Gluten-Free Living Made Easy (CULI/09GLUT03) INACTIVE
Schedule:
March 13 Saturday 9 a.m. – noon
Audience:
General Public
Cost:
General $59
Description:
Are you, or maybe someone you know, gluten intolerant? Recent research suggests that one in three people have some level of sensitivity to gluten. In addition, avoiding gluten can have profoundly positive affects if you suffer from any of the following: chronic pain, digestive disorders, insomnia, depression, anxiety, ADD, auto-immune disease, thyroid disorders or trouble losing weight (and the list does not stop there!).
In this seminar, holistic health care provider and food consultant, Tiffany Pollard, will present all the in’s and out’s of what it means to live gluten free (GF).You’ll leave with plenty of recipes and ideas on how to create your own scrumptious and easy-to-prepare GF dishes and desserts. In this seminar you will:
Discover what gluten is, what it’s in and how to avoid it.
Learn how to shop, eat out and travel while on the GF diet.
Awaken to the abundance of beautiful foods that are available to you (and they are naturally gluten free!).
Learn practical tips on how to transition to a GF diet.
Snack on some tasty GF treats made from Tiffany’s original recipes.
Get inspired! Tiffany will not only show you how to live gluten-free with ease, she’ll teach you how to have fun doing it.
Course Notes: Room 284
Instructor:
Tiffany Pollard studied undergraduate pre-med at Screiner University in Kerrville, Texas, went on to study naturopathic medicine, and ultimately earned a Master of Science in Acupuncture from Bastyr University. She completed an acupuncture internship in Chengdu, China, then studied the energetic and healing properties of foods with Paul Pitchford, well-known author of Healing with Whole Foods. She went on to complete a twi-year post-graduate program with Chinese medicine master practitioner Lonny Jarrett, author of Nourishing Destiny and The Clinical Practice of Chinese Medicine.
She now owns and practices at Synergy Wellness Center, a holistic medical center just outside of Seattle. Pollard teaches five element acupuncture at Bastyr University in the Chinese Medicine masters degree program and co-teaches seminars with Lonny Jarrett on integrating five element acupuncture into a TCM practice. At PCC Cooks and through her own business, Eating For Evolution (http://community.eatingforevolution.com/), she teaches classes and creates instructional and inspirational videos about gluten-free cooking and achieving optimal health.
Beyond Oriental medicine, Tiffany has been deeply involved in the study and education of nutrition for many years. At a young age she realized the incredible healing power of food and how the environment and emotional states affect our entire being, directly influencing every aspect of who we are as individuals and as a collective whole. From acupuncture to the chemistry of food and the health and care of the heart and spirit, she is deeply committed to supporting self-growth and well-being of the whole person.
