Food for a Healthy Heart - June 24, 2021 - 6pm CST

Let’s Eat Great Food provides Food for Life award-winning nutrition education and cooking classes that provide an innovative approach to diet-related chronic diseases. Designed by the Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine’s (www.pcrm.org) team of physicians, nurses, and dietitians. Food for Life promotes healthful eating based on the latest scientific research. Since 2001, Food for Life has been a pioneer in delivering hands-on information about how diet can play a pivotal role in health and disease prevention directly to communities around the world.Each Food for Life class includes:*Specific information about how certain foods and nutrients work to promote or discourage disease and potentially boost your immunity.*Cooking demonstrations of delicious healthful recipes that can be easily recreated at home.*Practical cooking skills and tips for incorporating healthful eating habits into daily life.*A supportive and motivational atmosphere to take charge of your health with the foods that you put on your plate.

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Research shows a plant-based diet doesn’t just prevent heart disease, but it can manage and sometimes even reverse it.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and around the world. Eating habits and other lifestyle factors play a key role in determining the risk of heart disease.Pioneering studies by Dean Ornish, MD, Caldwell Esselstyn Jr., MD, and others have shown a low-fat, plant-based diet, combined with regular exercise and a healthful overall lifestyle, can prevent, delay, and even reverse heart disease and other cardiovascular events. Dr. Ornish’s landmark study tested the effects of a plant-based diet on participants with moderate to severe heart disease. There were no surgeries or stents—just simple diet and lifestyle changes. Within weeks, 90 percent of chest pain diminished. After just one month, blood flow to the heart improved. After a year, even severely blocked arteries reopened.At the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Esselstyn tested the same approach on patients with severe heart disease and published similar results. Thirty years later, all of the compliant patients are still thriving. Plant-based diets benefit heart health because they contain no dietary cholesterol, very little saturated fat, and abundant fiber. Meat, cheese, and eggs, on the other hand, are packed with cholesterol and saturated fat, which cause plaque buildup in the arteries, eventually leading to heart disease. A plant-based diet can also help improve several risk factors for heart disease:• High Blood Pressure: A plant-based diet, rich in potassium, improves blood pressure.• High Cholesterol: Aim for high-fiber foods, which can help lower cholesterol.• Atherosclerosis: Diets rich in saturated fat and cholesterol cause plaque buildup in the arteries, restricting blood flow.• Inflammation: Plant-based diets help reduce inflammation, which can lead to heart disease and other conditions.During this class you will:1. Learn how a plant based diet can improve your cardiovascular system.2. Receive information about High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol and Heart Disease3. View a video lecture by Dr. Neal Barnard4. Receive Heart Healthy Delicious and simple recipes

Food for a Healthy Heart - June 24, 2021 - 6pm CST

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