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Tuesday, Dec 21st, Solstice Dialog Dinner: winter health

· Beginnings • Spirituality • Resolutions • Seasons • Biorhythms ·

- Seasonal biorhythm topics: day length, dark adaptation, vitamin D levels, light spectrum.
- Daily biorhythm topics:  sleep, waking, mood, body pH systems, energy, mind.

Date: Tuesday, Dec 21st (the winter solstice), 6:30 to 9:30pm

Location: Cupertino

Menu: To be announced, contact me to offer suggestions.

More info to come.

This ‘Vitality’ event will be especially geared toward those who know how – yet have a difficult time with – eating healthy to maintain vitality. Steve will talk about the biochemistry mechanisms that affect the mind and body.

Maintaining Mind and Body Vitality

How does the mind drive the body towards vitality?
How does the body’s vitality determine mental vitality?

What is vitality? …what is wellbeing? …what is graceful aging?
How do we judge our vitality, wellbeing, aging? …and how do we lose perspective?

This discussion will include:

• Exercise, metabolism, nutrition and detoxification.
• Short-, medium- and long-term investements in wellbeing.
  (avoiding sickness)  ((avoiding degenerative diseases))
• The neuroendocrine theory of aging.
• The lesson of placebo response.
• Avoiding temptation.
• Mechanisms of carbohydrate craving.
• Feeding your body what it really wants.

When:

9 December, Thursday, 6:30 – 9:30pm

Where:

Private home in Lafayette on Lucas Circle. Address will be given with reservation confirmation.

Menu:

4-course gourmet therapeutic meal, with a brief intermission before the dessert.
I am open for requests, please contact me with your requests, and/or send a recipe of your favorite not-so-healthy dish and I will create a healthy version.

Fee:

Includes dinner, tea.
At the door: $50/person
Advance payment: $40/person

Three ways to pay in advance:
1. Click on the RSVP link, below (for one or two people, no need to have a PayPal acct).
2. Click on the PayPal link, below, to pay directly with PayPal (no need to have a PayPal acct).
3. Send a check to me in the amount for the number of people in your party. Be sure to send an email to alert me to watch for your post mail.

Reservations:

The table fills early for many of our Dinners, so be sure to register soon to reserve your seat.

1. Click here to RSVP
This link leads you to the Registration form, where you state your name, number in your party, food sensitivities and any other special needs, with option to pay for one or two people).

2. Click here to pay through PayPal
You can pay for one person per transaction using this method. Please email me to let me know of your payment, and food sensitivities for those in your party.

3. Or …. if you are paying by check or at the door – reserve your seat by sending an email to me:  jonisare[at]gmail[dot]com

(include any foods that you are avoiding)

About Steve:

Steve Fowkes is an organic chemist, neurobiochemist, nutritional formulation consultant, legal expert witness and is considered an expert in brain function and metabolism. He has written several books, authored numerous articles and papers, illustrated books and scientific papers and served as editor, technical editor and guest editor on many more. He is currently writing his sixth book. In 1979, he co-founded a nutrition company, Vitamin Research Products and managed their research, new product development, manufacturing, data-processing and shipping departments until 1983. In 1992, he founded and continues to direct the Cognitive Enhancement Research Institute. His ability to translate technical topics for the public led to TV appearances on People are Talking, a San Francisco-based TV talk show, The Dr. Dean Edel Show, a nationally syndicated TV talk show, and CNN’s Larry King Live and several anti-aging documentaries. Steve is available for private and group nutrition counseling.
Email address: fowkes2 [at] ceri.com
Web samples of Steve’s writings and talks: www.ceri.com, www.youtube.com
Telephone: 650-321-CERI (2374)

Join us for a dialog on…

Managing your

health during the

Holiday Madness

a conversation guided by Steve Fowkes

Includes a 4-course
inspirational holiday dinner
by Chef Joni Sare

Tuesday, November 9th
6:30 – 9:30pm

Steve and I hear from clients at this time of year of their concerns about staying on their healthy path through the holidays. So – we decided to do a Dialog Dinner for an opportunity to discuss these concerns with you as a group while enjoying a dinner that will inspire you to cook during the holiday season. Join us, and we’ll discuss:

· The social dynamic (expectations and pressures from family and friends).
· Intermittent fasting strategies.  Bracketing holiday meals with low-carb choices.
· Managing food hypersensitivities with enzyme supplements.
· Enhancing and restoring sleep rhythms.
· Managing the SAD season (spectral enhancements of light, and vitamin D).

Date: Tuesday evening, November 9th, 6:30 to 9:30 PM

Menu: See below…. a ‘Joni-style’ Holiday vegetarian meal (additional protein available on request). Dinner includes tea and water, and each course will be matched with a small glass of wine (optional). Steve will provide free samples of the Alcohol Detox formula.

