Since 70% of our health status is determined by lifestyle factors - more than all other factors put together - the most powerful thing you can do for your health is to adopt an optimum lifestyle, and that's what LiveSmart is all about: healthy lifestyle solutions . As the name implies, LiveSmart teaches to you to live smart. We are committed to making a difference that makes a difference.
LiveSmart is a West Australian company, operated by Sharlyn Rahman. She has over 30 years of experience in promoting healthy lifestyle solutions, and established LiveSmart in 1999.
We're on the Cutting Edge
Because there was no other lifestyle program like CHIP [Coronary Health Improvement Project] available in Australia, LiveSmart took the initiative to bring it to Perth. In 2003 we traveled to North America to be personally trained, mentored and licensed as CHIP Facilitators by the Founder/Presenter, Dr Hans Diehl. Now you can also join the 40,000+ people who have benefited from this amazing course which commenced in Canada in 1988, and has since spread to USA, Germany, India and Australia. New Zealand, Singapore and Africa now also have trained CHIP Facilitators.
We Get Results
See testimonials and CHIP results. Even people who have been on medications for decades, get results from the CHIP lifestyle that their medications could not give them. In fact, they can often reduce or eliminate their medications (under the supervision of their doctor).
No Guesswork
At the commencement of the CHIP course we record medications, perform fasting cholesterol, triglycerides and blood sugar tests, do a lifestyle assessment, and measure height, weight and blood pressure. This is repeated at the end of the course. Comparing the changes in 40,000+ participants worldwide is the basis of the reported outcomes.
Safe, Medically Validated
There's a lot of conflicting information out there, some of which isn't safe to follow - certainly not for the long term. You can have confidence that we are committed to providing sound, scientific and medically validated, health-enhancing information so that you can make informed choices - a fundamental human right.
The CHIP lifestyle is endorsed by the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine [PCRM], which includes 5000 doctors in its membership. H ealth professionals attending our CHIP courses are delighted with the health improvements they experience.
Simple
While based on sound medical science, simplicity is the keynote of everything we do, with easy-to-understand language, concepts and superb graphics, including video footage.
Practical
To help form a bridge between learning and implementation, at our CHIP courses we provide food tastes, demonstrations and recipes for healthy alternatives, conduct supermarket tours, and offer hands-on cooking if required.
Serious Fun!
We incorporate adult learning principles in our sessions. We love our work and derive great satisfaction seeing people improve their quality of life - in just a matter of weeks! We believe that learning takes place better in a fun environment, and employ innovative ways to make lifestyle change a positive experience.
Return on Investment
Not only do CHIP and FOODcents pay for themselves, but they do so over and over again - not by eating less, but by eating more! Healthy choices cost significantly less than the foods which are putting us into an early grave. We show you how.
Motivational
The results speak for themselves.
Experience
We have 50 years of combined experience in promoting healthy lifestyle solutions to all kinds of groups: corporate, community, schools, indigenous, prisoners and non-English speaking migrants.
We've done presentations for the following: Department of Health, Curtin University, Edith Cowan University, University of WA Extension School, Centrelink, Rotary International, Wesfarmers Energy Limited, The Cancer Council, AIDS Council of WA, Executive Women's Forum, Swan Health Service, Gosnells Women's Health Service, Department of Justice, Nutrition Australia, 34 th World Vegetarian Congress (Canada), International CHIP Summit (Canada).
We are possibly the most experienced FOODcents Advisors, having presented FOODcents sessions to over 4000 people (including interstate and internationally).
We're also Trainers of FOODcents Advisors on behalf of the Department of Health (WA), and have trained over 500 Advisors. These include dietitians, home economics teachers, welfare agency staff, Department of Justice Education officers and chefs, as well as nutrition and health promotion undergraduates.
We were selected by the Department of Health (WA) to do a FOODcents radio interview with Graham Maybury, as well as two FOODcents segments for Channel 7's Today Tonight program. The first won a media award. In the second, a year later, we featured a mother of four whom we had mentored using FOODcents, who reported to be saving around $2000 a year on her grocery bill, while spending twice as much on fruit and vegetables.
Since 2004, we've conducted 6 CHIP courses for around 200 people, with similar outstanding results that have been reported in the medical journals for CHIP in North America.
Unique
As far as we know there is still no other program like CHIP available in Australia.
Support
Lifestyle change isn't an easy thing to do by yourself, as you've possibly already worked out. Most of us know better than we do. Through CHIP , which has been masterfully designed, we support you through that process.
Additionally, and importantly, we provide ongoing nurture and support for the new behaviours at the personal level, group level (through our CHIP Alumni activities) and quarterly CHIP Chat newsletter.
Country / Interstate Participants
CHIP produces such life-changing results, that some participants have paid more than the cost of the course in travel and accommodation to attend the 16 sessions, traveling from such places as Bridgetown, Bunbury, Busselton, Albany, Esperance, Adelaide and Melbourne!
Our Mission Statement Says It All:
LiveSmart educates, motivates and empowers people to take charge of their lifestyles so as to enjoy their highest attainable standard of health.
So, Why Choose LiveSmart?
Well, why wouldn't you?!
For further information, please contact us.
