This online 'book' has a page for each month's public program of the APPLE/UUCM Sustainability Series.
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February 4th: “Driving Yourself Crazy? Alternatives to In-CAR-ceration”
March 4th: “Plug Into the Future: Getting Rid of Your GAS ... (Vehicles, that is)!”
April 1st: “Is Your House Leaking Money? How to Make It Safe, Comfortable, and Energy-Efficient”
May 6th: “EAT, MEET and GREET”
June 3rd: “Support the Home Team: Making the Transition to a Local Economy”
Preserving Your Food and Your Health: Why Certain Food Preservation Techniques Promote Good Health and How to Preserve Food Safely
Wednesday, August 5, 2009, at 7:00 p.m.
at Unitarian Universalist Community of the Mountains, 246 S. Church Street, Grass Valley
Suggested Donation $3-$5
Whether you harvest from your own garden or buy produce at the local growers' market, summertime provides a bounty of fresh, healthy food. In the past, people preserved food when it was abundant and made the bounty last all year long. This evenings presentations will reveal some ancient secrets and some modern science to help you enjoy your local culinary delights throughout the year.
Some food preservation methods, such as lacto-fermentation, actually add to the health benefits of food. Local food sleuth and cooking teacher, Shan Kendall, will explain how certain traditional methods of food preservation can improve your health.
While preserving food can be simple, it does have risks if not done properly. Stephanie Rosa, Master Food Preserver from U.C. Davis Cooperative Extension, will talk about various methods of canning food and how to ensure that your canning process is safe and your products healthy.
April Reese, Professor of Canning from the A to Z Garden Center in Grass Valley, will put the evenings lessons to use by demonstrating how to make her delicious fruit jams. Tasting will be encouraged.
WHAT: Maintaining Your Health in an Energy-Uncertain Future
Part 1 of a 3-Part Series: What's Going On in Your Gut and Your Ever-Changing Needs for Nutrients
WHO: APPLE (Alliance for a Post Petroleum Local Economy) and The Unitarian Universalist Community of the Mountains
WHEN: Wednesday, September 2, 2009, at 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: Unitarian Universalist Community of the Mountains, 246 S. Church Street, Grass Valley
COST: Suggested Donation $3-$5
For More Information: web site: www.apple-nc.org; email info@apple-nc.org or www.uugrassvalley.org; or call Kate at (530) 274-3435
A new health care paradigm that integrates ancient wisdom (herbs, acupuncture, natural foods, etc.) and modern allopathic medicine is emerging. This collaboration empowers us to be proactive in the maintenance of our own health, which is ever more important due to the challenges that economic uncertainty and oil depletion will bring. The reality is that declining oil production will eventually affect all aspects of the current health care system. As it is, our health care system is not working very well for most Americans, many of whom cannot afford to use it. So, the more we know about our physical, mental, and emotional health, the more options we'll have to take care of ourselves and our families in the event of changes in our current access to medical care.
Tonight's program will focus on digestion and nutrition. Hippocrates’ belief that "all disease begins in the gut" has found new supporters as the importance of the digestive system is reevaluated in both traditional medicine and medical science today. Two leading medical practitioners in our area will reveal how your daily diet can keep your digestive track healthy, and what you should know about your changing nutrient needs as you grow older.
Our speakers are both popular practitioners who are well established in our community:
Dr. Dale Jacobson, D.C. — TOPIC: Digestion: All Disease Begins in the Gut
Dr. Lisa Hosbein, M.D., — TOPIC: How Your Nutrient Needs Change after Age 40.
The belief that we greatly influence our health, or lack thereof, through our daily habits, thoughts, and feelings is now common knowledge in many medical, philosophical, and religious systems. In this presentation, we will hear how the beliefs of two local health practitioners, one a practicing physician and the other a practitioner of Ayurvedic medicine, compare as we examine the narrowing gap between traditional practices and modern medicine.
- How Your Daily Routine Determines Your Health – Holly Leeds, M.D., Family Practice and General Surgery
- How We Create Our Health Daily through Our Perceptions, Thoughts, and Feelings — Marc Halpern, D.C., C.A.S., Founder and Director of California College of Ayurveda
Herbs are fundamental to both Western medicine and the various forms of healing practiced in the Orient. But these two healing traditions developed in isolation from each other for tens of thousands of years. Two practitioners of herbal medicine, one schooled in the Western tradition and one in the Eastern tradition practiced over many millennia in China, will talk about the similarities and differences between these two forms of ancient wisdom and what they offer us today. A Sacramento homeopathist will tell us how to use homeopathic remedies for minor ailments.
- Western Herbs: From the Kitchen to the Medicine Chest — Kathi Keville, nationally-known herbalist and author of 11 books, Director of the American Herb Association
- Utilizing Chinese Herbs to Enhance Your Health and Well Being – Carrie Ann Smith, Licensed Acupuncturist and practitioner of Chinese Herbal Medicine
- Using Homeopathy to Sustain Your Health — Maureen Shepard, CCH, Nevada County Association for Homeopathic Education