Start Your Journey Towards Optimal Health Today!

1. O ptimal H ealth S eminar Market America presents... Start Your Journey Towards Optimal Health Today!

2. This presentation has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, prevent or treat any disease or condition or to recommend a treatment for any disease or condition.

3. Our Mission • To educate & help you better understand how your body’s systems work • To achieve your health goals more effectively

4. What Are Your Health Goals Vibrant, Full of Energy Mentally Sharp Emotionally and Spiritually Grounded Lean and Strong Healthy Weight Physically Active For the Rest of Your Life!

5. The 2 Basic Principles in Natural Health 1. Feeding and nourishing the body systems 2. Cleansing and removing toxins from the body

6. pH Levels • pH is a symbol for the degree of acidity or alkalinity in a solution. pH stands for “particles of Hydrogen” or “power of Hydrogen”. The maintenance of a stable hydrogen ion concentration in the body fluids is essential to life. • Any substance with a pH lower than 7.0 is considered acidic, while a pH above 7.0 is considered alkaline. • Ideal pH for the human body is between 6.8 and 7.2. Therefore, a pH above 7.2 is considered alkaline and lower than 6.8 is considered acidic.

7. The ideal pH for saliva lies between 6.8 and 7.2 pH Scale Healthy pH 5.8 6.0 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.8 7.0 7.2 7.4 7.6 7.8 AcidAlkaline Think of pH as Potential for Health

8. What causes pH imbalance? • A high protein diet (70-80% protein; 20-30% carbs) • High levels of stress • Highly processed foods (containing preservatives) • High amounts of sugar in your diet

9. Alkaline Forming: Fruits Vegetables Brazil nuts, coconut and almonds Soy Products Lima beans Sprouted grains and seeds Honey Maple Syrup Raisins Acid Forming: Grains (unsprouted) All poultry, fish, meats and eggs Sugar and syrup, except honey Nuts Legumes Coffee Alcohol Pasta Soda Tea Flour based products Dairy products Foods that affect pH LevelsIn order to maintain optimal health it is important to maintain our pH level within the ideal range. Foods To maintain proper pH levels, eat 80% of your diet from the alkaline food list and 20% from the acid food list!

10. Complete Greens(so many greens, so little time) • Is it a challenge to include the nine servings of vegetables and fruits per day as recommended by the USDA? • Benefits of dark leafy greens are: • Blood purifier • Cancer prevention • Immune strengthener • Improve liver, gall bladder and kidney function • Fight depression • Clear congestion, reduces mucus, improves circulation

11. Connecting The Body Systems 1. Colon 2. Small Intestines 3. Liver 4. Lymphatic System 5. Circulatory System

12. The Digestive System • Where most of the nutrients & toxins are absorbed in our bodies • Learn how the Digestive System works

13. Feeding and Nourishing the Body Systems: Digestion Step 1: We chew the food As we chew the food, the body produces enzymes to assist in the digestion process.

14. Digestion Step 2:The food moves down into the stomach • The stomach is the only acidic organ in the body • The stomach breaks the food down & turns it into an ISOTONIC liquid state called CHYME

15. Digestion Step 3: The Chyme moves down into the Small Intestine • The Small Intestine is about • 21 ft. Long & 1.5 inches in diameter • The Small Intestine is where most of the ABSORPTION takes place

16. Absorption • Inside the small intestine are thousands of finger-like structures called VILLI • The outside surface of the Villi and microvilli add up to about 200 square meters (about the surface area of the singles tennis court at Wimbledon)

17. Digestion Distribution of Nutrients and Toxins Everything that is absorbed through the VILLI (Nutrients, Medications, Chemicals & Toxins)enters the blood stream and lymphatics, and is then carried & distributed throughout the body

18. Digestion STEP 4: The unused food passes into the Large Intestine (colon) • The large intestine is about 5 ft. long and 2.5 inches in diameter • This organ should eliminates the unused foods and toxins from our bodies 2 to 3 times each day.

