Monday, August 23, 2010

Sponsored Seminar information ON Plant Based Nutrition


Brenda Davis RD is Keynote Speaker for Seminar


Enhancing Health with Plant-Based Nutrition:
Professional Conference for Dietitians and other Medical Professionals

Date: September 17, 2010 8:30 - 4:30
Location: Adventist Medical Center
10123 SE Market Street
Portland, OR 97216

Registration: http://www.nwveg.org/health_conference.php

With growing interest in plant-based diets in the United States, this conference will provide the latest information in clinical nutrition research and on designing a healthy diet. There will be five fascinating presentations. The keynote lunch speaker will be author Brenda Davis, R.D., speaking on designing an optical plant-based diet. Michael Klaper, M.D. will present the latest on plant-based diets for diabetes management. Gregory Saxe, M.D., Ph.D. will talk on his research on the effects of plant-based diets on disease progression in recurrent prostate cancer. Milton Mills, M.D. will address digestion, and how colon physiology affects our metabolism and mood. Finally, Michael Greger, M.D. will provide a summary review of the latest in clinical nutrition findings over the past year.

For more information and to register, visit http://www.nwveg.org/health_conference.php. The conference is sponsored by Northwest VEG and the Adventist Medical Center, with additional support provided by the National College of Natural Medicine and Blossoming Lotus Restaurant.