AND I have some exciting new things to share!! Whoot! Whoot!
Questions? Email Sheri! Plantpoweredforhealth@gmail.com
Can’t wait to SEE YOU THERE!!
Please stay tuned for information on possible rescheduling of the event. Stay warm, safe and healthy!
Happy New Year! Let’s celebrate our individual and group accomplishments from 2016 and KICK OFF 2017 in the direction of good health and reaching for our dreams! Potluck starts at 6pm. Please come whether you have a dish or not, this is a time to mingle and get to know each other!
Not sure what to bring? Whole Food Plant Based, no added oils. List of suggested websites for recipe ideas: http://www.theveganjunction.com/top-15-healthy-oil-free-plant-based-recipe-websites/
or http://www.plantpurepods.com/recipes/
or http://www.pbnsg.org/featured-chef/
or http://www.klunkerskitchen.com/
or https://cookingwithplants.com/
Happy Herbivore special Winter Holiday recipe list! https://happyherbivore.com/2014/12/vegan-plant-based-winter-holiday-recipes/
DETAILS:
Facebook invitation:https://www.facebook.com/events/671943946318202/
We are currently meeting at the GRCC Devos campus (formerly Davenport University) in the Stewart Edward White Hall dining room.
The address is: GRCC DeVos Campus-Steward Edward White Hall Dining Room
415 Fulton NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503
We have permission to park for free in the parking lot of the administration building! Need directions and/or pictures to find it? click on this link! plantpoweredforhealth.com/about
This is a free event, and open to all whether plant based or plant curious. You’ll find there’s food, friends, science and support! Questions? Email Sheri at plantpoweredforhealth@gmail.com.
Our December meeting was DELIGHTFUL and above are a few highlights! Colorful and delicious potluck, 2 holiday food demonstrations, great discussions and doorprizes! Congratulations to our new group member who won the drawing for a signed copy of “The Plant Based Journey” by Lani Muelrath!
We will be starting off the new year with another signed copy of a plant powered book, to be announced! Come join in the fun!
The Mediterranean flavors are delicious in this recipe. The combination of creamy sweet potatoes, semi-crunchy chickpeas and the garlicky herb sauce explodes with taste.-By Lauren Vaught
Have you been wondering what to eat or how to get back on track? This is the meeting you have been waiting for.
Topics include:
“How Not to Die of a Heart Attack”
“Keeping Your Kidneys Happy”
“Creating the Nutrition Habit”
Q and A and more… click below for tickets.
Take a complimentary “Arterial Aging” test and pick up a list of “Dr. Bob’s 8 Keys for Health and Success”
Tickets are $20-$30 for this presentation, click this link to purchase your PBNSG ticket!
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We are looking forward to seeing you!
We have made so many wonderful friendships and connections this year, and each month more friendly faces are joining us. If you’ve been thinking about coming to our meetings, there’s no time like the present! Happy Holiday Potluck and sharing! Potluck starts at 6pm. Please come whether you have a dish or not, this is a time to mingle and get to know each other!
One of the topics we will explore is the health benefit of the beautiful pomegranate-is it a miraculous healing superfood or is the marketing a delicious deception? And how do you eat the darn things anyway?! FOOD DEMO and discussion!
Not sure what to bring? Whole Food Plant Based, no added oils. List of suggested websites for recipe ideas: http://www.theveganjunction.com/top-15-healthy-oil-free-plant-based-recipe-websites/
or http://www.plantpurepods.com/recipes/
or http://www.pbnsg.org/featured-chef/
or http://www.klunkerskitchen.com/
or https://cookingwithplants.com/
Happy Herbivore special Winter Holiday recipe list! https://happyherbivore.com/2014/12/vegan-plant-based-winter-holiday-recipes/
DETAILS:
Facebook invitation: https://www.facebook.com/events/1806984812877272/
We have permission to park for free in the parking lot of the administration building! Need directions? plantpoweredforhealth.com/about
This is a free event, and open to all whether plant based or plant curious. You’ll find there’s food, friends, science and support! Questions? Email Sheri at plantpoweredforhealth@gmail.com.
We had a FABULOUS time at the pre-release screening of EATING YOU ALIVE! We had a packed house, delicious food and amazing inspiration from the film. During our support meeting 12/7, let’s talk about the plan to promote the film in Grand Rapids to a larger audience! Everyone needs to hear these messages of hope and health! Congratulation to Patra Gupta who won the door prize at the registration table of “Kale Yah” bag, 2 Naked Food magazines and the documentary “PlantPure Nation”! Please email me @plantpoweredforhealth@gmail.com!
