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ve·ge·ta·rian - (vj-t‚r-n)
n. A person who does not eat meat or fish. They may however, eat eggs, cheese and other dairy products. Ethical vegetarians often avoid fur or leather.
ve·gan - (vgn, vjn)
n. A strict vegetarian who eats plant products only, especially one who uses no products derived from animals, such as honey, fur or leather.
a·him·sa- (-hms‰)
n. A Buddhist and Hindu doctrine expressing belief in the sacredness of all living creatures and urging the avoidance of harm and violence.
jai·gong slang. Cantonese for the word 'vegetarian' (useful to know in a chinese restaurant).
Fall Potluck & Free Lecture by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, M.D. & Author Board Certified Physician specializing in prevention and reversal of diseases. Sunday, September 11: Socializing & Appetizers at 6:00 p.m.; Dining at 6:30 p.m.; Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Location: IOA, 3600 Geary Boulevard (click on link for direction details). $1 suggested donation for members, their guests, and students bringing food, $2 for non-members bringing food (add $8 to each category without food). Please bring friends & relatives to this meeting!
Following the potluck, there will be a lecture on “Preventing Cancer with Optimal Nutrition.” Dr. Fuhrman has been on the frontlines of preventive medicine for years, especially in the realm of nutrition, and he has summarized much of his message in his books Fasting and Eating for Health; Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss; and his latest book, Disease-Proof Your Child: Feeding Kids Right. He has written articles for publications like Journal of Orthopedics and Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine for University of Pennsylvania, Mothering Magazine, and Health Science. Dr. Fuhrman is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and has received the St. Joseph’s Family Practice Resident’s Teaching Award for his contribution to the education of residents. He provides nutritional education to other physicians (who get little training in nutrition in medical school) and he is a guest lecturer at Cornell University Graduate Program in Human Nutrition and for other conferences, college campuses, and sports teams. He has also appeared on radio and TV, including “Good Morning America,” “Today Show”, “America’s Talking”, “TV Food Network, “CNN” and “The Discovery Channel.”
See a review on his latest book in the Newsletter.
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