COOKING CLASSES Eat For Life is happy to announce we are moving our cooking classes to Foodies! Foodies boasts a state of the art kitchen and fun learning environment. Get ready to heat up the kitchen this summer with Eat for Life's Green Thursday and Lil' Chef cooking classes! Cost per Person: $45.00 per 2 hour class.

Space is limited, register today or call (540)770-0711 to reserve your spot.

NUTRITION CLASS DESCRIPTIONS:

Kids' Nutrition Classes
Are your kids picky? Do they eat the same 5 foods over and over? Eat too much? Eat too little? Are you tired of being the "food police"? ....Then this one day camp is for you! Your children will learn the difference between simple and complex cards, healthy fats vs. unhealthy ones, what a protein is and the best sources. They will learn good, better, and best food choices to help them make smart food decisions! You will learn how to use charts to motivate them and help them stay focused!

What is pH Balance? An Introduction to Eat For Life
Discover why diets don't work and why a lifestyle change is the only way to gain health. Understand how eating foods closest to the way they are found in nature is the best diet for human health. Learn how Eat for Life sets itself apart by teaching the importance of pH balance, a valuable tool for maximizing health, vitality, resisting disease and weight management.

Allergy Relief, the Natural Way
Temperatures are rising, flowers are blooming, and people's allergies are bothering them. Did you know that allergies can intensify IBS, colitis and joint pain, increase headaches and worsen acne and other symptoms? Learn how to lessen you allergies through the foods you eat, without all the medications.

Believing is Achieving!
Learn the importance of setting goals, staying motivated and taking charge of your own health! Learn how to get the results you are seeking!

Body Image
Body image is incredibly prevalent in today's society, especially for women.  Come learn how your body image may be affecting your eating habits and what you can do to create a happy and healthy lifestyle.

Celebrate Success
We will conclude the current class program with a healthy meal together and a recipe exchange!

"Change Your Mind Change your Weight" Guest Speaker: David Mortellaro
David Mortellaro is a licensed professional counselor at Associates in Brief Therapy. Learn cognitive behavioral skills to help you change the way you think about food. Discover the importance of setting goals and how to get the leverage to stay motivated.

Mission Slimpossible
Do you want to loose weight permanently? If you're tired of empty promises, miracle diets, and living your life with yo-yo weight, then join us as fitness trainer Dr. Michael Arthur, owner of Homebodies, gives you the keys to "rev" your metabolism and build your best body ever.

Mindful Eating
Do you eat on the run? Have you lost connection to your eating experience? We have removed nourishment from nutrition. We no longer dine, we feed! Come learn the essential "vitamins" for mindful eating.

Water and Exercise
Learn how hydration is important for every cell function. Understand why other fluids don't take the place of water and how some beverages actually dehydrate you. Learn how exercise not only burns calories, but also increases energy, reduces stress and releases endorphins that makes us happy. IF YOU MOVE IT-YOU'LL LOSE IT! Commit to put exercise into your regular lifestyle.

Food Combining and Body Cycles
Discover how eating foods not only at certain times of the day, but also in certain combinations with other foods not only increases energy, improves digestion, but also aids in weight loss and weight management.

Lick The Sugar Habit
Learn how sugar upsets your body chemistry and sets you up for the degenerative disease process. Does it control you or can you control it? If not, you may be a sugar-holic. Discover self-help techniques to licking the sugar habit Find out how healthy carbs keep our blood sugar & energy levels stable and control cravings.

Fiber: The Missing Ingredient
A diet high in fiber increases energy, contributes to healthy skin, and protects us from disease. Discover how the carbohydrates that are high in fiber and have a lower glycemic index are the ones that keep our blood sugar and energy levels stable. Plus, gain knowledge on how a void of fiber puts us at risk for colon cancer.

The Importance of Healthy Fat
Learn to differentiate between the fat that our body needs to sustain life at the cellular level and the fat that is killing us. Some fat is important for brain function, healthy skin and hair, and a healthy heart. Most Americans consume twice the fat they need and all the wrong kind.

Managing Your Hunger
Do you eat without thinking? Do you always feel hungry? Learn strategies for getting in touch with your eating habits and curbing the many cries for food and triggers that precipitate the cravings.

