Live April 10, 2021 12:00 pm EST. Most credit cards accepted via Paypal or your Paypal account.

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We all want to feel happier and healthier during these unusual times, right? Yet, are quarantine, home schooling, teleworking, and the financial pressures of COVID leaving you anxious and stressed? While at home, are you reaching out for chips, processed foods, and frozen meals to make things easier with your meal preparation? Is this leaving you wanting to eat and feel healthier?

If so, let Celebrity Chef Diane Kochilas, star of “My Greek Kitchen” (PBS), Celebrity Chef/Dietitian Ellie Krieger, star of “Healthy Appetite” on Food Network and “Ellie’s Real Good Food” on PBS, Dr. Sarah Ballou, GI Psychologist at Harvard Medical School's Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston, and the non-profit Foodicine Health teach you how to “Boost Your Mood With Food” by following the Mediterranean Diet.

As the COVID Pandemic continues, nutrition is taking a back seat. The health, financial, and social impacts of COVID have increased our stress levels, our anxieties, and our mood. In addition, the dietary habits of individuals and families has changed and alterations in our economy have resulted in an increase in the number of individuals that are required to make decisions regarding their dietary choices as a result of an altered financial state. Foodicine Health (www.foodicinehealth.org) is proud to do its part by producing this exciting virtual event to demonstrate that self-care and following a healthy diet, such as the Mediterranean Diet, can boost your immune system and reduce symptoms of stress and anxiety during these times.

• Dr. Sarah Ballou will discuss the impact of the pandemic on stress and mental health and will offer suggestions to promote health and self-care during these stressful times. Dr. Ballou is the director of the GI Psychology Service and Assistant Professor in Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School.

• Chef/Dietitian Ellie Krieger will discuss tools to improve your self-care and nutrition to enhance your immune system and boost your mental health. She will also discuss the benefits of following the Mediterranean Diet to improve mind/body health. Host and executive producer of the Public Television cooking series “Ellie’s Real Good Food,” and well known as the host of Food Network’s hit show “Healthy Appetite,” Ellie Krieger is the leading go-to nutritionist in the media today, helping people find the sweet spot where delicious and healthy meet.

• Chef Diane Kochilas will provide a live cooking demonstration from Athens, Greece, including techniques to create two scrumptious meals using the delicious ingredient components of the Mediterranean Diet. As the award-winning host, creator, and co-producer of the popular PBS Greek cooking-travel series "My Greek Table", Diane has been on a mission to teach the world about all things good and Greek. She one of the leading experts on Greek and Mediterranean cooking, a passionate communicator who delves deeply into her subject matter and engages her audience with informative entertainment delivered with liveliness and characteristic immediacy.

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