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Chef AJ is coming to PBNSG!
Chef AJ has been devoted to a plant-based diet for almost 40 years. She is the host of the television series Healthy Living with CHEF AJ which airs on Foody TV. With her comedy background, she has made appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman and more. A chef, culinary instructor and professional speaker, she is author of the popular book Unprocessed: How to Achieve Vibrant Health and Your Ideal Weight, which chronicles her journey from a junk-food vegan faced with a diagnosis of pre-cancerous polyps, to learning how to create foods that nourish and heal the body.
PBNSG meeting featuring a lecture by Chef AJ! Tickers here. Book signing to follow. There has been a pre-meeting “meet and greet” with Chef AJ added to the events, with a separate ticket purchase. Please click here for details!
If you’d like a little more info to decide if you’d like to see Chef AJ, here is a link to PBNSG.org’s podcast interview with AJ!!
So, who’s up for a road trip and awesome experience?! Let’s carpool and talk about it on the facebook group, click here!
2017-Happy New Year! Have you started dreaming up your goals for the new year? If you can dream it, you can do it!
Reminder, our meetings are always the first Wednesday of each month, so Wed January 4th 6-8pm!
And more to come! Stay tuned to our Facebook Page, click here to “Like” and subscribe to upcoming events!
Questions? Email: Plantpoweredforhealth@gmail.com
Can’t wait to see you!
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The leaves are falling and the chill is in the air. The Thanksgiving feast soon will be here! Let’s take this opportunity to practice some plant based Thanksgiving dishes, and share our strategies for support through our family holidays!
Potluck starts at 6 pm, meeting at 6:30pm. Facebook invitation: https://www.facebook.com/events/205760569834721/
Please come at 6 pm whether you have a dish or not. This is a time to mingle and connect. So remember, bringing food is optional, but your participation is the most important part! Everyone is welcome, whether you are a seasoned Plant-Powered eater or just plant curious 🙂 Come and join the discussion!
Whole Food Plant Based, no added oils. List of suggested websites for recipe ideas: http://www.theveganjunction.com/top-15-healthy-oil-free-plant-based-recipe-websites/
or http://www.plantpurepods.com/recipes/
or http://www.pbnsg.org/featured-chef/
or http://www.klunkerskitchen.com/
or https://cookingwithplants.com/
We have permission to park for free in the parking lot of the administration building! Need directions? Scroll down to previous post or click the “about” tab above or here: plantpoweredforhealth.com/about
It’s been an AMAZING October!
Our fabulous October meeting on the first Wednesday night, and a vegan/oil free menu unveiling at the Cherie Inn! (see stirthepotgr.com) To cap it off, PBNSG hosted ultra endurance plant-based athlete, Rich Roll! Here is a link to the PBNSG.org podcast before RR’s visit: http://www.pbnsg.org/podcast-collection/2016/10/20/rich-roll
What’s next??
Thurs 11/10 Dr. Garth Davis @ PBNSG (Birmingham, MI) with optional dinner proceeding talk http://www.pbnsg.org/event-calendar/2016/8/22/vot6d1k942zeoyss3dv1zudohv9q9y11/
Tues 11/15 6pm Grand Rapid pre-release screening of the documentary Eating You Alive!! Screening at Garden Diner and Cafe (formerly Bartertown) and as a ticket holder, you’ll receive 10% off your food order. This is a limited seating event, so Grab your tickets today! Have you seen a preview of this film? It’s incredible! https://www.facebook.com/eatingyoualivefilm/videos/
*SO INSPIRATIONAL!*
Secure your seat! Grab your tickets today!
Facebook invitation for info: https://www.facebook.com/events/143839766081003/
Garden Diner & Cafe 6 Jefferson Ave SE GR 49503
See you there! Questions? Plantpoweredforhealth@gmail.com
Welcome from Grand Rapids Veg Fest!
Plant Powered for Health Support Group members were so excited to be at the GR Veg Fest! We introduced so many new people to our support group and we will warmly welcome everyone to our meetings!!!
As a recap, we meet the first Wednesday of each month, next on October 5th from 6:00pm-8:00pm. The address is 415 Fulton NE, Grand Rapids 49503. (FYI only-This campus used to be part of Davenport University, so many people think of this as the old Davenport location.)
