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| Welcome to Road to Better Health - Making a difference one family at a time | | This site is designed as a tool to provide you with education and access to resources, practical tools and health strategies. Please take the time to explore and be sure to sign up for our email newsletter so that we can keep you informed of upcoming educational seminars and health news. Come back often and share us with your friends and family.
|  | | | We are dedicated to empowering individuals and families to take control of their health, one step at a time, through education and practical tools and strategies.
We believe that:
* Improved whole-food based nutrition leads to healthier lifestyles and overall better health.
* Good nutrition and other important health and lifestyle habits are best established at home.
* Parental support and involvement, in partnership with healthy schools and workplaces, and enlightened healthcare approaches, are the keys to successfully establishing lifelong good health habits.
| | We believe optimum nutrition requires "food, whole food and nothing but whole food." ONLY food is meant for daily consumption. Often, people know they don't eat right and pop a few vitamins or use herbals in hopes of overcoming a lousy diet. More and more studies are confirming this won't work. Your body needs the foods these substances come from – namely fruits, vegetables and other plants (for example, soy.) Why are these so important? In every fruit and vegetable, there are at least 10 000 different phytochemicals essential for a healthy immune system which in turn is critical in preventing disease. And scientists keep discovering more and more important substances in food. Is the answer taking 10,000 pills? We don't think so. The answer is more fruits, vegetables and other whole foods.
We consistently find that the area where people are most challenged, nutritionally, is eating an abundance of produce everyday. A lot of diseases could correctly be described as "fruit and vegetable deficiencies." Believe it or not, there is a simple solution that does not require dramatic changes to your diet. We have it! To learn more about a clinically-proven and convenient way to get more fruits and vegetables as well as other whole foods, take a moment to click on our product banner on the right panel.
| | | Maureen Johnson - Wellness Coordinator | | maureen@roadtobetterhealth.com
As a wellness coordinator, and founder and president of Road to Better Health, LLC, Maureen works with individuals, community groups, and physicians and other health care professionals throughout the community to help them implement whole-food based nutritional education and support programs for their families and clients. Through our Partner in Prevention Education program, Maureen works with community groups to help educate parents, teachers, coaches, and scout leaders about practical tools and strategies to improve their nutrition and health. Maureen believes that taking control of our health is our personal responsibility and she provides education, tools and resources to help empower you to achieve your personal health goals.
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