to 100Live with Disease Produce/Alkaline/True Hunger Products/Acidic/Toxic Hunger Active Sedentary Energy Inflammation Vitamin D3 Depression Resources InResources Out

Give the Body a Fighting Chance NEW START - Temperance Trash the Toxins: Alcohol Smoking Drugs/Antibiotics SAD Eating Out/Glutamates Pizza, Pasta, Baked Goods Sugar/Sweeteners/Sodas Animal, Oils, Cheese Herbicides/Pesticides

Give the Brain a Fighting Chance By Avoiding Glutamates MSG Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein Hydrolyzed Protein Hydrolyzed Plant Protein Plant Protein Extract Sodium Caseinate Calcium Caseinate Yeast Extract Textured Protein Autolyzed Yeast HydrolyzedOat Flour Malt Extract Malt Flavoring Bouillon Broth Stock Flavoring Natural Flavoring Natural Beef/Chicken Flavoring Seasoning Spices Carrageenan Enzymes Soy Protein Concentrate Soy Protein Isolate Whey Protein Concentrate Proyease enzymes L-cysteine Aspartame / Neotame

Give the Brain a Fighting Chance By Avoiding Packaged Foods & Eating Out Fruit-, nut-, seed- & vegetable- based : Meals Dishes Soups Salad dressings Sauces Chutney & more

Give the Body a Fighting Chance NEW START to Age Well- Live Well Nutrition Exercise Water Sunshine Temperance A = ? R T Live Healthy to 100Live with Disease Produce/Alkaline/True Hunger Products/Acidic/Toxic Hunger Active Sedentary Energy Inflammation Vitamin D3 Depression Detoxed Toxic Load Resources InResources Out

Give the Body a Fighting Chance NEW START - Air Oxygen to every cell Fresh morning air Daily deep breathing exercise Away from vehicle exhaust & ozone action days Annual field burning or prairie fires Air fresheners? Perfumed products? Noxious fumes?

Give the Body a Fighting Chance NEW START Nutrition Exercise Water Sunshine Temperance Air R = ? T Live Healthy to 100Live with Disease Produce/Alkaline/True HungerProducts/Acidic/Toxic Hunger Active Sedentary Energy Inflammation Vitamin D3 Depression Detoxed Toxic Load Oxygenated Oxygen-deprived Resources InResources Out

Give the Body a Fighting Chance NEW START - Rest 8 hours 5-to-20-minute naps v. caffeine Cellular repair cycle 10 pm to 2 am

Give the Body a Fighting Chance NEW START Nutrition Exercise Water Sunshine Temperance Air Rest T= ? Live Healthy to 100Live with Disease Produce/Alkaline/True HungerProducts/Acidic/Toxic Hunger Active Sedentary Energy Inflammation Vitamin D3 Depression Detoxed Toxic Load Oxygenated Oxygen-deprived Repair Cycle Waste Accumulation Resources InResources Out

Give the Body a Fighting Chance NEW START - Trust Trust your Maker to have provided the fuel our bodies need Let thy food be thy medicine & medicine thy food -- Hippocrates

Give the Body a Fighting Chance NEW START Nutrition Exercise Water Sunshine Temperance Air Rest Trust Live Healthy to 100Live with Disease Produce/Alkaline/True HungerProducts/Acidic/Toxic Hunger Active Sedentary Energy Inflammation Vitamin D3 Poor absorption Detoxed Toxic Load Oxygenated Oxygen-deprived Repair Cycle Waste Accumulation Attitude of Gratitude Stress Resources InResources Out

Highest in Protein/Calorie? Animal Protien or...... Plant Protien?

Which Has Free-Radical-Forming Acrylamides? Animal Protein or... or,,,,... Plant Protein?

Give the Body a Fighting Chance Against Sugar & Salt Living/dead? Food/toxic? Add/deplete reserves? Health/illness?

Give The Body A Fighting Chance Against Processed Grains Living/dead? Food/toxic? Add/deplete reserves? Health/illness?

Give The Body A Fighting Chance Against Dairy Living/dead? Food/toxic? Add/deplete reserves? Health/illness?

Standard American Diet Menu BBQ Cheeseburger, fries, shake Fried chicken, mashed Pasta Pizza Chinese Takeout Beer, wine, margarita, soda, coffee, milk or tea Pudding, ice cream, cake, pie, cookies, brownies

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Give The Body You Have A Fighting Chance Susan Merrick 2012 TCOA Age Well Live Well