Re: Take Shape for Life testimony

[Guest guest]

Lyndon.

The thing I noticed when the Take Shape For Life group was talking

is the committee Co-chair couldn't get them to explain the cost.

They kept saying that there was no charge for their service, but if

the participant wanted to, they could purchase products from them.

My daughter used them and had great results and I think the life

coach is a great idea. But, it costs over $300 per month. They are

right when the say they don't charge for the life coach part, but

you have to buy their food products in order to start the program.

From what I understand of the program. Mitch Greenlick didn't give

them the grilling he gave Dave McTeague when he was having trouble

getting the answer he wanted, but did try several times.

Thanks for reducing the testimony to a more manageable time frame.

Ron Grice, DC

Albany, OR

On 2/24/2012 6:03 PM, Lyndon McGill wrote:

Docs:

In listening to the audio of the House hearing on the IME

issue, it was interesting to listen to the first part of

the session, which was testimony by "Take Shape For Life"

representatives (audio link below), who are trying to get

the State to endorse their weight-loss program. Apparently

due to the Governor's mandate to change the status quo

when it comes to healthcare, the legislature seems to now

be open to options that will lower health costs and risk

factors, and were surprisingly favorable toward the "Take

Shape For Life" program, which is the MLM component of

MediFast. Here is the excerpt of that portion of the

hearing, which is definitely worth listening to:

"Take

Shape For Life" testimony

To my dismay, the testimony for the "Take Shape For Life"

program was given predominately by lay persons and some

members of the medical profession, but not by

chiropractors. If we are going to lead the charge to

improve the health of Oregonians and ultimately all

Americans, we need to start offering better solutions for

general fitness and weight management in addition to good

chiropractic care. That's where the EvolvHealth e84

Wellness Challenge comes in, which, in my opinion, is a

better program than the "Take Shape For Life" system,

since it not only targets weight loss (e84 BURN) but also

people who want to increase their fitness (e84 FUEL) and

athletes who want to take it to the next level (e84 EDGE).

And the great thing about the EvolvHealth e84 Challenge is

that the Chief Science Officer behind it is Dr. Anne Bodak

, a chiropractor! Her goal is to get 8.4 million

Americans to complete an 84-day wellness challenge over

the next 8.4 years and thereby significantly reduce our

healthcare costs. But since we don't have a lot of time in

our offices to promote and manage weight-loss programs,

etc., it's great to finally have someone come up with a

cost-effective, evidence-based (Vern!), as well as

Internet-based, wellness program that simply entails

referring patients to a web site. As patients participate

in the program and begin purchasing products, just like

the "Take Shape For Life" representatives revealed to the

legislators as to how they get paid, EvolvHealth rewards

you by paying the difference between the wholesale price

and the retail cost. Very simple, yet highly effective,

and it keeps us at the forefront of the wellness

revolution in our patients' eyes.

For more information, click on the following links. The

first is a link to the conference call I did last night

with Dr. Anne Bodak from Dallas, Texas. The second

is to a web site that gives details on the e84 Challenge.

And the third link is to a segment on the "Good Morning

Texas" TV show in which Evolver and professional cyclist

Geoff Godsey (who intends to break all of Lance

Armstrong's records) promotes the e84 Challenge and the

Evolv products to the show's staff.

EvolvHealth

Chief Science Officer Dr. Anne Bodak (40

minutes)

Take

the e84 Challenge! (15 minutes)

Geoff

Godsey on "Good Morning Texas" (10 minutes)

Lyndon McGill, D.C.

EvolvHealth Wellness Advisory Council Member

Salem, Oregon

www.SalemSpineClinic.com

www.EvolvingDaily.com

(503) 931-1315

[Guest guest]

Take Shape For Life is not an MLM company. It is a Network Marketing company. No

health coach is obligated to steer people towards Medifast.

I did a little research on the food that Medifast uses and it is very similar to

the Zone Diet, except that it is not as rigorous in protein portions for each

meal. The zone diet insists on a certain amount of protein every four hours.

Medifast allocates the protein over a 24-hour period; the purpose is the

hormonal regulation as is the zone diet. It emphasizes fruits and vegetables as

the primary source of carbohydrates.

Proteins are the main drivers for controlling insulin spikes and turning off the

" I am hungry " perception. So any diet that treats protein as the evil twin of

saturated fats does not succeed over the long term- that is the reason why

people can't keep their weight off with high carbohydrate diets.

Just my $.02 worth.

Eileen Machida, DC

503-893-0125

[Guest guest]

Ron:

I noticed that, too. It's obvious that they want the State

to promote their program, and I'm sure they're hoping the

State will help to subsidize it as well. They have a good

program that works for a lot of people, but as you

mentioned, it's not cheap. And the only way their company

can make money and pay their " coaches " is by selling the

pre-packaged meals. At least with EvolvHealth, you can get a

bare-bones yet effective weight-loss program for as low as

$75 a month. It will be interesting to see what programs the

State decides to endorse and how we'll all pay for it.

