Fwd: Building Bone Vitality with Amy Joy Lanou, PhD, June 29 in Palo Alto

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The book below looks like a great resource for vegans.

 

If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area, here's an upcoming talk

by the author. She's based in North Carolina, so perhaps she'll be

doing a book tour?

 

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On Monday, June 29 at 8 pm, the Peninsula Macrobiotic Community

hosts Amy Joy Lanou, PhD, who will introduce her new book Building

Bone Vitality: A Revolutionary Plan to Prevent Bone Loss and Reverse

Osteoporosis (with co-author Michael Castleman, McGraw-Hill 2009,

paperback.) For years, doctors and scientists have been telling us to

drink milk, eat dairy products, and take calcium pills to improve our

bone vitality. The problem is, they're wrong. This groundbreaking

guide uses the latest clinical studies and the most up-to-date medical

information to help you strengthen your bones, reduce the risk of

fractures, and prevent osteoporosis. You'll learn why there's no proof

of dairy's usefulness, despite what doctors say, and why low-acid

eating and daily walking are the most effective ways to prevent bone

loss.

 

Dr. Lanou is assistant professor of health and wellness for the

University of North Carolina-Asheville (UNCA). She currently teaches

nutrition, women's health, food politics and nutrition policy, and

understanding chronic disease at UNCA. Her current research interests

include nutrition for the prevention of chronic disease, how

self-efficacy impacts health behaviors, and nutrition and bone

health.

 

She is also senior nutrition scientist for the Physicians Committee

for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit

organization dedicated to promoting preventive medicine, especially

better nutrition, and higher standards in research. In this capacity,

Dr. Lanou focuses her research and projects on efforts to help

laypersons and health care professionals shift to low-fat vegetarian

diets for promotion of long-term wellness.

 

Lecture Details:

• Monday, June 29, 8 pm (no reservation necessary)

• $5-10 donation suggested for lecture

• The First Baptist Church, 305 North California Avenue at Bryant,

Palo Alto, 1/4 mile East of Alma and the California Avenue Caltrain

Station

• before the lecture, enjoy a Gourmet Vegetarian Dinner and make new

friends at 6:30 pm (dinner reservations: call 650 599-3320 by 9:30

am)

 

GOURMET VEGETARIAN DINNER MENU, JUNE 29, 6:30 PM

 

June 29

Corn and Potato Posole

Tostadas with Saucy Black Beans, Marinated Veggies, Avocado and Tofu

Sour Cream

Golden Rice Salad

Cinnamon-Cumin Glazed Sweet Potatoes

Chopped Veggie and Green Salad with Lime Vinaigrette

Cool Coconut Custard with Mango Sauce

Lemon Grass Tea

 

Dinner Details:

• Monday, June 29, 6:30 pm

• $15 for Dinner

• please reserve for Dinner by Monday morning, 9:30 AM (650

599-3320)

• The First Baptist Church, 305 North California Avenue at Bryant,

Palo Alto, 1/4 mile East of Alma and the California Avenue Caltrain

Station

• for more Monday dinner menus, visit http://peninsulamacro.org

 

MONDAY GOURMET VEGETARIAN DINNERS IN PALO ALTO

 

The Peninsula Macrobiotic Community serves a Gourmet Vegetarian Dinner

every Monday (except major holidays) in Palo Alto. This is a full

vegan dinner which includes soup, grain, beans or bean products,

vegetables, dessert, and beverage, prepared by expert natural foods

Chef Gary Alinder, our Chef since our inception in 1987.

 

WEBSITE: http://peninsulamacro.org -

featuring newsletter, dinner menus, and related information.

 

DINNER RESERVATIONS: please try to make your Dinner reservations by

Monday morning, 9:30 AM; call 650 599-3320. If it's after 9:30 and

you're still interested in coming, call and leave a number for the

manager to call you back if there is space. It is not necessary to

reserve for the After-Dinner presentation.

 

TIME: dinner is served at 6:30 pm every Monday except major holidays;

the after-dinner presentation (once per month) starts at 8 pm.

 

PRICE: $15 for Dinner (occasional special dinners are priced higher),

$5-10 donation suggested for after-dinner presentation (usually once

per month)

 

LOCATION: The First Baptist Church, 305 North California Avenue at

Bryant, Palo Alto, 1/4 mile East of Alma and the California Avenue

Caltrain Station.

 

AFTER-DINNER PRESENTATION: each month we feature an After-Dinner

Lecture or Event, described in the newsletter and website. Lectures

are usually on macrobiotic or other health related topics, by a

variety of speakers including macrobiotic counselors, medical doctors,

cooking teachers, and people who have dealt successfully with serious

diseases using macrobiotic or similar approaches. Other events have

included performances by folk singers and vegetarian Chinese acrobats.

We have a pass-the-hat policy for our events; we suggest a donation of

$5-10.

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: all are welcome at our Dinners, vegetarian or not.

The Dinners are particularly helpful for those who want to eat in

healthy ways, but may not know how to get started. Many who attend may

have the same health concerns you have. Also, choosing locally grown,

vegetarian foods is one of the best ways to reduce your carbon

footprint on the planet.

 

Dinner attendance ranges from 40 to 100, with a full spectrum of ages

spanning newborns to grandparents, including quite a few interesting

singles. Come with a friend or by yourself; singles easily integrate

into our friendly group, where seating is communal. Many long-term

friendships have started at a Monday Dinner, and are renewed every

week!

 

We hope to see you at a Monday Dinner! Please forward this message to

friends who may be interested.

 

Gerard T. Lum, Newsletter Editor and Webmaster

Peninsula Macrobiotic Community, http://peninsulamacro.org