Healthy Happy Hour Presentation (with a focus on Nutrition)
(Hand out Folders and have your guests fill out a Client Profile Sheet while sampling healthy snacks.)
*Folders Contain:
- Client Profile Sheet
- “Pure, Safe, and Beneficial” Doc
- Product Line Overview
- 30 Days to Healthy Living Flyer
- 30 Day Fit Kit Order Sheet
- Preferred Client Benefits Sheet
- New PC Free Gift List
*Have The Arbonne Opportunity Brochure and Consultant Benefits Sheet available for anyone interested in learning more about the business.
Tip – Insert personal stories throughout this presentation and make it yours. Record yourself until you feel comfortable and then listen to it over and over again until you feel confident in presenting.
Here is a video of the presentation itself. You can play the video when you are with a prospect, or provide them with the link: https://vimeo.com/213884075 When playing it, use the full screen option button in the lower right button.
DOWNLOAD THE POWERPOINT SLIDES HERE
COVER SLIDE: DISCOVER ARBONNE
Welcome everyone! Ok….quick question….who’s here because they’re interested in their health? Great! Now, who’s here because they were threatened with bodily harm by the person who invited them here? Well, either way….I’m glad you’re here! If I can help you make just one shift to get into a healthier lifestyle, my time here was worth it! In order to honor your time…I’m using my notes to stay on track…or I’ll find myself rambling…..plus…this will show you that anyone can do this presentation and you don’t have to be perfectJ. If any of you have questions while I’m talking, feel free to interrupt.
Introduce Yourself and Tell Your 3-Minute Story
Have a compelling, confident, passionate story that creates vision. Connect with the guests!
• Introduce yourself
• Give background, what you didn’t like and why you started Arbonne . . .
• How you were introduced and hesitations . . .
• What you realized . . .
• Success you have seen and your vision . . .
• Why you invited them
SLIDE: OUR MISSION
So you’re going to hear a lot about Arbonne tonight and how we utilize the products as tools to help people establish healthier habits for a lifetime.
Arbonne’s mission is to help people become everyday healthy.
It’s a widely-known fact that what we put into our bodies determines our long-term health, but it’s a lesser-known fact that what we put ON our skin also has a huge affect on our health, since our skin is our biggest organ.
Our daily habits contribute to the inflammation in our bodies. Low levels of chronic inflammation can go undetected for years, until one day we get a diagnosis. Have you heard the saying by Dr. Thomas Fuller? Health is not valued til sickness comes! BUT if you listen to your body….there ARE clues along the way. Digestive problems, rising cholesterol, high blood pressure, chronic fatigue, foggy thinking and stubborn weight gain are just a few of the "symptoms" associated with systemic inflammation.
SLIDE: AVOID THE BIG FIVE
So what are we going to talk about tonight? We’re going to talk about 5 toxic ingredients that are creating disease and inflammation in our bodies.
What’s a toxin? It’s anything you put into your body that’s not food for your cells. Toxins create inflammation. Inflammation is the root of all disease. You don’t see it on the outside. But it’s doing damage to your insides. To illustrate, we can compare it to the inflammation on the outside we’re all familiar with. Like a cut or a scratch when it gets infected, then it oozes pus. I know that’s gross, but realize that’s what inflammation is doing to your insides. You don’t see it, but it’s there in your... arteries, joints, colon, intestines, stomach, lungs, kidneys, liver, and brain. So, toxins create inflammation and then inflammation breeds disease. Cancer, heart disease, diabetes, acid reflux, arthritis, gut and digestive problems, headaches, Alzheimer’s and so many more.
So why do most people gain fat around their middles? Well...our body is an amazing thing….it tries to prevent toxins from moving to our major organs, and to do this it creates fat to wrap around those toxins. So it’s actually creating another bad thing, to protect us from a worse thing. Belly fat is much more harmful than just causing our pants to be too tight.
And the deep, hard belly fat is called visceral fat. It’s packed between the organs... the liver, pancreas and kidneys and causes all kinds of problems... In fact, this fat starts acting like its very own organ since it’s capable of having such a large impact on the body.
SLIDE: SUGAR & ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS
So let’s start with the first toxic ingredient. Processed Sugar. Here’s the deal…Food is either fuel for our bodies, or it’s a poison. Refined Processed sugar is actually a chemical and was originally created as a drug. In France, they nicknamed sugar….Crack! Here are a few stats on sugar:
- 80% of the food we eat now has added sugar
- In early 1800’s the average person consumed 4 lbs of sugar per year
- How much do you think we consume now? We eat, on average, 168 lbs of sugar per year! That’s almost 4 lbs of sugar per week now!!