BYOD: If you are a wine/beer connoisseur feel free to bring your own drink (share, if you like).

Fee: The talk is $40 prepaid, or $50 at the door, per person, includes dinner. See payment options, below.

RSVP: See below.

Our meal:

The menu for our 4-course vegetarian* meal will be a holiday extravaganza. I’ll twist recipes – turning them inside out, which will appear to be frivolous and elaborate to those who are savvy with the traditional American holiday fare.

Dinner includes tea and water, and each course will be matched with a small glass of wine (optional). Steve will provide free samples of Alcohol Detox formula.

Here’s the menu: (a gluten-, casein- and lactose-free meal)

Appetizer:

Pickle Salad
Finally, a potato salad that’ll have more pickles than potatoes, with a homemade mayonnaise.

Soup:

Pumpkin Pie-n nut Soup
And the flavors aaaaarrrre: cinnamon, clove, allspice, ginger
With: Coconut milk and toasted pine nuts

Main course:

· Field Greens
Served with a dressing of: onions, pickles, egg, green olives, mayonnaise, ketchup and chili powder. … i.e. Thousand Island Dressing(!).

· Turkey Fig Quinoa Pilaf
Served with a ‘Turkish’ Beurre blanc (ghee champagne reduction sauce)

· Cornbread Stuffing
It’ll have more carrots, celery and onion than bread. I’ll offer a spritz of Black Truffle Oil to  those who need a mushroom-fix in their stuffing.

· Sweet Potato Mash
With – what other thaaaan – cranberries and maple syrup, and I won’t stop there… I’ll add toasted sesame seeds and oil, ginger and lemon.

Dessert:

Fruit Cake
You’ve probably already guessed it – that it’ll have more fruit than cake, a bit of rum and spices.

*eggs will be used; additional protein available on request

Reservations

To reserve your place at the table click this RESERVATIONS link, or contact Joni (write or call).

Fee/payment

Advance payment: $40 per person
At the door: $50 per person

Four ways to pay:
1. Pay through this Constant Contact invitation by following the Reservations link, above. (Can pay for one to four people per transaction.)
2. Pay through PayPal with a credit card by clicking here, no need for a PayPal account. (Can pay for one person per transaction.)
3. Send a check to Joni Sare, 22560 Poppy Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014
4. Pay at the door with cash or check.

Choose Your Supplements Wisely

a Dialog Dinner with Dr. Steve Blake, author of Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (McGraw-Hill, 2008)

Friday, October 22nd, 2010, 7-9:30 pm. Cupertino, CA

Choose Your
Supplements
Wisely

a Dialog Dinner and class with Dr. Steve Blake, author of Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (McGraw-Hill, 2008)

Friday, October 22nd, 2010, 7-9:30 pm. Cupertino, CA

Dinner: 7 – 8pm, $40
Lecture/class: 8:15 – 9:30pm, $10

The dinner:
A 3-course RAW FOOD dinner will be served from 7 – 8 pm. This is an opportunity to sit with Dr. Blake for an intimate, lively, educational and entertaining conversation. This will be an open forum, so bring any question you have about health, nutrition, raw diet, vegetarian diet, etc. (Please check at a later time for the 3-course Raw Food menu.)

The lecture/class:
After dinner, at 8:15pm, we will move from the table to the living room for Dr. Blake’s slide show presentation about supplements. We’ll say Goodbye to those who cannot stay for the lecture and we will say Hello to those who could not join us earlier for dinner.

Come and learn about healthy supplements and how to choose them. During the presentation, Dr. Blake will cover these issues…..

* Which supplements do you really need? Save money by knowing what you don’t need.
* Which vitamins are easy to get in food?
* How can you choose a healthy multivitamin?
* Are you getting enough calcium, iron, and zinc?
* Supplements for arthritis, weight loss, bone density and more.

Register now to save your place at the Dinner table.

Register now to save your place for the lecture, following the Dinner.

You’re invited to the ….

Anti-aging
Dialog Dinner

Sept 25th, 6 p.m.
Lafayette

with Steve Fowkes, Nutrition expert
Hosted by Chef Joni Sare

Good news! … for those of you in the Walnut Creek area… Steve and I will have Dialog Dinners at a home in Lafayette on Saturday, Sept 25th and Thursday, Oct 14th. We’re honored that many of you have requested Dinners in Central County and so I’m happy to announce these two dinners in Lafayette. We look forward to doing more Dinners/talks in the Walnut Creek area, so contact me if you would like to host a Dinner at your home. The Dinners could be with Steve at the head of the table, or another guest speaker/topic of your choice.

What are the modulators of aging? What makes some people age gracefully?And others not?

