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"As martial arts
enthusiasts, more than most people, we recognize the
need for healthy lifestyle and good nutrition! Now
more than ever we need help to achieve and maintain
optimal health, not only to be a happy and productive
person, but to fight off stress, obesity and chronic
diseases. In addition, as martial athletes, paying
extra close attention to nutrition will help us avoid
injury, workout harder and longer, and recover
faster and more fully! Below are the nutrition
products and supplements that I endorse, if you have any
questions or would like help in setting up an
an Optimal Health Plan,
feel free to contact me or visit
www.sharklife.mychoices.biz
to get started today!"
- Kyoshi Mark A.
Baier
6th
Degree Black Belt & World Champion Martial Artist
Living a Life of
Optimal Health!
- from
"The Optimal Health Revolution" by Duke Johnson, MD
The following
passages have been taken from Dr. Duke Johnson's book
"The Optimal Health Revolution." I strongly
recommend that anyone interested in living a long and
healthy life pick up a copy of their own. Inside
you'll find a more in-depth discussion of the topics
below. Additionally, you will find the risk
factors for chronic diseases like cancer, heart disease,
diabetes and obesity, as well as a game plan for
reducing them in your daily life. I highly
recommend this book. - Kyoshi Baier
The problem with losing weight or living an optimally
healthy life, is that no matter who you ask for advice
automatically becomes an expert. Fad diets are
just that, fads. What is good today is bad
tomorrow, what was healthy yesterday will kill you
today! Our goal should be to live an optimally
healthy lifestyle given our genetic heritage, personal
history, and environment.
Genetic heritage is a major factor in our health, but it
is not absolute fate. The key words to know are
genotype and phenotype. Genotype is the
genetic makeup you inherited from your parents.
Phenotype is the expression of your genes as influenced
by many environmental factors and life experience.
Though your grandmother may have lived for a hundred
years, you may not be so lucky as a result of living in
a different world, with different lifestyle choices.
Conversely, a large percentage of your family may have
succumbed to heart disease or cancer, but that does not
necessarily mean you will. There are things you
can do to help offset the increased risk indicated by
your family history and lifestyle.
The Eight Pillars of
Optimal Health:
Pillar #1: Reduce
Your Risk Factors for Chronic Disease
A risk factor is any lifestyle or biological quality or
characteristic that can increase your likelihood of
developing a disease. You will often hear that the
keys to good health are proper diet and exercise.
Diet and exercise are crucial to optimal health, but the
are only two risk factors for chronic disease.
We need to know and address them all.
Pillar #2:
Exercise
Science has shown that cardiovascular exercise reduces
the risk of many diseases and adverse health conditions.
It has also been shown to reduce mortality rates for
older people, and even slow the whole aging process.
But perhaps it's most important health benefit is that
exercise reduces chronic inflammation. Adding
dietary supplementation with antioxidants to exercise
provides even greater anti-inflammatory effects.
Pillar #3: Good
Macronutrition
Good
macronutrition describes the nutrients that make up most
of our nutritional intake by weight - carbohydrates,
fats and proteins. Good macronutrition consists of
eating the right types and percentages of these foods.
The Institute of Medicine recommends that the ranges of
macronutrients in adults' daily diets should be:
45-65
percent carbohydrates
20-35
percent fats
10-35
percent proteins
A
balanced diet must also include a good daily source of
fiber.
These ranges differ widely from the recommendations in
popular fad diets, because many of these diets have been
based on poor or old science, or have been no more than
educated guesses by the authors.
Pillar #4: Good
Micronutrition
Micronutrition is the stuff that comes in tiny but
critical amounts in our food. This includes not
only vitamins and minerals, but also phytonutrients
(http://www.nutrilite.com/en-us/Nature/WhyNutrilite/phytonutrients.aspx?) -
the active nutrients found in plants that are not
defines as vitamins and minerals, for example lycopene.
As with vitamins and minerals we can phytonutrients from
food supplements, though it is best to get as many as
you can from food. However, there is a vast body
of evidence that clearly points to the need for
supplementation for virtually everyone living in the
developed world.
