Community Events
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Lecture: Veg Nutrition for Superb Health, and Book Signing by Vesanto Melina
$5 suggested donation Wednesday, October 17th, 7pm- Completed The HUB- 1673 Barrington St. 2nd Fl. Halifax Join award winning Registered Dietitian Vesanto Melina, co-author of bestselling books: Becoming Raw, Becoming Vegan, Becoming Vegetarian, Raising Vegetarian Children, The Raw Food Revolution Diet, The Food Allergy Survival Guide, and the new Cooking Vegetarian, for a comprehensive overview on how to keep yourself in superb health on a plant-based diet. Enjoy an update on protein power from plant foods, bone building without a drop of dairy, getting reliable sources of vitamin B12, including the good fats in your menus, and keeping your blood sugar level between meals without resorting to vegan junk food. "Vesanto taught nutrition at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada and at Seattle’s Bastyr University. She co-authored the joint position paper on vegetarian diets of the American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada. Her website is www.nutrispeak.com." Check out the poster HERE! |
Documentary Film Screening: Forks Over Knives
Free Sept. 25th, 7pm - Completed 5475 Spring Garden Rd. National Film Board, 2nd floor "FORKS OVER KNIVES examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods. The major storyline in the film traces the personal journeys of a pair of pioneering yet under-appreciated researchers, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn." Watch the trailer here: http://www.forksoverknives.com/about/ Join me, Andréa Lussing, at the National Film Board theater for a series of documentary film screenings. Through this series you will find carefully chosen documentaries reflecting a pro- health, environment, animals, whole foods-based view. |