For most of human history, our ancestors and even many of our grandparents nourished themselves with foods found only in nature. Our bodies evolved to thrive on complete and nutrient-rich foods such as fruits, vegetables, grains, and proteins from both animal and plant sources. Our survival required us to stay active, agile and strong.

Today we’re faced with an overabundance of highly refined, industrialized food. We consume unhealthy fats, excess sugar, and low-quality animal proteins in portions our ancestors never dreamed possible. And we’re less active than ever before. Our bodies are failing to adapt to a highly refined diet, as evidenced by the epidemic of diet-based, preventable chronic diseases such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, gastric reflux, many cancers, dementia, and mood disorders.

The good news is that clinical and observational research has repeatedly shown that returning to a dietary pattern of high-quality, minimally refined foods may reduce the risk and effects of these diet-based, preventable chronic diseases. The Full Yield™ Program is a comprehensive and fully integrated solution based on this eating pattern.

Starting with a three-month commitment to minimally refined, naturally healthful foods, our 12-month program includes what you most need to change your life forever: exercise, coaching, education, social supports, and biometric and behavioral monitoring to understand your health status, your disease risks, and to track your progress toward better health.

Please always consult with your primary healthcare provider before starting and throughout any new health promotion activity.

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Program Components: Five Ways to Feel Better

1. Health-supporting foods

The Full Yield™ Program clearly defines: 1) health-supporting foods, which are naturally rich in essential vitamins, minerals, nutrients and fibers, and 2) health-depleting foods, which lack these qualities and contain ingredients such as trans fats and high levels of sodium which are known to contribute to poor health, as well as nutrient-poor calories, known to contribute to caloric loading and thus to obesity. The program asks members to eat only health-supporting foods for at least the first three months as this is the most effective way to make a complete shift toward a lifelong improved dietary pattern and better health. To support this shift, the program provides:

1. Online Shopping, Menu Guides and Recipes—Our website offers comprehensive information about what to eat, what not to eat, and how to cook health-supporting meals that you and your family will enjoy.
2. The Right to Eat™ Store Program—Our in-store guide to finding health-supporting foods throughout participating grocery stores.
3. The Full Yield™ Meals and Snacks (Purchase is optional) —Designed to support you while you gain confidence cooking with health-supporting foods, or when convenience matters most, these products are available at participating grocery stores, for home delivery, and at select worksites. (Meals purchase is not a requirement for participation in The Full Yield™ Program.)

2. Help & support

We can help you learn to nourish yourself in the ways that work best with your life and your needs—whether you’re at risk for chronic disease, struggling with your weight, or currently living with diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease, high blood pressure, gastric reflux disease, or another diet-driven condition.

One-on-one telephonic support from our specially trained coaches can help you overcome challenges and develop your own personal strategy for setting goals and improving your quality of life. In fact, our coaches are trained in a method clinically proven to result in long-term behavior change.

3. Exercise

Changing the way you eat gives you more energy to stay active and engaged your whole life long. Daily exercise has many benefits: it improves your mood and energy level, prevents muscle atrophy, may reduce your risk of chronic disease, and helps you stay mobile as you age. It also makes you want to eat nutrient-rich, feel-good foods...so eating and exercising create a repetitive cycle of health!

Our suggested goal is walking the equivalent of 10,000 steps a day, which you can do by participating in a variety of physical activities you enjoy—from swimming and biking to tennis and gardening. The Full Yield™ Program will equip you with a pedometer, a daily exercise log, and an exercise program you can use on use on your own or with a team. As with any health improvement program, please notify your physician before you begin.

4. Multiple measures of success

Over a remarkably short time, a diet of health-supporting foods and regular exercise can benefit the body in many ways. You may notice changes in your mood, energy level, your weight and the quality of your sleep.

Our health status survey and dietary survey assess your health status and risks based on your history, behavior, and dietary pattern. Throughout the program, as you take stock of how you feel, we are tracking critical measures of your physical health, including blood sugar levels, cholesterol and lipid levels, blood pressure and body mass index (BMI), and chronic inflammation as measured by C-Reactive Protein (CRP).

5. Skills and tools for healthy living

When you enroll in The Full Yield™ Program, you get immediate access to a suite of honest, accurate, and standard-setting online resources you can use to stay healthy for the rest of your life—including food and lifestyle education, meal plans and recipes, instructive videos, recommended reading, food and activity logs, and optional connections to other program participants for support and teamwork.

Let us help you feel better. Register now. (And please consult with your primary healthcare provider before undertaking any new health-related activities.)

Employers, contact us to learn how to make The Full Yield™ Program part of your approach to employee wellness.

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