Dear Friends and Family,

The state of nutrition in the United States is appalling!  We eat more fast food and more sugar than any other country in the world. Our incidence of lifestyle-related conditions such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease and stroke are astronomical and rising. Obesity is rampant among adults and a growing problem with children. The saddest thing about this is that it has been shown that proper nutrition can help reduce these conditions.

We have developed an eating plan for our Wellness Warrior campaign.  It's so simple anyone can follow it.  You put everything you eat into one of three circles:  if you know it's good for you, it goes into the green circle; if you know it's bad for you, it goes into the red circle; if you're not sure or you've heard conflicting reports, it goes into the yellow circle.  The plan then is to mark a calendar every day to reflect how you ate that day.  If you ate anything from the red circle, it's a "red-circle day".  If you didn't eat anything from the red circle, but you did eat something from the yellow circle, you put a yellow circle on your calendar for that day.  If you eat only from the green circle, you put a green circle on that day.  Choose an accountability partner and call him or her every week to report on your circles.  You'll be amazed at how much healthier you will be eating in no time!

Here's a list of foods and what circle they fall into:

Green Circle:

Tofu Fish Pure water Herbal tea Soy milk Rice milk Olive oil

Organic nut butters No sugar added jelly/jam Mustard Raw nuts Rice Dream Brown rice

• Breakfast:  fruit smoothie, oatmeal, peanut butter and jelly sandwich on whole wheat bread, fruit, whole-grain pancakes or waffles with maple syrup
• Lunch/dinner:  salad of green circle veggies; grilled chicken or turkey sandwich on whole-wheat bun with lettuce, tomato and mustard; lean meat and steamed veggies
• Dessert:  fruit, Rice Dream, raw nuts and raisins

Yellow Circle:

Red Circle:

We will give you a calendar and the circles to put on it when you come to a Wellness Warrior class.  The classes are held Thursdays at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm, plus at least one Saturday class each month.  Call 404.943.0217 TODAY to reserve your seat in a class, and get started on your path to good nutrition and better health!