When we eat raw foods we experience the nourishment that comes from life feeding life. There has recently been a lot of research in the area of raw foods. Raw foods alkalize the body- balancing the body’s pH. This helps the body to quickly rid of toxins. Raw foods provide us with energy in its most natural form. This empowers our bodies, making us feel energized and whole. <...
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Pharma Foodie: Feeding your Second Brain
In this installment of Pharma Foodie, we will explore the supremely
important relationsip between your gut (digestive health) and your
health. More and more, there is agreement that digestive health is at
the root of how we think, feel, and move through life. Gut function
is at the center...
Pharma Foodie: Foods for Anti-Aging
Pharma Foodie is an on-going series – a collaboration between Learning Center Chef-Instructor Nina Lesser-Goldsmith and Nutritionist Kim Evans. In these classes we look at the value and pleasure of using food to treat, prevent, and address chronic disease. What a great concept! We work with our culinary &ldquo...
Pharma-Foodie: Foods for Reducing Chronic Stress
Pharma Foodie is an on-going series - a collaboration between Learning Center Chef-Instructor Nina Lesser-Goldsmith and Nutritionists Kim Evans. In these classes we look at the value and pleasure of using food to treat, prevent, and address chronic disease. What a great concept! We work with our culinary &ldquo...
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10:15 - 11:15 AM: Nutrition presentation,"Creating a Pharma-Foodie Kitchen" with a focus on Boosting Immunity in the Winter Months, with Kimberly Evans RD, CD and Leslie Langevin MS, RD, CD
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Chair Massage with Anne Martin (First come, first serve!) http://vtcit.com/practitioners/view/anne_martin
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM: Stress Reduction Yoga with Tisha...
Preparing and sitting down to a nice meal is a great time to integrate mindfulness into your life. Even while at the store picking out ingredients, one can practice mindfulness- it is all about slowing down, taking the time to know what ingredients go into your meal, and practicing patience- set time aside to learn about and prepare a new dish. While in the kitchen, allow yourself to discover new smells and...
Pharma Foodie is an on-going series – a collaboration between Learning Center Chef-Instructor Nina Lesser-Goldsmith and Nutritionist Kim Evans. In these classes we look at the value and pleasure of using food to treat, prevent, and address chronic disease. What a great concept! We work with our culinary “pharmacy” (food ingredients) to design dishes that will delight our tastes and senses for the sake of creating a foundation of good health....
Paying Attention
Erin Marie Henry – UVM Nutrition Student and Intern to Kimberly Evans, RD
Mindfulness is paying attention to our everyday actions, surroundings and thoughts in a non-judging way. Food and mindfulness are closely related. When the mind and body are connected, one has the energy to be present in all that there is to experience. Our bodies have an innate healing ability. When we feed...
“Starve a fever, feed a cold” are words of wisdom you may follow when feeling under the weather. There is some research out there that has found there are particular foods that you feed your cold that can be more helpful to you than others. Eating Well magazine has created the following “Immunity-Boosting Foods” guide to make it easy. Here are their top five:
1. Chicken Soup 2....