Healthy U on July 12

What’s Up With Gluten?

Karen Medeiros

Participants will catch up on the good and bad news about a very old meat substitute: gluten. AKA seitan (sigh-tahn), not “satan”, this wheat based wonder (or curse), can fill the gap on the plate for meat lovers who are switching to plant based meals. Led by Karen Medeiros, we will learn how to make homemade gluten and turn it into “chicken fried steak” and enjoy a summer supper. Invite your meat eating friends!

Dinner service begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by the presentation at 7:00 p.m. Space is limited and cost is $10 per person.  Please call 916-835-8132 for reservations.

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Healthy U on June 14

Dinner with a Doc: Ted Hoehn, MD

Feast or Famine: Health Lessons from Haiti

Dr. Ted Hoehn, Emergency Physician at Kaiser Permanente Medical Group in Sacramento, is a favorite Healthy U speaker and teacher. In April he volunteered for a three week humanitarian visit to Haiti, working with a local Port au Prince hospital. He will be sharing what he experienced and observed about the earthquake aftermath as well as the health lessons learned in Haiti.

 

Healthy U on April 19

Diana Fleming, Ph.D., was co-founder and co-manager of Country Life Vegetarian Restaurants in New York City and London, and a cooking consultant for Harvard University and Wellesley College. She earned her Ph.D. in nutrition at Tufts University in Boston. Diana co-authored The 30-Day Diabetes Miracle Cookbook where her knowledge and expertise were valuable in developing tasty, high-fiber, plant-based recipes that helped readers achieve significant diabetes relief and weight loss. She was also a contributing author for The Full Plate Diet. She joined the staff at the Lifestyle Center of America in 2002, serving as Director of Nutritional Services since 2003. She has a passion for cooking, baking and eating!

Dinner service begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by the presentation at 7:00 p.m. Space is limited and cost is $10 per person.  Please call 916-482-8123 for reservations.

Healthy U on December 7

Healthy U presents: “Survivor Stories: The Gift of Health” from Healthy U guest presenters.  A warm and inviting “fireside” dinner will be served.

At the end of the year we can take time to reflect upon our own health — body, mind, and spirit.  Our stories bring us closer and help us realize we are not alone in our struggles or triumphs!  Healthy U is dedicated to education and healthy lifestyle choices.  Hear the choices made by others and how their lives have changed.

Healthy U welcomes your support, both in attendance, learning, sharing and giving.  When you consider your year end gifts, please know that a gift to Healthy U will enable us to participate in community health events and bring new speakers and classes to Sacramento in 2010.  Your tax deductible gift will be much appreciated.  Envelopes will be available at our December 7 meeting, or you can mail your contribution to: Healthy U, 4011 Pasadena Ave, Sacramento, CA 95821.

Dinner service begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by the presentation at 7:00 p.m.  Please note the location: 1101-A National Drive (southwest corner of National and North Market).  Space is limited and cost is $10 per person.  Please call 916-482-8123 for reservations by Thursday, December 3.

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Healthy U on November 2

David and Cynthia Briscoe

Healthy Holiday Menus

David Briscoe is one of the most experienced macrobiotic teachers and counselors in the world today.  He has expertise in every facet of macrobiotics, including personal practice, teaching, counseling, professional cooking, restaurant ownership, and center development.  He has appeared on national television programs and radio shows, including the HBO special, “Six Months to Live.”  He is the co-author of “A Personal Peace”, contributing author to “The Whole Mind” and a regular columnist for Macrobiotics Today, the world’s leading macrobiotic magazine.  David has developed macrobiotic curriculum and instruction programs for numerous educational organizations.

Cynthia Briscoe is one of America’s most respected macrobiotic cooking instructors.  Her cooking is as delicious as it gets.  She co-founded and co-directed The Macrobiotic Center of Kansas City during the 1980′s.  Cynthia was the co-owner and head chef of The Amber Waves Café, an award-winning macrobiotic restaurant in Kansas City, and one fo the most successful and longest-running macrobiotic restaurants in North America.  In 2004 she was invited to appear on ABC News to demonstrate macrobiotic cooking.  An accomplished artist, Cynthis has illustrated books for Avery Publishing Group, Japan Publications, and Contemporary Books, including books by the late Aveline Kushi and other macrobiotic authors.  Cynthia is currently working on several cookbooks and video home study courses.

Dinner service begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by the presentation at 7:00 p.m.  Please note the new location: 1101-A National Drive (southwest corner of National and North Market).  Space is limited and cost is $10 per person.  Please call 916-482-8123 for reservations by Saturday, October 31.