How changing one’s diet can make a difference:

Avoiding foods that cause inflammation.
The myth of dietary fat causing obesity. How fat can make you thin.
The myth that weight loss is just about calories.
The facts about complex carbohydrates and diabetes risk.
Other lifestyle factors:

exercise
water
breathing
relationships
sleep

Mental attitudes:

Supplements:

vitamins
minerals
mitochondrial nutrients
fats

Lifestyle drugs:

piracetam and deprenyl
alcoholic beverages
Xyrem

Practicalities:

Medical testing:

What tests and how to get them done.

Self-care testing:

What you can do at home.
Biofeedback strategies (listen to your body talk to you).

The menu

My 4-course Middle Eastern-like vegetarian meal will highlight “Coconut Yogurt.” I’m looking forward to sharing with you the diversity of this somewhat-new product, I’ll use it in both sweet and savory dishes. It’s a great replacement for those who want to avoid meat and dairy products.
Appetizer:

Cucumbers in coconut yogurt with mint and cilantro chutney and spiced nuts

Soup:

Roasted beet, carrot and ginger soup in coconut yogurt

Main course:

· Roasted eggplant and tomatoes with garlic, onions and herbs, topped with coconut yogurt
· Brown rice pilaf with tempeh, orange peel and barberries (a tart and tangy berry, much like cranberries, but much smaller)
· Young greens with Indian Tikka Salad Dressing

Dessert:

Coconut yogurt lassie with a smidgen of cardamom

RSVP/registration

Click here to
Register Now!

Please submit your donation through PayPal
to ensure your seat(s) at the table.

We’ll have 16 people at the table and
about 10 people who have heard about this Dinner
have already responded – saying they’ll join us,
so be sure to register soon to
guarantee your seat at the table.

NOTE: I’ll send a separate invite for
Thursday, October 14th Dinner.

Please join Steve and me at the Dinner table this evening for a ….

ketogenic (paleolithic) meal

Click this "Register Now!" button to reserve your seat for tonight's meal.

The menu

Starter: Watermelon soup with Pine nut and Brazil Nut cream
Entree: Buffalo roast wrapped with buffalo bacon, braised and slow-roasted with veggies, and a salad bar with an array of macro- and micro-nutrient toppings
Dessert: Steve’s almost famous Brownies (reduced sugar, wheat-free, egg-free, potentized with collagen, coconut oil and dark chocolate)

Tonight’s conversation

The discussion during this dinner is open to any nutrition topic that is brought to the table.

These nutrition gatherings are for you… if you, a loved one or a client has a health challenge and you have questions, and/or have nutrition info to share with the group. Everyone is welcome, whether you are a patient or practitioner.
(Private consultations are available with Steve before and after, please contact him to make an appointment.)

Dinner time

When:· Tuesday, July 27th, 6:30 – 9:30 PM

Donation

Pricing: minimum donation of $40 per person

Where

Location: at a private home in Cupertino
(address will be provided with a confirmation of your RSVP)

RSVP / Reservations

To make your reservation:

Go to the Reservation Page and click on the registration button…

or…. write to Joni at joni sare at gmail dot com

Bios

Steve Fowkes is an organic chemist, biochemist, nutritional-formulation consultant, legal expert witness and is considered an expert in brain function and metabolism. He has written several books, authored numerous articles and papers, illustrated books and scientific papers and served as editor, technical editor and guest editor on many more. He is currently writing his sixth book.  In 1979, he co-founded a vitamin company, Vitamin Research Products and managed their research, new product development, manufacturing, data-processing and shipping departments until 1983.  In 1992, he founded and continues to direct the Cognitive Enhancement Research Institute.  His ability to translate technical topics for the public led to TV appearances on People are Talking, a San Francisco-based TV talk show, the Dr. Dean Edel Show, a nationally syndicated TV talk show, and CNN’s Larry King Live, and several anti-aging documentaries. Steve is available for private and group nutrition counseling.
Email address: fowkes2 at ceri dot com
Web samples of Steve’s writings: www.ceri.com
Phone: 650-321-CERI
Skype: swfowkes
YouTube: swfowkes

Joni Sare, NE, Chef is a personal trainer for the kitchen and a healthy-eating coach for people. She specializes in whole-food nutrition lectures, cooking demos, meal planning and dinners (from raw food to meat-based meals). Joni offers 3- to 30-day live-in retreats to help people make lasting changes. She began nutrition studies in 1983 and is course-certified as a Nutrition Educator (2007) and Natural Chef (2008), from Bauman College(.org) in Berkeley.  Joni is also the Executive Director of the Health Medicine Forum(.org), an educational foundation in Walnut Creek, producing events at the Lesher Arts Center. Joni is available for private and group nutrition counseling, lectures, cooking demos and catering.
Email address: joni sare at gmail dot com
Web site: www.jonisare.com
Telephone: 925-381-8498