19. AUTOINTOXICATION The production of toxic chemicals produced by the colon bacteria, and the continuous diffusion of these toxins into the colon wall and ultimately the blood stream, resulting in possible damage to the colon wall as well as distant sites in the body.

20. THE COLON The American diet is full of white flour, meat, milk, sugar and processed foods. As a result, many people are affected by waste build up in their colons causing autointoxication.

21. SYSTEM CHALLENGE Blood carries toxins to the Liver • The liver filters blood • Excessive years of toxic filtration and the liver may become impaired • When the liver becomes impaired, the toxin produced by autointoxication will affect the Lymphatic System

22. Lymphatic System { Immune System } Has two main functions: 1. Protects us from infection (viruses, bacteria, fungi) and tumors 2. Cleans up intercellular waste

23. Lymphatic System Runs along side of the circulatory system. It has no pump: fluid is moved passively during muscle contraction.

24. Lymphatic System • When functioning correctly, the Lymphatic System will dump its waste into the colon where it is trapped in mucus and is excreted • However, when the colon and liver are not working to full capacity, the Lymphatic System will release its waste into the bloodstream where it then settles into organs and tissues.

25. Circulatory System The transport system for your blood (heart, arteries and veins) Before you have problems with your circulatory system,like high blood pressure or heart disease, you could have had problems with - - - Digestion, Elimination, and Autointoxication

26. Possible Symptoms of an Unhealthy Colon & Liver • Headaches • Fatigue & Dizziness • Skin Disorders (eczema, psoriasis, acne) • Body Odor & Bad Breath • Puffy Eyelids • Difficulty Sleeping • Hangover Feeling in the Morning • Swelling/Edema • Tenderness Under the Rib Cage

28. The inside of our Body

30. FACT • All of your body systems must be functioning properly to achieve optimal health • “There are no fences in your body” Dr. Sheryl Duchess, N.D. • Compromise any body system and • We don’t function properly • We don’t feel well • We compromise optimal health

31. The Typical American Diet

32. TYPICAL AMERICAN DIET Foods Ingredients and Their Effect on the Body Donut White Flour - When mixed with water makes paste. Donuts have little to no fiber and have big amounts of sugar. Sugar - Destroys B-Vitamins. B-vitamins feed our nervous system and help keep us calm. Hydrogenated Oil -The hydrogenation process was developed in 1912 to harden soap. The food industry uses this process to develop hydrogenated oil to prolong the shelf life of foods. This fake fat or hydrogenated oil can cause lesions inside the arteries which impairs cell function. As this happens over time, cholesterol & calcium will stick to the damaged areas of the arteries thus leading to blockage & hardening of the arteries. Coffee Processed coffee beans –are acidifying. Coffee also destroys our friendly bacteria. It also blocks Vitamin D receptors at the Gut Level to Utilize vitamin D.

33. TYPICAL AMERICAN DIET Foods Ingredients and Their Effect on the Body Creamer Substitute Several Hydrogenated Oils ( Fake Fats) - cause cholesterol build up inside our arteries. Aspartame when heated to high temperatures, the wood alcohol in this chemical is converted by enzymes to formaldehyde. It potentially can become a neurotoxin that passes the blood brain barrier causing potential health challenges. Nutra-Sweet or Aspartame

34. TYPICAL AMERICAN DIET Foods Ingredients and Their Effect on the Body Cheese Burger More white flour which makes paste. Processed cheese is made with hydrogenated oils, and even looks like plastic. Hamburger meat. Our cattle are fed antibiotics and steroids. We don’t really know what meats are safe to consume anymore. French Fries Potatoes fried in more hydrogenated oil. More lesions inside the arteries. Coca Drink Phosphoric acid in soda’s will leach out and chelate the calcium in our bodies. When we are acidic, our body will rob calcium from our bones to neutralize the acid. The 1st bone it will draw from is your jaw bone, a non-weight bearing bone. The sugars in soda will cause acidity.