- The average child consumes more than 32 teaspoons of sugar every day
- No wonder they now say our children’s generation will not outlive their parents generation and sugar is at the root of this.
Now, why is that a problem? Processed Sugar is a toxin.
- It actually causes our liver to store more fat…especially around our middles.
- It increases our risk for high blood pressure, heart attack and stroke by increasing our bad cholesterol. It’s not fat that causes high cholesterol like we’ve been told for so long, it’s refined sugar. Sugar causes our arteries to become inflamed which creates a sticky tackyness inside our arteries that cholesterol sticks to…that’s how we get high cholesterol. Good fat actually helps cholesterol move through our arteries to do the job it was meant to be doing.
- Sugar also primes our bodies for Diabetes and Alzheimers….which is now referred to as Diabetes of the Brain.
- It also increases our risk of depression because it creates an unhealthy gut which is where most of our “good mood hormone” serotonin resides
- and last but not least….cancer feeds on it.
Incredibly we spend more than $1 trillion dollars each year fighting the damaging health effects of sugar.
So let’s talk a little about Artificial Sweeteners. Most people think they’re making a great choice when they choose “sugar free” or “lite”. But Research has shown that artificial sweeteners can actually stimulate our appetite for more sugar. In fact, diet sodas may actually double our risk of obesity.
Two of the biggest chemicals in our foods are Aspartame and Splenda….also known as Sucralose.
Aspartame is a chemical that has been proven to be toxic….ranging from brain damage to pre-term deliveries. Research has shown that Aspartame causes a chemical imbalance in our brain….affecting some people more than others, especially children under the age of 12. It also turns into formaldehyde in our bodies….so guess what! We’re slowly embalming ourselves if we’re consuming this chemical. How many people or kids do you know that drink diet drinks?
Splenda, on the other hand, has been found to reduce the amount of good bacteria in our gut by 50%. Which again can lead to depression, gastrointestinal problems and weight gain.
You guys, sugar is everywhere. It’s in all of our processed foods such as cereals, ketchup, bread, spaghetti sauce, pastas, peanut butter and it’s even in our milk. One 8 oz glass of milk has 3 tsp of added sugar in it.
SLIDE: DAIRY
That brings us to the next TOXIC ingredient….dairy. Dairy is a huge contributor to chronic inflammation and it’s very mucus forming.
Now….who knows where most of your calcium comes from? Well…if you listen to those tv commercials…it comes from dairy….right? But it actually comes from plant foods like dark green leafy vegetables. In fact, research shows that countries with the highest rate of dairy consumption also have the highest rate of osteoporosis.
Here’s why….Our bodies like to maintain a neutral pH balance which is a balance between acidic and alkaline. Dairy is acid forming. So in order for our bodies to restore a neutral pH balance, it pulls from our “alkaline” reserves in the form of calcium, magnesium, and postassium….which are stored in our bones. So it actually PULLS the calcium from our bones instead of strengthening our bones.
Milk is all commodities driven and it’s a huge business so you won’t hear any of this in the news.
SLIDE: GLUTEN, WHEAT, RYE & BARLEY
Now let’s talk about Gluten. Gluten comes from wheat, barley and rye and it causes inflammation in about 80% of our population. Do you ever wonder why we’re now becoming more gluten sensitive? Well….most gluten is now chemically toxic. Most of the wheat produced is genetically modified and can withstand the spraying of pesticides…and they drench the fields with Roundup to not only get rid of the insects but to dry the fields up faster which also spits out more grain for larger crops….and we’re ingesting that poison. Of course our guts are going to be inflamed! This makes us more likely to develop autoimmune diseases like arthritis, IBS, MS, thyroid issues and leaky gut syndrome. So if you’re experiencing any symptoms such as joint pain, bloating, fatigue, migraines, or any kind of skin rash….and you want to eat bread….I would recommend you eat an organic sprouted grain bread like Ezekiel.
SLIDE: GMO’S
The next toxin is Genetically Modified Organisms. GMO’s are living organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a lab through genetic engineering. GMO’s were created because we live in a world of wanting to get things quicker, faster, and prettier for market. These LAB foods are made to last longer and withstand pesticides but the nutritional value has totally diminished by the time it gets to our mouths along with the fact we are ingesting chemicals.
SLIDE: SKIN CARE TOXINS
Last but not least are the toxins we put on the outside of our bodies. It’s not just what we eat, but what we absorb. Do any of you know how many synthetic chemicals the average woman puts on her body every single day? Over 400!! And 60% of these chemicals are absorbed into our bodies. According to the EPA, within 30 seconds of putting products on our skin, many of these toxic chemicals are detected in our organs. The European Union (EU) has banned over 1300 toxic ingredients from personal care products and cosmetics. Of the same ingredients, the FDA has only banned 8 and restricted 3. This is important to note because Arbonne abides by the EU standards.