In short, most of us need supplements to win optimal
health. A lot of doctors will tell you otherwise,
they are inadequately informed. The next time a
doctor tells you that you can get all the vitamins and
minerals you need from food alone ask, "How many
micrograms of folic acid did you eat yesterday?"
If the doctor makes up an answer just to be smart, ask
about international units of vitamin A, C, D, E, and all
the B's. Don't worry about memorizing all the
essential minerals and phytonutrients; your doctor will
give up while your still on the alphabet stuff.
Pillar #5: Mind,
Spirit and Positive Attitude
Happy and
hopeful people live longer and healthier than the
perennially depressed, angry, fearful, and pessimistic.
So try to exercise your mind and spirit the way you
would your body.
Pillar #6:
Adequate Rest
Most active adults need between 7-8 hours of sleep a
night. It has been shown that chronic sleep
deprivation can lead top a shortened lifespan.
Sleep influences many aspects of our lives, including
how well we think, sugar metabolism and immune function.
Chronic sleep deprivation has even been shown to be
associated with chronic increased inflammation and
obesity.
Pillar #7: Good
Medical Care
There are several risk factors for heart disease and
cancer that can only be assessed by a physician through
the use of blood tests - not to mention the value of
early detection for those diseases.
Pillar #8:
Healthy Environment and Good Hygiene
Reduce the
levels of chemicals and pollution, as best you can where
you can, in your daily life.
Dietary
Supplements Role in Optimal Health
Thirteen Rules
for Supplementation:
1. More is not
better. There is an optimal amount that you
should take of any supplement, and that amount may vary
from person to person.
http://www.nutrilite.com/en-us/Science/Personal
Health/personalization.aspx?
2. "Natural"
does not mean "safe." Marketers
sometimes label their products "natural," as if that
guarantees wholesomeness and safety. Poison
mushrooms and heroin are natural, and both will kill
you.
3. Buying
something from the health food store does not guarantee
it's healthy. There are potentially dangerous
plants and herbs readily available in stores around the
world, and in some countries their manufacture and sale
aren't regulated at all.
4. Avoid
supplements that contain multiple herbs. To
just throw many herbs together without logical
connection is purely a marketing ploy to make the
product seem valuable. You'd be using similar
logic if you were to grab allot of products off the
pharmacy shelf and randomly take them.
5. Check how a
supplement is made. The best supplements are
manufactured and packaged under solid guidelines that
assure cleanliness and purity.
http://www.nutrilite.com/en-us/Nature/WhyNutrilite/seed-to-serving.aspx
6. Choose
"food" over synthetic chemicals. The
best supplements are those made from pressed or
condensed food items, rather than chemicals that are
synthesized in a laboratory.
http://www.nutrilite.com/en-us/Nature/WhyNutrilite/seed-to-serving.aspx
7. Opt for
organic. Of those supplements that are from
condensed or pressed food sources, organically grown
ones are safer.
http://www.nutrilite.com/en-us/Science/NHI/BestOfNature/farming-organic.aspx
8. Do some
research. Buy your supplements only from
companies that can document that the amounts of
nutrients in the tablets are equal to what's promised on
the label.
http://www.nutrilite.com/en-us/Science/Research/quality-assurance.aspx
9. Money isn't
everything. Nutritional value is the
objective, so don't base your purchase on price alone.
10. Be
cautious of Ayurvedic products. A Harvard
Medical School study reported that one in five Ayurvedic
contained potentially harmful levels of lead, mercury,
and/or arsenic, and there have been many documented
cases of heavy metal toxicity due to these products.
11. Listen to
the right people. When someone tells you that
they are the only people in the world being honest with
you, beware, especially if they want your money.
12. Beware of
drug interactions. If you are currently taking
any prescription medication, check with your pharmacist
to make sure that the supplement you are interested in
will not interact badly with your medication.
13. Get smart.
Make informed choices. You need to know what you
are taking and why you are taking it.
http://www.nutrilite.com/en-us/Nature/WhyNutrilite/seed-to-serving.aspx
Vitamins &
Supplements
The Perfect Pack!
