Cooking Classes for Dis-Ease Prevention

Dean Ornish said "I don't understand why asking people to eat a well-balanced vegetarian diet is considered drastic. While it is medically conservative to cut people open and put them on cholesterol lowering drugs for the rest of their lives."

These classes will cover a mixture of cancer-related nutrition topics and illustrates how to prepare several meals containing antioxidants and phytochemicals, high-fiber foods, and healthy dairy alternatives. Also it will provide information on how to plan meals.

Here is more information about individual classes:

Introduction to How Foods Fight Cancer

Certain diet patterns seem to have a major effect in helping people diagnosed with cancer to live longer, healthier lives. The National Cancer Institute research shows that as much as 50 percent of cancer risk may be related to diet. In this class, you will learn about the right food choices that can help reduce the risk of developing cancer as well as overcome the disease after it has been diagnosed.

Importance of Fiber

Fiber helps your body rid itself waste hormones, excess cholesterol, chemicals, and other unwanted toxins. Not only does fiber help improve the immune system but it also reduces the growth of cancer. A plant based and fiber-filled diet is important for cancer prevention and survival as well as overall health.

Dairy Alternatives

When humans consume dairy products, it causes negative biological changes in the body. One of which is a rise in the amount of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) in the bloodstream. Scientific studies have shown elevated IGF-1 levels to be a catalyst for the growth of breast and prostate cancer cells.