1. Shawn Eric Fralin Eating Well for Optimal Health Shawn Eric Fralin

2. Overview Eating is a source of pleasure We have to eat to live Eating is an important focus of social interaction Eating reflects and defines our cultural identity How we eat is one determinate of health Eating to manage disease and restore health Key Principles:

3. The Pleasure Principle OH So Good! Red Velvet CakeChocolate Molten Lava Cake Raspberry Cheesecake

4. The Pleasure Principle People eat certain foods to reminisce with family, friends and loved ones. Holiday and celebratory meals perpetuate dysfunctional eating behavior and passes along unhealthy recipes from generation to generation. Food that is healthy and food that gives pleasure are not mutually exclusive Portion control - What’s that?!

5. Food and Cultural Identity Most individuals eat food based on their education, income and ethnicity. How we eat reflects and defines our personal and cultural identity

6. Managing Disease and Restoring Health Changing how we eat is one strategy for managing disease and restoring health “5 A Day” / “7 A-Day” Organic food to promote healing and prevention of diseases DNA and toxin levels in our systems require individual diets

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