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Kickstart Your Health 7-Class Series – Online
April 18
An event every week that begins at 12:00 am on Monday, repeating until April 18, 2022
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Live cooking event via Zoom. Have you been struggling to figure out how to start eating whole-food, plant-based? Are you looking for easy meals that are healthy and that your family will eat (and love)? Are you tired of the diet roller coaster? Are you ready to stop counting calories, carbs, and protein forever? Reclaim control over food and your life. Learn the power of choosing the right food — not restricting the amount of food — to lower cholesterol and blood pressure, control diabetes, lose weight, and boost energy and mood. Results are likely to be immediate and impressive.
In This 7-week program you will get:
- Step-by-step guidance
- Live Zoom sessions with physician and dietitian presentations and cooking classes
- Whole-food, plant-based recipes and healthy meal plan ideas
- Demonstrations, tips, and techniques for cooking without oil
- Handy substitutions guides and resources
- Tools for continued success
March 7 – The Power of Your Plate – Learn the science supporting the benefits of plant-based nutrition.
March 14 – Let’s Go! – Get the tools to start a low-fat, plant-based diet.
March 21 – Getting in Gear – Celebrate your successes and help you over hurdles.
March 28 – Breaking the Food Seduction – Learn why some foods have such addictive power and how to break free.
April 4 – Keys for Natural Appetite Control – Discover how to satisfy your hunger to help lose weight, lower cholesterol, and control blood sugar.
April 11 – Digestive Health – Go over how this new way of eating supports a healthy gut and enhances your overall health.
April 18 – Healthy Blood Pressure – Review the benefits of healthy eating on your heart and celebrate your success and ongoing plan.
Required Textbook: 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart: Boost Metabolism, Lower Cholesterol, and Dramatically Improve Your Health by Neal Barnard, MD (Available from Amazon) will need to be purchased or borrowed from your local library.
If you’ve never taken a Trimazing! online cooking class before,you’re in for a real treat. It’s a safe way to gather. Come play with like-minded people who enjoy cooking (and eating). We have a blast, having fun while we learn. Past students have lost weight, lowered their cholesterol, improved their fitness, reduced their waist and waste, and come back for additional classes to learn even more. I can’t wait to meet you and learn about your success after taking a Trimazing! class.
About Your Instructor:
Cindy Thompson is a retired 20-year fire captain and paramedic and creator of Trimazing! Health and Lifestyle coaching. Ten years ago, she was overweight and unhealthy. After changing her way of eating, she dropped 60 lbs, seven pant sizes, lowered her cholesterol and blood pressure in just the first year, and became an adult-onset triathlete. And she’s maintained this for a decade without dieting or deprivation. Cindy is now a licensed Food for Life Instructor, certified Health Coach, Harvard Medical School Culinary Coach, Fitness Nutrition Specialist, Peer Fitness Trainer, and a licensed paramedic. She loves helping people meet their health and fitness goals.
[Trī-māz-ing]: three times better than amazing
Important note: The information provided during this program is not intended to advise or counsel individuals on nutrition, nor 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.
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