HWL, Inc was formed to search for scientific answers and practical solutions to the escalating epidemic overweight and obesity trend and the diseases that it causes.

The Problems

1. Over two thirds of Americans are overweight or obese and the number is escalating.
2. 50 million of U.S. adults have high blood pressure and diabetes is epidemic.
3. Over $40 billion is spent in the U.S. on weight loss programs and 95% fail
4. Since the cause is genetic, trendy diets employing will power, are doomed to failure.
5. Americans live shorter and are disabled longer than the peoples in 23 other countries.
6. Americans are trending fatter, faster then most other developed countries.

Our Mission is to help resolve the problems by; educating and providing programs that are practical, inexpensive, and enduring.

The Mindful Meals Diet

1. A eating plan that adopts the diets and lifestyles of the world's healthiest and longest lived peoples, by blending the best features from each.
2. Teach mind/body innovations, using mindful eating, self-hypnosis, and imagery to change food preference and eating habits so that healthy eating is preferred.
3. Satisfy genetic predispositions for fats, sweets and overeating, by incorporating healthy dietary fats natural sweets and unlimited plant foods.
4. A step by step program that comfortably eliminates unhealthy genetic eating patterns.
5. Teach a progressive multilevel physical activity program for aerobics, strength and flexibility.


Our Director



HWL [Healthy Weight and Longevity] was formed by Dr. James D. Baird. Due to person beliefs, he has been personally active in weight control, disease prevention and anti-aging for over 30 years. Baird is a lean jogger, highly active, and has been on an eating plan, similar to The Mindful Meals Diet for 30 years. Baird has served on the boards of a number of nonprofit organizations that have a total health component, authored two books on holistic health and earned a Ph.D. in natural health.

After retiring from his computer manufacturing business several years ago, Baird, who is an engineer and inventor was astonished to find that in spite of some $40 billion spent on weight control in the U.S., 95% of the programs fail. His inventor's curiosity was peeked, motivating his research which uncovered the real causes of overweight and resulted in a practical plan for enduring healthy weight and longevity