Monday, September 13 – Rethinking Depression: How to Fill in Your Potholes

Depression can be found in every gender, age group, and location. Estimates are that 121 million individuals world-wide are depressed; perhaps 20+ million just in the United States. If you have experienced a bout of depression yourself, situational or clinical, or have deal with a family member or friend who was depressed, you already know the toll this can take on everyone. This seminar is designed to present a way in which to rethink depression. Using the “pothole metaphor,” a variety of challenges and contributory components are highlighted, including: genetics and epigenetics, a variety of gender differences, average age of onset, and common symptoms. Strategies for prevention and for recovery do exist. A two-pronged approach can be helpful in filling in your potholes; in enhancing your ability to prevent and/or to recover from depression.

SEMINAR DESCRIPTION

Depression is a state of being that can be found in every gender, age group, and location. Estimates are that it impacts 121 million individuals world-wide; perhaps 20+ million just in the United States. A great deal of misinformation exists. For example, that depression primarily impacts females. Studies have shown that some types of symptoms associated with depression may be seen more frequently in women. Depression itself, however, may impact males just as frequently, albeit differently, and may be missed.

This seminar is designed to present a way in which to rethink depression. Using the “pothole metaphor,” a variety of challenges and contributory components are included such as: genetics and epigenetics, gender differences, age of onset, hormonal imbalances, lack of specific micronutrients, and symptoms.

If you have experienced a bout of depression, situational or clinical, or have dealt with a family member or friend who was depressed, you already know the toll this can take on everyone. Strategies for prevention and for recovery do exist. A two-pronged approach can be helpful in filling in personal potholes; in enhancing your ability to prevent (insofar as it is possible to do so), recognize symptoms quickly, and/or recover from depression.

TIME FRAME

Approximately 50 minutes

TARGET AUDIENCE

Audiences who interested in an overview of depression, a way in which to rethink this condition, and strategies for prevention and/or recovery.

SEMINAR OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of the program, participants should be able to:

• State working definitions for situational and clinical depression
• Describe two M-F differences related to average age of onset and hormones
• List four symptoms that may be exhibited in females versus males
• Outline three “potholes” and strategies for “filling” the potholes 

More at http://www.arlenetaylor.org/seminar-descriptions/1399-rethinking-depression

Monday, July 12 – What’s up with Gluten?

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 at 6:30 pm, talk and demonstration at 7:00 p.m.  $10 per person.

June 14, 2010 – Dinner with a Doc, “Health Lessons from Haiti” by Ted Hoehn, MD

“Health truly matters.  A healthy mind, body and soul is a key element in achieving a satisfying and productive life.

“Achieving health does not come by chance, nor is it mostly genetic.  Our bodies, and the mind’s they enable, are well designed machines.  Machines that can be trained, strengthened, and developed, or they can be ignored, injured, and abused.

“Nutrition, exercise, rest, relaxation, spirituality, intellectual exploration, work, creative expression, generosity, mission, responsibility, and constructive habit all combine to create a life worth living.” – Ted Hoehn, MD (“Haine”)

For more information: http://drted.md/HealthMatters/HealthMatters.html

April 19, 2010 – Dr. Diana Fleming, co-author of “The Full Plate Diet”

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. All four of her thesis papers were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Diana co-authored The 30-Day Diabetes Miracle Cookbook (Penguin, New York 2008) 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 joined the staff at the Lifestyle Center of America in 2002, serving as Director of Nutritional Services since 2003. Too often nutrition professionals don’t know how to take the theory of nutrition from research to the plate. Not so with Diana. She has a passion for nutrition, translating into her personal love for cooking, baking and eating.

Article from FullPlateDiet.org: http://www.fullplatediet.org/authors/

December 7, 2009 – “The Gift of Health” Survivor Stories

November 2, 2009 – Macrobiotic teachers and chefs David and Cynthia Briscoe – Healthy Holidays

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 of the most successful and longest-running macrobiotic restaurants in North America.
From 1981-1991 she supervised macrobiotic cooking education in the central states, and from 1991-1998 she was a main cooking instructor, kitchen supervisor and kitchen apprentice trainer at the Vega Study Center in California in association with Cornellia Aihara. She has been the kitchen coordinator for macrobiotic camps and retreats, including the popular Harvest Moon Retreats and Tall Oaks Camps in the midwest.

In 1999 she was the guest cooking instructor at the macrobiotic retreat on Hvar Island, Croatia. In recent years Cynthia has served as a cooking instructor at the Kushi Institute’s annual Summer Conference and the French Meadows Summer Camp. In 2004 she was invited to appear on ABC News to demonstrate macrobiotic cooking.

