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Nutrtition 101

·         The role that carbs, fat, protein, and water all play in creating health and vitality

·         Why carbs and fat are not your enemies, and how to use them appropriately to help support and enhance healthy weight release

·          The role of vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients – what do they do in your body, and how to ensure you get all you need

·         Do you need to take supplements?

·         Beyond nutrients – what about the ENERGETIC properties of food?

·         Healthy substitutions shopping chart

·         General guidelines for daily servings of each food group

·         Food Journal

·         Delicious whole food meal ideas for everyday

·         How to cook….

Homework: You'll find out more on the call!

This module sets the foundation for all the modules to come. It will help you sort through the confusing, conflicting information about low carb, low fat diets, and gain clarity on why diets that restrict entire food groups will not support healthy weight release in the long run.  It will  help you build a strong foundation to begin your new eating plan the RIGHT way.

Kill your Cravings – Diets Don’t Work!

·         Where do cravings come from? 

·         Physiological, psychological, and emotion factors

·         The difference between appetite and hunger and how to know the difference

·         How today’s food manufacturers have learned to capitalize on the chemistry of cravings

·         Why diets don’t work

·         How stress affects your food choices, your ability to regulate your appetite, and the way your body metabolizes food

·         What you can do to start breaking the bonds that the “wrong” foods have on you, and take control back

·         Believe & Achieve

·         Strategies for overcoming cravings

·         Recipes / food tips for healthy craving-busters

·         How water helps with weight release

This module is going to be a real eye-opener.  It’s going to really explain to you why diets don’t work, and that it is not because you are weak or will-less that you succumb to those cravings. 

It will also give you some practical strategies to begin taking control back.

Sugarholics Anonymous

·         What is sugar?  How it affects your health – the single most important thing you can do for you health is get control of your sugar habit

·         Sugar addiction

·         Sugar substitutes – healthy and not so healthy

·         Steps and strategies for eliminating/reducing sugar in your diet

·         Balancing Blood Sugar

·         Baking with substitutes

·         Naturally sweet recipes

·         Can sugar subtitutes make you fat?

This module specifically addresses sugar, the most commonly craved food (along with simple carbs). 

It helps you understand how sugar is affecting your health and vitality.

You’ll come away with some great alternatives to sugar to help you curb your sugar habit, and recipes to naturally satisfy your sweet tooth.

Pantry Purge

·         Demystify label reading

·         Why you don’t want to just look at the calories and grams of fat and carbs!

·         A review of anti-nutrients to avoid to protect your good health and vitality, and support natural weight release.

·         Anti-nutrients

·         Reading labels

Get value for your money when you’re grocery shopping – learn how to assess the true value of a food before you decide to buy it. 

This module will help you understand how different food additives and artificial flavourings affect your body, your brain, your biochemistry and your ability to regulate your appetite.

·         Why and when should we detox?

·         Should some people NOT detox?

·         How to detox - different methods and "levels" of detoxification depending on where you are on the health continuum; how long to detox

·         Cleansing products

·         Detoxification plans (outlines)

You are what you digest

·         How sub-optimal digestion affects every aspect of your health and well-being

·         discover how to know if your digestion needs some attention

·         how food allergies develop; what is leaky gut?

·         steps to improve your digestion

·         Digestion basics

This module helps you recognize signs and symptoms of compromised digestion – often we take these for granted as a “normal” part of aging, or just “the way we are.”  In fact it doesn’t have to be that way, and these symptoms are your body’s way of telling you it doesn’t like what you’re doing!  You’ll also get specific solutions to addressing your digestive complaints, and by doing so, set yourself up for peak wellness!

 ·       How food/nutrition can impact your mental and emotional well-being

·         key nutrients to support your mental and emotional well-being and foods that provide those nutrients

·         lifestyle changes that benefit your mood and well being

·         Nutrients and foods for mental/emotional well-being

Superfoods and Supplements

·         Got the basics of good health through nutrition in place and ready to crank it up a notch?  Discover the Superfoods for enhanced energy, boost your metabolism and ease of weight release, and experience youthful vitality for life

·         What are the Superfoods?  How to introduce them and use them in your meals.

·         What about supplements to help with weight release?  Do they work?  Are they worth the money?  What are the risks?

·         Nutrients & Supplements that support Weight Release

Now that we’ve been at this for a while, this module helps you take your energy, metabolism, and weight release up a notch using superfoods.