Lyndon McGill, D.C.

EvolvHealth Wellness Advisory Council Member

Salem, Oregon

www.SalemSpineClinic.com

www.EvolvingDaily.com

> Lyndon.

> The thing I noticed when the Take Shape For Life group was

> talking is the committee Co-chair couldn't get them to

> explain the cost. They kept saying that there was no

> charge for their service, but if the participant wanted

> to, they could purchase products from them. My daughter

> used them and had great results and I think the life coach

> is a great idea. But, it costs over $300 per month.

> They are right when the say they don't charge for the

> life coach part, but you have to buy their food products

> in order to start the program. From what I understand of

> the program. Mitch Greenlick didn't give them the

> grilling he gave Dave McTeague when he was having trouble

> getting the answer he wanted, but did try several times.

>

> Thanks for reducing the testimony to a more manageable

> time frame.

>

> Ron Grice, DC

> Albany, OR

>

> On 2/24/2012 6:03 PM, Lyndon McGill wrote:

> >

> > Docs:

> >

> > In listening to the audio of the House hearing on the

> > IME issue, it was interesting to listen to the first

> > part of the session, which was testimony by " Take Shape

> > For Life " representatives (audio link below), who are

> trying to get the State to endorse their weight-loss

> > program. Apparently due to the Governor's mandate to

> > change the status quo when it comes to healthcare, the

> > legislature seems to now be open to options that will

> > lower health costs and risk factors, and were

> surprisingly favorable toward the " Take Shape For Life "

> > program, which is the MLM component of MediFast. Here

> > is the excerpt of that portion of the hearing, which is

> definitely worth listening to: >

> > " Take Shape For Life " testimony

> > <http://www.mcgillonline.com/TakeShapeForLife.mp3>

> >

> > To my dismay, the testimony for the " Take Shape For

> > Life " program was given predominately by lay persons

> > and some members of the medical profession, but not by

> > chiropractors. If we are going to lead the charge to

> > improve the health of Oregonians and ultimately all

> Americans, we need to start offering better solutions for

> > general fitness and weight management in addition to

> > good chiropractic care. That's where the EvolvHealth

> > e84 Wellness Challenge comes in, which, in my opinion,

> > is a better program than the " Take Shape For Life "

> system, since it not only targets weight loss (e84 BURN)

> > but also people who want to increase their fitness (e84

> > FUEL) and athletes who want to take it to the next

> > level (e84 EDGE). And the great thing about the

> EvolvHealth e84 Challenge is that the Chief Science

> > Officer behind it is Dr. Anne Bodak , a

> > chiropractor! Her goal is to get 8.4 million Americans

> > to complete an 84-day wellness challenge over the next

> > 8.4 years and thereby significantly reduce our

> healthcare costs. But since we don't have a lot of time

> > in our offices to promote and manage weight-loss

> > programs, etc., it's great to finally have someone come

> > up with a cost-effective, evidence-based (Vern!), as

> well as Internet-based, wellness program that simply

> > entails referring patients to a web site. As patients

> > participate in the program and begin purchasing

> > products, just like the " Take Shape For Life "

> representatives revealed to the legislators as to how they

> > get paid, EvolvHealth rewards you by paying the

> > difference between the wholesale price and the retail

> > cost. Very simple, yet highly effective, and it keeps

> us at the forefront of the wellness revolution in our

> > patients' eyes.

> >

> > For more information, click on the following links. The

> > first is a link to the conference call I did last night

> > with Dr. Anne Bodak from Dallas, Texas. The

> > second is to a web site that gives details on the e84

> Challenge. And the third link is to a segment on the " Good

> > Morning Texas " TV show in which Evolver and professional

> > cyclist Geoff Godsey (who intends to break all of Lance

> > Armstrong's records) promotes the e84 Challenge and the

> Evolv products to the show's staff. >

> > EvolvHealth Chief Science Officer Dr. Anne Bodak

> >

> <http://www.evolversunited.com/2232012DrAnneCallEdite

> > d.mp3> (40 minutes)

> >

> > Take the e84 Challenge! <http://www.share84.com> (15

> minutes) >

> > Geoff Godsey on " Good Morning Texas "

> > <http://www.evolversunited.com/GeoffGodseyVideo.html>

> (10 minutes) >

> >

> > Lyndon McGill, D.C.

> > EvolvHealth Wellness Advisory Council Member

> > Salem, Oregon

> > www.SalemSpineClinic.com

> > www.EvolvingDaily.com

> > (503) 931-1315

> >

> >

> >

>

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