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News & Events for Health Empowerment // July 15, 2021
Create dishes bursting with fresh flavors with our Summer Recipe Builder! Try Thai Green Papaya Salad, Haitian Vegan Potato Salad, Mango Lassi, and more. Thanks to PPMNY Network Communications Associate Vivian Lee for contributing and collaborating with our recipe contributors: Anthony Spino, Tida Wei, Alexandra Belzie, Carole Levy, and Varun Ponmudi.
One of the most prolific writers and speakers promoting nutrient-rich plant-based diets, Joel Fuhrman, MD, offers us pearls of wisdom in his 2011 book, Super Immunity: The Essential Nutrition Guide for Boosting Your Body’s Defenses to Live Longer, Stronger, and Disease Free:
“The most effective artillery we have to protect ourselves against the potentially damaging effects of influenza and other infectious diseases is nutritional excellence… A good example is a recent scientific study that investigated the nutritional status of patients who developed neuropathy (nerve damage) after a viral illness. Those people… were found to be deficient in riboflavin, vitamin E, selenium, alpha- and beta-carotenes, and lycopene. When patients were supplemented with these nutrients, the disease began to subside, suggesting that the pathogenicity of a particular virus -- that is, the ability of a pathogen to produce an infectious disease -- is dependent on the nutritional status of the host…. Those who eat the standard American diet, with an overabundance of calories but a very low nutrient-per-calorie intake, are in a chronically malnourished condition. This combination of being overweight yet malnourished is the true life-threatening epidemic in the modern world…” (pg. 33-35)
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While there have not been many studies looking at the impact of how we eat on immune resilience with COVID-19, we were excited to read about this recent study published in the British Medical Journal. The researchers found that plant-based eating reduced the risk of moderate-to-severe COVID-19 symptoms by 73% in healthcare worker respondents.
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Explore how to create flavorful dishes your family will love to eat during our live culinary demos in Harlem! Join PPMNY volunteers Chantal Vital and Kristin Kabay, RD, and the organizers of Harlem's Community Fridge 120 for an outdoor summer nutrition workshop series. Using local produce from the community fridge, they’ll create delicious and healthy recipes that are easy and accessible to everyone.
Family Fitness & Food Workshop Monday, July 19, 4:30 - 5:15 PM - Online FREE -register here Get moving with your kids in this family-friendly workout focused on flexibility and mobility, followed by a tempeh sandwich culinary demonstration.
Hear from local clinicians offering nutrition as a path to healing during our weekly summer series. Next week we’ll speak with Urvi Shah, MD, about her role as faculty on the myeloma service, division of hematologic malignancies at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and her research into lifestyle-related risk factors in the development of multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer.
Expand beyond your go-to fruits and vegetables, talk with local farmers, and learn tips on how to store and enjoy your fresh produce as you tour the greenmarket with PPMNY Ambassador Dany Nelson.
La diabetes es una enfermedad muy común en estos días pero, ¿es posible revertirla? Acompáñanos para saber la respuesta junto a Maria Jose Hummel, nutricionista y educadora de la salud.
Learn about the connection between gut health and skin health and tips on eating for anti-aging with PPMNY Medical Advisor, Jessica Krant, MD, MPH. Watch here. You can also catch Dr. Krant’s recent appearance on Chef AJ Live.
Mary Yuter, RN, CCRN, shared her experience helping patients prevent heart disease and recover from cardiac events using food as medicine during our Nutrition Heroes in Healthcare series. Listen here then register here for a reminder for next Tuesday’s livestream with Urvi Shah, MD.
In this month’s demonstration, PPMNY Culinary Educator Carole Levy put fruit front and center in several cool dishes. Watch the replay here.
La semana pasada, Aifra Ruiz, una de nuestras organizadoras de la comunidad Latinx, nos mostró cómo preparar un almuerzo sencillo y nutritivo sin usar la estufa o el horno en los calurosos días de verano. ¡Mira la grabación aquí!
Congratulations to PPMNY Board Member and Chilis on Wheels New York Chapter director Eloisa Trinidad on being selected as one of the 2021 40 Under 40: Rising Stars in NYC Food Policy! Each year the Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center recognizes individuals who are working to transform and improve the food system. Read more here about how Eloisa, in collaboration with community partners, created plant-based community fridges for New Yorkers who are food insecure. Follow Eloisa’s work @ChilisonWheels.
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Plant Powered Metro New York empowers people to find better health and overcome chronic disease through whole food, plant-based nutrition. We offer evidence-based education, resources, and support to create community and inspire change throughout the New York metropolitan area.
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