35. TYPICAL AMERICAN DIET Foods Ingredients and Their Effect on the Body Canned Foods Loaded with preservatives. If you can’t pronounce the words on the label don’t eat it. Because these can be foreign chemicals, your body may not know what to do with them. Ice Cream All-American comfort food! Commercial Ice Cream is made with over 300 different chemicals, one being Diethyl Glucol used in Anti-freeze & paint removers. Cookies More white flour, hydrogenated oil and sugar. When milk is pasteurized to kill the bacteria, it becomes an inorganic form of calcium. It is not fully assimilated by the body and calcium deposits tend to form from too little calcium in the diet. Milk is also mucus forming. If you fed pasteurized milk to a baby cow for 30 days, it would die. We consume the most dairy in the world, but we have the highest rate of osteoporosis. Pasteurized Milk

36. Not So Typical American Diet

37. NOT SO TYPICAL AMERICAN DIET Foods Ingredients and Their Effect on the Body Fresh Raw Fruits Fruit is high in fiber and loaded with antioxidants like vitamin C and bio-flavonoids. Fruits also contain a lot of water content. We are 70% water and we need food that contains water to hydrate our body. Fruit contains natural sugar that gives you a good source of energy. Fruit is also a great source of phyto-chemicals, which are nutrients found in fruits, vegetables, and grains that contain special nutrients that help fight against cancer and other disorders. Fresh raw fruits are loaded with enzymes and when we eat our foods raw 30% of the digestion is done for us by the food itself. When we cook our food over 110 degrees F, we destroy the living enzymes and our body must use its own enzymes for digestion robbing us of energy.

38. NOT SO TYPICAL AMERICAN DIET Foods Ingredients and Their Effect on the Body Fresh Raw Vegetables Vegetables are mainly carbohydrates that are high in antioxidants, phytochemicals and fiber. Dark green vegetables will help to alkalinize the body and are a great source of calcium. Vegetables are also low in calories and sugar so they feed your body with nutrients without a lot of calories. There are at least 5 different cultures that live extremely long lives where their average life span exceeds 100 years old. One thing they all have in common is they eat a lot of raw vegetables grown in very rich soil. We should try to eat at least 2 large salads per day and 2 to 3 more servings of fresh vegetables either steamed or stir fried in good oil like olive oil. Don’t over cook them so you receive the vitamin content intact.

39. When we eat this way, our small intestines and villi will be free to absorb the nutrients and the colon will eliminate properly.You have heard the saying,“We are what we eat.”In this case, I say, “We are what we absorb.”

40. Long Term Effects From Toxins Leaking From The Colon After years & years of running Toxic Blood through our bodies, it is no wonder why our health may start to deteriorate Unhealthy blood pressure levels Poor Cardiovascular Health Joint Discomfort Unhealthy Cholesterol Levels (and the list goes on)

41. The Solution Feeding and nourishing the body systems 2. Cleansing and removing toxins from the body

42. Acidic Food Alkaline Food pH and a healthy diet

43. Excessive animal protein, grains, refined carbohydrates, coffee, alcohol Diet: decrease acidic foods

44. Greens Vegetables Northern Fruits (Fish) (whole grains) Diet: increase alkalizing foods

45. 2009 Food Pyramid mypyramid.gov

46. Are we Nutrition Adequate?

47. Multivitamin - Research • Suboptimal levels of vitamins are risk factors for chronic diseases such as CVD, cancer and osteoporosis • “Most people do not consume an optimal amount of all vitamins by diet alone….it appears prudent for all adults to take vitamin supplements.” JAMA, June 19, 2002, Vol. 287, No. 23, 3127-3129.

48. Inadequate Intakes from Food Percentage of Americans with Inadequate Intakes from Food Based on Estimated Average Requirements (EAR) – from NHANES 2001-2002 SOURCE: What We Eat In America, NHANES 2001-2002. EAR is daily intake to meet the requirement of 50% of the healthy individuals in a particular group.

49. Recommended Consumed consumption by 9-13 y/o females Data from Food & Nutrition Service, USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005Recommendations vs Consumption

50. Typical American Diet • Can people get what they need from the US Diet? • USDA reports that many Americans get less than 70% of the RDA of many essential minerals and antioxidants