SLIDE: Where do I start?
So….where do we start? There are usually two types of responses after hearing all of this.
1. Motivated
2. Discouraged
But my goal here is to motivate you to change because you CAN improve your health DRASTICALLY when you make small DAILY shifts. Whether you start big or small, the most important thing to do is to start NOW and set yourself up for success by making changes that are easy to continue! This is where the Arbonne products can help!
SLIDE: Arbonne Product Advantage – 1
Have them take out “Pure, Safe, Beneficial” document
I like to say it’s not what Arbonne puts in its products but what they DON’T put in them.
Arbonne formulates their products without Mineral Oil, Petroleum, formaldehyde, dyes, parabens, chemical dyes, artificial sweeteners or flavors and no animal by products.
SLIDE: Arbonne Product Advantage – 2
You don’t need to be vegan to appreciate vegan products! Have you ever heard of animal rendering plants? Well, they’re big business in our country. They buy discarded animal carcasses (including diseased farm animals, euthanized animals, meat packing plant discards, expired grocery store meat, and road kill picked up by city maintenance); everything is ground up and cooked at high temperatures. What floats to the top is the fatty substance with all the toxins. THAT is skimmed off and sold to skin care, personal care & cosmetic companies and is in most of our products in stores today! This is perfectly legal because the FDA doesn’t regulate the ingredients in personal care and cosmetic products. That’s why I love Arbonne….it’s a vegan certified company AND abides by the EU standards!
Arbonne’s also recyclable and green and has NEVER tested on animals…only on human panels.
SLIDE: Wide Range of Consumable Products
We have products for everyone: every age and gender. Our ex President Rita Davenport used to say we have products from basket to casket. Our core products are the Skin Care lines and the Wellness/Nutrition Lines. You’ll find a Product Line Overview sheet in your packets. And as you can see, we have everything from a Men’s line to chemical free Toothpaste to our Health and Weight Management and even a Sports Nutrition Line.
SLIDE: Arbonne Skin Care/Clinical Results
I’m not going to go into the skin care line as much tonight….but as you can see our RE9 line actually beat out the #1 Department Store & #1 Private Brand of Anti-aging products and has been proven to REVERSE the signs of aging. This was based on International Research Services conducting a clinical consumer study with 163 participants in a period of 4 weeks.
I call this clean and safe “food for your skin”…but now I want to focus on the nutritional products we use in the 30 Days to Healthy Living program. We’ll talk about the 30 Day program in a minute.
SLIDE: ARBONNE NUTRITION
Arbonne is all about healthy living from the inside out and they use whole food vegan ingredients. Our nutritional products are gluten, dairy, GMO and soy free and we don’t use any artificial sweeteners, flavors or colors.
Each serving in the Protein powder has 20 grams of vegan protein from yellow peas, brown rice and cranberry proteins. It has 20 essential vitamins and minerals and it’s got a full amino acid profile which means it’s equal to eating a portion of meat. This shake mix is utilized to help us keep our blood sugar level all day by making it easier to eat a healthy breakfast and snacks. The shake, muffins and protein bars that you all tried give us the perfect composition of protein, complex carbs and fats that we need to nutritionally feed our bodies on a daily basis.
The next product is our Soluble Fiber Boost. We are all supposed to get at least 24 grams of fiber every day…but most of us barely get half of that. Fiber comes from all of our fruits, vegetables, and grains. One scoop of this fiber gives us half of our recommended daily amount. 12 grams. Think of soluble fiber as a sponge….it attaches to heavy metals and toxins and escorts those out of the body. It also slows down the absorption of glucose into our bodies so that our blood sugar is balanced all day long which crowds out those sweet cravings . This fiber is odorless, tasteless and dissolves in any liquid.
Next is our Energy Fizz Sticks. These packets contain your B vitamins, chromium, and a little guarana for a calm focused energy that lasts for hours. I put a small amount in your Champagne tonight to create a healthier mimosa. You can swap your sodas, energy and sugary drinks out for these and you’ll notice a huge difference in your energy levels right away.
We actually had a 30 Day participant that said she’d do everything except get rid of her Diet Cokes. She said she drank one first thing in the morning and then had at least 2 or 3 more during the rest of her day. So we asked that she try just one Fizz Stick in place of her first diet coke in the morning. Well, long story short…she felt so focused that she cleaned her entire house that day….and her kids were wondering what had gotten into her because she was so cheerful and had so much energy. She actually tried drinking a Diet Coke at lunch the next day, she hated the taste of it….and she’s never gone back. So that’s the power of these little packets.
