Take Shape for Life: Optimal Health Solutions

1. About Take Shape for Life? • A Health Network providing solutions for creating optimal health • Comprised of Health Care Professionals and Certified Coaches • Led by Wayne Scott Andersen, M.D. • Our Mission

2. Medifast – The Nations Proven Leader In Physician Monitored Health and Wellness • Meal Based Weight and Health management • Safe, effective, and proven • Clinical studies - John’s Hopkins - NIH • Recommended 15,000 MDs • Successfully used by 1,000,000 people.

3. The Take Shape For Life Solution • Medifast manufactures the productand • Take Shape for Life delivers theprogram • The key to our effectiveness is our Health Coaches • Success rates are significantly higher

4. What We Do…

6. A Crisis In America Today • 2/3rds of adult Americans are overweight • By 2022 over 80% will be overweight • Being overweight is becoming the #1 preventable disease • Human and financial costs are enormous • This challenge has spawned a $57 billion dollar industry

7. Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS,1990, 1995, 2005 (*BMI 30, or about 30 lbs overweight for 5’4” person) 1995 1990 2005 No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30%

8. Diabetes Trends* Among Adults in the U.S.,(Includes Gestational Diabetes) BRFSS, 1990,1995 and 2001

9. How Did This Happen?

10. 10,000 Years Ago • We were Hunter Gatherers • We ate small meals throughout the entire day • We worked hard to find our food • We could not store our food

11. 10,000 Years Ago

12. The Human Body is Designed to StoreEnergy: • Elaborate mechanism to store energy as fat • We have an unlimited storage capacity • We are designed to eat as much calorie rich food as we can

13. Present Day

14. Living in the 21st Century • Hostile World Full of Stress • Energy Dense Food Readily Available • Nutritional Pollution • Food Industry Not Helping • Healthy Inexpensive Foods Not Readily Available • Progressive Sedentary Lifestyle

15. Health Benefits of Weight Loss • Lower blood pressure. • Lower cholesterol, decrease LDL, decrease triglycerides, increase HDL cholesterol. • Decrease inflammation (CRP and other inflammatory markers). • Decrease risk of Heart Attack and Stroke. • Decrease risk and prevalence of metabolic syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes.

16. Health Benefits of Weight Loss • Decrease likelihood of certain cancers (breast, uterus, cervix, prostate, colon) • Decrease sleep apnea. • Decrease orthopedic problems. • Increase longevity. • Greater sense of well being. • Easier to perform physical activity.

17. The Path to Optimal Physical Health • Phase One - Reaching a Healthy Weight • Phase Two - BeSlim Forever!

18. The “5 & 1” Program Phase One 5 Medifast meals per day Plus 1 “lean and green” meal per day Because you eat every 3 hours you won’t be hungry!

19. Medifast Meal Replacements • Over 60 meals • Portion Controlled • High Quality Food • No stimulants or drugs • Convenient • “Goof proof” • Cost neutral

20. “Lean & Green”

21. The “5 & 1” Program • Low calorie program (900 to 1000 cal/day) • Creates a gap between energy required and energy provided causing the body to release fat. • Patient eats 5 Medifast meals per day and one “lean and green” meal • Patient eats every 2 ½ to 3 hrs stabilizing blood sugar levels • Patient is not hungry • Women lose 2-5 lbs/wk, men 3-7 lbs/wk

22. BeSlim™ Lifestyle For Lifelong Weight Control Breakfast Exercise Support Low fat meals 5 – 6 times a day Individual Plan Monitor

24. Getting Started • Order your food • See your doctor • Get started • Utilize support

25. Excellent Additional Support • Live weekly support calls • Monday nurses’ call • Wednesday doctors’ call • Online support with Support in Motion

26. New Clients “Shape Your Menu.” Recommend 1st order is one month Order Variety Pak- 20 boxes and receive a free week of Medifast Meals and a free copy of The Secret is Out Very Affordable! $ 2 per meal with 4-week Variety packs Order on-line thru Health Coach Website Order thru 1-800-572-4417

27. Thank YouVisit Our Health Coach at:tarsus.tsfl.com