Women's Hormones
Do you feel like your life is spinning out of control? Are you on an emotional roller coaster? Discover how diet can effect our emotions and how natural progesterone cream can give you back that sense of well being by balancing the estrogen and progesterone levels in your body. Also discover the true best sources of absorbable calcium.

Stocking Your Pantry - Putting it All Together
It starts at the market! Discover the importance of making good decisions at the grocery store, stocking your pantry and filling your refrigerator. Learn tips on correctly reading labels and ingredients, shaping the food pyramid that nourishes your mind and body. Healthy whole food recipes will be available.

Got Greens?
Discover the best source of calcium and why it may not be the calcium you are taking that is the problem, but your body's inability to properly absorb it.

Protein Concerns
Learn how much we really need and what are the best sources. Discover how excess protein and not protein deficiency is contributing to the leading causes of disease in our country, including osteoporosis.

Raising Healthy Families
Do you struggle with trying to get your kids to eat healthy? Learn surprising statistics about this XXL generation! Realize the importance of the model you set and how it can impact your family for good! Get healthy nutrition and lifestyle ideas that will help influence your family's health and wellness.

Sports Nutrition Clinic
This clinic is for the student athlete that wants to bring their level of performance to the next level. By understanding the importance of carbs, proteins and fats and how they impact health, energy, stamina and recovery, you will learn when and how to eat them in relationship to workouts, competition, training and off season.

Food Giants & the Fast Food Industry
Learn hidden truths behind America's food industry and where their motivation lies. Discover ways to eat out and not feel deprived. Excerpts from Super Size Me will be shown.

pH Balance as it Relates to Protein and Calcium Needs
Discover what are the true best sources of absorbable calcium. Surprisingly enough the countries with the highest incidence of osteoporosis also have the highest consumption of milk. Learn how much we really need and what are the best sources. Discover how excess protein and not protein deficiency is contributing to the leading causes of disease in our country, including osteoporosis.

Detoxification for Healing
Internal toxicity occurs when poor diet, exposure to environmental toxins, and extensive use of antibiotics compromise our health. Learn how these toxins lead to weight gain and fatigue and what you can do about it.

Juicing for Repair
Discover the benefits of juicing for increased health, stamina and healing properties. Learn how a diet rich in fruits and vegetables will keep you in an alkaline balance and at less risk for disease. A demonstration will be done.

Co-op Talk & Tour
Tour the Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op at 1319 Grandin Rd across from the Grandin Theater. Learn about a whole foods lifestyle and how it can make a difference in your health. Each month a specific health topic will be presented. Cost is free, please call the Co-op to register 343-5652.

The Importance of Organic Foods & the Slow Food Movement
Wholesome, organic, locally grown food has been lost with industrialization toward standardized taste and appearance of food. There is a revival awakening us back to the importance of the seed, the soil, the kitchen, the table, and the company with which we share our dining experiences. Reconnect to the value of culinary traditions as it relates to health and harmony.

Holiday Health - Staying Healthy & Maintaining Your Body Weight
Proactively manage the holidays this year! This class will focus on minimizing stress, eating right, setting goals, and maintaining weight.

The Importance of Fruits and Vegetables
Wholesome, organic, locally grown food has been lost with industrialization toward standardized taste and appearance of food. Discover how produce is your best medicine chest and its convenience is better than any fast food around.  Gain knowledge of the benefits of juicing for increased health, stamina and healing properties. Learn how a diet rich in fruits and vegetables will keep you in an alkaline balance and at less risk for disease. A demonstration and tasting will be done.

Stress Management - with Special Guest Speaker: Ken Redick
Ken Redick is presently the Carilion EAP Manager, a well as, a Certified Life Coach and Certified Employee Assistance Professional. Stress plagues our everyday lives and effects each individual differently. Discover how to successfully manage stress and equip yourself with the tools to cope in times of pressure, anxiety and worry, big or small.

Healthy Fat to Reduce Cholesterol
Learn to differentiate between the fat our body needs to sustain life at the cellular level and the fat that is killing us.  Healthy fats are important for brain function, healthy skin, hair, and a healthy heart. However, the majority of Americans consume twice the amount of fat they need on a daily basis, plus we are consuming the wrong kinds of fats! The mystery of healthy and unhealthy fat consumption will be unveiled to assist in leading a healthy, wholesome lifestyle.