A frequent discussion I have in the office usually starts like this, "Dr. Joel, I would love to follow the Maximized Living Core Diet program but I simply can't afford it." The initial response is always the same. "We can't afford not to."
Of course, the assumption is that eating healthy is expensive. This simply is not the case. The ability to find high quality, cost effective food has become easier and easier. Demand has started to skyrocket for organic foods. Local co-ops, farmer's markets, Whole Foods, Sprouts and Vitamin Cottage offer a variety of choices for a family diet that not only taste good, but keeps the budget in check.
The higher costs, and the hidden costs come later in life. Heart disease, diabetes, cancer are all primarily lifestyle diseases brought on by choices we make today. These disease alone not only cost ourselves years of quality life, but also billions of dollars in health care costs as a country.
What is the price you put on spending the last 10 years of your life in a hospital bed? Retirement years with your husband, wife, kids and grand kids are priceless yet the decisions we make today rob us of these experiences. Most retire with hopes of traveling the seas on the cruise ship when the reality is nursing homes are full with waiting lists.
Find out just how cost effective and enjoyable eating well is. Join me as I present the Maximized Living Makeover, Saturday October 9th here in Castle Rock. Know that you are not alone. Hundreds of Maximized Living offices across the country and around the world (Zimbabwe, Africa) will be teaching 10,000 participants the 5 Essentials to the Maximized Life.
Register today at Well Within Chiropractic. This is open to the public and your $20 registration fee reserves your seat and gets you the Maximized Living Makeover book, co-authored by myself, other Maximized Living Mentors from around the country including Dr. Ben Lerner, New York Times best selling author of the Body By God.
If you have not already registered at my site, do so by clicking on the log in button on the top right of this page. Membership has its privileges. Access to hundreds of videos and audios of the 5 Essentials awaits.
I don't need to see more people and I don't need more new patients! But if I don't, who will???? The world needs Maximized Living!! Got Health? Want Some? Come Get Some!!! 303-814-3980
A few quick facts before we get to the scary visuals...
**Americans spent $117 BILLION (yes, billion, that is not a typo) on obesity related economic costs in 2003 alone.
**As of the year 2000 Americans spend more than $110 BILLION (there's that billion word again) on FAST FOOD!
**Americans now spend more on fast food than on higher education, personal computers, computer software or even a new car!
**Each year, Americans spend approximately $50 billion a year on diet and weight loss.
**The food industry has an annual advertising budget of $30 billion. That's alot to go up against.
Now to the good stuff (not really good, but enlightening at least).
Obesity rates in the year 1985. I'm sure you notice the "CDC" on the chart. This is their research.
Light Blue indicates state obesity levels under 10%. The medium Blue is 10-14%.
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Colors indicate same numbers, you'll just notice they cover alot more area.
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Adding a 3rd blue... this dark blue indicates a 15-19% rate of obesity in the state. Notice the entire country is now "on the chart"!
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Another categoryis created... Beige is a rate of 20-24%!
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So enough with the gradual color adding, let's go for 2 new colors!! Orange indicates obesity levels of 25-29% and the red is 30% or higher!
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So we don't see any new colors, thank goodness, but we do see the orange and red expanding.
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So, what happened? Why did we not make a big fuss out of this when we only saw shades of blue? Don't you think that fact that we ran out of blue shades to use should have thrown up a red flag? I guess not considering 99.9% of the public has never even seen these charts.
Now, what are you going to do about it? You may not be able to turn the whole chart back to light blue all on your own, but you can change the outcome for the most important person, you!
Come be a part of the mission... your life depends on it!
Maximized Living is a valuable ally when you decide it is time to revamp your nutritional practices. A good place to start is by keeping a food diary. Over the period of a week try keeping track of everything that goes in your mouth. Don’t cheat. Write down everything you eat and when you eat. Soon you will have a good picture of your eating patterns – what you crave and when; meals you skip and how you make up for them. Pay attention to “red light foods” that you can’t stop eating. Few people overeat on apples or broccoli. On the other hand, some of us could eat an entire pan of macaroni and cheese or a whole bag of cookies.
There is an adjustment period when you change the type and pattern of food intake. For the first few days the body may not be comfortable. If you have decided to kick a caffeine habit, you may also experience some headaches which is often due to the body detoxiifying. The good news is that when the body gets used to solid, well-balanced nutrition, typically after 2-4 days, a new chapter begins. The body’s old cravings diminish, then disappear and new, healthy cravings emerge. Your body will want foods that are good for it – fruits, vegetables, dairy products, lean meats, or fish, to name a few. Many people report actually craving salads for the first time in their lives. When your body is getting the nutrition it needs, your quality of life will improve dramatically.
As a certified Maximized Living Health Center, we are a wise choice to bring on board as your one-stop health and wellness coach. We can perform the latest, state of the art evaluations, then help you develop a workable lifestyle plan to support you as you work to reach your goals for a healthy, happy, active lifestyle.
Call us and schedule a no cost consultation. 303.814.3980.
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