A Break to Educate: Interactive Wellbeing Presentations
Our presentations are one-hour long and deliver an interactive, engaging experience. All presentations
are taught by accredited health professionals, including registered dietitians and exercise physiologists.
Participants will receive handouts that include key points from the presentation.
Eating Healthy on a Budget
When you’ve got a tight budget, meal planning and grocery shopping can be challenging. When you’ve got a tight budget and
you are dedicated to eating healthy, it can be even trickier; but it’s not impossible. This presentation will give you some money
saving tips to help you make the most of your food budget, while making healthy choices.
Nourish Life: Food is Medicine
Ann Wigmore once said, “The food you eat can be the safest and most powerful form of medicine, or the slowest form of
poison.” If food has the power to prevent chronic disease, we should alter our diets to incorporate foods that heal and restore
the body. Thinking about food this way gives us a view of nutrition that goes beyond calories or grams, and good foods or bad
foods. For most of us, we know what we should eat; however, there is often a gap between the knowledge of what to do and
actually doing it. Learn how to change your eating environment and focus on the foods you should eat. Good nutrition and
what you put in your body is the foundation for a nourished life.
Fad Diets
Have you ever tried the cabbage soup diet? The military diet? The grapefruit diet? With so many fad diets out there, you have
probably heard of a few. Learn about the health risks associated with popular fad diets and what techniques you should use for
healthy, long-term weight loss.
FITT Principle
Learn how to maximize your exercise program and what to do when you hit a plateau during your wellbeing journey.
Understand the benefits of reaching your target heart rate during workouts and how each component of the FITT principle is
key to a successful workout.
Food Fight: Eat This, Not That
Dining out and the words “fast food” may bring to mind images of greasy burgers, salty fries, and sugary shakes. The truth
is, eating out doesn’t have to mean “bad for you.” This presentation will help you learn how to make healthy, more informed
choices when dining out. Join one of our expert dietitians to learn how you can make delicious and healthy choices at your
favorite restaurant!
Mindful Eating: Savor the Flavor
Do you eat in front of the TV, while you’re driving, or at your desk? In the busy world we live in, most people multitask and do
not take time to really enjoy meals. Mindful eating is about learning to slow down, focus, and savor your food. You will explore
the concepts of mindful eating and learn to harness the power of the mind-body connection in order to make healthier food
choices.
Goodness Gracious Whole Grains
Most people know we should be eating more whole grains and less highly processed white grains; but what is a whole grain?
Why are they a healthier choice? How do you find them in the grocery store and incorporate them into your meals? This
presentation will answer all of your whole grain questions and give you tips so you can learn to love them.
Healthy Eating During Your Busy Day
With all of life’s responsibilities, healthy eating can sometimes slip by the wayside. Dispite good intentions, you may feel too
tired to cook a balanced meal or too busy to make good food choices. The increasing availability of fast food and convenience
items make it seem like these are your only options; however, eating healthfully doesn’t have to be out of reach. Being busy
doesn’t necessarily mean you have to forgo healthy eating; it just requires some knowledge and organization. This presentation
will help you start turning your healthy eating intentions into a reality.
Solutions that work. Results that matter.
171 Green Meadows Drive South ■ Lewis Center, OH 43035 ■ 614-310-2621
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A Break to Educate: Interactive Wellbeing Presentations
Inflammation and Your Diet
Chronic inflammation is associated with many common diseases including type 2 diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease,
and cancer; it also plays a role in many autoimmune conditions. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to manage inflammation
through diet; however, there are some foods that help fight inflammation and some foods that promote inflammation. This
presentation will help you learn to make food choices so you can manage chronic inflammation and advance your health.
Manage Stress Before it Manages You This presentation will give you a better understanding of what happens to your body when you experience stress and how
stress can impact your health. Throughout this presentation, you will learn valuable coping strategies including the six steps to
stress management.
Matters of the Heart
Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in the United States. Most likely, you or someone you know has
been impacted by heart disease. While it’s true that some heart problems are genetic, there are many lifestyle choices that you
can control to prevent or manage heart disease. This presentation will help you understand the facts and risks of unhealthy
habits and practical ways to incorporate lifestyle choices that will keep your heart healthy.
