A Child's Health Begins with the Parent

Building a Healthier World, One Family at a Time

The L.E.A.N. Programs® are a family of workshops developed by William Sears M.D. and Exercise Physiologist, Sean Foy, MA. These educational programs utilize Dr. Sears’ simple techniques for parents and children in making nutrition fun, tasty, and easy to understand and implement. Additionally, Dr. Sears and Mr. Foy provide creative ways for children to get the proper amount of exercise.

The L.E.A.N. Programs focus on the four pillars of health
L - Lifestyle (How we live)
E - Exercise (How we move)
A - Attitude (How we think)
N - Nutrition (How we eat)

Whether a child is underweight, overweight, or “just right,” parents will learn practical and time-saving ways to keep their child healthy amidst the busyness of life.

“The best gift you can give a child, is the gift of health”
~ William Sears, M.D.

Fact, Stats & Who Can Benefit

Fact: A child's lifestyle, exercise, attitude & nutrition affect their:
• Learning
• Behavior
• Attitude
• Actions
• Energy
• Happiness
• Performance
• Self-esteem

Sad Stats:*
• 1 in 3 children born in 2000 will get diabetes
• 1 in 3 children in the US are overweight or obese
• 80% of overweight children will become obese adults
• Government policy for obesity is failing
• Current school nutrition standards were updated in the 1970's
• The USDA's Food Pyramid is a failure
• Obesity related costs are over $100 billion per year - something we all pay for.
*Centers for Disease Control, Trust for America's Health, William Sears, MD

Who can benefit?
• Community (i.e. Rec centers, faith based, scouts, social groups, city/county)
• Women Groups (i.e. MOPS, Moms clubs, play groups, WIC)
• Education (i.e. school districts, charter schools, private schools, childcare facilities, parent universities)
• Healthcare (i.e. Doctor's office, hospitals, insurance co, chiropractors, acupuncture, Psychologists, non-profit organizations)
• Business (i.e. corporations employee education, wellness programs, kid based businesses)

Make it a night of fun and learning for your family or group! Private and group classes available.

L.E.A.N. Essentials

L.E.A.N. Essentials is a fun, interactive and educational course for parents and caregivers who have limited time or may want to initially take small steps towards learning more about nutrition and healthy living for their children and families.

Parents and caregivers are provided the basic framework to begin moving towards healthier choices and behaviors in a 2-hour course taught by Christine Appleton, Certified L.E.A.N. Coach. Participants learn through direct instruction, group participation and by "filling in the blanks" of their L.E.A.N. Essentials workbook.

Subjects discussed include:
~Why should you care about what your children eat?
~Traffic Light Eating
~Why Breakfast is Important
~The Skinny on Fat
~How Much Protein is Enough?
~Play Helps Kids Grow!
~Water can be Cool!
~Know the NO's
~Myth Busters

L.E.A.N. Start

L.E.A.N. Start is a fun and interactive educational program that provides parents and caregivers the tools and information to:
~Develop a lifetime of achievable healthy habits for the entire family
~Improve the mood, learning and behavior of children through proper nutrition
~Avoid nutrition related diseases such as type II diabetes, heart disease, sleep apnea, respiratory problems and cancer
~Make nutrition at home easy and fun, while preparing healthy food that tastes great
~Keep children and family members physically active

L.E.A.N. Start is taught by Christine Appleton, Certified L.E.A.N. Coach. It is a 2-hour class that meets for 4 consecutive weeks.

Topics presented during class are as follows:
~Traffic Light Eating and Portion Control
~Breakfasts & Grains
~Veggies & Fruit
~The Skinny on Fat
~Power up with Protein and Play!
~Water Your Growing Child

L.E.A.N. Start provides parents and caregivers practical tools that make nutrition simple, fun and easy to implement; this results in children who are much more likely to begin healthy behaviors and maintain them for a lifetime.

Class Schedule

I am currently working with Bounce Boot Camp to schedule classes in the Anthem/North Phoenix area. Stay tuned...


If you are interested in having a class offered at your facility (work, school, gym, etc) please contact me at christine@drsearsleanprograms(dot)com (please use .com, it was written that way to avoid spam)

Thank You & Enjoy a Happy, Healthy 2012!

Other L.E.A.N. Services

In order to get the most out of the following service, please complete a L.E.A.N. Essentials or L.E.A.N. Start class first.

Pantry Makeovers
An in-home lesson to help you understand what is really in your pantry.

About Dr. Sears

~America’s most trusted source for child rearing (according to Parenting/Baby Talk Survey 2007)
~Renowned author with over 35 books and numerous scientific articles
~Over 100 television appearances, including: Dr. Phil, Oprah, 20/20, CNN, Dateline
~Medical and parenting consultant for Parenting Magazine & Baby Talk Magazine
~Popular “askdrsears.com” website gets 30,000+ unique visitors per day
~An expert on family nutrition
~35 years in practice in San Clemente, CA with his son’s, Dr. Jim, Dr. Bob & Dr. Pete
~Associate Clinical Professor at University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
~Pediatric training: Harvard Medical School’s Children Hospital & The Hospital for Sick Children – Toronto
~ Fellow: American Academy of Pediatrics & The Royal College of Pediatricians