Free Talk – Recipes for Heart Healthy Foods on a Budget

Heart Healthy food

Food budgets may be shrinking but it doesn’t mean we have to give up healthy food.  What it does mean is that we need to get a lot more creative about preparing cost effective highly nutritious whole foods says Las Vegas resident and Living on Live Foods Certified Chef, Michele Comeau.  She will be covering a number of fast and easy tips to make whole foods even more nutritious . . . and yummy in Las Vegas on Saturday September 19, 2009 at Go Raw Café, Westside Location and Whole Foods Market Henderson, Thursday September 24, 2009.

Leading research shows that the health benefits are enormous for eating a plant-based diet.  Dr. T. Colin Campbell, professor of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University in his recent best-selling book, The China Study, says it all gets down to, “what we put in our mouths.”  Campbell lead the most comprehensive study of nutrition ever conducted, what the New York Times called the “Grand Prix of Epidemiology.”

Michele who is currently studying with Campbell says researchers found that people who change to a plant-based, whole-food diet can reverse heart disease, reverse type 2 diabetes as well as reducing the risk of cancer and osteoporosis.  It is also a great way to slim down.  She is quick to say that we should always check with our doctor when making chances in our diet or exercise program.

“Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States for men and women,” reports Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn, the author of Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease. Dr. Esselstyn argues that conventional cardiology has failed patients by developing treatments that focus only on the symptoms of heart disease, not the cause. Based on the groundbreaking results of his 20-year nutritional study—the longest study of its kind ever conducted—he found, with irrefutable scientific evidence, how we can end the heart disease epidemic in this country forever by changing what we eat. Michele will be discussing those findings along with demonstrating quick and simple recipes.

Bottom Line is that simple, inexpensive dietary changes can make a world of difference as opposed to expensive and many times questionable pharmaceuticals says Michele.

Michele Comeau will be giving a free talk covering cost effective, nutrition solutions as well as demonstrating quick and simple recipes in Las Vegas:

Saturday September 19 from 2-4 pm at Go Raw Café, Westside Location.  Seating is limited for this free talk, please RSVP at http://www.meetup.com/RawLasVegas/

Thursday, September 24, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, Whole Foods Market Henderson  Please call 361- 8183 for more information and to reserve your place (seating is limited).

Resources from the Talk:

Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn. This is the number one book I would recommend for a Heart Healthy Lifestyle.  Half the book contains yummy recipes that Dr, Esselstyn’s wife contributed.  Well worth the investment.  You can find his lecture on how to become “Heart Attack Proof” at: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5215695644951404318#

Shoppers Guide to Pesticides: http://www.foodnews.org/ This is an absolute must!  You will want to print it out and carry it with you when you go shopping.

We talked a lot about nutrient dense fruits and veggies, you will find more information in the book, Eat to Live by Joel Fuhrman MD.  You can also download info and a chart at: http://www.drfuhrman.com/library/article17.aspx

John Mackey the founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market says this is the first book he suggests people read when they make healthy changes to their diet. I agree, it covers the most comprehensive nutritional study ever conducted along with references to over 750 other peer reviewed studies.  The China Study by T. Colin Campbell, PhD & Campbell II.   You will find a number of interviews with T. Collin Campbell at: http://www.plantbasednutrition.org/plant-based-nutrition/interviews/

If you are not sure you are getting enough nutrients check out the Cron-O-Meter designed to track daily diet calorie, vitamin, mineral, fat, and protein intakes free at:  http://spaz.ca/cronometer/

You may be thinking, OK I’m sold, so what do I do next?  The Free McDougall Dietary Program at: http://www.drmcdougall.com/free.html gives you everything you will need to know about improving your diet, along with recipes.  What a bargain, f you traveled to Santa Rosa CA and attended his excellent 10-day program it would cost over $5000.

Whole Foods Heart Healthy Challenge . . . Can you eat a diet of healthful, plant based, whole foods for under $200 a month?  Join the challenge at:  http://wellnessatredrock.com/

(Thoughts after the presentation) Sigh of relief!

When you stand in front of a group and suggest making MAJOR changes to what people have been eating, their whole life, you have to wonder what sort of reaction you are going to get.  The following comments tell me are on the right path:

“This presentation opened my eyes to new ways in bettering my life.”

“Most valuable was the information about the nutrient dense foods and recipe ideas.”

“Nutrition is VERY important to preventing heart disease.”

“Many things were new & opposite of what I’d heard-that olive oil is not good for you!”

“Emphasis on Plant Based Diet is what I liked best.”

The icing on the cake was this comment from well-respected wellness coach Vanessa Chamberlin Houssels:  “I thoroughly enjoyed Michele’s demo!  She is a seasoned pro with a command for the stage!  Her recipes tasted delicious . . . even my two young daughters gobbled up the tasty samples.  Job well done!

Many thanks to all!!!