The Whole Body, Food & Nutrition Survival Skills Seminar

  

Location: On -Site only
Length :1 day – Hours 9:00 a.m. to 12-noon; lunch break 12 noon to 1:00 p.m.; return to seminar from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Number of Participants : Up to 50 people per seminar
Materials : Handout folders are provided
Follow-Up Monitoring : No-Charge MVP six month follow up program. Attendee's may contact instructor for topic relevant questions by email or phone for six-months following presentation.
Presenter:  Alana Sugar, C.N.

Synopsis:  These days everybody is being inundated with conflicting information about food and what to eat, as well as how it SHOULD affect your body.  We are told to avoid fats…. No!  WAIT!  Avoid carbs…. But WAIT!  Don’t eat too much protein!  How in the world can any of us find anything to eat anymore?   This seminar is designed to help you wade through the dietary muck of controversy, dilemma, heartache, and uncertainty – all surrounding food, healthy body, healthy weight, and healthy mind.
 

1.       Back to Basics:

˙        What exactly is good nutrition?
˙        Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Fats
˙        REAL food!  What it really is, where it comes from, and how it affects the human body

2.      So, what about FATS?  And, what about Cholesterol?

˙        What are fats exactly?
˙        How they affect the human body
˙        You do NOT come from a cookie-cutter pattern! Your unique need for REAL FATS
˙        The Cholesterol Controversy – sorting it all out
˙        HDL, LDL, Triglycerides, and your BLOOD SUGAR BALANCE

3.      Healthy WEIGHT:

˙        Calories In, Calories Out … Oh! REALLY?
˙        Your endocrine system, and the health of your LIVER for FAT BURNING
˙        Increase your metabolism naturally – right out of your pantry!
˙        Water – Tea – Coffee – Alcohol?
˙        Lessons on sugar from Alana Sugar

4.      STRESS and ADDICTION to COMFORT FOOD:

˙        Stress Busters – ancient secrets of Chinese Medicine
˙        A healthy BRAIN
˙        The role of exercise  and activating body triggers for JOY
˙        Getting in touch with the food YOUR body needs

5.      Putting it All into Place

˙        Where to begin
˙        Setting goals for pleasure and fun with food
˙        Cooking 101 – quick meals, slow food
˙        Daily Routine
˙        OPEN FORUM – questions, answers, personal experience