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FREE cancer survival cooking classes

musiclover
musiclover CSN Member Posts: 242
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
There are some excellent classes going on around the country that are FREE and geared towards cancer prevention and treatment/survival. I first read about these classes on the Lance Armstong Foundation site. They are put on by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a group of medical doctors that have banded together to promote preventitive medicine (they have an excellent site - www.pcrm.org). I was about to drive to La Jolla to attend the classes (two hour drive for me) when they suddenly decided to add a series in L.A. (good thing since gas here is $3.40 a gallon!). That still would have been worth the drive.

I've checked out the corresponding cookbook and emailed some questions about the classes and recipes. Sounds really good. The recipes are low fat with very healthy ingredients. There are eight weekly classes. Check out their site to see if they are in your area - www.cancerproject.com. Here is a synopsis:

"Designed by physicians, nutrition experts, and registered dietitians, each class includes information about how certain foods and nutrients work to promote or discourage cancer growth, along with cooking demonstrations of simple and healthy recipes that can be recreated easily at home...The goal of this program is to empower cancer survivors, their friends, and their family members with easy-to-implement cooking skills that turn every meal into a delicious dose of healthy nutrition."
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  • jerseysue
    jerseysue CSN Member Posts: 624 Member
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    Thanks for the info I've been looking for something like this.
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  • KathiM
    KathiM CSN Member Posts: 8,028 Member
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    Me, too, BUT I'm 2 hours from La Jolla, 1 hour from LA...and gas is $3.17 out here in the "boonies"....Thanks, my dear, and welcome back...I was beginning to WORRY!
    Hugs, kathi
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  • musiclover
    musiclover CSN Member Posts: 242
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    KathiM said:

    Me, too, BUT I'm 2 hours from La Jolla, 1 hour from LA...and gas is $3.17 out here in the "boonies"....Thanks, my dear, and welcome back...I was beginning to WORRY!
    Hugs, kathi

    Kathi, here are all the locations in Calif. Maybe there's one near you - www.cancerproject.com
    CALIFORNIA
    Goleta, California
    La Jolla, California
    Long Beach, California
    Los Angeles, California
    - Westwood Branch Library
    - Robertson Branch Library
    Oakland, California
    Redondo Beach, California
    - Beach Cities Health District
    - The Wellness Community-South Bay Cities
    Sacramento, California
    - Whole Foods Market
    - Natomas Crossroads Church
    San Diego, California
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  • kerry
    kerry CSN Member Posts: 1,313 Member
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    musiclover said:

    Kathi, here are all the locations in Calif. Maybe there's one near you - www.cancerproject.com
    CALIFORNIA
    Goleta, California
    La Jolla, California
    Long Beach, California
    Los Angeles, California
    - Westwood Branch Library
    - Robertson Branch Library
    Oakland, California
    Redondo Beach, California
    - Beach Cities Health District
    - The Wellness Community-South Bay Cities
    Sacramento, California
    - Whole Foods Market
    - Natomas Crossroads Church
    San Diego, California

    Great, I see Whole Foods Market on your list. The home office is located here in Austin. I'll give them a call. We did a tour of the store with a nutritionist during our last CP-3 in April. A class would be great.

    Thanks for the info.

    Kerry
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