The Perfect
Pack provides the high-powered multi vitamin
DOUBLE X®, the phytonutrient power of Concentrated
Fruits and Vegetables, and omega 3's from
OCEAN ESSENTIALS®
Balanced Health, all in one convenient starter package.
This is the
optimal supplementation program for martial athletes.
When you can't or don't eat everything you should, reach
for the nutritional support you need in the Perfect
Pack!
Men's Daily Pack
Strong heart, clear mind, a tough immune
system – these on-the-go supplement packs have all the
right stuff to help you get the nutrition you need
in daily supplement packs for men – Bio C Plus,
antioxidants, omega 3s, and a multi.
Got
some bad nutritional habits? You know you do, but you
can’t help it. You’re always on-the-go. Work.
Schmoozing. Family. They all compete for your time. When
do you have time to eat right? And no … a hoagie, loaded
with cheese and peppers, is not considered a “balanced”
meal. These convenient daily packs have all the
right stuff. Remember those chewable vitamins Mom made
you take every day? Same concept. Except there are no
bulky bottles, cartoon characters, or chewing. Sorry, no
grape flavor either. Just a few little pills in a pouch
that you can stash in your car, pocket, or briefcase.
Take them whenever you get a chance. And if you really
miss the old grape flavor, wash ’em down with a
Simply
Nutrilite Berry Antioxidant Juice.
To order, see Mr. Baier or go to
www.sharklife.mychoices.biz!
 Women's
Daily Pack
Daily supplement pack with calcium and
omega 3s to promote great-looking skin and strong nails.
You have a busy schedule.
Wait … a “busy schedule”? It’s more like a
“super-crazy-hectic-insane life!” You spend your entire
day – and night – taking care of everyone else. At work.
At home. Even in your car. When do you ever have time to
take care of yourself, let alone eat right? The
expert scientists who formulated
Simply
Nutrilite have put together a pack that's
perfect for women. You don’t need to study ingredient
labels or figure out which supplements you should take.
Everything’s right here in convenient daily packs that
you can stash in your car, purse, or briefcase. There
are no bottles and no hassle. Just one little on-the-go
package with everything your body needs – calcium for
your bones, omega 3s for your brain and heart, a little
something to help keep your hair and nails beautiful,
and a daily multi with 24 vitamins and minerals. All for
you! To order, see Mr. Baier or go to
www.sharklife.mychoices.biz!
Kids Multitarts
Multi-Vitamin
The
kid-tested multi that tastes great!
Give your kids what they need –
MultiTarts™ are packed
with 19 vitamins and minerals, plus four all-natural and
unique fruit concentrates!
Only the
Nutrilite brand gets the
most out of our plants – grown, harvested, and processed
on our own certified organic farms – so that your kids
can get the most out of nature. With four
all-natural fruit concentrates from passion fruit,
pineapple, papaya, and guava, MultiTarts give your kids
an added antioxidant boost; they fight off free radical
damage and are key to a healthy immune system.
To order, see Mr. Baier or go to
www.sharklife.mychoices.biz!
Diet & Weight Loss
*Trim Body System
Over 60% of the U.S. population is
overweight. The Trim Body System leaves nothing to
chance. You’ll have four weeks of daily meal plans from
the exclusive Carb Control Strategy. Each day features
three delicious meals and two satisfying snacks. A
shopping list makes each week easy. You’ll have a
journal and DVD to help you track your progress, learn
about the program, and motivate you along the way! Along
with a low-calorie diet and increased physical exercise,
you’ll have the latest Nutrilite®
weight-loss support products, including delicious meal
and snack bars and a special selection of our premium
weight-loss supplements to enhance your efforts. You
want to succeed. The Trim Body System is here to help!
You’ll get the results you want with a plan that works.
It works because it equips you with the elements you
need to succeed – the ability to Begin. Be fit. Believe.
Please contact the academy or visit
www.sharklife.mychoices.biz for more information and
prices!
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