• Friday
• Feb. 10, 2012
• 7:15 PM

Tonight’s upbeat, motivational film “Forks Over Knives” investigates claims that people with degenerative diseases (such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and cancer) can control or even reverse their illness through diet. The film proposes we improve our health by eating a “vegan”, plant-based diet of fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, and beans (without meat, dairy, eggs, or processed, sugary, salty, fatty foods), and exercise. The film features Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, his spouse, and some of their Cleveland Clinic Wellness Institute patients who benefited from healthy diets, plus other providers and their patients. Further support for a plant-based diet is provided by Dr. D. T. Colin Campbell, author of The China Study http://thechinastudy.com and Project Director of the China-Oxford-Cornell Diet and Health Project. For more info or to purchase the film, go to http://www.forksoverknives.com/.



     Joining us on Feb. 10 in Naperville for “Forks Over Knives” showing and discussion will be Nicky Polosky, Co-Owner of Two Mothers Foods (healthy foods made with local, seasonal ingredients) in Naperville http://www.twomothersfoods.com/ and Kim Marsin, an organic farmer from St. Charles and Co-Owner of Sweet Home Organics http://sweet-home-organics.com/. We’ll discuss questions such as: What is a vegan diet and what are pros and cons of going vegan? How could my diet contribute to the local economy and reduce my carbon footprint? What are some simple steps to enjoy healthy, fresh, affordable food?



    Our timely issues programs are nonpartisan, open to the public, and free -- no reservations required. Parking is free, too. Just Views shows great films about matters vital to social and economic justice on the second Friday of each month throughout the year. View and then share views from different vantages with citizens attending and invited resource persons. Each night is a stimulating, informal, stand-alone program. Join the multilogue!



    To receive Just Views meeting notices via e-mail, join our new DuPage Peace Through Justice Group on www.meetup.com. You can also find meeting notices and sign up for our Yahoo group on our website at www.DuPagePeaceThroughJustice.org . Please mark your calendars ahead for the second Friday of every month, share these notices, and bring friends! Just Views Director is sociologist Stephanie Hughes 630/ 420-4233. Just Views Associate Director is Carol Tritschler 630/961-0106

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