Maximize Your Metabolism
Your metabolism includes all of the processes your body goes through to turn food into energy. Knowing your metabolic
rate and ways to increase it, can help you manage your weight in order to prevent disease. This presentation will teach you
everything you need to know about metabolism, including how to estimate your daily caloric needs.
Move More
Is physical activity a low priority on your daily to-do list? While everyday responsibilities typically take precedence over optional
activities, being active throughout the day should not be considered optional. This presentation will help you learn how to find
time to fit activity you enjoy into your busy day.
Packing a Healthy Lunch
Planning ahead to make healthy choices, learning the components of a healthy lunch, and packing healthy food for adults and
kids alike, can be a hard task. Packing your own lunch and snacks keeps you in charge of the ingredients that fuel your body
to help you perform at your best. Throughout this presentation, you will receive practical advice for lunch and snack ideas that
you can start incorporating into your daily routine.
Portion Distortion
Do you know the difference between a portion and a serving? Why is it important? Over the past 30 years, portions have grown
so far out of control that we are unable to recognize appropriate portion sizes. Portion Distortion will help you learn about
serving sizes and provide you with helpful tools to avoid overeating.
Sleep Better, Feel Better
How well do you sleep? Did you know the quantity and quality of your sleep impacts your physical and mental wellbeing?
Millions of Americans are sleep deprived and report a level of sleepiness that interferes with their daily lives. During this
presentation we will discuss how sleep deprivation can affect your cognitive function, body weight, and increase your risk for
certain diseases. Learn how you can help improve your sleep and wellbeing today!
Stress Prevention and Resiliency
Stress is your body’s response to demands placed on it, and occurs when we perceive that we don’t have the resources to meet
life’s demands. Stress can hijack your mind, make you feel powerless, and impact all aspects of your life. Stress management is
reactive; building resilience so that you know how to adapt better to change, is proactive. You are in control of your thoughts
and perceptions; you have the power to prevent and adapt to stress effectively, be mindful, become more resilient and bounce
forward!
Solutions that work. Results that matter.
171 Green Meadows Drive South ■ Lewis Center, OH 43035 ■ 614-310-2621
1-866-668-7483 ■ [email protected] ■ www.alyfewellbeing.com
Series Presentations
The following presentations are highly interactive and dive deeper into concepts of motivation,
lifestyle as medicine, and total wellbeing. Concepts from each presentation in a series, build upon
each other to enhance the overall learning experience.
Essential Wellbeing Series
Personal empowerment is an essential component of wellbeing. This four-part series focuses on helping you become the best version
of yourself by pursuing wellbeing in all its forms. These presentations explore the concepts of purpose, resilience, positive thinking, and
everyday habits.
Master Your Mission
German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once said, “He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” Knowing your ‘why’
is an important first step in figuring out how to achieve the goals that excite you and create a life you enjoy living. Only when
you know your ‘why,’ will you find the courage to take the risks needed to get ahead, stay motivated, and move your life into an
entirely new, more challenging, and more rewarding trajectory. You will discuss the 3 most important questions to ask yourself
in order to determine your purpose and master your mission. This presentation will change the way you plan your life and see
your goals. It will change the way you approach your career, mission, and life purpose.
The Power to Change
Now that you have discovered your ‘why,’ how do you begin making the changes you want a reality? The key is to tap into the
power of habits. Willpower isn’t just a skill, it’s a muscle just like the muscles in your arms or legs. It gets tired as it works harder,
depleting its effectiveness. As people strengthen willpower in one part of their life, that strength spills over into other behaviors,
such as food choices or work ethic. The key to exercising regularly, losing weight, raising exceptional children, becoming more
productive, and achieving success, is understanding how habits work. We share concepts that will show you that bad habits
aren’t destiny. By harnessing the power of habits, we can transform our businesses, our communities, and our lives.
The Power of Resilience — Bounce Forward
Throughout life’s journey, you are bound to encounter adversity. Have you ever known anyone who seems to sail through rough
times? Whether they experience job loss, financial setbacks, or health issues, they recover with ease. What is it that sets these
people apart? Resilience is the capacity to recover quickly from adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of
stress. Today, more than ever, resilience is necessary in the workplace. Employees are experiencing ongoing change that often
requires taking on new responsibilities, quickly learning new skills, and doing more with less. Highly resilient workers are able
to cope well with high levels of ongoing, disruptive change. They are able to adapt to a new way of working while sustaining
good health and energy, under pressure. You will develop skills to reevaluate tough situations by looking on the bright side
and seeing the opportunity to make positive changes. As George Eliot said, “It will never rain roses: when we want to have more
roses, we must plant more roses.”
