Gaples Institute - an outstanding resource for clinicians, the community, and young adults!

I'm planning to share more here in order to help more people to feel better all around! I love Gaples Institute and all it is doing for the world! This particular resource can help your teen (and you!) discover the beautiful connection between food and mood! Enjoy!

Gaples Institute is a non-profit organization that was recognized by the White House in 2024 as part of an initiative to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities. There are courses for clinicians (medical schools, nurses, dietitians, and physicians) and for the community (teens, parents, everyone (in English and Espanol). Gaple offers a course that is REQUIRED for leading medical schools, such as Hardvard, Johns Hopkins, and Tufts University. I and the many teens I have worked with, find the 5-session course "Using Food as a Superpower" helpful, fun, and easy! Teens enjoy how fast each session goes by, the meaningful interactivity, and appreciate the certificate they earn upon completion. They learn so much and get a sense of achievement by answering four questions at the end of each session. "You adults learn the connection between food and mood- and much more! Mood boosting foods, how food affects sleep, nutrition for better energy". I am truly grateful for this outstanding resource, and I hope that others will enjoy as well! Thank you, thank you, thank you, Dr Stephen Devries, MD!

"Healthcare is in critical condition, with too little focus on how nutrition and lifestyle impact health. I saw this urgent problem firsthand during more than 25 years in practice. We founded the nonprofit Gaples Institute to address this crucial gap" - Stephen Devries, MD, Executive Director, Gaples Institute

Fantastic Resource for Teaching Teens the connection of FOOD and MOOD!

 

Let Food Be Thy Medicine Presentation at Hillcrest YMCA

If you missed this presentation, there will be opportunities to learn more in future health and nutrition classes with Colleen!

3rd Annual Highland Heights Employee Health Fair

 Congratulations on prioritizing YOUR HEALTH today!

This is the recipe you tried today: BROWNIE BITES

Here is more information about Dr Greger's DAILY DOZEN 

UPCOMING CLASS: "Let Food Be Thy Medicine" November 15th, 7-8:30pm, $25

Sign up today by text, call, or email, 440-655-1433, colleen@fresh-you.com

This is a fun evening of learning, tasting, and more! Colleen will prepare some healthy foods for you to eat while sharing with you the importance and power of nourishing ourselves and our families in the most scientifically proven ways, also tasty and fast!

Learn how to decrease blood pressure, aches and pains, cholesterol, and more! Bring a friend, you can grow together and support each other on your journey!

Lyndhurst Health and Wellness Pop-Up

Congratulations on prioritizing YOUR HEALTH today!

This is the recipe you tried today: BROWNIE BITES

Here is more information about Dr Greger's DAILY DOZEN 

UPCOMING CLASS: "Let Food Be Thy Medicine" October 4th, 7-8:30pm, $25

Sign up today by text, call, or email, 440-655-1433, colleen@fresh-you.com

This is a fun evening of learning, tasting, and more! Colleen will prepare some healthy foods for you to eat while sharing with you the importance and power of nourishing ourselves and our families in the most scientifically proven ways, also tasty and fast!

Learn how to decrease blood pressure, aches and pains, cholesterol, and more! Bring a friend, you can grow together and support each other on your journey!

Delightful Date Dip

As you may know, I like simple. So, this date dip includes 2 food ingredients plus water. I'm sure there are endless possibilities to explore. The way I've eaten most of my first batches of dip have been with apple slices. What ideas do you have?

Delightful Date Dip

2 c pitted dates

1 c water

1/4 c oats

Combine ingredients in high-speed blender to form a caramel-like consistency, remove mixture from blender, and chill. Slice green and red apples. Enjoy!

EXPLORATION IDEAS: cooking the mixture so it tastes more like caramel, cocoa, hazelnuts, cashews, miso, peanuts - yum!

DAILY DOZEN CHECK MARKS: Several fruit checkmarks, depending how much you eat! Probably no grain checkmarks though, unless you eat the whole batch!

Please share in a comment below if you have an idea of what you want in another post. I'm excited to share!
 

Healing the Whole Body: Mindset, Nutrition, and Movement Training

Many thanks to all of you who were able to join us for this wonderful training for women! Healing the Whole Body: Mindset, Nutrition, and Movement. It was a beautiful morning of learning, inspiration, and joy!

Several of you requested a recording of the morning training, so here you go: this is the entire morning! As mentioned in previous posts, there were three parts.

Debbi Sluys presented first about mindset! Her company name on its own is inspirational: Dare to Declare! She motivated me to actually swim with my kids in the hotel pool that night which was oh so joyful! Usually I'm too cold in the water, so I have fun watching. Playing was even more fun! She encourages everyone to have more "play" in their lives. Click on photo below to watch the training!

I was up second, and my presentation was about Healing the Body with Food! Click on link below and go to 01:14:30 on the recording.

Karena ended the wonderful morning with a friendly interview about movement. Karena has very specifically helped many who suffer from scoliosis. She has some simple moves to teach us all that feel wonderful. If you or anyone you know suffers from scoliosis, I strongly encourage you to give Karena's Scolio-Pilates a try. It just may change your life! Click on her photo below and go to 02:06:00 into the recording.

If you enjoy the training, or have comments or questions of any kind, I would love to hear from you! Leave a comment below. Thanks for visiting!

Free Super Plant Based Whole Food Snack Demo