Food for Life: Nutrition Essentials

Join Cindy from Trimazing! online and Kickstart your Health!

Many people are eager to trim their waistlines, tackle diabetes, or improve their health. This program presents an engaging and effective way to help you reach your goals. It is based on scientific studies and favors vegetables, fruits, legumes, and whole grains. A vegan or plant-based dietary pattern can help prevent diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and other chronic diseases. According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, “Appropriately planned vegetarian diets, including total vegetarian or vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases.”

The 21-Day Guided Vegan Kickstart is based on the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine’s successful 21-Day Vegan Kickstart program. Depending on one’s perspective, this program is about losing weight, maintaining a healthy weight, or simply embracing an overall healthful way of eating. For some people, it’s the first time the idea of not restricting amounts of foods but rather choosing the right foods has been the guiding principle for losing weight and staying healthy. The revelation is bolstered with clinical benefits such as lower cholesterol, better diabetes control, and lower blood pressure, as well as improvements in energy and mood. This curriculum will allow class attendees to discover the world of health through general topics ranging from digestion to blood pressure. Results are likely to be immediate and impressive!

4-part class series, Tuesdays, 7 - 8:30 pm via Zoom:

May 19 – Kickstart Your Health – Learn the science supporting the benefits of plant-based nutrition.

May 26 – Let's Go! – Get the tools to start a low-fat, plant-based diet!

June 2 – Getting in Gear – Celebrate your successes and help you over hurdles.

June 9 – Weight Loss – Focus on the three ways a low-fat, plant-based eating pattern helps with weight loss.

Cost: $60 for the 4-class series, includes live, online classes on Zoom, handouts, recipes, healthy meal ideas, and support via email and private Facebook group!

Textbook: 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart: Boost Metabolism, Lower Cholesterol, and Dramatically Improve Your Health, (available from Amazon) will need to be purchased. Loaner copies of the book are NOT available from the instructor due to COVID-19 restrictions. Some electronic copies may be available through the your library system or other electronic libraries, but not guaranteed to be available during the time of this class.

About Your Instructor:

Cindy Thompson is a retired 20-year fire captain and paramedic, creator of Trimazing! Health and Lifestyle coaching. Ten years ago, she was overweight and unhealthy. After changing to a plant-based, vegan way of eating, she dropped 60 lbs, seven pant sizes, and lowered her cholesterol and blood pressure in just the first year! And she's maintained this for a decade without dieting or deprivation! Cindy is now a licensed Food for Life Instructor, certified Health Coach, Fitness Nutrition Specialist, Peer Fitness Trainer, and a licensed paramedic. She loves helping people meet their health and fitness goals!

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Important note: The information provided during this program is not intended to advise or counsel individuals on nutrition, or diagnose any disease. It is important to seek the advice of your medical doctor or other health care professional for your individual health concerns. Those who take medications for diabetes or high blood pressure may find these medications start working better than ever or even too well while participating in this program, and we encourage them to be in touch with their health care provider about evaluating their personal medication needs.