Food As Medicine Symposium: Healing with Food at Home
Saturday, March 28, 2015, 8:30 a.m.–4:15 p.m.
Happy Hour for Participants in the Vendor Hall from 4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and presentation by Chuck Eggert, Founder of Pacific Natural Foods!
Academic Building, Room 107
NCNM Main Campus, 049 SW Porter St, Portland
The public is invited to join us for this one-day event to learn from physicians and nutrition experts on the use of specific diets to prevent and treat disease, and foods to create optimal wellness!
This is for anyone interested in learning more about using food as medicine at home: individuals, families, foodies, chefs.
Learn the facts and myths about popular diets and how and why to include nature’s super-foods in you meals. In addition, hear from NCNM’s Food As Medicine Institute co-founders, Drs. Courtney Jackson and Julie Briley as they discuss their practical approach to a whole foods lifestyle, including tools and tips for making great choices at the grocery store and in the kitchen… plus much more!
A popular event last year, there will be plenty of local food exhibitors with tasty samples and a delicious farm-to-table lunch, all included in your registration.
The following speakers are currently confirmed:
- Julie Briley, ND & Courtney Jackson, ND: Practical Tips for Using Food as Medicine Everyday
- Robert Ellis, DO, PhD, FACP, CS: Healing Food and Dietary Strategies for People with Cancer
- Andrew Erlandsen, ND: The Benefits of a Low-Carb Diet
- Ellen Goldsmith, LAc: East Meets West in the Kitchen – Using Chinese Dietary Therapies for Weight Management and Improved Energy
- Chef Tressa Yellig: Harness the Healing Power of Fermented Foods
Join us at 4:15 p.m. for an exclusive presentation by Chuck Eggert, Founder of Pacific Foods — Preaching to the Choir: Why It’s Important.
All about the fundamentals of basic nutrition, how Pacific Foods has sustained this message and the effects across our food systems while understanding the importance these hold on the benchmarks of life…