Sun Signature Article - December 2009

Sun Signature Article - December 2009

Live well and live long; make a transition in your life using a healthy food system

One of The Alternative Salon and Spa’ s philosophy on health and beauty has always been about “Beauty From Within.”

Live Well and Live Long is one of the Transitions Lifestyle Sys- tems. We at the Alternative Salon and Spa are now proudly offering instruction and seminars on this healthy lifestyle system.

Two of every three Americans have weight challenges. There are 300,000 deaths per year due to unhealthy dietary habits and physi- cal inactivity. Being overweight is also a risk factor for osteoarthritis. What’s worse, 15% of all children are overweight in America.

Americans spend $33 billion annually trying to fight the bulges, and yet there is No Magic Bullet to fight being overweight.

In most cases, ‘diets’ are not the correct answer to make permanent weight and health adjustments. It takes a lifestyle change, a change in the foods people choose to fuel their bodies to make you a more healthy person.

The pounds did not accumulate overnight, and we cannot expect to reduce the pounds overnight. Plan- ning, life changes, assistance from others, knowledge and a change of diet are required to accomplish this goal.

The general adage, “Believe in Yourself,” begins with being able to “Say it to Yourself” that you will make a change in your lifestyle to accomplish your goals to wellness.

Get rid of the word “Diet” (who wants do anything that starts with the word “die” anyway?).

Instead of buying “Diet Foods,” replace it with words like, “choos- ing healthy” foods. Instead of “I am going to be on a diet” (after the holiday of course), replace the concept with, “I am on my way to a better and healthier ME.”

Instead of (in your mind) thinking how dreadful it is to be on anothe diet (possibly another yo-yo one), replace your mind set with, “I am so excited about the new and healthier life style I chose for myself.”

Any words or actions that express your own freedom of choice could only empower, excite, encourage and reinforce your desire to want to change; to be good to yourself because YOU totally deserve it!

If you say to yourself that you are excited about starting something new, you will begin to believe what you say and your body will do whatever it takes to get you there. A lot of times it is not what you experience (based on previous ex- perience or assumptive feelings) or even believe that get you started on something. It is what you “SAY” to yourself that jump-starts and sets things in motion.

In the case of gaining control of your health and jump starting your new life style (never about losing weight, who wants to lose anything?), you may have to trick your mind, bypass the experience and the belief and go straight to “SPEAKING” it first!

Transitions Lifestyle System is an extensive plan that covers ev- erything you’ll need to get fit and trim, not just a set of foods you can or cannot eat. In fact, a big part of the Transitions Lifestyle System is helping you make wise food choices while still eating normal, diverse foods.

Transitions Lifestyle System plan doesn’ t focus  just on food, like many other systems. The Transitions Lifestyle System provides a total-system approach that promotes healthy food choices, behavior modification and menu plans.

The Transitions Lifestyle System includes: low-glycemic index (GI) meal plans (you’ ll    find    out    what this really means), a daily journal to guide you, weight-management supplements to accelerate weight loss, entrees, bars and shakes to keep you on track, behavior modifi- cation, support materials to ensure your success, an interactive website to track your progress and more.

One-on-One Health Coaching is free. We are there to assist, to encourage and to celebrate your success every step of the way.

The Alternative Salon and Spa will be hosting Transitions Life Style System Informational Semi- nars on the following dates and times:
Jan. 4, Lunch & Learn, 12:30 p.m.
Jan. 4, Evening Seminar, 7 p.m.
Jan. 18, Lunch & Learn, 12:30 p.m.
Jan. 18, Evening Seminar, 7 p.m.

Future hosting of "Holostic Appproach to Home-Cooked Meals” will be presented in a demonstrative format shortly after each seminar. Look for Part 2 of Live Well and Live Long segment in the January 2010 issue of The Sun Signature.

The future hosting of “Holistic Approach to Home-Cook Meals” will be announced in the January article.    The seminars are free of charge, however, reservations are strongly recommended.

For more information, contact The Alternative Salon & Spa at (858) 485-7895.

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