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Listen To Your Gut: Begin 30 Wellness Program
Amway, a leading health and wellbeing company, recently conducted a Habits and Healthspan survey exploring health habits among Americans aged 18-70 that revealed a surprising result – while many people want to start living a healthier life, they often don’t know where to start.
Recognizing this critical gap in forming healthy habits, Amway recently launched the Nutrilite™ Begin 30 Holistic Wellness Program to provide people a comprehensive guide to lifestyle habit changes that can support holistic health and wellness. This program shares a list of habits for individuals to implement in their daily lives, a trio of gut-loving supplements to help support good nutrition, and a free interactive app that helps individuals stay on track with their goals over 30 days.
When developing the program, Amway experts focused on four wellness pillars:
- Nutrition – consuming a plant-based diet with limited sugar, fat, and processed ingredients
- Hydration – drinking at least half your bodyweight (lbs) in ounces of water a day and consuming high-water foods like fruits and vegetables
- Exercise – walking 7,000 – 10,000 steps and exercising two to three times a week
- Mindfulness – practicing mindfulness through meditation, yoga or other practices
Participants of the program were surveyed at the end of the 30 days and the results were very impressive. 96% of participants said they were likely to continue parts of the regimen on their own and 75% of participants reported feeling less tired*.
The program is designed to make it easier to implement and maintain healthy habits to support your overall wellbeing, with dietary supplements that specifically focus on the gut microbiome. Dr. Nikky Contractor, Ph.D., a nutrition scientist and Director for Global Nutrition Product Development at Amway, says, “Everything you eat interacts with your gut microbiome, which can impact the function of your gut.”
Emerging science suggests that your gut microbiome may impact several other areas of your body; showing direct and indirect links between the gut microbiome and the immune system, skin health, liver health, oral health and more. With some experts even calling your gut your “second brain” because of its role in essential bodily processes – so, starting with good nutrition and supplements is key.
Amway is committed to developing quality products, backed by science and pairing them with programs designed to help people live better, healthier lives. The Nutrilite Begin 30 Holistic Wellness Program is the culmination of Amway’s dedicated research and development team composed of over 800 innovation and science experts, and its commitment to ensure customers receive the quality products they count on.
*Based on self-reported survey results compared to baseline after four weeks. Participants were instructed to follow a Mediterranean diet, take at least 7,000 steps per day with a minimum of 75 minutes of cardio or strength exercise per week, drink at least half their weight (lb) in ounces of water per day and practice mindfulness one to two times daily. Participants also consumed Nutrilite supplements during the study, including Nutrilite Balance Within Probiotic and Nutrilite Begin Daily GI Primer supplement.