We all deserve to live our healthiest and happiest life possible. With this enewsletter, I have committed to share with you the best and most current practices that are geared towards helping you to live your healthiest life possible. My name is Phyllis Reid-Jarvis and my life's purpose is to help people live their healthiest and happiest life possible. The Your Health is Your Wealth Report will be delivered to you on a monthly basis, the first Monday of each month. This enewsletter will be part of a set of health tools I have to offer you. Along with my other tools and health programs, this enewsletter, will help you develop a unique lifestyle program that is reflective of your needs. This enewsletter will focus on you and how you can benefit from this service. You will be provided with nutrition and health strategies that will position you to live your healthiest and happiest life possible. Are you worried about growing older? What if you could slow the aging process? We are introducing you to 7 solutions you can use to help you stay healthy, slow the aging process and increase your length of life! Solution# 1: Eat Less, Live Longer? Study after study show that taking in fewer calories makes for a healthier life free of various chronic lifestyle diseases and consequently a longer lived, more highly functional life! The benefit of fewer calories has been shown in animals for more than 70 years and now there is evidence of its benefits too in us humans¹. “Caloric restriction is the only non-genetic intervention shown to increase both the average and maximum life span of a variety of species including humans”² Wow! How does eating less help you live longer? The evidence shows that by following a way of eating (see healthy plate below) which emphasizes more plant-based foods and limited use of processed foods you eat a lot more food for far fewer calories. The benefits are lower blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar levels, body fat composition and weight. This is a winner! So how do you eat less to live longer? Keep the healthy eating plate method in mind. This method reminds you to make half the food on your plate a plant-source- vegetables, and ¼ whole grains and the other ¼ is lean meats, fish, poultry (see the healthy Plate Method) What are the benefits? On top of this, you feel fuller longer and are less inclined to overeat. This is one way in which to control your weight. The biggest benefit of all from choosing to eat less is the increased energy you will have when you choose to eat in this winning way! Solution tip: Try and eat a mostly plant-based lunch meal every day. Choose nuts, legumes, and soybean products as your protein source. Combine them with one of the many salads in our How To Eat More Plant-based Foods Guide. You will have high energy level throughout the day, not get hungry at all. Next Issue ... Solution #2: Meals that help you stay healthy and live longer.	April 2011 Why Wait?! Ultimate Living 1-Day Course - May 7, 2011 Urban Wellness Centre Registration & course information can be downloaded at www.PhyllisReidJarvis.com, or www.UrbanWellnessCentre.ca, or (204) 942-8179. Announcing the 2nd edition of Solutions for Health. Featuring more valuable advice on making healthier lifestyle choices. Purchase the book now for only $29.35 (includes taxes). A shipping fee of $6.50 will apply.
Reminder “How you show up will decide how much you get out life” If you are only giving 10% that is what you will get back, if you give your best that is what you will get back. Click here to read more on our blog about this. Rule If you find you are strapped for time and can’t seem to make the healthiest food choices, try using our tool “How to choose Pre-Prepared Meals”. Download a copy of this valuable resource at www.PhyllisReidJarvis.com, click on the Health Tips section. It's Your Turn What area(s) of your life do you finding a bit challenging? What area(s) are you winning in? We would love to hear from you about your challenges and your wins. Do you have a story you would like to share? With your permission, we will post your stories on our site. Send your stories to solutions@PhyllisReidJarvis.com	Phyllis Reid Jarvis and Urban Wellness Centre have joined forces to work with you to help you reach your health goals. Call (204) 229-2634 or (204) 949-1846 or visit us at www.PhyllisReidJarvis.com or www.UrbanWellnessCentre.ca to learn more about how we can work with you to help you live your healthiest and happiest life possible.

References ¹ Matthew W. Rosenbaum, Bradley J. Willcox, D. Craig Willcox, and Makoto Suzuki Okinawa: A Naturally Calorie Restricted Population. A.V. Everitt et al. (eds.), Calorie Restriction, Aging and Longevity, 43 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-8556-6_3, C_Springer Science+ Business Media B.V. 2010 ² E.J. Masoro Mechanisms of Ageing and Development 126 (2005) 913–922 ³ Luigi Fontana, Timothy E.Meyer, Samuel Klein, and John O. Holloszy (2004) Long-term calorie restriction is highly effective in reducing the risk for atherosclerosis in humans. PNAS _ April 27, 2004 _ vol. 101 _ no. 17 _ 6659–6663