Shawn Eric Fralin

Eating Well for Optimal Health

Shawn Eric Fralin

Overview

Eating is a source of pleasureEating is a source of pleasure

We have to eat to liveWe have to eat to live

Eating is an important focus of social interactionEating is an important focus of social interaction

Eating reflects and defines our cultural identityEating reflects and defines our cultural identity

How we eat is one determinate of healthHow we eat is one determinate of health

Eating to manage disease and restore healthEating to manage disease and restore health

Key Principles:

The Pleasure Principle

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Red Velvet Cake Chocolate Molten Lava Cake

Raspberry Cheesecake

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?!

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

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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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