Bronwyn "Fiber-Girl" Schweigerdt is the most entertaining authority on nutrition that you've ever heard. Bronwyn has a Master's degree in nutrition from Tufts University, is an author, columnist but most of all, an amazing speaker. She has literally helped thousands of people learn how to lose weight with her seminar and previous book: The UnDiet: Painless Baby Steps to Permanent Weight Loss. People who hear her not only feel incredibly empowered and inspired, but relieved to learn how simple and fun weight loss can be!
Although our bodies are continually bombarded by cancer-causing toxins, learn how to fight back by eating a cancer-preventing diet. This seminar will cover the basic compounds responsible for causing cancer, and how to lower your exposure as well as fight such compounds through your diet.
Learn how to prevent and "undo" Type II diabetes by eating foods that naturally regulate insulin and glucose levels. You may be surprised to learn certain foods can dangerously increase insulin and glucose (hint: NOT carbohydrates), and where they're found in the diet. If you are a diabetic or at risk of becoming one, this rarely heard info could greatly improve the quality of your life.
Most people believe that a diet high in sodium is responsible for high blood pressure, yet that is only half the story. Learn what other nutrients play a much larger role in hypertension, and where they're found in the diet. If you have high blood pressure, be prepared to give your arteries a rest, and possibly be able to discontinue your medication!
Did you know that fiber is a carbohydrate, yet the calories cannot be digested or absorbed in humans? Or that fiber in our diet greatly increases our metabolism and decreases our appetite? Or that taking a mere 200 calories out of your diet daily would cause you to lose 40 pounds in one year? Come hear the easy, realistic way to lose weight permanently.
Well-meaning parents often fret that their children not eating vegetables. But what exactly are vegetables? And how do they differ nutritionally from fruit, nuts, seeds, beans and whole grains? Come learn what's truly important in your child's diet. You'll be both surprised and relieved. Also, have your questions answered by a nutritionist and mother of a preschooler.
Come hear what common "childhood" foods one nutritionist has chosen to include - and exclude from her child's diet, and why. You may be surprised to hear facts about milk and dairy products indicating they are not nearly as beneficial as we hear. Learn the truth about soymilk, and what the media isn't telling you.
Did you know that improving your circulation increases oxygen to your brain, giving you more energy and mental clarity? Not to mention staving off heart disease, stroke, arthritis, dementia and impotence? Besides exercise, diet plays an enormous role in our circulation. Learn what compounds cause arterial plaque and high blood pressure, and how to fight them through diet.
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