Pictured above, the front of the administration building on Fulton Street (GRCC DeVos Campus). Driveway on the East side of that building (looking at the front of the building, to the right). Pull in driveway. OK to park there, although signs will say not to. We have permission. To the East (right) of that parking lot is the Steward Edward White Hall (Tudor style home). Go in the modern main entrance and watch for the signs. It will be down a hall on the right and in the “dining room” of the historic home.
If you are on Facebook, we have a FB invitation to the next meeting: https://www.facebook.com/events/964655793662737/
We also have an online FB group to talk and share between meetings: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1396457570633986/?ref=br_tf&qsefr=1.
And a FB page: https://www.facebook.com/plantpoweredforhealth/?fref=ts . Connect with us there as well to get to know each other and support each other virtually anytime 🙂
Potluck at 6pm, meeting at 6:30
Whole Food Plant Based, no added oils. List of suggested websites for recipe ideas: http://www.theveganjunction.com/top-15-healthy-oil-free-plant-based-recipe-websites/
or
http://www.plantpurepods.com/recipes/
or
http://www.pbnsg.org/featured-chef/
or
http://www.klunkerskitchen.com/
Please come at 6 pm whether you have a dish or not. This is a time to mingle and connect. So remember, bringing food is optional, but your participation is the most important part! Everyone is welcome, whether you are a seasoned Plant-Powered eater or just plant curious 🙂 Come and join the discussion!
The monthly meetings are a free event! See you there!
If your Doctor told you that your life depended on going into surgery for a heart bypass…or you could try changing your diet…what would YOU DO? Paul Chatlin faced this choice, and with a leap of faith, chose to change his diet in order to get vital blood flow to his heart… and he has not only survived, he has THRIVED!Along the way, he started the Plant Based Nutrition Support Group (PBNSG.org) so everyone who wanted to try this way of life would have community and support. Over time, Paul’s mission has expanded to include becoming a change-maker by working with medical schools to update curriculums, increase plant-based options in restaurants, and reaching out to lawmakers! For our next meeting, Wednesday September 7th, Paul is going to visit us for our GR Plant Powered for Health meeting as our special guest and tell his story of reversing heart disease, and the work of being Founder and Chair of PBNSG!
Aaaaannnnnd to double our fun, we will also host PBNSG’s VP of Operations, Jeremy Glogower! Jeremy is a man of many talents and is key in the production of PBNSG events, both large and small as well as hosting the group’s popular interview podcast. He is both the wizard of event technology and as I like to think of him, the king of plant-based celebrity selfies! Jeremy will share what this exciting job is like and how he came into plant based nutrition. It looks like they are all having a lot of fun!
***Also, I just returned from my Food For Life training with the Physician’s Committee in Washington DC! During our meeting, I’m excited to share reflections on the trip and the classes I’m bringing to GR!
This and more at our Plant Powered for Health meeting Wednesday, September 7th, @ 6pm!! Facebook invitation: https://www.facebook.com/events/1801350543414133/
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GRCC DeVos Campus-Steward Edward White Hall Dining Room
415 Fulton NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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Have you heard about the PlantPure Summit from PlantPure Nation?!
The first-ever PlantPure Summit (Sept 7-16) is less than a week away and will start at 10am EDT on Wednesday, Sept 7th, with a new speaker every 2 hours (10am, 12pm, 2pm, 4pm, 6pm, and 8pm). This is completely free, and you will NOT need to log in to any website to view the presentations. There will be options to purchase recordings and other items, but it is a free educational event with more than 50 (!!) diverse speakers in the field of plant-based nutrition, animal advocacy and environmental protection efforts. Speakers include our PBNSG friends Paul Chatlin, Dr. Kerry Saunders, and Dr. Joel Kahn along with many of our exciting (evidence-based) speakers like Drs. Greger, Ornish, Barnard, Popper, Campbell, Esselstyn, Carney and more! This unstoppable plant-based movement is truly saving lives and creating a better tomorrow for generations to come. Sign up with our group’s affiliate link HERE!
Sign up with our group’s affiliate link HERE so they know we sent you!
***Join us at GR VegFest September 18th! We have a booth and I’m looking for volunteers to share staffing and tell others about our group! Let’s have a great turnout at VegFest and represent for whole-food plant based nutrition!
