RRH Wellness Wednesday: Dr. Kristi Funk’s Antioxidant Smoothie Demonstration & Monthly PBWF Pot-Luck
Wednesday, October 23 *12 – 2 pm: Erdle Lounge
RRH Wellness Wednesdays feature Rochester Regional clinicians and experts sharing their experiences and knowledge in an effort to improve your health and wellness, and to help connect you with specialists when you’re interested in individualized care. Check each week for the new topic!
Dr. Kristi Funk is a board-certified breast cancer surgeon, physician, and best-selling author of, “Breasts: The Owner’s Manual”. She is an advocate for women’s health and has a practice in Los Angeles where she has helped thousands of women, including celebrities like Angelina Jolie and Sheryl Crow. You can follow Dr. Funk on her website: pinklotus.com.
In her book, she urges women to be empowered to take charge of their breast health through many of same things we teach in Lifestyle Medicine, such as eating a plant predominate diet full of antioxidants and phytochemicals. Please join our Lifestyle Medicine and Oncology certified Registered Nurse, Trudy Arsenault, for a demonstration of Dr. Funk’s antioxidant smoothie and learn Dr. Funk’s Favorite 14 Eat to Beat Breast Cancer!
Since this is a demonstration lead by Nurse Trudy, we will not be able to Zoom today. Thank you for your understanding.
Our Monthly Plant Based Whole Foods Pot-Luck will follow after Wellness Wednesday 10/23 1pm – 2pm
In Lifestyle Medicine, we teach patients how to incorporate more plants in their diet on a regular basis. The evidence surrounding the benefits of a more plant predominate diet continues to emerge for preventing a number of chronic diseases including heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
Did you know consuming beans, legumes, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and whole grains can help you live longer and have improved quality of life, all from plants! Evidence based research shows plants help aid in brain health, energy level, weight loss, GI issues, improved immunity, enhance sleep and the list goes on and on. Variety is key and new research shows we should be aiming for 30 different types plants per week.
We encourage you to try a new recipe and/or put plant-based spin on oldie but goodie. If you are short of time and don’t feel like cooking, whole foods work just fine!