Healthy U On October 5

Milton R. Mills, MD

Put Your Colon to Work for You: How it Improves Physiology and Protects your Health

Milton R. Mills, M.D., serves as associate director of preventive medicine for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting preventive medicine, especially better nutrition, and higher standards in research.Dinner service begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by the presentation at 7:00 p.m.  Please note the new location: 1101-A National Drive (southwest corner of National and North Market).  Space is limited and cost is $10 per person.  Please call 916-482-8123 for reservations by Friday, October 2.

A graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine, Dr. Mills practices outpatient clinicbased medicine in Northern Virginia and works as a critical care physician with Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax , Virginia . As an African-American physician focusing on preventive medicine, Dr. Mills has delved into some of the environmental and societal influences affecting the health of African Americans and other racial minorities. Dr. Mills has lectured and given research seminars across the United States and in Mexico on such topics as the negative impacts of meat and dairy consumption on human health; nutrition and HIV/AIDS; nutrition and cancer; and the dietary needs of various ethnic groups. Dr. Mills is a featured speaker for World Vegetarian Day on October 1 in San Francisco.

“Intuitive Eating” Begins September 16

Wednesday, 6:30 – 8:00 pm

Sep 16 – Nov 18, 2009

$100 Registration Fee – includes study handouts, instruction by registered dietitian Stephanie Miguel

Intuitive eating is an approach that teaches you how to create a healthy relationship with your food, mind, and body–where you ultimately become the expert of your own body.   You learn how to distinguish between physical and emotional eating, and gain a sense of body wisdom.   It’s also a process of making peace with food—so that you no longer have constant “food worry” thoughts. It’s knowing that your health and your worth as a person does not change because you ate a so-called “bad” or “fattening” food. 

The class will cover 10 principles of intuitive eating, from the book,  Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD and Elyse Resch, MS, RD, FADA.

Evelyn Tribole is an award-winning dietitian with a counseling practice in Newport Beach, California. She was the nutrition expert for Good Morning America and qualified for the 1984 Olympic trials in the women’s marathon.

Elyse Resch has been in private practice in Beverly Hills as a nutrition therapist for 25 years, specializing in eating disorders and preventative nutrition. She is a certified child and adolescent obesity expert and was the treatment team nutritionist on the Eating Disorder Unit at Beverly Hills Medical Center. She is a Fellow of the American Dietetic Association and participates in organizations and activities that revolve around healthy lifestyle choices.

For more details, please contact Stephanie Miguel, 916.717.9163, stephmiguel(a)hotmail.com

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Healthy U on September 14

Bronwyn Schweigerdt, MS

“Preventing and Reversing Diabetes”

 

Bronwyn Schweigerdt has a Master’s degree from Tufts University’s world-renowned School of Nutrition. Learn how to prevent and “undo” Type II diabetes by eating foods that naturally regulate insulin and glucose levels. You may be surprised to learn certain foods can dangerously increase insulin and glucose (hint: NOT carbohydrates), and where they’re found in the diet. If you are a diabetic or at risk of becoming one, this rarely heard info could greatly improve the quality of your life. The author of Baby Steps to Permanent Weight Loss is a college nutrition instructor and a popular public speaker who weaves humor into her presentation to discuss delicate topics, uses real life stories and gives practical, useful tools that can be integrated easily into everyday life. She is a newspaper contributing columnist and she works with Compassion International, promoting the health of needy children around the globe.

Dinner service begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by the presentation at 7:00 p.m.  Please note the new location: 1101-A National Drive (southwest corner of National and North Market).  Space is limited and cost is $10 per person.  Please call 916-482-8123 for reservations by Friday, September 11.

HealthyU on August 3

Stephen Peters, MD, FACC

“Heart Health and Disease Prevention”

Stephen R. Peters, MD is an Invasive Cardiologist practicing in Roseville, California.  He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology.  He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine.  His interests include preventive cardiology, critical care medicine and healing heart disease through nutrition.  While a partner in a traditional cardiology practice, he encourages his patients to explore healing with the use of mind-body techniques, acupuncture and nutrition.  Dr. Peters’ believes nobody truly heals from heart disease unless they address their emotional and spiritual health.  Dr. Peters’ is married with four children.  His office is in the medical office building on the Sutter Roseville Medical Center campus.

 

Dinner service begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by the presentation at 7:00 p.m.  Please note the new location: 1101-A National Drive (southwest corner of National and North Market).  Dinner will be catered by Happy Go Lucky Veggie Food Cart and “Au Lac Veggie.”

Please call 482-8123 for reservations. $10 per person.