Alison IrvingAlison IrvingN.H.F DIPN.H.F DIPN.T.N.T.B.A.N.T REGB.A.N.T REG

a.k.a Nutritional Therapista.k.a Nutritional Therapist

““The doctor of the The doctor of the futurefuture will no will no longer longer treattreat the human form with the human form with drugs, but rather will drugs, but rather will cure and cure and preventprevent disease with disease with nutritionnutrition””

Thomas Edison Thomas Edison c.1870c.1870

What is What is Optimum Optimum NutritionNutrition??

Disease and Disease and illness; illness; catch catch oror createcreate??

How have you How have you livedlived??

44

Cornerstones…Cornerstones…

11 Nutrition Nutrition

22 Exercise Exercise

33 Attitude Attitude

44 Stress Stress

The most The most important important element…element…

……waterwater

Your organs functionYour organs function

Water makes…Water makes…

Nutrient absorptionNutrient absorption

Water helps…Water helps…

Cell maintenanceCell maintenance

Water improves…Water improves…

Water encourages…Water encourages…

Toxin eliminationToxin elimination

Water will…Water will…

Balance your bodyBalance your body

Water loves to…Water loves to…

Flush out your colon!Flush out your colon!

Water is responsible for…Water is responsible for…

Temperature Temperature regulationregulation

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you!you!

Water…Water…

Let’s talk about Let’s talk about nutrientsnutrients……

Like Like carbohydrates carbohydrates (carbs to me & (carbs to me & you)you)

ComplexComplex carbs carbs rock!rock!

These are These are complexcomplex

SimpleSimple carbs carbs aren’t so goodaren’t so good

These are These are simplesimple

Proteins Proteins are are vital, for veggies vital, for veggies and carnivores and carnivores alike!alike!

Fats Fats can be can be good…good…

……or or badbad

Fibre – Fibre – keeps you keeps you regular; keeps your regular; keeps your body happybody happy

Vitamins Vitamins andand MineralsMinerals

Bad GuysBad Guys(a.k.a the “anti- (a.k.a the “anti- nutrients”)nutrients”)

SugarSugar

GlutenGluten (it comes from wheat)(it comes from wheat)

DairyDairy

SaltSalt

Hydrogenated Hydrogenated fatsfats

Stress Stress (the serial (the serial killer)killer)

Alcohol Alcohol (i.e. too (i.e. too much alcohol)much alcohol)

CaffeineCaffeine

The The HH Factor Factor

Is Is homocysteine your your most important health most important health statistic?statistic?

The ultimate The ultimate AlzheimersAlzheimers preventionprevention plan plan