The Power of Positive Thinking — Attitude and Gratitude
Positive thinking and gratitude are the final pieces of your personal empowerment journey. Positive thinking is a mental and
emotional attitude that focuses on the bright side of life and expects positive results. A positive person anticipates and feels
worthy of happiness, health and success, while believing that he or she can overcome any obstacle. What is the first thing you
remember about someone you meet? Chances are it’s their attitude! A positive attitude is a priceless possession for personal
fulfillment and career success, and is an essential element for creating a positive workplace. When we think about the basic
elements of human relationships, we think primarily about the attitude we each bring to relationship. You will evaluate your
attitude and learn techniques to build a more positive state of mind. Additionally, you will understand the effects of gratitude in
your life and how to cultivate more of it.
Solutions that work. Results that matter.
171 Green Meadows Drive South ■ Lewis Center, OH 43035 ■ 614-310-2621
1-866-668-7483 ■ [email protected] ■ www.alyfewellbeing.com
Series Presentations
Family Wellbeing Series
Happy families begin with healthy parents. This four-part series focuses on nutrition and fitness for the entire family, starting with the
basics. The series will help parents find sustained motivation for pursuing a healthy lifestyle and empower them with practical advice
and tools that will help develop lifelong, healthy lifestyle practices for the whole family.
Family Wellbeing: Healthy Eating 101
There is a lot of nutrition confusion. A quick search for “healthy eating” will provide thousands of conflicting views on nutrition.
It’s time to get the facts! Learn the basics of healthy eating and h
​ ow you can make ​healthy food choices for your family.
Family Wellbeing: Healthy Food Habits
A lot of people know what they should eat, but continue to make unhealthy food choices due to bad habits. Lack of sleep, high
stress levels, and poor planning can sabotage your good intentions when it comes to food choices. Now that you know the
basics of healthy eating, it is time to learn what may be standing in the way of making healthy food choices every day.
Family Wellbeing: Raising a Healthy Eater
Mealtime is a perfect time to connect as a family and should be enjoyable, but getting children to eat healthfully can turn this
time into a struggle. Let’s end the food fight once and for all. Now that you know how habits can influence your choices, learn
how to set a good example and influence your child’s eating habits. We discuss the importance of eating as a family and give
you helpful tips ​on making healthy foods a part of your child’s diet.
Family Wellbeing: Getting Active Together
As a society, we have become more sedentary. Obesity is on the rise in our country and children are especially vulnerable.
Talking to children about the importance of exercise will likely not have much of an impact on their physical activity habits;
however, making physical activity a part of their daily routine, will result in lifelong benefits. Learn how you can begin to make
physical activity a part of your life and make it fun for the whole family!
Syndrome X Series
In the 1980’s, doctors began to identify a cluster of risk factors that increased their patients’ risk for developing heart disease,
type 2 diabetes, and stroke. They called the condition Syndrome X, later renamed Metabolic Syndrome. It is now estimated that
more than one-third of adults in the United States are living with Metabolic Syndrome. This two-part series will help you connect the
dots between how lifestyle factors are contributing to chronic disease and assist you in identifying key lifestyle strategies to decrease
your risk of developing a chronic disease.
Syndrome X: Lifestyle as Medicine
Some people say knowledge equals power; but the truth is, most of us know the basics of what makes up a healthy lifestyle,
yet we fail to make healthy lifestyle choices. Poor lifestyle choices are key contributors in the development and progression of
an estimated 80% of preventable chronic diseases. This presentation explores the disconnect between what we know and the
choices we make. You will discover a new approach for taking responsibility of your health and making healthy choices every day.
Syndrome X: Health Habits for Life
Now that you have learned what is contributing to poor lifestyle choices, and explored key lifestyle strategies to decrease your
health risks; with Syndrome X: Lifestyle as Medicine, you will explore practical ways to develop lifestyle habits that will lower
your blood pressure, manage your cholesterol, and help you achieve a healthy weight.
Solutions that work. Results that matter.
171 Green Meadows Drive South ■ Lewis Center, OH 43035 ■ 614-310-2621
1-866-668-7483 ■ [email protected] ■ www.alyfewellbeing.com