[FitDream] Dancing With The Nutrition Stars!

Published: Sun, 09/19/10

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a personal note from Lani                     September 16, 2010  
 
Hi !
 
Yes! The nutrition stars that is!  
 
Such was my privilege this past weekend when I had the honor of attending the Advanced Study Weekend for Nutrition in Santa Rosa, California.  
 
In today's Feature Article, you'll read about this amazing opportunity I had to brush elbows and exchange notes with some of the top nutrition researchers and educators of our time.
 
And lest this sound like a "dry" way to spend a weekend, let me reassure you this gathering of experts was spirited, engaging, argumentative (in the best, thought-provoking way!), and with hundreds of rapt attendees, this conference was a more than memorable event.
 
PLUS we were incredibly well-fed and laughter was everywhere.  
 
It didn't hurt that Dan Piraro of Bizarro (photo, left) did a show for us Saturday night.  No kidding!
 
More about it all below.
 
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feature article
 
 What do you get when you pile a whole tangle of world class nutrition experts, researchers, and physicians on one big platter, like a big heap o' brown rice?
 
Lively debate (they don't agree on everything). Spirited discussion (everyone kept their sense of humor). And perhaps surprisingly (there were plenty of eggheads in the mix) clear education.
 
The Advanced Study Weekend (ASW) put together by the Dr. McDougall Health and Medical Center (that's the good doctor McDougall with me in the picture, above left)  proved to be thrice its weight in information gold.  If you wanted solid, don't-give-me-hype-or-quack nutrition science, that is.  Something you can wrap your head around AND sink your teeth into.  Literally.

The presenters roster read like a Who's Who from my nutrition bookshelf and web archives; Dean Ornish (in pic below), John Robbins (with me in photo, right), Dr. John McDougall, Jeff Novick, RD, Doug Lisle, author of The Pleasure Trap. 
 
And that was just for starters.
 
Everyone proved to be heavy on thought provoking to entertaining, and usually both.  Everything from McDougall to Piraro.  Yes, Bizarro's Dan Piraro, long time animal welfare advocate was our Saturday night entertainment
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The program was intense, with barely breathing space between sessions.  But that didn't stop the McDougall camp from preparing endless, bountiful buffets for each and every meal.  What an unimaginable treat to be able to dive into a food line and not have to ask after what the cook might have dumped into the pot.  Yes, it matters.
 
You see, the delicious never quit. Besides a colorful salad bar and all the veggies you could ask for, there were potatoes (mashed or baked or latkes?  You name it!), pizza, lasagna, shepherd's pie mountains of salsa and bowls of gravy and dressings, burritos, and hey - a dessert table with brownies and ice cream.  Nothing with a face or a mother anywhere.  Nothing swimming in oil to spoil your figure and yet keep your appetite unsatisfied. Eating this way, hungry and full can be your guide.  Just like it should be.
 
As a matter of fact, true to form, I ate my fill.  And, um, not the 80% rule, more like the 110% rule because I was having such a ball NOT being the cook.  My attitude was "More of everything!"
 
With just a few shy of a dozen guest speakers with varying opinions, you might think that a "nutrition" weekend would close leaving you with more questions than answers.  Certainly, the presentations opened new windows of thought opportunity.
 
Yet I came away with new respect and reinforcement for what I have found to be an optimal diet for fitness, staying trim, excellent energy, and vitality to match.  It's the foundation of the eating guidelines you recognize from my Booty Camps.
 
Whole foods.  Mountains of quality whole grains or starchy vegetables with piles of veggies.  Throw on a cup of beans or legumes for the day, and decorate it with a couple of fruits.  Sprinkle on some nuts or seeds.  Save all the rest for decoration, condiment, or feast occasions. There you have it.
 
For a  review of the weekend events and a slide show of the headliners to boot, go to my Healthy Living Column at examiner.com.
 
You'll find the slide show at the end of the article, just click on one of the photos and click your way through.
 

© Lani Muelrath 2010

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Award winning fitness expert Lani Muelrath, M.A., "The Fitness DreamMaker" is  dynamic coach and vivacious speaker with some impressive credentials in the realm of exercise, health, and weight loss. 
 
Her signature system of dietary plan, targeted body shapers, and mindset for mastery is a match made in heaven for busy women looking for a no-nonsense, surefire solution to their weight and energy problems.
 
With over 30 years of experience as a teacher, coach, and trainer, Lani is a Guest Lecturer in Kinesiology at San Francisco State University, and is recipient of the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Instruction. She created and starred in her own CBS TV show, and is the Healthy Living Examiner at  examiner. com. Lani is also the Fitness Expert for Dr. John McDougall's Health and Medical Center.

She is renowned for her compassionate and knowledgeable approach combined with expertise, and maintains multiple credentials and certifications in physical fitness and exercise disciplines.  Her Fit Quickies(TM), targeted body shapers for people on the go, have just exploded on the marketplace.

Lani overcame her own lifetime struggle with weight over 12 years ago when she lost 50 lbs, which she has maintained easily with the tools  that she now coaches other women to be successful with weight loss, body shaping, and health.

 



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