Let’s kick off these September events right with our FANTASTIC meeting this Wednesday September 7th, @ 6pm!! Facebook invitation: https://www.facebook.com/events/1801350543414133/
Our meeting tonight includes a special guest speaker, Cardiologist Dr. David Johnson! Dr. Johnson is board certified cardiologist who knows where to look to find the origins of heart disease. He is able to help you identify the patterns in your life that are at the root of heart disease and support you in making the appropriate changes to prevent and reverse heart disease!
We will also reflect and review our restaurant meet up at Bartertown Diner!
…..And where should we go next?!
Potluck at 6pm, meeting at 6:30
Whole Food Plant Based, no added oils. List of suggested websites for recipe ideas: http://www.theveganjunction.com/top-15-healthy-oil-free-plant-based-recipe-websites/
or
http://www.plantpurepods.com/recipes/
or
http://www.pbnsg.org/featured-chef/
or
http://www.klunkerskitchen.com/
Please come at 6 pm whether you have a dish or not. This is a time to mingle and connect. So remember, bringing food is optional, but your participation is the most important part! Everyone is welcome, whether you are a seasoned Plant Powered eater or just plant curious 🙂 Come and join the discussion!
We have permission to park for free in the parking lot of the administration building!
Food, Friends, Science and Support! See you at 6 pm!!
Facebook invitation: https://www.facebook.com/events/1091622237594720/
The address is:
GRCC DeVos Campus-Steward Edward White Hall Dining Room
415 Fulton NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Park in the lot behind the Administration Building off of Fulton-we have permission at this time in the evening. The tutor style historic home, in the “Steward Edward White Hall Dining Room” is where we meet! The first Wednesday of each month from 6pm-8pm.
This is a free event! See you there!
Following every meeting, I feel so energized and inspired by our group members! July’s meeting was FULL of delicious food, ideas and sharing of personal health success!
When sharing success stories, we started with Paul Rathbun, our special guest from West Bloomfield MI, who has been following Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s Eat to Live. In just a few months, he has lost 40 lbs! He’s also seeing many health improvements that were unexpected, such as clearing of his sinus congestion, and is completely relieved of painful shin splints which had prevented him from running for years! Way to go Paul!
We also hosted a bonus guest from PBNSG, Stephanie Vail! Her Dad lives in the Grand Rapids area and was able to combine our meeting into her family visit, and we hope she’ll visit again soon!
The sharing continued with stories of cholesterol and triglycerides numbers dropping, increasing energy, decreased allergies, easier time moving, and a couple that has lost a combination of 270 lbs! Incredible! We are building such a tremendous community! ❤
On a note of personal success, I was very pleased to announce that I have been selected to become a certified Food for Life instructor for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine! 20 people were selected internationally for 2016 training in Washington DC. I am impressed by PCRM, and very proud to have this opportunity to provide this educational opportunity to the Grand Rapids Community!
Up Next!!
Wednesday 7/20: Sue and Roger’s Supper Club 6:30pm http://www.stirthepotgr.com/supperclub/
Saturday/Sunday 7/23 and 7/24: Chicago area Veggie Fest: http://veggiefestchicago.com/
Wednesday 8/3: Plant Powered for Health meeting, @6 pm. Don’t miss it! https://www.facebook.com/events/1091622237594720/
Wednesday 9/7: Plant Powered for Health meeting: Special Guest Paul Chatlin, founder of PBNSG!
Sunday 9/18: Grand Rapids VegFest!
June was packed with great events, and we’ll reflect on them, share news/questions with each other and focus forward on our goals! Short blog post, but much to share!
I’m very excited to announce some personal news with you that will benefit our group! Also, we’ll have a special guest from West Bloomfield, MI visiting us and telling us about his plant based journey, Paul Rathbun! (He’s also my cousin, and I’m so very proud of him!)
Also, we’ll highlight a few of the topics from the presentation at PBNSG, Howard Jacobson PhD! This time he talked about the psychology of why we do the things we do, and successful ways to change. Howard is also co-author to several successful books including “Whole” with T. Colin Campbell PhD, and “Proteinaholic” with Garth Davis MD.
For a flavor of Howard’s work, here is a link to a talk he did on “Proteinaholic”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0Zp-yq3S3U
Join us for this and more!
Facebook invitation to meeting: https://www.facebook.com/events/622647117908688/
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Wednesday July 6th 6pm-8pm
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DeVos Campus
Steward Edward White Hall Dining Room
415 Fulton NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503
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