Take Control of Your Whole Health through the

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Empowering Whole Health - We Want Everyone to Live Abundantly! 08/31/10

Achieving whole health is not easy. As a nation, we are facing unprecedented levels of overweight & obesity and striking increases in inflammatory conditions including diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, asthma, and allergies, and an overall lack of balance in our lives. Our food supply has changed dramatically in recent generations; and our genes, our will-power and our spirituality are in constant struggle with our 21st century diets and lifestyles. How do we regain control of our whole health in order to live more fulfilling and abundant lives?

At Gene Smart, we think about this every day. Our team of experts in human behavior, food, nutrition, exercise, inflammation, omega 3s and spirituality is dedicated to pioneering real world approaches that empower Americans to take control of their whole health; and through Gene Smart Compassion create a brighter future for impoverished and malnourished children around the world. We invite you to learn about these new approaches to empower whole health.

Our Community-Based Approach to Whole Health & Wellness

We all live more abundantly when our whole lives are in balance.

The Gene Smart Living Abundantly Program is a one-of-a-kind experience designed to promote whole health - with a unique emphasis on the connection between a healthy body, mind, spirit and community. Our whole health program integrates the proven Gene Smart Diet and Exercise Principles together with time-honored spiritual and self-discovery practices and a caring community to empower individuals to incorporate impactful and lasting whole health behaviors into their every day lives.

Each Living Abundantly Program is led by a Certified Gene Smart Whole Health Coach and hosted in partnership with a church or community organization. It is available as a 7-week whole health program, and soon as a weekend retreat and a clergy health program.

A ground breaking study of our community-based approach to whole health & wellness was recently published in The Center for Disease Control's (CDC) Preventing Chronic Disease Journal. The study was conducted in a church setting where participants successfully reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes and other chronic diseases; lost weight and improved their emotional well-being. Most impressive was the sustainability of the program. With the support of their community, over 90% completed the program and nearly three fourths maintained or continued to lose weight in a 10 week follow-up. This level of sustainability is unprecedented in our world of fad and yo-yo diets.

Read about a recent local church program and learn more about how your organization can host its own Living Abundantly Program.

Empowering Personal Nutrition Choices for Better Health

You’ve probably checked your cholesterol, but have you checked your Omega 3 Index for heart health? In recent studies, individuals with a high Omega 3 Index were up to 90% less likely to die from a sudden heart attack. You can check your Omega 3 Index with our convenient at home blood test kit.

Why test omega 3s? Based on their strong impact on our health, omega 3s have emerged as the industry’s superstar nutraceutical - in other words, a natural food product that provides important health benefits beyond its value as a nutrient. Most Americans consume too few omega 3s, which are anti-inflammatory, and too many omega 6s which tend to be pro-inflammatory. The body's response to omega 3s are influenced by many factors, including genetics, so even those taking steps to increase their omega 3 intake, may not be consuming enough for its full cardio-protective benefits.

The Gene Smart Omega 3 Index home blood test measures your Omega 3 Index and your Omega 6 to Omega 3 Ratio. Your personalized lab results provide important information to help you make smart diet choices - based on your body's personal nutrition needs - to help reduce your risk of heart disease, premature aging, and a range of conditions associated with whole body inflammation.

The research behind the test, and the role of omega 3s and omega 6s and our health is remarkable. Someday we expect this test to be offered as part of regular doctor's office visits. But we believe its implications for our nation's health are too important to wait. That's why we pioneered this simple at home "finger-stick" blood test to empower individuals with important information to begin making informed, smart diet choices about their omega 3 and omega 6 consumption right away . Learn more.

Eat Smart. Gene Smart Diet Anti Inflammatory Diet & Exercise

The Gene Smart Diet & Exercise Program is a healthy way of living that works with your genes naturally to help you improve health and energy, lose weight, decrease risk of chronic diseases and live a vital and active life. The Gene Smart Diet & Exercise Program, created by Dr. Ski Chilton, a leading researcher in the study of gene-based nutrition, inflammation, and omega 3s; and author of Inflammation Nation and The Gene Smart Diet, uniquely emphasizes proven approaches to reduce whole body inflammation and promote healthy active aging. Learn more about the anti inflammatory principles in the Gene Smart Diet & Exercise Program or get started with our Starter Kit.

A Word about our Supplements. In our Gene Smart Diet & Exercise Program and our Living Abundantly Whole Health Program, we encourage individuals to make smart diet choices to get their nutrients and bioactives through foods whenever possible. You’ll notice we sell only a few types of supplements and each is specifically designed to support important Gene Smart Diet principles where it can be especially difficult to get the right types and levels of bioactives through foods alone. For example, our Omega 3 is the ideal product to increase your Omega 3 Index because most find it difficult eat enough fish to acheive the targeted levels of EPA and DHA every day. Check out our convenient monthly delivery program designed especially to support the principles of the Gene Smart Diet & Exercise Program..