Once again Voice for Animals www.v4a.org and Vegans & Vegetarians of Alberta are teaming up to host World Vegan Bakesale Day.  Last year was very successful with all proceeds going to support these two Edmonton based non profit organizations.

Brenda Davis & Vesanto Melina have just released their new book, Becoming Raw.  Brenda is a dietician, co-author of several books including Becoming Vegan and Becoming Vegetarian, and a very captivating speaker. 

Venue - NREF 1-003, University of Alberta

see www.brendadavisrd.com for more info

March is Meat-Out Month!  Vegetarians of Alberta will be celebrating with numerous events throughout the month.

Back-to-back veggie videos: Processed People and Supercharge Me!

Processed People (40 min, 2009)
Fast food, fast medicine, fast news and fast lives have turned many Americans into a sick, uninformed, indebted, “processed” people.

Tragically, many North Americans are victims of a "health care" system and way of life which are devastating to our overall well-being. To those running our system, the bottom line on the dollars we're able to spend is more important than the bottom line on our health.

Processed People features insightful interviews from nine preeminent health and environmental experts/advocates. They discuss how and why Americans got into this mess, and what we can do to break the “processed people” cycle.

Celebrate World Vegetarian Awareness Month!

Food Matters is a hard hitting, fast paced look at our current state of health. Despite the billions of dollars of funding and research into new so-called cures we continue to suffer from a raft of chronic ills and every day maladies. Patching up an over-toxic and over-indulgent population with a host of toxic therapies and nutrient sparse foods is de?nitely not helping the situation.

The Vegetarians of Alberta Association kicks off World Vegetarian Awareness Month with an exciting guest speaker:

Brenda Davis, RD

Brenda Davis, registered dietitian and nutritionist, is a leader in her field and an internationally acclaimed speaker. She has worked as a public health nutritionist, clinical nutrition specialist, nutrition consultant, academic nutrition instructor and co-author of six books:
   Raw Revolution Diet (new release)
   Becoming Vegan
   Becoming Vegetarian
   The New Becoming Vegetarian
   Defeating Diabetes
   Dairy-free and Delicious
In July 2007, she was inducted into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame!


Do you struggle with your weight?

Do you suffer from type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or cardiovascular disease?

Has your doctor ever given you a prescription for a healthy lifestyle?

While medications and surgery can help to reduce the symptoms of chronic diseases, only diet and lifestyle changes have the power to reverse them.


In this presentation, you will be touched by the amazing story of the people living in the Marshall Islands and their battle with a nation-wide diabetes epidemic. The Marshallese experience among the highest rates of type 2 diabetes in the world, with close to 50% of adults over 35 years being affected. Brenda Davis will share a story of recovery that will inspire you to make diet and lifestyle changes that could save your life.

Mark your calendars now to join us for what promises to be an informative and entertaining evening!

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. 

Dr. Harish Chandra is the founder-director of the Centre for Inner Sciences (CIS) in India. He is the author of many books, including two on vegetarianism: A Thought for Food and The Human Nature and Human Food. CIS advocates vegetarianism because it is "the truly human food for our body, mind and spirit."

Dr. Chandra is touring the UK and North America this year, and VOA is proud to host his talk in Edmonton. More details to be announced soon!

• Location: Warburg, Alberta
  
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