Now let’s move on to the Digestion Plus. Do any of you have an issue with Acid Reflux? Well, this packet will completely get rid of heart burn. This little packet contains pre and probiotics along with a digestive enzyme. As I mentioned before, our gut health is so crucial to our overall health. 80% of our immune system and 90% of our serotonin is in our gut. Starting on a good prebiotic and probiotic can prevent illness later. And the Digestive Enzymes help break down the food we eat so we can actually absorb the nutrients. We lose an estimated 30% of our digestive enzymes each decade starting in middle age.
The next powerful product is our Herbal Detox Tea. The top ingredient is Milk Thistle which helps our liver, blood and kidneys detoxify and it tastes great. I drink this in the morning along with half a Fizz Stick and it tastes like a hot toddy….and takes the place of a cup of coffee.
We also use a 7 Day Body Cleanse in our 30 Day Program which gently flushes out heavy metals and toxins from the body. There is “no fasting” or being chained to the toilet! You just add a packet into a 32 oz water bottle and sip on it all day long, along with another 32 oz of water while eating clean healthy whole foods.
And then there’s the Greens Balance which is like a salad in a glass. Each scoop is 1 serving of 37 Non-GMO fruits and vegetables. We recommend taking it with the Digestion Plus in the morning to start your day off right.
All of these products are utilized in the 30 Days to Healthy Living program that we do virtually. Please take out the 30 Days to Healthy Living Flyer and the Fit Kit Order sheet in your packets and I’ll go over those right now.
This is a 4 week virtual transformation program that meets in a private FB group facilitated by a couple of health coaches and 3 other leaders. It works hand in hand with Arbonne’s nutrition line and so many people are losing weight & inches, gaining energy, sleeping better, and some are able to get off meds they’ve been on for years. It’s NOT a fast or a diet….we actually teach you how to eat so you don’t feel deprived and you crowd out cravings. It has everything you need to develop a healthy lifestyle. Whole food based meal plans, delicious recipes, daily health education, clean supplements to enhance nutrient intake, gut health, accountability and community support. The 30 Day Program starts on the 1st and 3rd week of each month. If you’re interested, we can sit down after the presentation and I’ll help you fill out the Fit Kit registration form to get you started which includes a 40% discount on this order and a 20% discount on all products for an entire year.
SLIDE: DISCOVER ARBONNE
So….there are 3 different ways you can order from Arbonne.
As a Retail Client which has no fee and you purchase everything at retail.
As a Preferred Client with a $20 registration fee that qualifies you for 20-40% discounts and special rewards and free shipping for an entire year. If the 30 Day program doesn’t work for you, and you’re more interested in just purchasing a few products, I’ve also included a Preferred Client Benefits Sheet in your packet as well as the New PC Free Gift List that you can choose from when you register and place your first order. If you would like to thumb through the Catalog, I’ve got a few here as well.
Or, you can register as a Consultant. As amazing as our products are . . . as much as they can change your skin and health . . . the Arbonne opportunity can change your life! Someone once asked me if time or money were no object, what would your life look like? Think about that for a minute. Where would you travel, live…spend your time? Would you be debt free? Now ask yourself this question…with your current income, how long will it take you to realize some of these dreams? 5 years…20 years…never? Well, you CAN pay off that mortgage and car and have extra vacation money with a mere $79 registration fee that qualifies you for 35-50% discounts and the flexibility of a business tailored around your life. It doesn’t matter where you come from…we have lawyers, teachers, stay at home moms on our team and in our company and we can teach and train you to work part time and earn a full time income. If you’re even 1% curious, and want more information on the opportunity, I have a brochure I can give you and we can schedule a time to talk about the possibilities for you.
So did you all get some value out of this and enjoy yourselves along with learning a few things you can implement right away? What stood out most to you? What small shift are you going to make in your lifestyle?
So ask the person that brought you here how you can get a few of your friends together…just like tonight….where we can offer them the same specials AND, you can earn 50% off YOUR purchases. We only need a handful and we do all of the work….plus, your friends will thank you! And…if you decide to start the business, your guests can register under you as your Clients and Consultants.
Thank you so much for coming and being open to making some small shifts to get healthier. The next 30 Days to Healthy Living starts on ________________ so let me know how I can help you get started feeling the best you’ve every felt….for the rest of your lives! And if I can ask you to do one thing for me…please leave the Client Profile sheet with me before you leave. Thanks!