Her cooking instruction is admired for its clarity, patience and gentleness. Cynthia is also highly regarded for her insights into motherhood, advice on macrobiotic pregnancy and delivery, and her earthy and considerate approach to women’s health in general. She is blessed with a natural gift for journeywork healing rooted in her Native American ancestry. An accomplished artist, Cynthia has illustrated books for Avery Publishing Group, Japan Publications, and Contemporary Books, including books by the late Aveline Kushi and other macrobiotic authors. Cindy is currently working on several cookbooks and video home study courses. She is the mother of five active and kind-hearted children, ages 11-24, who care about others, animals, the earth, and looking at the stars at night.

Article from MacroAmerica.com: http://www.macroamerica.com/wordpress/about/cynthia-briscoe/

October 5, 2009 – Dinner with a Doc, “Put Your Colon to Work for You” by Milton Mills, MD

Whether internist Milton Mills is practicing at Fairfax Hospital in Virginia or at free clinics in Washington, D.C., his prescription for patients is likely to include some dietary advice: go vegetarian.

“Medical research shows conclusively that a plant-based diet reduces chronic disease risk, so that’s something I absolutely encourage my patients to move toward,” says Dr. Mills, a graduate of Stanford University School of Medicine, who became interested in the connection between diet and health when he went vegetarian as a teenager. “I find that when people are ill, they are very open to adopting practices that will improve their health.”

Dr. Mills doesn’t limit his message to his patients. He takes it to audiences around the country as well, speaking at hospitals, churches, and community centers. Sometimes he brings patients he’s helped—like Katheryn Vess, who suffered from heart disease and poorly controlled diabetes before changing her diet. “I was taking insulin twice a day and couldn’t walk half a block because my arteries were so clogged. Then I met Dr. Mills and he taught me how to eat,” Vess says. Now Vess is off insulin, no longer takes blood pressure medicine, and can walk a mile. “Her diabetes is, for all intents and purposes, cured,” Dr. Mills says.

Often active in PCRM campaigns, Dr. Mills is the lead plaintiff in PCRM’s class action lawsuit that asks for warning labels on milk. In the future, Dr. Mills hopes to delve into a new area of interest where little research has been done but the anecdotal evidence looks promising: diet and immunity. When Dr. Mills works with HIV and AIDS patients at clinics, he’s noticed that those who go vegetarian seem to improve, with increased energy and higher T-cell counts. “Medical literature supports a plant-based diet as being better for overall immune system function,” Dr. Mills says. “So its effect on patients with HIV is something I’d very much like to examine in the future.”

To view his presentation, see his YouTube video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFROlwe-m3Y

Article from PCRM.org: http://www.pcrm.org/magazine/gm06winter/mills.html

September 14, 2009 – Guest Speaker Bronwyn Schweigerdt

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 The Undiet: Painless Baby Steps to Permanent Weight Loss, Bronwyn 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.

Please note Healthy U’s new location:  1101-A National Drive (southwest corner of National and North Market).

Call 916.482.8123 for reservations!

 

Heart Health and Disease Prevention, August 3rd

Stephen R. Peters, MD, FACC 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 from “Happy Go Lucky Veggie Food Cart” and “Au Lac Veggie” begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by the presentation at 7:00 p.m. Please call 482-8123 for reservations. $10 per person. Please note the new location: 1101-A National Drive (southwest corner of National and North Market).

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AB1478: Freedom to Choose

Co-author  of AB 1478, Grass Valley attorney James Henderson will describe how he has helped craft a bill that, if passed by the California legislature, will require doctors, in non-emergency situations, to advise their heart and diabetes patients that they have the option to pursue nutritional therapy.  In other words, giving people the freedom to choose their remedies.

Henderson has practiced law in the field of personal injury litigation and medical malpractice before turning to writing. His first book, Indicted!, describes how the big business of health care singularly prescribes drug-based treatment  for America’s growing numbers of degenerative diseases such as heart disease and diabetes rather than considering curing and preventing these diseases with lifestyle changes and medical nutritional therapy.  Henderson calls for reform of the American health care model both in his book and with AB 1478.  He  proposes that physicians have the responsibility to teach their patients how to maintain  healthy lifestyles and to avoid disease through alternative protocols such as nutrition.

Healthy U, is a 501 (c) (3) organization funded through charitable giving and grants. Our mission is to empower individuals to make healthy choices through nutrition and lifestyle improvements. We offer a variety of classes and workshops at several locations, or for groups at their places of business.

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