Showing posts with label events. Show all posts
Showing posts with label events. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Photo essay: Brooklyn Food Conference

outside john jay high school in park slopehoneybeesthe farm comes to brooklynbob zuckerman, running for city councilLaDonna Redmond delivering a keynote addressChickens, honeybees, local farmers and politicians could all be food this weekend at the first ever Brooklyn Food Conference - a free event advocating a healthy, sustainable, and just food system.

If there was one clear message from the event it is the need to support small farmers. I got to meet my local growers and gain insight on how trade policies and legislation effect our local farmers here and across the world.

Special thanks to Nancy Siesel for providing these photos of the event.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Be my guest @ Integrative Nutrition

photo courtesy Integrative NutritionIf you've ever considered pursuing a career or education in holistic health and nutrition, you'll be excited to learn that my school Integrative Nutrition will be hosting an open house on April 18-19 in New York City at Avery Fisher Hall.

Prospective students will be able to sit-in on a real class led by Joshua Rosenthal, founder of the school, or one of the guest speakers including Barry Sears (creator of the Zone diet), Mark Hyman (author of Ultraprevention), and David Katz (founder of Yale University's Prevention Research Center).

This event is open to friends and family of graduates. And as my reader I invite you to join me. You can register online and enter my name (Ameet Maturu) as the referring graduate.

If you've ever considered the possibility of creating a career around your passion for food and health, I suggest checking it out. This is the first I've heard of the school opening its doors in this manner.

inside Avery Fisher HallMy experience at Integrative Nutrition was life-changing and inspired me to become a health counselor. I love how it teaches all the different dietary theories, from Ayurveda to Macrobiotics, enabling us to extract the wisdom from all. There's so much more to food that just fat, calories and protein. Right? One really leaves with an understanding on how to help others be well (including ourselves).

I plan to be there on Sunday, April 19. Hope to see you there!

Friday, March 6, 2009

NYC free lectures: Bone health, Protein

If you are interested in learning more about holistic health and nutrition and live in New York City, here are two lectures you won't want to miss.

A holistic approach to bone health
with Dr. Anne Marie Colbin
Thursday, March 12
6:00 pm to 7:45 pm
The New York Public LibraryScience, Industry & Business Library
188 Madison Avenue @ 34th St
New York, NY
FREE

This lecture is in support of Anne Marie Colbin's upcoming book, The Whole Food Guide to Strong Bones: A Holistic Approach. She will be talking about foods that build and maintain strong, healthy bones (I have a feeling it's not milk!) Dr. Colbin is the founder of The Natural Gourmet Institute and a visiting teacher at my school, The Institute of Integrative Nutrition. RSVP required. More information.

Expand your protein repertoire
with Ameet Maturu, HHC
Sunday, March 22
12:00 - 1 :30 pm
Park Slope Food Co-op
782 Union Street, between 6th and 7th Ave
Brooklyn, NY
FREE

A discussion on protein, led by me! Discover if you display symptoms of protein deficiency and learn how your choices effect your thoughts and moods as well as our bodies. You'll also learn some new foods to prepare (from legumes to tempeh). Perfect for both omnivores and vegetarians. More information.

Integrative Nutrition