Corporations have seen absenteeism plunge by 20% with proactive health programs.  For every $100 companies spend on wellness programs, the average return is $400 in lower medical costs. (CEO Wellness)

So, we say...

Move over donut, step aside bagel, Living Well Smoothies needs room at the table!

Partnering with Performance Food Centers, Living Well Smoothies is bringing balanced nutrition for dynamic lifestyles to you and your family with delicious healthy snacks, meal replacement smoothies and fruit smoothies.

All of our fruit smoothies are born from the most nutritious tree ripened fruit this earth can give us.  We puree the ripened fruits keeping all of the skins, seeds and pulp for you while draining off all the excess calorie laden sugars and juice.  Why?  Because, phytonutrients (*) are what our bodies are built on and they are found in the skins, seeds and pulp of fruits and vegetables. 

We don’t stop there.  We then pulse in additional fruits loaded with enzymes to maximize the nutritional quality and total mouth appeal of your smoothies. We guarantee that these are the best tasting recipes you have ever had. 

But, there’s more, we have several classes of smoothies to help you best meet your health goals.  We have meal replacement smoothies, performance smoothies, low carb smoothies, iced coffee smoothies, kid’s smoothies and even sweet treat smoothies, for folks who simply want to indulge.

Don’t we all just want some help?  Can’t this “diet thing” be a little easier?  Sure, just educate yourself a little bit and you’ll discover how you can achieve your health goals.

I use the term Health Goals because it isn’t just about losing weight.  It’s about trading a past lifetime of bad habits for a future lifetime of good ones.  If I chose to eat 3 to 4 servings of fruit a day instead of a couple of candy bars, I’ve made a good trade.  If I want one pop a day, instead of three, then I’ve made a good health choice.  See how this works?  So many diets fail because they make us change everything at once.  I’ve discovered I’m not very good at that.  I bet you aren’t either.  So let’s take a stroll down reality road….

We all know we can’t consume more calories than we burn and still fit in our pants.  All the experts recommend increasing intake of fruits, vegetables and whole grains while reducing starches, meats and sugars.  Well, shoot me now!!!!  You mean no more hamburgers?  No fries?  No shakes? 

No, I mean let’s seriously take a look at what we eat now and how we can replace some of the bad calories for good ones.  Like, that donut you consume with espresso each morning. You have overloaded your carb count and put a strain on your heart with the jolt of caffeine.  While you think it filled you up, in reality, you’ll crash by 10:00 and be hitting the snack machine for another sugar fix.  This is the type of behavior that overloads your pancreas and causes you to develop Type II Diabetes(**). 

The reason fruit is better than a donut is because it is a natural high glycemic carbohydrate which your body breaks down slowly through digestion because of the fiber and water content.  This helps you feel full longer and gives you a natural energy boost.  Fruit is naturally fat free!  Every Living Well Smoothie is perfectly designed by nature to give you 3 to 4 servings of fruit a day.  That’s right, drink one smoothie a day and you have consumed that day’s requirement for fruit!  How cool is that?  If you need the candy bar after that, have it, just not every day.

Each day’s consumption of calories should be at least 1,300 or more depending on your personal need.  If you exercise, you need to replace the glycogen in your muscles within 30 to 45 minutes of your workout.  This will help keep your metabolism working and help you maintain the muscle you are trying to build. Our Recovery Smoothie does this.

Walking is a great aerobic calorie burner.  Be sure to add this to any weight training you may be doing in order to keep your heart and internal organs healthy.  There are several walking programs available on the market.  I like the ones offered at prevention.com.

Now comes the easy part.  Living Well Smoothies offers the Wellness In The Workplace Program designed to help you achieve your health goals while on the job.

Please contact me to set a time when we take a look at the various strategies available and start living well today!

If you are followed by a physician, please discuss any diet and exercise changes you plan to implement.

(*) Phytochemicals are plant-derived chemical compounds under scientific research for their potential health-promoting properties. "Phytonutrients" are plant-derived essential nutrients scientifically confirmed as important to human health.

(**)Type II diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. In type 2 diabetes, either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin. Insulin is necessary for the body to be able to use glucose for energy. When you eat food, the body breaks down all of the sugars and starches into glucose, which is the basic fuel for the cells in the body. Insulin takes the sugar from the blood into the cells. When glucose builds up in the blood instead of going into cells, it can cause two problems:

- Right away, your cells may be starved for energy.

- Over time, high blood glucose levels may hurt your eyes, kidneys, nerves or heart.